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CiTY OF SAN LEANDRO APPROVED AND STAFF REPORT FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL DATE: May 2011 • // D y 2, 2 tephen L. Hollister TO: Stephen L. Hollister, City Manager City Manager FROM: Tracy Vesely, Finance Direct@ Finance Department �" y� BY: Mary Ann Perini, Budget and Compliance Manager/, Finance Department SUBJECT PROJECT /PROJECT DESCRIPTION: MATTER OF PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS TO CITY FEES AND SERVICE CHARGES, TAXES, TAXICAB FARES AND FILMING PERMIT /BUSINESS LICENSE CHANGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 201 1 -12 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends City Council approval of the proposed adjustments to City user fees and service charges for Fiscal Year 2011-12 (July 1, 2011 — June 30, 2012). Staff also recommends adjustment to the Business License Tax, the Emergency Communication System Access Tax, the Emergency Medical Services Tax, and the Taxicab Fares in accordance with the San Leandro Municipal Code. Staff further recommends adoption of the proposed addition to Title 2, Chapter 4 of the San Leandro Administrative Code 2 -4 -900 Business License Exemptions for filming projects lasting three days or less and involving a total of three or fewer cast and crew members. BACKGROUND The City conducts a review of its user fees and service charges as part of its annual budget 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 (CPI); 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. The user fees and charges cannot exceed the cost of providing the services. If adopted by the City Council, the following proposed adjustments to the City's user fees and service charges would be effective July 1, 2011. The attached City of San Leandro Fee Schedule provides detail of current fees and proposed fees for Fiscal Year 2011-12. This report also includes the following: 1. CPi increase to the Business License Tax, the Emergency Communication System Access Tax and the Emergency Medical Services Tax (EMS) as allowed by the San Leandro Municipal Code Sections 2 -2 -500, 2 -18-210 and 2 -13 -140, respectively. 2. Taxicab fare proposed increases as allowed by the San Leandro Municipal Code Section 6 -6 -400.