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RESOLUTION NO. 15178
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AMENDING THE CITY
MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael has conducted an analysis of its services, the costs reasonably
borne, the beneficiaries of those services, comparable fees charged by like agencies, and the
revenues produced by those paying fees or any charges for special services; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to comply with both the letter and spirit of Article XIIIB of the California
Constitution and limit the growth of taxes; and
WHEREAS, the City has a policy of recovering costs reasonably borne of providing special services
of voluntary and/or limited nature, such that general taxes are not diverted from general services of
a broad nature, and thereby utilized to subsidize unfairly and inequitably such special services; and
WHEREAS, the fees included in the City’s Master Fee Schedule are structured in a manner that is
consistent with the City policy; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Master Fee Schedule was last updated comprehensively in 2011; and
WHEREAS, since 2011, there have been changes in City services offered and the costs borne to
provide services; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to amend the Master Fee Schedule based on the current costs
reasonably borne to provide services; and
WHEREAS, an amendment to the City’s Master Fee Schedule was prepared and published and
determined to be in compliance with all of the requirements of California Government Code and other
applicable laws.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby amends the Master Fee
Schedule as follows:
Section 1. Amendment to Fee Schedule
The Master Fee Schedule presented in the staff report for this resolution, along with the existing
Library and Recreation fee schedules approved in 2021 and 2022, is hereby approved and directed
to be computed and applied by the appropriate Departments and collected by the City’s Finance
Department.
Section 2. Separate Fee for Each Service
All fees set by this resolution are for each identified service; additional fees shall be required for each
additional service that is requested or required. Where fees are indicated on a per unit measurement
basis, the fee is for each identified unit or portion thereof, within the indicated ranges of such units.
Section 3. Basis of Charges
The Council finds and determines that the charges for services imposed by this Resolution are
necessary to cover the costs of providing the specified services and do not exceed cost recovery
levels, including direct and indirect costs, of providing the service.
Section 4. Interpretations
The Administrative Services Director, in consultation with the City Manager may interpret this
Resolution. Should there be a conflict between two fees applicable to the same service, then the
lower in dollar amount of the two shall be applied.
Section 5. Waiver of Permit Fees and Charges
The City Council may, on a case- by-case basis, grant a waiver of payment of all or portion of the
fees established by this Resolution when it determines that it is in public interest to do so.
Section 6. Repeal
Resolutions and other prior actions of the City Council in conflict with the contents of this Resolution
are hereby repealed.
Section 7. Severability
If any portion of this Resolution is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions and all other portions
shall remain in full force and effect. The City Council declares that it would have adopted this
Resolution and each section or portion thereof irrespective of the validity of any other section or
portion.
Section 8. Consumer Price Index (CPI) Increases
Fees shall be increased annually based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ annual CPI estimates for
the San Francisco Bay Area. Annual fee increases shall go into effect based on the schedule below.
Section 9. Effective Date
The fees provided herein shall become effective on July 1, 2023. CPI increases shall begin for
Childcare fees for each new school year, beginning in August 2023. Recreation CPI increases shall
begin on January 1, 2024. All other CPI increases shall be applied beginning July 1, 2024.
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was
duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San
Rafael, held on Monday, the 19th day of December 2022, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Lindsay Lara, City Clerk