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Jxs(05/22115 RESOLUTION NO. 2015 -xxx A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ESTABLISHING A UNIFORM SCHEDULE OF MISCELLANEOUS FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 -2016 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: The City Council hereby, finds, determines and declares as follows: A. Each year, for the convenience of the public the City Council gathers in a single document a comprehensive listing of fees and service charges imposed by the City upon that limited number of persons seeking services of value from the City. B. This document is known as the "Miscellaneous Fee Schedule" for Fiscal Year 2015 -2016 and is on file at the Clerk of the Council office, and incorporated by this reference. C. As part of approving the Miscellaneous Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2015 -2016, the various agencies of the City have analyzed the cost to administer the various programs, activities and applications for which the City imposes fees or service charges. D. In certain circumstances, agencies have determined that the cost to the City to process or undertake the services set forth in the Miscellaneous Fee Schedule has increased over the prior fiscal year by approximately 2.4 %, so that certain proposed fees for Fiscal Year 2015 -2016 have been increased by this percentage, or by this amount rounded. This percentage reflects the change in the Consumers Price Index - Urban, All Services Component, for the Los Angeles- Riverside- Orange County area in a twelve month period ending December 31, 2014 (CPI). E. The Council finds that the cost of providing the services set forth in the Miscellaneous Fee Schedule has risen by 2.4% and that this reflects the cost of administering certain programs, activities or applications for which the City levies charges, fees or service charges, Such 2.4% increase does not exceed the City's estimated reasonable cost to provide the pertinent service, process the specified application or administer the certain program for which the charge, fee or service charge is imposed. F. Similarly, in a few limited circumstances, agencies have determined that new charges should be added or existing charges raised beyond this 2.4 %. The Rooftop Solar Permit fee was an existing fee which is proposed for modification beginning July 1, 2015. This fee was waived in past years in order to incentivize solar installations. However with the expiration of the waiver at the end of June 2015, the Resolution No. 2015 -XXX 75A -2 -3 Page 1 of 3