REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on the Adoption of the Proposed FY 2022/23 Municipal Fee Schedule and Parks & Recreation Cost Recovery Policy
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Santa Clara Municipal Fee Schedule provides a detailed list of fees charged by the City for specific services. The purpose of these fees is to recover costs related to providing the services, with varying levels of cost-recovery. City staff review the fee schedule on an annual basis. Periodically, a cost of service study is performed to identify the City's full costs of providing fee-related services. This fiscal year's proposed fee schedule reflects a comprehensive fee study that was performed by the third-party consultant, ClearSource Financial Consulting, in coordination with City departments. The intent of this study was to review all the costs of services provided and to adjust fees as necessary to obtain a reasonable level of cost recovery.
Additionally, the City's consultant, alongside the Parks & Recreation Department, developed a Cost Recovery Policy for Parks & Recreation services. A community survey was conducted and a joint meeting with the Parks & Recreation Commission, Senior Advisory Commission, and Youth Commission took place to get community input on what residents/interested parties felt were reasonable levels of cost recovery for Parks & Recreation services offered.
On April 5, 2022, a study session was held to review the Proposed FY 2022/23 Municipal Fee Schedule and Parks & Recreation Cost Recovery Policy with the City Council and the public. Responses to City Council and general public questions and/or comments are included in this report. In addition, a revision to the Parks & Recreation Cost Recovery Policy is recommended in this report incorporating the feedback received from the study session.
BACKGROUND
User and regulatory fees are established ...
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