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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
ATTENTION: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
FROM: Elizabeth C. Oba, Director of Planning and Building Services SUBJECT: Consideration and possible action to approve a request from John Mielke to waive building plan check and permit fees for the conversion of existing classroom and storage space to a new recording studio and tech control room at St. John Bosco High School located at 13640 Bellflower Boulevard.
DATE: December 12, 2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Mr. John Mielke is currently a Boy Scout and is a student at St. John Bosco High School.
Mr. Mielke’s Eagle Scout project consists of converting existing classroom and storage space to a recording studio and tech control room at St. John Bosco High School located at 13640 Bellflower Boulevard. The scope of the project is primarily conducted by volunteers and in an effort to keep the project costs low, Mr. Mielke requests that the building plan check and permit fees be waived. The total plan check review and permit fees are approximately $836.
ECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL:
1) Approve the applicant’s request for a waiver of $836 in plan check and permit fees; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
FISCAL IMPACT
The building plan check and permit fees are based on a cost recovery model and some permit fees include subsidization. If the City Council approves a waiver of plan check and permit fees, the City (not the Applicant) will be paying approximately $615 in fees to Willdan Engineering for its plan check and inspection services. The City will subsidize approximately $221 in Planning review fees and other miscellaneous fees such as GIS, General Plan Update, SMIP, and CBSC fees.
DISCUSSION
Mr. John Mielke is currently a Boy Scout in Troup 371, is a student and part of the music program at St. John Bosco High School. Mr. Mielke's Eagle Scout project consists of converting existing classroom and storage space to a recording studio and tech control room within the band building at St. John Bosco High School located at 13640 Bellflower Boulevard. A licensed architect has prepared plans for the proposed scope of work. Mr.
Mielke has obtained approval from the Scouting Board and from St. John Bosco High School.
Staff Report — Fee Waiver
December 12, 2024
DISCUSSION — CONTINUED
On November 26, 2024, the Building Official and I met with Mr. Mielke and his architect regarding the proposed project and determined that the proposed scope of work requires building and electrical permits. The total permit costs, which includes plan check, inspections, planning review, and miscellaneous fees, is approximately $836.
Mr. Mielke’s Eagle Scout project is a volunteer project and in an effort to keep costs low, Mr. Mielke is requesting the building and electrical permit fees be waived. A letter requesting the fee waiver is attached.
ATTACHMENT
Fee Waiver Request from Mr. John Mielke ...................................................................... 3
Elizabeth Oba
From: John Mielke
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2024 2:38 PM
To: Elizabeth Oba
Subject: John Mielke - Eagle Scout Permit Waiver Request Hello Ms. Oba,
l would like to make a request for the waiver of fees of the Building Permit and Electrical Permit of my Eagle Scout Project. The purpose of the build is to impact the students at St. John Bosco High School, by providing them the opportunity to create their own sound with a newly constructed Recording Studio and Tech Control Room. Since it is an Eagle Project, it is primarily a volunteer effort, and we are doing our best to keep fees low.
For some background, I have been working with a licensed architect regarding the planning for the project, and we have examined the site thoroughly with the help of an electrical and structural engineer. After visiting the Pianning Office several times, we have made much progress in the Permit process, and this is the last part to be completed in order to go through with the project. I have gotten all of the Scouting and School approval needed for the project as well. Nonetheiess, thank you for your encouragement for this project, and I look fonlvard to hearing from you soon!
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