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Home My WebLink About20110207 - VII-1 & VIII-C-1 City Council Memorandum To: Mayor Hicks & City Councilmembers From: Melanie Mesko Lee, Assistant City Administrator Date: February 2, 2011 Item: Public Hearing and Second Reading--Proposed Fee Adjustments Council Action Requested: Conduct the public hearing and approve the second reading/ordinance amendment approving fee adjustments to the City's fee ordinance. Background Information: At the January 18 Council meeting, the City Council approved the first reading and ordering a public hearing and consideration of a second reading/ordinance amendment for the attached fee adjustments. Periodically, City staff reviews the comprehensive fee ordinance. Attached are fee adjustments which have been included as part of the 2011 budget and are being recommended for adoption . When reviewing, staff looks at incurred costs (external and staff) for providing the service. Additionally, staff recommends addition of a new section (34.04), which provides the City an opportunity to capture staff time costs for services which may be specially requested and/or non- routine in nature. An example of this would be the request for a specific kind of map to be prepared; this new language would provide the City the opportunity to capture the staff costs for generating the special request, and pass that fee to the requestor. Financial Impact: Minimal; one fee (pawn shop transaction fee) is proposed to decrease as a result of a decrease in a cost being charged to the City. Other fee adjustments are being proposed to more accurately capture staff and/or incurred costs for providing services. Advisory Commission Discussion: N/A Council Committee Discussion: N/A Attachments:  Proposed fee schedule ORDINANCE NO.2011- , - THIRD SERIES AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS, MINNESOTA AMENDING CHAPTER 34 OF THE HASTINGS CITY CODE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS AS FOLLOWS: Sections 34.03 of the Hastings City Code shall be amended as follows and Section 34.04 of the Hastings City Code shall be established as follows. The fees for licenses, permits, municipal services, rentals and leases are set forth below. LICENSE FEE City Hall Rental (after hours) $25/hour (2 hour minimum) $40/hour (2 hour minimum) $1.75/transaction $1.35/transaction Pawn Shop Reporting Fee $47/hour with a two hour minimum plus a 10% administrative Lawn Mowing Fee fee Fees for City Staff Corrective $50/hour with a two hour minimum Action and/or Abatement of City Code Violations (lawn mowing, snow removal, etc.) $5.00 Clearance Letter Ambulance Rates Ambulance Standby $100 $150/per hour Code BLS $730 $752 Code ALS-1 $864 $890 Code ALS-2 $1043 $1075 Code ALS-No Transport $310 $320 Mileage 12/mile $15/mile Non-Resident Fee $116 $119.50 Ice Rental Prime (7 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.) $165 $175/hour plus tax Non-Prime(9:30pm to 7am) $136.50 $145.00/hour plus tax Public Skate $3.50 $4.00 Session book of 10 $30.00 $35.00 Skate Sharpening $3.50 $4.00 $15.00 hour $20.00/hour plus tax Vets Field Light Rental $40/hour $45/hour plus tax Vets Soccer Field (resident) $60/hour $65/hour plus tax Vets Soccer Field (non-resident) $40/hour $45/hour plus tax Vets Softball Field (resident) $60/hour $65/hour plus tax Vets Softball Field (non-resident) $30/hour $35/hour plus tax Open Air Shelter (summer)-- resident $55/hour $60/hour plus tax Open Air Shelter (summer)—non- resident $40/hour $46/hour plus tax Enclosed park shelter (summer)- resident $60/hour $66/hour plus tax Enclosed park shelter (summer)- non-resident $10 $15/plus tax Picnic Table Rental 22627.79 $23,759.18 Antenna Lease (wireless) Equipment (plus operator fees) $25.00/ $35/hour Air Compressor $40.00/ $50/hour Chipper $29.00/ $35/hour One Ton Dump Truck $28.00/ $30/hour Pickup Truck $35.00/ $40/hour Roller $80.00/ $90/hour Sewer Rodding Machine Sewer Vactor $120.00 $175.00 Single Axle Dump Truck $40.00 $45.00 Single axle Dump Truck w/Paver $75.00 $80.00 Skid Loader $50.00 $60.00 Street Sweeper $65.00 $85.00 Tandem Axle Dump Truck $50.00 $55.00 Tanker $50.00 $50.00 Tractor Mower $40.00 $75.00 Mini-Excavator $60.00 Compacting Tamper $25.00 Trash Pump $25.00 Paint Striper $30.00 Front End Loader w/ Snow Blower $125.00 New Holland Tractor w/ Plow $75.00 Trailer Mounted Generator $100.00 Operator Fees Hourly Rate OT Rate Hourly Public Works Director Rate OT Rate $105.00 N/A City Engineer $95.00 N/A Assistant City Engineer $80.00 N/A Engineering Supervisor Engineering Technician $75.00 N/A Public Works Superintendent $60.00 $85.00 Public Works Supervisor $85.00 $85.00 Heavy Equipment Operator $70.00 $70.00 $65.00 $65.00 $55.00 $80.00 Light Equipment Operator $50.00 $70.00 $55.00 $75.00 Utility Maintenance III Operator $55.00 $80.00 Electrician $50.00 $70.00 $60.00 $85.00 34.04. Special or Non-Routine Services by City Departments; fees. (a) Any city department that furnishes special or non-routine services to any person or organization, other than services which it is required by law to perform without fee, may charge the person or organization requesting such services a fee as set by council ordinance for that type of service. If no fee has been adopted for a special or non-routine service, a fee may be changed, which may not exceed the staff cost of performing such service(s). ALL OTHER SECTIONS SHALL REMAIN UNCHANGED Council member _____________________ moved a second to this Ordinance, and upon being put to a vote it was adopted by all Council members present. Adopted by the Hastings City Council on this day of , 2010, by the following vote: Ayes Nays: Absent: CITY OF HASTINGS Paul J. Hicks, Mayor ATTEST: Melanie Mesko Lee, City Clerk