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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board order the Auditor-Controller to disburse $64,333.99 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, for projects to expand the District's capabilities to serve new development that has occurred within the District.
FUNDING: Georgetown Divide Recreation District 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. Development impact mitigation fees were first collected on the District's behalf in 2012.
In accordance with the Mitigation Fee Act, these revenues have been placed in a separate account. The District is requesting reimbursement for administration and one project that expands recreation facilities and opportunities within the District:
-Greenwood Park Expansion $60,876.49
-Administration $ 3,457.50
Total Request: $64,333.99
The County and District have entered into an agreement 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 (File No. 17-1290).
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 Co...
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