San Mateo City Council
April 7, 2025

Proposed
Comprehensive
Fee Schedule
July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
Karley Toffey
Senior Management Analyst
Finance Department
Suzette Silberman
Business Manager
Parks and Recreation Department
1 2025-26 Comprehensive Fee Schedule
• Annual public hearing for the fee schedule.
• Public Notice was given on March 25, 2025 and March 28, 2025. • Annually fees are reviewed and most are increased by CPI. This year, CPI is 2.4%.
• Fees are cost recovery; not to exceed the cost of providing the service.
• Sewer service fees are not included in this revision process. 2 Revision
Highlights
Proposed New Fees:
• Community Development – Violation of Stop Work Order, Certificate of occupancy, etc.
• Parks & Recreation – New Financial Sustainability Policy, Refundable Application Fee
• Public Works – Sewer Lateral, Parklets, Small Wireless Facilities Permits Appeal, etc.
3 Fees increased in Excess of CPI:
• Parks & Recreation – Various Golf Fees, Park In-Lieu
Fee/Park Impact Fee
• Police – Outside Detail Rates, Vehicle Releases
• Public Works – Public EV Charging Stations
Revision Highlights
Reduced Fees:
• Public Works – Various Parking Fees, Shoring or Tieback in the ROW 4 Eliminated Fees:
• Finance – New Business – Fire Inspection
Community Services Fees - Process
April 2022
Engaged
Consultants
110% for cost-of-
service analysis
November
2022
Park and
Recreation
Commission
prioritization
of the service
categories
September
2024
Joint study
session of the
Park and
Recreation
and Senior
Commission
February &
March 2025
Final review
Park and
Recreation
and Senior
Commission
5 Community Services Activity Fees update
6 Community Services Fees – Final Analysis
The City of San Mateo Parks and Recreation Department Financial Sustainability Strategy intends to create organizational resilience by way of logical, intentional, and thoughtful guidelines for investment and spending decisions. The strategy encourages revenue generation strategies and practices that are fair, equitable, and responsible.
7 Thank You
Karley Toffey
Senior Management Analyst
Finance Department
[email protected]
650-522-7106
Suzette Silberman
Business Manager
Parks and Recreation
[email protected]
650-522-7416
8 Requested
Council
Action
• Adopt a resolution to approve
the 2025-2026 Comprehensive
Fee Schedule
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