HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 057-2016RESOLUTION NO. 57-2016
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BURLINGAME APPROVING THE 2016-17 MASTER FEE
SCHEDULE FOR CITY SERVICES
WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame regularly reviews the fees which the City charges
persons or entities for the use of City facilities, or the provision of City services; and
WHEREAS, in order to ensure that the cost of such services and facilities is borne by the
users of said services and facilities in a fair and equitable manner, the City periodically adjusts the
fees for services and facility use to ensure that the fees charged reflect the actual costs to the City
and the City's taxpayers in providing those services and facilities; and
WHEREAS, in 2015 the City engaged the services of Wohlford Consulting to conduct an
update of the City's Cost Allocation Plan (CAP) and a comprehensive review of the City's
schedule of fees to ensure that the fees charged by the City to the users of City services and
facilities do not exceed the actual costs of providing the services or facilities; and
WHEREAS, these studies have informed the annual review of the City fee schedule,
resulting in numerous adjustments to ensure that the City recovers the full cost of providing
services and facilities while at the same time not exceeding the cost of providing those services
and facilities; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined to keep some fees below the level of full cost
recovery to make the related services more readily available to citizens; and
WHEREAS, notice of the City's proposed fee schedule and of the May 2, 2016 public
hearing in connection therewith, has been duly provided pursuant to the provisions of State law;
and
WHEREAS, certain fees to be charged by the Planning and Building Divisions of the
Community Development Department and the development fees to be charged by the Fire
Department and the Engineering Division of the Public Works Department cannot become
effective until sixty (60) days after adoption of this Resolution, pursuant to Government Code
section 66017; such adjusted fees as delineated in the Master Fee Schedule shall become
effective August 5, 2016; and
WHEREAS, all other adjusted fees as delineated in the Master Fee Schedule shall
become effective July 5, 2016
WHEREAS, despite every effort to ensure that all City fees for services are contained in
the 2016-17 Master Fee Schedule, there may be some existing fees provided for in the Municipal
Code, administrative procedures or elsewhere which have been omitted from the Master Fee
Schedule and nothing in this resolution or Council action is intended to repeal those fees nor is
this resolution or Council action intended to affect in any way any taxes or assessments of any
kind;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
1. All of the facts and assertions recited above, in the staff report and supporting
documentation are true and correct and the Council relies upon same in adopting the Master Fee
Schedule.
2. The City Council approves the 2016-17 Master Fee Schedule, attached and
incorporated as if fully set forth herein.
3. The 2016-17 Master Fee Schedule shall become effective on July 5, 2016, except for
development -related fees pursuant to Government Code section 66017, which shall become
effective on August 5, 2016.
Ann KeighratMayor
I, Meaghan Hassel -Shearer, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the
Burlingame City Council held on the 6th day of June, 2016, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, KEIGHRAN
NOES: Councilmembers: NONE
ABSENT: Councilmembers:ORTIZ
e ghanHassel-Shearer, City Clerk