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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board order the Auditor-Controller to disburse $119,836.13 from the El Dorado County Fire Protection District ("District") Impact Mitigation Fee account to the District for the increased cost for a ladder truck to be placed at Station 28 in Shingle Springs.
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.
Development impact mitigation fees were first collected on the District's behalf in 1985. The District's fee was last updated in 2021 (File No. 21-0958). In accordance with the Mitigation Fee Act, these revenues are segregated and deposited into a separate account for each district. As outlined in the District’s 2021 nexus study, revenue from fees collected on new residential and commercial development may be used to pay for the development of new equipment and facilities that expand service capacity resulting from growth caused by new development.
As a result of new development that has occurred within the District, the District is requesting disbursement of funds in the amount of $600,000 for the purchase of a new 105-foot ladder truck to be placed at Station 28, 3860 Ponderosa Road, Shingle Springs, CA 95682. The District estimated that this amount represented approximately 50% of the $1,200,000 total amount needed to purchase the equipment. On July 19, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved the request of $600,000 from development impact mitigation fees (Legistar Item #22-1249).
The Dis...
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