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Planning and Building Department, with concurrence from the Chief Administrative Office and pursuant to Board of Supervisors Policy B-2 (Fee Waiving), Section II, B(3), recommending the Board approve a fee waiver in the amount of $35,002.73, including $32,324.73 for Building, $1,368.00 for Planning, $380.00 for Stormwater, $857 for Environmental Management, and $73.00 for Surveyor’s Office, requested by Mike Sproull of the Food Bank of El Dorado for the fees related to the Grading and Building permits for the construction of an Emergency Resource Center located at 4550 Business Drive in Cameron Park on Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 109-480-019. (District 4)
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Mark Sproull of the Food Bank of El Dorado has requested a fee waiver in the amount of $100,308.53 for the fees related to the Building and Grading Permits for the construction of an Emergency Resource Center (ERC) located at 4550 Business Drive in Cameron Park on Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 109-480-019. The Food Bank of El Dorado is a 501(c)3 local non-profit organization.
The Food Bank is in the process of constructing an ERC adjacent to the existing building at this location. The new facility is designed to not only warehouse and distribute emergency food, but to prepare County residents for imminent climate disasters such as wildfire, excessive precipitation, mudslides, high winds and others. The facility will provide services to all County residents, including those in rural and remote areas. The ERC is a part of the County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan and will work in contract with the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services to procure, store, and distribute all in-kind donations in case of disaster. During times of inactivation the ERC can be used by the community as a meeting and event space. Additionally, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Tribal Fire Department will assist the ERC with emergency residential safety dispatch in rural and remote areas during times of disaster activation. The ERC will also have a mobile dispatch unit which can distribute emergency food, supplies, and prepared emergency meals to anyone in the County during disasters.
Building Permit
Policy B-2 fee waiver does not apply to the State mandated fees (SMIP and Green fees), which are estimated to total $511.39. Additional fees not recommended to be waived include the Technology and General Plan Implementation fees, which are estimated to total $2,850.53. These fees are not recommended to be waived because they are nominal on a project level, and their accumulated collection from all projects is essential to broader County operations. Additionally, the Department of Transportation’s Traffic Impact Fee (TIF) of $41,164.20, Rare Plant Mitigation fee of $8,177.40, and Fire District Fees of $11,001.40 are not eligible to be waived. As such, the Planning and Building Director, is recommending the Chief Administrative Office consider this request to waive $22,631.73 of Building Permit fees for this fee waiver.
Grading Permit
Policy B-2 fee waiver does not apply to the State mandated fees (Green fee), which are estimated to total $24.00. Additional fees not recommended to be waived include the Technology and General Plan Implementation fees, which are estimated to total $1,576.88. These fees are not recommended to be waived because the fee is essential to broader County operations. As such, the Planning and Building Director, is recommending the Chief Administrative Office consider this request to waive $12,371.00 of Grading Permit fees for this fee waiver.
As such, the Planning and Building Director, along with the County Surveyor, Department of Transportation, and Environmental Management Department with concurrence of the Chief Administrative Office, are recommending the Board consider waiving the remaining $35,002.73 in Building and Grading Permit fees pursuant to Section II, B(3) of the Policy as the project is proposed by a non-profit organization that will provide a substantial public benefit.
ALTERNATIVES
The Board could choose to modify the amount of fees waived.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
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OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
Surveyor’s Office
Department of Transportation
Environmental Management Department
Chief Administration Office
CAO RECOMMENDATION / COMMENTS
Approve as recommended.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This proposed waiver will result in reduced revenues for the affected Departments/Divisions for Fiscal Year 2023/24. At the time of this memo, the Building Division is projected have a thirteen percent (13%) decrease in revenues for the current fiscal year.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
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STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
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CONTACT
Karen L. Garner, Director
Planning and Building Department