REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: HENRY FIERRO, Budget Director Budget and Management Studies Department BY: NIGMA SHOOK, Senior Budget Analyst Budget and Management Studies Department SUBJECT ..Title ***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 580th Amendment to the Master Fee Schedule Resolution No. 80-420 to Add, Adjust, Move, Revise or Delete Various Fees (Subject to Mayor's Veto) ..Body RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that Council adopt the 580th Amendment to the Master Fee Schedule Resolution No. 80-420. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The attached resolution to adopt the 580th Amendment to the Master Fee Schedule (MFS) Resolution No. 80-420 addresses fee changes and annual routine revisions to the following sections of the MFS: Airports; Finance; General Government; Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services (PARCS); Police; Public Utilities; and Public Works. BACKGROUND The annual revision of the Master Fee Schedule (MFS) is being presented at this time to enable adjustments approved by Council to be incorporated into the planning of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget. Staff will proceed with estimating revenues for FY 2025 based on the adoption of these updates to the schedule. Of note, during this review period, it was the intent of the City Manager's Office to have departments review each fee closely and remove and/or update extremely outdated fees. Consequently, there are numerous revisions being proposed. Additionally, for clarity, the "Amnd" column on the right of the page that reflects the amendment number of when a fee was last amended has been administratively moved to the left side of the page and revised to "Amend #." All proposed adjustments to the MFS sections are outlined by the department in the following narrative. Please reference Exhibit A (Redline) and Exhibit B (Summary) for an exact list of each department's proposed changes and departmental justifications, respectively. Airports: Airports is proposing to add 15 new fees, add 6 new texts, delete 4 footnotes, make 2 text changes, and move 2 texts within the same departmental section. City Attorney: In an effort to streamline future reviews of each department's fees, Budget Management Studies Department (BMSD) has taken the initiative to move City Attorney's Office (CAO) specific fees out of the General Government section and house them all under the new City Attorney's Office section. BMSD is proposing to relocate 66 fees. Additionally, the CAO is requesting to add 10 new fees tied to Fresno Municipal Code sections, add 1 new footnote, and make 1 text revision. City Clerk: Similar to the CAO, a new City Clerk Section is being created to address department-specific fees. BMSD is proposing to relocate 11 fees from the General Government Section to the new City Clerk section. Finance: Finance is proposing to delete 16 fees, move in 11 fees from the General Government section, make 6 text revisions, increase 4 fees, add 3 new fees, delete 2 texts, move out 3 fees to the General Government section, and add 1 new text. General Government: Several departments are proposing to make changes to this section. Cumulatively, they are proposing to move out 90 fees to other sections, delete 29 fees, move 21 fees within the same section, increase 8 fees, move in 3 fees from Finance section, make 4 text revisions, decrease 2 fees, and add 1 text. PARCS: PARCS is proposing to delete 19 fees, add 17 new fees, make 15 text revisions, increase 6 fees, add 4 new texts, make 4 fee changes, delete 3 texts, and move 2 fees within the same departmental section. The proposed changes were presented to the Parks, Recreation, and Arts Commission on December 18, 2023. The Commission made one recommendation to decrease the price range of the "Youth Sports (ages 3 - 17) - Per Person per league" fee from the proposed $0.00-300.00 to $0.00-150.00. Police: The Police Department is proposing to delete 27 fees, make 7 text revisions, increase 4 fees, delete 1 text, and move out 2 fees to the Public Works section. DPU (Solid Waste): The Solid Waste Division is proposing to delete 7 texts, increase 4 fees, add 1 new text, and make 1 text revision. DPU (Water): The Water Division is proposing to increase 19 fees, make 4 text revisions, and delete 1 fee. Public Works: Public Works is proposing to delete 24 fees, increase 13 fees, make 5 text revisions, move in 3 fees from General Government and Police sections, delete 2 texts, and add 2 new fees. ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS Pursuant to the definition in California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378, the proposed changes to the Master Fee Schedule are not a "project." LOCAL PREFERENCE Local preference was not implemented because this agenda item does not include a bid or award of a construction services contract. FISCAL IMPACT The FY 2025 Budget will be built on the assumption that the fees contained in the 580th amendment will be implemented. The effective date of this amendment is July 1, 2024, unless otherwise noted. Attachments: FY25 Annual Master Fee Schedule Resolution & Exhibit A FY25 Annual Master Fee Schedule Exhibit B