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<br />, <br /> <br />~ <br />~HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />November 29,2004 <br /> <br />Agenda Item 3.B. <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor and City Council Members <br />Michelle A. Wolfe, City Administrator <br /> <br />Schawn P. Johnson, Assistant to the City Administrator:s6 <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Approval of2005 Fee Schedule <br /> <br />Background: <br />Thc City Council annually establishes a fee schedule for administrative, building construction, <br />liquor licensing, copying of maps and ordinances, park and recreation facility usage, planning . <br />and zoning, utilities, business licenses, false alarms and other misccllaneous permits and <br />penalties that are provided by the City. <br /> <br />Recently City staff members were asked to review the proposed fee schedule for 2005. The <br />proposed fcc schedule for 2005 has been increased by 2.5% to cover administrative and <br />inflationary costs. According to Minnesota State Statutes (MS 462.35 Subd 4 and MS 462.352 <br />Subd. 15), the City has the authority to impose fees to defray costs incurred in order to review <br />applications and permits. Also, the City is required by State law to adopt a fee schedule if it <br />collects more than $5,000 annually in revenue. <br /> <br />The liccnse fees were last reviewed and adjusted in 2003. The fees charged are to cover staff <br />time spent reviewing, processing, and performing record checks for the license or permit <br />applicants. Staff has made some minor adjustments to planning and zoning and <br />solicitors/peddlers/transient permit section of the fee schedule for 2005. <br /> <br />All proposed changes to the 2005 Fee Schedule are identified in red lettering. <br /> <br />REQUESTED ACTION <br />Approve Appendix "A" of the Municipal Code containing the Fee Schedule for the 2005 <br />Calcndar Year <br /> <br />. <br />