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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT DATE: May 5, 2008 TO: John Jermanis, City Manager FROM: Perry Carter, Interim Finance Director Finance Department APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL John rmanis City ager BY: Mary Ann Perini, Budget & Compliance Manager joAl Finance Department SUBJECT PROJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION: MATTER OF PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS TO CITY FEES AND SERVICE CHARGES AND TAXES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008-09 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends City Council adoption of a resolution approving the proposed adjustments to City user fees and service charges for Fiscal Year 2008-09. Staff also recommends the passage of ordinances adjusting the Emergency Medical Services Tax and the Business License Tax, in accordance with the San Leandro Municipal Code. BACKGROUND 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 of the cost of providing the services as possible while remaining comparable with similar fees and charges in surrounding cities. If adopted by the City Council, the following proposed adjustments to the City's user fees and service charges would be effective July 1, 2008. This report also includes an annual CPI increase to the Emergency Medical Services Tax (EMS) and the Business License Tax as allowed by the San Leandro Municipal Code Sections 2-13-140 and 2-2-500 respectively. 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 two new fee proposals from the Recreation and Human Services Department on page 37. The proposed charges and new fees are in the right hand column and are printed in bold and italics. (Please be advised that the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) fees have not been changed. WPCP is currently undergoing a rate study and proposed rate changes may be requested at a later date).