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FY05 PSF rates will. increase 11% over FY04 rates. The increase in rates reflects the impact of <br />increased personnel costs, health insurance, risk rates, and allocating building rental costs to the <br />rate. There are two changes in the FY05 PSF rates. First, rates for positions with the same salary <br />range have been blended to create a uniform rate for these positions.:.Second, a flat fee has been , <br />established to directly recover the costs associated with preparing as-contructed drawings and <br />conducting 11-month warranty inspections. In the past, the costs of these two activities were <br />indirectly recovered through the PSF rate overhead. <br />The Notice provides fora 15-day comment period. At the end of that time, the City Manager <br />will review the comments and prepare a final order setting the fees which will include <br />consideration and response to any public comments. The new hourly rates are expected to be <br />effective either August 4, 2004. No additional notification will be sent to the Council for these <br />particular fees, as they are below the minimum level set in Section 2.020 for follow-up with the <br />Council <br />For additional information on the proposed charges contact Mark Schoening at 682-5243; for <br />additional information on the fee-setting process contact Susan Weixelman at 682-5388. <br />~.__ <br />