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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 175-2022 making certain findings as required under the Mitigation Fee Act (Cal. Gov. Code §66000 et seq.) related to the development impact mitigation fees collected by the County on behalf of the Mosquito Fire Protection District;
2) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 176-2022 making certain findings as required under the Mitigation Fee Act (Cal. Gov. Code §66000 et seq.) related to the development impact mitigation fees collected by the County on behalf of the Pioneer Fire Protection District; and
3) Review, receive, and file the annual financial report required under the Mitigation Fee Act for the period of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022.
FUNDING: There is no fiscal impact to the County related to this action.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
At the request of several Special Districts, the Board of Supervisors has established development impact mitigation fees. The fees are collected, held, and distributed by the County, for the benefit of the individual Districts. The Board voluntarily adopted the fees because the Districts do not have authority to impose such fees independently. As a result, as the agency establishing the fees, the Board of Supervisors is required to meet all of the subsequent reporting requirements in the Mitigation Fee Act ("Act"). The Act requires reports annually and specific findings every five years following the first deposit of the fee.
The annual report includes a brief description of the fee, the amount of the fee, and specific financial information, including revenue received and expenditures made. In accordance with the Act, the annual report was made available to the public on November 28, 2022, and is attached for the Board's review. The Board of Supervisors, as the entity that established the fees on behalf of the district, must make the findings. The attached resolutions make the findings...
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