RESOLUTION R2024-__
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, UPDATING CITYWIDE FEES, CHARGES, AND FINES EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 3, 2025 WHEREAS, the City has identified, in Napa Municipal Code (“NMC”) Section 3.04.030, a range of City charges (including taxes, assessments, fees, and fines) that have been established by the City pursuant to separate ordinances and resolutions, most of which have been documented in ordinances codified in the NMC and administratively compiled by City staff in the Master Fee Schedule; and WHEREAS, the City Council has previously established the amounts of City charges and authorized City staff to administratively assemble those charges in the Master Fee Schedule pursuant to a series of City Council resolutions, including: R2019-082 (July 23, 2019), R2021-054 (June 1, 2021), R2021-105 (October 19, 2021), R2023-127 (November 7, 2023), R2024-005 (January 16, 2024), R2024-032 (April 16, 2024), and R2024-035 (April 16, 2024); and WHEREAS, at least ten days prior to the date this Resolution is to be considered, a legal advertisement was published in the Napa Valley Register announcing a public hearing on December 3, 2024, where a staff report and proposed fees would be made available to the public; and WHEREAS, the year-over-year Consumer Price Index (CPI) released on October 10, 2024, for the month of August in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA area for all items was 2.7%; and WHEREAS, City staff recommends that the City Council authorize an update to the City fees identified in this resolution by applying the Consumer Price Index adjustment of 2.7% to certain fees and charges; and WHEREAS, City staff recommends that certain Water fees in Section 13, such as Fees in Section 13.4 – Service Installation/Abandonment/Relocation, Fees 13.5.31–13.5.40 – Service Pipe and Hot Tap (less excavation), Fees 13.5.41–13.5.45 – Fire Service Pipe and Hot Tap (less excavation), and Fees 13.5.46–13.5.49 – Metered Fire Service Pipe and Hot Tap (less excavation), be repealed because they are for services the City no longer provides or are otherwise unnecessary; and WHEREAS, the removal of these fees necessitates updates to the numbering sequence in Section 13 to reflect the changes; and WHEREAS, City staff recommends consolidating the Hydrant Meter Service Charge (Section 13.3.5) into a single category to simplify billing and improve administrative efficiency; WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all information related to this matter, as presented at the public meetings of the City Council identified herein, including any supporting reports by City Staff, and any information provided during public meetings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Napa, as follows:
The City Council hereby finds that the facts set forth in the recitals to this Resolution are true and correct, and establish the factual basis for the City Council’s adoption of this Resolution.
The City Council hereby approves the proposed fee amounts identified on Exhibit “A”.
This Resolution shall take effect 60 days from its adoption, resulting in an effective day of February 3, 2025.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Napa at a public meeting of said City Council held on the 3rd day of December, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: ________________________
Tiffany Carranza
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
_________________________
Christopher Diaz
Interim City Attorney
ATTACHMENT 1
R20XX-XX Page PAGE 1 of NUMPAGES 3 December 3, 2024
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R20XX-XX Page PAGE 1 of NUMPAGES 1 Type approved date of resolution here