CITY OF MENIFEE
SUBJECT: 2024 Fee Schedule Amendment
MEETING DATE: July 17, 2024
TO: Mayor and City Council
PREPARED BY: Margarita Cornejo, Deputy Finance Director REVIEWED BY: Travis Hickey, Chief Financial Officer
APPROVED BY: Armando G. Villa, City Manager
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Adopt a resolution approving the revised 2024 User Fee Schedule maintaining deposit-based fees and surcharges at the adopted 2022 amounts.
DISCUSSION
At the May 15, 2024, City Council meeting, the City Council approved the 2024 User Fee Schedule update to capture any new fees for services as well as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) annual adjustment to be effective July 15, 2024. The purpose of an annual CPI adjustment is to ensure any increase in costs are captured in fees and proposed cost recovery levels are maintained between comprehensive updates.
The updated 2024 User Fee Schedule is comprehensive and includes all city fees, including, but not limited to, fees set by federal and/or state, deposits and applicable surcharges. As noted in the staff report from May 15 th, federal and/or state set fees were not subject to the annual CPI adjustment and kept at the original approved amounts.
The attached proposed resolution clarifies that deposit-based fees (ie facility rentals, or development deposit-based fees) and established surcharges (general plan maintenance and/or technology) would also be maintained at the 2022 established levels. Deposit based fees are collected as payments towards a specific service and/or facility rental, where all or a portion of the deposit may ultimately be refunded. Actual costs for service(s), if applicable, are determined on corresponding labor and or other related expenses. If there is additional funding needed towards a deposit-based project, staff works with the applicant on collecting additional deposits funds. Therefore, staff is recommending deposit-based fees be explicitly excluded from annual CPI adjustments. Similarly, the resolution provides clarification on maintaining the surcharges at their 2022 established percentages.
City of Menifee Staff Report
Amended 2024 Fee Schedule (Deposits & Surcharges)
July 17, 2024
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Staff’s recommendation to maintain fees at the 2022 adopted amounts does not result in any new fees, or fee increases, but provides clarification on deposit-based fees and/or surcharges to be excluded from annual CPI adjustments. Table 1 below outlines the fees proposed to be reverted to the 2022 adopted fees. The amended User Fee Schedule is also attached for review with proposed changes highlighted in yellow.
TABLE 1 – PROPOSED FEES
Fee Title 2022 Adopted Fee
Small Facility Rental Deposit $50
Medium Facility Rental Deposit $100
Large Facility Rental Deposit $200
Facility Kitchen Rental Deposit $100
Field Rental – One Time Use Deposit $50
Field Rental – League/Multiple Use Deposit $50
Park Rental – Private Event (100-249 Attendees) Deposit $50 Park Rental – Private Event (250-499 Attendees) Deposit $100 Park Rental – Private Event (500-999 Attendees) Deposit $150 Park Rental – Private Event (1000+ Attendees) Deposit $300 Technology Surcharge Fee 5.7%
General Plan Maintenance Fee 9%
Planning Deposit – Surface Mining and Reclamation Act $20,000 Planning Deposit – Annexation Request $20,000
Planning Deposit – Zone Change $5,000
Planning Deposit – Development Agreement $10,000
Planning Deposit – EIR Review $20,000
Planning Deposit – Expedited Environmental Habitat Review $1,500 Planning Deposit – General Plan Amendment $10,000
Planning Deposit – Planned Unit Development $10,000
Planning Deposit – Specific Plan $20,000
Planning Deposit – Sphere of Influence Amendment $10,000 Planning Deposit – Study Review/Scoping Agreement $1,000 Planning Deposit – Ag Preserve Cancellation $5,000
Planning Deposit – Tentative Tract Map $20,000
Planning Deposit – Tentative Tract Map - Revision $10,000 Planning Deposit – Historic Property Preservation $5,000 Planning Deposit – Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Permit $20,000 Planning Deposit – Hog Ranch Processing $10,000
Planning Deposit – Noise Exception - On-Going Event $5,000 Planning Deposit – MSHCP HANS $2,000
Engineering Deposit - Rough Grading/Drainage Plan Check (Single Family 75-200 Lots) $16,172
Engineering Deposit - Rough Grading/Drainage Plan Check (Single Family 200+ Lots) $20,000
Engineering Deposit – Precise Grading/Drainage Plan Check (Single Family 200+ Lots) $15,000
Engineering Deposit - Rough Grading/Drainage Plan Check (Multiple Family >1Mil + SqFt) $15,000
City of Menifee Staff Report
Amended 2024 Fee Schedule (Deposits & Surcharges)
July 17, 2024
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City of Menifee Staff Report
Amended 2024 Fee Schedule (Deposits & Surcharges)
July 17, 2024
2 2
8 1
Engineering Deposit - Precise Grading/Drainage Plan Check (Multiple Family >1Mil + SqFt) $20,000
Engineering Deposit - Precise Grading/Drainage Plan Check (Plan Check Revision) $10,000
Engineering Deposit – Encroachment Permit (Major Project) $1,500 Engineering Deposit – Encroachment Permit (Night-Time Work) $513 Public Improvement Plan Review - Inspection 3%
Engineering Deposit Public Improvement Plan Review – Plan Check Revision $10,000
Engineering Deposit - Grading/Drainage Inspection (Residential 1+ Acres) $3,000
Engineering Deposit – Final Tract Map (100+ Lots) $20,000 Engineering Deposit – Survey Mapping Review (Initial deposit if involving Public Road currently in use) $10,000
Engineering Deposit – Survey Mapping Review – CC&R $3,000 Engineering Deposit – Drainage Study $2,500
Engineering Deposit – Traffic Scoping Study $1,915
Engineering Deposit – Special Districts (CFD/Assessment District Audit) $10,000
Engineering Deposit – Special Districts (Assessment District Formation) $20,000 Engineering Deposit – Bond Release $2,000
Engineering Deposit – Bond Reduction $3,000
Engineering Deposit – Bond Replacement $2,000
Engineering Deposit – TUMF Audit $10,000
Engineering Deposit – Misc. Engineering Agreements $10,000 Engineering Deposit – City Property Acquisition Process Initial Deposit $5,000 Misc Planning/Engineering Review $5,000
Stockpile/Borrow Site Inspection $587
STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVE
Regular City Business
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended action. The reduction in revenue from exempting the deposit-based fees would have no impact to the City due to funds being refunded, regardless of amount.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution - Amended 2024 User Fee Schedule
2. Amended User Fee Schedule