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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 10, 2014 Page 26 highlighted in the document on pages 7 through 16. Mr. Miller clarified that re- maining revisions were typically inflationary in nature. Councilmember Willmus took note of several Appeal fees (page 16 of Attach- ment C), seeking further review and consideration before this came back for for- mal adoption, and whether they supported that level of a fee for an appeal. Coun- cilmember Willmus opined that this was a significant fee, and expressed his lack of interest in supporting such a substantial amount. Councilmember Willmus also noted the significant fee increase for Conditional use applications (page 15). At the request of Finance Director Miller to determine if the fee increases shown were accurate or typographical errors, Community Development Director Paul Bi- lotta advised that some of the suggestions may need further consideration and re- finement, but were tied to reducing the residential variance appeal fee and match- ing it for commercial variance appeal fees. At the request of Councilmember Willmus regarding Conditional Use permit fees, Mr. Bilotta advised that history shows that these "escrow" accounts were never tapped into, and staffs questioning of why those should be added onto the initial fee; and simply incorporate it into the fee to simplify the application pro- cess. City Manager Trudgeon opined that the use of the term "escrow" may be adding to the confusing, clarifying that it was actually part of the deposit from which staff drew down funds over time and as applicable. Councilmember Willmus opined that it still represented an upfront cost for some- one to pay. Mayor Roe suggested further staff review of these items as discussed tonight ra- ther than taking action, as originally proposed by staff, at tonight's meeting. Councilmember Laliberte expressed her preference that this item return and be placed earlier on the agenda to allow public comment and participation rather than having to wait until the end of the agenda. Mayor Roe suggested the item be included as part of the standing Agenda's Budget Item. On page 6, under `Parking", Councilmember McGehee noted a number of fees that seemed to be inconsistent with State Statute, and questioned whether this was an additional fee on top of those fees. Also, Councilmember McGehee ques- tioned the accuracy of fees for blocking fire hydrants; and noise complaints and whether or not the City had equipment to measure noise decibels, and if not, why charge a fee for it. Councilmember McGehee also questioned what the fee of