City Council

10.\n\nRESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CITYWIDE COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE AND COST ALLOCATION PLAN\n\nThe City’s last Comprehensive User Fee Study was adopted in 2021, and user fees have been adjusted annually based on changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). However, the City has not formally adopted a Cost Allocation Plan, which restricts its ability to fully recover costs for specific services. Industry best practices recommend a comprehensive review of service costs and fees every three to five years.\n\nThe City recently completed a new Comprehensive User Fee Study and Cost Allocation Plan (collectively “Studies”) to determine the current costs of providing specific services and ensure that user fees and charges do not exceed these costs. The Mayor-appointed User Fee Ad Hoc Committee, composed of Councilmembers Ryan Gallagher and Lee Fink, reviewed the Studies’ results and, after consulting with a hired consultant and City staff, recommended that the City Council hold a public hearing to consider adopting the Proposed 2026 Comprehensive User Fee Schedule, which incorporates the Studies’ findings. If approved, the new user fees will take effect on April 1, 2026.\n\nRecommendation: 1. Conduct a public hearing on the proposed adoption of the 2026 Comprehensive Fee Schedule and Cost Allocation Plan.\n2. Adopt Resolution No. 26-05, Establishing and Adopting New\nDevelopment Processing Fees and Other City Rates, Charges, and User Fees for Various Government Services. RESOLUTION NO. 26-05 A\n\nThe City Council of the City of Tustin, California, hereby resolves to establish and adopt new development processing fees and other city rates, charges, and user fees for various government services.\n\nThe proposed 2026 Comprehensive User Fee Schedule is estimated to generate approximately $370,000 in additional revenue, primarily for the General Fund.