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CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) Report and Presentation on the City's User Fee Study; and (2) Direction to the City Manager on the Cost Recovery Goals and Proposed Fee Updates.
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Meeting Date: October 28, 2024
Contact Person/Dept: Michael Towler/Finance Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-5865
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (10/23/2024); (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - Finance Advisory Committee (09/19/2024)
Department Approval: Lisa Soghor, Chief Finance Officer (10/22/2024)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) receive a presentation on the City's 2024 Cost of Services User Fee Study; and (2) provide direction to the City Manager on the cost recovery goals and proposed fee updates.
BACKGROUND
In Fiscal Year 2005-2006, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2006-053 to consolidate the City's fees and charges into one document for improved fee assessment and streamlined management. In Fiscal Year 2006-2007, Council approved funds to hire a consultant to conduct an updated comprehensive study of the City's programs to ensure that the City was utilizing the most current and best practice methodologies, analyze cost recovery across all departments as well as to ensure that the City was recovering recovery an appropriate amount of revenues to support ongoing operations. The final comprehensive report was submitted and presented to Council on May 7, 2007, where Council ultimately adopted Resolution No. 2007-R024 establishing and amending the various fees and charges for services. The study conducted in Fiscal Year 2006-2007 was the first study conducted by the City in more than 15 years. Consequently, the fee adjustments adopted by City Council were significant in some cases, in other cases the fee increases where phased in ove...
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