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Adjustment to Fees, Service Charges, and Taxes 4 May 2, 2011 increases to flag drop rates, mileage rates and wait fee /hour fares that the taxicab companies charge their customers. 3. Vehicle release fee — the proposed increase from $160 to $200 was an effort to be comparable to surrounding cities' charges, Finance Committee reduced the increase from 5200 to 5175 and is reflected on the attached fee schedule. 4. Pool facility fees and entrance fees — pool facility buy -out fees are in addition to the 55 entrance fee per person if a large group reserves the facility for 90 minutes or more. Last fiscal year all City pool entrance fees were standardized to charge 55 per person. This rate is not increasing in FY 2011 -12. Staff has also provided an amended business license fee schedule to reflect the correct annual base fees increased by 1.4% CPI for dance hall, auto wrecking, Christmas tress /pumpkin patch, commercial advertising, fortune telling, and second -hand dealer and pawnbroker classifications. Current Citv Council Policy Staff submits fee recommendations to City Council in conjunction with the annual budget process. Previous Citv Council Action(s) Current fee schedule approved on May 3, 2010 City Council Committee Review and Action Fee schedule recommended for approval on April 15, 2011 by the City Council Finance Committee Fiscal Impact The new fees will generate increased revenues totaling approximately $672,000: 5160,000 in new General Fund revenues and $512,000 in new enterprise fund revenues. CONCLUSION Staff recommends City Council adopt a resolution amending Title 6, Chapter 4 of the San Leandro Administrative Code, to incorporate the proposed adjustments to City user fees and service charges, effective July 1, 2011. Staff also recommends the City Council pass to print ordinances amending Title 2, Chapter 2, Section 2 -2 -500 to adjust the Business License Tax, amending Title 2, Chapter 18, Section 2 -18 -210 to adjust the Emergency Communication System Access Tax (9 -1 -1), amending Title 2, Chapter 13, Section 2 -13 -140 of the San Leandro Municipal Code to adjust the Emergency Medical Services Tax, and amending Title 6, Chapter 6, Section 6- 6- 400(c) to increase the Taxicab fares. Staff further recommends adding to Title 2, Chapter 4 of the San Leandro Administrative Code, Section 2 -4 -900 regarding exemption from business license requirements for film projects lasting less than three days.