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Page 1 of 6 <br />Item #8 <br /> CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br /> <br />September 15, 2026 <br />Library and Recreation <br /> <br />TITLE: ADOPT A RESOLUTION UPDATING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE, <br />APPROVING AND UPDATING VARIOUS CITY FEES AND CHARGES <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the resolution approving and updating various <br />City fees and charges. Fees and charges updated through this action include: <br />• Section I. A. General and Administrative Fees <br />• Section I. D. Pleasanton Public Library Fine and Fee Schedule <br />• Section V.B. Police Special Permits <br />• Section VII. Finance Department <br />• Section VIII. Recreation <br />• Section IX.A. Water Rates and Charges <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />California cities impose fees for providing services and activities through provisions of the <br />State Constitution. Agencies are allowed to set fees at rates providing fair and reasonable <br />recovery of costs incurred in providing the services, minimizing or eliminating use of general <br />tax revenues. The City regularly reviews the Master Fee Schedule (MFS) to ensure that it is <br />both transparent and up to date. The latest review identified several fees not listed in the MFS <br />that need to be listed or clarified, fees that need to be adjusted to better reflect current costs <br />and market rates, and fees that should be added. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Resolution/Attachment 1 includes an update to fees across multiple departments. <br /> <br />Section I. D. Pleasanton Public Library Fine and Fee Schedule <br />Miscellaneous fees related to rental agreement provisions and hourly fees are currently <br />incorporated into library rentals but are not fully reflected in the MFS. As library meeting room <br />rentals have commenced, staff have identified the need to formalize and update these <br />miscellaneous fees to better align with current practices, improve transparency, and support <br />responsible cost recovery. <br /> <br />Staff recommends revising the MFS to display the actual hourly rental rates rather than <br />subsidy percentages for each renter group category. The previous MFS expressed these fees <br />as a percentage subsidy scaled to the renter group category; this revision shows the <br />corresponding hourly rates instead, providing greater transparency to renters without changing <br />the underlying fee amounts. Staff also recommends reducing the security deposit from $200 to <br />$100 to be consistent with other meeting room rentals in the City, and clarifying the language <br />regarding cancellation fees. These changes apply to MFS Section I, D. Pleasanton Public <br />Page 55 of 318