Agenda packet, first session — Glendale City Council, June 25, 2024 (part 3 of 4)

FY 2024-25 Proposed Citywide Fee Schedule - Fees, Fines, Rates & Charges VIII - Fire
Section 2: Ambulance Rates and Related Charges
Comments # Service Title Proposed
FY 2024-25 Fees Unit/Time FY 2023-24 Fees Effective Date New - Existing Fee 12 Mileage Reference LA County
Fee Schedule Per Mile 7/25/2024
New - Existing Fee 13 Oxygen Reference LA County
Fee Schedule Each 7/25/2024
FY 2024-25 Fees
N/A The ambulance rates that the City of Glendale charges are determined by the latest version of the County of Los Angeles rate schedule.

There shall be service charges for each person who requests an emergency medical response or who medically requires and receives the benefit of emergency medical treatment or transportation in an ambulance dispatched by the city. Such service charges shall be, and not exceed the maximum permitted by the county of Los Angeles general public ambulance rates, as they now exist or as amended, plus all applicable related charges including, but not limited to, consumable supplies. In the event a person receives any emergency medical assessment but is not transported, there shall be a charge reflecting the cost to provide such assessment, but in no event shall the charge be less than one hundred dollars. All charges outlined in Ordinance 5265 and Ordinance 5247 shall be applicable regardless of whether the ambulance dispatched by the city is city-owned, owned by another public agency or commercially owned. Multiple patient service charges shall be prorated when applicable. Please refer to the ordinance for a more details on the service charges.
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FY 2024-25 Proposed Citywide Fee Schedule - Fees, Fines, Rates & Charges IX - Glendale Water & Power (GWP) Rates and Charges
Section 1: Water Section Fees
Comments # Service Title Proposed
FY 2024-25 Fees Unit/Time FY 2023-24 Fees Effective Date Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
1 Water Service Installations: (Local Streets) - 1”
Water Meter and Service; 10’ or Less in Length Actual Cost Each Unit $ 7,057.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
2 Water Service Installations: 1” Water Meter and
Service; Greater than 10' in Length Actual Cost Each Unit $ 8,685.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
3 Water Service Installations: (Local Streets) - 1.5”
Water Meter and Service; 10’ or Less in Length Actual Cost Each Unit $ 7,497.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
4 Water Service Installations: 1.5” Water Meter and
Service; Greater than 10' in Length Actual Cost Each Unit $ 9,762.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
5 Water Service Installations: (Local Streets) - 2”
Water Meter and Service; 10’ or Less in Length Actual Cost Each Unit $ 7,947.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
6 Water Service Installations: 2” Water Meter and
Service; Greater than 10' in Length Actual Cost Each Unit $ 10,289.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
7 Water Service Installations: 3” equivalent Water
Meter and Service; 10’ or Less in Length Actual Cost Each Unit $ 11,928.00 7/25/2024 The fees provided below are based on average conditions for normal installations - up to 20 feet in length from the water main to the curb face. For installations over 20 feet in length or where unusual conditions exist, the City reserves the right to not use the standard fees below and charge the applicant the actual cost for the water service installation at the City’s sole discretion.
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FY 2024-25 Proposed Citywide Fee Schedule - Fees, Fines, Rates & Charges IX - Glendale Water & Power (GWP) Rates and Charges
Section 1: Water Section Fees
Comments # Service Title Proposed
FY 2024-25 Fees Unit/Time FY 2023-24 Fees Effective Date Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
8 Water Service Installations: 3” equivalent Water
Meter and Service; Greater than 10' in Length Actual Cost Each Unit $ 16,732.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
9 Water Meter: 1’’ Actual Cost Each Unit $ 547.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
10 Water Meter: 1.5’’ Actual Cost Each Unit $ 657.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
11 Water Meter: 2’’ Actual Cost Each Unit $ 877.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
12 Water Meter, Valves, & Water Meter Box/Vault
Set: Water Service Abandonment Fee (2’’ or Less) Actual Cost Each Unit $ 2,802.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
13 Fire Line Protection Service Installations: 4" Fire
Line; 10' or Less in Length* Actual Cost Each Unit $ 14,951.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
14 Fire Line Protection Service Installations: 4" Fire
Line; between 10' and 20' in Length* Actual Cost Each Unit $ 19,724.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
15 Fire Line Protection Service Installations: 6" Fire
Line; 10' or Less in Length* Actual Cost Each Unit $ 15,226.00 7/25/2024 193 of 205
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FY 2024-25 Proposed Citywide Fee Schedule - Fees, Fines, Rates & Charges IX - Glendale Water & Power (GWP) Rates and Charges
Section 1: Water Section Fees
Comments # Service Title Proposed
FY 2024-25 Fees Unit/Time FY 2023-24 Fees Effective Date Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
16 Fire Line Protection Service Installations: 6" Fire
Line; between 10' and 20' in Length* Actual Cost Each Unit $ 21,528.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
17 Fire Line Protection Service Installations: 8" Fire
Line; 10' or Less in Length* Actual Cost Each Unit $ 15,821.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
18 Fire Line Protection Service Installations: 8" Fire
Line; between 10' and 20' in Length* Actual Cost Each Unit $ 22,132.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
19 Fire Hydrant Head Upgrade: 2.5” x 4” Actual Cost Each Unit $ 2,263.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
20 Fire Hydrant Head Upgrade: 2.5” x 4” x 4" Actual Cost Each Unit $ 2,791.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
21 Inspection Fees; Water Service Installations
Performed by Private Contractor Actual Cost Per Service $ 273.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
22 Inspection Fees; Fire Line Installations Performed
by Private Contractor Actual Cost Per Service $ 493.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 23 Water Meter Test $ 250.00 Per Request $ 30.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Decrease 24 Well Permits; Non-Production Well $ 469.00 Per Request $ 587.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Decrease 25 Well Permits; Production Well $ 1,328.00 Per Request $ 1,329.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
26 Water Meter, Valves, & Water Meter Box/Vault
Set: 1" Actual Cost Each Unit $ 767.00 7/25/2024 194 of 205
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FY 2024-25 Proposed Citywide Fee Schedule - Fees, Fines, Rates & Charges IX - Glendale Water & Power (GWP) Rates and Charges
Section 1: Water Section Fees
Comments # Service Title Proposed
FY 2024-25 Fees Unit/Time FY 2023-24 Fees Effective Date Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
27 Water Meter, Valves, & Water Meter Box/Vault
Set: 1.5" Actual Cost Each Unit $ 888.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat amount to
"Actual Cost"
28 Water Meter, Valves, & Water Meter Box/Vault
Set: 2" Actual Cost Each Unit $ 1,218.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 29 Fire Flow Test $ 1,016.00 Per Request $ 926.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 30 Fire Flow Report Request $ 429.00 Per Request $ 237.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - New - Existing
Service 31 Water Service Installations: 4"+ Water Meter and Service Actual Cost Each Unit 7/25/2024
Fee Study - New - Existing
Service 32 Fire Line Protection Service Installations: Greater than 20'+ in Length Actual Cost Each Unit 7/25/2024
Fee Study - New - Existing
Service 33 Water Meter, Valves, & Water Meter Box/Vault Set: Greater than 2" Actual Cost Each Unit 7/25/2024
Fee Study - New - Existing
Service 34
Water Meter, Valves, & Water Meter Box/Vault
Set: Water Service Abandonment Fee (Greater
than 2’’)
Actual Cost Each Unit 7/25/2024
Fee Study - New - Existing
Service
35 Water Meter: Greater than 2’’ Actual Cost Each Unit 7/25/2024 Delete 23
Inspection Fees; Fire Sprinkler pressure test and
flush installations performed by private
contractor
Per Service $ 273.00 7/1/2024
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FY 2024-25 Proposed Citywide Fee Schedule - Fees, Fines, Rates & Charges IX - Glendale Water & Power (GWP) Rates and Charges
Section 2: Electric Section Fees (Miscellaneous and Secondary Service Connection Fees) Comments # Service Title Proposed
FY 2024-25 Fees Unit/Time FY 2023-24 Fees Effective Date Fee Study - No Change 1
Upgrading an existing OH or UG service to 100A
for Safety Reasons (Room Additions do not
Qualify)
Free Each Free 7/1/2024
Fee Study - No Change 2 Electrical Service Reconstruction due to Fire Damage with No Service Upgrade Free Each Free 7/1/2024 Fee Study - Increase 3
OH Services: Electrical Panel Relocation or
Update with No Service Size Change: Reusing the
Existing Service Conductor (in Lieu of Basic Flat
Fee)
$ 569.00 Each $ 379.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 4 OH Services: Mid-Span Service - Adder $ 852.00 Each $ 568.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 5 OH Services: Class 1Ph: 100-200A (R) (Cable Size #2 AL TRI) - Basic Flat Fee $ 923.00 Each $ 615.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 6 OH Services: Class 1Ph: 100-200A (R) (Cable Size #2 AL TRI) - Cable Cost Adder $ 0.48 Per Foot $ 0.46 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 7 OH Services: Class 1Ph: 200A(C) (Cable Size #1/0 AL TRI) - Basic Flat Fee $ 966.00 Each $ 644.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 8 OH Services: Class 1Ph: 200A(C) (Cable Size #1/0 AL TRI) - Cable Cost Adder $ 0.86 Per Foot $ 0.75 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 9 OH Services: Class 1Ph: 400A(R) (Cable Size #3/0 AL TRI) - Basic Flat Fee $ 1,253.00 Each $ 835.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 10 OH Services: Class 1Ph: 400A(R) (Cable Size #3/0 AL TRI) - Cable Cost Adder $ 1.71 Per Foot $ 1.52 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 11 OH Services: Class 1Ph: 400A (C) (Parallel #1/0 AL TRI) - Basic Flat Fee $ 1,364.00 Each $ 909.00 7/25/2024 196 of 205
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FY 2024-25 Proposed Citywide Fee Schedule - Fees, Fines, Rates & Charges IX - Glendale Water & Power (GWP) Rates and Charges
Section 2: Electric Section Fees (Miscellaneous and Secondary Service Connection Fees) Comments # Service Title Proposed
FY 2024-25 Fees Unit/Time FY 2023-24 Fees Effective Date Fee Study - Increase 12 OH Services: Class 1Ph: 400A (C) (Parallel #1/0 AL TRI) - Cable Cost Adder $ 1.72 Per Foot $ 1.51 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 13 OH Services: Class 3Ph: 100-200A (Cable Size #1/0 Quad) - Basic Flat Fee $ 1,047.00 Each $ 698.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 14 OH Services: Class 3Ph: 100-200A (Cable Size #1/0 Quad) - Cable Cost Adder $ 1.34 Per Foot $ 1.29 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 15 OH Services: Class 3Ph: 400A (Cable Size Parallel #1/0 Quad) - Basic Flat Fee $ 1,494.00 Each $ 1,016.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 16 OH Services: Class 3Ph: 400A (Cable Size Parallel #1/0 Quad) - Cable Cost Adder $ 2.68 Per Foot $ 2.58 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 17
UG Services: Electrical Panel Change with no
Service Size Change: Reusing Service Conductor
and De-Energizing Panel for R&R (Remove &
Replace Panel) (in Lieu of Basic Flat Fee)
$ 2,940.00 Each $ 1,960.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 18
UG Services: Electrical Panel Change with no
Service Size Change: Reusing Service Conductor
and without De-Energizing Panel (in Lieu of Basic
Flat Fee)
$ 569.00 Each $ 379.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 19 UG Services: Class 1Ph: 100-150A (R) (1/0-2-1/0) - Basic Flat Fee $ 2,369.00 Each $ 1,579.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 20 UG Services: Class 1Ph: 100-150A (R) (1/0-2-1/0) - Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $ 1,137.00 Each $ 758.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Decrease 21 UG Services: Class 1Ph: 100-150A (R) (1/0-2-1/0) - Cable Cost Adder $ 1.04 Per Foot $ 1.08 7/25/2024 197 of 205
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FY 2024-25 Proposed Citywide Fee Schedule - Fees, Fines, Rates & Charges IX - Glendale Water & Power (GWP) Rates and Charges
Section 2: Electric Section Fees (Miscellaneous and Secondary Service Connection Fees) Comments # Service Title Proposed
FY 2024-25 Fees Unit/Time FY 2023-24 Fees Effective Date Fee Study - Increase 22 UG Services: Class 1Ph: 200A (R) (4/0-2/0-4/0) - Basic Flat Fee $ 2,409.00 Each $ 1,606.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 23 UG Services: Class 1Ph: 200A (R) (4/0-2/0-4/0) - Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $ 1,137.00 Each $ 758.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 24 UG Services: Class 1Ph: 200A (R) (4/0-2/0-4/0) - Cable Cost Adder $ 2.04 Per Foot $ 1.36 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 25 UG Services: Class 1Ph: 400A(R) (350-4/0-350) - Basic Flat Fee $ 2,526.00 Each $ 1,684.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 26 UG Services: Class 1Ph: 400A(R) (350-4/0-350) - Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $ 1,137.00 Each $ 758.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 27 UG Services: Class 1Ph: 400A(R) (350-4/0-350) - Cable Cost Adder $ 3.48 Per Foot $ 2.13 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 28 UG Services: Class 1Ph: 400A (C) (750-500-750) - Basic Flat Fee $ 6,575.00 Each $ 4,383.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 29 UG Services: Class 1Ph: 400A (C) (750-500-750) - Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $ 1,137.00 Each $ 758.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 30 UG Services: Class 1Ph: 400A (C) (750-500-750) - Cable Cost Adder $ 7.04 Per Foot $ 4.61 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 31 UG Services: Class 3Ph: 200A (3-4/0,2/0) - Basic Flat Fee $ 6,171.00 Each $ 4,114.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 32 UG Services: Class 3Ph: 200A (3-4/0,2/0) - Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $ 2,940.00 Each $ 1,960.00 7/25/2024 198 of 205
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FY 2024-25 Proposed Citywide Fee Schedule - Fees, Fines, Rates & Charges IX - Glendale Water & Power (GWP) Rates and Charges
Section 2: Electric Section Fees (Miscellaneous and Secondary Service Connection Fees) Comments # Service Title Proposed
FY 2024-25 Fees Unit/Time FY 2023-24 Fees Effective Date Fee Study - Increase 33 UG Services: Class 3Ph: 200A (3-4/0,2/0) - Cable Cost Adder $ 2.71 Per Foot $ 1.92 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 34 UG Services: Class 3Ph: 400A (3-750, 4/0) - Basic Flat Fee $ 6,698.00 Each $ 4,465.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 35 UG Services: Class 3Ph: 400A (3-750, 4/0) - Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $ 2,940.00 Each $ 1,960.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 36 UG Services: Class 3Ph: 400A (3-750, 4/0) - Cable Cost Adder $ 8.15 Per Foot $ 5.43 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 37 OH/UG Services: Class 1Ph: 100-150A (R) (1/0-2- 1/0) - Basic Flat Fee $ 5,910.00 Each $ 3,940.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 38 OH/UG Services: Class 1Ph: 100-150A (R) (1/0-2- 1/0) - Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $ 1,860.00 Each $ 1,240.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Decrease 39 OH/UG Services: Class 1Ph: 100-150A (R) (1/0-2- 1/0) - Cable Cost Adder $ 1.04 Per Foot $ 1.08 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 40
OH/UG Services: Class 1Ph: 200A (R)(4/0-2/0-4/0)
- Basic Flat Fee $ 5,991.00 Each $ 3,994.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 41 OH/UG Services: Class 1Ph: 200A (R)(4/0-2/0-4/0) - Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $ 1,860.00 Each $ 1,240.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 42 OH/UG Services: Class 1Ph: 200A (R)(4/0-2/0-4/0) - Cable Cost Adder $ 2.04 Per Foot $ 1.36 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 43 OH/UG Services: Class 1Ph: 400A (R) (350-4/0- 350) - Basic Flat Fee $ 6,224.00 Each $ 4,149.00 7/25/2024 199 of 205
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FY 2024-25 Proposed Citywide Fee Schedule - Fees, Fines, Rates & Charges IX - Glendale Water & Power (GWP) Rates and Charges
Section 2: Electric Section Fees (Miscellaneous and Secondary Service Connection Fees) Comments # Service Title Proposed
FY 2024-25 Fees Unit/Time FY 2023-24 Fees Effective Date Fee Study - Increase 44 OH/UG Services: Class 1Ph: 400A (R) (350-4/0- 350) - Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $ 1,860.00 Each $ 1,240.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 45 OH/UG Services: Class 1Ph: 400A (R) (350-4/0- 350) - Cable Cost Adder $ 3.48 Per Foot $ 2.13 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 46 OH/UG Services: Class 1Ph: 400A (C) (750-500- 750) - Basic Flat Fee $ 8,831.00 Each $ 5,887.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 47 OH/UG Services: Class 1Ph: 400A (C) (750-500- 750) - Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $ 1,860.00 Each $ 1,240.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 48 OH/UG Services: Class 1Ph: 400A (C) (750-500- 750) - Cable Cost Adder $ 7.04 Per Foot $ 4.61 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 49 OH/UG Services: Class 3Ph: 200A (3-4/0,2/0) - Basic Flat Fee $ 6,161.00 Each $ 4,107.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 50
OH/UG Services: Class 3Ph: 200A (3-4/0,2/0) - Flat
Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $ 3,722.00 Each $ 2,481.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 51 OH/UG Services: Class 3Ph: 200A (3-4/0,2/0) - Cable Cost Adder $ 2.71 Per Foot $ 1.92 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 52 OH/UG Services: Class 3Ph: 400A (3-750, 4/0) - Basic Flat Fee $ 9,077.00 Each $ 6,051.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 53 OH/UG Services: Class 3Ph: 400A (3-750, 4/0) - Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $ 3,722.00 Each $ 2,481.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 54 OH/UG Services: Class 3Ph: 400A (3-750, 4/0) - Cable Cost Adder $ 8.69 Per Foot $ 5.43 7/25/2024 200 of 205
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FY 2024-25 Proposed Citywide Fee Schedule - Fees, Fines, Rates & Charges IX - Glendale Water & Power (GWP) Rates and Charges
Section 2: Electric Section Fees (Miscellaneous and Secondary Service Connection Fees) Comments # Service Title Proposed
FY 2024-25 Fees Unit/Time FY 2023-24 Fees Effective Date Fee Study - Increase 55 Miscellaneous Electric - 400A: Installing Meter Equipment (CT) in Standing Sections Service Fee $ 1,385.00 Each $ 923.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 56 Miscellaneous Electric - Meter Meggering Test Fee
$ 258.00 Each $ 172.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 57 Miscellaneous Electric - Pulse Meter Service Fee $ 897.00 Each $ 617.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 58 Miscellaneous Electric - Service Spot Fee (Commercial and Multi-Residential)
$ 323.00 Each $ 215.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 59 Miscellaneous Electric - Service Spot Revision $ 80.00 Each $ 53.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 60 Miscellaneous Electric - Quitclaim - Summary Vacation (GWP Only)
$ 798.00 Each $ 538.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 61 Miscellaneous Electric - Preliminary Electrical Engineering Services
$ 516.00 Each $ 344.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Decrease 62 Miscellaneous Electric - Easement Processing Fee $ 798.00 Each $ 841.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Decrease 63 Miscellaneous Electric - Permit-to-Encroach (PTE) Fee
$ 798.00 Each $ 841.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 64 Miscellaneous Electric - Permit-to-Occupy (PTO) Fee
$ 242.00 Each $ 161.00 7/25/2024 No Fee Change 65 Initial Review Fee $ 1,777.00 Per Application $ 1,777.00 7/1/2024 No Fee Change 66 Interconnection Study Fee Actual Cost Hourly Rate Actual Cost 7/1/2024 No Fee Change 67 GWP Design and Construction Actual Cost Hourly Rate Actual Cost 7/1/2024 No Fee Change 68 O&M Costs for the Interconnection Actual Cost Hourly Rate Actual Cost 7/1/2024 Fee Study - New Service 69 Miscellaneous Electric - Electrical Research $ 172.00 Per Hour 7/25/2024 201 of 205
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FY 2024-25 Proposed Citywide Fee Schedule - Fees, Fines, Rates & Charges IX - Glendale Water & Power (GWP) Rates and Charges
Section 3: Customer Service Section Fees
Comments # Service Title Proposed
FY 2024-25 Fees Unit/Time FY 2023-24 Fees Effective Date Fee Study - Increase 1 New Account Setup; New Account $ 20.00 Each $ 15.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 2 New Account Setup; New Account/Same Day Turn On (Non-Remote Turn-On's) $ 59.00 Each $ 53.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 3 New Account Setup; New Meter Application $ 20.00 Each $ 15.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 4 New Account Setup; Each Additional Meter $ 8.00 Each $ 5.00 7/25/2024 No Fee Change 5 Delinquency (Inclusive of All Services on GWP bill); Late Charge
Greater of $15 or

1.5% Each The Greater of $15 or

1.5% 7/1/2024
Fee Study - Increase 6 Delinquency (Inclusive of All Services on GWP bill); Disconnect $ 27.00 Each $ 25.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 7 Delinquency (Inclusive of All Services on GWP bill); Collection Field Visit $ 27.00 Each $ 25.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat Amount to
"Actual Cost"
8 Delinquency (Inclusive of All Services on GWP bill);
Disconnect Service at Pole or Vault Actual Cost Each $ 273.00 7/25/2024 No Fee Change 9 Delinquency (Inclusive of All Services on GWP bill); Master Meter Posting
$ 327.00 Each $ 327.00 7/1/2024 Fee Study - Increase 10 Delinquency (Inclusive of All Services on GWP bill); Reconnect Service
$ 27.00 Each $ 25.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 11
Delinquency (Inclusive of All Services on GWP bill);
Reconnect Service; Same Day (Non-remote
reconnect)
$ 52.00 Each $ 50.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Modification -
From Flat Amount to
"Actual Cost"
12 Delinquency (Inclusive of All Services on GWP bill); Reconnect Service; At Pole or Vault Actual Cost Each $ 273.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 13 Delinquency (Inclusive of All Services on GWP Bill); Unauthorized Connection $ 27.00 Each $ 25.00 7/25/2024 No Fee Change 14 Delinquency (Inclusive of All Services on GWP Bill); Electric Diversion, Tampering, and/or Theft $ 273.00 Each $ 273.00 7/1/2024 203 of 205
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FY 2024-25 Proposed Citywide Fee Schedule - Fees, Fines, Rates & Charges IX - Glendale Water & Power (GWP) Rates and Charges
Section 3: Customer Service Section Fees
Comments # Service Title Proposed
FY 2024-25 Fees Unit/Time FY 2023-24 Fees Effective Date No Fee Change 15 Delinquency (Inclusive of All Services on GWP Bill); Water Diversion, Tampering, and/or Theft $ 273.00 Each $ 273.00 7/1/2024 No Fee Change 16 Delinquency (Inclusive of All Services on GWP Bill); Damaged Equipment Actual Cost Each Unit Price 7/1/2024 No Fee Change 17 Delinquency (Inclusive of All Services on GWP Bill); Damaged Equipment; Broke Water Lock Actual Cost Each Unit Price 7/1/2024 Fee Study - Increase 18 Smart Meter Opt-Out; Electric Smart Meter Manual Reading Fee $ 33.00 Per Billing Period $ 10.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 19
Smart Meter Opt-Out; Electric Smart Meter
Manual Reading Fee for Each Additional Attempt
to Read an Inaccessible Meter
$ 33.00 Per Attempt (With
Notification) $ 10.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 20
Smart Meter Opt-Out; Electric Smart Meter and
water meter manual reading (if both meters are
located in the same location)
$ 33.00 Per Attempt (With
Notification) $ 10.00 7/25/2024 Fee Study - Increase 21 Smart Meter Opt-Out; Water Meter Manual Reading fee $ 33.00
Per Attempt (With
Notification) $ 10.00 7/25/2024 Delete 20 Smart Meter Opt-Out Fees; Electric Meter reading fee (for meters other than the Smart Meter)
Per attempt (With
Notification) $ 10.00 7/1/2024 204 of 205
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FY 2024-25 Proposed Citywide Fee Schedule - Fees, Fines, Rates & Charges IX - Glendale Water & Power (GWP) Rates and Charges
Section 4: Fiber Optic Section Fees
Comments # Service Title Proposed
FY 2024-25 Fees Unit/Time FY 2023-24 Fees Effective Date Increase 1 GWP Customer Dark Fiber Lease Rate $ 250.00 Per Strand Per
Mile (or Fraction
Thereof) Per
Month
$ 241.00 7/25/2024
No Fee Change 2
New Service Connections - The Connection Fee
for New Installations is an Aid-In-Construction
Charge to Recover Costs Incurred in Providing
Fiber Optic Service (For Each New Connection
Project, an Estimate will be Generated. Billing will
be for Actual Charges Unless they Exceed the
Original Estimate, in Which Case Billing will be for
the Estimated Amount Only).

Actual Cost One Time, Non-
Recurring Charge Actual Cost 7/1/2024
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CITY OF GLENDALE

SUMMARY OF REVENUES BY FUND TYPE
Exhibit 1
Adopted
FY 2023-24
Proposed
FY 2024-25
Increase /
(Decrease) % Change
General Fund
General Fund 309,721,822$ 326,250,897$ 16,529,075$ 5.3% General Fund Total 309,721,822$ 326,250,897$ 16,529,075$ 5.3% Special Revenue
2010 - CDBG Fund 1,764,982$ 2,199,847$ 434,865$ 24.6% 2020 - Housing Assistance Fund 54,044,509 49,352,582 (4,691,927) -8.7% 2030 - Home Grant Fund 1,706,169 1,377,168 (329,001) -19.3% 2050 - Emergency Solutions Grant Fund 152,207 155,123 2,916 1.9% 2060 - Workforce Fund 6,241,335 8,537,000 2,295,665 36.8% 2090 - Affordable Housing Trust Fund 84,440 295,980 211,540 250.5% 2100 - Urban Art Fund 503,369 371,000 (132,369) -26.3% 2110 - Glendale Youth Alliance Fund 3,064,133 3,581,569 517,436 16.9% 2120 - BEGIN Homeownership Fund 10,000 10,000 - 0.0% 2130 - Low&Mod Income Housing Asset Fund 1,468,000 1,292,000 (176,000) -12.0% 2160 - Grant Fund 362,495 852,431 489,936 135.2% 2190 - Hazardous Disposal Fund 2,008,000 2,567,000 559,000 27.8% 2210 - Parking Fund 10,707,000 11,940,000 1,233,000 11.5% 2220 - Measure M Local Return Fund 4,145,082 4,071,307 (73,775) -1.8% 2240 - Measure H Fund 307,899 563,507 255,608 83.0% 2260 - Measure W Fund 1,794,000 1,743,000 (51,000) -2.8% 2280 - Permanent Local Housing Allocation Fund - 743,294 743,294 N/A 2510 - Air Quality Improvement Fund 277,000 281,000 4,000 1.4% 2530 - San Fernando Landscape District Fund 74,000 76,488 2,488 3.4% 2540 - Measure R Local Return Fund 3,689,132 3,641,035 (48,097) -1.3% 2560 - Transit Prop A Local Return Fund 5,777,261 5,597,175 (180,086) -3.1% 2570 - Transit Prop C Local Return Fund 4,830,509 4,707,714 (122,795) -2.5% 2580 - Transit Utility Fund 16,458,909 16,971,408 512,499 3.1% 2610 - Police Fund 1,265,668 1,287,817 22,149 1.7% 2620 - Supplemental Law Enforcement Fund 570,000 625,000 55,000 9.6% 2660 - Fire Mutual Aid Fund 1,000,000 1,000,000 - 0.0% 2700 - Nutritional Meals Grant Fund 661,483 673,983 12,500 1.9% 2750 - Library Fund 201,352 277,012 75,660 37.6% 2800 - Cable Access Fund 524,000 477,000 (47,000) -9.0% 2910 - Electric Public Benefit Fund 7,681,000 10,638,000 2,957,000 38.5% Special Revenue Total 131,373,934$ 135,906,440$ 4,532,506$ 3.5% Debt Service
3031 - Police Building 2019 Fund 1,695,000$ 1,687,000$ (8,000)$ -0.5% Debt Service Total 1,695,000$ 1,687,000$ (8,000)$ -0.5% Capital Projects
General Fund - Capital Improvement 8,555,000$ 10,000,000$ 1,445,000$ 16.9% 4020 - State Gas Tax Fund 9,578,923 10,765,653 1,186,730 12.4% 4030 - Landfill Postclosure Fund 6,876,000 1,058,000 (5,818,000) -84.6% 4050 - Parks Mitigation Fee Fund 1,577,000 2,862,227 1,285,227 81.5% 4070 - Library Mitigation Fee Fund 135,111 242,079 106,968 79.2% 4090 - CIP Reimbursement Fund - 17,062,433 17,062,433 N/A 4100 - San Fernando Corridor Tax Share Fund 6,582,000 1,298,000 (5,284,000) -80.3% 4110 - Housing Development Impact Fee Fund 86,348 35,000 (51,348) -59.5% 4130 - Measure A Fund 650,000 150,000 (500,000) -76.9% Capital Projects Total 34,040,382$ 43,473,392$ 9,433,010$ 27.7% *
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Exhibit 1
Adopted
FY 2023-24
Proposed
FY 2024-25
Increase /
(Decrease) % Change
Enterprise
5250 - Sewer Fund 28,394,000$ 23,407,000$ (4,987,000)$ -17.6% 5300 - Refuse Disposal Fund 17,704,625 23,184,743 5,480,118 31.0% 5400 - Fiber Optic Fund 247,000 233,000 (14,000) -5.7% 5800 - Fire Communication Fund 6,001,685 6,365,967 364,282 6.1% 5820 - Electric Works Revenue Fund 247,222,545 336,177,205 88,954,660 36.0% 5830 - Electric Depreciation Fund 19,112,145 15,564,936 (3,547,209) -18.6% 5850 - Electric Customer Paid Capital Fund 2,000,000 2,000,000 - 0.0% 5860 - Energy Cost Adjust Charge Fund 5,100,000 - (5,100,000) -100.0% 5880 - Electric Customer Repair Fund 50,000 - (50,000) -100.0% 5920 - Water Works Revenue Fund 58,383,172 54,235,372 (4,147,800) -7.1% 5930 - Water Depreciation Fund 7,389,947 7,449,084 59,137 0.8% 5950 - Water Customer Paid Capital Fund 1,275,000 1,275,000 - 0.0% 5980 - Water Customer Repair Fund 55,000 30,000 (25,000) -45.5% Enterprise Total 392,935,119$ 469,922,307$ 76,987,188$ 19.6% Internal Service
6010 - Fleet Management Fund 17,748,672$ 14,108,660$ (3,640,012)$ -20.5% 6020 - Joint Air Support Fund 1,936,083 2,261,175 325,092 16.8% 6030 - ITD Infrastructure Fund 11,022,229 16,103,705 5,081,476 46.1% 6040 - ITD Applications Fund 8,600,808 8,712,870 112,062 1.3% 6070 - Building Maintenance Fund 9,802,780 9,528,915 (273,865) -2.8% 6100 - Unemployment Insurance Fund 99,969 104,412 4,443 4.4% 6120 - Liability Insurance Fund 16,857,816 17,868,832 1,011,016 6.0% 6140 - Workers Comp Insurance Fund 23,369,146 24,785,950 1,416,804 6.1% 6150 - Dental Insurance Fund 1,291,409 1,251,951 (39,458) -3.1% 6160 - Medical Insurance Fund 28,804,331 26,168,952 (2,635,379) -9.1% 6170 - Vision Insurance Fund 206,458 216,405 9,947 4.8% 6400 - Employee Benefits Fund 7,995,826 8,430,605 434,779 5.4% 6410 - RHSP Benefits Fund 1,390,503 1,402,301 11,798 0.8% 6420 - Post Employment Benefits Fund 928,203 957,643 29,440 3.2% 6600 - Wireless Fund 6,640,247 4,907,830 (1,732,417) -26.1% Internal Service Total 136,694,480$ 136,810,206$ 115,726$ 0.1% All Funds - Grand Total 1,006,460,737$ 1,114,050,242$ 107,589,505$ 10.7% * Revised FY 2023-24 Revenues
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SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS BY FUND TYPE
Exhibit 2
Adopted Proposed Increase/
2023-24 2024-25 (Decrease) % Change
General Fund
City Attorney 5,309,166$ 5,486,333$ 177,167$ 3.3% City Clerk 1,527,864 1,605,535 77,671 5.1% City Treasurer 1,104,064 1,038,324 (65,740) -6.0% Community Development 25,957,415 22,536,577 (3,420,838) -13.2% Community Services & Parks 24,403,163 25,928,946 1,525,783 6.3% Finance 7,363,608 7,569,240 205,632 2.8% Fire 80,103,202 85,749,521 5,646,319 7.0% Human Resources 4,053,439 4,881,691 828,252 20.4% Library, Arts & Culture 13,750,638 14,755,213 1,004,575 7.3% Management Services 7,281,011 7,343,214 62,203 0.9% Police 116,983,054 124,035,552 7,052,498 6.0% Public Works 18,660,665 19,905,862 1,245,197 6.7% Transfers 15,987,983 14,432,983 (1,555,000) -9.7% Non-Departmental (8,000,000) (9,609,247) (1,609,247) 20.1% General Fund Total 314,485,272$ 325,659,744$ 11,174,472$ 3.6% Special Revenue
2010 - CDBG Fund 1,764,982$ 2,199,847$ 434,865$ 24.6% 2020 - Housing Assistance Fund 54,227,163 53,221,721 (1,005,442) -1.9% 2030 - Home Grant Fund 1,706,169 1,377,168 (329,001) -19.3% 2050 - Emergency Solutions Grant Fund 152,207 155,123 2,916 1.9% 2060 - Workforce Fund 6,241,335 8,537,000 2,295,665 36.8% 2090 - Affordable Housing Trust Fund 109,423 187,465 78,042 71.3% 2100 - Urban Art Fund 2,200,000 2,200,000 - 0.0% 2110 - Glendale Youth Alliance Fund 3,064,133 3,581,569 517,436 16.9% 2120 - BEGIN Homeownership Fund 10,000 10,000 - 0.0% 2130 - Low&Mod Income Housing Asset Fund 1,852,090 1,834,382 (17,708) -1.0% 2160 - Grant Fund 6,362,495 902,431 (5,460,064) -85.8% 2190 - Hazardous Disposal Fund 2,060,122 1,973,858 (86,264) -4.2% 2210 - Parking Fund 14,369,215 17,308,485 2,939,270 20.5% 2220 - Measure M Local Return Fund 1,240,017 2,501,296 1,261,279 101.7% 2240 - Measure H Fund 307,899 563,507 255,608 83.0% 2260 - Measure W Fund 2,055,483 1,960,161 (95,322) -4.6% 2280 - Permanent Local Housing Allocation Fund - 74,313 74,313 N/A 2510 - Air Quality Improvement Fund 261,905 1,086,950 825,045 315.0% 2530 - San Fernando Landscape District Fund 95,500 97,488 1,988 2.1% 2540 - Measure R Local Return Fund 3,346,859 9,361,188 6,014,329 179.7% 2560 - Transit Prop A Local Return Fund 7,800,498 6,421,443 (1,379,055) -17.7% 2570 - Transit Prop C Local Return Fund 5,069,039 5,022,334 (46,705) -0.9% 2580 - Transit Utility Fund 16,458,909 16,971,408 512,499 3.1% 2600 - Asset Forfeiture Fund 1,839,117 199,700 (1,639,417) -89.1% 2610 - Police Fund 1,265,668 1,287,817 22,149 1.7% 2620 - Supplemental Law Enforcement Fund 570,000 625,000 55,000 9.6% 2660 - Fire Mutual Aid Fund 781,947 881,045 99,098 12.7% 2700 - Nutritional Meals Grant Fund 661,483 673,983 12,500 1.9% 2750 - Library Fund 490,749 960,829 470,080 95.8% 2800 - Cable Access Fund 91,597 16,000 (75,597) -82.5% 2910 - Electric Public Benefit Fund 8,866,167 10,048,000 1,181,833 13.3% Special Revenue Total 145,322,171$ 152,241,511$ 6,919,340$ 4.8% 513 of 724

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Exhibit 2
Adopted Proposed Increase/
2023-24 2024-25 (Decrease) % Change
Debt Service
3031 - Police Building 2019 Fund 2,993,300$ 2,995,000$ 1,700$ 0.1% Debt Service Total 2,993,300$ 2,995,000$ 1,700$ 0.1% Capital Improvement
General Fund - Capital Improvement
Community Development 1,355,000$ 650,000$ (705,000)$ -52.0% Community Services & Parks 3,200,000 4,200,000 1,000,000 31.3% Fire 700,000 1,150,000 450,000 64.3% Library, Arts & Culture 100,000 - (100,000) -100.0% Public Works 3,475,000 5,560,000 2,085,000 60.0% Total General Fund - Capital Improvement 8,830,000$ 11,560,000$ 2,730,000$ 30.9% 4020 - State Gas Tax Fund 9,360,000$ 2,310,000$ (7,050,000)$ -75.3% 4050 - Parks Mitigation Fee Fund 2,000,000 2,000,000 - 0.0% 4070 - Library Mitigation Fee Fund 550,000 200,000 (350,000) -63.6% 4090 - CIP Reimbursement Fund - 17,062,433 17,062,433 N/A 4130 - Measure A Fund 650,000 150,000 (500,000) -76.9% Capital Improvement Total 21,390,000$ 33,282,433$ 11,892,433$ 55.6% Enterprise
5250 - Sewer Fund 47,968,758$ 49,298,393$ 1,329,635$ 2.8% 5300 - Refuse Disposal Fund 32,770,930 29,652,316 (3,118,614) -9.5% 5400 - Fiber Optic Fund 331,093 633,854 302,761 91.4% 5800 - Fire Communication Fund 6,666,380 8,193,983 1,527,603 22.9% 5820 - Electric Works Revenue Fund 330,114,772 325,979,077 (4,135,695) -1.3% 5830 - Electric Depreciation Fund 47,927,131 40,989,252 (6,937,879) -14.5% 5850 - Electric Customer Paid Capital Fund 2,000,000 2,000,000 - 0.0% 5880 - Electric Customer Repair Fund 50,000 - (50,000) -100.0% 5920 - Water Works Revenue Fund 61,937,978 66,666,795 4,728,817 7.6% 5930 - Water Depreciation Fund 12,427,237 19,440,312 7,013,075 56.4% 5950 - Water Customer Paid Capital Fund 1,275,000 1,275,000 - 0.0% 5980 - Water Customer Repair Fund 55,000 30,000 (25,000) -45.5% Enterprise Total 543,524,279$ 544,158,982$ 634,703$ 0.1% Internal Service
6010 - Fleet Management Fund 28,636,327$ 22,529,448$ (6,106,879)$ -21.3% 6020 - Joint Air Support Fund 1,838,083 2,148,175 310,092 16.9% 6030 - ITD Infrastructure Fund 15,421,978 18,672,814 3,250,836 21.1% 6040 - ITD Applications Fund 9,593,265 11,488,702 1,895,437 19.8% 6070 - Building Maintenance Fund 13,404,783 13,377,614 (27,169) -0.2% 6100 - Unemployment Insurance Fund 99,090 114,028 14,938 15.1% 6120 - Liability Insurance Fund 13,337,119 15,029,152 1,692,033 12.7% 6140 - Workers Comp Insurance Fund 17,449,652 20,961,754 3,512,102 20.1% 6150 - Dental Insurance Fund 1,378,851 1,343,797 (35,054) -2.5% 6160 - Medical Insurance Fund 28,100,323 26,140,633 (1,959,690) -7.0% 6170 - Vision Insurance Fund 214,351 226,602 12,251 5.7% 6400 - Employee Benefits Fund 5,760,277 5,450,784 (309,493) -5.4% 6410 - RHSP Benefits Fund 1,267,836 1,299,525 31,689 2.5% 6420 - Post Employment Benefits Fund 866,662 672,707 (193,955) -22.4% 6600 - Wireless Fund 7,695,587 6,592,619 (1,102,968) -14.3% Internal Service Total 145,064,184$ 146,048,354$ 984,170$ 0.7% All Funds - Grand Total 1,172,779,206$ 1,204,386,024$ 31,606,818$ 2.7% 514 of 724

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Exhibit 3
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction and Executive Summary 1

2. Legal Framework and Policy Considerations 5

3. User Fee Study Methodology 9

4. Results Overview 11

5. City Clerk 12

6. Citywide Charges 14

7. Citywide Filming 16

8. Community Development – Building 19

9. Community Development - Housing 34

10. Community Development - Licensing 36

11. Community Development – Neighborhood Services 41

12. Community Development – Planning 43

13. Community Services & Parks 55

14. Fire - Prevention 65

15. Glendale Water & Power – Customer Service 74

16. Glendale Water & Power – Electric 76

17. Glendale Water & Power - Water 79

18. Library, Arts & Culture 82

19. Police 86
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20. Public Works - Engineering 88

21. Public Works – Environmental Management 93

22. Public Works – Integrated Waste 94

23. Public Works – Maintenance 96

24. General Plan Maintenance Fee 98

25. Annual Revenue Impact 101

26. Cost Recovery Considerations 106
Appendix – Comparative Survey 110
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1. Introduction and Executive Summary

The report, which follows, presents the results of the Development -Related Cost of Services (User Fee) Study conducted by the Matrix Consulting Group for the City of Glendale.
1 Project Background and Overview

The Matrix Consulting Group analyzed the cost-of-service relationships that exist between fees for service activities in the following 20 departments / divisions: City Clerk, Citywide Charges, Citywide Filming, Building, Housing, Licensing, Neighborhood Services, Planning, Community Services & Parks, Fire Prevention, Customer Service, Electric, Water, Library, Police, Engineering, Environmental Management, Integrated Waste, and Maintenance. The results of this Study provide a tool for understanding current service levels, the cost and demand for those services, and what fees for service can and should be charged.
2 General Project Approach and Methodology

The methodology employed by the Matrix Consulting Group is a widely accepted “bottom up” approach to cost analysis, where time spent per unit of fee activity is determined for each position within a Department or Program. Once time spent for a fee activity is determined, all applicable City costs are then considered in the calculation of the “full” cost of providing each service. The following table provides an overview of types of costs applied in establishing the “full” cost of services provided by the City:

Table 1: Overview of Cost Components

Cost Component Description

Direct

Fiscal Year 2023 Budgeted salaries, benefits and allowable expenditures.

Indirect

Division, departmental, and Citywide administration / management and clerical support.

Together, the cost components in the table above comprise the calculation of the total “full” cost of providing any particular service, regardless of whether a fee for that service is charged.

The work accomplished by the Matrix Consulting Group in the analysis of the proposed fees for service involved the following steps:
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• Departmental Staff Interviews: The project team interviewed Departmental staff regarding their needs for clarification to the structure of existing fee items, or for addition of new fee items.

• Data Collection: Data was collected for each permit / service, including time estimates. In addition, all budgeted costs and staffing levels for Fiscal Year 20 23 were entered into the Matrix Consulting Group’s analytical software model.

• Cost Analysis: The full cost of providing each service included in the analysis was established.

• Review and Approval of Results with City Staff: Department management has reviewed and approved these documented results.

A more detailed description of user fee methodology, as well as legal and policy considerations are provided in subsequent chapters of this report. 3 Summary of Results

When comparing FY 2023 fee-related budgeted expenditures with fee-related revenue the City is under-recovering its costs by approximately $9.3 million and recovering 68% of its costs. The following table shows by major service area / discipline, the revenue collected, the total annual cost, the resulting difference, and the resulting cost recovery percentage.

Table 2: Annual Cost Recovery Analysis

Service Area
Total
Revenue
Total
Annual Cost Difference
Cost
Recovery %
City Clerk $351 $591 ($240) 59%
Building $9,153,401 $9,947,522 ($794,121) 92%
Planning $1,227,191 $1,952,511 ($725,320) 63%
Neighborhood Services $463,098 $817,613 ($354,515) 57%
Housing $21,220 $229,118 ($207,898) 9%
Engineering $1,469,779 $1,926,152 ($456,374) 76%
Maintenance $44,912 $137,900 ($92,988) 33%
Integrated Waste $194,931 $297,605 ($102,674) 65%
Env. Management $98,888 $70,131 $28,757 141%
Police1 $1,012,203 $1,643,573 ($631,369) 62%
Fire Prevention1 $1,794,395 $2,814,238 ($1,019,843) 64% Customer Service $717,974 $861,702 ($143,728) 83%
Water $1,297,955 $1,855,869 ($557,914) 70%
Electric $609,653 $1,055,224 ($445,571) 58%
Community Services & Parks1 $1,218,397 $4,411,078 ($3,192,681) 28% Library Arts and Culture1 $57,813 $83,476 ($25,664) 69% Management Services - Filming $891,560 $1,517,480 ($625,920) 59% TOTAL $20,273,720 $29,621,783 ($9,348,063) 68%

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With the exception of Community Services & Parks at $3.2 million, the largest subsidy is Fire Prevention at $1 million. Fire Prevention’s subsidy is primarily due to the inspection of Vegetation Management Plans for properties and Multi -Family Annual inspections.

Other large subsidies include; Building at $794 thousand and Planning at $728 thousand.

Overall, these deficits highlight the cost recovery gap between the current fees charged and the actual cost of providing the service.

The City’s largest source of subsidy is related to Community Services & Parks at $ 3.2 million, which is expected due to the nature of these activities. Community Services & Parks, Library, Arts & Culture, and Filming are unique fees that can be assessed based upon market rates, if those service areas are excluded, the City’s overall deficit decreases from $9.3 million to $5.5 million and the cost recovery level increases from 68% to 77%.

Likewise, i f only General fund departments (excluding Community Services & Parks, Library, Arts & Culture, and Filming) are considered then the City’s overall deficit decreases from $9.3 million to $4.4 million, and the cost recovery percentage increases from 68% to 78%. The largest sources of the General fund deficit are related to private development activity – Building, Fire Prevention, and Planning. Therefore, the City should closely evaluate these service areas and increase fees where appropriate to help bridge this gap.

The detailed documentation of the Study will show an over-collection for some fees (on a per unit basis), and an undercharge for most others. The results of this analysis will provide the Department and the City with guidance on how to right -size their fees to ensure that each service unit is set at an amount that does not exceed the full cost of providing that service.

The display of the cost recovery figures shown in this report are meant to provide a basis for policy development discussions among Council members and City staff, and do not represent a recommendation for where or how the Council should act. The setting of the “rate” or “price” for services, whether at 100 percent full cost recovery or lower, is a policy decision to be made only by the Council, with input from City staff and the community. 4 Considerations for Cost Recovery Policy and Updates

The Matrix Consulting Group recommends that the City use the information contained in this report to discuss, adopt, and implement a formal Cost Recovery Policy, including a mechanism for the annual update of fees for service.
1 Adopt a Formal Cost Recovery Policy
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cost recovery policy is established at less than 100% of the full cost of providing services, a known gap in funding is recognized and may then potentially be recovered through other revenue sources. The Matrix Consulting Group considers a formalized cost recovery policy for various fees for service an industry Best Management Practice. 2 Adopt an Annual Fee Update / Increase Mechanism
The purpose of a comprehensive update is to completely revisit the analytical structure, service level estimates and assumptions, and to account for any major shifts in cost components or organizational structures that have occurred since the City’s previous analysis. The City of Glendale last conducted its last comprehensive citywide fee study in 2016. It’s recommended that the City continues the practice of conducting comprehensive analyses every 5-7 years as this practice captures any changes to organizational structure, processes, as well as any new service areas.

In between comprehensive updates, the City should continue to utilize published industry economic factors such as Consumer Price Index (CPI) or other regional factors to update the cost calculations established in the Study on an annual basis. Utilizing an annual increase mechanism would ensure that the City receive s appropriate fee increases that reflect growth in costs.

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2. Legal Framework and Policy Considerations

This section of the report is intended to provide an overview regarding overall legal rules and regulations as well as general policy considerations for fees for service. A “user fee” is a charge for service provided by a governmental agency to a public citizen or group. In California, several constitutional laws such as Propositions 4, 13, and 218, State Government Codes 66014 and 66016, and more recently Prop 26 and the Attorney General’s Opinion 92 -506 set the parameters under which the user fees typical ly administered by local government are established and administered. Specifically, California State Law, Government Code 66014(a), stipulates that user fees charged by local agencies “…may not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service for which the fee is charged”.
1 General Principles and Philosophies Regarding User Fees

Local governments are providers of many types of general services to their communities.

While all services provided by local government are beneficial to constituents, some services can be classified as globally beneficial to all citizens, while others provide more of a direct benefit to a specific group or individual. The following table provides examples of services provided by local government within a continuum of the degree of community benefit received:

Table 3: Services in Relation to Benefit Received

“Global” Community Benefit “Global” Benefit and an
Individual or Group Benefit Individual or Group Benefit

• Police
• Park Maintenance
• Fire Suppression

• Recreation / Community
Services & Parks
• Fire Prevention

• Building Permits
• Planning and Zoning Approval
• Site Plan Review
• Engineering Development
Review
• Facility Rentals

Funding for local government is obtained from a myriad of revenue sources such as taxes, fines, grants, special charges, user fees, etc. In recent years, alternative tax revenues, which typically offset subsidies for services provided to the community, hav e become increasingly limited. These limitations have caused increased attention on user fee activities as a revenue source that can offset costs otherwise subsidized (usually) by the general fund. In Table 3, services in the “global benefit” section tend to be funded primarily through voter approved tax revenues. In the middle of the table, one typically finds a mixture of taxes, user fee, and other funding sources. Finally, in the “individual / 522 of 724

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group benefit” section of the table, lie the services provided by local government that are typically funded almost entirely by user fee revenue.

The following are two central concepts regarding the establishment of user fees:
• Fees should be assessed according to the degree of individual or private benefit gained from services. For example, the processing and approval of a land use or building permit will generally result in monetary gain to the applicant, whereas Police services and Fire Suppression are examples of services that are essential to the safety of the community at large.

• A profit-making objective should not be included in the assessment of user fees.

In fact, California laws require that the charges for service be in direct proportion to the costs associated with providing those services. Once a charge for service is assessed at a level higher than the actual cost of providing a service, the term “user fee” no longer applies. The charge then becomes a tax subject to voter approval.

Therefore, it is commonly accepted that user fees are established at a level that will recover up to, and not more than, the cost of providing a particular service. 2 General Policy Considerations Regarding User Fees

Undoubtedly, there are programs, circumstances, and services that justify a subsidy from a tax based or an alternative revenue source. However, it is essential that jurisdictions prioritize the use of revenue sources for the provision of services based on the continuum of benefit received.

Within the services that are typically funded by user fees, the Matrix Consulting Group recognizes several reasons why City staff or the Council may not advocate the full cost recovery of services. The following factors are key policy considerations in set ting fees at less than 100 percent of cost recovery:
• Limitations posed by an external agency. The State or an outside agency will occasionally set a maximum, minimum, or limit the jurisdiction’s ability to charge a fee at all. An example includes time spent copying and retrieving public documents and / or transportation permits.

• Encouragement of desired behaviors. Keeping fees for certain services below full cost recovery may provide better compliance from the community. For example, if the cost of a permit for changing a water heater in residential home is higher than the cost of the water heater itself, many citizens will avoid pulling the permit.

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• Benefit received by user of the service and the community at large is mutual.

Many services that directly benefit a group or individual equally benefit the community as a whole. Examples include Planning Design Review, historical dedications and certain types of special events.

The Matrix Consulting Group recognizes the need for policies that intentionally subsidize certain activities. The primary goals of a User Fee Study are to provide a fair and equitable basis for determining the costs of providing services and ensure that the City complies with State law.
3 Parks and Recreation Specific Regulations
There are specific rules and regulations within the State Law that impact Parks and Recreation related activities directly. These can be separated into two categories – rental rates and recreation programs. The following points provide further information regarding these items:

1. Rental Rates: One of the exceptions to the tax category under Proposition 26 is a charge imposed for entrance to or use of local government property, or the purchase, or rental, or lease of local government property

2. There is no requirement
that these rates must be limited to the cost of service, as they can be dependent upon a variety of features of the facility or park being rented.

2. Recreation Programs: Under Proposition 26, the exception to the tax category is a charge that is “imposed”. Based upon the League of California Cities implementation guide for Proposition 26, as well as other legal opinions, recreation classes, youth sports, adult sports, are not a charge that is “imposed upon residents”. Rather residents have the option to voluntarily participate in those programs and utilize a private entity (non-governmental entity) for those activities.

Therefore, these rates are allowed to be set based upon the market options within the area rather than being restricted to the cost of service being provided.

Utilizing these two principals is key to understanding the results generated through this analysis. As such, any surpluses reflected in the report do not need to be reduced to the cost of service, as the fee amount(s) should be based upon the rates that the market can bear.

2 Proposition 26 Article XIII C(1)(e)(4)
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4 Summary of Legal Restrictions and Policy Considerations

Once the full cost of providing services is known, the next step is to determine the “rate” or “price” for services at a level which is up to, and not more than the full cost amount.

The Council is responsible for this decision, which often becomes a question of balancing service levels and funding sources. The placement of a service or activity within the continuum of benefit received may require extensive discussion and at times fall into a “grey area”. However, with the resulting cost of services information from a User Fee Study, the Council can be assured that the adopted fee for service is reasonable, fair, and legal. The City will need to review all fees for service in this analysis and where subsidies are identified increase them to reduce the deficit, and where over-recoveries are identified the fee must be reduced to be in compliance with the law.

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3. User Fee Study Methodology

The Matrix Consulting Group utilizes a cost allocation methodology commonly known and accepted as the “bottom-up” approach to establishing User Fees. The term means that several cost components are calculated for each fee or service. These components then build upon each other to comprise the total cost for providing the service. The following chart describes the components of a full cost calculation:

The general steps utilized by the project team to determine allocations of cost components to a particular fee or service are:
• Calculate fully burdened hourly rates by position, including direct & indirect costs;

• Develop time estimates for the average time spent to deliver each service included in the study;

• Distribute the appropriate amount of the other cost components to each fee or service based on the staff time allocation basis, or another reasonable basis.

The results of these allocations provide detailed documentation for the reasonable determination of the actual cost of providing each service.

One of the key study assumptions utilized in the “bottom up” approach is the use of time estimate averages for the provision of each fee related service. Utilization of time estimates is a reasonable and defensible approach, especially since experienced staff members who understand service levels and processes unique to the City developed these estimates.

The project team worked closely with City staff in developing time estimates with the following criteria:
• Estimates are representative of average times for providing services. Extremely difficult or abnormally simple projects are not factored in the analysis.

DIRECT
(Salaries, Benefits,
Services, Supplies)

INDIRECT
(Departmental Admin,
Services Supplies, Citywide
Overhead etc.)
Total Cost
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• Estimates reflect the time associated with the position or positions that typically perform a service.

• Estimates provided by staff are reviewed and approved by the division / department, and often involve multiple iterations before a Study is finalized.

• Estimates are reviewed by the project team for “reasonableness” against their experience with other agencies.

• Estimates were not based on time in motion studies, as they are not practical for the scope of services and time frame for this project.

• Estimates match the current or proposed staffing levels to ensure there is no over- allocation of staff resources to fee and non-fee related activities.

The Matrix Consulting Group agrees that while the use of time estimates is not perfect, it is the best alternative available for setting a standard level of service for which to base a jurisdiction’s fees for service and meets the requirements of California law.

The alternative to time estimating is actual time tracking, often referred to billing on a “time and materials” basis. Except in the case of anomalous or sometimes very large and complex projects, the Matrix Consulting Group believes this approach to not b e cost effective or reasonable for the following reasons:
• Accuracy in time tracking is compromised by the additional administrative burden required to track, bill, and collect for services in this manner.

• Additional costs are associated with administrative staff’s billing, refunding, and monitoring deposit accounts.

• Customers often prefer to know the fees for services in advance of applying for permits or participating in programs.

• Departments can better predict revenue streams and staff needs using standardized time estimates and anticipated permit volumes.

Situations arise where the size and complexity of a given project warrants time tracking and billing on a “time and materials” basis. The Matrix Consulting Group has recommended taking a deposit and charging Actual Costs for such fees as appropriate and itemized within the current fee schedule.

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4. Results Overview

The motivation behind a cost of services (User Fee) analysis is for the City Council and Departmental staff to maintain services at a level that is both accepted and effective for the community, and also to maintain control over the policy and management of these services.

It should be noted that the results presented in this report are not a precise measurement.

In general, a cost of service analysis takes a “snapshot in time”, where a fiscal year of adopted budgeted cost information is compared to the prior fiscal year of revenue, and workload data available. Changes to the structure of fee names, along with the use of time estimates allow only for a reasonable projection of subsidies and revenue.

Consequently, the Council and Department staff should rely conservatively upon these estimates to gauge the impact of implementation going forward.

Discussion of results in the following chapters is intended as a summary of extensive and voluminous cost allocation documentation produced during the Study. Each chapter will include detailed cost calculation results for each major permit category includi ng the following:
• Modifications or Issues: discussions regarding any revisions to the current fee schedule, including elimination or addition of fees.

• “Per Unit” Results: comparison of the full cost of providing each unit of service to the current fee for each unit of service (where applicable).

The full analytical results were provided to City staff under separate cover from this summary report.

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5. City Clerk

The City Clerk’s Office is responsible for administering elections, preparing agenda packages, maintaining accurate and transparent City records, and providing City Departments and the public with access to City records and legislative actions. The fees examined within this study relate to document and media reproduction, candidate and initiative processing, and lobbyist registration. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications and detailed per unit results for the fee-related services provided by the City Clerk’s Office.
1 Fee Schedule Modifications
In discussions with City Clerk staff, modifications were made to the current fee schedule, including:

• Eliminated Fees: Sales of Precinct Maps and Zoning Ordinance Book (Title 30 of GMC) were removed as the City provides these maps and books via email or online; and Voter/Election Files were removed as these are now handled by the County.

• New Fees: Initiative Petition Filing Fee and Candidate Filing Processing Fee were added to better reflect current services provided.

The modifications noted above ensure that the proposed fee schedule better reflects the services being provided by City Clerk staff.
2 Detailed Results
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Table 4: Total Cost Per Unit Results – City Clerk

Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Photocopies3 $0.10 $0.10 $0
Lobbyist Registration Fees
Initial Registration $31 $27 $4
Annual Renewal $15 $21 ($6)
Amendment $15 $21 ($6)
Initiative Petition Filing Fee4 New $200 N/A
Candidate Filing Processing Fee5 New $25 N/A

Photocopies, Initiative Petition Filing, and Candidate Filing Processing fees are set by California state law. Of the remaining fees, the only over-recovery is in relation to ‘Lobbyist Registration Fees - Initial Registration’ at $4.

3 The Photocopy fee is set by CA Govt Code § 81008(a).
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6. Citywide Charges

The Finance Department serves as the financial steward for the City, managing the City’s resources in a fiscally conservative manner. The Department oversees Citywide charges and miscellaneous fees relating to financial reports, credit card charges, etc. The fees examined within this study relate to distribution of the budget book and financial reports, collection agency charges, credit / debit card service fees, and return check fees. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications and detailed per unit results for the fee-related services provided by the Finance Department. 1 Fee Schedule Modifications
In discussions with Finance staff, the primary modifications proposed to the fee schedule included eliminating the following fees ; as the City no longer offers the services or provides the service free of charge:

• Budget CD
• Notary Fees
• Financial Reports & Budget Books
• Collection Agency - Cost Recovery (Collection Agency fees charged on past due accounts by various departments)

The modifications noted better reflect the services being provided by Finance staff. 2 Detailed Results
The City collects fees GTV6 Duplication, credit card service fees, and return check fees.

The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs for Finance staff and Departmental and Citywide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and difference associated with each service offered.

Table 5: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Citywide Charges & Other Miscellaneous Fees

Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Returned Check Charges-First Insufficient Check/funds6 $25 $25 $0 Returned Check Charges-Subsequent Insufficient Check7 $35 $35 $0 GTV6 Video Duplication $20 $81 ($61)

6 Returned Check Charges First Insufficient Check/Funds fee is set by California Civil Code, Section 1719(a) . 7 Returned Check Charges- Subsequent Insufficient Check fee is set by California Civil Code, Section 1719(a) .

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Both Returned Check Charges are set by California state law. There is an under-recovery for the GTV6 Video Duplication.
3 Citywide Credit/Debit Card Service Fee
Through this study, the project team evaluated a Credit / Debit Card convenience fee.

Currently, the City of Glendale charges 2.50% per Transaction to recover the fees assessed from the credit card and debit card companies for any transactions that require the use of credit / debit cards.

The project team evaluated a year’s worth of data regarding credit / debit card surcharges actually incurred by the City for the different departments. The following table shows the total credit / debit card related revenue, the total credit / debit card related fees, and the resulting transaction percentage:

Table 6: Credit / Debit Card Fee Calculation

Category Amount
Total Credit / Debit Card Revenue – excluding outliers $5,434,432 Credit Card / Debit Assessed Fees – excluding outliers $128,188 Credit Card Fee 2.40%

Based upon the analysis, the proposed credit / debit card fee for City was calculated at

2.40% per transaction.

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7. Citywide Filming

The fees examined within this study relate to filming applications and rental of City facility spaces for filming. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications and detailed per unit results for the fee -related services provided by the Filming and Special Events Section within the Management Services Department. 1 Fee Schedule Modifications
In discussions with Filming and Special Events staff, it was decided that all filming related fees from all City Departments ( i.e., Library, Arts & Culture and Community Services & Parks) would move from their respective fee schedules to the Filming Fee schedule. This will ensure that all filming related fees are captured in a singular area on the master fee schedule. Additionally, the Artsakh Avenue Paseo Rental fees were moved to the Community Services & Parks fee schedule to consolidate all rental fees in a singular place.

Along with consolidating the fees onto a single fee schedule; PW Engineering staff proposed the addition of a Filming Application Engineering Review fee as a means to capture their time reviewing film applications and Community Services & Parks proposed eliminating the Site Host Fee.
2 Detailed Results
The Film and Special Events Section collects fees for filming applications and rental of City facility spaces for filming. Non-City facility film permit applications are managed by a third-party vendor. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Citywide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and difference associated with each service offered.

Table 7: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Filming and Special Events

Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Filming - Use of City Property (Including Sidewalks/Streets) $454 $510 ($56) Old Police Building/Jail - Rental
Standard Rate $4,577 $4,708 ($131)
Student Rate $1,613 $4,708 ($3,095)
Film Monitoring/Film Permit Staff $72 $99 ($27)
Special Events, Application Processing Fee $31 $197 ($166) City Facility Filming Fee
Standard Rate $2,288 $2,354 ($66)
Student Rate $1,144 $2,354 ($1,210)
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Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Glendale Transportation Center
Standard Rate $1,713 $1,983 ($270)
Student Rate $537 $1,983 ($1,446)
Temporary Place of Amusement $629 $197 $432

FIRE FILMING FEES
Fire Inspection (4 Hours Minimum on Weekends) $157 $197 ($40) Filming Application Fire Review $117 $325 ($208)
Fire Safety Officer (4 Hours Minimum) $135 $168 ($33) Special Event Permits; Fire Plan Review $56 $92 ($36)

POLICE FILMING FEES
Filming Application Police Review $117 $306 ($189)
Police Personnel Fee (4 Hours Minimum) $147 $280 ($133)

ENGINEERING FILIMING FEES
Filming Application Engineering Review New $68 N/A

LIBRARY FILMING FEES
Central Library
Exterior Only $2,265 $1,046 $1,219
Exterior Only Each additional hour after min. hours $338 $209 $129 Interior & Exterior (Entrance Area Only) $3,965 $3,098 $867 Interior & Exterior (Entrance Area Only) Each additional hour after min. hours $564 $620 ($56)
Access to Any/All Public Spaces (During Closed Hours Only) $5,667 $6,980 ($1,313) Access to Any/All Public Spaces (During Closed Hours Only) Each additional hour after min. hours $1,017 $1,396 ($379) Parking Fees, Central (Full Lot Available during closed hours only) $1,131 $428 $704
Parking Fees, Central (Price per Slot) $20 $8 $13
Brand Library
Exterior (Library Area Only) $2,265 $1,870 $395
Exterior (Library Area Only) Each additional hour after min. hours $338 $374 ($36)
Interior & Exterior $5,667 $7,480 ($1,813)
Interior & Exterior Each additional hour after min. hours $1,017 $1,496 ($479) Film School Students, Brand Library Exterior/Interior (proof required) $106 $1,496 ($1,390)
Brand Library Interior Only (Minimum of 5 hours) $3,329 $5,984 ($2,655) Brand Interior, Each additional hour after min. hours $665 $1,197 ($532) Neighborhood Libraries
Access to Any/All Public Spaces (During Closed Hours Only) $3,965 $1,455 $2,510 Access to Any/All Public Spaces (During Closed Hours Only) Each additional hour after min. hours $564 $291 $273
Parking Fees
Chevy Chase $338 $450 ($112)
Montrose (Upper Lot Only) $338 $450 ($112)
Grandview $338 $450 ($112)
All Other Neighborhood Libraries $300 $300 $0
Miscellaneous Filming Fees
Administrative Fees All Bookings $281 $332 ($51)
Filming Processing New $743 N/A
Non-Refundable Deposit (Applicable towards payment of
filming fee) $564 $600 ($36)
Staffing Fee $25 $42 ($17)
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Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Staffing Fee (Overtime / Holiday) Hourly Rate $63
Security Guard $25 $25 $0

COMMUNITY SERVICES & PARKS FEES
Film Permits - Parks and Special Use Facility Fees
Administrative Fees $225 $523 ($298)
Deposit $2,000 $2,000 $0
Verdugo Adobe w/out Equipment $560 $548 $12
Parking Fees per Space $15 $18 ($3)
Verdugo Skate Park Weekday (Over 6 Hrs) $1,680 $429 $1,251 Verdugo Skate Park Weekend (Over 6 Hrs) $3,360 $429 $2,931 Verdugo Skate Park Weekday $210 $54 $156
Verdugo Skate Park Weekend $420 $54 $366
Student Film Permit $225 $927 ($702)
Trail Fee $750 $633 $117
Tennis Court Fee $50 $28 $22
Brand Friendship Garden (Filming) $180 $76 $104
All Other City Facilities Varies
Rental
Rate N / A
Civic Auditorium Fees
Rental Space Upper-Level Indoor Soccer Filming Rate $113 $469 ($356)

A majority of Filming’s fees are under-recovering, ranging from a low of $ 3 for Parking Fees per Space to a high of $3,095 for Student Old Police Building Jail Rate. The largest over-recovery relates to Verdugo Skate Park Weekend (over 6 hrs) at approximately $2,931.

It is important to note that Filming fees are similar to other types of facility rentals. These fees are not subject to the same user fee regulations as service -based fees. These fees are voluntary, meaning that there is no imposition upon the user to film in the City of Glendale, as such they are voluntarily choosing to film at a city facility. The rate is then meant to capture the desirability of a particular space or facility for filming needs. This section has only been provided for informational purposes to the City. The City should review and utilize its discretion and an understanding of the local market trends to determine how to set and adjust the filming fees.

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8. Community Development – Building

The Building & Safety Division is responsible for providing plan check and inspection services on all building and construction within the City. They ensure all buildings comply with California building codes and regulations, providing safe environments for City staff, residents, and visit ors. Fees included in this analysis are in relation to mechanical, electrical, plumbing. plan checks, inspections, contractor business licensing, and land development. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications and detailed per unit resul ts for the fee -related services provided by the Building & Safety Division.
1 Fee Schedule Modifications
During discussions with Building staff, modifications were proposed to the current fee schedule. Below is an overview of the various proposed changes:
• Elimination of Fees: Various fees were proposed for elimination, as the services are no longer provided, or are accounted for through other fees:
- Special Fees for Single Family Properties Patio Covers and Carports, Special Fees for single Family Properties Wood, wrought iron, or chain link fences, and Special Fees for single Family Properties Stuccos or re-stucco, as these fees will now be charged through valuation.
- Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumbing Permit Issuance and Modification Fees as this time is now captured in the specific individual permits.

• Modification of Existing Fees: The Swimming Pool Combo Permit (Single -Family Residential and Commercial / Multi-Family) was developed in order to account for all plan review and inspection time associated with these services, rather than separate fees for each component.

• Addition of Fees: The following fees were proposed to be added; including:
- EV Charging Station was added to reflect new codes and regulations surround plan review and inspection services.
- Special Inspector Approval for special inspections that are needed.

• Expansion of Valuation Based fees: The City’s current Building Permit Fee valuation table ranges stop at a high of $1,000,000. However, it was determined that this amount is too low and does not accurately calculate fees for high -cost projects. As such four additional ranges were added: $5,000,000 and $10,000,000, 536 of 724

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$25,000,000, and $50,000,000. This table expansion will account for much larger cost projects that do not actually take an exponential increase in the amount of time to plan review and inspect. Additionally, it was also determined that having two separate tables one for single-family and another for commercial / multi - family projects would more accurately account for the scope of projects.

• Combination of Plan Check Fees: The City currently charges three plan check fees on almost every permit – Green Building, Disabled Access, and Regular Plan Check. Rather than charging it as three separate line items it was determined that this should be combined into a singular plan check percentage that encompasses all three reviews.

The modifications outlined allow Building’s fee schedule to accurately reflect the services being provided by staff and helps ensure that costs are captured appropriately. 2 Detailed Results – Flat Fees
The Building Department collects flat fees for structural, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits and inspections. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Citywide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and the difference associated with providing each service.

Table 8: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Building Flat Fees

Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference

ADMINSTRATIVE PROCESS FEES
Changes to Permits (Owner, contractor,
etc.) $69 $119 ($50)
Minimum Fee Retained for Refunds $79 $152 ($73)
Replacement of Lost Inspection Cards Hourly Rate $127 N / A

INSPECTION FEES
Inspection outside normal hours -
(Including travel time) Hourly Rate $796 N / A
Re-inspection fee assessed when the
Building Official determines that work that
was requested to be inspected has not
been completed, when more than two
inspections are required to correct
deficiencies noted on a previous inspection,
or when an applicant has divided the work
for a required inspection into excessive
parts; thereby requiring the City to perform
extra inspections Hourly Rate $84 N / A
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Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Inspections for which no fee is specifically
indicated or for projects determined by the
Building Official unique Hourly Rate $168 N / A

REVIEW OF GEOLOGICAL RECORDS
Submitted with Plan Review Hourly Rate $181 N / A
Submitted independently of a Plan Review Hourly Rate $362 N / A

RECORDS FEES
Plan Maintenance Fee $3 $15 ($12)
Change or re-assignment of addresses Hourly Rate $127 N / A

CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCIES
Application for a Temporary Certificate of
Occupancy $6698 $745 ($77)
Request for an extension of Temporary
Certificate of Occupancy $4049 $444 ($40)

REQUEST FOR BUILDING CODE MODIFICATIONS/APPEALS
Request for a modification Hourly Rate $382 N / A
Request for alternate method or
material/Building Official determination Hourly Rate $382 N / A Appeal of Building Official determined to
the Board of Appeals; or ratification of
Building Official determination. $1,05010 $1,528 N / A Request for an official written
determination by the Building Official,
minimum 1.5 hour - Actual Time at Staff
Hourly Rates [calculated cost is an estimate
of a typical project] Hourly Rate $382 N / A

REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

REQUEST
For Plan Check Extensions $161 $199 ($38)
For Permit Extensions $169 $261 ($92)

BUILDING PERMIT FEES
Combination Building Permits for the following types of projects:

Sign Permits Add Electrical
Sign Permits Add Electrical 20% 10% 10%
Swimming Pool Combo Permit
Single-Family Residential Varies $824 N/A
Commercial / Multi-Family Varies $1,546 N/A
Special Fees for Single Family Properties
Kitchen remodel (No movement of walls
interior work only) $130 $529 ($399)
Bathroom remodel (No movement of walls
interior work only) $130 $529 ($399)
Re-Roof Permits
Up to 15 squares $118 $176 ($57)

8 Original fee is per hour. Current fee has been calculated to be based upon the estimate of hour(s) provided in support. Examp le, the Application for Temporary Certificate of Occupancy takes approximately 4.42 hours. The 4.42 hours is multiplied by current hourly rate of $151.42 to calculate current fee of $669. This is to allow a more appropriate comparison to the proposed flat fee. 9 Original fee is per hour. Current fee has been calculated to be based upon the estimate of hour(s) provided in support. Examp le, the Application for Temporary Certificate of Occupancy takes approximately 2.67 hours. The 2.67 hours is multiplied by current hourly rate of $151.42 to calculate current fee of $ 404. This is to allow a more appropriate comparison to the proposed flat fee. 10 Original fee is per hour. Current fee has been calculated to be based upon the estimate of hour(s) provided in support. Examp le, the Appeal of Building Official determined to the Board of Appeals; or ratification of Building Official determination takes approximately

6.00 hours. The 6.00 hours is multiplied by current hourly rate of $1 75.00 to calculate current fee of $ 1,050. This is to allow a more appropriate comparison to the proposed flat fee.
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Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
16 to 50 squares $158 $204 ($46)
51 to 100 squares $198 $288 ($90)
Over 100 squares $235 $372 ($137)
Use of Land Permit for Parking Lots
Use of Land Permit for Parking Lots $376 $533 ($157) Special Fees for Single Family Properties
Replacement of windows $150 $417 ($267)
Replacement of windows - per window $15 $29 ($14)
Special Fees for Solar Photo-voltaic
Systems
Shall be assessed a combination building
permit fee including one trade, Maximum
fees as specified by SB 1222 (not to exceed
$500.00) $500 $541 ($41)

PLAN REVIEW
Plan Review
When determined by the Building Official
that the project is unusual, the Building
Official may determine a plan review fee
based upon an hourly rate $83 $91 ($8)
In addition to the aforementioned fees, the
Building Official may require additional
charges for plan review required by
changes, additions or revisions of approved
plans or reports, and for services beyond
the initial and second plan reviews due to
changes, omissions or errors on the part of
the applicant. Additional plan review fees
shall be assessed at an hourly rate $83 $91 ($8)
If, upon consultation with a permit
applicant, the Building Official determines
that the services of contract professionals
are needed to meet the needs of the
applicant with respect to providing building,
mechanical, plumbing, electrical or
geotechnical plan review services, and the
cost incurred by the City for such services
exceeds the plan review fee which would
otherwise be charged, the Building Official
may assess additional fees to recover the
full cost incurred by the City for the
providing of the services rendered. $158 $362 ($204)

PLUMBING PERMIT FEES
Minimum Inspection Fee (If the total
inspection fees are less than minimum
inspection fee specified, the minimum
inspection fees shall apply). $106 $133 ($27)
Water Systems
Exterior water service piping to the building,
new or replacement $13 $140 ($127)
Installation of new water piping system within an existing building:

Single-Family Dwelling $39 $260 ($221)
Multi-Family Dwelling $79 $288 ($209)
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Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Non-Residential Building
Less than 10,000 sq. ft. $98 $484 ($386)
10,001 sq. ft. to 100,000 sq. ft. $198 $484 ($286)
Greater than 100,000 sq. ft. $328 $610 ($282)
Temperature and/or pressure relief valve or
high temperature limit device $9 $14 ($5)
Boiler steam or hot water $27 $39 ($12)
Water heater and/or vent
Single Family $27 $92 ($65)
MF / All Others $27 $92 ($65)
Residential water softener/treatment
system $20 $34 ($14)
Gas Systems
For low pressure gas piping systems $13 $30 ($17)
For medium pressure gas piping system (In
addition to Plumbing Permit Fees) $85 $30 $55
Proprietary gas systems (In addition to
Plumbing Permit Fees) $85 $109 ($24)
Drain & Waste Systems
Plumbing Fixture $13 $25 ($13)
Sewer Connection, with Piping $45 $81 ($36)
Building Sewer and Trailer Park Sewer,
install or Replace $33 $53 ($20)
New Installation, Repair or alteration of
drain or vent piping $13 $30 ($17)
Private sewer disposal system (includes
Septic tank, Seepage pit, Cesspool, or drain
field) $58 $98 ($40)
Rainwater system, for each drain inside the
building $13 $24 ($11)
Sewer Cap $85 $123 ($38)
Sump Pump & Effluent Pump $20 $32 ($12)
Miscellaneous Items $13 $18 ($5)
Multi-Family or Mixed-Use Plumbing
Group
Kitchen and Up to 1 Bathroom $257 $421 ($164)
Each Additional Bathroom $33 $42 ($9)
Industrial Equipment
Industrial Waste Interceptor $85 $109 ($24)
Grease $85 $109 ($24)
Backflow protective devices $6 $11 ($5)
Dental chairs $33 $46 ($13)
Special Equipment Systems $33 $46 ($13)
Plan Review
Plan Review (When projects are required by
the Building Official to have the plumbing
systems reviewed prior to a permit being
issued) $85 $106 ($21)

MECHANICAL PERMIT FEES
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Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Minimum Inspection Fee (If the total
inspection fees equal less than the
minimum inspection fee specified, the
minimum inspection fee shall apply) $106 $133 ($27)
Heating and Conditioning Equipment
The installation or relocation of each forced-air or gravity-type furnace or burner, including ducts and vents attached to such appliances:

Up to and Including 100,000 BTU/H $33 $39 ($6)
Over 100,000 BTU/H $39 $51 ($12)
The installation or relocation of each floor
furnace including vents $33 $39 ($6)
The installation or re-location of each
suspended heater, recessed wall heater or
floor mounted unit heater $33 $39 ($6)
The installation or re-location of each
appliance vent installed and not included as
part of an appliance permit $20 $30 ($10)
For the installation, relocation, or replacement of VAV units installed and not part of an appliance permit:

Up to 4 $127 $151 ($24)
Above 4 $13 $25 ($12)
The repair or alteration of, or addition to
each heating appliance, refrigeration unit,
cooling unit absorption or evaporative
cooling system, including installation of
controls. $33 $39 ($6)
Air handling
To and including 10,000 cubic feet per
minute, including ducts, vents attached
thereto (NOTE: this fee shall not apply to
an air handling unit.) $26 $30 ($4)
Over 10,000 cubic feet per minute $26 $30 ($4)
Evaporative Cooler other than portable type,
evaporative coil or reheat coil $26 $30 ($4)
Boilers
The Installation or relocation of each broiler or compressor:

To and including three (3) horsepower, or
each absorption system to and including
100,000 BTU/H $33 $37 ($4)
Three (3) horsepower to fifteen (15)
horsepower, or each absorption system
over 100,000 BTU/H to and including
500,000 BTU/H $52 $58 ($6)
Fifteen (15) horsepower to thirty (30)
horsepower, or each absorption system
absorption system over 500,000 BTU/H to
and including 1,000,000 BTU/H $79 $98 ($18)
Thirty (30) horsepower to fifty (50)
horsepower, or for each absorption
system over 1,000,000 BTU/H to and
including 1,175,000 BTU/H $104 $151 ($47)
Over fifty (50) horsepower, or for each
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Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Other Mechanical Equipment
Ventilation fan connector to a single duct $26 $39 ($13) Ventilation system which is not a portion of
any heating or air-conditioning system
authorized by a permit $26 $39 ($13)
The installation of each hood which is
served by a mechanical exhaust, including
the ducts for such hood, commercial
exhaust hood $152 $231 ($80)
The installation of each hood which is
served by a mechanical exhaust, including
the ducts for such hood, residential exhaust
hood $32 $44 ($12)
Appliance or piece of equipment regulated
by the code but not classified in other
appliance categories, or for which no other
fee is listed $26 $37 ($11)
Connection to a gas system
Less than 10‘ $26 $37 ($11)
10’ or more $26 $37 ($11)
Using CSST $26 $37 ($11)
Multi-Family or Mixed-Use Mechanical
Group:

Kitchen and Up to 1 Bathroom $367 $533 ($166)
Each Additional Bathroom $34 $168 ($134)
Plan Review
Plan Review (When projects are required by
the Building Official to have the mechanical
systems reviewed prior to a permit being
issued) $85 $106 ($21)

ELECTRICAL PERMIT FEES
Minimum Inspection Fee (If the total
inspection fees equal less than the
minimum inspection fee specified, the
minimum inspection fee shall apply) $106 $133 ($27)
Single Family Homes
Electrical Services
Up to 205 amps $160 $200 ($40)
206 to 400 amps $241 $344 ($103)
Over 400 amps $321 $547 ($226)
Alternative per unit fee for new units
(Excluding garage and common areas) $395 $484 ($89)
Multi-Residential Construction
Electrical Services
Up to 205 amps $132 $256 ($124)
206 to 400 amps $187 $351 ($164)
Over 400 amps $321 $673 ($352)
Alternative per unit fee for new units
(Excluding garage and common areas) $395 $505 ($110)
Other Electrical Items
New branch circuits
1 to and including 10 $13 $21 ($8)
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Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
11 to and including 40 $12 $15 ($3)
Over 40 $11 $14 ($3)
Adding wiring outlets at which current is used or controlled, for fixtures, fixture outlets, receptacles and switches
1 to and including 10 $1.63 $2.40 ($0.77)
Over 10 $0.70 $1.43 ($0.73)
Private Swimming Pools $66 $400 ($334)
Electrical Sign
Sign Circuit(s) $26 $30 ($4)
Cellular floors (raised floor electrical
systems) $3.88 $5.26 ($1.38)
Feeder bus ways, power duct and similar
equipment
Up to 200 ampere rating $0.70 $0.92 ($0.22)
Subpanel by number of spacing, panel
board or motor control panel that is altered
replaced, relocated or reinstalled for each
set of branch circuits over current devices
that are installed in equipment $1.25 $1.42 ($0.17)
For replacing, relocating or reinstalling a switchboard or for additions to an existing switchboard
600 volts or less; First switchboard
section $58 $90 ($32)
600 volts or less; Addition switchboard
section $39 $46 ($7)
Over 600 volts; Each switchboard section $118 $171 ($52) Commercial Services 600 volts or less
200 amperes or less rating $160 $161 ($1)
Over 200 amperes and including 600
amperes $268 $245 $23
Over 600 amperes and including 1200
amperes $376 $470 ($94)
Over 1200 amperes $430 $694 ($264)
Services over 600 volts $495 $151 $344
Temporary Services $160 $109 $51
Each motor, transformer, heating appliance, etc. other misc. equipment or appliance not listed elsewhere in this section, for H.P., K.W., or K.V.A. rating of equipment
Up to and including 1 $11 $16 ($6)
Over 1 and not over 5 $14 $22 ($8)
Over 5 and not over 20 $20 $30 ($10)
Over 20 and not over 50 $33 $58 ($25)
Over 50 and not over 100 $66 $96 ($29)
Over 100 $98 $133 ($35)
Electrical equipment for which no fee is
herein prescribed (minimum charge) $129 $142 ($13)
Plan Review
Plan Review (When projects are required by
the Building Official to have the electrical
systems reviewed prior to a permit being
issued) $85 $106 ($21)

MISCELLANEOUS BUILDING PERMITS
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Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
EV Charging Stations
SFD & Duplex & Private Unit in MFD New $371 N/A
All Others New $461 N/A
Energy Storage Systems (ESS)
Energy Storage Systems (ESS) New $276 N/A
Contractors Business License
Contractor Type A-General Engineering
As of January 1st (100% of Fee) $350 $108 $242
As of April 1st (75% of Full Fee) $263 $108 $154
As of July 1st (50% of Full Fee) $175 $108 $67
As of October 1st (25% of Full Fee) $88 $108 ($21)
Contractor Type B-General Contractor
As of January 1st (100% of Fee) $234 $108 $126
As of April 1st (75% of Full Fee) $176 $108 $67
As of July 1st (50% of Full Fee) $117 $108 $9
As of October 1st (25% of Full Fee) $59 $108 ($50)
Contractor Type C-Specialty Contractor
As of January 1st (100% of Fee) $114 $108 $6
As of April 1st (75% of Full Fee) $86 $108 ($23)
As of July 1st (50% of Full Fee) $57 $108 ($51)
As of October 1st (25% of Full Fee) $29 $108 ($80)
Back to Business
Registration $5,000 $3,248 $1,752
Registration (for smaller businesses) $5,000 $834 $4,166 Program/Plan Review Hourly Rate $308 N / A
Engineer Certification $270 $133 $137
Mechanical permit fee
For the installation, relocation or repair of
each Smoke-Damper, Combination-Damper $183 $620 ($436) For the installation, relocation or repair of
each Fire-Damper, or ceiling radiation
damper. $92 $760 ($668)
Smoke Control System $183 $2,827 ($2,643)
Low Voltage Installation - per square
foot/floor - permit [NOTE: The cost analysis
is based upon 1,500 sf. Single SF charge
will be based upon dividing the final cost by
1,500] $0.16 $0.19 ($0.03)
Other Mechanical Equipment Ventilation
fan connector to a Multiple duct Hourly Rate $891 N / A Ventilation Equipment: The installation or
relocation of each duct smoke detector $71 $434 ($363) For the installation, relocation or repair of
CO and/or CO2 detector with VFD with 3rd
party inspection $26 $434 ($408)
For the installation, relocation or repair of
CO and/or CO2 detector with VFD without
3rd party inspection Hourly Rate $168 N / A
Permit fee to complete construction previously approved under a currently expired permit when the scope of work has not changed, the applicable Codes are the same and the permit is expired:

Less than one year 50% 50% $0
Less than four months 40% 40% $0
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Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Less than three months 30% 30% $0
Less than two months 20% 20% $0
Less than one month 10% 10% $0
Plan check fee to renew action on a plan review expired less than one year when the scope of work has not changed, the applicable codes are the same and the plan review is expired:

Less than one year 50% 50% $0
Less than four months 40% 40% $0
Less than three months 30% 30% $0
Less than two months 20% 20% $0
Less than one month 10% 10% $0
Investigation fee for work commencing prior to obtaining the required permit(s) Investigation fee for work commencing
prior to obtaining the required permit(s)
except for unpermitted window
replacements where the current owner was
not the owner of record at the time the
unpermitted window replacement was
completed and is replacing all unpermitted
windows. Fee equal to the Total permit fee
Express plan check fee:

Fee to expedite the initial plan review
process to eliminate "backlog time" on an
as available, overtime basis
150% of the regular plan check fees (in addition to regular plan check fees)
Electrical permit fees
Alternative fee for Office Tenant
Improvement including low voltage - Per
Square Foot [NOTE: The cost analysis is
based upon 1,500 sf. Single SF charge will
be based upon dividing the final cost by
1,500] $0.21 $0.41 ($0.20)
Covenant and Agreement Fee
General $2,348 $3,800 ($1,452)
ADUs $364 $459 ($95)
Construction Debris Processing Fee
Construction Debris Processing Fee $50 $64 ($14)
Construction Waste Management Plan
Administrative Processing Fee $50 $63 ($13)
Appeal for Denial of Diversion
Security Deposit Fee $150 $150 $0
Land Development
Grading Plan Check
0-1,000 cubic yards, (for first Three
Reviews) $2,213 $661 $1,552
1,001-10,000 cubic yards Each additional
1,000 cubic yards or fraction thereof, (for
first Three Reviews) $463 $121 $342
10,001 and greater cubic yards First
10,000 cubic yards, (for first Three
Reviews) $6,376 $1,747 $4,629
10,001 or greater, each additional 10,000
cubic yards or fraction thereof, (for first
Three Reviews) $953 $878 $75
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Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
For Each Subsequent Review (After the
1st Three Reviews) 25% of original plan check fee
Grading Permit
0-1,000 cubic yards $2,851 $2,808 $43
1,001-10,000 cubic yards Each additional
1,000 cubic yards or fraction thereof $297 $324 ($26) 10,001 and greater cubic yards First
10,000 cubic yards $5,527 $5,722 ($195)
10,001 or greater, each additional 10,000
cubic yards or fraction thereof $2,557 $2,242 $315
Wet Weather Erosion Control Plan Review As permitted by Ord. #5714 $596 N / A Low Impact Development Fee
Low Impact Development Fee $826 $596 $230
SB9 Fees
SB9 Housing Development Covenant and
Agreement Fee $364 $459 ($95)
SB9 Lot Split Covenant and Agreement Fee $364 $459 ($95) Special Inspector Approval
Special Inspector Approval New $102 N / A

The majority of Building’s fees show an under-recovery. The largest over-recovery is related to the ‘Grading Permits that are over 10,000 cubic yards’ at $4,629. This over - recovery is due to the moving of the program from Engineering to Building and streamlined processes.
3 Detailed Results – Valuation
Glendale currently uses a single sliding scale to establish permit fees for all basic building permits based on the value of construction costs. As noted in the modifications section, the project team worked with City staff to expand the existing table ran ges and create separate tables for single-family and commercial / multi -family projects. These modifications will ensure staff can appropriately account for a variety of project types and costs. The following subsections discuss the valuation-based table and plan check percentage for Single-Family and Commercial / Multi-Family projects. 1 Single Family – Permit and Plan Check Fee
The project team worked with staff to develop a separate valuation-based fee schedule that would reflect building staff time and effort for residential inspections. It was also discussed that while commercial projects can vary in dollar value dramatically, the cap of $1 million is appropriate for residential projects. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Citywide overhead. The following table outlines the valuation range, current fee, total cost, and difference. 546 of 724

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Table 9: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Single Family Residential Valuation

Project Valuation Sliding Scale Category Current Fee Total Cost Difference Project Valuation $1 to $2,000 $85.10 $252.18 ($167.08) Project Valuation $2,001 to $25,000
First $2,000 $85.10 $252.18 ($167.08)
Each Additional $1,000 or fraction thereof $16.60 $16.45 $0.15 Project Valuation $25,001 to $50,000
First $25,000 $466.90 $630.46 ($163.56)
Each Additional $1,000 or fraction thereof $12.90 $15.13 ($2.23) Project Valuation $50,001 to $100,000
First $50,000 $789.40 $1,008.73 ($219.33)
Each Additional $1,000 or fraction thereof $10.60 $10.09 $0.51 Project Valuation $100,001 to $500,000
First $100,000 $1,319.40 $1,513.09 ($193.69)
Each Additional $1,000 or fraction thereof $8.60 $3.92 $4.68 Project Valuation $500,001 to $1,000,000
First $500,000 $4,759.40 $3,082.23 $1,677.17
Each Additional $1,000 or fraction thereof $8.60 $6.16 $2.44 Project Valuation $1,000,001 +
First $1,000,000 $9,059.40 $6,164.45 $2,894.95
Each Additional $1,000 or fraction thereof $6.20 $3.08 $3.12

As noted, the City’s previous methodology used a single factor to calculate building permit fees. The new valuation table above reflects a tiered system that captures economies of scale associated with single family residential projects.

Along with determining costs associated with inspection services, the project team also worked with Building staff to determine appropriate plan check costs. Currently, the City charges a plan check fee of 130%
11 of the permit fee. Based upon a detailed review of
time estimates provided to review plans for each project type this analysis showed that Single Family Residential Plan Check should be 115% of the permit fee. 2 Commercial / Multi-Family – Permit and Plan Check Fee A separate valuation structure was developed for Multi -Family / Commercial / Industrial construction projects in order to better account for the services that are provided to applicants. It was decided that a cap of $50 million was sufficient for commercial projects. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Citywide overhead. The following table outlines the valuation range, current fee, total cost, and difference.

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Table 10: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Commercial / Multi-Family Valuation Project Valuation Sliding Scale Category Current Fee Total Cost Difference Project Valuation $1 to $2,000 $85.10 $252.18 ($167.08) Project Valuation $2,001 to $25,000
First $2,001 $85.10 $252.18 ($167.08)
Each Additional $1,000 or fraction thereof $16.60 $6.09 $10.51 Project Valuation $25,001 to $50,000
First $25,000 $466.90 $392.28 $74.62
Each Additional $1,000 or fraction thereof $12.90 $19.61 ($6.71)

Project Valuation $50,001 to $100,000
First $50,000 $789.40 $882.64 ($93.24)
Each Additional $1,000 or fraction thereof $10.60 $12.61 ($2.01) Project Valuation $100,001 to $500,000
First $100,000 $1,319.40 $1,513.09 ($193.69)
Each Additional $1,000 or fraction thereof $8.60 $15.13 ($6.53) Project Valuation $500,001 to $1,000,000
First $500,000 $4,759.40 $7,565.46 ($2,806.06)
Each Additional $1,000 or fraction thereof $8.60 $3.78 $4.82 Project Valuation $1,000,001 to $5,000,000
First $1,000,000 $9,059.40 $9,456.83 ($397.43)
Each Additional $1,000 or fraction thereof $6.20 $2.68 $3.52 Project Valuation $5,000,001 to $10,000,000
First $5,000,000 New $20,174.57 N / A
Each Additional $1,000 or fraction thereof New $8.07 N / A Project Valuation $10,000,001 to $25,000,000
First $10,000,000 New $60,523.72 N / A
Each Additional $1,000 or fraction thereof New $4.09 N / A Project Valuation $25,000,001 to $50,000,000
First $25,000,000 New $121,888.04 N / A
Each Additional $1,000 or fraction thereof New $2.52 N / A Project Valuation $50,000,001 +
First $50,000,000 New $184,933.57 N / A
Each Additional $1,000 or fraction thereof New $1.26 N / A

As noted above, the City’s previous methodology used a single factor to calculate building permit fees. The new valuation table above reflects a tiered system that captures economies of scale associated with multi-family and commercial projects.

Along with determining costs associated with commercial / multi -family inspection services, the project team also worked with Building staff to determine appropriate plan check costs. Currently, the City charges a plan check fee of 130%12 of the permit fee.

Based upon a detailed review of time estimates provided to review plans for each valuation range and different project type this analysis showed that Commercial / Multi - Family Plan Check should be 120% of the permit fee.

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3 Mechanical, Plumbing, and Electrical – Plan Check
Currently, the City of Glendale charges mechanical, electrical, and plumbing plan review fee as 15% of the plan check fee, or 15% of the standalone permit, or 15% of the building permit regardless of the type of project. The project team worked with Building staff to determine the appropriate plan check level of effort associated with Mechanical, Plumbing, and or Electrical review. The total cost calculated for each trade includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Citywide overhead. The following tabl e outlines the trade category, current parentage, total calculated percentage, and difference.

Table 11: Total Cost Per Unit Results – MEP Percentages Trade Category Current %
Total
Calculated % Difference
Mechanical Surcharge for State Energy Conservation Regulation Residential
Permit - % of Permit 15% 15% 0%
Commercial
Plan Check - % of Plan Check 15% 20% (5%)
Permit - % of Permit 15% 15% 0%
Plumbing Surcharge for State Energy Conservation Regulations Residential
Permit - % of Permit 15% 10% 5%
Commercial
Plan Check - % of Plan Check 15% 15% 0%
Permit - % of Permit 15% 15% 0%
Electrical Surcharge for State Energy Conservation Regulations Residential
Permit - % of Permit 15% 10% 5%
Commercial
Plan Check - % of Plan Check 15% 15% 0%
Permit - % of Permit 15% 15% 0%
Single-Family Residential MEP
One Trade 10% 10% (5%)
Two Trades 20% 25% (5%)
Three Trades 30% 30% 0%

Based upon a detailed review of time estimates provided to review plans for each project type Matrix recommends that the City charge a different percentage for residential and commercial; as well as a different percentage based on whether it is being assessed as part of the larger or standalone building permit (% of building permit) or charged as p art of the plan check fee (% of plan check fee) for the State Energy Conservation Regulation.

For the surcharges for the state energy conservation regulations, the City is generally at the full cost of 15%, other than for Plumbing and Electrical for residential projects. For the Single Family Residential projects, the City is under-recovering for the one and two trades category, but is at the full cost of 30% for the three trades. 549 of 724

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Overall, these recommendations will allow for the City to appropriately recovery for staff time on plan check and inspection for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing permits. 4 Cross-Departmental Support
The Planning, Fire, and Water Departments, along with Public Works all provide plan check and / or inspection services for Building permits. In order to recover for the costs of providing these services, a fee percentage was calculated for the above Departments’ time including direct staff costs and Departmental and Citywide overhead. The following sections details the support percentage associated with Planning, Fire, Water, and Traffic and Land Development support on Building services.

Table 12: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Building Cross-Dept Support

Support Division / Dept. % of Building Permit Fee
Planning 5%
Fire 15%
Public Works13 15%
Water 5%

These percentages of time were calculated as a percentage of the Building permit fee. It is important to note that these fees would only be assessed if plans are routed to these divisions and departments to review.

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9. Community Development - Housing

The Glendale Housing Authority supports the development of affordable housing projects through the administration and oversight of various funding sources. The fees examined within this study relate to density bonus housing, affordable housing, and City coordinated lotteries. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications and detailed per unit results for the fee-related services provided by the Housing Authority. 1 Fee Schedule Modifications
In discussions with Housing staff, modifications were made to the current fee schedule, including:

• Adding New Fees: The following five fees were proposed to be added to address services the City currently provides but did not have a fee for on their existing schedule: Workforce Monitoring Fee: Annual Fee, New Unit Sale or Refinance, Management and Maintenance Plan, Marketing / Tenant Selection Plan, and City Coordinated Lottery.

• Expanding Current Fees: Density Bonus Housing Plan and Density Bonus Housing Agreement were each expanded to include a separate fee to account for any amendments to those projects.

• Modification of Existing Fee Category: The Affordable Housing Monitoring Fee was changed from a per project fee to a per unit fee to capture the additional level of effort associated with projects with more units.

The modifications noted above better reflect the services being provided by Housing Authority staff.
2 Detailed Results
The Housing Office collects fees for density bonus housing, affordable housing, and City coordinated lotteries. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Citywide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and difference associated with each service offered.

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Table 13: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Housing

Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Density Bonus:

Housing Plan $2,227 $3,658 ($1,431)
Housing Agreement $3,078 $540 $2,538
Housing Plan - Amendment New $1,829 N / A
Housing Agreement - Amendment New $270 N / A
Affordable Housing:

Monitoring Fee: Annual Fee Modified $89 N / A
Workforce Monitoring Fee: Annual Fee New $2,779 N / A
Other Housing Fees:

New Unit Sale or Refinance New $616 N / A
Management and Maintenance Plan New $3,579 N / A
Marketing / Tenant Selection Plan New $3,579 N / A
City Coordinated Lottery New $95,342 N / A

Of the two existing Housing fees, Density Bonus – Housing Plan under-recovers by $1,431 and Density Bonus - Housing Agreement over-recovers by $2,538. The Housing Agreement over-recovery is attributable to the separation of this fee from the Planning Division. These updates better reflect the level of effort associated with these housing activities.

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10. Community Development - Licensing

The Licensing Section of Neighborhood Services is responsible for issuing a variety of licenses required by the City to operate certain business types. The fees examined within this study relate to business and entertainment licensing; amplified sound permits; and taxicab and vehicle for hire permits . The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications and detailed per unit results for the fee -related services provided by the Licensing Section.
1 Fee Schedule Modifications
In discussions with licensing staff, removal of Animal Licensing fee from the fee schedule was proposed as this service is now contracted out. Additionally, the ‘Amplified Sound Permit Commercial (Weekly)’ and Monthly was proposed to be removed as the daily and annual permits cover all situations.
2 Detailed Results
Licensing collects fees for business, and entertainment licensing; amplified sound permits; and taxicab and vehicle for hire permits. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs, supporting department costs14, and Departmental and Citywide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and difference associated with each service offered.

Table 14: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Neighborhood Services - Licensing

Fee Name
Current
Fee
Total
Cost Difference

LICENSE AND PERMIT FEES
Adult Business License
Initial $884 $677 $207
Renewal $663 $538 $125
Amplified Sound Permit
Commercial (Daily) $108 $522 ($414)
Commercial (Annual) $499 $555 ($56)
Appeal (e.g. License/Permit Denial, Citations) $158 $150 $8 Auto Wrecker License
Initial $877 $707 $170
Renewal $658 $602 $56
Bingo License
Initial $218 $697 ($479)
Renewal $164 $538 ($374)

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Fee Name
Current
Fee
Total
Cost Difference
Cart License
Initial $235 $520 ($285)
Renewal $177 $490 ($313)
Plan Check and Permit for seasonal Pumpkin and/or Christmas Tree lot $82 $304 ($222)
Horse Commercial Stable $254 $436 ($182)
Driver’s Permit $178 $402 ($224)
Entertainment Business License
Initial $350 $1,380 ($1,030)
Renewal $263 $761 ($498)
Home-Sharing License
Initial $272 $552 ($280)
Renewal $204 $272 ($68)
Junk Dealer License $603 $822 ($219)
Kennel Application - Initial $107 $402 ($295)
Kennel License - (Annual - Per Kennel) $136 $109 $27
Massage Establishment Owner Certificate
Without a criminal history background check $311 $800 ($489) With a criminal history background check using fingerprints $436 $800 ($364) Pawnbroker License
Initial $515 $756 ($241)
Renewal $387 $694 ($307)
Sale from Motor Vehicle License
Initial $236 $370 ($134)
Renewal $177 $370 ($193)
Secondhand Dealer License
Initial $507 $778 ($271)
Renewal $381 $748 ($367)
Sidewalk Vendor License
Initial $295 $400 ($105)
Renewal $222 $276 ($54)
Smoking Permitted Area
Initial $493 $498 ($5)
Renewal $370 $436 ($66)
Soliciting Commercial Application
Application $292 $405 ($113)
90 Day Permit $292 $242 $50
Soliciting Interstate Commerce Application
Application $292 $405 ($113)
Individual ID Card $15 $27 ($12)
Special District License
Initial $880 $998 ($118)
Renewal $227 $422 ($195)
Taxicab Stand Fee $99 $436 ($337)
Tobacco Retailer License
Initial $624 $812 ($188)
Renewal $468 $697 ($229)
Vehicle License $82 $402 ($320)
Owner’s Permit $913 $757 $156
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Fee Name
Current
Fee
Total
Cost Difference

OTHER PERMITS
Business Registration Certificate Fee
Initial $262 $428 ($166)
Renewal $50 $109 ($59)
Duplicate License or Permit Fee $48 $45 $3
EBL Arcade or Amusement
Machine Tag $21 $149 ($128)
Machine Tag Renewal $16 $118 ($102)
Machine Tag Alone $94 $87 $7
Machine Tag Alone Renewal $71 $87 ($16)
EBL Arcade
Establishment Tag $21 $87 ($66)
Establishment Tag Renewal $16 $87 ($71)
EBL Billiard
Room Tag $248 $149 $99
Tag Renewal $186 $118 $68
EBL Live Entertainment
Entertainment Tag $534 $898 ($364)
Entertainment Tag Renewal $401 $735 ($334)
EBL Public Dance
Public Dance Tag $542 $898 ($356)
Public Dance Tag Renewal $407 $735 ($328)
EBL Trampoline Center
Trampoline Center Tag $279 $292 ($13)
Trampoline Center Tag Renewal $210 $292 ($82)
Additional Inspection $404 $566 ($162)
Driver Permit Denial/Revocation
Appeal to Council $220 $823 ($603)
Appeal to Hearing Officer $220 $823 ($603)
Appeal to TPC $220 $823 ($603)
Owner’s Permit Denial/Revocation Appeal to Council $220 $823 ($603) Placard (Special Event/Natural Disaster $26 $36 ($10) Special Taxicab Permit (Special Event/Natural Disaster) $26 $36 ($10) Taxicab Decal Placard $10 $36 ($26)
Vehicle Inspection $218 $402 ($184)
Home for the Aged $56 $99 ($43)

Currently, most fees being charged are showing an under-recovery. The deficits range from a low of $5 for Initial licenses for Smoking Permitted Areas to a high of $1,030 for Initial – Entertainment Business License.
3 Cross-Departmental Support
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the above Departments’ time on License related fees. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Citywide overhead. The following sections detail by division the full cost associated with providing support to License to arrive at the total City cost for providing these services.

Table 15: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Licensing Cross-Dept. Support

Fee Name
License
Cost
Planning
Cost
Fire
Cost
Police
Cost
Total
City Cost

LICENSE AND PERMIT FEES
Adult Business License
Initial $566 $34 $77 $677
Renewal $504 $34 $538
Amplified Sound Permit
Commercial (Daily) $327 $34 $32 $129 $522
Commercial (Annual) $489 $34 $32 $555
Auto Wrecker License
Initial $548 $34 $125 $707
Renewal $442 $34 $125 $602
Bingo License
Initial $535 $34 $128 $697
Renewal $375 $34 $128 $538
Cart License
Initial $486 $34 $520
Renewal $456 $34 $490
Plan Check and Permit for seasonal
Pumpkin and/or Christmas Tree lot $140 $34 $130 $304 Horse Commercial Stable $402 $34 $436
Entertainment Business License
Initial $535 $34 $64 $747 $1,380
Renewal $535 $34 $64 $128 $761
Junk Dealer License $663 $34 $125 $822
Massage Establishment Owner Certificate
Without a criminal history background
check $535 $137 $128 $800
With a criminal history background check
using fingerprints $535 $137 $128 $800
Pawnbroker License
Initial $596 $34 $125 $756
Renewal $535 $34 $125 $694
Sale from Motor Vehicle License
Initial $242 $128 $370
Renewal $242 $128 $370
Secondhand Dealer License
Initial $619 $34 $125 $778
Renewal $589 $34 $125 $748
Sidewalk Vendor License
Initial $365 $34 $400
Renewal $242 $34 $276
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Fee Name
License
Cost
Planning
Cost
Fire
Cost
Police
Cost
Total
City Cost
Smoking Permitted Area
Initial $463 $34 $498
Renewal $402 $34 $436
Special District License
Initial $745 $34 $219 $998
Renewal $252 $34 $136 $422
Taxicab Stand Fee $402 $34 $436
Tobacco Retailer License
Initial $650 $34 $128 $812
Renewal $535 $34 $128 $697

Fire, Planning, and Police staff identified time related to various licenses. These costs per unit were integrated into the overall License total costs per unit. This integration ensures that the City is appropriately recovering for all City departments’ costs as it relates to the above fees.

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11. Community Development – Neighborhood
Services

The Code Enforcement Division of Neighborhood Services is responsible for ensuring the community abides by and corrects violations of the Glendale Municipal Code. The fees examined within this study relate to inspections, sign postage, abatement, subpoenas, and removal of graffiti. Citations, penalties, delinquencies were not evaluated through this study and have not been included in this report. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications and detailed per unit results for the fee-related services provided by the Code Enforcement Division.
1 Fee Schedule Modifications
During discussions with Code Enforcement staff, the addition of ‘Delayed Enforcement ADU Application’ was proposed, as this new fee will capture annual inspection time for the enforcement of a new law which addresses illegally built ADUs. 2 Detailed Results
Code Enforcement collects fees for inspections, sign postage, abatement, subpoenas, and removal of graffiti. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Citywide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and difference associated with each service offered.

Table 16: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Code Enforcement

Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Re-Inspection Fee: Inspection of any violation $385 $534 ($149) Delayed Enforcement ADU Application New $534 N/A
Administrative Citation
Processing Fee $22 $27 ($5)
News Racks
Installation of News Racks in the Public Rights of Way
Annual Registration $54 $204 ($150)
Initial Registration $265 $301 ($36)
Abatement Fee $204 $253 ($49)
No Smoking Signs
First Sign (Staff Time and External Cost of Sign) $59 $62 ($3) Each Additional Sign (External Cost of Sign) $24 $24 $0 Release of Lien $292 $486 ($194)
Shopping Cart Abatement Fee (Includes Storage &
Handling Fees) $204 $253 ($49)
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Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Abatement Fee $204 $426 ($222)
Smoking Permitted Area Sign
First Sign (staff time and external cost of sign) $59 $62 ($3) Each Additional Sign (external cost of sign) $24 $24 $0 Removing Graffiti from Private Property
Up to 400 square feet $136 $126 $10
Up to 401-800 square feet $163 $143 $20
801-1,200 square feet $218 $161 $57
1,201-1,500 square feet $273 $195 $78
Annual Contract $410 $349 $61

A majority of Code Enforcement’s fees show a deficit with Abatement fees experiencing the highest under-recovery of $ 222. The only fees which show an over-recovery are for graffiti removal, however, these fees reflect actual contract costs for graffiti removal and can vary depending on the most recent contractual arrangement for the City.

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12. Community Development – Planning

The Planning Division oversees comprehensive planning, application review, design standards, historic preservation and inspection services that help create great places to live, work, and play. Fees examined in this study relate to Conditional Use Permits, Variances, Tentative Parcel Maps, among other planning specific fees. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications and detailed per unit results for the fee- related services provided by the Planning Division.
1 Fee Schedule Modifications
During discussions with Planning staff, modifications were proposed to the current fee schedule, which include:
• Removal of fees: Several fees were removed as the associated services are either covered under another fee or are provided by other departments: Administrative Use Permit Renewal, Design Review; Mural Review, EIR Environmental Review Fee for EIRs prepared by applicants, and Postage All other zones . Additionally, Document Imaging and Document Scanning minor, standard, and major were removed as the cost for these services will now be captured in the Technology fee surcharge.

• Addition of Fees: Fees were added to reflect current services being provided, but not captured as distinct fees on the fee schedule. These fees include: Reasonable Accommodation and Preliminary Application Review.

• Fee Name Changes : Several fees had verbiage changes to either condense or expand the definition of how the fees would be applied.

The modifications outlined above will ensure that Planning’s fee schedule accurately reflects the services being provided by staff and help ensure that costs are captured appropriately.
2 Detailed Results
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each service includes direct staff costs, cross-departmental support 15, Departmental support, and Citywide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and the difference associated with each service.

Table 17: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Planning

Fee Name
Current
Fee
Total
Cost Difference
Accessory Dwelling Unit Review $309 $350 ($41)
Administration Exception
Single Family Projects $855 $1,313 ($458)
All Other Project Types $1,408 $1,313 $95
Administrative Use Permit $1,898 $1,615 $283
Annexation/Detachment (Not including LAFCO and State) $5,369 $5,903 ($534) Appeals
To Planning Commission or City Council $2,000 $4,562 ($2,562) Of Administrative Use Permits or Administrative Design Review $520 $4,562 ($4,042) Cart Design and Location Review $205 $425 ($220)
Certificate of Compliance $770 $933 ($163)
Certification of Zoning $572 $713 ($141)
Change of Floor Area Ratio District $13,694 $10,090 $3,604 Change of Height District $13,694 $10,638 $3,056
Condition Modification or Waiver (Subdivision, Parcel Map, Zone Change) $13,694 $12,052 $1,642
Conditional Use Permit New Projects
Up to 50 res. Units, or commercial or industrial projects with up to 20,000 sq. ft. of floor area $4,599 $5,964 ($1,365) More than 50 res. Units, mixed use development, entirely Live / Work development, or commercial or industrial projects with more than 20,000 sq. ft. of floor area $11,760 $11,548 $212 Condominium Conversion
Deposit $570 $570 $0
Inspection by the Fire Department for the first hour $140 $214 ($74) Inspection by the Fire Department (Additional) per hour $140 $214 ($74) Creative Sign Review $4,731 $3,451 $1,280
Demolition Permit Application Review $1,147 $1,296 ($149) Density Bonus
Housing Agreement $1,059 $1,303 ($244)
Housing Plan - Planning Fee $1,685 $1,368 $317
Design Development Overlay $5,740 $4,456 $1,284
Design Review
Exemption $309 $786 ($477)
Administrative Review
Single family homes $2,297 $6,407 ($4,110)
Multi-family and non-residential projects $5,661 $7,145 ($1,484) DRB, HPC, City Council; All Single-Family Projects
New Application $4,311 $6,744 ($2,433)
Amended Application $2,155 $5,429 ($3,274)

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Fee Name
Current
Fee
Total
Cost Difference
DRB, HPC, City Council; New or Amended Application
22-50 Residential units, Mixed-Use Development, entirely Live/Work development, or commercial or industrial with less than 20,000 sq. ft. of floor area $8,343 $8,575 ($232) 51 -100 residential units $7,642 $8,942 ($1,300)
101 or greater residential units, or commercial, or industrial with 20,000 sq. ft. or more of floor area $8,130 $10,114 ($1,984) DRB, HPC, City Council
Plan Revision (not requiring DRB review) $393 $472 ($79) Express Applications 2.5 Times the Base Fee
Sign Program
Review $3,448 $4,850 ($1,402)
Revision $393 $362 $31
Staff Field Inspections After First Inspection $343 $343 $0 Development Agreements $3,080 $1,991 $1,089
Development Potential Request
In all R zones $572 $554 $18
In all zones other than R zones $998 $866 $132
Research Fee $135 $107 $28
Environmental Information Form (New or Addendum)
Commercial and Industrial (Gross floor area) Up to 20,000 sq. ft $3,448 $6,141 ($2,693) Commercial and Industrial (Gross floor area) Above 20,000 sq. ft. $6,381 $8,074 ($1,693)
Residential One Unit $1,195 $6,022 ($4,827)
Residential 2 to 19 units $2,393 $6,236 ($3,843)
Residential 20 to 50 units $2,992 $6,355 ($3,363)
Residential 51 units or more, Mixed-Use Development, or entirely Live/Work $6,381 $8,288 ($1,907)
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Contract Preparation Fee / Professional Services $4,154 $3,026 $1,128 Administrative Fee for Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Contract and Mitigation Monitoring 30% of EIR Actual Costs
General Plan Amendment $13,523 $6,945 $6,578
GIS Map or Specialized Analysis
GIS Map or Specialized Analysis Fee $209 $176 $33
Deposit $209 $209 $0
Historic Preservation Process - A Mills Act Request Fee:

Up to $750,000 Assessed Value $1,250 $8,831 ($7,581)
$750,001 to $1,000,000 Assessed Value $2,000 $8,831 ($6,831) $1,000,001 to $1,400,000 Assessed Value $3,000 $8,831 ($5,831) $1,400,001 and Up Assessed Value $3,500 $8,831 ($5,331) Home Occupation Permit $343 $449 ($106)
Lot Line Adjustment $2,873 $2,097 $776
Parking Exception Fee $1,081 $1,336 ($255)
Parking Reduction Permit $6,839 $5,163 $1,676
Parking Use Permit $5,673 $4,210 $1,463
Planned Residential Development (PRD) Precise Plan Review $13,404 $13,282 $122 Postage - Properties in R1, R1R, ROS Zones $84 $82 $2 Preliminary Design Review $3,448 $2,356 $1,092
Preliminary Application Review New $1,500 N / A
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Fee Name
Current
Fee
Total
Cost Difference
Relocation
Building relocation $1,703 $1,966 ($263)
Administrative relocation $874 $1,199 ($325)
Ridgeline or Blue Line Stream Exception $4,218 $3,327 $891 Setback Ordinance
In all zones other than R1 and R1R $11,156 $9,015 $2,141 In R1 and R1R zones $3,448 $8,909 ($5,461)
Sign Permit for a Temporary Banner $572 $2,299 ($1,727) Special Recreation (SR) Zone Development Plan review
Hearing Required $5,748 $6,673 ($925)
No Hearing Required $356 $786 ($430)
Street Name Change Fee
Fee $3,350 $2,882 $468
Deposit (Deposit to be refunded only if not approved) $7,523 $7,523 $0 Subdivision
Condominium or Conversion $10,995 $12,360 ($1,365)
Condominium or Conversion Per Unit $327 $899 ($572)
New Mixed Use Condominium or Conversion $11,499 $13,481 ($1,982) New Mixed Use Condominium or Conversion Per Unit $572 $1,783 ($1,211) Conventional Raw Land $21,328 $18,155 $3,173
Conventional Raw Land Per Lot Amount $572 $1,206 ($634) Exception $4,218 $4,777 ($559)
Parcel Map $17,006 $15,313 $1,693
Parcel Map Per Unit Amount $572 $2,268 ($1,696)
Reversion to Acreage $11,499 $10,550 $949
Sales Office Registration $755 $905 ($150)
Special Master Review Contract+30%
Time Extension $4,218 $4,795 ($577)
Vesting Tentative Tract $19,551 $16,827 $2,724
Vesting Tentative Tract; per lot $834 $2,481 ($1,647) Vesting Parcel Map $17,006 $14,094 $2,912
Vesting Parcel Map; per lot $327 $412 ($85)
Time Extensions (administrative exceptions, conditional use permits, design review, density bonus housing plans, parking reduction permits, parking use permits and variances) $562 $440 $122 Variance Setback or Standards New Projects
Up to 50 res. Units, or commercial or industrial projects with up to 20,000 sq. ft. of floor area, or new hillside single family projects $5,584 $7,351 ($1,767)
Up to 50 res. Units, or commercial or industrial projects with up to 20,000 sq. ft. of floor area, or new hillside single family projects $1,942 $4,634 ($2,692)
More than 50 res. Units, Mixed-Use Development, entirely Live/Work development, or commercial or industrial projects with more than 20,000 sq. ft. of floor area $6,885 $9,219 ($2,334) More than 50 res. Units, Mixed-Use Development, entirely Live/Work Development, or commercial or industrial projects with more than 20,000 sq. ft. of floor area. $1,553 $5,029 ($3,476) Variance Use $13,471 $12,974 $497
Variance - Use / Single Family Zone - Projects Approved Prior to Adoption of Ordinance #5644 $1,344 $12,662 ($11,318)
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Fee Name
Current
Fee
Total
Cost Difference
Wireless Telecommunications Facility Permit
Review $309 $786 ($477)
Review by Planning Commission $3,278 $6,240 ($2,962)
Review by Director $2,456 $1,953 $503
Expert Review, when required $595 $595 $0
Zone Change
Map Amendment $13,694 $11,170 $2,524
Map Amendment Per Lot Fee $82 $412 ($330)
“HD” Historic District Overlay Zone Only $2,393 $11,111 ($8,718) Zoning Code Text Amendment $13,523 $11,934 $1,589
Design Review for Fences & Walls $50 $80 ($30)
Glendale Transportation Demand Model Run Services $4,160 $4,811 ($651) SB9 Housing Development Review Fee $309 $350 ($41)
SB9 Lot Split Parcel Map Application Fee $17,006 $12,865 $4,141 Reasonable Accommodation $50 $892 ($842)

Just under half of all Planning fees are under-recovering ranging from a low of $41 for Accessory Dwelling Unit Review and SB9 Housing Development Review to a high of $11,318 for a Variance for Single-Family Zone (approved prior to the ordinance) . There are a handful of fees for which there is an over-recovery in Planning. These over- recoveries have to do with process improvements and changes. 3 Cross-Departmental Support
The Urban Design, Building, Neighborhood Services, Community Services & Parks, Engineering and Traffic, Police, Fire, Integrated Waste, Maintenance, Electric, and Water Divisions all provide plan check services on Planning related projects. In order to recover for the costs of providing these services, fees have been calculated for the above Departments’ time on Planning related fees. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Citywide overhead. The following sections detail by division the full cost associated with providing support to Planning to arrive at the total City cost for providing these services. 564 of 724

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Table 18: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Planning Cross-Dept Support Fee Name
Planning
Cost
Urban
Design
Cost
Building
Cost
Neighborhood
Svcs Cost
Eng. &
Traffic Cost
Maint.

Cost
Integ.

Waste
Cost
CSP
Cost
Police
Cost
Fire
Cost
Electric
Cost
Water
Cost
Total City
Cost
Administrative Use Permit $1,329 $107 $99 $81 $1,615 Annexation/Detachment
(Not including LAFCO and
State) $4,257 $1,019 $99 $24 $248 $81 $176 $5,903 Change of Floor Area
Ratio District $9,769 $320 $10,090 Change of Height District $10,424 $214 $10,638 Condition Modification or
Waiver (Subdivision,
Parcel Map, Zone
Change) $10,424 $427 $747 $24 $214 $215 $12,052 Conditional Use Permit
New Projects:

Up to 50 res. Units, or
commercial or
industrial projects with
up to 20,000 sq. ft. of
floor area
$2,966 $427 $99 $1,677 $24 $81 $214 $181 $295 $5,964 More than 50 res. Units,
mixed use
development, entirely
Live / Work
development, or
commercial or
industrial projects with
more than 20,000 sq.
ft. of floor area
$7,542 $491 $641 $99 $1,677 $24 $81 $428 $270 $295 $11,548 Creative Sign Review $1,086 $1,228 $214 $899 $24 $3,451 Density Bonus:

Housing Agreement $970 $94 $24 $215 $1,303 Housing Plan -
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Fee Name
Planning
Cost
Urban
Design
Cost
Building
Cost
Neighborhood
Svcs Cost
Eng. &
Traffic Cost
Maint.

Cost
Integ.

Waste
Cost
CSP
Cost
Police
Cost
Fire
Cost
Electric
Cost
Water
Cost
Total City
Cost
Design Development
Overlay $3,206 $737 $94 $99 $24 $81 $215 $4,456 Design Review:

Exemption $663 $123 $786
Administrative Review
Single family homes $3,376 $737 $320 $1,677 $273 $24 $6,407 Multi-family and non-
residential projects $3,376 $614 $427 $99 $2,310 $24 $295 $7,145 DRB, HPC, City
Council; All Single-
Family Projects
New $3,376 $983 $214 $99 $1,677 $24 $107 $89 $176 $6,744 Amended $2,094 $737 $427 $99 $1,677 $24 $107 $89 $176 $5,429 DRB, HPC, City
Council; New or
Amended Application:
2-50 Residential units,
Mixed-Use
Development, entirely
Live/Work
development, or
commercial or
industrial with less
than 20,000 sq. ft. of
floor area
$3,527 $983 $855 $99 $2,310 $24 $214 $270 $295 $8,575 51 -100 residential
units $3,527 $1,474 $641 $99 $2,310 $24 $214 $359 $295 $8,942 101 or greater
residential units, or
commercial, or
industrial with 20,000
sq. ft. or more of floor
area
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Fee Name
Planning
Cost
Urban
Design
Cost
Building
Cost
Neighborhood
Svcs Cost
Eng. &
Traffic Cost
Maint.

Cost
Integ.

Waste
Cost
CSP
Cost
Police
Cost
Fire
Cost
Electric
Cost
Water
Cost
Total City
Cost
DRB, HPC, City Council;
Plan Revision (not
requiring DRB review) $410 $61 $472 Sign Program Review $2,976 $737 $214 $899 $24 $4,850 Staff Field Inspections
After First Inspection $312 $31 $343 Environmental
Information Form (New
or Addendum)
Commercial and
Industrial (Gross floor
area) Up to 20,000 sq.
ft $5,181 $214 $99 $24 $248 $81 $295 $6,141 Commercial and
Industrial (Gross floor
area) Above 20,000 sq.
ft.
$6,901 $427 $99 $24 $248 $81 $295 $8,074 Residential One Unit $5,181 $214 $99 $24 $248 $81 $176 $6,022 Residential 2 to 19
units $5,181 $427 $99 $24 $248 $81 $176 $6,236 Residential 20 to 50
units $5,181 $427 $99 $24 $248 $81 $295 $6,355 Residential 51 units or
more, Mixed-Use
Development, or
entirely Live/Work
$6,901 $641 $99 $24 $248 $81 $295 $8,288 Historic Preservation
Process - A Mills Act
Request Fee:

Up to $750,000
Assessed Value $7,333 $1,474 $24 $8,831 $750,000 to $1,000,000
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Fee Name
Planning
Cost
Urban
Design
Cost
Building
Cost
Neighborhood
Svcs Cost
Eng. &
Traffic Cost
Maint.

Cost
Integ.

Waste
Cost
CSP
Cost
Police
Cost
Fire
Cost
Electric
Cost
Water
Cost
Total City
Cost
$1,000,000 to
$1,400,000 Assessed
Value $7,333 $1,474 $24 $8,831
$1,400,000 and Up
Assessed Value $7,333 $1,474 $24 $8,831 Parking Exception Fee $1,313 $24 $1,336 Parking Reduction Permit $5,041 $99 $24 $5,163 Parking Use Permit $4,088 $99 $24 $4,210 Planned Residential
Development (PRD)
Precise Plan Review $10,387 $214 $99 $1,677 $24 $248 $81 $214 $44 $295 $13,282 Preliminary Design
Review $689 $737 $214 $99 $24 $248 $81 $89 $176 $2,356 Preliminary Application
Review $1,058 $442 $1,500
Relocation Building:

Relocation $1,307 $214 $99 $24 $107 $215 $1,966 Administrative
relocation $648 $214 $99 $24 $215 $1,199 Setback Ordinance:

In all zones other than
R1 and R1R $8,175 $214 $99 $24 $248 $81 $176 $9,015 In R1 and R1R zones $8,175 $107 $99 $24 $248 $81 $176 $8,909 Sign Permit for a
Temporary Banner $1,277 $99 $899 $24 $2,299 Special Recreation (SR)
Zone Development Plan
Review:

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Fee Name
Planning
Cost
Urban
Design
Cost
Building
Cost
Neighborhood
Svcs Cost
Eng. &
Traffic Cost
Maint.

Cost
Integ.

Waste
Cost
CSP
Cost
Police
Cost
Fire
Cost
Electric
Cost
Water
Cost
Total City
Cost
Subdivision:

Condominium or
Conversion $9,427 $1,256 $99 $899 $24 $248 $81 $107 $44 $176 $12,360 Condominium or
Conversion Per Unit $899 $899
New Mixed-Use
Condominium or
Conversion $9,837 $1,966 $99 $899 $24 $248 $81 $107 $44 $176 $13,481 New Mixed-Use
Condominium or
Conversion Per Unit $412 $373 $99 $899 $1,783 Conventional Raw Land $16,107 $865 $99 $450 $24 $248 $81 $107 $176 $18,155 Conventional Raw Land
Per Lot Amount $412 $246 $99 $450 $1,206 Exception $3,327 $373 $99 $450 $24 $248 $81 $176 $4,777 Parcel Map $12,865 $1,220 $99 $450 $24 $248 $81 $107 $44 $176 $15,313 Parcel Map Per Unit
Amount $1,406 $246 $99 $450 $24 $44 $2,268 Reversion to Acreage $8,943 $492 $99 $450 $24 $248 $81 $215 $10,550 Sales Office
Registration $455 $450 $905
Special Master Review $497 $1,492 $99 $450 $248 $81 $176 $3,043 Time Extension $4,322 $450 $24 $4,795 Vesting Tentative Tract $14,616 $983 $99 $450 $24 $248 $81 $107 $44 $176 $16,827 Vesting Tentative Tract;
per lot $1,491 $373 $99 $450 $24 $44 $2,481 Vesting Parcel Map $11,374 $1,492 $99 $450 $24 $248 $81 $107 $44 $176 $14,094 Variance Setback or
Standards New Projects:
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Fee Name
Planning
Cost
Urban
Design
Cost
Building
Cost
Neighborhood
Svcs Cost
Eng. &
Traffic Cost
Maint.

Cost
Integ.

Waste
Cost
CSP
Cost
Police
Cost
Fire
Cost
Electric
Cost
Water
Cost
Total City
Cost
Up to 50 res. Units, or
commercial or
industrial projects with
up to 20,000 sq. ft. of
floor area, or new
hillside single family
projects
$4,103 $427 $99 $1,861 $24 $248 $81 $214 $295 $7,351 Up to 50 res. Units, or
commercial or
industrial projects with
up to 20,000 sq. ft. of
floor area, or new
hillside single family
projects Additional
exception
$1,547 $427 $99 $1,861 $24 $248 $81 $53 $295 $4,634 More than 50 res. Units,
Mixed-Use
Development, entirely
Live/Work
development, or
commercial or
industrial projects with
more than 20,000 sq.
ft. of floor area
$5,094 $641 $99 $2,310 $24 $248 $81 $428 $295 $9,219 More than 50 res. Units,
Mixed-Use
Development, entirely
Live/Work
Development, or
commercial or
industrial projects with
more than 20,000 sq.
ft. of floor area.
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Fee Name
Planning
Cost
Urban
Design
Cost
Building
Cost
Neighborhood
Svcs Cost
Eng. &
Traffic Cost
Maint.

Cost
Integ.

Waste
Cost
CSP
Cost
Police
Cost
Fire
Cost
Electric
Cost
Water
Cost
Total City
Cost
Variance - Use / Single
Family Zone - Projects
Approved Prior to
Adoption of Ordinance
#5644
$10,274 $214 $99 $1,494 $24 $248 $81 $53 $176 $12,662 Wireless
Telecommunications
Facility Permit:

Review $663 $123 $786
Review by Planning
Commission $3,527 $1,966 $94 $297 $24 $107 $50 $176 $6,240 Review by Director $1,313 $94 $297 $24 $50 $176 $1,953 Zone Change:

Map Amendment $10,424 $118 $99 $24 $248 $81 $176 $11,170 “HD” Historic District
Overlay Zone Only $10,424 $59 $99 $24 $248 $81 $176 $11,111 Zoning Code Text
Amendment $10,424 $882 $99 $24 $248 $81 $176 $11,934

Urban Design, Building, Neighborhood Services, Community Services & Parks, Engineering and Traffic, Police, Fire, Integrated Waste, Maintenance, Electric, and Water staff identified time related to conditional use permits, density bonus housing, condominium remodels and inspections, design review, variance, subdivision, zoning amendments, and more .

These costs per unit were integrated into the overall Planning total costs per unit. This integration ensures that the City i s appropriately recovering for all City departments’ costs as it relates to the above fees.

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13. Community Services & Parks

The Community Services & Parks Department is responsible for providing recreational opportunities that promote involvement and engage the community in order to improve quality of life among residents. Fees examined in this study relate to facility rentals, picnic rentals, field rentals, after school programs, camp, classes, and sports programs. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications and detailed per unit results for the fee-related services provided by the Community Services & Parks Department. 1 Fee Schedule Modifications
During discussions with Community Services & Parks staff, various modifications were proposed to the current fee schedule, below are some of those proposed changes:
• Modified Fees: The flat trash detail fee was replaced with a per bin fee to better reflect the costs incurred by the Department.

• Moved Fees: As a means to consolidate like similar fees, Artsakh Avenue Paseo Rental fees were moved to this fee schedule from the Management Service fee schedule

• Eliminated Fees: Several fees are being proposed for elimination for a variety of reasons:
- Youth Soccer Weekend Tournament as the City no longer offers this program. - Thirteen miscellaneous fees were removed; including, Easel or AV Cart, 24 Cup Coffee Service, Posting of “No Parking” Signage, and Snack Bar Concession Operation, as the City no longer provides these services or going forward the fee will now be included in the rental rate.
- Rental of Movie Equipment Popcorn Package, Party on the GO! Popcorn Machine and Shaved Ice Machine, Party on the GO! Face Painting, and Skate Party Package were removed as these services are no longer offered. - Club Maple Softball Tournament and Adult Basketball League was removed as the City no longer offers these tournaments and leagues, there are other Softball Tournaments and Basketball League options still available.

The modifications outlined above will allows the Community Services & Parks’ fee schedule to accurately reflect the services being provided by staff and will ensure that costs are captured appropriately.
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2 Detailed Results
The Community Services & Parks Department collects fees for facility rentals, picnic rentals, field rentals, after school programs, camp, classes, and sports programs . The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs, Departmental, and Citywide overhead. For Community Services & Parks fees a different methodology was utilized to calculate the cost of service. There are two types of services within Community Services & Parks:

1. Programs: This represents programmatic activities such as leagues, tournaments, aquatic lessons, summer camps, etc. For these types of activities, the cost was calculated based upon staff time and effort associated with managing, and running the activity, and estimated number of participants (as needed).

2. Rentals: This represents the costs associated with park and facility rentals. For these services, the cost was based upon the area being rented (square footage or acre), cost per acre or square foot based upon city’s existing depreciations, estimated annual use of hours, the staff time to process the information, and average amount of time to rent the space.

The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost (based upon the above two distinct methodologies), and difference associated with each service offered.

Table 19: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Community Services & Parks Fee Name
Current
Fee
Cost /
Unit Difference

FACILITY RENTAL FEES
Acreage Fee $35 $38 ($3)
Trail Fee (Special Events) $500 $633 ($133)
Adult Recreation Center
Indoor Lounge $25 $105 ($80)
Indoor Dining Room A (with Stage) or B - Before 6 pm $55 $153 ($98) Indoor Dining Room A (with Stage) or B - After 6 pm & Weekends $75 $153 ($78) Indoor Kitchen (Must be rented in conjunction with another room)
$55 $98 ($43)
Indoor Activity Room $25 $98 ($73)
Indoor Multi-Purpose Room A $35 $85 ($50)
Indoor Multi-Purpose Room B $30 $78 ($48)
Outdoor Upper Courtyard $80 $306 ($226)
Outdoor Lower Courtyard $60 $164 ($104)
Artsakh Avenue Paseo
Artsakh Avenue Paseo $80 $142 ($62)
Brand Studio Community Building
Studio #1 $30 $62 ($32)
Studio #2 $40 $79 ($39)
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Fee Name
Current
Fee
Cost /
Unit Difference
Both Studios $60 $120 ($60)
Studio #2 and Patio $50 $91 ($41)
Central Park Paseo Rental
Central Park Paseo Rental $80 $164 ($84)
Civic Center Plaza
Civic Center Plaza $500 $734 ($234)
Deposits
Rental Deposit - over 100 people, (Without Alcohol) (Applicable when facility has no specific deposit)
$500 $500 $0
Rental Deposit - with Alcohol (Applicable when facility has no specific deposit)
$500 $500 $0
Facility Rental Fees - Special Event Deposit $1,000 $1,000 $0 Dunsmore Community Building
Large/Front Room $45 $74 ($29)
Small/Back Room $35 $48 ($13)
Kitchen $20 $38 ($18)
Griffith Manor Community Building
Griffith Manor Community Building $52 $70 ($18)
Maple Park Community Center
Kitchen 1st Level $30 $6 $24
Kitchen 2nd Level $20 $8 $12
Multi-Purpose Gym Weekday $50 $396 ($346)
Multi-Purpose Gym Nights & weekends $60 $396 ($336)
Multi-Purpose Fields Weekday $25 $738 ($713)
Multi-Purpose Fields Nights & weekends $30 $738 ($708)
Upper Level Patio $25 $30 ($5)
Meeting Room A $40 $112 ($72)
Meeting Room B $40 $112 ($72)
Outdoor Terrace $30 $88 ($58)
Joe Bridges Clubhouse
Joe Bridges Clubhouse $50 $131 ($81)
Pacific Community Center
Red Bud Room $40 $114 ($74)
Arts & Science Room $40 $149 ($109)
Sycamore Room $55 $148 ($93)
Conference Room $30 $102 ($72)
Oak Room $50 $95 ($45)
Kitchenette $30 $52 ($22)
Gym A (City) or Gym B (School) Weekday $60 $239 ($179)
Gym A (City) or Gym B (School) Nights & weekends $80 $271 ($191) 1 Picnic Shelter $35 $68 ($33)
Lunch Shelter $50 $135 ($85)
Multi-Use Court $40 $562 ($522)
Terrace $40 $110 ($70)
Outdoor Stage Area $100 $180 ($80)
Photography Permits
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Fee Name
Current
Fee
Cost /
Unit Difference
Brand Friendship Garden & Gazebo Photography Permit $235 $151 $84 Brand Library Photography Permit $30 $148 ($118)
Photography Permit - All Other Sites $80 $151 ($71)
Picnic Shelter Facilities
Verdugo Park Picnic Shelter $35 $32 $3
Palmer Park Picnic Shelter $35 $32 $3
Lower Scholl Canyon Park Picnic Shelter $40 $32 $8
Verdugo Adobe Picnic Shelter $40 $32 $8
Casa Adobe De San Rafael Picnic Shelter $40 $32 $8
Deukmejian Wilderness Park Picnic Area #1 (Lower area) $40 $32 $8 Deukmejian Wilderness Park Picnic Area #2 (Upper area) $40 $32 $8 Deukmejian Wilderness Park - Amphitheater $40 $32 $8
Cerritos Park Picnic Shelter $35 $32 $3
Skate Park
Skate Park $150 $138 $12
Sparr Heights Community Center
Verdugo Room $93 $142 ($49)
Garden Room $52 $135 ($83)
Lounge $21 $74 ($53)
Kitchen $36 $37 ($1)
North Patio (Small) $21 $199 ($178)
South Patio (Large) $41 $227 ($186)
Stone Barn Nature Center
Stone Barn Nature Center $200 $746 ($546)
Stone Barn Nature Center Deposit Without Alcohol $1,000 $1,000 $0 Stone Barn Nature Center Deposit With Alcohol $2,000 $2,000 $0 Stone Barn Nature Center - Open Floor Plan (Up to 6 hours) $2,000 $2,747 ($747) Stone Barn Nature Center - Patio $40 $254 ($214)
Sports Complex
Meeting Room $25 $37 ($12)
Meeting Room - Youth Group FREE $37 N/A
Weddings
Wedding Events Deposit (When facility has no specific deposit) $500 $500 $0 Wedding Permits $120 $94 $26
Wedding Permits - Deukmejian Wilderness Park $125 $94 $31 Wedding Rehearsal $25 $85 ($60)

CIVIC AUDITORIUM FEES
Upper Level
Weekday (Monday-Thursday) $100 $475 ($375)
Weekend (Friday, Saturday, & Sunday) $125 $475 ($350)
Lower Level
Weekday (Monday-Thursday) $70 $444 ($374)
Weekend (Friday, Saturday, & Sunday) $95 $444 ($349)
Terrace Room
Weekday (Monday-Thursday) $30 $150 ($120)
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Fee Name
Current
Fee
Cost /
Unit Difference
Weekend (Friday, Saturday, & Sunday) $55 $150 ($95)
Conference Room
Weekday (Monday-Thursday) $35 $30 $5
Weekend (Friday, Saturday, & Sunday) $60 $30 $30
Other Rental Spaces
Lobby $100 $962 ($862)
Box Office $200 $80 $120
Dressing Room $100 $481 ($381)
Kitchen Daily Rate $250 $602 ($352)
Kitchen Weekly Rental for Caterers (Mon-Fri) $540 $4,211 ($3,671) Kitchen Monthly Rental for Caterers (Mon-Fri) $1,900 $16,843 ($14,943) Indoor Soccer
Indoor Soccer $75 $469 ($394)
Indoor Soccer Weekend Soccer Tournament $375 $781 ($406) Indoor Soccer Birthday Party Package up to 50 kids $400 $1,171 ($771) Indoor Soccer Birthday Party Package additional hour $70 $469 ($399) Indoor Soccer Indoor Soccer Civic League (6" on 6") $490 $2,811 ($2,321) Parking Fees
Parking Rate $6 $12 ($6)
Prepaid Garage Rate with Valid Civic Event Permit $1,900 $4,200 ($2,300) Prepaid Lot 31 Rate with Valid Civic Event Permit $750 $2,040 ($1,290) Bus/Motorhome/Trailer $30 $36 ($6)
Miscellaneous Fees
Audio/Visual Package $350 $350 $0
Power Package $150 $150 $0
Piano $150 $150 $0
Pipe & Drape $5 $5 $0
Staff Fee $22 $52 ($30)
Food Cost Fee $150 $274 ($124)
Food Cost Fee with Alcohol $250 $442 ($192)
Deposits
Conditionally Refundable Deposit Private/Non-Commercial Event
$1,000 $1,000 $0
Conditionally Refundable Commercial Event $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 Rental Space Kitchen Conditionally Refundable Deposit $1,000 $1,000 $0

FIELD RENTAL FEES
Pacific Fields
Pacific Multi-Purpose Field; Weekday (before 6 p.m.) $53 $166 ($113) Pacific Multi-Purpose Field; Nights (6 p.m. - 10 p.m.) & Weekends
$80 $202 ($122)
Pacific Baseball Field $35 $129 ($94)
Sports Complex
Baseball#1
Weekday Rates (Mon-Fri Before 6 pm) $43 $108 ($65)
Night & Weekend Rates (Weekday 6 pm-10 pm and Sat & Sun) $68 $119 ($51) 576 of 724

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Current
Fee
Cost /
Unit Difference
Baseball#2
Weekday Rates (Mon-Fri Before 6 pm) $38 $188 ($150)
Night & Weekend Rates (Weekday 6 pm-10 pm and Sat & Sun) $63 $199 ($136) Baseball #3
Weekday Rates (Mon-Fri Before 6 pm) $38 $188 ($150)
Night & Weekend Rates (Weekday 6 pm-10 pm and Sat & Sun) $63 $199 ($136) Soccer #4
Weekday Rates (Mon-Fri Before 6 pm) $53 $120 ($68)
Night & Weekend Rates (Weekday 6 pm-10 pm and Sat & Sun) $80 $132 ($52) Soccer#5
Weekday Rates (Mon-Fri Before 6 pm) $58 $123 ($65)
Night & Weekend Rates (Weekday 6 pm-10 pm and Sat & Sun) $85 $134 ($49) Stengel Field Rates
Weekdays before 6pm $41 $41 $0
Nights & Weekends $67 $67 $0
City-Wide Field Rates
City-Wide Field $25 $174 ($149)
Field Lights $20 $11 $9
Miscellaneous Fees
Baseball Field Prep (base & lining) $30 $34 ($4)
Sports Complex Tournament Fee $685 $805 ($120)
Sports Complex Ballfield Tournament Field Prep Fee $100 $268 ($168) Controller Deposit $500 $500 $0
Sports Complex Storage Space (1/4 room) $25 $25 $0
Storage Bin Placement $100 $100 $0
Snack Bar Rental-Approved Community Youth Group $100 $100 $0 Portable Backstop $30 $180 ($150)

PROGRAM FEES
Parent's Night Out $15 $48 ($33)
Contract Classes Cancellation Fee $15 $61 ($46)
Sports
Soccer Small Goals $5 $11 ($6)
Soccer Tournament $430 $223 $207
Softball Tournament $220 $332 ($112)
Adult Soccer League $845 $1,014 ($169)
Adult Softball League $362 $1,047 ($685)
Adult Basketball League $375 $2,584 ($2,209)
Masters Open Play Soccer $2 $2 $0
3 on 3 Youth Basketball Tournaments $20 $20 $0
Skate Classes and Lessons
Drop-By Skate Class Lesson $20 $15 $5
Beginning & Intermediate Group Skate Class $100 $89 $11 Private Skate Lessons $40 $45 ($5)
Semi-Private Skate Lessons; 2 Students $70 $45 $25
Semi-Private Skate Lessons; 3 Students $90 $45 $45
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Fee Name
Current
Fee
Cost /
Unit Difference
Senior Classes
Senior Class Fees Senior Fitness $1 $3 ($2)
Cruise Night
Cruise Night Car Registration $35 $197 ($162)
Cruise Night Late Registration $40 $197 ($157)
Stone Barn Nature Center
Stone Barn Nature Center Private Tour (Up to 2 hours) $250 $294 ($44) Stone Barn Nature Center Interpretive Activity (1.5 hours up to 20 children)
$250 $388 ($138)
Stone Barn Nature Center Interpretive Activity - Each Additional Child
$10 $19 ($9)
Verdugo Mountains 10K Trail Run and Hike
Verdugo Mountains 10K Trail Run and Hike Pre-Registration Before March 1st Rate
$30 $79 ($49)
Verdugo Mountains 10K Trail Run and Hike Pre-Registration March 1st through March 31st Rate
$35 $79 ($44)
Verdugo Mountains 10K Trail Run and Hike Pre-Registration April 1st through day before the event Rate
$40 $79 ($39)
Verdugo Mountains 10K Trail Run and Hike Day-of Registration Rate
$45 $79 ($34)
Skate Park Adult Non-Resident
Skate Park Adult Non-Resident - Daily Entry (18 & over) $4 $4 $0 Skate Park Adult Non-Resident - Monthly Pass (18 & over) $40 $37 $3 Skate Park Adult Non-Resident - Annual Pass (18 & over) $75 $67 $8 Day Camps
Blast Camp Registration $120 $187 ($67)
Spectacular Camp Registration $150 $156 ($6)
Day Camp Before Care $20 $27 ($7)
Day Camp After Care $20 $27 ($7)
Counselor in Training Registration $100 $43 $57
Skate Camps; "Groms" Sk8 Camp $225 $362 ($137)
Skate Camps; "Shredders" Traveling Sk8 Camp $325 $544 ($219) Kool Dayz Camp Registration - Full Day $85 $155 ($70)
Kool Dayz Camp Registration - Half Day $60 $153 ($93)
Kinder Camp Registration - Full Day $105 $343 ($238)
Kinder Camp Registration - Half Day $60 $307 ($247)
Travelin' Teens Camp Registration -Full Day $150 $401 ($251) Maple Starz Camp Registration - Full Day $75 $118 ($43) Maple Starz Camp Registration - Half Day $55 $296 ($241) Day Camp T-Shirt Fee $5 $8 ($3)
Sparr-Tacular Camp Registration $65 $119 ($54)
Nature Camp Registration $275 $297 ($22)
Day Camp Non-Resident Fee $15 $15 $0
Day Camp Cancellation Fee $20 $61 ($41)

AQUATICS FEES
Non-Resident Surcharge $15 $15 $0
Swim Lessons
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Fee Name
Current
Fee
Cost /
Unit Difference
Youth Swim Lesson Half Session $25 $25 $0
Youth Swim Lesson Full Session $40 $37 $3
Adult Swim Lesson Half Session $35 $25 $10
Adult Swim Lesson Full Session $55 $37 $18
Private Swim Lesson $30 $79 ($49)
Semi-Private Swim Lessons; 2 Students $50 $40 $10
Semi-Private Swim Lessons; 3 Students $60 $26 $34
Pool Entry Fee
0-4 $0 $3 ($3)
5-11 $0.50 $2.69 ($2)
12-17 $1 $3 ($2)
18-54 $3 $3 $0
55+ $1 $3 ($2)
Pacific Community Pool
Pacific Community Pool Whole Pool (2 hr minimum) $150 $240 ($90) Pacific Community Pool Shallow End Only (2 hr minimum) $100 $188 ($88) Aquatics Staff Fee $20 $52 ($32)
Pacific Community Pool Lane Rentals $10 $26 ($16)
Wading Pool Rental
Wading Pool Rental Fee 1st Hour $100 $194 ($94)
Wading Pool Rental Fee Additional Hours $25 $45 ($20)
Wading Pool Rental Fee Picnic Table (2 hrs of staff time to reserve)
$40 $94 ($54)
Pacific Community Pool Registrations
Jr. Lifeguard Registration $85 $102 ($17)
Water Polo Registration $75 $39 $36
Swim Team Registration $75 $19 $56
Summer Unlimited Pool Entry Pass
5-11 $20 $67 ($47)
12-17 $40 $67 ($27)
18-54 $75 $67 $8
55+ $40 $67 ($27)
Monthly Recreation & Lap Swim Unlimited Entrance Pass
5-11 $10 $48 ($38)
12-17 $15 $48 ($33)
18-54 $40 $48 ($8)
55+ $15 $48 ($33)
Drop-In Aqua Exercise Program
12-54 $5 $3 $2
55+ $4 $3 $1
15 Punch Pass
5-11 $6 $40 ($34)
12-17 $12 $40 ($28)
18-54 $36 $40 ($4)
55+ $12 $40 ($28)
Drop-In Aqua Exercise 15 Punch Pass
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Fee Name
Current
Fee
Cost /
Unit Difference
12-54 $56 $40 $16
55+ $45 $40 $5

PARTY PACKAGE FEES
Movie Equipment Rental Rate With One Movie $750 $1,769 ($1,019) Party on the GO! Basic Party Package (2 staff and 6
games/activities up to 12 children)
$300 $896 ($596)
Party on the GO! Basic Party Package (2 staff and 6
games/activities up to 12 children) - Each additional hour $100 $103 ($3)
Party on the GO! Basic Party Package (2 staff and 6
games/activities up to 12 children) - Additional child fee $10 $75 ($65)
Party on the GO! Basic Party Package (2 staff and 6
games/activities up to 12 children) - Carnival Games
$20 $114 ($94)
Glendale Rocks! Events Package Basic Event Package $300 $536 ($236) Glendale Rocks! Events Package Basic Event Package - Each additional hour after 2 hours
$100 $89 $11
LED Screen $3,000 $1,402 $1,598

MISCELLANEOUS FEES
Staff Fee $20 $45 ($25)
Table $10 $20 ($10)
Chair Rental $2 $3 ($1)
Security Guard $25 $25 $0
Portable PA System $150 $169 ($19)
Alcohol Permit $100 $101 ($1)
Trash Detail $1,120 $279 $841
Jumper Permit Fee $25 $91 ($66)
Portable Generator $550 $550 $0
Portable Sound System $350 $350 $0
Portable Stage $650 $650 $0
Portable Stage and Portable Generator Combination $1,000 $1,000 $0 Memorial Plaque - Bench $6,500 $6,590 ($90)
Memorial Plaque - Picnic Table $7,500 $7,590 ($90)
Activity Card Fees
Activity Card Fees (17 and under) $0 $7 ($7)
Activity Card Fees (18-59 years) $25 $7 $18
Activity Card Fees (60 and over) $10 $7 $3
Activity Card Fees Replacement Cards (All) $2 $4 ($2) Activity Card Fees One Day Activity Card $2 $7 ($5)
Adult Gym Membership Fee (Adult Recreation Center) – 18-59 years old
$80 $7 $73
Senior Gym Membership Fee (Adult Recreation Center) - 60 years and over
$50 $7 $43
Banners
Banners - Local Glendale Business $100 $88 $12
Banners - Non-Local Glendale Business $200 $88 $112
Banners - Non-Profit Organization (Advertising own Business) $50 $88 ($38) Banners - Approved Community Youth Group
Fundraising/Sponsorships
25% of amount raised
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Fee Name
Current
Fee
Cost /
Unit Difference
Administrative Fee for Changes to Approved Permits
Administrative Fee for Changes to Approved Permits; Permits less than $100
$10 $304 ($294)
Administrative Fee for Changes to Approved Permits; Permits $100 or more
$20 $304 ($284)
Community Gardens
Annual Community Garden Plot Assignment Fee $25 $34 ($9) Community Garden Gate Key Fee $5 $11 ($6)

The majority of fees for Community Services & Parks show an under-recovery, the largest deficit relates to Rental Space Kitchen Monthly Rental for Caterers (Mon-Fri) at $14,943.

The largest over-recovery relates to Special Event & Miscellaneous Fees LED Screen Rental at $1,598.

While this report calculates the cost of service based upon certain assumptions such as staff time, administrative overhead, some annual maintenance components, community service fees should be set based upon the market rate. The market demand will fluctuate depending upon the amenities offered, the supply of services, and the quality of services.

Due to these intangible factors, the information in this report can be utilized to determine some aspect of cost recovery, but there are other factors to consider when setting recreation and rental fees. These other factors should be considered in conjunction with the cost estimates to set these fees.

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14. Fire - Prevention

The Fire Prevention Division is responsible for plan review and inspection of Fire Sprinkler Systems, Fire Alarms, Hazardous Materials, Storage Tanks, and New Construction to ensure that there is compliance with life and safety standards. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications and detailed per unit results for the Prevention fee - related services provided by the Fire Department.
1 Fee Schedule Modifications
During discussions with Fire staff, the addition of various new fees were proposed; examples include, Fire Flow service charges; Plan Check, Permit, and Inspection for seasonal Pumpkin and/or Christmas lot; Hazardous Materials and Disclosure Programs, and Campfire Permit . Additionally, ‘GUSD Public Schools (any number of persons):

Annual inspection’ was combined with ‘Permit to operate or maintain Private schools (any number of persons); includes annual inspection’ to form a single annual inspection for educational facilities, etc. The modifications noted above ensure that the proposed fee schedule better reflects the services being provided by Fire staff. 2 Detailed Results
The Fire Department collects fees for prevention services associated with plan review and inspection; including, fire sprinkler systems, fire alarms, hazardous materials, storage tanks, and new construction. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Citywide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and the difference associated with each service.

Table 20: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Fire Prevention

Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference

MISCELLANEOUS FIRE FEES
Institution: Permit to operate or maintain
Acute Care hospitals as I-2 occupancy in accordance with CCR Title 24; includes periodic inspection $2,015 $6,434 ($4,419) Ambulatory Health Care Facilities classified as I-2.1
occupancy in accordance with CCR Title 24; includes
periodic inspection $1,041 $673 $368
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16 The Fire Incident Report, Dispatch Log / 911 Audio fee is set by CA Evidence Code § 1563(b)(6). 17 The Subpoena, Arson Report & EMS Report fee is set by CA Evidence Code § 1563(b)(6). 18 The Copying fee is set by CA Govt Code § 81008(a).

Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Boarding homes (as defined by Title 24, CAC); includes
periodic inspection $418 $1,318 ($900)
Care Facility classified as an R-2.1 occupancy in
accordance with CCR Title 24; includes periodic
inspection $603 $1,290 ($687)
Day Care facility: Permit to operate or maintain
Adult day care or child day care centers defined as I-4 or E occupancies in accordance with CCR Title 24; includes
periodic inspection $507 $715 ($208)
Educational
Permit to operate or maintain Private and Public schools (any number of persons); includes annual inspection $720 $757 ($37) Fire Life Safety Inspection Program
Fire Prevention Bureau annual inspection of multifamily dwellings not otherwise defined; minimum half hour or
fraction thereafter: Inspection $36 $84 ($48)
Covered Mall: for the placement or construction of
temporary kiosks, displays, booths, barriers, concession equipment or the like in a covered mall
Permit and Inspection $106 $112 ($6)
Plan Check $104 $138 ($34)
Fees for Documents, Fire Incident Report, Dispatch Log / 911 Audio
Fire Incident Report, Dispatch Log / 911 Audio16 $15 $15 $0 Subpoena, Arson Report & EMS Report17 $24 $24 $0
Service charge
Copying18 $0.10 $0.10 $0.00
Digital copying and/or archiving of fire protection system plans $3 $3 ($0)
Fire permit search $9 $11 ($2)
Fire plan retrieval fee $9 $11 ($2)

FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
Permit and Inspection
Base fee for installation of new system $536 $547 ($11) Additional fee for extensive new or altered Fire alarm
system in a High-rise, Mid-rise or Complex building $2,898 $3,124 ($226) Additional fee per device $4 $4 ($0)
Base fee for alteration of existing system $484 $491 ($7) Plan Check
Base fee for alteration to existing Fire alarm system $102 $117 ($15) Additional fee for extensive new or altered Fire alarm
system in a High-rise, Mid-rise or Complex building $444 $1,022 ($578) Base fee for installation of new Fire Alarm system $273 $368 ($95) Additional fee per device $2 $3 ($1)

FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM
Permit and Inspection
Base fee for new or existing KITCHEN HOOD Fire
Extinguishing system $277 $266 $11
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Base fee for new or existing SPECIAL Fire Extinguishing system (NOT KITCHEN HOOD) $386 $392 ($6)
Additional fee per nozzle for Fire Extinguishing system $8 $8 ($1) Plan Check
Base Fee for new or existing KITCHEN HOOD Fire
Extinguishing system $82 $291 ($209)
Base fee for new or existing SPECIAL Fire Extinguishing system (NOT KITCHEN HOOD) $365 $429 ($64)
Additional fee per nozzle for Fire Extinguishing system $19 $31 ($11)

FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM
Base fee for alteration to existing Fire Sprinkler system Permit and Inspection $483 $491 ($8)
Plan Check $102 $138 ($36)
Base fee for installation of new Fire Sprinkler, standpipe or combined system
Permit and Inspection $541 $547 ($6)
Plan Check $272 $368 ($96)
Additional fee for Fire Sprinkler, standpipe or combined system
Inspection Additional fee per inlet and/or outlet $25 $28 ($3) Inspection Additional fee per head $5 $31 ($26)
Plan Check Additional fee per inlet and/or outlet $23 $6 $17 Plan Check Additional fee per head $2 $3 ($1)
Installation of Underground supply line for Fire Sprinkler, standpipe, or combined system
Permit and Inspection $476 $476 ($0)
Plan Check $156 $230 ($74)
Single Family Dwelling
Plan Check for alteration of existing Fire Sprinkler system for house, detached garage, guest house and/or
accessory building $84 $156 ($72)
Permit and Inspection for installation of new Fire
Sprinkler system for a house only, or house with a
detached garage, guest house and/or accessory building $421 $981 ($560) Plan Check for installation of a new Fire Sprinkler system for a house only, or house with detached garage, guest
house and/or accessory building $297 $505 ($208)
Permit and Inspection for installation of Fire Sprinkler system for a detached garage, guest house and/or
accessory building - house not included $235 $659 ($424) Plan Check for installation of Fire Sprinkler system for a detached garage, guest house and/or accessory building - house not included $144 $230 ($86)
Plan Check Additional time for installation of new or
alteration of existing Fire Sprinkler system for house
and/or accessory building $101 $184 ($83)

GENERAL
Plan Check and Permit for use of candles or open flames in an assembly area or restaurant dining $106 $153 ($47) Permit and Inspection for General fire permit required by the Fire Chief and not otherwise listed $249 $368 ($119) Fireworks display
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Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Permit and Inspection $1,677 $1,958 ($281)
Plan Check $149 $168 ($19)
Inspection required by the Fire Chief and not otherwise listed Hourly Rate $295 N / A
Inspection Additional time for re-inspection for 1) work that was requested to be inspected and has not been
completed or 2) when more than two inspections are
required to correct deficiencies noted on a previous
inspection $196 $266 ($70)
Plan Check and Permit for landing of any helicopter other than at an approved airport, for the purpose of lifting equipment, supplies or materials; does not apply to
permitted filming companies, government or other
approved agencies $250 $332 ($82)
Inspection for issuance of Fire Clearance for new
business $248 $384 ($136)
Plan Check for General fire permit required by the Fire Chief and not otherwise listed
First hour $226 $340 ($114)
Additional time Hourly Rate $184 N / A
Plan Check and Permit for Pyrotechnical special effects $205 $414 ($209) Installation of Spray booth
Permit and Inspection $571 $644 ($73)
Plan Check $498 $766 ($268)
Plan Check and Permit for the installation of tents,
canopies and temporary membrane structures $106 $168 ($62) High/Mid/Low-Rise Buildings:

High-rise building: To maintain or operate a high-rise
building in accordance with the Health and Safety Code; includes annual inspection and one re-inspection $1,545 $3,364 ($1,819) Low-rise and mid-rise buildings: Permit to operate and
maintain Low-rise or Mid-rise building; includes annual inspection $987 $1,682 ($695)
Hydrant: Installation of Private Fire Hydrant
Permit and Inspection $566 $644 ($78)
Plan Review $454 $689 ($235)
Plan Check and processing of Fire Code Modifications /
Appeals Request for a code modification or alternate
method or materials - Actual Time @ staff hourly rates Hourly Rate $216 N / A Service charge: Technical research $161 $168 ($7)
Place of assembly: Permit to operate or maintain as
defined by CCR Title 24; includes periodic inspection
A-3 occupancy $394 $1,121 ($727)
A-1 or A-5 occupancy $870 $1,682 ($812)
Occupant load greater than 300 persons and not
otherwise specified $1,113 $2,018 ($905)
A-2 or A-4 occupancy $585 $1,121 ($536)
Vegetation Management Program: Administrative costs
to abate a nuisance $377 $336 $41
Haz Mat Response: Spill / Incident Mitigation (Type I
Response Team) - Actual Time @ staff hourly rates; plus actual cost for special consumable equipment / supplies and disposal fee
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Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Landscaping, irrigation, fuel modification
Plan Check $171 $276 ($105)
Permit and Inspection $187 $547 ($360)
Plan Check and Permit for Fire road access $101 $168 ($67) Residential or Commercial Plan Check [Building Code
Modification - BMOD] - When required by Building Division policy - Actual Time @ staff hourly rates Hourly Rate $184 Plan Check and Inspection as the Local Fire Authority for DSA and OSHPD projects $996 $1,026 ($30)
Plan checks and field inspections when required by the
Fire Chief and not specifically addressed in the fire code. Hourly Rate $168 N / A Covered Mall: to use a covered mall for a public
assembly or special event
Plan Check $82 $123 ($41)
Permit and Inspection $187 $505 ($318)
Outside of Normal Business Hours - Actual Time at Staff Hourly Cost-Recovery Rates ("Re-call" situations require a minimum 4-hour charge.)
Inspections Hourly Rate $197 N / A
Plan Checks Hourly Rate $215 N / A
For Construction: that do not conform to one of the
categories listed above
Plan Checks Hourly Rate $184 N / A
Inspections Hourly Rate $168 N / A

ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK
Plan Check
For installation of first Aboveground storage tank $1,343 $1,374 ($31) Additional fee for two or more Aboveground storage
tanks $328 $368 ($40)
For alteration of existing Aboveground storage tank $332 $368 ($36) Permit and Inspection
For installation of the first Aboveground storage tank $466 $476 ($10) Additional fee for two or more Aboveground storage
tanks $270 $252 $18
For alteration of existing Aboveground storage tank $275 $252 $23

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Additional charge for re-inspections, responding to
accidental discharges, and complaints - Actual Time @
Staff Cost-Recovery Rates
Hourly Rate

Hazardous Materials and Disclosure Program: Permit to
store, transport on-site, dispense, use or handle
hazardous liquids, solids or gases: includes periodic
inspection
Category I: Liquid (Gals) 0-20; Solids (Lbs) 0-200; Gases (Cubic Ft.) 0-100 New $443 N / A
Category II: Liquid (Gals) 21-54; Solids (Lbs) 201-500; Gases (Cubic Ft.) 101-200 New $487 N / A
Category III: Liquid (Gals) 55-200; Solids (Lbs.) 501-2,000; Gases (Cubic Ft.) 201-1,000 $621 $722 ($101)
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Category V: Liquid (Gals) 551-1,500; Solids (Lbs.) 5,001- 10,000; Gases (Cubic Ft.) 2,001-5,000 $1,081 $1,267 ($186) Category VI: Liquid (Gals) 1,501-2,750; Solids (Lbs.)
10,001-25,000; Gases (Cubic Ft.) 5,001-10,000 $1,108 $1,400 ($292) Category VII: Liquid (Gals) 2,751 & over; Solids (Lbs.) 25,001 & over; Gases (Cubic Ft.) 10,001 & up $1,486 $1,620 ($134) Category VIII New $3,422 N / A
Initial permit application
Hazardous Materials and /or Hazardous Waste: Permit
and Inspection $215 $235 ($20)
Industrial Waste: Initial permit application and renewal $215 $183 $32 Hazardous Materials, Hazardous Waste, and/or Industrial Waste: Plan Review $163 $186 ($23)
Hazardous Waste, Industrial Waste: Additional time and
charges Actual Cost
Install Industrial Waste pretreatment equipment
Permit and Inspection $121 $216 ($95)
Plan Check $101 $216 ($115)
Abandon/Remove Industrial Waste pretreatment equipment
Permit and Inspection New $216 N / A
Plan Check New $216 N / A
Installation of low-pressure tank or pressure vessel containing liquefied flammable gas or other hazardous materials
Permit and Inspection $288 $302 ($14)
Plan Check $210 $218 ($8)
Installation or alteration of equipment in connection with the storage, handling, use or sale of flammable or combustible liquids or other hazardous materials; does not include UST re-piping Permit and Inspection $288 $475 ($187)
Plan Check $328 $373 ($45)
Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasure Program (SPCC) or Risk Management Plan (CalARP RMP) Plan Check $743 $839 ($96)
Hazardous Waste: Management and Control Fee; Permit and Periodic inspection to maintain and operate
Group I (1-19 employees) $508 $567 ($59)
Group II (20-100 employees $662 $762 ($100)
Group III (101-500 employees) $767 $910 ($143)
Group IV (500 or more employees) $828 $1,043 ($215)
Hazardous Waste Treatment: Conditional Authorization:

Permit and Periodic inspection to maintain and operate
(add-on inspections concurrent with other inspections) $1,640 $1,247 $393 Hazardous Waste Treatment: Conditional Exemption ; Permit and Periodic inspection to maintain and operate (add-on inspections concurrent with other inspections) Commercial Laundries $371 $579 ($208)
Conditional Exemption Limited (CEL) $371 $579 ($208)
Conditional Exemption Small Quantity Treatment (CESQT) $382 $579 ($197) Conditional Exemption Specified Waste Streams (CESW) $382 $579 ($197) Hazardous Waste Treatment: Permit by Rule
Permit and Periodic inspection to maintain and operate
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Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Facility generating waste not otherwise listed, Excluding Food Service Establishments (All Others) $443 $646 ($203) Auto Repair or Jewelry Manufacturing facility $888 $795 $93 Categorical facility (pursuant to EPA Standards) $9,087 $9,459 ($372) Printing, Car Wash facility, or Dental Facility $336 $316 $20 Significant Industrial User (SIU) facility (pursuant to EPA Standards) $998 $8,468 ($7,470)

UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK
Annual permit to operate and maintain
First tank $1,510 $2,001 ($491)
Additional tank $335 $403 ($68)
Installation
Permit and Inspection (for the first tank ) $2,340 $2,449 ($109) Inspection Fee (for each additional tank) $242 $184 $58 Plan Review and Permit Fee (for the first tank) $1,333 $1,470 ($137) Plan Review and Permit Fee (each additional tank) $162 $184 ($22) Abandon/Remove
Permit and Inspection (for the first tank ) $1,706 $1,869 ($163) Inspection Fee: for each additional tank $355 $460 ($105) Plan Check (for the first tank) New $368 N / A
Plan Check (for each additional tank) New $184 N / A
Additional Inspection Fee Actual Costs
Site Remediation Proposal Evaluation $1,297 $942 $355 Temporary abandonment, or restore to Service; Permit
and Inspection $529 $566 ($37)
Re-piping of Underground storage tank
Plan Check $333 $368 ($35)
Permit and Inspection $489 $1,042 ($553)
Equipment Replacement/Repair
Inspector witnessing of monitoring equipment "cold start" $529 $622 ($93) Plan review and permit inspection for equipment
replacement or repair $529 $322 $207
Plan review and permit inspection for under dispenser
containment (UDC) removal/replacement $529 $506 $23
Plan review and permit inspection for fuel change $529 $322 $207

NEW CONSTRUCTION - RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL
Building Code Modification [BMOD]: Plan Check Hourly Rate $200 N / A Fire Code Modification: Modifications/Appeals Request
for a code modification or alternate method or materials [FMOD]: Plan Check and processing Hourly Rate $216 N / A Re-inspection for 1) work that was requested to be
inspected and has not been completed or 2) when more
than two inspections are required to correct deficiencies noted on a previous inspection: Inspection - additional time $244 $184 $60
Fire Sprinkler System
Plan Check Additional fee $536 $276 $260
Inspection Additional fee $557 $460 $97
TCO
Plan Review - When required by Building Division policy Actual Costs Inspection - When required by Building Division policy Actual Costs Express Plan Check
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The majority of Fire Preventions’ fees are under-recovering, with the largest deficit relating to Permit Inspection and Sampling Fees to discharge industrial waste into the sanitary sewer or storm drain system for a Significant Industrial User (SIU) facility (pursuant to EPA Standards) at $7,470. The over-recoveries seen in the above table range from a low of $1 1 for a new or existing kitchen hood fire extinguishing system base fee Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Express plan check fee: fee to expedite the initial plan review process to eliminate "backlog time" on an as
available, overtime basis
150% of the regular plan check fees (in
addition to regular plan check fees)
ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK:

Operational permit for a tank in an underground area with 55 gallons or greater and facility has capacity of less than 1,320 gallons of petroleum, subject to APSA
requirements; includes periodic inspections $335 $561 ($226) Operational permit to store between 55 and 1,319 gallons of petroleum in aboveground storage tanks or containers; includes periodic inspections $466 $808 ($342)
Operational permit to store between 1,320 and 9,999
gallons of petroleum in aboveground storage tanks or
containers; subject to APSA requirements; includes
periodic inspections $1,026 $1,074 ($48)
Operational permit to store 10,000 gallons or more of
petroleum in aboveground storage tanks or containers;
subject to APSA requirements; includes periodic
inspections $1,706 $1,294 $412

MISCELLANEOUS FIRE FEES
Management and Inspection of Hazardous Vegetation for
properties designated VMP (Vegetation Management
Program) in the High or Very High Fire Hazard Area $15 $42 ($27) California Environmental Report System (CERS)
Fee $100 $173 ($73)
California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP)
Program:

Level 1 Operational Permit $1,049 $1,074 ($25)
Level 2 Operational Permit $1,049 $1,340 ($291)
Level 3 Operational Permit $1,441 $1,606 ($165)
State CUPA Program Oversight Surcharge
Underground Storage Tank Program (ST-UST) New $20 N / A Aboveground Storage Tank Program (ST-AST) New $26 N / A Service Charge: Fire flow
Report Request New $264 N / A
Fire Flow Testing New $262 N / A
FLS annual inspection not otherwise covered by CIP (FPB inspection not otherwise covered) New $294
N / A
Seasonal Pumpkin and/or Christmas Tree lot
Plan Check New $153 N / A
Permit and Inspection New $574 N / A
Flume Sampling: Annual Citywide IW Sampling (staff
time and lab costs) New $3,422
N / A
Campfire Permit New $38 N / A
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to $412 for an above ground storage tank operational permit to store 10,000 gallons or more of petroleum.

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15. Glendale Water & Power – Customer Service

The Customer Service division within Glendale Water and Power (GWP) is responsible for providing information to GWP customers allowing them to make informed decisions about water and energy services and use. The fees examined within this study relate to new account setup, delinquency, smart meter opt out, and various miscellaneous fees .

The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications and detailed per unit results for the fee-related services provided by Customer Service. 1 Fee Schedule Modifications
During discussions with Customer Service staff, it was proposed that Smart Meter Opt Out Fees - Electric Meter reading fee (for meters other than the Smart Meter) and Smart Meter Opt Out Fees - Water/Electric Meter Test be removed from the fee schedule. 2 Detailed Results
The Customer Service division collects fees for new account setup, smart meter opt out, and various other fees. All penalty based fees such as late charges, posting, theft, and damaged equipment were not evaluated . The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Citywide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and difference associated with each service offered.

Table 21: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Customer Service

Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
New Account Setup:

New Account $15 $20 ($5)
New Account/Same Day Turn On (Non-remote turn-on's) $53 $59 ($6) New Meter Application $15 $20 ($5)
Each Additional Meter $5 $8 ($3)
Delinquency Fees (Inclusive of all services on GWP Bill) Disconnect $25 $27 ($2)
Collection Field Visit $25 $27 ($2)
Disconnect Service at Pole or Vault $273 $1,020 ($747) Reconnect Service $25 $27 ($2)
Reconnect Service; Same Day (Non-remote reconnect) $50 $52 ($2) Reconnect Service; At Pole or Vault $273 $1,020 ($747) Unauthorized Connection $25 $27 ($2)
Smart Meter Opt Out Fees:

Electric Smart Meter Manual Reading fee $10 $33 ($23) Electric Smart Meter Manual Reading fee for each additional attempt to read an inaccessible meter $10 $33 ($23)
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Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Electric Smart Meter and water meter manual reading (if both meters are located in the same location) $10 $33 ($23) Water Meter Manual Reading Fee $10 $33 ($23)

All Customer Service’s fees show an under-recovery, with the highest deficit being $747 for both the Disconnect and Reconnect of Service at Pole or Vault.

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16. Glendale Water & Power – Electric

The Electric department within Glendale Water and Power is responsible for providing and maintaining electrical services and continuously improving their power delivery system. Fiber Optic related fees were not examined in this study and are not included in this report. The fees examined within this study relate to overhead and underground services, meter testing, quitclaims, easement processing, and various other fees. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications and detailed per unit resul ts for the fee-related services provided by the Electric division. 1 Fee Schedule Modifications
In discussions with Electric Services staff, the following modifications were made to the current fee schedule, including:

• Eliminated Fees: Small Cell Wireless Attachment was removed as the City no longer provides this service along with Print (or photocopy fees).

• New Fees: Electric Research was proposed for addition to the fee schedule.

The modifications noted above better reflect the services being provided by Electric staff, and more accurately account for time spent providing those services. 2 Detailed Results
Electric Services collects various fees, including those for overhead and underground services, meter testing, quitclaims, and easement processing. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Citywide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and difference associated with each service offered.

Table 22: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Electric Service

Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Upgrading an existing OH or UG service to 100A for safety reasons (room additions do not qualify) Free
Electrical service reconstruction due to fire damage with no service upgrade Free
OH Services:

Electrical panel relocation or update with no service size change: reusing the existing service conductor (in lieu of Basic Flat Fee) $379 $680 ($301)
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Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Mid-span Service - Adder $568 $1,020 ($452)
Class 1Ph: 100-200A (R) (cable Size #2 AL Tri)
Basic Flat Fee $615 $1,068 ($453)
Cable Cost Adder $0.46 $0.48 ($0.02)
Class 1Ph: 200A(C) (Cable size #1/0 AL TRI)
Basic Flat Fee $644 $1,106 ($462)
Cable Cost Adder $0.75 $0.86 ($0.11)
Class 1Ph: 400A(R) (Cable size #3/0 AL TRI)
Basic Flat Fee $835 $1,445 ($610)
Cable Cost Adder $1.52 $1.71 ($0.19)
Class 1Ph: 400A (C) (Parallel #1/0 AL TRI)
Basic Flat Fee $909 $1,446 ($537)
Cable Cost Adder $1.51 $1.72 ($0.21)
Class 3Ph: 100-200A (Cable size #1/0 Quad)
Basic Flat Fee $698 $1,154 ($456)
Cable Cost Adder $1.29 $1.34 ($0.05)
Class 3Ph: 400A (Cable size Parallel #1/0 Quad)
Basic Flat Fee $1,016 $1,494 ($478)
Cable Cost Adder $2.58 $2.68 ($0.10)
UG Services:

Electrical panel change with no service size change:

Reusing service conductor and de-energizing panel for R&R (Remove & Replace Panel) (in lieu of Basic Flat Fee) $1,960 $3,512 ($1,552) Reusing service conductor and without de-energizing panel (in lieu of Basic Flat Fee) $379 $680 ($301)
Class 1Ph: 100-150A (R) (1/0-2-1/0)
Basic Flat Fee $1,579 $2,738 ($1,159)
Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $758 $1,360 ($602) Cable Cost Adder $1.08 $1.04 $0.04
Class 1Ph: 200A (R) (4/0-2/0-4/0)
Basic Flat Fee $1,606 $2,849 ($1,243)
Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $758 $1,360 ($602) Cable Cost Adder $1.36 $2.15 ($0.79)
Class 1Ph: 400A(R) (350-4/0-350)
Basic Flat Fee $1,684 $2,982 ($1,298)
Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $758 $1,360 ($602) Cable Cost Adder $2.13 $3.48 ($1.35)
Class 1Ph: 400A (C) (750-500-750)
Basic Flat Fee $4,383 $7,727 ($3,344)
Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $758 $1,360 ($602) Cable Cost Adder $4.61 $7.04 ($2.43)
Class 3Ph: 200A (3-4/0,2/0)
Basic Flat Fee $4,114 $7,294 ($3,180)
Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $1,960 $3,512 ($1,552) Cable Cost Adder $1.92 $2.71 ($0.79)
Class 3Ph: 400A (3-750, 4/0)
Basic Flat Fee $4,465 $7,892 ($3,427)
Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $1,960 $3,512 ($1,552) Cable Cost Adder $5.43 $8.69 ($3.26)
OH/UG Services:

Class 1Ph: 100-150A (R) (1/0-2-1/0)
Basic Flat Fee $3,940 $6,900 ($2,960)
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Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $1,240 $2,231 ($991) Cable Cost Adder $1.08 $1.04 $0.04
Class 1Ph: 200A (R)(4/0-2/0-4/0)
Basic Flat Fee $3,994 $7,122 ($3,128)
Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $1,240 $2,231 ($991) Cable Cost Adder $1.36 $2.15 ($0.79)
Class 1Ph: 400A (R) (350-4/0-350)
Basic Flat Fee $4,149 $7,388 ($3,239)
Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $1,240 $2,231 ($991) Cable Cost Adder $2.13 $3.48 ($1.35)
Class 1Ph: 400A (C) (750-500-750)
Basic Flat Fee $5,887 $10,331 ($4,444)
Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $1,240 $2,231 ($991) Cable Cost Adder $4.61 $7.04 ($2.43)
Class 3Ph: 200A (3-4/0,2/0)
Basic Flat Fee $4,107 $7,234 ($3,127)
Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $2,481 $4,462 ($1,981) Cable Cost Adder $1.92 $2.71 ($0.79)
Class 3Ph: 400A (3-750, 4/0)
Basic Flat Fee $6,051 $10,661 ($4,610)
Flat Charge Adder for Additional AL Run $2,481 $4,462 ($1,981) Cable Cost Adder $5.43 $8.69 ($3.26)
Miscellaneous Electric Fees
400A: Installing Meter Equipment (CT) in Standing Sections Service Fee $923 $1,486 ($563)
Meter Meggering Test Fee $172 $279 ($107)
Pulse Meter Service Fee $617 $897 ($280)
Service Spot Fee (Commercial and Multi-Residential) $215 $355 ($140) Service Spot Revision $53 $89 ($36)
Quitclaim - Summary Vacation (GWP Only) $538 $798 ($260) Preliminary Electrical Engineering Services $344 $630 ($286) Easement Processing Fee $841 $798 $43
Permit-to-Encroach (PTE) Fee $841 $798 $43
Permit-to-Occupy (PTO) Fee $161 $266 ($105)
Electrical Research New $172 N / A
Electric Meter Test Fee $30 $292 ($262)

All but four of Electric’s fees are under-recovering with the largest deficit related to OH/UG Services: Class 3Ph: 400A (3-750, 4/0) Basic Flat Fee at $4,610. The largest over-recovery at $43 is in relation to Easement Processing and Permit-to-Encroach.

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17. Glendale Water & Power - Water

The Water Division within Glendale Water and Power (GWP) is responsible for the distribution of both potable and recycled waters throughout the City and providing water services to individual homes and businesses, maintaining water quality, optimizing water production, and efficiently storing water. The fees examined within this study relate to the costs for the installation of new water service line assemblies (including water meters), fire line protection service lines, fire hydrant assemblies, inspections, and other miscellaneous water services related work. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications and detailed per unit results for the fee-related services provided by Water.
1 Fee Schedule Modifications
In discussions with Water staff, the following modifications were made to the current fee schedule.

• Fee Name Changes: AMI and Ball was removed from the title of ‘Water Meter’ and ‘Water Meter, Valves, & Water Meter Box / Valve Set’. Additionally, various fees which had a plus in their title (i.e. Water Meter - 2”+) were changed to the words “greater than” (i.e. Water Meter - Greater Than 2”).

• Eliminated Fee s: ‘Sprinkler pressure test and flush installation performed by private contractor’ was removed as other City Departments may provide these services.

The modifications noted above more accurately reflect the current services provided by Water staff.
2 Detailed Results
The Water division collects fees for new water service assembly installations (including water meters), new fire line installations, new fire hydrant assemblies, relocation of existing fire hydrant assemblies, inspections, and other miscellaneous water service related work. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Citywide overhead costs as well as materials and equipment costs .

The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and difference associated with each service offered.
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Table 23: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Water

Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Water Service Installations: (Local Streets)
1” Water Meter and Service; 10’ or less in length Actual Cost 1” Water Meter and Service; greater than 10' in length Actual Cost

1.5” Water Meter and Service; 10’ or less in length Actual Cost

1.5” Water Meter and Service; greater than 10' in length Actual Cost 2” Water Meter and Service; 10’ or less in length Actual Cost 2” Water Meter and Service; greater than 10' in length Actual Cost 3” Equivalent Water Meter and Service; 10’ or less in length Actual Cost 3” Equivalent Water Meter and Service; greater than 10' in length Actual Cost
4"+ Water Meter and Service Actual Cost
Water Meter:
1’’ $547 $955 ($408)

1.5’’ $657 $1,651 ($994)
2’’ $877 $1,936 ($1,059)
Greater Than 2’’ Actual Cost
Water Meter, Valves, & Water Meter Box / Vault Set:
1" $767 $1,449 ($682)

1.5" $888 $2,219 ($1,331)
2" $1,218 $2,504 ($1,286)
Greater than 2" Actual Cost
Water Service Abandonment Fee (2’’ or less) $2,802 $4,563 ($1,761) Water Service Abandonment Fee (Greater than 2") Actual Cost Fire Line Protection Service Installations:
4" Fire Line; 10' or less in length Actual Cost
4" Fire Line; between 10' and 20' in length Actual Cost 6" Fire Line; 10' or less in length Actual Cost
6" Fire Line; between 10' and 20' in length Actual Cost 8" Fire Line; 10' or less in length Actual Cost
8" Fire Line; between 10' and 20' in length Actual Cost Greater Than 20'+ in length Actual Cost
Fire Hydrant Head Upgrade:

2.5” x 4” Actual Cost

2.5” x 4” x 4" Actual Cost
Miscellaneous Fees:

Inspection Fees; Water Service Installations performed by private contractor Actual Cost
Inspection Fees; Fire Line Installations performed by private contractor Actual Cost
Well Permits; Non-Production Well $587 $469 $118
Well Permits; Production Well $1,329 $1,328 $1
Fire Flow Test $926 $1,016 ($90)
Fire Flow Report Request $237 $429 ($192)
Water Meter Test $30 $904 ($874)

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of Water’s fees under-recover, ranging from a low of $90 for Fire Flow Report Request to a high of $1,761 for Water Service Abandonment Fee (2” or less).

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18. Library, Arts & Culture

The Library, Arts, & Culture Department contributes to the community’s quality of life by meeting ongoing educational and cultural needs through various programs and services.

Fees examined in this study relate to facility rentals; parking fees; and inter-library loans.

The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications and detailed per unit results for the fee-related services provided by the Library, Arts, & Culture Department. 1 Fee Schedule Modifications
During discussions with Library, Arts & Culture staff, the following modifications were proposed to the current fee schedule, which include:
• Fee Name Changes: Furthermore, Lost/Destroyed Materials; Paperback was changed to Lost/Destroyed Materials; Uncatalogued Paperback as the new name more accurately encompasses the service being provided. Additionally, Reading Spa was changed to Teen Space to more accurately align with how the space is being used.

• New Fees: Several new fees; including: MakerSpace Rental and Lost / Destroyed / Damaged Materials – Processing Fee – Book / AV were proposed for addition to Library’s fee schedule.

• Eliminated Fees: A large number of fees were suggested for removal from Library’s current fee schedule as the City no longer offers these services or has chosen to no longer charge for the service. Some of the removed fees include:

Deposit for Reference Books, Supplies Flash Drive, Gallery Exhibition Fee Group (5 or more), and various fees from the Lost / Destroyed Material and Supplies section.

The modifications outlined above will allow the Library, Arts, & Culture’s fee schedule to more accurately reflect the services being provided by staff and will ensure that costs are captured appropriately.
2 Detailed Results
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Citywide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and difference associated with each service offered.

Table 24: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Library, Arts & Culture

Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference

LIBRARY AUDITORIUM FEES
Central Library
Rehearsal / Set up and Auditorium Fees
Non-Profit $108 $269 ($162)
Standard/Private $137 $269 ($133)
Commercial $192 $269 ($78)
Study Rooms $31 $73 ($42)
Main Reading Room Rental
Non-Profit $2,220 $4,000 ($1,780)
Standard/Private $2,776 $4,000 ($1,224)
Commercial $3,329 $4,000 ($671)
Main Reading Room Rental; Each Additional Hour $341 $620 ($279) Auditorium - Sound Room Rental
With technician $25 $42 ($17)
Without technician $25 $21 $4
Auditorium - Rentals
Audio/Video Package $163 $126 $37
Kitchen Usage $108 $41 $67
Piano Rental $85 $85 $0
Teen Space New $235 N/A
West Reading Room, during closed hours only (minimum 3
hours) New $209 N/A
Brand Library
Recital Hall Piano rental $85 $85 $0
Recital Hall Paid Ticketed Event Fee
Non-Profit $117 $1,225 ($1,108)
Standard/Private $295 $1,225 ($930)
Maintenance Fee $40 $40 $0
Reception Fee (When food is served at event and/or for use of kitchen) / Non-Catered $54 $52 $2
Rehearsal / Set up Fee (Up to 2 Hours) $57 $816 ($759) Recital Hall, Sale of Non-Food Merchandise, Appropriate to a Library Setting $173 $450 ($277)
Recital Hall
Non-Profit $52 $408 ($356)
Standard/Private $79 $408 ($329)
Commercial $160 $408 ($248)
Art Galleries/ Skylight/ Atrium/ Courtyard
Non-Profit $2,747 $5,982 ($3,235)
Standard/Private $3,297 $5,982 ($2,685)
Commercial $3,847 $5,982 ($2,135)
Use of Media Equipment $85 $85 $0
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Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Branch Library
Branch Library (Excluding Brand) Closed Hours
Non-Profit $163 $322 ($159)
Standard/Private $218 $322 ($104)
Commercial $273 $322 ($49)
Brand Plaza/ Atrium Gallery/ Courtyard
Brand Plaza/ Atrium Gallery/ Courtyard
Non-Profit $383 $1,023 ($640)
Standard $438 $1,023 ($585)
Commercial $493 $1,023 ($530)
Brand Mansion
Brand Mansion
Non-Profit $2,747 $4,138 ($1,391)
Standard/Private $3,297 $4,138 ($841)
Commercial $3,847 $4,138 ($291)
Brand Complex
Brand Complex - (Excluding stacks and Brand Studios)
Non-Profit $5,496 $7,631 ($2,135)
Standard/Private $6,596 $7,631 ($1,035)
Commercial $7,696 $7,631 $65
Reception Fee (When food is served at event and/or for use of kitchen) / Catered $218 $1,168 ($950)
Other Rentals
Meeting Room Rental
Non-Profit $40 $115 ($75)
Standard/Private $75 $115 ($40)
Commercial $100 $115 ($15)
MakerSpace Rental New $60 N/A
Parking Fees
Central Library (minimum of 5 hours) Parking Fees, Central Full Lot Available during closed hours only $1,131 $428 $704 Price per Slot $20 $8 $13
Neighborhood Libraries, Parking Fees
Chevy Chase $338 $450 ($112)
Montrose (Upper Lot Only) $338 $450 ($112)
Grandview $338 $450 ($112)
All Other Neighborhood Libraries $300 $300 $0
Misc. Rental Fees
Cost for access to library prior to event for deliveries $108 $126 ($18) Fee for use of Risers for Event $218 $218 $0
Portable Sound System $75 $75 $0
Staffing Fee $25 $42 ($17)
Staffing Fee (Overtime / Holiday) Hourly Rate $63 N/A
Use of Alcohol Fee $100 $104 ($4)
Security Guard $25 $25 $0
Custodial Fee Actual Cost

PHOTOGRAPHY USE PERMITS
Brand Library - Interior Photography, during closed hours only (Minimum 3 hours)
Non-Profit $103 $1,252 ($1,149)
Standard/Private $155 $1,252 ($1,097)
Commercial $259 $1,252 ($993)
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Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Brand Library Exterior Photography Porch and Plaza
Non-Profit or Standard/Private $60 $354 ($294)
Commercial $259 $354 ($95)
Central Library - Interior Photography, during closed hours only (Minimum 3 hours)
Non-Profit New $1,252 N/A
Standard/Private New $1,252 N/A
Commercial New $1,252 N/A
Central Library Exterior Photography Porch and Plaza
Non-Profit or Standard/Private New $354 N/A
Commercial New $354 N/A

MISCELLANEOUS LIBRARY FEES
Collection Agency Fee $15 $15 $0
Equipment Printouts/Copies - Black/White $0.10 $0.10 $0.00 Equipment Printouts/Copies - Color $0.50 $0.50 $0.00
Sale of Supplies Ear-buds $1 $1 $0
Tote Bag New Actual Cost +50%
Document Delivery: (Hardcopy)
0-5 pages Free Free $0
5-10 pages $3 $3 $0
11-20 pages $5 $4 $1
21-30 pages $7 $7 $0
31+ pages $0.25 $0.25 $0.00
Lost / Destroyed / Damaged Materials
Lost/Destroyed/Damaged Materials Actual Cost
Processing Fees - Book / AV New $67 N/A
Processing Fees - Other Materials New $138 N/A
Inter-Library Loan (ILL)
Interlibrary Loan Patron requests materials from a lending library
Processing Fee $5 $34 ($29)
Materials
Fees charged by lending Library (if
applicable)
Obituary $20 $67 ($47)
Complex Research/Local History (not to exceed one hour) $20 $67 ($47) Photo Use Fee
Commercial Publication of Library Photo $25 $135 ($110) For Personal and / or Non-Profit Use - After 5 images (first 5 free) $3 $135 ($132)
Returned Checks
NSF/A/C, etc.19 $25 $25 $0
Subsequent Insufficient Check20 $35 $35 $0

The majority of Library’s fee show an under-recovery, ranging from a low $ 4 for Use of Alcohol Fee to a high of $3,235 for Art Galleries/ Skylight/ Atrium/ Courtyard – Non-Profit.

The largest over-recovery relates to Central Library (minimum of 5 hours) Parking Fees, Central (Full Lot Available during closed hours only) at $704.

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It is important to note that the majority of these fees are rental fees, as such, they are not subject to the full cost noted in the report and should be set based upon the market rate.

19. Police

The Police Department is responsible for law enforcement , as a means to ensure the safety of residents and visitors within the City of Glendale. The fees examined within this study include false alarm permits, vehicle impound fees, and other miscellaneous services. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications and detailed per unit results for the fee-related services provided by the Police Department. 1 Fee Schedule Modifications
During discussions with Police Department staff, the following modifications to the fee schedule were proposed:

• Fee Name Changes: To further clarify the services offered the following fee name changes were proposed: Traffic Accident Report changes to Traffic Accident Report (traffic accident; property damage; injury report)

• Eliminated Fees: The fee Photographs - 4x6; 5x7; 8x10; 8x12; 11x14 was removed as the City now provides this service via email or on a CD.

• Consolidated Fees: Traffic Accident Report – Property Damage Only and Traffic Accident Report – Injury Report only were consolidated under a single Traffic Accident Report changes to Traffic Accident Report (traffic accident; property damage; injury report) fee.

The proposed modifications to the Police fee schedule better reflect the current services being provided.
2 Detailed Results
The Police Department collects fees for traffic accident reports, vehicle impound fees, and various other fees . False Alarm Company and penalty fees were not evaluated through this analysis and have not been included in this report. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs, direct material costs (where applicable), and Departmental and Citywide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and difference associated with each Police fee. 603 of 724

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Table 25: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Police

Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Alarm Permit Fee - (No permit renewal fee charged if no false alarms in prior permit year)
Residential $114 $289 ($175)
Commercial $171 $289 ($118)
Alarm Company – Appeal Fee Per Request $52 $109 ($57)
Booking Fee $153 $163 ($10)
Crime Reports No Charge
Data Analysis Services $106 $192 ($86)
Local Criminal History Letter $50 $81 ($31)
Oversized Vehicle $50 $86 ($36)
Pay-to-stay Fees $96 $154 ($58)
Permit for the Retail Sales of Weapons
Initial $282 $599 ($317)
Renewal $63 $245 ($182)
Photographs
Provided digitally on a CD (4x6; 5x7; 8x10; 8x12; 11x14; Proof/Contact Sheet) $12 $12 $0
CD $4 $34 ($30)
Post Impound Hearing Charge $86 $250 ($164)
Vehicle Impound Release Fee $77 $125 ($48)
Vehicle Impound Release Fee - DUI $37 $63 ($26)
Vehicle Towing Administrative Cost Recovery (VTACR) Fee $271 $476 ($205)

All of Police’s fees show an under-recovery. The largest under-recovery is associated with Initial Permit for Retail Sales of Weapons at $317 and Vehicle Towing Administrative Cost Recovery (VTACR) fee was $205.

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20. Public Works - Engineering

The Engineering Division is responsible for ensuring new development and infrastructure meet City policies and codes in order to protect the natural environment while allowing new development to provide residents, visitors, and businesses with quality infrastructure. Engineering provides review, permitting, and plan check on all land development, private development, and public improvements. Fees examined in this study relate to Encroachments, Excavations, GIS Mapping, and other various fees . The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications and detailed per unit results for the fee-related services provided by the Engineering Division. 1 Fee Schedule Modifications
During discussions with Engineering staff, modifications were proposed to the current fee schedule, which include:
• Elimination of fees: The permit and inspection fees for Right of Way Improvement that were based on per linear foot or per drain for curb and gutter or driveway and sidewalk were eliminated as the right-of-way application fee, and hourly inspection fee already captures these services. Additionally, staff proposed the elimination of the Construction Rates as those can be based on cost and various Land Development (Grading permit) fees as those are covered through other fees or departments.

• Change Fee Names : Inspection fee was modified to be Construction Inspector Fully Burdened Hourly Rate to more accurately describe the service and Permit and Inspection Application Fees under Right-Of-Way Improvements was changed to be Engineering Permit Fees.

• Combination of fees: The following fees account for services which are now covered through other existing fees, and therefore have been removed:
- Land Development – Engineering Permit, as this fee is now covered in the cost of a construction permit.
- Miscellaneous Fee - City Map with Street Index 24" X 36" (D -size) and Topographic Maps 24” x 36” (D-size) are now covered under Miscellaneous Fee – GIS Map.

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Control Plan Review; Base Fee (per sheet, assumed 1 review prior to approval); Trip Generation Memorandum, Appeal for Telecommunication Wireless Facility, and Expert Review for Telecommunication Wireless Facility Appeal, etc.

• Expansion of fees: Construction – Encroachment was expanded into four new fees related to Wireless Telecommunication Permits.

The modifications outlined above will ensure that the Engineering fee schedule accurately reflects the services being provided by staff and help ensure that costs are captured appropriately.
2 Detailed Results
The Engineering Division collects fees for items such as Encroachments, Excavations, GIS Mapping, and other various fees . Fees associated with legal description, map analysis, and sidewalk permit rental fees were not included in this analysis. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs, cross-departmental support 21, Consultant Costs, Departmental, and Citywide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total full cost to provide these services, and the difference associated with each service.

Table 26: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Engineering

Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Construction
Encroachment Permit
Encroachment Permit $1,903 $2,033 ($130)
Wireless Telecommunications Facility - No Hearing -
Preferred zone New $1,417 N / A
Wireless Telecommunications Facility - Requiring
Hearing - Non- Preferred zone New $3,061 N / A
No Changes or Modifications to existing Wireless
Telecommunications Facility (As Is) New $447 N / A
Changes to Site Conditions or Equipment
Modification/Upgrades to Wireless Telecommunications
Facility New $615 N / A
Renewal - Standard New $669 N / A
Excavation Permits (Application, Processing, and
Inspection)
Application for Permit (non-refundable) $987 $1,969 ($982) Excavation in ROW - Extension for 30 days only New $213 N / A Blanket Permit $360 $148 $212
Blanket Permit – Extension 30 days New $70 N / A
Construction Inspector Fully Burdened Hourly Rate $153 $162 ($9)

21 Various Engineering fees include cross-departmental support from the following Departments: Electric, Fire, Community Services & Parks, Maintenance and Water .
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Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Additional open trench inspection fee for trenches
greater than 50 lin. ft. New $17 N / A
Additional trenchless inspection fee for greater than 100 lin. ft. New $8 N / A
Late Application Fee (non-refundable) $1,170 $1,898 ($728) Right of Way Improvements
Engineering Permit $672 $1,789 ($1,117)
Inspection Fees22 $1,399 $1,300 $99
Covenants and Agreement
General, excluding Drainage Devices $2,348 $1,643 $705 Drainage Devices $700 $766 ($66)
Digital Data Compact Disks
Compact Disks $36 $49 ($13)
DVD Disks $36 $48 ($12)
Labor to copy, organize, translate, convert and download data onto magnetic media $222 $151 $71
Easement
Preparation New $780 N / A
Quitclaims $5,488 $5,101 $387
Land Development
Engineering & Processing Fee
Tract Map $3,381 $3,282 $99
Parcel Map $3,139 $3,134 $5
Improvement Plan Check Fees Based on 20 Scale Plans
Up to Three Reviews (Title and General Notes Sheets
without Plan, Profile or Details is 1/4 of Flat Fee per Sheet) $5,061 $6,051 ($990) Each Subsequent Review (After the 1st Three Reviews)
(Title and General Notes Sheets without Plan, Profile or Details is 1/4 of Flat Fee per Sheet) $1,095 $1,545 ($450) GIS Map
Miscellaneous Fee - GIS Map $53 $95 ($42)
Non-Regulatory Curb Painting
First 25 feet $47 $54 ($7)
Each Additional 25 feet $24 $27 ($3)
Oversize Load Permit
Annual - Limited by state law23 $90 $90 $0
Single Occurrence - Limited by state law24 $16 $16 $0 Parkway Landscaping Permit
Parkway Landscaping Permit $56 $305 ($249)
Pedestrian Signs
Pedestrian Signs $110 $176 ($66)
Release of Covenant and Agreement
Release of covenant and agreement $816 $850 ($34)
Repainting of Non-Regulatory Curb Paint
First 25 feet $35 $21 $14
Each Additional 25 feet $24 $30 ($6)
Right of Way

22 Original fee is per hour. Current fee has been calculated to be based upon the estimate of hour(s) provided in support. Example, the Right of Way Improvements Inspection Fees takes approximately 9.14 hours. The 9.14 hours is multiplied by current hourly rate of $153.00 to calculate current fee of $1,399. This is to allow a more appropriate comparison to the proposed flat fee. 23 Oversize Load Permit-Annual fee set by Caltrans.
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Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Street/Alley Vacations $10,256 $10,670 ($414)
Summary Street/Alley Vacations $6,669 $6,984 ($315)
Sidewalk Dining Permit
New $224 $664 ($440)
Renewal $82 $255 ($173)
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Fee
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Fee $849 $827 $22 Street Use Permit
Temporary Use of Streets, Sidewalk Parkway, Parking Lot or Alleys $25 $50 ($25)
Temporary Use of Streets, Sidewalk Parkway, Parking Lot or Alleys - (one time plus daily) $361 $170 $191
Traffic Analysis and Impact Review
For all Projects where services go beyond hours needed to complete task set by the base fee Actual Cost Actual Cost Local Transportation Analysis (Projects with 50 or more trips including trip credits); Base Fee $5,927 $6,013 ($86) Combined trip generation and Scoping Memorandum for
Local Transportation Analysis (Projects with 50 or more trips including trip credits) $2,964 $1,659 $1,305
Trip Generation Memorandum (For projects with 50 or
more trips w/o trip credit and less than 50 trips with trip credits) New $875 N / A
Wireless Communication Facility
Application Processing Fee $1,093 Actual Cost N / A
Encroachment Permit Expert Review $606 Actual Cost N / A Appeal for Telecommunication Wireless Facility New $2,550 N / A Expert Review for Telecommunication Wireless Facility
Appeal New Actual Cost N / A
Miscellaneous Engineering Fees
Haul Route (Not part of grading & pool permit) New $166 N / A Work Hour Deviation After Hours New $88 N / A
Traffic Control Plan Review; Base Fee (per sheet, assumes 1 review prior to approval) New $501 N / A
SB9 Lot Split Land Development Engineering and
Processing Fee $3,139 $2,975 $164
Parking Fees
Preferential Parking Permit Fee $25 $24 $1
Valet / Reserved Parking Application Processing Fee $117 $118 ($1)

Just over half of Engineering’s fees are under-recovering. The largest under-recovery is for Right of Way Improvements Engineering Permit at $1, 117, while the largest over- recovery is related to Traffic Analysis and Impact Review for projects with more than 50 trips at $1,305.
3 Cross-Departmental Support
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applications. In order to recover for the costs of providing these services, fees have been calculated for the above Departments’ time on the Engineering related fees outlined in the above table. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Citywide overhead. The following section details the full cost associated by division for Engineering Permits
Table 27: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Engineering Cross-Dept. Support

Fee Name Eng. Cost
All Other
PW Cost
Fire
Cost
CSP
Cost
GPW –
Electric
Cost
GWP –
Water
Cost
Total City
Cost
Construction
Encroachment Permit
Encroachment Permit $1,074 $54 $54 $93 $282 $476 $2,033 Wireless
Telecommunication
Facility - No Hearing -
Preferred zone $1,050 $54 $93 $141 $79 $1,417
Wireless
Telecommunication
Facility - Requiring
Hearing - Non- Preferred
zone $2,693 $54 $93 $141 $79 $3,061
Changes to Site
Conditions or
Equipment
Modification/Upgrades
to Wireless
Telecommunication
Facility $522 $93 $615
Renewal - Standard $522 $54 $93 $669
Excavation Permits (Application, Processing, and Inspection) Application for Permit
(non-refundable) $1,194 $18 $282 $476 $1,969
Improvement Plan Check Fees Based on 20 Scale Plans
Up to Three Reviews
(Title and General Notes
Sheets without Plan,
Profile or Details is 1/4
of Flat Fee per Sheet) $5,576 $476 $6,051

Maintenance, Fire, Community Services & Parks, and Glendale Water and Power staff identified time related to excavation and encroachment permits . These costs per unit were integrated into the overall Engineering total costs per unit. This integration ensures that the City is appropriately recovering for all City departments’ costs as it relates to the above fees.

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21. Public Works – Environmental Management

The Environmental Management division is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the City’s sewer and storm drain systems. Additionally, they perform routine inspections of restaurants to ensure alignment with the City’s Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) ordinance. The fees examined within this study relate to Sewer Connections and Industrial Waste Pre -treatment Programs. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications and detailed per unit results for the fee-related services provided by Environmental Management.
1 Fee Schedule Modifications
In discussions with Environmental Management staff, a single modification was made to their fee schedule: (C-Connection Permit) was added to the end of the Sewer Permit Application fee name. The modification noted provides additional clarity and allows staff to appropriately charge for services rendered.
2 Detailed Results
Environmental Management collects fees for Sewer Connections and Industrial Waste Pre-treatment Programs. Local Sewer Development and Sewer Facility Charge fees were not evaluated through this study and are not included in this report. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Citywide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and difference associated with each service offered.

Table 28: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Environmental Management

Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Sewer Connection If Public Sewer main to which private property described in Section 13.40.100 is sought to be connected was not in place on or before January 1, 1942.

Private Party-5000 sq. ft or less $41 $190 ($149)
Base Fee $35 $190 ($155)
Additional Fee (all area in excess of 5,000 sq. ft.) $0.50 $3.80 ($3.30) Sewer Permit Application Fee (C-Connection Permit) $13 $153 ($140) Industrial Waste and Pretreatment Program. Permit to discharge industrial waste into the sanitary sewer or storm drain system. Includes annual permit inspection and sampling fee.

Food Service Establishment $443 $287 $156
Bakery $336 $268 $68

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22. Public Works – Integrated Waste

The Integrated Waste Management division of Public Works is responsible for the collection, transport, and disposal of solid waste in accordance with environmental regulations, in order to protect public health . While the Division is responsible for servicing residential refuse collection and bin services, this study only examined user fees related to manure collection, steam cleaning, and private hauler permits. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications and detailed per unit results for the fee- related services provided by Integrated Waste Management. 1 Fee Schedule Modifications
In discussions with Integrated Waste Management staff, only a single modification was made to the current fee schedule. The Private Hauler Permit was expanded to be Private Hauler Permit (Integrated Waste Management) for Construction and Demolition & Temporary Bin rental -New and Renewal - C&D Hauling. This aims to better reflect the reason for processing and issuing the private hauler permit. 2 Detailed Results
Integrated Waste Management collects fees for manure collection, steam cleaning, service renewal, temporary bin rental, and private hauler permits. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs and Departmental and Citywide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and difference associated with each service offered.

Table 29: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Integrated Waste Management

Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Manure Collection (Disposal of 27 cubic feet of manure) First Horse $64 $135 ($71)
Each additional horse $27 $36 ($9)
Steam Clean Bin $120 $178 ($58)
Special Item Pickup or Unscheduled Pickup $40 $119 ($79) Steam Clean Container $40 $178 ($138)
Service Renewal and Redelivery Fee $81 $163 ($82)
Temporary Bin Rental $118 $106 $12
Private Hauler Permit for Construction and Demolition & Temporary Bin rental - New and Renewal $1,388 $1,259 $129

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Container. Both of the over-recoveries are in relation to Temporary Bin rentals with Private Hauler Permit for Construction and Demolition & Temporary Bin rental – New and Renewal showing the highest over-recovery at $129.

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23. Public Works – Maintenance

The Maintenance Services Division of the Public Works Department cares for the City’s public right-of-way through maintenance of the following: streets, sidewalks, street and curb painting, alleys, traffic signs, street trees, landfill and debris basins, parking lots, and parking meters. The fees examined within this study relate to barricade placement and Indigenous Tree services. The following subsections discuss fee schedule modifications and detailed per unit results for the fee -related services provided by the Maintenance Division.
1 Fee Schedule Modifications
In discussions with Maintenance staff, the following modification were proposed to the current fee schedule.

• Consolidated Fee: The current fee schedule separates indigenous tree fees based upon number of trees (i.e. 1-5, and more than 5); however, the fee assessed is the same. During discussion with staff, it was determined that this should be collapsed into a singular fee regardless of the number of trees examined.

• Eliminated Fees: Both fees under Barricade Placement, 10 Barricades a Day and Additional Barricade a Day, were removed.

The above modifications ensure the fee schedule more accurately reflects services offered by the division. The City recently updated its Tree and Indigenous Tree Ordinance and these proposed changes were reflected in that update. 2 Detailed Results
The Maintenance Division collects fees for barricade placement and Indigenous Tree services. The total cost calculated for each service includes direct staff costs, material costs, and Departmental and Citywide overhead. The following table details the fee name, current fee, total cost, and difference associated with each service offered.

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Table 30: Total Cost Per Unit Results – Maintenance

Fee Name Current Fee Total Cost Difference
Street Tree Permit Application Fee $175 $205 ($30) Indigenous Tree Fees in Public Works Permit Fees
Cutting, removing, moving, or encroaching upon a protected indigenous tree $752 $2,200 ($1,448)
Conduction an additional site inspection, consulting or monitoring by an arborist, reviewing a permit application revision, or preparing a revised or additional report $529 $1,282 ($753) Pruning a protected indigenous tree $43 $105 ($62)
Removing a dead, protected indigenous tree $96 $236 ($140) Public Works Tree Installation Fees
15 gallon tree $102 $390 ($288)
24 inch box tree $102 $600 ($498)
36 inch box tree $1,571 $1,410 $161
48 inch box tree $2,100 $2,160 ($60)
60 inch box tree $2,616 $6,160 ($3,544)

All but two of Maintenance’s fees under-recovery. The largest over-recovery is in relation to 36-inch box tree at $161. The wide range of costs difference are primarily due to the variable material cost. Since the material costs fluctuates per market value as does the total cost of providing these services. Additionally, as noted the City recently updated its tree-related ordinances, and these fees costed out do not conflict or supersede any fees adopted as parted of that ordinance review.

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24. General Plan Maintenance Fee

The City of Glendale currently assesses a General Plan Maintenance Fee as part of its planning and building process. The fee is meant to account for updates to the general plan, zoning ordinance, housing elements, and other long-range planning activities that are part of the larger General Plan. This is a fairly typical fee charged by many jurisdictions. The City of Glendale currently charges this fee as a percentage of the planning application, building plan check, and building permit fee , at the time of building permit or planning application submittal.

The General Plan Maintenance fee is governed by Government Code Section 66014(b) which states that fees “may include the costs reasonably necessary to prepare and revise the plans and policies that a local agency is required to adopt before it can make any necessary findings and recommendations.” This code states that fees can be charged against zoning changes, zoning variances, use permits, building inspections, and filing applications.

More typically, the fee is charged during the building permit phase so as to ensure any development project, which gets to that phase, makes enough of an impact to require the need for an update to the Zoning Code or the General Plan. This fee should only be applied to major building permits (i.e. new or remodel / tenant improvements) rather than standalone permits for water heaters or electrical outlets.

The project team worked with staff in the Planning Division to estimate the annual percentage of time spent by staff as it relates to long-range planning. In addition to internal staff cost there are contracted costs associated with updates to the General Plan and Zoning Code. The following table shows by cost component the total cost associated with each type of cost factor, the life of the cost factor, and the resulting annual cost:

Table 31: General Plan Maintenance Fee Cost Components

Cost Category % of Time Cost25 Life (Yrs) Total Annual Cost Principal Planner 70% $197,727 1 $197,727
Planner 25% $53,673 1 $53,673
Deputy Director of Planning 20% $66,676 1 $66,676
Subtotal Staffing Costs $318,077

Land Use & Circ. Elements $286,426 10 $28,643
Housing Element $94,000 8 $11,750
West Glendale Studies $676,320 20 $33,816
Verdugo Wash Visioning Study $440,000 20 $22,000
East West & North Historic $275,000 20 $13,750

25 The cost reflects the fully annual burdened cost for each position, so it includes salaries, benefits, and overhead (departme ntal and citywide).
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Subtotal Contractual Costs $109,959
Total General Plan Maintenance Annual Cost $428,035

The total annual costs associated with updating the General Plan are approximately $428,000; of which staff costs represents $318,000. It is important to note that the staff costs in the table are representative of fully burdened hourly rates and billable time.

In order to assess this fee as a percentage of the building permit and planning application fees, the project team took the annual cost associated with general plan upkeep and divided it by the average total building permit (valuation-based fees only) and planning applications. The following table shows this calculation:

Table 32: General Plan Maintenance Fee Calculation

Category Amount
Total General Plan Annual Maintenance Cost $428,035
Total Building Permit and Planning Application $3,944,682 General Plan Maintenance Fee 10.9%

As the table indicates, the calculated General Plan Maintenance Fee is 10.9% of the building and planning fee. The following table compares the city’s current fee to the full cost fee calculated through this study:

Table 33: General Plan Maintenance Fee Per Unit Result Comparison

Category Current Fee Full Cost Surplus / (Deficit)
General Plan Maintenance Fee 6.7% 10.9% (4.2%)

The City’s current fee is 6.7% of the building permit, plan check, and planning application.

While the full cost fee would result in an increase of the City’s current fee from 6.7% to

10.9%, it would only apply to building permits (valuation) and planning applications, rather than plan checks and stand-alone trade permits.

As part of this analysis, the project team conducted a comparative survey of other local jurisdictions and their assessment of the General Plan Maintenance Fee. Like other comparative efforts, the survey below simply shows the fees charged by the jurisdict ion and does not include the basis upon which the other jurisdictions calculated or developed their fee. The following table shows the results of this comparative analysis:

Table 34: General Plan Maintenance Fee – Comparative Survey

Jurisdiction Fee Amount
Burbank 10% of Building and Planning Applications
Huntington Beach $0.27 per square foot
Inglewood 2.5% of Building Permit Fee
Long Beach 4% of Building and Planning Fees
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Jurisdiction Fee Amount
Pasadena 0.50% of Building Valuation
Riverside 10% of Building Permit Fee
Santa Ana $23.79 per permit
Santa Monica 7.3% of Permit Fees
Torrance 0.13% of Building Valuation

As the table indicates, all comparable jurisdictions charge a General Plan Maintenance Fee. The way the fee is charged varies based upon percentage of valuation (Torrance and Pasadena), percentage of Permit fees (Burbank, Riverside, Santa Monica), per square foot (Huntington Beach), and per permit (Santa Ana). Of those cities that charge the fee as a percentage of the Permit fee, the City of Glendale’s current fee of 6.70% is on the lower end only higher than Inglewood and Long Beach. Updating the City’s General Plan Maintenance fee will allow Glendale to be in alignment with other jurisdictions and better recover its costs for long-range planning efforts.

It is a best practice to collect and account for General Plan Maintenance surcharge in separate accounts. The City of Glendale currently has a separate subaccount for the General Plan Maintenance Fee. The City should continue that practice as this will ensure compliance with funding requirements, enable appropriate allocation of funds to general plan-related activities, and mitigate any potential issues with comingling of funds.

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25. Annual Revenue Impact
One of the most important components of a cost of services analysis is the revenue impact associated with fees. The focus of this analysis has been all fees for service charged by the City of Glendale. The City of Glendale’s fee-related services can be divided based upon departments / key service areas, such as: Administrative, Development, Public Works, Public Safety, Glendale Water & Power (GWP), and Rental / Program- related. The following subsections discuss the revenue impacts based upon these categories.
1 Administrative Revenue Impact s
Administrative Fees refer to the fees charged by City Clerk and Finance. These departments provide fee-related services as an ancillary function and their revenue is a small component of their overall funding, which is primarily through general fund monies (i.e. property taxes).

As part of this analysis, the project team analyzed the revenue collected for these departments in and compared it against the annual fee-related cost. The fee-related annual cost is calculated based upon the amount of workload processed for the different types of activities. Based upon revenue and workload, the City is under-recovering by approximately $176 or a cost recovery level of 78%. The following table compares by Department the revenue, the annual fee -related cost, the annual surplus / (deficit), a nd the associated cost recovery percentage.

Table 35: Administration Revenue

Department / Division
Annual Fee
Revenue
Annual Fee-Related
Expenses
Annual Surplus
/ (Deficit) Cost Recovery %
City Clerk $351 $591 ($240) 59%
Total $351 $591 ($240) 59%

The only administrative department that had workload associated with it was City Clerk, as no Finance fees were assessed. The primary source of this $ 176 deficit is lobbying registration fees.
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their expenditures are fee-related. Additionally, there is a lot of inter-dependence among these departments / divisions.

The annual revenue and fee -related cost for Community Development was calculated based upon the estimated workload of activity that occurred in prior fiscal year. Based upon the calculated fee revenue and the calculated annual fee-related cost, the City is under-recovering for Community Development by approximately $2.1 million or at a cost recovery level of 84%. The following table compares by Division the revenue, the annual fee-related cost, the annual surplus / (deficit), and the associated cost recover y percentage.

Table 36: Community Development Revenue Impact

Division
Annual Fee
Revenue
Annual Fee-Related
Expenses26
Annual Surplus
/ (Deficit) Cost Recovery %
Building $9,153,401 $9,947,522 ($794,121) 92%
Planning $1,227,191 $1,952,511 ($725,320) 63%
Neighborhood Services $463,098 $817,613 ($354,515) 57%
Housing $21,220 $229,118 ($207,898) 9%
Total $10,864,910 $12,946,764 ($2,081,855) 84%

The largest source of deficit for Community Development is Building fees at $794,000.

Of the $794,000, approximately $628,000 of it is flat-fee-related. The largest component of this is the minimum inspection fees for the Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing permits. While the per unit deficit is only $27, due to the sheer volume of activity, changing that fee can have a large impact on the Department’s potential revenue.

The next largest source of deficit is Planning applications at $725,000. For Planning, the largest component of this deficit , at $319,000, is associated with Design Review exemptions. The current fee for that application is $309, but it costs the City $ 786 to process those applications, resulting in a $477 per unit deficit. Due to the large amount of these types of applications administered by the City, even a small increase in the cost would contribute to increased cost recovery.
3 Public Works Revenue Impact s
Public Works consists of Engineering, Maintenance, Integrated Waste, and Environmental Management. Other than Engineering, the primary purpose of these divisions is to provide support to the general residents rather than through permits and applications.

The annual revenue and fee-related cost for Public Works was calculated based upon the estimated workload of activity that occurred in prior fiscal year. Based upon calculated

26 The annual cost for building and planning includes cross -departmental and divisional support from GWP, Public Works, and Engineering.
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fee revenue and the calculated annual fee-related cost, the City is under-recovering for Public Works by approximately $623,000 or a cost recovery level of 74%. The following table compares by Division the revenue, the annual fee-related cost, the annual surplus / (deficit), and the associated cost recovery percentage.

Table 37: Public Works Revenue Impact

Division
Annual Fee
Revenue
Annual Fee-Related
Expenses27
Annual Surplus
/ (Deficit) Cost Recovery %
Engineering $1,469,541 $1,925,851 ($456,311) 76%
Maintenance $44,912 $137,900 ($92,988) 33%
Integrated Waste $194,931 $297,605 ($102,674) 65%
Env. Management $98,888 $70,131 $28,757 141%
Total $1,808,271 $2,431,487 ($623,216) 74%

The largest source of deficit for Public Works is Engineering fees at $ 456,000.

Approximately half of the deficit is associated with construction – excavation permit – application for permit. The current fee for this activity is $987, but it costs the city $1,969 to provide that service.
4 Public Safety Revenue Impact s
The Public Safety section consists of Police and Fire Departments. The Police department only provides a handful of fee -related services to the public. While Fire also provides significant non-fee related services to the public through the Suppression division, its Fire Prevention division is responsible for conducting reviews and inspections.

The annual revenue and fee-related cost for Public Safety was calculated based upon the estimated workload of activity that occurred in the prior fiscal year. Based upon calculated fee revenue and the calculated annual fee -related cost, the City is under- recovering for public safety by approximately $1.7 million at a cost recovery level of 63%.

The following table compares by Department / Division, the revenue, the annual fee - related cost, the annual surplus / (deficit), and the associated cost recovery percentage.

Table 38: Public Safety Revenue Impact

Department / Division
Annual Fee
Revenue
Annual Fee-Related
Expenses
Annual Surplus
/ (Deficit) Cost Recovery %
Police $1,012,203 $1,643,573 ($631,369) 62%
Fire Prevention $1,794,395 $2,814,238 ($1,019,843) 64%
Total $2,806,598 $4,457,811 ($1,651,212) 63%

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The largest source of deficit for Public Safety is Fire Prevention fees at $ 1 million. The largest contributor to this deficit is associated with inspection of the Vegetation Management program. The current fee for this activity is $15, but it costs the city $42 to provide that service. The next largest contributor is related to Fire Life Safety Annual Inspections (half hour minimum per facility).
5 Glendale Water and Power (GWP) Revenue Impact s
The Glendale Water and Power Utility consists of Customer Service, Water, and Electric services. The majority of the funding for the utility comes through utility rates (water and electric). However, there are a handful of services that these divisions provide to residents, for which a user fee is charged.

The annual revenue and fee-related cost for GWP was calculated based upon the estimated workload of activity that occurred in the prior fiscal year. Based upon calculated fee revenue and the calculated annual fee -related cost, the City is under- recovering for GWP by approximately $1.1 million or at a cost recovery level of 70%. The following table compares by Division the revenue, the annual fee-related cost, the annual surplus / (deficit), and the associated cost recovery percentage.

Table 39: GWP Revenue Impact

Division
Annual Fee
Revenue
Annual Fee-Related
Expenses
Annual Surplus
/ (Deficit) Cost Recovery %
Customer Service $717,974 $861,702 ($143,728) 83%
Water $1,297,955 $1,855,869 ($557,914) 70%
Electric $609,653 $1,055,224 ($445,571) 58%
Total $2,625,582 $3,772,794 ($1,147,212) 70%

The main contributors to the deficit are Water ($558,000) and Electric ($446,000). Most of Water’s difference is due to Water Service Installations, while a majority of Electric’s is due to OH Services. These fees include material cost for services, as such, variability will be present as the market value of materials shift.
6 Rental-Related Revenue Impact s
The rental-related departments are: Community Services & Parks, Library, Arts & Culture, and Filming. These departments are unique in that many of their services are heavily subsidized as the functions are in support of providing benefit to the community.

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As discussed, due to the unique impact of COVID -19 on this department, workload for FY20 and FY21 was averaged to estimate the annual revenue and annual fee-related cost.

Based upon FY20 and FY21 calculated fee revenue and the calculated annual fee-related cost, the City is under-recovering for Rental-related activities by approximately $3. 8 million or at a cost recovery level of 36%. The following table compares by Department the revenue, the annual fee-related cost, the annual surplus / (deficit), and the associated cost recovery percentage.

Table 40: Rental-Related Revenue Impact

Division
Annual Fee
Revenue
Annual Fee-
Related Expenses
Annual Surplus /
(Deficit)
Cost
Recovery %
Community Services & Parks $1,218,397 $4,411,078 ($3,192,681) 28% Library, Arts & Culture $57,813 $83,476 ($25,664) 69%
Management Services - Filming $891,560 $1,517,480 ($625,920) 59% Total $2,167,769 $6,012,035 ($3,844,265) 36%

The largest source of deficit for rental related activities is Community Services & Parks at $3. 2 million. The largest components of this deficit are: $ 646,000 for field rentals, $495,000 for the Civic Center, and $ 119,000 for Parking fees at the Civic Center. It is important to note that the majority of the fees reviewed under this section can be set based upon market value, and should be set to ensure that the City is receiving the full revenue associated with providing some of these unique and premium rental services.

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26. Cost Recovery Considerations

The following sections provide guidance regarding how and where to increase fees, determining annual update factors, and developing cost recovery policies and procedures.
1 Fee Adjustments
This study has documented and outlined on a fee -by-fee basis where the City is under and over collecting for its fee -related services. City and Department management will now need to review the results of the study and adjust fees in accordance with Departmental and City philosophies and policies. The following dot points outline the major options the City has in adjusting its fees.
• Over-Collection: Upon review of the fees that were shown to be over-collecting for costs of services provided, the City should reduce the current fee to be in line with the full cost of providing the service.

• Full Cost Recovery: For fees that show an under-collection for costs of services provided, the City may decide to increase the fee to full cost recovery immediately.

• Phased Increase: For fees with significantly low cost recovery levels, or which would have a significant impact on the community, the City could choose to increase fees gradually over a set period of time.

The City will need to review the results of the fee study and associated cost recovery levels and determine how best to adjust fees. While decisions regarding fees that currently show an over -recovery are fairly straight forward, the following subsections, provide further detail on why and how the City should consider either implementing Full Cost Recovery or a Phased Increase approach to adjusting its fees. 1 Full Cost Recovery
Based on the permit or review type, the City may wish to increase the fee to cover the full cost of providing services. Certain permits may be close to cost recovery already, and an increase to full cost may not be significant. Other permits may have a more significant increase associated with full cost recovery.

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these minimal increases can provide necessary revenue to counterbalance fees which are unable to be increased.

The City should consider increasing fees for permits for which services are rarely engaged to full cost recovery. These services often require specific expertise and can involve more complex research and review due to their infrequent nature. As such, setting these fees at full cost recovery will ensure that when the permit or review is requested, the City is recovering the full cost of its services.
2 Phased Increases
Depending on current cost recovery levels some current fees may need to be increased significantly in order to comply with established or proposed cost recovery policies. Due to the type of permit or review, or the amount by which a fee needs to be increased, it may be best for the City to use a phased approach to reaching their cost recovery goals.

As an example, you may have a current fee of $200 with a full cost of $1,000, representing 20% cost recovery. If the current policy is 80% cost recovery, the current fee would need to increase by $600, bringing the fee to $800, in order to be in compliance. Assuming this particular service is something the City provides quite often, and affects various members of the community, an instant increase of $600 may not be feasible. Therefore, the City could take a phased approach, whereby it increases the fee annually over a set period until cost recovery is achieved.

Raising fees over a set period of time not only allows the City to monitor and control the impact to applicants, but also ensure that applicants have time to adjust to significant increases. Continuing with the example laid out above, the City could increase the fee by $150 for the next four years, spreading out the increase. Depending on the desired overall increase, and the impact to applicants, the City could choose to vary the number of years by which it chooses to increase fees. However, the project team recommends that the City not phase increases for periods greater than five years, as that is the maximum window for which a comprehensive fee assessment should be completed. 2 Annual Adjustments
Conducting a comprehensive analysis of fee-related services and costs annually would be quite cumbersome and costly. The general rule of thumb for comprehensive fee analyses is between three and five years. This allows for jurisdictions to ensure they account for organizational changes such as staffing levels and merit increases, as well as process efficiencies, code or rule changes, or technology improvements. The City of Glendale already follows this best practice and should continue this practice. 624 of 724

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Additionally, the City of Glendale also utilizes an annual factor increase to apply to its fees to allow for cost of living and general cost increases. Developing annual update mechanisms allow jurisdictions to maintain current levels of cost recovery, while accounting for increases in staffing or expenditures related to fee-related services. The City should continue this policy.
3 Policies and Procedures
This study has identified areas where the City is under-collecting the cost associated with providing services. This known funding gap is therefore being subsidized by other City revenue sources.

Development of cost recovery policies and procedures will serve to ensure that current and future decision makers understand how and why fees were determined and set, as well as provide a road map for ensuring consistency when moving forward. The following subsections outline typical cost recovery levels and discuss the benefits associated with developing target cost recovery goals and procedures for achieving and increasing cost recovery.
1 Typical Cost Recovery
The Matrix Consulting Group has extensive experience in analyzing local government operations across the United States and has calculated typical cost recovery ranges. The following table outlines these cost recovery ranges by major service area.

Table 41: Typical Cost Recovery Ranges by Department

Department / Division Typical Cost Recovery Ranges
City Clerk 70-100%
Building 80-100%
Planning 50-80%
Neighborhood Services 50-70%
Housing 50-80%
Engineering 70-100%
Maintenance 50-80%
Integrated Waste 80-100%
Env. Management 40-70%
Police 30-70%
Fire Prevention 50-80%
Customer Service 50-80%
Water 70-100%
Electric 70-100%
Community Services & Parks 20-40%
Library Arts and Culture 20-50%
Management Services - Filming 80-100%

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Information presented in the table above is based on the Matrix Consulting Group’s experience in analyzing local governments ’ operations across the United States and within California and reflects typical cost recovery ranges observed by local adopting authorities. The following graph depicts how Glendale compares to industry cost recovery range standards.

Overall, the City’s cost recovery varies. Environmental Management is the only department above 100% cost recovery. City Clerk , Housing, Maintenance, Integrated Waste, Electric, and Filming are below their typical cost recovery range, and Police and Library and Culture are above typical ranges. The remaining departments are within cost recovery ranges typical for the services they provide.
2 Development of Cost Recovery Policies and Procedures
The City should review the current cost recovery levels and adopt a formal policy regarding cost recovery. This policy can be general in nature and can apply broadly to the City as a whole, or to each department and division specifically. A department specific cost recovery policy would allow the City to better control the cost recovery associated with different types of services being provided and the community benefit received. 59%
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Appendix – Comparative Survey
As part of the Cost of Services (User Fee) study for the City of Glendale, the Matrix Consulting Group conducted a comparative survey of user fees. The City identified eleven jurisdictions to be included in the comparative survey: Burbank, Huntington Beach, Inglewood, Long Beach, Pasadena, Riverside, Santa Ana, Santa Monica, and Torrance .

The project team then reviewed public documents (i.e., agenda items, staff reports, budgets, fee schedules, and ordinances), and or contacted jurisdictions to get comparative information.

While this report will provide the City with a reasonable estimate and understanding of the true costs of providing services, many jurisdictions also wish to consider the local “market rates” for services as a means for assessing what types of changes in fee levels their community can bear. However, a comparative survey does not provide adequate information regarding the relationship of a jurisdiction’s cost to its fees.

The following sections detail various factors to consider when reviewing comparative survey results, as well as graphical comparisons of current fees and total calculated costs for various permits issued or services provided by the City. 1 Economic Factors
In order to provide additional context to the comparative survey information, the project team collected economic factors for the jurisdictions included. Three important economic factors to consider when comparing fees across multiple jurisdictions are:
population, budget, and workforce size. The following tables rank each jurisdiction from smallest to largest for each of these economic factors:

Table 42: Ranking of Jurisdictions by Population
Jurisdiction 2020 Population28
Santa Monica 93,076
Burbank 107,337
Inglewood 107,762
Pasadena 138,699
Torrance 147,067
Glendale 196,543
Huntington Beach 198,711
Santa Ana 310,227
Riverside 314,998
Long Beach 466,742

28 Population data is pulled from April 2020 census.
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Table 43: Ranking of Jurisdictions by Citywide Total Budget29

Jurisdiction FY21/22 Budget
Inglewood $325,452,007
Torrance $385,314,975
Huntington Beach $424,421,323
Burbank $699,177,870
Santa Monica $707,800,000
Santa Ana $717,100,000
Pasadena $898,523,004
Glendale $972,560,489
Riverside $1,224,268,952
Long Beach $3,014,943,193

Table 44: Ranking of Jurisdictions by Workforce Size

Jurisdiction FY21/22 FTE
Inglewood 692
Huntington Beach 962
Santa Ana 1,263
Burbank 1,434
Torrance 1,532
Glendale 1,584
Santa Monica 1,941
Pasadena 2,254
Riverside 2,550
Long Beach 5,678

Based on the data shown in the previous tables, the City of Glendale ranks in the middle of surveyed jurisdictions in terms of population and size of workforce, and third highest in terms of budget.
2 Recency Factor
While the previous comparative information can provide some perspective when comparing Glendale’s fees with surveyed jurisdictions, other key factors to consider are when a jurisdiction’s fee schedule was last updated and when the last comprehensive analysis was completed. The following tables detail when each surveyed jurisdiction last conducted a fee analysis and when they last updated their fee schedule.

Table 45: Last Fee Study Conducted
Jurisdiction Response
Huntington Beach 2008
Pasadena 2014
Burbank 2017
Torrance 2017

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Jurisdiction Response
Santa Ana 2018
Santa Monica 2020
Inglewood 2021
Long Beach In-Progress
Riverside In-Progress

Table 46: Last Fee Schedule Update
Jurisdiction Response
Inglewood FY 16-17
Riverside FY 20-21
Huntington Beach FY 21-22
Santa Ana FY 21-22
Burbank FY 21-22
Torrance FY 21-22
Santa Monica FY 21-22
Pasadena FY 21-22
Long Beach Varies30

Five of the nine surveyed jurisdictions have conducted fee studied within the last five years. Pasadena last conducted a fee study in 2014, while Huntington Beach last conducted a user fee study over 10 years ago in 2008. Additionally, both Long Beach and Riverside are currently undergoing user fee studies. With the exception of Inglewood all other jurisdictions have updated their fee schedule within the last three years. Inglewood has updated their fee schedule within the last five years.

It is important to note that even though jurisdictions may have conducted fee studies, fees are not always adopted at full cost recovery. The comparative results will only show the adopted fees for the surveyed jurisdictions, not necessarily the full cost associated with the comparable service.
3 Additional Factors
Along with keeping the statistics outlined in the previous sections in mind, the following issues should also be noted regarding the use of market surveys in the setting of fees for service:
• Each jurisdiction and its fees are different, and many are not based on the actual cost of providing services.

30 Long Beach is undergoing a phased assessment of their fee schedule; as such, their fees have been updated at different times. The first round was completed in May 2021 and includes the Health & Human Services (partial review), Development Services, and Pa rks, Recreation and Marine Departments. The second round was completed in February 2022 and includes Public Works and Energy Resources Departments. The third round, currently in progress, includes the Police Department, City Manager, Fire, and Health and Human Services (Environmental Health) Departments. Preliminary results for these departments are anticipated, at the earliest, in Summer 2022.
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• The same “fee” with the same name may include more or less steps or sub- activities. In addition, jurisdictions provide varying levels of service and have varying levels of costs associated with providing services such as staffing levels, salary levels, indirect overhead costs, etc.

Market surveys can run the risk of creating a confusing excess of data that will obscure rather than clarify policy issues. Because each jurisdiction is different, the Matrix Consulting Group recommends that the information contained in the market comparison of fees be used as a secondary decision-making tool, rather than a tool for establishing an acceptable price point for services.
4 Comparative Survey Results
As part of this study, the project team conducted a survey of how the City’s current user fees and calculated full cost compare to other similarly sized and regionally located jurisdictions. The following subsections provide a comparative look at several fee-related services provided by the City versus the surveyed jurisdictions. 1 New Single-Family Dwelling, 2,500 Square Feet, $347,000 Valuation Currently, the Building & Safety Division charges a fee of $7, 920 for plan review and inspection of a 2,500 square foot new single-family home valued at $347,000. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $5,336. The following graph shows how the division ’s current fee and full cost compare to the surveyed jurisdictions.

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Glendale’s current fee falls in line with the jurisdictional average of $7,211. It’s full cost at $5,336 is more in alignment with surrounding jurisdictions. 2 New Restaurant, 5,000 Square Feet, $787,000 Valuation Currently, the Building & Safety Division charges a fee of $16,623 for plan review and inspection of a 5,000 square foot new restaurant valued at $787,000. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $19,032. The following graph shows how the division’s current fee and full cost compare to the surveyed jurisdictions.

Glendale’s current fee and full cost are well above the jurisdictional average of $11,946 and roughly fall in line with fees charged by Santa Monica. Riverside is the only jurisdiction that charges fees higher than Glendale’s full cost. 3 Business TI, 500 Square Feet, $76,000 Valuation
Currently, the Building & Safety Division charges a fee of $2, 450 for plan review and inspection of a 500 square foot business tenant improvement valued at $76,000. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $ 2,663. The following graph shows how the division ’s current fee and full cost compare to the surveyed jurisdictions.
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Glendale’s current fee and full cost are above the jurisdictional average of $1,849.

Pasadena and Riverside are the only jurisdictions that charge fees higher than Glendale’s full cost.
4 New Office Building, 25,000 Square Feet, $3,779,000 Valuation Currently, the Building & Safety Division charges a fee of $60,465 for plan review and inspection of a 25,000 square foot new office building valued at $3,779,000. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $37,187. The following graph shows how the division ’s current fee and full cost compare to the surveyed jurisdictions.

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While Glendale’s current fee is above the jurisdictional average ($48,337) the full cost calculated of providing plan review and inspection services falls below the average. The full cost falls in line with fees charged by Inglewood, Long Beach, and Santa Ana. 5 Kitchen Remodel
Currently, the Building & Safety Division charges a fee of $130 for kitchen or bathroom remodels. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $529. The following graph shows how the division’s current fee and full cost compare to the surveyed jurisdictions.

Both Glendale’s current fee and full cost are well below the jurisdictional average ($778).

The current fee charged is lower than all other fees charged by other comparable jurisdictions. The full cost calculated falls in line with fees charged by Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Pasadena, Riverside, and Torrance.
6 Water Heater
Currently, the Building & Safety Division charges a fee of $106 for residential water heater installation (issuance and permit). Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $ 92. The following graph shows how the division ’s current fee and full cost compare to the surveyed jurisdictions.
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Glendale’s current and full cost fee falls below the jurisdictional average of $119. The calculated full cost roughly aligns with Long Beach and Pasadena. 7 Monitoring Fee - Annual
Currently, the Housing Division charges an annual fee of $ 1,718 for compliance monitoring. Through this study, it was proposed that this service be charged per unit per year. With the modification , the calculated the full cost of this service is $89 per unit or $1,342 for 15 units. The following graph shows how the division’s current fee and full cost compare to the surveyed jurisdictions.

Glendale’s current fee and full cost fall below the jurisdictional average of $2,289 and fall in line with fees charged by Santa Ana ($1,679). However, both fees are lower than those charged by Long Beach ($2,550) and Pasadena ($2,640).
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8 Duplicate License Fee
Currently, the Neighborhood Services Division charges a fee of $48 for a duplicate license. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $45. The following graph shows how the division ’s current fee and full cost compare to the surveyed jurisdictions.

Glendale’s current fee and full cost fall well above the jurisdictional average of $21. Of the comparable jurisdictions that do charge a fee for this service, Huntington Beach and Santa Monica charge a very minimal fee.
9 ADU Review
Currently, the Planning Division charges a fee of $ 309 for ADU reviews. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $ 350. The following graph shows how the division ’s current fee and full cost compare to the surveyed jurisdictions.

Glendale’s current fee and full cost fall well below the jurisdictional average of $1,415.

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charged by other comparable jurisdictions. This fee can be charged differently in other jurisdictions as sometimes a flat ADU review fee is charged to cover all department and division costs.
10 Appeal to Planning Commission
Currently, the Planning Division charges a fee of $ 2,000 for appeals to the planning commission. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $4, 562. The following graph shows how the division ’s current fee and full cost compare to the surveyed jurisdictions.

Glendale’s current fee fall s below the jurisdictional average ($3,025) while the full cost calculated is higher than the average. The full cost falls in line with fees charged by Santa Ana. Pasadena charges 50% of the application fee.
11 Conditional Use Permit
Currently, the Planning Division charges a fee of $4,599 for conditional use permits with up to 50 residential units. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $ 5,964. The following graph shows how the division ’s current fee and full cost compare to the surveyed jurisdictions.
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Glendale’s current fee and full cost calculated fall well below the jurisdictional average of $8,853. The full cost falls in line with fees charged by Huntington Beach, Pasadena, and Santa Ana.
12 Preliminary Design Review
Currently, the Planning Division charges a fee of $ 3,448 for preliminary design reviews .

Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $ 2,356.

The following graph shows how the division ’s current fee and full cost compare to the surveyed jurisdictions.

Glendale’s current fee and full cost calculated are above the jurisdictional average of $2,151. With the exception of Santa Ana which charges $4,544 for this service, Glendale’s current fee is higher than all other jurisdictions.
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13 Lot Line Adjustment
Currently, the Planning Division charges a fee of $2,873 for lot line adjustments. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $ 2,097. The following graph shows how the division ’s current fee and full cost compare to the surveyed jurisdictions.

Glendale’s current fee falls in line with the jurisdictional average of $2,930 while the full cost calculated falls below the average. The full cost fee falls in line with fees charged by Santa Monica.
14 Picnic Shelter Rental – 5 Hours
Currently, Community Services & Parks charges a fee of $175 for a five-hour rental of a picnic shelter at Verdugo Park Picnic Shelter. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $ 158. The following graph shows how the department’s current fee and full cost compared to the surveyed jurisdictions.

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Glendale’s current fee ($175) is below the jurisdictional average of $ 322, while the full cost calculated ($ 158) is slightly above the average. Burbank ($ 400), Santa Monica ($385), and Riverside ($325) also charge above the average.

15 Multi-Purpose Room Rental – 4 Hours
Currently, Community Services & Parks charges a fee of $140 for a four-hour rental of the Indoor Multi-Purpose Room A. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $339. The following graph shows how the department’s current fee and full cost compared to the surveyed jurisdictions.

Glendale’s current fee ($ 140) and the full cost calculated ($ 339) are below the jurisdictional average of $ 390. At $720 Santa Monica charges the most for this rental, followed by Riverside at $520 and Santa Ana at $428. At $72 Pasadena charges the least.

16 Soccer Field Rental – 2 Hours Weekday
Currently, Community Services & Parks charges a fee of $1 06 for a two -hour, weekday rental of a Soccer Field . Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $333. The following graph shows how the department’s current fee and full cost compared to the surveyed jurisdictions.

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Glendale’s current fee ($106) and the full cost calculated ($ 333) are significantly above the jurisdictional average of $ 58. Long Beach ($90), Huntington Beach ($70), and Pasadena ($66) all charge more than the average but less than Glendale’s current fee.

17 Auditorium Rental – 12 Hours – Standard / Private
Currently, Community Services & Parks charges a fee of $1,500 for a twelve -hour, weekend rental of the Civic Auditorium Upper Level. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $ 5,700. To more accurately portray a comparison two more auditoriums were evaluated; Lanterman which is overseen by the city of La Cañada Flintridge and Friendship which is overseen by Los Angeles County. The following graph shows how the department’s current fee and full cost compare d to the surveyed jurisdictions.

Glendale’s current fee ($1,500) is below the jurisdictional average of $2,390, while the full cost calculated ($5,700) is significantly higher than the average. At $8,850, LA County is the only jurisdiction which charges more than the full cost calculated. Santa Monica ($2,880) and Burbank ($2,400) charge more than the average but less than the full cost calculated. All other cities charge less than Glendale’s current fee.

18 New Fire Alarm System
Currently, the Fire Department charges a fee of $809 for the inspection and plan review of a new fire alarm system . Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $ 914. The following graph shows how the d epartment’s current fee and full cost compare to the surveyed jurisdictions.
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Glendale’s current fee and full cost fall just above the jurisdictional average of $798. While the full cost is larger than most fees charged by comparable jurisdictions, Long Beach, Santa Monica, and Torrance fees are higher than the full cost. 19 New Fire Sprinkler System
Currently, the Fire Department charges a fee of $813 for the inspection and plan review of a new fire sprinkler system. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $914. The following graph shows how the department’s current fee and full cost compare to the surveyed jurisdictions.

Glendale’s current fee and full cost fall just above the jurisdictional average of $765. The full cost calculated falls in line with fees charged by Burbank, Huntington Beach, Pasadena, and Torrance, however the only jurisdiction with a higher fee than the full cost is Long Beach.
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20 Aboveground Storage Tank
Currently, the Fire Department charges a fee of $1,809 for aboveground storage tanks.

Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $ 1,850.

The following graph shows how the department’s current fee and full cost compare to the surveyed jurisdictions.

Glendale’s current fee and full cost fall well above the jurisdictional average and all fees charged by other local jurisdictions. The close st fee charged are in Pasadena ($1,667), Santa Monica ($1,265), and Torrance ($1,164).
21 Place of Assembly - Restaurant
Currently, the Fire Department charges a fee of $585 for restaurant place of assembly inspections. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $1,121. The following graph shows how the department’s current fee and full cost compare to the surveyed jurisdictions.
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Glendale’s current fee and full cost fall well above the jurisdictional average and all fees charged by other local jurisdictions. The closest fee charged are in Santa Monica ($484) and Santa Ana ($557).

22 New Account
Currently, Customer Service charges a fee of $15 to open a new utility account. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $20. The following graph shows how the department’s current fee and full cost compared to the surveyed jurisdictions.

Glendale’s current fee ($15) and the full cost calculated ($20) are below the jurisdictional average of $35. Of the cities which charge a new account flat fee, none charge less than Glendale’s current fee. The cities which charge the highest fees are Torrance at $45 and Santa Ana at $44.

23 Turn On / Turn Off Fee
Currently, Customer Service charges a $25 fee to turn on or off a utility service. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $27. The following $-
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graph shows how the department’s current fee and full cost compared to the surveyed jurisdictions.

Glendale’s current fee ($25) and the full cost calculated ($27) are below the jurisdictional average of $50. Inglewood charges the most for this service at $74, while Riverside charges the least at $20.

24 1” Water Meter and Service; 10’ or less in length
Currently, Water charges a fee of $7,057 for the service and installation of a 1-inch water meter 10 feet or less in length. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $ 10,489. The following graph shows how the department’s current fee and full cost compared to the surveyed jurisdictions.

Glendale’s current fee ($ 7,057) and the full cost calculated ($10, 489) are above the jurisdictional average of $5,076. None of the comparable jurisdictions charge more than Glendale’s current fee. Santa Monica ($6,822) and Burbank ($6,500) charge above the average, while Inglewood ($3,174) charges the lowest fee for this service.

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25 Fire Flow Test
Currently, Water charges a fee of $926 for fire flow testing. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $1,016. The following graph shows how the department’s current fee and full cost compared to the surveyed jurisdictions.

Glendale’s current fee ($926) and the full cost calculated ($1,016) are significantly above the jurisdictional average of $248. Of the three jurisdictions which charge a fire flow fee, Inglewood charges slightly above the average at $349, while Torrance ($240) and Santa Ana ($156) charge below the average.

26 Recital Hall
Currently, Library charges a standard / private rate of $316 for a four-hour rental of the Brand Library Recital Hall. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $1,633. There are no other comparable jurisdictions that charge for this type of fee, therefore, t he following graph shows how the department’s current fee and full cost compare to the current rate charged by similar private entities.

Glendale’s current fee ($ 316) and the full cost calculated ($ 1,633) are lower than the market-rate average of $2,538. The Zipper Concert Hall located at Colburn School has the highest rate at $3,325.

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27 Meeting Room
Currently, Library charges a standard / private rate of $150 for a two-hour meeting room rental. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $229. The following graph shows how the department’s current fee and full cost compared to the surveyed jurisdictions.

Glendale’s current fee ($ 150) and the full cost calculated ($229) are above the jurisdictional average of $110. Long Beach ($160), Burbank ($150), and Santa Monica ($134) all charge around the same as Glendale’s current fee but less than the full cost calculated.

28 Main Reading Room
Currently, Library charges a standard / private rate of $2,776 for a six-hour rental of their main meeting room. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $4,000. There are no other comparable jurisdictions that charge for this type of fee, therefore, t he following graph shows how the department’s current fee and full cost compare to the current rate charged by similar private entities.

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Glendale’s current fee ($2,776) is below the market-rate average of $3,930, while the full cost calculated ($4,000) is slightly above the average. The Rooftop Event Space located in Culver City has the highest rate at $6,000.

29 Vehicle Impound Release
Currently, the Police Department charges a fee of $ 77 for vehicle impound releases.

Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $ 125.

The following graph shows how the department’s current fee and full cost compare to the surveyed jurisdictions.

Glendale’s current fee and full cost fall well below the jurisdictional average ($155).

Glendale’s current fee is the lowest fee charged among other comparable jurisdictions.

The full cost falls in line with fees charged by Long Beach. 30 Construction – Encroachment Permit
Currently, the Engineering Division charges a fee of $1,903 for construction encroachment permits. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $ 2,033. The following graph shows how the department’s current fee and full cost compare to the surveyed jurisdictions.
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Glendale’s current fee and full cost fall above the jurisdictional average of $1,509. The current fee falls in line with fees charged by Burbank and Torrance while the full cost calculated is higher than all fees charged by other comparable jurisdictions. 31 Land Development – Tract Map
Currently, the Engineering Division charges a fee of $3,381 for land development tract maps. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $3,282. The following graph shows how the department’s current fee and full cost compare to the surveyed jurisdictions.

Glendale’s current fee and full cost fall very close in line with the jurisdictional average of $3,771. Fees shown for Burbank and Huntington Beach are charged as deposits, Long Beach charges an additional per lot fee, Santa Ana’s fee is per hour, and Torrance charges per plan sheet.
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Cost of Services (User Fee) Study GLENDALE, CA

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32 Land Development – Improvement Plan Check Fee
Currently, the Engineering Division charges a fee of $5,061 for land development a single sheet land development improvement plan check . Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $ 6,051. The following graph shows how the department’s current fee and full cost compare to the surveyed jurisdictions.

Glendale’s current fee and full cost fall are slightly above the jurisdictional average of $4,947. The fees shown for Huntington Beach is charged as a deposit. At $9,904, Santa Monica charges the highest amount, followed by Santa Ana at $6,871. 33 Sidewalk Dining Permit
Currently, the Engineering Division charges a fee of $224 for sidewalk dining permits.

Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $ 664.

The following graph shows how the department’s current fee and full cost compare to the surveyed jurisdictions.

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Cost of Services (User Fee) Study GLENDALE, CA

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Glendale’s current fee is well below the jurisdictional average of $684 but falls in line with fees charged by Huntington Beach and Pasadena. The full cost of providing these services is in line with the overall average of surrounding jurisdictions. 34 Street Tree Permit Application
Currently, Maintenance charges a $175 fee for a Street Tree Permit Application. Through this study, the project team calculated the full cost of this service to be $ 205. The following graph shows how the department’s current fee and full cost compare d to the surveyed jurisdictions.

Glendale’s current fee ($175) and full cost ($205) is below the jurisdictional average of $213. Pasadena ($317) and Huntington Beach ($312) both charge above the average.

Inglewood ($159) and Riverside ($52) charge below both the average and Glendale’s current fee.
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Based upon the comparative survey, the full cost calculated is generally higher than both the current fee charged and the average of surveyed current fees from surrounding jurisdictions. It is important to note that the results of this survey only show the fees adopted by council, not the cost recovery policy decisions for departments or a jurisdiction. As such, the results of this survey should be used as a seco ndary decision- making tool.

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CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA

REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL

AGENDA ITEM
Report: Glendale Water and Power Annual Authority for the Purchase or Sale of Energy Commodities and Services.

1. Resolution approving renewal of annual authorization for the City Manager or GWP General Manager, or their designee, to enter into contracts for the purchase or sale of energy commodities and services, including the transfer of initiating and clearing brokers services, not to exceed five years in duration, and dispensing with competitive bidding.

COUNCIL ACTION
Item Type: Action Item
Approved for June 25, 2024 calendar

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
It is necessary to dispense with competitive bidding and process contract approvals in a timely manner, by the City Manager and GWP General Manager to participate in the energy market. GWP participates in this market to ensure reliable and cost-effective power is procured to serve commercial and residential customers. The price and availability of energy, related commodities, and services are in constant fluctuation until approved contracts are in place. The term of these contracts can range in duration from the next hour up to five years in term.

RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a resolution dispensing with competitive bidding and renewing the annual authorization for the City Manager or GWP General Manager, to enter into GWP contracts for the purchase, sale, storage, scheduling, and transmission of energy commodities and services including renewable and environmental commodities and participation in related markets and auctions, and including the transfer of initiating and clearing brokers services for the use of financial instruments to stabilize prices, for terms not to exceed five years in duration.
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ANALYSIS
On June 13, 2023, the City Council approved Resolution No. 23-79 dispensing with competitive bidding, and renewing the annual authorization for City Manager and GWP General Manager, or their designee, to enter into GWP contracts for the purchase, sale, storage, scheduling, and transmission of energy commodities and services including renewable and environmental commodities and participation in related markets and auctions, and including the use of financial instruments to stabilize prices, for terms not to exceed five years in duration.

For many years, it has been necessary to make immediate decisions to buy or sell power, natural gas, environmental commodities, and related services. Power, natural gas, and environmental commodities are purchased and sold on a bilateral basis, either directly or through brokerage firms via brokerage service agreements, and via online exchanges regulated by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Transactions related to renewable, carbon, and emission products are regulated by the State of California. It is not industry practice to solicit bids using the City’s standard bidding process because time is of the essence. Transactions are verbally executed and agreed to on an hourly basis or through confirmation letters that are executed and signed within days of the verbal agreements. To meet the City’s operational and regulatory needs, the City Manager and GWP General Manager, or designee, need to be able to promptly approve these contracts without a lengthy process that would bring each transaction to the City Council.

In addition, the City Council has added the authority to use financial instruments, such as: futures and forwards contracts, swaps, and options under International Swap and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) Master Agreements and confirmations pursuant to such ISDA Master Agreements, with the City Manager’s authorization, to assist the City in stabilizing energy prices. GWP also utilizes initiating and clearing brokerage accounts at StoneX Group, for financial transactions with Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) and CME Group. GWP must comply with the state-mandated renewable portfolio standard and greenhouse gas reduction targets. Accordingly, energy portfolio activities have been expanded to include renewable, carbon, and emission commodities and include participation in trading markets and auctions established by the state.

Furthermore, GWP is a Scheduling Coordinator in California ISO and is authorized to transact in the Day-ahead and Real-time markets. GWP employs the services of ConocoPhillips to manage all natural gas nominations, scheduling, imbalances, and optimize pipeline capacities.

Article VI, Section 9 of the Glendale Charter authorizes the City to dispense with competitive bidding where it is in the City’s best interest to do so. For the foregoing reasons, it is in the City’s best interest to dispense with competitive bidding, and renew the annual authorization for the City Manager or GWP General Manager, or their designee, to enter into GWP contracts for the purchase, sale, storage, scheduling, and transmission of energy commodities and services (natural gas or electric power), including renewable and environmental commodities and participation in related markets and auctions, and including the transfer of initiating and clearing brokers services for the 652 of 724

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use of financial instruments to stabilize prices, for terms not to exceed five years in duration. This will enable the City and GWP to maintain energy cost stability, to provide additional flexibility in managing its energy portfolio, to meet state renewable and greenhouse gas reduction mandates, and to reduce risks associated with such transactions.

Outlined in the proposed FY 2024-25 budget, the funds required to provide reliable and cost-effective energy and comply with state regulations total $154,912,848.

STAKEHOLDERS/OUTREACH
Non-applicable.

FISCAL IMPACT
GWP’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024-25 includes line-item accounts for Purchased Power, Fuel - Natural Gas, Carbon Allowances, and Renewable Energy Credits in the amount of $154,912,848, to be used for contracts related to purchase of energy commodities and services in the following accounts:

Existing Appropriation
Amount Account String Funding Source
$34,884,682 GL: 45502-5820-GWP-4680-P0000 Electric Works Revenue Fund
$1,860,000 GL: 45506-5820-GWP-4680-P0000 Electric Works Revenue Fund
$2,135,750 GL: 45507-5820-GWP-4680-P0000 Electric Works Revenue Fund
$116,032,416 GL: 45510-5820-GWP-4680-P0000 Electric Works Revenue Fund
Funding for future years will be requested as part of the annual budgetary process.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (CEQA/NEPA)
Not Applicable. The action herein is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and as such not subject to CEQA.

CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE
Not Applicable.

ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Alternative 1: Choose not to approve the annual renewal of the resolution to dispense with competitive bidding, and not authorize the City Manager or GWP General Manager to enter into contracts for the purchase or sale of energy commodities and services, including the transfer of initiating and clearing brokers services, not to exceed five years in duration. City Council may require competitive bidding for contracts for the purchase and sale of energy commodities and services. By doing so will put the 653 of 724

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City at a disadvantage and prevent GWP from engaging in established commodities markets and will remove GWP’s ability to efficiently procure electric power and gas commodities and services.

Alternative 2: Consider any other alternative not proposed by staff.

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
Submitted by:

Mark Young, General Manager - Glendale Water and Power
Prepared by:

Scott K. Mellon, Assistant General Manager - Power Management Chie Valdez, Integrated Resource Planning Administrator Approved by:

Roubik R. Golanian, P.E., City Manager

EXHIBITS/ATTACHMENTS
Not Applicable.
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1 RESOLUTION NO. ________

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE,

CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR GENERAL MANAGER OR

THEIR DESIGNEES TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OR SALE

OF ENERGY COMMODITIES AND SERVICES (NATURAL GAS OR ELECTRIC

ENERGY, INCLUDING RENEWABLE AND CARBON ATTRIBUTES AND THE

TRANSFER OF INITIATING AND CLEARING BROKER SERVICES) FOR A TERM

NOT TO EXCEED FIVE YEARS IN DURATION AND DISPENSING WITH

COMPETITIVE BIDDING
WHEREAS, on June 13, 2023, the City Council authorized the City Manager or his designee, or the Glendale Water & Power (GWP) General Manager or his designee, to arrange for the purchase, sale, storage and transmission of electric energy and fuels for electric generation, including renewable and carbon attributes, for terms not to exceed five years in duration, including the use of financial instruments to stabilize prices; and
WHEREAS, said authorization expires on June 30, 2024 and requires renewal annually; and
WHEREAS, the City and GWP have successfully implemented last year’s authorization through the Energy Risk Management Policy and Energy Trading Authority Policy to minimize fuel and power purchase costs.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA:

Section 1. Pursuant to the City Charter, Article VI, Section 9, the Council does hereby authorize the City Manager or his designee, or the General Manager or his designee, to arrange by letter or contractual agreement, (i) the purchase, sale and transmission of electrical energy and capacity, ancillary services, electrical transmission and transmission capacity, and renewable and carbon attributes, on either a bundles or unbundled basis; (ii) trading in carbon markets, including the purchase and sale of Low Carbon Fuel Standard Credits; (iii) the purchase, sale, storage, scheduling and transportation of fuels for electrical generation and the transfer of initiating and clearing brokers services, between the City of Glendale and other parties for terms not to exceed fie years in duration. Such contractual agreements may include financial instruments for the purpose of stabilizing prices. This authorization shall be in effect through June 30, 2025, and the General Manager of GWP shall bring this authorization back to the Council for reconsideration on an annual basis.

Section 2. The Council does hereby clarify that the term “financial instruments” in Section 1 above is intended and acknowledged to mean future contracts, options, and swaps under International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) Master Agreements or through a brokerage account, and related documents which will be used to hedge against price fluctuations in both the fuels for electric generation and electric energy markets.
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2 Section 3. The Council hereby finds that pursuant to Glendale City Charter Article VI, Section 9, that said transactions must be completed in a rapidly changing energy market and that it is not practical nor in the City’s best interest, to subject these transactions to the City of Glendale’s bidding requirements, and therefore the Council hereby dispenses with competitive bidding for these transactions.

Adopted by the Council of the City of Glendale on this ___ day of _________, 2024.
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) SS.

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, Suzie Abajian PhD, City Clerk of the City of Glendale, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. _______________ was adopted by a majority vote of the Council of the City of Glendale, California, at a regular meeting held on the ______ day of ______________________, 2024, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:

Ayes:

Noes:

Absent:

Abstain:
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City Clerk
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CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA

REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL

AGENDA ITEM
Report: Appointment of Interim Director of Finance

1. Resolution Appointing Michele Flynn as Interim Director of Finance Pursuant to Government Code Sections 7522.56 and 21221(h) and Approving Employment Agreement

COUNCIL ACTION
Item Type: Action Item
Approved for June 25, 2024 calendar

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff seeks the Council’s approval of CalPERS retired annuitant, and former Director of Finance, Michele Flynn to serve as Interim Finance Director. 657 of 724

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RECOMMENDATION
That the Council approve the appointment of Michele Flynn as the Interim Director of Finance pursuant to Government Code Sections 7522.56 and 21221(h) and approve an employment agreement.

ANALYSIS
Effective June 26, 2024, there will be a vacancy in the Director of Finance position as the Director of Finance and Information Technology will be returning to exclusively head the Information Technology Department. The City Manager intends to appoint Michele Flynn, the City’s former Director of Finance, as the Interim Director effective June 26, 2024 while the City conducts a recruitment for a new Director of Finance. Ms. Flynn served as the City’s Finance Director from July 30, 2019 through December 9, 2021 and worked for the City of Glendale in progressively responsible finance and audit positions for almost 22 years.

Ms. Flynn is a CalPERS retiree and would be employed by the City as a retired annuitant under CalPERS regulations. The California Government Code regulates compensation for retired annuitants and defines specific rules for appointment. Specifically, the appointment of a retiree to a vacant position must comply with Government Code Section 21221(h). In accordance with this section, the appointment of a retired annuitant to an executive level position is permissible if it is made during the recruitment for a permanent appointment to the position and it is approved by the governing body of the employer in a public meeting and not on a consent calendar.

Further, compensation during the appointment cannot be less than the minimum nor exceed the maximum hourly equivalent of the monthly base salary paid to other employees performing comparable duties as listed in the publicly available pay schedule for the agency. Additionally, the retired annuitant must not receive any benefit, incentive, compensation in lieu of benefits, or other form of compensation in addition to the hourly pay rate. The salary range for Director of Finance listed on the City's publicly available pay schedule lists a minimum hourly rate of $78.90 per hour and the maximum hourly rate of $117.79 per hour. The City will pay Ms. Flynn at the rate of $117.79 per hour.

In addition, Government Code Sections 21221(h) and 7522.56 limit retired annuitant hours to 960 in a fiscal year for all retired annuitant positions with any CalPERS employers. Government Code Section 20220 also requires the enrollment of a retired annuitant in CalPERS solely for recordkeeping purposes and the reporting of retired annuitant hours within 30 days of the end of a pay period.

Staff recommends making this appointment effective June 26, 2024 based on the specialized skills possessed by Michele Flynn and allowing her to serve the City as its Interim Director of Finance until the appointment of a permanent Director or until Ms.

Flynn works for 960 hours in a fiscal year, whichever comes first, unless earlier terminated by either Ms. Flynn or the City. Staff recommends approval of an employment agreement with Ms. Flynn documenting the terms of employment and compliance with the applicable provisions of the PERS law including Government Code Sections 7522.56, 20220 and 658 of 724

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STAKEHOLDERS/OUTREACH
Not applicable

FISCAL IMPACT
Ms. Flynn will serve a maximum of 960 hours at an hourly rate of $117.79, which totals $113,078.40. No other costs associated with benefits will accrue under Ms. Flynn’s employment agreement. The Finance Department can absorb this cost.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (CEQA/NEPA)
This action involves an administrative activity not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act.

CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE
This item is exempt from campaign disclosure requirements.

ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATION

1. Council can choose not to appoint Ms. Flynn as Interim Director of Finance, but then the City will be working without a Director of Finance.

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
Submitted by:

Michael J. Garcia, City Attorney
Prepared by:

Michael J. Garcia, City Attorney
Approved by:

Roubik R. Golanian, P.E., City Manager

EXHIBITS/ATTACHMENTS

1. Employment Agreement
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1 RESOLUTION NO. ___

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA APPOINTING MICHELE FLYNN AS

INTERIM DIRECTOR OF FINANCE PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 7522.56 AND 21221(H)
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 21221(h) addresses the temporary employment of retirees in accordance with the Public Employees’ Retirement Law, as administered by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), and permits the City Council to appoint a retired annuitant to a vacant position requiring specialized skills during recruitment for a permanent appointment, and provides that such appointment will not subject the retired person to reinstatement from retirement or loss of benefits so long as it is a single appointment that does not exceed 960 hours in a fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, the position of Director of Finance for the City of Glendale will be vacant, effective June 26, 2024.

WHEREAS, during the recruitment, selection and final employment of a regular Director of Finance, the Council desires to appoint Michele Flynn as a retired annuitant interim appointment to the vacant position of Director of Finance for the City under Government Code section 21221(h), effective June 26, 2024, to provide the leadership, managerial, technical and organizational skills necessary to perform the functions of the Director of Finance; and
WHEREAS, Michele Flynn has significant experience with an extensive history in municipal finance, including almost 22 years of progressively responsible finance and audit positions with the City of Glendale, including 2.5 years as the Director of Finance; and
WHEREAS, an appointment under Government Code section 21221(h) requires an active, publicly posted recruitment for a regular replacement; and WHEREAS, an announcement for the recruitment for the Director of Finance position will be posted at https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/human- resources no later than the day that Ms. Flynn commences her appointment as Director of Finance on an interim basis; and
WHEREAS, this Government Code Section 21221(h) appointment shall only be made once and therefore will end on the date immediately preceding the date on which the regular appointment to the vacant position of Director of Finance for the City commences his or her employment, or if earlier, or the date that this appointment is terminated by the City or Ms. Flynn; and
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2 WHEREAS, the employment agreement between Michele Flynn and the City has been reviewed by this body and is attached as Exhibit 1 to the Report to Council dated June 25, 2024 and incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, it is understood by the City and Michele Flynn that the combined total hours to be served by Michele Flynn in any fiscal year, for all positions and for all CalPERS employers combined, shall not exceed the 960-hour limitation set forth in California Government Code Section 21221(h) and Section 7522.56(d); and WHEREAS, the compensation paid to retirees cannot be less than the minimum nor exceed the maximum monthly base salary paid to other employees performing comparable duties, divided by 173.333 to equal the hourly rate; and WHEREAS, the minimum monthly salary for the Director of Finance position is $13,675.20 and the hourly equivalent is $78.90 per hour, and the maximum monthly salary for this position is $20,416.00 and the hourly equivalent is $117.79; and WHEREAS, the hourly rate to be paid to Michele Flynn for her services as Director of Finance on an interim basis is $117.79, subject to any subsequent adjustment to the payrate as adopted by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Michele Flynn has not and will not receive any other benefit, incentive, compensation in lieu of benefit or any other form of compensation in addition to this hourly pay rate; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 7522.56(e)(1), Michele Flynn must certify in writing to the City, upon accepting an offer of employment, that she has not received any unemployment insurance compensation arising out of prior employment with a public employer that is subject to Section 7522.56 during the 12-month period preceding the effective date of this appointment.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of Glendale, California as follows:

Section 1. The Council has considered the full record before it, which may include but is not limited to such things as the staff report, testimony by staff and the public, and other materials and evidence submitted or provided to it. Furthermore, the recitals set forth above are found to be true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference.

Section 2. Michele Flynn has the specialized skills needed to perform the work required of fulfill the responsibilities of the vacant position of Director of Finance on an interim basis until a permanent Director of Finance is appointed and thereafter begins his or her service.

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3 Government Code section 21221(h), during the recruitment, selection and employment of a regular Director of Finance position, to provide the critically-needed, specialized skills necessary to perform the functions of the Director of Finance position.

Section 4. The employment agreement with Michele Flynn, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit 1 to the Report to Council dated June 25, 2024, which is incorporated herein by this reference and will be maintained on file with the Chief Human Resources Officer, is approved by the Council.

Section 5. The City Manager is authorized to execute said agreement on behalf of the City, with such technical amendments as may be deemed appropriate by the City Manager and City Attorney.

ADOPTED by the Council of the Glendale, California on the 25th day of June, 2024, by the following vote:

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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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4 STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) SS

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, Suzie Abajian, Ph.D., City Clerk of the City of Glendale, California, certify that the foregoing Resolution No. ____ was adopted by the Council of the Glendale, California, at a regular meeting held on the 25 th day of June, 2024, and that same was adopted by the following vote:

Ayes:

Noes:

Absent:

Abstain:
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City Clerk
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR

INTERIM DIRECTOR OF FINANCE SERVICES
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this ___ day of June, 2024 by and between the City of Glendale, California ("City") and Michele Flynn ("Retiree"). In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows:

RECITALS
This Agreement is made and entered into with respect to the following facts:

A. City seeks to engage Retiree on an interim basis to serve in the position of Interim Director of Finance in accordance with the terms set forth in this Agreement; and
B. Retiree desires to accept employment as Interim Director of Finance in consideration of and subject to the terms, conditions and benefits set forth in this Agreement; and
C. Retiree's employment is authorized by Government Code Sections 7522.56 and 21221(h), which permit the City Council to appoint a California Public Employees' Retirement System ("CalPERS") retiree to a vacant position requiring specialized skills during recruitment for a permanent appointment, and provide that such appointment will not subject the retired person to reinstatement from retirement or loss of benefits, so long as it is a single appointment that does not exceed 960 hours in a fiscal year, inclusive of all hours worked for other all CalPERS employers.

D. Retiree represents that she is a retired annuitant of CalPERS within the meaning of Government Code§§ 7522.56 and 21221(h) ("Statutes") and acknowledges that her compensation is statutorily limited as provided in Government Code§ 21221(h). Retiree represents that, as of the effective date of this Agreement, she has not worked for another CalPERS state or contracting agency as a retired annuitant during the 2023-2024 fiscal year, and that she therefore acknowledges that she can work up to 960 hours for City, a state agency or other CalPERS contracting agencies (collectively "CalPERS Agencies") during the 2023-2024 fiscal year and 2024-2025 fiscal year, respectively. Retiree represents that she has not received unemployment compensation resulting from employment with any CalPERS Agencies as a retired annuitant during the 12-month period preceding the effective date of this Agreement.

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annuitant, because the position Interim Director of Finance requires special skills, and Retiree, by virtue of her experience has those special skills.

NOW, THEREFORE , City and Retiree, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, agree as follows:

1. DESIGNATION OF INTERIM DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.

In accordance with Resolution No. _____, Retiree has been appointed Interim Director of Finance of City pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

2. POSITION AND DUTIES.

2.1 Position. Retiree has been appointed by the City Council as Interim Director of Finance of City to perform, on a basis set forth in Paragraph 4 below, the duties and functions pertaining to the Director of Finance position, and to perform other legally permissible duties and such functions as the City Manager shall from time to time assign. The City Manager shall have the authority to determine the specific duties and functions which Retiree shall perform under this Agreement and the means and manner by which Retiree shall perform those duties and functions. Retiree agrees to devote all of her business time, skill, attention, and best efforts to the discharge of the duties and functions assigned to him by the City Manager.

2.2 Term. Retiree shall commence the performance of her duties as the Interim Director of Finance on June 26, 2024, or at such later date as the parties hereto shall agree in writing ("Commencement Date"). This Agreement shall expire as of the first of the following to occur: (i) upon the employment commencement date of a permanent Director of Finance employed by City; (ii) upon Retiree working 960 hours for all CalPERS Agencies during fiscal years 2023-24 or 2024-25, or 960 hours in any subsequent fiscal year; or (iii) upon termination of the Agreement by either Retiree or City as provided below.

2.3 At-Will. Retiree acknowledges that she is an at-will, temporary employee of City who shall serve at the pleasure of the City Manager at all times during the period of her service hereunder and shall be subject to termination by the City Manager at any time without advance notice and without cause. The terms of City's personnel and civil service rules, policies, regulations, procedures, ordinances, and resolutions regarding administrative personnel (collectively "Personnel Policies"), as they may be amended or supplemented from time to time, shall not apply to Retiree, and nothing in this Agreement is intended to, or does, confer upon Retiree any right to any property interest in continued employment, or any due process right to a hearing before or after a decision by the City Manager to terminate 665 of 724

her employment, except as is expressly provided in Section 2.2 [Term] or Section 4 [Termination] of this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way prevent, limit or otherwise interfere with the right of City to terminate the services of Retiree, as provided in Section 2.2 [Term] or Section 4 [Termination]. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent, limit or otherwise interfere with the right of Retiree to resign at any time from her position with City, subject only to the provisions set forth in Section 2.2 [Term] or Section 4 [Termination] of this Agreement. This at-will employment shall be expressly subject to the rights and obligations of City and Retiree, as set forth in Section 2.2 [Term] or Section 4 [Termination] below.

2.4 Hours of Work. Retiree shall devote the time necessary to adequately perform her duties as Interim Director of Finance. The parties anticipate that Retiree will work a sufficient number of hours per week allocated between regular business hours and hours outside of regular business hours including, without limitation, attendance at regular and special City Council meetings and other City functions as the City Manager may direct. However, in no event shall Retiree be required to work in excess of 960 hours in fiscal year 2023-2024, 2024-2025 or 960 hours per each subsequent fiscal year for City, including hours worked for other CalPERS.

3. COMPENSATION.

3.1 Rate of Pay. For all services performed by Retiree as the Interim Director of Finance under this Agreement, City shall pay Retiree compensation at the rate of $117.79 per hour according to the public available pay schedule in place for City employees paid bi-weekly subject to the limitations provided below.
(a) Compliance with CalPERS requirements. It is the intent of the parties to compensate Retiree only to the extent permitted under Government Code sections 7522.56 and 21221(h), and corresponding CalPERS regulations and policy statements. The Rate of Pay set forth above is based on the salary limitations established by CalPERS and is not less than the minimum, nor more than the maximum rate of pay, for the position of Director of Finance as listed on City's publicly available pay schedule, divided by 173.333 to equal an hourly rate. (b) Recordation and Reporting of Hours Worked. Retiree will comply with all applicable CalPERS regulations governing employment after retirement, including the recordation and reporting of all hours worked for City to CalPERS as may be required. City shall assist in any such reporting obligations to CalPERS. Additionally, Retiree shall keep City continually apprised of any hours worked by Retiree for other CalPERS Agencies during the term of this Agreement.
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3.2 Benefits. Other than the compensation described in Section 3.1, Retiree will receive no other benefits, incentives, compensation in lieu of benefits, or any other form of compensation. Retiree understands and agrees that she is not, and will not be, eligible to receive any benefits from City, including any group plan for hospital, surgical, or medical insurance, any City retirement program, or any paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, or other leave, with or without pay, or any other job benefits available to an employee in the regular service of City, except for Worker's Compensation Insurance coverage or similar benefits required by state or federal law.

4. TERMINATION.

4.1By City. This Agreement may be terminated by City for any reason thirty (30) days after providing written notice to Retiree of such termination. City's only obligation in the event of such termination will be payment to Retiree of all compensation then due and owing as set forth in Section 3.1 [Rate of Pay] up to and including the effective date of termination. However, this Agreement may be terminated immediately if necessitated by changes to CalPERS statutory or regulatory requirements.

4.2By Retiree. This Agreement may be terminated by Retiree for any reason thirty (30) days after providing written notice to City of such termination. City shall have the option, in its complete discretion, to make Retiree's termination effective at any time prior to the end of such period, provided City pays Retiree all compensation as set forth in Section 3.1 [Rate of Pay] then due and owing her through the last day actually worked.

4.3 No Notice for Expiration. Nothing in this Section 4 [Termination] shall be construed to require either party to give advance written notice in order for the Agreement to expire as set forth in Section 2.2 [Term].

4.4 Termination Obligations. Retiree agrees that all property, including, without limitation, all equipment, tangible Proprietary Information (as defined below), documents, records, notes, contracts, and computer-generated materials furnished to or prepared by her incident to her employment belongs to City and shall be returned promptly to City upon termination of Retiree's employment. Retiree's obligations under this subsection shall survive the termination of her employment and the expiration of this Agreement.

5. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. "Proprietary Information" is all information and any idea pertaining in any manner to the business of City (or any City affiliate), its employees, clients, consultants, or business associates, which was produced by any employee of City in the course of his/her employment or otherwise produced or acquired by or on behalf of City.

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ideas, inventions, processes, formulae, data, know-how, software and other computer programs, copyrightable material, marketing plans, strategies, sales, financial reports, forecasts, and customer lists. All Proprietary Information not generally known outside of City' s organization, and all Proprietary Information so known only through improper means, shall be deemed "Confidential Information." During her employment by City, Retiree shall use Proprietary Information, and shall disclose Confidential Information, only for the benefit of City and as is, or may be, necessary to perform her job responsibilities under this Agreement. Following termination, Retiree shall not use any Proprietary Information and shall not disclose any Confidential Information , except with the express written consent of City. Retiree' obligations under this Section shall survive the termination of her employment and the expiration of this Agreement.

6. NOTICE. Notices required pursuant to this Agreement shall be given by personal service upon the party to be notified or by delivery of same to the custody of the United States Postal Service, or its lawful successor, postage prepared and addressed as follows:

City
613 East Broadway, Ste
200
Glendale, CA 91206
Attn: City Manager
Retiree
Michele Flynn
[Address on File with Human Resources]

7. REIMBURSEMENT. City shall reimburse Retiree for authorized, reasonable, and necessary travel expenses incurred by Retiree in the performance of her duties pursuant to this Agreement. Retiree shall document and claim said reimbursement for such travel in the manner and forms required by the City. All reimbursements shall be for actual expenses and shall be subject to and in accordance with California and federal law and City's adopted reimbursement policies. Such reimbursements shall not be reported to CalPERS. Other than as specifically provided herein, Retiree shall receive no other compensation or reimbursements for expenses incurred by his in performance of this Agreement.

8. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

8.1 Waiver. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision whether or not similar, nor 668 of 724

shall any such waiver constitute a continuing or subsequent waiver of the same provision. No waiver shall be binding, unless executed in writing by the party making the waiver.

8.2 Integration. This Agreement is intended to be the final, complete, and exclusive statement of the terms of Retiree's employment by City. This Agreement supersedes all other prior and contemporaneous agreements and statements, whether written or oral, express or implied, pertaining in any manner to the employment of Retiree, and it may not be contradicted by evidence of any prior or contemporaneous statements or agreements. To the extent that the practices, policies, or procedures of City, now or in the future, apply to Retiree and are inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall control.

8.3 Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended except in a written document signed by Retiree and the City Manager.

8.4 Assignment. Retiree shall not assign any rights or obligations under this Agreement. City may, upon prior written notice to Retiree, assign its rights and obligations hereunder.

8.5 Severability. If a court or holds any provision of this Agreement to be invalid, unenforceable, or void, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

8.6 Attorneys' Fees. In any legal action, arbitration, or other proceeding brought to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.

8.7 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, with venue proper only in Los Angeles County, State of California.

8.8 Interpretation . This Agreement shall be construed as a whole, according to its fair meaning, and not in favor of or against any party. By way of example and not in limitation, this Agreement shall not be construed in favor of the party receiving a benefit nor against the party responsible for any particular language in this Agreement. Captions are used for reference purposes only and should be ignored in the interpretation of the Agreement. This Agreement may be altered, amended, or modified only by an instrument in writing, executed by the parties to this Agreement and by no other means. Each party waives their future right to claim, contest or assert that this Agreement was modified, cancelled superseded or changed by any oral agreement, course of conduct, waiver, or estoppel.
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8.9 Acknowledgment. Retiree acknowledges that she has had the opportunity to consult legal counsel in regard to this Agreement, that she has read and understands this Agreement, that she is fully aware of its legal effect, and that she has entered into it freely and voluntarily and based on her own judgment and not on any representations or promises other than those contained in this Agreement.

8.10 Status of Recruitment. City warrants that as of the Commencement Date, it has initiated or will initiate the process for the recruitment of a permanent hire for the Director of Finance position.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, City has caused this Agreement to be signed and executed on its behalf by the City and Retiree has signed and executed this Agreement, as of the date first indicated above.
“RETIREE” “CITY
Michele Flynn “City of Glendale”

Michele Flynn Roubik Golanian
City Manager
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CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA

REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL

AGENDA ITEM
Report: Levy of Annual Assessment and Preparation of the Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2024-25 for the North San Fernando Road Corridor Landscape Maintenance District.

1. Resolution Initiating the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Levy of Annual Assessment and Ordering the Preparation of the Engineer’s Report;

2. Resolution Preliminarily Approving the Engineer’s Report for the Fiscal Year 2024- 25 Levy and Collection of Annual Assessments; and

3. Resolution Declaring the City Council’s Intention to Levy and Collect the Annual Assessment for Fiscal Year 2024-25.

COUNCIL ACTION
Item Type: Action Item
Approved for June 11, 2024 calendar

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The North San Fernando Road Corridor Landscape Maintenance District (“District”) was formed on January 9, 2007, pursuant to the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15, of the California Streets and Highway Code. There are five Zones within the boundaries of the District and they receive differing degrees of benefit from the improvements and services to be provided. Continuation of the levy into FY 2024-25 requires the City Council to first preliminarily approve the Draft Engineer’s Report for the Fiscal Year 2024-25 (“Engineer’s Report”) and schedule a public hearing to receive any objections on continuation of the levy. The levy currently funds landscaping maintenance and irrigation, mechanical weeding services and pest control, litter abatement and tree planting and maintenance.
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RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council approve the following:

1. Resolution initiating the Fiscal Year 2024-25 levy of annual assessment and ordering the preparation of the Engineer’s Report for the North San Fernando Road Corridor Landscape Maintenance District;

2. Resolution preliminarily approving the Engineer’s Report for the Fiscal Year 2024-25 levy and collection of assessments within the North San Fernando Road Corridor Landscape Maintenance District pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972.

3. Resolution declaring the City Council’s intention to levy and collect the annual assessment within the North San Fernando Road Corridor Landscape Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2024-25 and setting Tuesday, July 9, 2024, as the date, time and place for the public hearing on objections thereto.

ANALYSIS
The North San Fernando Road Corridor Landscape Maintenance District was formed on January 9, 2007, pursuant to the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15, of the California Streets and Highway Code. There are five Zones within the boundaries of the District and they receive differing degrees of benefit from the improvements and services to be provided. Under the 1972 Act, the District is authorized to fund, service and/or maintain the following improvements:
• Lawn/ground cover, shrub, and tree care including weeding, pruning, and feeding;
• Hardscape maintenance including sweeping/cleaning and debris collection; • Water costs including water usage and irrigation maintenance and repair; and • Maintenance costs for site amenities that may include but are not limited to benches, trash receptacles and lighting.

To complete the levy of the annual assessment, the City Council must first preliminarily approve the Engineer’s Report, attached as Exhibit 1, generally describing any proposed improvements or any substantial changes in existing improvements. The Engineer’s Report also provides an annual update of the District including proposed expenses and revenues, and the proposed assessments to be levied on the Los Angeles County tax roll for Fiscal Year 2024-25.

A public hearing to receive any objections is recommended for Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at regularly scheduled 6:00pm City Council Meeting in Council Chambers.

The Engineer’s Report contains a budget for which all parcels within the District will be assessed based on their geographical proximity to the various improvement projects planned for the area. The five Zones within the District were created to account for varying levels of landscape improvements; including amount, type, and frequency of maintenance. For example, Zone 1 (east and west side of San Fernando Road) has 672 of 724

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different amounts and types of public landscaping than Zone 4 which includes the GC3 campus. The Engineer’s Report includes a map of the district which displays the boundaries of the five maintenance districts (Page 24, Engineer’s Report).

The Engineer’s Report proposes to establish the assessment rate at the following annual rate per EBU (acres) for each Zone:

Zone 1: $834.01 Zone 4: $126.40
Zone 2: $79.90 Zone 5: $246.26
Zone 3: $80.05
Although the size of a parcel does not provide a direct correlation to the use of the property, the size of a parcel when compared to surrounding properties provides a reasonable and proportional relationship to its use, access, and nexus to the major streets within the area where the improvements exist. It was determined that for this District, each parcel’s proportional benefit (Equivalent Benefit Units/EBU) shall be equal to the parcel’s assigned acreage (rounded to two decimal places).

There is a fixed annual inflationary adjustment to the Maximum Assessment Rates per EBU of three percent. The Maximum Assessment Rates established for the previous fiscal year are recalculated to establish the new Maximum Assessment Rates that may be levied for that fiscal year. Although the Maximum Assessment Rates increase each year, the actual assessment (“Levy per EBU”) may remain unchanged.

The Levy per EBU for each zone is calculated by dividing the net cost budgeted for that Zone (“Balance to Levy”) by the Total EBU of all benefitting properties within each respective Zone. This Assessment Rate is then applied back to each parcel’s assigned EBU to determine the parcel’s proportionate benefit and assessment obligation for the improvements.

The North San Fernando Road Corridor Landscape Maintenance District is an assessment district. The proportional assessment calculated for each parcel will be applied to the Los Angeles County Tax Rolls for Fiscal Year 2024-25. The total assessment for Fiscal Year 2024-25 is $70,000.25 (Exhibit 1, Engineer’s Report) which is nearly the same as last year. The funds collected from property owners will be used mainly for landscaping, irrigation, debris collection and maintenance of zones in the San Fernando Road Corridor Project Area. These services are provided by multiple contractors working in this area on a regular basis including West Coast Arborists, Inc. for tree maintenance; Parkwood Landscape Maintenance, Inc. for landscape maintenance services and litter control and Pest Options, Inc. for weed control services.

Over the past year, funds collected from this levy has been used to plant six trees, prune 633 trees, and remove seven trees in the district. All city-owned trees in the district are pruned every six years, with this maintenance taking place during this FY. Last year the levy also funded approximately ten hours per month of targeted weed control visits.

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cover maintenance and irrigation system maintenance for public landscaped areas on San Fernando Road, Flower Street, Fairmont Avenue, and the Fairmont Bridge.

STAKEHOLDERS/OUTREACH
This staff report includes a resolution scheduling a public hearing for July 9, 2024, during the regular City Council meeting on that day. The public hearing affords property owners in the district to object to continuation of the levy as well as other interested parties to express their views on the landscape maintenance district.

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (CEQA/NEPA)
This item is considered a ministerial activity and therefore, not subject to CEQA review.

CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE
This item is exempt from campaign disclosure requirements.

ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Alternative 1: Deny the attached resolutions terminating the North San Fernando Road Corridor Landscape Maintenance District Levy.

Alternative 2: The City Council may consider any other alternative not proposed by staff.

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
Submitted by:

Daniel Hernandez, Interim Director of Public Works
Prepared by:

Shea Eccleston-Banwer, Senior Public Works Manager
Approved by:

Roubik R. Golanian, P.E., City Manager

EXHIBITS/ATTACHMENTS
Exhibit 1: North San Fernando Road Corridor Landscape Maintenance District 2024/25 Engineer’s Report.
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RESOLUTION NO. 24-81

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GLENDALE INITIATING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 LEVY OF

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT AND ORDERING THE PREPARATION OF
THE ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR THE NORTH SAN FERNANDO

ROAD CORRIDOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT

WHEREAS, the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Streets and Highways Code, Subsection 22620, et seq., (the “Act”) requires the City to complete the levy of annual assessment; and
WHEREAS, the Act requires the City to complete the levy of annual assessment prior to August 10th of each year or the consent of the County Auditor must first be obtained; and WHEREAS, in order to undertake the levy of annual assessment for the North San Fernando Road Corridor Landscape Maintenance District (the “District”), the City Council must first adopt a resolution generally describing any proposed new improvements or any substantial changes in existing improvements in the District and ordering the Engineer to prepare and file a report. Said Engineer's Report proposes to establish an assessment rate based on the average assessment representing the average between the assessment computed based on frontage or average lot width; and the assessment computed based on the area of the lot.

WHEREAS, the Act also specifies that a public hearing to hear any objections to the proposed annual levy of assessment be scheduled, and said public hearing will be fixed at the time the City Council adopts a resolution declaring its intent to levy and collect the annual assessment; and
WHEREAS, to complete the levy of annual assessment in a proper and timely manner, the City Council is initiating the 2024/2025 Fiscal Year assessment by adopting this Resolution pursuant to Streets and Highways Code, §22622, generally describing any proposed new improvements, ordering the Engineer to prepare and file a report, and setting a public hearing date to hear any objections on the proposed levy of annual assessment.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City Council orders the preparation and filing of the Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Engineer’s Report for North San Fernando Road Corridor Landscape Maintenance District in accordance with Article 4 (commencing with Section 22565) of Chapter 1 of the California Streets and Highways Code. Said Engineer’s Report shall include existing and proposed public improvements authorized by law, including:

1. Installation or planting of landscaping;

2. Installation of curbs, gutters, walls, sidewalks, or paving, or water, irrigation systems, drainage, or electrical facilities; and

3. The maintenance or servicing, or both, of any of the foregoing. 675 of 724

2 SECTION 2.The Mayor is hereby authorized to affix his/her signature to this Resolution indicating City Council’s approval and the City Clerk, or his/her duly appointed deputy, is instructed to attest thereto.

ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 11th day of June, 2024.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________
Suzie Abajian, Ph.D., City Clerk

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS

CITY OF GLENDALE )
I, Suzie Abajian, Ph.D., City Clerk of the City of Glendale, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. _____ was duly adopted by the Council of the City of Glendale, California, at a regular meeting held on the ______ day of ______________________, 2024 and that the same was adopted by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
________________________________
Suzie Abajian, Ph.D., City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 24-82

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, PRELIMINARILY APPROVING THE ENGINEER’S ANNUAL LEVY

REPORT REGARDING THE NORTH SAN FERNANDO ROAD CORRIDOR

LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT AND THE LEVY AND

COLLECTION OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS RELATED THERETO FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025
WHEREAS, the City Council has, by previous Resolution, ordered the preparation of an Engineer’s Report (hereafter referred to as the “Report”) regarding the assessment district designated as the “North San Fernando Road Corridor Landscape Maintenance District” (hereafter referred to as the “District”), and the levy and collection of assessments related thereto for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of California, beginning with Section 22500 (hereafter referred to as the “Act”); and WHEREAS, there has now been presented to this City Council the Report as required by Chapter 2, Article 1, Section 22586 of the Act; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has carefully examined and reviewed the Report as presented, and is preliminarily satisfied with the District, the improvements described therein, each and all of the budget items and documents as set forth therein, and is satisfied that the proposed annual assessments, on a preliminary basis, have been spread in accordance with the special benefits received from the improvements, operation, administration, maintenance and services to be performed within the District, as set forth in said Report.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMINED, AND ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The preceding recitals are all true and correct.

SECTION 2. The Report consists of the following:
•A Description of Improvements.
•A Diagram of the District.
•The proposed Annual Budget for the fiscal year (Costs and Expenses). •The Method of Apportionment that details the method of calculating each parcel’s proportional special benefits and annual assessment.
•The District Roll containing the Levy for each Assessor Parcel Number within the District commencing Fiscal Year 2024-2025.

SECTION 3. The District and the associated assessments as outlined in the Engineer’s Report are in compliance with the provisions of California Constitution Article XIIID. 677 of 724

SECTION 4. The Report is hereby approved on a preliminary basis, and ordered to be filed in the Office of the City Clerk as a permanent record and to remain open to public inspection.

SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution, and the minutes of this meeting shall so reflect the presentation of the Report.

ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 11th day of June, 2024.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________
Suzie Abajian, Ph.D., City Clerk

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
__________________________________
Suzie Abajian, Ph.D., City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 24-83

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE

DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT THE ANNUAL

ASSESSMENT WITHIN THE NORTH SAN FERNANDO ROAD

CORRIDOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972, PART 2 OF DIVISION 15, OF THE CALIFORNIA STREETS AND

HIGHWAYS CODE, AND SETTING THE TIME AND PLACE OF THE

HEARING ON OBJECTIONS THERETO
WHEREAS, the City Council has, by previous Resolutions, formed the North San Fernando Road Corridor Landscape Maintenance District (hereinafter referred to as the "District"), and has initiated proceedings for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of California, beginning with Section 22500 (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") authorizing the levying and collection of assessments by the County of Los Angeles for the City of Glendale in order to pay the maintenance and services of all improvements and facilities related thereto; and
WHEREAS, the boundaries of the District generally include the parcels of land bounded by Linden Avenue to the North, San Fernando Road to the East (including properties on the east side of San Fernando Road), Fairmont Avenue and Highway 134 to the South, and Interstate 5 to the West; and
WHEREAS, in order to maintain public landscaping within the District for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, it is the intention of the City Council to levy and collect assessments pursuant to the Act for the maintenance, servicing and operation of landscape maintenance within street medians and parkways; and
WHEREAS, reference is hereby made to the Report of the Engineer on file with the City Clerk and available for public inspection for a detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the Assessment District, and any zones therein, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District (the “Engineer’s Report”); and WHEREAS, the Engineer's Report analyzed District needs, associated costs, the benefit to properties within the District and determined that the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 assessment need should be based in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by such properties, and that all benefiting properties, including public agencies, will be assessed their proportionate share of the costs of the District.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council hereby fixes Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., in the Glendale City Hall Council Chambers, located at 613 E.

Broadway, Glendale, California 91206, as the time and place for hearing protests or objections to the proposed improvements, and to the levy and collection of the proposed assessment for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. All interested persons shall be afforded the opportunity to hear and be heard.
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2 SECTION 2. Pursuant to the Act, protests may be in writing or oral. Written protests must be filed with the City Clerk, or any person having previously filed a protest, may file a written withdrawal of the protest prior to the conclusion of the public hearing. Any such protests shall state all grounds of the objection, and if filed by the property owner, shall contain a description sufficient to identify their property.

SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall cause notice of the hearing to be given by causing this Resolution of intention to be published and posted in the manner required by the Act.

SECTION 4. The Mayor is hereby authorized to affix his/her signature to this Resolution indicating City Council’s approval, and the City Clerk, or his/her duly appointed deputy, is instructed to attest thereto.

ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 11th day of June, 2024.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________
Suzie Abajian, Ph.D., City Clerk

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
________________________________
Suzie Abajian, Ph.D., City Clerk
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C I T Y O F G L E N D A L E

N O R T H S A N F E R N A N D O R O A D C O R R I D O R

L A N D S C A P E M A I N T E N A N C E D I S T R I C T 2 0 24 / 2 0 25 E N G I N E E R ' S R E P O R T
Prepared For:

City of Glendale
633 East Broadway #209
Glendale, CA 91206
818 .548.3900
Prepared By:

Woolpert
2855 Michelle Drive, Suite 230
Irvine, CA 92606
844.654.2421
Exhibit 1
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

S E C T I O N P A G E
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E X H I B I T S
E X H I B I T A :
2024/2025 Assessment Calculation
E X H I B I T B :
2024/2025 Assessment Roll
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SECTION I – ENGINEER’S REPORT AFFIDAVIT JUNE 11, 2024

CITY OF GLENDALE
NORTH SAN FERNANDO ROAD CORRIDOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT PAGE 1

E N G I N E E R ’ S R E P O R T A F F I D A V I T

WHEREAS, on June 11, 2024, the City Council ("Council") of the City of Glendale ("City"), pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Section 22500 of the Streets and Highways Code, et seq. ("1972 Act"), adopted Resolution 24-81 ("Resolution") initiating proceedings for the levy for Fiscal Year 2024/2025 assessments within the assessment district referred to as the "North San Fernando Road Corridor Landscape Maintenance District" ("District") to pay for the construction, installation, maintenance, and service of improvements ("Improvements") more particularly described in the Resolution; and

WHEREAS, Woolpert has been designated as the (“Assessment Engineer”) and the Resolution directed the Assessment Engineer to prepare and file a report (the "Engineer’s Report") pursuant to Section 22565, et seq., of the Streets and Highways Code and Article XIIID of the California Constitution ("Proposition 218"); and

WHEREAS, the 1972 Act and Proposition 218 require that the Engineer's Report shall contain the following:

a. Plans and specifications for the Improvements
b. An estimate of the costs of the Improvements
c. A diagram of the Assessment District
d. An assessment of the estimated costs of the Improvements e. If bonds or notes will be issued pursuant to Section 22662.5 of the Streets and Highways Code, an estimate of their principal amount;

NOW THEREFORE, the undersigned, acting as an agent for Woolpert, Assessment Engineer for the Assessment District, by virtue of the power vested in me under the 1972 Act and the order of the Board, hereby submits this Engineer's Report and makes the following assessment to cover the portion of the estimated costs of the Improvements, including the incidental costs and expenses, to be paid by each Benefit Zone (defined below) of the District.

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SECTION II - INTRODUCTION JUNE 11, 2024

CITY OF GLENDALE
NORTH SAN FERNANDO ROAD CORRIDOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT PAGE 3

I N T R O D U C T I O N

Pursuant to the order of the City Council of the City, this Engineer’s Report for the District is prepared in compliance with the requirements of Article 4, Chapter 1, Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the 1972 Act.

At a Public Hearing held on January 9, 2007, a majority of the affected property owners that will receive a special benefit from the improvements and maintenance for which the assessment was proposed approved the formation of the District in accordance with the notice, hearing and balloting provisions of Article XIII D of the California Constitution. Section 2 of the California Constitution defines "assessment" as any levy or charge upon real property by an agency for a special benefit conferred upon the real property. Assessments are sometimes referred to as “special assessments” or "special benefit assessments."
The Report quantifies the proportionate special benefit derived by each identified parcel subject to the proposed assessment in relation to the aggregate capital cost of the public improvements and maintenance being provided, and calculates the amount of the assessment to be imposed on each identified parcel. The assessment approved by the property owners established an initial maximum assessment rate for each zone and included the assessment range calculation currently applied to all District zones. There is a fixed annual inflationary adjustment to the maximum assessment rates per each parcel's proportional benefit ("Equivalent Benefit Units" or "EBUs") of three percent (3%). The maximum assessment rates established for the previous fiscal year are recalculated to establish the new maximum assessment rates that may be levied for that fiscal year. Contained in the Report is a budget for which all parcels within the District will be assessed based on their geographical proximity to the various improvement projects planned for the area. The five (5) zones within the District were created to account for varying levels of landscape improvements; including amount, type, and frequency of maintenance.

The Report also provides an annual update of the District including the proposed expenses and revenues, any substantial change in the existing improvements or the District, and the proposed assessments to be levied on the Los Angeles County ("County") tax roll for Fiscal Year 2024/2025. The District and the zones therein have been established pursuant to the 1972 Act and the City Council annually conducts a public hearing to accept property owner and public comments and testimony, to review the Report and approve the annual assessments to be levied on the county tax roll for that fiscal year. All assessments approved by the City Council have been prepared in accordance with the 1972 Act and in compliance with the provisions of the California Constitution.
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I M P R O V E M E N T P L A N S A N D S P E C I F I C A T I O N S

A . A U T H O R I Z E D I M P R O V E M E N T S
As applicable or may be applicable to this District, the 1972 Act defines improvements to mean one or any combination of the following:

 The installation or planting of landscaping.
 The installation or construction of statuary, fountains, and other ornamental structures and facilities.
 The installation or construction of public lighting facilities.  The installation or construction of any facilities which are appurtenant to any of the foregoing or which are necessary or convenient for the maintenance or servicing thereof, including, but not limited to, grading, clearing, removal of debris, the installation or construction of curbs, gutters, walls, sidewalks, or paving, or water, irrigation, drainage, or electrical facilities.
 The maintenance or servicing, or both, of any of the foregoing.  The acquisition of any existing improvement otherwise authorized pursuant to this section.

Incidental expenses associated with the improvements including, but not limited to:

 The cost of preparation of the report, including plans, specifications, estimates, diagram, and assessment.
 The costs of printing, advertising, and the publishing, posting and mailing of notices.
 Compensation payable to the County for collection of assessments.  Compensation of any engineer or attorney employed to render services.  Any other expenses incidental to the construction, installation, or maintenance and servicing of the improvements.
 Any expenses incidental to the issuance of bonds or notes pursuant to Section 22662.5.
 Costs associated with any elections held for the approval of a new or increased assessment.
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The 1972 Act defines "maintain" or "maintenance" to mean furnishing of services and materials for the ordinary and usual maintenance, operation, and servicing of any improvement, including:

 Repair, removal, or replacement of all or any part of any improvement.  Providing for the life, growth, health, and beauty of landscaping, including cultivation, irrigation, trimming, spraying, fertilizing, or treating for disease or injury.
 The removal of trimmings, rubbish, debris, and other solid waste.  The cleaning, sandblasting, and painting of walls and other improvements to remove or cover graffiti.

B . D I S T R I C T B O U N D A R I E S
The District is located within the City of Glendale and generally includes the parcels of land bounded by Linden Avenue to the north, San Fernando Road to the East (including properties on the east side of San Fernando Road), Fairmont Avenue and Highway 134 ("SR134") to the south, and Interstate 5 to the west. An Assessment Diagram showing the exterior boundaries of the District is on file in the office of the City Clerk at the City Hall, and is hereby made a part of this Report by reference. All lots or parcels of real property included within the District are described in detail on the county assessor's maps on file in the Los Angeles County Assessor's office. Said assessor's maps shall govern for all details concerning the lines and dimensions of such lots or parcels.

It has been determined that the parcels of land within the five (5) definable zones described below will receive differing degrees of benefit from the improvements and services to be provided. The parcels comprising each zone will receive a special benefit that affects the assessed property in a way that is particular and distinct from its effect on other parcels and the public at large. The five zones within the District are generally described as follows:

ZONE 1
Zone 1 generally incorporates and includes those parcels within the District that are located along San Fernando Road between East Linden Avenue and Fairmont Avenue/Ventura Freeway (SR134), which have parcel frontage along San Fernando Road or may be part of an overall development (group of parcels) that San Fernando Road is considered a primary access point to the property.
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ZONE 2
Zone 2 incorporates and includes those parcels within the District that are generally located between Allen Avenue and Cleveland Road that are south and west of Zone 1 (parcels along San Fernando Road), but are north and east of the MetroLink right-of-way (including the right-of-way properties).

This Zone includes, but is not limited to, parcels that have frontage or may be adjacent to Standard Avenue and Hale Avenue, as well as portions of Allen Avenue, Thompson Avenue, and Western Avenue (including parcel 5627-002-011 which is a flag lot located on Western Avenue, but has a small access point to San Fernando Road).

ZONE 3
Zone 3 incorporates and includes those parcels within the District that are generally located west and south of the MetroLink right-of-way, north and west of Western Avenue, east and north of the Golden State Freeway (Interstate 5), and south and east of Allen Avenue. This Zone includes, but is not limited to, parcels that have frontage or may be adjacent to North Cosmic Way, Dana Street, Irving Avenue, and Raymond Avenue, as well as portions of Allen Avenue, Thompson Avenue, Flower Street (north of Western Avenue) and Western Avenue (north side of the street).

ZONE 4
Zone 4 is considered the heart of the Grand Central Creative Center that incorporates and includes those parcels within the District that are generally located west and south of the MetroLink right-of-ways, east and north of the Golden State Freeway (Interstate 5), south and east of Western Avenue and north and west of the Golden State Freeway/Ventura Freeway interchange or that portion of Flower Street that provides east/west traffic flow. This Zone includes, but is not limited to, parcels that have frontage or may be adjacent to south Cosmic Way, Justin Avenue, Maurine Avenue, Ruberta Avenue, Sonora Avenue, Grand Central Avenue, Grandview Avenue, Circle Seven Drive, Davis Avenue, Hazel Street, Paula Avenue, as well as portions of Air Way, Flower Street and Western Avenue.

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ZONE 5
Zone 5 incorporates and includes those parcels within the District that are not included as part of Zones 1, 2, 3 or 4, and are generally located south and west of San Fernando Road and the MetroLink right-of-ways, south and east of Flower Street (that potion that provides east/west traffic flow), and north of the Ventura Freeway. This Zone includes, but is not limited to, parcels with frontage or access from a portion of Flower Street (east/west), Air Way or Bekins Way.

C . I M P R O V E M E N T P L A N S
The purpose of this District is to ensure the ongoing maintenance, operation and servicing of the landscape improvements and amenities within the area known as the North San Fernando Road Corridor which includes landscape improvements associated with the Grand Central Creative Campus Master Plan ("GC3 Disney Project") and the San Fernando Road Streetscape Project. While portions of the San Fernando Road Streetscape Project have already been completed in conjunction with the San Fernando Road Rehabilitation Project, additional landscape improvements along San Fernando Road are proposed, and the construction of the Grand Central Creative Campus provides a landscaped urban environment and park-like setting that enhances the desirability and economic opportunities for properties in close proximity to the improvements.

The District provides the necessary funding source for the annual maintenance, operation and servicing of the improvements that have been constructed and installed for the benefit of properties within the District.

These improvements may include, but are not limited to various plant materials including turf, ground cover, shrubs, trees or other vegetation; irrigation and drainage systems associated with the landscaping; various hardscapes and amenities including sidewalks, pathways, decorative curbing or ground cover, retaining walls, monuments, water features, trash receptacles, benches, and ornamental lighting that are located within the public right-of-ways or dedicated easements within the District.

The maintenance of these improvements generally include, but are not limited to all annual costs for materials, equipment, labor and incidental expenses including administrative expenses as well as the performance of occasional or periodic repair and maintenance activities such as irrigation repairs, plant replacement, tree trimming, rehabilitation or replacement of various hardscape amenities.
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The proposed improvements to be maintained and funded in whole or in part through the District assessments generally include, but are not limited to:

Parkway landscaping along Flower Street
 Approximately 14,000 square feet of parkway landscaping on the north and south side from Raymond Street to Sonora Avenue.
 Approximately 40,500 square feet of parkway landscaping on the north and south side from Sonora Avenue to Flower Street extension.  Approximately 12,500 square feet of parkway landscaping on the east and west side to Air Way.

Parkway landscaping along Air Way
 Approximately 40,000 square feet of parkway landscaping on the north and south side from Sonora Avenue to Grandview Avenue.
 Approximately 20,500 square feet of parkway landscaping on the north and south side from Grandview Avenue to Flower Street.

Tree wells and Parkway landscaping along San Fernando Road  Tree wells on the north and south side from Linden Avenue to SR-134.  Approximately 2,000 square feet of median landscaping.  Approximately 3,000 square feet of parkway landscaping on the north and south side from Fairmont Avenue to Doran Street.

Parkway landscaping along Western Avenue
 Approximately 7,500 square feet of parkway landscaping on the east and west side, South of Air Way.
 Approximately 2,000 square feet of parkway landscaping on the east and west side, South of Flower Street.

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Parkway landscaping along SR-134
 Approximately 23,000 square feet of parkway landscaping North and South of Flower Extension.
 Approximately 4,100 square feet of parkway landscaping along the east and west side of Fairmont Bridge, South of San Fernando Road.  Approximately 2,000 square feet of parkway landscaping along the east side of Fairmont, North and South of San Fernando Road to SR-134 ramps.

Parkway landscaping along Sonora Avenue
 Approximately 13,000 square feet of parkway landscaping on the east and west side, from Victory Blvd. to Flower Street.
 Approximately 11,500 square feet of parkway landscaping on the east and west side, from Flower Street to Air Way.

Parkway landscaping along Grandview Avenue
 Approximately 13,500 square feet of parkway landscaping on the east and west side, from Flower Street to Air Way.

Parkway landscaping along Paula Avenue
 Approximately 10,000 square feet of parkway landscaping on the east and west side, South of Flower Street to Interstate 5.

Parkway landscaping along Truitt Street
 Approximately 2,000 square feet of parkway landscaping on the north side, from Davis Avenue to Paula Avenue.

Parkway landscaping adjacent to power plant

Entry signs, monuments, signage, ornamental structures, and other related facilities

All appurtenant facilities, equipment, materials and utilities related to the aforementioned improvements
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Detailed maps and descriptions of the location and extent of the proposed improvements to be maintained by the District are contained in various documents including the San Fernando Road Streetscape Project Plans and the GC3 Disney Project that are on file in the Office of Economic Development of the City and by reference are made part of this Report and the improvements as described herein.

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B E N E F I T A N A L Y S I S

The establishment of an assessment district under the 1972 Act permits a city to provide certain public improvements, which include the construction, maintenance, and servicing of various improvements including street lighting, landscaping, parks and recreational facilities, and appurtenant amenities. The costs of these improvements are levied according to a benefit assessment which is based on the concept of assessing only those properties that benefit from the improvements and services provided by the assessment district.

The net amount to be assessed upon lands within an assessment district may be apportioned by any formula or method which fairly distributes the net amount among all assessable lots or parcels in proportion to the estimated benefits each receives from the improvements. The California Constitution states that an agency which proposes to levy an assessment shall identify all parcels which will have a special benefit conferred upon them and upon which an assessment will be imposed.

The proportionate special benefit derived by each identified parcel shall be determined in relationship to the entirety of the capital cost of a public improvement or the maintenance and operation expenses of a public improvement or for the cost of the property related service being provided. No assessment shall be imposed on any parcel which exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel.

In identifying and determining the proportional special benefit to various properties within the District it was necessary to consider the entire scope of the improvements as well as the properties that benefit from those improvements. While the full extent of the improvements provided by this District may be modified as development of properties within the District progresses, generally, the improvements that are contained and detailed in two overall project plans that are identified as the San Fernando Road Rehabilitation Project (specifically the San Fernando Road Streetscape Project), and the GC3 Disney Project (hereafter referred to collectively as "Project Areas" or individually as "Project Area"). Each of these Project Areas identifies various landscape improvements and amenities that will be incorporated into the District for ongoing maintenance, the most extensive of which is outlined in the Grand Central Creative Campus Master Plan. Together, these Project Areas creates a destination point, traffic circulation and area of activity to promote business opportunities, enhance the overall urban environment and the aesthetic appeal of the area known as the North San Fernando Road Corridor.

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A . S P E C I A L B E N E F I T S
As a general matter, an assessment represents the entirety of the cost of the improvements and services allocated to individual properties within an assessment district. This proportionality requirement ensures that the aggregate assessment imposed on all parcels is distributed among all assessed parcels in proportion to the special benefits conferred on each parcel.

With the exception of a few isolated parcels that are currently identified as single-family residential properties, and the parcels that comprise the MetroLink right-of-way, the properties within the District boundaries and originally identified in the Project Areas are generally zoned for nonresidential (commercial/ industrial) use or in some cases mixed use (combined residential/commercial use). By creating a destination point and area of activity through construction and installation of landscape improvements and associated amenities in the Project Areas, the City hopes to enhance and revitalize the business environment in the North San Fernando Road Corridor by establishing an attractive entertainment business center that encourages and stimulates business opportunities and commercial growth for the area that will in turn provide direct and special benefits to properties within the District. The special benefits properties within the District will receive from the proposed improvements include, but are not limited to:

 Improved aesthetic appeal of nearby properties providing a positive representation of the area and properties.
 Enhanced business opportunities and commercial growth that is facilitated by a well-maintained area and an overall development plan that not only attracts customers and increases overall foot traffic, but aides in retaining customers in the area.
 Enhanced adaptation of adequate green space, trees, and amenities within the urban environment.
 Increased sense of pride in ownership of properties within the District resulting from their association with well-maintained improvements.  Enhanced quality of life and working environment within the area that is promoted by well-maintained landscaped areas and amenities.  Reduced criminal activity and property-related crimes (especially vandalism) against properties in the District through well-maintained surroundings and amenities within public areas.
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 Increased social opportunities and leisure activities for customers, residents and families, provided by a well-maintained neighborhood destination place for relaxation, socializing, and entertainment that is within easy walking distance.
 Enhanced environmental quality of the parcels by moderating temperatures, providing oxygenation and attenuating noise.

The preceding special benefits contribute to the overall aesthetic value and desirability of each of the assessed parcels within the District and thereby provide a special enhancement to these properties. Furthermore, it has been determined that the lack of funding to properly service and maintain the improvements would ultimately result in the deterioration of the improvements and facilities, which in turn could negatively impact the properties within the District. As such, the annual costs of ensuring the ongoing maintenance and operation of these improvements are considered a distinct and special benefit to the properties within the District and are therefore considered the financial obligation of those properties. The cost of any improvement or portion thereof that is considered to be of general benefit shall not be included as part of the special benefit assessments allocated to properties within the District.

B . Z O N E S O F B E N E F I T
Improvements that provide a special benefit to an isolated group of parcels of land located within the District are considered to be a localized benefit, and the costs associated with these improvements are assessed to all applicable parcels receiving the localized benefit. The proposed improvements and maintenance provide a distinct and special benefit to all the non-exempt properties within the District and the proportional costs and expenses associated with each improvement is not mutually exclusive or isolated to a particular parcel or group of parcels. Because the location and extent of the various improvements in relationship to parcels immediately adjacent or in close proximity to specific improvements must also be considered, five (5) definable areas with differing degrees of localized benefit were formed within the District was formed to reflect the proportional special benefits that various areas of the District receive from the specific improvements planned for the District. A diagram showing the exterior boundaries of the District and the five zones therein is attached and incorporated herein under "Section VI. 695 of 724

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Assessment Diagram" of this Report. These five zones and the improvements that are generally located within those zones are outlined in the following:

Zone 1
Zone 1 includes parcels that are located along San Fernando Road between East Linden Avenue and Fairmont Avenue/Ventura Freeway (Highway 134), which have parcel frontage along San Fernando Road or may be part of an overall development (group of parcels) that San Fernando Road is considered a primary access point to the development. The improvements specifically associated with Zone 1 (within or directly adjacent to the Zone) include:

 The maintenance/rehabilitation of existing street trees (tree wells) that line San Fernando Road.
 Parkway and median landscaping along San Fernando Road.  Future improvements planned for San Fernando Road that may include, but is not limited to benches, trash containers and other amenities to accommodate pedestrian traffic in the area.

Zone 2
Zone 2 includes parcels that are located between Allen Avenue and Cleveland Road that are south and west of Zone 1 (parcels along San Fernando Road), but are north and east of the MetroLink right-of-way (including the right-of-way properties). The improvements planned for Zone 2 include less extensive landscaping than that found in Zone 1.

The improvements specifically associated with Zone 2 (within or directly adjacent to the Zone) include:

 Landscaping and tree maintenance/rehabilitation along Sonora Avenue.
 Landscaping and tree maintenance/rehabilitation along Western Avenue.

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Zone 3
Zone 3 includes parcels that are located west and south of the MetroLink right of-way, north and west of Western Avenue, east and north of the Golden State Freeway (Interstate 5), and south and east of Allen Avenue. Zone 3 properties are adjacent to the Grand Central Creative Campus (considered the hub of the District) and the improvements directly associated with Zone 3 and are similar to those of Zone 2. The improvements specifically associated with Zone 3 (within or directly adjacent to the Zone) include:

 Landscaping and tree maintenance/rehabilitation along Western Avenue.
 Landscaping and tree maintenance/rehabilitation along Flower Street.
 Landscaping and tree maintenance/rehabilitation along Air Way.

Zone 4
Zone 4 is considered the heart of the proposed Grand Central Creative Center that includes parcels within the District that are located west and south of the MetroLink right-of-ways, east and north of the Golden State Freeway (Interstate 5), south and east of Western Avenue and north and west of the Golden State Freeway/Ventura Freeway interchange or that portion of Flower Street that provides east/west traffic flow. These properties generally comprise the Grand Central Creative Campus that includes a mix of media and entertainment office uses. The improvements specifically associated with Zone 4 (within or directly adjacent to the Zone) include:

 Parkway landscaping and tree maintenance/rehabilitation along Sonora Avenue.
 Parkway landscaping and tree maintenance/rehabilitation along Grandview Avenue.
 Parkway landscaping and tree maintenance/rehabilitation along Paula Avenue.
 Parkway landscaping and tree maintenance/rehabilitation along Truitt Street.
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 Parkway landscaping and tree maintenance/rehabilitation adjacent to power plant.
 Parkway landscaping and tree maintenance/rehabilitation along Western Avenue.
 Parkway landscaping and tree maintenance/rehabilitation along Air Way.
 Parkway and median landscaping, tree maintenance
/rehabilitation, and irrigation along Flower Street.

Zone 5
Zone 5 incorporates and includes parcels within the District that are not included as part of Zones 1, 2, 3 or 4, and are generally located south and west of San Fernando Road and the MetroLink right-of-ways, south and east of Flower Street (that potion that provides east/west traffic flow), and north of the Ventura Freeway. The properties within Zone 5 reside along an area that functions as a corridor into the District as opposed to a focal point of the District. These properties have a significantly different relationship to the improvements than other properties within the District and therefore have been established as a separate Zone. The improvements specifically associated with Zone 5 (within or directly adjacent to the Zone) include:

 Parkway landscaping and irrigation along SR-134.
 Parkway and median landscaping, tree maintenance/
rehabilitation, and irrigation along Flower Street.

C . G E N E R A L B E N E F I T
Only special benefits are assessable, and local governments may not impose assessments to pay for the cost of providing a general benefit to the community. If a proposed project provides both special benefits and general benefits, the assessment engineer’s report must separate the benefits, and only the special benefits may be assessed. The fact that a benefit is conferred throughout a district does not make it general rather than special.

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In that circumstance, the characterization of a benefit may depend on whether the parcel receives a direct advantage from the improvement through its direct proximity the improvement or receives an indirect, derivative advantage resulting from the overall public benefits of the improvement.

In reviewing the overall improvements plans described and outlined in the Project Areas, there are proposed landscaped areas included in these plans that are outside the defined boundaries of the District. These particular improvement areas include minor landscape amenities that provide entryway corridors to the District along SR134 and Fairmont Avenue, as well as the District's two entryways from Victory Boulevard, namely Sonora Avenue and Western Avenue. It was determined that all of the costs associated with these off-site landscaped improvements are considered a General Benefit. The cost of maintaining these improvements are budgeted independently in the overall District budget as "General Benefit" costs and are not included as part of the budgets and assessments for properties within the District. These improvements and associated incidental expenses will be funded through other revenue sources available to the City.

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SECTION V – METHOD O F APPORTIONMENT JUNE 11, 2024

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M E T H O D O F A P P O R T I O N M E N T

Based on the provisions of the 1972 Act and the California Constitution, the following sections summarize an analysis of the special benefits properties receive from the improvements and services provided; the basis upon which the District's boundaries and zones were established, identification of overall variances in special benefit from the improvements; the formulas used to calculate each parcel's proportional special benefit assessment based on the entirety of the cost to provide the improvements and the parcels receiving such special benefit; and the establishment of an Assessment Range Formula to address anticipated cost increases due to inflation.

A . A S S E S S M E N T O F M E T H O D O L O G Y

1. Equivalent Benefit Units
The net amount to be assessed upon lands within an assessment district may be apportioned by any formula or method which fairly distributes the net amount among all assessable lots or parcels in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each parcel from the improvements. The California Constitution however prohibits benefit assessments from being based on the value of property. Instead, a district establishes a benefit formula and each parcel in a localized benefit zone is assessed according to the benefit it receives from the services and improvements.

Although the size of a parcel does not provide a direct correlation to the actual use of the property, it does provide a relative comparison to its potential use as compared to other properties. Likewise, the size of a parcel when compared to surrounding properties provides a reasonable and proportional relationship to its use, access and nexus (relative frontage) to the major streets within the area where the improvements exist. Therefore, it was determined that for this District, each parcel's proportional benefit (EBU) shall be equal to the parcel's assigned acreage (rounded to two decimal places).

2. Exempt Parcels
Properties that are not assessed for District improvements may include but are not limited to:
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• Lots or parcels identified as public streets and other roadways (typically not assigned an APN by the County).
• Dedicated public utility or transportation easements and right- of-ways including, but not limited to railroad properties, drainage facilities, properties owned by utility companies and used to supply various public utilities including water, gas, telephone and electricity.
• Dedicated public easements including open space areas, right- of-ways, parkways, parks or other publicly owned properties that are part of the District improvements or may provide similar services or benefits to private properties within the District.

3. Allocation of Improvement Costs
In reviewing the overall improvements planned for this District, it was apparent that there are variations in the nature, type and extent of the various improvements that will be constructed throughout the District that facilitated the establishment of the five zones previously identified. However, it is also apparent that in their entirety, the improvements were designed to create an urban environment that will attract customers, enhance traffic flow and promote business and commercial opportunities throughout the District. In fact, many of the landscape improvements are adjacent to and associated with, properties within more than one zone (Portions of Western Avenue and Flower Street being examples of areas where more than one zone is directly associated with the same improvements). In addition, several of the District's improvements including most median islands will be constructed and implemented to facilitate traffic circulation into and within the District. These traffic circulation enhancements and the improvements associated with them will promote business activity and the benefit to all assessed parcels within the District.

Based collectively on the preceding discussion and findings, it was determined that 20 percent (20%) of the cost to maintain all District improvements (District's Total Direct Costs) shall be allocated as a district-wide special benefit ("District-wide Direct Costs").

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As such, 20 percent of the costs associated with maintaining each improvement budgeted for the Fiscal Year (Direct Costs) will be allocated proportionately to each zone based on the total number of EBU's associated with parcels in that zone as a percentage of the District's Total EBU's. (Each parcel therefore shares proportionately in these costs based on their assigned EBU). The remaining maintenance costs associated with the various improvements (80 percent) is allocated to the respective zone or zones that are directly associated with those improvements ("Zone-specific Direct Costs"). Specific improvements that are directly affiliated with more than a single Zone is allocated proportionately to parcels within each affected Zone based on their proportional EBU.

Together, the proportional District-wide Direct Costs calculated for each zone and the Zone-specific Direct Costs determined for each zone establishes the total Direct Costs budgeted for each zone of the District.

Incidental expenses including, but not limited to the City's administration and overhead expenses, professional services, county fees and funds to be collected as part of the District's operational reserve shall be allocated as district-wide expenses with each parcel proportionately sharing in those costs and expenses based on their assigned EBU.

Many of the planned improvements described in these documents will be phased in over time as part of various development agreements or related construction projects, and therefore the budget established for each zone to maintain the various District improvements each Fiscal Year will be reflective of only those improvements and services that need to be funded that Fiscal Year.

B . A S S E S S M E N T R A T E C A L C U L A T I O N To establish the annual assessment amount for each parcel within each of the five zones, the assessment rate for each zone is calculated by dividing the net cost budgeted for that zone ("Balance to Levy") by the Total EBU (assessed acreage) of all benefiting properties within each respective zone. This Assessment Rate is then applied back to each parcel's assigned EBU (individual acreage) to determine the parcel's proportionate benefit and assessment obligation for the improvements. The following formulas are used to calculate each parcel's Levy Amount (proportional assessment obligation) for each zone.
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Total Balance to Levy (Zone Budget)/ Total EBU (Acres) = Assessment Rate per EBU

Assessment Rate per EBU x Parcel's EBU =
Parcel Levy Amount

C . A S S E S S M E N T R A N G E F O R M U L A
There is a fixed annual inflationary adjustment to the Maximum Assessment Rates per EBU of three percent (3%). Beginning in Fiscal Year 2008/2009 and each Fiscal Year thereafter, the Maximum Assessment Rates established for the previous Fiscal Year shall be recalculated to establish the new Maximum Assessment Rates that may be levied for that Fiscal Year.

D . A N N U A L A D M I N I S T R A T I V E A S S E S S M E N T Although the Maximum Assessment Rates increases each year, the actual assessment may remain unchanged. The Maximum Assessment Rate adjustment is designed to establish a reasonable limit on assessments. If the budget and assessments calculated in any subsequent Fiscal Year requires an assessment rate greater than the adjusted Maximum Assessment Rate, then the proposed assessments would be considered an increased assessment and would require approval of the affected property owners through a protest ballot proceeding before the incremental increase may be imposed.

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SECTION VI – FINANCIAL ANALYSIS JUNE 11, 2024

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F I N A N C I A L A N A L Y S I S

The following page summarizes the 2024/2025 levy for Zones 1 through 5 to fund the District improvements based on the improvements to be maintained and the associated incidental expenses for Fiscal Year 2024/2025, resulting in the proportional assessments calculated for each parcel that will be applied to the County Tax Rolls for Fiscal Year 2024/2025. Please see Exhibit A for more detail on the 2024/2025 levy calculation.

T A B L E 1
S U M M A R Y O F 2 0 2 4 / 2 0 2 5 L E V Y
Zone
Total
Parcels
Parcels
Levied
Total
EBUs
Levy
per EBU
Total
Levy
Zone 1 146 138 46.54 $834.01 $38,814.83
Zone 2 53 37 20.45 $79.90 $1,633.96
Zone 3 63 63 32.39 $80.05 $2,592.82
Zone 4 173 167 163.97 $126.40 $20,725.81
Zone 5 12 9 25.31 $246.26 $6,232.84
Total 447 414 288.66 N/A $70,000.25

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SECTION VII – ASSESSMENT DIAGR AM JUNE 11, 2024

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NORTH SAN FERNANDO ROAD CORRIDOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT PAGE 23

A S S E S S M E N T D I A G R A M

A reduced copy of the Assessment Diagram showing the boundaries of the District is shown on the following page. A full size copy of the Assessment Diagram is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Glendale and available for inspection and by reference is made part of this report. For details of the dimensions of the parcels within the District, reference is made to Los Angeles County Assessor's Maps that are on file in the office of the County Assessor of the County of Los Angeles.

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CITY OF GLENDALE NORTH SAN FERNANDO ROAD CORRIDOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT µ
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City of Los Angeles
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City of Glendale
City of Burbank
Boundary of NSFRC LMD
Areas of General Benefit
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Area Outside of NSFRC LMD
NSFRC LMD Zones
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Zone 4
Zone 5
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SECTION VIII – ASSESSMENT RO LL JUNE 11, 2024

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A S S E S S M E N T R O L L

Exhibit B provides the list of the parcels and proposed Fiscal Year 2024/2025 assessment amounts for each of the parcels within the District as determined by the assessment rates and method of apportionment described herein.

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EXHIBIT A JUNE 11, 2024

CITY OF GLENDALE
NORTH SAN FERNANDO ROAD CORRIDOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT PAGE A-1

E X H I B I T A
2 0 2 4 / 2 0 2 5 A S S E S S M E N T C A L C U L A T I O N

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General Zone Zone Zone Zone Zone
Benefit 1 2 3 4 5
Parkway Maintenance $34,000 $6,800 $16,660 $0 $0 $5,100 $5,440 Median Maintenance $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Tree Maintenance $40,000 $8,000 $23,139 $349 $557 $7,523 $432 Landscape Utilities (Water/Electricity) $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Miscellaneous Materials & Equipment $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Sub-Total Annual Maintenance $74,000 $14,800 $39,799 $349 $557 $12,623 $5,872 Parkway Rehabilitation/Replacement $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Median Rehabilitation/Replacement $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Tree Rehabilitation/Replacement $10,000 $2,000 $6,598 $116 $186 $956 $144 Sub-Total Long-Term Maintenance $10,000 $2,000 $6,598 $116 $186 $956 $144 Total Direct Cost $84,000 $16,800 $46,397 $465 $743 $13,579 $6,016 City Administration Overhead $5,000 $0 $806 $354 $561 $2,840 $438 Professional Fees for Admin $7,200 $0 $1,161 $510 $808 $4,090 $631 County Administration Fee $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Miscellaneous Administration Expenses $688 $0 $111 $49 $77 $391 $60 Sub-Total Administration $12,888 $0 $2,078 $913 $1,446 $7,321 $1,129 Reserve Fund Collection/(Transfer) ($21,888) $0 ($11,563) ($580) ($920) ($6,877) ($1,947) Revenues from Other Sources (Contribution)($5,000) $0 ($806) ($354) ($561) ($2,840) ($438) General Benefit Share $0 $0 $2,709 $1,190 $1,885 $9,543 $1,473 Sub-Total Levy Adjustments ($26,888) $0 ($9,660) $256 $404 ($174) ($912) Total Incidentals/Adjustments ($14,000) $0 ($7,582) $1,169 $1,850 $7,147 $217 Balance to Levy $70,000 $0 $38,815 $1,634 $2,593 $20,726 $6,233 Total Parcels 447 N/A 146 53 63 173 12
Parcels Levied 414 N/A 138 37 63 167 9
Total EBU 288.66 N/A 46.54 20.45 32.39 163.97 25.31
Levy per EBU N/A $834.01 $79.90 $80.05 $126.40 $246.26
Maximum Levy per EBU 24/25 N/A N/A $1,153.33 $881.95 $1,271.09 $3,001.64 $1,511.90 Maximum Levy per EBU 23/24 N/A N/A $1,119.74 $856.26 $1,234.07 $2,914.21 $1,467.86 Estimated Beginning Fund Balance $271,083 $0 $43,706 $19,205 $30,418 $153,986 $23,769 Reserve Fund Collection/(Transfer) $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Estimated Ending Reserve Fund Balance $271,083 $0 $43,706 $19,205 $30,418 $153,986 $23,769

CITY OF GLENDALE

NORTH SAN FERNADO ROAD CORRIDOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT 2024/2025 ASSESSMENT CALCULATION
Budget Item Total Cost
Parcel Summary
Fund Balance Information
Annual Maintenance Expenses
Long-Term Maintenanec Expenses (CIP)
Incidental Expenses/Adjustments
Administration
Levy Adjustments
Direct Costs

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