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b. In general, the designated projects would be subject to existing City fees and the usual public needs fee of $750 per unit. Secause inflation has subsided, no pro- grammed increase in the public needs fee would be writ- ten into long term agreements. c. After negotiation, the long term agreement may provide for the waiver of the public needs fee in exchange for in-kind contributions of approximately equal value. d. However, where the public improvement in question is required as a condition to project approval or as a con- dition precedent to development then total contributions would be permitted to exceed the public needs fees. For example, it is anticipated that the developers of. Kottinger Ranch will agree to participate in the Valley Avenue Extension assessment district and that the extent of their contribution to the assessment district will exceed the public needs fees which are forgiven because conditions of project approval make development contin- gent upon the Valley Avenue Extension, among other things. 9. Apartments a. In future years, apartment projects should be given long term agreements for an additional fifty units per year (above the base of fifty units per project). A maximum of three apartment projects per year would be entitled to this allocation to avoid exceeding the General Plan goals regarding apartment construction. b. E.g. Math could work like: - Long term agreements for up to 10 projects @ 50 units each in a given year 500 units - If three of those are apartment projects then: 150 units 650 units Of which 300 units or more would be apartment units. c. Apartment projects of 200 units or less could be ap- proved for long term agreements providing a two year phased approval with an equal increment in each year. d. Apartment projects eligible for the additional fifty units per year would be those projects which have an average density of fifteen (15) units per acre or more. 10. The small project automatic exemption should be raised to twelve (12) units to encourage infill developments. That ordinance change should take effect this year so that the six approved small projects can all proceed this year.