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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 12/04/2006 �tem No: 4. Department Approval: �l�a�,ti� �;,�r ��"� �� � '� Item Description: Establishing the 2007 Fee Schedule Agenda Section: Staff Reports Background On November 28,2005 the City Council adopted the 2006 Fee Schedule which set forth 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 by resolution on an annual basis provides the Council the opportunity to review fees for services in a comprehensivemanner. Over the past several months, Staff has reviewed the direct and indirect costs of the City's regulatory and administrative functions to determine whether fee adjustments are necessary. In general, it was determined that the fees were appropriately set with a few exceptions. Based on this analysis, Staffrecommends adjustmentsto the following fees: 2007 RecommendedFee Adjustments Copying charges Erosion Control Par�� Dedication — residential & Development fees $0.10/page j $0.25_:_page See below See below 1,000.00 / unit 2,000.00 / u�a�t See below See below An overview for each proposed fee adjustment is presented below. Copy Charges City Staff receive requests on a regular basis to mal{e copies of various reports, project files, memos, etc. from the general public. In most instances, we are required to honor the request as specified in the Freedom of ��forxn.at�ar� Act and State Statutes. Currently, the City only charges $0.10 per copy for these requests. Staff recommends that the City increase the charge to $0.25 per copy — the maximum amount allowed by State Statute. Even with this increase, it will be insufficient to cover the copying and staff costs associated with most information requests.