PREPARED BY: ARTURO CASTILLO DATE OF MEETING: 11/17/2025
SUBJECT:
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CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) ADOPTING AN UPDATED CITY OF SAN PABLO MASTER FEE SCHEDULE FOR PLANNING, BUILDING, PUBLIC WORKS, COMMUNITY SERVICES, POLICE, AND OTHER CITY-WIDE MUNICIPAL SERVICES; AND (2) ADOPTING AN ANNUAL BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX ADJUSTMENT TO MAINTAIN FEES RELATIVE TO INFLATION AS RECOMMENDED IN THE WILLDAN FINANCIAL CONSULTING GROUP FEE STUDY TO BE APPLIED EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST OF EACH FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2026
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Conduct public hearing; adopt Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Continue Best Management Practices, Fiscal Excellence, and Fiscal Transparency is an adopted City Council Priority contained in the adopted Fiscal Year 2025-2027 City Council Priority Workplan, effective April 7, 2025.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
BACKGROUND
The City of San Pablo historically conducts a cost-of-service fee study every four years, with the last comprehensive study of Building, Planning and Public Works fees occurring in 2016, with such fees subsequently adjusted by the City Council pursuant to Resolution 2016-166. By definition, permit fees or user fees are a charge for services provided by a governmental agency to a public citizen or group. In California, several Constitutional laws such as Propositions 13, 4, and 218, State Government Codes 66014 and 66016, Attorney General's Opinion 92-506, and more recently Proposition 26 stipulate that fees charged by local agencies may not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service for which the fee is charged.
In early 2025, the City of San Pablo contracted with Willdan Financial Services to perform a City-wide User Fee Study that included all City D...
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