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HEARING - Chief Administrative Office, Airports and Cemeteries Division, recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 080-2019 entitled “Resolution Establishing a Consolidated Fee Schedule and Consolidated Fee Policies and Procedures for El Dorado County Community Development Services and Adopting Fees for Services,” thereby rescinding prior Resolution 105-2017, updating the Consolidated Fee Schedule to reflect fee increases and fee deletion regarding airports, and the Consolidated Fee Policies and Procedures language . (Est. Time: 15 Min.)
FUNDING: Airports Charges for Provided Services. (100% - Local)
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DISCUSSION/BACKGROUND
When airport fees were increased in 2016 for personal hangar and commercial use land leases at the Placerville and Georgetown Airports, staff inadvertently made some mistakes on a few of the fees. The County intended to charge the same rate per square foot for all non-commercial hangar ground leases and tie-downs: $.082 per square foot per month and two times that rate for commercial use land leases (please note that some rates varied slightly due to rounding). In 2016, the fee for rectangular hangar ground leases increased to $.055 and the commercial use land lease fee increased to $.110 per square foot per month.
Airport staff is recommending correcting those mistakes by increasing the fee for rectangular hangar ground leases from $.055 to $.082 per square foot per month, and increasing the commercial use and commercial undeveloped land lease fees from $.110 to $.164 per square foot per month. Staff discussed the proposed fee corrections at several Airport Advisory Committee meetings. Staff held a Special Meeting with the Airport Advisory Committee on April 10, 2019 and discussed the recommended fee corrections going before the Board of Supervisors.
Staff is also recommending some minor changes to clarify how the Single Engine Tie Down is referenced, and to remove the aircraft weights under the Transient/Visitor Aircraft Parking (Tie Down) section and the Aircraft Monthly Parking (Tie Down) section since the fees are based on the square footage of the parking spots, rather than on aircraft weights. In addition, staff recommends deleting Tie Down Monthly Delinquencies from the fee schedule, as they are listed in the tie down agreement/permit.
The only updates to Resolution Exhibit A of the revised Consolidated Fee Schedule are related to airport fees. Resolution Exhibit B of the revised Consolidated Fee Schedule was updated with minor language clarifications.
ALTERNATIVES
The Board may choose not to adjust airport fees for services at this time, which may increase the Net County Cost to provide the current level of services.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
See Discussion/Background above.
OTHER DEPARTMENT AND/OR AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
County Counsel
CAO RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Board approve this item.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The proposed rates were based on a full cost-recovery methodology, at the time of the 2016 study, and result in a reduced County contribution to the Airport Enterprise fund.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS
1) The Clerk of the Board will obtain the Chair’s signature on the original Resolution.
2) The Clerk of the Board will forward one (1) copy of the signed Resolution to Community Development Services, Administration and Finance Division, for implementation.
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
Good Governance
CONTACT
Creighton Avila
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer