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City Council Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:

05/04/2021

BACKGROUND

The City of Schertz adopted the 2017 Roadway Impact Fee Program (Program) by Ordinance 18-M-13 establishing the collection and use of Roadway Capital Recovery Fees. The program includes the division of the City into four service areas in which fees are collected from new development, accumulated in accounts assigned to each respective area, and made available for use to fund roadway projects identified in the adopted Capital Improvement Plan. Chapter 395 of the Texas Local Government Code stipulates that the established service areas be limited to the area within the corporate boundaries of the political subdivision. In order to expand the areas subject to the program to include area annexed into the City Limits since adoption of the Capital Recovery Fee Ordinance, the Program must be amended.

Amending the Program to incorporate the newly annexed areas includes data collection, update of impact fee databases, calculation of updated cost per service area unit, technical documentation, and statutorily required Capital Improvement Advisory Committee (CIAC) meeting(s) and public hearings. It is proposed that the City contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc., the firm that prepared the original program for the City, to assist with the process. Additional expenses are also expected such as public notification and meeting expenses.

In order to expend funds for the program amendment, an adjustment to the fiscal year 2020-2021 is needed.

City Council approved this on first reading at their meeting on April 27, 2021.

GOAL

Approval of budget adjustment to fund an amendment to the Roadway Impact Fee Program.

COMMUNITY BENEFIT

Maintenance of the Roadway Impact Fee Program to include all areas within the City Limits as it changes ensures that all new development within the City contributes fairly to the expense of expansion of the transportation network.

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION

Approval of Ordinance 21-T-16 approving the budget adjustment.

FISCAL IMPACT

This ordinance will allocate $20,000 for expenses related to an amendment to the City's Roadway Impact Fee Program. The funding and expenses will be equally distributed among the four roadway service areas ($5,000 allocated from each). As of March 31, 2021, the fund for each of the four service areas has adequate funding for this purpose:

Area 1	$477,546
Area 2	$197,769
Area 3	$825,820
Area 4	$6,274

RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends approval of Ordinance 21-T-16 on final reading.

Attachments
Ordinance 21-T-16
FNI Proposal