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Planning and Building Department recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Receive and file a draft Fee Study Report and presentation prepared by NBS Government Finance Group, Inc., including recommendations to adjust current fees charged by the Planning and Building Department for a variety of land use permits and projects;
2) Provide conceptual approval and direction to staff on the desired level of cost recovery, an implementation timeline, and any other alternative fee adjustments for each Planning and Building Department division, if different; and
3) Provide direction to staff to return to the Board for the first reading and adoption of the Planning and Building Department’s Fee Schedule.
FUNDING: Fees for Service.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
To ensure compliance with state laws and regulations, including Proposition 26, CA Government Code Section 66014(a), and Assembly Bill 602 (Grayson), staff engaged in a review of fees for the Planning and Building Department (“Department”) including a full nexus study. Staff also received previous direction from the Board to evaluate the current cost of services provided by the Department. To analyze current costs to provide service and determine appropriate cost recovery, the Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contracts Division, issued a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to contract out for a Multi-Department Fee and Nexus Study on behalf of the Department and the Surveyor’s Office. On May 20, 2021, the County awarded RFP 21-918-028 to NBS Government Finance Group, Inc. (“NBS”) to complete the fee and nexus study with the goal of determining the County’s current costs for providing services including personnel indirect and overhead costs, supervision, equipment, and other reasonable fees to close the gap on recovering the costs of those services, with a written report detailing findings and recommendations from NBS to be presented to the Board for consideration following completion of the p...
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