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CityCouncil | 2019-07-16 | 28 | Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether any voter education has been produced to date, to which the Public Works Director responded in the affirmative. The Public Works Director continued the Power Point presentation. Councilmember Daysog inquired whether the amount for Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) is accurate. The Public Works Director responded the figure is an average over the course of 1 year. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired how the 2 different rate structures are defined or determined. The Public Works Director responded fees are developed per parcel for residential as well as permeability. Jerry Bradshaw, SCI Consulting Group, responded a statistical approach is taken; parcels are broken into different groups; all sizes of parcels have been reviewed; a statistical sampling of parcels has been taken which measures rooftops and driveways. Vice Mayor Knox White inquired the tradeoff for selecting a specific fee versus a range of fees and why one would be selected over the other. The Public Works Director responded the range of fees allows Council more discretion at the October 1st public hearing to set a fee within the provided range; stated if a fee is set now, Council is bound by the decided fee at the October 1st public hearing. Vice Mayor Knox White stated there is confusion caused by sending a letter that says $45-78 or an expectation of a lower rate versus deciding a set fee. The City Manager stated that he recommended the options of either setting a specific fee or providing a range; in his experience both options do not have an advantage or disadvantage. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether there will be new information in October. The Public Works Director responded survey data will be provided; stated there will be a better sense from the community; a couple community meetings will be held between now and October; there will be more anecdotal information. Stated constituents find the services as essential and support moving forward with property owners voting on the matter: Ruth Abbe, Alameda. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft outlined page 7 of the staff report; inquired whether there is desire to move forward. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 23 July 16, 2019 | CityCouncil/2019-07-16.pdf |