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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 17, 2008 Page 6 (i.e., public notices and publications) and billable hours quantified for each appli- cation throughout the process that would be deducted from the escrow. City Attorney Squires noted the billable hours for staff identified in the fee sched- ule (zoning compliance letter section); and suggested that language be included in the ordinance and attached fee schedule granting staff authority to charge back staff time. Further discussion included new construction on existing streets versus repairs (Page 2, line 63) and staff s rationale for only billing repairs, since new develop- ments or new construction would typically have a contractor available to com- plete the work. Mr. Schwartz noted that it was staff's intent only to control the quality of street patches and to offset costs or to provide them at cost to home- owners experiencing unexpected street repairs. Additional discussion included off-sale liquor license fees and their increase from $200 to $300, more accurately reflecting staff's actual time for review of applica- tion materials and performing criminal background checks and bringing them forward for City Council action; and the maximum amount allowed by state law being $300.00, while actual City costs exceed that amount slightly. Councilmember Pust suggested staff review the City's current election filing fee of $5.00, for future recommendation, and whether that would fall under a regula- tory type fee. Councilmember Pust further noted that the City's Leaf Pick Up Fee had not changed, and that at $25 per participant, the City was still subsidizing the program and questioned why this fee was not recommended for increase. Mr. Miller advised that the fees had increased several times in the past, and at each increase the level of participation had dropped; and noted past City Council discussions and costs incurred for sweeping streets, while continuing to subsidize the leaf pick up program. Mr. Schwartz advised that it was staff's intent to do further evaluation of the pro- gram this year, and noted that a significant difference in staff time for cleaning gutters versus registered leaf pile pick-up had been noted this year; and advised that he anticipated additional data for which to substantiate a potential proposed increase in the leaf pick up program for 2010 following that evaluation. Klausing moved, Roe seconded, enactment of Ordinance No. 1379 entitled, "An Ordinance Adopting the 2009 Fee Schedule," as detailed in Ordinance Attach- ment Aentitled, "2009 Fee Schedule effective January 1, 2009;" amended to up- date the escrow language as per discussion and at the direction of the City Attor- ney (page 13, Community Development Department and their authority to charge back staff time to applicants for Planned Unit Developments and Subdivisions).