CC RES 2018-037 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-37
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2010-
77 TO AMEND THE MASTER SCHEDULE OF FEES AND
CHARGES FOR CITY SERVICES TO REPLACE THE OBSOLETE
EXISTING CELL SITE FEES WITH FLAT FEES AND ASSOCIATED
TRUST DEPOSITS FOR THE PROCESSING OF WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY PERMITS IN THE PUBLIC
RIGHT-OF-WAY.
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes conducted an extensive analysis of its
services, the costs reasonably borne by the City in providing those services, the beneficiaries of
those services, and the revenues produced by those paying fees and charges for services for fiscal
year 2008-2009; and,
WHEREAS, after conducting a public hearing, the City adopted Resolution No. 2010-77
thereby adopting a Master Schedule of Fees and Charges for City services; and,
WHEREAS, on March 15, 2016, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 580, Wireless
Telecommunication Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way, to amend the Rancho Palos Verdes
Municipal Code (RPVMC) to provide comprehensive standards, along with permit requirements,
consistent with State and Federal law for the installation of wireless telecommunication facilities in
the City's public right-of-way; and,
WHEREAS,the City's current fees related to cell site development in the public right-of-way
are unclear and do not accurately account for the Staff time, resources and consultant services
required for the review and processing of wireless telecommunication facilities permits; and,
WHEREAS, on May 24, 2018, and May 31, 2018, a notice of public hearing of the City's
intent to amend the City's Master Fee Schedule, to be held on June 19, 2018,was published in the
Palos Verdes Peninsula News; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to the Master Fee Schedule was made available to
the public ten days prior to the City Council's June 19, 2018, public hearing; and,
WHEREAS, on June 19, 2018,the City Council conducted a duly-noticed public hearing for
the proposed new Compliance Review fee; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it necessary to amend the Master Fee Schedule to
replace the obsolete existing cell site fees with a flat fee and associated trust deposits required for
processing wireless telecommunication facility permits and a wireless mock-up permit.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The facts set forth in the recitals of this Resolution are true and correct and
are incorporated herein by references as though set forth in full.
Section 2: The City Council hereby finds that the adoption of this Resolution amending
Resolution No. 2010-77 to establish flat fees and associated trust deposits for the processing of
wireless telecommunication facility permit and a mock-up permit is exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Sections 21080 et. seq.) pursuant to Public
Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8)(A).
Section 3: The City Council hereby finds that the new fees of $1,300 for a Mock Up
Permit, $14,000 for a Major Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Permit, $5,700 for an
Administrative Wireless Facilities Permit and a$38,700 for a Master Deployment Plan Permit do not
exceed the cost to the City of processing a such permit applications; and that the requirement to
establish, if needed, a trust deposit to cover actual costs associated with consultant services, such
as, but not limited to,the City Attorney,technical consultants and other Consultants charged against
a trust deposit, is necessary.
Section 4: The City Council hereby approves and adopts the revisions to the Master Fee
Schedule and hereby amends the relevant provisions of Resolution No. 2010-77 to incorporate the
wireless facility permit flat fees into the Master Fee Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
Section 5: Any person paying a given fee who feels that any fee, charge or rate
determined and set is in excess of the percentage of costs reasonably borne by the City may appeal
in writing to the City Council.
Section 6: The amended Master Fee Schedule specified in this Resolution shall become
effective sixty days from June 19, 2018.
Section 7: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage, approval, and adoption of this
Resolution, and shall cause this Resolution and her certification to be entered in the Book of
Resolutions of the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 19th day of June, 2018.
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I, Emily Colborn, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos \1-rdes, do hereby certify that the above
Resolution No. 2018-37, was duly and regularly passed a d adopted by the said City Council at
a regular meeting thereof held on June 19, 2018.
y Clerk
Resolution No. 2018-37
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Exhibit A
Resolution No. 2018-37
Proposed Fee Amendment
The fees for Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Permits are hereby amended as
follows.
Permit Type Proposed Action Proposed Fee
Cell Site - Initial Application Delete N/A
Replace with new $1,300, plus trust deposit
Wireless Mock-Up
Mock-Up Permit fee for consultant services
Cell Site - Construction Delete N/A
Major Wireless
$14,000, plus trust deposit
Telecommunication Facilities Add
Permit
for consultant services
Administrative Wireless
$5,700, plus trust deposit
Telecommunication Facilities Add
for consultant services
Permit
Master Deployment Plan $38,700, plus trust deposit
Add
Permit for consultant services
Resolution No. 2018-37
Exhibit A
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