CITY OF LEMON GROVE
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL - MINUTES
STUDY SESSION FOR REVENUE
PROJECTIONS AND MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, APRIL 29,2025 AT 6:00 P.M.
LEMON GROVE COMMUNITY CENTER
3146 SCHOOL LANE, LEMON GROVE, CA9l945
Call to Order
Mayor Alysson Snow called the Special City Council meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Roll Call
Present: Mayor Alysson Snow, Mayor Pro Tem Jennifer Mendoza, Councilmember Jessyka Heredia, Councilmember Steve Faiai, Councilmember Yadira Altamirano.
Staff Present
City Manager Lydia Romero, Finance Director Stacey Tang, Heartland Fire & Rescue's Fire Chief Bent Koch, Community Services Specialist Isabel Armenta, Public Works Director Izzy Murguia, City Clerk Joel G. Pablo, Fire Marshal Ken King; Public Works Operations and Administration Manager Tom Martin.
Pledee of Alleeiance
Councilmember Heredia led the Pledge of Allegiance
Studv Session Items
o Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Revenue Projections Master Fee Schedule Update City Manager Lydia Romero opened the study session and introduced Finance Director Stacey Tang.
Finance Director Stacey Tang reviewed General Fund revenue projections, including cannabis business tax projections and broader economic considerations. Staff discussed revenue trends, streaming-related declines in franchise fee revenues, Measure T as an independent revenue source, recession and tariff concerns, and the City's conservative budget approach. o Master Fee Schedule Update
Finance Director Stacey Tang reviewed the proposed Master Fee Schedule and the cost-recovery framework under Proposition 26, including user fees, assessments and regulatory fees, rents, penalties, and deposit-based development review fees. Discussion included building and planning permit cost recovery, animal licensing administration and enforcement, fire service fee changes, public works engineering deposits and fees for private development.
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Community Services Specialist Armenta provided an overview of Community Services program and facility fees.
Councilmembers provided comments and questions throughout the presentation regarding economic assumptions, animal licensing enforcement, fee comparables, program subsidization, and opportunities for outside donations and grants.
Consensus was provided to bring fee updates forward to the City Council annually Public Comment
Mayor Snow opened public comment. Ken King and Minola Clark Manson addressed the City Council.
Mayor Snow closed the public comment period.
Adiournment
Snow adjourned the meeting at7:53 p.m.
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