We, the undersigned, registered, qualified voters of the City of Dixon hereby protest Resolution No 14-061 and demand that the Dixon City Council either rescind its approval of this Resolution or submit the same to the voters of Dixon for the adoption or rejection in accordance with state law. The full text of said Resolution is attached to this sheet as part of this petition.

RESOLUTION NO 14-061

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIXON

ESTABLISHING MONTHLY SEWER USER CHARGES ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A

WHEREAS, the City has been operating its Wastewater Treatment Facility under a Cease and Desist Order No R5-2008-0136 (CDO) issued in 2008 by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board—Central Valley Region (CRWQCB-CVR);

WHEREAS, increases in wastewater rates are necessary to fund repayment of Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) financing and implement the programs and projects needed to meet the requirements of the CDO, and wastewater collection system improvements; and

WHEREAS, on November 12, 2013, the City Council conditionally adopted an increase in sewer rates with the implementation of said rates subject to the Proposition 218 public notification and protest hearing process;

WHEREAS, the proposed sewer rates are based upon an opinion of probable construction costs outlined in the Project Design Report by Stantec Consulting Engineers, Inc. dated November 2013, and the sewer rate study prepared by Bartle Wells Associates dated November 6, 2013 accepted by City Council on November 12, 2013;

WHEREAS, the City of Dixon is required by law to comply with Proposition 218 requirements in the event it wishes to increase sewer rates, and

WHEREAS, Proposition 218 Notices were mailed, pursuant to Government Code section 53755, to the billing addresses of owners and tenants of parcels within the City of Dixon who are also City sewer ratepayers on December 20, 2013 (53 days prior to the Public Hearing) which complies with the minimum 45 notice requirement; and

WHEREAS, a majority protest per the Proposition 218 process and the City of Dixon Guidelines for the Submission, Tabulation and Appeal of Protests Pursuant to Proposition 218 requires receipt of protests from 50% plus one of City sewer ratepayers, owners or tenants of parcels within the City of Dixon, or 2,788 protests; and

WHEREAS, the City Clerk verified and counted the protests and determined there were 1907 valid protests; and

WHEREAS, the adoption of Ordinance 14-002 allowed for charges for sewer service to be set by resolution of City Council

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIXON, does hereby approve the recommended monthly sewer user charges set forth in Exhibit A to this resolution. The rates set forth in Exhibit A shall be implemented effective the first billing cycle immediately following the approval of this resolution.

PASSED AND ADOPTED AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIXON ON THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL 2014, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: Besneatte, Bird, Castanon, Batchelor NOES: Boque ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None

ATTEST: Suellen Johnston, City Clerk Jack Batchelor Jr., Mayor