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Honorable City Council
Dave Klotzle, City Engineer/Public Works Director
Prepared By: Shaun Kroes, Senior Management Analyst
July 9, 2014 (CC Meeting of 07116/14)
Consider Waiver of Stormwater Business Inspection Fee Balances for
Affected Businesses
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On July 17, 2013, the City Council adopted Resolution 2013-3203, which updated existing
business inspection fees for food, automotive, nursery, laundry, and industrial facilities,
pursuant to the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) approved
Municipal Storm Water National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit
09-0057 (Permit 09-0057). After adoption of Resolution 2013-3203 staff updated the City's
business registration software (HDL); however, staff has identified nine businesses that did
not have the correct inspection fee amount included at the time of renewing their
registration. Three of the businesses had renewed their business registration prior to July
17, 2013, but, had a business registration expiration date after July 17, 2014. The
remaining six businesses renewed their business registration after July 17, 2014, but, staff
had not yet finalized the HDL system update and the increased rates had not been
collected at the time of renewal.
The businesses are now in the process of renewing their registration for FY 2014/2015 and
are finding "past due" amounts on their renewal forms. Eight of the businesses owe an
additional $22.00 each for FY 2013/2014 (rate increase of $45.00 per inspection to $67.00
per inspection.). The ninth business was an industrial facility that owes $82.00 (prior to FY
2013/14, staff invoiced industrial facilities directly, instead of utilizing HDL).
Based on the inconvenience of receiving a late payment notice nearly a year after initially
renewing the business registrations, staff is recommending that City Council authorize the
waiver of the business inspection fees that were not assessed in FY 2013/14. Resolution
2013-3203 does not authorize the City Manager to grant this waiver. Staff will return to City
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Honorable City Council
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Council with a revised Resolution later in the year which will grant the City Manager
authorization for resolving these types of problems that may occur in the future.
FISCAL IMPACT
Waiver of the business inspection fee balances will reduce City General Fund revenue
$258.00. Business inspection fees offset City staff time and contractor's costs associated
with performed inspections. Any costs not offset by the business inspection fees are
funding with the General Fund.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (ROLL CALL VOTE)
Approve waiver of business inspection fees not collected in Fiscal Year 2013/14 as a
result of HDL software update delay.
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