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AGENDA REPORT <br />CITY OF COLTON <br />For City Council Meeting of <br />September 6, 1994 <br />August 18, 1994 <br />TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br />FROM: Julie Hayward Biggs, City Attorn <br />SUBJECT: Capital Infrastructure Study/Development Fees <br />Background: <br />During negotiations with the County of San Bernardino regarding the County <br />Medical Center, it became apparent that the City needs to have a comprehensive capital <br />infrastructure development fee ordinance in place before significant development occurs in the <br />area surrounding the hospital and in other developing areas of the City. In our negotiations with <br />the County of San Bernardino, for example, we were hampered in identifying the real costs <br />associated with increased fire protection that will need to be addressed by the County as its fair <br />share of the costs for mitigating the new fire protection needs caused by the development of the <br />Medical Center. <br />Government Code Section 66000 allows cities to impose development fees and to <br />establish reimbursement arrangements for payment of such fees with early developers. The <br />provisions of Section 66000 require, however, that the capital improvements be specifically <br />identified and fair share costs determined before such fees may be established. Development <br />fees may be imposed to cover the cost of physical infrastructure and to cover future service <br />needs of an area. <br />In order to accurately determine the kind of capital improvements and service <br />needs that will be created by new development within the City, a capital infrastructure study <br />must be conducted. Such studies are not inexpensive, but the cost of the study may be recovered <br />from the fees ultimately imposed on new development. <br />In my experience with the cities of Corona and Fontana on similar projects, the <br />development community has been supportive of such studies and has accepted the imposition of <br />fair and equitably applied development impact fees. The benefit to the community of assuring <br />that future development pays for the new capital improvements and public services that are <br />needed as a result of such development is substantial. Knowing that funds will be available to <br />meet capital infrastructure needs before the needs come into being assists the City in <br />appropriately planning for new development as well. <br />.l*w 4to.J - .5 _ <br />