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Pleasanton Development Impact Fee Nexus Study Draft Report 07/12/18 — Fire Facilities-The DIF will fund renovation of an existing fire station as well as demolition of a fire station. — Police Facilities-The DIF will fund construction of a public safety training facility. — Downtown Parking - the fee will fund a 200-space downtown parking structure that will serve citywide needs. — Civic Center - the fee will fund relocation and development of a new civic center that is envisioned to include a new City Hall, library, community center, police station, parking, and public open space. • Transportation Improvements-The DIF will fund needed additions and improvements to roadways to accommodate future traffic volumes projected as a result of new development. Improvements include new roadways, roadway improvements, new interchange projects, and other projects such as intersection signalizations, multi-modal facilities, and plan line studies, among others. DIF Legal Context This Report is designed to provide the necessary technical analysis supporting a schedule of fees to be established by an Impact Fee Ordinance and Resolution. The City currently has a DIF Ordinance that enables the collection of fees for capital facilities, pursuant to AB 1600 and Government Code Section 66000 et seq. As noted, AB 1600 is codified California Government Section 66000 et seq., which sets forth the procedural requirements for establishing and collecting development impact fees. These procedures require that "a reasonable relationship, or nexus, must exist between a governmental exaction and the purpose of the condition." The key requirements of AB 1600 that determine the structure, scope and amount of the proposed DIF Program are as follows: • Collected for Capital Facility and Infrastructure Improvements Only. Development impact fee revenue can be collected and used to cover the cost of capital facilities and infrastructure that are required to serve new development in the County. Impact fee revenue cannot be used to cover the operation and maintenance costs of these or any other facilities and infrastructure. • Used to Fund Facility Needs Created by New Development Rather than Existing Deficiencies. Impact fee revenues can only be used to pay for new or expanded capital facilities needed to accommodate growth. Impact fee revenue cannot be collected or used to cover the cost of existing deficiencies in the City's capital facilities or infrastructure. In other words, the cost of capital projects or facilities that are designed to meet the needs of the City's existing population must be funded through other sources. The costs associated with improvements that serve the needs of both new development and the existing population and employment are split on a "fair share" basis according to the proportion attributable to each. Thus, the DIF Program funding may need to be augmented by the City and other revenue sources to meet overall funding requirements. Economic& Planning Systems, Inc. 2 p:\151000s\151111PleasantonFee\Report\151111_FeeNexus_071218.docx