Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Work and meet with City staff to refine the project scope, purpose, uses and goals of the City’s User Fee Study to ensure that the Study will be both accurate and appropriate to the City’s needs. Review project schedule and answer any questions pertaining to the successful development of the Study. 2. Meet with staff and conduct interviews as needed to gain an understanding of the City’s processes and operations. Conduct a Comprehensive Review of the City’s existing fees, rates, and charges, including but not limited to the following: permits, licenses, planning fees, building fees, engineering fees, police fees, administrative fees, recreation fees, library fees, fire prevention fees, sewer service charge and residential rental inspection fees; work with staff to identify if other fees need to be included in the master fee schedule. 3. The City operates a 50-mile long municipal sewer collection system and is responsible for collecting wastewater (sewage) and conveying it the Los Angeles County Sanitation District for treatment. Unlike most agencies, the City does not charge customers for the use of the sewer system. The City currently funds the sewer system using General Fund revenues. In 2019, the City completed a Sewer System Master Plan (SSMP) and a Wastewater Collection System Condition Assessment (WCSCA) to assess the system and begin steps toward improving the system. The cost associated with the WCSCA were updated in 2024 and are estimated at $35,487,000 for O&M and capital improvements over the next eleven years. 4. Identify the total cost of providing each City service at the lowest reasonable activity level and in a manner that is consistent with all applicable laws, statutes, rules and regulations governing the collection of fees, rates, and charges by public entities including, but not limited to, Proposition 26...
