R-9526
RESOLUTION NO. 9526
(CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
SETTING ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC WORKS MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT FEES
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica is committed to sustainability and
protection of the public health and environmental resources; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica administers and implements the
Underground Storage Tank (UST) Program and the Hazardous Materials
Release Response Planning and Inventory (HMRRP) Program; and
WHEREAS, the State adopted the Certified Unified Program in 1993, for
purposes of consolidating and coordinating the administration of the
Underground Storage Tank Program and the Hazardous Materials Release
Response Planning Inventory Program, including the database, payment of fees,
and issuance of permits; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica was certified to be the Certified
Unified Program Agency (CUPA) in 1997 and is, therefore. required to satisfy
extensive state CUPA administrative performance standards related to the
implementation of the UST Program and the HMRRP Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica recently completed a
comprehensive analysis of all user fees charged by the Environmental and
Public Works Management Department and the Fire Department for the
implementation of the UST program and the HMRRP Program; and
WHEREAS, it was determined that current user fees charged by the
Environmental and Public Works Management Department and the Fire
Department do not accurately reflect the full costs incurred in the provision of
related services; and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the City of Santa Monica to charge for the
full costs of services provided by City staff when such services benefit individual
users rather than members of the community as a whole; and
WHEREAS, Municipal Code Section 5.24.150 authorizes the setting of
Hazardous Materials Release Response Planning Program Fees by resolution;
and
WHEREAS, Municipal Code Section 8.104.100 authorizes the setting of
Underground Storage Tank Program Fees by resolution,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA. DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 8.104.100 the following
fees are established:
Underqround Storaqe Tank lUST) Proqram: For each classification
determination made by the Environmental and Public Works Management
Department, the following fees shall be charged:
NumberofUSTs Fee
First UST $789
Each Additional UST $ 85
SECTION 2. Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 5.24.150 the following
fees are established:
Hazardous Materials Release Resoonse Planning and Inventory Program: For
each classification determination made by the Fire Department, the following
fees shall be charged:
Classification
Fee
Type 1
Type 2
Type 3
Type 4
$169
$173
$366
$1,010
SECTION 3. Pursuant to Municipal Code Sections 8.104.100 and
5.24.150 the following fee is established:
UST/HMRRP Proarams Administrative Fee: For each and every classification
determination made by the CUPA (Environmental and Public Works
Management Department), the following fee shall be charged:
Fee Tyoe Fee
CUPA Administration $206
SECTION 4. The fees set forth in Sections 1, 2 and 3 of this Resolution
shall be effective on July 1, 2000. Beginning July 1, 2001, and on July 1 of each
fiscal year thereafter, all fees established by this resolution shall be
administratively revised annually by a factor equal to the difference in the Los
Angeles-Riverside-Orange County Consumer Price Index for Wage Earner and
Clerical Workers for the 12-month period from February through February of the
prior fiscal year.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution
and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Adopted and approved this 20th of June, 2000.
I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution 9526 (CCS) was duly adopted at a joint
meeting of the Santa Monica City Council, The Housing Authority, The Parking
Authority and the Redevelopment Agency held on the 20th of June, 2000, by the
following vote:
Ayes: Council members:
Holbrook, Rosenstein, McKeown,
Feinstein, Bloom, Mayor Pro Tem
O'Connor, Mayor Genser
Noes: Council members:
None
Abstain: Council members:
None
Absent: Council members:
None
ATTEST:
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Maria M. Stewart