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HomeMy WebLinkAbout14-033 CC ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 14 -33 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING THE AUTOMATIC ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF CITYWIDE USER FEES UNTIL THE ENGERGOV PERMITTING SYSTEM PROJECT IS COMPLETED DURING FISCAL YEAR 2014 -15 AND TEMPORARILY RETAINING THE SAME CITYWIDE USER FEES AS WERE IN EFFECT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 -14 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Temecula does hereby find, determine and declare that: A. Pursuant to State Government Code Section 66014 et.al., the City of Temecula imposes a variety of user fees as long as those fees do not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the services. B. The City Council adopted the existing user fees by Resolution No. 04 -56, on May 24, 2004. On June 22, 2004 and October 26, 2004, additional Resolution Nos. 04 -72 and 04 -109 were adopted to adjust for omitted fees, clerical errors, and changes ' in business practices. On January 25, 2005 and February 8, 2005, new fees for Architectural and Telecommunications Reviews were adopted by Resolution Nos. 05 -13 and 05 -16, respectively. On January 8, 2008, Resolution No. 08 -05 was adopted adding Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) fees to the Citywide user fee schedule. C. The City Council adopted Resolution No. 05 -101 on September 27, 2005, provides for an automatic annual adjustment of user fees on July 1 of each year based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) —All Urban Consumers -Los Angeles, Riverside, and Orange County -CA for the twelve month period prior to April 1 of the year in which the change will be effective. D. The existing fee adjustment process is manually intensive and requires significant staff resources to calculate, update, and test the fees, and would significantly delay the implementation of the new Energov permitting system project scheduled to be complete in the Fall 2014. E. By the adoption of this Resolution, the City Council intends to support the Energov project that will provide for improved automation and efficiencies that will benefit customers. Resos 14 -33 1 Section 2. The automatic annual adjustment provision described in Section ' 1.C. of Resolution No. 05 -101 is temporarily suspended for user fees required to be paid beginning July 1, 2014 until the Energov permitting system project is completed during Fiscal Year 2014 -15. Therefore, user fees required to be paid beginning July 1, 2014 shall remain the same as those in effect in Fiscal Year 2013 -14 and will be implemented concurrent with the Engergov project. The automatic annual adjustment provisions of Section 1.C. of Resolution No. 05 -101 shall resume and be in effect for Fiscal Year 2015 -16. r—� Section 3. Except as specifically provided in this Resolution, all other terms of Resolution No. 05 -101 shall remain in full force and effect. Section 4. This Resolution shall be effective on July 1, 2014. Section 5. 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 10th day of June, 2014. ATTEST: Gwyn R. Vlores,,CMC Acting City Clerk [SEAL] Resos 14 -33 2 U Maryann Edwards, Mayor STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss CITY OF TEMECULA ) I, Gwyn R. Flores, CMC, Acting City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 14 -33 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Temecula at a meeting thereof held on the 10th day of June, 2014, by the following vote: AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS Comerchero, Naggar, Roberts, Washington, Edwards None 1►re e - ABSTAIN: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None wyn R. Flores, CMC Acting City Clerk Resos 14 -33 3