RESOLUTION NO. 2023-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MERCED, CALIFORNIA,
ADOPTING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S
MASTER FEE SCHEDULE TO ADJUST
EXISTING FEES FOR INFLATION AND TO
INCLUDE FEES FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES
WHEREAS, the Merced Fire Department responds to over 12,000 requests for service and conducts over 2,500 business inspections annually; and WHEREAS, California Government Code 66014(a) stipulates that user fees charged by local agencies may not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the specific services; and
WHEREAS, the Merced Fire Department conducts fire and life safety inspections in occupancies and businesses as described in the adopted California Fire Code, Section 105.5 (amended); and
WHEREAS, the Master Fee Schedule was last modified and adopted in 2016; and
WHEREAS, the fees are directly related to the costs of providing the required inspections; and
WHEREAS, the fees do not exceed the amounts reasonably necessary for covering the costs of the inspection activities; and
WHEREAS, the Merced Fire Department has presented a new schedule of existing fees that were based on a fee study conducted in 2016 together with evidence of cost inflation based upon reference to changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, since the time of the cost study; and 's Master Fee Schedule will be amended to include annual fee increases beginning August 7, 2023, and each July 1 st thereafter, by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index, for the twelve (12) month period ending December 31 of the preceding year; and 1 X: \Resolutions|2023\Fire\RESOLUTION_Draft_Adopting Master Fees for Fire Department - 07 25 23.docx WHEREAS, the Merced Fire Department is responsible for providing Emergency Medical Services throughout the City. Services are to include Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) treatment and transportation of the ill and injured. These services are General Fund activities supported by fees charged for services; and
WHEREAS, the Merced Fire Department has presented further evidence regarding the costs of providing Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) treatment and transportation services;
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERCED DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE, DETERMINE, FIND, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Master Fee Schedule, attached hereto as Exhibit "A," is hereby adopted and approved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Merced at a regular meeting held on the _ day of 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members:
NOES: Council Members:
ABSENT: Council Members:
ABSTAIN: Council Members:
APPROVED:
Mayor
ATTEST:
STEPHANIE R. DIETZ, CITY CLERK
BY:
Assistant/Deputy City Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Misc 7-25-2023
City Attorney Date
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MERCED FIRE DEPARTMENT
Fee Comparison Survey
Updated 07/12/2023
Fee
Schedule
with CPl
No. Description increases
Annual
California Fire Code: Annual; Operational Permits
* Multiple Permits: Insection Fee for a combination Permit shall be the sum of the highest permit fee, plus $60 per each additional permit fee 60 Aerosol Products $ 156
Amusement Buildings $ 234
Aviation Facilities $ 234
Carnivals and Fairs 625
Combustible dust-producing operations $ 156
Combustible Fibers 156
Compressed Gases $ 156
Covered Mall Buildings 156
Cryogenic Fluids 156
Cutting and Welding 78
Dry Cleaning Plants $ 156
Exhibits and Trade Shows 312
Explosives $ 312
Flammable and Combustible Liquids 156
Floor Finishing $ 156
Fruit and Crop Ripening $ 312
Fumigation and insecticidal fogging $ 78
Hazardous Materials $ 625
HPM Facilities (Hazardous Production Materials) $ 625
High Piled Storage 625
Hot Work Operations 78
Industrial Ovens $ 156
Lumber Yards and Wood Working Plants $ 156
Liquid- or gas-fueled vehicles or equipment in assembly buildings $ 156 LP GAS $ 118
Magnesium $ 156
Misc. Combustible Storage $ 156
Open Burning $ 156
Open Flames and Torches $ 156
Open Flames and Candles $ 78
Organic Coatings $ 469
Pyrotechnic special effects material $ 312
Pyroxylin plastics $ 156
Refrigeration equipment CA tA 118
Repair garages and motor fuel-dispensing facilities 156 Rooftop heliports $ 234
CITY OF MERCED FIRE DEPARTMENT
Fee Comparison Survey
Updated 07/12/2023
Fee
Schedule
with CPl
No. Description increases
Spraying or dipping $ 312
Storage of scrap tires and tire byproducts $ 312
Temporary membrane Structures $ 156
Tire-rebuilding plants 312
Waste handling cs cA
312
Wood Products $ 156
Wrecking Yard 156
Special Permits
Fireworks Stand and/or Storage Inspection $ 240
Fireworks Booth Application Fee 260
Christmas Tree Lot/ Pumpkin Patch 156
Tent Permits
401 to 1500 square feet $ 234
1501 - 15,000 square feet 312
15,001 - 30,000 square feet 781
> 30,000 square feet 1,093
City of Merced Fire Department
Fee Comparison Study
Updated 07/12/2023
Fee
Schedule
with CPl
No. Description increases
Annual California Fire Code: Annual; Occupancy Types
A A Occupancy Assembly - Occupancy 50-299 $ 156
A Occupancy Assembly - Occupancy > or eq 300 $ 312
A Occupancy Assembly - Non-profit organization $ 90
B B Occupancies - (ie bank, professional office)
Triannual Inspection for 5000 sq. ft. or less (0.75 personnel hour) $ 118 Triannual Inspection for 5,001 sq. ft. to 15,000 sq. ft. (1 personnel hour) $ 156 Triannual Inspection for 15,001 sq. ft. or greater (1.5 personnel hour) $ 234 E E Occupancies - (ie educational)
K-8 $ 469
High School $ 1,875
F F Occupancies - (ie Factory)
5000 sq. ft. or less (3 personnel hours) $ 469
5001 sq. ft. to 15,000 sq. ft. (4 personnel hours) $ 625 15,001 sq. ft. or greater (5 personnel hours) $ 781
H H Occupancies - (ie High Hazard)
5000 sq. ft. or less (2 personnel hours) $ 312
5001 sq. ft.to 15,000 sq. ft. (3 personnel hours) $ 469 15,001 sq. ft. or greater (4 personnel hours) $ 625
I Occupancies - (ie Institutional)
14 - Residential Care Facilities (Adult & Child) $ 78
12 - Medical, surgical 24 hr.+ care, ambulatory care $ 469 12 - Hospital $ 3,749
13 - Detention Facility $ 625
L L Occupancies - (ie Laboratory) 156
M M Occupancies - (ie market, department or drug store) 5000 sq. ft. or less (1 personnel hour) $ 156
5001 sq. ft. to 15,000 sq. ft. (1.5 personnel hours) $ 234 15,001 sq. ft. or greater (2 personnel hours) $ 312
CITY OF MERCED FIRE DEPARTMENT
Fee Comparison Survey
Updated 07/12/2023
Fee
Schedule
with CPl
No. Description increases
R-1 R-1 Occupancy
1 and 2 story hotels (2 personnel hours) $ 312
3 or greater story hotels (4 personnel hours) $ 625
R-2 R-2 Occupancy (ie Res Permanent 2+)
< 5 units $ 118
5-20 units $ 156
21-50 units $ 196
> 50 units; each additional 50 units or fraction thereof $ 196 S S Occupancies - (ie Storage) $ 234
Re-Inspection (after initial and first reinspection) $ 156 Re-Inspection (paid a fee) $ 156
* 1st free; 2nd free is cleared; all other charged
Licensed Care Facilities
Pre-Inspection (Hourly rate of Inspector or Fire Marshal for time utilized) $ 234 Fire False Alarm Response
False Alarm Charge - first two false alarms in 1 calendar year False Alarm Charge - 3rd false alarms in 1 calendar year $ 180
False Alarm Charge - 4th false alarms in 1 calendar year $ 300
False Alarm Charge - 5 or more false alarms in 1 calendar year $ 420
Fire False Alarm Response (average)
CITY OF MERCED FIRE DEPARTMENT
Fee Comparison Survey
Updated 07/12/2023
Fee
Schedule
with CPl
No. Description increases
Other Services:
Drug/DUl/Hazmat Incident Response (DUI $12K Max.) Actual cost [1] plus 15%
Admin Fee
Weed and Lot Cleaning Actual cost
plus 15%.
Admin Fee
Fire Department Equipment Costs: (placeholder for MFS - not analyzed as part of this scope)
HOURLY RATES
Fire Hourly Rate $ 156
Engine Company - hourly rate (3 person crew) $ 469
Copy Service - per page (placeholder for MFS - not analyzed as part of this scope) $
For services requested of City staff which have no fee listed in this fee schedule, the City Manager or the City Manager's designee shall determine the appropriate fee based on the established hourly rates for this department/division. Additionally, the City will pass-through to the applicant any discrete costs incurred from the use of external service providers if required to process the specific application.
TOTAL FIRE
Notes
11] Set by State Law (DUI $12K Maximum)
CITY OF MERCED FIRE DEPARTMENT
Fee Comparison Survey
Updated 07/12/2023
EMS Fee
Schedule
No. Description Notes
Emergency Medical Services: (Based off of MCEMSA RFP submission 11/21/2019) BLSIFT BLS Non-Emergency Transport (BLS)
$ 1,100
BLS1 BLS Emergency Transport (BLS1)
$ 3,117
ALSIFT ALS Non-Emergency Transport (ALS)
$ 3,117
ALS1 ALS Emergency Transport (ALS1)
$ 3,597
ALS2 ALS Emergency Transport - Critical (ALS2)
$ 3,597
CCT Critical Care Transport
$ 9,000
Mileage Mileage Fee
$ 73
Night Night Call
$ 190
02 Oxygen Fee
$ 100
FRF First Responder Fee
Fee as recommended by AP Triton Study
$ 610
TNT Treat/No Transport Rate
$ 300