RESOLUTION NO. 4879-2024
RESOLUTION OF THE FORT BRAGG CITY COUNCIL
REVISING THE CITY’S FEE SCHEDULE TO RECOVER THE COST OF CONTRACTED BUILDING PERMIT INSPECTION SERVICES
WHEREAS, the Fort Bragg Municipal Code, Title 17 (Coastal Land Use & Development Code), Title 18 (Inland Land Use & Development Code), the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, Section 15045, and Government Code Sections 65104 and 66014 authorize the establishment of fees to recover and defray costs incurred in the processing of applications for planning and subdivision projects, annexations, and building permits, including inspections ("Planning and Development Fees "); and WHEREAS, the City has solicited the services for contract building inspection services from 4Leaf Inc. and the costs incurred in providing those services would be directly charged to the beneficiaries of those services via an on-call contract; and WHEREAS, this action is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Title 14, the California Code of Regulations("CEQA Guidelines"), Section 15273(a)(1) which provides an exception for modifications to fees for the purpose of covering operating expenses for maintaining service within existing service areas; and WHEREAS, under Government Code section 66016, the specific fees to be charged for such services must be adopted by the City Council after providing notice and holding an open and public meeting; and WHEREAS, the City Council conducted an open public hearing on December 9, 2024, following the proper notice, to obtain comments on the proposed fee schedule; and WHEREAS, based on all the evidence presented at the time of the public hearing on this matter, the City Council finds as follows:
All notices and publications have been given by Government Code sections 6062a; and Information regarding the proposed fee increases, including the cost or estimated cost required to provide the service for which a specific fee is levied, have been made available to the public for at least ten (10) days prior to the public meeting; and The fees collected for providing miscellaneous services are not a source of additional general fund revenues nor are they a "special tax" as described in California Government Code section 50076; and The proposed fees as identified in Exhibit "A" have been reviewed and are found not to exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the services for which the fees are levied.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, FOUND, AND DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS:
That the Recitals set forth above are true and correct and incorporated fully herein as findings of fact, and That the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg does hereby adopt the fees as shown on Exhibit “A,” attached, showing the fees to be charged for the services described therein; and That the City Clerk is authorized and directed to update the Consolidated Fee Schedule to reflect the fees described in Exhibit "A"; and That these fees shall become effective February 7, 2025, 60 days following adoption of this Resolution.
The above and foregoing Resolution was introduced by Vice Mayor Rafanan, seconded by Councilmember Hockett, and passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg held on the 9th day of December 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Albin-Smith, Hockett, Peters, Vice Mayor Rafanan, and Mayor Godeke.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
RECUSED: None.
JASON GODEKE
Mayor
ATTEST:
AMBER LENORE WEAVER
Acting City Clerk
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