HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-03-27 - AGENDA REPORTS - TRANS IMPACT FEE CONTR (2)CONSENT CALENDAR
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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
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March 27, 2007
TRANSIT IMPACT FEE UPDATE CONTRACT AWARD
Administrative Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council authorize the City Manager or designee to negotiate and execute a contract with
MuniFinancial in an amount not to exceed $56,000, subject to City Attorney approval.
BACKGROUND
Since its inception in July 1992, Santa Clarita Transit has been one of the fastest-growing public
transportation providers in Los Angeles County. The primary Santa Clarita Transit service area
is between the I-5/Golden State Freeway, from Castaic to the northeastern border of Canyon
Country along SR-14/Antelope Valley Freeway. Santa Clarita Transit provides fixed -route local
and commuter express bus service, as well as dial -a -ride paratransit services.
In 1991, the City of Santa Clarita adopted an Interim Transit Impact Fee of $200 per single- or
multi -family residential unit to be collected. At the time, the City was completing a
comprehensive Development Impact Fee Study. That study, which was completed in 1993,
recommended adoption of a combined transit and traffic "Interim Transportation Impact Fee"
until more detailed traffic modeling could be completed. The Interim Transportation Impact Fee
was not adopted by the City Council
Subsequent to the availability of detailed traffic modeling information, Bridge and Thoroughfare
fees were established for new development to pay their fair share for road construction, as a
result of the new trips being generated. However, a similar fee for transit -related capital
improvements was never established. Thus, the 1991 Interim Transit Impact Fee of $200 per
residential unit remains in place and continues to be charged on residential projects within the
City of Santa Clarita jurisdiction. The existing Interim Transit Impact Fee defrays the cost of the
transit -related capital expenditures generated by new development. However, because it has not
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been updated since 1991, and the existing fee applies only to residential development, the fee is
no longer adequate to substantially offset the costs of expanding transit service to serve new
development.
This study seeks to recommend and revise the current TIF, which was adopted by the City
Council in 1991. MuniFinancial tendered the lowest bid for the project and was ranked the most
responsive by the evaluation team.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds for this expenditure are currently budgeted in account number 2460-8001.