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RESOLUTION NO. 2007-177
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AMENDING CHAPTER VI (A) ALARMS OF
THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
WHEREAS, the City ofChula Vista Police Department recently examined false alarm issues
and their impact upon police services; and
WHEREAS, 99 percent of all alarm calls received by the Police Department are false alarms,
and the Police Department received 6,928 false alarms in Fiscal Year 2005/2006; and
WHEREAS, false alarms also have a monetary impact upon the Police Department, and the
Police Department is requesting increases in the alarm permit fees and alarm' penalty fees to help
further offset the cost of administering the City's Alarm Program and responding to false alarms:
Proposed Change to the Master Fee Schedule
(alarm permit fees)
USER CURRENT RATE NEW RATE
Residential $25.00 $50.00
Commercial $50.00 $100.00
Proposed Change to the Master Fee Schedule
(alarm penalty fees)
NO. OF FALSE ALARMS! CURRENT RATE NEW RATE
0-2 NO CHARGE NO CHARGE
3 $25.00 $50.00
4-6 $50.00 $100.00
More than 6 $100.00 $100.00
WHEREAS, the increases, if adopted, would result in a net increase of$120,000 to the Police
Department revenues.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City ofChula Vista
does hereby amend Chapter VI (A) Alarms of the City ofChula Vista Master Fee Schedule.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the residential alarm permits fee be increased from $25
to $50.
1 The number of false alanns subject to penalty is calculated based upon a rolling twelve-month period commencing
from the date of the first false alann.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the commercial alarms permits fee be increased from
$50 to $100.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the penalty for the third false alarm in a twelve-month
period be increased from $25 to $50.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the penalty for the fourth, fifth and sixth false alarm in a
twelve-month period be increased from $50 to $100 per occurrence.
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Richard P. Emerson
Police Chief
Approved as to form by
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City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 10th day of July 2007 by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers:
Castaneda, Ramirez, Rindone, and Cox
NAYS:
Councilmembers:
McCann
ABSENT:
Councilmernbers:
None
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ATTEST:
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Susan Bigelow, MMC, City k
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certifY that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2007-177 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 10th day of July 2007.
Executed this 10th day of July 2007.
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Susan Bigelow, MMC, City Cler
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