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RESOLUTION No. 111-0 2
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
ACCEPTING THE PUBLIC FACILITIES FEES FUND SUMMARIES REPORT
AND MAKING THE REQUIRED STATUTORY FINDINGS
WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills has adopted Ordinances
381 and 401 authorizing the collection of pathway and drainage fees,respectively;
AND WHEREAS the Town is required by State Law to report and make certain findings
(Government Code Section 66001) on its Public Facilities Program every five years with
respect to that portion of the funds remaining unexpended;
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does resolve to
accept the Public Facilities Fee Annual Report(Exhibit I).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that the Council make the following findings:
1. The purpose to which the fees is to be put is identified as follows:
• Pathway fees are to be used exclusively for the maintenance, repair, construction
and acquisition of property for the Town's pathway system.
• Drainage fees are to be used solely for the construction, or reimbursement of
construction, of local drainage facilities within the Town, or to reimburse the
Town for the cost of engineering and administrative services related to the Master
Plan for Storm Water Drainage and the design and construction of the facilities.
2. A reasonable relationship between the fee and the purpose for which it is charged is
demonstrated as follows:
• Pathway fees are set at a rate necessary to recover the cost of pathway
maintenance, repair and construction. Storm drainage fees are set a the rate
necessary to recover the cost of construction of local drainage facilities within the
Town, or to reimburse the Town for the cost of engineering and administrative
services related to the Master Plan for Storm Water Drainage. At the meeting of
November 21, 2002, Council approved a revised schedule of"Fees,Deposits,
Charges for Service, and Other Assessments," which included the pathways and
storm drainage fees.
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3. All sources and amounts of funding anticipated to complete financing of the public
facilities are identified as follows:
• The sources of funding projects for the ro'ects included in the Public Facilities Fee
Program are outlined in the "Operating and Capital Improvement Program
Budgets for Fiscal Year 2002-2003," which was adopted by the Council on June
20, 2002, and summarized in Exhibit Ito this resolution.
4. The approximate date on which funding for the public facilities is expected to be
deposited into the appropriate fund are designated as follows:
• The key funding sources for the projects outlined in Exhibit Ito this resolution are
dependent on development trends. The required findings are that public facilities
program fees will be deposited as development occurs over the next five years.
REGULARLY PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of December, 2002.
BY:
"—Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Cierk
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Town of Los Altos Hills EXHIBIT I
Public Facilities Fee Annual Report
Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2002
Storm
Pathways drainage
Fund balance 06/30/2001 614,410 23,278
Revenues
Interest 2,540 0
Fees 95,347 123,188
Transfers in from General Fund 141,618 11,329
Expenditures
System administration (129,562)
Survey- Ravensbury annexation (3,850)
Pathway map (4,815)
Retaining wall - Elena Road (132,953)
Storm Drain Master Plan (4,954)
Fund balance 06/30/2002 712,296 23,278
Projects approved in the Five Year
Capital Improvement Program
Pathways -General 100,000
Pathways - Natoma Road 295,000
Pathways -To be named 300,000
Storm Drain Master Plan 75,000
Storm Drain Master Plan Projects 643,003
System administration 198,322
Total appropriations 695,000 916,325
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TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
December 5,2002
Staff Report to the City Council
RE: Public Facilities Fee Program Report
FROM: Sarah Joiner, Administrative Services Director •
APPROVED: Maureen Cassingham, City Manager��r
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council review the annual report of public
facilities fees and approve the attached resolution accepting the fund summaries of public
facilities fees and making the required statutory findings.
BACKGROUND: In accordance with the provisions of the State of California and
Government Code Section 66006, as amended by AB518 and SB1693, the Town is
required to publish reports on an annual basis and every five years for each fund
established to account for public facilities fees.
The annual report must include the beginning and ending balances by public facility type
for the fiscal year and the amount of fees, interest, other income, and expenditures for
each fund.
In addition, every five years, the Town is required by these same code sections to make
the following required statutory findings:
1. Identify the purpose to which the fee is to be put.
2. Demonstrate a reasonable relationship between the fee and the purpose for which
it is charged.
3. Identify all sources and amounts of funding anticipated to complete financing for
incomplete improvements.
4. Designate the approximate dates on which the funding referred to in (3) is
expected to be deposited into the appropriate fund.
With this report and the attached resolution, the Town will comply with these
requirements.
DISCUSSION: The Town collects two fees which are subject to these annual
reporting requirements—pathway in-lieu fees and storm drainage fees.
Pathway in-lieu fees
On March 6, 1996, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 381,providing for a Pathway
Fund and revising requirements for pathway easements, construction and in-lieu fees. In
accordance with Section 10-2.608 (Pathway Fee) of Article 6 (Pathway Dedication,
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Maintenance and Improvement) of Chapter 2 (Site Development) of Title 10 (Zoning and
Site Development) of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code, a site development permit for
a lot on which no path is needed shall be assessed a pathway fee. Section 3-3.303
(Expenditures) of Article 3 (Pathway Fund) of Title 3 (Finance) of the Code provides that
all funds received in the Pathway Fund shall be used exclusively for the maintenance,
repair, construction and acquisition of property for the Town's pathway system.
The pathway in-lieu fee is currently calculated at$33.00 per lineal foot of street frontage.
Effective February 1, 2003, this fee will be increased to $42 per lineal foot. Fees
collected will be used to recover the cost of pathway construction.
The fund balance for the Pathway Funds (the Pathway Construction Fund and the
Pathway Operating Fund) at July 1, 2001, was $614,410. The Funds received fees in the
amount of$97,887 and a transfer in from the General Fund in the amount of
$141,618. Expenditures for the fiscal year were $141,618. The fund balance at June 30,
2002 was $712,296. This balance will be used to fund projects as described in the
attached analysis of fund activity.
Drainage fees
On July 15, 1999, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 401, authorizing the
collection of storm drainage fees. In accordance with Section 8-1.07 (Drainage Fees) of
Chapter 1 (Building Code) of Title 8 (Building Regulations) of the Code, applicants for
the issuance of any building permit shall pay a drainage fee. Section 3-3.403
(Expenditures) of Article 4 (Drainage Fund) or Title 3 (Finance) of the Code provides
that all funds received in the Drainage Fund shall be used solely for the construction, or
reimbursement of construction, of local drainage facilities within the Town, or to
reimburse the Town for the cost of engineering and administrative services related to the
Master Plan for Storm Water Drainage and the design and construction of the facilities.
Drainage fees are calculated at$.50 per square foot of development within the public
right—of-way or easements and, for development area added, $.50 per square foot for
impermeable structures and$.35 per square foot for semipermeable structures. Effective
February 1, 2003, the fee for development within the public right-of-way and for
impermeable structures will be increased to $.75 per square foot and for semipermeable
structures will be increased to $.50. Fees collected will be used to recover the cost of
storm drain construction.
The fund balance for the Storm Drainage Funds (the Drainage Construction Fund and the
Drainage Operating Fund) at July 1, 2001, was $23,278. The Funds received fees in the
amount of$123,188 and a transfer in from the General Fund in the amount of$11,329.
Expenditures for the fiscal year were$134,517. The fund balance at June 30, 2002 was
$23,278. This balance will be used to fund projects as described in the attached analysis
of fund activity.
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Analysis of public facilities fee program activity
Pleaserefer to Exhibit I of the attached Resolution showing the beginning and ending
balances for each fund and the amount of fees, interest, other income, and expenditures
for each fund. The schedule also describes projects to be funded by these facilities fees.
attachment: Resolution Accepting the Public Facilites Fee Program'Fund Summaries
Report and Making the Required Statuatory Findings
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