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Drainage fee to rise 5% as engineering cost allocations increase transfers
Summary
The PUB recommended a 5% increase to drainage fees for FY27; staff said watershed operations moved to Environmental Services and that internal transfers rose mainly because engineering services supporting drainage projects were reallocated to the fund.
Staff presented the drainage fund budget and a proposed 5% rate change measured by square footage of impervious surface. The staff presentation noted watershed operations have been moved to Environmental Services and that drainage capital in FY27 is planned at $4,000,000, fully revenue funded. A board member asked why interfund transfers jumped year‑over‑year; a city chief strategic officer explained the increase reflects a cost allocation for engineering services supporting drainage projects: "That is a result of the work that they are doing to support this utility."
Board members requested additional detail on the transfers before council approval; staff said they would provide more information. The board moved and unanimously recommended approval of the drainage fund FY26–27 operating and capital budget.
