HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2009-155RESOLUTION NO. 2009 — 155
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL COUNCIL
APPROVING A TEMPORARY REDUCTION
IN THE COLLECTION OF THE FEES IN THE 2008
FEE SCHEDULE TO THE LOWER CORRESPONDING
FEE AMOUNTS CONTAINED IN THE 2005 FEE SCHEDULE,
AND APPROVING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FEE DEPOSIT
ACCOUNT FOR MINOR LAND USE APPLICATIONS
WHEREAS, user fees have been recognized as a necessary and effective
method of generating those revenues required to provide municipal services and facilities; and
WHEREAS, after considerable amount of study and receipt of staff input, the City
Council determined that adjustments to user fees in many instances are necessary to close the
gap between current fees and actual service costs, in order to reduce general fund subsidies;
and
WHEREAS, at a public hearing on July 15, 2008, the City Council approved fee
increases comprising the 2008 Fee Schedule, which became effective on September 15, 2008,
and which superseded the previous 2005 Fee Schedule; and
WHEREAS, due to a slowdown of development and residential improvements
caused by the current state of the economy, the Council has received numerous concerns
regarding the increased fees contained in the 2008 Fee Schedule; and
WHEREAS, in the spirit of encouraging development and reinvestment in the
community, the City desires to reduce collection of those fees for development services (i.e.,
Engineering, Planning and Building, and Fire) contained in the 2008 Fee Schedule which were
increased from the 2005 Fee Schedule, by temporarily reducing the collection of those fees to
the lower fee amounts contained in the 2005 Fee Schedule, and to conduct an annual review of
said development services fees; and
WHEREAS, to further the efforts of the continued physical development of the
community, and recognizing the desire to minimize impacts of development user fees, the City
Council desires to establish a fee deposit account for development services fees for Conditional
Use Permits constituting minor land use applications, as determined by the Economic
Development Director, that were established in the 2008 Fee Schedule; and
WHEREAS, the Council recognizes that adoption of this Resolution does not
result in any new fees nor an increase to any fees; and
WHEREAS, the City Council acknowledges that approval of this resolution may
result in a loss of projected revenue in an estimated amount of $298,788 for fiscal year
2009/2010 for development services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
National City that beginning July 1, 2009, the Development Services Fees contained in the 2008
Fee Schedule that are higher than those corresponding development fees contained in the 2005
Fee Schedule will be temporarily collected at the lesser amount equivalent to the 2005 Fee
Schedule for one year; and any new development services fees first established in the 2008
Fee Schedule will remain at the same amounts.
Resolution No. 2009 — 155
June 16, 2009
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the intent of this Resolution is to implement a
temporary reduction in the collection of fees in the 2008 Fee Schedule to the lower
corresponding level of fees in the 2005 Fee Schedule; that the purpose of this action is to
encourage the continued physical development of the City during the current economic
downturn; and that at such time as there is a sufficient economic recovery, the City Council may
restore the collection of development service fees to the level set forth in the 2008 Fee
Schedule, and that such restoration of fees shall not constitute the establishment of new fees
nor an increase in fees.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that development service fees will be subject to
review by the City Council in one year.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council authorizes that the fiscal year
2009/2010 budget be adjusted to reflect the projected revenue reduction for development
services fees by using 2009/2010 reserves, if other means of covering the revenue reduction
are not identified.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that for Conditional Use Permits constituting minor
land use applications, as determined by the Director of Community Development, the City
Council hereby authorizes the establishment of a fee deposit account into which the applicant
may make an initial deposit in lieu of the flat fee amount, from which City staff may withdraw
amounts to cover the actual costs incurred by City staff in processing the application.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 16th day of June, 2009
Ron Morrison, V ayor
ATTEST:
Mibhael R.'Dalia, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on June 16,
2009 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Morrison, Parra, Sotelo-Solis, Van Deventer, Zarate.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: RON MORRISON
Mayor of the City of National City, California
f )1"City Jerk of the City oftional City, California
By:
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 2009-155 of the City of National City, California, passed and
adopted by the Council of said City on June 16, 2009.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy