Resolution 15525CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 15525
AMENDING MASTER FEE RESOLUTION NO. 12191 TO ADD NEW
AND REVISE EXISTING PLANNING, BUILDING AND PUBLIC
WORKS FEES
WHEREAS, the Alameda Municipal Code and the California Government Code
provide that the City Council shall set by resolution reasonable fees to recover the cost
of providing various services; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, at the August 27, 1991 Special City Council meeting
directed City staff to amend the Alameda Municipal Code to reflect that City fee s shall be
set by City Council Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda periodically amends Resolution No. 12191 and
updates its Master Fee Schedule to account for the various cost increases relating to
municipal programs, services and activities; and
WHEREAS, the City has experienced and anticipates continuing increases in the
costs to operate and maintain municipal government citywide; and
WHEREAS, the City staff in the Planning, Building & Transportation Department
and the Public Works Department (the “Departments”) hired a consultant to perform a fee
study to analyze and evaluate the revenue requirements to fund ongoing municipal
services, programs and activities and the fee structure necessary to proportionately
allocate the costs of providing these government services and programs; and
WHEREAS, the April 16, 2019 Staff Report including Exhibits 1 -3 (the “Staff
Report”) provided by staff of the Departments in support of the amendments to Resolution
No. 12191 includes proposed fees and charges, and documentation supporting the
estimated and reasonable costs for continuing to provide the various government
services; and
WHEREAS, the investigations conducted by staff of the Departments reflected in
the Staff Report show that existing revenues are and will be insufficient to cover the
current and projected costs of operating and maintaining identified governments activities,
services and programs; and
WHEREAS, the fee modifications and additions proposed by the Departments, and
the facts and analysis in support thereof are identified in the Staff Report; and
WHEREAS, the Staff Report shows that revenues derived from the proposed fees
and charges will not exceed the funds required to provide the related government
activities, services and programs of the Departments; and
WHEREAS, the Staff Report shows that the amounts of the proposed fees and
charges will not exceed the proportional cost of service provided or benefit attributable to
each fee payer; and
WHEREAS, the Staff Report shows that the proposed fees and charges for a
product, benefit or service are imposed for a specific government service, benefit or
product provided directly to the payer that is not provided to those not charged, and does
not exceed the reasonable costs to the City of providing the service, benefit or product;
and
WHEREAS, at the public hearing held on April 16, 2019, the City Council reviewed
and considered the proposed fee changes; and
WHEREAS, based on all written and oral reports and presentations to the Ci ty
Council, including the Staff Report and each of the attachments thereto, the City Council
finds and determines that the proposed modifications and additions to the Master Fee
Schedule set forth herein are necessary to reimburse the City for the costs of performing
the various municipal and regulatory functions, and that these fees to not exceed the
proportional cost of the service or benefit attributable to the fee payer; and
WHEREAS, State law authorizes local governments to charge fees for services
based on the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service f or which the fee is
charged; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized to increase fees annually by the
consumer and/or construction price indices.
NOW , THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Alameda
that the foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated herein as
findings and determinations of the City Council; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Master Fee Schedule as set forth in
Resolution No. 12191, as amended, is hereby amended to modify and establish the fees
assessed by the City’s Planning, Building & Transportation Department and the Public
Works Department as set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto, incorporated herein and
made a part hereof.