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Home My WebLink About10/4/2006 - STAFF REPORTS - 1.A.4ALMSA� c CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT DATE: OCTOBER 4, 2006 PUBLIC HEARING SUBJECT: PROPOSED RESOLUTION ADOPTING MODIFICATION TO CERTAIN USER FEE FOR THE AVIATION DEPARTMENT FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager BY: Department of Aviation SUMMARY Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing and take public testimony with respect to a modification to the Airport Taxi Ground Access Fee — Standard pick-up. RECOMMENDATION: 1. Open the public hearing and receive public testimony. 2. Adopt Resolution N. , "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, INCREASING THE TAXICAB STANDARD PICK-UP FEE AND AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 21578. STAFF ANALYSIS: The taxicab operation at Palm Springs International Airport has grown to the point that a Taxi Starter Service needs to be implemented at the Airport. Implementation of a Taxi Starter Service would provide the regulation needed to assure the public receives the best service possible when using the taxis at the Airport. For example, the "taxi starter" will monitor taxi availability and provide fare and location information for our tourists and residents. Also, we have conducted two meetings with Taxi stakeholders on this issue and the majority of drivers/owners in attendance were in agreement with this program. Additionally, as part of this initiative, a Taxi Starter Program Advisory Committee will be ITEM NO. I. City Council Staff Report October 4, 2000 -- Page 2 Modification to Aviation Fee formed with representatives of the CVTOA/Taxi industry and airport staff to recommend Taxi Starter program policy to the Airport Commission and to resolve any disputes that may arise. In the event that any dispute cannot be resolved by staff, the City Manager will hold an informal hearing with the taxi representatives. Any final decisions with regard to the program will be forwarded to the Airport Commission for review. The requested fee increase is required to recover the anticipated program costs, which will be provided by an outside contractor. Based upon total revenue in FY04/05 of $52,375 at $1.00 per trip, there were 52,375 trips during this period. Assuming $52,375 trips, times the fee increase amount of $1.50 per trip, annual revenue would then be $78,562.50. The approximate cost of providing the Taxi Starter Service on an annual basis is $77,000. It is anticipated that the program will commence in mid -December - FISCAL IMPACT: IFinance Director Review: The cost to provide Taxi Starter Service fourteen (14) hours per day from October 1 through April 30 and ten (10) hours per day May 1 through September 30 will be recovered by increasing the Airport Taxi Ground Access Fee - Standard pick-up from $1.00 to $2.50 per trip, and from the increase in taxi trips associated with the increase in airport passenger growth. 1 Richard S. Walsh, Directo ration Attachments: Proposed Resolution Notice of Public Hearing David H. Ready, Ci er RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, INCREASING THE TAXICAB STANDARD PICK-UP FEE AND AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE. WHEREAS, the City, under various statutory provisions under California Government Code, may set and collect fees for the costs of providing various public services to the community; and WHEREAS, from time to time, the City Manager has recommended and the City Council desires to approve certain amendments to said user fees; and WHEREAS, a duly -noticed public hearing was held on September 6, 2006, and the public hearing was continued to October 4, 2006, in accordance with the provisions of the California Government Code; and WHEREAS, the supporting data was available for public inspection and review for ten (10) days prior to the public hearing; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered any verbal and/or written testimony, and has reviewed and considered the information provided at the public hearing by staff and the public. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY FINDS AND DETERMINES THAT: SECTION 1. Findings. A. City Staff has completed an analysis of certain user fee. B. The current user fee is insufficient to cover all the City's costs and expenses associated with providing the public service, C. The cost of such services should be borne by those who are the special beneficiaries rather than the citizenry at large. D. There is a reasonable relationship between the amount of the fee and the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service for which the fee is charged. SECTION 2. Fee imposed. A. The City Council modifies Resolution No. 21578 which adopted the Comprehensive Fee Schedule and approves the user fee and charge as set forth in Exhibit A, attached to this Resolution. Resolution No. Page 2 B. Each person requesting the service in the City of Palm Springs for which the user fee is imposed shall pay the new fee as set forth in the City's Comprehensive Fee Schedule- C. On July 1st of each year, the service fee and charge shall be automatically adjusted by an amount equal to the percentage of increase or decrease in the Consumer Price Index for this region, as last computed for the previous 12-month period. D. The user fee may also be adjusted if the City conducts a public hearing to implement a new or revised fee or fees based upon a new study or analysis. E. The adoption of this Resolution does not affect the ability of the City to request an agreement between an applicant and the City to pay extraordinary processing costs and to establish deposit accounts. SECTION 3. Severability. Each component of the fee and all portions of this Resolution are severable. Should any individual component of the fee or other provision of this Resolution be adjudicated to be invalid and unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be and continue to be fully effective, and the fee shall be fully effective except as to that portion that has been judged to be invalid. SECTION 4. Effective Date. The fee shall be effective sixty (60) days after the adoption of this Resolution. ADOPTED THIS DAY OF 2006. David H. Ready, City Manager ATTEST: James Thompson, City Clerk Resolution No. Page 3 CERTIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss. CITY OF PALM SPRINGS) I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that Resolution No. _ is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on , by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: James Thompson, City Clerk City of Palm Springs, California Resolution No. Page 4 DEPARTMENTAL 2006 FEE REQUEST AND JUSTIFICATION Department: Aviation Fee Name: Taxicabs: Standard pick-up ❑ New Fee Increase Current Fee ❑ Delete Fee ❑ Decrease Current Fee Amount of Current Fee: $1.00 per trip Amount of Proposed Fee: $2.50 per trip Total Revenue from Current Fee $FY 05/06 YTD: $41,104.00 FY 04/05: $52,375.00 Total Revenue from Proposed Fee 2006-07 $ APPROX: $ 130,000.00 Net Annual Revenue Change $ APPROX: $ 78,000.00 Fund Taxi Access Fees 415-38131 Explanation of Fee: Airport Taxi Ground Access Fee — standard pick-up (not pre -arranged) Justification/Analvsis to modifv Fee. To recoup the new Taxi Starter Service scheduled to begin September 15, 2006. Based on FY 04105 total revenue of $52,375.00 at $1.00 per trip = 52,375 trips 52,375 trips x $1.50 increase in fee = 78,562.50 additional revenue Approx. cost of Taxi Starter Service $77,000.00 per year. FpALMsa A. City ®f Palm Springs 4 to Office of the City Cleric * bppAapRAiEOE^pu 3200 E. Tahquiu Canyon \Clay • Palm Springa, California 9"_262 �' q <<FORN \P Tel: 060) 23-8204 • Pax: (760) 322-8332 • WU b www.cl. pal m-springs ca ns NOTICE OF CONTINUANCE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the regular meeting of September 6, 2006, Public Hearing Item No. 1.C. AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE INCREASING THE TAXICAB STANDARD PICK-UP FEE AT THE PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: RECOMMENDATION: 1) Open the public hearing and receive public testimony, 2) Adopt Resolution No. , "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, INCREASING THE TAXICAB STANDARD PICK-UP FEE AND AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 21578." By unanimous vote of the City Council, the public hearing was continued to 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 4, 2006, in the Council Chamber, at City Hall, 3200 Tahquitz Canyon Way. I, James Thompson, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, California, certify this Notice -of Continuance was posted at or before 5:30 p.m., September 7, 2006, as required by established policies and procedures. James Thompson - City Clerk R\USERS\C-CLK\Heanng Notices\NOTICE OF CONT-Taxistarter too to 10-04-06.doc Post Office Bos 2743 0 Palm Springs, California 92263-2743