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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF May 18, 2004 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: RON KENNY, COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR Item #1 SUBJECT: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CERTAIN NEIN FEES AND INCREASING CERTAIN EXISTING FEES FOR VARIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS & SERVICES DATE: May 10, 2004 BACKGROUND: The City has the authority to impose fees, charges and rates under the police power granted by Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution and under the provisions of Government Code section 66016. In addition to providing authority to impose fees, State law also requires that fees imposed by the City may not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service for which a fee is charged. Along with this restriction on fee amounts, Section 66016 of the Government Code requires the City to hold a public hearing prior to adopting fees and make available to the public the data indicating the amount of estimated costs required to provide the service for which a fee is being charged. City staff has prepared the proposed resolution, which would set fees for specific services in amounts calculated to offset the City's costs in providing the services. The resolution would establish fees for certain services and increase the amounts of some existing fees. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: Staff has reviewed the costs incurred by the City in connection with providing various Community Services Department programs and services. Based upon this review, Staff has concluded that the current fees charged for these services are inadequate, or in some cases nonexistent, failing to recoup more than a small fraction of the City's actual costs. Staff has analyzed the costs incurred by the City in providing these services and has recommended fee amounts, which are estimated to match the City's costs. The recommended fee amounts are those set forth in the proposed resolution. Many of the fees reflect specific monetary amounts representing the estimated amount of staff time it takes to provide a particular service, while others simply provide that the recipient of the service will be charged for the amount of staff time spent in a particular situation. More specific information about how the fees were calculated is set forth in Attachment I to this report. 1