Agenda packet — Scotts Valley City Council, June 12, 2024 (part 3 of 3)

City of Scotts Valley
CD - Planning Division - User Fee Study Fiscal Year 2024 Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities APPENDIX A.3 Current Fee /
Deposit
Existing Cost
Recovery %
Rec'd Fee Level /
Deposit
Rec'd Cost
Recovery %
Estimated
Volume of
Activity
Annual Estimated Revenues
Current Fee
Full Cost
Recovery Rec'd Fee
Fee No.

Activity Service Cost Analysis Cost Recovery Analysis Annual Estimated Revenue Analysis Fee Name Notes
Estimated
Average Labor
Time Per Activity
(hours)
FBHR
Cost of Service
Per Activity
Fee Type /
Unit
28 Preliminary Review FLAT 25.00 $ 393 $ 9,823 $ 8,837 90% $ 9,823 100% - $ - $ - $ 29 Public Hearing Notice and Radius Noticing: FLAT
City Council Meeting 2.00 $ 393 $ 786 $ 531 68% $ 786 100% - $ - $ - $ Planning Commission Meeting 2.00 $ 393 $ 786 $ 531 68% $ 786 100% - $ - $ - $ 30 Recordation Fee:

City Filing Fee FLAT 1.50 $ 393 $ 589 $ 531 90% $ 589 100% - $ - $ - $ County Recorder Fee (subject to change) FLAT [2] As determined by Santa Cruz County
As determined by
Santa Cruz County
31 Road Name Change FLAT 7.00 $ 393 $ 2,750 $ 2,474 90% $ 2,750 100% - $ - $ - $ 32 Time Extension:

Minimum Fee - Up to 12 hours FLAT 12.00 $ 393 $ 4,715 $ 3,535 75% $ 4,715 100% - $ - $ - $ Hourly Rate - Over 12 hours HOURLY 1.00 $ 393 $ 393 $ 355 90% $ 393 100% - $ - $ - $ 33 Heritage Tree Designation
Minimum Fee - Up to 15 hours FLAT 15.00 $ 393 $ 5,894 NEW % $ 5,894 100% - $ - $ - $ Hourly Rate - Over 15 hours HOURLY 1.00 $ 393 $ 393 NEW % $ 393 100% - $ - $ - $ 34 Tree Removal Permit -
Heritage Tree
Minimum Fee - Up to 15 hours FLAT 15.00 $ 393 $ 5,894 $ 5,301 90% $ 5,894 100% - $ - $ - $ Hourly Rate - Over 15 hours HOURLY 1.00 $ 393 $ 393 $ 355 90% $ 393 100% - $ - $ - $ Protected Tree FLAT 4.50 $ 393 $ 1,768 $ 92 5% $ 131 7% 36 $ 63,652 3,312 $ 4,716 $ 35 Use Permit:

Major (excluding residential) - up to 20 hours FLAT 20.00 $ 393 $ 7,858 $ 7,077 90% $ 7,858 100% - $ - $ - $ Hourly Rate - over 20 hours HOURLY 1.00 $ 393 $ 393 $ 355 90% $ 393 100% - $ - $ - $ Minor - up to 10 hours FLAT 10.00 $ 393 $ 3,929 $ 3,538 90% $ 3,929 100% 3 $ 11,787 10,614 $ 11,787 $ Hourly Rate - over 10 hours HOURLY 1.00 $ 393 $ 393 $ 355 90% $ 393 100% 6 $ 2,214 2,000 $ 2,214 $ 36 Variance Application
Minimum Fee - Up to 30 hours FLAT 30.00 $ 393 $ 11,787 $ 7,096 60% $ 11,787 100% - $ - $ - $ Hourly Rate - Over 30 hours HOURLY 1.00 $ 393 $ 393 $ 355 90% $ 393 100% - $ - $ - $

ZONING FEES
37 Zone Change / Ordinance Amendment
Minimum Fee - Up to 26 hours FLAT 26.00 $ 393 $ 10,216 $ 9,225 90% $ 10,216 100% - $ - $ - $ Hourly Rate - Over 26 hours HOURLY 1.00 $ 393 $ 393 $ 355 90% $ 393 100% - $ - $ - $ NBS - Local Government Solutions
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Hillside FLAT 5.00 $ 393 $ 1,965 $ 355 18% $ 1,965 100% - $ - $ - $ Major FLAT 8.00 $ 393 $ 3,143 $ 355 11% $ 3,143 100% - $ - $ - $ Minor FLAT 2.50 $ 393 $ 982 $ 355 36% $ 982 100% 91 $ 89,703 32,419 $ 89,703 $ Over the counter FLAT 0.50 $ 393 $ 196 $ 355 181% $ 196 100% - $ - $ - $ 39 Research Letters
Minimum Fee - Up to 1 hours FLAT 1.00 $ 393 $ 393 $ 355 90% $ 393 100% - $ - $ - $ Hourly Rate - Over 1 hours HOURLY 1.00 $ 393 $ 393 $ 355 90% $ 393 100% - $ - $ - $ 40 For services requested of City staff which have no fee listed in this fee schedule, the City Manager or the
City Manager's designee shall determine the
appropriate fee based on the established hourly rates
for this department/division. Additionally, the City
will pass-through to the applicant any discrete costs
incurred from the use of external service providers if
required to process the specific application.

HOURLY 1.00 $ 393 $ 393 $ 355 90% $ 393 100% - $ - $ - $ TOTAL 104,120 $ 243,262 $ 184,326 $
[Notes]
[1] Sourced from "9a - Scotts Valley Master Fee Charges Schedule FY 2017-18 Effective 20170807.pdf" [2] Fee Set by the State of California or County of Santa Cruz; NBS did not evaluate [3] Consultant costs are charged separately at actual cost in addition to staff time; NBS did not evaluate [4] Fee set by City Policy; NBS did not evaluate
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APPENDIX A.4
Cost of Service Analysis – Community Development - Building Division Fees

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City of Scotts Valley
CD - Building Division - User Fee Study Fiscal Year 2024 Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities APPENDIX A.4

NEW CONSTRUCTION, ADDITIONS, REMODELS
1 Building Permits - New Construction, Addition, Remodels.

Includes associated Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical
$1 - $5,000 minimum fee 4.95 $ 212 $ 1,051 $ 220 21% 1,051 $ 100% 5 $ 5,257 1,100 $ 5,257 $ $ 5,001 base fee @
$5,001 4.95 $ 212 $ 1,051 $ 220 21% 1,051 $ 100% 26 $ 27,335 5,720 $ 27,335 $ each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof each add'l
$1000 0.1575 212 $ $ 33.45 $ 32.55 n/a 33.45 $ n/a 282 $ 9,433 9,179 $ 9,433 $ $ 25,001 base fee @
25,001

8.10 $ 212 $ 1,720 $ 868 50% 1,720 $ 100% 41 $ 70,535 35,588 $ 70,535 $ each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof each add'l
$1000 0.1721 212 $ $ 36.55 $ 30.38 n/a 36.55 $ n/a 1,379 $ 50,400 41,894 $ 50,400 $ $ 100,001 base fee @
$100,001 21.01 $ 212 $ 4,461 $ 3,147 71% 4,461 $ 100% 47 $ 209,688 147,909 $ 209,688 $ each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof each add'l
$1000 0.0471 212 $ $ 10.00 $ 15.19 n/a 10.00 $ n/a 9,125 $ 91,224 138,609 $ 91,224 $ $ 500,001 base fee @
$500,001 39.83 $ 212 $ 8,460 $ 9,223 109% 8,460 $ 100% - $ - - $ - $ each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof each add'l
$1000 0.1057 212 $ $ 22.46 $ 10.31 n/a 22.46 $ n/a - $ - - $ - $ $ 1,000,001 base fee @
$1,000,001 92.70 $ 212 $ 19,689 $ 14,376 73% 19,689 $ 100% 2 $ 39,377 28,752 $ 39,377 $ each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof each add'l
$1000 0.0113 212 $ $ 2.39 $ 3.42 n/a 2.39 $ n/a 629 $ 1,503 2,151 $ 1,503 $ $ 5,000,001 base fee @
$5,000,001 137.70 $ 212 $ 29,246 $ 28,047 96% 29,246 $ 100% - $ - - $ - $ each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof each add'l
$1000 0.0275 212 $ $ 5.85 $ 5.64 n/a 4.00 $ n/a - $ - - $ - $ Current Fee /
Deposit
Existing Cost
Recovery %
Rec'd Fee Level /
Deposit
Rec'd Cost
Recovery %
Estimated
Volume of
Activity
Annual Estimated Revenues
Current Fee Full Cost Recovery Rec'd Fee
Activity Service Cost Analysis Cost Recovery Analysis Annual Estimated Revenue Analysis Fee No. Fee Name Fee Type /
Unit Notes
Estimated
Average Labor
Time Per Activity
(hours)
FBHR Cost of Service Per
Activity
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5.63 $ 212 $ 1,195 $ 1,085 91% $ 1,195 100% 41 $ 48,982 44,485 $ 48,982 $ each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof each add'l
$1000 0.1083 212 $ $ 23.01 $ 36.08 n/a 23.01 $ n/a 1,379 $ 31,729 49,754 $ 31,729 $ $ 100,001 base fee @
$100,001 13.75 $ 212 $ 2,920 $ 3,791 130% $ 2,920 100% 47 $ 137,257 178,177 $ 137,257 $ each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof each add'l
$1000 0.0359 212 $ $ 7.63 $ 18.07 n/a 7.63 $ n/a 9,125 $ 69,649 164,889 $ 69,649 $ $ 500,001 base fee @
$500,001 28.13 $ 212 $ 5,973 $ 11,017 184% $ 5,973 100% - $ - - $ - $ each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof each add'l
$1000 0.1338 212 $ $ 28.41 $ 16.93 n/a 28.41 $ n/a - $ - - $ - $ $ 1,000,001 base fee @
$1,000,001 95.00 $ 212 $ 20,177 $ 19,840 98% $ 20,177 100% 2 $ 40,354 39,680 $ 40,354 $ each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof each add'l
$1000 0.0013 212 $ $ 0.27 $ 2.28 n/a 0.27 $ n/a 629 $ 167 1,434 $ 167 $ $ 5,000,001 base fee @
$5,000,001 100.00 $ 212 $ 21,239 $ 28,594 135% $ 21,239 100% - $ - - $ - $ each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof each add'l
$1000 0.0200 212 $ $ 4.25 $ 5.64 n/a 4.25 $ n/a - $ - - $ - $

MINOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS / MISCELLANEOUS PERMITS
3 Demolition permit per permit 3.50 $ 212 $ 743 $ 852 115% $ 743 100% 41 $ 30,478 34,932 $ 30,478 $ 4 Change of Occupancy Permit per permit 4.00 $ 212 $ 850 $ 972 114% $ 850 100% 47 $ 39,929 45,684 $ 39,929 $ 5 Re-roof permit per permit 2.00 $ 212 $ 425 $ 486 114% $ 425 100% - $ - - $ - $ 6 Septic tank inspection per permit 5.00 $ 212 $ 1,062 $ 1,216 115% $ 1,062 100% 2 $ 2,124 2,432 $ 2,124 $ 7 Sewer Lateral Connection Inspection per permit 4.50 $ 212 $ 956 $ 1,095 115% $ 956 100% - $ - $ - $ NBS - Local Government Solutions
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City of Scotts Valley
CD - Building Division - User Fee Study Fiscal Year 2024 Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities APPENDIX A.4 Current Fee /
Deposit
Existing Cost
Recovery %
Rec'd Fee Level /
Deposit
Rec'd Cost
Recovery %
Estimated
Volume of
Activity
Annual Estimated Revenues
Current Fee Full Cost Recovery Rec'd Fee
Activity Service Cost Analysis Cost Recovery Analysis Annual Estimated Revenue Analysis Fee No. Fee Name Fee Type /
Unit Notes
Estimated
Average Labor
Time Per Activity
(hours)
FBHR Cost of Service Per
Activity
8 Solar / PV Permit [2]
Residential
1-15 kWh per permit 3.50 $ 212 $ 743 $ 141 19% $ 450 61% 3 $ 2,230 423 $ 1,350 $ Over 15 kWh ea. 1 kWh 0.2333 212 $ $ 50 n/a % $ 15 30% - $ - $ - $ Residential - Thermal
1-10 kWth per permit 3.50 $ 212 $ 743 $ 140 19% $ 450 61% 45 $ 33,451 6,300 $ 20,250 $ Over 10 kWth ea. 1 kWth 0.3500 212 $ $ 74 n/a % $ 15 20% - $ - $ - $ Commercial
1-50 kWh per permit 3.50 $ 212 $ 743 $ 1,580 213% $ 743 100% 1 $ 743 1,580 $ 743 $ 51-250 kWh ea. 1 kWh 0.0700 212 $ $ 15 $ 10 68% $ 7 47% - $ - - $ - $ 250 kWh per permit 10.00 $ 212 $ 2,124 $ 3,609 170% $ 1,828 86% 3 $ 6,372 10,827 $ 5,485 $ Over 250 kWh ea. 1 kWh 0.0400 212 $ $ 8 $ 8 93% $ 5 59% - $ - $ - $ Commercial - Thermal
1-30 kWth per permit 3.50 $ 212 $ 743 $ 1,580 213% $ 743 100% 58 $ 43,115 91,640 $ 43,115 $ 31 - 260 kWth ea. 1 kWth 0.1167 212 $ $ 25 $ 10 41% $ 7 28% - $ - $ - $ 260 kWth per permit 10.00 $ 212 $ 2,124 $ 3,609 170% $ 1,828 86% - $ - - $ - $ Over 260 kWth ea. 1 kWth 0.0385 212 $ $ 8 $ 8 97% $ 5 61% - $ - - $ - $ 9 Window Projects under $5,000 BPV (projects >$5,000 BPV use valuation permit scale)
Retrofit per permit 3.50 $ 212 $ 743 $ 685 92% $ 300 40% 8 $ 5,947 5,480 $ 2,400 $ Replacement per permit 10.50 $ 212 $ 2,230 $ 785 35% $ 500 22% 2 $ 4,460 1,570 $ 1,000 $ MECHANICAL / PLUMBING / ELECTRICAL Stand-alone Permits (i.e. no framing) 10 Standalone Water Heater Permit per permit 1.25 $ 212 $ 265 $ 170 64% $ 170 64% - $ - - $ - $ 11 Residential/Simple Standalone MEP Permit (fee includes up to 3 from the list below) per permit 1.25 $ 212 $ 265 $ 318 120% $ 265 100% 110 $ 29,204 34,980 $ 29,204 $ Simple Mechanical Items: [7]
HVAC change out - existing dwelling
Ventilation fan connected to a single duct
Duct systems
Miscellaneous mechanical (wall furnace,
condensing units, heat pump, mini-split, gas
outlet/gas test, etc.)
Other simple mechanical
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OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FEES AND CHARGES
13 Other misc. inspections & reinspections per inspection 1.00 $ 212 $ 212 $ 244 115% $ 212 100% 2 $ 425 488 $ 425 $ 14 Plan Review - Additional as required by changes, additions or revisions to plans
First hour per review 1.17 $ 212 $ 248 $ 244 98% $ 248 100% 2 $ 496 488 $ 496 $ Each Additional 30 minutes per 1/2 hour 0.50 $ 212 $ 106 $ 122 115% $ 106 100% 2 $ 212 244 $ 212 $ 15 Inspections outside of normal business hours
per hour - 4
hour
minimum

1.00 $ 228 $ 228 $ 244 107% $ 228 100% 2 $ 457 488 $ 457 $ 16 Planning Application Review per review 2.00 $ 212 $ 425 $ 365 86% $ 425 100% 42 $ 17,750 - $ 17,750 $ NBS - Local Government Solutions
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City of Scotts Valley
CD - Building Division - User Fee Study Fiscal Year 2024 Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities APPENDIX A.4 Current Fee /
Deposit
Existing Cost
Recovery %
Rec'd Fee Level /
Deposit
Rec'd Cost
Recovery %
Estimated
Volume of
Activity
Annual Estimated Revenues
Current Fee Full Cost Recovery Rec'd Fee
Activity Service Cost Analysis Cost Recovery Analysis Annual Estimated Revenue Analysis Fee No. Fee Name Fee Type /
Unit Notes
Estimated
Average Labor
Time Per Activity
(hours)
FBHR Cost of Service Per
Activity
17 Use of Consultants per project [6] Actual Costs Actual Costs 18 Appeal Processing-Building
City Council Appeals per appeal -
minimum
[1] 1.00 $ 212 $ 212
25% of original
permit fee or
approved
application subject
to minimum fee of
$244.
%
25% of original
permit fee or
approved
application subject
o minimum fee of
$206.
% - $ - $ - $
Board of Appeals appeal per appeal -
minimum
[1] 1.00 $ 212 $ 212
25% of original
permit fee or
approved
application subject
o minimum fee of
$244.
%
25% of original
permit fee or
approved
application subject
o minimum fee of
$206.
% - $ - $ - $
19 Building Permit Extension of Expired Permit per permit 0.75 $ 212 $ 159 $ 244 153% $ 159 100% - $ - $ - $ 20 Building Permit Reinstatement of Expired Permit
No Changes to Scope of Project per permit 0.75 $ 212 $ 159 50% of Current
Building Permit
Fee
% $ 159 100% - $ - $ - $
Changes to Scope of Project Required per permit [3]
50% of Current
Building Permit
Fee
50% of original
permit fee
21 General Plan Maintenance per permit [5]
.0055 per $1
building valuation
(all building
permits)
.0055 per $1
building valuation
(all building
permits)
22 Green Building Education Fund per permit [3]
.0028 per $1
building valuation
(all building
permits)
.0028 per $1
building valuation
(all building
permits)
23 Permit Technology Fee per permit [5]
4% of total value
of permit fees
assessed
4% of total value
of permit fees
assessed
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City of Scotts Valley
CD - Building Division - User Fee Study Fiscal Year 2024 Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities APPENDIX A.4 Current Fee /
Deposit
Existing Cost
Recovery %
Rec'd Fee Level /
Deposit
Rec'd Cost
Recovery %
Estimated
Volume of
Activity
Annual Estimated Revenues
Current Fee Full Cost Recovery Rec'd Fee
Activity Service Cost Analysis Cost Recovery Analysis Annual Estimated Revenue Analysis Fee No. Fee Name Fee Type /
Unit Notes
Estimated
Average Labor
Time Per Activity
(hours)
FBHR Cost of Service Per
Activity
24 State Building Standards Fee (CSBC) per permit [4]
.00004 per $1
building valuation,
$1 min
.00004 per $1
building valuation,
$1 min
25 Strong Motion Instrumentation Program (SMIP)
Commercial/Industrial per permit [4]
.00028 per $1
building valuation,
$ .50 min
.00028 per $1
building valuation,
$ .50 min
Residential per permit [4]
.00013 per $1
building valuation,
$ .50 min
.00013 per $1
building valuation,
$ .50 min
26 For services requested of City staff which have no fee listed in this fee schedule, the City Manager or the City Manager's designee shall determine the appropriate fee
based on the established hourly rates for this
department/division. Additionally, the City will passthrough to the applicant any discrete costs incurred from the use of external service providers if required to process the specific application.
per hour 1.00 $ 212 $ 212 $ 244 115% $ 212 100% - $ - $ - $ TOTAL $ 1,143,872 $ 1,080,587 $ 1,058,612
[Notes]
[1] Set by City Policy: 25% of original permit fee or approved application subject to minimum fee [2] Fee set by State GC 66015. Recommended fees cannot exceed maximum shown [3] Set by City Policy; NBS did not evaluate
[4] Fee Set by State; NBS did not evaluate
[5] Set by City Policy; NBS did not evaluate
[6] Consultant costs are charged separately at actual cost in addition to staff time; NBS did not evaluate [7] Items in this list are covered by the "Residential/Simple Standalone MEP Permit" fee [8] Fees will be set by building valuation scale above
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APPENDIX A.5
Cost of Service Analysis – Public Works - Engineering Division Fees

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City of Scotts Valley
PW - Engineering Division - User Fee Study Fiscal Year 2024 Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities APPENDIX A.5

ENCROACHMENT PERMITS
1 Non Construction Items per project 1.00 $ 334 $ 334 $ 404 121% $ 334 100% 15 $ 5,016 6,060 $ 5,016 $ 2 Level A per project 2.00 $ 334 $ 669 $ 809 121% $ 669 100% - $ - $ - $ lSidewalk, curb, or gutter repairs up to 20 linear feet on residential streets, collector streets or arterial streets lUtility service repairs on residential streets
lUtility service repairs on collector streets - trenchless 3 Level B per project 7.00 $ 334 $ 2,341 $ 2,841 121% $ 2,341 100% - $ - $ - $ lSidwalk, curb, or gutter repairs over 20 linear feet on collector streets or arterial streets
lUtility service repairs on collector streets
lUtility service repairs on arterial street - trenchless lNew facilities and trenchless projects (utility connections, sidewalk, etc.) on residential streets
4 Level C per project 10.00 $ 334 $ 3,344 $ 4,083 122% $ 3,344 100% - $ - $ - $ lSidewalk, curb, or gutter repairs on collector streets or arterial streets with lane closures
lUtility service repairs on arterial streets
lNew facilities and trenchless projects (utility connections, sidewalk, etc.) on collector streets
lUtility main installation open trench (water, sewer, gas) on residential streets
5 Level D per project 25.00 $ 334 $ 8,360 $ 9,942 119% $ 8,360 100% - $ - $ - $ lNew facilities and trenchless projects (utility connections, sidewalk, etc.) on arterial streets
lUtility main installation open trench (water, sewer, gas) on collector streets
6 Level E per project 40.00 $ 334 $ 13,376 $ 15,399 115% $ 13,376 100% - $ - $ - $ lUtility main installation open trench (water, sewer, gas) on arterials streets
lAny project with night work
7 Permit Extensions per request 0.50 $ 334 $ 167 $ 202 121% $ 167 100% 10 $ 1,672 2,020 $ 1,672 $ 8 Utility - Annual Blanket Permit per request [3] 3.50 $ 334 $ 1,170 $ 1,415 121% $ 1,170 100% - $ - $ - $

LAND DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING FEES
9 Lot Line Adjustment or Merger
Base Fee per project 0.50 $ 334 $ 167 $ 1,211 724% $ 167 100% - $ - $ - $ Recording Fee per recordation

0.50 $ 334 $ 167 $ 202 121% $ 167 100% - $ - $ - $
Activity Service Cost Analysis Cost Recovery Analysis Annual Estimated Revenue Analysis Fee No. Fee Name Fee Type /
Unit Notes
Estimated
Average Labor
Time Per Activity
(hours)
FBHR
Cost of
Service Per
Activity
Annual Estimated Revenues
Current Fee Full Cost
Recovery
Rec'd Fee
Current Fee /
Deposit
Existing Cost
Recovery %
Rec'd Fee
Level / Deposit
Rec'd Cost
Recovery %
Estimated
Volume of
Activity
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City of Scotts Valley
PW - Engineering Division - User Fee Study Fiscal Year 2024 Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities APPENDIX A.5 Activity Service Cost Analysis Cost Recovery Analysis Annual Estimated Revenue Analysis Fee No. Fee Name Fee Type /
Unit Notes
Estimated
Average Labor
Time Per Activity
(hours)
FBHR
Cost of
Service Per
Activity
Annual Estimated Revenues
Current Fee Full Cost
Recovery
Rec'd Fee
Current Fee /
Deposit
Existing Cost
Recovery %
Rec'd Fee
Level / Deposit
Rec'd Cost
Recovery %
Estimated
Volume of
Activity
10 Certificate of Correction each 3.00 $ 334 $ 1,003 $ 1,211 121% $ 1,003 100% - $ - $ - $ 11 Certification of Compliance each 2.00 $ 334 $ 669 $ 807 121% $ 669 100% - $ - $ - $ 12 Easement/Abandonment Request per request 3.00 $ 334 $ 1,003 $ 1,215 121% $ 1,003 100% - $ - $ - $

PLANNING APPLICATION REVIEW/ SUPPORT
13 Annexation per project 2.00 $ 334 $ 669 $ 807 121% $ 669 100% - $ - $ - $ 14 Design Review:

Other than Single-Family Residential (covers 3 submittals) per project 4.00 $ 334 $ 1,338 $ 807 60% $ 1,338 100% 2 $ 2,675 1,614 $ 2,675 $ Other than Single-Family Residential (each subsequent submittal) per project 2.00 $ 334 $ 669 NEW % $ 669 100% - $ - $ - $ Single-Family Residential/ADU (covers 3 submittals) per project 1.50 $ 334 $ 502 $ 404 81% $ 502 100% 1 $ 502 404 $ 502 $ Single-Family Residential/ADU (each subsequent submittal) per project 1.00 $ 334 $ 334 NEW % $ 334 100% - $ - $ - $ 15 Development Agreement per project 2.00 $ 334 $ 669 $ 807 121% $ 669 100% - $ - $ - $ 16 Environmental Assessment per project 3.00 $ 334 $ 1,003 $ 1,211 121% $ 1,003 100% 9 $ 9,283 11,206 $ 9,283 $ 17 Neg Dec / Mitigated Neg Dec per project 2.00 $ 334 $ 669 NEW % $ 669 100% - $ - $ - $ 18 Environmental Impact Report, Administration per project 3.00 $ 334 $ 1,003 $ 1,211 121% $ 1,003 100% - $ - $ - $ 19 General Plan Amendment per project 1.00 $ 334 $ 334 $ 388 116% $ 334 100% - $ - $ - $ 20 Land Divisions (Tentative Map Entitlement Review)
Land Division / Tentative Map Entitlement Review (5 lots or more) per project 4.00 $ 334 $ 1,338 $ 2,018 151% $ 1,338 100% - $ - $ - $ Minor Land Division/ Tentative Map Entitlement Review (4 lots or less) per project 3.00 $ 334 $ 1,003 $ 3,431 342% $ 1,003 100% - $ - $ - $ 21 Planned Development per project 4.00 $ 334 $ 1,338 $ 404 30% $ 1,338 100% 1 $ 1,338 404 $ 1,338 $ 22 Tentative Map Extension / Modification per project 2.00 $ 334 $ 669 $ 807 121% $ 669 100% - $ - $ - $ 23 Use Permit
Major (excluding single family residential) per project 3.50 $ 334 $ 1,170 $ 1,413 121% $ 1,170 100% - $ - $ - $ Minor per project 1.00 $ 334 $ 334 $ 404 121% $ 334 100% 3 $ 1,003 1,212 $ 1,003 $ 24 Variance per project 1.00 $ 334 $ 334 $ 404 121% $ 334 100% - $ - $ - $ 25 Zone Change / Zoning Ordinance Amendment per project 1.00 $ 334 $ 334 $ 202 60% $ 334 100% - $ - $ - $ 26 Other Planning related reviews per hour 1.00 $ 334 $ 334 NEW % $ 334 100% - $ - $ - $ NBS - Local Government Solutions
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OTHER ENGINEERING FEES
27 Final/Parcel Map or Amending Parcel Map Check
First 4 lots per project 7.00 $ 334 $ 2,341 $ 1,042 45% $ 2,341 100% 2 $ 4,682 2,084 $ 4,682 $ Over 4 Lots per lot 2.50 $ 334 $ 836 $ 1,042 125% $ 836 100% 22 $ 18,254 22,752 $ 18,254 $ City Surveyor Fee
Deposit for
actual City
Surveyor
[4]
Actual Costs
over $1209 plus
$202 per lot
over 4
$ 4,000
28 Improvement Plan Review per page 1.50 $ 334 $ 502 $ 605 121% $ 502 100% 20 $ 10,032 12,100 $ 10,032 $ 29 Improvement Permit/Inspection
$ 10,000 base fee @
$10,000 6.00 $ 334 $ 2,006 $ 809 40% $ 2,006 100% 20 $ 40,127 16,180 $ 40,127 $ each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof each add'l
$1000 0.3500 334 $ $ 117.04 $ 50.78 n/a 117.04 $ n/a 80 $ 9,363 4,062 $ 9,363 $ $ 50,000 base fee @
$50,000 20.00 $ 334 $ 6,688 $ 2,841 42% $ 6,688 100% 2 $ 13,376 5,682 $ 13,376 $ each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof each add'l
$1000 0.2000 334 $ $ 66.88 $ 24.85 n/a 66.88 $ n/a 38 $ 2,541 944 $ 2,541 $ $ 100,000 base fee @
$100,000 30.00 $ 334 $ 10,032 $ 4,083 41% $ 10,032 100% 1 $ 10,032 4,083 $ 10,032 $ each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof each add'l
$1000 0.1000 334 $ $ 33.44 $ 14.65 n/a 33.44 $ n/a 150 $ 5,016 2,198 $ 5,016 $ $ 500,000 base fee @
$500,000 70.00 $ 334 $ 23,408 $ 9,942 42% $ 23,408 100% - $ - $ - $ each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof each add'l
$1000 0.0600 334 $ $ 20.06 $ 12.48 n/a 20.06 $ n/a - $ - $ - $ $ 1,000,000 base fee @
$1M 100.00 $ 334 $ 33,440 $ 15,399 46% $ 33,440 100% - $ - $ - $ each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof each add'l
$1000 0.1000 334 $ $ 33.44 $ 15.84 n/a 33.44 $ n/a - $ - $ - $ 30 Agreements per project 2.00 $ 334 $ 669 $ 1,614 241% $ 669 100% - $ - $ - $ 31 Reversion to Acreage per project 2.00 $ 334 $ 669 $ 2,018 302% $ 669 100% - $ - $ - $ 32 Revision to Plan Check for previously approved projects, or for 4th and subsequent submittal on a single project per revision 1.00 $ 334 $ 334 $ 404 121% $ 334 100% - $ - $ - $ 33 Storm Water Compliance Project Plan Review per project Tier 1 1.00 $ 334 $ 334 $ 1,413 423% $ 334 100% - $ - $ - $ Tier 2 2.50 $ 334 $ 836 $ 1,413 169% $ 836 100% - $ - $ - $ Tier 3 - City Admin Cost (consultant costs are passed through to applicant) - deposit 13.00 $ 334 $ 4,347 $ 5,247 121% $ 4,347 100% - $ - $ - $ Tier 4 - City Admin Cost (consultant costs are passed through to applicant) - deposit 13.00 $ 334 $ 4,347 $ 5,247 121% $ 4,347 100% - $ - $ - $ NBS - Local Government Solutions
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City of Scotts Valley
PW - Engineering Division - User Fee Study Fiscal Year 2024 Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities APPENDIX A.5 Activity Service Cost Analysis Cost Recovery Analysis Annual Estimated Revenue Analysis Fee No. Fee Name Fee Type /
Unit Notes
Estimated
Average Labor
Time Per Activity
(hours)
FBHR
Cost of
Service Per
Activity
Annual Estimated Revenues
Current Fee Full Cost
Recovery
Rec'd Fee
Current Fee /
Deposit
Existing Cost
Recovery %
Rec'd Fee
Level / Deposit
Rec'd Cost
Recovery %
Estimated
Volume of
Activity
34 Review of Annual Reports of privately maintained post-construction treatment devices per report 1.00 $ 334 $ 334 $ 404 121% $ 334 100% - $ - $ - $ 35 Storm water Inspection per
inspection

2.00 $ 334 $ 669 NEW % $ 669 100% - $ - $ - $
36 Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) per project 2.00 $ 334 $ 669 $ 807 121% $ 669 100% - $ - $ - $ 37 Transportation/Hauling
Permit (per trip) per trip [6] 0.50 $ 334 $ 167 $ 16 10% $ 16 10% - $ - $ - $ Oversize Load per trip 0.50 $ 334 $ 167 $ 79 47% $ 167 100% 10 $ 1,672 790 $ 1,672 $ 38 Hourly Rates
Engineering Services per hour 1.00 $ 334 $ 334 $ 404 121% $ 334 100% - $ - $ - $ Inspection Services per hour 1.00 $ 334 $ 334 $ 404 121% $ 334 100% - $ - $ - $ Miscellaneous Services per hour 1.00 $ 334 $ 334 $ 404 121% $ 334 100% - $ - $ - $ Peer Review by City consultant per project [5] Actual Cost Actual Cost Records Research - Engineering per request 1.00 $ 334 $ 334 $ 404 121% $ 334 100% - $ - $ - $

WASTEWATER
39 Permits
Direct Discharge Permit per permit 8.00 $ 334 $ 2,675 $ 3,229 121% $ 2,675 100% 2 $ 5,350 6,458 $ 5,350 $ 40 Other Wastewater Fees
Wastewater stoppage investigation per instance 4.00 $ 334 $ 1,338 $ 1,614 121% $ 1,338 100% - $ - $ - $ Discharge report review per report 2.00 $ 334 $ 669 $ 807 121% $ 669 100% - $ - $ - $ 41 Permit Technology Fee - Applies to all permits per permit [2] 4% of total
value of permit
fees assessed
4% of total
value of permit
fees assessed
TOTALS 100,253 $ 141,933 $ 141,933 $
[Notes]
[1] Sourced from "9a - Scotts Valley Master Fee Charges Schedule FY 2017-18 Effective 20170807.pdf" [2] Set by City Policy; NBS did not evaluate
[3] Administrative Processing Fee only. Actual costs to the City are billed to applicant as work is performed. Annual deposit to be determined by City [4] Actual costs to the City are billed to applicant as work is performed. [5] For services such as soils, water, traffic, parcel or final map review, etc. Actual costs to the City are billed to applicant as work is performed. [6] Per Vehicle Code section 35795(b)(1)
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APPENDIX A.6
Cost of Service Analysis – Public Works – Parks and Recreation Division Fees

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City of Scotts Valley
Parks and Recreation Division - User Fee Study Fiscal Year 2024 Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities APPENDIX A.6 1 Administrative Fees
Administrative Fee: applies per rental or reservation for any facility and per registration for classes/programs offered by the City
Class per reservation 0.08 $ 220 $ 18 $ 9 49% $ 18
Gazebo / Garden Plot per reservation 0.08 $ 220 $ 18 $ 9 49% $ 9 Community/Senior Center per reservation 1.50 $ 220 $ 330 $ 9 3% $ 33 Reservation Change Processing Fee per request 0.17 $ 220 $ 37 NEW 0% $ 20 Cleaning Fee per rental [1] $ 125 Actual Cost per Cleaning Contract Damage Deposit deposit [2] $ 500 543 $
2 Facility Rentals - Indoor
Community Center
Hourly - Resident per hour [3] $ 109 See Staff Report
Hourly - Non-Resident per hour [3] $ 124 See Staff Report Daily - Resident
Weekday per day [3] $ 1,085 See Staff Report
Weekend per day [3] $ 1,085 See Staff Report
Daily - Non-Resident
Weekday per day [3] $ 1,237 See Staff Report
Weekend per day [3] $ 1,237 See Staff Report
Non-Profit - Resident/Non-Resident hourly/daily [3] 75% of Res/Non Res fee See Staff Report Add Ons -
Kitchen Rental hourly/daily [3] NEW See Staff Report
Parking Lot Rental/closure hourly/daily [3] NEW See Staff Report Patio/Backyard hourly/daily [3] NEW See Staff Report
Skypark Indoor Classroom
Hourly - Resident per hour [3] NEW See Staff Report
Hourly - Non-Resident per hour [3] NEW See Staff Report Daily - Resident
Weekday per day [3] NEW See Staff Report
Weekend per day [3] NEW See Staff Report
Daily - Non-Resident
Weekday per day [3] NEW See Staff Report
Weekend per day [3] NEW See Staff Report
Non-Profit - Resident/Non-Resident hourly/daily [3] NEW See Staff Report Current Fee / Deposit Existing Cost
Recovery %
Rec'd Fee Level / Deposit
Activity Service Cost Analysis Cost Recovery Analysis
Fee
No.

Fee Name Fee Unit Type NotesEstimated Average Labor Time Per Activity (hours)
FBHR
Cost of Service
Per Activity
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City of Scotts Valley
Parks and Recreation Division - User Fee Study Fiscal Year 2024 Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities APPENDIX A.6 Current Fee / Deposit Existing Cost
Recovery %
Rec'd Fee Level / Deposit
Activity Service Cost Analysis Cost Recovery Analysis
Fee
No.

Fee Name Fee Unit Type NotesEstimated Average Labor Time Per Activity (hours)
FBHR
Cost of Service
Per Activity
Senior Center
Hourly - Resident
Main Hall per hour [3] $ 71 See Staff Report
Library per hour [3] $ 71 See Staff Report
Porch per hour [3] $ 71 See Staff Report
Entire Building per hour [3] $ 71 See Staff Report
Hourly - Non-Resident
Main Hall per hour [3] $ 84 See Staff Report
Library per hour [3] $ 84 See Staff Report
Porch per hour [3] $ 84 See Staff Report
Entire Building per hour [3] $ 84 See Staff Report
Daily - Resident - Weekday
Main Hall per hour [3] $ 705 See Staff Report
Library per hour [3] $ 705 See Staff Report
Porch per hour [3] $ 705 See Staff Report
Entire Building per hour [3] $ 705 See Staff Report
Daily - Resident - Weekend
Main Hall per hour [3] $ 705 See Staff Report
Library per hour [3] $ 705 See Staff Report
Porch per hour [3] $ 705 See Staff Report
Entire Building per hour [3] $ 705 See Staff Report
Daily - Non-Resident - Weekday
Main Hall per hour [3] $ 835 See Staff Report
Library per hour [3] $ 835 See Staff Report
Porch per hour [3] $ 835 See Staff Report
Entire Building per hour [3] $ 835 See Staff Report
Daily - Non-Resident - Weekend
Main Hall per hour [3] $ 835 See Staff Report
Library per hour [3] $ 835 See Staff Report
Porch per hour [3] $ 835 See Staff Report
Entire Building per hour [3] $ 835 See Staff Report
Non-Profit - Resident/Non-Resident hourly/daily [3] 25% Discount See Staff Report 3 Facility Rentals - Outdoor Parks - Sitanen, Skypark, Hocus Pocus, McDorsa, Skypark Outdoor Classroom
Hocus Pocus & Skypark Playground Gazebo
Private Party - Resident per hour/2hr minimum [3] $ 27 See Staff Report Private Party - Non-Resident per hour/2hr minimum [3] $ 37 See Staff Report Commercial/Paid Event per hour/2hr minimum [3] NEW See Staff Report helping communities fund tomorrow
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Fee Name Fee Unit Type NotesEstimated Average Labor Time Per Activity (hours)
FBHR
Cost of Service
Per Activity
Sitanen, Skypark Large Gazebo, MacDorsa Gazebo
Private Party - Resident per hour/2hr minimum [3] $ 27 See Staff Report Private Party - Non-Resident per hour/2hr minimum [3] $ 37 See Staff Report Commercial/Paid Event per hour/2hr minimum [3] NEW See Staff Report Permitted Use of Outdoor spaces/parks for classes. Teaching in outdoor spaces. per permit for each class held

0.33 $ 220 $ 73 NEW 0% $ 73
Permitted Use of Inflatables in Outdoor Spaces per permit 0.08 $ 220 $ 18 NEW 0% $ 18 4 Facility Rentals/Use - Fields
Skypark
Single Field per field, per hour [3] $ 14 See Staff Report All 3 Fields per field, per hour [3] $ 26 See Staff Report Siltanen
Single Fields #1 - 4 per field, per hour [3] $ 14 See Staff Report All 4 Fields per field, per hour [3] $ 26 See Staff Report Majors Field per field, per hour [3] $ 14 See Staff Report League/Club Field Rentals per field, per hour [3] $ 14 See Staff Report League Fee per league per season 0.03 $ 220 $ 7 NEW 0% $ 7 Athletic Field Lights per hour [3] $ 22 See Staff Report Snack Shack Concessions Room per day [3] NEW See Staff Report Outdoor Court Rental
Bocce Ball Court Hourly Use per hour [3] NEW See Staff Report Bocce Ball Court - Tournament Rental per day [3] NEW See Staff Report Tennis/Pickleball Court Hourly Use per hour [3] NEW See Staff Report Tennis/Pickleball Court - Tournament Rental per day [3] NEW See Staff Report League/Club Rental per hour [3] NEW See Staff Report
League/Club Rental per day [3] NEW See Staff Report
Skatepark Rental per hour [3] NEW See Staff Report
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Fee Name Fee Unit Type NotesEstimated Average Labor Time Per Activity (hours)
FBHR
Cost of Service
Per Activity
Garden Plot Rental - Application Fee
Renewal - Plot Relocation per application 0.08 $ 220 $ 18 NEW 0% $ 18 Garden Plot Rental Fee per sqft [3] $ 1 1 $
5 Entertainment Permit / Special Events In City Parks or Park Facilities: Events of 50+ attendees or with sound or entertainment
Application Review per application
Parks and Recreation 1.33 $ 292 220 $
Planning Review 0.25 $ 98 393 $
Public Works Review 0.25 $ 84 334 $
Police Department Review 0.50 $ 133 267 $
Subtotal 2.33 608 $ NEW % $ 275
City Staff Support During Event actual cost [4] Actual Cost per Department Actual Cost per Department Full/Partial Park Rentals for Groups 50+ per rental [3] See rental fees above See rental fees above Use of Equipment: Cones, delineators, barricades, trash cans, A-frames, etc. per rental [3] NEW See Staff Report Road/Parking Lot Closures per hour [3] NEW See Staff Report Special Permits for Sound, Inflatables, etc. per permit [5] per Finance / Recreation Fee Schedules
per Finance / Recreation Fee
Schedules
Use of Wi-Fi for Large Events per event [3] NEW See Staff Report 6 Senior Center Annual Membership Fee
New Member [6] NEW See Staff Report
Renewal [6] NEW See Staff Report
Lifetime [6] NEW See Staff Report
7 Ad Placement in Activity Guide
Senior Center Small Ad [7] NEW See Staff Report
Senior Center Medium Ad [7] NEW See Staff Report
Senior Center Large Ad [7] NEW See Staff Report
City Activity Guide [7] NEW See Staff Report
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Fee Name Fee Unit Type NotesEstimated Average Labor Time Per Activity (hours)
FBHR
Cost of Service
Per Activity
8 Recreation Classes and Programs [8] set seasonally by P&R staff set seasonally by P&R staff Fees for recreational classes and programs offered by the City shall be set at the discretion of the Parks and Recreation Department Director, not to exceed the cost of individual programs.

The City's full cost of implementing an individual program may be calculated as follows:

Program Cost of Service = [(AxB)+C+D+E+F]
A = Estimated time for City staff to implement the class/program B = Applicable Hourly rates for staff functions involved in the implementation of the class/program
C = Estimated/actual cost incurred by the City for outside service providers involved in the class/program
D = Estimated/actual cost incurred by the City for specific materials acquired for use during the class/program
E = Prevailing facility rental/use fees as reflected in City Master Fee Schedule F = Estimated/actual costs incurred by the City to rent or use external facilities if needed
Fees for recreational classes and programs offered by the City shall be set at the discretion of the Parks and Recreation Department Director, not to exceed the cost of individual programs.

The calculated cost of service above represents the maximum fee that could be imposed by the City for an individual recreation program. The City may recover between 0% and 100% of the cost of service. Cost recovery targets may vary by individual program, at the discretion of the Parks and Recreation Director as determined during the seasonal development of the City's program offerings. The City may also set differential fee for resident and non-resident participants as long as neither fee exceeds the cost of service.

TOTAL
Notes
[1] Cleaning Fees are charged separately at actual cost in addition to staff time; NBS did not evaluate [2] Set by City policy - NBS did not evaluate
[3] Fee for facility rental; NBS did not evaluate
[4] City Staff provided during a special event will be charged at actual cost including labor rates and any equipment required [5] Additional fees may apply for special permits for sound, inflatables etc. [6] Fee set by City policy; NBS did not evaluate
[7] Fee set by City policy not to exceed cost of providing services; NBS did not evaluate [8] Fee set by City staff not to exceed cost of providing services; NBS did not evaluate helping communities fund tomorrow
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APPENDIX B.1
Comparative Fee Survey – Administrative & Miscellaneous Fees

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City of Scotts Valley
Administrative Services - User Fee Study FY 2023-24
Comparison of Charges for Fee Related Activities and Services Appendix B.1 1 Business License Fee
Application Fee per license $ 45 $ 290 $ 290 $ 33 $ 25 $ 86 Out of Town: $20 In Town: $40
Base Fee per license $ 50 $ 50 No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
Per Owner/Employee per license $ 40 $ 40 Annual Renewal: $14 Annual Renewal: $30 Certified Access Specialist (CASp) Fee per license $ 4 $ 4 Accessibility Compliance: $1.00
1-5 days 0% 0%
6-29 days 25% 25%
30-89 days 38% 38%
90-119 days 50% 50%
120 or more 100% 100%
2 Duplication
Digital copies per USB drive $ 5 $2-$34 USB: $24
Cost + $57.21 1st Hour
(Minimum) + $28.60 /
hour
$10/device
Photocopies each $ 0.12 $ 0.25 $ 1 1-5: $0
6+: $.25/page $ 0.25
3 Elections
Petition Filing Fee per filing $ 226 $ 200 No Comparison Available
No Comparison
Available $ 200 No Comparison Available $ 25
4 Entertainment permit - new per permit $ 237 $ 701 $ 701 $ 956 No Comparison Available $ 44 $ 172 No Comparison Available
5 Entertainment permit renewal per permit $ 163 $ 635 $ 635 $ 619 No Comparison Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
6 Notary service fee (per signature) per signature $ 15 $ 15 No Comparison Available $ 15 $ 15 No Comparison Available
No Comparison
Available
7 Occasional Sales Permit per permit $ 60 $ 149 $ 149 No Comparison Available
No Comparison
Available
Commercial
Sidewalk/Parking Lot
Sale Permit: $89
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
Scotts Valley Comparative Agencies
Recommended Fee
Policy City of Santa Cruz [1] County of Santa Cruz [2] City of Capitola [3] City of Watsonville [4] Town of Los Gatos [5] No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
Documents are
available online at
no charge; .10 per
page for public
records; no charge
for e-transfer; USB
charged at actual
cost
Fee
No.

Fee Description Fee Unit /
Type
Current Fee
Full Cost
Recovery
Fee
Duplication cost
No Comparison
Available
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City of Scotts Valley
Administrative Services - User Fee Study FY 2023-24
Comparison of Charges for Fee Related Activities and Services Appendix B.1 Scotts Valley Comparative Agencies
Recommended Fee
Policy City of Santa Cruz [1] County of Santa Cruz [2] City of Capitola [3] City of Watsonville [4] Town of Los Gatos [5] Fee No.

Fee Description Fee Unit /
Type
Current Fee
Full Cost
Recovery
Fee
8 Rental of Council chambers each $ 33 $ 33 $55/hr.

Non-Profit each No Charge No Charge No Charge
9 Returned check charges
First returned check each $ 25 $ 25 $ 40 $ 44 $ 44 $ 25 Each additional check each $ 35 $ 35 No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available $ 35
10 Subpoena Summons Response per day $ 298 $275 per day Civil Subpoena (4 hour min.): $275
Subpoena Acceptance
Fee (Witness Fee): $35 Set by State $ 97
Per California
Evidence Code Section
1563
11 Solicitor's Permit (per person/day) per permit $ 136 $ 216 No Comparison Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available $ 55
12 For services requested of City staff which have no fee listed in this fee schedule, the City Manager or the City Manager's designee shall determine the appropriate
fee based on the established hourly rates for this
department/division. Additionally, the City will passthrough to the applicant any discrete costs incurred from the use of external service providers if required
to process the specific application.
per hour $ - $ 298 No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
Notes
[1] Source: "Santa Cruz Citywide MFS 2024.pdf"
[2] Source: "ClerkElectionsFeeScheduleCountyofSantaCruz.PDF" 4.28.18.pdf" ; "GeneralServicesFeeScheduleCountyofSantaCruz.PDF" [3] Source: "Capitola MFS FY 23-24 amended.pdf"
[4] Source: "Watsonville MFS FY 22-23.pdf"
[5] Source: "Los Gatos MFS FY 23-24.pdf"
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
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Comparative Fee Survey – Police Department

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City of Scotts Valley
Police Department- User Fee Study Fiscal Year 2024
Comparison of Charges for Fee Related Activities and Services Appendix B.2 1 Alarm Services
Annual Registration per permit/per
year
$ 62 $ 88 $ 88 $ 49 $ 40 $78 & $51 renewal $ 95
Third False Alarm In One Month per occurrence $ 168 $ 171 $ 171 Over three False Alarms in One Month per occurrence $ 250 $ 171 $ 171 More than Twelve in One Year per occurrence $ 250 $ 171 $ 171 2 Auto Abatement per request $ 322 $ 258 $ 258 No Comparison Available $ 100 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available 3 Auto Impound - Release of Stored Vehicles
City Processing Fee per request $ 289 $ 180 $ 180 $ 250 $ 35 $ 145 $ 223 $ 235 Tow/Storage each Actual Cost Actual Cost Tow: Actual
Impound: $257 No Comparison Available Storage: $30 per day Private Property tow: $307 No Comparison Available 4 Bingo License
New per license $ 173 $ 88 $ 88 $ 187
Renewal per license $ 94 $ 44 $ 44 $ 70
5 Body Cam Video Release/Editing per request $ 114 $ 350 $ 350 No Comparison Available $ 40 Cost + $57.21 1st hour (min) + $28.60/hr.

Evidence Duplicating
(audio/video): $61
Tape Duplication: Video
for Vehicle: $203
No Comparison Available
6 Clearance Letter (charged for Employment, Licensing, and Certification Purposes Only) per request $ 75 $ 29 $ 29 No Comparison Available $10-$20 No Comparison Available $ 60 $ 25 7 Fire Arms:

CCW Standard Permit (2-year)
New per permit $ 928 $ 1,241 $ 1,241 $ 1,030 $ 475 $115 + State Fees $ 120 Renewal per permit $ 464 $ 1,042 $ 1,042 $ 402 $ 25 No Comparison Available $ 120 8 Junior Police Academy (JPA) per participant $ 65 $ 377 $ 100 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available $ 71 No Comparison Available $ 50 Permit Fee, DOJ Fee, and
Admin Fee: $100
Renewal Permit: $25
Amended Permit: $10
Fee No. Fee Description Fee Unit / Type Current Fee Full Cost Recovery Fee
2nd-4th false alarm within 6
mo. Period: $170
Fifth +: No response, charge
at chief's discretion
City of Scotts Valley Comparative Agencies
Recommended
Fee Policy City of Santa Cruz [1] County of Santa Cruz [2] City of Capitola [3] City of Watsonville [4] Town of Los Gatos [5] No Comparison Available
$ 467 $ 109 $ 96
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Police Department- User Fee Study Fiscal Year 2024
Comparison of Charges for Fee Related Activities and Services Appendix B.2 Fee No. Fee Description Fee Unit / Type Current Fee Full Cost Recovery Fee
City of Scotts Valley Comparative Agencies
Recommended
Fee Policy City of Santa Cruz [1] County of Santa Cruz [2] City of Capitola [3] City of Watsonville [4] Town of Los Gatos [5] 9 Licenses
Second Hand Dealer License per license $ 154 $ 400 $ 400 $ 136 $ 233 Set By State $ 209 No Comparison Available Tobacco Licensing per permit No Charge $ 133 No Charge No Comparison Available No Comparison Available $ 289 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available 10 Massage Permit Fees
Massage Establishment Permit per permit $ 387 $ 400 $ 400 Initial Application Per Therapist per application $ 150 $ 267 $ 267 11 Special security service incurred in responding to loud or unruly gathering following 1st response (per minute)
per officer/ per
minute $ 11 $ 4 $ 4 Full Cost No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available At current billing rate 12 Taxicab Driver's Permit per permit $ 114 $ 88 $ 88 $ 192 $ 50 Set By State $412 + fingerprinting $ 185 13 Uniformed Private Security
Minimum 4 hours per request NEW $ 1,067 $ 456
Each 15 minutes thereafter per 15 minutes NEW $ 67 $ 29 14 For services requested of City staff which have no fee listed in this fee schedule, the City Manager or the City Manager's designee shall determine the appropriate fee based on the established hourly rates for this department/division. Additionally, the City will passthrough to the applicant any discrete costs incurred from the use of external service providers if required to process the specific application.

Sworn per hour $ 114 $ 267 $ 114 $121 - $203
Non-Sworn per hour $ 114 $ 175 $ 114 $66 - $84
Notes
[1] Source: "Santa Cruz Citywide MFS 2024.pdf"
[2] Source: "Sheriff_CoronerFeeScheduleCountyofSantaCruz.PDF" [3] Source: "Capitola MFS FY 23-24 amended.pdf"
[4] Source: "WatsonvillePoliceFeeSchedule2024.pdf"
[5] Source: "Los Gatos MFS FY 23-24.pdf"
No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available No Comparison Available $ 313 $ 335 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available $ 150
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APPENDIX B.3
Comparative Fee Survey – Community Development - Planning Division

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City of Scotts Valley
CD - Planning Division - User Fee Study Fiscal Year 2024 Comparison of Charges for Fee Related Activities and Services Appendix B.3 1 Addressing Fee
Minimum Fee - Up to 7 hours FLAT $ 1,062 $ 2,750 $ 2,750 No Comparison Available $33 per quarter hour $ 184
Hourly Rate - Over 35 hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393 $ 164 No Comparison Available
No Comparison
Available
2 Application Intake & File Maintenance
Minor or Singular Discretionary Permit
Applications (per planning application) FLAT $ 707 $ 786 $ 786 $ 179 Major Discretionary Permits or Multiple
Applications Filed for One Project (per planning
application)
FLAT $ 1,414 $ 1,572 $ 1,572 $ 239
3 Annexation Fee
Minimum Fee - Up to 35 hours
FLAT
$ 12,418 $ 13,752 $ 13,752
Hourly Rate - Over 35 hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393
4 Amendment
Minimum Fee - Up to 10 hours
FLAT
$ 3,548 $ 3,929 $ 3,929
Hourly Rate - Over 10 hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393
5 Appeal Processing:

City Council FLAT
25% of original
permit fee or
approved application
with minimum fee of
$355
25% of original
permit fee or
approved
application with
minimum fee of
$393
$ 1,875
Fully allocated hourly
rate for all personnel plus
additional fees
Board of Appeals FLAT
25% of original
permit fee or
approved application
with minimum fee of
$355
25% of original
permit fee or
approved
application with
minimum fee of
$393
No Comparison
Available
$505 per residential
$2,031 commercial/
multifamily
6 Bee Keeping Permit FLAT $ 355 $ 2,750 $ 393 No Comparison Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
7 Certificate of Compliance
Minimum Fee - Up to 10 hours FLAT $ 3,548 $ 3,929 $ 3,929 Hourly Rate - Over 10 hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393
Researched by City Attorney Actual Cost Actual Cost No Comparison Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
$ 2,477
Fully allocated hourly
rate for all personnel plus
initial deposit of $5,000
Plan $14,169
Specific Plan $13,079
Costs + Overhead /
$3,000 min deposit
50% original cost
By Applicant: At Cost
By City Officials: No
charge
Appeals- by other $594
Automatic
Applicant: At Cost
Non-Applicant: $1,250
Jurisdictional
Applicant: At Cost
Non-Applicant: $1,800
City of Scotts Valley Comparative Agencies
Public hearing cases
$284
Non public Hearing Cases
$189
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
Developed Property
$49,046
Undeveloped Property
$54,495
varies based on # of lots
$691 - $3,469 per lot
At Cost $ 629 $ 3,544
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
Fee No. Fee Description Fee Type /
Unit Current Fee Full Cost Recovery Fee
Recommended
Fee Policy City of Santa Cruz [1] County of Santa Cruz [2] City of Capitola [3] $ 762
$ 1,931
$6,707 deposit
No Comparison
Available
City of Watsonville [4] Town of Los Gatos [5]
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CEQA REVIEW
8 Environment Assessment FLAT $ 355 $ 393 $ 393 No Comparison Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available $ 600 $5,000 deposit for Initial Study
Environmental Impact Report, Administration
Minimum Fee - Up to 74 hours FLAT $ 26,255 $ 29,076 $ 29,076 Hourly Rate - Over 74 hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393
Consultants HOURLY Actual Cost Actual Cost
Mitigation Monitoring
Minimum Fee - Up to 10 hours FLAT $ 3,548 $ 3,929 $ 3,929 Hourly Rate - Over 10 hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393
Mitigated Negative Declaration
Minimum Fee - Up to 40 hours FLAT $ 14,192 $ 15,716 $ 15,716 Hourly Rate - Over 40 hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393
Consultants
City Staff Admin FLAT NEW $ 3,929 $ 3,929
Consultants HOURLY Actual Cost Actual Cost
Negative Declaration
Minimum Fee - Up to 20 hours FLAT $ 7,096 $ 7,858 $ 7,858 Hourly Rate - Over 20 hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393
Consultants HOURLY
City Staff Admin FLAT NEW $ 3,143 $ 3,143
Consultants HOURLY Actual Cost Actual Cost
Notice of Determination:

City Filing Fee FLAT $ 531 $ 589 $ 589
County Fee FLAT As set by Santa Cruz
County
As set by Santa
Cruz County
Fish & Game Certification:

Filing Fee FLAT $ 707 $ 786 $ 786
F & G Negative Declaration Fee FLAT As set by Fish and
Game
As set by Fish
and Game
F & G EIR Fee FLAT As set by Fish and
Game
As set by Fish
and Game
9 Code Compliance (per hour) HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393 $ 164 No Comparison Available Double Application Fees No Comparison Available No Comparison
Available
10 Cultural Resource Alteration FLAT $ - $ - $ - No Comparison Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
Consultant's fee Cost + 21% of consultant;
$10,000 min deposit
$10,000 + staff time +
cost ($15,000 deposit)
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
$ 5,694
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison Available
Applicant: At Cost
Non-Applicant: $1,200
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
25% of consultant's
contract
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
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Residential with Hillside - Up to 20 hours FLAT $ 7,096 $ 7,858 $ 7,858 Hourly Rate - Over 20 hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393
Residential - Up to 20 hours FLAT $ 3,548 $ 5,894 $ 5,894 Hourly Rate - Over 20 hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393
Commercial / Industrial - Up to 20 hours FLAT $ 3,548 $ 7,858 $ 7,858 Hourly Rate - Over 20 hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393
12 Sign Programs FLAT $ - $ - $ - No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available Cost; $3,000 min deposit No Comparison Available $ 2,390 13 Freestanding Signs FLAT $ - $ - $ - No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
17 Signs with Staff Level Review FLAT $ - $ - $ - No Comparison Available
No Comparison
Available
Staff Review $151
PC Review: $629
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
15 Development Agreement
Minimum Fee - Up to 35 hours FLAT $ 12,418 $ 13,752 $ 13,752 Hourly Rate - Over 35 hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393
16 Final Inspection FLAT $ - $ - $ - No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
17 General or Specific Plan Amendment
Minimum Fee - Up to 35 hours FLAT $ 12,418 $ 13,752 $ 13,752 Hourly Rate - Over 35 hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393
18 General Plan Maintenance
Applies to all building permits FLAT 0.0055 per $1
building valuation

0.0055 per $1
building
valuation
ADU 0.61%
Non-ADU 1.22%
$250,000 Max
4% of permit fees Total Building valuation X

0.5%
No Comparison
Available
.5% of building valuation
for new construction and
additions / 10% of zone
change and subdivision
19 Historical Landmark Determination FLAT $ - $ - $ - No Comparison Available
No Comparison
Available $4,250 deposit No Comparison Available
No Comparison
Available
20 Home Occupation Review FLAT $ 265 $ 295 $ 295 $ 164 At Cost $ 189 $ 177 $ 178 21 IPHCP Certificate of Inclusion FLAT $ 707 $ 1,572 No Comparison Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
LAND DIVISIONS:
22 Land Division/Tentative map Entitlement (5 lots or
more)
Minimum Fee - Up to 35 hours FLAT $ 12,418 $ 13,752 $ 13,752 Hourly Rate - Over 35 hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393
No Comparison
Available $ 3,815
Residential
PC Review $4,398
Staff Review $2,000 min
deposit
Commercial PC Review
$3,143
Staff Review $919
$10,000 min deposit $ 16,349 No Comparison Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
$5,000 min deposit $ 14,169 initial deposit of $5,000
plus additional fees
Residential
up to 2,000 sqft $688
over 2,000 sqft. deposit
$1,000
Commercial
up to 5 units $483
over $2,000 deposit
At Cost
$ 858
No Comparison
Available
New $5,993
Annual $1,288
No Comparison
Available
$ 6,222
$ 19,510
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City of Scotts Valley
CD - Planning Division - User Fee Study Fiscal Year 2024 Comparison of Charges for Fee Related Activities and Services Appendix B.3 City of Scotts Valley Comparative Agencies
Fee No. Fee Description Fee Type /
Unit Current Fee Full Cost Recovery Fee
Recommended
Fee Policy City of Santa Cruz [1] County of Santa Cruz [2] City of Capitola [3] City of Watsonville [4] Town of Los Gatos [5] 23 Land Division / Final Map Review (5 lots or more)
Minimum Fee - Up to 20 hours FLAT $ 7,096 $ 7,858 $ 7,858 Hourly Rate - Over 20 hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393
24 Minor Land Division / Tentative Map Entitlements (4
lots or less)
Minimum Fee - Up to 30 hours FLAT $ 12,418 $ 11,787 $ 11,787 Hourly Rate - Over 30 hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393
25 Minor Land Division / Parcel Map Review (4 lots
or less)
Minimum Fee - Up to 10 hours FLAT $ 3,548 $ 3,929 $ 3,929 First 4 lots $3,289 Hourly Rate - Over 10 hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393 >4 lots $4,603 26 Lot Line Adjustment Review
Minimum Fee - Up to 10 hours FLAT $ 707 $ 786 $ 786
Hourly Rate - Over 10 hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393
27 Planned Development
Minimum Fee - Up to 25 hours FLAT $ 8,870 $ 10,216 $ 10,216 Hourly Rate - Over 25 hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393
28 Preliminary Review FLAT $ 8,837 $ 9,823 $ 9,823 No Comparison Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
29 Public Hearing Notice and Radius Noticing: FLAT
City Council Meeting $ 531 $ 786 $ 786 $ 324
Planning Commission Meeting $ 531 $ 786 $ 786 $ 324
30 Recordation Fee:

City Filing Fee FLAT $ 531 $ 589 $ 589
County Recorder Fee (subject to change) FLAT As determined by Santa Cruz County
As determined
by Santa Cruz
County
31 Road Name Change FLAT $ 2,474 $ 2,750 $ 2,750 No Comparison Available $33 per quarter hour No Comparison Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
32 Time Extension:

Minimum Fee - Up to 25 hours FLAT $ 3,535 $ 4,715 $ 4,715 Hourly Rate - Over 25 hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393
33 Heritage Tree Designation
Minimum Fee - Up to 15 hours FLAT NEW $ 5,894 $ 5,894
Hourly Rate - Over 15 hours HOURLY NEW $ 393 $ 393
No Comparison
Available Cost; $3,500 min deposit $ 43,596 No Comparison Available No Comparison
Available
$ 356 No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
$ 9,493
No Comparison
Available
$ 233 No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
$ 1,528 No Comparison
Available Cost; $3,000 min deposit Parcel map review $350Final Map Review $485 No Comparison
Available
$ 9,718 Cost; $2,000 min deposit $9,265 per lot No Comparison Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
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Major (excluding residential) - up to 62 hours FLAT $ 7,077 $ 7,858 $ 7,858 Cost; $3,500 min Deposit Minor - up to 32 hours FLAT $ 3,538 $ 3,929 $ 3,929 $ 1,854 Hourly Rate - over allotted hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393 No Comparison Available
36 Variance Application
Minimum Fee - Up to 38 hours FLAT $ 7,096 $ 11,787 $ 11,787 Hourly Rate - Over 38 hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393

ZONING FEES
37 Zone Change / Ordinance Amendment
Minimum Fee - Up to 26 hours FLAT $ 9,225 $ 10,216 $ 10,216 Hourly Rate - Over 26 hours HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393
38 Plan Check:

Hillside FLAT $ 355 $ 1,965 $ 1,965 $ 381 No Comparison Available
No Comparison
Available
Hillside Specific Plan
$5.80
Major FLAT $ 355 $ 3,143 $ 3,143 $ 381
Minor FLAT $ 355 $ 982 $ 982 $ 381
Over the counter FLAT $ 355 $ 196 $ 196 $ 381 88 per hour 39 Research Letters FLAT $ - $ - $ - No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available $ 178
One Tree $250
additional tree $125 ea.

Illegal Tree Removal $330
No Comparison
Available
Tree Removal 3 or more
trees $323
Tree removal w/PC
approval $1,000 deposit
Small $349
Minor $673
Regular $845
Over the counter At Cost
No Comparison
Available $ 382 No Comparison
Available
Cost; $5,000 min Deposit No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
$ 1,887 Major $6540
Minor $981 $ 5,382
No Comparison
Available
Admin $1,644
Special Use existing
structure $4,075
New structure $6,015
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
$ 3,493
Temp, Non-Profit: $2,092
Admin $3,206
Special $3,884
$6,222 deposit
Invasive Removal $349
Significant tree removal
with arborist report $779
Dead and/or Dying Tree
Removal $131
No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available
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HOURLY $ 355 $ 393 $ 393 $ 164 No Comparison
Available
No Comparison
Available $ 164 No Comparison Available
Notes
[1] Source: "Santa Cruz City Planning and CD Fee Schedule 2024.pdf" [2] Source: "Planning&CD Fee Schedule County of Santa Cruz.pdf" [3] Source: "Capitola MFS FY 23-24 amended.pdf"
[4] Source: "Watsonville MFS FY 22-23.pdf"
[5] Source: "Los Gatos MFS FY 23-24.pdf"
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APPENDIX B.4
Comparative Fee Survey – Community Development - Building Division

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City of Scotts Valley
CD - Building Division - User Fee Study Fiscal Year 2024 Comparison of Charges for Fee Related Activities and Services Appendix B.4

NEW CONSTRUCTION, ADDITIONS, REMODELS
1 Building Permits - New Construction, Addition, Remodels.

Includes associated Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical
$1 - $5,000 minimum fee $ 220 $ 1,051 $ 1,051 $ 30 400 $ 38 $ $ 5,001 base fee @
$5,001 $ 220 $ 1,051 $ 1,051 $ 139.79 400 $ 179.95 $
$ 25,001 base fee @
25,001
$ 868 $ 1,720 $ 1,720 $ 491.57 718 $ 633.00 $
$ 100,001 base fee @
$100,001 $ 3,147 $ 4,461 $ 4,461 $ 1,249.32 1,948 $ 1,608.00 $ $ 500,001 base fee @
$500,001 $ 9,223 $ 8,460 $ 8,460 $ 4,069.32 5,333 $ 5,231.00 $ $ 1,000,001 base fee @
$1,000,001 $ 14,376 $ 19,689 $ 19,689 $ 7,054.32 8,636 $ 9,073.00 $ $ 5,000,001 base fee @
$5,000,001 $ 28,047 $ 29,246 $ 29,246 $ 19,974.32 26,736 $ 29,433.00 $ 2 Building Plan Check and Processing (deposit) - New
Construction, Addition, Remodels. Includes associated
Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical
$1 - $5,000 minimum fee $ 220 $ 796 $ 796 $ 420 $ 19 $ 25 $ 5,001 base fee @
$5,001 $ 220 $ 796 $ 796 $ 91 420 $ 117 $
$ 25,001 base fee @
25,001
$ 1,085 $ 1,195 $ 1,195 $ 320 754 $ 411 $
$ 100,001 base fee @
$100,001 $ 3,791 $ 2,920 $ 2,920 $ 812 2,046 $ 1,045 $
$ 500,001 base fee @
$500,001 $ 11,017 $ 5,973 $ 5,973 $ 2,645 5,600 $ 3,400 $ $ 1,000,001 base fee @
$1,000,001 $ 19,840 $ 20,177 $ 20,177 $ 4,585 9,068 $ 5,897 $ $ 5,000,001 base fee @
$5,000,001 $ 28,594 $ 21,239 $ 21,239 $ 12,983 28,073 $ 19,131 $

MINOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS / MISCELLANEOUS PERMITS
3 Demolition permit per permit $ 852 $ 743 $ 743 No Comparison Available $ 367 No Comparison Available up to 3,000 s.f $491
ea. addtl. 3,000 sqft or
fraction there of $175
Residential $306
Commercial $535
4 Change of Occupancy Permit per permit $ 972 $ 850 $ 850 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available $ 178 5 Re-roof permit per permit $ 486 $ 425 $ 425 No Comparison Available < 600 sq. ft. $276.40
>600 sq. ft. $518.15
Townhouses
$439.84 per unit
No Comparison Available $164-$436 min fee based
off sqft $3.26/sq. ft.
6 Septic tank inspection per permit $ 1,216 $ 1,062 $ 1,062 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available 7 Sewer Lateral Connection Inspection per permit $ 1,095 $ 956 $ 956 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available -
Plancheck is $191 per
hour
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
Scotts Valley Comparative Agencies
Recommended
Fee Policy City of Santa Cruz [1] County of Santa Cruz [2] City of Capitola [3] City of Watsonville [4] Town of Los Gatos [5] No Comparison Available -
based on square footage
and occupancy type
Fee No. Fee Description Fee Unit / Type Current Fee Full Cost Recovery Fee
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City of Scotts Valley
CD - Building Division - User Fee Study Fiscal Year 2024 Comparison of Charges for Fee Related Activities and Services Appendix B.4 Scotts Valley Comparative Agencies
Recommended
Fee Policy Fee No. Fee Description Fee Unit / Type Current Fee City of Santa Cruz [1] County of Santa Cruz [2] City of Capitola [3] City of Watsonville [4] Town of Los Gatos [5] Full Cost Recovery Fee 8 Solar / PV Permit
Residential
1-15 kWh per permit $ 141 $ 743 $ 450
Over 15 kWh ea. 1 kWh n/a $ 49.56 $ 15.00
Residential - Thermal
1-10 kWth per permit $ 140 $ 743 $ 450
Over 10 kWth ea. 1 kWth n/a $ 74.34 $ 15.00
Commercial
1-50 kWh per permit $ 1,580 $ 743 $ 743 $ 1,000
51-250 kWh ea. 1 kWh $ 10.14 $ 14.87 $ 7.00 $ 7
250 kWh per permit $ 3,609 $ 2,124 $ 1,828 $ 5
Over 250 kWh ea. 1 kWh $ 7.92 $ 8.50 $ 5.00 $ 5
Commercial - Thermal
1-30 kWth per permit $ 1,580 $ 743 $ 743
31 - 260 KWth ea. 1 kWth $ 10.14 $ 24.78 $ 7.00
260 kWth per permit $ 3,609 $ 2,124 $ 1,828
Over 260 kwth ea. 1 kWth $ 7.92 $ 8.17 $ 5.00
9 Window Projects under $5,000 BPV (projects >$5,000 BPV Retrofit per permit $ 685 $ 743 $ 300 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available Replacement per permit $ 785 $ 2,230 $ 500
based on number of windows:
(1) - $240
(2-5) - $346
(6-10) - $493
(11-20) - $533
Windows up to 10: $215
ea addt'l window $22
MECHANICAL / PLUMBING / ELECTRICAL STAND ALONE (i.e. no framing) 10 Standalone Water Heater Permit per permit $ 170 $ 265 $ 170 No Comparison Available $ 75 No Comparison Available $ 145 $63 plumbing permit + $37 for ea water heater
11 Residential/Simple Standalone MEP Permit (fee includes up to 3 from the list below) per permit $ 170 $ 265 $ 170
$60.51 ea.
$25 for ea. supplemental
permit for which the
original has not expired
No Comparison Available No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
based on individual permit
type
No Comparison Available
12 Residential Standalone MEP Permits >3 Items and
Complex/Commercial Standalone MEP Permits per permit Per Valuation Table Per Valuation
Table No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available

OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FEES AND CHARGES
13 Other misc. inspections & reinspections per inspection $ 244 $ 212 $ 212 $142 per hour $ 400 No Comparison Available $164 per hour $221 per hour 14 Plan Review - Additional as required by changes, additions or revisions to plans
First hour per review $ 244 $ 248 $ 248 $142 per hour $240 per hour $122 per hour $191 per hour $175 per hour Each Additional 30 minutes per 1/2 hour $ 122 $ 106 $ 106 $71 per half hour $120 per half hour $61 per half hour $95.50 per half hour $87.50 per half hour 15 Inspections outside of normal business hours per hour - 4 hour minimum $ 244 $ 228 $ 228 $142 per hour (1 hour min.) $ 560 No Comparison Available $164 per hour $175 per hour 16 Planning Application Review per review $ 365 $ 425 $ 425 $142 per hour (1 hour min.) No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available
No Charge
Plan Review $175/hr.

Inspection $184/hr.

Plan Review $175/hr.

Inspection 2 hour min
$184/hr.

No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
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No Comparison Available
Board of Appeals appeal per appeal -
minimum
25% of original
permit fee or
approved
application
subject o
minimum fee of
$244.
25% of original
permit fee or
approved
application
subject o
minimum fee of
$206.
$ 314
19 Building Permit Extension of Expired Permit per permit $ 244 $ 159 $ 159 No Comparison Available $ no charge 208 320 $ No Comparison Available 20 Building Permit Reinstatement of Expired Permit
No Changes to Scope of Project per permit
50% of Current
Building Permit
Fee
$ 159
Changes to Scope of Project Required per permit
50% of Current
Building Permit
Fee
50% of original
permit fee
21 General Plan Maintenance per permit
.0055 per $1
building
valuation (all
building
permits)
.0055 per $1
building
valuation (all
building
permits)
ADU 0.61%
Non-ADU 1.22%
$250,000 Max
4% of permit fees Total Building valuation X

0.5% No Comparison Available
.5% of building valuation for
new construction and
additions / 10% of zone
change and subdivision
22 Green Building Education Fund per permit
.0028 per $1
building
valuation (all
building
permits)
.0028 per $1
building
valuation (all
building
permits)
1% the overall project
valuation; $50,000
Maximum
No Comparison Available
.0025 times the overall
building permit valuation of
the project.

No Comparison Available No Comparison Available
23 Permit Technology Fee per permit
4% of total
value of permit
fees assessed
4% of total
value of permit
fees assessed
6% 3% of permit fees 5% of permit fee No Comparison Available No Comparison Available 24 State Building Standards Fee (CSBC) per permit
.00004 per $1
building
valuation, $1
min
.00004 per $1
building
valuation, $1
min
No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available $4 per $100,000 in valuation
with appropriate fractions
thereof, but not less than $1.
50% of the original building
permit fee
$ 594
No Comparison Available $ 63
$ 1,308
No Comparison Available No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available $ 1,800
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City of Scotts Valley
CD - Building Division - User Fee Study Fiscal Year 2024 Comparison of Charges for Fee Related Activities and Services Appendix B.4 Scotts Valley Comparative Agencies
Recommended
Fee Policy Fee No. Fee Description Fee Unit / Type Current Fee City of Santa Cruz [1] County of Santa Cruz [2] City of Capitola [3] City of Watsonville [4] Town of Los Gatos [5] Full Cost Recovery Fee 25 Strong Motion Instrumentation Program (SMIP)
Commercial/Industrial per permit
.00028 per $1
building
valuation, $ .50
min
.00028 per $1
building
valuation, $ .50
min
Residential per permit
.00013 per $1
building
valuation, $ .50
min
.00013 per $1
building
valuation, $ .50
min
26 For services requested of City staff which have no fee listed in this fee schedule, the City Manager or the City
Manager's designee shall determine the appropriate fee
based on the established hourly rates for this
department/division. Additionally, the City will passthrough to the applicant any discrete costs incurred from the use of external service providers if required to process the specific application.
per hour $ 244 $ 212 $ 212 $ 142 $ 400 No Comparison Available $ 164 $ 184 Notes
[1] Source: "Santa Cruz City Planning and CD Fee Schedule 2024.pdf" [2] Source: "Planning&CD Fee Schedule County of Santa Cruz.pdf" [3] Source: "Capitola MFS FY 23-24 amended.pdf"
[4] Source: "Watsonville MFS FY 22-23.pdf"
[5] Source: "Los Gatos MFS FY 23-24.pdf"
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APPENDIX B.5
Comparative Fee Survey – Public Works - Engineering Division

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City of Scotts Valley
PW - Engineering Division - User Fee Study Fiscal Year 2024 Comparison of Charges for Fee Related Activities and Services Appendix B.5

ENCROACHMENT PERMITS
1 Non Construction Items per project $ 404 $ 334 $ 334.40 $ 75 2 Level A
lSidewalk, curb, or gutter repairs up to 20 linear
feet on residential streets, collector streets or
arterial streets
lUtility service repairs on residential streets
lUtility service repairs on collector streets -
trenchless
3 Level B
lSidwalk, curb, or gutter repairs over 20 linear
feet on collector streets or arterial streets
lUtility service repairs on collector streets
lUtility service repairs on arterial street -
trenchless
lNew facilities and trenchless projects (utility
connections, sidewalk, etc.) on residential streets
4 Level C
lSidewalk, curb, or gutter repairs on collector
streets or arterial streets with lane closures
lUtility service repairs on arterial streets
lNew facilities and trenchless projects (utility
connections, sidewalk, etc.) on collector streets
lUtility main installation open trench (water,
sewer, gas) on residential streets
5 Level D
lNew facilities and trenchless projects (utility
connections, sidewalk, etc.) on arterial streets
lUtility main installation open trench (water,
sewer, gas) on collector streets
6 Level E
lUtility main installation open trench (water,
sewer, gas) on arterials streets
lAny project with night work
7 Permit Extensions per request $ 202 $ 167 $ 167.20 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available 8 Utility - Annual Blanket Permit per request $ 1,415 $ 1,170 $ 1,170.38 No Comparison Available Poles $3,535 - $20,885
Tree Trimming $3,280
Utilities Major $5,520 /
Regular $4,260
$ 2,513 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available Minor Encroachment permit
$294
Inspection $284
Major Encroachment and OnSite Permit $777
Inspection Actual Cost
Village Sidewalk $44
Village Parking Space
Annually $3,400
Revocable - outdoor dining
$230
Regular $1,076
Temporary $325
Temporary w/ traffic control
review $451
Major Encroachment- Actual
Cost
Regular Encroachment
Permits $1,435
Minor Encroachment $1,095
Residential
up to $4,000 : $351;
ea. additional $2,000 - $184
Collector/Arterial Streets
up to $4,000 : $1,820;
ea. additional $2,000 - $397
Temporary Encroachment
Permit $173
per project $ 15,399 $ 13,376 $ 13,375.81
per project $ 9,942 $ 8,360 $ 8,359.88
per project $ 4,083 $ 3,344 $ 3,343.95
per project $ 2,841 $ 2,341 $ 2,340.77
per project $ 809 $ 669 $ 668.79
Scotts Valley Comparative Agencies
Fee
No. Fee Description Fee Type / Unit Current Fee
Full Cost
Recovery Fee
Recommended
Fee Policy City of Santa Cruz [1] County of Santa Cruz [2] City of Capitola [3] City of Watsonville [4] Town of Los Gatos [5] NBS - Local Government Solutions
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LAND DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING FEES
9 Lot Line Adjustment or Merger
Base Fee per project $ 1,211 $ 167 $ 167.20 $ 1,296 $ 1,004 $ 2,452 Recording Fee per recordation $ 202 $ 167 $ 167.20 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available $ 4,115 10 Certificate of Correction each $ 1,211 $ 1,003 $ 1,003.19 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available $1,000 plus 25% admin fee 11 Certification of Compliance each $ 807 $ 669 $ 668.79 $ 1,931 No Comparison Available $ 629 $ 525 $4,009 plus $2,500 surveyor deposit
12 Easement/Abandonment Request per request $ 1,215 $ 1,003 $ 1,003.19 No Comparison Available $3,000 deposit No Comparison Available $ 1,252 $5,006 plus $2,500 surveyor
and valuation consultant and
planning services

PLANNING APPLICATION REVIEW/ SUPPORT
13 Annexation per project $ 807 $ 669 $ 668.79 $6,707 deposit No Comparison Available Costs + Overhead / $3,000 min deposit
Developed Property $49,046
Undeveloped Property
$54,495
varies based on # of lots $691
- $3,469 per lot
14 Design Review:

Other than Single-Family Residential (covers 3
submittals) per project $ 807 $ 1,338 $ 1,337.58
Other than Single-Family Residential (each
subsequent submittal) per project NEW $ 669 $ 668.79
Single-Family Residential/ADU (covers 3
submittals) per project $ 404 $ 502 $ 501.59
Single-Family Residential/ADU (each subsequent
submittal) per project NEW $ 334 $ 334.40
15 Development Agreement per project $ 807 $ 669 $ 668.79 New $5,993 Annual $1,288 $ 858 $10,000 min deposit $ 16,349 No Comparison Available 16 Environmental Assessment per project $ 1,211 $ 1,003 $ 1,003.19 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available $ 600 $5,000 deposit for Initial Study
17 Neg Dec / Mitigated Neg Dec per project NEW $ 669 $ 668.79 $ 5,694 No Comparison Available Cost; $2,000 min deposit $7,084 + Staff time + cost ($15,000 min deposit) No Comparison Available
18 Environmental Impact Report, Administration per project $ 1,211 $ 1,003 $ 1,003.19 25% of consultant's contract No Comparison Available Cost + 21% of consultant; $10,000 min deposit
$10,000 + staff time + cost
($15,000 deposit) Consultant's fee
19 General Plan Amendment per project $ 388 $ 334 $ 334.40 $ 6,222 No Comparison Available $5,000 min deposit $ 14,169 initial deposit of $5,000 plus additional fees
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
$ 3,815
up to 5 units $483
over $2,000 deposit
up to 2,000 sqft $688
over 2,000 sqft. deposit
$1,000
No Comparison Available
PC Review $3,143
Staff Review $919
PC Review $4,398
Staff Review $2,000 min
deposit
No Comparison Available
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OTHER ENGINEERING FEES
27 Final/Parcel Map or Amending Parcel Map Check
First 4 lots per project $ 1,042 $ 2,341 $ 2,340.77 $ 3,289 Over 4 Lots per lot $ 1,042 $ 836 $ 835.99 $ 4,603
City Surveyor Fee
Deposit for
actual City
Surveyor
Actual Costs
over $1209 plus
$202 per lot
over 4
$ 4,000.00 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available $ 3,000 28 Improvement Plan Review per page $ 605 $ 502 $ 501.59 Development Plan Review
and Inspection
Major commercial or Multifamily residential $1,449 per sheet
Minor Commercial, Single
Family Residential, ADU,
Addition
$617 per sheet
$ 240 No Comparison Available
Based of units
EPC Multi resid 4 units or less
$1505
5-30 units $2835
>30 $4793
EPC Commercial
<1 acre $2434
1-5 acre $3939
> 5 acre $6248
$565 application fee plus
<$20,000 15.5% of valuation
$20k-$80k: $3,572+9% of
valuation
>80k: $9,794 + 8.5% of
valuation
No Comparison Available
Parcel map review $350
Final Map Review $485
No Comparison Available
Admin $1,644
Special Use existing structure
$4,075
New structure $6,015
No Comparison Available
Tentative Map : Cost;$5,000
deposit
Cost; $3,000 min deposit
Temp, Non-Profit: $2,092
Admin $3,206
Special $3,884
$1,976 (1-4 lots)
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
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City of Scotts Valley
PW - Engineering Division - User Fee Study Fiscal Year 2024 Comparison of Charges for Fee Related Activities and Services Appendix B.5 Scotts Valley Comparative Agencies
Fee
No. Fee Description Fee Type / Unit Current Fee
Full Cost
Recovery Fee
Recommended
Fee Policy City of Santa Cruz [1] County of Santa Cruz [2] City of Capitola [3] City of Watsonville [4] Town of Los Gatos [5] 29 Improvement Permit/Inspection
$ 10,000 base fee @ $ 809 $ 2,006 $ 2,006.37
each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof each add'l
$1000 $ 51 $ 117 $ 117.04
$ 50,000 base fee @ $ 2,841 $ 6,688 $ 6,687.90
each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof each add'l
$1000 $ 25 $ 67 $ 66.88
$ 100,000 base fee @ $ 4,083 $ 10,032 $ 10,031.86
each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof each add'l $ 15 $ 33 $ 33.44 $ 500,000 base fee @ $ 9,942 $ 23,408 $ 23,407.66
each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof each add'l $ 12 $ 20 $ 20.06 $ 1,000,000 base fee @ $ 15,399 $ 33,440 $ 33,439.52
each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof each add'l $ 16 $ 33 $ 33.44 30 Agreements per project $ 1,614 $ 669 $ 668.79 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available Fully allocated hourly rates for all personnel
31 Reversion to Acreage per project $ 2,018 $ 669 $ 668.79 No Comparison Available Actual Cost with $5,000 deposit No Comparison Available No Comparison Available $2,759 plus initial deposit of $2,500 surveyor 32 Revision to Plan Check for previously approved projects, per revision $ 404 $ 334 $ 334.40 $ 142 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available 33 Storm Water Compliance Project Plan Review per project Tier 1 $ 1,413 $ 334 $ 334.40
Tier 2 $ 1,413 $ 836 $ 835.99
Tier 3 - City Admin Cost (consultant costs are passed
through to applicant) - deposit $ 5,247 $ 4,347 $ 4,347.14 Tier 4 - City Admin Cost (consultant costs are passed
through to applicant) - deposit $ 5,247 $ 4,347 $ 4,347.14 34 Review of Annual Reports of privately maintained postconstruction treatment devices per report $ 404 $ 334 $ 334.40 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available 35 Storm water Inspection per inspection NEW $ 669 $ 668.79 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available 36 Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) per project $ 807 $ 669 $ 668.79 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available 37 Transportation/Hauling
Permit (per trip) per trip $ 16 $ 167 $ 16.00 $ 16 $ 16 Oversize Load per trip $ 79 $ 167 $ 167.20 $ 90 $ 90
38 Hourly Rates
Engineering Services per hour $ 404 $ 334 $ 334.40 $ 169 $ 175 Inspection Services per hour $ 404 $ 334 $ 334.40 $ 169 $ 175 Miscellaneous Services per hour $ 404 $ 334 $ 334.40 $ 169 $ 175 Peer Review by City consultant per project Actual Cost Actual Cost $ 215 No Comparison Available Records Research - Engineering per request $ 404 $ 334 $ 334.40 $ 169 $ 175 No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
<$20,000 7.5% of valuation
$20k-$80k: $1,729+6.5% of
valuation
>80k: $6,222 + 4% of
valuation
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available -
based on sqft.
$575-$1895 with min $1780
deposit
Development Plan Review
and Inspection
Major commercial or Multifamily residential $1,449 per sheet
Minor Commercial, Single
Family Residential, ADU,
Addition
$617 per sheet
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
Minor permits: $251
Major Permits $629
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
Based of units
EPC Multi resid 4 units or less
$1505
5-30 units $2835
>30 $4793
EPC Commercial
<1 acre $2434
1-5 acre $3939
> 5 acre $6248
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WASTEWATER
39 Permits
Direct Discharge Permit per permit $ 3,229 $ 2,675 $ 2,675.16 No Comparison Available $150 per year/per location No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available 40 Other Wastewater Fees
Wastewater stoppage investigation per instance $ 1,614 $ 1,338 $ 1,337.58 Discharge report review per report $ 807 $ 669 $ 668.79 41 Permit Technology Fee - Applies to all permits per permit 4% of total
value of permit
fees assessed
4% of total
value of permit
fees assessed
6% of all fees except those
under $100 No Comparison Available 5% of permit fee No Comparison Available No Comparison Available Notes
[1] Source: "Santa Cruz City Planning and CD Fee Schedule 2024.pdf" [2] Source: "Public Works Fee Schedule County of Santa Cruz.pdf" [3] Source: "Capitola MFS FY 23-24 amended.pdf"
[4] Source: "Watsonville MFS FY 22-23.pdf"
[5] Source: "Los Gatos MFS FY 23-24.pdf"
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Prepared by NBS for the City of Scotts Valley
APPENDIX B.6
Comparative Fee Survey – Public Works – Parks and Recreation Division

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City of Scotts Valley
Parks and Recreation Division - User Fee Study Fiscal Year 2024 Comparison of Charges for Fee Related Activities and Services Appendix B.6 1 Administrative Fees
Class/Gazebo per reservation $ 9 $ 18 $ 18
Community/Senior Center per reservation $ 9 $ 330 $ 33
Reservation Change Processing Fee per request NEW $ 37 $ 20 $ 25 $25-$100 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available Cleaning Fee per rental $ 125 Actual Cost per
Cleaning Contract $18/hr. $48/ hour No Comparison Available $90.85 - $2,337.29 No Comparison Available Damage Deposit deposit $ 543 $ 500 $ 150 $ 200 $111-$554 based on # of people $90.85 - $2,337.29 No Comparison Available
2 Facility Rentals
Community Center
Hourly - Resident per hour $ 109 See Staff Report $13-$100 $ 140 Hourly - Non-Resident per hour $ 124 See Staff Report $13-$130 $ 154 Daily - Resident
Weekday per day $ 1,085 See Staff Report
Weekend per day $ 1,085 See Staff Report
Daily - Non-Resident
Weekday per day $ 1,237 See Staff Report
Weekend per day $ 1,237 See Staff Report
Non-Profit - Resident/Non-Resident hourly/daily 75% of Res/Non Res fee See Staff Report $13-$85 20% - 40% discount from Resident rates $46-$72 No Comparison Available
Add Ons -
Kitchen Rental hourly/daily NEW See Staff Report $13 hourly $15-$27 No Comparison Available Parking Lot Rental/closure hourly/daily NEW See Staff Report No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available Patio/Backyard hourly/daily NEW See Staff Report No Comparison Available No Comparison Available $10 per hour Skypark Indoor Classroom
Hourly - Resident per hour NEW See Staff Report $ 32
Hourly - Non-Resident per hour NEW See Staff Report $ 42 Daily - Resident
Weekday per day NEW See Staff Report
Weekend per day NEW See Staff Report
Daily - Non-Resident
Weekday per day NEW See Staff Report
Weekend per day NEW See Staff Report
Non-Profit - Resident/Non-Resident hourly/daily NEW See Staff Report $ 27 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available $82-$150 / hourly No Comparison Available Entire Facility $173 plus
security deposit
Room A & B ea. $49
Room C $67
Hourly fees No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
City of Capitola [3] City of Watsonville [4] Town of Los Gatos [5] Scotts Valley Comparative Agencies
Rec'd Fee Policy City of Santa Cruz [1] County of Santa Cruz [2] No Comparison Available
Fee No. Fee Description Notes Current Fee Full Cost
Recovery Fee
$316-$500
$316-$520
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
$45 plus $200 refundable
deposit
$46-$72
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
$95
$100 deposit refundable
$150
$100 deposit refundable
No Comparison Available No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
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Teaching in outdoor spaces.
per permit for
each class held
NEW $ 73 $ 73 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available Permitted Use of Inflatables in Outdoor Spaces per permit NEW $ 18 $ 18 $44 - $54 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available 4 Facility Rentals/Use - Fields
Skypark
Single Field per field, per hour $ 14 See Staff Report $33-$86 hourly $231-$601 daily
Youth Resident $30
Youth Non-Res $33
Adult Resident $37
Adult Non-Res $41
$14-$36 $45 per hour with $75
refundable deposit
All 3 Fields per field, per hour $ 26 See Staff Report $99-129 hourly No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available Siltanen
Single Fields #1 - 4 per field, per hour $ 14 See Staff Report $33-$86 hourly $231-$601 daily
Youth Resident $30
Youth Non-Res $33
Adult Resident $37
Adult Non-Res $41
$14-$36 $45 per hour with $75
refundable deposit
All 4 Fields per field, per hour $ 26 See Staff Report $99-129 hourly No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available Majors Field per field, per hour $ 14 See Staff Report $33-$86 hourly $231-$601 daily
Youth Resident $30
Youth Non-Res $33
Adult Resident $37
Adult Non-Res $41
$14-$36 $45 per hour with $75
refundable deposit
League/Club Field Rentals per field, per hour $ 14 See Staff Report $33-$86 hourly $231-$601 daily No Comparison Available No Comparison Available $45 per hour with $75 refundable deposit No Comparison Available Bocce Ball League Fee per league per
season
NEW $ 7 $ 7 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
$45 per hour with $300
Refundable Deposit
$45 per hour with $300
Refundable Deposit
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
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City of Scotts Valley
Parks and Recreation Division - User Fee Study Fiscal Year 2024 Comparison of Charges for Fee Related Activities and Services Appendix B.6 City of Capitola [3] City of Watsonville [4] Town of Los Gatos [5] Scotts Valley Comparative Agencies
Fee No. Fee Description Notes Current Fee Rec'd Fee Policy City of Santa Cruz [1] County of Santa Cruz [2] Full Cost Recovery Fee
Athletic Field Lights per hour $ 22 See Staff Report $25/ hour (2 hour min) No Comparison Available No Comparison Available $ 10 No Comparison Available Snack Shack Concessions Room per day NEW See Staff Report $ 50 Resident $31.75 Non Resident $35 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available Outdoor Court Rental
Bocce Ball Court Hourly Use per hour NEW See Staff Report Resident $11 Non-Resident $15 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available Resident $95 per dayNon-Resident $150 per day Bocce Ball Court - Tournament Rental per day NEW See Staff Report No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available Tennis/Pickleball Court Hourly Use per hour NEW See Staff Report Resident $11 Non-Resident $15
Resident $7
Non-Resident $8.50 $6-$15 $15 per hour with $75 refundable deposit Tennis/Pickleball Court - Tournament Rental per day NEW See Staff Report No Comparison Available Resident $11.75 Non-Resident $13 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available League/Club Rental per hour NEW See Staff Report $17-$99 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available League/Club Rental per day NEW See Staff Report $134 - 693 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available Skatepark Rental per hour NEW See Staff Report Resident $522 daily Non-Resident $679 daily No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available Garden Plot Rental - Application Fee
New Application per application NEW $ 55 $ 55
Renewal - Same Plot per application NEW $ 37 $ 37
Renewal - Plot Relocation per application NEW $ 18 $ 18 Garden Plot Rental Fee per sqft $ 1 $ 1 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available 5 Entertainment Permit / Special Events In City Parks or Park Facilities: Events of 50+ attendees or with sound or
entertainment
Application Review per application NEW $ 608 $ 275 No Comparison Available No Comparison Available Non-Profit: $160.43 Other: $318.58 No Comparison Available
City Staff Support During Event actual cost Actual Cost per Department
Actual Cost per
Department No Comparison Available No Comparison Available Police $115 per hour Fire $401 per hour No Comparison Available
Full/Partial Park Rentals for Groups 50+ per rental See rental fees above
See rental fees
above
$1,542-$2,313 full
$1,000 facility deposit
Resident $70-$222 per hour
Non Resident $77-$484 per
hour
No Comparison Available
Resident $95
Non-Resident $150
$100 deposit
Use of Equipment: Cones, delineators, barricades,
trash cans, A-frames, etc. per rental NEW See Staff Report $10-$50 based on equipment type - Daily $25-$1,000 based on
equipment type
$1.45 - $152 $.15-$117
Road/Parking Lot Closures per hour NEW See Staff Report $257 daily No Comparison Available Variable No Comparison Available Special Permits for Sound, Inflatables, etc. per hour
per Finance /
Recreation Fee
Schedules
per Finance /
Recreation Fee
Schedules
$25-$55 daily
$100 weekly No Comparison Available No Comparison Available Resident $95
Non-Resident $150
$100 deposit
Use of Wi-Fi for Large Events per event NEW See Staff Report No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available No Comparison Available
Resident $75
Non-Resident $87 annually
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
No Comparison Available
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AGENDA: June 12, 2024
TO: Scotts Valley City Council
FROM: Sarah Christensen, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission
RE: Zero Emission Passenger Rail and Trail Project Initial Conceptual Alignment and Conceptual Rail Transit Vehicle Type Analysis

RECOMMENDATIONS
Scotts Valley City Council receive a presentation from Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (Commission) staff and provide input on the Zero Emission Passenger Rail and Trail Project’s initial conceptual alignment and analysis of conceptual rail transit vehicle types.

BACKGROUND
In 2012, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) acquired the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line (Branch Line), which provides a unique opportunity for Santa Cruz County to have a dedicated transportation facility connecting the county’s two largest cities, Watsonville and Santa Cruz, and the communities in between. It also provides a connection to locations outside of Santa Cruz County and to other parts of the state.

Subsequently, several planning studies evaluated public transportation investment options for Santa Cruz County. These culminated in a preferred scenario comprising high-capacity zero emission passenger rail with a multiuse bicycle and pedestrian trail (Coastal Rail Trail) along the Branch Line.

Seventeen miles of Coastal Rail Trail projects have been constructed or are under development as separate projects.

In 2022, the Commission solicited proposals from qualified and experienced professional consultants to develop the project concept and subsequently the environmental documentation for the proposed passenger rail transit and Coastal Rail Trail project. The scope includes zero emission passenger rail along the Branch Line between Pajaro and Santa Cruz, and the remaining segments of the Coastal Rail Trail including between Rio del Mar and Pajaro (Segments 13 through 20) as well as the Capitola Trestle (Segment 11, Phase 2). In 2023, the Commission awarded a Professional Engineering Services Agreement to HDR Engineering, Inc. to complete the Project

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Zero Emission Passenger Rail and Trail Project Milestone 2 Page 2 Concept Report for the Zero Emission Passenger Rail and Trail project (Project).

DISCUSSION
The Project has reached Community Engagement Milestone 2 in the development of the Project Concept Report. This project milestone includes presenting and seeking input on the initial conceptual Project alignment and on the analysis of conceptual rail transit vehicle types.

Draft Initial Conceptual Alignment Development
The initial conceptual alignment, which, starting June 6th, became available for public viewing and comment at the Project online open house at http://www.zeprt.com/, provides a “first pass” alignment, from which over the coming months the Project team will undertake technical analyses and modelling in order to develop a refined conceptual alignment that will be presented during the Project’s Community Engagement Milestone 3.

The intent of the “first pass” alignment is to fit, to the extent feasible, the rail and trail facilities within the existing right-of-way and to incorporate minor adjustments to the alignment to optimize transit operations. Potential locations of passing sidings, stub-ended terminal station tracks, and stations are shown in this initial conceptual alignment. Project typical design cross sections previously adopted by the Commission were utilized to develop the initial conceptual alignment.

The Project team is seeking community input on the initial conceptual alignment.

Over the next several months, the Project team will iteratively refine the initial conceptual alignment through technical analyses, ridership and operations modeling, environmental screening and geometric design in order to develop the refined conceptual alignment. This process will review community input received during the Milestone 2 community engagement and will also include a conceptual evaluation of potential modifications to the conceptual alignment that would reduce transit total travel times1 and increase resiliency along the Branch Line. Moreover, the Project team will evaluate a number of potential conceptual solutions to address constraints that were identified during development of the initial conceptual alignment and which could inhibit constructability and/or impede operations. 1 The duration of time a passenger would take to travel from one end of the service to the other end.

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Zero Emission Passenger Rail and Trail Project Milestone 2 Page 3 Draft Analysis of Conceptual Rail Transit Vehicle Types Community Engagement Milestone 2 also includes an evaluation of potential rail transit vehicle types being considered for the Project. The rail transit vehicle types being evaluated include locomotive hauled trains, multiple unit trains, and light rail vehicles. The rail transit vehicle type selected will influence the design of other Project elements including platforms, bridges, signaling, power supply, and freight interface. The type of vehicle may also influence how competitive the Project will be for future state and federal grants. A list of vehicle type pros and cons is presented in Figure 1.

Through the Milestone 2 community input opportunities, the Project team will solicit input on which potential rail transit vehicle types would be most beneficial and what factors or considerations should be prioritized in the selection of the vehicle type.

Figure 1 - Comparison of Rail Vehicle Types

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Zero Emission Passenger Rail and Trail Project Milestone 2 Page 4 Community Engagement – Milestone 2
Community engagement providing project information and soliciting input for Project Milestone 2 is ongoing in June and July and includes Project public open houses as well as presentations to Commission committees, partner agencies, and stakeholders. The Project’s initial conceptual alignment and the analysis of conceptual rail transit vehicle types are both available for public review at the Project in-person and virtual open houses.

The Project’s virtual, web-based open house kicked off on June 6 at www.zeprt.com and will be live through the duration of this public engagement milestone. Two in-person open houses will be held in Watsonville and Santa Cruz:

Monday, June 24, 2024 from 6:00 to 7:30 PM
Location: Civic Plaza Community Room
Address: 275 Main Street, Watsonville, CA 95076
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 from 6:00 to 7:30 PM
Location: Live Oak Grange
Address: 1900 17th Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Input can be provided at this City Council meeting, at the virtual and inperson open houses, and via email at [email protected].

The Project Open House Flyer (Attachment 1) and the Project Fact Sheet (Attachment 2) provide more information on the Project and on current engagement opportunities.

NEXT STEPS
Input received from Scotts Valley City Council, together with other input received during Community Engagement Milestone 2, will aid in the development of the project concept. The Project team will review the input received during this period, and RTC staff will present and summarize the input received at a future Commission meeting.

Using feedback received during Milestone 2, the Project team will continue to develop the conceptual alignment and present a refined conceptual alignment and details on proposed station, layover facility, and maintenance facility locations as Milestone 3 in the fall of 2024. As shown in Figure 2, the draft Project Concept Report, as Milestone 4, is expected to be completed with preliminary cost estimates in early 2025, with the final Project Concept Report being completed in spring 2025.

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Zero Emission Passenger Rail and Trail Project Milestone 2 Page 5 Figure 2: Project Concept Report Milestones

SUMMARY
Staff from the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission provided a presentation to the Scotts Valley City Council on the Zero Emission Passenger Rail and Trail Project, which has reached Community Engagement Milestone 2 in the development of the Project Concept Report.

This Project milestone includes the initial conceptual rail and trail alignments and the analysis of conceptual rail transit vehicle types. Additional input can be provided at the upcoming in-person open houses, the virtual open house at www.zeprt.com, or via email to [email protected].

ATTACHMENTS

1. Open House Flyer

2. Project Fact Sheet

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ZERO EMISSION

PASSENGER RAIL

AND TRAIL PROJECT
Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) The project proposes
new passenger rail
service and stations
on approximately 22
miles of the Santa Cruz
Branch Rail Line and
12 miles of Coastal Rail
Trail: Segments 13-20
as well as the Capitola
Trestle reach (Segment
11, Phase 2).

In February, we heard from you about the project’s Purpose and Need. RTC is sharing a project update and wants your feedback on proposed rail vehicles and the initial conceptual alignment. HERE IS HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

VIRTUAL OPEN
HOUSE

IN PERSON OPEN HOUSE
OR Tuesday,
June 25
6:00–7:30pm
Live Oak Grange
1900 17th Avenue
Santa Cruz
Monday,
June 24
6:00–7:30pm
Civic Plaza
Community Room
275 Main Street
Watsonville
June 6–July 18
zeprt.com

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MONTEREY COUNTY
City of Santa Cruz
City of Capitola
City of Watsonville
Pajaro Dunes
Amtrak Pajaro
Rio del Mar
Aptos
La Selva Beach
Live Oak
Freedom
Soquel
Amtrak

SANTA CRUZ
COUNTY

SANTA CLARA
COUNTY
University of California at Santa Cruz
0 2.5 5 Miles
Proposed Rail Service
Proposed Coastal Rail Trail
Railroad
The Zero Emission Passenger Rail and Trail Project
proposes a new high-capacity passenger rail service
and stations on approximately 22 miles of the Santa
Cruz Branch Rail Line (SCBRL) from the city of Santa
Cruz in the north to Pajaro, just south of Watsonville.

The project also proposes 12 miles of Coastal Rail
Trail: Segments 13-20 from Rio del Mar Boulevard
through the community of La Selva Beach and the city
of Watsonville, as well as the Capitola Trestle reach
(Segment 11, Phase 2).

The project aims to take advantage of the publicly
owned rail right-of-way to provide passenger rail
service to connect the most populated areas of Santa
Cruz County to each other and to the greater region
as well as to provide integrated intercity travel
options for riders on the Central Coast. Passengers
will be able to bypass Highway 1 and local arterials
that are highly congested, providing high-quality
connections to key destinations within the county.

The project builds on studies previously completed
by the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation
Commission (RTC), including the Rail Transit
Feasibility Study in 2015 and the Transit Corridor
Alternatives Analysis & Rail Network Integration Study
in 2021, which identied a locally preferred alternative for Electric Passenger Rail.

FACT SHEET
WATSONVILLE/PAJARO JUNE 2024
to
SANTA CRUZ Paaj or

ZERO EMISSION

PASSENGER RAIL AND TRAIL

ZERO EMISSION PASSENGER RAIL AND TRAIL PROJECT
City of Santa Cruz
City of Capitola
Rio
Aptos
Live Oak
Soquel
University of California at Santa Cruz
0 2.5 5 Miles
Proposed Rail Service
Proposed Coastal Rail Trail
Railroad
In addition to the 22 miles of passenger rail service, the new rail trail segments would nearly complete the 32-mile Coastal Rail Trail providing a dedicated multi-use bicycle/pedestrian travel facility that serves the proposed passenger rail stations by developing 12 more miles of the trail that are not
constructed or currently under development.

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STAY CONNECTED
The RTC and its project partners are committed to meaningful public engagement throughout the project’s lifecycle. Community participation is vital to aid in minimizing impacts while meeting the needs of riders, bicyclists, and pedestrians. There are many voices in our community, and we want to hear yours.

In October 2023, RTC began work on the Project
Concept Report. This report is anticipated to be
completed in spring 2025 and will dene, evaluate,
and develop a project build concept to be
advanced into subsequent tasks. Key milestones
for this phase of work are listed to the right.

Throughout these activities, meaningful, proactive,
and focused public and stakeholder outreach will
occur, including several virtual and in-person public
workshops and open house meetings.

Following completion of the Project Concept
Report, the project will move into Preliminary
Engineering and Environmental Documentation,
and then through Right-of-Way and Final Design.

WINTER
2024
• PRELIMINARY PURPOSE AND

NEED STATEMENT
• PROJECT LOOK AHEAD
SUMMER
2024
• CONCEPTUAL ALIGNMENTS
• ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE TYPES
FALL
2024
• REFINED CONCEPTUAL ALIGNMENT
• STATION/LAYOVER FACILITY AND

MAINTENANCE LOCATIONS
WINTER
2025
• DRAFT PROJECT CONCEPT REPORT
• PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATES
• NEXT STEPS FOR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

WE ARE HERE
Project Concept Report – Milestones
and Engagement Opportunities
Visit the project webpage for updates and sign up
for the contact list: sccrtc.org/zeprt
Email us with comments or questions:
[email protected]
Attend future public meetings and provide
comments throughout concept development
2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032

PROJECT CONCEPT

ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS & PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS

FINAL DESIGNBEGIN CONSTRUCTION

BEGIN CONSTRUCTION

PROJECT APPROVAL

RIGHT-OF- WAY

PROJECT SCHEDULE

SCAN HERE

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MONTEREY COUNTY
City of Santa Cruz
City of Capitola
City of Watsonville
Pajaro Dunes
Amtrak Pajaro
Rio del Mar
Aptos
La Selva Beach
Live Oak
Freedom
Soquel
Amtrak

SANTA CRUZ
COUNTY

SANTA CLARA
COUNTY
University of California at Santa Cruz
0 2.5 5 Millas
Servicio Ferroviario Propuesto
Sendero Ferroviario Costero Propuesto
Ferrocarril
El proyecto de ferrocarril y senderos para pasajeros de cero emisiones propone un nuevo servicio ferroviario
de alta capacidad para pasajeros y estaciones en
aproximadamente 22 millas del Ramal Ferroviario de
Santa Cruz (SCBRL) desde la ciudad de Santa Cruz en el
norte de Pájaro, hasta el sur de Watsonville. El proyecto también propone 12 millas de sendero ferroviario
costero: Los tramos 13-20 desde Rio del Mar Boulevard
a través de la comunidad de La Selva Beach y la ciudad
de Watsonville, así como el tramo de Capitola Trestle
(segmento 11, fase 2).

El objetivo del proyecto es aprovechar el derecho
público de paso ferroviario para dar servicio de
ferrocarril a pasajeros y conectar las áreas más pobladas del condado de Santa Cruz entre ellas y con el resto
de la región, así como ofrecer opciones de viaje entre
ciudades para pasajeros de la Costa Central. Los
pasajeros podrán evitar la autopista 1 y las vías locales que están muy congestionadas, ofreciendo conexiones
de alta calidad a destinos clave en el condado.

El proyecto se basa en estudios anteriormente
realizados por Santa Cruz County Regional
Transportation Commission (RTC), incluyendo el Estudio
de viabilidad de tránsito ferroviario en 2015 y el Análisis de alternativas de corredores de tránsito y Estudio de
integración de la red ferroviaria en 2021, que
identicaron una alternativa preferida para el
Ferrocarril eléctrico de pasajeros.

HOJA INFORMATIVA
JUNIO DE 2024 WATSONVILLE/PAJARO
to
SANTA CRUZ Paaj or

ZERO EMISSION

PASSENGER RAIL AND TRAIL

PROYECTO DE FERROCARRIL Y SENDEROS PARA

PASAJEROS DE CERO EMISIONES
City of Santa Cruz
City of Capitola
Rio del Ma
Aptos
Live Oak
Soquel
University of California at Santa Cruz
0 2.5 5 Millas
Servicio Ferroviario Propuesto
Sendero Ferroviario Costero Propuesto
Ferrocarril
Además de las 22 millas de servicio ferroviario para pasajeros, los nuevos tramos del sendero ferroviario casi completarían el sendero ferroviario costero de 32 millas, ofreciendo una instalación de viaje multiuso para bicicletas/peatones que sirve a las estaciones de ferrocarril de pasajeros propuestas mediante el desarrollo de 12 millas más del sendero que no están construidas o que están en desarrollo.

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MANTENERSE CONECTADO
El RTC y sus socios en el proyecto se comprometen a tener una participación pública signicativa durante el ciclo de vida del proyecto. La participación comunitaria es importante para ayudar a minimizar los impactos mientras se cumplen las necesidades de los conductores, ciclistas y peatones. Hay muchas voces en nuestra comunidad y queremos escuchar la suya.

En octubre de 2023, RTC comenzó a
trabajar en el Reporte conceptual del
proyecto. Se espera que este reporte esté
terminado en la primavera de 2025 y en él
se analice, evalúe y desarrolle un concepto
de construcción del proyecto que se
desarrollará en las tareas posteriores. Los
principales logros para esta fase del trabajo
están listados a la derecha.

Durante estas actividades, se organizará
un programa de divulgación signicativo,
proactivo y centrado en el público y las
partes interesadas, incluyendo varios
talleres públicos virtuales y presenciales,
y reuniones a puerta abierta.

Después de terminar el Reporte conceptual
del proyecto, el proyecto pasará a la fase
de ingeniería preliminar y documentación
medioambiental, y después a la fase de
derecho de paso y diseño nal.

INVIERNO
DE 2024
• DECLARACIÓN PRELIMINAR DE PROPÓSITOS Y

NECESIDADES
• MIRADA AL FUTURO DEL PROYECTO
VERANO
DE 2024
• ALINEACIONES CONCEPTUALES
• TIPOS DE VEHÍCULOS DE CERO EMISIONES
OTOÑO
DE 2024
• ALINEACIONES CONCEPTUALES REFINADAS
• INSTALACIONES DE LA ESTACIÓN/PUNTOS DE

ESPERA Y LUGARES DE MANTENIMIENTO

INVIERNO
DE 2025
• REPORTE CONCEPTUAL DEL BORRADOR

DEL PROYECTO
• SIGUIENTES PASOS PARA EL DESARROLLO

DEL PROYECTO
• ESTIMACIONES PRELIMINARES DE LOS COSTOS
Reporte Conceptual del Proyecto –
Logros y Oportunidades de Participación

MONTEREY COUNTY
ity of Watsonville
Amtrak Pajaro
Amtrak

SANTA CLARA
COUNTY
Visite la página web del proyecto para obtener actualizaciones y registrarse en la lista de contactos: sccrtc.org/zeprt
Envíenos sus comentarios o preguntas por correo
electrónico: [email protected]
Asista a reuniones públicas futuras y aporte
comentarios durante el desarrollo del concepto.
2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032

CONCEPTO DEL PROYECTO
ANÁLISIS DE ALTERNATIVAS E INGENIERÍA PRELIMINAR
ANÁLISIS MEDIOAMBIENTAL
DISEÑO FINALBEGIN CONSTRUCTION
COMENZAR LA CONSTRUCCIÓN
APROBACIÓN DEL PROYECTO
DERECHO DE CIRCULACIÓN

CRONOGRAMA DEL PROYECTO

ESCANEE
AQUÍ
ESTAMOS AQUÍ

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AGENDA ITEM 2.

DATE: 6/12/2024
City of Scotts Valley

CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: 6/12/2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Mali LaGoe, City Manager
APPROVED: Mali LaGoe, City Manager
SUBJECT: Consideration to proceed with a ballot measure for changes to the City's business license tax ordinance (SVMC Title 5, Chapter 5.04) for the November 2024 General Election

SUMMARY OF ISSUE
The City Council received reports from staff during its strategic planning session on February 28, 2024 regarding the fiscal challenges that the City’s General Fund faces in its long-range forecast. As the chart indicates here, the long-range forecast identifies a fiscal gap that would reduce reserves below the City’s minimum reserve target of 30% of annual operating expenditures by FY 2026, and deplete reserves to zero by FY 2027 without corrective action.

While the passage of Measure Z – the City’s 1.25% local sales tax measure – has led to positive results, including investment in law enforcement services, and has saved the City from depleting its cash reserves, pressures have risen from other sources. Rising costs in labor, insurance, construction materials and supplies have placed additional pressures on the City. There also exists several deferred maintenance needs in roads, parks and buildings that need to be addressed.

In order to address the nearly $2.5 million annual fiscal gap, the City has identified several ways to address the budgetary deficit in the long-range forecast. Several of these options are already underway. The following graphic summarizes the options that have been explored.

City’s Existing Business License Tax Structure

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The City’s existing business license tax (BLT) structure, codified in the City’s municipal code in Title 5 Chapter 5.04, was created in 1992 and has not changed since that time. The current BLT model is an employee-based model, whereby all companies, contractors or individuals that conduct business in the City limits are required to pay an annual business license tax equivalent to $40 per employee plus a $50 flat fee. Again, these amounts and the BLT model has not changed since 1992 as the subsequent passage of Proposition 218 and 26 by California voters limits the ability to change the BLT tax without a vote in an election.

BLT Models Used in California
Based on direction received from the Council at its strategic planning session in late February, staff has pursued possible changes to its BLT ordinance. The City engaged the services of Baker Tilly, who has provided years of financial and operational consulting services to the City, to assist us in evaluating options to enhance the City’s BLT revenues. The City also engaged services with the City’s current BLT administrator, HdL Companies, to provide data from existing business license tax registrations to assist in modeling potential changes to the BLT structure.

Based on Baker Tilly’s extensive experience in working with other agencies in California, there are primarily four BLT structures in use by local agencies in California. These are summarized in the following graphic.

As indicated in the previous section, the City’s current BLT model is an employee-based structure. Changes in business practices and the post-Pandemic remote workforce have created challenges for agencies in ensuring that employee reporting under an employeebased model is consistent with the business’ practices and the cities’ BLT ordinances. Many cities are finding an underreporting of employees within their jurisdiction, especially for service-oriented businesses that have a higher percentage of remote workforces. The way that agencies have addressed this issue by transitioning to gross receipts based models, or a hybrid model that blends the two types of models as indicated in the graphic above.

Summary of Locally Comparable BLT Tax Structures
Baker Tilly conducted a review of BLT tax structures in use by agencies within the region. A summary of those structures is included in the following table. Three agencies use an employee-based model (Campbell, Morgan Hill and Santa Cruz), while two use a gross

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receipts-based model (Los Gatos and Watsonville) and one using a hybrid approach (Capitola). Campbell, Morgan Hill and Watsonville have created additional complexities by including over 15 business categories (200 in Watsonville) with varying tax rates for each category. The other agencies have tended to streamline the business categories as much as possible based on the unique characteristics of businesses that operate in their communities today and projected in the future. In every case, Baker Tilly reports that agencies with more than 10 business categories wish they would have streamlined their business categories, but cannot easily do so due to Prop 218 voting requirements.

Decision Criteria in Support of Developing Alternative BLT Models Deciding to change a BLT model will have significant impact on the local business community.

Staff, in consultation with Baker Tilly, has developed the six following factors to inform the development of a new BLT model. Each of these criteria were discussed with the City Council at its February strategic planning workshop.

1. Fair/Equitable. Address perceived inequities in the current tax structure where small businesses pay a greater share of total revenues and with higher rates than comparable cities;

2. Contemporary. Reflect current business structure and have the ability to adapt over time to cover potential future business types and the economy;

3. Comparable. Comparable to peer agencies in the region;

4. Simple for Business. Remain relatively simple for businesses to pay and minimize complexity for the business community;

5. Simple for City. Changes are not overly cumbersome for the City to administer; and

6. Revenue Resilience. Consideration of the stability of tax revenues in varying economic conditions.

Initial BLT Models Considered
Baker Tilly has assisted staff in developing alternative BLT models for the City’s consideration

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based on the unique characteristics of the City’s current business portfolio, the BLT models in use in other agencies, and consistent with the decision criteria discussed earlier.

As a starting point, Baker Tilly analyzed changes in the consumer price index (CPI) in the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose region from 1992 to 2024. The CPI index has increased by 248% (from 141.6 in April 1992 to 351.247 in April 2024). If the City’s existing BLT model would have kept pace with inflation, the rates would have increased by approximately 250%.

Based on existing annual BLT revenues of nearly $350,000, a CPI-adjusted model would generate $900,000 per year, yielding additional annual revenues to the City of $550,000.

This target was used as the starting point upon which to base alternative models. Initially, Baker Tilly created four BLT models that are summarized in the graphic below, each of which would generate the projected $900,000 in annual revenues if implemented.

Business Community Input
The City Manager and Councilmember Timm met with the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce (SVCoC) leadership team to discuss the need for BLT revisions over the past couple of months. SVCoC provided helpful insights in terms of how to address changes in the structure and ways to engage with the business community with their assistance.

Two business community workshops were held on May 21, 2024 with the business community – one in person at the Community Center, and the other hosted on Zoom. Baker Tilly, in collaboration with the City and SVCoC, facilitated these workshops. A total of 10 businesses were represented across the two meetings. The purpose of the workshops were to assist businesses in understanding how City services were provided, the fiscal challenges facing the City, and to gain an understanding of the existing BLT structure and the proposed alternative BLT models. Baker Tilly facilitated input from the business community at these meetings on the proposed BLT models.

The business community understood that a BLT structure created over 32 years ago is not relevant in today’s economy. Their perspectives were to find ways to mitigate the impact on small, locally owned businesses (fair/equitable; comparable; simple for business), address the differences in business types (contemporary), while understanding that the City needs to address its fiscal challenges in light of other strategies that the City is already pursuing (revenue resilience).

Recommended BLT Models for Council Consideration
Based on the input received from the business community, changes were made to the gross

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receipts model for consideration. The City presented this revised model to the SVCoC at its most recent Board meeting. Input gained from the Board indicated that the revised model was consistent with the input received from the business community. The following graphic identifies the two recommended BLT models submitted for City Council consideration. Option A would retain the existing employee-based model, but would increase the rate consistent with changes to CPI, which would be adjusted annually in the future based on CPI changes. Option B is a gross-receipts based model that introduces a tiered rate structure similar to the existing federal income tax tables where increasing levels of gross receipts are taxed at progressively higher tax rates.

The proposed rate structure for Option B is a tiered rate structure as follows:

In this structure, a separate rate is established for storage facilities. The City has experienced a significantly high call volume for law enforcement services for the storage facilities businesses in Scotts Valley. These businesses generate high gross receipts with relatively few employees. Baker Tilly reports that it is typical for cities to create different categories for storage facilities and warehouses to the extent that those types of storage facilities

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significantly impact service delivery within a community. As such, Option B includes storage facilities at a rate of $5.00 per $1,000 of gross receipts annually.

The City’s BLT administrator, HdL Companies, is used to working with these types of gross receipts structures, so from an administration perspective, this will be a simple transition. One of the challenges that is faced in this transition is helping businesses understand the reporting requirements and the calculations that will impact them. There is an ability for the City to include an estimating feature on its web portal to help a business understand an estimate of the new tax based on their annual gross receipts.

The other challenge is apportioning revenues appropriately. This is not difficult for businesses that sell goods and services solely within Scotts Valley. Where challenges exist is in apportioning revenues for those companies that might not sell services in the city, but develop goods or products, have administrative-only offices, or have research and development cities within the city. Baker Tilly and HdL Companies report that such business categories are significant in the Silicon Valley counties of Santa Clara, San Mateo and Alameda. It is common for cities with a significant footprint of such businesses to include a definition within the ordinance that such businesses use a different definition of gross receipts, which can include total operating costs at the locations within the city or total R&D costs at the local site.

These definitions would be included in the revised ordinance.

Proposition 218 Election Requirements
Any change to a BLT ordinance that has the potential to increase taxes on any individual business or category of businesses requires the measure to be submitted to voters for approval. Unless the BLT measure is dedicated to a specific use (which is NOT recommended for this measure), the approval requirement is 50% + 1 voting to approve the measure based on those that voted in the election. In order to qualify for the ballot, the governing body needs to approve the ordinance contingent upon voter approval with over two-thirds of the governing body approving the ordinance amendment. In Scotts Valley’s case, this would require 4 out of 5 Councilmembers approving the ordinance to submit to voters.

The filing date with the elections office is August 9. If the City Council wishes to proceed with placing a BLT revenue measure on the ballot, staff would bring back the revised ordinance and all necessary actions for City Council consideration and approval at its August 7th meeting.

FISCAL IMPACT
Providing direction to staff on whether to proceed with drafting a revised BLT ordinance does not have any cost implications. Baker Tilly is already under contract to provide such services to the City. Placing a revenue measure on the November 5, 2024 General Election ballot would cost an estimated $44,500. New potential annual revenues if approved by voters would generate over $550,000 in annual ongoing revenues per year based on the existing mix of businesses in Scotts Valley.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council give due consideration for presenting Option B to voters at the November 5, 2024 General Election. This tiered rate gross receipts structure best matches the decision-making criteria indicated earlier. Specifically, it addresses the fair/equitable criteria by creating a lower tax rate for small businesses and a higher tax rate for larger businesses. It has the ability to ensure revenue resilience, which will allow for revenues

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to grow as business gross receipts grow. It is comparable to the rates used by other agencies within the region, and will simplify the administration of a gross receipts model by limiting the number of business categories treated differently.

Should the Council decide to pursue the measure on the November 5 ballot, Council needs to direct staff to prepare the ordinance amendment and accompanying resolutions to be brought back for Council review and final decision on August 7th.

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