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Home My WebLink AboutStaff Report 2509-5230CITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL Monday, September 29, 2025 Council Chambers & Hybrid 5:30 PM Agenda Item 13.SECOND READING: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Municipal Fee Schedule to Amend and Remove Various Fees (FIRST READING: September 8,2025 PASSED: 7-0) City Council Staff Report Report Type: CONSENT CALENDAR Lead Department: City Clerk Meeting Date: September 29, 2025 Report #:2509-5230 TITLE SECOND READING: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Municipal Fee Schedule to Amend and Remove Various Fees (FIRST READING: September 8,2025 PASSED: 7-0) BACKGROUND The City Council heard this item on September 8, 2025 for a first reading and approved it on a 7-0 vote. No changes were made to the ordinance, and it is now before the City Council for a second reading. ATTACHMENTS Attachment A: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the FY 26 Municipal Fee Schedule to Amend and Remove Various Fees APPROVED BY: Mahealani Ah Yun, City Clerk *NOT YET APPROVED* Ordinance No. ___ Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Municipal Fee Schedule to Amend and Remove Various Fees The Council of the City of Palo Alto ORDAINS as follows: SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations. The City Council finds and declares as follows: A. On June 16, 2025, the City Council adopted Ordinance 5658, which adopted the City’s budget for fiscal year 2026 (FY26). Ordinance 5658 included the FY26 Municipal Fee Schedule. B. The City Council now desires to amend the FY26 Municipal Fee Schedule through this Ordinance to adjust the fee amounts for specific fees and remove some fees. SECTION 2. The Council of the City of Palo Alto amends the Fiscal Year 2026 Municipal Fee Schedule by adjusting certain fee amounts, removing certain fees, and establishing a new fee for permits for residential gas water and space heating equipment as set forth in Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 3.The fees amended in this Ordinance are not taxes, as defined by Article XIII C of the California Constitution, because one or more exceptions enumerated in subdivision (e) of Section 1 of Article XIII C apply, and the fee amounts are no more than necessary to cover the reasonable costs of the governmental activity, and that the manner in which those costs are allocated to a payor bear a fair or reasonable relationship to the payor’s burdens on, or benefits received from, the governmental activity. SECTION 4. The Council finds that this ordinance is not a “project” under CEQA because amending the Municipal Fee Schedule is a government funding mechanisms or fiscal activity which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4). // // // // // 1 141_20250818_ts24 *NOT YET APPROVED* SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be effective upon adoption as an amendment to the City’s FY26 budget. INTRODUCED: PASSED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: ____________________________ City Clerk ____________________________ Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM:APPROVED: ____________________________ Assistant City Attorney ____________________________ City Manager ____________________________ Director of Administrative Services 2 141_20250818_ts24 *NOT YET APPROVED* Exhibit A (see following page) 3 141_20250818_ts24 List of Fee Changes Exhibit A Department Administrative Services Administrative Services Administrative Services Administrative Services General Citywide Service ‐ Fee Title FY 2026 Adopted FY 2026 Update Note Placeholder rate maintained to avoid interim overchargingDocuments and Photocopies ‐ Black & White ‐ All Sizes Documents and Photocopies ‐ Color (1‐100) 8.5" x 11" Single: $0.16/page; Double‐Sided: $0.32/page Single: $0.43/page; Double‐Sided: $0.86/page Single: $0.75/page; Double‐Sided: $1.50/page Single: $0.85/page; Double‐Sided $1.70/page $3.20 per page Single: $0.15/page; Double‐Sided: $0.30/page Placeholder rate maintained to avoid interim overchargingSingle: $0.40/page; Double‐Sided: $0.80/page Single: $0.70/page; Double‐Sided: $1.40/page Single: $0.80/page; Double‐Sided $1.60/page $3.00 per page Documents and Photocopies ‐ Color (1‐100) 8.5" x 14"Placeholder rate maintained to avoid interim overchargingSingle Documents and Photocopies ‐ ‐ Color Ink Jet Plot ‐ 18"Placeholder rate maintained to avoid interim overchargingx 24" Plans, Standards & Large Format Printing ‐ Color Ink Jet Plot ‐ 18" x 24" Placeholder rate maintained to avoid interim overcharging Plans, Standards & Large Format Printing ‐ Color Ink Jet Plot ‐ 24" x 36" Placeholder rate maintained to avoid interim overchargingGeneral Citywide $6.40 per page Color Ink Jet Plot ‐ 36" x 48" $12.80 per page $12.80 per page $6.00 per page Color Ink Jet Plot ‐ 36" x 48" $12.00 per page $12.00 per pagePlans, Standards & Large Format Printing ‐ Color Ink Jet Plot ‐ 36" x 48" Placeholder rate maintained to avoid interim overchargingGeneral Citywide Plans, Standards & Large Format Printing ‐ Small Format B&W Prints Placeholder rate maintained to avoid interim overchargingGeneral Citywide 8.5"x11" $0.16 and 11"x17" $0.27 8.5" x 11" $0.43 and 11" x 17" $0.86 $1.28 each 8.5"x11" $0.15 and 11"x17" $0.25 8.5" x 11" $0.40 and 11" x 17" $0.80 $1.20 each Plans, Standards & Large Format Printing ‐ Small Format Color Prints Placeholder rate maintained to avoid interim overchargingGeneral Citywide Plans, Standards & Large Format Printing ‐ Standard Color/Mono 8.5" x 11" and 11" x 17" Placeholder rate maintained to avoid interim overchargingGeneral Citywide Plans, Standards & Large Format Printing ‐ Standard Drawings & Specifications Placeholder rate maintained to avoid interim overchargingGeneral Citywide $19.20 each $18.00 each Resident: $175.00 per pet Non‐Resident: $205.00 per pet Resident: $175.00 per pet Non‐Resident: $175.00 per petCommunity Services Community Services Community Services Community Services Adoptions ‐ Dogs (6 months ‐ 5 years) Adoptions ‐ Dogs (under 6 months) Vendor sets pricing Vendor sets pricing Vendor sets pricing Resident: $300.00 per pet Non‐Resident: $350.00 per pet Resident: $300.00 Non‐Resident: $300.00 Animal Services ‐ Routine Deworming (roundworms and hookworms)$75.00 per pet $10.00 per pet Resident: $114.00 per week Non‐Resident: $131.00 per week Resident: $1.14 per sq ft per month Non‐Resident: $1.27 per sq ft per month Room sizes vary; fees are based on the square footage of the assigned room.Facilities Rental ‐ Art Studio Short Term Planning & Development Services Exempt: $0 per unit Non‐Exempt: $0 per unit Exempt: $0 per unit Non‐Exempt: $35.00 per unitRental Registry FY 2026 exemption approved; non‐exempt fee omitted Unsubsidized cost: $633 - $806Planning & Development Services Residential Gas Water and Space Heating Equipment - Stand Alone N/A $328.00 per permit Removed Sunsetting; intended for deletion based on discussions, but never formally removedFire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Compliance ‐ Alarm Registration Fee ‐ New Compliance ‐ Alarm Registration Fee ‐ Renewal Compliance ‐ Alarm Registration Fee ‐ Late Fee Compliance ‐ Alarm Registration Reinstatement Compliance ‐ Returned Check Fee $56.00 per incident $42.00 per incident $20.00 per incident $20.00 per incident $25.00 per incident $167.00 per class $83.00 per class Sunsetting; intended for deletion based on discussions, but never formally removedRemoved Sunsetting; intended for deletion based on discussions, but never formally removedRemoved Sunsetting; intended for deletion based on discussions, but never formally removedRemoved Sunsetting; intended for deletion based on discussions, but never formally removedRemoved Not used in over decade; intended for deletion but never formally removedFire Department Training (Full Day)Removed Not used in over decade; intended for deletion but never formally removedFire Department Training (Half Day or Less)Removed