CALIFORNIA ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSA MAYOR [BFC ]- FISCAL YEAR ANNUAL COST OF SPECIAL SERVICES FEE ADJUSTMENTS

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1 BOARD OF FRE COMMSSONERS GENETHA HUDLEY -HAYES PRESDENT CASMRO U. TOLENTNO VCE PRESDENT DANA M. BONTA ANDREW FREDMAN JLL FURLLO LETCA GOMEZ EXECUTVE ASSSTANT 1 CTY OF Los ANGELES CALFORNA ANTONO R. VLLARAGOSA MAYOR FRE DEPARTMENT MLLAGE PEAKS FRE CHEF 00 NORTH MAN STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 9001 (13) FAX: (13) June 8, 011 Honorable Members of the City Council City of Los Angeles City Hall, Room 395 Attention: City Clerk Honorable Antonio R Villaraigosa Mayor, City of Los Angeles Room 303, City Hall Attention: Pamela Finley Legislative Coordinator [BFC ]- FSCAL YEAR ANNUAL COST OF SPECAL SERVCES ADJUSTMENTS The Board of Fire Commissioners held a public hearing on Tuesday, June 7, 011, to consider an increase of the Fiscal Year Annual Cost of Special Services Fees. The notice of public hearing publication was conducted in accordance with Government Code Section 606a. Attached are the written public comments received for this item. The Board approved the proposed fee increase recommendations outlined in the Fire Department's report dated April 14, 011. The report is herewith transmitted concurrently to the City Council and the Mayor for review and approval. Please note that the Los Angeles Municipal Code, Section , Permit Fees., Subsection C, Fee., provides a 60-day period for Mayor and City Council review. f the Mayor or Council take no action by August 7, 011, the Board resolution and the proposed fee schedule are deemed approved as submitted and become effective upon publication by the Board office. Should you need additional information, please contact the Board office at Sincerely,_ ' / ~~- Leticia Gomez Commission Executive Assistant Attachments () cc: Eileen Decker, Homeland Security and Public Safety Board of Fire Commissioners Millage Peaks, Fire Chief AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNTY- AFFRMATVE ACTON EMPLOYER

2 May 3, 011 MLLAGE PEAKS FRE CHEF April 14, 011 BOARD OF FRE COMMSSONERS FLE NO TO: Board of Fire Commissioners FROM: Millage Peaks, Fire Chief ~:;< SUBJECT: FSCAL YEAR ANNUAL COST OF SPECAL SERVCES ADJUSTMENTS FNAL ACTON: Approved --Denied Approved w/corrections --Received & Filed Withdrawn other Recommendations: The following recommendations are submitted to the Board for consideration. n accordance with Section , Subsection C of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (L.A.M.C.), which authorizes the Board to modify fees based on the cost of services, these recommendations have been reviewed and concurred by the City Administrative Officer. t is recommended that: 1. The nspector Hourly Rate be decreased from $160 per hour to $156 per hour (approximately 3 percent). The nspector Hourly Rate is applicable to fees charged in the following activities: Continuing Permits Activities (L.A.M.C., Section C) Non-Continuing Permit Activities and Emergency nspections (L.A.M.C., Sections and ) Miscellaneous Fees (L.A.M.C., Sections , , , , and 57.06,15) Construction and Plan Review nspection Services (L.A.M.C., Section 57.15) Fire Safety Clearance Pre-nspection Fee (L.A.M.C., Section , A) Final Clearance nspection Fee (L.A.M.C., Section B). The Brush Administrative Cost Fee (L.A.M.C., Section 57.1) be decreased from $997 to $938 (approximately 6 percent).

3 B.oard.of Fire Commissioners Page3 that the Hazardous Materials Response Plans and nventory Program fee structure be modified from a 3 level to a 5 level fee structure. The determination of the additional fee level is based on the additional time required to inspect the larger numbers of chemical inventory. The recommended fee structure is as follows: Hazardous Materials Response Plans and nventory Program nventory Count 1 to 3 be charged $9 (no change) nventory Count 4 to 7 be charged $583 (no change) nventory Count 8 to 15 to be charged $880 (no change) nventory Count 16 to 5 to be charged $1,038 (new) nventory Count greater than 5 to be charged $1,46 (new) Findings: The Bureau of Fire Prevention and Public Safety fees for the cost of special services are determined based on direct and indirect staff costs and expenses to perform these special services. The fees are computed based on the nspector Hourly Rate multiplied by the average time required to perform the inspection. The average time required to perform an inspection activity is based on historical data of staff hours spent on specific related activities. These hours are revie~ved and adjusted annually. The nspector Hourly Rate is the average hourly cost of an nspector in the Bureau of Fire Prevention and Public Safety including all direct and indirect costs. The nspector Hourly Rate is determined using the proposed Fiscal Year salaries and the federally audited and approved Cost Allocation Plan (CAP) 3 Rate. The approved CAP 3 Rate for sworn fire personnel decreased from 99.6 percent to percent and for civilian personnel decreased from percent to percent. Based on the proposed Fiscal Year salaries and the approved CAP 3 Rate, the nspector Hourly Rate was.determined to be $156 per hour. n order to be consistent with the City's financial polfcy, it is proposed that the nspector Hourly Rate be decreased from $160 per hour to $156 per hour (approximately 3 percent). The following Sections of the L.A. M. C. pertain to the recommended increase in fees: 1. Continuing Permit Activities - L.A.M.C., Section Permit Processing and Annual Permit nspection. There are currently 30 categories of occupancies and operations under Division 4. The proposed annual permit fees to be charged for these occupancies range from $34 for an aircraft refueler truck to $1,716 for a refinery. Attachment A of this report contains a listing of Division 4 permit fees.. Non-Continuing Permit Activities- L.A.M.C., Sections and Division 5 of the Fire Code identifies certain installations or operations of a one-time or non-continuing nature, which require plan checks and/or inspections. These '

4 Board of Fire Commissioners Page 5 The Brush Administrative Cost Fee covers for the cost of the staff to perform the brush recinspections arid processing of the bid packages/contracts for award to.a contractor. The Brush Administrative Cost Fee is determined by taking the time required by the sworn and civilian staff to perform inspections and contract processing, divided by the average number of pre-packaged inspections. Direct and overhead costs are included in the cost calculation for full cost recovery. The Brush Administrative Cost Fee is thus determined by taking the total cost to perform the services divided by the average number of pre-packaged inspections. (violators). There is an inverse relationship between the Brush Administrative Cost Fee and the number of violators. An increase in the number of violators will divide the total cost over a larger number of violators and thus decrease the. Brush Administrative Cost Fee paid by each violator. Using the Fiscal Year salaries and the approved CAP 3, a Brush nitial nspection Fee of $3, and a Brush Administrative Cost Fee of $938 was determined. t is proposed that the Brush Administrative Cost Fee be decreased from $997 to $938 (approximately 6 percent), and the Brush nitial nspection Fee remain at $3 to cover the costs of the Brush Clearance Program. The Brush Clearance Program fees are detailed in Attachment E. 6. High-Rise Building Annual nspection and Permit Fee (L.A.M.C., Section ) The High-Rise Building Annual nspection Fees provide for the cost of the staff to perform inspections of all commercial and residential high-rise buildings. The High Rise Annual nspection Fees consist of a base building fee, a building inspection fee, and a garage inspection fee. The base building fee is the minimum administrative fee for all high-rise buildings, including vacant and/or partially vacant buildings. The building inspection fee is calculated based on the total floor area of the building. The garage inspection fee is calculated based on the total floor area of the garage. High-rise hotels, dormitories, apartments, and condominiums are assessed only on the total common floor areas in the building. Federal and State buildings are inspected yearly but are exempt from the fee. Based on the Fiscal Year salaries and the approved CAP 3, it is proposed that the High-Rise Annual nspection Fees be modified as follows: The building inspection fee be increased by $ per square foot to $0.014 per square foot. The garage inspection fee to remain at $ per square foot.

5 Board of Fire Commissioners Page? The Unified Program Fees are detailed in Attachment H. Conclusion: Decreasing the nspector Hourly Rate and adjusting the fees to be in alignment with costs is consistent with the City's financial policy of cost recovery for specialized services. Due to the adjustment in the fees, revenue in Fiscal Year is expected to decrease in all the revenue codes below with the exception of the High-Rise nspection Fees and the Brush Clearance Fees. The overall decrease in Fiscal.Year revenue is approximately $587,186. Revenue Revenue Description Budget Projected Revenue Code FY FY 11-1 Difference Re\/enue 3881 Continuing Permits $,700,000 $,600,000 ($100,000) 388 Non-Continuing Permits $1,300,000 $1,61,000 ($39,000) 3897 Underground Storage Tank- Plan $1,000,000 $567,000 ($433,000) Check 389 Fire Plan Check $,800,000 $,716,000 ($84, Unified Program $5,169,186 $4,988,000 ($181, High-Rise nspection Fees 1 $3,000,000 $3,150,000 $150, Fire Safety Clearance nspection $11,000. $11,000 $ Brush Clearance ' $1,900,000 $,000,000 $100,000 Total $17,880,186 $17,93,000 ($587,186) 1 Revenue from fee exempt services has not been included in the High-Rise nspection Fees, Approximately $317,987 in fee exempt services are provided for inspection of federal, state, and focal city high-rise buildings, Revenue (rounded) from the Brush nitial nspection Fee ($1,98,550), and the Brush Administrative Cost Fee ($164,450). Board report prepared by Muriel Gee, Senior Management Analyst, Bureau of Administrative Services. Attachments

6 CODE CURRENT RECOMf0ENDEDNSPECTOR CLASSFCATON HOURS 16 Hotel A Without assemblage occupancy 63 $30 $31.00 B. With one assemblage occupancy 634 $400 $ C. With more than one assemblage occupancy 636 $50 $ Laboratory A. ClassA 37 $ B. Class B 38 $30 $ Marine Oil Terminal 748 $1,80 $1, Marine Service Station 750 $480 $ Natural Gasoline Plant 68 $1,760 $1, Oil Well 358 $800 $ Refinery 67 $1,760 $1, Residential Occupancies (R.1, R., R6.1 or R6.) 57 $480 $ School (less than or equal100 occupants) 574 $30 $31.00 School ( occupants) 580 $480 $ School ( occupants) 581 $640 $ School ( occupants). 58 $800 $ School ( occupants) 583 $ School (501-1,000 occupants) 584 $1,80 $1, School (1 ;oo1 -,000 occupants) 585 $1,600 $1, School (,001-3,000 occupants) 586 $1,90 $1, School (3,001-4,000 occupants) 587 $,40 $, School (4,001-5,000 occupants) 588 $,560 $, School (greater than 5,000 occupants) 579 $3,00 $3, Service Center for armed forces 470 $30 $ Special School 576 $30 $ Surgical Center 560 $30 $ Theater 480 $480 $ Little Theater 444 $30 $ Motion Picture Theater (1-6 screens) 45 $30 $31.00 Motion Picture Theater (more than 6 screens) 453 $640 $ Page

7 ATTACHMENT B. DVSON 5 NON-CONTNUNG PERMTS L.A.M.C B, C, D CURRENT RECOMMENDED DESCRPTON J;); NSPECTOR HOURS LAM.C Additional Plan Check or nspection $160 /hour $156 /hour Pending Mayor and City Council approval L.A.M.C C Add or alter any item set forth in $400 $390 Section A LAM.C D Conduct any Fireworks Display A. Ground Displays only $40 /day $34 /day B. Aerial burst not over 6inches $30 /day $31 /day C. Aerial burst over 6 inches $640 /day $64 /day Conduct any Blasting Operation $640 $64 First 4 hours or fraction First4 hours or thereof; fraction thereof; $160 /hour $156 /hour or fraction thereof or fraction thereof Conduct any Exhibit, Show, Circus or Carnival $480 /5 days $468 /5 days Use any Tent or Membrane Structure as a Place of Assemblage A. 450 to 3,500 square feet $30 $31 First hours or fraction First hours or thereof; fraction thereof; $160 /hour $156 /hour or fraction thereof or fraction thereof B. 3,500 to 5,000 square feet $640 $64 First hours or fraction First 4 hours or thereof; fraction thereof; $160 /hour $156 /hour or fraction thereof or fraction thereof c. over 5,000 square feet $1,80 $1,48 First hours or fraction First 8 hours or thereof; fraction thereof, $160 /hour $156 /hour or fraction thereof Page or fraction thereof

8 ATTACHMENT B DVSON 5 NON-CONTNUNG PERMTS L.A.M.C , C, D CURRENT RECOMMENDED NSPECTOR ' DESCRPTON HOURS C. Abandonment-in-place $1,760 $1, First 11 hours or First 11 hours or fraction thereof; fraction thereof; $160 hour $156 /hour 1.00 or fraction thereof or fraction thereof D. Add to/alter: Monitoring, Pi[jing, Dispenser $1,760 $1, First 11 hours or First 11 hours or ' fraction thereof; fraction thereof; $156 /hour $156 /hour 1.00 or fraction thereof or fraction thereof i! E. Tank Entry, Lining, Repair $960.00! F. Site Assessment $1,90 $1, G. Expedited Plan Check/Site Assessment $640 $ First 4 hours or First 4 hours or fraction thereof; fraction thereof; $160 /hour $156 hour 1.00 or fraction thereof or fraction thereof 10 Burn any hazardous refuse in an open outdoor fire $640 $ i 11 Temporarily store explosives in a manner not otherwise specifically regulated in this Article $30 $ Operate or maintain a Live Theatre Production greater than 99 seats A. Less than 30 days $30 $31.00 B. 30 days or more $640 $ i! L.A.M.C Off-Hour nspection*"' $640 $ First 4 hours or First 4 hours or ** Pending Mayor and City Council approval fraction thereof; fraction thereof; $160 hour $156 hour 1.00 or fraction thereof or fraction thereof r Page4

9 ATTACHMENT C MSCELLANEOUS S ADDTONAL COSTS Section (B) of the Municipal Code provides that when the cost of investigations of an application for a General Approval exceeds the General Approval fee bas.ed on current hourly costs, that an additional fee must be paid to the Department before any General Approval is issued. CURRENT RECOMMENDED NSP. HOURS VARANCES AND WAVERS (LAM. C C) $640 $ ' TESTS (LAM C ) $640 $ First 4 hours or First 4 hours or fraction thereof; fraction thereof; $30 /hour $31/hour or fraction thereof or fraction thereof CERTFCATES OF FTNESS (LA.M.C Al 1 Recharge or Service Portable Fire Extinguishers $ Conduct Blasting Operations $480 $ Conduct. Test or Certify Fire Protection Equipment, Systems. or Devices A Automatic sprinkler systems $ B. Class 1 standpipe system $ C. Class standpipe system $ D. Class 3 standpipe system $ E. Combined standpipe systems $ F. Automatic elevators $ G. Automa\ic-c\osing fire assemblies $ H. Emergency power systems (generator and battery systems) $ Fire escapes $ J. Fire protective signaling system Basic fire alarm systems $ Life safety systems $ Communication systems. $ Central station systems $ K. Fire pumps $ L. Smoke control systems $ Perform as a Fire Safety Officer $ Health Care Facility $ Perform as a High,Rise Life/Safety Service $ Gas Detection System $ i Page

10 ATTACHMENT E BRUSH CLEARANCE S L.A.M.C Brush nitial inspection Fee Brush Administrative Cost Fee CURRENT $3 $997 RECOMMENDED $3 $938

11 ATTACHMENT G FRE SAFETY CLEARANCE PRE-NSPECTON L.A.M.C LA.M.C A CURRENT L.A.M.C. 57, Fire Safety Clearance Pre-nspection Fee ** (Daycare facilities both adults and children) :;. 5 persons $0 > 5 persons $0 ** Pending approval by Mayor and City Council RECOMMENDED $31 $64 minimum; $156pefhour RECOMMENDED HOURS 4 hours minimum; hourly LAM.C A Fire Safety Clearance Pre-nspection Fe.e ** (nstitutional Occupancies) :;. 5 persons $50 > 5 persons $100 ** Pending approval by Mayor and City Council $31 $64 minimum; $156 per hour 4 hours minimum; hourly FNAL CLEARANCE NSPECTON L.A.M.C CURRENT L.A.M.C Final Clearance nspection Fee $30 (Residential care facilities for the elderly) RECOMMENDED $31 RECOMMENDED HOURS

12 ATTACHMENT RESOLUTON NO. WHEREAS, Section Permit Fees., Subsection C., of the Los Angeles Municipal Code authorizes the Board of Fire Commissioners to determine on a reg.ular basis, with the concurrence of the City Administra:tive Officer, the schedule of applicable charges necessary to recover City costs for issuing numerous permits; and WHEREAS, these permits include Continuing Permits (Division 4), Non-Continuing Permits {Division 5), Emergency nspection Fees, Construction and Plan Review nspection Service Fees, Brush nitial nspection Fee, Brush Administrative Cost Fee, High-Rise Building Annual inspection and Permit Fees, Fire Safety Clerance Pre-nspection Fee, Final Clearance nspection Fee, and the Unified Program Fees as identified in the Los Angeles Municipal Code Section C, , , , 57.1, , , A, , i OC respectively, and also include various miscellaneous permit related activities as identified in Los Angeles Municipal Code, Sections , , , , and ; and WHEREAS, the Board of Fire Commissioners at its meeting of DATE adopted a recommended fee schedule for permits and activities for which it has been given authority to establish fees; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Section , Subsection C, of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, the City Administrative Officer, Mayor, and City Council have reviewed and concurred with the recommended fees; NOW THEREFORE, BE T BE RESOLVED, that the BOARD OF FRE COMMSSONERS adopts the following schedule a! fees. {See LAM.C. for complete text) A. CONTNUNG PERMT ACTVTES (DVSON 4, L.A.M.C. 57,04.1Cl NSPECTOR CLASSFCATON CODE HOURS.l 1 Aircraft Fueling Station 700 $390.5 Aircraft Refueler (Truck) 71 $34 1:5 3 Airport Fuelin~ System 713 $ Airport Private 701 $31 5 Assemblage Occupancy 4@4 $46$ 3 A-1a Symphony & Concert Halls 465 $64 4 A-1b Sound Stages/ Studios/ TV Studios with audience viewing 466 $1,48 8 A- FoodiDrink Assemblage (less than 500 occupants) 467 $31 A- Food/Drink Assemblage (greater than or equal 500 occupants) 468 $64 4 A-3 Recreational Use Assemblage (less than 40,000 SF) 469 $31 A-3 Recreational Use Assemblage (greater than or equal 40,000 SF) 471 $64 4 A-4 ndoor Sporting Assemblage (less than 5,000 occupants) 47 $31 A-41ndoor Sporting Assemblage (greater than or equal 5,000 occupants} 473 A-5 Outdoor Viewing Assemblage {less than 10,000 occupants) 474 $31 A-5 Outdoor Viewing Assemblage (greater than or equal 10,000 occupants) 475 $1,48 8 Page 1

13 B. NON-CONTNUNG PERMT ACTVTES (DVSON 5. LAM. C ) FRST EA NSPECTOR TEM ADD T. HOURS L.A.M.C A 1 Atmospheric Tank or Low Pressure Tank A. Sh6p built tank $468 $34 3 B. Field erected tank, not more than $780 $ ,000 barrels.. C. Field erected tank, more than 3,000 $64 $31 4 barrels No fee shall be charged for the issuance of a permit for the installation, closure, addition to or alteration of an atmospheric underground tank or tank underground system, refer to Division 4, tem #6. Pressure Vessel A. Shop built vessel $390 $195.5 B. Field erected vessel $468 $ Special Vessel A Shop built vessel $390 $195.5 B. Field erected vessel $64 $ Gas Holder $468 $34 3 A. Shop Built B. Field Erected 5 Spray Booth or Spray Tunnel $468 $ Dip Tank A. Not more than 500 gallons capacity $390 $195.5 B. More than 500 gallons capacity $390 $ Flow Coat Machine $390 N/A.5 8 Drying Qven. $390 N/A.5 9 ndustrial Oven or Furnace not otherwise $390 N/A.5 specified. 10 ndustrial Processing Equipment not otherwise $468 N/A 3 specified 11 Fumigation Chamber $468 N/A 3 1 Automatic Extinguishing System $64 N/A 4 13 Compressed or Liquefied-gas Manifold $390 N/A.5 14 Fire Hydrant Private Properly $468 N/A 3 (h1stall, Alter or Relocate) 15 Central Station Signaling System $31 NA 16 Dust Coll<;lction Syst"m $468 N/A 3 17 Dry Cleaning Equipment not otherwise $468 NA 3 specified 18 Drill Oil Well or redrill oil well $1,87 N/A 1 19 AsbestosAbatement (see LAM. C. Section ) 0 Gas Detection System $64 N/A 4 L.A.M.C. 57, Additional Plan Check or nspection ** $156 /hour 1 ~ Pending Mayor and City Council approval L.A.M.C C 1 Add or alter any item set forth in $390.5 Section A Page3

14 B. NON-CONTNUNG PERMT ACTVT.ES DVSON 5. L.A.M.C ) 9 Underground Tank fees for service A. nstallation B. Abandonment by Removal C. Abandonment-in-place D. Add to/alter: Monitoring, Piping, Dispenser E. Tank Entry, Lining, Repair F. Site Assessment G. Expedited Pl~n Check/Site Assessment 1 o Burn any hazardous refuse in an open outdoor fire 11 Temporarily store explosives in a manner not otherwise specifically regulated in this Article 1 Operate or maintain a Live Theatre Production g realer than 99 seats A. Less than 30 days B. 30 days or more L.A.M.C Off-Hour inspection ** Pending Mayor and City Council approval FRST TEM EA. ADDT. $1,716 First 11 hours or fraction thereof; $156 hour or fraction thereof. $1,716 First 11 hours or fraction thereof; $156/hour or fraction thereof $1,716 First 11 hours or fraction thereof; $156 hour or fraction thereof $1,716 First 11 hours or fraction thereof; $156/ hour or fraction thereof $936 $1,87 $64 First 4 hours or fraction thereof; $1'56 hour or fraction thereof $64 $31 $31 $64 $64 First 4 hours or fraction thereof; $156 hour or fraction thereof NSPECTOR HOURS Page 5

15 . ADDTONAL COSTS Section (B) of the Municipal Code provides thatwhen the cost of investigations of an application for a General Approval exceedsthe General Approval fee based on current hourly costs, that an additional fee must be paid to the Department before any General Approval is issued.. VARANCES AND WAVERS (LAM. C C) $64 4 i i TESTS (L.A.M.C ) CERTFCATES OF FTNESS (L.AM.C A) 1 Recharge or Service Portable Fire Extinguishers. Conduct Blasting Operations 3 Conduct Test or CertifY Fire Protection Equipment, Systems or Devices A Automatic sprinkler systems B. Class 1 standpipe system C. Class standpipe system D. Class 3 standpipe system E. Combined standpipe systems F. Automatic elevators G. Automatic-closing fire assemblies H. Emergency power systems (gerteratorand battery systems). Fire escapes J. Fire protective signaling system Basic fire alarm systems Life safety systems Communication systems Central station systems K Fire pumps L. Smoke control systems CERTFCATES OF FTNESS (L.A.M.C A) 4 Perform as a Fire Safety Officer 5 Health Care Facility 6 Perform as a High-Rise Life/Safety Service 7 Gas Detection System $64 First 4 hours or fraction thereof; $31 /hour or fraction thereof t!ours $ r Page?

16 . G. FRE SAFETY CLEARANCE PRE-NSPECTON (L.A.M.C Al CUS,RENT L.A.M.C Fire Safety Clearance Pre-nspection Fee ** (Daycare facilities bo-th aaults and children) _:::5 persons $0 > 5 persons $0 RECOMMENDED HOURS $31 $64 minimum; $156 per hour 4 hours minimum; hourly **Pending approval by City Council and Mayor L.A.M.C A Fire Safety Clearance Pre-nspection Fee ** (nstitutional Occupancies) :'. 5 persons $50 > 5 persons $100 ** Pending approval by City Council ani! Mayor FNAL CLEARANCE NSPECTON (LAM. C ) $31 $64 minimum; $156 per hour A hours minimum; hourly L.A.M.C Final Clearance nspection Fee (Residential care facilities for the elderly) CURRENT $0 RECOMMENDED $31 HOURS Page 9

17 Dr, C.T.Willia~4 June 7, 01 J ' Comments RECO\liJJ\ilf:NiDE!J!SRU:SH CLEARANCE REVJSJON OUT!.lNE 1. :SACKGROUN'D (Brush Clearance Gold Cards) 1. 1 LAFD has the most stringent Brush Clearance requirements in California and the US 1. Brush clearance only applies to the Vsry High Fire Hazard Severity Zones - Hills, mostly 1.3 Many parcels are NOT in compliance after many years, e.g., Mt.Washington 1.4 Past and curran! fees are ridiculously low and do not allow for full cost recovery of actual meaningful review of submittals and inspections of properties, and therefore common practice is to not enforce most requirements for many areas - generally high valued large lois in hillside zones 1.5 Processing of notices, submitlal for self-certification, inspections, and penalties is a joke and is arbitrarily and inconsistently applied (one lot gets notice and the adjacent lot doesn't, but same owner in the same zone) 1.6 LAFD and DPV have jurisdictions over vacant lots in the Vi-FHSZ with different and arbilrary aillocalions, fees, processing e!c LAFD redeploys fire companies as a "S,easonal Variance" from non-brush areas to the brush area under every plan to quickly hit grass/brush fires- i.e., from South Central to Mulholland Dr., CD8-9 to CD, 4, 5, 10, 11, LAFD has scarce resources now and will be further reduced and lher,eby importance of "Seasonal Variances" will become more important :.!. RECO:l\vlilliiENiD!ED PROGAAJ\11 - Public Private Partnership for Brush Clearance.1 Five-Year Program for Full Annual Compliance while reducing costs. Full Cost ~ecovery -with higher initial inspection fees sufficient for full enforcemen! followed by gradual cost reduction during the 5 year period.3 De!ined delineation of DPW/LAFD jurisdictions and processing and reorganization.4 mproved processing, notification, confirmations, and workshops lo reduce confusion.5 Greening Compliance- green wastes to mulch, mulching hillsides, and less bare ground.6 Revision of "Seasonal Variances" of Company Deployments- "Back to Structures". 7 Use local, qualified, existing non-profit groups to conduct all activities in coordination with LAFDand DPW.8 Close coordination wllh Neighborhood Councils/CERTs/Watches for workshops.9 Solicit/define Outstanding ssues (requirements on park and public lands) 3. NEXT STEPS 3.1 Getting Coordination/Cooperation between LAFD-Fire Prevention/Brush Unit and LADPW, BurStr.Serv./Lot Cleaning Unit 3. Review/Conduct Quality Control/Assurance for 011 Program - Clearance/Cleaning 3. 3 Establish practical program and schedule for five-year implementation 3.4 Prioritization - Based on relieving companies from reassignment for "Seasonal Variance" 3.5 Develop Resources Program for 01 and after with Existing Non-Profit Organizations 3. 6 mplement for initiation in 0'1 Summer Season - mprove 5% per year for four years e.g., 130K parcels- 50K no problem, 80,000 with problems- Full Compliance for 0Klyr Board of Fire Commissioners Agenda llem 1--5