Title
Approval of Ordinance Amending School Impact Fees
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
The Finance Committee did not review School Impact Fees.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to adopt the ordinance amending School Impact Fees on second reading.
Report
Issue:
Should the Council amend the School Impact fees for 2014?
Staff Contact:
Jane Kirkemo, Administrative Services Director, 360.753.8499
Presenter(s):
None. Consent Calendar item.
Background and Analysis:
The background and analysis information has not changed from the first reading. The proposed update to the school impact fees is based on the adoption by the School Board of the Olympia School District's 2014 - 2019 Capital Facilities Plan (CFP). Representatives from the School District met with the Planning Commission and City Council to review their CFP and proposed impact fees changes. The rates for impact fees are calculated based, in part, on the projects set forth in the District's CFP that are needed to address the impacts of projected growth. School impact fees are only charged to residential projects inside the city limits of Olympia.
The City collects the impact fees for the school district and remits the fees to them on a monthly basis. Based on the school districts CFP, the fees are as follows:
2012 2013 2014
Single Family $ 2969 $ 5179 $5895
Multi-Family $ 235 - 0 - $1749
Downtown Multi-Family - 0 - - 0 - - 0 -
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
The Olympia School District held a public meeting to discuss their CFP and corresponding impact fees.
Options:
The City can only adopt the changes or not charge school impact fees. The City has no basis for changing the calculations for school impact fees.
Option 1: Approve School Impact Fees Ordinance on second reading.
Option 2: Do not move forward with revised impact fees.
Financial Impact:
Depends on the number of ne...
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