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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board order the Auditor-Controller to disburse $12,078.87 from the El Dorado Hills Community Services District (“District”) Development Impact Mitigation Fee account to the District, or to a District account as designated by the District, to reimburse the District for administrative costs associated with improvements that have expanded recreation opportunities within the District.
FUNDING: El Dorado Hills Community Services District 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. Development impact mitigation fees were first collected on the District's behalf in 1997. The District's fee was last updated in 2018.
In accordance with the Mitigation Fee Act, these revenues have been placed in a separate account. The Mitigation Fee Act provides for use of the fee revenue to fund administration of the fee program. The District charges 2% of revenue collected to fund its fee program administration. The current request includes $12,078.87 for administration costs.
The County and District have entered into an agreement whereby the District agrees to "hold County harmless and defend County and its employees, officers, and agents from any claim, liability, or action" resulting from the County’s calculation, imposition, and collection of impact fees on the District’s behalf.
The Chief Administrative Office recommends the disbursement of funds for the above-described use because it is consistent with the purpose for which the fee was collected, the District and County are currently in compliance with the Mitigation Fee Act, and t...
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