Resolution 2022-XX Page 1 of 2
DRAFT
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT
AMENDING ARTICLE V OF THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE TO ADD
THE RENT REVIEW PROGRAM FEE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF
THE RENT REVIEW ORDINANCE AND MAKING FINDINGS OF CEQA
EXEMPTION
WHEREAS, on March 1, 1994, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 8672, as amended from time to time, establishing the City’s Master Fee Schedule, fixing and establishing fees, rates and charges for goods and services provided by the City of Fremont; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Master Fee Schedule includes fees for certain City program services, which the City is allowed to collect to cover the costs of program administration; and
WHEREAS, on October 3, 2017, the City Council adopted a Rent Review Ordinance that went into effect on January 1, 2018, (the “Ordinance”) creating a process for tenants and landlords to address concerns about rent increases; and
WHEREAS, on December 5, 2017, the City Council authorized the setting of a fee which would allow the City to recover the costs of implementing and administering the Rent Review Program on an on-going basis; and
WHEREAS, Staff projects FY 2022/23 expenditures of $260,825 for administration of the Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, taking into consideration the carryover balance of unspent revenue from FY 2021/22 of $61,166, the cost that would need to be recovered with the FY 2022/23 fee is $199,659; and
WHEREAS, the City has estimated that there are approximately 15,095 rental units in Fremont subject to the Ordinance and taking into account various collection rates for different categories of landlords, based on contemplating both expected delinquencies and exemptions that have not yet been reported; and
WHEREAS, the proposed action is exempt from the requirements of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to, without limitation, CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2), (4) and/or (5) and/or 15061(b)(3), in that it is an administrative or fiscal activity of the City which does not have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, each of the foregoing providing a separate and independent basis for CEQA exemption.
Resolution 2022-XX Page 2 of 2
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Article V of the Master Fee Schedule (Resolution No. 8672, as amended) is amended to adjust the fee schedule of the Rent Review Program to read as follows:
Article V, Section I
Rent Review Program Fee
197 53510 3799 Rent Review Program Fee $13.00
SECTION 2. The Master Fee Schedule (as adopted by Resolution No. 8672, and as amended by this Resolution) shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk.
ADOPTED, , 2022 by the City Council of the City of Fremont, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk City Attorney