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City of San Leandro <br />City Council <br />Meeting Date: November 7, 2022 <br />Agenda Number: 10.c. <br />Agenda Section: CONSENT CALENDAR <br />File Number: 22-618 <br />File Type: Staff Report <br />Adopt a Resolution to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Consulting Services <br />Agreement with NBS Government Finance Group for the Preparation of a Cost Allocation Plan, <br />Comprehensive User Fee Study, and Development Impact Fee Study in an Amount Not-to-Exceed <br />$149,800 <br />COUNCIL PRIORITY <br />·Public Safety <br />·Infrastructure <br />·Fiscal Sustainability and Transparency <br />·Community & Business Development <br />SUMMARY <br />The City of San Leandro seeks to update its Cost Allocation Plan and to evaluate existing User <br />Fees and Development Impact Fees to ensure sufficient cost recovery levels and require new <br />development to pay for proportional cost of capital improvements needed to serve that <br />development. A Request for Proposals was issued to acquire professional financial services and <br />NBS Government Finance Group, dba NBS (NBS) was selected. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution that approves the agreement and <br />authorizes the City Manager to execute a Consulting Services Agreement with NBS for a <br />not-to-exceed amount of $149,800 to prepare a Cost Allocation Plan, Comprehensive User Fee <br />Study, and Development Impact Fee Study. <br />BACKGROUND <br />In March 2021, the City formed an Advisory Budget Task Force (Task Force) at City Council’s <br />request to develop an understanding of the City’s financial outlook and make recommendations <br />to help achieve a long-term, sustainable budget by enhancing revenues in addition to controlling <br />expenditures, among other requests. The Task Force met 13 times, including a four-hour town hall <br />with members of the public. The Task Force developed the following recommendations pertaining <br />to fees: <br />·Study the potential for increased revenue through various strategies including more <br />effective collection of existing City fees in an equitable manner; <br />·Increase the amount and coverage of developer in lieu fees; <br />·Increase existing fees (dog license, construction permits, etc.). <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 11/2/2022