Redondo Beach Considers Raising Fees

Residents wanting to use tennis facilities, visit Seaside Lagoon or register an oversized vehicle may soon be forking over more cash.

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The Redondo Beach City Council will hold a public hearing during its meeting Tuesday to decide whether to raise user fees in the Fire, Police, and Recreation and Community Services departments, as well as the City Clerk's Office.

According to a statement on the city's website, raising fees would "ensure that general taxes are not used to subsidize the fees for service programs."

In the Recreation and Community Services Department, adults would pay $6 instead of $5 to use public tennis courts during peak hours, and $5 instead of $4.25 during off-peak hours.

Fees for lights, seniors and youth would also be raised, according to the city. The change in fees would bring in an estimated $28,000 per year.

Seaside Lagoon's user fees would increase by $1 across the board, to $6 for adults and $5 for children under 18. The city estimates the increases would bring in about $70,000 per year.

The Police Department would institute fees for oversized vehicle registrations and out-of-town visitor permits. The department would also institute a civil penalty of $125 for people who park oversized vehicles in violation of the city code.

The Fire Department would raise the fees for standby personnel services. To have a fire department representative at a special event, organizers would have to pay $921, plus $230.25 for each hour after the fourth hour. The department would also institute $87 per hour rate for a fire safety officer at special events.

Bucking the trend, the City Clerk's Office would lower the charges for CDs and DVDs it provides in response to public information requests. The costs for CDs and DVDs would decrease from $3 and $5, respectively, to a flat fee of $1. The reduced rate would cost the city about $100 per year.

The City Council meeting is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. at City Hall.

This story was updated April 19 with proposed fee reductions from the City Clerk's Office.