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MINUTES Page 2 City of San Leandro City Council, San Leandro Redevelopment Agency, and San Leandro Public Financing Authority Joint Meeting-May 16, 2005 3. PUBLIC HEARINGS Public Hearing Comments are limited to 5 minutes per speaker, subject to adjustment by the Mayor. When you address the City Council, you should fill out a speaker card and submit it to the City Clerk so the order of speakers may be determined and an official record of names and addresses obtained. A. Matter of a Resolution Amending Title 6, Chapter 4 of the San Leandro Administrative Code Relating to Fiscal Year 2005-06 Fees and Charges for Services Provided by City Departments (amends City user fees and service charges, to be effective July 1, 2005). This being the time and place for the Public Hearing on the above matter, City Manager J ermanis gave an overview of the item and introduced Assistant to the City Manager Cynthia Battenberg. Ms. Battenberg gave a short PowerPoint presentation describing the fees proposed to be increased. The Hearing was then opened to the public. Lou Filipovich, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council, commenting that the public does not have enough information to fully understand this item. There being no further comments from the public, and without objection, the Public Hearing was closed. Councilmember Grant asked about the tennis court fees, stating that she thought the use of the courts by individuals was free. Mr. Jermanis confirmed that the fee is charged for reservation ofthe tennis courts for tournaments. Councilmember Starosciak inquired about the fee for fire inspections, asking how the rate compared to what the County charges and how the rate was calculated. Mr. J ermanis indicated that Fire Chief Bill McCammon recommended rates that were comparable to those charged for the unincorporated areas of the County, and Deputy Fire Chief Sheldon Gilbert analyzed the fees which the Fire Department collects on behalf of the City to determine which fees were below market. Additionally, staff examined the fees charged by the Building Division to ensure that the total fees charged for development activity are not onerous. Ms. Battenberg noted that the Building Division and Fire Department reviewed their processes and fees for plan review last year to eliminate redundancies. Councilmember Starosciak pointed to the residential condominium conversion fee, and suggested that the Council consider a conversion fee for commercial condominium conversions as well. Mayor Young suggested that this matter can be considered by the Business Development Committee in its review of the issue of commercial condominium conversions.