CITY OF SAN MATEO
RESOLUTION NO. ___ (2025)
ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 WHEREAS, the City reviews its Comprehensive Fee Schedule on an annual basis; and WHEREAS, it is the City’s policy and practice to establish service fees sufficient to recover its costs, including inflation, based on increases to the Consumer Price Index, the Construction Cost Index, and to eliminate or reduce fees that are obsolete, no longer applicable to services provided, or succeeded by state or county agencies; and
WHEREAS, the increase to the Consumer Price Index from November 2023 to October 2024 is 2.4% and the Construction Cost Index is -0.8% from March 2024 – February 2025 and will be reflected in the fiscal year 2024-2025 budget; and
WHEREAS, fee increases in excess of the 2.4% CPI factor are appropriate, when based on increases in the City’s actual costs or market analyses, as follows:
•Park In-Lieu/Park Impact Fees
•Various Golf Fees
•Vehicle Releases – Impounded/Stored Vehicles
•Police Outside Detail Rates
•Public EV Charging Stations
WHEREAS, exceptions to reliance on the Consumer Price Index include the Wastewater Capacity Charge, Transportation Improvement Fees, and Commercial Linkage Fees, which are based on the cost of construction, and annual adjustments are therefore made in accordance with the San Francisco, CA Construction Cost Index; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Government Code section 66016, the Council held a public hearing to consider these fee increases on April 7, 2025; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Government Code section 66019, at least ten days prior to the public hearing, the City made data available to the public supporting the need for fee increases.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA HEREBY FINDS AND RESOLVES that:
1. The approval of a Comprehensive Fee Schedule 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 impact on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4).)
2. The fees included in the Comprehensive Fee Schedule are approved. 6 2
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3. All fees shall become effective July 1, 2025, except where otherwise noted.