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Fee Comparison Chart Pleasanton Pleasanton Livermore San Ramon Fremont Walnut Creek Fee in process of (current) (proposed)* updating fees average LPFD Fire Prevention Services New Construction 25%of 25%of Fire Sprinkler System Bldg Bldg $336 Tenant Imp 21-100 Appliance Permit Permit $740 $390 $437 +job cost $720 $561 25%of 25%of Fire Sprinkler System Bldg Bldg $336 New 21-100 Appliance Fermit Permit $870 $330 $291 +job cost $475 $529 25%of 25%of Underground Fire Main Bldg Bldg 6 Hydrants Fermit Permit $1,650 $705 $243 $672 $760 $945 $565 Fire Alarm System +Elec 16-50 devices $405 $405 $1,220 Permit $485 $1,296 $820 $934 $96/hr plan Pre-Engineered System $405 $405 $870 $240 $291 +job cost $540 $562 LPFD Fire Prevention Services Annual Inspections&CUPA Fees - No Fee Repair Garage Structure $684 $684 $866 $690 $1,318 $1,430 $945 No Fee Gas Station w/3 Underground Storage Tank Structure $2,559 $2,559 $2,417 $2,639 $2,305 $2,679 $2,526 No Fee Place of Assembly Structure $350 $350 $200 $100 $159 $300 $243 No Fee Shop/Occupancy w/2 Fire Permits Structure $534 $534 $200 $240 $248 $500 $376 $67.50 $79.67 $79.67 $100 $146 $96 $146 Hourly Rates for Services Inspection Inspection Inspection Inspection CUPA CUPA/Insp _ CUPA $108 'Subject to annual increase in the ENR CCI Pleasanton Proposed Fees for Annual Fire Inspection are both CUPA and Fire Code Fees Hayward and Fremont are both Fire and CUPA Agencies and would be similar to Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Prevention Enterprise Fund In order to better monitor the cost of development related services and the recovery of these costs through user fees, Staff is recommending that the City utilize an enterprise fund for accounting for development services starting in 2012/13FY. Traditionally these types of services are accounted for in the General Fund. However, cities that have a goal of 100% full cost recovery of these expenses, have moved these operations into a separate enterprise fund to better account for these costs and the recovery of these costs. Conclusion Based upon FY 2007/08 data for over 200 development related user fees, the Study found that the City is expending $7,404,378 and recovering only $3,333,680 in revenue. The result is a subsidy of $4,070,698 by the General Fund of development related services. The recommended fee increases would reduce this subsidy by approximately $2,830,290 to a new subsidy level of approximately $1,240,409. Staff recommends the City Council adopt by resolution the increase in development related user fees in order to reduce the subsidy by the General Fund. Staff also recommends an annual increase in these fees and construction valuation tables effective January 1 each year starting January 1, 2012 based on the annual increase in the ENR CCI. Staff recommends that Page 7 of 8