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RESOLUTION NO 8266 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS <br />ESTABLISHING A UTILITY BILL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO ASSIST <br />INCOME -QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL UTILITY CUSTOMERS <br />WHEREAS, water, wastewater, and solid waste rates have increased at a higher rate than <br />the consumer price index over the past several decades, not just in Redlands, but also across the <br />country, and <br />WHEREAS, such rate increases are necessary m order for the City to maintain and operate <br />the utility systems and to comply with new and existing regulations imposed by state and federal <br />agencies, and <br />WHEREAS, Chapter 3 41 of the City of Redlands Municipal Code requires water and <br />wastewater utility rates to be reviewed bi-annually by a Utility Advisory Committee ("UAC"), and <br />WHEREAS, to partially mitigate the financial impacts of the potential increases <br />recommended dunng UAC rate reviews, the City Council has directed staff to develop a utility bill <br />assistance program for income -qualified residential rate payers, and <br />WHEREAS, the Utility Bill Assistance Program will improve the affordability of City <br />utilities for underserved families, thereby facilitating broader access for the public and expanded <br />cost recovery for the City, and <br />WHEREAS, the Utility Bill Assistance Program is an effective way to address income <br />disparity and inequality within the community, and <br />WHEREAS, the Utility Bill Assistance Program will be funded using non -rate revenues, <br />such as late fees which are not subject to Proposition 218, <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Redlands as <br />follows <br />Section 1 A program to assist income -qualified residential customers is established as <br />set forth in Exhibit 'A' herein <br />Section 2 This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption, however, the <br />program established by this Resolution shall become operative on or after January 31, 2022 <br />ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED t)us 16th day of November, 2021 <br />ATTEST <br />nne Donaldson, City Clerk <br />Paul T Banch, Mayor <br />1 <br />I \Resolutions\Res 8200 8299\8266 Establishing Utihty Bill Assistance Program.docx <br />