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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board order the Auditor-Controller to disburse $61,280.88 to the Garden Valley Fire Protection District from its Development Impact Mitigation Fee Account.
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.
The request from Garden Valley Fire Protection District is attached, and totals $65,244.71 for the addition of a Quick Response Vehicle to their fleet to respond to medical calls within the district, which have increased since the establishment of the fee in 1996. This is an addition of a vehicle and of this service, in response to the need for medical coverage in the district due to growth over the past 20 years.
The County has entered into an agreement with the District, 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 the indemnity agreement between the District and the County sufficiently protect the County from potential liability related to the disbursement.
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