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Home My WebLink About75F-2 - PH - 2016-17 MISC FEESpill 0 L111111 1 0 CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: JUNE 7, 2016 TITLE: FISCAL YEAR 2016 -2017 MISCELLANEOUS FEE RESOLUTION {STRATEGIC PLAN 4,2A) s— CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2 n Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For FILE NUMBER Adopt a resolution establishing the fiscal year (FY) 2016 -2017 Schedule of Uniform Fees for Miscellaneous Services. DISCUSSION The Miscellaneous Fee Resolution (Exhibit 1) is comprised of various charges associated with city services, building and enterprise fees. These fees are intended to recover the reasonable costs associated with delivering the corresponding services. Annually, the fees and services associated with the Miscellaneous Fee Resolution are reviewed and adjusted to reflect these costs. Unless otherwise noted, the fees are adjusted 3.18 %. This percentage reflects the change in the Consumers Price Index (CPI)- Urban, All Services Component, for the Los Angeles- Riverside- Orange County area in a twelve month period ending December 31, 2015. The FY 2016 -2017 Miscellaneous Fee Resolution identifies all fees assessed as well as proposed new fees and those recommended for adjustment. The FY 2016 -2017 Miscellaneous Fee Schedule also includes the continued waiver of the Credit Card Processing fee, establishment of thirteen new fees, and five existing fees proposed for modification beginning July 1, 2016 (Exhibit 2). STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this item allows the City to meet Goal #4 - City Financial Stability, Objective #2, (provide a reliable five -year financial forecast that ensures financial stability in accordance with the strategic plan), Strategy A (adopt a budget that is in alignment with the financial forecast and strategic plan). 75F -2 -1 Fiscal Year 2016 -2017 Miscellaneous Fee Resolution June 7, 2016 Page 2 FISCAL IMPACT The proposed fee schedule will generate additional revenue that will be appropriated to the City's various funds, departments, programs and enterprise activities. T, _s Francisco Gutierrez 14 Executive Director Finance and Management Services Exhibits: 1. Resolution 2. Miscellaneous Fees Schedule 75F -2 -2 Jxs (U5 %18/16) RESOLUTION NO. 2016 -xxx A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ESTABLISHING A UNIFORM SCHEDULE OF MISCELLANEOUS FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 -2017 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: The City Council hereby, finds, determines and declares as follows: A. Each year, for the convenience of the public the City Council gathers in a single document a comprehensive listing of fees and service charges imposed by the City upon that limited number of persons seeking services of value from the City. B. This document is known as the "Miscellaneous Fee Schedule" for Fiscal Year 2016 -2017 and is on file at the Clerk of the Council office, and incorporated by this reference. C. As part of approving the Miscellaneous Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2016 -2017, the various agencies of the City have analyzed the cost to administer the various programs, activities and applications for which the City imposes fees or service charges. D. In certain circumstances, agencies have determined that the cost to the City to process or undertake the services set forth in the Miscellaneous Fee Schedule has increased over the prior fiscal year by approximately 3.18 %, so that certain proposed fees for Fiscal Year 2016 -2017 have been increased by this percentage, or by this amount rounded. This percentage reflects the change in the Consumers Price Index - Urban, All Services Component, for the Los Angeles- Riverside - Orange County area in a twelve month period ending December 31, 2015 (CPI). E. The Council finds that the cost of providing the services set forth in the Miscellaneous Fee Schedule has risen by 3.18% and that this reflects the cost of administering certain programs, activities or applications for which the City levies charges, fees or service charges. Such 3.18% increase does not exceed the City's estimated reasonable cost to provide the pertinent service, process the specified application or administer the certain program for which the charge, fee or service charge is imposed. F. Similarly, in a few limited circumstances, agencies have determined that new charges should be added or existing charges raised beyond this 3.18 %. Such charges are listed in the 'Proposed New Miscellaneous Fee for FY 2016 -2017' attached to the staff report submitted for this matter, and made a part hereof by this reference. Resolution No. 2018 -XXX 75F -2 -3 Page 1 of 3 Jxs(05 /ISI16) G. In order to have a single comprehensive document for Fiscal Year 2016- 2017, the majority of fees which are unchanged have simply been reprinted in the Miscellaneous Fee Schedule. The Council expressly states that it is not its intention to repeal previously adopted fees and adopt new fees of exactly the same amount, but is simply repeating these fees so that the Miscellaneous Fee Schedule can continue to be a comprehensive source of City fees and service charges. H. In each of these cases, the Council finds, determines and declares that such new or increased charges, fees or service charges do not exceed the City's estimated reasonable cost to provide the pertinent service, process the specified application or administer the certain program for which the charge, fee or service charge is imposed. 1. Based upon the testimony, reports and other evidence submitted on these matters, this City Council makes the above - specified findings. Section 2: The Miscellaneous Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2016 -2017 is hereby adopted. Each fee or service charge set forth shall be levied until further resolution of this Council. Section 3: To the extent that any fee or service charge established pursuant to City Resolution No. 2015 -027 is inconsistent with the fees or service charges established pursuant to this Resolution, then said Resolution No. 2014 -046 is hereby repealed. Section 4: If any charge, fee, service charge, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this Resolution is for any reason held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed and adopted this Resolution, and each and all provisions hereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more provisions may be declared invalid. Section 5: This Resolution shall be operative from and after July 1, 2016. ADOPTED this day of June, 2016. APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sonia R. Carvp1hc,, City Attorney By. s Sandoval ief Assistant City Attorney Miguel A. Pulido Mayor Resolution No. 2016 -XXX 75F -2 -4 Page 2 of 3 Jxst05118 /16) AYES: Councilmembers NOES: Councilmembers ABSTAIN: Councilmembers NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2016 -XXX to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on Date: Clerk of the Council City of Santa Ana Resolution No. 2016 -XXX 75F -2 -5 Page 3 of 3 75F -2 -6