RESOLUTION NO. 26-
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE, CALIFORNIA,
MODIFYING FEES AND CHARGES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF
MENIFEE
WHEREAS , the City of Menifee provides development related public services of a discretionary nature, as these services can be withheld from customers for non-payment, which are in addition to community supported public services that are paid for by City tax revenues for general social, safety or welfare reasons; and WHEREAS, the City of Menifee adopted a comprehensive fee schedule by Resolution 22-1229 on October 5, 2022, and now desires to adjust certain fees and charges based on the reasonable costs borne by the City to provide such services ; and WHEREAS, the State of California Government Code Section 66014 et.al. allows local agencies to charge fees for various activities as long as those fees do not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the services for which the fee is intende d; and WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing on April 15, 2026, where the public was allowed to comment and provide input on the proposed fees and charges for services .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Menifee hereby makes the following findings:
Section 1. It is hereby found and determined that the new fees and charges and/or fee adjustments set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto do not exceed the estimated reasonable costs of providing services for which the fee is charged or the estimated amount required to provide the service for which the fee or charge is levied; and Section 2. The City Council hereby approves Exhibit A - "2026 New Fees and Charges and/or Fee Adjustments” to be included and incorporated as part of the existing comprehensive fee schedule as adopted in October 2022 and updated annual for applicable automatic annual adjustments beginning July 1, 2027; and
Section 3. The adoption of this Resolution is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA, Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq.), because it approves and sets forth a procedure for determining fees for the purpose of meeting the operating expenses of City departments, as set forth in Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8)(A) .
Section 4. The proposed new user fees and/or fee adjustment and first annual fee adjustment will go into effect July 1, 2026; and
Section 5. This Resolution shall be effective upon its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of April, 2026.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Stephanie Roseen, City Clerk Bob Karwin, Mayor Pro Tem
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Jeffrey T. Melching, City Attorney