1 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
ORDINANCE NO. ________________C.M.S.
ORDINANCE AMENDING O RDINANCE NO. 13 747 C.M.S. (WHICH
ADOPTED THE FISCAL YEAR 202 3-2024 REVISED MASTER FEE
SCHEDULE), AS AMENDED, TO ESTABLISH, MODIFY AN D DELETE
FEES AND PENALTIES ASSESSED BY THE CITY OF OAKLAND
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland periodically amends and updates its Master Fee Schedule to account for the various cost increases relating to municipal programs, services and activities; and
WHEREAS, the City has experienced and anticipates continuing increases in the costs to operate and maintain municipal government citywide; and
WHEREAS, Office of the City Attorney, Office of the City Clerk, Finance Department, Police Department, Fire Department, Oakland Parks, Recreation and Youth Development, Public Works Department, Economic & Workforce Development, Housing Community Development, Information Technology, Department of Transportation, Public Ethics Commission and Special Events, (“the Departments”), undertook analysis and evaluation of the revenue requirements to fund ongoing municipal services, programs and activities and the fee structure necessary to proportionately allocate the costs of providing these government services and programs; and
WHEREAS, the investigations conducted by staff of the Departments show that existing revenues are and will be insufficient to cover the current and projected costs of operating and maintaining identified City government activities, services and programs; and
WHEREAS, the fee modifications and additions proposed by the Departments are attached hereto as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the proposed fees and charges that are imposed for a specific government service, benefit or product, or regulatory program do not exceed the reasonable costs to the City of providing the service, benefit or product, or regulatory program;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Recitals. The City Council finds and determines that the foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated herein as findings and determinations of the City Council.
SECTION 2. Master Fee Schedule. The FY 202 3-2024 Master Fee Schedule as set forth in Ordinance Number 13747 C.M.S., as amended, is hereby amended to modify and establish City of Oakland fees and charges as set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto, incorporated herein and made a part hereof. Additions are indicated in underlined text and deletions are indicate d by strikeout text. Fees not shown in Exhibit A are not changed.
SECTION 4. California Environmental Quality Act . This action is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3)(general rule for projects that have no direct or reasonably foreseeably indirect physical change to the environment).
SECTION 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to b e invalid or unconstitutional by decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the Chapter. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that one or more other sections, subsections, clauses or phrases may be declared invalid or unconstitutional
SECTION 6. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective immediately on final adoption if it receives six or more affirmative votes; otherwise it shall become effective upon the seventh day after final adoption.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES – FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
Date of Attestation:
NOTICE AND DIGEST
ORDINANCE AMENDING O RDINANCE NO. 13747 C.M.S. (WHICH
ADOPTED THE REVISED FISCAL YEAR 202 3-24 MASTER FEE
SCHEDULE), AS AMENDED, TO ESTABLISH, MODIFY AN D DELETE
FEES AND PENALTIES ASSESSED BY THE CITY OF OAKLAND
This Ordinance amends Ordinance Number 13 747 C.M.S. (The FY 202 3-24 Revised Master Fee Schedule, or “MFS”), as amended, to modify and establish City of Oakland fees for fiscal year 2023-2024 as set forth in the Ordinance.