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Home My WebLink About06-05-2012 c10 safety inspection feescounci laGenaa RepoRt C I T Y O F S A N L U I S O B I S P O FROM : Charlie Hines, Fire Chie f Prepared By :Rodger Maggio, Fire Marsha l SUBJECT : RESOLUTION REAUTHORIZING THE COUNTY'S . COLLECTION OF . FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY INSPECTION FEE S RECOMMENDATION Adopt a resolution enabling the continued collection of multi-dwelling property fire and life safet y inspection fees via the secured property tax roll administered by the County . DISCUSSIO N In May 2005, the Council approved a cost recovery program for State-mandated fire and life safet y inspections for multi-dwelling properties with three or more units . As part of this program, on Jun e 7, 2005, the Council adopted Ordinance No . 1472 authorizing the collection of annual fees for thes e inspections through the secured County property tax roll as the most cost efficient method for fe e collection . In April 2007, the Council approved a reduction in fees for apartment buildings, as reflected i n Exhibit A to the attached resolution . Staff is not recommending any further changes in the curren t fees for 2012-13 . However, the County requires an annual resolution adopted by the Counci l reauthorizing the continued collection of these fees on the property tax roll . Staff is recommendin g that the fee collection continue to be done through the secured property tax roll in 2012-13 and i s requesting that Council adopt the required resolution to authorize that collection . CONCURRENCE S Finance & Information Technology Department concurs with the recommendation . FISCAL IMPAC T In fiscal year 2011-12, the City is scheduled to collect $189,388 . Projected revenue for fiscal year 2012-13 is $191,500 . ALTERNATIVE S Do not adopt the resolution and go to a less cost effective billing system by the Finance Division . ATTACHMEN T Attachment : Resolution Exhibit A d o-1 Meeting Date June 5, 201 2 Item Number C10 t :\council aqenda reports\2012\2012-06-05\safety inspection fees (hines-macniol\ecar safety inspection fees .docx Attachment RESOLUTION NO . (2012 Series ) A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISP O AUTHORIZING COLLECTION OF FEES FOR 2012-13 FIRE AND LIFE SAFET Y INSPECTIONS OF MULTI-DWELLING PROPERTIES CONTAINING THREE OR MOR E DWELLING UNITS ON THE SECURED PROPERTY TAX ROL L WHEREAS,the City of San Luis Obispo is required by California Health & Safety Cod e Section 17921 annually to inspect multi-dwelling properties containing three or more dwelling units, including apartments, certain residential condominiums, hotels, motels, lodging houses an d congregate residences ; an d WHEREAS,California Health & Safety Code Section 13146 authorizes cities to charg e property owners in recovering the reasonable costs of providing these annual inspections ; and WHEREAS,in accordance with this policy, the Council adopted Resolution Nos . 979 9 (2006 Series) and 9889 (2007 Series) updating the master fee schedule, as specifically set fort h in "Exhibit A" hereto, and authorizing the collection of these fees on the secured property ta x roll ; and WHEREAS,the Council desires to continue collection of these fees on the secure d property tax roll for 2012-13 : NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Lui s Obispo as follows : SECTION 1 .Pursuant to California Health & Safety Code Section 13146 .2(b) and Municipal Code Section 3 .50, the Council hereby authorizes and directs that Fire and Life Safety Inspection fees shall be collected on the secured property tax roll for fiscal year 2012-13 .A listing of fees by assessor's parcel number shall be provided to the County Auditor-Controller fo r collection on the 2012-13 secured property tax roll in accordance with their schedule and dat a format requirements . Upon motion of , seconded by , and on the following roll call vote : AYES : NOES : ABSENT : C10=3 Attachment Resolution (2012 Series ) Page 2 The foregoing resolution was adopted this 5 th day of June 2012 . Mayor Jan Howell-Mar x ATTEST : Sheryll Schroeder, Interim City Cler k APPROVED AS TO FORM : J . Christine Dietric k_ Christine Dietrick, City Attorney C10-4 Exhibit A Multi-Dwelling Fire and Life Safety Inspection Fee Schedul e Apartment House s $28 .00 per unit per year Administrative fee of $65 .00 per year per facilit y $10,000 maximum per property Fees are waived for units that are built, owned and managed by the San Luis Obispo Housin g Authority, other governmental agencies or not-for-profit housing organizations . Hotels, Motels, Lodging Houses, Bed & Breakfast Facilities, Youth Hostel Facilities, Senio r Facilities, Sororities, Fraternities and Other Congregate Residence s 1 to 30 units $200 per year per facilit y 31 to 80 units $300 per year per facility More than 80 units $400 per year per facility These fees are applicable to all multi-dwelling units in the City based on the following definition s as set forth in the 2001 California Building Code, Chapter 2 : Definitions and Abbreviations, Sectio n 202 . Apartment house is any building, or portion thereof, which contains three or more dwelling units , including R-1 residential condominiums . Congregate residences are any building or portion thereof that contains facilities for living , sleeping and sanitation, as required by this code, and may include facilities for eating and cooking , for occupancy by other than a family . A congregate residence may be a shelter, convent , monastery, dormitory, fraternity or sorority house, but does not include jails, hospitals, nursin g homes, hotels, or lodging houses . Dwelling unit is any building or portion thereof that contains living facilities, including provision s for sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation, as required by this code, for not more than one family , or a congregate residence for ten or less persons . Hotel is any building containing six or more guest rooms intended or designed to be use, or which are used, rented or hired out to be occupied, or which are occupied for sleeping purposes by guests . Lodging house is any building or portion thereof containing not more than five guest rooms wher e rent is paid in money, goods, labor or otherwise . (A lodging house includes bed & breakfas t facilities and hostels, but excludes single family dwellings). Motel shall mean the same as hotel as defined in this code . CI 0-5 Page intentionally lef t blank .