REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 20, 2019
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Development and Resource Management Department
THROUGH: MIKE SANCHEZ, Assistant Director
Development and Resource Management Department
BY: SUMMER CECIL, Management Analyst II
Development and Resource Management Department
SUBJECT
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HEARING to Consider Adoption of the 552nd Amendment to the Master Fee Schedule Resolution No. 80-420 to Add, Adjust, or Delete Various Development Fees Associated with the Current Planning and Building Divisions of the Development and Resource Management Department (Citywide).
1. ***RESOLUTION - 552nd Amendment to the Master Fee Schedule No. 80-420, Making Various Changes to the Regulatory, Development, and User Fees in the Current Planning and Building and Safety Services Division of the Development And Resource Management Department (Subject to Mayor's veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council hold a hearing regarding and approve the 552nd Amendment to the Master Fee Schedule (MFS) Resolution No. 80-420 to recover development service costs provided by the Current Planning and Building and Safety Services Divisions, including General Plan Maintenance and Technology Maintenance surcharges.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Development and Resource Management (DARM) Department has completed a comprehensive User Fee Study (Fee Study) to analyze existing development fees and recommend adjustments per a full cost recovery methodology. DARM contracted the services for the financial fee analysis with NBS Government Finance Group (NBS), which studied the City's current fee structure, developed a cost of service analysis of DARM's current activities related to development application processing, and provided the recommendations set forth in the Final User Fee Report (Report).
BACKGROUND
Per California State Constitution Article XIIIC, Section 1 and the Mitigation Fee Act (Government Code Sections 66000 et. seq.), cities may estab...
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