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Pleasant Hill staff recommends 2% increase to residential excise-tax per‑trip charge; council to place resolution R2608 on next agenda
Summary
City staff recommended increasing the residential per‑trip excise tax from $1,344 to $1,370 (a 2% adjustment tied to the construction cost index); staff said the excise tax fund is projected to have a $31,526 balance at FY2026 year-end and asked council for direction to place resolution R2608 on the next meeting agenda for formal action before an April 1 deadline.
City staff presented the 2026 excise tax report on Feb. 9, explaining the excise tax — charged on new development per projected vehicle trips — funds streets and transportation-related improvements. The staff presentation said the excise tax fund is projected to have an estimated balance of $31,526 at the end of fiscal year 2026.
Staff recommended a 2% adjustment to the residential per-trip charge to keep pace with changes in the construction cost index, increasing the per-trip charge from $1,344 to $1,370. Staff recommended leaving commercial and industrial per-trip charges unchanged. If council wants to adopt the adjustment, staff identified resolution R2608 as the implementing measure; staff said the resolution must be approved by April 1, 2026.
Councilors asked how the change would affect a homeowner’s total building-permit cost. Staff explained that the excise tax is one component of multiple fees bundled into a permit (building permit base fee, water tap, sewer tap and the street excise). The per‑trip excise amount is not the same as building permit base fee calculations; staff said the $1,344 → $1,370 increase is applied within the excise component and does not change how the base building-permit fee is computed.
Councilors also asked why the resolution number had not appeared on the agenda; staff agreed to add resolution R2608 to the next council agenda for formal consideration and to provide a clearer breakdown of permit impacts at that meeting.
Next steps: staff will place R2608 on the next council agenda, provide additional detail about building-permit fee impacts and the calculation methodology, and seek formal direction or a vote at that future meeting.
