Item 44 - Public Hearing – Adopt a Resolution Adjusting Sanitation Services Users Charge

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Resolution No. 2024-XXX Page 3 of 5 WHEREAS, any additional increase that exceeds the user Charge increases in Exhibit A would be subject to another Proposition 218 noticed public hearing and approval by the City Council. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana as follows: Section 1. The adoption of this Resolution falls within a statutory exemption from environmental review pursuant to sections 15273, 15060(c)(2) of the State Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which pertain to the establishment, modification, structuring, restructuring, or approval of rates and charges by public agencies which the public agency finds are for the purpose of meeting operating expenses, and pertain to activities that will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect change to the environment and that are not defined as a project under CEQA Regulations. Section 2. After considering the material presented in Exhibit A, the City Council hereby finds as follows: (a)Revenues derived from the Charges do not exceed the funds required to provide the property-related service; (b)Revenues derived from the Charges shall not be used for any purpose other than that for which the Charges are imposed; (c)The amount of the Charges imposed upon any parcel or person does not exceed the proportional cost of services attributable to the parcel; (d)The Charges are for services actually used by, or immediately available to, the owner of the property upon which the Charges are imposed; and (e)The Charges will not be expended for general governmental purposes. Section 3. After receiving public comment and testimony on the Charges, and absent a majority protest to the Charges, the Charges are hereby approved to take effect on the dates, in the amounts, and at the rates described in Exhibit A, attached and incorporated herein by this reference. Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this Resolution. To the extent any other resolution of the City conflicts with the provisions set forth herein, it is the explicit intent of the City Council that the provisions of this Resolution shall supersede. [Signatures on the following page]