TO: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
FROM: HYE JIN LEE, PE, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
SUBJECT
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Overview of the Development Impact Fee (DIF) Nexus Study Update.
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RECOMMENDATION
1) Receive and file the presentation regarding the Development Impact Fee Nexus Study Update; and 2) discuss and provide feedback to staff on the methodology, infrastructure project lists, and fee calculations included in the Public Review Draft Development Impact Fee Nexus Study.
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FISCAL IMPACT
This agenda item provides an overview of the Development Impact Fee Nexus Study to the City Council. Because the item is informational only and no fee adoption or modification is being considered at this time, there are no fiscal impacts associated with this report.
CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES
The recommendation detailed above further the City's values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built, by fostering:
* Responsible Long-Range Planning
BACKGROUND
The City's current Development Impact Fee (DIF) Program is supported by nexus studies that establish the relationship between new development, the demand for public facilities and infrastructure, and the fees charged to mitigate those impacts. Pursuant to Government Code Section 66016.5, development impact fee nexus studies must be updated at least once every eight years to ensure fees remain reasonably related to the impacts of new development. The City's last comprehensive update was completed in Fiscal Year 2017-18.
To comply with State law and reflect current growth projections, infrastructure needs, facility costs, and development trends, the City retained Willdan Financial Services to prepare a comprehensive update to the DIF Nexus Study. The updated study evaluates growth-related infrastructure needs and establishes the maximum justifiable fees necessary to fund capital improvements required to serve future development.
The purpose...
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