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RESOLUTION 2024-___
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO APPROVING THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION TITLED “HOUSING” TO THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE AND ADDING A “RENT REGISTRY PROGRAM” FEE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024
WHEREAS, Dedicate resources to create a new rental registry (w/ fees to offset City costs) for available San Pablo housing opportunities is an adopted City Council Priority contained in the adopted Fiscal Year 2023- 2025 City Council Priority Workplan, effective May 1, 2023;
WHEREAS, this proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA;
WHEREAS, the San Pablo City Council expressed interest in creating a rent registry and it was added as a priority in the FY 2023-2025 City Council Priority Workplan;
WHEREAS, on September 18, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution 2023- 138 approving the consulting services agreement with Hinderliter de Llamas & Associates (HdL) for Rental Registry Program implementation and administration services;
WHEREAS, the proposed Rent Registry Ordinance states that the amount of the fee will be established by Resolution by the City Council and included in the City’s Master Fee Schedule;
WHEREAS, to offset the costs of administering the rent registry program, staff and HdL are recommending that the Landlord of each rental unit pay a fee of $20 per account and $7 per unit;
WHEREAS, staff recommends adding a new section “Housing” to the Master Fee Schedule and adding the “Rent Registry Program” fees to the Housing section; and
WHEREAS, the Rent Registry program fees may be increased annually with reference to the published annual Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the foregoing recitations are true and correct, and are included herein by reference as findings; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Pablo approves adding a new section “Housing” to the Master Fee Schedule and adding the “Rent Registry Program” fees to the “Housing” section, as more particularly described in the recitals above.
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ADOPTED this 4th day of March, 2024, by the following votes:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
_________________________________ _________________________________ Dorothy Gantt, City Clerk Patricia Ponce, Mayor