HomeMy WebLinkAbout22387 - RESOLUTIONS - 11/19/2008 RESOLUTION NO. 22387
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING FEES
FOR VACANT BUILDING REGISTRATION AND
MONITORING, NEWS RACK REGISTRATION AND
IMPOUNDMENT, AND EMERGENCY
RESPONSE/EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
SERVICE FEE, AND MODIFYING THE COMPREHENSIVE,
FEE SCHEDULE ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 21578
AS AMENDED.
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, the City Council recently enacted Ordinance No. 1746 providing for the
regulation and registration of Vacant and Boarded Buildings; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recently enacted Ordinance No. 1747 providing for an
Emergency Response Communication System and Fee; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recently enacted Ordinance No. 1680 providing for the
regulation and registration of News Racks and Publication Vending Machines; and
WHEREAS, a duly-noticed public hearing was held on November 19, 2008, 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 and testimony provided at the public
hearing by staff and the public.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY FINDS,
DETERMINES AND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1_ FINDINGS.
a. City staff has completed an analysis of fees for the regulatory and
registration programs as indicated in the recitals.
b. There is a reasonable relationship between the amount of the fee and the
estimated reasonable cost of providing the type of service for which the fee is imposed.
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c. The fees do not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the
service for which the fee is charged.
SECTION 2. FEES IMPOSED.
a. The City Council adopts the Vacant Building Registration, Vacant Building
Problem Resolution, News Rack Registration, News Rack Impoundment, Fees as
proposed on Schedule 1 of this Resolution and incorporated by reference.
b. The City Council adopts the 911 Emergency Response System Fees at a
rate of $1.13 per phone line per a portion of a month, or $66.00 per 911 emergency call
for those who choose to select the pay-per call option. These fee amounts are lower
than those proposed on Schedule 1 of this Resolution and incorporated by reference.
G. On July 15t of each year, effective July 1, 2010, all service fees and
charges 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 twelve (12) months, to reflect cost-of-living changes and to ensure that
changing economic conditions do not impair the real value of the fees and charges.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY.
Each component of the fees and all portions of this Resolution are severable.
Should any individual component of the fee or other provision of this Resolution be
adjudged to invalid, the remaining provisions shall be fully effective, and the fee shall by
fully effective except as to that portion that has been judged to be invalid.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
a. The fees imposed by Section 2(a) of this Resolution shall be immediately
effective upon adoption of this Resolution.
b. The fees imposed by Section 2(b) of this Resolution shall be effective
during the services providers' February billing cycle, but no later than February 28,
2009.
SECTION 5. COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE.
The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to incorporate said fees,
charges and modifications into the Comprehensive Fees Schedule, adopted Resolution
No. 21578, as amended.
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ADOPTED THIS 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2008.
David H. Ready, Gii anager
ATTEST:
/Jy�fines Thompson, City Clerk
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. 22387 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 November 19, 2008, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Hutcheson, Councilmember Weigel, Mayor Pro Tern Foat,
and Mayor Pougnet.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Councilmember Mills.
ABSTAIN: None.
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Thompson, CityClerk
Palm Springs, California ,� 6' ZaO
SCHEDULEI
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED FEES
REF# SERVICE PROPOSED FEE
S-001 VACANT BUILDING REGISTRATION $16 per application
8-002 VACANT BUILDING PROBLEM RESOLUTION $335 per issue
This fee covers a 30 day period. It the issue is not resolved within
30 da s, then the original fee is char ed a ain.
S-003 DOWNTOWN NEWSRACK REGISTRATION $18 per newsrack per year
5-004 DOWNTOWN NEWSRACK IMPOUNDMENT $45 per impounded newsrack
S-020 NEW VACATION RENTAL REGISTRATION $60 per application
S-021 VACATION RENTAL RENEWAL. $60 per renewal
S-030 911 EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM Per 911 Call:
System Costs Only-$14.71 per call
System and Staffing Costs-$66.98 per call
Per Phone Line (Approximately 70,000 phone lines in the City):
System Costs Only-$0.60 per line per month
System and Staffing Costs-$2.75 Rer line per month