DATE:
July 19, 2022
TO:
Mayor and City Council Members
FROM:
Nils Bentsen, City Manager
BY:
Eric Dunn, City Attorney
Melinda Sayre, Director of Government Services/ City Clerk Jacquelyn Castillo, Administrative Analyst
SUBJECT:
Discussion on Mulitple Response Fees
RECOMMENDED ACTION
It is recommended that the City Council discuss current Multiple Response Fees and provide direction to staff.
BACKGROUND
At the June 21, 2022 City Council Meeting, Mayor Bennington requested that staff bring an item forward to discuss Multiple Response Fees.
ISSUES/ANALYSIS
The City’s Multiple Response Program is governed by Hesperia Municipal Code Section 1.12.130 Special Enforcement Procedures, where large or tumultuous parties, domestic disturbances, gatherings, boisterous activities, or music, or any combination thereof, which interfere with the neighbors' reasonable enjoyment of their property, constitute a threat to public peace, morals, and safety, and elicit numerous calls to the police department.
In addition to disturbances and boisterous activities, the occurrence of multiple false alarms requiring police department response and multiple 911 calls where reasonable circumstances are not established have the effect of reducing manpower availability and therefore, threatening public safety. For the purposes of this section, multiple false alarms and/or multiple unreasonable 911 calls are considered a disturbance and subject to police multiple response fees. For the first incident, the responsible party will be issued a written warning (no fee) and the property will be placed on a probation period for three years from the date of the initial response. Any additional responses that occur during the three-year probation period will cause the property to be subject to the fee schedule below.
Furthermore, the possession and usage of fireworks requires police and city department response and reduces manpower availability, in addition to creating an unsafe situation and threatening public safety and so shall be considered a disturbance and subject to police multiple response fees. And are subject to a separate fine schedule, and fees are issued upon the first occurrence.
General Disturbance Fees:
First Response: No Charge/ Warning and three-year probation Second Response: $150
Third Response: $500
Fourth Response: $1,000
Each Subsequent Response: $2,500
(Actual costs may be assessed in addition to any subsequent response) Citation Filing Fee: $19 (charged to each response)
Late Fees: 50% of total due
Fireworks Fine Schedule
First Response: $1,000
Second Response: $2,000
Third Response: $3,000
Fourth Response: $3,000
Each Subsequent Response: $3,000
(Actual costs may be assessed in addition to any subsequent response) Citation Filing Fee: $19 (charged to each response)
Late Fees: 50% of total due
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item at this time.
ALTERNATIVE(S)
Provide alternative direction to staff.
ATTACHMENTS
None
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STAFF REPORT
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STAFF REPORT
Staff Report to the Mayor and Council
Discussion of Multiple Response Fees
July 19, 2022