HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-09-28; Municipal Water District; Resolution 1663RESOLUTION NO. 1663
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CARLSBAD
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA
APPROVING AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO REESTABLISH LATE FEES AND
SHUTOFFS FOR CUSTOMERS THAT ARE OVER 60 DAYS LATE ON THEIR
UTILITY Bill PAYMENTS
Exhibit 1
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom declared a state of emergency as a result of
the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, on April 14, 2020, the Carlsb'ad Municipal Water District, or CMWD, staff presented
a report to the CMWD Board on potential funding programs for water service customers that cannot
pay their water bills due to financial hardship and also providing that staff would continue to analyze
additional funding options and return to the CMWD Board in one year to give an update; and
WHEREAS, on May 5, 2020, the CMWD Board adopted Resolution No. 1639, which confirmed
the Executive Manager's previous COVID-19 temporary customer financial relief measures and
extended them through June 30, 2020, or the end of the state of emergency, thereby suspending
potable water shutoffs; and
WHEREAS, on June 11, 2021, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-08-21. This executive
order set an expiration of Sept. 30, 2021, for Executive Order N-42-20, which prohibited water shutoffs
during the COVID-19 emergency; and
WHEREAS, on Sept. 9, 2021, the legislature approved budget trailer bill, Senate Bill (SB) 155,
which is expected to be signed by the Governor, and contains an extension of the shutoff prohibition
until Dec. 31, 2021 but does not prohibit charging late fees; and
WHEREAS, staff propose an implementation plan to reestablish late fees and shutoffs as of Jan.
1, 2022, for customers that are 60 days late on their utility bill payments as of Dec. 31, 2021, and do
not pay their arrearage or if eligible, establish a formal payment plan or receive other relief under the
guidelines contained in the Residential Water Service Shutoff Protection Policy or receive financial aid.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of the City
of Carlsbad, California, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That, as of Jan. 1, 2022, the City of Carlsbad's Finance Department Utility Billing Division
and CMWD will resume charging late fees and shutoffs for customers that are 60 days late on their
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Exhibit 1
utility bill payments as of Dec. 31, 2021, and who do not pay their arrearage or if eligible, establish a
formal payment plan or receive other relief under the guidelines contained in the Residential Water
Service Shutoff Protection Policy or receive financial aid by Dec. 31, 2021.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Carlsbad Municipal Water District of the City of Carlsbad on the 281h day of September, 2021, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Hall, Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Norby.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: None.
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