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Home My WebLink AboutIR 7456 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. T456 R T I sJ,,,0 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council co April 24, 1990 DoE lbzx;,� Subject: User fee increase recommendations The Office of Management Services, with the advice and assistance of David M. Griffith and substantial input and review by affected departments, has undertaken a study of user fee areas within the General Fund to compare the total cost of the service delivered (both di- rect and indirect) with the revenue generated by the activity at the current fee struc- ture. The result of this comparison was then related to the Council 's approved cost re- covery ratio to identify areas for potential fee increase. Other factors taken into consideration in these recommendations included ease of adminis- tration/application of the fee; assumptions regarding the price elasticity of the fee; and, for those fee areas not part of the Council 's original cost recovery, staff's esti- mate of the appropriate cost recovery. NEW FEES Staff recommends that new fees be instituted for the following services currently being performed at no cost to the recipient of the services: Current Proposed DEVELOPMENT Annexation 0 Sliding scale: Up through 75 ac.= $500 Over 75 ac.=$400+$4/ac. FIRE Inspection of health care facilities $ 0 $ 250 HEALTH Routine Clinic Visit-Adult $ 0 $ 20 Routine Clinic Visit-Child $ 0 $ 30 Sickledex $ 0 $ 2 Lead blood levels $ 0 $ 4 Urine C&S $ 0 $ 3 VDRL (other than maternity) $ 0 $ 5 Rubella (other than maternity) $ 0 $ 4 Non-stress Test $ 0 $ 20 Sonogram $ 0 $ 25 RHOGAM $ 0 $ 4 3 hr. postprandial $ 0 $ 20 50 gram Glucola $ 0 $ 10 HCT $ 0 $ 2 Day care physicals $ 0 $ 30 Condoms (36) $ 0 $ 4 LIBRARY Meeting room rental Tandy Lecture Hall Profit $ 50/hr Non-Profit $ 40/hr -ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7456 MFR TI of ;j,-v o�j??,' To the Mayor and Members of the City Council 0 (US.T110 Page 2 N, April 24, 1990 X N Subject: 1671 User fee increase recommendations Current Proposed Meeting Rooms A,B,C; Southwest Regional and Diamond Hill Profit $ 35/hr Non-Profit $ 15/hr Equipment Use $ 0 $ 2/pee PARK AND RECREATION Log Cabin Photo Fee $ 0 25 Log Cabin Slide Lecture Fee $ 0 $ 15 DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE Directory of certified DBE's $ 0 $ 25 Construction List $ 0 $ 10 Architect and Engineer List $ 0 $ 8 Miscellaneous Lists $ 0 $ 6 EXISTING FEES In addition to identifying areas where new fees may be appropriate, the study also identi- fied certain fees areas where adjustments are also recommended. If Council concurs with the fee levels listed below, staff will undertake to increase the fees administratively where appropriate and will bring ordinance amendments forward for Council action where 000k necessary. Current Proposed DEVELOPMENT CFA $ 400 $ 500 Street Name Change $ 300 $ 500 Auto junk yard $ Soo $ 600 Community Facility Agreement $ 400 $ 500 Consent agreements $ 50-$200 $ 100-$300 Board of Adjustment Variance application: A. Residential (owner-occupied) $ 150 $ 150 B. Non-residential $ 200 $ 300 Special exceptions $ 325 $ 325 Interpretation request $ 350 $ 350 Plan Commission Preliminary plan 75 ac. or more $ 400 + $4/ac. $ 500 + $5/ac. for each ac. >75. Final plat 3 lots or more (18 x 24) $ 35 + $8/lot $ 250 + $13/lot additional $50 for each additional variance or special exception requested in the same application. -ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7456 to To the Mayor and Members of the City Council J? Pag6 3 April 24, 1990 Subject: User fee increase recommendations Current Proposed 3 lots or more (24 x 36) $ 50 + $8/lot $ 250 + $13/lot Street vacations $ 300 $ 500 Alley vacations $ 200 $ Soo Easement vacations $ 200 $ 300 Requested change in Master Thoroughfare Plan $ 300 $ 500 Unified Residential Plan $ 500 Less than 20 acres $ 300 20 acres or more $ 13/acre Zoning Commission Zoning application: A. Less than 1 acre $ 650 $ 750 B. More than 5 acres $ 1,300 $ 1,500 TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS General & Parkway Contractor License Renewal $ 300 $ Soo POLICE Wrecker Driver Permit Fee $ 20 $ 50 Inspection Fee $ 20 $ 30 Letter of Authorization $ 10 $ 30 Impound Fee $ 5 $ 10 Storage Fee $ 5 $ 10 Criminal records check-fingerprints $ 20 $ 25 FIRE Sprinkler Installation Less than 20 heads $ 40 $ 75 20 heads or more $ 40 $ 100 Additional floors $ 20/fl $ 40/fl Tenant finish $ 25 $ 60 Alarm installation 2-5 initiating devices $ 20 $ 60 6 or more initiating devices $ 40 $ 90 Additional floors $ 20/fl $ 40/fl Standpipe testing New: 1-3 risers $ 150 $ 250/bldg 4 or more risers $ 150 $ 400/bldg Existing (required once every 5 years) : $ 150/bldg Other extinguishing agent $ 40/system Pre-engineered systems $ 60 Other systems $ 120 Bottle charge (first line bottles only) $ 20/btl -ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7456 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council 0i -4� Page 4 "'XeR, April 24, 1990 5 User fee increase recommendations Subject: Current Proposed Additional tests 30/test Re-review of approved plans $ 25 50 HEALTH Prenatal vitamins 2 5 Pap Smear 5 $ 6.40 Birth control 1 4 Foam Kit 2 4 PTA-ABS 5 10 Immumization 4 (up to $8 $ 4 max. ) Single Chemistry $ 5 7.50 Sodium 5 $ 7.50 Chlorine 5 $ 7.50 H2O Culture Coliform $ 5 $ 7.50 Full dentures $ 300 $ 315 Upper or lower $ 160 $ 165 With Resident Discount opmL PARK AND RECREATION Log Cabin Village Admission-Adult $ 1 $ 1.25 $ 1.50 Log Cabin Village-Child $ .50 $ 1.00 $ 1.25 Softball $ 325.00 $ 335.00 Basketball $ 300.00 $ 315.00 McLeland-Day Play $ 1.75 $ 2.00 $ 2.50 McLeland-Night Play $ 2.25 $ 2.50 $ 3.00 McLeland-Indoor Court $ 12.00 $16.00 $ 20.00 McLeland-Tournament Courts $ 18.00 $20.00 $ 25.00 Recreation Centers-Sr. Citizens $ 14.00 $10.00 $ 12.50 Aquatics-Youth Swim $ .50 $ .75 $ 1.00 Aquatics-Adult Swim $ 1.00 $ 1.50 $ 2.00 Zoo admission-Adult $ 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 4.00 LIBRARY Database search fee $ 6 +connect $ 10 + FCI fee $ .50 $ 1.50 RESIDENT DISCOUNTED FEES Some fees in the Park and Recreation area are two-tiered with a twenty-five percent (25%) discount offered to citizens who produce proof of residence within the City at the time of purchase of admission. These include: zoo admission, Log cabin Village admission, aquat- ics admission, general public play at McLeland Tennis Center, and recreation room rental. Residents may obtain a resident discount in the amount of twenty-five (25%) percent off of �00' the price of admission by showing a Fort Worth Public Library card (issued at no cost to -ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7456 0,R T 104 oFfvrrr To the Mayor and Members of the City Council W Page 5 4 April 24, 1990 Subject: user fee increase recommendations the resident). Between June 1990 and December 1990, any individual who states that he lives in Fort Worth will receive a discount. Beginning January 1991, individuals will be required to furnish proof of residence by presenting a Fort Worth library card at the time of purchase of the admission. RV ENUE ESTIMATES Revenues for FY 1989-90 are expected to be increased by approximately $240,000 by the in- crease of these fees and by approximately $650,000 for fiscal 1991. The revenue effect of the higher fee structure for non-City residents will not be felt until January, 1991. IKPLEKENTATION Fees which do not require ordinance changes to effect will be made effective May 15 in or- der to allow for agencies to notify citizens of the increases. Fee adjustments which re- quire changes in an ordinance will be brought to the Council individually for action with an effective date specified. If Council desires additional information, it will be provided. David Ivory City Manager -ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS