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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 7.2 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Public Hearing November 15, 2021 Tina Allard, City Clerk <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />2022 Master Fee Schedule Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />1. Open and close the public hearing. <br />2. Adopt, by motion, an ordinance approving the 2022 Master Fee Schedule. <br />3. Adopt, by motion, a resolution for summary publication of the ordinance. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />Garbage, Sewer, and Stormwater Fees (pgs. 3 & 7) - Reviewed during budget and sewer rate study discussions. <br /> <br />General Planning Permit (pg. 5) – Reduce the escrow to be more consistent with the time invested into the <br />average review for the type of permit. <br /> <br />Zoning Letter (pg. 8) – Increase the fee to reflect the current hourly rate for staff services. Zoning letters typically <br />take one hour to complete, and the change makes the fee consistent with the hourly rate. <br /> <br />False Fire Alarms (pg. 9) - Current fees are not a deterrent for businesses to fix alarm issues, this is a safety <br />concern and only affects a few businesses. <br /> <br />Parking Permits (pg. 10) - Council removed the downtown parking permitting from the city code in November. <br /> <br />Police Reserve/Off Duty Officer Service (pg. 10) – Updated fee to reflect the current hourly rate for officers <br />performing special detail services for a third party. <br /> <br />Police Fees (Exhibit B) - Approved via the court system and city code and reflected in the fee schedule. <br /> <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities (Exhibit C) - ERMU Commission adopted their fees in November. The city <br />attorney recommends the fees be listed as part of the city fee schedule. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Elk River Municipal Mission: Responsible for every dollar - good stewards, ethical, efficient & responsible. <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br /> <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity. <br /> Updated: August 2020 <br /> <br />