HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2019-07 RESOLUTION NO. 2019-07
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
INCREASING FEES FOR BURGLAR ALARM BUSINESSES AND ALARM SYSTEM
SUBSCRIBERS COLLECTED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 6656, AND INCORPORATING THE INCREASED
FEES INTO THE CONSOLIDATED COMPREHENSIVE CITYWIDE MASTER FEE AND
CHARGES SCHEDULE AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NO. 2016-59, AND
AMENDED BY RESOLUTION NOS. 2017-46, 2018-01, 2018-29, 2018-48, AND 2018-55
(SUPPLEMENTAL FEE RESOLUTION No. 8)
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 5.56 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code, the City
regulates burglar and robbery alarm systems, including establishing annual permit fees for
persons installing or using alarm systems, and fees for false alarm reports, which require a
response from the Police Department, thus needlessly diverting limited police resources; and,
Huntington Beach Municipal Code Sections 5.56.040(A) and 5.56.060 together provide
that no person shall install or use an alarm system without first applying for and receiving an
alarm permit, and paying the related fee in the amount set by City Council Resolution; and,
In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5,56, the City Council adopted Resolution
Number 6656 on December 5, 1994 establishing fees for burglar alarm businesses and persons
installing or using an alarm system; and,
The City Council adopted Resolution 2016-59 establishing the Consolidated
Comprehensive Citywide Master Fee and Charges Schedule (the "Fee and Charges Schedule");
and
The City Council temporarily amended the Fee and Charges Schedule pursuant to
Resolution No. 2017-46. The City Council amended the Fees and Charges Schedule pursuant to
Resolution Nos. 2018-01, 2018-29, 2018-48, and 2018-55; and
The City Council desires to not only update the annual fees for burglar alarms, including
setting the annual subscriber and the false alarm fees, but also incorporate the fees into the Fee
and Charges Schedule; and
NOW, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby resolve as follows:
Section 1. Resolution No. 6656 is repealed.
Section 2. The Alarm System Subscriber Permit Fee is set according to the Fee Study,
dated October 19, 2016, on file with the Department of Finance. The City Council establishes
the amount of the Fee to recover the full cost of the administering the Alarm System Subscriber
Permit Program. The Council further establishes a reduced fee for senior citizen subscribers who
are 62 years of age or older and have a combined annual adjusted gross income of all members
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of the household that does not exceed the HUD Income Guidelines of the "Very Low Income
Category."
Section 3. Resolution No. 2016-59, as amended pursuant to Resolution Nos. 2018-01,
2018-29, 2018-48 and 2018-55, is further amended by adopting the Recommended Fee Level
column attached in Exhibit A, which shall become effective upon adoption of this Resolution,
and continue thereafter. -
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the loth day of February , 2019.
Mayor
REVIE D APPROVED: APPROVED FORM:
City ' a a er W ty ttorney
ITIATED AND APP VED:
C ief of Police
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Exhibit A
Police-User Fees
No. Fee Description Current Fee Recommended %Cost,
Fee Level Recovery
PD-10 Alarm permit application review/renewal non sworn) $ 41 $ 41 100%
PD-10.1 Alarm permit application review/renewal(non sworn)-Senior Rate [91 S 41 $ 20.50 50%
False Alarm Fee twith Permit
PD-11 1st and 2nd false alarm 12 monthperiod) 4 $ - Delete N/A
PD-11.1 1 st false alarm in 12-month period(waived w/online alarm school) [4 N/A S 25 N/A
PD-11.2 2nd false alarm in 12-month period 4 N/A S 50 N/A
PD-12 13rd false alarm in 12-month period 4 $ 130 $ 75 N/A
PD-13 4th false alarm in 12-month period 4 $ 150 S 100 N/A
PD-14 5th false alarm in 12-month period 4 $ 200 S 150 N/A
PD-15 6th false alarm in 12-month period 4 $ 300 $ 300 N/A
PD-16 7th false alarm in 12-month period 4 $ 400 $ 400 N/A
PD-17 8th false alarm in 12-month period(plus non-response status) 4 $ 500 $ 500 N/A
False Alarm Fee without Permit
PD-17.1 1st false alarm(waived w/permit application within 10 days) New N/A S 250 NIA
PD-17.2 2nd false alarm New N/A S 250 N/A
PD-17.3 3rd false alarm New N/A S 500 N/A
PD-17.4 4th false alarm(plus non-response status) New N/A S 1.000 NIA
Notes
[41 Placeholder for Master Fee Schedule(MFS);Not included in cost analysis
191 Senior discounted rate-applicant must be 62 years or older and have a
combined annual adjusted gross income of all members of the household that
does not exceed the HUD Income Guidelines for"Very Low Income Category"
Res. No. 2019-07
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ROBIN ESTANISLAU, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the
City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a Regular meeting thereof held on February 19, 2019 by the following vote:
AYES: Brenden, Carr, Semeta, Peterson, Posey, Delgleize, Hardy
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RECUSE: None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California