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Staff Recommendation Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the proposed Phase 1 fees, effective July 22, 2017, and direct staff to create a Master Fee Schedule administratively, to include all other existing fees. In addition, staff recommends that The City Council approve an annual administrative update to the proposed Phase 1 fees in an amount based upon the average increase of salaries and benefits of the employees Citywide. In addition, staff recommends that The City Council direct staff to conduct a Fee Study every 5 years. These recommendations would be set by Resolution of the City Council and are included in Attachment 4. The annual administrative fee adjustment will ensure that the City meets cost recovery policy goals as costs change. For example, changes to the Fiscal Year 2018-19 Fee Schedule would be based upon the average employee cost increase between Fiscal Years 2016-17 and 2017-18. Staff also identified where amendments to the Municipal Code and certain Ordinances are necessary, as some proposed fees would be inconsistent with adopted ordinances and the Municipal Code. Those amendments are found on Attachment 5. Public Hearing Notice Pursuant to California Government Code Sections 6062a, 66014, 66016, and 66018 notice of the public hearing was published at least 10 days in advance and was published twice in the newspaper with at least five days between publications. In addition, at least 10 days prior to the public hearing, the City made available to the public data indicating the amount of cost, or estimated cost, required to provide the service for which each fee or service is charge is levied and the revenue sources anticipated to provide the service, including General Fund revenues. ALTERNATIVES The alternatives available to the City Council include: 1. Phase-in proposed increases for homeowner-associated fees: 50% increase effective July 22, 2017, and 50% increase effective January 1, 2018. (Attachments 6 and 7) 2. Provide staff with alternative direction. FISCAL IMPACT General Fund revenues are estimated to increase by approximately $2.0 million annually if all proposed fee modifications are adopted. The proposed fees represent the cost for services that are discretionary on the part of the user and primarily benefit the user. To the extent the City does not fully recover its costs for those services, General Fund dollars will offset the activity. Tax subsidies for services will reduce General Fund 8.B. - Page 9