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Ordinance Fact Sheet |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ordinance Number
Brief Title |  |  | Approval Deadline |  | Reason
 | Ordinance change to |  |  |  | We are increasing fees to cover the cost of running the program
 | increase fees for |  |  |  | to make the program revenue based.
 | Street Cut Permits
Details |  |  |  |  | Positions/Recommendations
Reason for Legislation |  |  |  |  | Sponsor |  | Director
 | We are changing section 64-118 paragraphs (a) and (e) to |  |  |  | Programs,
 | adjust the current cost we are charging for street cut permits. |  |  |  | Departments, |  | Public Works
 | The cost adjustment will make the program fully self funded |  |  |  | or Groups
 |  |  |  |  | Affected
 | We are also changing section 64-434, which is the enforcement
 | policy for the street cut program. |  |  |  | Applicants / |  | Applicant
 |  |  |  |  | Proponents
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | City Department
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Other
 |  |  |  |  | Opponents |  | Groups or Individuals
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Basis of opposition
 | The Street Cut program is designed to be funded by the
 | revenues received from street cut permits.  Over the last 3 years, |  |  |  | Staff
 | expenses have exceeded revenues. This is mainly because the |  |  |  | Recommendation |  | X |  | For
 | price of the price of fuel.  With this shortfall, inspectors
 | positions have been left unfilled to inspect street cuts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Against
 | and perform warranty inspections.
 | By passing the amended paragraphs to |  |  |  |  |  | Reason Against
 | section 64-118 of the charter the street cut program will be
 | entirely self funded and will restore street cut inspection |  |  |  | Board or
 | positions. |  |  |  | Commission |  | By
 |  |  |  |  | Recommendation
 | The last time the permit fee was changed was in March 2001. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | For |  |  |  | Against |  | No action taken
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | For, with revisions or conditions
 | The only changes to the current ordinance are in the paragraphs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (see details column for conditions)
 | specified in the proposed ordinance. |  |  |  | Council
 |  |  |  |  | Committee Actions |  |  |  | Do pass
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Do pass (as amended)
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Committee Sub.
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Without Recommendation
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Hold
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Do not pass
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (Continued on reverse side)
Details |  |  |  |  | Policy/Program Impact
 |  |  |  |  | Policy or Program
 | The fee will be raised every year for 3 consecutive years to get to |  |  |  | Change |  |  |  | No |  | X |  | Yes
 | the ultimate goal of funding for 22 inspectors- this will allow
 | the City to accurately inspect street cuts.
 | The fee beginning FY 2007-08 will be raised from $50.00 per
 | linear foot to $77.00 per linear foot.   Beginning FY 2008-09
 | the fee will be raised to $112.00 per linear foot and finally
 | beginning FY 2009-10 the fee will be raised to $143.00 per |  |  |  | Operational
 | linear foot. |  |  |  | Impact
 |  |  |  |  | Assessment
 | The second paragraph being changed will change the price inex
 | used from the Consumer Price Index to the Producer
 | Price index.  The Producer Price Index more accurately
 | reflects increases in the price we pay for goods.
 |  |  |  |  | Finances
 | The third paragraph being changed, gives the director |  |  |  | Cost & Revenue
 | the chance to revoke a permit, remove a plate, fill |  |  |  | Projections --
 | any associated excavavations, restore the driving |  |  |  | Including Indirect
 | surface, take possesstion of street plates or assess all |  |  |  | Costs
 | costs to the applicatnt in the case of an emergency
 | with one hour notice.
 | Prior to this change there was no policy in place for |  |  |  | Financial Impact
 | emergencies.
 |  |  |  |  | Fund Source (s)
 |  |  |  |  | and Appropriation
 |  |  |  |  | Account Codes
Applicable Dates:
Reviewed by:
 | Heather Bray
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