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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: May 1, 2017 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:17-210 PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />Agenda Number:5.A. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for Resolution Approving Adjustments to City Fees and Service <br />Charges for 2017-18 <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends the City Council approve the proposed adjustments to City user fees and <br />service charges in the Master Fee Schedule for 2017-18. This resolution is presented to the <br />City Council for approval as part of the 2017-18 budget approval process. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The City conducts a review of all user fees and service charges as part of its annual budget <br />preparation process. City user fees and service charges are based on a variety of criteria <br />including comparable fee levels in surrounding cities, changes in the local Consumer Price <br />Index (CPI), fee studies, and the cost to provide the associated service. If approved and <br />adopted by the City Council, the following proposed adjustments to the City’s user fees and <br />service charges would be effective July 1, 2017. <br />The Master Fee Schedule is a compilation of City Council approved fees for special services <br />requested by some residents and businesses in the community. Local agencies are allowed <br />to set fees at rates that obtain fair and reasonable recovery of the costs incurred by the <br />General Fund in providing a special service, thereby minimizing or eliminating the use of <br />limited General Fund revenues. Historically, the City has strived to maximize cost recovery <br />through setting fees at levels appropriate given escalating costs of doing business and market <br />comparisons. <br />Full cost recovery for certain services is a policy direction by the City Council and the fee <br />schedule that maximizes cost recovery opportunities through appropriate fee revenues is a <br />critical component of the City’s on-going financial stability. In the 2017-18 General Fund <br />Budget, the proposed estimated departmental revenues total $8,230,500, or approximately <br />7.5% of the General Fund operating revenues. Modifications to the City’s fee schedule to <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 4/24/2017 <br />15