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DATE: August 18, 2009
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Hue C. Quach, Administrative Services Director
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
STAFF REPORT
Administrative Services Department
Resolution No. 6691 Establishing and or Adjusting Various
Fees for City Services
Recommendation: Adopt
Last year when the City prepared its Fiscal Year 2008 -09 budget and considered ways
to deal with its projected shortfall, one of the mechanisms that were explored was in the
area of User Fees. At a study session, Council then directed staff to prepare a list of
potential revenue enhancement items for consideration and shortly afterward held a
public hearing at a subsequent City Council meeting to approve those recommended
fees.
User fees and charges are payments for publicly provided services that benefit
individuals. They include an array of items such as recreational fees, building permit
fees and public protection false alarm fees. In establishing user fees for municipal
services, activities or products, the municipality is recognizing a need to recover
operating costs associated with the provision of non- mandatory services. Utilizing a
cost recovery approach to establish the fee amount ensures that the fees charged bear
a relationship to the cost of providing the service. By passing the cost of specific
services to the consumer, only those individuals or groups that utilize the service or
incur the fee pay for the cost of providing it, rather than taxpayers in general.
As with the prior fiscal year, in an effort to recover a reasonably borne cost in providing
certain special services and further minimize the General Fund budget shortfall
projected for the Fiscal Year 2009 -10, staff has once again reviewed the City's current
fee table to make adjustments to its growing cost as well an determining the probability
for adopting new program fees for services currently rendered that we do not collect a
fee for.
Fee Type
Current Fee
($)
Proposed Fee
($)
Non - sufficient Check —1 check passed
$10.00
$25.00
Staff is recommending that the City Council approve Resolution No. 6691, with fees set
forth in the attached Exhibit A, establishing various fees and charges for City services
effective September 1, 2009. The approval of various fees and charges is projected to
generate $488,127 in to the General Fund and approximately $29,610 for the Water
Enterprise Fund.
BACKGROUND
This report seeks Council authority to implement adjustments to existing fees as well as
implement new user fees as part of an ongoing effort to update the user fees and
charges on a periodic basis in order to keep pace with the costs of providing services.
User fees and charges represent a significant and growing portion of local government
revenue. As competition for tax resource allocation increases and interest in
privatization of public services grow, fees and charges will continue to assume a larger
role in the diversification of municipal revenue sources.
For Council's consideration and approval, staff has prepared and summarized those
various fees in the attached Exhibit A. A cost analysis was conducted to determine the
actual cost of services for each of the proposed fees. The study ensures that City fees
and charges are directly proportionate to the cost of providing the service. These fees
are not imposed for general revenue purposes, but instead for recovering cost of
providing those special services. The proposed fees also take into consideration the
potential impact to the end users as we are still in a volatile stage during this trying
economic recovery. Staff believes the proposed rates are reasonable and prudent to
recover some of those cost which would lessen the General Fund's burden of providing
general tax dollars as subsidy to those user services as well as mitigating the FY 2009-
2010 budget shortfall.
Provided in the following section are recommended fees from each department as they
went through the review process for existing and probable new program fees.
DISCUSSION
Administrative Services Department:
Administrative Services Department has proposed to adjust fees to non - sufficient
checks that are passed to the City and increase the fee to the maximum allowed by
California Civil Code 1719:
• Non - Sufficient Check — 1 check passed: $25.00; subsequent check passed by
the same payee: $35.00.
Non - sufficient Check — subsequent check to
that payee passed in insufficient funds.
$10.00
$35.00
Development Services Department:
(I) Planning Division:
In this division, staff is proposing one new fee and to adjust various planning fees to be
more closely in line with market rates and to better recoup the cost of service for
projects using those planning services. Due to the extended list of fees in this group,
please refer to the Development Services Department proposed fees schedule in the
attached Exhibit A:
New Proposed Fee:
o Determination of Use: Determination of Use applications are currently
free of charge yet they have the same processing requirements as a
Modification. They go in front of the Planning Commission, require a staff
report and public hearing, and involve research and preparation. Staff is
recommending the same cost as a modification application at the
proposed fee of $540.
Adjusted Fees:
o Conditional Use Permits (CUP), Variances and Residential Mountainous
(RM) Permits: Staff is proposing to standardize CUP and Variance RM
permits. Currently, these permits are all processed on a sliding fee scale.
Public notice, a staff report and public hearing, meetings with the
applicant, plan review, and drafting of conditions are all required for these
items. Staff recommends a flat fee of $1,200 for all three permits given
the similar staff time and processing involved.
o Portable Signs: The fee for portable signs was originally based on an over
the counter approval of a typical "A" frame sign. We now conduct a design
review process on such signs similar to any other sign design review. As
a result, staff recommends the fee be made consistent with other sign
design review permits set at $220.
o Various Appeals through Planning: Staff proposes to standardize all
appeal fees for various planning actions to the standard rate of $540 to
cover processing, notification, and hearing costs.
o Sidewalk Dining /Incidental Outdoor Dining: Side walk dining fees and
incidental outdoor dining fees are proposed to be raised to be consistent
with sign review costs as processing times are similar. Staff p roposes to
adjust this fee to $220.
(II) Building Division:
Building Permit fees were last raised in 2007. Due to the increasing complexity of
building permit review and plan check, the proposal is to increase building permit fees
and all ancillary permits (plumbing, electric, mechanical, and misc.) by 5 %. None of the
fees for ancillary permits have been changed in the past 10 years. A 5% increase
across the board is consistent with what other cities charge.
(III) Business License Division:
The Business License fee has not been increased in over 8 years. The City had been
operating under the assumption that annual cost of living increases were not applicable
to business license fees. A recent legal opinion reverses this and these fees are
subject to increases for cost of living. The City estimates that business license fees
could be raised up to 23% over current rates to make up for years of no increases.
However, the recommendation is that a 6% increase is in order to make up some of this
shortfall. The City Council directed this increase during the budget process.
New Proposed Fee:
o Special Events and Parking Lot Promotions: There is currently no fee for
these events yet these plans are reviewed by numerous departments:
Development Services, Fire Department, and Public Works. The
recommendation is to standardize these fees at $180, which would
recover some of the cost of processing these permits.
(IV) Engineering Division:
Some minor fee increases are proposed for the Engineering Division.
• Transportation Permits: These are street work permits that are typically charged
to utilities or construction firms for transport through the City. This fee reflects
actual work done to review request to transport equipment on City streets. Fees
have not been modified in many years. Staff has proposed to increase fees as
follows:
o $16 to $50 for single transport permit
o $90 to $150 for annual transport permit
• Inspection Charges for Street Work: The proposed rate increases is to offset the
increase cost in street inspections. Staff has proposed to increase current fee
from $40 to $60.
• Plans and Specifications: Plans and specifications are in general p rinted and
copied for bid openings. Typically the plans, drawings and reproduction costs
often exceed the fee currently charged. Staff has proposed a slight increase to
recoup some of those costs by adjusting the current fee of $26.50 to $35.00.
Library and Museum Services Department:
The Library and Museum Services Department has proposed one item for fee
adjustment. Fine for overdue materials per day is proposed to increase from $.20 per
item /per day to $.25 per item /per day. This increased fine for each overdue item will
help defray the rising costs associated with efforts to recover overdue library materials,
including labor, postage and supplies involved in the process.
Police Department:
The Police Department is proposing fee revisions on existing Police related services.
Most of these fee adjustments are based on the time -in- motion study in performing each
of the services provided with exception to Towing Franchise and Parking Violation Bail
Fees.
o Towing Franchise Fee: A $35 per vehicle franchise fee for each vehicle stored or
impounded by Jan's Towing was implemented in 2007. Per the contract, the
franchise fee may be adjusted annually by resolution. Staff conducted a survey
of cities that collects a franchise fee and found that those cities collect fees in the
range of 15% to 34 %, with the average of those cities at 26.5 %. Staff is
recommending that the City modify the fee structure of a fixed amount to a
percentage of total penalties collected as comparable to other cities. Staff is
recommending modifying the fee to a rate of 25% for total impound and vehicle
storage fees.
o Parking Violation Bail: The last time the City's parking violation bail schedule
was approved was in November 2006. Since then, cost associated with
enforcement has increased in addition to a recent passage of Senate Bill 1407 in
2008 that requires cities to impose a $4.50 penalty to each parking citation and
subsequently remit that amount to the State. In total, the City remits $9.65 to the
State /County for every parking offense, an amount that is not factored into the
current parking fine.
The Police Department has proposed to increase the penalty for the majority of
current fines of $40.00 to $50.00 in order to offset the "pass through fine amount"
going to State and County. Other fines are proposed for an increase ranging
from $10.00 to $20.00 varying depending on the type of offense. These
proposed bail were considered after a survey of 16 other cities was conducted
with the recommended fee increase based on the average from these cites.
Please refer to the attached Exhibit C for all proposed new bail schedule.
The table below provides a summary of other fees that are proposed to be adjusted for
an increase. Please refer to the attached Exhibit A under the Police Department
Services section for additional description and justification for their proposed increase.
Fee Type
Current Fee ($)
Proposed Fee ($)
Parking Violation Bail
Schedule
Various with majority of
the penalties at
$40.00
Various with majority of
the penalties at
$50.00
Towing Franchise Fee
(Jan's Towing)
$35.00
25% of total impound
and vehicle storage fee
collected by the towing
company
Citation Verification
Free to Arcadia
residents or if cite was
issued by Arcadia
Police Dpt.; otherwise
$10.00
$10.00 — for Residents
$25.00 — for Non -
residents
Criminal Offender Record
Information (CORI) Check
$15.00
$25.00
Special Reports or
Research Fee
$25.00
$60.00 per hour with
one hour minimum
(additional time charged
at 15- minute
increments)
In addition to adjustments to current services, four (4) new fees are proposed. Currently,
three of the four are services being provided with no fees in place for their cost
recovery. The fourth new fee proposed is for the new Pay -to -Stay Prisoner Program.
Three of the four are fees permitted by California law. For those, staff has
recommended the allowable cost recovery as set by law. The Pay -to -Stay program fee
is based on supply and demand and with some research by staff, it's determined that
the average pay -to -stay fee in the area is just under $100.00 per day with an average of
$50.00 for a one -time administrative fee.
New Proposed Fee:
o Booking Fee: Currently no fee is charged to this service. Recovery of
costs associated with certain bookings is allowed under California
Government Code Section 29550 through 29552. The sections allow for
the recovery of actual administrative costs to include: searching, wrist
banding, bathing, clothing, fingerprinting, photographing, medical /mental
screening; document preparation, retrieval, updating, filing, and court
scheduling; warrant service, processing, and detainer; inventory of an
arrestee's money and creation of cash account; inventory and storage of
property; inventory, laundry, and storage of clothing; unit management
and supervision. Time -in- motion study indicated a cost of $159.17 (this
amount does not include a $25 administrative screening fee and $10
citation processing fee allowed under the California Government Code).
Staff has proposed a recovery fee of $150.
o Pay -to -Stay Prisoner Program: Many inmates, who have been convicted
of a crime, are sentenced to custody time as a condition of their case
adjudication. Previously, the Police Department operated an Inmate
Worker Program, but the Department lacked staffing to properly supervise
the inmate workers. This alternative overnight lockdown program would
not burden staff members since our Type 1 jail facility is already staffed 24
hours a day, 7 days a week. On average, only one -third of the 17 -bed
facility is being utilized on a daily basis. Study revealed the average pay -
to -stay fee in the area is just under $100 per day with an average of $50
for a one -time administrative fee. Staff has proposed to adopt said fee to
recover cost relating to such service.
o Traffic Accident Reports: The Police Department currently provides
copies of traffic collision report to involved parties, insurance companies,
and attorneys at no charge. Vehicle Code Section 20012 provides that a
request for a copy of an accident report shall be accompanied by payment
of a fee provided such fee shall not exceed the actual cost of providing the
copy. Time -in- motion study for processing a traffic accident report
indicated a cost of $39.29. Based on the study plus a survey of fees
charged by surrounding cities, staff proposes a fee of $25.00.
o Safekeeping of Firearms: This service is provided in instances of citizens
who are served with a restraining order are required, by law, to surrender
their firearms to a local law enforcement agency or sell the guns to a
firearms dealer. The safekeeping of firearms requires a great deal of
police personnel time to process, document, inventory, secure in storage,
ensure proper disposition, and follow -up correspondence with the firearm
owner and the Department of Justice. There are also incidents where
residents simply want to use the Police Department as a secure storage
facility while they are out of town. California Code of Civil Procedure
§527.9(c) allows a local law enforcement agency to charge a person
subject to a temporary restraining order or injunction a fee for the storage
of any firearm relinquished pursuant to this section. Time -in- motion study
indicated a cost of $188.83 for the initial paperwork, data entry, storage,
follow -up, release and additional cost of $85.92 for processing each
additional firearm. Staff recommends the following fees:
• $150 for the first weapon
• $50 for each additional weapon
• $2 per day per weapon storage fee beyond the 30 -day limit
Fee Type
Current Fee ($)
Proposed Fee ($)
Engineering:
$25.00
$35.00
Off -site improvement plan check
Streets:
$50.00
$70.00
Curb address painting request
Street Sweeping — private streets
(per curb mile)
$20.00
$35.00
Water:
$50.00
$95 +Lab cost
Bacterial test for new
development's water lines
Flow test meter or meter accuracy
test
1 test = $25.00
2 test / yr = $70.00
$165.00 per test
Hydrant flow test (witness /verify)
$50.00
$240.00
New utility account set up
$15.00 (business hours)
$30.00 (after hours)
$25.00 (business hours)
$50.00 (after hours)
Re -read of a water meter per
request
1 year = $0
2 request / yr = $5.00
1 year = $0
2 request / yr = $10.00
Standpipe inspection (for
developer to access water during
development)
$50.00
$165.00
Turn on water account due to
delinquent account
$25.00 (business hours)
$100.00 (after hours)+
2x bi- monthly water bill
(deposit)
$45.00 (business hours)
$125.00 (after hours)
Turn on water per request during
after —hours
$0.00
$125.00
Turn -off water service for non -test
of backflow device (after three (3)
notifications by the City)
$25.00
$40.00
Public Works:
In its review of recovering the full or a proportion of the costs reasonably borne in
providing special services, where allowable to be implemented by resolution, the Public
Works department has proposed fee adjustments in Water, Streets, and Engineering
services.
Listed in the table below are the proposed fees for various types of inspections:
Fee Type
Current Fee ($)
Proposed Fee ($)
Class Registration
Administration Fee
$2.00
$5.00
Kids Night Out Program
$12.00
$15.00
Recreation and Community Services:
Recreation and Community Services has requested to modify two existing fees.
Proposed adjustments on two current service fees are in the areas of Registration
Administration Fee and Kids Night Out Program.
• Class Registration Administration Fee has been proposed to be increased from
$2.00 to $5.00. This increase takes into consideration the cost to a new online
registration system for the recreation programs. The system will provide a simple
and convenient enrollment process for the public. The fee is established to
recover the costs charged by the service provider. The online registration feature
is expected to begin in the winter session 2009 -2010.
• Kids Night Out Program: The program is offered once a month from 6 -11 p.m.
and includes dinner. The proposed increase from $12.00 to $15.00 would help
offset a fraction of the program costs.
FISCAL IMPACT
Should Council approve Resolution 6691 establishing various fees for City services as
presented, the fiscal impact from the increase in fees is projected to be $488,127 into
the General Fund and approximately $29,610 for the Water Enterprise Fund. However,
please note that these projections are highly dependent on the level of participation by
the user of those services.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommend the City Council adopt:
Resolution No. 6691 establishing various fees for City services.
Approved by: Dr► P
Don Penman, City Manager
RESOLUTION NO. 6691
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING AND OR
ADJUSTING FEES VARIOUS FEES FOR CITY SERVICES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA
DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Based on the cost allocation study performed by the
Administrative Services Department, the fees set forth in this Resolution are
necessary for the purposes set forth in this Resolution. Said fees do not exceed the
estimated costs for providing the applicable service or programs; the fees set forth
in this Resolution bear a reasonable relationship to the cost of the respective
service or program involved; the fees bear a fair and reasonable relationship to the
benefit the payer obtains or the burden caused to the City in providing the service
or programs; and the fees are not being imposed for general revenue purposes, but
instead for full or partial recovery of the cost of providing said services and
programs. Said fees are to cover the costs of various services and programs set
forth in the Fee Schedule, attached hereto as Exhibit "A ".
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby adopts the fees set forth in
Exhibit "A" attached hereto.
SECTION 3. The fees set forth in this Resolution shall become
effective upon adoption.
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SECTION 4. Any fees adopted prior to this Resolution which are
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed effective upon the date the fees set forth
in Exhibit "A" take effect.
SECTION S. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this
Resolution.
Passed, approved and adopted this day of , 2009.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephen P. Deitsch
City Attorney
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Mayor of the City of Arcadia
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Determination of Use applications are currently free of charge
yet they have the same processing requirements as a
Modification. They go in front of the Planning Commission,
require a staff report and public hearing, and involve research
and preparation. We are recommending the same cost as a
modification application and estimate we will process three
per year.
We are proposing to standardize CUP, Variance and
Residential Mountainous (RM) Permits. Currently, these
permits are all processed on a sliding' fee scale. Staff has
made it a practice to default to the lowest cost on the scale.
We recommend a flat fee of $1200 for all three permits given
the similar staff time and processing involved. Public notice, a
staff report and public hearing, meetings with the applicant,
plan review, and drafting of conditions are all required for
these items.
The fee for portable signs was originally based on an over the
counter approval of a typical "A" frame sign. We now conduct
a design review process on such signs similar to any other
sign design review. As a result, we recommend the fee be
made consistent with other sign design review permits.
We are also proposing to standardize all appeal fees for
various planning actions to the standard $540 to cover
processing, notification, and hearing costs.
Sidewalk dining fees and incidental outdoor dining fees are
proposed to be raised to be consistent with sign review costs
as processing times are similar.
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Sidewalk Dining, Incidental
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DESCRIPTION /JUSTIFICATION
Building Permit fees were last raised in 2007. Due to the
increasing complexity of building permit review and plan
check, the proposal is to increase building permit fees and all
ancillary permits (plumbing, electric, mechanical, misc.) by
5 %. None of the fees for ancillary permits have been changed
in the past 10 years. A 5% increase across the board is
consistent with what other cities charge and will not lead to
significant impacts to applicants.
The Business License fee has not been increased in over 8
years. The City had been operating under the assumption that
annual cost of living increases were not applicable to business
license fees. A recent legal opinion reverses this and these
fees are subject to increases for cost of living. The City
estimates that business license fees could be raised up to
23% over current rates to make up for years of no increases.
However, the recommendation is that a 6% increase is in
order to make up some of this shortfall.
Other specific license fees such as Special Events and
Parking lot Promotional Sales are also proposed to be raised.
The recommendation is to standardize these fees at $180,
which recovers some of the cost of processing for these
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reproduction costs often exceed the fee charged. This slight
increase is to recoup some of those costs.
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Citizen receives vehicle equipment violation citation from law
enforcement agency, and citizen must have the correction
made to the vehicle and have a law enforcement officer sign
off to verify it is now in compliance. This task must be
performed prior to the court date listed on the citation. Time -
in- motion study indicated a cost of $48.37; however, if an
1 Citizen requires a check of our local records and a letter of
good conduct to be issued by the police department to comply
with various requirements from other governmental entities
(military, INS, attend school in foreign country, etc.). Time -in-
motion study indicated a cost of $26.33.
Provide special report for calls for service at specific address
(date, time, final call types) for realtors; Part I crimes for
surrounding areas, within a 1/4 mile radius (date, time, 100
block, final call types). Any other special research above the
one -hour minimum will be charged the $60 hourly rate at 15-
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DESCRIPTION /JUSTIFICATION
In 2008, Senate Bill 1407 required a $4.50 penalty to be
imposed per parking citation. This bill is to provide $5 billion
in lease- revenue bonds to finance the construction,
rehabilitation, renovation, and replacement of court facilities.
To recover the new $4.50 penalty and based on what
surrounding cities have established, the City will need to
increase the parking penalties. Survey of 16 cities conducted
and the fee increases are based on the averages. (The City
must remit a total of $9.50 to the State /County for every
parking offense, and this amount is not factored into the
revenue figures.)
The Department currently provides copies of traffic collision
reports to involved parties, insurance companies, and
attorneys at no charge, and Vehicle Code §20012 indicates
that a request for a copy of an accident report shall be
accompanied by payment of a fee, provided such fee shall not
exceed the actual cost of providing the copy. Time -in- motion
study for processing a traffic accident report indicated a cost
of $39.29, and a survey of cities /law enforcement agencies
that charged a fee ranged from $10 to $50, with an average of
$19.
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Traffic Accident Reports
DESCRIPTION /JUSTIFICATION
Recovery of costs associated with certain bookings is allowed
under California Government Code § 29550 through 29552.
The sections allow for the recovery of actual administrative
costs to include: searching, wristbanding, bathing, clothing,
fingerprinting, photographing, medical /mental screening;
document preparation, retrieval, updating, filing, and court
scheduling; warrant service, processing, and detainer;
inventory of an arrestee's money and creation of cash
account; inventory and storage of property; inventory, laundry,
and storage of clothing; unit management and supervision.
Time -in- motion study indicated a cost of $159.17 (this amount
does not include a $25 administrative screening fee and $10
citation processing fee allowed under the California
Government Code). A survey of cities that charged a booking
fee based upon conviction ranged from $124.50 to $366, with
an average of $167.08. Two cities charged a fee of $65 and
$75 for all bookings.
Many inmates, who have been convicted of a crime, are
sentenced to custody time as a condition of their case
adjudication. Previously, the Police Department operated an
Inmate Worker Program, but the Department lacked staffing
to properly supervise the inmate workers. This alternative
overnight lockdown program would not burden staff members
since our Type 1 jail facility is already staffed 24 hours a day,
7 days a week. On average, only one -third of the 17 -bed
facility is being utilized on a daily basis. No time -in- motion
study requirement as fees are based on supply and demand.
Research revealed the average pay -to -stay fee in the area is
just under $100 per day with an average of $50 for a one -time
administrative fee.
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Citizens who are served with a restraining order are required,
by law, to surrender their firearms to a local law enforcement
agency or sell the guns to a firearms dealer. The safekeeping
of firearms requires a great deal of police personnel time to
process, document, inventory, secure in storage, ensure
proper disposition, and follow -up correspondence with the
i,firearm owner and the Department of Justice. There are also
incidents where residents simply want to use the Police
Department as a secure storage facility while they are out of
town. and this fee will serve as a deterrent. Additionally,
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VIOLATIONS
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Vehicle Code
21113a- Parking on Public Grounds
$40.00
$48.15
$50.00
22500a- Parking Within an Intersection
$40.00
$48.67
$50.00
22500b On a Crosswalk
$40.00
$51.29
$50.00
22500e -In Front on Public or Private Drive
$40.00
$51.80
$50.00
22500f On a Sidewalk
$40.00
$51.46
$50.00
22500h- Double Parking
$40.00
$52.07
$50.00
22500i -Bus Zone
$255.00
$265.77
$265.00
22500.1 -Park in Fire Lane /Access way
$255.00
$102.57
$255.00
22502 -Park over 18" from R/Curb (or Wrong
Side)
$40.00
$47.12
$50.00
22507.8 - Handicapped Parking (First Offense)
$330.00
$348.62
$350.00
22514 Hydrant 15')
$40.00
$51.56
$50.00
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22522 -Park Near Curb Access Ramp
$280.00
$278.64
$280.00
22526- Blocking Intersection
$102.00
$83.00
$102.00
5200- Improper Display of License Plates
$40.00
$46.00
$50.00
5204a- Improper Display of Tabs
$40.00
$54.73
$50.00
Municipal Code Violation
No Stopping or Standing in Parkway
$40.00
$51.00
$50.00
No Stopping or Parking
$40.00
$58.81
$50.00
No Stopping or Parking (Street Sweeping)
$40.00
$52.17
$50.00
Using Streets for Storage of Vehicle
$40.00
$63.70
$60.00
Repairing or Greasing Vehicle on Street
$40.00
$52.27
$50.00
Washing or Polishing Vehicle on Street
$40.00
$52.78
$50.00
Unlawful Parking- Peddlers/Vendors
$55.00
$88.43
$80.00
No Parking (Emergency Signs)
$40.00
$54.38
$50.00
EXHIBIT A
ARCADIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
PROPOSED NEW BAIL SCHEDULE
September -09
VIOLATIONS
CURRENT
PENALTY
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PENALTY
Green Curb (24 Minutes Only)
$40.00
$50.17
$50.00
Overtime Parking
$40.00
$48.15
$50.00
Park in Space Parking
$40.00
$50.27
$50.00
Overnight Parking (3 a.m. to 6 a.m.)
$40.00
$45.33
$50.00
Overnight Parking (Vehicle Over 6,000 lbs)
$60.00
$84.33
$80.00
Park in Violation of Curb Markings
$40.00
$49.73
$50.00
Load or Unload in Excess of 20 Minutes
$40.00
$51.25
$50.00
Park in Loading Zone
$40.00
$50.40
$50.00
Park in Passenger Loading Zone
$40.00
$51.90
$50.00
Park in Alley
$40.00
$51.64
$50.00
Parking on Private Property
$40.00
$54.30
$50.00
Park on Lawn/Unpaved Surface
$40.00
$53.45
$50.00
Parking Commercial Vehicle in Residential
$90.00
$103.80
$100.00
Commercial Vehicle (truck route)
$60.00
$106.60
$100.00
EXHIBIT A
ARCADIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
PROPOSED NEW BAIL SCHEDULE
September -09
DESCRIPTION /JUSTIFICATION
Review site improvement plans during the Plan Check
process. Services include review of proposed installation or
,modification of water services including abandonment of
water services, installation of new water services. Proposed
,work is checked to verify location and size of existing piping,
connections to existing piping and interference with existing
utilities. Review includes notes and /or recommendations for
the submittal of a Water Meter Clearance Application and
reference to applicable City Standards. Proposed fee is
based on current labor cost for the service.
Processing a request to paint a curb address number. No
travel time to and from the job was included in fee calculation.
Work includes the following: process a work order request,
scrape the curb clean, spray the white background and paint
with black numbers. Proposed fee is based on current labor
cost for the service.
Providing street sweeping service to private streets
(homeowners associations). Proposed fee is based on
current labor and equipment costs for the service.
mealtn ervices. NO travel time to ana trom the jot) was
included in fee calculation. Work includes the following:
collect bacteriological samples from new water mains or fire
hydrant lateral runs, make arrangements with the laboratory to
pick up samples, and contact responsible party upon
availability of results. Proposed fee is based on current labor
and equipment costs for the service. Proposed fee should
also include lab cost.
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STREETS/TREES
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Street Sweeping - private streets
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PUBLIC WORKS SERVICES DEPARTMENT
DESCRIPTION /JUSTIFICATION
accuracy (flow test) and provide results to the customer.
Performing and /or witnessing a test of a hydrant to determine
the pressure and water flow available for fire protection. No
travel time to and from the job was included in fee calculation.
Work includes the following: set up the gauge on a hydrant
and flow the next closest hydrant to identify fire flow demand,
remove equipment, record and store data, and transmit
results to the developer. Proposed fee is based on current
labor and equipment costs for the service.
Processing a new utility water account and turn on meter at
property line when the service was previously discontinued
and water meter was shut off. No travel time to and from the
job was included in fee calculation. Proposed fee is based on
rates surveyed from surrounding cities for similar service.
Current & proposed revenue figures are based on business
hours rate or service more frequently rendered.
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New utility account set up
DESCRIPTION /JUSTIFICATION
Re -read of a non -radio read water meter on request. No travel
time to and from the job was included in fee calculation. Work
includes the following: process work order request, re -read
the meter to make sure the reading is correct and inspect if
there is a possible leak on the customers side resulting to the
high bill. Proposed fee is based on the following: similar
charge for first request during the year; 2nd request fee was
doubled, which is still lower than the maximum amount the
'City can charge using the Finance Department's method for
calculating the proposed fees
Perform a standpipe inspection to allow the developer to
access the water system during development. No travel time
to and from the job was included in fee calculation. Work
includes the following: inspect the installation of the standpipe
in accordance with Arcadia City Standard 711. Work includes
a site inspection by a field services worker or Public Works
Inspector to verify proper insatllation and to report meter
reading at time of inspection. Proposed fee is based on
current labor and equipment costs for the service.
Turn off /on a water account due to delinquency. No travel
time to and from the job was included in fee calculation. Work
includes the following: process work request and payment set
up; service man will then turn on and flush the line and take a
meter reading. Proposed fee is based on current labor and
equipment costs for the service.
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Turn on water account due to
delinquent account
DESCRIPTION /JUSTIFICATION
Proposed fee is based on current labor and equipment costs
for the service for a minimum of two hours.
Turn off water meter for non - compliance of backflow
regulations. Service also includes processing and sending a
letter to the non - compliant resident. Proposed fee is based
on current labor cost for the service. Current revenue figure is
based on business hours rate or service more frequently
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