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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board order the Auditor-Controller to disburse $80,000 to the Garden Valley Fire Protection District from its Development Impact Mitigation Fee Account.
FUNDING: Development Impact 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 development impact fees were last revised by the County on the District's behalf on May 14, 2019 (Legistar file 19-0723) via Resolution 075-2019.
The request from the District (Attachment A) totals $221,098.58 for the purchase of a new Type 6 Fire Engine and at this time, the District is requesting a reimbursement of $80,000. The new engine is needed in order to expand services based on the increase in call volume to the District. In accordance with the District's impact fee nexus study, fee revenue may be used to fund 100% of the cost of new and expanded facilities, 100% of the cost of apparatus, vehicles and equipment that expand the District’s existing inventory, and up to 10.5% of the replacement cost of apparatus, vehicles and equipment purchases.
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 uses because they are consistent with th...
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