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AGENDA STAFF REPORT
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DATE: March 26, 2012
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
THRU: Jill R. Ingram, City Manager
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FROM: Shally Lin, Interim Finance Director
SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING - AUTHORIZE ANNUAL
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI) INCREASE TO
COMPREHENSIVE FEES
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
That the City Council conduct a public hearing. After closing of the public
hearing, adopt Resolution No. 6239 authorizing an annual adjustment in
accordance with the increase in the Consumer Price Index (December to
December).
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS:
At the March 12th Cost Allocation Plan and Comprehensive Fee Resolution
review study session the City Council directed staff to place on the agenda a
public hearing for consideration that the City's comprehensive fees may be
adjusted annually on July 1st of each year in accordance with the increase in the
Consumer Price Index, at the discretion of the City Council.
The "Consumer Price Index" means the revised consumer price index for All
Urban Consumers, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, 1967 = 100, as prepared
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, or if
any such agency shall cease to prepare such an index, then any comparable
index covering the Los Angeles and Orange County areas prepared by any other
federal or state agency that is approved by the City Council. This would be
calculated from the period of December to December.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
There is no Environmental Impact related to this item.
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved as to form.
Agenda Item G
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no Financial Impact at this time.
RECOMMENDATION:
After closing of the public hearing, adopt Resolution No. 6239 authorizing an
annual adjustment in accordance with the increase in the Consumer Price Index
(December to December).
SUBMITTED BY: NOTED AND APPROVED:qp, � 2 .
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hally , Ingram, City an:ger
Interi irector of Finance
Attachments:
A. Resolution No. 6239
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RESOLUTION NUMBER 6239
A RESOLUTION OF THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL
AMENDING THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE FEE
RESOLUTION TO ADOPT AN ANNUAL INCREASE
PROVISION FOR CERTAIN FEES BASED UPON INCREASES
TO THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX TO RECOVER COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING PUBLIC SERVICES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES RESOLVE AND
FIND AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City of Seal Beach ("City") has conducted an extensive
analysis of its services, the costs reasonably borne by the City in providing those
services, the beneficiaries of those services, and the revenues produced by
those paying fees and charges for special services.
Section 2. The City retained an independent consultant, Matrix Consulting
Group("Matrix"), to conduct said analysis of the City's services and related costs.
Matrix completed that certain Final Report on the Cost of Services Study
("Study") dated March 7, 2012, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit"A"
and incorporated by this reference, and is on file with the City Clerk. The Fee
Study set forth a mechanism for ensuring that fees adopted by the City do not
exceed the reasonable estimated cost for providing the services for which the
fees are charged.
Section 3. California Government Code Section 66000 et seq. authorizes the
City to adopt fees for municipal services, provided such fees do not exceed the
cost to the City of providing the services.
Section 4. On March 26, 2012, the City Council conducted a duly noticed
public hearing concerning the proposed fees. At the conclusion of the public
hearing, the City Council adopted a motion to amend the City's Fee Schedule to
establish the fees charged by the City for providing services be adjusted annually
on July 1st of each year in accordance with the increase in the Consumer Price
Index("CPI").
Section 5. The adoption of this Resolution approves and sets forth a
procedure for determining fees for the purpose of meeting the operating
expenses of City departments and is, therefore, exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Sections 21080 et seq.)
pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8)(A).
Section 6. All requirements of California Government Code Sections 66016
and 66018 are hereby found to have been satisfied.
Section 7. The City Council hereby finds that an annual increase to user fees
based upon increases to the CPI will not exceed the cost to the City of providing
the services to which such fees apply. The basis for the fees and charges
contained therein is set forth in the Study.
Section 8. The City Council hereby approves the Study attached as Exhibit A as
the City's comprehensive user fee report.
Section 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution.
Resolution Number 6239
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the Seal Beach City Council at a
regular meeting held on the 26th day of March , 2012 by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members
NOES: Council Members
ABSENT: Council Members
ABSTAIN: Council Members
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH }
I, Linda Devine, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number 6239 on file in
the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the Seal Beach
City Council at a regular meeting held on the 26th day of March ,2012.
City Clerk