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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL DATE: October 26, 2006 TO: John J ermanis, City Manager FROM: Steve Hollister, Assistant City Manager Kathy Ornelas, Community Relations Representative .~ BY: SUBJECT PROJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RESOLUTION AMENDING TITLE 1, CHAPTER 8, SECTION 1.8.125 AND TITLE 6, CHAPTER 4, SECTION 6.4.100 OF THE SAN LEANDRO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RELATED TO INSTALLATION OF OVERHEAD BANNERS ON CITY STREETS SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the San Leandro Administrative Code be amended to allow for assessing an encroachment fee for City services to permit, install and take down community service informational banners on City streets. It is also recommended that the City's fee schedule in the San Leandro Administrative Code be amended to reflect this new fee. BACKGROUND Analysis Section 1.8.125 of the San Leandro Administrative Code allows outside agencies to install overhead banners on City streets. This program has been in practice for many years at no cost to the community. The only location approved for overhead banners is on East 14th Street between Estudillo and Joaquin Streets. Installation and removal of an overhead banner requires two hours of labor by two Public Works Services employees, and the use of a bucket truck for those two hours. The total cost not including overhead is currently approximately $150.00. This does not include administrative staff time for permit review and issuance. Each year there is an average of 12-14 banners hung over East 14th Street. Most are requested by community based organizations, one or two each year are from schools, and one or two each year announce City-sponsored events. Since the majority of the events advertised in the overhead banners are fundraising activities sponsored by community organizations, it has been recommended that the City recover its costs from these organizations. After review by the City Council Rules and Communications Committee, the recommendation was modified to allow an exemption from the fees for advertising of school events or programs which have been approved by the Superintendent of Schools, or in the case of private schools the School Administrator.