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• • <br /> RESOLUTION 54-12 <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN <br /> OF LOS ALTOS HILLS APPROVING AND ADOPTING <br /> A REVISED TOWN FEE SCHEDULE <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills ("Town") desires to update <br /> its currently established fees in order to account for inflation and current Town costs, which form <br /> the basis for the majority of the changes, as well as to establish new fees in keeping with City <br /> Council policy direction; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Town fee schedule was last revised on August 15, 2008, and <br /> accordingly, Town staff is recommending that the City Council authorize a one-time increase of <br /> certain fees by 6.3% (as indicated in the attached Exhibit A), to accurately reflect the Annual <br /> increase of the Consumer Price Index rate from the United States Department of Labor Bureau of <br /> Labor Statistics for All Urban Consumers in the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA area with <br /> a Base Period of 1982-84=100 ("CPI"), from 2008 to the current fiscal year; and <br /> WHEREAS, going forward thereafter, in order to accurately account for the cost of <br /> inflation, Town staff recommends that the City Council authorize an annual fee adjustment based <br /> on the Annual increase of the CPI as published by the Department of Labor for the month of <br /> February prior to the fiscal year in which the rate adjustment would be applicable; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Town has prepared a Report titled, "Planning Pre-Application Fee <br /> Report," to reflect the reasonable costs of providing the subject services and is attached hereto as <br /> Exhibit B; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Planning Pre-Application Fee would allow the Town defray the <br /> ongoing costs associated with staff time spent meeting with applicants prior to the filing of an <br /> official application; and <br /> WHEREAS, staff recommends modification of the Town schedule of Fees, Deposits, <br /> Charges for Services, and Other Assessments as set forth in Exhibit A (Consumer Price Index <br /> Increases) and Exhibit B (Planning Pre-Application Fee Report) of this resolution; and <br /> WHEREAS, the new fees reflect the reasonable costs of providing the subject services; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing has been held in accordance with <br /> Government Code Sections 6062a, 66016, 66017 and 66018; and <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to section 66017, development fees are effective 60 days after <br /> final action on the adoption of the fees. <br /> Resolution 54-12 Page 1 <br />