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r 4D pLEASANTONe SUBJECT: City Council Staff Report February 21, 2006 City Attorney's Office Adoption of the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Agriculatural Mitigation Fee and Approval of an Agreement with the Tri- Valley Conservancy Concerning the Collection of the Fee STAFF RECOMMENDATION: SUMMARY: 1. Adopt the attached resolution that amends Master Fee Resolution 92- 100 to add the Vineyard Avenue Agricultural Mitigation Fee in the amount of $25,000 per acre of cultivable or potentially cultivable soils lost to development plus a flat fee component of $645 for the City's costs in administering the fee, which administrative cost component of the fee shall be adjusted in accordance with annual changes to the CPI (consumer price index). 2. Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Agreement for Collection of the Agricultural Mitigation Fee with the Tri-Valley Conservancy The City adopted the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan ("Specific Plan") on June 1, 1999. Pursuant to the Specific Plan, certain property owners are required to pay an agricultural mitigation fee to the City for distribution to Tri-Valley Conservancy (previously South Livermore Valley Agricultural Land Trust) prior to their properties' development. This fee has been imposed through the conditions of approval for applicable development projects, but staff recommends that the fee also be included in the Master Fee Schedule. The amount of the fee is calculated at $25,000 multiplied by the net acreage of potentially cultivable soils less than 25 percent in slope lost to development. A small component to the cover the City's costs in administering the fee would be added to this amount. In addition, staff recommends that the City enter into an agreement with the Tri- Valley Conservancy ("Conservancy") setting forth the responsibilities of both entities in establishing, collecting and using this fee. Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: SR: 06: 032 Page 1 of3