Agenda Packet — Hercules City Council, September 23, 2025

Tuesday, September 23, 2025
5:30 PM
City of Hercules
111 Civic Drive
Hercules, CA 94547
City Council
Mayor Dion Bailey
Vice Mayor Chris Kelley
Council Member Alex Walker-Griffin
Council Member Dilli Bhattarai
Council Member Tiffany Grimsley
Dante Hall, City Manager
Christie Crowl, City Attorney
Eibleis Melendez, City Clerk
Meeting Agenda
CLOSED SESSION - 5:30 P.M., REGULAR MEETING - 7:00 P.M
In-Person in Council Chambers or Via Zoom:

Zoom ID: 846 7136 6485 Zoom Passcode: 532552
Zoom Phone Number: 1-669-900-6833
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See last pages of agenda for information regarding meeting procedures To view webcast of meetings, live or on demand, go to the City's website at www.ci.hercules.ca.us I. SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION – CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL - 5:30 P.M. 1A. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ANY REQUEST FROM A COUNCIL MEMBER TO

PARTICIPATE IN A MEETING REMOTELY DUE TO JUST CAUSE OR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES PURSUANT TO AB 2449
II. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION - CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
III. CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION
The Hercules City Council will meet in Closed Session regarding the following:

1. 25-262
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 Conference With Labor Negotiators - City Negotiators: Dante Hall, City Manager; Edwin Gato, Director of Finance; relative to the following employee groups:
a. Teamsters Local 315 Employee Organizations
b. Hercules Police Officers Association
c. Hercules Senior Manager Employee Group
d. Confidential Unrepresented Employee Group
e. Mid Management Employee Group

2. 25-263
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - Title: City Attorney
IV. REGULAR MEETING – CONVENE TO OPEN SESSION - ROLL CALL - 7:00 P.M.

V. REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION
VI. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
VII. MOMENT OF SILENCE
VIII. INTRODUCTIONS/PRESENTATIONS/COMMISSION REPORTS

1. 25-259
Proclamation - National Hispanic Heritage Month: September 15- October 15, 2025
ProclamationAttachments:

IX. AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS

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X. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
This time is reserved for members of the public to address issues not included in the agenda. In accordance with the Brown Act, Council will refer to staff any matters brought before them at this time, and those matters may be placed on a future agenda.

Individuals wishing to address the City Council are asked to complete a form indicating the name and address of the speaker and the general topic to be addressed. Speakers must make their comments from the podium and will be allowed 3 minutes to discuss their concerns. All public comments are recorded and become part of the public record. A limit of 30 minutes will be devoted to taking public comment at this point in the agenda. If any speakers remain at the conclusion of the initial 30 minute period, time will be reserved at the conclusion of the meeting to take the remaining comments.

XI. PUBLIC HEARINGS

1. 25-250
Approval of a Resolution to update the City’s Master Fee Schedule RECOMMENDATION:

Open the Public Hearing, receive a Staff Report, Take Public Testimony, Close the Public Hearing, and Adopt a resolution approving a revised Master Fee Schedule for the fiscal year 2025-2026. This Master Fee Schedule establishes the fees associated with a wide array of services rendered by the City, including those related to development projects in accordance with Government Code section 66017. The revisions include an increase in certain existing fees; however, all fees set forth in the Master Fee Schedule are set at levels that are compliant with state law.

Staff Report
Attach 1 - Resolution Master Fee Schedule (2)
Attach 2 - FY 25-26 Proposed Master Fee Schedule
Attachments:

XII. CONSENT CALENDAR

1. 25-261 Meeting Minutes for the Regular Meeting of September 9, 2025 Meeting Minutes for the Regular Meeting of September 9, 2025Attachments:

2. 25-248 Quarterly Review of Future Agenda Items
RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council receive the staff report on the quarterly review of future City Council agenda items.

Staff Report
Attach 1 - Future Agenda Items List
Attachments:

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3. 25-249 Authorization for the City Manager to sign the Transition Services Department Student Work Agreement
RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Adopt a resolution establishing a Student Work Agreement in the WCCUSD Transition Services Department; and

2. Authorize the City Manager to sign the Student Work Agreement for a period of September 2025 through July 2026
Staff Report
Attach 1 - Resolution
Attach 2 - Transition Services Student Work Agreement 2025-2026 Attachments:

4. 25-253 Approve a Memorandum of Understanding with Teamsters Local 315 Full Time Employees, a Memorandum of Understanding with Teamsters Local 315 Part Time Employees, Side Letter Agreements with Teamsters Local 315, and a 3% Cost of Living Adjustment to Part Time Unbenefited Employees
RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt a Resolution Approving:

1. A Memorandum of Understanding with Teamsters Local 315 Full Time Employees;

2. A Memorandum of Understanding with Teamsters Local 315 Part Time Employees;

3. A Side Letter Agreement with Teamsters Local 315 Full Time Employees;

4. A Side Letter Agreement with Teamsters Local 315 Part Time Employees;

5. A 3% Cost of Living Adjustment to Part Time Unbenefited employees; and

6. A Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Master Salary Schedule pursuant to California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) effective July 6, 2025.

5. 25-258 Approve Pay and Benefit Plans for Executive Level, Mid-Management & Non-Represented Employees
RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution approving Pay and Benefit Plans for Executive Level, Mid-Management, and Non-Represented Employee Groups and authorize the City Manager to execute the Plans for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027.

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XIII. DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION ITEMS

1. 25-251 Award of Contract to the Lew Edwards Group and FM3 Research for Polling and Strategic Communication Services for Ballot Measures for Additional Sales Tax, the Viability of Becoming a Charter City for the Limited Purpose of Increasing the Real Property Transfer Tax, and General Obligation (GO) Bonds in the amount not to exceed $142,250, and approve an appropriation of $142,250 from the General Fund Reserves
RECOMMENDATION:

The total expenditure for these services shall not exceed $142,250.

Additionally, we request the approval of an appropriation of $142,250 from General Fund Reserves to support this initiative.

Staff Report
Attach 1 - Resolution
Attach 2 - Election Opinion Poll Services Proposal
Attachments:

2. 25-264 Amendment to the City’s January 23, 2024 Professional Services Agreement with Gates & Associates, Inc. to provide Building Permit Submittal and Electrical Engineering Design Services for the Refugio Valley Park Picnic Area and Shade Structure Improvement Project RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to the City’s January 23, 2024 Professional Services Agreement with Gates & Associates, Inc. to provide Building Permit Submittal and Electrical Engineering Design Services for the Refugio Valley Park Picnic Area and Shade Structure Improvement Project, Increasing the Cost by $13,743 to a Total Cost of $90,193.

Staff Report - Gates Refugio Amendment 1
Attach 1 - Resolution
Attach 2 - Contract Amendment-Gates
Attachments:

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3. 25-254 Cooperative Funding Agreement with West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC) to Receive an Additional $300,000 in Subregional Transportation Mitigation Program (STMP) Funding for the Hercules Hub
RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt a resolution approving a Cooperative Funding Agreement with West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC) to receive $300,000 in Subregional Transportation Mitigation Program (STMP) funding in addition to the $1.55 million of existing STMP funding for a total new agreement amount of $1.85 million to advance the Hercules Hub (“Hub”) and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City.

Staff Report
Attach 1 - Resolution
Attach 2 - Cooperative Funding Agreement
Attachments:

4. 25-260 Discussion Regarding a New Sister City Relationship with Tilottama, Nepal
RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council consider establishing a new Sister City relationship and give guidance to staff.

Staff Report
Attach 1 - Letter from Tilottama Municipality, Nepal, Regarding City-to-City Relationship Attachments:

5. 25-252 FY 2025-26 Capital Improvement Program Update RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the City Council receive an update on the status of the FY 2025-26 Capital Improvement Program.

Staff Report
Attach 1 - FY25-26 Proposed CIP
Presentation
Attachments:

XIV. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
This time is reserved for members of the public who were unavailable to attend the Public Communications period during Section X of the meeting, or were unable to speak due to lack of time. The public speaker requirements specified in Section X of this Agenda apply to this Section.

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XV. CITY COUNCIL/CITY MANAGER/CITY ATTORNEY ANNOUNCEMENTS,

COMMITTEE, SUB-COMMITTEE AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE REPORTS

AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
This is the time for brief announcements on issues of interest to the community. In accordance with the provisions of the Brown Act, matters which do not appear on this agenda but require City Council discussion may be either (a) referred to staff or other resources for factual information or (b) placed on a future meeting agenda.

1. Regional Committee
a. Contra Costa Mayors Conference
b. Hercules/ Pinole - WasteWater Management
c. League of Cities
d. Water Emerg. Transportation Authority
e. WCCIWMA
f. WCCTAC
g. West Co. Mayors & Supervisors Assoc. Meeting
h. WestCat
I. MCE
j. CCTA
k. East Bay Wildfire Coalition of Governments

2. City Council Committees and Subcommittees
a. Econ. Dev. Subcommittee
b. Traffic and Public Safety Committee
c. East Bay Economic Development Alliance
d. Education Subcommittee

3. Commission Liaisons
a. Community & Library Services Commission
b. Finance Commission
c. Planning Commisison
XVI. ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 7:00p.m. in the Council Chambers.

Agendas are posted in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2(a) or Section 54956.

Members of the public can view electronic agendas and staff reports by accessing the City website at www.ci.hercules.ca.us and can receive e-mail notification of agenda and staff report postings by signing up to receive an e-notice from the City’s homepage. Agendas and staff reports may also be obtained by contacting the City Clerk at (510) 799-8200 (Posted: September 18, 2025)

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INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PARTICIPATE AND WATCH THE HERCULES CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING

COMMISSION HYBRID MEETINGS
Attend in Person: Hercules City Council Chambers – 111 Civic Drive, Hercules, CA 94547 Attend via Zoom Teleconference: Details provided below and zoom webinar login, passcode and phone numbers provided on the agenda cover.

How to Submit Public Comments
In Person: Attend meeting at the Hercules City Council Chambers, fill out a public speaker card located on the side table and submit it to the City Clerk.

Via Zoom: Members of the public may submit a remote public comment via Zoom video conferencing. Download the Zoom mobile app from the Apple Appstore or Google Play. If you are using a desktop computer, you can test your connection to Zoom by clicking here or go to: https://www.zoom.us/join. Zoom also allows you to join by phone at +1-669-900-6833 or +1-929-205-6099 or +1-253-215-8782.

Written Comments Submitted Electronically: All comments received before 3:00 p.m. the day of the meeting will be provided to the City Council prior to the meeting and posted to the City’s agenda website and located by clicking on the “meeting details” tab. Written comments received after 3:00 p.m. will be provided to City Council and posted to the agenda website the following day. Written comments will not be read aloud during the meeting. Email comments to [email protected]. Please indicate which item on the agenda you are commenting on in the subject line of your email.

Written comments submitted in person or via mail: Additional ways to provide your public comment is to either drop off your comment in person to the front desk receptionist located in the City Hall lobby or to mail your comment to City of Hercules, ATTN: City Clerk – Public Comment (Meeting Date), 111 Civic Drive, Hercules, CA 94547 in time to reach the City Clerk no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting or you can submit your comment by telephone by calling (510) 799-8208 no later than 3:00 p.m. on the meeting date.

If you need assistance with public comment, please contact: Eibleis Melendez, City Clerk at [email protected] or by calling (510) 799-8200.

All public comments will become part of the official meeting record. As email containing public meeting comments are part of the official record, note that personal contact information may be published if it is included with your email. The City cannot guarantee that its network and/or the website will not be uninterrupted. To ensure that the City Council receives your written comments, you are strongly encouraged to submit your comments in writing in advance of the meeting by 3:00 p.m. on the day of the Council or Commission meeting.

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OTHER WAYS TO WATCH THE MEETING
Live on Channel 28: City Council meetings will replay the following Thursday at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

Planning Commission meetings will replay the following Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday at 9:00 a.m.

Video Streamed Live on the City’s Website:

To view City Council and Planning Commission meeting videos online go to: Hercules Meeting Videos.

Instructions to view Live or On-Demand Videos from the City’s website:

1. Go to: Hercules Meeting Videos or https://hercules.legistar.com/calendar.aspx.

2. Locate the desired meeting and date.

3. Click the associated “Video” link (Video status is as follows):

Video = Video is available for on demand viewing.

In Progress = Video is available for viewing during live recording.

Not Available = Video is either unavailable or has not been recorded.

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THE HERCULES CITY COUNCIL ADHERES TO THE FOLLOWING POLICIES,

PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS

1. SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you require special accommodations to participate at a City Council meeting, please contact the City Clerk at 510-799-8208 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

2. AGENDA ITEMS: Persons wishing to add an item to an agenda must submit the final written documentation 12 calendar days prior to the meeting. The City retains the discretion whether to add items to the agenda. Persons wishing to address the City Council otherwise may make comments during the Public Communication period of the meeting.

3. AGENDA POSTING: Agendas of regular City Council meetings are posted at least 72 hours prior to the meeting at City Hall, the Hercules Swim Center, Ohlone Child Care Center, and on the City’s website (www.ci.hercules.ca.us),

4. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: Persons who wish to address the City Council should complete the speaker form prior to the Council's consideration of the item on the agenda.

Anyone who wishes to address the Council on a topic that is not on the agenda and is relevant to the Council should complete the speaker form prior to the start of the meeting. Speakers will be called upon during the Public Communication portion of the meeting. In accordance with the Brown Act, the City Council may not take action on items not listed on the agenda. The Council may refer to staff any matters brought before them at this time and those matters may be placed on a future agenda.

In the interests of conducting an orderly and efficient meeting, speakers will be limited to three (3) minutes.

Anyone may also submit written comments at any time before or during the meeting.

5. CONSENT CALENDAR: All matters listed under Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested by a member of the Council or a member of the public prior to the time the City Council votes on the motion to adopt.

6. LEGAL CHALLENGES: If you challenge a decision of the City Council in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the meeting or in written correspondence delivered at, or prior to, the meeting. Actions challenging City Council decisions shall be subject to the time limitations contained in Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6.

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10 INTRODUCTIONS/PRESENTATIONS/

COMMISSION REPORTS

AGENDA ITEMS

1. 25-259
11 PROCLAMATION

RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 15th - OCTOBER 15th, 2025 AS

NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN THE CITY OF

HERCULES

WHEREAS, National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed each year, from September 15 to October 15 to recognize the culture and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Spanish speaking countries of Europe, Central America, South America and Caribbean; and

WHEREAS, Hispanic Americans have been breaking boundaries in the U nited States for centuries, fighting for justice , equity and inclusion, contributing to American society as as changemakers, scientists, athletes, leaders in government, advoca tes, and public ser vants, enriching American culture through the influence of multiethnic an d multicultural music, food, art, and literature, and shaping and strengthening communities in their service as teachers, doctors, business owners, and first responders; and

WHEREAS, 60 million Hispanic Americans live in the United States and 15 million residing in California, comprise the largest ethnic group in both our state and the natio n, and represent 27% of Contra Costa County’s total population; and

WHEREAS, the City of Hercules recognizes and the achievements and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans that help shape our society, economy, values and culture, and recommit to promoting an inclusive community in which we can all engage and learn by celebrating the cultural diversity and the distinct pers pectives that make up the fabric of this nation.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED , that I, Dion Bailey, Mayor of the City of Hercules, on behalf of the entire City Council, do hereby proclaim September 15 through October 15, 2025 as National Hispanic Heritage Month in the City of Hercules. I call upon residents to observe this month with appropriate ceremonies, activities and programs that celebrate Hispanic heritage and learn more about the history and impact of Hispanic and Latin Americans have had on our Nation.

In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and cause the seal of the City of Hercules to be affixed this 23rd day of September 2025.

_____________________________
Dion Bailey, Mayor

12 PUBLIC HEARINGS

AGENDA ITEMS

1. 25-250
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STAFF REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL

DATE: Regular Meeting of September 23, 2025

TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council

VIA: Dante Hall, City Manager

SUBMITTED BY: Edwin Gato, Director of Finance

SUBJECT: Approval of a Resolution to update the City’s Master Fee Schedule

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Open the Public Hearing, receive a Staff Report, take Public Testimony, close the Public Hearing, and adopt a resolution approving a revised Master Fee Schedule for the fiscal year 2025-2026. This Master Fee Schedule establishes the fees associated with a wide array of services rendered by the City, including those related to development projects in accordance with Government Code section 66017. The revisions include an increase in certain exis ting fees; however, all fees set forth in the Master Fee Schedule are set at levels that are compliant with state law.

BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:

Municipalities have the authority to establish reasonable fees for the services they provide. The City has implemented these fees through the Municipal Code, City Ordinances, City Resolutions, development agreements, funding agreements, and relevant State and Federal statutes. The structure of these fees reflects the estimated reasonable costs associated with d elivering corresponding services, ensuring that they do not exceed these amounts.

To promote transparency for citizens, staff, and stakeholders regarding the various fees imposed by the City, a Master Fee Schedule has been developed. This schedule offers a comprehensive listing of the fees established by the City. Certain fees are set to automatically adjust each year based on changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or fluctuations in the Engineering News- Record Construction Cost Index (ENR). Typically, these adjustments aim to recover the costs involved in providing these services. These adjustments are not considered fee “increases” because they are made pursuant to previous authorizations allowing automatic inflationary increases.

City staff is proposing a resolution to revise the Master Fee Schedule. This proposed revision includes an automatic increase of 2.7% for certain fees, calculated based on the Bay Area 14 2

Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the period from February 2024 to February 2025. It is important to note that all fees set forth in the Master Fee Schedule are set at levels that are compliant with state law.. As the fees will be rounded to the nearest dollar, variability in both the percentage and dollar amount changes should be anticipated.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION:

The public hearing was announced in the local newspaper on August 21, 2025. This hearing provides a formal opportunity for the community to share their feedback. Once approved, the proposed FY 2025 -26 Master Fee Schedule will be available online on the City’s website (https://www.herculesca.gov/government/finance).

FISCAL IMPACT:

The user fees outlined in the Master Fee Schedule will be adjusted by 2.7% in accordance with previously adopted metrics and to better align with current financial conditions. It is important to note that all fees set forth in the Master Fee Schedule are set at levels that are compliant with state law. This adjustment is expected to support the projected revenue outlined in the Proposed Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget. However, it is essential to recognize that the anticipated revenue increase will depend on the level of activity throughout the fiscal year.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution – Master Fee Schedule

2. FY 2025-26 Proposed Master Fee Schedule

15 HERCULES CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ____

A RESOLUTION OF THE CI TY COUNCIL OF THE CI TY OF HERCULES ADOPTING A REVISED MASTER FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26.

WHEREAS, on an annual basis, staff conduct a thorough examination of all fees and charges. This review serves to ascertain that the fees are both current and appropriately calibrated in accordance with legal requirements and established market standards. Furthermore, it evaluates the competitiveness, fairness, and affordability of these fees, ensuring that they yield a reasonable return to the City for the expenditure incurred in delivering the respective services; and

WHEREAS, staff hereby submit a formal recommendation to introduce new fees, eliminate certain existing fees, and amend various other fees as delineated within the City’s comprehensive Master Fee Schedule. This initiative seeks to optimize the efficacy and precision of our fee structure in accordance with prevailing financial imperatives; and

WHEREAS, the recommended modifications to the fee structure, encompassing additions, deletions, and adjustments, have been meticulously evaluated and reviewed by the relevant departments. This comprehensive assessment reflects our co mmitment to ensuring a fair and transparent approach in aligning our fees with organizational objectives.; and

WHEREAS, staff recommend adopting a revised Master Fee Schedule for the fiscal year 2025-26. This Master Fee Schedule sets forth the fees associated with a wide array of services rendered by the City, including those related to development projects in accordance with Government Code section 66017.

WHEREAS, the proposed new fees in the Master Fee Schedule and fee increases comply w ith Article XIII -C of the California Constitution because they are either (1) charges imposed for a specific government service or product that are not imposed on those not receiving the service or product and do not exceed the City’s reasonable costs of providing the service or product; (2) charges imposed for the reasonable regulatory costs to the City for issuing licenses and permits, performing investigations, inspections, and audits, and administrative enforcement and adjudication thereof; or (3) charges imposed for entrance to or use of City property, or the purchase, rental, or lease of City property which do not exceed the reasonable value of the property interest being utilized; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has properly noticed and convened a Public Hearing for the purpose of soliciting comments and insights from the community regarding the proposed modifications, including additions, deletions, and adjustments to the fee structure.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code sections 66016 and 66017, fe es imposed on a development project that apply to the filing, accepting, reviewing, approving, or issuing of an application, permit, or entitlement to use shall not take effect 16 until at least sixty (60) days have passed since the final action on the adoption or increase of the fee.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Hercules as follows:

1. The Council hereby approves the revised Master Fee Schedule for the fiscal year 2025-26, as noted on Master Fee Schedule. The fees that are not highlighted and the fees highlighted in yellow are not changing or increasing as a result of this Resolution. The fees that are not highlighted remain unchanged and the fees highlighted in yellow are increasing pursuant to a previo usly adopted inflationary metric. As such, these fees are not being readopted or increased by this Resolution.

17 The foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hercules held on the 23rd of September 2025, by the following vote of the Council:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

____________________________
Dion Bailey, Mayor
ATTEST:

________________________________
Eibleis Melendez, City Clerk
18 Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
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ACCOUNT
NUMBER FEE DESCRIPTION Current Fee Proposed FY 2025-26 Fee % Change Change

GENERAL CITY-WIDE FEES
Various Various Various Document Reproduction (Fees are limited by the State Public Records Act) $0.29 $0.30 3.0% $0.02 100 4420 395.00-00 Campaign Statements and Statements of Economic Interest $0.10 $0.11 7.0% $0.01 100 4420 395.00-00 Retrieval of Campaign Documents Over 5 Years Old $5.00 $5.00 0.0% $0.00 100 4420 395.00-00 Local Election Candidate Filing $26.00 $27.00 8.0% $2.00 Various Various Various Electronic Copies of Documents (CD, CD Sleeve, Mailer - Postage not included) $7.00 $7.00 0.0% $0.00
Various Various Various "Non-sufficient Funds" Check Processing $47.00 $48.00 7.0% $3.00 100 4625 395-00-00 Check Re-issuance $47.00 $48.00 7.0% $1.00 Various Various Various Technology Enhancement Surcharge 10% 10% 0.0% $0.00

CITY CLERK OFFICE FEES
100 4420 395.00-00 Local Initiative Processing (Filing Fee, Notice of Intent to Circulate Initiative Petition) $200 per initiative; Fee is refundable to the filer, if within one year of filing the notice of intent, the
elections official certifies the sufficiency of the
petition. This fee is limited by the State Law -
Elections Code Section 9202(b)
$200 per initiative; Fee is refundable to the filer, if within one year of filing the notice of intent, the
elections official certifies the sufficiency of the
petition. This fee is limited by the State Law -
Elections Code Section 9202(b)

0.0% $0.00

HERCULEAN / PARK & RECREATION ACTIVITY GUIDE ADVERTISING FEES Size of Ad:

Electronic:
100 Various Various Inside - 1/8 Page - Color $98.00 $98.00 0.0% $0.00 100 Various Various Inside - 1/4 Page - Color $139.00 $139.00 0.0% $0.00 100 Various Various Inside - 1/2 Page - Color $181.00 $181.00 0.0% $0.00 100 Various Various Inside - Full Page - Color $332.00 $332.00 0.0% $0.00 100 Various Various Inside/Back Front Cover or Glossy - Full Page - Color $361.00 $361.00 0.0% $0.00 100 Various Various Outside Back Cover - 1/2 Page - Color $387.00 $387.00 0.0% $0.00 Paper:
100 Various Various Inside - 1/8 Page - Color $195.00 $195.00 0.0% $0.00 100 Various Various Inside - 1/4 Page - Color $277.00 $277.00 0.0% $0.00 100 Various Various Inside - 1/2 Page - Color $0.00 $0.00 0.0% $0.00 100 Various Various Inside - Full Page - Color $664.00 $664.00 0.0% $0.00 100 Various Various Inside/Back Front Cover or Glossy - Full Page - Color $719.00 $719.00 0.0% $0.00 100 Various Various Outside Back Cover - 1/2 Page - Color $0.00 $0.00 0.0% $0.00 100 Various Various Full Bleed for Full Page Ad-Inside or Glossy $0.00 $0.00 0.0% $0.00 100 Various Various Subscription for Non-residents (Per year) $0.00 $0.00 0.0% $0.00

POLICE DEPARTMENT FEES
100 5160 361.04-00 Booking Fee (Fees set by the County) $175.00 $175.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.04-00 Jail Access Fee (Fees set by the County) $345.00 $345.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.04-00 Both Booking and Jail Access Fee (Fees set by the County) $520.00 $520.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.07-00 Live Scan Fingerprinting $73 per print plus any DOJ fees $73 per print plus any DOJ fees 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.07-00 Peddler Police Permit $322 per permit plus any DOJ fees Live Scan fees are in addition to this fee.
$322 per permit plus any DOJ fees Live Scan fees are
in addition to this fee. 0.0% $0.00
100 5160 361.01-00 Police Report Copy (Per Page) $0.29 $0.30 3.0% $0.01 100 5160 361.01-00 Police Electronic File Copy $10 per device $10 per device 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.01-00 Concealed Weapons Permit New or Renewal - $261.94 New or Renewal - $261.94 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.01-00 Clearance Letter $47 Per letter $47 Per letter 0.0% $0.00

CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
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Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
NUMBER
DEPT.

NUMBER

ACCOUNT
NUMBER FEE DESCRIPTION Current Fee Proposed FY 2025-26 Fee % Change Change

CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
100 5160 361.08-00 Special Event Staffing Actual cost + 20% admin fee Actual cost + 20% admin fee 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.02-00 Response to False Alarms--
In a calendar year: First three (3) calls are free No charge No charge 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.02-00 Fourth call is $155 $155.00 $155.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.02-00 Fifth call and higher is $205 each occurrence $205.00 $205.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.03-00 DUI Accident Response
Charge the fully allocated hourly rates for all
responding emergency personnel up to a maximum of
$12,000 per State Code
Charge the fully allocated hourly rates for all
responding emergency personnel up to a maximum of
$12,000 per State Code

0.0% $0.00
100 5160 361.08-00 Civil Subpoena (Fees set by the Courts) $275 per hour with a 4 hour minimum $275 per hour with a 4 hour minimum 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.08-00 Duces Tecum Subpoena (Fees set by the Courts) $15.00 $15.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.09-00 Vehicle Release - Ordinary Tow (No offense by driver) $223 per release $223 per release 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.09-00 Vehicle Release - Penalty Tow $223 per release $223 per release 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.09-01 Towed Vehicle Property Release $36 per vehicle $36 per vehicle 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.01-00 Massage Permit - New $322 per application; Live Scan fees are in addition to this fee
$322 per application; Live Scan fees are in addition to this fee 0.0% $0.00
100 5160 361.01-00 Massage Permit - Renewal $73 per renewal $73 per renewal 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.07-00 Mobile Food Vendor Permit $310 per permit; Live Scan fees are in addition to this fee.
$310 per permit; Live Scan fees are in addition to this fee. 0.0% $0.00
100 5160 361.01-00 Noise Disturbance Response
First response in a 24 hour period - No Charge
Subsequent responses - $104 or the fully allocated
hourly rates for all responding personnel.

First response in a 24 hour period - No Charge
Subsequent responses - $104 or the fully allocated
hourly rates for all responding personnel.

0.0% $0.00
100 5160 361.01-00 Non-Resident Citation Sign Off $62 per citation $62 per citation 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.01-00 Vehicle Repossession Processing $15 per vehicle $15 per vehicle 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.01-00 Weapon Storage & Release (First Weapon) First Weapon - $586 per weapon Each Additional Weapon - $197 per weapon
First Weapon - $586 per weapon
Each Additional Weapon - $197 per weapon 0.0% $0.00

PARKING VIOLATION PENALTIES
State Mandated Parking Citation Surcharges that apply to each 'PARKING VIOLATION PENALTIES" line item below (Totaling $12.50 between the 4 charge, with fees to be collected & distributed to the State by citation processing firm)
-Courthouse Construction Fund $2.50 $2.50 0.0% $0.00
-Criminal Justice Facilities Construction Fund $2.50 $2.50 0.0% $0.00 -State Courthouse Facilities Construction Fund $2.50 $2.50 0.0% $0.00 -State Trial Court Fund $3.00 $3.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5160 361.11-00
Unlawful Parking /Trails & Paths (Posted) $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Stopping or Standing in Parkways $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 No Stopping / Parking Zones $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Stopping or Parking Prohibited $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Parked Over 72 Hours $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Parked for Advertising $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Parked on Street for Repairs $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Washing or Polishing Vehicle on Street $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Parking Adjacent to Schools $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 2 20
Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
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NUMBER FEE DESCRIPTION Current Fee Proposed FY 2025-26 Fee % Change Change

CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
100 5160 361.11-00 Parking on Narrow Streets $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Wheels Not Turned to Curb $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Parking by Peddlers and Vendors $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Emergency Parking Signs $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Warning Signs For Disabled Commercial Vehicles $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Leaving Keys in Parked Vehicle $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Consent of Adjacent Owner for Parking Certain Vehicle $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Parking Permit for Special Occasion $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Trailer Parked on Street Overnight $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Parking Commercial Vehicle within City Limits $550.00 $550.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Time Limit Parking $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Parallel Parking on One-Way Street $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Parking on Unimproved Street $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Diagonal Parking $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Parking Space Markings $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 No Stopping Zones $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Curb Markings $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Red Zone $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5160 361.11-00 Yellow Zone $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 White Zone $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5160 361.11-00 Permission to Load/Unload $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Standing in Commercial Loading Zones $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Standing in Passenger Loading Zones $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Standing in Alleys $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Parking in Bus Zone $45.00 $45.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Violate Established Parking District Provisions - 1st Offense in 12 mos. $100.00 $100.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Violate Established Parking District Provisions - 2nd Offense in 12 mos. $200.00 $200.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Violate Established Parking District Provisions - 3rd+ Offenses in 12 mos. $500.00 $500.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Parking in Blue Curb Markings-Disabled Only $350.00 $350.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Parking in Bus Loading Zone $270.00 $270.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Blocking Wheelchair Access $350.00 $350.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Blocking Disabled Parking $350.00 $350.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Parking in Crosshatch area adjacent to Disabled Space $350.00 $350.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5160 361.11-00 Parking within 3 feet designated sidewalk access ramps $350.00 $350.00 0.0% $0.00

PARKS AND RECREATION

GENERAL PARK AND RECREATION WIDE FEES
100 55XX 395.XX-XX Discount on programs/services/classes paid in full only on day of Recreation Expo 10% 10% 0.0% $0.00
100 5512 364.41-00 Refunds/Cancellations/Transfers/ Service Charges When Initiated By The Participant for Classes and Programs Before First Class Begins $15.00 $15.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5510 395.00-00 Signboard Fee - one location, 1 side of sign, for 7 days $17/day per sign $18/day per sign 6.0% $1.00 100 5510 395.00-00 Signboard Fee - all locations, 1 side of sign, for 7 days $82.00 $83.00 1.0% $1.00 100 5510 395.00-00 CLSC Non-Profit Groups Banner locations per month for one banner $41.00 $42.00 2.0% $1.00 100 5510 395.00-00 State Approved Non-Profit Groups Banner locations 1st month $51.00 $52.00 2.0% $1.00 3 21
Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
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NUMBER FEE DESCRIPTION Current Fee Proposed FY 2025-26 Fee % Change Change

CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
100 5510 395.00-00 Hercules Based Private Business/Company Banner location monthly fee $154 - $515 Depending upon Location $154 - $515 Depending upon Location 0.0% $0.00 100 5510 395.00-00 Non Hercules Based Private Business/Company Banner location monthly fee $206 - $617 Depending upon Location $206 - $617 Depending upon Location 0.0% $0.00 100 55XX 395.XX-XX Recreation Program Shirt $5.00-$21.00/shirt $5.00-$22.00/shirt 4.0% $0 - $1

FACILITY RENTALS
All Facilities
100 5512 364.41-00 Rental Cancellation Before Reserved Date 100% of Reservation Deposit 100% of Reservation Deposit 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Transfers/Service Charges When Initiated By The Participant for Facility Rentals Prior to Event Date $56.00 $58.00 4.0% $2.00
100 5512 364.41-00 Facility Rental Fee for Monday-Thursday Rentals 50% of Saturday Fees 50% of Saturday Fees 0.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Facility Rental for Friday & Sunday Rentals 75% of Saturday Fees 50% of Saturday Fees 0.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.42-00 Insurance Market Rate + $12.00 Market Rate + $12.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.42-00 Selling Alcoholic Beverages (Terrorism insurance) Market Rate + $12.00 Market Rate + $12.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.45-00 Security Guards (Per hour - per guard) Market Rate + $12.00 Market Rate + $12.00 0.0% $0.00 Council Chambers
100 5512 364.41-00 Reservation Deposit (Refundable after rental) $83.00 $85.00 2.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups M-Th outside of 6-9pm (Per hour) $12.00 $13.00 8.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups F & Sunday (Per hour) $28.00 $29.00 4.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 State Approved Nonprofit Groups (per hour) $42.00 $43.00 2.0% $1.00 Private-Commercial (Saturday rate):
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $56.00 $58.00 4.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $66.00 $68.00 3.0% $2.00 Holiday Rate
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) $83.00 $85.00 2.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) $98.00 $101.00 3.0% $3.00 Library Large Conference Room
100 5512 364.41-00 Reservation Deposit (Refundable after rental) $83.00 $85.00 2.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups M-Th outside of 6-9pm (Per Hour) $11.00 $12.00 9.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups F & Sunday (Per hour) $28.00 $29.00 4.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 State Approved Nonprofit Groups (per hour) $42.00 $43.00 2.0% $1.00 Private-Commercial (Saturday Rate):
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $55.00 $58.00 5.0% $3.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $65.00 $69.00 6.0% $4.00 Holiday Rate
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) $83.00 $85.00 2.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) $98.00 $101.00 3.0% $3.00 Library Small Conference Room
100 5512 364.41-00 Reservation Deposit (Refundable after rental) $83.00 $85.00 2.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups M-Th outside of 6-9pm (Per Hour) $11.00 $12.00 9.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups F & Sunday (Per hour) $14.00 $14.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 State Approved Nonprofit Groups (per hour) $21.00 $22.00 5.0% $1.00 Private-Commercial (Saturday Rate):
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $28.00 $29.00 4.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $71.00 $73.00 3.0% $2.00 Holiday Rate
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) $44.00 $45.00 2.0% $1.00 4 22
Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
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ACCOUNT
NUMBER FEE DESCRIPTION Current Fee Proposed FY 2025-26 Fee % Change Change

CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) $71.00 $73.00 3.0% $2.00 Library Conference Rooms Equipment Rental
100 5512 364.41-00 Overhead Projector $12.00 $12.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Floor Stand Microphone $15.00 $15.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Table Stand Microphone $18.00 $18.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 20" Television Monitor $24.00 $25.00 4.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 20" Television Monitor Cart $24.00 $25.00 4.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Data Portable Projector & Portable Screen $30.00 $31.00 3.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Lavaliere Microphone $30.00 $31.00 3.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Ceiling Mounted Projector $42.00 $43.00 2.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Video Conferencing System With ISDN Interface $185.00 $190.00 3.0% $5.00

GUI VAN DOMSELAAR ROOM
100 5512 364.41-00 Reservation Deposit (Refundable after rental) $83.00 $85.00 2.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups M-Th outside of 6-9pm (Per Hour) $11.00 $12.00 9.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups F & Sunday (Per hour) $33.00 $34.00 3.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 State Approved Nonprofit Groups (per hour) $50.00 $51.00 2.0% $1.00 Private-Commercial (Saturday Rate):
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) $65.00 $67.00 3.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $83.00 $85.00 2.0% $2.00 Holiday Rate
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) $98.00 $101.00 3.0% $3.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) $125.00 $128.00 2.0% $3.00

DYNAMITE ROOM
Reservation Deposit (Refundable after rental) $83.00 $85.00 2.0% $2.00 Private-Commercial (Saturday Rate):
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $60.00 $62.00 3.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $83.00 $85.00 2.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups M-Th outside of 6-9pm (Per Hour) $11.00 $12.00 9.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups F & Sunday (Per hour) $31.00 $32.00 3.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 State Approved Nonprofit Groups (per hour) $44.00 $45.00 2.0% $1.00 Holiday Rate
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) $88.00 $90.00 2.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) $122.00 $125.00 2.0% $3.00

RESOURCE ROOM
100 5512 364.41-00 Reservation Deposit (Refundable after rental) $83.00 $85.00 2.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $60.00 $62.00 3.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $83.00 $85.00 2.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups M-Th outside of 6-9pm (Per Hour) $11.00 $12.00 9.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups F & Sunday (Per hour) $31.00 $32.00 3.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 State Approved Nonprofit Groups (Per hour) $44.00 $45.00 2.0% $1.00 Holiday Rate
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) $88.00 $90.00 2.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) $122.00 $125.00 2.0% $3.00

TEEN CENTER (THREE HOUR MINIMUM)
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Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
NUMBER
DEPT.

NUMBER

ACCOUNT
NUMBER FEE DESCRIPTION Current Fee Proposed FY 2025-26 Fee % Change Change

CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
100 5512 364.41-00 Reservation Deposit (Refundable after rental) $218.00 $224.00 3.0% $6.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups M-Th outside of 6-9pm (Per Hour) $11.00 $11.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups F & Sunday (Per Hour) $39.00 $40.00 3.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 State Approved Nonprofit Groups (per hour) $55.00 $56.00 2.0% $1.00 Private-Commercial (Saturday Rate)
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $71.00 $73.00 3.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $83.00 $85.00 2.0% $2.00 Holiday Rate
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) $107.00 $110.00 3.0% $3.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) $122.00 $125.00 2.0% $3.00

FOXBORO CENTER (THREE HOUR MINIMUM)
100 5512 364.41-00 Reservation Deposit (Refundable after rental) $218.00 $225.00 3.0% $7.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Youth Event Reservation Deposit (Refundable after rental $326.00 $335.00 3.0% $9.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups M-Th outside of 6-9pm (Per Hour) $11.00 $12.00 9.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups F & Sunday (Per hour) $28.00 $29.00 4.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 State Approved Nonprofit Groups (per hour) $42.00 $43.00 2.0% $1.00 Private-Commercial (Saturday Rate):
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $55.00 $56.00 2.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $65.00 $67.00 3.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Decoration/Cleanup Rate (1 Hour Maximum) $28.00 $29.00 4.0% $1.00 Holiday Rate
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) $83.00 $85.00 2.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) $98.00 $101.00 3.0% $3.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Decoration/Cleanup Rate (1 Hour Maximum) $42.00 $43.00 2.0% $1.00

OHLONE CENTER (THREE HOUR MINIMUM)
100 5512 364.41-00 Reservation Deposit (Refundable after rental) $218.00 $225.00 3.0% $7.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Youth Event Deposit (Refundable after rental) $326.00 $335.00 3.0% $9.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups M-Th outside of 6-9pm (Per Hour) $11.00 $11.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups F & Sunday (Per hour) $42.00 $43.00 2.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 State Approved Nonprofit Groups (per hour) $62.00 $64.00 3.0% $2.00 Private-Commercial (Saturday Rate)
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $83.00 $85.00 2.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $93.00 $96.00 3.0% $3.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Decoration/Cleanup Rate (1 Hour Maximum) $42.00 $43.00 2.0% $1.00 Holiday Rate
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) $122.00 $125.00 2.0% $3.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) $139.00 $143.00 3.0% $4.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Decoration/Cleanup Rate (1 Hour Maximum) $62.00 $64.00 3.0% $2.00

SENIOR CENTER (FIVE HOUR MINIMUM)
100 5512 364.41-00 Reservation Deposit (Refundable after rental) $218.00 $225.00 3.0% $7.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Youth Event Reservation Deposit (Refundable after rental $326.00 $335.00 3.0% $9.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups M-Th outside of 6-9pm (Per Hour) $11.00 $11.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups F & Sunday (Per hour) $55.00 $56.00 2.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 State Approved Community and Civic Groups (Per hour) $83.00 $85.00 2.0% $2.00 Private-Commercial (Saturday Rate)
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Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
NUMBER
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ACCOUNT
NUMBER FEE DESCRIPTION Current Fee Proposed FY 2025-26 Fee % Change Change

CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $109.00 $112.00 3.0% $3.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $131.00 $135.00 3.0% $4.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Decoration/Cleanup Rate (1 Hour Maximum) $55.00 $56.00 2.0% $1.00 Fee Based Rental/Holiday:
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) $163.00 $167.00 2.0% $4.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) $196.00 $201.00 3.0% $5.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Decoration/Cleanup Rate (2 Hour Maximum) $83.00 $85.00 2.0% $2.00 COMMUNITY CENTER (5 HOUR MINIMUM)
100 5512 364.41-00 Reservation Deposit (Refundable after rental) $543.00 $558.00 3.0% $15.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Youth Event Reservation Deposit (Refundable after rental) $651.00 $669.00 3.0% $18.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Community Center Non-Profit Deposit $218.00 $224.00 3.0% $6.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups M-Th outside of 6-9pm (Per Hour) $12.00 $12.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups F & Sunday (Per hour) $89.00 $91.00 2.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 State Approved Nonprofit Groups (per hour) $134.00 $138.00 3.0% $4.00 100 5512 364.41-00 CLSC Non-Profit Recognition Special Rental Rate 1st 7 hours $690.00 $709.00 3.0% $19.00 Private-Commercial (Saturday Rate)
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $173.00 $178.00 3.0% $5.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $213.00 $219.00 3.0% $6.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Decoration/Cleanup Rate (2 Hour Maximum) $87.00 $89.00 2.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Round Tables (Each) $9.00 $9.00 0.0% $0.00 Holiday Rate
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) $263.00 $270.00 3.0% $7.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) $325.00 $334.00 3.0% $9.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Decoration/Cleanup Rate (2 Hour Maximum) $129.00 $132.00 2.0% $3.00

KITCHEN RENTAL
Private-Commercial (Saturday Rate)
100 5512 364.41-00 Reservation Deposit (Refundable after rental) $83.00 $85.00 2.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) $33.00 $34.00 3.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) $39.00 $40.00 3.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups M-Th outside of 6-9pm (Per Hour) $11.00 $12.00 9.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups F & Sunday (Per hour) $17.00 $17.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 State Approved Nonprofit Groups (per hour) $26.00 $27.00 4.0% $1.00 Holiday Rate
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) $50.00 $51.00 2.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) $60.00 $62.00 3.0% $2.00

GYMNASIUM
Private - Commercial
100 5512 364.41-00 Reservation Deposit (refundable after rental) $109.00 $115.00 6.0% $6.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (per hour) $94.00 $97.00 3.0% $3.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Three or more days (Per hour) $66.00 $68.00 3.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-resident (Per hour) $108.00 $111.00 3.0% $3.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Three or more days (Per hour) $85.00 $87.00 2.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 CLSC Community and Civic Groups (Per hour) $47.00 $48.00 2.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 CLSC Three or more days (Per hour) $33.00 $34.00 3.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 State Approved Nonprofit Groups (per hour) $46.00 $47.00 2.0% $1.00 7 25
Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
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CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025

COMMUNITY CENTER PRESS ROOM
100 5512 364.41-00 Reservation Deposit (Refundable after rental) $83.00 $85.00 2.0% $2.00 Private-Commercial (Saturday Rate)
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $33.00 $34.00 3.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $50.00 $51.00 2.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups M-Th outside of 6-9pm (Per Hour) $11.00 $12.00 9.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Approved CLSC Groups F & Sunday (Per hour) $17.00 $17.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 State Approved Nonprofit Groups (per hour) $28.00 $29.00 4.0% $1.00 Holiday Rate
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) $50.00 $51.00 2.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) $76.00 $78.00 3.0% $2.00

PARK/PICNIC RENTALS
100 5512 364.45-00 Damage Deposit for Permit for gathering of 50 or more people in a park (refundable after date of use) $109.00 $115.00 6.0% $6.00 100 5512 364.45-00 Park Permit for gathering of 50 or more people in a park Resident $120.00 $123.00 2.0% $3.00 100 5512 364.45-00 Park Permit for gathering of 50 or more people in a park Non-Resident $162.00 $166.00 2.0% $4.00

PICNIC AREAS
Private - Commercial
100 5512 364.45-00 Reservation Deposit Picnic Area Rental (Refundable after rental) $109.00 $115.00 6.0% $6.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Resident 9 hours $120.00 $123.00 2.0% $3.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-resident 9 hours $162.00 $166.00 2.0% $4.00 State Approved Nonprofit Groups (per hour)
100 5512 364.41-00 Reservation Deposit (Refundable after rental) $55.00 $56.00 2.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Resident 9 hours $60.00 $62.00 3.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-resident 9 hours $83.00 $85.00 2.0% $2.00

REFUGIO VALLEY PARK GAZEBO
100 5512 364.41-00 Reservation Deposit (Refundable after rental) $55.00 $56.00 2.0% $1.00 Private - Commercial
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $120.00 $123.00 2.0% $3.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $162.00 $166.00 2.0% $4.00 100 5512 364.41-00 State Approved Nonprofit Groups (per hour) $60.00 $62.00 3.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Electricity $34.00 $35.00 3.0% $1.00 Fee Based Rental/Holiday:
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (per hour) $151.00 $155.00 3.0% $4.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-resident (Per hour) $178.00 $183.00 3.0% $5.00

DUCK PARK GAZEBO
100 5512 364.41-00 Reservation Deposit (Refundable after rental) $55.00 $56.00 2.0% $1.00 Private - Commercial
100 5512 364.41-00 Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $58.00 $60.00 3.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident (Per Hour) Saturday Rate $67.00 $69.00 3.0% $2.00 100 5512 364.41-00 State Approved Nonprofit Groups (per hour) $30.00 $31.00 3.0% $1.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Electricity $18.00 $18.00 0.0% $0.00 8 26
Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
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CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025

BOCCE BALL COURTS
100 5512 364.41-00 Equipment Deposit (Refundable) - per set $21.00 $21.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-01 24 Hour Equipment Rental (Monday-Thursday) - per set $10.00 $10.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Weekend Equipment Rental (Thursday-Sunday) - per set $20.00 $20.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Resident Weekday Court Rental Fee $6.00 $6.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident Weekday Court Rental Fee $11.00 $11.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Resident Weekend Court Rental Fee - per hour/court $5.00 $5.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident Weekend Court Rental Fee - per hour/court $10.00 $10.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Community/Civic Tournament Play Fee - per hour/court $5.00 $5.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Resident Tournament Play Fee - per hour/court $10.00 $10.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident Tournament Play Fee - per hour/court $15.00 $15.00 0.0% $0.00

HORSE SHOE PITS
100 5512 364.41-00 Equipment Deposit (Refundable) - per set $21.00 $21.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-01 24 Hour Equipment Rental (Monday-Thursday) - per set $10.00 $10.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Weekend Equipment Rental (Thursday-Sunday) - per set $20.00 $20.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Resident Weekday Court Rental Fee $6.00 $6.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident Weekday Court Rental Fee $11.00 $11.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Resident Weekend Court Rental Fee - per hour/court $5.00 $5.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident Weekend Court Rental Fee - per hour/court $10.00 $10.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Community/Civic Tournament Play Fee - per hour/court $5.00 $5.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Resident Tournament Play Fee - per hour/court $10.00 $10.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5512 364.41-00 Non-Resident Tournament Play Fee - per hour/court $15.00 $15.00 0.0% $0.00

COMMUNITY EVENTS
Cultural Festival
100 4012 367.05-00 Community and Civic Groups - Food/Craft/Game Booth (10 x 10 space) $111.00 $111.00 0.0% $0.00 100 4012 367.05-00 Community and Civic Groups - Food/Craft/Game Booth (10 x 20 space) $194.00 $194.00 0.0% $0.00 100 4012 367.05-00 Commercial - Food/Craft/Game Booth (10 x 10 space) $250.00 $250.00 0.0% $0.00 100 4012 367.05-00 Commercial - Food/Craft/Game Booth (10 x 20 space) $331.00 $331.00 0.0% $0.00 100 4012 367.05-00 Electric Hookup (2 Outlets) $40.00 $40.00 0.0% $0.00 100 4012 367.05-00 Electric Hookup (Additional) $17.00 $17.00 0.0% $0.00 100 4012 367.05-00 Booth rental 10x10 Private/Commercial $150.00 $150.00 0.0% $0.00 100 4012 367.05-00 Booth rental 10x20 Private/Commercial $232.00 $232.00 0.0% $0.00 100 4012 367.05-00 Booth rental 10x10 Non Profit $84.00 $84.00 0.0% $0.00 100 4012 367.05-00 Booth rental 10x20 Non Profit $144.00 $144.00 0.0% $0.00 100 4012 367.05-00 Health Permits Market Rate + $10.00 Market Rate + $10.00 0.0% $0.00

SENIOR ACTIVITIES
100 5524 364.39-00 Class Fee (Discounts for 5 or more) (Based on instructor's contract) $1.00 - $205.00 $1.00 - $205.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5524 364.39-00 Annual Membership Fee (Includes internet, printing, faxing and copying) $21.00 $25.00 19.0% $4.00

CHILD CARE
9 27
Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
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CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
Before/After School Child Care K-5TH Grades
Fees are for 4 week sessions.
100 55XX 364.32-00 Resident $208.00 $212.00 2.0% $4.00
100 55XX 364.32-00 Non-resident $261.00 $266.00 2.0% $5.00 After School (TK-6th Grade Dismissal until 5:15 p.m.)
100 55XX 364.32-00 Option 1 Resident $5.00 $5.00 0.0% $0.00 100 55XX 364.32-00 Option 1 Non-resident $6.00 $6.00 0.0% $0.00 100 55XX 364.32-00 Option 2 Resident $6.00 $6.00 - $6.25 0% - 4% $0.00 - $0.25 100 55XX 364.32-00 Option 2 Non-resident $6.00 $6.50 - $6.75 8% - 13% $0.50 - $0.75 100 55XX 364.32-00 Option 3 Resident $6.00 $6.25 - $6.50 4% - 8% $0.25 - $0.50 100 55XX 364.32-00 Option 3 Non-resident $7.00 $7.00 - $7.25 0.0% $0.00 - $0.25 100 55XX 364.32-00 Withdrawal Fee $82.00 $84.00 2.0% $2.00 Other Fees:
100 55XX 364.32-00 Late Payment Fee $37.00 $38.00 3.0% $1.00 100 55XX 364.32-00 2 or more late payments $42.00 $43.00 2.0% $1.00 100 55XX 364.32-00 Late Pickup Fee per minute $2.00 $3.00 50.0% $1.00 100 55XX 364.32-00
Program Change Fee --
First 2 program changes free
Each subsequent change $15.00
$20.00 $21.00 5.0% $1.00
100 55XX 364.32-00
Late Registration Fee--after deadline but before service begins $15.00 $15.00 0.0% $0.00 100 55XX 364.32-00 Late Registration Fee--paid on day service begins $31.00 $32.00 3.0% $1.00 100 55XX 364.32-00 AM Drop-In -- One Day Only $16.00 $16.00 0.0% $0.00 100 55XX 364.32-00 Kinder PM Drop-In -- One Day Only $42.00 $43.00 2.0% $1.00 100 55XX 364.32-00 Grade 1st-8th PM Drop-In -- One Day Only $31.00 $32.00 3.0% $1.00 100 55XX 364.32-00 Multi-child discount" for families with two or more children enrolled in the program $0.05 $0.05 3.0% $0.00
100 55XX 364.32-00 Registration Fee $104.00 $114.00 10.0% $10.00 100 55XX 364.32-00 Registration Fee discount when registering for new school year prior to August 1st. $0.51 $1.00 96.0% $0.49
100 55XX 364.32-00 Sub Care Fee Hourly $10.00 $10.00 0.0% $0.00 100 55XX 364.32-00 Daily Rate for In-service Days $57.00 $59.00 4.0% $2.00 100 55XX 364.32-00 Deposit for In-service Day (Will be applied to Fall childcare fees when child attends $31.00 $32.00 3.0% $1.00

PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS
Per month - MWF (9:00am - Noon)
100 5528 364.37-00 Resident $260.00 $265.00 2.0% $5.00
100 5528 364.37-00 Non-resident $320.00 $326.00 2.0% $6.00 Per month - TTH (9:00am - 11:30am)
100 5528 364.37-00 Resident $166.00 $173.00 4.0% $7.00
100 5528 364.37-00 Non-resident $207.00 $213.00 3.0% $6.00 Jr. Kinder Fees
Per month - M-Th (9am-noon)
100 5528 364.37-00 Resident $334.00 $342.00 2.0% $8.00
10 28
Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
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CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
100 5528 364.37-00 Non-resident $406.00 $406.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5528 364.37-00 Daily Fee: Resident $21.66 100.0% $21.66 100 5528 364.37-00 Daily Fee: Non-Resident $26.66 100.0% $26.66 Per month - M-F (9am-Noon)
100 5528 364.37-00 Resident $414.00 $425.00 3.0% $11.00 100 5528 364.37-00 Non-resident $506.00 $520.00 3.0% $14.00 100 5528 364.37-00 Late Payment Fee $37.00 $37.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5528 364.37-00 2 or more late payments $42.00 $42.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5528 364.37-00 Late Pick Up Fee per minute $3.00 $3.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5528 364.37-00 Registration Fee $104.00 $109.00 5.0% $5.00 100 5528 364.37-00 Registration Fee discount when registering for new school year prior to August 1st. $1.00 $1.00 0.0% $0.00
CAMPS for K-6th Graders
7:30am-8:30pm 4 days/week
100 55XX 364-32-00 Resident $25.00 $26.00 4.0% $1.00
100 55XX 364-32-00 Non-resident $30.00 $31.00 3.0% $1.00 8:30am-5:00pm 4 days/week K-6th (includes entertainment, swimming and field trips)
100 55XX 364-32-00 Resident $209.00 $213.00 2.0% $4.00
100 55XX 364-32-00 Non-resident $230.00 $249.00 8.0% $19.00 9:00am-12:00pm 4 days/week (ages 3-5)
100 55XX 364-32-00 Resident $94.00 $97.00 3.0% $3.00
100 55XX 364-32-00 Non-resident $113.00 $116.00 3.0% $3.00 Daily Drop In Rate / day
100 55XX 364-32-00 Resident $61.00 $63.00 3.0% $2.00
100 55XX 364-32-00 Non-resident $69.00 $71.00 3.0% $2.00 100 55XX 364-32-00 Day Fee: Resident $265.00 100.0% $265.00 100 55XX 364-32-00 Day Fee: Non-resident $308.00 100.0% $265.00

OTHER FEES
100 55XX 364.31-00 Deposit for the Week $26.00 $26.00 0.0% $0.00 100 55XX 364.31-00 Sub Care Deposit for the week $11.00 $11.00 0.0% $0.00 100 55XX 364.31-00 Multi-child discount" for families with two or more children enrolled in the program $0.05 $0.05 0.0% $0.00
100 55XX 364.31-00 Late payment Fee $20.00 $21.00 5.0% $1.00 100 55XX 364.31-00 Late Registration Fee--after deadline but before service begins $16.00 $16.00 0.0% $0.00 100 55XX 364.31-00 Late Registration Fee--paid on day service begins $32.00 $33.00 3.0% $1.00 100 55XX 364.31-00 Late pickup Fee per minute $3.00 $3.00 0.0% $0.00 TEENS
100 5540 364.64-00 Yearly Membership (TYC) (Includes T-shirt) $31.00 to $53.00 $31.00 to $53.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5540 364.64-00 Dances/Events $3.00 to $21.00 $3.00 to $21.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5540 364.64-00 Drop-in $3.00 to $6.00 $3.00 to $6.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5540 364.64-00 Camps $10.00 to $211.00 $10.00 to $211.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5540 364.64-00 Trips (Range) $10.00 to $211.00 $10.00 to $211.00 0.0% $0.00 11 29
Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
NUMBER
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CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
Teen Camps 6th-9th Grades: 8:00am-5:00pm 5 days/week
100 5543 364.62-00 Resident $240.00 $240.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5543 364.62-00 Non-resident $271.00 $271.00 0.0% $0.00 100 55XX 364.63-00 Deposit for week $26.00 $26.00 0.0% $0.00 100 55XX 364.63-00 Late payment fee per week $18.00 $18.00 0.0% $0.00 Multi-child discount" for families with two or more children enrolled in the program $0.05 $0.05 0.0% $0.00
100 55XX 364.63-00 Late Registration Fee--after deadline but before service begins $18.00 $18.00 0.0% $0.00 100 55XX 364.63-00 Late Registration Fee--paid on day service begins $34.00 $34.00 0.0% $0.00 100 55XX 364.63-00 Late pickup Fee per minute $3.00 $3.00 0.0% $0.00 Discount Passes for Drop-in
Youth 10 Tickets
100 5540 364.64-00 Resident $20.00 $20.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5540 364.64-00 Non-resident $26.00 $26.00 0.0% $0.00 Youth 25 Tickets
100 5540 364.64-00 Resident $48.00 $48.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5540 364.64-00 Non-resident $62.00 $62.00 0.0% $0.00

AQUATICS

PUBLIC SWIM
Children under 1 year are free
Adults (18 years and up)
100 5536 364.61-00 Resident $6.00 $6.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5536 364.61-00 Non-resident $7.00 $7.00 0.0% $0.00
Youth (1 to 17 years)
100 5536 364.61-00 Resident $5.00 $5.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5536 364.61-00 Non-resident $6.00 $6.00 0.0% $0.00
Seniors
100 5536 364.61-00 Resident $5.00 $5.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5536 364.61-00 Non-resident $6.00 $6.00 0.0% $0.00

LAP SWIM
Adults (18 years and up)
100 5536 364.61-00 Resident $6.00 $6.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5536 364.61-00 Non-resident $7.00 $7.00 0.0% $0.00
Youth (14 to 17 years)
100 5536 364.61-00 Resident $5.00 $5.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5536 364.61-00 Non-resident $6.00 $6.00 0.0% $0.00
Seniors
100 5536 364.61-00 Resident $5.00 $5.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5536 364.61-00 Non-resident $6.00 $6.00 0.0% $0.00

SEASON SWIM PASSES
Dynamite Pass (10 visits)
Adults (18 years and up)
12 30
Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
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CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
100 5536 364.61-00 Resident $47.00 $48.00 2.0% $1.00
100 5536 364.61-00 Non-resident $57.00 $59.00 4.0% $2.00 Youth (1 to 17 years)
100 5536 364.61-00 Resident $37.00 $38.00 3.0% $1.00
100 5536 364.61-00 Non-resident $47.00 $49.00 4.0% $2.00 Frequent Swimmer Pass (25 visits)
Adults (18 years and up)
100 5536 364.61-00 Resident $112.00 $114.00 2.0% $2.00
100 5536 364.61-00 Non-resident $138.00 $141.00 2.0% $3.00 Youth (1 to 17 years)
100 5536 364.61-00 Resident $83.00 $85.00 2.0% $2.00
100 5536 364.61-00 Non-resident $111.00 $114.00 3.0% $3.00

SWIM LESSONS
100 5536 364.61-00 Resident $93.00 $99.00 6.0% $6.00
100 5536 364.61-00 Non-resident $103.00 $109.00 6.0% $6.00 100 5536 364.61-00 Resident $93.00 $99.00 6.0% $6.00
100 5536 364.61-00 Non-resident $103.00 $109.00 6.0% $6.00 100 5536 364.61-00 Resident $203.00 $212.00 4.0% $9.00
100 5536 364.61-00 Non-resident $224.00 $232.00 4.0% $8.00 100 5536 364.61-00 Resident $114.00 $99.00 -13.0% -$15.00 100 5536 364.61-00 Non-resident $124.00 $109.00 -12.0% -$15.00 100 5536 364.61-00 Resident $142.00 $142.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5536 364.61-00 Non-resident $157.00 $157.00 0.0% $0.00 Aquatic Certification Courses - these courses range in cost depending upon availability of instructors and length of required course. Some courses may utilize contract instructors who are required to set their own course fee. Non- resident fee will be +20% of Resident Fee.
$53.00 to $317.00 $55.00 to $329.00 4.0% $2 - $12
Water Polo (12/1hr Meetings)
100 5536 364.61-00 Resident $195.00 $218.00 12.0% $23.00 100 5536 364.61-00 Non-resident $205.00 $229.00 12.0% $24.00 Jr Guard
100 5536 364.61-00 Resident $257.00 $260.00 1.0% $3.00
100 5536 364.61-00 Non-resident $299.00 $305.00 2.0% $6.00 Youth Swim Team - Piranhas
100 5536 364.62-00 One Child $405.00 $412.00 2.0% $7.00 100 5536 364.62-00 Two Children $715.00 $723.00 1.0% $8.00 100 5536 364.62-00 Three Children $250 for each additional child $255 for each additional child 4.0% $5.00 East Bay Silver Dolphins Monthly Dues
100 5536 364.62-00 Pre-Team (Limit 3 months) $91.00 $93.00 2.0% $2.00 100 5536 364.62-00 Team $94.00-$119.00 $98.00-$124.00 4.0% $4 - $5 100 5536 364.62-00 Seasonal $337.00 $346.00 3.0% $9.00
Semi Private (Eight 25 minute classes)
Parent/Infant/Toddler Lessons (Eight 25 minute classes) Group Lessons (Eight 25 minute classes)
Individual Lessons (Eight 25 minute classes)
Adult Lessons (Eight 25 minute classes)
13 31
Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
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NUMBER FEE DESCRIPTION Current Fee Proposed FY 2025-26 Fee % Change Change

CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
100 5536 364.62-00 Team Monthly dues $100-$140 $105-$145 4.0% $5.00 Public Swim Pool Parties
100 5536 364.61-00 Deposit (Refundable) $79.00 $85.00 8.0% $6.00 100 5536 364.61-00 Reservation Fee (includes 10 guests, 2 patio tables, and 1 reserve space for duration of public swim on a Saturday) $204.00 $220.00 8.0% $16.00 Pool Rentals
100 5536 364.61-00 Deposit (Refundable) $382.00 $412.00 8.0% $30.00 100 5536 364.61-00 Insurance Fee Market Rate + $15.00 Market Rate + $15.00 4.0% $1.00 100 5536 364.61-00 Residents (Per hour) $192.00 $207.00 8.0% $15.00 100 5536 364.61-00 Non-resident (Per hour) $202.00 $218.00 8.0% $16.00 51 - 100 persons
100 5536 364.61-00 Residents (Per hour) $225.00 $243.00 8.0% $18.00 100 5536 364.61-00 Non-resident (Per hour) $236.00 $254.00 8.0% $18.00 101 - 150 persons
100 5536 364.61-00 Residents (Per hour) $252.00 $272.00 8.0% $20.00 100 5536 364.61-00 Non-resident (Per hour) $262.00 $282.00 8.0% $20.00 Nonprofit Group Pool Rentals
100 5536 364.61-00 State Approved Nonprofit Groups/hour/for every 2 lifeguards $103.00 $115.00 12.0% $12.00

ATHLETIC FACILITIES
Field Reservations (Per Hour)
100 5538 364.44-00 Bases Rentals/Deposit $25.00 $17.00 $17.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5538 364.44-00 Resident $10.00 $10.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident $20.00 $20.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5538 364.44-00 Youth Sport Associations $8.00 $8.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5538 364.44-00 State Approved Nonprofit Groups $6.00 $6.00 0.0% $0.00 Tennis Courts (Per hour) (Regular play per court)
100 5538 364.41-00 Lights per hour $5.00 $5.00 0.0% $0.00 Weekdays 7 AM to 4 PM
100 5538 364.44-00 Resident $7.00 $7.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident $8.00 $8.00 0.0% $0.00
Weekday evenings 4 PM to 10 PM
100 5538 364.44-00 Resident $7.00 $7.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident $8.00 $8.00 0.0% $0.00
Weekends and Holidays
100 5538 364.44-00 Resident $10.00 $10.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident $11.00 $11.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5538 364.44-00 State Approved Nonprofit Groups $4.00 $4.00 0.0% $0.00 Outdoor Basketball Courts
100 5538 364.41-00 Lights per hour $5.00 $5.00 0.0% $0.00 Weekdays 7 AM to 4 PM
100 5538 364.44-00 Resident $7.00 $7.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident $8.00 $8.00 0.0% $0.00
Weekday evenings 4 PM to 10 PM
Hanna Ball field or Soccer Field, Ohlone, and Woodfield Ball fields 14 32
Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
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ACCOUNT
NUMBER FEE DESCRIPTION Current Fee Proposed FY 2025-26 Fee % Change Change

CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
100 5538 364.44-00 Resident $7.00 $7.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident $8.00 $8.00 0.0% $0.00
Weekends and Holidays
100 5538 364.44-00 Resident $10.00 $10.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident $11.00 $11.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5538 364.44-00 State Approved Nonprofit Groups $4.00 $4.00 0.0% $0.00 Tennis Courts Tournaments (Per hour)
100 5538 364.44-00 Community/Civic $11.00 $11.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5538 364.44-00 Resident $20.00 $20.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident $26.00 $26.00 0.0% $0.00 Open Gym Activities
Adult Drop-In
100 5538 364.44-00 Resident $6.00 $6.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident $7.00 $7.00 0.0% $0.00
Youth Drop-In
100 5538 364.44-00 Resident $4.00 $4.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident $5.00 $5.00 0.0% $0.00
Senior Drop-In
100 5538 364.44-00 Resident $4.00 $4.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident $5.00 $5.00 0.0% $0.00
Morning Basketball/Volleyball
Adults only
100 5538 364.44-00 Resident $6.00 $6.00 0.0% $0.00
100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident $7.00 $7.00 0.0% $0.00
Discount Adult Open Gym Passes
10 Tickets
100 5538 364.44-00 Resident $45.00 $46.00 2.0% $1.00
100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident $55.00 $56.00 2.0% $1.00 25 Tickets
100 5538 364.44-00 Resident $109.00 $112.00 3.0% $3.00
100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident $136.00 $140.00 3.0% $4.00 Seniors 10 Tickets
100 5538 364.44-00 Resident $32.00 $33.00 3.0% $1.00
100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident $43.00 $44.00 2.0% $1.00 Seniors 25 Tickets
100 5538 364.44-00 Resident $82.00 $84.00 2.0% $2.00
100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident $108.00 $111.00 3.0% $3.00 Youth 10 Tickets
100 5538 364.44-00 Resident $33.00 $34.00 3.0% $1.00
100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident $44.00 $45.00 2.0% $1.00 Youth 25 Tickets
100 5538 364.44-00 Resident $82.00 $84.00 2.0% $2.00
100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident $108.00 $111.00 3.0% $3.00

ADULT SPORTS
Coed Adult Softball
100 5538 364.44-00 Team $650.00 $668.00 3.0% $18.00
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Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
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ACCOUNT
NUMBER FEE DESCRIPTION Current Fee Proposed FY 2025-26 Fee % Change Change

CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
Men's Softball
100 5538 364.44-00 Team $650.00 $668.00 3.0% $18.00
Adult Volleyball
100 5538 364.44-00 Resident Team $271.00 $278.00 3.0% $7.00 100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident Team $298.00 $306.00 3.0% $8.00 Hercules/Pinole Adult Softball (fall)
100 5538 364.44-00 Team $704.00 $723.00 3.0% $19.00
Adult Flag Football
100 5538 364.44-00 Team $678.00 $696.00 3.0% $18.00
Adult Basketball
100 5538 364.44-00 Team $704.00 $723.00 3.0% $19.00
100 5538 364.44-00 Game Forfeit Fee $57.00 $59.00 4.0% $2.00 Young Adult 5 on 5 Basketball (Ages 16-19)
100 5538 364.44-00 Team $596.00 $612.00 3.0% $16.00
Adult Basketball Tournament (3 on 3)
100 5538 364.44-00 Resident Team $190.00 $195.00 3.0% $5.00 100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident Team $217.00 $223.00 3.0% $6.00 Golf League
100 5538 364.44-00 Resident Team $255.00 $262.00 3.0% $7.00 100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident Team $275.00 $282.00 3.0% $7.00

YOUTH SPORTS
Youth Sports Camp/Clinic
100 5538 364.44-00 Resident $87.00 - $219.00 $90.00 - $227.00 4.0% $3 - $8 100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident $87.00 - $219.00 $90.00 - $227.00 4.0% $3 - $8 Youth Basketball League
100 5538 364.44-00 Resident Team $167.00 $172.00 3.0% $5.00 100 5538 364.44-00 Non-resident Team $199.00 $204.00 3.0% $5.00 Table Tennis 16 years and up
100 5538 364.44-00 Monthly Fee - Resident $26.00 $27.00 4.0% $1.00 100 5538 364.44-00 Monthly Fee - Non-resident $33.00 $34.00 3.0% $1.00

ENGINEERING DIVISION
100 5435 332.01-00 Final Parcel/sSbdivision Map
In-House - $1,650 plus Actual Contract Costs
Contract - $5,000 deposit with charges at Actual
Contract Costs plus 25% This includes three reviews
In-House - $1,650 plus Actual Contract Costs
Contract - $5,000 deposit with charges at Actual
Contract Costs plus 25% This includes three reviews

0.0% $0.00
100 5435 332.02-00 Public Improvement Plan Check (In-House). The Fee includes three reviews. $0-$50,000 - 3% of the improvement value ($500
minimum)
$50,001-$100,000 - $1,500 + 1.75% of the
improvement value
over $50,000
$100,001-$500,000 - $2,375 + 0.5% of the
improvement value
over $100,000
$500,001+ - $4,375 + 0.5% of the improvement value
over
$500,000
$0-$50,000 - 3% of the improvement value ($500
minimum)
$50,001-$100,000 - $1,500 + 1.75% of the
improvement value
over $50,000
$100,001-$500,000 - $2,375 + 0.5% of the
improvement value
over $100,000
$500,001+ - $4,375 + 0.5% of the improvement value
over
$500,000

0.0% $0.00
16 34
Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
NUMBER
DEPT.

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ACCOUNT
NUMBER FEE DESCRIPTION Current Fee Proposed FY 2025-26 Fee % Change Change

CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
100 5435 332.02-00 Public Improvement Plan Check (Contract) The Fee includes three reviews.

Deposit based on above amounts based on the value
of the improvements with charges at actual contract
costs plus 25%
Deposit based on above amounts based on the value
of the improvements with charges at actual contract
costs plus 25%

0.0% $0.00
100 5435 332.02-00 Public Improvement Inspection (In-House). The Fee includes three reviews. $0-$50,000 - 2.4% of the improvement value ($500
minimum)
$50,001-$100,000 - $1,200 + 2.4% of the improvement
value
over $50,000
$100,001-$500,000 - $2,400 + 0.5% of the
improvement value
over $100,000
$500,001+ - $4,400 + 0.4% of the improvement value
over
$500,000
$0-$50,000 - 2.4% of the improvement value ($500
minimum)
$50,001-$100,000 - $1,200 + 2.4% of the improvement
value
over $50,000
$100,001-$500,000 - $2,400 + 0.5% of the
improvement value
over $100,000
$500,001+ - $4,400 + 0.4% of the improvement value
over
$500,000

0.0% $0.00
100 5435 332.02-00 Public Improvement Inspection (Contract). The Fee includes three reviews.

0.0% $0.00
100 5435 332.02-00 Grading Plan Check (In-house). This includes three reviews. 101-1,000 cubic yards - $445 + $70 per 100 CY over
100 CY
1,001-10,000 cubic yards - $1,075 + $50 per 1,000 CY
over
1,000 CY
10,001-100,000 cubic yards - $1,525 + $118 per
10,000 CY
over 10,000 CY
100,001+ cubic yards - $2,587 + $80 per 10,000 CY
over
100,000 CY
101-1,000 cubic yards - $445 + $70 per 100 CY over
100 CY
1,001-10,000 cubic yards - $1,075 + $50 per 1,000 CY
over
1,000 CY
10,001-100,000 cubic yards - $1,525 + $118 per
10,000 CY
over 10,000 CY
100,001+ cubic yards - $2,587 + $80 per 10,000 CY
over
100,000 CY

0.0% $0.00
100 5435 332.02-00 Grading Plan Check (Contract). This includes three reviews.

0.0% $0.00
100 5435 332.02-00 Grading Inspection (In-house). This includes three reviews. 0-100 cubic yards - $270
101-1,000 cubic yards - $270 plus $45 per 100 CY
over 100 CY
1,001-10,000 cubic yards - $675 plus $45 per 1,000
CY over
1,000 CY
10,001-100,000 cubic yards - $1,080 plus $89 per
10,000 CY
over 10,000 CY
100,001+ cubic yards - $1,881 plus $60 per 10,000 CY
over
100,000 CY
0-100 cubic yards - $270
101-1,000 cubic yards - $270 plus $45 per 100 CY
over 100 CY
1,001-10,000 cubic yards - $675 plus $45 per 1,000
CY over
1,000 CY
10,001-100,000 cubic yards - $1,080 plus $89 per
10,000 CY
over 10,000 CY
100,001+ cubic yards - $1,881 plus $60 per 10,000 CY
over
100,000 CY

0.0% $0.00
100 5435 332.02-00 Grading Inspection (Contract). This includes three reviews.

0.0% $0.00
17 35
Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
NUMBER
DEPT.

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ACCOUNT
NUMBER FEE DESCRIPTION Current Fee Proposed FY 2025-26 Fee % Change Change

CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
100 5435 332.02-00 Stormwater Plan Review (In-house) Deposit determined by staff with charges at the fully allocated hourly rates for all involved personnel
Deposit determined by staff with charges at the fully
allocated hourly rates for all involved personnel 0.0% $0.00 100 5435 332.02-00 Stormwater Plan Review (Contract) Deposit determined by staff with charges at actual contract costs plus 25%
Deposit determined by staff with charges at actual
contract costs plus 25% 0.0% $0.00
100 5435 332.02-00 SWPP Stormwater Inspection Charges at the fully allocated hourly rates for all staff involved plus any actual contract costs
Charges at the fully allocated hourly rates for all staff involved plus any actual contract costs 0.0% $0.00
100 5435 332.03-00 Encroachment Permit (Utility) Charges at the fully allocated hourly rates for all staff involved plus any actual contract costs
Charges at the fully allocated hourly rates for all staff involved plus any actual contract costs 0.0% $0.00
100 5435 332.03-00 Encroachment Permit (Non-Utility) $368 per permit $378 per permit 4.0% $10.00 100 5435 332.03-00 Temporary Encroachment Permit $187 per permit $192 per permit 4.0% $5.00 100 5435 332.03-00 Landscape Plan Review/Inspection
Deposit determined by staff with charges at the fully
allocated hourly rates for all personnel involved plus
any contract costs
Deposit determined by staff with charges at the fully
allocated hourly rates for all personnel involved plus
any contract costs

0.0% $0.00
100 5435 332.15-00 Additional Engineering Plan Review/Inspection (In-house) Deposit determined by staff with charges at the fully allocated hourly rates for all involved personnel
Deposit determined by staff with charges at the fully
allocated hourly rates for all involved personnel 0.0% $0.00 100 5435 332.15-00 Additional Engineering Plan Review/Inspection (Contract) Deposit determined by staff with charges at actual contract costs plus 25%
Deposit determined by staff with charges at actual
contract costs plus 25% 0.0% $0.00
100 5435 332.15-00 Miscellaneous Engineering Services (In-house) Deposit determined by staff with charges at the fully allocated hourly rates for all involved personnel
Deposit determined by staff with charges at the fully
allocated hourly rates for all involved personnel 0.0% $0.00 100 5435 332.15-00 Miscellaneous Engineering Services (Contract) Deposit determined by staff with charges at actual contract costs plus 25%
Deposit determined by staff with charges at actual
contract costs plus 25% 0.0% $0.00
100 5435 332.15-00 Wide Load Permit (Single Permit) $17 per permit $16 per permit 0.0% $0.00 100 5435 332.15-00 Wide Load Permit (Annual Permit) $93 per permit $96 per permit 3.0% $3.00 100 5435 332.15-00 House Moving permit
Deposit determined by staff with charges at the fully
allocated hourly rates for all staff involved plus any
actual contract costs
Deposit determined by staff with charges at the fully
allocated hourly rates for all staff involved plus any
actual contract costs

0.0% $0.00
100 5435 332.15-00 Haul Route Permit $187 per permit $192 per permit 4.0% $5.00 100 5435 332.03-00 Sidewalk Dining Permit (New) $301 per permit $309 per permit 4.0% $8.00 100 5435 332.03-00 Sidewalk Dining Permit (Renewal) $67 per permit $69 per permit 3.0% $2.00 100 5435 000-03-32 Sidewalk Vending Permit $104 per permit $107 per permit 4.0% $3.00 381 0000 363.01-00 Assessment Apportionment Fee
Deposit determined by staff with charges at the fully
allocated hourly rates for all staff involved plus any
actual contract costs
Deposit determined by staff with charges at the fully
allocated hourly rates for all staff involved plus any
actual contract costs

0.0% $0.00
Sewer service charge
420 0000 368.03-00 Residential $625.80 $625.80 0.0% $0.00 420 0000 368.03-00 Apartment Units $427.16 $427.16 0.0% $0.00 420 0000 368.03-00 Non-residential (Per Hundred Cubit Foot) $3.87 $3.87 0.0% $0.00 420 0000 368.05-00 Non-residential Wastewater Contribution Permit Application $1,337.00 $1,373.00 3.0% $36.00 420 0000 368.09-00 Sewer connections (If not paid through assessment dist.) $5,351.00 $5,495.00 3.0% $144.00 420 0000 Hotel Sewer Connection Fees (Per Room) $2,209.00 $2,269.00 3.0% $60.00 420 0000 368.09-00 Public/Private Pool sewer connection (As % of building permit fee) 10% 10% 0.0% $0.00 420 0000 368-11-00 Sewer Lateral Certificate $228 per certificate $234 per certificate 2.6% $0.00

PLANNING DIVISION
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Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
NUMBER
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CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
Staff Services
100 5235 362.04-00 Planning Staff Counter Service, first 15 minutes No Charge No Charge 0.0% $0.00 100 5235 362.04-00 Planning Staff Service Pre-Submittal Review $779 per application $800 per application 2.7% $21.00 100 5235 362.04-00 Time Extension (Administrative)
100 5235 362.04-00 Time Extension (Legislative, where not otherwise specified) 100 5235 362.04-00 Administrative Staff Appeal
100 5235 362.04-00 Appeal Administrative Decision (Planning Commission hearing) 100 5235 362.04-00 Appeal Planning Commission Decision (City Council hearing) $5,725 per appeal $5,880 per appeal 2.7% $155.00 Use Permits
100 5235 362.05-01 Temporary Use Permit (TUP) - Administration $825 per application $847.00 2.7% $22.00 100 5235 362.05-01 Temporary Use Permit (TUP) - Planninc Commission (PC) $5,045 per application $5,181.00 2.7% $136.00 100 5235 362.05-01 Administrative/Minor Use Permit $1,105 per application $1,135.00 2.7% $30.00 100 5235 362.05-01 Home - Based Occupation Permit (50% Cost Recovery) $552 per application $567.00 2.7% $15.00 100 5235 362.05-01 Conditional Use Permit (Legislative) $7,339 per application $7,537.00 2.7% $198.00 100 5235 362.05-01 Any Special Use Permit for Wireless Facilities (as outlined in Title 10 Chapter 16 of Hercules Municipal Code)
$5,000 deposit with charges at the fully allocated
hourly rates for all personnel involved plus any
contract costs
$5,000 deposit with charges at the fully allocated
hourly rates for all personnel involved plus any
contract costs

0.0% $0.00
100 5235 362.05-01 Conditional User Permit (CUP) Amendment - Minor $5,055 per application $5,191 per application 2.7% $136.00 100 5235 362.05-01 Private Property Special Event Permit (100-499 attendees) $960 per permit $986 per permit 2.7% $26.00 100 5235 362.05-01 Private Property Special Event Permit (500+ attendees) $2,439 per permit $2,505 per permit 2.7% $66.00 100 5235 362.05-01 Public Property Special Event Permit (100-499 attendees) $2,797 per permit $2,873 per permit 2.7% $76.00 100 5235 362.05-01 Public Property Special Event Permit (500+ attendees) $3,399 per permit $3,491 per permit 2.7% $92.00 100 5235 362.05-01 Paving Plan Review
$2,704 per plan plus actual costs at the fully allocated hourly rate of all involved Engineering staff and any
outside contract costs if stormwater calculations are
needed
$2,777 per plan plus actual costs at the fully allocated hourly rate of all involved Engineering staff and any
outside contract costs if stormwater calculations are
needed

2.7% $73.00
100 5235 362.05-01 Paving Permit $135 per permit $139 per permit 3.0% $4.00 Design
100 5235 362.05-02 Design Review - Administrative $2,346 per application $2,409 per application 2.7% $63.00 100 5235 362.05-02 Design Review - Legislative $7,468 per application $7,670 per application 2.7% $202.00 Subdivision
100 5235 362.05-03 Tentative Parcel/Subdivision Map
Deposit determined by staff with charges at the fully
allocated hourly rates for all personnel involved plus
any contract costs
Deposit determined by staff with charges at the fully
allocated hourly rates for all personnel involved plus
any contract costs

0.0% $0.00
100 5235 362.05-03 Lot Line Adjustment or Parcel Merger, Submission (Per application) $4,069 per application plus actual costs for contract surveyor $4,179.00 2.7% $110.00
100 5235 Tentative Map Extension $2,450 per application $2,516.00 2.7% $66.00 100 5235 Certificate of Compliance
$2,500 deposit with charges at the fully allocated
hourly rates for all personnel involved plus any
contract costs
$2,500 deposit with charges at the fully allocated
hourly rates for all personnel involved plus any
contract costs

0.0% $0.00
Zoning/Variance
100 5235 362.06-01 Variance from Development Standards
$5,000 deposit with charges at the fully allocated
hourly rates for all personnel involved plus any
contract costs
$5,000 deposit with charges at the fully allocated
hourly rates for all personnel involved plus any
contract costs

0.0% $0.00
100 5235 362.06-01 Zoning Designation Change
$5,000 deposit with charges at the fully allocated
hourly rates for all personnel involved plus any
contract costs
$5,000 deposit with charges at the fully allocated
hourly rates for all personnel involved plus any
contract costs

0.0% $0.00
$3,688 per application 2.7% $97.00
$4,834 per appeal 2.7% $127.00
$3,591 per application
$4,707 per appeal
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Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
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CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
100 5235 362.06-01 Zoning Text Amendment
$5,000 deposit with charges at the fully allocated
hourly rates for all personnel involved plus any
contract costs
$5,000 deposit with charges at the fully allocated
hourly rates for all personnel involved plus any
contract costs

0.0% $0.00
100 5235 362.06-01 Zoning Verification Letter $161 per letter $165 per letter 2.5% $4.00 Planning
100 5235 362.06-02 Planned Development Plan (PDP)
$10,000 deposit with charges at the fully allocated
hourly rates
for all personnel involved plus any contract costs
$10,000 deposit with charges at the fully allocated
hourly rates
for all personnel involved plus any contract costs

0.0% $0.00
100 5235 362.06-04 General Plan Amendment
$10,000 deposit with charges at the fully allocated
hourly rates
for all personnel involved plus any contract costs
$10,000 deposit with charges at the fully allocated
hourly rates
for all personnel involved plus any contract costs

0.0% $0.00
100 5235 362.06-02 Development Agreement
$15,000 deposit with charges at the fully allocated
hourly rates
for all personnel involved plus any contract costs
$15,000 deposit with charges at the fully allocated
hourly rates
for all personnel involved plus any contract costs

0.0% $0.00
100 5235 362.06-02 Statewide Community Infrastructure Program $2,500.00 $2,500.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5235 362.06-02 Specific Plan
$10,000 deposit with charges at the fully allocated
hourly rates
for all personnel involved plus any contract costs
$10,000 deposit with charges at the fully allocated
hourly rates
for all personnel involved plus any contract costs

0.0% $0.00
100 5235 362.06-02 Specific Plan Amendment
$10,000 deposit with charges at the fully allocated
hourly rates
for all personnel involved plus any contract costs
$10,000 deposit with charges at the fully allocated
hourly rates
for all personnel involved plus any contract costs

0.0% $0.00
Environmental Review
100 5235 362.06-03 Initial Study/Negative Declaration
$10,000 deposit with charges at actual contract costs
plus 20%
for Staff review; plus County and State filing fees
$10,000 deposit with charges at actual contract costs
plus 20%
for Staff review; plus County and State filing fees

0.0% $0.00
100 5235 362.06-03 Environmental Impact Report
$50,000 deposit with charges at actual contract costs
plus 20%
for Staff review; plus County and State filing fees
$50,000 deposit with charges at actual contract costs
plus 20%
for Staff review; plus County and State filing fees

0.0% $0.00
100 5235 362.06-03Annexation
$20,000 deposit with charges at the fully allocated
hourly rates for all personnel involved plus any
contract costs
$20,000 deposit with charges at the fully allocated
hourly rates for all personnel involved plus any
contract costs

0.0% $0.00
100 5235 362.06-03 Mitigation Monitoring Program Fee is based on an estimate by staff of needed future work
Fee is based on an estimate by staff of needed future
work 0.0% $0.00
100 5235 362.06-03 County Clerk Filing $375.00 City Admin Fee + Pass through of fee(s) set by County
$375.00 City Admin Fee + Pass through of fee(s) set
by County 0.0% $0.00
100 5235 362.06-03 DF&G - Neg. Dec.; Mitigate Neg. Dec.; EIR; Certify Regulatory Program Pass through of fees set by Dept. of Fish & Game Pass through of fees set by Dept. of Fish & Game 0.0% $0.00 Miscellaneous
100 5235 362.05-02 Minor Modification $2,346 per application $2,409 per application 2.7% $63.00 267 5235 331.17-00 General Plan Update Cost Recovery 1% of the construction value of any permit issued 1% of the construction value of any permit issued 0.0% $0.00 100 5235 362.05-02 Preferential Parking District Permit $88 per permit per year $90 per permit per year 2.3% $2.00 100 5235 Various Code Enforce Planning Application Double the original fee
Double the
original fee 0.0% $0.00
100 5235 362.06-01 Property History Letter $649 per letter $667 per letter 2.8% $18.00 20 38
Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
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CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
100 5235 362.06-01 Extra Plan Review/Inspection
Deposit determined by staff with charges at the fully
allocated hourly rates for all personnel involved plus
any contract costs
Deposit determined by staff with charges at the fully
allocated hourly rates for all personnel involved plus
any contract costs

0.0% $0.00
100 5235 362.06-01 Planning Miscellaneous Review
Deposit determined by staff with charges at the fully
allocated hourly rates for all personnel involved plus
any contract costs
Deposit determined by staff with charges at the fully
allocated hourly rates for all personnel involved plus
any contract costs

0.0% $0.00
* All fees listed reflect the actual planning fee, plus the City's 5% imaging Fee and 5% Technology Enhancement Fee. 100 5236 or 38 331.00-80 Title-24 Energy plan check fee 25% of building fee 25% of building fee 0.0% $0.00 100 5236 or 38 331.00-80 Title-24 Accessibility plan check fee 25% of building fee 25% of building fee 0.0% $0.00 100 5236 or 38 331.05-00 The City follows the most current edition of the UBC fee schedule for any fee that is not listed in either the County or City fee schedule. See UBC See UBC 0.0% $0.00 100 5263 or 38 395.04-19 Building Division and Training Fund: AB 1608 Compliance 0.00 for every $1,000 of valuation 0.00 for every $1,000 of valuation 0.0% $0.00 Service Fees
100 5238 Code Enforcement Inspection Charges at the fully allocated hourly rates for all personnel involved plus any contract costs
Charges at the fully allocated hourly rates for all
personnel involved plus any contract costs 0.0% $0.00
100 5238 Code Enforcement Hearing $1,334 per hearing $1,370 per hearing 2.7% $36.00 100 5238 Inspection Warrant $1,126 per warrant plus attorney and court fees $1,156 per warrant plus attorney and court fees 2.7% $30.00 Administrative Fees
100 5238 Administrative Citation -Each Infraction -1st offense in 12 months $100.00 $100.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5238 Administrative Citation -Each Infraction -2nd offense in 12 months $200.00 $200.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5238 Administrative Citation -Each Infraction -3rd offense in 12 months $500.00 $500.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5238 Abatement Warrant $1,412 per warrant plus attorney and court fees $1,450 per warrant plus attorney and court fees 2.7% $38.00 100 5238 Lien and Special Assessment $1,126 per lien plus any attorney and County fees $1,156 per lien plus any attorney and County fees 2.7% $30.00 Nuisance Abatement
100 5238 Nuisance Abatement Charges at the fully allocated hourly rates for all personnel involved plus any contract costs
Charges at the fully allocated hourly rates for all
personnel involved plus any contract costs 0.0% $0.00

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Development Impact Fees
Single Family (Per dwelling unit)
247 5238 362.50-00 Park and Recreation Facilities $1,770.00 $1,770.00 0.0% $0.00 249 5238 362.50-00 Public Benefit for the Bayfront Project only5 $4,000.00 $4,000.00 0.0% $0.00 241 5238 362.50-00 General Public Facilities $858.00 $858.00 0.0% $0.00 244 5238 362.50-00 Police Facilities $1,522.00 $1,522.00 0.0% $0.00 246 5238 362.50-00 Fire Facilities8 $1,886.00 $1,886.00 0.0% $0.00 261 5238 362.50-00 Transportation Facilities Fee $6,204.00 $6,204.00 0.0% $0.00 420 0000 368.10-00 Sewer Facilities6 $4,857.00 $4,857.00 0.0% $0.00 242 5238 362.45-00 Community Development Tax (Approved by Voters) $1,500.00 $1,500.00 0.0% $0.00 264 5238 362.55-00 West County Sub-regional Transportation Mitigation Fee1 $6,964.00 $6,908.00 -1.0% -$56.00 Multi Family (Per dwelling unit)
247 5238 362.50-00 Park and Recreation Facilities $1,072.00 $1,072.00 0.0% $0.00

BUILDING INSPECTION DIVISION

CODE ENFORCEMENT
21 39
Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
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CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
249 5238 362.50-00 Public Benefit for the Bayfront Project only5 $2,350.00 $2,350.00 0.0% $0.00 241 5238 362.50-00 General Public Facilities $538.00 $538.00 0.0% $0.00 244 5238 362.50-00 Police Facilities $950.00 $950.00 0.0% $0.00 264 5238 362.55-00 West County Sub-regional Transportation Mitigation Fee1 $3,431.00 $3,404.00 -1.0% -$27.00 246 5238 362.50-00 Fire Facilities (MF - Apartment)8 $1,163.00 $1,163.00 0.0% $0.00 246 5238 362.50-00 Fire Facilities (MF - Accessory Dwelling Units)8 $881.00 $881.00 0.0% $0.00 261 5238 362.50-00 Transportation Facilities Fee $3,511.00 $3,511.00 0.0% $0.00 420 0000 368.10-00 Sewer Facilities6 $4,857.00 $4,857.00 0.0% $0.00 242 5238 362.45-00 Community Development Tax (Approved by Voters) $1,500.00 $1,500.00 0.0% $0.00 Commercial Retail - Flex (Per building square foot)
249 5238 362.50-00 Public Benefit for the Bayfront Project only5 $0.20 $0.20 0.0% $0.00 241 5238 362.50-00 General Public Facilities $0.28 $0.28 0.0% $0.00 244 5238 362.50-00 Police Facilities $0.51 $0.51 0.0% $0.00 246 5238 362.50-00 Fire Facilities8 $1.00 $1.00 0.0% $0.00 261 5238 362.50-00 Transportation Facilities Fee4 $8.00 $8.00 0.0% $0.00 420 0000 368.10-00 Sewer Facilities6 $0.62 $0.62 0.0% $0.00 264 5238 362.55-00 West County Sub-regional Transportation Mitigation Fee1 $8.44 $8.37 -1.0% -$0.07 Office (Per building square foot)
249 5238 362.50-00 Public Benefit for the Bayfront Project only5 $0.20 $0.20 0.0% $0.00 241 5238 362.50-00 General Public Facilities $0.28 $0.28 0.0% $0.00 244 5238 362.50-00 Police Facilities $0.51 $0.51 0.0% $0.00 246 5238 362.50-00 Fire Facilities8 $1.00 $1.00 0.0% $0.00 261 5238 362.50-00 Transportation Facilities Fee4 $6.00 $6.00 0.0% $0.00 420 0000 368.10-00 Sewer Facilities6 $1.00 $1.00 0.0% $0.00 264 5238 362.55-00 West County Sub-regional Transportation Mitigation Fee1 $11.17 $11.08 -1.0% -$0.09 Industrial (Per building square foot)
241 5238 362.50-00 General Public Facilities $0.49 $0.49 0.0% $0.00 244 5238 362.50-00 Police Facilities $0.22 $0.22 0.0% $0.00 246 5238 362.50-00 Fire Facilities8 $1.00 $1.00 0.0% $0.00 261 5238 362.50-00 Transportation Facilities Fee4 $6.00 $6.00 0.0% $0.00 420 0000 368.10-00 Sewer Facilities6 $1.00 $1.00 0.0% $0.00 264 5238 362.55-00 West County Sub-regional Transportation Mitigation Fee1 $7.07 $7.06 0.0% -$0.01 Hotel (Per room)7
249 5238 362.50-00 Public Benefit for the Bayfront Project only5 $0.20 $0.20 0.0% $0.00 241 5238 362.50-00 General Public Facilities $28.00 $28.00 0.0% $0.00 244 5238 362.50-00 Police Facilities $31.00 $31.00 0.0% $0.00 246 5238 362.50-00 Fire Facilities8 $114.00 $114.00 0.0% $0.00 261 5238 362.50-00 Transportation Facilities Fee $2,277.00 $2,277.00 0.0% $0.00 421 0000 368.09-00 Hotel Sewer Facility Fee $1,878.00 $1,878.00 0.0% $0.00 264 5238 362.55-00 West County Sub-regional Transportation Mitigation Fee1 $4,426.00 $4,421.00 0.0% -$5.00 Other Sub-regional Transportation Mitigation (STMP) Fees:
22 40
Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
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CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
264 5238 362.55-00 Senior Housing (Per dwelling unit)1 $1,868.00 $1,866.00 0.0% -$2.00 264 5238 362.55-00 Storage Facility (Per building square foot)1 $0.97 $1.02 5.0% $0.05 264 5238 362.55-00 Other buildings not listed (Per AM peak hour trips generated)1 $9,346.00 $9,336.00 0.0% -$10.00 264 5238 362.55-00 Other City Transportation Facilities Fee Delete 35 #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! Other Community Development Fees
264 5238 362.55-00 Fast Food (per sq. ft.) $36.00 $36.00 0.0% $0.00 264 5238 362.55-00 Fuel Station (pe pump) $6,436.00 $6,436.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5238 331.12-00 SMIP Fee Residential $10 per each $100,000 of building valuation
$10 per each $100,000 of
building valuation 0.0% $0.00
100 5238 331.12-00 SMIP Fee Commercial $10 per each $100,000 of building valuation $10 per each $100,000 of building valuation 0.0% $0.00 Green Building Fee Schedule:3
100 5238 331.16-00 $1.00 - $25,000.00 Permit Valuation $1.00 $1.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5238 331.16-00 $25,001.00 - $50,000.00 Permit Valuation $2.00 $2.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5238 331.16-00 $50,001.00 - $75,000.00 Permit Valuation $3.00 $3.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5238 331.16-00 $75,001.00 - $100,000.00 Permit Valuation $4.00 $4.00 0.0% $0.00 100 5238 331.16-00 Every $25,000.00 or fraction thereof above $100,000.00 Add $1.01 Add $1.01 0.0% $0.00 100 5238 331.05-00 Demo inspection Review $71.00 $73.00 3.0% $2.00 100 5238 331.10-00 Filing Fee 25% of Building Fee 25% of Building Fee 0.0% $0.00 1STMP fees are collected by the City and remitted to WCCTAC in accordance with Master Coop Agreement.
2SMIP fees are collected by the City and remitted to State of California 3GBF fees are collected by the City and remitted to State of California 4Consistent with the Mitigation Fee Act, transportation fees for fast food, fuel, and other uses with much different traffic volumes can be evaluated for higher or lower fee in accordance with the Nexus study. 5Public Benefit fees only paid by Bayfront development with locked fees per DA.
6Sewer Facility fees are separate from and do not include sewer service charges or sewer connection fees.
7Not including Sewer facilities fees, which are based on building square footage.
8Fire facility fees are collected by the City and remitted to the Rodeo- Hercules Fire District.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM
640 6000 395.00-00 Affordable Housing In-Lieu Fee Per Code Per Code 0.0% $0.00 640 6000 395.00-00 Annual Compliance/Monitoring Fee $31.00 $32.00 3.0% $1.00 640 6000 395.00-00 Code Compliance Inspection $154.00 $158.00 3.0% $4.00 640 6000 369.07-01 Credit $31.00 $32.00 3.0% $1.00
640 6000 395.00-00 Default Monitoring Actual cost + 20% admin fee Actual cost + 20% admin fee 0.0% $0.00 640 6000 395.00-00 Foreclosure (Fee charged by 3rd party service provider) Actual cost + 20% admin fee Actual cost + 20% admin fee 0.0% $0.00 640 6000 369.07-93 Homebuyer Education $33.00 $34.00 3.0% $1.00 640 6000 395.00-00 Loan Documents Preparation Fee $308.00 $316.00 3.0% $8.00 640 6000 395.00-00 Notary (First signature) $11.00 $11.00 0.0% $0.00 640 6000 395.00-00 Each additional signature $6.00 $6.00 0.0% $0.00 640 6000 395.00-00 Pay-Off Demand $62.00 $64.00 3.0% $2.00 23 41
Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
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CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
640 6000 395.00-00 Rehab Work Write-up/Inspection Fee $92.00 $94.00 2.0% $2.00 640 6000 395.00-00 Reconveyance $154.00 $158.00 3.0% $4.00 640 6000 395.00-00 Recording Fee (Fee paid to County Recorder) Actual cost + 20% admin fee Actual cost + 20% admin fee 0.0% $0.00 640 6000 395.00-00 Resale Restriction Calculation $62.00 $64.00 3.0% $2.00 640 6000 395.00-00 Subordination $154.00 $158.00 3.0% $4.00 640 6000 395.00-00 Wiring Fee $23.00 $24.00 4.0% $1.00

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
601 0000 395.00-00 Application Packaging Fee $64.00 $66.00 3.0% $2.00 601 0000 395.00-00 Default Monitoring Actual cost + 20% admin fee Actual cost + 20% admin fee 0.0% $0.00 601 0000 395.00-00 Foreclosure (Fee charged by 3rd party service provider) Actual cost + 20% admin fee Actual cost + 20% admin fee 0.0% $0.00 601 0000 395.00-00 Loan Documents Preparation Fee $321.00 $330.00 3.0% $9.00 601 0000 395.00-00 Notary (First signature) $10.00 $10.00 0.0% $0.00 601 0000 395.00-00 Each additional signature $6.00 $6.00 0.0% $0.00 601 0000 395.00-00 Pay-Off Demand $64.00 $66.00 3.0% $2.00 601 0000 395.00-00 Reconveyance $160.00 $164.00 2.0% $4.00 601 0000 395.00-00 Recording Fee (Fee paid to County Recorder) Actual cost + 20% admin fee Actual cost + 20% admin fee 0.0% $0.00 601 0000 395.00-00 Subordination Actual cost + 20% admin fee Actual cost + 20% admin fee 0.0% $0.00 601 0000 395.00-00 Title Insurance Actual cost + 20% admin fee Actual cost + 20% admin fee 0.0% $0.00 601 0000 395.00-00 Wiring Fee Actual cost + 20% admin fee Actual cost + 20% admin fee 0.0% $0.00 601 0000 395.00-00 Late Fee (Per day after due date) $5.00 $5.00 0.0% $0.00

BUSINESS LICENSE FEES
Retail, Wholesale, Service, and Manufacturer
Based On Average Monthly Gross Receipts (Annual Fee)
100 0000 316.00-00 Business License Processing Actual Contract Costs Actual Contract Costs 0.0% $0.00 100 0000 316.00-00 Disability Access and Education Fee (30% to be paid to Division of the State Architect) Division of the State Architect mandated $4.00 Fee. Division of the State Architect mandated $4.00 Fee. 0.0% $0.00 100 0000 316.00-00 Zero to $1,000 $47.00 $48.00 2.0% $1.00 100 0000 316.00-00 1,000.01 to 1,500 $60.00 $62.00 3.0% $2.00 100 0000 316.00-00 1,500.01 to 2,000 $70.00 $72.00 3.0% $2.00 100 0000 316.00-00 2,000.01 to 3,000 $93.00 $96.00 3.0% $3.00 100 0000 316.00-00 3,000.01 to 4,000 $117.00 $120.00 3.0% $3.00 100 0000 316.00-00 4,000.01 to 5,000 $141.00 $145.00 3.0% $4.00 100 0000 316.00-00 5,000.01 to 6,000 $162.00 $166.00 2.0% $4.00 100 0000 316.00-00 6,000.01 to 8,000 $187.00 $192.00 3.0% $5.00 100 0000 316.00-00 8,000.01 to 10,000 $211.00 $217.00 3.0% $6.00 100 0000 316.00-00 10,000.01 to 12,000 $232.00 $238.00 3.0% $6.00 24 42
Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
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CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
100 0000 316.00-00 12,000.01 to 14,000 $258.00 $265.00 3.0% $7.00 100 0000 316.00-00 14,000.01 to 16,000 $279.00 $287.00 3.0% $8.00 100 0000 316.00-00 16,000.01 to 18,000 $302.00 $310.00 3.0% $8.00 100 0000 316.00-00 18,000.01 to 20,000 $328.00 $337.00 3.0% $9.00 100 0000 316.00-00 20,000.01 to 25,000 $373.00 $383.00 3.0% $10.00 100 0000 316.00-00 25,000.01 to 30,000 $420.00 $431.00 3.0% $11.00 100 0000 316.00-00 30,000.01 to 35,000 $465.00 $478.00 3.0% $13.00 100 0000 316.00-00 35,000.01 to 40,000 $511.00 $525.00 3.0% $14.00 100 0000 316.00-00 40,000.01 to 45,000 $559.00 $574.00 3.0% $15.00 100 0000 316.00-00 45,000.01 to 50,000 $606.00 $622.00 3.0% $16.00 100 0000 316.00-00 50,000.01 to 60,000 $652.00 $670.00 3.0% $18.00 100 0000 316.00-00 60,000.01 to 70,000 $698.00 $717.00 3.0% $19.00 100 0000 316.00-00 70,000.01 to 80,000 $746.00 $766.00 3.0% $20.00 100 0000 316.00-00 80,000.01 to 90,000 $792.00 $813.00 3.0% $21.00 100 0000 316.00-00 90,000.01 to 100,000 $838.00 $861.00 3.0% $23.00 100 0000 316.00-00 100,000.01 to 130,000 $931.00 $956.00 3.0% $25.00 100 0000 316.00-00 130,000.01 to 160,000 $1,024.00 $1,052.00 3.0% $28.00 100 0000 316.00-00 160,000.01 to 200,000 $1,165.00 $1,196.00 3.0% $31.00 100 0000 316.00-00 200,000.01 to 350,000 $1,396.00 $1,434.00 3.0% $38.00 100 0000 316.00-00 350,000.01 to 500,000 $1,629.00 $1,673.00 3.0% $44.00 100 0000 316.00-00 500,000.01 to 650,000 $1,978.00 $2,031.00 3.0% $53.00 100 0000 316.00-00 650,000.01 to 800,000 $2,327.00 $2,390.00 3.0% $63.00 100 0000 316.00-00 800,000.01 to 1,000,000 $2,791.00 $2,866.00 3.0% $75.00 25 43
Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
NUMBER
DEPT.

NUMBER

ACCOUNT
NUMBER FEE DESCRIPTION Current Fee Proposed FY 2025-26 Fee % Change Change

CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
100 0000 316.00-00 1,000,000.01 to 2,000,000 (Base Fee + $1.00 per $1,000 in excess of $1M up to $2M) $2,791.00 $2,866.00 3.0% $75.00
100 0000 316.00-00 2,000,000.01 to 4,000,000 (Base Fee + $.80 per $1,000 in excess of $2M up to $4M) $3,955.00 $4,062.00 3.0% $107.00
100 0000 316.00-00 4,000,000.01 to 7,000,000 (Base Fee + $.60 per $1,000 in excess of $4M up to $7M) $5,816.00 $5,973.00 3.0% $157.00
100 0000 316.00-00 7,000,000.01 to 10,000,000 (Base Fee + $.40 per $1,000 in excess of $7M up to $10M) $7,911.00 $8,125.00 3.0% $214.00
100 0000 316.00-00 Over 10,000,000 (Base Fee + $.20 per $1,000 in excess of $10M with no cap) $9,305.00 $9,556.00 3.0% $251.00 Contractor and Subcontractor
100 0000 316.00-00 Zero to $4,000 (Average monthly gross receipts) (Times 2, 3, or 4 if paying for 1/2, 3/4, or full year) $30.00 $31.00 3.0% $1.00
100 0000 316.00-00 4,000.01 to 5,000 $37.00 $38.00 3.0% $1.00 100 0000 316.00-00 5,000.01 to 6,000 $42.00 $43.00 2.0% $1.00 100 0000 316.00-00 6,000.01 to 8,000 $47.00 $48.00 2.0% $1.00 100 0000 316.00-00 8,000.01 to 10,000 $52.00 $53.00 2.0% $1.00 100 0000 316.00-00 10,000.01 to 12,000 $60.00 $62.00 3.0% $2.00 100 0000 316.00-00 12,000.01 to 14,000 $65.00 $67.00 3.0% $2.00 100 0000 316.00-00 14,000.01 to 16,000 $70.00 $72.00 3.0% $2.00 100 0000 316.00-00 16,000.01 to 18,000 $76.00 $78.00 3.0% $2.00 100 0000 316.00-00 18,000.01 to 20,000 $81.00 $83.00 2.0% $2.00 100 0000 316.00-00 20,000.01 to 25,000 $93.00 $96.00 3.0% $3.00 100 0000 316.00-00 25,000.01 to 30,000 $106.00 $109.00 3.0% $3.00 100 0000 316.00-00 30,000.01 to 35,000 $117.00 $120.00 3.0% $3.00 100 0000 316.00-00 35,000.01 to 40,000 $128.00 $131.00 2.0% $3.00 100 0000 316.00-00 40,000.01 to 45,000 $152.00 $156.00 3.0% $4.00 100 0000 316.00-00 45,000.01 to 50,000 $152.00 $156.00 3.0% $4.00 100 0000 316.00-00 50,000.01 to 60,000 $162.00 $166.00 2.0% $4.00 Based On Average Monthly Gross Receipts (Quarterly Fee) 26 44
Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
NUMBER
DEPT.

NUMBER

ACCOUNT
NUMBER FEE DESCRIPTION Current Fee Proposed FY 2025-26 Fee % Change Change

CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
100 0000 316.00-00 60,000.01 to 70,000 $176.00 $181.00 3.0% $5.00 100 0000 316.00-00 70,000.01 to 80,000 $187.00 $192.00 3.0% $5.00 100 0000 316.00-00 80,000.01 to 90,000 $198.00 $203.00 3.0% $5.00 100 0000 316.00-00 90,000.01 to 100,000 $211.00 $217.00 3.0% $6.00 100 0000 316.00-00 100,000.01 to 130,000 $232.00 $238.00 3.0% $6.00 100 0000 316.00-00 130,000.01 to 160,000 $258.00 $265.00 3.0% $7.00 100 0000 316.00-00 160,000.01 to 200,000 $292.00 $300.00 3.0% $8.00 100 0000 316.00-00 200,000.01 to 350,000 $349.00 $358.00 3.0% $9.00 100 0000 316.00-00 350,000.01 to 500,000 $408.00 $419.00 3.0% $11.00 100 0000 316.00-00 500,000.01 to 650,000 $495.00 $508.00 3.0% $13.00 100 0000 316.00-00 650,000.01 to 800,000 $583.00 $599.00 3.0% $16.00 100 0000 316.00-00 800,000.01 to 1,000,000 $698.00 $717.00 3.0% $19.00 100 0000 316.00-00 1,000,000.01 to 2,000,000 (Base Fee + $.25 per $1,000 in excess of $1M up to $2M) $698.00 $717.00 3.0% $19.00
100 0000 316.00-00 2,000,000.01 to 4,000,000 (Base Fee + $.20 per $1,000 in excess of $2M up to $4M) $989.00 $1,016.00 3.0% $27.00
100 0000 316.00-00 4,000,000.01 to 7,000,000 (Base Fee + $.15 per $1,000 in excess of $4M up to $7M) $1,453.00 $1,492.00 3.0% $39.00
100 0000 316.00-00 7,000,000.01 to 10,000,000 (Base Fee + $.10 per $1,000 in excess of $7M up to $10M) $1,978.00 $2,031.00 3.0% $53.00
100 0000 316.00-00 Over 10,000,000 (Base Fee + $.05 per $1,000 in excess of $10M with no cap) $2,327.00 $2,390.00 3.0% $63.00 Miscellaneous Business Fees
(Fees Based On Various Frequencies Or Units)
100 0000 316.00-00 Billiard or Pool Halls and Card Rooms (Per year per table in addition to Gross Receipts Tax). $24.00 $25.00 4.0% $1.00
100 0000 316.00-00 Boxing and wrestling matches (Per exhibition). $117.00 $120.00 3.0% $3.00 100 0000 316.00-00 Carnivals (Per week). $583.00 $599.00 3.0% $16.00 100 0000 316.00-00 Circuses (Per day). $117.00 $120.00 3.0% $3.00 100 0000 316.00-00 Coin operated amusement devices (Per year per device). $232.00 $238.00 3.0% $6.00 27 45
Established by Government Code.

Established by County/District/Voters.

Established by the State & Former Redevelopment Fees.

New recommended fee.

Rate Increased by 2.7% based on the Consuper Price Index (CPI), San Francisco Area - February 2025.

Rate increased based on Market Comparison with other Jurisdictions.

Rate change based on Nexus Calculation approved by the Council on June 10, 2025.

The service is no longer available and is recommended for removal from the Master Fee Schedule.

No changes made due to Market Comparison and on fees that are based on actual costs and percentage of total costs.

Applied to the Current Fee
CPI - February to February 2025: 2.7%
FUND
NUMBER
DEPT.

NUMBER

ACCOUNT
NUMBER FEE DESCRIPTION Current Fee Proposed FY 2025-26 Fee % Change Change

CITY OF HERCULES

MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Effective September 23, 2025
100 0000 316.00-00 Dances at which admission is charged (Each date). $60.00 $62.00 3.0% $2.00 100 0000 316.00-00 Farmers Market (Per year) $16.00 $16.00 0.0% $0.00 100 0000 316.00-00 Merry-go-rounds (Per day). $11.00 $11.00 0.0% $0.00 100 0000 316.00-00 Portable skating rinks (Per quarter). $117.00 $120.00 3.0% $3.00 100 0000 316.00-00 Peddling or soliciting (Per quarter). $60.00 $62.00 3.0% $2.00 100 0000 316.00-00
Professional Persons, i.e. Accountant, Chiropractor, Dentist, Engineer, Lawyer, Optometrist, Osteopath, Physician, Surgeon, Veterinarian, Mortician, etc. (Per each professional per year).
$187.00 $192.00 3.0% $5.00
100 0000 316.00-00
Selling bankrupt, depreciated or damaged stock of goods, when the same are presented as being sold for less than in the usual course of business (Per quarter).
$465.00 $478.00 3.0% $13.00
100 0000 316.00-00
Traveling exhibitions e.g. telescopes, microscopes, lung testers, ball and knife or ring throwing or any similar exhibitions for which no other rate is fixed herein (Per week).
$117.00 $120.00 3.0% $3.00
100 0000 316.00-00
Traveling, advertising and sales promotional enterprises, whether operating directly or under the sponsorship of a local organization, where any remuneration is received by such enterprise for its activity within the City (Per quarter)
.
$117.00 $120.00 3.0% $3.00
100 0000 316.00-00 (Per day for first three days). $24.00 $25.00 4.0% $1.00 100 0000 316.00-00 (Per day thereafter). $13.00 $13.00 0.0% $0.00 100 0000 316.00-00
Trucks using City streets for the transportation of goods, wares, and merchandise, except as are exempted from the payment of municipal license fees by state or federal law, and except when such trucks are used in connection with businesses already paying a license fee under this Chapter, and except those who are under the Highway Carriers Uniform Business License Tax pursuant to Paragraph 4306 of the Public Utilities Code (Per year per truck).
$117.00 $120.00 3.0% $3.00
100 0000 316.00-00 Vending Machines (Per year per machine). $47.00 $48.00 2.0% $1.00 28 46

CONSENT CALENDAR

AGENDA ITEMS

1. 25-261

2. 25-248

3. 25-249
47 111 Civic Drive
Hercules, CA 94547City of Hercules
Meeting Minutes
City Council
Mayor Dion Bailey
Vice Mayor Chris Kelley
Council Member Alex Walker-Griffin
Council Member Dilli Bhattarai
Council Member Tiffany Grimsley
Dante Hall, City Manager
Christie Crowl, City Attorney
Eibleis Melendez, City Clerk
5:30 PMTuesday, September 9, 2025
CLOSED SESSION - 5:30 P.M., REGULAR MEETING - 7:00 P.M
In-Person in Council Chambers or Via Zoom:

Zoom ID: 861 7326 1308 Zoom Passcode: 017005
Zoom Phone Number: 1-669-900-6833
I. SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION – CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL - 5:30 P.M.

IA. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ANY REQUEST FROM A COUNCIL MEMBER TO

PARTICIPATE IN A MEETING REMOTELY DUE TO JUST CAUSE OR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES PURSUANT TO AB 2449
Council Member Dilli Bhattarai, Mayor D. Bailey, Vice Mayor C. Kelley, and Council Member A. Walker-Griffin

Present: 4 -
Council Member T. GrimsleyAbsent: 1 -
II. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION - CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
NONE
III. CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION
The Hercules City Council will meet in Closed Session regarding the following:

The City Attorney read the titles of the items to be discussed in Closed Session. City Council and Staff recessed in Closed Session.

1. 25-234
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 Conference With Labor Negotiators - City Negotiators: Dante Hall, City Manager; Edwin Gato, Director of Finance; relative to the following employee groups:
a. Teamsters Local 315 Employee Organizations
b. Hercules Police Officers Association
c. Hercules Senior Manager Employee Group
d. Confidential Unrepresented Employee Group

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e. Mid Management Employee Group

2. 25-235 Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - Title: City Attorney
IV. REGULAR MEETING – CONVENE TO OPEN SESSION - ROLL CALL - 7:00 P.M.

Mayor Bailey called the meeting to order at 7:07 P.M.

Council Member Dilli Bhattarai, Mayor D. Bailey, Vice Mayor C. Kelley, and Council Member A. Walker-Griffin

Present: 4 -
Council Member T. GrimsleyAbsent: 1 -
V. REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION
There was no final or reportable action taken in Closed Session.

VI. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Walker-Griffin.

VII. MOMENT OF SILENCE
Mayor Bailey requested a Moment of Silence for Abigail Wong, a long time Hercules resident who recently passed away.

VIII. INTRODUCTIONS/PRESENTATIONS/COMMISSION REPORTS

1. 25-236 Proclamation - Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance
Proclamation - Patriot Day- 9/11 Day of RemembranceAttachments:

Mayor Bailey read the proclamation. Council provided remarks. No public comment.

IX. AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS
NONE
X. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
Public comment was provided by Sarah Creeley.

This time is reserved for members of the public to address issues not included in the agenda. In accordance with the Brown Act, Council will refer to staff any matters brought before them at this time, and those matters may be placed on a future agenda.

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XI. PUBLIC HEARINGS

1. 25-224 Design Review Permit (DRP) 24-02, Vesting Tentative Map (VTM) 24-01, and Planned Development Plan (PDP) 24-01
RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing, receive the staff report and presentation, receive comments from the public and interested parties and adopt a Resolution (Attachment 1) for the approval of Design Review Permit (DRP) 24-02, Vesting Tentative Map (VTM) 24-01, and Initial/Final Planned Development Plan (PDP) 24-01 for a 168 dwelling unit Bayfront Blocks K-L-M-O-P housing development and finds that the proposed project will not result in any new, significant impacts that were not examined in the 2011 Certified EIR, and that none of the circumstances that would require preparation of an addendum or a subsequent of supplemental EIR under CEQA exists.

Staff Report
Attach 1 - Resolution Waterfront Blocks K-L-M-O-P
Exhibit A - Bayfront Blocks K-L-M-O-P Project Conditions of Approval Exhibit B - Implementing Development Agreement Conditions of Approval
Exhibit C - Bayfront Blocks K-L-M-O-P – Development Plans Exhibit C.1 - Bayfront Blocks K-L-M-O-P - Architectural Consistency Exhibit D - Bayfront Blocks K-L-M-O-P - CEQA Conformity Findings to Certified EIR
Exhibit E - Bayfront Blocks K-L-M-O-P - Findings with Facts Exhibit F - Bayfront Blocks K-L-M-O-P - Traffic Report Attach 2 - Planning Commission Resolution 25-05
Staff Presentation
Applicant Presentation
Attachments:

Community Development Director, Tim Rood, introduced the item and presented. Representatives from Ledcor and presented and were in attendance to answer questions. Council asked questions and provided comments. Ledcor, Public Works Director, Glenn Dombeck and Director Rood provided a response. Mayor Bailey opened the Public Hearing.

Public comment was provided by Tanya Little. Discussion came back to Council. Council asked questions and provided further comment on the project. Director Rood, City Attorney Christie Crowl and Ledcor provided a response. Mayor Bailey closed the Public Hearing. Action was taken on this item.

MOTION: A motion was made by Vice Mayor Kelley, seconded by Council Member Walker-Griffin, to adopt Resolution 25-051 including the change to the Affordable Housing language (Conditions of Approval 5 and 41). (5)The additional information regarding the exterior color and materials and (41) changing

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"permanently" to "affordable for a minimum of 55 years". (Friendly amendment made by Mayor Bailey was accepted by Kelly and Walker-Griffin). The motion carried by the following vote:

Aye: Council Member Dilli Bhattarai, Mayor D. Bailey, Vice Mayor C. Kelley, and Council Member A. Walker-Griffin
4 -

Absent: Council Member T. Grimsley1 -
XII. CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION: A motion was made by Council Member Walker-Griffin, seconded by Vice Mayor Kelley, to adopt the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:

Aye: Council Member Dilli Bhattarai, Mayor D. Bailey, Vice Mayor C. Kelley, and Council Member A. Walker-Griffin
4 -

Absent: Council Member T. Grimsley1 -

1. 25-229
Meeting Minutes for the Regular Meeting of July 22, 2025 Meeting Minutes for the Regular Meeting of July 22, 2025Attachments:

APPROVED

2. 25-228 Meeting Minutes for the Special Meeting of July 29, 2025 Meeting Minutes for the Special Meeting of July 29, 2025Attachments:

APPROVED

3. 25-226 Accept the Investment Report for the Quarter Ending June 30, 2025 RECOMMENDATION:

Accept the Investment Report for the Quarter Ending June 30, 2025 Staff Report
Attach 1 - 4th Quarter Investment Report
Attachments:

APPROVED

4. 25-225 Professional Services Agreement Amendment 1 with M-Group RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution which authorizes the City Manager to sign Amendment 1 (Attachment 2) to the original Professional Services Agreement with M-Group, Agreement No. 25-040 (Agreement), increasing the contract maximum from $125,000 to $166,133 using existing funding.

Staff Report
Attach 1 - Resolution
Attach 2 - Draft Professional Services Agreement - Amendment 1 Attachments:

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RESOLUTION 25-052, APPROVED
XIII. DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION ITEMS

1. 25-233 Foxboro Playground Equipment Pre-Purchase and Amendment to the fiscal year 2025-26 Budget Appropriation
RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute agreements with Gametime, Inc. for a not-to-exceed amount of $142,599.79 to provide playground equipment for use at Foxboro Park and Amend the fiscal year (FY) 2025-26 Budget by $550,000 to allocate funds from the General Fund/Capital Reserve to pay for the associated equipment, materials and improvements.

Staff Report - Foxboro Playground Equipment Pre-Purchase Attach 1 - Resolution
Attach 2 - Purchase Order - Gametime
Attach 3 - Foxboro Park Renderings
Attachments:

Public Works Director and City Engineer, Glenn Dombeck, introduced and presented the item. Representatives from Gates Studios were in attendance via Zoom to answer questions. No public comment. Council asked questions and provided comment. Director Dombeck and Parks and Recreation Director, Christopher Roke, provided a response. Action was taken on this item.

MOTION: A motion was made by Council Member Walker-Griffin, seconded by Council Member Bhattarai, to adopt Resolution 25-055. The motion carried by the following vote:

Aye: Council Member Dilli Bhattarai, Mayor D. Bailey, Vice Mayor C. Kelley, and Council Member A. Walker-Griffin
4 -

Absent: Council Member T. Grimsley1 -

2. 25-230
Award of a Construction Contract to E.E. Gilbert Construction, Inc. for the Bay Trail Soil Nail Wall Sinkhole Repair Project and Appropriating $17,756.60 from the SB1 RMRA Fund to Fully Fund the Contract RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a construction contract with E.E. Gilbert Construction, Inc. in the amount of $77,505.60 for the Bay Trail Soil Nail Wall Sinkhole Repair Project authorizing an additional expenditure of up to $7,751 for a 10% contingency on said construction contract, for a total not to exceed contract amount of $85,256.60 and appropriating $17,756.60 from the SB1 RMRA Fund to fully fund the Contract work.

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Staff Report
Attach 1 - Resolution
Attach 2 - Bay Trail Soil Nail Wall Sinkhole Repair - Project Location Attachments:

Public Works Director and City Engineer, Glenn Dombeck, introduced and presented the item. No public comment. Council made remarks. Action was taken on this item.

MOTION: A motion was made by Vice Mayor Kelley, seconded by Council Member Walker-Griffin, to adopt Resolution 25-053. The motion carried by the following vote:

Aye: Council Member Dilli Bhattarai, Mayor D. Bailey, Vice Mayor C. Kelley, and Council Member A. Walker-Griffin
4 -

Absent: Council Member T. Grimsley1 -

3. 25-231
Award of a Construction Contract to GSP Construction, Inc. for the Police Lobbies Project
RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a construction contract with GSP Construction, Inc. in the amount of $255,216 for the Police Lobbies Project authorizing an additional expenditure of up to $25,522 for a 10% contingency on said construction contract, for a total not to exceed contract amount of $280,738.

Staff Report
Attach 1 - Resolution
Attach 2 - Police Lobbies Location Map
Attachments:

Public Works Director and City Engineer, Glenn Dombeck, introduced and presented the item. No public comment. There were no questions or comments from Council. Action was taken on this item.

MOTION: A motion was made by Council Member Bhattarai, seconded by Council Member Walker-Griffin, to adopt Resolution 25-054. The motion carried by the following vote:

Aye: Council Member Dilli Bhattarai, Mayor D. Bailey, Vice Mayor C. Kelley, and Council Member A. Walker-Griffin
4 -

Absent: Council Member T. Grimsley1 -

4. 25-227
Designation of Voting Delegate and Alternates for the League of California Cities Annual Conference and General Assembly Meeting
RECOMMENDATION:

Designate a voting delegate and alternates for the League of California Cities Annual Conference and General Assembly Meeting to be held October 8-10, 2025 in Long Beach, CA.

Staff Report
Attach 1 - 2025 Voting Delegate Information Packet
Attachments:

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City Clerk, Eibleis Melendez, introduced and presented the item. No public comment. Council provided comment. Direction was provided by Council and action was taken on this item.

MOTION: A motion was made by Council Member Bhattarai, seconded by Vice Mayor Kelley, to designate Mayor Dion Bailey as the Voting Delegate and Vice Mayor Kelley and Council Member Alex Walker- Griffin as the alternates for the League of California Cities Annual Conference and General Assembly Meeting.

The motion carried by the following vote:

Aye: Council Member Dilli Bhattarai, Mayor D. Bailey, Vice Mayor C. Kelley, and Council Member A. Walker-Griffin
4 -

Absent: Council Member T. Grimsley1 -
XIV. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
NONE
This time is reserved for members of the public who were unavailable to attend the Public Communications period during Section X of the meeting, or were unable to speak due to lack of time. The public speaker requirements specified in Section X of this Agenda apply to this Section.

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XV. CITY COUNCIL/CITY MANAGER/CITY ATTORNEY ANNOUNCEMENTS,

COMMITTEE, SUB-COMMITTEE AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE REPORTS

2. City Council Committees and Subcommittees
a. Econ. Dev. Subcommittee
b. Traffic and Public Safety Committee
c. East Bay Economic Development Alliance
d. Education Subcommittee

3. Commission Liaisons
a. Community & Library Services Commission
b. Finance Commission
c. Planning Commisison
City Manager, Dante Hall and City Attorney, Christie Crowl had no announcements

1. Regional Committees
Mayor Bailey reported out on the Marin Clean Energy Board meeting and advertised an upcoming program sponsored by WestCat.

2. City Council Committees and Subcommittees
Vice Mayor Kelley reported out on the East Bay Economic Development Alliance meeting.

3. Commission Liaisons

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No reports were provided
Council Members reported out on events they attended throughout the City and County.

Council Member Walker-Griffin made a future agenda item request to discuss the potential impacts that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: H.R. 1, would have on the city. Council agreed unanimously to discuss this item at a future City Council meeting.

XVI. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Bailey adjourned the meeting at 9:07 P.M.
_________________________________
Dion Bailey, Mayor
Attest:
_______________________________
Eibleis Melendez, City Clerk

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AGENDA ITEMS

2. 25-248
57 STAFF REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL

DATE: Regular Meeting of September 23, 2025

TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council

VIA: Dante Hall, City Manager

SUBMITTED BY: Eibleis Melendez, City Clerk

SUBJECT: Quarterly Review of Future Agenda Items

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Staff recommends that the City Council receive the staff report on the quarterly review of future City Council agenda items.

BACKGROUND:

The City Council has requested that the Future Agenda Items List be reviewed generally on a quarterly basis by the full Council. This list is kept on an updated basis as a tool to assist staff and the City Council in tracking items staff is planning on placing on future agendas, and includes future agenda items requested by City Council consensus or action.

The list is updated by the City Clerk following each City Council meeting and is reviewed each week in the City Manager’s Executive Team meeting.

The Brown Act limits council comments on these future agenda items to clarifying questions, brief announcements, or requests for additional information in connection with an item.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no direct fiscal impact associated with this report.

58 ATTACHMENTS:

1. Future Agenda Items List
59 FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS
Housebound Residence Assistance
Tobacco Retail License
How H.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act could impact the City Regular Meeting Date
9/23/2025
(Items due by 9/8)
Agenda Item/Agenda Title Staff Agenda Action Recommendation/Action Description Quarterly Review of the Future Agenda Items List Melendez Consent It is recommended that the City Council review the Future Agenda Items List on a quarterly basis. This is an informational item.

Auth. for the CM to sign the Transition Services Department Student Work Agreement Roke Consent
Staff recomments that the City Council: 1) Adopt a resolution establishing a student Work Agreement in the WCCUSD
Transistion Services Department; and 2) Auth. the CM to sign the Student Work Agreement for a period of September 2025 through July
2026
Notice on 8/21 and 8/27 First Public Hearing: Master Fee Schedule Gato Public Hearing Adopt a resoltuion approving a revised Master Fee Schedule for the FY 2025-26. This Master Fee Schedule establishes the fees associated with a wide array of services rendered by the City, including those related to development projects in accordance with GC section 66017. The revisions include an increase in certain existing fees; however, all fees outlined in the Master Fee Schedule are set at levels that are equal to or less than the resasonable costs incurred by the City in providing the corresponding services.

Approve a Contract for the Election Opinion Poll Services Gato Discussion/Action Adoption of A resoltuion authorizing the CM to Execute an Agreement with a consulting firm for the Election Opinion Poll Services
Cooperative Funding Agreement with West Contra Costa
Transportation Advisroty Committee(WCCTAC) to Receive an additional $300K in Subregional Transportation Mitigation Prog (STMP) Funding for The Hub.

Dombeck Discussion/Action
Adopt a res. approving a Cooperative Funding Agreemetn with WCCTAC to receive $300K in STMP funding in addtion to the $1.55M of existing funding for a total new Agreement amount of $1.85 million to advance The Hub and authorizing the CM to execut
e the agreement on behalf of the City.

FY 25-26 Capital Improvement Program Update Dombeck Discussion Only It is recommended that the City Council receive an update on the status of the FY 2025-26 Capital Improvement Program.

Amendment to the City's Jan. 23, 2025 Prof. Serv. Agreement with Gates & Asscociates, Inc. to provide Building Permit Submittal and Electrical Engineering Design Services fo the Refugio Valley park Picnic Area and Shade Structure Improvment Project
Dombeck Discussion/Action
Auth. CM to execute an Amendment to the City's January 23, 2024 Prof. Services Agreement with Gates & Assoc, Inc to provide Building Permit Submttal and Electrical Engineering Design Services for the Refugio Valley Park Picnic Area and Shade Str
ucture improvement Project, Increasing the Cost by $13,743 to a Total Cost of $90,193.

Approve Pay Plans and Benefit Plans for the Exec. Level, Mid- Management and Non-Represented Employees. Carter Consent Staff Recommends that the City Council Adopt a Res. Approving Pay and Benefit Plans for Executive Level, Mid-Managment and Non- Represented Employee Groups and Autorize the CM to Execute the Plans for a XXX-year term starting July 1, 2025, and ending T
BD
Future Agenda Items List
(All Items Subject to Change)
Updated 9/15
60 Approve a Memorandum of Understanding with Teamsters Local 315 Full Time Employees, a Memorandum of Understanding with Teamsters Local 315 Part Time Employees, Side Letter
Agreemetns with Teamster Local 315 and a 3% Cost of Living Adjus
tment to Part Time Unbenefited Employees
Carter Consent
Adopt a Resolution Approving a 1) Memorandum of
Understanding with Teamsters Local 315 Full Time Employee, 2) A Memorandum of Understnading with Teamster Local 315 Part Time Empoyees, 3) A Side Letter arreement with Teamster Local 315 Ful
l Time Employees, 4) A Side letter Agreement with
Teamster Local 316 Part Time Employees, 5) Q 3% Cost of Living Adjustment(COLA) to Part Time Unbenefited Employees and 6) A FY 2025-26 Master Salary Schedule pursuant to CA Public Employees Retirement System(CalPERS) effective July 6, 2025 Discussion Regarding a New Sister City Relationship with Tilottama, Nepal Hall Discussion Only Staff recommends that the City Council Consider establishing a new Sister City relationship and provide guidance to staff.

Proclamation - Hispanic Heritage Month Melendez Presentation No action Regular Meeting Date
10/14/2025
(Items due by 9/29)
Agenda Item/Agenda Title Staff Agenda Action Recommendation/Action Description Strategic Goals Quarterly Update Hall Discussion Only
Discussion Regarding Entryway Signs Hall Discussion Only Discussion Regarding 4th of July 2026 Celebration Hall Discussion Only Police Advisory Committee Discussion Hall Discussion Only Staff Recommends that the Council discuss this item and give direction to Staff by Minute Order.

Award of a Construction Contract to____ for the Falcon Way Pavement Rehabilitation Project Dombeck Discussion/Action Adopt a res. auth. the CM to execute a construction contract with___ Inc in the amount of $___ for the Falcon Way Pavement Rehab. Proj. authorizing an additional expenditure of up to $___ for a 10% contingency on said construction contract,for a total not to ex
ceed contract amount of $___.

Professional Services Agreement with SNG & Assoc., Inc. to provide CM and Inspection Services for Falcon Way Pavement Rehabilitation Proj, Including Wren Court and FInch Court Additions to the scorpe of the project
Dombeck Discussion/Action
Adopt a res. auth. the CM to execute an agreement with SNG & Assoc, Inc. ("SNG") for a not to exceed amount of $___.00 to provide contstruction Management and Inspection Services for Falcon Way Pavement Rehab Proj., including Wren Court and Finc
h Court Additions to the scope of the project
Professional Services Agreement with Sanbell, Inc. to provide Engineering Design Services for Foxboro Pavement Rehabilitation Project
Dombeck Discussion/Action
Adopt a Resoltuion authorizing the CM to execute an agreement with Snabell, Inc for a not to exceed amount of $298,534.00 to provide Engineering Design Services for Foxboro Pavement Rehabiliation Project
Approve Agreement Between The CCTA and City of Hercules Governing Administration of Federal Funding For Hercules Hub Project
Dombeck Discussion/Action
Adopt a res. Approving Agreemetn BEtween the CCTA and City Hercules Governing Administration of Federal Funding for Hercules Hub Project and auth. the CM to execute the agreement on Behalf of the City.

General Plan Updated Consultant Contract Award Rood Discussion/Action Establish a General Plan Advisory Committee Rood Discussion/Action Regular Meeting Date
10/28/2025
(Items due by 10/13)
Agenda Item/Agenda Title Staff Agenda Action Recommendation/Action Description Provide an update to Council on the City Clerk Department Melendez Discussion Only No Action Hanna Ranch Playground Equipment Pre-purchase Dombeck Discussion/Action 61 Amend. No. 1 to Prof. Serv. Agreement with Terraphase, Inc. to provide Engineering Design Services for Ref. Valley Park Lake Dredging Proj.

Dombeck Discussion/Action
Adopt a Res. Auth. the CM to execute Amend. No.1 to the Agreement with Terraphase, Inc. Increasing the Total Cost by $____ to a not-to-exceed amount of $__.00 to provide Engineering Design Services for Ref. Valley Park Lake Dredging Project Approve Cooperative Funding Agreement with WCCTAC to
Receive $60,000 in Measure J Funding for Descretionary Use on Transportation Projects.

Dombeck Discussion Only
Adopt a res. Approving a Cooperative Funding Agreement with WCCTAC to Receive $60,000 in Measure J Fudning for
Discretionary Use on Small Transportaiton Projects and
Authorizing the CM to execute the agreement on behalf of the City Regular Meeting Date
11/12/2025
(Items due by 10/27)
Agenda Item/Agenda Title Staff Agenda Action Recommendation/Action Description Interview Applicants for Commission Vacancies Melendez Presentation Ist Quarter Revenue & Expenditure Report Gato Discussion Only 1st Quarterly Invesment Report( Ending Sept.30) Gato Discussion Only Organization Structure and Succession Plan Discussion Hall Discussion Only Regular Meeting Date
12/9/2025
(Items due by 11/25)
Agenda Item/Agenda Title Staff Agenda Action Recommendation/Action Description Commission and Committee Appointments Melendez Discussion/Action

1. Consider making appointments to the Hercules Commissions, Regional Boards and Committees to fill vacancies and expired terms.

2. Following appointment, direct Staff to prepare and publish the loc
al appointments list pursuant to Government Code 54972
Maddy Act Melendez Discussion/Action Review and receive the Annual Local Commission Appointment List commonly referred to as the Maddy Act
City Council Regular Meeting Dates for 2026 Melendez Discussion/Action Review the schedule of City Council Regular Meeting Dates in 2026 and consider canceling one or more regular meetings in August.

Proclamation for outgoing Mayor Melendez Presentation
Selection of Mayor and Vice Mayor (Reorganization of Council) Melendez Discussion/Action City Council to Nominate and Appoint a Mayor and Vice-Mayor Herculean Mile Award Winner Roke Presentation
Regular Meeting Date 1/13 Agenda Item/Agenda Title Staff Agenda Action Re commendation/Action Description Revision to Hercules Municipal Code Section 5-47.16 Sewer Service Charges
Dombeck Discussion/Action Adopt Revisions to Hercules Municipal Code Section 5-4.16 Sewer Service Charges
Adopt Updated Building Codes Rood Consent
Succesor Agency: Annual Filing of the Recognized Obligation Payment Schdule
Gato Consent
Council Regional Appointments Melendez Discussion/Action Annual Review of Council Policies - Ethics, Nepotism Crowl Consent 62 Regular Meeting Date 1/27 Agenda Item/Agenda Title Staff Agenda Action Rec ommendation/Action Description Regular Meeting Date 2/10 Agenda Item/Agenda Title Staff Agenda Action Rec ommendation/Action Description Garbage Liens Melendez Public Hearing
Investment Report: 2nd Quarter (Ending Dec. 31) Gato Consent Regular Meeting Date 2/24 Agenda Item/Agenda Title Staff Agenda Action Rec ommendation/Action Description Midyear Budget Update and Adjustments Gato Discussion/Action 63 CONSENT CALENDAR

AGENDA ITEMS

3. 25-249
64 REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL

DATE: Regular Meeting of September 23, 2025
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
VIA: Dante Hall, City Manager
SUBMITTED BY: Christopher Roke, Parks and Recreation Director SUBJECT: Authorization for the City Manager to sign the Transition Services Department Student Work Agreement

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Adopt a resolution establishing a Student Work Agreement in the WCCUSD Transition Services Department; and

2. Authorize the City Manager to sign the Student Work Agreement for a period of September 2025 through July 2026

BACKGROUND:

The Transition Program provides ongoing age-appropriate services for special education students (ages 18-22). Aimed at helping students successfully transition to adulthood, the program offers quality options through formal planning involving educators, parents, students, and community agencies, along with an age -appropriate curriculum and a variety of experiences to ensure a smooth transition.

The Transition Program is supervised and operated by the WCCUSD Special Education Department. Services are provided at the Vista Hills Education Center, as well as community sites including the Contra Costa Community College campus, City li braries and senior centers, WCCUSD Nutrition Center/ and other offices and other organizations within the community. Total enrollment averages between 95-140 students a year.

The philosophy of the program is to implement students’ goals and objectives in a variety of age -appropriate environments. Through direct instruction, hands -on experience, and/or embedded components, the Basics 3 core curriculum framework provides the 65 foundation for meaningful learning designed to enable students to “transition” to the adult worlds of regular paid employment and independent community living as successfully as possible. Lessons include functional academics, daily living skills, social -emotional development, and vocational training.

Some students are employed by the school district to work as “student workers” in various community-based job sites. All students in these positions earn the minimum wage as per the City of Richmond, which, as of this writing, is $17.77 per hour. These work-sites are considered to be an ex tension of classroom instruction where teachers and special education assistants, ie. job coaches, provide training and instruction to small groups of student workers. Hours spent by students assigned to work -sites may vary, but 4 hours of daily paid work 4 days a week is generally to be expected. Other eligible students may attend mainstream college classes, or be competitively employed.

Classrooms at the Vista Hills Education Center feature a teacher with two or more special education instructional assistants and a class enrollment of 10 -12 students. The unique focus of each class reflects the needs and interests of students, and is as varied as exploring opportunities in culinary arts to developing and maintaining basic functional academics and daily living skills. Emphasis upon the importance of lifelong healthy habits, such as diet and exercise, is embedded throughout.

Additionally, designated instructional services including speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, adaptive physical e ducation, and support for the medically fragile are provided.

At age twenty -two, Transition Program students will exit from special education. In celebration of their accomplishments, the Transition Program hosts an annual ceremony for the graduates and t heir families in the Grand Courtyard of the Vista Hills Education Center.

ANALYSIS:

As Council contemplates reinstituting this collaboration with the school district, staff agrees with the length of the contract to run through July 202 6. These student workers have previously worked at the Hercules Senior Center and have been a welcome addition. If approved, the Agreement would allow student workers to immediately begin to work Monday through Thursday for 4 hours per day and to perform multiple duties such as setting up tables and chairs, cleaning up from the lunch program, washing windows, raking leaves in the fall, etc. These students returned to work in Hercules last school year, which was the first time since prior to the pandemic.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There are no costs to the city to implement the Transition Program . As previously mentioned, some students are employed by the school district to work as student workers 66 in various community -based job sites and earn the minimum wage as per the City of Richmond of $17.77 per hour. These students are paid by the district.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution

2. Transition Services Student Work Agreement

67 HERCULES CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERCULES

AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE TRANSITION SERVICES

STUDENT WORK AGREEMENT WITH WEST CONTRA COSTA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR

WHEREAS, the Transition Services Student Work Program provide s an opportunity to bring special education stu dents to the Hercules Senior Center to assist with programs; and

WHEREAS, this Transition Services Student Work Program A greement reflects the Ci ty and West Contra Costa U nified School District’s commitment to partner by offering a work opportunity in a safe manner; and

WHEREAS, student workers will perform job tasks for 4 hours per day, 4 days per week; and

WHEREAS, the School District will provide a School District-paid, on-site trainer to provide supervision of the student workers,

WHEREAS, the District will pay student workers at City of Richmond, CA minimum wage,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hercules as follows:

1. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute the Transition Services Student Work Program Agreement for the period of September 202 5 through July 202 6 with West Contra Costa Unified School District to allow for a student wo rk program to operate within the Hercules Senior Center to assist with programs.

2. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein.

The foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hercules held on the 9th day of September, 2025 by the following vote of the Council:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

68 ____________________________
Dion Bailey, Mayor

ATTEST:

________________________________
Eibleis Melendez, City Clerk
69 WEST CONTRA COSTA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Transition Services Department
2625 Barnard Street, T1
Richmond, CA 94806
(510) 231-1432 / Fax (510) 222-8354

COMMUNITY TRAINING SITE

STUDENT WORK AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

TRANSITION SERVICES DEPARTMENT
AND
Hercules Senior Center 111 Civic Drive, Hercules CA 94547 (Name of Company) (Address)

This Community Training Site Student Work Agreement ( “Agreement”) is made and entered by and between the West Contra Costa Unified School District (“District”) and Hercules Senior Center (hereinafter “Company”) on 09/04/2025 to provide the District’s special education students with community-based instruction services to students in a work place setting. Accordingly, it is mutually agreed by and between the parties as follows:

1. PURPOSE:

a. The purpose of this Agreement is to achieve the goal of providing community- based instruction in an employment setting to District special education students.

2. TERM AND TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT:

a. The term of this Agreement will commence on 09/4/2025 and end on 07/30/2026. It is agreed by each party that this Agreement may be terminated by either party without cause or legal excuse provided that such party desiring termination gives fifteen (15) days written notice to the other of said party’s desire to terminate.

3. SCOPE OF DISTRICT DUTIES:

a. District will develop a job description, calendar and daily schedule for District students (hereinafter "Student Workers") to perform job tasks.
b. District shall provide 2-4 Student Workers to perform job tasks as defined in the job description referenced in Section 1a. of this Agreement.
c. Student Workers will perform job tasks at a site designated by District for up to 4 hours a day and up to 4 days a week, subject to the calendar referenced immediately above in Section

1.a. of this Agreement. During the Extended School Year, Student Workers will perform job tasks for up to 3 hours and up to 4 days a week.

70 d. District will x / will not provide a District-paid on-site trainer as mutually agreed by the parties. District will provide an on-site trainer who will be present and tend to the student on an as-needed bases. The District on-site trainer will provide on-site supervision jointly with Company employees, as well as provide training and evaluation of the Student Worker’s performance. The District retains primary responsibility for monitoring attendance, progress, and goal attainment as outlined in the IEP.
e. District’s on -site trainer, if provided, will work with Company’s manager or designee in learning all aspects of the job tasks created by Company and teaching those job skills to the Student Workers.

f. District will compute and determine appropriate wages for Student Workers, in accordance with state and federal labor laws relevant to minimum wages. g. District, at its expense, will provide workers’ compensation coverage for Student Workers in accordance with California Labor Code 3368.
h. Work permits for Student Workers, if necessary, will be obtained by District. i. Parental consent, where applicable, will be obtained by District. j. District w ill pay Student Workers in accordance with the City of Richmond CA Minimum Wage applicable laws.
k. The D istrict on-site /off-site supervisor will briefly explain the systematic training and fading procedures for the Student Workers to Company. Company will involve its supervisors or coworkers in Student training, if feasible, and briefly explain training and fading procedures. l. District understands and agrees that Company and Company’s employees are not certified nor trained to teach, manage, supervise, or oversee Student Workers with disabilities. District’s on-site trainer and/or on-site supervisor shall be responsible for managing and overseeing the Student Workers, and handling situations where Student Workers need assistance or pose a risk to the safety of Company’s employees or customers.
m. The District will have no liability whatsoever under this Agreement for any claimed or proven violation of any breach of confidentiality, if applicable, by Student Workers as it relates to confidential or proprietary information of the Company.

4. SCOPE OF COMPANY DUTIES:

a. Company will provide work for Student Workers as referenced in the job description referenced in Section 1.a. of this Agreement.
b. Company will provide all tools and equipment necessary for Student Workers to perform the job tasks contained in the job description referenced in Section 1a. of this Agreement. c. Company will provide a safe and clean work environment that complies with all Cal-OSHA and OSHA laws and regulations relevant to the subject work location. d. Company will provide supervision jointly with the District. Company will support District by collaborating with the District staff in the workplace setting, ensuring they follow established routines, comply with workplace expectations, and receive appropriate guidance. e. Company will provide orientation to the Company’s employees regarding Student Workers’ disabilities, and will explain behavioral characteristics of Student Workers as well as the program’s objectives to the extent necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this Agreement.
f. Company understands that any student data received is confidential. Company must act in accordance with all student data privacy laws, including but not limited to FERPA.

Company may not disclose any portion of Student Education Records. District retains full ownership and direct control over all Student Education Records, including, but not limited to IEPs.

g. Company will allow integration of Student Workers in the work place and allow for socialization 71 with Company’s workforce, thereby providing appropriate work role models. h. Company will address Student Workers’ job modifications, if necessary, with the District’s on/off- site trainer.
i. Company supervisors and/or co-workers will provide feedback and evaluation of Student Workers’ progress through regular check-ins when requested or appropriate. j. Company will provide feedback to District program administrator/manager to ensure program quality is maintained through implementation of goals and objectives. k. Company will / x will not reimburse the District for payments made by the District to its Student Workers according to the following terms: N/A

5. DISCRIMINATION:

District and Company and/or any of their respective employees shall not discriminate because of race, religion, color, national origin, disabilities, marital status, age, gender or sexual orientation against any person by refusing any person a privilege offered to or engaged by the general public.

6. INDEMNITY/HOLD HARMLESS:

District agrees to indemnify and defend, with legal counsel the Company, and hold harmless Company, its Board members, officers, employees, volunteers, agents and representatives (“Indemnified Parties”), from all liability, damages, actions, losses, costs, claims or expenses, or injuries to any person caused by District, its employees, agents, students or representatives (including, without limitation, all expenses of investigation and defense of any such claim or action, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) in connection with or arising out of the performance of this Agreement, except for those claims arising out of the willful mis conduct, acts, omissions, or gross negligence of the Company. The indemnification provided herein shall survive the completion or termination of this Agreement.

Company agrees to indemnify and defend, with legal counsel acceptable to the District, and hold harmless the District, its Board members, officers, employees, volunteers, agents and representatives, from all liability, damages, actions, losses, costs, claims or expenses, or injuries to any person caused by Company, its employees, agents or representatives (including, without limitation, all expenses of investigation and defense of any such claim or action, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) in connection with or arising out of Company’s performance of this Agreement. The indemnification provided herein shall survive the completion or termination of this Agreement.

7. DISTRICT INSURANCE:

District shall maintain in full force and effect during the term of this Agreement, and at no cost to Company, general liability on an occurrence form with limits not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence for bodily injury and property damage liability combined with a two million dollars ($2,000,000) annual policy aggregate, and shall provide evidence of such to Company a certificate of insurance with an endorsement page naming said company as an additionally insured.

8. COMPANY INSURANCE:

Company shall maintain in full force and effect during the term of this Agreement, and at no cost to District, general liability on an occurrence form with limits not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence for bodily injury and property damage liability combined with a two million dollars ($2,000,000) annual policy aggregate, and shall provide to District immediately after execution of this Agreement evidence of such a certificate of insurance with an 72 endorsement page naming District as an additionally insured. Due to Company’s close proximity with students, coverage for corporal punishment, sexual misconduct, harassment may either be provided though the Company’s general liability coverage or professional liability insurance. The Company’s insurance coverage shall be primary as it relates to said claims. Endorsement of District as an additional insured shall not affect District’s rights to any claim, demand, suit, or judgment made brought or recovered against Company.

9. LIABILITY OF DISTRICT.

Notwithstanding anything stated herein to the contrary, the District shall not be liable for any special, consequential, indirect or incidental damages, including but not limited to lost profits in connection with this Agreement.

10. AGENCY RELATIONSHIP:

This Agreement is not intended to, and shall not, create the relationship of principal -agent, master-servant, or employer-employee between Company and District, nor shall this Agreement create a partnership, joint venture, or association between Company and District. The Student Workers performing services for Company, pursuant to this Agreement, are and shall remain for all legal purposes, Student Workers of the District on assignment at a Company location.

11. MODIFICATION:

Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement, this writing contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto, and there exist no other agreements or understandings, written or oral. This Agreement may not be changed or modified except in writing and signed by the parties hereto.

12. COPIES OF AGREEMENT:

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed a duplicate original.

13. GOVERNING LAW.

This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of California.

14. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND DISTRICT POLICIES.

The undersigned agree to comply with all local, state, federal, regulations and guidelines, including but not limited to District policies, procedures, and regulations.

15. NOTICES:

The address to which the notices are sent may be changed by either party advising the other in writing of such change.

Nothing herein shall preclude the giving of any notice by personal service. Any notice that is to be given by either party to the other shall be deemed to have been fully given by personal service or when made in writing and deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid and addressed as follows:

73 TO: West Contra Costa Unified School District
Transition Services Department
2625 Barnard Street, T1
Richmond, CA 94806
Attn: Business Services Dept.

Phone: (510) 231-1432
Fax: (510) 222-8354

T o : Hercules Senior Center
111 Civic Drive
Hercules, CA 94547
Attn: Christopher Roke, Parks and Recreation Director
( 510) 799-8228

IN WITNESS THEREOF, the parties affix their signatures hereto:

COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE: DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE

COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE: DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE
By: By:
(Signature) (Signature)
Print Name Dante Hall Print Name Dr. Kim Moses
Print Title City Manager, Hercules
Print Title Associate Superintendent,
Business Services
Date: Date:

Rev
090325

74 DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION ITEM

AGENDA ITEMS

1. 25-251

2. 25-264

3. 25-254

4. 25-260

5. 25-252
75 STAFF REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL

DATE: Regular Meeting of September 23, 2025
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
VIA: Dante Hall, City Manager
SUBMITTED BY: Edwin Gato, Director of Finance
SUBJECT: Award of Contract to the Lew Edwards Group and FM3 Research for Polling and Strategic Communication Services for Ballot Measures for Additional Sales Tax, the Viability of Becoming a Charter City for the Limited Purpose of Increasing the Real Property Transfer Tax, and General Obligation (GO ) Bonds in the amount not to exceed $142,250, and approve an appropriation of $ 142,250 from the General Fund Reserves
RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Lew Edwards Group for polling and strategic communication services pertaining to ballot measures. These measures include the potential implementation of an additional sales tax, the evaluation of the feasibility of becoming a charter city to increase the real property transfer tax, and the issuance of GO bonds. T he total expenditure for these services shall not exceed $142,250. Additionally, we request the approval of an appropriation of $ 142,250 from General Fund Reserves to support this initiative.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The City of Hercules is interested in evalu ating the perspectives of registered voters on three significant matters: 1) the feasibility of submitting an additional sales tax revenue measure for consideration in November 2026, 2) the potential transition to a charter city with the specific objective of increasing the Real Property Transfer Tax (RPTT), and 3) the proposal for the issuance of General Obligation (GO) bonds.

76 To achieve this goal, the City seeks to engage a consultant with a distinguished track record of assisting public agencies in successfully advocating for revenue measures. The appointed consultant will conduct a pre -election opinion poll to measure community support for these proposed measures, which are intended to finance capital infrastructure projects, enhance city services, and address other vital community priorities.

On August 5, 2025, the City released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Election Opinion Poll Services, which is attached to this staff report for reference. This RFP seeks to retain a qualified team of consult ants to conduct an opinion poll and provide strategic communication guidance regarding the proposed additional sales tax revenue measure, the Real Property Transfer Tax (RPTT), and the GO bond ballot measures. On August 26, 2025, the consulting team led by the Lew Edwards Group , in partnership with FM3 Research, submitted a proposal that aligns with the City’s requirements. City staff is now seeking authorization to enter into a contract with the Lew Edwards Group and FM3 Research to perform the polling analysis and offer strategic guidance to the City.

BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS:

During the City Council meeting on July 8, 2025, staff provided a comprehensive overview of various revenue -generation options aimed at establishing a long -term financial sustainability plan. This initiative seeks to address critical infrastructure needs that remain unfunded, as well as the rising costs associated with goods, services, and utilities, employee retention challenges, and necessary deferred maintenance. Followi ng an in - depth discussion on these matters, the Council resolved to direct staff to initiate the process of engaging a consultant to conduct a pre -election poll and providing strategic communication guidance regarding a proposed additional sales tax, asses sing the feasibility of designating the city as a charter city to enhance the Real Property Transfer Tax (RPTT), and evaluating the potential issuance of General Obligation (GO) bonds.

In response to the Council's direction, the staff developed a RFP. Thi s RFP was posted on the City’s website and distributed to selected firms. The City received proposals from four firms, and copies of all submissions are available for review in the City Clerk’s Office.

The evaluation committee, composed of the City Manag er, Community Development Director, and Finance Director, conducted a comprehensive review of all submitted proposals. The committee consistently ranked the Lew Edwards Group and FM3 Research above all other competing submissions. As a result of this evaluation, the staff recommends awarding the contract to the Lew Edwards Group and FM3 Research. Their proposal reflected a deep understanding of the scope of work and demonstrated familiarity with the community, as they have previously provided polling servic es for the City.

77 FISCAL IMPACT:

Staff requests that the Council allocate an amount not to exceed $ 142,250 for securing the services of the Lew Edwards Group and the FM3 Research firm specializing in polling and strategic communication. Furthermore, we seek the appropriation of $ 142,250 from the General Fund Reserve to support this contract.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution

2. Election Opinion Poll Services Proposal for the City of Hercules 78 HERCULES CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION 25-___

AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE LEW EDWARDS GROUP AND FM3 RESEARCH FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $142,250 FOR POLLING AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION SERVICES AND APPROVE AN APPROPRIATION OF $ 142,250 FROM THE GENERAL FUND

RESERVES

WHEREAS, on July 8, 2025, staff provided the Council with a comprehensive overview of various revenue -generating options aimed at establishing a long -term financial sustainability plan; and

WHEREAS, this initiative seeks to address critical infrastructure needs that remain unfunded, as well as the rising costs associated with goods, services, and utilities, employee retention challenges, and necessary deferred maintenance; and

WHEREAS, the City Council directed staff to initiate the process and engage a consultant to conduct a pre -election poll and provide strategic communication guidance regarding the proposed additional sales tax , assessing the feasibility of designating the City as a charter City to enhance the Real Property Transfer Tax (RPTT), and the evaluation of potential issuance of a General Obligation (GO) bonds; and

WHEREAS, a Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued on Au gust 5, 2025. The RFP allowed proposers to submit a proposal for Election Opinion Poll Services. Staff received four proposals responding to the RFP; and

WHEREAS, an evaluation of the submitted proposals has concluded, and the City selected The Lew Edwards Group and FM3 Research following a competitive review process. The Lew Edwards Group and FM3 Research will be tasked with providing Polling and Strategic Communications services for the initiatives related to the additional sales tax, RPTT, and GO bonds; and

WHEREAS, the Lew Edwards Group and FM3 Research have consistently demonstrated their expertise and effectiveness in providing valuable assistance to the City with numerous past ballot measures; and

WHEREAS, staff is also requesting the approval of an appropriation of $142,250 from the General Fund Reserve to support this contract.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hercules as follows:

1. That the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execu te an agreement with the Lew Edwards Group and FM3 Research for an amount not 79 to exceed $ 142,250 to provide professional consulting services related to possible revenue enhancement measures for a future ballot.

2. That the City Council hereby authorizes the appropriation of $142,250 from the General Fund Reserve.

The foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hercules held on the 23rd day of September 2025 by the following vote of the Council:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

________________________________
Dion Bailey, Mayor

ATTEST:

________________________________
Eibleis Melendez, City Clerk

80 Election Opinion Poll Services
for the City of Hercules

Polling and Strategic Communications Proposal

Contacts:

Catherine Lew, The Lew Edwards Group
Curtis Below, FM3 Research

August 26, 2025 921-7724

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August 26, 2025
City of Hercules
City Clerk’s Office
111 Civic Drive
Hercules, CA 94547
Dear Hercules City Clerk:

The Lew Edwards Group (LEG) and Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (FM3) are pleased to present this joint proposal to provide public opinion research and public communications services for the City of Hercules for a fifth successful partnership. Per the RFP, if selected for this work, LEG will serve as the prime consultant, with FM3 as the polling subcontractor.

A 2025-2026 partnership with LEG/FM3 would provide the City of Hercules with:
 A team with an unparalleled track record of success towards the City’s long-term fiscal sustainability:

Measure N (2022), Measures O and N (2012), Measure A (2013), Measures B and C (2015), partial LLAD enactments in 2017, and successful measures for other Contra Costa County clients including Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District; the cities of Antioch, Concord, El Cerrito, Martinez, Moraga, Orinda, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, and San Ramon; Contra Costa County Community College District; West Contra Costa Unified School District; East Bay Regional Park District; Bay Area Rapid Transit District; and the County of Contra Costa.  California leaders in passing revenue measures. Both LEG and FM3 have 95% win rates—FM3 has helped local government clients generate hundreds of billions of dollars and LEG has helped over 300 public entity clients enact nearly $50 billion. Working together and separately, both firms have winning expertise in sales tax, charter, RPTT, and GO bond measures and are actively representing clients for the 2026 cycle for all measure types. Should the City be interested in a sales tax, you would be retaining the top sales tax consultants in California.
 FM3 continues to utilize the most up-to-date survey techniques to increase overall response rates, reflecting a variety of different engagement methods used in modern public opinion research.  LEG is a nationally recognized, award-winning firm in public agency engagement and communications.  Our firms reflect the diversity of California and the East Bay with a consensus-building management style and focused, enthusiastic, and committed dedication to your needs.

We would love to continue supporting the City of Hercules on a fifth successful project to strengthen Council and staff’s fiscal sustainability vision. Catherine will be the primary contact for the proposal: The Lew Edwards Group, 5454 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94618. Email her at [email protected] or call 510-332-7421.

Warmly,

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CONTENTS
1 ABOUT OUR TEAMS ................................................................................................................................................1 2 RELEVANT EXPERIENCE .............................................................................................................................................3 3 CLIENT REFERENCES.................................................................................................................................................9 4 STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 10 5 SCOPE OF SERVICES – FM3 ................................................................................................................................... 10 6 SCOPE OF SERVICES – LEG ..................................................................................................................................... 11 7 SAMPLE THUMBNAIL TIMELINE............................................................................................................................... 13 8 BUDGET .......................................................................................................................................................... 15

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1 ABOUT OUR TEAMS

1.1 Prior Experience with the City of Hercules
It has been LEG/FM3’s honor to have represented the City successfully for 15 years in supporting your fiscal sustainability vision (Figure 1). Our invaluable institutional knowledge means our team can hit the ground running with the benefit of those years of experience and our shared success for Hercules’s unique, dynamic, and diverse community.

Figure 1: LEG and FM3’s Winning Experience in the City of Hercules In 2012, LEG/FM3 successfully enacted Measures O and N in a low turnout June Primary, winning the City’s successful ½-cent sales tax measure and a measure authorizing the sale of its Municipal Utility, both strategies designed to stabilize the City’s fiscal condition following the City’s declaration of Fiscal Emergency. On an exceptionally short timeframe, LEG/FM3 sprang into action, conducting on-point public opinion research and accessible, easy-to-understand communications materials to inform the community of the City’s fiscal needs.

In 2013, LEG/FM3 successfully enacted Measure A to increase the City’s UUT rate by 2% in a low turnout Special Election. Following FM3’s opinion research, LEG created highly effective messaging and trained public safety and fiscal accountability leaders to address the community’s concerns at the time about the City’s management.

In 2015, LEG/FM3 successfully enacted Measures B and C to extend the sales tax and UUT measures simultaneously on the same ballot, following comprehensive polling and outreach programs. In 2017, LEG supported the City’s effort to achieve LLAD reform citywide and update its LLAD structure (the unique zones were too small to conduct statistically valid polling). A portion of the City enacted the assessment.

In 2022, LEG/FM3 successfully enacted Measure N to renew the City’s UUT at a rate of 8% until ended by voters, despite outspoken opposition by the Mercury News. Measure N was enacted by a more than two-thirds margin.

Our team also initiated a viability assessment analysis for a potential combined charter/RPTT measure. While it was not feasible to put both measures on the ballot that year, FM3 can track those results to the present day.

1.2 Short LEG Refresher
LEG is an Alameda County-based California corporation co-founded in 1997 by Catherine Lew and the late Lloyd Edwards. The firm is a woman and BIPOC-founded firm that is a nationally recognized, award-winning company in providing communications, revenue generation, and strategic services to California public agencies and local governments, having served over 300 of them for nearly three decades. In 2024, the firm had its biggest year ever, overseeing 88 measures and campaign projects and winning 84, maintaining its 95% win rate. LEG has enacted nearly $50 billion.

Public agencies constitute more than two-thirds of LEG’s practice, and its core team of seven professionals have served LEG’s client needs for years with expertise that includes media, social media, and internet communication; coalition building; ballot measure needs; and more.
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Experts from LEG are frequently sought after as trainers and speakers for the League of California Cities, California Municipal Treasurers Association, California Society of Municipal Finance Officers, Local Government Commission, Institute for Local Governments, Municipal Management Association of Northern California, and others. LEG’s direct mail products have been recognized on multiple occasions in the prestigious national Pollie Awards.

1.3 Short FM3 Refresher
FM3 is a California-based company with 24 full-time employees located primarily in their Berkeley and Los Angeles offices. FM3 has been conducting public policy-oriented opinion research since 1981 on issues of major economic and social concern, such as budgetary issues and taxation, education, constituent satisfaction with public services and support for policy proposals, public safety, parks and open space, transportation, health care, growth and property development, environmental protection, natural resource conservation and development, communications technology, energy development, and organizational branding.

In any given year, FM3 conducts as many as 400 surveys and 150 focus groups (as well as other types of opinion research), which the firm uses to provide strategic insights and advice to its clients. Most importantly, FM3 is a recognized leader in conducting survey research that helps California cities objectively evaluate the viability of passing local ballot measures to secure additional revenue. FM3 has worked successfully in more than 160 California cities to develop strategies to pass revenue measures, with a success rate of over 95% since its 1981 inception—with over 700 local finance measures approved for California agencies in every region of the state— more than any other research firm.

1.4 Project Team
The LEG/FM3 executives leading your effort will be the principals who have led the City to success in past years.

Both firms will also assign one additional project manager per firm following discussion with the City on its 2026 ballot measure needs.

1.4.1 Catherine Lew, Esq. (LEG Co-Founder & Principal Consultant) Catherine Lew, Co-Founder and Principal Consultant of The Lew Edwards Group, is a premier consultant in California providing revenue enhancement measure preparation, project management, public sector marketing services, and political strategy to cities, counties, special districts, transportation, K-14 education districts, and other public agencies, private sector, and nonprofit clients.

Lew has over 30 years of experience in the communications and political arena. She is a veteran of more than 800 similar projects, specializing in difficult-to-pass revenue measures. In 2018, she was named by the Sacramento Bee as a California Influencer, joining selected statewide leaders in politics, policy, and government shaping the current election dialogue through the Bee/McClatchy news mediums. Lew has been the Lead Communications Consultant on all successful measures previously represented in Contra Costa County, including every successful Hercules project. 85

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Lew prides herself on her firm’s excellent service to each LEG client, diverse agencies and organizations that range dramatically in size and scope of strategic needs. She has earned a reputation as one of the State’s most effective specialists on behalf of local government.

A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and the University of San Francisco School of Law, Lew is also a member of the California State Bar, ensuring excellent team collaboration with client city attorneys to ensure that all strategies sponsored by public entities are within the bounds of legal permissibility. If retained as your Consultant, Catherine will function as Lead Strategist with a second member of the firm assigned as Project Manager.

1.4.2 Curtis Below (FM3 Partner & COO)

FM3 Partner & COO Curtis Below brought his broad professional experience in the public, nonprofit and private sectors to FM3 Research in 2007. Since joining the firm, he has provided qualitative and quantitative research—and strategic advice—to government agencies, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and candidate and ballot measure campaigns at both the state and local levels. Curtis has served as Project Manager for each of FM3’s surveys for the City of Hercules since 2012.

During the last several election cycles, Curtis conducted research contributing to the passage of a number of ballot measure campaigns, including California's Prop 1 (a $4 billion housing bond) and Prop 68 (a $4 billion park and water bond); two significant regional funding measures in the San Francisco Bay Area (a $3.5 billion BART bond measure and a nine-county “Clean & Healthy Bay” parcel tax); a number of local finance measures in the cities of Alameda, Antioch, Cotati, Daly City, East Palo Alto, Half Moon Bay, Los Banos, Martinez, Milpitas, Orinda, Pittsburg, San Jose, San Mateo, Santa Rosa, Scotts Valley, Sunnyvale and Vallejo, and in Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Humboldt, Tuolumne, Yuba counties; as well as other local measures for school, fire, and park districts. Curtis also worked on behalf of several successful candidates, including those running for U.S. Congress, the California Legislature, and local county boards of supervisors.

Curtis received his bachelor’s degree in Geography/Environmental Studies from UCLA and both his Master of Public Policy degree and Master of Public Health degree from UC Berkeley. 2 RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

2.1 LEG's Contra Costa County Experience
In addition to the multiple measures enacted for the City of Hercules, LEG has enacted and maintained millions in revenue for other Contra Costa County local government clients (Figure 2).

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Figure 2: LEG's Successful Local Government Ballot Measures in Contra Costa County Local Government Entity Ballot Measure Type
City of Antioch Sales Tax Renewal
City of Concord Sales Tax Measures (3)
Contra Costa County CCD General Obligation Bond
City of El Cerrito Sales Tax Measures (4) + RPPT Measure Los Medanos Healthcare District Maintenance of Local Control City of Martinez Sales Tax Measure
Town of Moraga Sales Tax Measure
City of Pinole Sales Tax Measures (2)
City of Pleasant Hill Sales Tax Measure
Rodeo Hercules Fire Protection District Parcel Tax Measure City of San Ramon Landscape & Lighting Assessment

Additionally, LEG has led national and groundbreaking communications projects and advisory services for:
 West Contra Costa County Integrated Waste Management Authority (innovative Earth Day)  City of El Cerrito 2025 Library Bond Assessment
 City of Richmond (national media on Federal designation of Rosie the Riveter Park)  City of Walnut Creek (advisory fiscal planning)

2.2 FM3's Contra Costa County Experience
FM3 has extensive experience conducting research in Contra Costa County, which has provided us with a comprehensive understanding of the county’s residents and voters. As a result, our team is deeply familiar with not only the local electorate but also the issues, cycles and rhythms of local public opinion and its evolution over time. In addition, because of our convenient location in Berkeley, FM3 personnel are readily available to participate in meetings with City staff. Some of the clients we have conducted research for within the County include:
• Local clients such as Contra Costa County; the cities of Antioch, Concord, Hercules, Orinda, Martinez, Pinole, Pittsburg, Richmond, and San Ramon; West Contra Costa Unified School District; and Contra Costa Community College District
• Various special districts and agencies such as Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Contra Costa County Mosquito & Vector Control District, Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, Delta Diablo Sanitation District, Dublin San Ramon Services District, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Oakland Zoo, Port of Oakland, Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District, and Zone 7 Water Agency
• Environmental groups such as Resources Legacy Fund and the Sierra Club • Labor unions such as IBEW, SEIU, and AFSCME
• Nonprofit healthcare providers such as Sutter Health and Stanford Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital • Foundations such as The California Endowment
• Select corporate clients such as Calpine
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A listing of FM3’s successful local finance measures in Contra Costa County is provided in Figure 3 below.

Figure 3: FM3 Successful Local Finance Measures in Contra Costa County Agency Measure Mechanism Election
City of Pinole Measure H ½ Cent Sales Tax November 2024 City of Martinez Measure F $79/Parcel Tax June 2022
Contra Costa County Measure X ½ Cent Sales Tax November 2020 City of Orinda Measure R 1 Cent Sales Tax Ext. & Incr. November 2020 City of Richmond Measure U Business Tax November 2020
City of Antioch Measure W 1 Cent Sales Tax Extension November 2018 City of Martinez Measure X ½ Cent Sales Tax November 2018 City of Orinda Measure J Parcel Tax Increase: $39 to $69 June 2018 City of Martinez Measure D ½ Cent Sales Tax November 2016 Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District Measure O $218/Parcel Tax November 2016 City of Pittsburg Measure M ½ Cent Sales Tax Extension June 2016 City of Orinda Measure L $25 Million Bond June 2016
City of Hercules Measure B ½ Cent Sales Tax Extension November 2015 City of Hercules Measure C Utility Users Tax Extension November 2015 City of Orinda Measure J $20 Million Bond June 2014
City of Hercules Measure A Utility Users Tax 2% Increase June 2013 City of Orinda Measure L ½ Cent Sales Tax November 2012 City of Hercules Measure O ½ Cent Sales Tax June 2012
City of Martinez Measure H $30 Million Bond November 2008 City of Orinda Measure E Parcel Tax Increase: $27 to $39 June 2008 City of San Ramon LLAD LLAD Increase June 2006
East Bay Regional Park District Measure CC $12/Parcel Tax November 2004 Contra Costa Community College District Measure A $120 Million Bond March 2002 West Contra Costa Unified School
District Measure D $380 Million Bond March 2002

2.3 Enacted Sales Taxes, GO Bonds, RPTTs, and Charter City Measures In addition to our work specifically for the City of Hercules and other Contra Costa County government agencies, both FM3 and LEG have helped scores of other California public entities win general obligation bond, real property transfer tax, and charter measures, and in some cases, multiple measures for the same agency. It also bears noting that LEG/FM3 are the sales tax leaders in California.

Figure 4: LEG/FM3’s Successful Sales Tax, GO Bond, RPTT and Charter Ballot Measure Clients (While LEG/FM3 have a significant practice in K-14 bonds, school bonds are not included in this list.) Local Government Entity Sales Tax/GO Bond/RPTT/Charter LEG/FM3 City of Alameda RPTT FM3
Alameda County Fire Facility Bond LEG
City of Alhambra Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Arcadia Sales Tax LEG/FM3
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Local Government Entity Sales Tax/GO Bond/RPTT/Charter LEG/FM3 City of Artesia Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Arvin Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Atwater Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Azusa Sales Tax (2 measures) LEG/FM3
City of Bakersfield Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Bellflower Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Belmont Library Bond + Sales Tax LEG
City of Benicia Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Buena Park Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Burlingame Sales Tax LEG
City of Campbell Sales Tax (2 measures) LEG/FM3
City of Cathedral City Charter + Sales Tax (3 measures) LEG/FM3 City of Chowchilla Sales Tax (2 measures) LEG/FM3 City of Clovis Sales Tax (2 measures) LEG/FM3 City of Corona Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Cotati Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Daly City Sales Tax LEG/FM3 City of Desert Hot Springs Sales Tax LEG/FM3 City of Dinuba Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Downey Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of East Palo Alto Sales Tax LEG/FM3 City of El Cerrito RPTT + Sales Tax (4 measures) LEG
City of Elk Grove Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Emeryville Civic Center Bond + RPTT/Charter LEG City of Escondido Public Safety Bond LEG/FM3 City of Eureka Sales Tax LEG
City of Exeter Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Fairfield Sales Tax LEG
City of Fort Bragg Sales Tax LEG/FM3 City of Fountain Valley Sales Tax LEG/FM3 Fresno County Sales Tax (3 measures) LEG/FM3 City of Galt Sales Tax (2 measures) LEG/FM3
City of Garden Grove Sales Tax LEG/FM3 City of Gardena Sales Tax LEG/FM3 City of Gilroy Library Bond LEG/FM3 City of Grover Beach Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Hollister Sales Tax LEG/FM3
Humboldt County Sales Tax LEG/FM3
Imperial County Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Imperial Beach Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Indio Sales Tax (2 measures) LEG/FM3
City of Inglewood Sales Tax LEG/FM3
Kern County Sales Tax LEG/FM3
La Canada Flintridge Sales Tax LEG/FM3
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Local Government Entity Sales Tax/GO Bond/RPTT/Charter LEG/FM3 City of La Habra Sales Tax (2 measures) LEG/FM3
City of La Mesa Public Safety Bond + Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of La Mirada Sales Tax LEG
City of La Palma Sales Tax LEG
City of Lake Elsinore Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Lakeport Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Lakewood Sales Tax LEG/FM3 City of Larkspur Sales Tax LEG/FM3 City of Lathrop Sales Tax LEG/FM3 City of Lawndale Sales Tax LEG
City of Los Banos Sales Tax (2 measures) LEG/FM3
City of Manteca Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Marina Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Martinez Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Menifee Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Millbrae Library Bond LEG
City of Milpitas Sales Tax LEG/FM3
Town of Moraga Sales Tax LEG
City of Moreno Valley Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Morro Bay Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Mountain View RPTT LEG
City of Napa Sales Tax IE LEG
City of National City Sales Tax LEG/FM3
Nevada County Sales Tax LEG
City of Norco Sales Tax LEG/FM3 City of Novato Sales Tax LEG/FM3 City of Oxnard Sales Tax LEG/FM3 City of Pacifica Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Palm Springs Sales Tax LEG
City of Palo Alto Library Bond LEG/FM3
City of Pasadena Sales Tax + Library Bond LEG/FM3
City of Paso Robles Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Petaluma Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Pinole Sales Tax (2 measures) LEG/FM3
City of Placentia Sales Tax LEG
City of Pleasant Hill Sales Tax LEG
City of Porterville Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Port Hueneme Sales Tax LEG
City of Rancho Cordova Sales Tax (2 measures) LEG
City of Redondo Beach Safety Bond FM3
City of Reedley Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Ridgecrest Sales Tax LEG
City of Riverside Sales Tax FM3
City of Rohnert Park Sales Tax LEG/FM3
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Local Government Entity Sales Tax/GO Bond/RPTT/Charter LEG/FM3 City of Roseville Sales Tax LEG
Sacramento Metro Fire District Fire/Emergency Bond FM3
City of San Bruno Sales Tax LEG
City & County of San Francisco RPTT + Health/Safety Bond + Affordable Housing Bond
FM3
City of San Jose Sales Tax + RPTT LEG/FM3
City of San Leandro Sales Tax (2 measures) LEG
City of San Luis Obispo Sales Tax (2 measures) LEG/FM3
City of San Mateo Sales Tax LEG
City of Sanger Sales Tax (3 measures) LEG/FM3
City of Santa Maria Sales Tax (2 measures) LEG
City of Santa Paula Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Santa Rosa Sales Tax (2 measures) LEG/FM3
Saratoga Fire Protection District Fire Facility Bond LEG City of Sausalito Sales Tax LEG/FM3
Santa Cruz County Sales Tax LEG
City of Seal Beach Sales Tax (2 measures) LEG/FM3
City of Seaside Sales Tax (2 measures) LEG/FM3
City of Selma Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Signal Hill Sales Tax LEG
City of St. Helena Sales Tax LEG
City of Solana Beach Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Solvang Sales Tax LEG
Sonoma County Library Sales Tax LEG
City of South Gate Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of South Lake Tahoe Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of South San Francisco Sales Tax LEG
City of Stanton Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Stockton Sales Tax (2 measures) LEG/FM3 City of Suisun City Sales Tax LEG
City of Taft Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Tehachapi Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Temecula Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Tracy Sales Tax LEG
Tulare County Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Turlock Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Union City Sales Tax LEG
City of Vallejo Sales Tax (2 measures) LEG/FM3
City of Visalia Sales Tax (2 measures) LEG/FM3
City of Vista Sales Tax LEG
City of Wasco Sales Tax LEG
City of West Hollywood Sales Tax (2 measures) LEG/FM3
City of Westminster Sales Tax (3 measures) LEG/FM3
City of Wheatland Sales Tax LEG
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Local Government Entity Sales Tax/GO Bond/RPTT/Charter LEG/FM3 City of Wildomar Sales Tax LEG/FM3
Yuba County Sales Tax LEG/FM3
City of Yucaipa Sales Tax LEG/FM3
Town of Yucca Valley Sales Tax (4 measures) LEG
3 CLIENT REFERENCES

Mayor Ron Bernal
Former City Manager
(925) 727-7958 (m)
[email protected]
In 2018, LEG/FM3 enacted a sales tax increase/renewal following two on-point baseline and tracking community surveys and a significant public outreach effort that engaged hundreds of residents.

Charles McClendon
City Manager
(760) 770-0387
[email protected]
The City of Cathedral City has been a joint LEG/FM3 client for nearly 20 years with multiple successful revenue measures to support the City's long-term fiscal sustainability vision, including a successful Charter City measure enacted in 2016 and three sales tax measures.

Ed Shikada
City Manager
(650) 329-2280
[email protected]
The City of Palo Alto has been a joint LEG/FM3 client for 20 years with multiple successful revenue measures to support the City's long-term fiscal sustainability vision, including a successful 2016 Library Bond, and 2022 Water Utility Transfer and Business License Tax. The City is currently a 2026 client for a Community Center Bond.

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4 STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS
During our 2022 collaboration, LEG/FM3 found that your voters clearly viewed life in Hercules through a positive lens, with 56% of respondents saying the City was headed in the “right direction,” a significant increase from when LEG/FM3 started our collaboration with the City in 2012. Additionally, 52% of respondents felt the City was doing an “excellent” or “good” job providing services, by far the highest proportion in the first decade of our representation of the City. Your voters prioritized the following priorities, demonstrating concern about keeping Hercules stable, keeping taxpayer dollars local, and maintaining core programs such as 911 response, clean public areas, and safe parks:
 Maintaining long-term financial stability
 Preventing funds being taken by Sacramento
 Meeting water quality health standards
 Maintaining fiscal accountability
 Maintaining 911 response times
 Keeping public areas and parks safe and clean
 Keeping funds local

A lot has changed regionally and nationally since then. This is now a highly polarized environment, and many of our cities are already suffering from the effects of national policies that have impacted cost of living and the availability of funding that California cities receive. That’s why a careful, methodical assessment to determine the approaches that your public would like the City to take is so important in your upcoming planning. At the same time, the California Jarvis Taxpayers Association is seeking to qualify two state propositions for next November with an anti-government message. LEG/FM3’s ability to continue to track consistencies and changes in Hercules voter attitudes over time will be essential to navigating some of these dynamics in 2026. 5 SCOPE OF SERVICES – FM3
For this project, FM3 recommends conducting a dual-mode survey among likely November 2026 voters in the City of Hercules. As in 2022, by employing three different contact methods (telephone calls, email invitations, and text invitations) and two different data collection modes (telephone and online interviews), this approach provides a wide range of ways for voters to participate in the survey. As the City will recall, up to two measures can be tested comprehensively in one survey instrument. In 2022, those measures were the UUT Renewal and the combined Charter/RPTT Measure.

The research process will begin with an initial kickoff meeting between FM3, LEG, and the City’s project team, where we will review the City's 2025-2026 goals, past research findings, and share consultant perspectives from the public audit we will have conducted in preparation for the project launch.

After the kickoff meeting, FM3 will draft and circulate the survey questionnaire prior to conducting a survey review call with the client team. For the baseline survey, we recommend an interview lasting approximately 20 minutes on average; for the tracking survey, we recommend a shorter 15-minute interview. As the City recalls, FM3 typically goes through several iterations of the survey questionnaire to ensure the instrument achieves the project's objectives, is accurate, and meets any necessary legal requirements. Before moving to the data collection 93

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phase, FM3 requires that all survey questionnaires be signed off as "final" by a client representative—which for ballot measure surveys must also involve sign-off by the City Attorney's Office—before being sent off for programming and any necessary translation. (This legal review is necessary specifically for any hypothetical 75- word ballot questions tested in the survey.) As we did in 2022, we recommend translating the telephone question into Spanish; we have found that people are less likely to respond to an online survey in a non-English language; therefore, online interviews will be offered in English only. We are happy to provide pricing and discuss offering telephone interviews in additional languages, such as Tagalog, upon request.

FM3 will then construct a sample by pulling a random list of voters from the voter file. To provide the most useful data for the City, we recommend aiming for a sample size of up to 400, which has a margin of error of ±4.9% (at the 95% confidence level). As you may recall, we achieved approximately 350 completed interviews in 2022; in the case that we receive fewer than 400 completes this time around, we will prorate our costs to reflect the actual number of interviews received.

Based upon the final sample specifications, FM3 will set a target number of interviews to be completed online.

We will then send a random selection of potential respondents either an email or a text message invitation containing a unique link (which can only be used once) inviting them to take the survey online. Within several days of the initial invitation distribution, we will examine the demographic and geographic characteristics of the online completes and then begin conducting telephone interviews to balance out the sample and target underrepresented subgroups.

Once the survey is complete, FM3 will present our preliminary survey findings—along with LEG's strategic recommendations—in a PowerPoint presentation to City staff. These results are typically presented in draft format to the client team—either in-person or via webinar—and further refined based upon feedback from that group. A final version of this presentation will be developed in a format suitable for FM3 to either present to the City Council or otherwise distribute to the public, depending upon the City's wishes.

Consistent with LEG/FM3’s past Best Practices for the City of Hercules, FM3 considers the public PowerPoint presentation to be the final deliverable, with a memo summarizing key findings in a user-friendly format. As we have in the past, post-survey consulting will also be provided. 6 SCOPE OF SERVICES – LEG
LEG’s services can be summarized as follows:

1. Provide Lead Project Coordination

2. Engage the public around the City’s 2026 Fiscal Sustainability Vision

3. Develop Outreach Plan, recommend ongoing Communications throughout the process

4. Assist with Ballot Measure Development/s if viable to proceed and conceive permissible post-Measure Communications content
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6.1 Lead Project Services
LEG continues to pride itself on a supportive, team-building approach with consistent planning sessions. With the input of all participants, LEG will develop meeting agendas and facilitate sessions to support the timely deployment of key project activities. As in our past Hercules projects, LEG/FM3’s project launch will address:
 Overall project timeline and how all respective professionals will be executing on the City’s behalf;  Current City demographics and the wildcard dynamics of the current environment;  The history of stakeholder views and opinions on the City’s vision and how to build consensus; and  LEG Best Practices in the types of measures contemplated by the City, including how other 2026 clients are approaching their bond measure planning, our 2024 experiences with RPTT measures, and recent lessons learned from our successful sales tax engagements.

6.2 Other LEG Services
 Helping to navigate dynamic, evolving project needs and supporting City staff and other professionals to achieve a well-coordinated effort;
 Collaborating closely with FM3 on public opinion research needs and providing Strategic Recommendations and an Execution Plan;
 Creating strategies to continue to build on our past Hercules stakeholder and community engagement;  Continuously updating and refining a Project Timeline, Activities, and Budget;  Recommending permissible public education/information content for the City’s Fiscal Sustainability vision;  Re-training City staff on informational outreach message delivery, including how to respond to a variety of public and stakeholder questions, comments, or concerns;  Developing earned/social media/web-based strategy and content for informational collateral;  Providing Rapid Response services to support the City’s PIO (without exception, LEG does not function as a paid spokesperson for its clients); and
 Adding value to staff reports to the City Council.

LEG continues to approach its partnership and Lead Consultant role with personal dedication, enthusiasm, and a commitment to excellent service, recognizing that our ultimate consumer is not only the City of Hercules, but most importantly, the constituents and stakeholders the City represents.

6.3 Public Engagement
Following assessment of the City’s updated 2025 FM3 opinion research, LEG will develop Strategic Recommendations and a plan. Consistent with our past practices, LEG will develop content copy for communications materials, the City website, and a PowerPoint presentation for informational or online Speakers’ Bureau, Stakeholder, Key Influential, and community presentations.

6.4 Message Development
Our project collaboration will have the goal of informing the public and raising awareness of the City’s current quality of life vision and fiscal sustainability needs. “Message discipline” and a clear, concise focus are critical to project viability and effective outreach efforts.
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6.5 Direct Mail/Social Media/Digital Media
LEG continues to recommend a multi-faceted communications plan that will allow the City to raise awareness of City needs beyond stakeholders and key influentials, to a broader public. Your existing communications vehicles, such as your website, social media, and a Speakers’ Bureau program (whether online or in-person) will all be utilized as they were in 2022.

As in our past collaborations, LEG will assist in drafting information or adding value for social media and advise the City on how to navigate independent or third-party sites such as blogs or Nextdoor.

In 2022, at LEG’s recommendation and with the assent of the City Attorney, the City included paid digital as part of its informational communications toolkit, which we recommend again in 2025-2026.

6.6 Supporting Media Response and Maximizing Media Opportunities LEG will review earned (non-paid) media press opportunities with the City PIO. Balanced press coverage will build additional community and stakeholder engagement throughout the process, which is critical to informing the public about your needs. While LEG does not function as a spokesperson, we can support the City’s communications efforts by developing additional content such as project-related press releases, media backgrounders, talking and rapid response needs, as necessary.

6.7 Ballot Measure Development/s and Post-Placement Communications Should the City’s potential ballot measure/s be viable, LEG will collaborate with the City Attorney, City Clerk, and staff on ballot measure structure and wording to address public and stakeholder interests and priorities.

LEG will collaborate closely with the City Attorney’s Office to refine the ballot question and add value to other ballot measure components so that they are understandable to the average person. This addresses specific documents such as the measure ordinance/s, ballot question/s, city resolution/s, and staff report/s to ensure that all voter handbook and related materials are understandable to the average person, not just lawyers.

Following placement of the measure/s on the ballot, LEG will recommend a Public Education approach that includes materials that address generational ways of receiving information. Towards this end, USPS mailings are still one component of a multi-disciplinary, cross-generational communications toolkit. LEG strongly advises an appropriate spectrum of communications, including paid digital. The City Attorney will review all recommended content including printed material and online copy.
7 SAMPLE THUMBNAIL TIMELINE
Below and on the following pages is a Sample Thumbnail Timeline, which is similar in format to what we’ve used before in your City as an overview. Other 2026 clients are actively using a similar timeline. As in the past, LEG/FM3 will get the City’s input on how the timeline should be tailored to your current vision/execution. 96

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RECOMMENDED PROJECT SCHEDULE
OCTOBER 2025
(PRESUMED LAUNCH

PER SCHEDULE IN CITY
RFP)
PHASE ONE: LAUNCH PROJECT
 Conduct project audit of past engagements with the City, current City demographics, budget/policy information, and media coverage  Review current Best Practices in similar communities/projects  Formalize consulting team partnership
 Convene Team Kick-Off Planning Meeting
 Develop/finalize updated Baseline Survey questionnaire  Update Opinion Leader database and organizational hit list (City)

NOVEMBER-
DECEMBER 2025

ASSESS VIABILITY
November
 Field survey interviews week following California Special Election  Complete survey interviews prior to Thanksgiving
December
 Analyze survey results and develop strategic recommendations  Update staff and Council on viability
 Build out Engagement/Outreach Calendar for 2026
 Develop Informational Toolkit for 2026 Outreach
JANUARY 2026

LAUNCH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
 Conduct Staff Message Training
 Implement initial round of community presentations (City)  Issue Opinion Leader update #1
 Assess initial community responses, update toolkit as needed FEBRUARY-MAY 2026 CONTINUE TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AROUND COMMUNITY PRIORITIES;

ADDRESS CHARTER REQUIREMENTS IF PROCEEDING WITH THAT MECHANISM  Continue engagement (City)
 Issue additional Opinion Leader updates
 Continue to update City website and other communications vehicles (City) with updated informational budget process/engagement message points developed by LEG
 Continue to update answers for community questions
 Copywrite information for such sources as Earned Media/New Media/Social Media opportunities
 Conceive two informational mailings to solicit input and report back to the community (April and May)
 (If proceeding with a Charter/RPTT approach) Implement Public Hearing #1 (May)
 Implement paid digital media, advise on Media Strategy JUNE -JULY 2026 RE-ASSESS VIABILITY, DEVELOP BALLOT MEASURE  Develop and implement tracking survey if desired by City (must be implemented following California’s June Primary)
 Analyze survey results
 (If proceeding with a Charter/RPTT approach) Implement Public Hearing #2 (June)
 If viable to proceed, assist with staff reports and preparation for chosen measure/s
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 Assist in preparing for Council adoption vote
 Media updates
 Community participation
 Address Rapid Response Needs as necessary
AUGUST 2026 POST-ADOPTION MUNICIPAL ELECTION INFORMATION  Update City’s website and all communications vehicles with updated Measure content prepared by LEG
 Issue final Opinion Leader Update with content prepared by LEG announcing placement of the measure/s on the ballot
 Continue informational Speakers’ Bureau presentations (City)  Implement Earned Media/Internet Communications
The City of Hercules can continue its factual, informational efforts following placement of its measure/s on the ballot but cannot engage in any partisan activities.

SEPTEMBER-
NOVEMBER 2026
 Draft media and social media information
 Issue three informational mailings
 Implement second tranche of paid digital media
 Address rapid response needs
 Continue Informational Outreach (City)
 Provide two-way media comments
 Thank the community (City)
8 BUDGET

8.1 FM3's Survey Specifications and Proposed Costs
Figure 5 contains the total estimated costs for a 20-minute baseline and a 15-minute tracking survey. These prices are comprehensive and include all costs for questionnaire design, sample acquisition and preparation, Spanish translation, programming, email and text invitations, survey hosting, bilingual (English and Spanish) telephone interviewing, data entry and analysis, and reporting. As previously mentioned, FM3 will do our best to obtain up to 400 interviews; if we receive fewer completes, we will prorate our costs. A sample size of 350 is provided to demonstrate what our costs will be if we receive the same number of interviews as we did in 2022.

Figure 5: Survey Costs
Survey Length 350 Interviews 400 Interviews
15 minutes (tracking) $28,750 $30,250
20 minutes (baseline) $32,000 $34,000
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8.2 LEG's Proposed Professional Rate
LEG's 2025 professional consulting fee is $6,750 per month. Based on our longstanding representation of the City, LEG is pleased to propose a discounted rate to the City of $6,000 per month. Without exception—and consistent with our previous collaborations—LEG also does not invoice or track work on an hourly or time and materials basis.

Professional fees do not include hard project costs such as:
 Graphic design, printing, or postage for any mailed materials. In 2022 LEG drafted the content and provided a sample, and the City used its own vendors for design/printing/mailing data with a budget outside of the scope of our Agreement.
 Paid digital media costs are not included, as those services are performed by highly specialized vendors and the City also paid for those costs directly in 2022 outside of LEG/FM3’s Agreement.  Any additional legal costs necessary, or the County Registrar’s election cost invoice.

8.3 Summary of Bid
LEG Lead Consultant Services (discounted rate October 2025–October 2026; 13 months): $78,000 FM3 Polling (baseline and tracking survey) : $64,250
Total Bid NTE : $142,250
99 DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION ITEM

AGENDA ITEMS

2. 25-264
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STAFF REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
DATE: Regular Meeting of September 23, 2025
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
VIA: Dante Hall, City Manager
SUBMITTED BY: Glenn Dombeck, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: Amendment to th e City’s January 23, 2024, Professional Services Agreement with Gates & Associates, Inc. to provide Building Permit Submittal and Electrical Engineering Design Services for the Refugio Valley Park Picnic Area and Shade Structure Improvement Project RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to the City’s January 23, 2024, Professional Services Agreement with Gates & Associates, Inc., to provide building permit submittal and electrical engineering design services for the Refugio Valley Park Picnic Area and Shade Structure Improvement Project, increasing the cost by $13,743 to a total of $90,193.

BACKGROUND:

The City is in the process of finalizing construction documents for a park improvement project consisting of the construction of shade structures at Refugio Park . This work will be included in a single construction contract that will occur later in fiscal year (FY) 2025- 26, addressing renovation of the basketball court, playground equipment, and surfacing at Foxboro Par k. The bundling of these projects into a single construction contract will improve economies of scale for the work by consolidating the bidding process and contractor mobilization.

The need for the shade structures stems from the removal in summer 2023 of approximately 40 eucalyptus trees in Refugio Park due to public safety concerns from falling branches. The trees were concentrated in the highest -use areas , including the parking lot and adjacent picnic tables as well as the children’s play area (See Figure 1). 101
The removal work was performed in accordance with a certified arborist’s report.

Approximately 70 new trees have been planted to replace the 40 trees removed, including new locations around the northeast side of the walking trail.

Gates & Associates, a landscape architecture firm on the City’s pre -qualified vendor list, was subsequently secured to assist with developing a succession plan for the trees that had been removed and the shade they provided. Public input was solicited through a survey in the development of conceptual alternatives. At the October 24, 2023, meeting, City Council selected Alternative 3, consisting of the tree replanting work that has already been implemented and the following new features (See Figure 2):
 Providing attractive Hip Roof shade structures at each of the 2 picnic table locations (See Figure 3).
 Replacing the picnic area surface with Portland cement concrete (i.e. similar to sidewalks) and installing new picnic tables and barbeques.

Figure 1. Location of Trees removed in Summer 2023
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Figure 2. Alternative 3 Selected for Design
Figure 3. Typical Shade Structure and Concrete Picnic Area ANALYSIS:

A number of options, types, and vendors for shade structures were reviewed by staff. Two Ross Recreation Equipment, Inc. Mesa Classic Recreation Model structures with dimensions 20-ft by 30 -ft were selected on the basis of their use and performance at previous park improvements. This option was presented to the public during the community outreach process, which was approved as the preferred option.

The shade structure equipment has a 16 to 20-week lead time for manufacturing following approval of submittals. In order to reduce impacts to the construction schedule, staff recommends that the shade structure eq uipment be pre -purchased by the City. A purchase order for the shade structure equipment has been drafted for a total cost, 103
including taxes and shipping, of $67,181.50. Council approval is not needed to execute this public works construction contract for equipment pre-purchase. The CIty-furnished shade structure equipment will be installed by the Contractor eventually awarded the project.

Additional scope is needed for the design consultant to obtain the structural calculations and engineering submittals for the shade structures from the vendor , which are needed to prepare the building permit application.

Additional electrical engineering design is also needed to provide power to new irrigation equipment at the existing restroom, valves, and flow sensor. The original scope included a traditional irrigation system, which included a flow sensor, master valve, new controller, and wiring upgrades installed within the existing restroom against the pond. However during design, it was discussed that the irrigati on updates required would require trenching across the park, under the existing walkways, and into the concrete restroom building which would be a challenge. As an alternative a wireless irrigation system was proposed which requires independent power sources for the flow sensor/ master valves, irrigation valves, and controller to communicate wirelessly without the need to trench across the park/ paving/ restroom building. This change in design direction required the addition of an electrical engineering sub consultant for the project as the team only included a civil engineering subconsultant prior.

The overall project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities, which consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The Council’s current action – approval of this contract amendment – is not a project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378 because it is an administrative action that does not authorize any construction activities, and there is no possibility for any environmental impacts.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Adopted FY 25/26 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) includes $537,917 in General Fund/Capital Reserves and $170,000 of Community Development Tax funds allocated for the park improvement project at Refugio Valley Park. This funding amount is sufficient to cover the cost of this contract amendment as well as the shade structure pre-purchase and to fully fund the remaining construction and construction management activity, which is estimated to cost roughly $550,000 (not including the shade structure equipment).

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ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Amendment No. 1 to the January 23, 2024, Professional Services Agreement with Gates & Associates, Inc.
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HERCULES CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _________

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERCULES ,

CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY’S JANUARY 23, 2024 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH GATES & ASSOCIATES, INC. TO PROVIDE BUILDING PERMIT SUBMITTAL

AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE REFUGIO

VALLEY PARK PICNIC AREA AND SHADE STRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, INCREASING THE COST BY $13,743 TO A TOTAL COST OF $90,193.

WHEREAS, On January 23, 20 24, the city entered into an agreement in the amount of $ 76,450 for professional services with Gates & Associates, Inc. (Gates) to prepare the design of the Refugio Valley Park Picnic Area and Shade Structure Improvement Project; and
WHEREAS, During the 95 percent design review, it became apparent that a building permit submittal was required for the shade structures and picnic area; and WHEREAS, During the 95 percent design review, it became apparent that additional electrical engineering design is need ed to provide power to new irrigation equipment at the existing restroom, valves, and flow sensor; and WHEREAS, The City anticipates continued need for Gate’s services to support management of the construction for this project; and
WHEREAS, There is sufficient funding in the Adopted FY 2025 -26 Budget to fully fund this contract amendment; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hercules as follows:

1. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute an amendment to an existing contract with Gates & Associates to provide Building Permit Submittal and Electrical Engineering Design Services for the Refugio Valley Park Picnic Area and Shade Structure Improvement Project , Increasing the Cost by $13,743 to a Total Cost of $90,193.

The foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hercules held on the 23rd day of September, 2025 by the following vote of the Council:
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AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

____________________________
Dion Bailey, Mayor

ATTEST:

________________________________
Eibleis Melendez, City Clerk
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AMENDMENT NO. 1

1. Parties. The parties to this Contract Amendment are the City of Hercules, a public body corporate and the following named Contractor:

David L. Gates and Associates, Inc.
dba Gates + Associates; Gates-Studio
1655 N. Main Street, Ste. 365
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Attn: Chuck Gardella
Phone: 925-360-8411
Email: [email protected]

The parties to this Contract Amendment do mutually agree and promise as follows:

2. Purpose. This Amendment No. 1 is being entered into to amend an existing contract between the City and Contractor which was approved by the City Council of the City of Hercules on January 23, 2024 by Resolution No 23-003. Said contract shall her einafter be referred to as the "Original Contract" and is incorporated herein by reference.

3. Original Contract Provisions. The parties hereto agree to continue to abide by those terms and conditions of the Original Contract, and any amendments thereto, which are unaffected by this Contract Amendment Agreement.

4. Amendment. This Amendment No. 1 is intended to amend the Original Contract and previously approved amendments (collectively, the "Amended Contract") thereto to provide for additional compensation in an amount not to exceed $13,743, total contract amount $90,193.

5. Amendment Approval: This Amendment No. 1 is hereby approved by the City Council of the City of Hercules on this 23
rd day of September, 2025.
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6. S
ignatures. These signatures attest the parties' agreement hereto:

C
ity of Hercules
s
/_______________________________
Dante Hall, City Manager
D
ate: ___________________________
A
pproved as to form:

B
y ______________________________
Christie Crowl, City Attorney
Contractor:
s
/_______________________________
_________________________________
N
ame/Title
D
ate: ___________________________
s
/_______________________________
_________________________________
N
ame/Title
D
ate: ___________________________
A
ttachments:

Attachment A: Scope of Service
Attachment B: Payment
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A
mendment No. 1 Scope of Services
The pr
oject shall involve providing power for retrofit irrigation equipment to allow for wireless control. New equipment shall be connected to an existing receptacle circuit on site or back to the closest panelboard.

G
ates + Associates
• P
rovide additional project management and administration fee. • C
oordinate and manage direct purchase of Shade Structure between Vendor and City of Hercules
• C
oordinate and manage submittals and documentation required for Building Permit • R
oss Recreation to prepare Engineering documents, Details, and Structural calculations A
tium Engineering
• A
tium to provide 90% and 100% Electrical Engineering Plans and Specifications coordinated with landscape architect drawings. This would include providing power to new
irrigation equipment at the existing restroom, valves, and flow sensor. Provide updat
ed panel schedule and Power title 24 compliance forms.
• A
ttend site visit with City staff to review existing electrical systems • R
espond to Pre-Bid RFIs. Review substitution requests. Provide RFI responses. • C
onstruction Administration: Provide Submittal reviews, provide sketches/ASIs for change necessary, revise device layouts during construction due to furniture changes. 110
Payment
PRIME CONSULTANT (Gates) FEE $7,000
SUBCONSULTANT (Atium) FEE $5,000
ENGINEERING FEE (Ross Recreation) $1,130
Subconsultant Subtotal $6,130
SUBCONSULTANT MARKUP (10%) $613
AMOUNT OF CHANGE ORDER #1: $13,743
AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL CONTRACT: $76,450
REVISED TOTAL CONTRACT: $90,193
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DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION ITEM

AGENDA ITEMS

3. 25-254
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STAFF REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
DATE: Regular Meeting of September 23, 2025
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
VIA: Dante Hall, City Manager
SUBMITTED BY: Glenn Dombeck, Public Works Director/City Engineer SUBJECT: Cooperative Funding Agreement with West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC) to Receive an Additional $300,000 in Subregional Transportation Mitigation Program (STMP) Funding for the Hercules Hub
RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Adopt a resolution approving a Cooperative Funding Agreement with West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC) to receive $ 300,000 in Subregional Transportation Mitigation Program (STMP) funding in addition to the $1.55 million of existing STMP funding for a total new agreement amount of $1.85 million to advance the Hercules Hub (“Hub”) and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City.

BACKGROUND:

The STMP was adopted by WCCTAC in 1997 and funds regionally significant transportation projects that mitigate traffic impacts caused by growth. The program is funded by fees charged to new development in West County and disbursements , which are competitively based, are made on an ongoing basis as funding allows.

The Hub is an eligible project under the STMP program and will create a regional, state- of-the-art housing and transportation community on the waterfront overlooking the San Pablo Bay. The Hub will connect thousands of housing units with a new train stop along the Capitol Corridor, bi cycle and pedestrian pathways, bus routes, carpool options, and ferry service. To date $46 million in capital improvements have been constructed for this facility, and the City is fully engaged in securing the remaining funding needed to complete the design and construct the remaining infrastructure that will allow the Capitol Corridor 113
train to serve the Hub. STMP funding can be used to advance the design and as a match for state and federal grant funding, making it highly advantageous to secure.

ANALYSIS:

The cooperative funding agreement with WCCTAC for $750,000 in STMP funds to support the Hub's design was originally signed in 2019. In September 2023, the WCCTAC Board approved an additional $800,000 for the Hub, and at their January 26, 2024 meeting, they approved the funding agreement for a total of $1.55 million. This total includes the new $800,000 and extends the eligibility date of the original $750,000 funding.

An additional $300,000 in STMP funding was allocated to the City by the WCCTAC Board and is now being brought to the City for approval. The cooperative funding agreement has been reviewed by the City Attorney and City Engineer and is recommended for approval.

Of th e total STMP funding of $1.85 million, approximately $ 343,995.81 has been expended to date, $1,388,173.19 has been committed but not yet spent, and $117,831.00 remains available for eligible projects.

FISCAL IMPACT:

An additional $300,000 will raise the total STMP funding to $1.85 million. This increase will provide more financial resources to support the Hub’s development, including design activities, and will serve as a match for future state and federal grants.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution

2. Agreement
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RESOLUTION NO. 25-

RESOLUTION OF THE CI TY COUNCIL OF THE CI TY OF HERCULES APPROVING

A COOPERATIVE FUNDIN G AGREEMENT WITH WES T CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (WCCTAC) TO RECEIVE $ 300,000 IN

SUBREGIONAL TRANSPORTATION MITIGATION PR OGRAM (STMP) FUNDING IN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING COMBINED STMP FUNDING OF $1.55 MILLION FOR A TOTAL NEW AGREEMEN T AMOUNT OF $1. 85 MILLION TO ADVANCE THE

HERCULES HUB AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.

WHEREAS, the Subregional Transportation Mitigation Program (STMP) was adopted by West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC) in 1997 and funds regionally significant transportation projects that mitigate traffic impacts caused by growth; and

WHEREAS, a c ooperative funding agreement with WCCTAC for $750 ,000 in STMP funding to advance the design of the Hub was originally executed in 2019; and

WHEREAS, in September 2023 the WCCTAC Board of Directors approved an appropriation of an additional $800,000 for the Hercules Hub (Hub) and at their January 26, 2024 meeting approved a funding agreement with Hercules for a total combined amount of $1.55 million which includes the new $800 ,000 in funding and extend s the eligibility date of the original $750,000 of funding; and

WHEREAS, at its May 28, 2021 meeting, the WCCTC Board of Directors approved an appropriation of $300,000 in STMP funds to Agency towards the Hub; and

WHEREAS, the additional $ 300,000 in STMP funding , in addition to the combined STMP funding amoun t of $1.55 million, can be used to advance the design of the Hub and serve as a local match for State and Federal grants.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hercules that the City Council hereby approves a Cooperative Fundin g Agreement with West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee to receive $ 300,000 in Subregional Transportation Mitigation Program funding , in addition to the existing combined STMP funding amount of $1.55 million, for a total new Agreement amount o f $1.85 million to advance the Hub and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City.

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The foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hercules held on the twenty-third day of September 2025 by the following vote of the Council:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
____________________________
Dion Bailey, Mayor
ATTEST:

Eibleis Melendez, City Clerk
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COOPERATIVE FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN

WEST CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

DOING BUSINESS AS WEST CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND
City of Hercules
Regional Intermodal Transit Center Utility Relocation and Track Signal Design Project This AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of October 1, 2025, (the “Effective Date”) by and between the West Contra Costa Transportation Commission (“WCCTC”), a Joint Exercise of Powers Agency organized pursuant to California Government Code Section 6500, et. seq., among the cities of El Cerrito, Hercules, Pinole, Richmond, and San Pablo, the County of Contra Costa, and the transit agencies AC Transit, Bay Area Rapid Transit District, and Western Contra Costa Transit Authority, with offices located at 6333 Potrero Avenue, Suite 100, El Cerrito, CA 94530, and City of Hercules, a municipal corporation.

WCCTC and City of Hercules (“Agency”) shall sometimes be referred to collectively herein as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.”

RECITALS
WHEREAS, the members of WCCTC signed a Master Cooperative Agreement pertaining to the 2019 Subregional Transportation Mitigation Fee Program Update (“2019 STMP”) in West Contra Costa County, including a list of twenty specific projects and the STMP funding commitments to those projects; and
WHEREAS, Agency’s Project, as further described in the Scope of Work, attached as Exhibit A, which is incorporated herein (“Project”), is one of the twenty projects identified in the 2019 STMP; and
WHEREAS, plans, studies, and cost estimates for Agency’s Project are eligible uses for the STMP funds; and
WHEREAS, at its May 28, 2021 meeting, the WCCTC Board of Directors approved an appropriation of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) in STMP funds to Agency towards the Project.

Now, therefore, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1

SCOPE OF WORK

1.1 Scope of Work. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Agency shall perform or cause to perform the work described in the scope of work attached as Exhibit A, and incorporated herein (the “Scope of Work”), at the time and place and in the manner specified therein. In the event of a conflict in or inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and Exhibit A, the Agreement shall prevail. 117
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1.2 Term of Services. The term of this Agreement shall begin on the Effective Date and shall end on the third anniversary of the Effective Date, and Agency shall complete the work described in Exhibit A on or before that date, unless the term of the Agreement is otherwise terminated or extended. The time provided to Agency to complete the services required by this Agreement shall not affect WCCTAC’s right to terminate the Agreement.

1.3 Standard of Performance. Agency shall perform or cause to be performed all services required in Exhibit A according to the standards observed by a competent practitioner of the profession in which Agency’s consultants or contractors are engaged.

1.4 Assignment of Personnel. Agency shall retain only competent personnel to perform the Project to this Agreement. In the event that WCCTAC, in its sole discretion, desires the reassignment of any such persons, Agency shall, upon receiving notice from WCCTAC, of such desire of WCCTAC, reassign such person or persons.

1.5 Time is of the Essence. Time is of the essence. Agency shall devote such time to the performance of the Project pursuant to this Agreement as may be reasonably necessary to timely finish the Scope of Work.

1.6 Public Works and Department of Industrial Relations Requirements. Because the Project and Scope of Work described in Exhibit A may include “work performed during the design and preconstruction phases of construction including, but not limited to, inspection and land surveying work,” the Project may constitute a public works within the definition of Section 1720(a)(1) of the California Labor Code. In accordance with California Labor Code Section 1773.2, WCCTC notifies Agency that this Project is subject to the general prevailing wages in the locality in which the services described in Exhibit A are to be performed. Agency shall cause to be paid prevailing wages for each craft or type of work needed to be as published by the State of California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, a copy of which Agency shall make available on request by contractors and consultants. The Agency, its consultant and contractors engaged in the performance of the Scope of Work described in Exhibit A shall pay no less than these rates to all persons engaged in performance of the services described in Exhibit A. Agency is also required to comply all relevant provisions of the Labor Code applicable to public works, including enforcement of the contractor registration requirements of the California State Department of Industrial Relations.

SECTION 2

FUNDING OBLIGATIONS

2.1 Funding. In accordance with the WCCTC Master Cooperative Agreement pertaining to the 2019 STMP, and subject to available funding, WCCTC hereby agrees to fund Agency’s Project in a sum not to exceed three hundred thousand dollars, ($300,000) notwithstanding any contrary indications that may be contained in Agency or any third- party proposal for services to be performed and reimbursable costs incurred under this Agreement. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and Agency’s Scope of 118
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Work, attached as Exhibit A, regarding the amount of compensation, the Agreement shall prevail.

The payments specified herein shall be the only payments from WCCTC to Agency pursuant to this Agreement. Agency shall submit all invoices to WCCTC in the manner specified herein. Agency shall not bill WCCTC for duplicate services performed by more than one person.

WCCTC and Agency acknowledge and agree that funding paid by WCCTC to Agency under this Agreement is based upon Agency’s estimated costs of funding Agency’s Project, including salaries and benefits of employees, consultants and contractors of Agency. WCCTC has no responsibility for such contributions beyond the amount set forth under this Agreement.

2.2 Invoices. Agency shall submit invoices, not more often than once a month during the term of this Agreement, based on the cost it incurs for services performed and reimbursable costs incurred prior to the invoice date. Invoices shall contain the following information:
a. Serial identifications of progress bills; i.e., Progress Bill No. 1 for the first invoice, etc.;
b. The beginning and ending dates of the billing period; c. A task summary containing the original contract amount, the amount of prior billings, the total due this period, the balance available under the Agreement, and the percentage of completion;
d. Such other information as reasonably requested by WCCTC.

2.3 Monthly Payment. WCCTC shall make monthly payments, based on invoices received, for services satisfactorily performed, and for authorized reimbursable costs incurred. WCCTC shall have 60 days from the receipt of an invoice that complies with all of the requirements above to pay Agency.

2.4 Total Payment. In no event shall Agency submit any invoice for an amount in excess of the maximum amount of compensation provided in Section 2.1, above, either for a task or for the entire Agreement, unless the Agreement is modified in writing prior to the submission of such an invoice by a properly executed change order or amendment.

2.5 Reimbursable Expenses. Reimbursable expenses shall not include a mark-up and are billed as a direct cost. In no event shall expenses be advanced by WCCTC to the Agency. Reimbursable expenses are included in the total amount of compensation provided under this Agreement that shall not be exceeded.

2.6 Payment of Taxes. Agency and its contractors and consultants are solely responsible for the payment of employment taxes incurred under this Agreement and any similar federal or state taxes.
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2.7 Payment upon Termination. In the event that WCCTC or Agency terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 3.4, WCCTC shall compensate the Agency for all outstanding costs and reimbursable expenses incurred for work satisfactorily completed as of the date of written notice of termination. Agency shall maintain adequate logs and timesheets to verify costs incurred to that date.

2.8 Authorization to Perform Services. The Agency is not authorized to perform any services or incur any costs whatsoever under the terms of this Agreement until receipt of authorization from WCCTC’s Executive Director or his designee.

2.9 Funding Request. Agency shall submit the request for funds for specific components of the Project, detailing project scope, schedule and proposed funding plan, at least four (4) months in advance of the initial anticipated cash flow need or reimbursement; to submit subsequent requests at least two (2) months in advance of anticipated need; and to apply any funds received under this Agreement to the Project consistent with the terms and conditions of an approved funding appropriation.

2.10 Progress Reports. Progress reports shall be submitted along with the funding request in Section 2.9. Agency shall submit progress reports in a form satisfactory to WCCTC based on the cost for services performed.

2.11 Records Keeping. All reports, studies, plans, data, maps, models, charts, studies, surveys, photographs, memoranda, plans, studies, specifications, records, files, or any other documents or materials, in electronic or any other form, that Agency prepares or obtains pursuant to this Agreement and that relate to the matters covered hereunder shall be made available to WCCTC at WCCTC’s request.

2.12 Agency Financial Records. Agency shall maintain any and all ledgers, books of account, invoices, vouchers, canceled checks, and other records or documents evidencing or relating to charges for services or expenditures and disbursements charged to WCCTC under this Agreement for a minimum of 3 years, or for any longer period required by law, from the date of final payment to the Agency to this Agreement.

2.13 Inspection and Audit of Records. Any records or documents that Sections 2.11 and

2.12 of this Agreement requires Agency to maintain shall be made available for inspection, audit, and/or copying at any time during regular business hours, upon oral or written request by WCCTC. Under California Government Code Section 8546.7, if the amount of public funds expended under this Agreement exceeds $10,000.00, the Agreement shall be subject to the examination and audit of the State Auditor, at the request of WCCTC or as part of any audit of WCCTC, for a period of 3 years after final payment under the Agreement.
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SECTION 3

GENERAL PROVISIONS

3.1 Funding Limitations and Contingencies. If, in response to the Request for Proposal(s), it appears that Project costs including contingency, will exceed the funding set forth in Section 2.1, the Parties agree that they shall meet to revise Scope of Work to meet available funding. Funding of Agency’s Project is strictly contingent upon WCCTC having received, appropriated and allocated sufficient STMP funds for the Agency’s Project. Funding is also contingent upon WCCTC receiving a fully executed Agreement from Agency. If the Scope of Work cannot be revised to meet available funding, then WCCTC reserves the right to terminate this Agreement, or suspend funding, until such time that additional STMP funds are available and allocated to Agency’s Project.

3.2 Acceptance. Upon completion of the Project, Agency shall submit a report documenting that the Project is substantially complete. Agency shall be responsible for filing the appropriate notice of completion for the Project and shall provide a copy to WCCTC for its records.

3.3 Alternative Dispute Resolution. All disputes that arise in connection with interpretation or performance of the Agreement shall first attempted to be resolved informally by the Parties. If not resolved, prior to instituting legal action, the Parties agree to participate in mediation with a mediator jointly selected by the Parties. If the dispute is not resolved by mediation, then the Parties will retain any and all remedies that they otherwise would have at law or equity.

3.4 Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination as follows:

a. Either Party may terminate this Agreement at any time for cause pursuant to a power created by the Agreement or by law, other than for breach, by giving written notice of termination to either Party, which notice shall specify both the cause and the effective date of termination. Notice of termination under this provision shall be given at least ninety (90) days before the effective date of such termination. All obligations that are still executory will be discharged but any right based upon prior breach or performance shall survive. b. This Agreement may be terminated by a Party for breach of any obligation, covenant, or condition by the other Party, upon notice to the breaching Party.

With respect to any breach that is reasonably capable of being cured, the breaching Party shall have thirty (30) days from the date of the notice to initiate steps to cure. If the breaching Party diligently pursues cure, such Party shall be allowed a reasonable time to cure, not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the initial notice, unless a further extension is granted by the non-breaching Party.

On termination, the non-breaching Party retains the same rights as a Party exercising its right to terminate under the provisions of Section 3.4, except that the non-breaching Party also retains any remedy for breach of the whole contract or any unperformed balance.
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d. This Agreement may be terminated by WCCTC if funding for Agency’s Project is no longer available by operation of law, or by action taken by the WCCTC Board of Directors to reallocate funds.
e. In no event shall the Parties terminate this Agreement if such termination would conflict with, cause a default under, or otherwise violate the terms or conditions of any revenue bonds.

3.5 Waiver of Claims Against WCCTC. Agency waives all claims by Agency, its directors, supervisors, officers, employees, or agents against WCCTC, its commissioners, officers, employees, or agents for damages, loss, injury and/or liability, direct or indirect, resulting from Agency’s participation in the Project. Agency’s waiver shall not apply to liability arising from and caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of WCCTC, its commissioners, officers, employees, or agents.

3.6 Indemnity. Agency shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless WCCTC, its governing board, member agencies, officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all liability, loss, damage, claims, expenses, and costs (including without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and costs and fees of litigation) (collectively, “Liability”) of every nature arising out of or in connection with Agency’s performance of any work under this Agreement, except such Liability caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of WCCTC. With respect to any claims brought against Agency by a third party, Agency waives any and all rights of any type to express or implied indemnity by WCCTC.

3.7 Notices. All notices (including requests, demands, approvals or other communications) under this Agreement shall be in writing. Notice shall be sufficiently given for all purposes as follows:
a. When delivered by first class mail, postage prepaid, notice shall be deemed delivered three (3) business days after deposit in the United States Mail. b. When mailed by certified mail with return receipt requested, notice is effective upon receipt if delivery is confirmed by a return receipt. c. When delivered by overnight delivery by a nationally recognized overnight courier, notice shall be deemed delivered one (1) business day after deposit with that courier.
d. When personally delivered to the recipient, notice shall be deemed delivered on the date personally delivered.
e. The place for delivery of all notices under this Agreement shall be as follows:

If to WCCTC:

John Nemeth, Executive Director
West Contra Costa Transportation Commission
6333 Potrero Avenue, Suite 100
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El Cerrito, CA 94530

with a Copy to:

Kristopher J. Kokotaylo, Legal Counsel
Redwood Public Law
66 Franklin Street, Suite 300
Oakland, CA 94607

If to Agency:

Dante Hall, City Manager
City of Hercules
111 Civic Drive
Hercules, CA 94547

3.8 Additional Acts and Documents. Each Party agrees to do all such things and take all such actions, and to make, execute, and deliver such other documents and instruments, as shall be reasonably requested to carry out the provisions, intent, and purpose of this Agreement.

3.9 Integration. This Agreement represents the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter. No representations, warranties, inducement, or oral agreements have been made by any of the Parties except as expressly set forth in this Agreement.

3.10 Governing Law. The laws of the State of California shall govern this Agreement.

Agency and any consultants and contractors shall comply with all laws, including, but not limited, all statutes, regulations, local ordinances, and decisional authority, applicable to the Scope of Work hereunder. To the extent that this Agreement may be funded by fiscal assistance from another governmental entity, Agency and any subcontractors shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations to which WCCTC is bound by the terms of such fiscal assistance program.

3.11 Amendment. This Agreement may not be changed, modified, or rescinded except by the written approval, and any attempt of oral modification of this Agreement shall be void and of no effect.

3.12 Independent Contractor. Agency and WCCTC render their services under this Agreement as independent contractors. None of the agents or employees of either shall be agents or employees of the other.

3.13 Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned, transferred, hypothecated, or pledged by any Party without the express written consent of the other Party.

3.14 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors, assignees, or transferees of WCCTC or Agency as the case may be. This provision shall not be constructed as an authorization to assign, transfer, hypothecate, or pledge this Agreement other than as provided above.
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3.15 Severability. Should any part of this Agreement be determined to be unenforceable, invalid, or beyond the authority of either Party to enter into or carry out, such determination shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Agreement, which shall continue in full force and effect, so long as the remainder, absent the excised portion, can be reasonably interpreted to give effect to the intentions of the parties.

3.16 Jurisdiction and Venue. In the event that either party brings any action against the other under this Agreement, the parties agree that trial of such action shall be vested exclusively in the state courts of California in the County of Contra Costa or in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

3.17 Attorney’s Fees. If a party to this Agreement brings any action, including an action for declaratory relief, to enforce or interpret the provision of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees in addition to any other relief to which that party may be entitled. The court may set such fees in the same action or in a separate action brought for that purpose.

3.18 No Implied Waiver of Breach. The waiver of any breach of a specific provision of this Agreement does not constitute a waiver of any other breach of that term or any other term of this Agreement.

3.19 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and attested by their respective officers, duly authorized so to act, as of the date set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

City of Hercules West Contra Costa Transportation
Commission

Dante Hall, City Manager John Nemeth, Executive Director

Date: __________________________

Date: ________________________________

Approved as to Form: Approved as to Form:

Hercules, Legal Counsel

Date: __________________________

Kristopher Kokotaylo, Legal Counsel

Date: ________________________________

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EXHIBIT A

SCOPE OF WORK
The Agency agrees to:

1. To act as the lead agency and take responsibility for evaluating prospective consultants and contractors retained by Agency and subsequent award of work consistent with this Agreement.

2. To act as the lead agency and retain, as appropriate, consulting services consistent with this Agreement.

3. To be responsible for providing management of consultant and contractor activities, including responsibility for scheduling, budgeting, and oversight of the services, consistent with the scope of the project.

4. To advance or complete all or a portion of following STMP project identified as funding categories: 2006 STMP Project # 3: Capitol Corridor Improvements and 2019 STMP Project # 10: Hercules Regional Intermodal Transportation Center, now known as Hercules Hub.

5. To use the STMP funds to complete advance towards construction Hercules RITC Utility Relocation and Track Signal Design Project

6. To produce or complete the design of the Utility Relocation Phase and the 30% Design of the Track Signal Phase.

7. To complete the over-all project based on the following initial schedule for the project:

Task Month or Quarter and Year
Begins Ends
Design (PS&E) Phase Q4 2025 Q2 2030
Right of Way Phase Q4 2025 Q2 2029
Construction Phase Q3 2029 Q3 2032
Closeout Phase Q3 2032 Q4 2032

8. To use the STMP-funded portion of the work by October 1, 2028, with completion of the entire Design Phase by June 30, 2030 and an estimated completion date for the entire project of December 31, 2032.

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DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION ITEM

AGENDA ITEMS

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REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL

DATE: Regular Meeting of September 23, 2025
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
SUBMITTED BY: Dante Hall, City Manager
SUBJECT: Discussion Regarding a New Sister City Relationship with Tilottama, Nepal

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Staff recommends that the City Council consider establishing a new Sister City relationship and provide guidance to staff.

BACKGROUND:

On March 11, 2025, Council Member Bhattarai requested a discussion about establishing a new Sister City relationship with Tilottama, Nepal. The Council unanimously agreed to revisit the conversation at a future meeting. This discussion was scheduled to occur at the April 8, 2025, City Council meeting, but was continued to this evening.

In early 2025, Councilmember Bhattarai submitted a letter from Tilottama Municipality, Nepal, to the City Manager regarding a potential City-to-City relationship for City Council consideration (attached). Tilottama is a municipality in Lumbini Province in western Nepal with a population of 149,657. The municipality, composed of 17 wards, was established in 2014 by the government of Nepal and is known for its commitment to sustainability and urban planning, featuring green spaces, organized streets, and civic initiatives that reflect its aspirations for a modern yet inclusive future.

As envisioned by Councilmember Bhattarai, the purpose of a Sister City relationship between Hercules and Tilottama would be to promote cultural exchange, economic development, sustainable growth, and youth leadership between the two municipalities.

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ANALYSIS

The City of Hercules has a long history of establishing Sister City relationships to promote international partnerships and cultural exchange through the Hercules Sister City Association. On November 5, 1981, officials from Tsushima, Japan, visited Hercules to sign an affiliation document that formalized their relationship. The ceremony was held in Refugio Valley Park and included the dedication of the Tsushima Friendship Bridg e, which spans the creek leading to the lake. Tsushima renamed a street previously known as Nishiki-machi to Hercules Street. Hercules also has a street named after our Sister City, Tsushima Avenue, which runs from San Pablo Avenue west to John Muir Parkway.

November 5, 2024, marked the 43rd anniversary of the alliance between Hercules and Tsushima.

Following the establishment of the Sister City relationship, the Hercules Sister City Association sent Hercules Youth Ambassadors, consisting of middle and hig h school students, to represent Hercules on a visit to Tsushima and other regions of Japan. The association handled fundraising for the trips and maintained regular communication with the City of Tsushima.

In May 2022, the (Tsushima) Sister City Associati on notified the City that it was ending the sister city relationship between Hercules and Tsushima due to COVID-19 and a lack of resources, including staffing and funding, to resume activities at this time.

Vision for Sister City Relationship with Tilottama Municipality As proposed by Councilmember Bhattarai, a collaborative community volunteer group will be responsible for setting program goals, leading primary fundraising efforts, and implementing desired initiatives. The City’s role is envisioned to be more supportive and facilitative rather than operational. This may include tasks such as official recognition and endorsement of the relationship (e.g., letters, resolutions, or proclamations recognizing and supporting the Sister City relationship); logistical and administrative support (e.g., use of City facilities for events or meetings, dissem ination of promotional materials through City communication channels, including the website, newsletter, and social media); staff resources for logistical coordination, and limited financial contributions for program initiatives.

Councilmember Bhattarai further proposes that a potential Tilottama-Hercules Sister City relationship could include some of the following programs and initiatives:

1. Smart Green Cities Initiative
 Joint sustainability e-workshops (waste management, water conservation, green transport)
 Tree planting and clean-up campaigns in both cities
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2. Classroom Without Borders
 Virtual student exchange between Hercules High and Tilottama Campus  Joint STEM & arts projects
 Mentorship and scholarships for underserved students in Tilottama

3. Namaste America, Hello Nepal: Cultural Exchange Festival  Annual rotating festivals celebrating Dashain, Diwali, July 4th, and Black History Month
 Art, music, and culinary exhibits

4. Sister City Startup Bridge
 Promote Nepali crafts, tea, and textiles in Hercules local markets  Business webinars on eco-tourism, clean tech, and remote hiring

5. Global Fellows in Governance
 Council-to-council knowledge visits

6. Launch Activities
 Official signing ceremony with cultural showcase
 Twin Tree planting event
 Creation of Hercules-Tilottama Digital Hub (project updates, student blogs, photo gallery)
Staff requests that the City Council consider establishing a Sister City relationship with Tilottama and provide guidance to staff. If the City Council decides to ap prove this new Sister City relationship, staff recommends the following next steps.

1. Officially approve the establishment of a Sister City relationship with Tilottama at a future City Council meeting

2. Review and approve the comprehensive Sister City program plan created by the collaborative community volunteer group.

3. Identify a City Council liaison for the initiative.

4. Evaluate and consider funding to support program initiatives.

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FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact associated with discussing this item. However, approving this initiative as proposed would require additional staff time and funding. Staff will be better able to assess the fiscal impact on the City once the program plan details are identified.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:

This action is ex empt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is an administrative activity with no potential significant environmental impact.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Letter from Tilottama Municipality, Nepal, Regarding City-to-City Relationship

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STAFF REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL

DATE: Regular Meeting of September 23, 2025
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
VIA: Dante Hall, City Manager
SUBMITTED BY: Glenn Dombeck, Public Works Director/City Engineer SUBJECT: FY 2025-26 Capital Improvement Program Update RECOMMENDED ACTION:

It is recommended that the City Council receive an update on the status of the FY 2025- 26 Capital Improvement Program.

BACKGROUND:

The adopted FY 2 025-26 Program includes 40 projects totaling approximately $6.74 million in improvements , with an additional $5 .14 million of prior year balance , for a combined available funding of $11.88 million categorized under the 5 functional areas of Buildings & Facilities, Streets, Parks, Sewer, and Transportation (aka the Hercules Hub).

A copy of the adopted FY 2025 -26 Capital Improvement Program is provided in Attachment 1.

Current and prior year funding for the Hub represents 35 percent of total current spending, 84 percent of which is grant funded. Excluding the Hub, there is $7.7 million of available funding for 26 active projects.

Public works is making significant progress on the current fiscal year approved CIP projects. Some notable updates included in the FY 2025-26 Program include:

Buildings & Facilities

 The Police Lobbies project was bid in July 2025 with 5 bids received and the low bid awarded to GSP Construction, Inc. Construction will commence in October with completion anticipated in January 2026.

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 Contracts have been awarded for HVAC upgrades and associated electrical improvements at the Community Swim Center, Ohlone Community Center and Foxboro Community Center and for Slot Drain Repair at the Community Swim Center. Work will commence this fall and continue until completion.

Streets

 The Falcon Way Pavement Rehabilitation project was bid in September 2025 with 8 bids received and the low bid awarded to MCK Services, Inc. Construction will commence in November with completion ant icipated in Spring 2026. Optional bid items for cape seal of Wren and Finch Courts has been included as funding allows.

 A design contract for Foxboro Pavement Rehabilitation Project will be brought to Council for approval on October 14, 2025. Construction is anticipated to occur in Summer 2026 . A portion of f unding remaining in this fiscal year have been transferred for use at the Foxboro Park Playground Equipment and Surfacing Improvement project and the Bay Trail Sinkhole Repair project, both of which are proceeding this fiscal year.

 Implementation of the John Muir Parkway Traffic Calming project is underway, with a contract for design of slurry seal and restriping improvements awarded to Kimley Horn and work anticipated to occur in March and April 2026.

 A portion of Annual Street Repair fund ing has been utilized to fund stop control warrant analysis at 5 intersections to address legacy safety concerns received by the community. Similarly, Annual Street Repair funding is being used for restriping crosswalks and improving signage at the intersection of San Pablo Avenue and Sycamore Avenue. Public works staf f w ill continue to identify opportunities to deliver effective street repair projects with the remaining available funding.

Parks

 The design for the Beechnut Park Improvement Project to install much-needed amenities to this neighborhood park is progressing. An Easement Agreement with PG&E to allow development of park facilities within an existing overhead power line easement has been developed and will be considered by the California Public Utilities Commission for approval by end of year. This project is anticipated to advance to construction in Summer 2026.

 A combined project for Refugio Valley Park Picnic Area and Foxboro Park Basketball Court and Playground Improvements is nearing completion of design with construction anticipated in Spring 2026. Council approved pre-purchase of Refugio Valley Park shade structures and Foxboro Park Playground equipment at the September 9, 2025 council meeting.

 The Refugio Valley Park lake dredging project is proceeding with development of a complete design and bid package for the dredging, material reuse, mitigation, 134

and limited civil infrastructure improvements for bid in Spring 2026 and construction in July to September 2026. This schedule will allow the pond to refill naturally in winter 2026-27. The design will identify measures to minimize impacts to the community and the environment. A limited risk evaluation was completed in July 2025, which confirmed the feasibility of the reuse of dredged material on the City Corporation Yard property.

 The Bay Trail Soil Nail Wall Sinkhole Repair project was bid in July 2025 and awarded at the September 9, 2025 council meeting . This project will start in October 2025 and is expected to be completed before the end of the year.

Sewer

 Staff continue s to develop pre -design information to scope a Sewer Line Repair/Replacement Project under SR-4 and Along Willow Ave. This project was identified by CCTV work performed in 2018. While some segments were identified at that time to be in acceptable condition, several segments were rated as poor or very poor condition. A recommendation of this effort was to obtain higher quality CCTV imagery of these sections. The City has completed an RFP for this CCTV work, which includes additional sewer segments along Newbury Street and upstream towards the private lift station on Willow Ave, and is moving forward with implementation this fall. This information will be provided to a design consultant to prepare a design for construction, likely in summer 2027.

Hercules Hub

 Staff continue to work to secure grant funding for completing the design and construction of this place-making, multimodal transportation facility.

 Task Orders have been issued to HDR, the engineering consultant for the Hub, to initiate work on coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration regarding environmental approval documentation and coordination with the John Muir Land Trust to finalize the Refugio Creek Conservation Easement. A forthcoming task order will initiate work on the 10 percent and 25 percent rail station design.

Completed Projects

Since the last update in September 2024, the following projects of interest have been completed, but not yet been reported out on:

 Staff have completed acceptance of the multi -year Sycamore Avenue Lower Sewer Trunk Main project. A warranty inspection will be performed in Spring 2026.

The collection system hydraulic model has also been updated to reflect these improvements, which confirms that a follow-up project is not needed to complete the installation of a 469 ft portion of the 991 ft 12 -inch diameter relief sewer that was unable to be installed due to utility conflicts. The 12 -inch HDPE pipe will be 135
retained for use on the Promenade Lift Station Demolition project when that project is ready to proceed to construction.
 The City has hired SNG & Associates to develop an update to the 10-Year Capital Improvement Program. This update is underway with completion anticipated in Spring 2026. An CIP Update will be scheduled in early 2026 to inform Council of the progress on this effort.

ANALYSIS:

A verbal status update, as shown in the presentation in Attachment 2, will be provided at the meeting and staff can respond to specific questions at that time.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact associated with this staff report.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. FY 2025-26 Adopted CIP Program

2. September 2025 CIP Update Presentation
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TEN-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PROGRAM SPENDING PLAN FY 2025-2035 Project Name Fundiing Sources
Priior Year
Ballance
FY 2025-26
Projjectiion
FY 2026-27
Projjectiion
FY 2027-28
Projjectiion
FY 2028-29
Projjectiion
FY 2029-30
Projjectiion
FY 2030-31
Projjectiion
FY 2031-32
Projjectiion
FY 2032-33
Projjectiion
FY 2033-34
Projjectiion
FY 2034-35
Projjectiion
Totall Projjectiion
Cit
y Hall General Fund/Capital Reserves 126,270 337,700 - - - - - - - - - 463,970 Senior Center General Fund/Capital Reserves 22,715 19,250 - - - - - - - - - 41,965 Library General Fund/Capital Reserves 107,254 - - - - - - - - - - 107,254 Community Swim Center General Fund/Capital Reserves 132,638 100,000 - - - - - - - - - 232,638 Teen Center General Fund/Capital Reserves 20,460 11,000 - - - - - - - - - 31,460 Hanna Ranch Childcare Center General Fund/Capital Reserves 6,820 34,650 - - - - - - - - - 41,470 Lupine Kidz Center General Fund/Capital Reserves 17,380 - 17,160 - - - - - - - - 34,540 Public Works Maintenance Yard General Fund/Capital Reserves 8,650 - - - - - - - - - - 8,650 Ohlone Community Center General Fund/Capital Reserves 113,905 37,620 - - - - - - - - - 151,525 Foxboro Community Center General Fund/Capital Reserves 9,735 - - - - - - - - - - 9,735 Police Impact Fee 200,000 - - - - - - - - - - 200,000
Asset Seizure Fund 112,722 - - - - - - - - - - 112,722
Leila's By The Bay Roof General Fund/Capital Reserves 30,000 - - - - - - - - - 30,000 Main & Play Pool Maintenance & Repairs Unfunded - 100,000 - - - - - - - - 100,000 Pool Pump Room Unfunded - 75,000 - - - - - - - - 75,000 Future Facility Capital Improvement Project Unfunded - - 415,000 415,000 415,000 415,000 415,000 415,000 415,000 415,000 - 3,320,000 Total, Facilities 878,549 570 ,220 607 ,160 415 ,000 415 ,000 415 ,000 415 ,000 415 ,000 415 ,000 415 ,000 - 4 ,960,929 General Fund/Capital Reserves 920,505 - - - - - - - - - - 920,505 SB1 RMRA 400,000 -- -- --- -- - 400,000
Solid Waste Fund 250,000 - - - - - - - - - - 250,000
General Fund/Capital Reserves - 750,000 - - - - - - - - - 750,000 SB1 RMRA 150,000 250,000 - - - - - - - - - 400 ,000
Measure J Fund - 263 - 100,000 - - - - - - - - - 100,000 SB1 RMRA - - 250 ,000 - - - - - - - - 250 ,000
Measure J Fund - 263 - - 100,000 - - - - - - - - 100,000 General Fund/Capital Reserves - 150,000 - - - - - - - - - 150,000 Unfunded - 1,150,000 - - - - - - - - 1,150,000
Green Infrastructure Project General Fund/Capital Reserves - 150,000 - - - - - - - - - 150,000 SB1 RMRA - 250 ,000 250 ,000 250 ,000 250,000 250 ,000 250,000 250 ,000 250 ,000 250,000 - 2 ,250,000 Measure J Fund - 263 - 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 - 900,000 General Fund/Capital Reserves - 150,000 - - - - - - - - - 150,000 Unfunded - - 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 - 2,000,000 John Muir Parkway Traffic Calming Imp General Fund/Capital Reserves 258,000 - - - - - - - - - 258,000 Total, Streets 1,720,505 2 ,158,000 2 ,100,000 600 ,000 600 ,000 600 ,000 600 ,000 600 ,000 600 ,000 600 ,000 - Sycamore Ave (Upper Trunk Main) Sewer Fund - 421 - - - - - - - - - - - 0 Sycamore Ave (Lower Trunk Main) Sewer Fund - 421 - - 0
Promenade Lift Station Sewer Fund - 421 - 185,000 1,170,450 - - - - - - - - 1,355,450 Repair/Replace Sewer Lines under SR-4 & Along
Willow Avenue
Sewer Fund - 421 - 200,000 100,000 1,080,000 - - - - - - - 1,380,000 Lower Sycamore Ave. SS Overflow Pipeline Sewer Fund - 421 151,680 1,648,320 1,800,000 Total, Sewer - 536,680 2 ,918,770 1 ,080,000 -- --- -- 4 ,535,450 Eastbay Regional Park District WW
Grant Fund
39,494 - - - - - - - - - - 39,494
Prop 64 Grant Funds 151,097 190,500 - - - - - - - - - 341,597 Parks Impact Fee - 150,000 - - - - - - - - - 150,000
General Fund/Capital Reserves - 50,000 - - - - - - - - 50,000 Unfunded - - 550,000 - - - - - - - - 550,000
Foxboro Basketball Court General Fund/Capital Reserves 118,241 - - - - - - - - - - 118,241 General Fund/Capital Reserves 537,917 - - - - - - - - - - 537,917 Communit
y Development Tax 170,000 - - - - - - - - - - 170,000
General Fund/Capital Reserves - 55,000 - - - - - - - - 55,000 Unfunded 135,000 135,000 270,000
General Fund/Capital Reserves 132,101 120,000 450,000 - - - - - - - - 702,101 Unfunded - 225,000 - - - - - - - - 225,000
Woodfield Basketball Court Unfunded - 215,000 - - - - - - - - 215,000 Woodfield Tennis Court Unfunded - - 320,000 - - - - - - - 320,000 Woodfield Replace Restroom Unfunded - - - - - 465,000 - - - - 465,000 Woodfield Accessibility Route Unfunded - - - - 55,000 273,000 - - - - - 328,000 Transportation Impact Fee - - - - 240,000 - - - - - - 240,000 Unfunded - - - - 1,440,000 - - - - - 1,440,000
Slurry Seal the Bay Trail Unfunded - - - 132,000 - - - - - - - 132,000 Bay Trail Wall Repair SB1 RMRA 100,000 -- -- --- -- - 100,000 Total, Parks 1,248,850 565 ,500 1 ,575,000 587 ,000 295 ,000 1 ,713,000 465 ,000 - - - - 6,449,350 Grant - Measure J SP 89,000 89,000 89,000 267,000
Grant - Measure J TLC 117,972 117,972
Grant - WCCTAC STMP 264,340 950,000 - 1,214,340
Grant - Garamendi Earmark 822,973 822,973
Grant - TIRCP 1,200,000 1,200,000 2,400,000
General Fund/Capital Reserves 670,500 2,329,500 3,000,000 Unfunded 4,250,000 29,085,319 30,162,080 30,162,080 7,540,520 101,199,999 Totall, Transportatiion 1,294,285 2,909,500 5,539,000 31,414,819 30,162,080 30,162,080 7,540,520 - - - - 109,022,284 Totall, CIP

Hercules - The HUB
Foxboro Playground
Refugio Picnic Area
Refugio Tennis Court
Dredge Refugio Lake
Sycamore Avenue Bicycle
Police Department Lobbies
Falcon Way
Beechnut Park
Foxboro
Hercules By The Bay
Annual Street Repair Project
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Capital Improvement
Program Update
Fiscal Ye ar 2025 -26
September 23, 2025
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Meeting Agenda
01 Adopted FY 2025 -26 CIP
Overview of current fiscal year's approved
capital improvement program and funding
allocation
02 Planning Process
Extended timeline approach and
incorporation of legacy and new projects
03 Departmental Updates
Buildings & Facilities, Streets, Parks,
Sewer systems, and the Hercules Hub
development
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FY 2025-26 Capi tal I mprovements Program
Bu ild in g s & Fa c ilitie s
15 projects
Streets
6 projects
Parks
13 projects
Sewer
5 projects
Funding Sources
Hercules Hub
1 project
40 Di sti nct Projects
General Fund/Capital Reserve
$2,274,591
Grant
$1,484,876
$5,142,189 Total Funding
SB1 RMRA
$650,000
Other
$732,722
FY 2024-25 Prior Year Carryover Funding
$11,882,089 Total Funding
FY 2025-26 Total Available Funding
General Fund/Capital Reserve
$5,198,311
Grant
$3,723,876
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Capital Improvements Planning Process
CIP update ongoing through at least year end 2025
Expanding timeframe to 10-year lookahead for better long-term planning Incorporating 'legacy' projects from reference documents Adding new projects (Falcon Way V-ditch repair, Stop control warrant analysis, etc.) as budget allows FY 2024-25 Prior Year
Carryover Funding
141
Buildings & Facilities Overview
Our Buildings & Facilities capital projects ensure city infrastructure remains safe, functional, and responsive to community needs.

Assessment
15 facility projects identified through
comprehensive condition assessments
Prioritization
Projects ranked by safety concerns, compliance
requirements, and operational impact
Implementation
Phased approach to minimize service
disruption while maximizing efficiency
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Police Lobbies Renovation Project
Project Timeline
1July 22, 2025
Bids received from contractors
2 September 9,
2025
Project awarded to GSP
Construction, Inc.3Pending
Notice to Proceed
Contract Value: $255, 216
January 9, 2026
A pproxi mate C ompl eti on D ate
4 Funding Allocation: $312,722
10% Contingency: $25,522
Total Expenditure: $280,738
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Street Improvement Projects
Pavement
Rehabilitation
Traffic Safety Improvements
Traffic Calming
144
Parks Improvements
145
Falcon Way V -Dit c h Re p a ir P ro je c t
Critical Infrastructure Priority
This repair addresses significant erosion and structural issues that pose flooding risks to nearby properties.
01 Assessment
V-ditch failure identified June 2025
02 Design
Design to be developed in 4Q 2025
03 Bidding
Contractor selection in 2Q 2026
04 Construction
Scheduled for Q3 2026
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Sewer System Improvements
Collection System Upgrades
Lift Station Rehabilitation
Collection System Monitoring
147
Hercules Hub
148
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR FY 2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025 Facility Projects 0 1 0 3 2 4+
Parks and Open Space Projects 1 7 4 6 6 6+
Streets Projects 4 5 5 5 5 3+
Sewer Projects 4 7 1 2 1 1
Regional Transit Intermodal Center
Phases
1 3 1 3 2
Performance Indicators
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Thank You
150

Hercules City CouncilSeptember 23, 2025

Hercules City Council
September 23, 2025