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Water and Sewer Rate Proposals <br />Public Hearing: October 7, 2025 <br />Record of Written Protests and City Responses <br />No. <br />Date <br />Received <br />Apparent <br />Protest <br />Summary of Comments Made <br />City Response <br />Received.Before.Agenda.Preparation.Deadline <br />(Included.in.Agenda.Report) <br />1 <br />Aug. 7, 2025 <br />Yes <br />Rising costs for maintaining and improving <br />Proposition 218, a California law approved by voters <br />infrastructure should be passed on to <br />that governs rate setting, requires the following: <br />developers and large-scale consumers, rather <br />• Rates must be proportional to the actual cost <br />than existing residents. Urged the Council to <br />of service. <br />explore alternative rate structures that shift <br />Revenue cannot exceed the funds required to <br />financial responsibility to those placing the most <br />provide service. <br />significant strain on the water supply. <br />No customer should pay more than their <br />proportional share. <br />• Agencies must demonstrate the cost basis for <br />the rates. <br />Therefore, Proposition 218 explicitly prohibits shifting <br />the proportional cost of service from one customer <br />group to another. All customers must pay their share <br />based on the actual cost of providing the service as <br />determined by the City's water rate study. <br />Developers pay connection fees to connect to the <br />City's water system and recover the cost of <br />infrastructure improvements to be constructed or <br />previously constructed to accommodate capacity <br />