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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Item 10
Meeting Date 11/9/82
Resolution /~~~,,~ Amending the Master Fee Schedule
Ordinance ~D /~ A€~endinr~ several chaptwrs and sections of
the Chula Vista Municipal f,ode all relating to the transfer of
fee requirements a s sneci fi ed i n t.F+e Curie to tha Master Fep
Schedule adopted by resolution of the City Council
City P~~anager (4/5ths Vote: Yes,No X )
On Septemk~~er 2fl and October 1~?, 19D^, Council held a puhlic hearing to
cn si der revisions to the t~'a ster Fee Schedul e fnr fees ref ati rrg to 1 and
de elopment. Council took testimony on non-development. fees, as well.
Cou ncil specified the fu ll cost recovery levels to he implementer' °or vario~~s
fe s and directed that staff return with the appropriate resolution amending
the. P~C~ster Fee Sched~ile. Therefore, it i s m~~
NDATION: That Council:
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1.I,adopt the resolution revising the attached Master Fee Schedule.
?. Place on first reading the ordinance modifying various ordinances that
refer to fees included a~i thi n the t~1a ster Fee Schedule.
BO RD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: On October 14, the Council considerer+
in ut from the library E3oard of Trustees and the Parks and Recreation
Co fission in its directives to C ity staff.
DISCUSSION:
At the hearings held on September 28 and October l~, Council took testimony nn
re ising the Master Fee Schedule as it relates to land development fees and on
ce tain non-development-related fees. As a result of those hearings, Council
di ected that the move to full cost recovery for development-related fees be
ph sed in over a two-year period. In addition, Council indicated specific
gu defines for non-development-related fres. The attached revised Master FeP
Schedule reflects Council's instructions. The att~~rched tables indicate what
le el of full cost recovery various fee groups wrill attain anri also the amount
of annual revenue estimated to he received under the present fees (as
re 1P.CtP_d in the Fiscal Year 198?-83 budget) and the annual revenue that cou~d
he expected under the revised fee schedule. General government overhead has
be n removed from the formula for full cost recovery and, therefore, when the
to m full cost recovery is used in this agenda statement, it does not include
ge eral government overhead. It should be recognized that the term "full cost
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re overy rate" may be somewhat of a misnomer since the rate excludes not only
ge eral government overhead costs but also some departmental overhead costs
su h as staff meetings, map and record keeping, public assistance, etc.
Th Parks & Recreation activity fees were recommended by staff and adopted by
th City Council at 100q of full cost recovery, with the exception of the arts
an crafts class which was adopted at 75~. These classes are somewhat unique
in that they are conducted by outside contractors or officials who, for
va ious reasons, may be replaced throughout the fiscal year. Since hourly
fe s vary from one consultant to another, adjustments to activity class fees
ar necessary from time-to-time in order to maintain a full cost recovery
of ort. For this reason, the Master Fee Schedule reflects the percent of full
co t recovery as adopted by Council, but the schedule does not identify the
ex ct fee in dollars. This will allow the Parks & Recreation Department
Di ector the flexibility to reasonably adjust fees without the need for
re urring Council action and will satisfy to some degree the concerns
ex ressed by department representatives. This is the process that has been
us d in the past prior to the use of a full cost recovery formula.
As staff indicated in the full cost recovery workshop, not all fees were
re iewed in terms of full cost recovery. In an effort to expedite the full
cot recovery program during FY 1982-83, those activities for which it was
di ficult to document staff time or contained policy issues somewhat in
• op osition to full cost recovery were deferred to the 1983-84 budget process.
At that time, we will conduct an overview of the impact of the full cost
re overy program and add to it any fees which previously have not been
in luded.
In addition to the attached htaster Fee Schedule, an ordinance revising various
se tions of the Municipal Code has been attached for Council's approval.
Th se ordinance changes are simply to ensure that ordinances do not contain
s ecific fees but rather refer to the Master Fee Schedule, where appropriate.
A the September 28 public hearing, Mr. Craig Beam, an attorney, requested
t at the Master Fee Schedule be written in such a way as to allow Council the
o tion of using private consultants rather than City staff in certain
circumstances. As I explained in my agenda statement for the meeting of
0 tober 19, 1982, this is current practice and is not changed by full cost
r covery fees. Mr. Beam had also requested that the Master Fee Schedule be
w itten in such a manner as to allow negotiated fees (to be approved by
C until) in special circumstances. It is the City Attorney's opinion that
C until has that prerogative and can do so by approving a separate agreement
w th a developer and, consequently, that such language is not required in the
M ster Fee Schedule.
W th the exception of those fees which are currently specified in the
M nicipal Code, all of the fee changes in the Master Fee Schedule will be in
e fect upon adoption of the resolution by City Council. For those fees which
a e currently specified in the Municipal Code, the fee changes will be in
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wh ch have previously been submitted and for which fees have been paid will
no have revised fees as a result of the revision of the Master Fee Schedule.
It is important to note, however, that subdivision map processing is really
th ee separate and distinct steps: tentative map approval, final map
ap royal, and inspection of public improvements. If an applicant has paid
fe s for any of these three phases, then that particular phase ~~ill he
go erned by the fees in existence at the time those fees were paid. However,
su sequent phases will be governed by fees in Pxistence at th? time the
su sequent action i s taken. The fees for any Parks & Rer.,reation
ac ivities/classes for which people have already signed up or which have been
ad ertised will remain at the previously published level. However, new
se signs vrill be charged in accordance v!ith the revised Master Fee Schedule.
Th attached revised Master Fee Schedule indicates new text by underlining and
deleted text by striking out. Portions of the Master Fee Schedule that mere
no changed appear in plain text. The revised Fee Schedule as adopted will
ha a the struck out portions deleted and the underlining will be removed.
Co ies of this agenda statement, the revised Master Fee Schedule, and the
or finance have been forwarded to the Construction Industry Federation,. Craig
Be and the Chamber of Commerce.
;AL IMPACT: The additional revenue received by the City will, for ttre
part, depend on development activity for the remainder of the year.
wer, on a prorated basis, about X100,000 in additional revenue is expected
re received during FYR2-83.
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