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Council approves resolution to set public hearing on sewer fees to fund $19 million in repairs
Summary
After a presentation on aging sewer pipes and emergency repairs, the council approved setting a Proposition 218 hearing for a sewer‑fee update designed to fund roughly $19 million in capital projects over seven years; staff proposed a first‑year single‑family monthly bill of $18.80.
Deputy Director/Engineer Gable Guerrero presented the 2025 Sewer Fee Update, saying the city maintains about 84 miles of gravity sewer lines, conveys wastewater to the Orange County Sanitation District at 35 connection points, and faces aging infrastructure with a deferred capital need of roughly $19,000,000 over the next seven years. Guerrero showed images of severely deformed pipe and noted two emergency repairs in recent fiscal years that cost about $150,000 and $170,000 respectively.
Staff proposed a fee structure that adds a flat capital‑improvement (CIP) fee and reduces the usage rate in the first year; for a typical single‑family home the proposed monthly bill would be about $18.80 in the first fiscal year (an increase described in council discussion as roughly $6 per month). The council voted to adopt a resolution to set the public hearing and begin the Proposition 218 noticed process; staff said a potential hearing date would be Oct. 7 and an effective rate date of Nov. 7 if approved.
