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Ordinance No. _____
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Municipal Fee Schedule to Add New Fees for the Use of the Council Chambers The Council of the City of Palo Alto ORDAINS as follows:
SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations. The City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. The City adopted a Council Chamber Use Policy to establish clear guidelines for the use of the Council Chambers, Community Meeting Room, and Flexible Meeting Room (“Council Chambers”). The City will assess a Refundable Cleaning and Damage Deposit of $250.00.
B. In addition, users of the Council Chambers may require staff assistance. If so, a $49 attendant fee and a technology assistance fee of $100 per hour per staff member will be charged.
C. The fees in this ordinance will help offset the reasonable cost of using City staff.
SECTION 2. The Council of the City of Palo Alto amends the Fiscal Year 2026 Municipal Fee Schedule by adopting the new fees for the Use of Council Chambers as set forth in Exhibit “A” and incorporated here by reference.
SECTION 3. The fee in this Ordinance is for a specific government service provided directly to the payor that is not provided to those not charged and which does not exceed the reasonable costs to the local government of providing the service or product. Pursuant to Art. XIII C, Section 1(e)(2) of the California Constitution, this fee is not a tax.
SECTION 4. The Council finds that this ordinance is not a “project” under CEQA because it has no potential for resulting in either a direct or reasonable foreseeable indirect change in the environment.
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SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be effective upon adoption as an amendment to the City’s FY26 budget.
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____________________________ ____________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
____________________________ ____________________________ Assistant City Attorney City Manager
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City Clerk
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Director of Administrative
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Attachment A
Fiscal Year 2026 Municipal Fee Schedule
City Clerk Fees