HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-68 CC Reso - Continuing the FY1617 Joint Wastewater System BudgetRESOLUTION No. 2016- 68
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH CONTINUING THE FY 2016-
2017 JOINT WASTEWATER SYSTEM BUDGET PROCESS
WHEREAS, at a special joint meeting on the 21St day of June, 2016, the Ukiah Valley Sanitation
District ("DISTRICT") Board of Directors and the City Council of the City of Ukiah ("CITY") reviewed
the budget process and schedule and determined that additional time beyond July 1, 2016, was
needed to develop and approve the FY 2016-2017 Wastewater System Budget; and
WHEREAS, the DISTRICT Board of Directors and the Ukiah City Council each passed continuing
budget resolutions to allow for the ordinary operation and maintenance and emergency response to
be provided by the CITY OF UKIAH for the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and combined
DISTRICT and CITY collection systems in accordance with the FY 2015-16 Wastewater System
Budget approved by the Ukiah City Council; and
WHEREAS, at a special joint meeting on the 15th day of August, 2016, the DISTRICT Board of
Directors and the Ukiah City Council reviewed the FY 2016-2017 Wastewater System Budget
process and schedule and adopted City Council Resolution No. 2016-47 and UVSD Board of
Director's Resolution No. 2016-03, authorizing through December 31, 2016, the expenditure of
combined Wastewater System revenue of the CITY and the DISTRICT as budgeted in the 2015-16
budget; and
WHEREAS, the Wastewater System requires an approved budget to cover the anticipated costs of
operating the entire Wastewater System in fiscal year 2016-17; and
WHEREAS, CITY staff has responded to all questions raised by the DISTRICT about the proposed
2016-17 Wastewater System budget and requested a joint meeting with the DISTRICT Board of
Directors to allow the budget to be adopted; and
WHEREAS, the DISTRICT has not responded to the request for a joint meeting and the DISTRICT
has indicated staffing limitations are affecting its ability to consider finalization of the budget;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED as follows:
1. The Board of Directors and the Ukiah City Council shall meet in joint session not later than
January 18, 2017, to consider approval of the 2016-17 Wastewater System Budget.
2. Until the budget is approved by both the DISTRICT and the CITY OF UKIAH, ordinary operation
and maintenance and emergency response shall be provided by the CITY OF UKIAH for the
WWTP and collection system in accordance with the 2015-16 Wastewater System Budget
approved by the Ukiah City Council.
3. Ordinary care and maintenance does not include non -routine contracts and capital expenditures
other than routine or emergency repairs or replacements.
4. Should the DISTRICT Board of Directors and Ukiah City Council not meet in joint session by
January 18, 2017, the CITY will consider adopting the 2016-2017 Wastewater System Budget
independently of the DISTRICT on January 18, 2017.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on December 7, 2016, by the following Roll Call Vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Scalmanini, Crane, Mulheren, Doble, and Brown
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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ristine Lawler, City Clerk
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