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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-100 - Temporarily Waiving Certain Film Permit Fees in the Master Fee ScheduleRESOLUTION NO. 2014 -100 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA TEMPORARILY WAIVING CERTAIN FILM PERMIT FEES IN THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE WHEREAS, Chapter 3.36 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code and the City of Newport Beach's ( "City ") Master Fee Schedule establish the fees for commercial film permits and related film activities; WHEREAS, the City recently entered into an agreement with FilmL.A., Inc. ( "Filml-K) to oversee, coordinate and manage the City's commercial film permitting process as provided in Newport Beach Municipal Code ( "NBMC ") Chapter 5.46; WHEREAS, under the existing agreement, FilmLA collects fees from applicants to reimburse FilmLA's and the City's costs for film related activities; and WHEREAS, the City desires to temporarily waive certain film permit fees in the Master Fee Schedule to ensure it does not charge more than the cost of providing film permitting services and to allow the City time to study its fees to determine what if anything the City should charge for certain film related activities. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as follows: Section 1: The City Council waives the following two fees in the Master Fee Schedule: (A) Film Production Application -With Film Liaison; and (B) Film Permit Fee. This fee waiver shall commence on the effective date of this resolution and continue until the City Council adopts updated film permit fees or repeals the film permit fees in the City's Master Fee Schedule. Section 2: Pursuant to NBMC Chapter 5.46, the fees collected by FilmLA, to cover its costs and on behalf of the City, shall be the film permit fees of the City. The fees collected by FilmLA to oversee, coordinate and manage the City's commercial film permitting process are charged on a pass- through basis by FilmLA and hereby adopted in the City's Master Fee Schedule. FilmLA's existing fee schedule is attached to this resolution. Section 3: 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, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. City Council Resolution No. 2014 -100 Page 2 of 3 Section 4: Except as expressly set forth herein, nothing contained in this resolution shall be deemed to waive any fees otherwise required by any other provision of law (including but not limited to fees for police or fire services, environmental clearance, and /or fees collected by the City on behalf of any other public agency or entity), nor otherwise waive compliance with any other applicable provisions of the Newport Beach Municipal Code or any other City ordinance, policy or regulation. Section 5: Notice of this resolution was provided and published pursuant to California Government Code Sections 66018 and 6062a. Section 6: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are hereby incorporated into the substantive portion of this resolution. Section 7: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution. This resolution was approved passed, and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, held on the 25th day of November, 2014. ATTEST: 0O , ) at Leilani I. Brown City Clerk Attachment: FilmLA'S Fee Schedule Rush N. Hill, II Mayor City Council Resolution No. 2014 -100 Page 3 of 3 Film Inc. FilmLA's Fee Schedule FEE DISCRIPTION RATE MAXIMUM FILMLA FILM APPLICATION FEE 625.00 MAXIMUM QUALIFIED NONPROFIT PERMIT APPLICATION FEE 50.00 MAXIMUM FILMLA STILL APPLICATION FEE 6000 MAXIMUM FILMLA STUDENT PERMIT FEE COMPLEX 90.00 MAXIMUM FILMLA STUDENT PERMIT FEE SIMPLE 2500 MAXIMUM PERMIT DELIVERY FEE 55.00 MAXIMUM FILMLA MONITOR FEES - DOUBLE TIME (12 hours +) 60.00 MAXIMUM FILMLA MONITOR FEES OVERTIME (8 hours to 12 hours) 45.00 MAXIMUM FILMLA MONITOR FEES (Minimum 4 hours to 8 hours) 3000 MAXIMUM NOTIFICATION CHARGES (See Separate Schedule) MAXIMUM FILMLA FILM PERMIT RIDER FEE 100.00 MAXIMUM QUALIFIED NONPROFIT PERMIT RIDER FEE 25.00 MAXIMUM FILMLA STILL PHOTO RIDER FEE 20.00 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; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 2014 -100 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 251h day of November, 2014, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: Ayes: Council Member Petros, Council Member Curry, Mayor Pro Tern Selich, Council Member Daigle, Council Member Henn, Council Member Gardner, Mayor Hill Nays: None Recused: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said City this 26th day of November, 2014. A,4 City Clerk Newport Beach, California (Seal)