HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 6249 2012-04-23 RESOLUTION NUMBER 6249
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
IITHE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL 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 21, 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 April 23, 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"). The adjustment will be equal to the increase, if any, to the Consumer
Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange
County Metropolitan Area published by the United States Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics for the 12 month period ending December 31, 2011,
and published each anniversary of December 31 thereafter.
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 6249
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the Seal Beach City Council at a
regular meeting held on the 23rd day of April , 2012 by the following vote:
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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 6249 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 23rd day of April , 2012.
Ci y Clerk