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I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br />,I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> <br />REVIEW OF RATES AND CHARGES <br />By: Jessie L. Hart, Finance Officer <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br /> <br />Attached is the Schedule of Rates, Fees and Charges which includes a column for 1993 Adopted and <br />Proposed Changes to arrive at the 1994 Proposed. <br /> <br />Included in the Proposed Changes column are changeafmcrcases that were recommended by various staff. <br />Also included are several "new" charges. The new recommended charges are as follows: <br /> <br />1) <br />2) <br />3) <br />4) <br />5) <br />6) <br />7) <br /> <br />Charitable Gambling Investigation Fee - One Day Events <br />Irrigation Permit - underground installation (utility district only) <br />Equipment Rental - Chipper <br />Municipal/Park Center - Damage Deposit <br />Municipal Center per day/event - non-residents <br /> <br />Topographical Mapping Fee <br /> <br />All other charges are as adopted for adminislration in 1993 with recommended changes/increases. <br /> <br />It should be noted that while we have increased several of the charges, the increased fee will not cover our <br />costs for the particular item. A prime example of this is the Community Sign. Our actual cost to operate <br />the sign, including depreciation would be approximately $22.12 per week plus a minimum of 1 hour <br />labor to put up and take down the information. The 1993 rate was only $5.00/week for each side. We <br />are not proposing to increase the fee to the $22.12 plus, but rather increase the charge to cover only a <br />portion of our cost with the thinking that we could loose part or all of the revenue generated by the rental <br />of the sign. This is the case in several of the areas where charges have been proposed to be increased, but <br />not to a self-supporting level. " <br /> <br />There are several areas where there is more detailed review needed. Those areas include, but are not <br />limited to, garbage track licensing, business licensing and special district utility charges. Some of these <br />areas are currently being researched and others will be addressed at thc time Chapter 7 of the Ramsey City <br />Code is reviewed. Any revisions recommended during that review can than be implemented into the <br />Schedule of Rates, Fees and Charges. <br /> <br />COUNCIL ACTION: <br />Based on discussion. <br /> <br />Review Checklist: <br /> <br /> City Administrator <br /> <br />%1 <br /> <br /> <br />