Business Agenda Item 5b
STAFF REPORT
City Council Business Agenda Item
DATE: April 18, 2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Aaron Felmlee, Finance Director
THROUGH: Merritt Perry, City Manager
SUBJECT: Public Hearing to Consider the Adoption of Various Rates and Fees for City Services Including Administrative; Parks; Recreation; Police; River Lodge & Monday Club; and Transit Fees; Resolution 2022-10
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Review and adopt the proposed Rates and Fees for Fiscal Year (FY) 22-23 for the Administrative, Parks, Recreation, Police, River Lodge & Monday Club, and Transit Divisions; Resolution 2022-10.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Staff presented the proposed budget for discussion to the City Council at a special workshop on March 17. Several action items came from those discussions; Council requested staff remove the $65 increase to the Fireworks Permit, remove the increases to Dog Licenses, increase by $10 the Additional fee if not vaccinated for rabies within the Police fees, add rehearsal time to the Riverlodge wedding package, and remove the Cal Fire’s Annual Training from the Riverlodge exempt use list.
All changes listed above have been incorporated into the attached Proposed Fee Schedule.
The purpose of this Public Hearing is to adopt the proposed fees for FY 22-23 and discuss the changes being proposed by staff.
For transparency and clarity, the adopted fees from FY 21-22, the proposed changes to the adopted FY 21-22 fees and the proposed FY 22-23 fees are all presented in the attached proposed fee schedule.
A summary of changes from the prior year are listed below:
Administrative Fee Schedule: Increase License Fee – Carnivals (pg. 2), Remove Operator’s Permit, and Remove Driver’s Permit (pg. 3).
Parks Fee Schedule: Add new fee for Skating Ages 5 & under Punch card (5 sessions) and Add new fee for Skating Ages 6 & over Punch card (5 sessions) (pg. 32).
Recreation Fee Schedule: Add new fee adult hardball games with lights per game, Remove softball/hardball tournaments City prep per field/day fee (pg. 34), and Remove Swim Program fee (pg. 35).
Police Fee Schedule: Add new fee for additional impound fee if animal is not vaccinated for rabies, Increase fee for Nuisance Dog Impound fee (pg. 36), Add new fees for making copies, Remove VIN Verification fee, Add Fingerprinting Additional Card per card fee, Increase False Alarm Police Response Fees, Remove Records Research per hour fee, Increase Solicitors Permit fee, Increase Naturalization Letter fee, Increase Civil Court Appearance Deposit Required, and Remove Concealed Weapons Permit fee (pg. 37).
Business Agenda Item 5b
River Lodge and Monday Club Fee Schedule: Increase Monday Club Rental fees, Add Fortuna Downtown Merchants and Friends of the Library to exempt from fees list, Increase Riverlodge Daily Rental fees, Add Riverlodge Hourly Rental fees (pg. 40), Increase Wedding Package fees, Increase Staff Expense fees (pg. 41), Add Food and Drink Service fees, Increase Deposit fees, and Increase Cancellation fees (pg. 42).
Transit Fee Schedule: No changes.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The various rates and fees for services have a direct financial impact on City revenues. The changes included in the adopted Fee Schedule will be incorporated into the FY 22-23 Budget.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
1. Receive staff report and review questions with staff
2. Open Public Hearing
3. Close Public Hearing
4. Motion to Adopt Resolution 2022-10; and read by title only. Roll Call vote ATTACHMENTS:
FY 22-23 Proposed Fee Schedule
Resolution 2022-10; A Resolution of the City Council of the City Of Fortuna Establishing a Schedule of Fees and Charges for Administrative, Parks, Recreation, Police, Riverlodge & Monday Club, and Transit within the City of Fortuna for Fiscal Year 2022-2023