TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Javier Carcamo, Director of Finance
PREPARED BY: Paige Hartman-Salazar, Management Analyst - Special Projects
SUBJECT: Development Impact Fee Nexus Study and Fee Update Workshop
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RECOMMENDATION
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Receive agenda report and presentation on the Development Impact Fee Nexus Study and Fee Update and provide direction to staff regarding the updated fee schedule.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On December 1, 2015, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 15-3477, approving an amendment to the Agreement with Willdan Financial Services to conduct a Master Facilities Plan Update and Development Impact Fee Calculation Study in an amount not to exceed $14,970, and amending the 2015/16 Capital Improvement Plan by appropriating funding in the amount of $14,970 in available Development Impact Fee funds (Vote: 5-0)1.
On April 19, 2016, staff presented a status update on Development Impact Fees to the City Council in a Workshop.
On June 21, 2016, a public hearing was conducted and considered all written and oral reports of staff, public testimony on the matter and pushed for another meeting in the future.
On July 19, 2016, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 16-3602, replacing Resolution No. 98-612 and establishing a new Development Impact Fee Schedule, and imposing a phased-in approach for some residential and office development in the form of those with entitlement no later than December 31, 2016 (Vote:4-1)2.
On May 17, 2023, the City Council approved an Agreement with Willdan Financial Services to conduct a Development Impact Fee Nexus Study in the amount of $86,520.
CITY COUNCIL GOAL
Maintain a high performing organization that values fiscal sustainability, transparency, accountability and organizational efficiency.
BACKGROUND
History
A development impact fee (DIF) is a monetary exaction charged by the local government to a developer in connection with the implementation of an ...
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