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Public Works proposes modest permit fee increases; committee forwards ordinance and continues court reservation fee
Summary
Public Works told the committee it proposes targeted fee increases (about 10% on select permits) to reflect CPI and a user‑fee study; the committee forwarded item 15 to the full board with a positive recommendation and continued item 12 (court reservation fees) to allow further Rec & Park negotiations.
Public Works finance manager Jennifer Marquez told the Budget & Appropriations Committee the department is proposing targeted fee adjustments to permit types that have not been updated for over a decade. The proposed ordinance (item 15) would raise select fees — street space, major and minor encroachment, vault/transformer permits, temporary occupancy and overwide driveway permits — by roughly 10% on average to reflect CPI and a consultant’s user‑fee study. Marquez emphasized…
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