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ATTEND T'FIE PUBLIC HEARING: Written protests may aiso be submitted at the PuMc Hearing on
<br />February 20, 2024, at 5,30 p.m,, in the City COLKICii Chairribers at 22 Civic Center Piaza, Santa Ana,
<br />CA 92"701 . M mernbers of ffie pubiic wM have an opportunity to speak and give tesfiniony, regar6ng
<br />the proposed sanftation Urser charges at the PUNic Hearing; however, oniy written protests Ml count
<br />toward a rnajodty protest, Written protests imu st be received before tl"ie conckjsion ofthe PuMc Hearing
<br />to be COUnted, "rhe PuNic F iearing is subject to being h0d ek.,ctronicaiiy or by t6econference if requ'ired
<br />or perrr0tted by nafionai, state arid/or iocal orders as a result of as puMc heafth emergency crisis,, In this
<br />event, irifori-nafion Mi be provided on the City's website and posted in Cty COLJrlCi9Chambers.
<br />WHY HAVE I RECEIVED THIS N0'710E?
<br />The City of Santa Aria ns presenting the incireased user charges -for its roadway cearring and
<br />environrnenta� sanitation program seMces, Property owners and CLIstoa'iers of record WhO WOLJi'd be
<br />4iipacted by these changes are receMng this notice. The City of Santa Ana is dedicated to providing
<br />rekabie and cost. -effective sanitation services -to its ray sidernts/property owners, and businesses,
<br />WHY ARE USER CHARGES INCREASING?
<br />BACKGROUND: The City" s roadway (-.ieariing and en*onrrnentM sanitafion prograrnis piny a wit roie
<br />4,-1 mairitaining the City's ceanCiness arid hygiene standards. T'hese programs encompass as wide array
<br />of seMces, irlClUding street sweeping, abandoned ftern (,,6iecfion, si(Jewaceaning, and over
<br />wasl-0ng, address4ig Meg al dUaiping, arrd ceanijrjg aiieys, Adcflflonaiiy, they en&,jre compliance with
<br />sanitaflon codes thirough right. -of -way inspections and enforcement activifies, as w0l as the rery°uoval of
<br />weeds frorn streets and srdewaiksr
<br />Beginning in fiscal �r,aat�nffw./r, 25, theCrty bUdget reflects severai criflcal changes, in(:�,k.16ng costs for
<br />ontract r4ntenancto boost sariitaflon seiMces, and for addifionamahntenance worker's and
<br />prograrn support ernployees. Flirtherr x rifficant ongoing'a:,,pen6h,jrre of, $3 TijjjjQtj_ i's
<br />ney V_ ,(,t _ W"", q 0,iarice seMce
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<br />c ntract wM er-
<br />freqUericy, especWlly �n key arteriai and (,,,oimirnercai corridor's, re&Afting in (V,jicker response firnes,
<br />benefifing the Emfire cornrl'Rjn�ty,
<br />ftl's uirnperafive to acknowiedge the ch� nges faced by the ty. iriflation, econornic preSSUres, arnd
<br />SLJPPiy cham disiruptions have SLAbstanfiaHy increased costs,, Notabiy, user charge has rery-mined
<br />stagnant since '1996, and inn 2019, it was reduced, piacng aftflonai strain earn the Cit�y's firlarlces,,
<br />Desp�te these hurdes, the C. ty renrains dedicated to mainta4iing Ngh clearfliness standards tlnrough
<br />strategic invesirnents and efficient utHization of reS0LnrCe,
<br />BASIS UPON WHICH 7+1E CHARGES WERE CALCULATED: 11re City retalned SC'S Engrneers
<br />(SCS) to perforrri a Sanitation Services Users Charge 13)tudy, 11-6s study incVuded a five --year finan6ai
<br />projection of anticipated growth, fi.iind ba�wices 'aarid reserve tairgets, revenues, operaflons and
<br />rna4itenance expenses, vetflcle/e(10prnent rep�laceff�ent expenses, and caprtai pen6ng. The ar4ysis
<br />deterninned that the Cty's CUrrent useir charge revenues wM no ong(ar be sufflcuernt to meet the projected
<br />flrnanciai rlE,aeds of the Crty to fUnd its sanitation service,,; operaflons, Therefore, a five --'year financiai
<br />managerneint pn was ca0cLflated.
<br />SCS detern-flnEK1 that sang tafloin seii,-vices user charge per Ur -nit ShOLlid increase to a rnonfl,fly charge of
<br />$11.72 peir, rnonth un,.ftjiy 2024, g:cHied bkrTionti-ily as $23,44 peir unit per bM, An �inflationairy-Hke increaSE)
<br />of approArnat0y 3,50% is arificipated to Ilne necessary eac[i Jifly firori,i 2025 to 2028.
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