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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT CITY HALL 1010300TORRE AVENUE • CUPERTINO, CA 95014-3255 TELEPHONE: (408)777-3227www.cupertino.org CITYCOUNCILSTAFFREPORT Meeting:April 5, 2011 Subject FiscalYear 2011-12FeeSchedule RecommendedAction AdoptResolutionNo. 11-_______,approvingthe2011-12feeschedule. Description The newfee schedule,effectiveJuly 1, 2011, carries overthecurrent schedulewith various changesasdescribed. Discussion Summary Userfeesarereviewedeachyearinconjunctionwith budget preparation.City policyisto ensurethat,totheextent possible,feescoverthecost of providing services. Themajorityof thefees proposedforadoptionare based on theactualcostto performtheservice.Somefees, suchasthoseforGeneralandRecreation purposes,are based on marketconditions orfees chargedby outsideservice providers or othergovernments. Manyfeeshave notchanged sincethelastincrease on July 1, 2009. Overthe pasttwoyears, theBayAreaconsumerpriceindex hasincreased3.5%.Staff salaryand benefits,including pensions,willincreasebyapproximately 6.5%from 2010 through 2012.Afterimplementing processingefficiencies, staffrecommendsPlanning,Building,andEngineeringfeeincreases of 3%,in ordertokeepupwiththecost of providing service.Sincethesefeesareprimarily developmentrelated, not keeping up withthecostof serviceresultsinaGeneralFund subsidy to developers.Inaddition,afewfeeclassificationsareaddedtoreflectexisting processesand permitsandtoimproveclarity,consistency,andaccuracy.A small portionofGeneraland Recreationfeesarealsochanged. Becausefeesgointoeffectatleast sixtydaysafteradoption,the scheduleis broughttothe Councilatthistimein orderto havethefeeseffectiveatthe beginningofthe newfiscalyear. Schedule A -GeneralFees ·Mostly unchanged. ·Fingerprintingandfalsealarmchargesrisebecause of higherlawenforcementcosts. ·Municipal parking violationfines up $5 dueto higherCountycharges of $3andto keep finesinlinewith otherjurisdictions. ·Smallincome businesslicenseanddatabasereportfeesincreased $1 inconjunctionwith theconsumer priceindex. Schedule B – Engineering FeeChanges ·3%increase. ·Geotechnical, structural,landscape plan,and stormwatermanagement planreviews involving outside specialistsarerecommendedtohavea $1,000 to $5,000 refundable deposittocoverthecostofthereview. ·SimilartoPlanningandBuildingcurrentpractice,a standard hourlyrateof $130 may be chargedforlarge projectsrequiringalevelof staff support greaterthanthe scope ofwork includedintheregularfee schedule. ScheduleC – Planning FeeChanges ·3%increase. ·PlannedDevelopmentPermitclassifications havebeenaddedtotheexistingConditional UsePermitfeecategories.ItreplacesConditionalUsePermitsfor projectsinPlanned DevelopmentZonesandischargedatthe samerate. ·A newfeeforAdministrativeConditionalUsePermitsinvolving usesthataregenerally acceptableinthecommercialzones butrequireadditional stafflevelreviewand discretiontoensurethatthereare no negativeimpactstothe surroundingusesand neighborhood.Currently,thesetypes of permitsare processed onlywithaMinor ConditionalUsePermitattwicethefee. ·A newfeeforamendingaConditionalUsePermit orPlannedDevelopmentPermitat half thecost ofissuinganewpermit. ·A new $500 feecoveringtheReasonableAccommodationreviewandapproval process describedinthezoningordinance.Currentlythereis no feeforthis processthat necessitatesfour hours of stafftime. ·A new $173 feetoresearchandissueaPublicConvenienceandNecessityLetterrequired bytheDepartmentofAlcoholicBeverageControlwhena businessisapplyingforan alcoholic beveragelicensewherethereisa highconcentration of suchlicensesand/ora higherthanaveragecrimerateexists.Similarto stafftimeforaZoningVerification Letter. ScheduleD – BuildingFeeChanges ·3%increase. ·Toencouragealternativeenergysystems, ElectricVehicleChargingStationandSolar WaterHeating permitfeeswill beissuedbytheCityatareducedfee of $100thatis half thecost ofreviewandinspection. ·To better servethecommunity,a small number ofmiscellaneousfeesareaddedtoclarify certainchargesthatarealready beingassessed underageneralcategory. These additionalfeeitems helpstaffandthe public quicklyidentifyaparticularfeecategory andtaketheguessworkout of decidingwhichlineitem bestfitsthe service provided. Thisimprovestheconsistencyandaccuracyofthe overall permitfee. Schedule E – RecreationFees ·Mostly unchanged. ·ModifiedtheCommunityHallrentalfeesto beconsistentwithQuinlanCommunity CenterCupertinoRoomcharges. ·MontaVistaRecreationCenterandCreeksideParkBuildingrentalfeesincreasedto bringthechargesinlinewith similarfacilitiesinSunnyvale,SantaClara,Mountain View,andtheQuinlanCenter. FiscalImpact Approximately $82,400 inadditionalGeneralFundrevenueswillresultfromthefeeincreases. Notadoptingtheincreasesmeansthatthe highercost of providingthese serviceswill not be fullyrecoveredbyfeesandthe servicecostwillcompetewithfunds usedforCity services benefittingthegeneralpublic. _____________________________________ Preparedby:DavidWoo,FinanceDirector Reviewedby:CarolA.Atwood,DirectorofAdministrativeServices ApprovedforSubmissionby:DavidW.Knapp,CityManager Attachments:Resolution FeeSchedule Table ofContents FeeScheduleA – General FeeScheduleB – Engineering FeeScheduleC – Planning FeeScheduleD –Building FeeSchedule E -Recreation