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<br />City of San Leandro <br />Comprehensive User Fee Study and Development Impact Fee Study 4 <br />All data metrics in the fee model will be cross checked to ensure the fee program is structured to recover <br />100% of costs considered. <br />TASK 3.5. DRAFT REVIEW AND REVISION <br />We will meet with each Department to review the outcomes of the analysis. Drafts will detail all the <br />assumptions and data utilized to calculate results as well as a comparison of each fee’s cost recovery <br />performance. We will determine any necessary refinements to core assumptions, revise the fee model, <br />and finalize the cost-of-service analysis. This task represents one planned iteration of the analytical work <br />products. Next, we will obtain each Department’s final sign off on the fee models. <br />TASK 3.6. FEE COMPARISON <br />Policy makers often desire a comparison of fee amounts to neighboring jurisdictions. Presence of a <br />comparison will ensure a smoother implementation process and provide a sense of the “market” rate for <br />various services. We will utilize our expertise to compare similar user fees and charges in up to five (5) <br />neighboring and comparable communities. A list of communities will be selected and approved by City <br />staff. We will download the respective fee schedules from the Internet or make a reasonable attempt to <br />contact each agency for a copy of their current fee schedules as needed. We will complete a comparison <br />of the fee categories and amounts, for the most readily comparable fee items that match the City’s fee <br />structure. <br />TASK 3.7. RECOMMENDED PRICING REVIEW <br />Pricing objectives from the City’s perspective, i.e., comfort with full cost recovery or some alternative <br />level of cost recovery will be discussed. We will facilitate this conversation by discussing public/private <br />benefits or causation of each activity, potential market sensitivity, interaction with established City goals <br />or policies, behavior modification influence, and other considerations. <br />We will collect data from the City regarding recommended fees, either at or below the 100% full cost <br />recovery fee amount calculated by NBS. Then, we’ll model the recommended cost recovery performance <br />per fee item, and annually for the City as a whole. <br />TASK 3.8. FINAL REPORT <br />A written report will be prepared describing the complete work and findings of the project. Next, a review <br />session with City staff and members of the executive team will be conducted to review the findings issued <br />in the draft report. Edits will be incorporated and the final report issued. The City will be provided with a <br />digital file copy in PDF format of the final report, as well as the fee model’s cost of service tables in Excel. <br />Should the need to defend the Study as a result of challenge, we are available to assist in answering <br />questions and explaining results for up to four (4) hours of professional time. <br />Task 4: Development Impact Fee Study <br />We understand the scope of this review is to include an evaluation of the City’s existing impact fees, as <br />well as to identify opportunities for new impact fees that the City may wish to consider. <br />Based on our review of the City’s Development Fees for Fiscal Year 2022-23, and discussions related to <br />the RFP requirements to date, the following is a list of the City’s existing impact fees that will be included <br />in the scope of services: