HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-08-18; City Council; Resolution 2009-225RESOLUTION NO. 2009-225
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
3 CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT APPROVING A
4 VARIANCE TO THE METHOD OF INVOICING AND
COLLECTING DEVELOPMENT PROCESSING FEES FOR
5 SEAWATER DESALINATION FACILITIES.
WHEREAS, the City Council and the Board has adopted Development Processing Fees to
pay for expenses in plan checking, and inspecting land development projects; and
WHEREAS, Poseidon indicates that they are preparing plans and will be constructing their
Seawater Desalination Facility and Appurtenant Facilities a complex industrial project using a
10 design/build approach requiring special expertise by the City; and
WHEREAS, the method of invoicing and paying Development Processing Fees requires
12 modification for Seawater Desalination Facilities; and
13 WHEREAS, staff is recommending that the Development Processing Fees for the
Engineering improvement plan check and inspection fees be revised to reflect the true cost to the
15 City and CMWD and direct staff to return with the documents necessary to establish a new
1R Development Processing Fee for Seawater Desalination Facilities; and
WHEREAS, since the action will not have any physical impact on the environment, the
1 ft consideration of the action is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects that
19 have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. In this case, it can be seen
20 with certainty that there is no possibility that the action may have a significant effect on the
21 environment and it is not subject to CEQA pursuant to CEQA regulation 15061 (b)(3).
22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California,
23 and the Board of Directors for the Carlsbad Municipal Water District as follows:
24 1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
25 2. That staff develop a new development processing fee for seawater desalination facilities
26 and submit the new fee program to Council and the Board for their consideration.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Joint Special Meeting of the City
Council of the City of Carlsbad and the Board of Directors of the Carlsbad Municipal
Water District on the 18th day of August 2009, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Hall, Packard, Blackburn
None
None
ATTEST:
LORR£JNE MrV^OpD, GlW Clerk
Karen R. Kundtz, Assistant City Clerk