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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board order the Auditor-Controller to disburse $12,308.90 to the El Dorado County Fire Protection District from its Development Impact Mitigation Fee Account for the Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus adapters required for the District’s new ladder truck at Station 28.
FUNDING: Development Impact Mitigation Fees.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The California Mitigation Fee Act (Cal. Gov. §66000 et seq.) provides for the establishment of fees to mitigate the impacts of new development on public facilities in order to maintain the established level of service. Individual Special Districts do not have the authority to establish these fees; as a result, the County establishes fees on behalf of the districts. In accordance with the Mitigation Fee Act, these revenues are segregated and deposited into a separate account for each district.
Development impact mitigation fees were first collected on the District's behalf in 1985. The District's fee was last updated in 2021 via Resolution 062-2021 (Legistar file 21-0958). In accordance with the Mitigation Fee Act, these revenues are segregated and deposited into a separate account for each district. As outlined in the District’s 2021 nexus study, revenue from fees collected on new residential and commercial development can be used to fund the development of new equipment and facilities that expand service capacity, resulting from growth caused by new development.
In 2022, the Board approved using development mitigation impact fees to fund approximately 50% of the cost of a new 105-foot ladder truck at Station 28, located at 3860 Ponderosa Road, Shingle Springs, CA. The district had experienced commercial growth, including the development of several hotel and apartment complexes. The ladder truck added new service capabilities due to ongoing commercial development within the business park in Shingle Springs, south of Highway 50, as well as the significant development at...
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