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The County will handle any necessary assessment of penalties in the event of nonpayment. Therefore, the City will receive a more stable and guaranteed revenue source for its sewer enterprise.  This guarantee of payment allows staff to project sewer enterprise fund revenue with more accuracy and plan for future expenditures required to maintain the City’s sewer collection system. It would also remove the administrative burden of billing and collections from the City. The billing change will result in a reduction in processing costs. This will help rebalance the workload of the City’s already burdened Finance Department by freeing up staff time from responding to customer billing inquiries and processing payments, as well as bill collection activities.  Reducing staff time required for this activity is an example of improved and more efficient service delivery, allowing staff to focus on higher-priority accounts payable and purchasing activities instead of processing billing.  Finance staff will still be involved in the sewer service charges process to prepare annual rate adjustments, execute an agreement with the County for collection of special charges, and to oversee the preparation and provision of the annual required Property Tax Written Report to the County. 

2.
What is the timing for this potential change in who bills for the sewer service charges? 

In June 2023, the City Council will review and potentially take action on an ordinance that would amend the City Municipal Code to allow the City Council to take future action in 2024 to collect sewer service charges for all parcels in San Bruno on the County property tax bills.  The one-year transition period provides time for owners to plan accordingly to transition from bimonthly to biannual payments.    On June 11, 2024, the City could initiate the formal process under State law to make this change in who bills for these charges, effective July 1, 2024.  

3.
Are there other agencies that currently bill sewer service charges through the County tax roll?

Most agencies in San Mateo County collect sewer service charges on the tax roll.  The only agencies that do not are Burlingame, Brisbane, and Foster City.  The City of Millbrae is currently in the process of transitioning sewer service charges to the San Mateo County property tax roll starting July 1, 2023. 

4.
Which sewer customers will have sewer service charges collected on the County tax roll?
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2001 Budget Analysis: Janitorial/Contract Services (9908)


2001 Budget Analysis: Janitorial/Contract Services (9908)

Legislative Analyst's Office
Analysis of the 2001-02 Budget Bill

Janitorial/Contract Services (9908) 
The budget proposes $6 million ($2 million each from the General Fund, special funds, and nongovernmental cost funds) to fund increased costs of personal services contracts as a result of
providing employee benefits to janitors, housekeepers, custodians, food service workers, laundry workers, window cleaners, and security guards at a level valued at not less than 85 percent of
the state employer cost of comparable benefits provided to state employees for performing similar duties.
Janitorial/Contract Services 
We withhold recommendation on the $6 million requested for employee benefit cost related to janitorial/contract services pending receipt and review of information from the
Department of Finance about how the funds appropriated in the 2000-01 Budget Act were used and the basis for the budget-year request. 
Government Code Section 19134 requires that contractors providing the state with janitorial and related services provide their employees benefits equal to 85 percent of the employer (state)
cost of benefits provided to state employees performing similar duties. Employers can also satisfy this requirement by providing an in-lieu cash payment in the same amount.
The cost of benefits provided to state employees is calculated by the Department of Personnel Administration (DPA) by February 1 of each year. Under regulations adopted by the Department
of General Services, state janitorial contractors can apply for an increase in their contract rates if the DPA calculation results in increased costs for them to furnish the required employee
benefits. The budget proposes a total of $6 million for this purpose and authorizes the Director of Finance to augment the budgets of departments when the DPA calculation results in higher
costs to the departments for contracts they have for janitorial services, and authorizes the Director to augment the appropriations if necessary for this purpose. This is the same level of funding
and budget language that was included for this purpose in the 2000-01 Budget Act. 
We withhold recommendation pending receipt, prior to budget hearings, of a report from the Department of Finance on the method used in the current year to allocate funds for this purpose,
the amount paid (or owed) to each contractor, the balance available in the current-year appropriation, and the basis for the budget-year request.

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2001 Budget Analysis: Department of General Services (1760)
It is our understanding that these various automation efforts provide support for all state programs even though they have been entirely funded from
the General Fund. For example, all departments will use the enhanced E-mail system and will have access for their Web sites through the redesigned home page. We believe the ongoing costs
for these systems should be shared by the General Fund as well as special funds through the use of a pro rata model or direct billing for usage.
Home Page Maintenance and Support Costs Seem Low. It is our understanding that the $1.7 million home page proposal contains $1.4 million for staff and hardware/software costs which
leaves $300,000 available for ongoing modifications. Our review of similarly sized projects indicates that between $400,000 to $800,000 is needed annually for ongoing modifications.
Therefore, the proposal's amount for ongoing modifications seems low considering the magnitude of usage and complexity of the redesigned home page.
Administration Should Examine Cost Sharing Models and Sufficiency of Request. Given the inequities of the current funding method as well as the potential shortfall of funding to
provide ongoing support of the home page, we recommend that DGS submit a revised funding proposal which (1) distributes the costs of these projects among special funds as well as the
General Fund and (2) provides adequate funding for support of ongoing modifications to California's home page.

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2001 Budget Analysis: Public Utilities Commission (8660)
telephone companies, CHCF-B only subsidizes one telephone line per residence serviced by the large telephone companies. The PUC does not address whether these differences treat
customers in high-cost areas served by small and large companies in an equitable manner.
Reducing Subsidies and Auctioning. The PUC states that a lack of interested bidders precludes using an auction to determine an appropriate subsidy amount to provide basic telephone
service in high-cost areas. In fact, according to PUC, competition is just beginning to develop in urban areas, which typically develop competitive markets first. The PUC indicates that it will
monitor these auction issues in the triennial review of universal service programs. Currently, in the absence of an auction, PUC determines the companies' costs of service and sets subsidy
amounts accordingly.
More Specific Programmatic Information Needed 
To improve legislative oversight, we recommend that the Legislature adopt supplemental report language that requires PUC to submit to the Legislature an annual report
that includes detailed programmatic information for each of the universal service programs. 
Currently, there is little information provided to the Legislature on the performance and effectiveness of these universal service programs. For example, only the Lifeline program and DDTP
have annual reporting requirements in statute. For the Lifeline program, PUC must annually report the services included, rates charged, eligibility criteria, and telephone penetration rates broken
down by income, ethnicity, and geography. However, these reports have only been completed periodically. In addition, there is no readily available information showing what proportion of
eligible households participate in the program or are in urban or rural areas. The board that markets the Lifeline program plans to conduct a market research study in 2001 that should include all
this information. Lacking this information, it is not possible to determine the overall effectiveness of the program in reaching eligible households or various segments of the eligible population.
The DDTP annual report simply shows the total numbers of telecommunications devices in service and otherwise available. The report, however, does not address the effectiveness of the
program. For example, there is no information on how the equipment is distributed to eligible individuals, the extent to which individuals use the telecommunications devices put in public places,
CDFW Guidelines for Public Records Act Requests

The PRA provides for public access to non-exempt records CDFW, FGC and WCB generate, as well as records created by others that they have in their possession.
The PRA provides for the disclosure of existing identifiable records. CDFW, FGC and WCB are not required to prepare new records in response to a request, or to compile, synthesize, summarize, or index information or records in a form that does not exist at the time of the request.

I’m seeking documents from the Wildlife Conservation Board, so why am I using this CDFW site?

Pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 1300 et seq., the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) was created within CDFW. Because of this, while WCB is an independent board, it maintains a close relationship with CDFW. One administrative aspect of that relationship is its partnership with CDFW to take advantage of the GovQA platform for processing Public Records Act (PRA) requests. WCB believes that using this system will best serve members of the public who want to use the PRA to obtain WCB records. The system is designed so requests for WCB records go directly to WCB staff who process PRAs and handle those records.

Will a fee be charged?

CDFW, FGC and WCB do not charge a fee for assembling records for public inspection or when documents are provided electronically through GovQA. When photocopies are requested, there is a charge a fee of $0.15 per page to cover the direct cost of duplicating the records, which includes the proportionate cost of operating the copy machine and the expense of the person operating the copy machine, but not costs associated with retrieval, inspection and handling of the records.
When copies of electronic records are requested outside of the GovQA system, a fee will be charged an amount sufficient to cover the cost of the media used (e.g., a CD or DVD) and the time spent compiling and duplicating the records. This fee will vary depending on the records sought and the media used. However, records that are provided electronically through the GovQA system will not result in any fees.

When may public records be inspected?
2001 Budget Analysis: Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (3360)
One-time
 Totals
 $3,230

$2,626
 

Customer Characteristics Survey. Most of the General Fund augmentation is requested for a proposed customer characteristics
survey. The commission would collect and analyze data on electricity use across all sectors—residential, commercial, and
industrial—to improve its demand analysis models. According to the commission, the total annual cost of this proposed survey is
$4.5 million. While the commission requests $2.8 million General Fund annually, the remaining $1.7 million would be provided by
the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) from a ratepayer surcharge that supports conservation and energy efficiency programs
administered by the utilities and overseen by PUC. These utility program funds currently provide approximately $3 million for such
surveys. The PUC, however, based on its assessment of priorities, has reallocated $1.3 million in funding to other purposes and has
decided to fund only $1.7 million for this survey in the budget year. In view of the current energy situation, the PUC decision to only
partially fund this program in the budget year may be appropriate. It is not clear, however, that partial funding should be on an
ongoing basis. Thus, we recommend that the Legislature approve the $2.8 million request for one year only. This recognizes the fact
that PUC could reassess priorities next year and allocate additional funds for this purpose.
Switch Funding to General Fund From ERPA. As discussed above, we believe the ongoing commission programs, such as
power plant siting, should be funded from ERPA. To accommodate this, one-time proposals could be supported by the General
Fund as necessary to free up ERPA funds for the ongoing programs. As noted above, the $3.1 million siting proposal exceeds the
proposed $2.7 million fund balance at the end of 2001-02. The budget, however, proposes $3.5 million in ERPA support for
one-time projects—$2.5 million for energy efficiency activities (see Figure 1) and $1 million for Solar and Distributed Generation
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Reducing staff time required for this activity is an example of improved and more efficient service delivery, allowing staff to focus on higher-priority accounts payable and purchasing activities instead of processing billing.  Finance staff will still be involved in the sewer service charges process to prepare annual rate adjustments, execute an agreement with the County for collection of special charges, and to oversee the preparation and provision of the annual required Property Tax Written Report to the County. 

2.
What is the timing for this potential change in who bills for the sewer service charges? 

In June 2023, the City Council will review and potentially take action on an ordinance that would amend the City Municipal Code to allow the City Council to take future action in 2024 to collect sewer service charges for all parcels in San Bruno on the County property tax bills.  The one-year transition period provides time for owners to plan accordingly to transition from bimonthly to biannual payments.    On June 11, 2024, the City could initiate the formal process under State law to make this change in who bills for these charges, effective July 1, 2024.  

3.
Are there other agencies that currently bill sewer service charges through the County tax roll?

Most agencies in San Mateo County collect sewer service charges on the tax roll.  The only agencies that do not are Burlingame, Brisbane, and Foster City.  The City of Millbrae is currently in the process of transitioning sewer service charges to the San Mateo County property tax roll starting July 1, 2023. 

4.
Which sewer customers will have sewer service charges collected on the County tax roll?

If approved by the City Council on June 11, 2024, all San Bruno sewer service customers would be subject to this change billing for services effective July 1, 2024.   

5.
What is the timeline for this process?

 

6.
Who would be responsible for paying the sewer service charges on the tax roll?

Charges collected through the tax roll are the responsibility of the parcel owner, who pays the entire property tax bill.  Owners may adjust their mortgage impound account set-asides to include these charges.  

7.
What if I am a tenant and the current customer on record?
2001 Budget Analysis: Department of General Services (1760)
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June 1997

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April 2010

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a Date
 firm term expires, after which lease is extended but can be canceled upon
 giving notice as required by lease agreement.

Reagan Building Costs Should Be Deleted
From Statewide Building Rental Rate 
We recommend the Legislature approve budget bill language directing the Department of General Services to treat the Ronald Reagan Building in Los Angeles the same as
other bond-funded buildings by excluding it from the statewide standard building rental rate and adjust all affected building rates accordingly. 
The DGS charges state agencies that are tenants in most DGS-owned buildings a statewide "standard building rental rate" to cover the cost of operating and maintaining those buildings. In
calculating the standard rate, with certain exceptions, the department totals all operation and maintenance expenses for DGS-owned buildings statewide and divides that total by the total nusf of
space occupied statewide by agencies in DGS-owned buildings to arrive at a single dollars-per-nusf-per-month rate.
Excluded from this calculation are the buildings shown in Figure 5. These buildings have individual building rental rates calculated and charged to tenant agencies because, in addition to
operation and maintenance costs, these buildings were constructed with funds from lease-payment bonds whose repayment must be amortized by rent payments.

Figure 5

Building Rental Rates for DGS-Owned Buildings Financed With Lease
 Payment Bonds

Building

2000-01 Office Space
 Building Rental Rate a

Elihu Harris, Oakland

$2.81

Junipero Serra, Los Angeles

1.80

Cal Tower, Riverside

2.14

Mission Valley, San Diego

—b

Attorney General, Sacramento

1.83

Civic Center, San Francisco

3.46

a
Dollars per net usable square
 foot per month.

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