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HEARING - Department of Transportation recommending the Board:
1) Conduct a Public Hearing consistent with Mitigation Fee Act requirement to consider the annual adjustment to the Bass Lake Hills Specific Plan Public Financing Plan Fee Schedule;
2) Find that the 2023 Bass Lake Hills Specific Plan Public Financing Plan Fee Schedule is consistent with the Mitigation Fee Act Government Code Sections 660001(a)(1)-(4) and 66001(b); and
3) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 053-2023 for the 2023 Bass Lake Hills Specific Plan Public Financing Plan Fee Schedule.
FUNDING: Bass Lake Hills Specific Plan Public Facilities Finance Plan Fee Program.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On June 22, 2021 (Legistar 21-0574, Item 36), the Board adopted Resolution 065-2021 (Resolution) adopting the Bass Lake Hills Specific Plan Public Facilities Financing Plan (BLHSP PFFP) Nexus Study and establishing the Bass Lake Hills Specific Plan Public Facilities Finance Plan Fee Program. The Resolution states, “The County will review the fee program and establish an updated fee annually either based on actual cost changes or by indexing them by the use of a construction cost index. If indexing is used, the County will adjust the Plan Area Fee by the annual change in the ENR Construction Cost Index for San Francisco on March 1st of each calendar year as reported in the ENR for the 12-month period ending December 31.”
The purpose of today’s hearing is to adopt the 2023 Annual Update to the BLHSP PFFP, which adjusts project costs and fees. The comparison of the current 2022 BLHSP PFFP fee program and the proposed 2023 BLHSP PFFP fee program rates and costs (2022 Fees) are shown in Attachment C. The fees have increased by 5.3%.
The proposed Resolution for the 2023 Fees includes the following findings:
1) Government Code Section 66001(a)(1); Identify the purpose of the fee.
Findings for Government Code Section 66001(a)(1): The purpose of the Plan Area Fee is to fund transporta...
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