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R 11599
RESOLUTION NO. 11599 (2025 SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO THE CITY
MANAGER TO ROUND PARKS AND RECREATION USER FEES DOWN
FOR PURPOSES OF OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY.
WHEREAS, the City of San Luis Obispo provides a wide variety of Parks and
Recreation programs, services, and facilities to the public, many of which require the
collection of user fees to recover a portion of the City’s costs for providing these services;
and
WHEREAS, in 2015, the City Council adopted Resolution 10640, delegating
authority to the City Manager to adjust fees on the Master Fee Schedule by annual
changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to ensure cost recovery and financial
sustainability; and
WHEREAS, CPI-based fee adjustments often result in user fee amounts that are
not easily divisible into common denominations, resulting in amounts that are
inconvenient for staff and the public (e.g., $2.03 or $4.17); and
WHEREAS, rounding Parks and Recreation fees down to the nearest $0.25
enhances operational efficiency, simplifies fee collection, reduces potential customer
service issues, and aligns with standard cash handling practices; and
WHEREAS, an hourly fee is charged to participants of City-provided school year
childcare programs, but the programs enable participants to pay for the care that they use
in half-hour increments, resulting in the need to round down the ‘School Year – hourly
option’ fee to the nearest $0.10 to enhance operational efficiency, simplify fee collection,
reduce potential customer service issues, and align with standard cash handling
practices; and
WHEREAS, the administrative burden of implementing exact CPI-derived fee
increases may outweigh the minimal fiscal impact of rounding down by a few cents; and
WHEREAS, staff tracks the annual effect of cumulative CPI increases to ensure
rounding of fees remains appropriate, and to ensure that fees are recovering costs in
compliance with the City Council adopted fiscal policy related to User Fee Cost Recovery
Goals.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo, as follows:
SECTION 1. Delegation of Authority. The City Council hereby delegates to the City
Manager the authority to:
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1. Round Parks & Recreation user fees that are adjusted by annual changes to
the CPI down to the nearest twenty-five cent ($0.25) increment when the
calculated CPI adjustment does not result in a fee amount evenly divisible by
$0.25;
2. Round the ‘School Year – hourly option’ fee that is adjusted by annual changes
to the CPI down to the nearest ten cent ($0.10) increment when the calculated
CIP adjustment does not result in a fee amount evenly divisible by $0.10.
SECTION 2. Limitations. This delegation does not authorize the City Manager
to:
1. Increase fees beyond what is authorized by the CPI adjustment or City Council
action;
2. Apply rounding in cases where it would result in significant revenue loss or
create inequities among users;
3. Modify fees outside of the Parks & Recreation category without separate
Council authorization.
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SECTION 3. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon
adoption.
Upon motion of Council Member Marx, seconded by Vice Mayor Shoresman, and
on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Member Boswell, Francis, Marx, Vice Mayor Shoresman,
and Mayor Stewart
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
The foregoing resolution was adopted this 7th day of October 2025.
____________________________
Mayor Erica A. Stewart
ATTEST:
____________________________________
Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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J. Christine Dietrick
City Attorney
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
City of San Luis Obispo, California, on ____________________.
____________________________
Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
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