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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 3 FIRE SVC FEE ADJ 09-08-92UUN5LN'1 UALLNUAK iNU. 9-8-92 y Z i -- Inter -Com ,ATE: SEPTEMBER 8, 1992 TO: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER FROM: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: DEFERRAL OF FIRE SERVICE ANNUAL FEE ADJUSTMENT RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Adopt Resolution No. 92-102 deferring the fire services annual fee adjustment. BACKGROUND The City of Tustin contracts with the County of Orange for the Orange County Fire Department to provide fire services. On July 18, 1990, the Orange County Board of Supervisors passed Resolution 90-1011 establishing a fee schedule for fire prevention, false alarms and miscellaneous services provided by the Orange County Fire Department to become effective July 1, 1991. The amount of each fee is to recover operating costs incurred in providing those services. On May 20, 1991 the Tustin City Council adopted Resolution 91-56 establishing, in part, permit fees for alarm businesses and penalty fees for false alarms. The fee schedule was effective July 1, 1991, enabling the Fire Department to collect those fees. As part of the fire service provided by Orange County Fire Department the adopted fees included an annual automatic fee adjustment beginning July 1, 1992. The Orange County Fire Department has determined that due to reductions in false alarm responses and cooperation in quickly correcting fire code violations the annual fee increase for alarm businesses and penalties will not be necessary for fiscal year 1992-1993. The Orange County Fire Department has recommended that contract cities have their Council adopt a resolution deferring the annual fee increase which was to be effective July 1, 1992. Rita Westfield Christine A. Shingln Assistant Director Assistant City Mana er Community Development Department RW:CAS:kbc\feedefer.rw 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 is 17 is is 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 92-102 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN TO DEFER AUTOMATIC ANNUAL FEE ADJUSTMENTS FOR FIRE PREVENTION, FALSE ALARMS AND MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE ORANGE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT I. The City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby resolve as follows: A. On May 20, 1991 the City Council of the City of Tustin adopted Resolution No. 91-56 enacting fees for fire prevention, false alarms and miscellaneous services provided by the Orange County Fire Department and to authorize the County of Orange to administer collection enforcement of certain fees; and B. The Orange County Fire Department fee schedule contained a provision to allow an automatic annual fee adjustment to adopted fees beginning July 1, 1992 through June 30, 1994 based on changes to the Consumer Price Index (CPI); and C. That the Orange County Fire Department contract cities have expressed concern that fee increases will have an adverse impact on development and business during the current economic recession; and D. The City of Tustin which is served by the Orange County Fire Department has been requested to have the City Council authorize a one time deferral of the annual adjustment which was effective July 1, 1992. E. The one time deferral of the automatic annual fee adjustment is exempt from the CEQA in accordance with Public Resources Code Section 21080 (b) (8) . II. The City of Tustin does hereby authorize the Orange County Fire Department to continue using the fee schedule which was adjusted on July 1, 1991 and adopted by Resolution No. 91-56. III. That this is a one time deferral of the adjustment and that fire service fees will be automatically adjusted beginning on July 1, 1993 and will be based on changes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Resolution -No. 92-102 Page 2 to the Consumer Price Index for the period of March to March of the two previous years. PASSED AND ADOPTED at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Tustin held on the 8th day of September, 1992. LESLIE ANNE PONTIOUS Mayor MARY E. WYNN City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF TUSTIN ) CERTIFICATION FOR RESOLUTION NO. 92-102 MARY E. WYNN, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, does hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council of the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 8th day of September, 1992, by the following vote: COUNCILPERSONS AYES: COUNCILPERSONS NOES: COUNCILPERSONS ABSTAINED: COUNCILPERSONS ABSENT: MARY E. WYNN, City Clerk