Master Fee
Schedule Update
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April 13, 2025
Nick Szamet, Administrative
Services Director
Background
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• Master Fee Schedule summarizes all fees the City charges. • City sets the fees based on a cost-recovery model.
• Pass-thru fees are included in the Master Fee Schedule and are updated as needed by the pass-thru agencies.
• Updated annually based on Consumer Price Index (CPI)
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Index used as it resembles the economic trends on the Central Coast.
• CPI of 3% for period ending December 31, 2025.
• For historical reference, the Master Fee Schedule was last increased by a CPI of
3.3% last year.
Recommended Changes
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• Building Fees:
• Solar Permit fee adjustments to include permit type for battery storage systems for actual costs incurred.
Pass-Through Fees
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• Pass-Through Fees:
• South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District which provides wastewater treatment to Grover Beach residents and businesses had a rate change in 2025 which has been incorporated.
• Waste Connections which provides garbage service to residents. As of January 1, 2026, Waste Connections has increased their fees for service.
Looking Ahead
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• The City’s current Master Fee Schedule is informed by our existing Cost Allocation Plan which is more than 10 years old • In FY 2026-27, staff will have a new Cost Allocation Plan which will likely create more substantive changes in the Master Fee Schedule.
Recommendation & Fiscal Impact
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• Adopt the Resolution amending the Master Fee Schedule to recover the costs for City services
• A 3% increase in revenues was budgeted for FY 2026-27 • Estimated $20,000 - $25,000 in General Fund Revenue
• Updated fees effective July 1, 2026
Questions
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