CONSENT - Clark Arneson, City Manager
Title
SECOND READING
AMENDING APPENDIX D - FEE SCHEDULE OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF BLAINE
Background
Annually, the City Council reviews and adopts a fee schedule. Minnesota Statutes §462.353, subd. 4(a) provides, in part, as follows: "
A municipality may adopt a fee schedule under this subdivision by ordinance
, following publication of notice of proposed action on a fee schedule at least 10 days prior to a public hearing held to consider action on or approval of the fee schedule." This public hearing was held on December 18, 2014.
The fee schedule with proposed changes is attached and shows all of the proposed changes with additions underlined in red and deletions with strikethrough and are summarized below. One additional change is being recommended since first reading which with regard to Reimbursable Police Services. In order to stay current with the labor agreement increases for the sworn officers staff is recommending an adjustment in the fee schedule for Reimbursable Police Services from $73/hour to $75/hour.
Section 22-427, Massage Enterprise/Therapist License Fees
Increase in massage enterprise and therapist license fees
Section 38-33, Fire Department Fees
Clarification on Extinguishing Systems
Clarification on Temporary Structures
Section 86-141, Rates, Fees, and Charges of Water and Sanitary Sewer
Increase in MCES SAC fee
Section 86-153, Stormwater Utility Fee
Increase in Stormwater Utility fee
Engineering/GIS
Clarification regarding Topography (200 scale paper copies) and electronic copies of Plans and Specifications (over $500,000 projects)
Police
Clarification regarding fees for police reports
Fee adjustment for Reimbursable Police Services
Chapter 18, Building and Building Regulations
Several building inspection fee updates and clarifications throughout
Schedule of Actions
Public Hearing / First Reading |
12/18/2014 |
Second Reading |
01/08/2015 |
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Recommendation
By motion, adopt the proposed ordinance.
Body
THE CITY OF BLAINE DOES ORDAIN: (Added portions are underscored and deleted portions are shown in brackets with overstrike.)
The Municipal Code of the City of Blaine is hereby amended by adding Appendix D adopting a Fee Schedule for City services and licensing, pursuant to Minn.Stat. §462.353, subd. 4 and subd. 4(a).
City staff has reviewed the current Fee Schedule for the City of Blaine and is recommending that the following amendments to the Fee Schedule, attached hereto be adopted. After consideration of and review by the Blaine City Council, the amendments to the Fee Schedule, Appendix D of the Municipal Code of the City of Blaine is hereby adopted.
INTRODUCED AND READ in full the 18th day of December, 2014.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Blaine this 8th day of January 2015.