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n CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT ror Louncu meeting oT Uecember 17, 1996 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COU I APPROVAL: MALIK FREEMAN, CITY MANA ER 1 FROM: THOMAS K. CLARKE, INTERIM WATER 8, WASTEWATER DIRECTORS "1 e - SUBJECT: RESOLUTION AMENDING THE 1996-97 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET TO INCLUDE THE NPDES STORMWATER REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES FOR A TOTAL OF $517,524, AND REDUCE THE WASTEWATER -STORM DRAIN DIVISION BUDGET OF $127,132. DATE: DECEMBER 11, 1996 The NPDES Stormwater budget was approved and included in the Wastewater Enterprise. The expenditures are for the street sweeping operation and personnel costs, for a budget total of $127,132. The NPDES Stormwater budget was presented to the Regional Water Quality Control Board and County Flood Control. Final authorization for the NPDES Stormwater assessment was approved by the City Council in August, 1996. The final budget and assessments are $517,524. These assessments are being collected by the County Tax Collector and submitted to the City of Colton. r DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: The NPDES Stormwater expenditures are now being incurred, and an amendment to the budget needs to be approved by the Council. The $517,524 includes the purchase of (1) street sweeper, (1) pickup .- truck with a radio, and funding for existing street sweeping employee salaries, benefits, maintenance and operational costs. A portion of these expenditures were originally approved in the 1996-97 Wastewater budget. With Council approval of this resolution, the NPDES expenditures will be eliminated from the Wastewater enterprise budget and accounted for in a separate fund for NPDES. ALTERNATIVES: None. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The NPDES Stormwater Program is a part of the Federal Clean Water Act, and is intended to improve the Nation's waterways. Compliance with the NPDES Stormwater requirements is mandated by the Federal Government, with the State Regional Water Quality Control Board's enforcing the requirements. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Attached is the FY96-97 NPDES Stormwater budget totaling $517,524. When an agency approves a fee for a program, the Federal Government regulations require the agency to account for the fees and expenditures separately from the General Fund budget. Therefore, the Finance Department has established a separate fund for the City's NPDES Stormwater Program, the fund is 722-NPDES Storm Drain. n j r Item No. 21