CITY OF SAN MATEO
CITY OF SAN MATEO
Agenda Report
City Hall
330 W. 20th Avenue
San Mateo CA 94403
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Agenda Number: 12 Section Name: PUBLIC HEARING Account Number: 10-2021 File ID: 26-11010 TO: City Council
FROM: Alex Khojikian, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Finance Department
MEETING DATE: April 06, 2026
SUBJECT:
Fiscal Year 2026-27 Comprehensive Fee Schedule — Approval RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a Resolution to approve the revisions to the proposed fiscal year 2026-27 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 most fees annually by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the San Francisco Bay Area. The CPI increases reflect the City's increase in materials, labor, and/or maintenance costs incurred in providing services. Typically, the City uses the CPI from the previous October, which is the most recent data available at the beginning of the review process. However, this year that data was not available due to the Federal Government shutdown so after some analysis, staff recommends using 2.5%, which is the CPI for 2025-26 from July 2024 to August 2025. Some fees are adjusted using other formulas including the San Francisco, CA Construction Cost Index (CCI) which was -0.12% this year. Other fee adjustments are made periodically as deemed necessary to reflect actual staff costs, market alignments, or to comply with policy changes and are often the result of detailed analyses of the cost for providing specific programs or activities.
The Park and Recreation Commission reviewed the Parks and Recreation fees at its meeting on March 25, 2026. The Library Board reviewed the Library fees at its meeting on February 23, 2026. All fees will become effective July 1, 2026, except where otherwise noted. 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 2026-27 are estimated to have no additional impact on the FY 2026- 27 budget.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:
This Comprehensive Fee Schedule update for fiscal year 2026-27 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
CITY OF SAN MATEO
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: first on March 21 and then on March 27. 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.
ATTACHMENTS
Att 1 – Proposed Resolution
Att 2 – Proposed Comprehensive Fee Schedule FY 2026-27
Att 3 – Redline Proposed Comprehensive Fee Schedule FY 2026-27 Att 4 – Tables Summarizing Changes
STAFF CONTACT
Karley Toffey, Senior Management Analyst
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(650) 522-7106