OROVILLE — A plateful of business is up for Oroville City Council consideration Tuesday, with updated sewer fees as a main course.
Councilors also will decide on contracts for grant writing for Table Mountain Boulevard and Washington Avenue; investments into the new city corporation yard, and investments into U.S. treasuries.
Sewer fee rates in Oroville have not been updated since 2013, overdue a typical five-year update cycle. A proposed fee study projects about a $3 increase per year for the next five years for single family residences, according to City Administrator Brian Ring.
The current rate for single family residences is $47.41, and the proposed fees cap at $63.92 by 2029. Proposed fees may also be adjusted for mobile homes and multi-family housing at a ratio of 0.85 and 0.88 respectively.
Oroville is the last of three jurisdictions in the Sewerage Commission Oroville Region to update its fees by July 1, Ring said. If councilors approve the fee study, notices of rate increases will be mailed as required by Proposition 218.
For a planned overhaul of Table Mountain Boulevard and Washington Avenue, councilors will consider contracting with March Thomas and Company to write a grant up to about $17 million for the state Active Transportation Program; the contract for the grant writer firm is to not exceed $85,000.
The city’s corporation yard at 655 Cal Oak Road is being prepared to house the city’s equipment, with improvements in renovations, security and lighting set to be contracted. Trover Construction Management will be considered for an $82,000 contract for pre-construction planning; Accualarm in a $75,000 agreement for security camera and alarms; and William’s Electric Company for a $43,000 job installing electrical and lighting at the corporation yard.
The final item of regular business is a proposal to councilors for the city to invest $10 million into U.S. Treasury bonds with maturities in two to five years.
A second reading of the city’s new accessory dwelling unit ordinance is set in the consent calendar, formalizing city code to meet state laws after councilors approved a rental minimum of 30 days.
The Oroville City Council meets the first and third Tuesday of the month at 4:30 p.m. at the Oroville City Council Chambers at 1735 Montgomery St. Closed session starts at 4. Meetings are free, open to the public and are also streamed on Zoom and YouTube. The council agenda and links to live feeds can be found at cityoforoville.org.
