Legislation Details

File #: 2026-00744    Version: 1
Type: Discussion Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 3/9/2026 In control: Utilities Rate Advisory Commission
On agenda: 3/25/2026 Final action:
Title: Water/Wastewater Rate Adjustment - Community Outreach and Core Messaging
Attachments: 1. 2026-00744 Water Wastewater Rate Adjustment - Community Outreach and Core Messaging
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Title
Water/Wastewater Rate Adjustment - Community Outreach and Core Messaging
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00744
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Receive and comment.
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Contact
Contact: David Levine, Long Range Financial Planning Manager, (916) 808-6213, dlevine@cityofsacramento.org; Jordan Bird, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-1778, jbird@cityofsacramento.org; Department of Utilities
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Presenter
Presenter: David Levine, Long Range Financial Planning Manager, (916) 808-6213, dlevine@cityofsacramento.org, Department of Utilities; Samantha Villegas, Principal Consultant, (571) 577-7477, svillegas@raftelis.com, Raftelis
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Presentation - Community Outreach and Core Messaging
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: This presentation provides an overview of the strategy and outreach for communicating the rate adjustments needed to ensure continued financial viability and address the most critical operational, administrative and capital needs over the five-year rate cycle in the Water and Wastewater Funds.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: Not applicable.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: Not Applicable.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations:

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): This action is not a project that is subject to CEQA because it is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines ?15378(b)(5)).
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Not Applicable.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: The presentation seeks direct feedback from the Utilities Rate Advisory Commission (URAC) on core messaging that will work best in their communities to communicate rate adjus...

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