HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 25-003, Amending Fee Schedule, Park Development Fee and Community Garden Plot Rental FeeRESOLUTION NO.25-003
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SARATOGA AMENDING THE CITY FEE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE
APRIL 1, 2025
WHEREAS, the City Council annually adopts a resolution that establishes fees for
the ensuing fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Saratoga adopted Resolution No. 23-
081 on October 18, 2023 establishing the Annual Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2024-25; and
WHEREAS, in November 2024 the City conducted an appraisal of current land
valuation in the City, which found that there has been a significant increase in land valuation
since the last appraisal in 2019; and
WHEREAS; and the City's Park Development Fee is a fee in lieu of parkland
dedication as authorized by the Quimby Act, Government Code section 66477, and is
charged under Saratoga Municipal Code sections 14-25.080 and 15-58.020; and
WHEREAS, the amount of the Park Development Fee is based on land valuation
and Census household -size data and therefore needs to be updated in the fee schedule to
reflect the most recent Census data and current land value, and
WHEREAS, in addition, the City's Community Garden has recently undergone a
complete overhaul as part of a CIP improvements project; and
WHEREAS, the current Community Garden Plot Rental Fee structure is no longer
applicable and needs to be updated to reflect the new layout; and
WHEREAS, this resolution updates the fee structure for the Park Development Fee
and the Community Garden Plot Rental Fee in the City's Fee Schedule
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Saratoga
does hereby amend the current Fee Schedule effective April 1, 2025 as shown in Attachment
C to the staff report accompanying this resolution.
Resolution No. 25-003
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The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the
Saratoga City Council held on the 191h day of February 2025 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS FITZSIMMONS, WALIA, ZHAO, VICE MAYOR
PAGE, MAYOR AFTAB
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
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ATTEST:
Britt Avrit, MMC, City Clerk
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