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8.B. - Page 4 of 72 8. Information on how the street closure noticing requirement will be carried out. The major changes proposed in the Fee Schedule are: 1. Charging nonprofit organization for staff time calculated based on salary only, not the fully - burdened rate; and 2. Charges related to equipment rental costs. In addition to the proposed changes to the Ordinance, the Guidelines, and the Fee Schedule, staff recommends allowing the Chief of Police to authorize special event -related street closures rather than requiring the City Council to authorize such closure. This will save staff time as it will no longer require development of a staff report for City Council consideration. Making this change requires that the City Council adopt a resolution to formally recognize the authority of the Chief of Police to temporarily close City streets. The California Vehicle Code section 21101(e) provides for the designation of a public officer or employee by resolution with the authority to temporarily close a street for celebrations, parades, local special events, and other purposes when the closing is necessary for the safety and protection of persons who are to use that portion of the street during the temporary closing. The Resolution to authorize the Chief of Police to temporarily close City streets confirms the authority granted to the Chief of Police in City Code Chapter 33A, Article I. FISCAL IMPACT In adopting the May 2017 Fee Schedule, staff estimated that the City would receive approximately $2.0 million in General Fund revenue annually by charging fees at a full cost recovery level. Charging nonprofit organizations fees that are based only on the salary, not the fully burdened rate, of City employees reviewing or facilitating the event will reduce the total revenue projected in the FY 2018-19 General Fund budget by approximately $25,000. Additionally, $15,000 would be appropriated from the FY 2018-19 operating budget in one time funding to the Civic Cultural Commission grant program to allow non-profit organizations which held in special events in 2018 which required City permits to apply for grant funding to help offset any potential cost increases related to City permits and fees for holding those same events between June 2019 and June 2020. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW This activity is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as defined in CEQA Guidelines, section 15378, because it has no potential for resulting in either a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notification was achieved by publishing a Public Hearing Notice in the Daily Post on Friday, April 12, and Friday, April 19. ALTERNATIVES The City Council may choose to reconvene the Ad Hoc Committee to develop revised recommendations or may decline to accept any of the recommendations identified in the report. City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 196