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HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-35 CC Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 19-35 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA ESTABLISHING PUBLIC SAFETY FALSE ALARM RESPONSE FEES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council has adopted Chapter 9.60 of the Temecula Municipal Code, establishing regulations for the operation of public safety alarm systems, including fees to reimburse the City for providing responses to false alarms, in such amounts as established by resolution of the City Council. Section 2. On June 11, 2019, the City Council held a duly noticed public meeting concerning the fees proposed to be established herein at which time members of the public had the opportunity to review the documents presented to the City Council and provide oral comments to the City Council concerning the fees set forth in this Resolution. Section 3. For purposes of this Resolution, the term "False Alarm" shall have that meaning as set forth in Chapter 9.60 of the Temecula Municipal Code. Section 4. The City Council hereby finds and determines that, based upon its review of the data, information, analysis, and oral and written documentation presented by City staff, and any public input received at the public hearing referenced in Section 2, above, concerning this matter, the fees set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein, do not exceed the estimated,reasonable costs to the City in providing the services to which each such fee applies. Section 5. If the alarm system owner fails to remit any assessed false alarm fees within thirty(30)days from the date of the issuance of the fee assessment notice,a penalty of twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount of the fees in the fee notice shall be imposed, but not less than five dollars ($5.00). When imposed, the penalty amount shall become part of the fee required to be paid.In addition to such fee assessment,the alarm system owner shall pay to the City all reasonable costs incurred by the City in collecting such overdue and unpaid fees, including reasonable attorney's fees and court costs, and interest at the rate of one and one-half percent per month eighteen percent(18%)per annum, or the maximum legal rate, whichever is higher, on all unpaid fee amounts from the date payment was due. Section 6. The City Council hereby approves the fees set forth in Exhibit"A"attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein. Section 7. All provisions of any previously adopted resolutions establishing or revising fees for the services specified in this Resolution, are hereby repealed and superseded by the provisions of this Resolution and the fees adopted herein. Section 8. The provisions of this Resolution shall become operative as of the effective date of Chapter 9.60 of the Temecula Municipal Code. Section 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Temecula this 11 th day of June, 2019. ichael S. Naggar, Mayor ATTES Randi 'ity Clerk [SEAL] 2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss CITY OF TEMECULA ) I, Randi Johl, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 19-35 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Temecula at a meeting thereof held on the 1 1th day of June, 2019,by the following vote: AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Edwards, Rahn, Schwank, Stewart, Naggar NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None 4C2:2----------- Randi Johl, City Clerk I I EXHIBIT "A" POLICE AND FIRE FALSE ALARM RESPONSE FEES False Alarm Response Fees for False Alarms Occurring Within a Fiscal Year Fire False Alarm Type # of Alarm Cost of Fee Residential First No Charge—Issue order to comply Residential Second $100.00 Residential Third+ $200.00 for the third and $250.00 for each one thereafter Commercial First No Charge—Issue order to comply Commercial Second $100.00 Commercial Third + $200.00 for the third and $250.00 for each one thereafter Police False Alarm Type # of Alarm Cost of Fee Burglary Response Flat Rate $32.00 Commercial Robbery Alarm Flat rate $100.00 I I