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City Council Meeting Minutes December 6, 2016 Page 11 of 15 RESOLUTION NO. 72, SERIES 2016 — A RESOLUTION SETTING CERTAIN FEES, RATES, AND CHARGES FOR THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO City Manager Fleming noted fees are approved annually; some by the City Manager and some by the City Council. He stated on the Council -approved fee list one proposed change for discussion purposes is the "parking fee in lieu." There are also format changes for liquor licensing fees and a change to the trash administration fee to cover increased costs. For the City Manager -approved fees there are increases to the Recreation Center non- resident fees. This will be watched to see if it is appropriate or causes us to lose non- resident users. Councilmember Stolzmann stated the Finance Committee reviewed the fees earlier and noted: 1) we appear to be collecting building fees that are in excess of what it costs to provide the service, and that will be looked into; 2) there is a small change to the reuse water rate which will affect golf and parks budgets for water; 3) she noted the Council should review fees prior to budget adoption and we will try that next year; and 4) she asked for a look at the parking fee in lieu to see if it is enough to meet needs. She noted this item caused a great deal of discussion from the public. She added this fee is only used when a property is redeveloped and if parking cannot be accommodated on site. It is not an annual fee. The City has put a great deal of money into parking downtown at a very high cost. The Finance Committee asked staff for more information to see what it costs to build a parking space and what share of that cost should a developer pay. The number presented tonight is for discussion purposes. Ronda Grassi, 916 Main Street, stated the $28,000 cost is very concerning. In the past when this fee was raised to over $10,000 it put a stop to all development at the time. She asserted the City has previously taken away parking for its own uses and not paid the high cost and also not provided enough parking for its own use. She stated many of these costs are prepared for the "what if" not the reality. This price will encourage people to scrape a building for a parking lot. Think about the future of parking and development not the current needs. Don't kill downtown development and make a few developers pay 100% of the cost of parking everyone is using. Use other City funds to pay for parking. Michael Menaker, 1827 West Choke Cherry Drive, stated he is a huge advocate for structured parking in downtown, but this is not the way to accomplish that. This number is not a true cost of parking in Louisville, but just for one specific lot; the number is artificially high. Also, developers wouldn't pay that price for parking on land they don't control. This Council should direct staff, the Revitalization Commission, and the Business Retention and Development Committee to begin working on serious parking options, a financing component, and downtown design guidelines. Economic