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STAFF REPORT APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LEANDRO DATE: May 15, 2007 TO: John Jermanis, City Manager FROM: Jesse Baloca, Finance Dire~ SUBJECT: Matter of Proposed Adjustments to City Fees, Service Charges, and Taxes for Fiscal Year 2007-08 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that City Council approve the proposed adjustments to City user fees and service charges for Fiscal Year 2007 -08. Staff also recommends adjustment to the Emergency Medical Services Tax and the Business License Tax, in accordance with the San Leandro Municipal Code. BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION The City conducts a review of its user fees and service charges as part of its annual budget preparation process. In accordance with the Council approved Financial Values Statement, City user fees and service charges are based on a variety of criteria including comparable fee levels in surrounding cities; changes in the local Consumer Price Index; and the cost to provide the associated service. As a general rule, the fees and charges are designed to recover as much ofthe cost of providing the services as possible while remaining comparable with similar fees and charges in surrounding cities. If approved by the City Council, the following proposed adjustments to the City's user fees and service charges would be effective July 1,2007. Attached to this report is the City of San Leandro Fee Schedule that provides detail of current fees and proposed adjustments to those existing fees as well as the additions of four new fee proposals: two from the Police Department, one from the Recreation and Human Services Department and two from the Public Works Department. The proposed charges and new fees are in the right hand column and are printed in bold and italics. FISCAL IMPACT Staff estimates that the proposed changes will generate the following additional revenues: $268,945 to the General Fund; $9,250 to the Shoreline Enterprise Fund; $333,048 to the Water Pollution Control Plant Enterprise Fund; $21,372 to the Environmental Services Fund; $7,577 to the Development Fees for Street Improvements (DFSI) Fund; $5,315 to the Park Development Fees Fund, and $4,043 to the Capital Improvement Project Funds.