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AGENDA REPORT
City.Manager Approve
Item to be presented W ,
NEW BUSINESS
DATE: April 9, 1991
SUBJECT: Development Impact Fee Study
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
BACKGROUND
The consultant firm of Recht, Hausrath and Associates has recently been
retained by the City to conduct a Development Impact Fee Study. The
consultant has prepared a presentation to the Council for the meeting of
April 9, 1991. The consultant will be providing an overview of the study and
their approach. and would like to obtain initial input .from the City Council on
this subject. A brief memorandum providing an -overview of this study is
attached.
In view of the importance of this subject and the interrelationship between
the City and County for infrastructure provision, service and financing, the
County of Los Angeles has been contacted regarding this study with the
suggestion that it be a joint venture. The Council' may wish to take this
opportunity to establish a small City task force with one or two Council
members and City staff and suggest that the County select an equal number of
officials and staff to work on this project. City staff has been in contact
with County staff and has forwarded a copy of the study work program to them.
RECOMMENDATION
Receive 'the report by Recht, Hausrath and Associates and provide input as
appropriate; appoint one or two Council members to a development impact fee
study task force; and direct staff to send a letter to the County inviting
participationinthe study.
Attachment: Memorandum from Recht, Hausrath and Assgpiates
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To:
Clty Council
From:
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Dick Regand Bob Spence
Date:
April 9, 1991
Subject: Overview of development impact fee study
The City recently engaged Recht Hal srath & Associates to conduct a development
impact fee study for the City. The study started in February. This memo provides
an overview of the study's purpose and scope for you Information, and to provide an
opportunity for Council input at the early stages of the .study.
Purpaw of the .Study
Development impact fees are imposed on new development to fund the cost of
public facilities required to serve thai development. Fee revenues can not be used
to fund existing capital facility deficiencies, or for operating costs. A reasonable
relationship, or "nexus" must be docuineated between new development, the cost of
facilities to accommodate it, and the fee imposed. The purpose of this study is to
provide that documentation for a range of public facilities needed to served new
development in the City of Santa Claata. Upon completion, the Council will have
the option of imposing fees based on this documentation.
The following facility areas are included in the study's scope:
• Streets and transit Parks and recreation
0 Sheriff/police 0 Ubraries
• Fire 0 Sewer
• Child care • Civic center/corporation yard
The sheriff/police and library fees will depend on the cooperation of the County
because these facilities are owned and operated by that agency. Whether the streets
fee includes the Gay's surrounding unincorporated area will also depend on County
cooperation. The child care fee will not be developed as an impact fee because of
legal constraints, but instead will be proposed as an in -lieu mitigation fee.
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April 9, 1991
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To assist the Council during its consideration of impact fees, we will also identify
and evaluate alternative capital facility funding sources, and review impact fees in
comparable citles.
The draft report will be available for public bearings by cold -June. Following
Council adoption of the fees, should that occur, there is a mandatory 60 -day waiting
period before the City can begin collecting fees from new development.. Based on
this schedule, the City could begin realizing impact fee revenues by September.