CITY OF SAN MATEO
CITY OF SAN MATEO
Agenda Report
City Hall
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San Mateo CA 94403
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Agenda Number: 20 Section Name: {{section.name}} Account Number: 10-2021 File ID: {{item.tracking_number}} TO: City Council
FROM: Alex Khojikian, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Finance Department
MEETING DATE: April 07, 2025
SUBJECT:
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Comprehensive Fee Schedule — Approval RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a Resolution to approve the revisions to the proposed fiscal year 2025-26 Comprehensive Fee Schedule.
BACKGROUND:
Section 3.64.010 of the San Mateo Municipal Code requires the City Manager to submit the City’s fee schedule to the City Council for approval prior to submittal of the annual budget. It is the City's policy and practice to increase fees annually by Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the San Francisco Bay Area. The proposed increases reflect the City's increase in materials and maintenance costs incurred in providing services. The City uses the CPI from the previous October, which is the most recent data available at the beginning of the review process (CPI for 2025-26 is 2.4% from November 2023 to October 2024). Certain fees are adjusted using other formulas including the San Francisco, CA Construction Cost Index (CCI) which was -0.8% this year. Other adjustments to fees are made periodically as deemed necessary to reflect actual staff costs, market alignments, or to comply with policy. The proposed fee adjustments are based on the annual CPI increase, a periodic adjustment, or are the result of detailed analyses of the cost for providing specific programs/activities. Parks and Recreation fees were reviewed by the Park and Recreation Commission at its February 5, 2025 meeting. Library fees were reviewed by the Library Board at its February 24, 2025, meeting. All fees will become effective July 1, 2025, except where otherwise noted. Sewer service charges are set separately by ordinance and are not part of this fee revision process.
Tables summarizing the new fees and various fee changes including those in excess of CPI are provided in Attachment 4.
BUDGET IMPACT:
The changes to fees, including new fees, for fiscal year 2025-26 are estimated to have no additional impact on the 2025-26 budget.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:
This Comprehensive Fee Schedule update for fiscal year 2025-26 is not a project subject to CEQA, because it is a government fiscal activity which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4).)
NOTICE PROVIDED
All meeting noticing requirements were met. In accordance with Government Code sections 66018 and 6062a, notice of the fee increases was published twice, beginning 10 days in advance of the public hearing. Prior to the meeting, City staff made the data available for the public, indicating the amount of cost, or estimated cost, required to provide the service for which the fee or service charge is levied, and the receiving fund of the fee revenue.
CITY OF SAN MATEO
ATTACHMENTS
Att 1 - Proposed Resolution
Att 2 - Proposed Comprehensive Fee Schedule FY 2025-26
Att 3 - Redline Proposed Comprehensive Fee Schedule FY 2025-26 Att 4 - Tables Summarizing Changes
STAFF CONTACT
Karley Toffey, Senior Management Analyst
[email protected]
(650) 522-7106
Karen Huang, Finance Director
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(650) 522-7110