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Department of Transportation recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Make findings that it is more feasible and economical to engage an outside consultant to provide staff assistance in developing the Major Update to the Traffic Impact Mitigation (TIM) Fee Program and the Capital Improvement Program (CIP);
2) Authorize the Chair to sign Agreement 4324 with DKS Associates, Inc. for a three (3) year term in an amount not to exceed $300,000. The agreement will provide staff assistance in developing the Major Update to the TIM Fee Program and CIP as directed by the Board on September 17, 2019; and
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign a budget transfer adjusting the budget for Fiscal Year 2019-20 to allow for the transfer of TIM funds to Transportation Engineering to fund the consultant contract. (4/5 vote required)
FUNDING: Traffic Impact Mitigation Fees.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On September 17, 2019 (Item 32), the Board directed the Department of Transportation (Transportation) to accelerate the Major Update to the Traffic Impact Mitigation (TIM) Fee Program and Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
General Plan Policy TC-Xb and Implementation Measures TC-A and TC-B ensure that potential development in the county does not exceed available roadway capacity. It requires the County to prepare a CIP annually that specifies expenditures for roadway improvements within the next ten years (the annual CIP Update). It also requires the County to prepare a CIP at least every five years specifying expenditures for roadway improvements within the next twenty years (the Major Five-Year Update).
The CIP provides a strategic direction for capital projects over a current year, five-, ten- and twenty-year horizon. It is used as a planning tool and updated annually by the Board as required by General Plan Policy TC-Xb. The annual update includes adjustments to revenue estimates, project scopes, costs, schedules, and priorities.
The TIM Fee P...
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