HomeMy WebLinkAboutFY 2020-21 & 2021-22 Impact Fee ReportSARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE:December 21, 2022
DEPARTMENT:Administrative Services
PREPARED BY:Agnes Pabis, 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, 2021 and June 30, 2022.
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 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
Park In-lieu Fee Summary
The tablesbelow summarize the activity for the Park-In-Lieu Fees collected over the last fivefiscal
years and utilized as of June 30, 2021 (Table 1) and June 30, 2022 (Table 2). 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:
Budgeted
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22
Beginning balance 495,466$491,062$392,074$ 229,702$ 205,591$ 291,310$
Sources:
Park-In-Lieu Fees 900 20,775 - - 117,804 -
Funds from closed projects - - 9,328 - - -
Uses:
Quarry Park ADA Access 5,304 7,772 - - - -
Hakone Village to Quarry Park Walkway - 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 - -
Quarry Park Pond Walkway Clearing - - 50,000 - - -
Hakone Gardens Infrastructure Impr.- - - 5,495 32,085 82,420
Orchard Irrigation & Tree - - - - - 100,000
Beauchamps Park Playground - - - - - 10,079
Trail Pet Stations - - - - - 25,000
Remaining Available Funds:491,062$392,074$229,702$ 205,591$ 291,310$ -$
Table 1 - 2020-21 Park In Lieu Development Fees
Actual
No balance remains for new projects as of 2022-23. City Council may modify the adopted budget
to transfer funds between projects at their discretion through the annual capital improvement
program budget process.
Budgeted
2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
Beginning balance 491,062$392,074$229,702$ 205,591$291,310$ 1,172,556$
Sources:
Park-In-Lieu Fees 20,775 - - 117,804 970,299 -
Funds from closed projects - 9,328 - - - -
Uses:
Quarry Park ADA Access 7,772 - - - - -
Hakone Village to Quarry Park Walkway 100,680 9,320 - - - -
Saratoga Village to Quarry Park Walkway 11,311 14,878 - - - 223,811
Park & Safety Trail Improvements - 42,956 - - - -
Quito/Pollard Road Open Space Impr.- 54,546 18,616 - - -
Quarry Park Pond Walkway Clearing - 50,000 - - - -
Hakone Gardens Infrastructure Impr.- - 5,495 32,085 - 82,420
Orchard Irrigation & Tree - - - - 89,053 40,948
Hakone Gardens Fence - - - - - 75,000
Quarry Park Maint. Building - - - - - 35,000
Beauchamps Park Playground - - - - - 60,079
El Quito Park Pickleball - - - - - 154,299
Joe's Trail Phase 2 - - - - - 132,000
Joe's Trail Phase 3 - - - - - 264,000
Trail Pet Stations - - - - - 25,000
Village Oaks Quarry Trail - - - - - 30,000
Hakone to Quarry Trail - - - - - 50,000
Remaining Available Funds:392,074$229,702$205,591$ 291,310$1,172,556$-$
Actual
Table 2 - 2021-22 Park In Lieu Development Fees