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Home My WebLink About2006-06-13 - AGENDA REPORTS - FEE SCHEDULE AMEND (2)Agenda Item: 14! _ CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT PUBLIC HEARING City Manager Approval: Item to be presented by: " Gina Schuchard DATE: June 13, 2006 SUBJECT: ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT TO FEES AND AMENDMENTS TO THE FEE SCHEDULE DEPARTMENT: Administrative Services RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council conduct the public hearing; adopt a resolution establishing a schedule of fees and charges for City services; and adopt a resolution, establishing fees and charges for the storm drainage utility services for fiscal year 2006-2007. BACKGROUND In 1990, the City Council directed staff to prepare a study identifying the full cost of providing services. The result of this effort was the adoption of City Council policy establishing cost -recovery standards, the adoption of the City's first full -cost based fee schedule, and an ongoing mechanism to assess the cost of City services and to adjust fees accordingly. Propositions 4 and 13 established the "costs reasonably home" philosophy. This philosophy necessitates the determination of the full business cost of each City -provided service, the identification of the beneficiary of each service, and the evaluation of services to determine an appropriate level of cost recovery for each. "Costs reasonably borne" implies a direct relationship between payment of fees and charges and receipt of services. This direct fee/service and tax equity relationship does not exist when tax monies are used to subsidize services received by only a small portion of the taxpaying public, or by non-residents. Every five years, the City examines the costs associated with providing services to the public. During fiscal year 2003-04, the City conducted a time -motion study and created a cost allocation plan to determine the most accurate cost of providing services to the public. Each City KfSO. ldo a+ � 111 .1 :. , - department participated in the Study to determine the amount of time each employee is involved in each City service. Beginning with fiscal year 2004-05, all of the proposed fees are based on the costs that were determined by this study. Proposed Fees and Charges for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 For fiscal year 2006-07, staff recommends Citywide fees and charges, including fees for Development, Public Safety, Parks, Recreation, & Community Services, and Facility Rentals be increased by the percent change in the annual Consumer Price Index - All Urban Consumers for the Los Angeles - Riverside - Orange County area for the year ending December 2005. That percent increase, as reported by the U.S. Department of Labor, is 4.5%. Parking Violations Beginning with Fiscal Year 2004-05, fees related to parking citations were reviewed and revised in an effort to provide consistency and mirror the Los Angeles County fee schedule. For Fiscal Year 2006-07, staff is recommending these fees remain unchanged. Stormwater Utility Services For fiscal year 2006-07, staff is recommending this fee remain unchanged at $24 per Drainage Residential Unit (DRU). This fee is based on the cost of providing the services required under the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, which is estimated at $2,759,000 per year. The Federal Clean Water Act sets forth specific requirements with which the City must comply on an annual basis. These requirements are provided in the NPDES permit issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board. In order to fund the services needed to be in compliance with this federally mandated program, the City adopted Ordinance No. 94-7, enacting Chapter 15.50 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code (SCMC), Storm Drainage Utility Enterprise Fund, including the Storm Drainage Pollution Abatement Charge. This charge was originally enacted in 1994. However, in compliance with the Government Code, it is reaffirmed each year. The Building Industry Association (BIA) was also directly contacted on the proposed fee schedule. Staff is recommending all fees for projects submitted prior to September 13, 2006, that are denied and asked to resubmit or required to pay a fee for something that they were not originally aware of, be charged using the old fee structure. All existing development -related fees will go into effect September 13, 2006, and all other fees will go into effect July 1, 2006. ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS Other action as determined by Council. FISCAL IMPACT It is estimated that the revised fee for services schedule will result in additional revenues of approximately $580,000, based on projected FY 2006-07 activity levels. These revenues have not been factored into the FY 2006-07 budget. Revenues will be reviewed at midyear, and any appropriate adjustments will be recommended at that time. ATTACHMENTS Resolution Establishing a Schedule of Fees and Charges for City Services Resolution Establishing Fees and Charges for Storm Drainage Utility Services Exhibit A - Fee Schedule 2006-07 Exhibit B - Facility Rental Fees 2006-07 Exhibit C - Bail Schedule 2006-07 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: A Public Hearing will be held before the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita to consider annual adjustment to fees and amendments to the fee schedule. The hearing will be held in the City Hall Council Chambers, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, lat Floor, on the 13th day of June, 2006, at or after 6:00 p.m. Proponents, opponents, and any interested persons may appear and be heard on this matter at that time. Further information may be obtained by contacting the Carmen Magana, Financial Analyst, Santa Clarita City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite #295, Santa Clarita, California. If you wish to challenge this action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else rose at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council, at, or prior to, the public hearing. Dated: June 1, 2006 Sharon L. Dawson, CMC City Clerk Publish Date: June 2, 2006 SACIMPublic Hearings\fee update public hearing0ti.doc City of Santa Clarita Parking Citation Ball Schedule Effective 7/19104 Violation Description Fine Penalty SCMC 12.20.070 Failure to Obey Signs $50 $15 SCMC 12.20.130 Parking Space Markings $40 $15 SCMC 12.64.010 Parking Time Limits $40 $15 SCMC 12.64.020 Parking Loading Zone $45 $15 SCMC 12.64.030 Parking, Time Limit - Post Office $40 $15 SCMC 12.64.040 Parking, at Mail Box $40 $15 SCMC 12.64.050 No Comm. Parking - Residential Zone $45 $15 SCMC 12.64.055 No Comm. Parking 10pm - 6am $45 $15 SCMC 12.64.100 Parking, Disconnected Trailer $45 $15 SCMC 12.64.110 Parking, Bus Loading Zone $255 $15 SCMC 12.64.120 Parking in Passenger Zone $45 $15 SCMC 12.64.130 No Parking, Alleys $45 $15 SCMC 12.64.140 Temporary No Parking $45 $15 SCMC 12.64.200 Vehicles Parked Over 72 Hours $25 $15 SCMC 12.64.210 Key in Ignition/Unattended Vehicle $40 $15 SCMC 12.64.220 Parking On Grades $40 $15 SCMC 12.64.230 Parallel Parking Over 18" From Curb $40 $15 SCMC 12.64.240 Angle Parking $40 $15 SCMC 12.64.250 Double Parking $45 $15 SCMC 12.64.255 Parking Against Red Curb $45 $15 SCMC 12.64.260 Commercial Vehicle Prohibition $45 $15 SCMC 12.64.265 Posted No Parking Anytime $45 $15 SCMC 12.64.270 Pkg PWPub Prop w/o Consent $45 $15 SCMC 12.64.280 Pkg Wrong Side of Street $45 $15 SCMC 12.64.290 Parking in Parkway $45 $15 SCMC 12.64.300 Blocking on Highway $45 $15 SCMC 12.64.310 Vehicle Pkd w/ Hazardous Materials $355 $15 SCMC 12.64.320 Parking, Driveway $45 $15 SCMC 12.64.330 Parking in Intersection $45 $15 SCMC 12.64.340 Parking Vehicle for Sale $45 $15 SCMC 12.64.345 Vehicle Maintenance in Public Parking $30 $15 SCMC 12.64.350 Parking, Special Hazard $45 $15 SCMC 12.64.360 Parking, Adjacent to School $45 $15 SCMC 12.64.370 Parking, Fire Hydrants $60 $15 SCMC 12.64.390 Parking, Assigned Parking Spaces $45 $15 SCMC 12.64.400 Handicapped Parking - On Street $330 $15 SCMC 12.64.410 Handicapped Parking - Off Street $330 $15 SCMC 12.64.420 Taxicab Stands $25 $15 SCMC 12.68.030 Operating Veh. w/out Permission $20 $15 SCMC 12.68.040 Possession of Written Permission $20 $15 SCMC 12.76.020 Closed Streets $35 $15 SCMC 12.76.070 Funeral Processions $25 $15 SCMC 12.76.080 Vehicles on Sidewalk $45 $15 SCMC 12.76.120 Repairing Vehicles on Street $45 $15 SCMC 12.76.150 Injury to New Pavement/Marking $50 $15 SCMC 12.94.020 Oversized Vehicle Parking $50 $15 SCMC 14.06.060 Parks/Hours of Operation $45 $15 SCMC 17.15.020A Parking on Front Yard $55 $15 8/5/2006 SARMCarmenTeasTee SaldyTees 2006-071Bail Schedule 08-07.)ds CVC 22500.1 Parking In Fire Lane $60 $15 CVC 21113(A) Parked on School or Public Ground $45 $15 CVC 21211(B) Parked on Bike Path $40 $15 CVC 21461(A) Obey Official Traffic Devices $40 $15 CVC 22500(A) Parking Within Inersection $45 $15 CVC 22500(B) Parked within Crosswalk $45 $15 CVC 22500(C) Parked in Safety Zone $45 $15 CVC 22500(D) Parked Within 15' Entrance of Fire Stn. $60 $15 CVC 22500(E) Obstructing Drive $45 $15 CVC 22500(F) Parking on Sidewalk $45 $15 CVC 22500(G) Highway Excavation Obstruction $45 $15 CVC 22500(H) Double Parked $45 $15 CVC 22500(1) Parking in Bus Zone $255 $15 CVC 22500(J) Parking in Tunnel $45 $15 CVC 22500(K) Parking on Bridge $45 $15 CVC 22500(L) Parking Disabled Access Ramp $250 $15 CVC 22502(A) 18" From Curb $45 $15 CVC 22502(E) 18" From Curb - One Way Street $45 $15 CVC 22504(A) Unincorporated Area Parking $50 $15 CVC 22505(B) State Highway Parking $45 $15 CVC 22507.8(A) Parking in Handicapped Space $330 $15 CVC 22507.8(B) Obstructing or Blocking Handicapped $330 $15 CVC 22507.8 C Park on Line Markings Handicapped $330 $15 CVC 22510 Parking in Snow Area $45 $15 CVC 22514 Fire Hydrants, 15 Feet $60 $15 CVC 22515 Unattended Vehicles $45 $15 CVC 22516 Locked Vehicles -Person Cannot Escape $40 $15 CVC 22517 Opening/Closing Doors $60 $15 CVC 22520 Stopping on Freeway $35 $15 CVC 22521 Illegal to Park w/in 7 1/2' RR Tracks $35 $15 CVC 22522 Parking w/in 3' Sidewalk Access Ramp $280 $15 CVC 22523(A)(B) Abandonment Prohibited $105 $15 CVC 22526 Anti -Gridlock Act $60 $15 CVC 22526 2nd Offense Anti -Gridlock Act $105 $15 CVC 22526 3rd Offense Anti -Gridlock Act $255 $15 CVC 22951 Pkg. Lot Operator -Street & Alley Park. $40 $15 CVC 23333 Stopping/Parking Vehicle Crossing $37 $15 CVC 25300 C (E) Warning Device Disabled/Parking Veh. $37 $15 CVC 27155 Fuel Cap Required $30 $15 CVC 31303(D) Parking Hazard, Waste Carriers/Res. $355 $15 CVC 4000(A) Expired Registration $55 $15 CVC 4152.5 Fail to Apply for Registration $30 $15 CVC 4454(A) Registration Card $30 $15 CVC 4457 Mutilated/Illegal License Plate $30 $15 CVC 4462(B) Unlawful Display of Reg./Plate $30 $15 CVC 5200 Displaying of License Plates $30 $15 CVC 5201 Position of License Plates $30 $15 CVC 5201(F) Plates Clearly Visible $30 $15 CVC 5202 No License Plates Displayed $30 $15 CVC 5204(A) Missing/Expired Tabs $65 $15 8/5/2006 SIFIN\CarmenTees\Fee Study\Fees 200&07\13all Schedule 06-07.xls