City Council approves new fee increases 

The Manhattan Beach City Council Tuesday approved an array of fee increases residents and businesses will pay for city services ranging from building permits to fire inspections. The increases total more than $550,0000, but fall short of the $931,000 a consultant’s report determined was the full cost of services the city is currently not recovering, largely due to state and federal mandates. But the Council also chose to subsidize fees in several areas council members agreed should be inc