HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 11473 (Revising Master Fee Schedule)RESOLUTION NO. 11473
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
RAFAEL REVISING A NEW MASTER FEE SCHEDULE FOR SERVICES
PROVIDED BY THE VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael has conducted an analysis of its services, the
costs reasonably borne, the beneficiaries of those services, and the revenues produced
by those paying fees and charges for special services; and,
WHEREAS, the City wishes to comply with both the letter and the spirit of Article
X11113 of the California Constitution and limit the growth of taxes; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to establish a policy of recovering the full costs
reasonably borne of providing special services of a 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, it is the intention of the City Council to develop a revised schedule of
fees and charges based on the City's budgeted and projected costs reasonably borne;
and
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WHEREAS, all requirements of California Government Code Sections 6062a,
66016 and 66018 and other applicable laws are hereby found to have been complied
with;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
DOES RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Fee Schedule Adoption
The following schedule of fees and charges, as shown in Table 1, are hereby
directed to be computed by and applied by the various City departments, and to be
collected by the City's Management Services Department for the herein listed
special services when provided by the City or its designated contractors.
The Assistant City Manager, or his designee, is directed to annually review all fees
identified in Table 1 with a "#" marking based upon the San Francisco -Oakland -San
Jose Consumer Price Index - All Urban Consumers (CPI -U) as determined by the
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fees identified with a "#"
marking on Table 1 shall be increased based upon the percentage change in the
August to August CPI -U index and will become effective on the December 1St
following the publication of the August index. In no event shall any increase in fees
exceed the percentage change in salaries of the City employees providing the
service for which the fees are being collected, as reflected in the provisions of the
applicable employee Memorandum of Understanding for the period commencing
on the previous July 1St. Only those fees that increase by a minimum of one dollar
($1.00), based upon the CPI -U change, will be adjusted. Fees marked with "#",
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and subject to change, will be rounded down to the nearest whole dollar, and will
include flat -based fees, deposits for service, and the calculation of fully burdened
hourly rates for billable staff time. The CPI -U process shall only be used to
increase fees for two successive one year periods following the adoption of this
Resolution. After two such successive one year adjustments, the fees shall not be
increased until the City has adopted a new comprehensive master fee schedule
based upon a study predicated on 'costs reasonably borne' to provide said services.
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 of measurement basis, the fee is for each identified unit or
portion thereof within the indicated ranges of such units.
Definitions and implementation procedures regarding the fees set forth herein shall
be as stipulated in Chapter 3.34 of the San Rafael Municipal Code.
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Section 3. Basis of Charges
The Council finds and determines that the charges imposed by this resolution are
necessary to cover the costs of providing the specified services, and that such
charges do not exceed the reasonable costs of providing said services.
Section 4. Interpretations
The City department heads 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
a portion of the fees established by this resolution when it determines that it is in
the public interest to do so.
Section 6. Repealer
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
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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. Effective Date
This Resolution, including the fees and charges provided herein, shall become
effective when Ordinance No. 1818 amending Chapter 3.34 of the San Rafael
Municipal Code becomes effective, and shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of said amended Chapter 3.34, except for the fees and charges,
identified as building and planning related services, 05.03.00 and 05.04.00 as
defined in Table 1 attached hereto, which shall become effective within 60 days of
the effective date of Ordinance No. 1818.
Section 9.
The adoption of this Resolution including the fees and charges provided herein, is
statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under Public Resources
Cost Section 21080(b)(8), as the establishment and modification of charges by a public
agency to meet operating expenses.
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I, Jeanne M. Leoncini, City 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 said City held on the 5th day of January, 2004, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Cohen, Heller, Miller, Phillips and Mayor Boro
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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Jeanne M. Leoncini, City Clerk
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