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HomeMy WebLinkAbout21720 - RESOLUTIONS - 10/4/2006RESOLUTION NO. 21720 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. 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. 21720 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 15f 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 4th day of October, 2006. David H. Ready, Cit pager ATTEST: J "es Thompson, City Clerk Resolution No. 21720 Page 3 1 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. 21720 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 October 4, 2006 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmember McCulloch, Councilmember Mills, Councilmember Pougnet, Mayor Pro Tem Foat, and Mayor Oden. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. /afnes Thompson, City Clerk C'ity of Palm Springs, California Resolution No. 21720 Page 4 AIR:I1:1191 DEPARTMENTAL 2006 FEE REQUEST AND JUSTIFICATION Department: Aviation Fee Name: Taxicabs: Standard pick-up ❑ New Fee Increase Current Fee El 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 05106 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 Exolanation 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 04/05 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.