HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-31 - Modifying Resolution No. 2019-105 Relating to the Paramedic Subscription Program FeeRESOLUTION NO. 2023-31
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, MODIFYING
RESOLUTION 2019-105 RELATING TO THE
PARAMEDIC SUBSCRIPTION PROGRAM FEE
WHEREAS, since 1975, the City of Newport Beach ("City") has maintained and
operated a paramedic service program for the community by providing funds for
emergency personnel and equipment in support of emergency medical services (EMS)
operations;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 5.60 (Paramedic Service User Fees) of the
Newport Beach Municipal Code and via adoption of the City's Schedule of Rents, Fines,
and Fees (SRFF), the City Council of the City of Newport Beach ("City Council") has
established user fees and charges for the provision of emergency medical services;
WHEREAS, the City's General Fund revenues currently defray a portion of the
cost of providing emergency medical services;
WHEREAS, pursuant to City Council Resolution 2019-105, the City offers a
Paramedic Subscription Program ("Subscription Program"), which is a mechanism for
residents and businesses to receive emergency medical services at a greatly reduced
rate through an annual subscription;
WHEREAS, as part of the City's regular review of its user and service fees,
Clearsource Financial Consulting has recently conducted cost -of -service studies for
those fees, including the Subscription Program fee; and
WHEREAS, the cost -of -service studies support increasing the Subscription
Program base fee from $60 to $84 per year.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Resolution No. 2023-31
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Section 1: Section 5.d. of City Council Resolution 2019-105 is hereby amended
to read as follows:
d. Paramedic Subscription Fees.
i. For a Resident Member: the Paramedic Subscription Fee shall be
$84.00 per calendar year;
ii. For a Business Member: the Paramedic Subscription Fee shall be
calculated as follows:
(1) Businesses with 10 or less owners and employees,
cumulatively: $84.00 per calendar year.
(2) Businesses with over 10 owners and employees,
cumulatively: $84.00 per calendar year plus $25.00 per each
additional group of 10 owners and employees, cumulatively, for a
maximum of 150 owners and employees, cumulatively (14 additional
groups) and a maximum Paramedic Subscription Fee of $434.00.
(3) Businesses with over 150 owners and employees,
cumulatively, will not be eligible for the Paramedic Subscription
Program.
Resolution No. 2023-31
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Section 2: Section 5.e.i. of City Council Resolution 2019-105 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
e. Payment of Fees.
i. Paramedic Subscription Fees for Resident Members shall be paid as
follows:
(1) The payment of the required annual Paramedic Subscription
Fees upon enrollment or renewal;
(2) In the event a Municipal Services Statement is sent to the
dwelling unit of the Resident Member, the payment of that portion of
the annual Paramedic Subscription Fee shown on the Municipal
Services Statement on or before the due date shown on the
statement.
Section 3: The revised Subscription Program base fee shall be included in the
SRFF that is concurrently set for adoption by Resolution 2023-30.
Section 4: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Section 5: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not
affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City
Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 6: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to
the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the
activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378)
of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3,
because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or
indirectly.
Resolution No. 2023-31
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Section 7: This resolution shall take effect January 1, 2024, and the City Clerk
shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 13th day of June, 2023.
ATTEST:
Leilani I. l3f6Wn
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
A r n C. Harp
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2023-31 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 13th day of June, 2023; and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Mayor Noah Blom, Mayor Pro Tern Will O'Neill, Council Member Brad Avery, Council
Member Robyn Grant, Council Member Lauren Kleiman, Council Member Joe Stapleton,
Council Member Erik Weigand
NAYS: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 14th day of June, 2023.
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