CR 05-024 Fee Increases
February 10, 2005
Council Report 2005-024
Approve Additional Fees
And Increases to Certain Fees
Proposed Action
Staff recommends adoption of the following motion: Move to adopt Ordinance 2005-
942. Ordinance amendinq Section 355,15. Administrative Citation Fine Schedule. and
Section 925.49 of the Hopkins City Code for first readinq; and adopt Resolution 2005-
017, resolution settinq various fees in Section 1010 and 1020 of the Hopkins City Code.
Overview
This action will increase very few fees and add fees for specific services that are not
currently listed in the fee schedule.
Primary Issues to Consider
Increasing Fees
New Fees
The Administrative Citation Fine Schedule
Supportina Documents
Ordinance 2005-942
Resolution 2005-017
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Terry Obermaier, City Clerk
Financial Impact: $ Budgeted: Y/N
Related Documents (CIP, ERP, etc,):
Notes:
Source:
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Increasing fees.
Animal boarding fees increase around this time of year every year. It is difficult to keep
the changes current in the ordinances. The boarding fees would be dropped from the
schedule. Section 925 of the City Code would be revised to reflect the owner's
responsibility for resulting charges from the designated pound or boarding facility.
Truth in Housing evaluator license fees have not gone up in the past few years. An
increase of $5.00, from $30 to $35, would cover increased costs of processing the
applications and verifying licensure,
. New Fees
A fee for Motor Vehicle BrokerlWholesaler/Auctioneer would be added to Chapter Ten
under the Business and Regulatory heading. Section 1115.05 of the Hopkins City
Code specifies that no person shall engage in the business of:
a) New motor vehicle dealer,
b) Used motor vehicle dealer,
c) Motor vehicle broker,
d) Motor vehicle wholesaler, or
e) Motor vehicle auctioneer,
without first obtaining a license from the City of Hopkins.
The fee for a motor vehicle dealer is $400. This license fee takes into consideration
that a motor vehicle dealer will have a car sales lot, which requires a greater number of
police patrols/hours. A fee for a broker, wholesaler, or auctioneer has not been
established in the fee schedule. A broker, wholesaler, or auctioneer would not have an
outdoor car sales lot. A fee of $400 is difficult to justify, The suggested fee is $50.00.
A rental housing re-inspecting fee is being requested. The fee of $35.00 would be
charged on the third inspection or appointment. On the initial inspection, the inspector
writes orders that the owner must comply with, The second inspection is to verify that
the work orders have been completed. If they are not, the inspector must make a third
inspection, Also, often times the owner of the building will make an appointment to
meet the inspector for the first or second re-inspection. When the owner of the building
is a no-show for the appointment, the $35 fee would be charged. It is hoped that this
fee will cut down on the number of re-inspections that are currently being made,
A change is being made to Section 1020.29 - 9 to indicate that the City cannot give out
information on topographic map information that is newer than 1998. Only Hennepin
County can give information from 1999 to the present.
The Engineering department provides standard colored CAD plots. A fee has not been
established for that service. The suggested fee is $10. The fee for custom CAD Plots
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will be based on the materials used and on the staff time to prepare the information.
The fee schedule does not currently indicate this.
Currently, when a citation is issued for failing to obtain a truth in housing evaluation, the
fine for failure to obtain the evaluation is not listed specifically in the schedule in Section
355.15, so it falls under "Code violations not listed" and the fine is $100. A truth in
housing evaluation costs the homeowner an average of $150, Staff believes that the
fine should not be an advantage to the homeowner that fails to obtain an evaluation.
Staff is recommending that a specific listing be added to Section 355.15 designating the
fine for failure to obtain a truth in housing evaluation to be $200. This would make it
more advantageous for the homeowner to pay for the evaluation.
Alternatives
1. Adopt Ordinance 2005-942 for first reading without changes.
2, Adopt Ordinance 2005-942 with changes to be made before second reading.
3. Do not adopt Ordinance 2005-942.
Staff recommends alternative one.
CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County 1 Minnesota
ORDINANCE 2005-942
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 355 AND 925 OF THE HOPKINS CITY
CODE'
The City Council of the City of Hopkins does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Section 355.15, Subdivision 1 is amended as follows:
Rental of Dwelling Unit Without License
Unregistered Multi-Unit Dwelling
Failure to Obtain a Truth in Housing Report
Junk Cars
$ 250,00
$ 250,00
$ 200.00
$ 100.00
Section 2. Section 925,49 is amended as follows:
925.49, Reclaiming animals, An owner reclaiming an impounded animal shall
pay to the clerk an impounding fee and :l d:lily bO:lrding foo for o:loh day tho :lnim:ll
h:lS boon impoundod in tho amount set by oity oounoil rosolution, shall be
responsible for all resulting charges from the designated pound or boarding facility.
The reclamation shall not be interpreted as a waiver of any criminal proceedings
against the owner for the violation of this section. Animals may be reclaimed
during normal city business hours,
Section 3.
First Reading
Second Reading
Date of Publication
Effective Date
February 15, 2005
March 1, 2005
March 10, 2005
March 10, 2005
ATTEST:
Eugene J. Maxwell, Mayor
Terry Obermaier, City Clerk
APPROVED ASTO FORM AND LEGALITY
City Attorney Signature
Date
CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2005- 017
RESOLUTION AMENDING FEES IN CHAPTER 10 OF THE HOPKINS CITY CODE
WHEREAS, The Hopkins City Code allows fees to be set by resolution and;
WHEREAS, City staff have reviewed the current fees and have recommended
increases and the inclusion of new fees,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, to adopt changes in Chapter 10 of the
Hopkins City Code as follows:
Section 1010.07
'+ I'-nimalc, D:::lily bO:::lrding foo dogs
C:::ltc
Minimum Animal Charge
Section 1010.09
7 Truth in Housing Evaluator
19,67
16,00
19,67
30,00
35,00
Motor Vehicle Broker, Wholesaler
Auctioneer 50,00
Current numbers 14 through 27 will be renumbered to reflect the insertion.
Section 1020.04
Rental Housing Re-inspection
Section 1020,29 Engineering Fees
9 Topographic map & 1998 Aerial
information - paper copy
Standard Color CAD Plots
Custom CAD Plots
14
35.00
10
1 1
10.00
Fee based on time and material
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 15th day of FebruarYl 2005.
By
Eugene J. Maxwell, Mayor
ATTEST:
Terry Obermaier, City Clerk