ITEM:

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

5.

CONSIDER ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2014-14 -- AMENDING FEES AND CHARGES TABLE – RULE 60

 

Meeting Date:

July 21, 2014

Budgeted: 

N/A

 

From:

David J. Stoldt,

Program/

 

 

General Manager

Line Item No.:    

 

Prepared By:

Suresh Prasad

Cost Estimate:

N/A

 

General Counsel Review:  N/A

Committee Recommendation:  The Administrative Committee considered this item on July 14, 2014 and recommended approval.

CEQA Compliance:  N/A

 

SUMMARY:  Resolution 2014-14 (Exhibit 5-A) updates Rule 60, Fees and Charges Table, to reflect actual expenses incurred by the District to process certain applications. The Fees and Charges are intended to have a positive correlation to the actual time, effort, and cost of providing the services and taking the actions set forth in the Fees and Charges Table.  A marked up version of the proposed table is found as Exhibit 5-B.

 

Action on Appeal/Variance

Staff has reviewed the hourly rate charged for activities related to Appeal Process.  Based on an analysis of time spent by various staff on these activities and their current hourly reimbursement rates, it has been determined that changes are necessary.  The various categories are eliminated since all Appeal Process work takes approximately 10 hours.  The rate changes are reflected on lines 1-3 of the Fees and Charges Table.

 

Water Distribution System Permit Fee Amendments

Staff has reviewed the hourly rate charged for activities related to Water Distribution System Permit processing.  Based on an analysis of time spent by various staff on these activities and their current hourly reimbursement rates, it has been determined that changes are necessary.  All of the changes in this section were previous adopted by the Board on April 21, 2014.  The rate changes are reflected on lines 12-17 of the Fees and Charges Table.

 

River Work Permits

Staff has reviewed the hourly rate charged for activities related to River Work Permits.  Based on an analysis of time spent by various staff on these activities and their current hourly reimbursement rates, it has been determined that a change is necessary.  The rate changes are reflected on line 62 of the Fees and Charges Table.

 

Well Monitoring Activity

Staff has reviewed the hourly rate charged for activities related to Well Monitoring Activity.  Based on an analysis of time spent by various staff on these activities and their current hourly reimbursement rates, it has been determined that adding conversion fee from water well to monitor well is necessary.  The rate changes are reflected on line 90 of the Fees and Charges Table.

 

RECOMMENDATION:  District staff recommends that the Board adopt Resolution 2014-14, A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Amending Rule 60, Fees and Charges Table.  The Administrative Committee considered this matter on July 14, 2014 and recommended approval.  This item will be approved if adopted along with the Consent Calendar.

 

BACKGROUND:  Ordinance No. 120, adopted March 21, 2005, allows changes to the Fees and Charges Table by resolution rather than by ordinance.  The Fees and Charges Table was last updated on May 21, 2007 by adoption of Resolution 2007-06, and on July 19, 2010 by adoption of Resolution 2010-09.

 

EXHIBITS

5-A      Resolution No. 2014-14

5-B      Marked up version of Rule 60, Fees and Charges Table

 

 

 

 

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