Council adopts midyear fee schedule change, opts for local CPI‑U indexing; measure passes 4–1–1

Councilmember Duran moved to adopt Resolution 2026‑08 revising the city’s master fee schedule; Councilmember Vago seconded the motion. The revision includes switching indexing for fees to a consumer price index and a rec department cleanup fee increase (an additional $100), and staff said moving to CPI‑U better aligns fees with labor contract indexing.

During debate Councilmember Champion objected to using a local CPI‑U series rather than a national cities average and said that difference—particularly frequency of updates and sensitivity to local price shocks—justified a no vote: "I'm going to have to vote no because technically, I see a big difference...MSRC recommends the national city's average," (Council member Champion). Staff and others responded that matching the labor contract indexing and local market conditions were reasons for the local CPI‑U choice. The motion passed with four yeas, one no and one abstention; staff said fee changes would take effect after an effective date noted in the master fee schedule.