HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2018-173RESOLUTION NO. 2018 — 173
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NATIONAL CITY ADOPTING THE 2018 USER FEE
SCHEDULE FOR USER FEES WITHIN THE CITY
WHEREAS, cities throughout the State face limited financial resources making it
critical for cities to ensure their fees for requested services reflect the cost recovery that is
consistent with California law and do not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the
service for which the fee is charged; and
WHEREAS, local governments charge fees for a variety of services provided by
departmental staff to recover the costs of providing services that primarily benefit individual
users that may include the totals of both direct and indirect costs of providing services, but State
law prohibits governments from charging users more than the reasonable cost of providing each
service; and
WHEREAS, because the City of National City's current User Fee Schedule had
not been updated since 2010, it was determined that adjustments in user fees may be
necessary to close the gap between current fees and actual service costs, in order to reduce
general fund subsidies so that such funds may be redirected to provide services which benefit
the community as a whole; and
WHEREAS, on March 21, 2017, the City entered into an Agreement with Wildan
Financial Services ("Wildan") to develop a cost allocation plan and perform a comprehensive
user fee study to develop an updated fee schedule that ensures appropriate cost recovery for
services directly benefitting individual users and consistent with applicable laws; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing to consider adjustments to City user fees was held
at a publicly noticed regularly scheduled City Council meeting on October 2, 2018, wherein the
City Council considered oral and written presentations of City staff, and members of the public;
and
WHEREAS, the City's User Fee Schedule needs to be regularly reviewed and
updated to ensure cost recovery consistent with California law to consider future changes to the
fee schedule based on the Consumer Price Index ("CPI") or other relevant data that may be
available.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
National City that beginning January 1, 2019, the fees designated in the aforementioned City of
National City Fee Schedule shall be collected for all services described in said User Fee
Schedule, and that all fees previously established for said services shall be superseded.
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Resolution No. 2018 — 173
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PASSED and ADOPTED this 2nd day of October, 2 .
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Morrison, Mayor
ATTEST:
Micl4ael R. Dalla, ity Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Morris=Jones
y Attorney
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on
October 2, 2018 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Cano, Mendivil, Morrison, Rios, Sotelo-Solis.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY:
RON MORRISON
Mayor of the City of National City, California
N i
f Clerk of the City
Nat
ional City, California
By:
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-173 of the City of National City, California, passed and
adopted by the Council of said City on October 2, 2018.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy