HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2023-158RESOLUTION NO. 2023 — 158
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING EXHIBIT "A" OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 4.7.03
RELATING TO RECOVERING COSTS FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
BY THE NATIONAL CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS, the National City Fire Department's emergency services responses to
incidents increase each year due to additional requirements, such as those for environmental
protection and hazard mitigation, which create additional demands on all operational aspects of
the National City Fire Department services; and
WHEREAS, the City of National City has utilized different methods to maintain a high level
of quality of emergency service capability during times of increasing service demands; and
WHEREAS, maintaining an effective response by the National City Fire Department
decreases the overall societal costs of incidents through timely and effective management of
emergency situations, saving lives, and reducing property and environmental damage; and
WHEREAS, National City Fire Department Staff provided current Dersonnel, vehicle, fuel,
maintenance, equipment, and liability insurance costs to Fire Recovery USA to determine the
actual cost rate per incident; and
WHEREAS, a majority of motor vehicle incidents and other emergency and non -
emergency services involve individuals not residing in the National City Fire Department's service
area; and
WHEREAS, in most instances a cost recovery claim is filed to the responsible party(s)
through their insurance carrier, and in a few circumstances, the responsible party(s) s will be billed
directly; and
WHEREAS, the City of National City adopted Ordinance No. 2010-2341 that added
Section 4.70, Emergency Response Cost Recovery Fee, to the National City Municipal Code to
establish fees to help mitigate increased operational costs caused by responses to those
incidents; and
WHEREAS, the City of National City has collected $207,368.57 in cost recovery fees
based on 399 claims since adopting the ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the National City Fire Department operational costs have increased over the
years, but the Cost Recovery Fees authorized in Section 4.70.03 have not been amended since
being adopted on June 1, 2010; and
WHEREAS, the City of National City desires to amend the cost recovery fee schedule as
allowed by Section 4.70.03 Adoption of Fee Schedule for Recovery of Emergency Response
Costs to reflect the current actual costs of the services, including personnel, supplies, support
services, and equipment; and
WHEREAS, Section 4.70.03 allows the City Council to amend, as needed, the schedule
of fees by resolution; and
WHEREAS, the revised fee schedule is shown in Exhibit "A", attached to the staff report,
and a comparison between the original and proposed new fee schedule is provided in Exhibit B,
attached to the staff report; and
based
WHEREAS, staff also requests the authority to increase the Cost Recovery Fees annually
on the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), as developed by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor; and
WHEREAS, the Cost Recovery Fees will be posted on the City's website; and
WHEREAS, any needed fee adjustments that would exceed the CPI -based
be brought to the City Council for action.
change would
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes the amendment of the cost recovery fees
identified in Exhibit A attached to the staff report.
Section, 2. The City Council also hereby authorizes the amendment of the Cost Recovery
Fees annually based on the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), as
developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this Resolution and
enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 7t'l day of November, 2023.
R Morrison, Mayor
ATTEST:
helley pel, M M C, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Barry J. S u ., City Attorney
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of National City, California, on
November ber 7, 2023 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Bush, Rodriguez, Yamare, Molina, Morrison
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: RON MORRISON
Mayor of the City of National City, California
Shelley Chapel
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
BY:
Shelley Ch I,MMC, City Clerk