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- VII. - - regard. Council could consider its policy, noting this was only one portion of consideration that would bear on this. Also in terms of process, Sacred Heart Hospital is a designated member of the WUN Planning Team. The Team met last night and a request for a moratorium was sub- mitted. However, the Planning Team did not endorse that request because Sacred Heart officials were not present at the meeting. The group will be meeting again next month. Mr. Delay noted that this request from the neighborhood group was not to stop the process but only a request to defer it until it had been looked at more closely. He said the develop- ment would significantly affect the refinement plan for the West Univer- sity area. Also, he felt there was not any particular action Council could take right now, but hoped that after the group meets together to discuss its various concerns, that Council could continue to consider appropriate action to ensure full consideration is given to this matter. Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, that City Manager would write a letter requesting Sacred Heart officials meet with the neighborhood planning team; with a status report back to the City Council. Motion carried unanimously. Request for Fee Increase: Planning Department--Memo dated April 17, 1978, from the Planning Department distributed. Manager noted it had been two years since fees for planning services had been adjusted. The proposed 20-percent increase is a result of several factors including inflationary costs and increased staff time to prepare materials that can withstand scrutiny by the courts. Exceptions to the 20 percent increase include deleting the fee for final approval of mobile home parks; increasing the fees for PUD diagrammatic applications and major and minor land partitions. Two new fees that were suggested were establishing fee structures for appeals and street name changes. Staff recommends that all changes become effective July 1, 1978. He said all of the fees except the two new fees resulted in appreciable funds and are being calculated into the coming fiscal year budget. Regarding the new fees (appeals and street name changes), Manager said there had been some controversy generated. Staff was recommending consideration of those not be included in the present resolution, but the subject of a particular hearing, perhaps on a Monday evening. Jim Saul, Planner, reviewed for Council the background of the fee struc- ture. He said prior to January 1, 1974, various fees were levied by Code specification. During the latter part of 1973 and the first part of 1974, the Planning Commission expressed concern over fee handling. City Council concurred and appointed a special subcommittee consisting of City Councilors, Planning Commissioners, and citizens to review the entire .fee structure of the City Code. The Committee made some ,recommendations regarding fees: fees should be established and charged for various applications that come before the City. The Committee recognized there had to be a public purpose involved for establishing fees. The fee for residential uses 4-26-78--7 ~8