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Department Approval e,44 'e. /4-e4 qASEN+L�hE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 11/18/13 Item No.: 13.a City Manager Approval Item Description: Adopt an Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 314.05: the 2014 Fee Schedule BACKGROUND Each year the City Council is asked to adopt a Fee Schedule which establishes the fees and charges for service for the City's regulatory functions. The presence of a fee schedule allows regulatory -type fees to be easily identified in one document, as opposed to being scattered throughout City Code. In addition, a fee schedule adopted on an annual basis provides the Council the opportunity to review fees 6 for services in a comprehensive manner. 7 s Over the past several months, Staff has reviewed the direct and indirect costs of the City's regulatory 9 functions, to determine whether fee adjustments are necessary. In general, it was determined that the lo fees were appropriately set with a few exceptions. Based on this analysis, Staff recommends 11 adjustments to the following existing fees: I/ 13 ❖ Administrative Fine: Alcohol & Tobacco License Holder 14 ❖ Annual Sign Permit fee 15 ❖ Benches in right -of -way 16 ❖ Encroachment Agreement application fee 17 ❖ Leaf Pickup fee 18 ❖ Public Improvement Contract application fee 19 ❖ Outdoor sales /display permit fee 20 ❖ Street Patching fee 21 ❖ Miscellaneous Building- related Fees 23 These adjustments are highlighted in boldface print on the attached Fee Schedule, and generally reflect 24 the need to recover increased regulatory costs, staff time related to special requests, or development - 25 related impacts on city services. 26 27 At this time, Staff is not recommending the establishment of any new fees. 2s 29 POLICY OBJECTIVE 3o Adopting an annual fee schedule is consistent with governmental best practices and ensures that the 31 City's regulatory functions are properly funded. J/ Page 1 of 2