Item 23 - Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Miscellaneous Fee Resolution

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Finance and Management Services https://www.santa-ana.org/finance Item # 23 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report June 1, 2021 TOPIC: Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Miscellaneous Fee Resolution AGENDA TITLE: Approve Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Miscellaneous Fee Resolution RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt a resolution establishing a Uniform Schedule of Miscellaneous Fees for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2022. DISCUSSION The Miscellaneous Fee Resolution (Exhibit 1) is composed of various charges associated with, but not limited to, the following: City services, building, and enterprise-related fees. Miscellaneous Fees (Fees) are intended to recover the City’s costs associated with delivering the corresponding services. However, the collection of Fees do not exceed the City’s actual costs in delivering the said service, in accordance with state law. On an annual basis, fees and related services associated with the Miscellaneous Fee Resolution are reviewed and adjusted to reflect the City’s costs in delivering the services. On March 16, 2021, the City Council directed staff to waive the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase of 1.67% to the Miscellaneous Fees for FY 2021-2022. Furthermore, each city department has confirmed that the actual cost of providing the service does not exceed the proposed fees for FY 2021-2022. The FY 2021-2022 Miscellaneous Fee Schedule identifies all fees assessed, as well as proposed new fees and those recommended for adjustment (Exhibit 2 and Exhibit 3). The FY 2021-2022 Miscellaneous Fee Schedule includes the continued waiver of the Credit Card Processing fee, along with the following items:  Two (2) new Library Fees Three (3) new Planning and Building Fees One (1) new Police Fee Modification of thirty-three (33) existing fees Deletion of twenty-one (21) fees that are no longer active