HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 09-39 - FY 09-10 Fire Tax CITY OF PALM DESERT
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE LEVY AND
COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS FOR THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT FIRE TAX PURSUANT TO CITY ORDINANCE NO. 223,
FISCAL YEAR 2009/2010.
SUBMITTED BY: John M. Wohlmuth, City Manager
DATE: June 11, 2009
CONTENTS: 1. Resolution No. 09-39
Recommendation
By Minute Motion, that the City Council:
1. APPROVE Resolution 09-39, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, ordering the levy and collection of assessments for the City of
Palm Desert Fire Tax pursuant to City Ordinance No. 223, Fiscal Year
2009/2010.
Discussion
The ambulance medic unit at Indian Wells' Fire Station No. 55 responds a majority of
the time (approximately 70°Jo-80%) to medic transport calls within the City of Palm
Desert. To alleviate this condition staff proposed within the FY 09-10 the introduction of
an additional Palm Desert medic unit to be housed at Station No. 55. Please note that
the last medic unit introduced in Palm Desert was in 1996 (Medic Unit No. 67}.
Indian Wells officials have indicated their willingness to house an additional medic unit
at Fire Station No. 55, if the City of Palm Desert were to proceed with approving this
expenditure. A lease agreement will be brought to the City Council at the June 25,
2009, meeting. Rancho Mirage staff previously indicated the possibility of participating
in a cost sharing formula, but recently indicated they would not be recommending such
a proposal.
On July 24, 1980, the Palm Desert City Council passed Ordinance No. 233, levying a
special tax for upgrading fire prevention and protection services. The annual
operational costs could be reduced further by raising the annual Fire Protection and
Prevention Tax to its maximum levy currently allowed by ordinance.
Fire Tax Resolution
June 11, 2009
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This tax is currently levied at a rate of forty-eight dollars ($48) per dwelling unit. If the
City were to raise this tax to sixty dollars ($60), as permitted under the ordinance, there
would be $409,500 made available to help fund the new medic unit. The following table
displays a historical breakdown of the Fire Tax and associated expenditures:
Fiscal Year Population Fire Tax Fire Services Difference
Revenue Expenditure
FY 1980-1981 11,801 $552,942 $377,005 $175,937
(Actual)
FY 1991-1992 23,252 $944,968 $823,027 $121,941
(Actuat)
FY 2000-2001 41,155 $1,423,356 $1,688,621 -$265,265
(Actual)
FY 2008-2009 50,907 $7,715,000 $8,993,000 -$1,278,000
(Budgeted)
Staff recommends that the City Council approve this resolution to alleviate the fiscal
impact of the new medic unit.
Submitted by: Reviewed by:
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Stephen Y. Aryan Paul S. Gibson
Assistant to the City Manager Director of Finance/City Treasurer
Approved by:
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RESOLUTION NO. 09-39
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE LEVY AND
COLLECTION OF A SPECIAL TAX FOR THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT FIRE TAX PURSUANT TO CITY ORDINANCE NO. 223,
FISCAL YEAR 2009/2010
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert,California(hereinafter referred to as the"City Council")does
resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, Palm Desert voters did approve a special tax levy for fire protection and prevention
services on April 8, 1980; and
WHEREAS,such approval provides for a tax in the amount of$60 per year for each dwelling unit
and �30 per year for vacant lots; and
WHEREAS,such approval provides that the City Council is authorized to levy a special tax for the
provision of fire protection and prevention; and
WHEREAS, the City Council pursuant to City Ordinance 223 desires to prepare the annual levy
against parcels of land within the City of Palm Desert for the Fire Tax for the fiscal year commencing July
1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, to pay the described costs; and
WHEREAS,the City Council has retained Willdan Financial Services for the purpose of assisting
the City with the preparation of the annual levy of the special tax; and
WHEREAS, the City and its legal counsel have reviewed Proposition 218 and found that the
special tax complies with applicable provisions of Section XIII, D, of the California State Constitution;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT DOES
HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the special Fire Tax be paid by the residents to the City per year and shall be as
fiollows:
Fire Tax as specified in City Ordinance 223:
$60.00 per equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) per year, for single family developed parcels.
$30.00 per parcel per year for each vacant lot. Vacant property larger than i acre in area will be
taxed according to rates set forth in "Exhibit A"Table II.
�60.00 per equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) per year, for a mobile home located within a mobile
home subdivision.
$60.00 per equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) per year, for each unit in a duplex or triplex.
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$60.00 per eguivalent dwelling unit (EDU) per year, for a dwelling unit in a planned unit
development.
$45.00 per .75 (seventy-five hundredths) equivalent dwelling per year, for each mobile home
located within a mobile home park.
$45.00 per .75 (seventy-five hundredths) equivalent dwelling unit per year, for each rental
apartment unit within a complex of four or more units.
�60.00 per year for commercial properties less than or equal to 2,600 square feet, including a
25% reduced assessment for sprinklers or a 50% discount if fire resistant with sprinklers.
Commercial properties in excess of 2,600 square feet are assessed based upon an equivalent tax
computed in accordance with the Fire Flow Requirements by area using an established Fire
Flow Actuary Table as adopted within City Ordinance No. 223 (Exhibit A, Table I).
PASSED,APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of , 2009 by the following
votc to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ROBERT A. SPIEGEL, Mayor
ATTEST:
RACHELLE D. KLASSEN, City Clerk
City of Palm Desert, California
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EXHIBIT A
TABLE II
Vacant Property Special Tax Rates
Acres
More Monthly Yearly
than Un to Char�e Charge (EDU)
0 1 $ 2.50 $ 30.00 (.S)
1 2 $ 2.81 $ 33.75 (.5625)
2 3 $ 3.13 $ 37.50 (.625)
3 4 $ 3.44 $ 41.25 (.6875)
4 S $ 3.75 $ 45.00 (.75)
5 6 $ 4.06 $ 48.75 (.8125)
6 7 $ 4.38 $ 52.50 (.875)
7 8 $ 4.69 $ 56.25 (.9375)
8 9 $ 5.00 $ 60.00 (1)
vacant property is assigned .S EDU.for the first acre
plus .0625 EDU for each udditional acre or portion
thereof up to nine acres. For single, unsubdivided
parcels over nine acres, the yearly charge shall be
limited to $60.
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