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Page 1 of 1 CONSENT ITEM – 8I MEMORANDUM DATE: March 9, 2026 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Jessica Jagoe, City Administrator FROM: Joua Yang, Finance Director SUBJECT: Ordinance 2026-001 Amending Chapter 10 - Utilities Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: N/A N/A N/A Council Should Consider Motion(s) to approve, table or deny the following: • Adoption of Ordinance 2026-001 amending Chapter 10 - Utilities to combine the regulations relating to rates and charges for utility systems to ensure consistency and to add authority to impose costs and charges on owner for City utility-related work performed and authorization to publish Summary Ordinance of 2026-001. Approval for authorization to publish summary ordinance requires an affirmative vote of four councilmembers. Discussion Following the Council's approval of After-Hours Call-Out charges in the 2026 Fee Schedule, staff collaborated with the City Attorney to amend Chapter 10 - Utilities. This amendment authorizes the City Administrator to assess on the quarterly utility bills the costs for utility- related work (i.e. Water Turn-On/Off, After Hours Call-Out Fees) performed on private property, whether initiated by the City or at the owner's request. Furthermore, staff is proposing as a secondary part of this amendment to Chapter 10 to consolidate all utility rates and charges into one uniform section for the reader and to ensure consistency without altering any existing rate structures or processes for billing and delinquents. Proposed ordinance language within Section 1030, Rates and Charges is underlined due to the creation of a new section within Chapter 10 and reorganization of those existing provisions. Budget Impact N/A Attachment Attachment A – Ordinance 2026-001 – Amending Chapter 10 – Utilities Attachment B – Summary Ordinance 2026-001