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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board order the Auditor-Controller to disburse $156,750.72 from the Georgetown Divide Recreation District (“District”) Parks and Recreation Impact Mitigation Fee account to the District, or to a District account as designated by the District, to reimburse the District for projects that expanded recreation opportunities at the Garden Valley Park ($58,040), the Bayley House Historic Park Barn Center ($80,436) and costs for administering the projects and the fee program ($18,274.72).
FUNDING: Georgetown Divide Recreation District Development Impact Mitigation Fees.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board consider the following:
Order the Auditor-Controller to disburse $156,750.72 from the Georgetown Divide Recreation District (“District”) Parks and Recreation Impact Mitigation Fee account to the District, or to a District account as designated by the District, to reimburse the District for projects that expanded recreation opportunities at the Garden Valley Park ($58,040), the Bayley House Historic Park Barn Center ($80,436) and costs for administering the projects and the fee program ($18,274.72).
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. On October 27, 2009, the Board adopted Resolution 236-2009, establishing fees on behalf of the Georgetown Divide Recreation District. The fees were calculated in accordance with a nexus study performed by SCI Consulting. The current fees per dwelling unit are:
Single Family Residential $4,245
Multi Family Residential $3,508
Mobile Home $4,170
In accordance with the Mitigation Fee A...
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