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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />FEBRUARY 1, 2010 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING — ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. <br />2009 -02 TO AMEND CHAPTER 30 OF THE SANTA <br />ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A NEW <br />APPLICATION FEE FOR THE PRIVATE PARTY <br />NOMINATION OF PROPERTIES TO THE SANTA ANA <br />REGISTER OF HISTORICAL PROPERTIES <br />'l(� ✓� <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 15t Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Approve and adopt Ordinance Amendment No. 2009 -02 to add section 30- <br />2.4 to the Santa Ana Municipal Code establishing a fee requirement <br />for applications to designate a building on the city Register of <br />Historical Properties, or appeal to the City Council. <br />2. Adopt a resolution establishing the application and appeal fee, and <br />adding these fees to the Miscellaneous Fee Schedule. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In March 2009, the City Council adopted a resolution that provided for a <br />comprehensive update of the City's development processing fees and <br />instituted several new fees. The new fee structure was the result of an <br />extensive study by both City staff the consulting firm of MGT of America, <br />Inc. and resulted in fees based on actual cost for service. However, the <br />list of new fees did not include a fee for private party nominations of <br />properties to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. Since the <br />establishment of the Register the staff services required to place a <br />private property on the Register have been provided pro bono. Given the <br />City's current and future projected budget status, the amount of staff <br />work required to place private properties on the Register, and the <br />current inventory of properties already listed on the Register, staff <br />believes that it is now prudent to institute a fee for private party <br />nominations of properties to the Santa Ana Register of Historical <br />Properties. <br />Fee Methodology <br />The methodology used to study the appropriate fee amount to be <br />established analyzed both the direct and indirect costs associated with <br />providing the listing services. Direct costs were calculated by <br />determining the actual time and materials involved in processing the <br />75A -1 <br />