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MILLS ACT FEES ADJUSTMENT
Community & Economic Development Department
City Council
March 19, 2024
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2 BACKGROUND
• 1976 – Mills Act enacted by State
• Allows for cost recovery
• 2004 – City Council establishes City Mills Act Program • Fees have varied over the course of program
• May 10, 2023 – Financial Performance and Budget Committee referred fees to CHB
• July 19, 2023 - CHB Reviewed Fees
• 30% cost recovery recommended
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3 MILLS ACT FEES
Number of
Contracts
Awarded
Maximum
Contracts
Allowed
Cost
RecoveryFee AmountFee TypeApproval
DateResolution No.
2005 –6
2006 –8
2007 –7
2008 –6
2009 –4
2010 –9
Average –6 . 7
7 100%
$53
($42 base fee + $11
document imaging)
Application Fee
August 9,
200521001
100%$572Contract/Review
Initiation Fee
2011 –11070%
$114
($73 base fee + $41
document imaging)
Application Fee
July 12, 201021960
70%$418Contract/Review
Initiation Fee
2012 –2
2013 –5
2014 –4
2015 –5
Average ‐ 4
10 80%
$137
($86 base fee + $51
document imaging)
Application Fee
June 21, 201122227
80%$489Contract/Review
Initiation Fee
2016 –1
2017 –5
2018 –6
2019 –7
2020 ‐11
2021 –7
2022 –1 8
2023 –1 7
Average –7 . 9
10 until 2021
20 in 2022
90%
$404
($189 base fee + $189
document imaging +
14% City Surcharge
[$26])
Application Fee
September
8, 201522904
90%
$3,274
($2,872 base fee +
14% City Surcharge
[$402])
Contract/Review
Initiation Fee
None at time of
report
submission
20 15%
$404
($189 base fee + $189
document imaging +
14% City Surcharge
[$26])
Application Fee
June 20,
202324003
86%
$3,274
($2,872 base fee +
14% City Surcharge
[$402])
Contract/Review
Initiation Fee
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4 OTHER LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
Number of Contracts Awarded
(Last 5 years)
Maximum
Contracts
Allowed
Fee GoalApproximate Cost
RecoveryFee AmountFee TypeJurisdiction
2018 –1 0 ; 2019 –6 ; 2020 –8 ; 2021 –9 ;
2022 –1 2No MaxEncourage preservation0%$0NoneAnaheim
2018 –3 ; 2019 –1 ; 2020 –0 ; 2021 –1 ;
2022 –0No MaxFull cost recovery100%$2,138Processing FeeCorona 2018 –2 ; 2019 –9 ; 2020 –1 ; 2021 ‐ 4
2022 ‐ 5No MaxIncentivize program for lower
value properties.
Unknown*$1,333.75 Application fee – Property valuation
up to $750,000
Glendale Unknown*
$2,134Application fee – Property valuation
$750,000 to $1,000,000
Unknown*$3,201Application fee – Property valuation
$1,000,001 to $1,400,000
Unknown*$3,734.50Application fee – Property valuation
$1,400,001 or above
2018 –1 9 ; 2019 – 11; 2020 –1 3 ; 2021/22 –
Program on hold
12 –S F R
3 –
Duplex/Triplex
4 –M F R
1 –N o n‐
residential
Incentivize the program.
12%$237.60Pre‐application eligibility
determination
Long Beach
43%$2,700Application
2018 –1 ; 2019 –4 ; 2020 –1 ; 2021 –4 ;
2022 ‐ 1No Max
Encourage landmark
designation and adaptive
reuse
3%$214Application Fee ‐ Homeowner
Ontario
10%$703Application Fee –N o n‐homeowner
2018 – 22; 2019 –2 3 ; 2020 –2 1 ; 2021 –1 5 ;
2022 –1 5
26 (20 SFR, 6
MFR)
Partial Cost recovery,
adjusted annually based in
CPI
Unknown*$1,298.50Contract Signing Fee ‐ SFR
Pasadena Unknown*$2,597Contract Signing Fee ‐ MFR
2018 –1 ; 2019 –0 ; 2020 –4 ; 2021 –5 ;
2022 –1 1 No MaxIncentivize program, low‐ income community.5‐7%1% of property
valueApplication FeePomona
2018 –1 ; 2019 –1 ; 2020 –0 ; 2021 ‐ 0
2022 ‐ 17Full Cost Recovery100%$480Application FeeRedlands 3 4
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5 PROPOSED MILLS ACT FEE
Proposed Fee AmountRecovery PercentageProjected Program CostFee Type $76630%$2,554Application Fee
$1,00830%$3,359Contract/Review Initiation
Fee
$1,774Proposed Fee Total
Proposed Fee AmountRecovery PercentageCurrent Adopted Program CostFee Type $12630%$420Application Fee
$95730%$3,191Contract/Review Initiation
Fee
$1,083Proposed Fee Total, without 14% City Surcharge
For 2023/2024 Fiscal Year:
If current fee Study is adopted:
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6 STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
Strategic Priority No. 2 – Community
Well Being
Goal No. 2.3 - Strengthen
neighborhood identities and
improve community health and the
physical environment through
amenities and programs that foster
an increased sense of community
and enhanced feelings of pride and
belonging citywide.
Cross-Cutting Threads
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7 That the City Council:
1. Conduct a public hearing on th e City of Riverside’s Proposed Mills Act Fee reduction; and
2. Adopt a Resolution approving the Proposed Mills Act fees, retroactive to January 1, 2024.
RECOMMENDATION
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