The scope of services requested by the City of St. Louis Park includes (but is not limited to): • 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 schedules and answer any questions pertaining to the successful development of the study. • 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. • Identify the total cost of providing identified city service at the appropriate activity level and in a manner consistent with all applicable laws, statutes, rules and regulations governing the collection of fees, rates, and charges by public. • Compare service costs with existing recovery levels. This should include any service areas where the city is currently charging for services as well as areas where perhaps the city should charge, considering the city’s practices, or the practices of similar or neighboring cities. • Recommend potential new fees and charges for services the city currently provides but does not have any fees and/or charges established. Recommendations should be based on industry best practices, or the consultant’s professional opinion. • Recommend appropriate fees and charges based on the firm’s analysis together with the appropriate subsidy percentage of those fees where full cost recovery may be unrealistic or not aligned with the city’s strategic priorities.
