HomeMy WebLinkAboutFY 2019-20 Impact Fee ReportSARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE:January 20, 2021
DEPARTMENT:Finance & Administrative Services
PREPARED BY:Dennis Jaw, Finance Manager
SUBJECT:AB1600 Development Impact Fee Annual Report
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Review and accept the annual AB1600 Development Impact Fee report for the fiscal year ended June 30,
2020.
BACKGROUND:
As required under AB1600 accounting guidelines, this report provides:
1.A brief description of the type of fee;
2.The amount of the fee;
3.Beginning and ending balances of the fees;
4.Total fees collected and the interest earned, if applicable;
5.Identification of the public improvement the fees were used for;
6.Identification and timeline of public improvements any unexpended fees will be used for;
7.Description and uses for transfers or loans of fees, if applicable.
The AB1600 Development Impact Fee that the City collects is the also known as the Park-In-Lieu Fee.
Under Saratoga’s Municipal Code 14-28.080, as a condition of approval, a sub-divider/owner shall either
dedicate a portion of land or pay a fee in lieu thereof, or a combination of both at the option of the City, for
the purpose of providing park or recreational facilities for each new parcel.
Five acres of parkland per 1,000 residents is the standard promulgated by the National Recreation and Parks
Association and is a common metric utilized by other communities in California to measure adequacy of
parkland.The Open Space and Conservation Element of the City’s General Plan recognized that additional
parkland must be protected and adopted this goal to provide at least five acres of parkland per 1,000
residents to maintain the City’s existing character as a small-town community surrounded by rural and open
space.
In support of this goal, the City established a Development Impact Fee per new parcel to provide funding
for increased usage and additional park requirements brought on by the new development within the City.
The Park-In-Lieu Fee per subdivided parcel is calculated based upon the following formulas:
Single Family Residential Unit:
(2.7 people per household) X (5 acres per 1,000 residents) X ($2.4 million per acre) = $32,343
Multi-Family Residential Unit:
(1.8 people per household) X (5 acres per 1,000 residents) X ($2.4 million per acre) = $21,562
There were no developments in FY 2019/20 which required the Park In-lieu Fee to be assessed.
Park In-lieu Fee Summary
The table below summarizes the activity for the Park-In-Lieu Fees collected over the last five fiscal years
and utilized as of June 30, 2020. Remaining Park-In-Lieu Fees are re-budgeted into the assigned capital
project for use in the next fiscal year, as shown in the far-right gray-shaded column:
Of the $205,591 balance remaining as of June 30, 2020, $188,316 is already budgeted in FY 2020/21 for
continuing projects from prior fiscal years.
The remaining unallocated balance of $17,275 plus future Park-In-Lieu Fees will be applied to park
improvement projects as directed by Council through the annual Capital Improvement Planbudget process.
Budgeted
Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year
2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Beginning balance 526,754$ 495,466$ 491,062$ 392,074$ 229,702$ 205,591$
Sources:
Park-In-Lieu Fees 372,600 900 20,775 - - -
Funds from closed projects 19,000 - - 9,328 - -
Uses:
Quarry Park Plan Implementation 153,888 - - - - -
Hakone Gardens Master Plan 250,000 - - - - -
Saratoga Village Creek Construction 19,000 - - - - -
Quarry Park ADA Access - 5,304 7,772 - - -
Hakone Gardens Koi Pond Improvements - - 100,680 9,320 - -
Saratoga Village to Quarry Park Walkway - - 11,311 14,878 - 73,811
Park & Safety Trail Improvements - - - 42,956 - -
Quito/Pollard Road Open Space Impr,- - - 54,546 18,616 -
Hakone Gardens Infrastructure Impr.- - - - 5,495 114,505
Quarry Park Pond Walkway Clearing - - - 50,000 - -
Remaining Available Funds:495,466 491,062 392,074 229,702 205,591 17,275
Actual
Park In Lieu Development Fees