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Falcon Heights to refine 2026 fee schedule; staff directed to return ParkMobile citation tiers and park rental rules
Summary
City Administrator T. Linehan presented consolidated amendments to Falcon Heights’ 2026 fee schedule, including a proposed $35 commercial lot license, new community park rental procedures and a tiered ParkMobile citation structure; Council directed staff to return a revised schedule for action on July 8.
City Administrator T. Linehan presented a consolidated set of proposed amendments to Falcon Heights’ 2026 fee schedule and asked the council to set fees while allowing staff time to finalize operational policies.
The proposed package included a $35 commercial lot license fee, which Linehan said was designed "to cover approximately half an hour of staff time per license," and a set of rental rules for the new Community Park shelter and kitchen that would give renters exclusive use of the shelter, kitchen/servery and covered seating but not adjacent bathrooms, playgrounds or the splash pad. Linehan told the council that kitchen access would be controlled by a temporary code issued with each reservation and that the goal was to keep restrooms available to the public throughout the day.
Why it matters: The consolidated approach bundles several small but operationally important fees and policies so the council can adopt a cohesive framework that aligns charges with staff time and administrative costs. Several items—cleaning plans for rapid back‑to‑back rentals, how deposits are handled and how credit‑card convenience fees are displayed—remain unresolved and were sent back to staff for detail.
Council discussion focused on how to manage same‑day "flip" rentals and how to ensure cleaning obligations are not left to ad‑hoc responses. Councilmember Mogen urged a pre‑established cleaning plan and said cleaning should be charged at "actual cost rather than capped at the deposit amount" to prevent large messes from being absorbed by a flat fee. Councilmember May favored a straightforward deposit forfeiture system and recommended setting deposits at a meaningful deterrent level. Councilmember Wassenberg suggested consulting Roseville's shelter policy for operational lessons.
On payments, Linehan recommended listing both current credit card processors in the schedule—AllPaid (used citywide since about 2018–2019) and Payroc (used with iWorQ for online permitting)—and clarifying which processor/fee applies to building permits versus other transactions.
ParkMobile citation tiers: Linehan explained that the T2 Systems platform would handle most citation processing and that each step (ticket issuance, license‑plate lookup, mailed notice) carries a small cost. After discussion the council converged on a preliminary tiered framework for staff to refine and return on July 8: within T2 hours: $35 plus convenience fee; days 3–14: $60 plus convenience fee; days 15–59: $85 plus convenience fee; day 60+: $100 plus 30% collections threshold. Linehan noted the 14‑day window aligns with the city's existing sheriff‑issued citation practice.
No formal vote was taken at the workshop. The council directed staff to bring back a revised fee schedule—refining the administrative citation structure, clarifying credit‑card fee language, and drafting a Parks Commission‑approved rental policy—for action at the July 8 meeting, with some components possibly delayed to August for additional work.
The workshop adjourned at 6:58 p.m.
