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HEARING - Department of Transportation (Transportation) to provide the Board with an update on the grant funding projections for El Dorado County and how the decreased grant revenue projections affect the Traffic Impact Mitigation (TIM) Fee program, and provide staff direction. (Est. Time: 1.5 Hr.) (Cont. 8/13/2019, Item 18)
Transportation recommending the Board:
1) Provide direction as to the selection and implementation of Alternatives 1, 2 or 3 for the Interim TIM Fee adjustment;
2) Provide direction as to the expedited 2020 Major TIM Fee update and level of public outreach; and
3) Provide direction as to the request for temporary additional administrative staff.
FUNDING: Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee Program.
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DISCUSSION/BACKGROUND
On August 13, 2019 (Item 18), the Board discussed future grant funding projections and interim TIM Fee Alternatives 1 and 2 which reflected two methodologies for setting the fees with the projected grant revenues. The Board continued the item to September 17, 2019 to allow the full Board to be in attendance and directed Transportation staff to review the projected schedule for the 2020 Major Traffic Impact Mitigation (TIM) fee update to determine the feasibility and implication of expediting the process and to explore a modified Alternative 2, referred to as Alternative 3 in this report, which would split the proposed TIM fee increase into two phases, the first phase to be effective January 1, 2020.
Alternative 3
Staff has performed the calculations and the results have been attached to this item. (See Attachment 3B - Exhibit E).
Major Update
The last major update took approximately 2 years to complete, 2014 to 2016, and the Board inquired whether it was possible to expedite completion of the 2020 Major Update. Transportation has received proposals from the various consultants that will provide the background data, analysis, calculations and support for the 2020 Major Update and it appears that it is poss...
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