Finance Committee Agenda and Packet 2019 10 25

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Citvt�f Louisville COLORADO • SINCE 1878 FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMUNICATION SUBJECT: PROPOSED 2020 FEES, RATES AND CHARGES FOR THE CITY OF LOUSIVILLE DATE: OCTOBER 25, 2019 PRESENTED BY: MEGAN DAVIS, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER HEATHER BALSER, CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Each year the City Council adopts a Resolution setting certain fees, rates and charges for the upcoming year. The attached information provides Finance Committee with background and proposed fees, rates and charges for 2020. City Council, through Ordinance 1603, Series 2011, also authorized the City Manager to set certain fees, rates and charges not otherwise set by the Council. The fees set by the City Manager include such things as fees for photo copies, maps and documents, development application reviews, recreation center programs and classes, rental rates for various facilities, and charges for cemetery plots and services. The City Manager sets these fees and charges to recover costs and defray expenses and not as a mechanism for raising revenue. The proposed fees for Finance Committee review and City Council consideration reflect only minor changes to those fees and charges subject to a 5% inflator, as well as fee increases that reflect market rate changes or changes required by the state of Colorado. A Resolution will be brought to City Council for consideration which will include the following changes to the 2019 fees: • Increases to the Liquor License fees reflecting an increase in the state license fees. • No changes to Tables 4 for the Contractor's License, Applications and Fees. • No changes to Table 5 for Sewer Tap fees. • Changes to Sewer Rates and Water Rates as approved through Resolution 11, Series 2019, and effective May 1, 2019. • No changes to Table 8 with Building Permits, Inspections and Permit fees. • Changes to Table 9 to reflect the Council adopted residential refuse and recycling rates. • No changes to Table 10 for Excavation, Right of Way and Easement work permit fees. The City Manager fee changes reflect a 5% inflator applied to those subject to this annual increase. If the 5% inflator resulted in a fee change significant enough to round up to an appropriate dollar increment, then it was applied. In addition, this fee table