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Workshop attendees urge fee-schedule reviews and readiness for bonding to shore up revenue
Summary
Participants recommended an analysis of city fees (example: business license fee) to ensure cost recovery and suggested preparing financing tools — bonds or redevelopment funds — for opportunistic acquisitions. Staff said fee reviews are typically handled at budget time but supported deeper analysis where needed.
During the fiscal-responsibility segment, participants proposed a structured review of fees to improve revenue resilience and ensure the city is not operating at a loss on permit processing. One participant suggested assessing fee changes (for example raising a $25 business license fee) to determine revenue impact and keep fees aligned with processing costs.
Staff replied that fee schedule amendments often happen during budgeting but said a deeper, targeted cost-of-service review could be useful. The group also discussed funding mechanisms for development or acquisition opportunities, such as bonding or CDRA resources, and asked staff to bring options to the economic-development discussion.
