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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR TBE COUNCIL MEETING OF AUGUST 17,1999 TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNQ FROM: TERESA S. DELGADO Deputy City Clerk SUBJECT: ENDORSE CITY CLERK'S PLAN TO ESTABLISH A ONE-STOP PASSPORT ACCEPTANCE FACILITY: SUPPORT THE LETTER OF SUBMITTAL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, LOS ANGELES PASSPORT AGENCY, AND APPROVE START-UP COSTS IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $2,522.74 DATE: August 4, 1999 BACKGROUND: An U. S. citizen, upon proof, may make application to obtain a travel passport from any regional passport agency or an authorized passport acceptance facility. The authority to act as passport acceptance agent is provided under Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 51. Section 51.61(b) of 22 CFR authorizes city clerks, as state officials, to collect and retain a $15.00 fee for the execution under oath or affinuation of each passport application. ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION: In expanding the services it provides to the community and searching for ways to augment the City's revenues, the Colton City Clerk's Office announced its goals, for FY 1999-2000 and FY 2000-2001, to investigate the process of obtaining federal permission to establish a one-stop passport facility in the City of Colton and to implement said facility. The one-stop process would allow the citizens to apply for their passports and obtain the necessary photographs, if desired, all in one place. On July 2, 1999, the Deputy City Clerk spoke with Barbara Brophy, Customer Service Manager for Department of State, Los Angeles Passport Agency, on what steps to take to become an authorized passport facility and she offered to send pertinent infonnation (See attached.) Ms. Brophy inquired about the City's geographical location and noted Colton's proximity to the City of San Bernardino, an authorized and established Passport Acceptance Facility. It was pointed out to her that San Bernardino's customer base included the high desert whereas the City of Colton would draw customer's from Colton, Grand Terrace, High Grove, Riverside, Bloomington, Loma Linda, Yucaipa, Rialto, Fontana and Ontario. I told her about the easy access from the 1-215 freeway and 1-10 freeway to the City of Colton. Ms. Brophy indicated that she would speak with San Bernardino's City Clerk to ask for input on how Colton's operation could assist her operation. Item #20