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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - County
FROM: TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
DATE: August 21 , 1995
SUBJECT: Report on Development of Regional Transportation Mitigation Program for Central County
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the following principles for development of a Regional Transportation
Mitigation Program for Cehtral County and request the Board's representative on
TRANSPAC to convey these principles to TRANSPAC:
1 . Projects funded by a regional fee should be regional.
2. A clear "nexus" must be shown between the developments charged the fee and
the project funded by the fee.
3. All phases of a project should be eligible for fee revenues.
4. Regional fees should not displace existing funding commitments to regional
projects.
5. Existing fees which contribute to the same improvements to be funded by
regional fees should be credited against the regional fee.
6. The regional fee should apply to all new development.
7. Control and expenditure of regional fees should be by an accountable fiscal
agency.
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Orig Dept: Community Development ATTESTED September 12 , 1995
Contact: Ernest Vovakis, 646-2355 PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
cc: TRANSPAC THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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Report on Central County Transportation Migitation Program
August 21 , 1995
Page 2
FISCAL IMPACT
None directly to County General Fund. A Regional Transportation Mitigation Program for Central County
would impose an additional fee on development in the unincorporated areas of Central County. Funds
generated from the fee would be used for specified transportation improvements in Central County.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
The Contra Costa Transportation Authority has requested each of the four regional transportation
planning committees to develop regional transportation mitigation programs (RTMP's) so that new
development can "pay its way" and not create unmet demand for transportation facilities. TRANSPAC,
the transportation planning committee for central Contra Costa, has included in its Action Plan, the
development of a regional transportation mitigation fee and has developed some initial concepts for a
fee (Exhibit A). At its July 20 meeting, TRANSPAC requested each of its member agencies to review
these concepts and bring its position back to the Committee at the September 21 meeting of
TRANSPAC. In reviewing the issues related to development of a regional fee, the Transportation
Committee recommends that the following principles guide the development of a Central County
Regional Transportation Mitigation Program:
1. Projects funded by a regional fee should be regional.
TRANSPAC should identify the project(s) to be funded by the regional fee. These should be major
projects which are regional in nature and which have the support of all jurisdictions of
TRANSPAC. Regional fees should not be used for programs, such as transportation demand
management or transit operations, since these would eventually consume the funds without
offering a permanent improvement. Freeway projects such as interchange improvements and
additional lanes would most easily meet this test.
2. A clear "nexus" must be shown between the developments charged the fee and the project
funded by the fee.
Case law and state legislation require that a direct connection be shown between develoment
fees and the projects which pay the fees. Also, the extent of the transportation improvement
funded by any individual development project must be "roughly proportional" to the need for the
improvement attributable to that development.
3. All phases of a project should be eligible for fee revenues.
Regional fees may be used for all costs related to project planning, environmental analysis,
design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction.
4. Regional fees should not displace existing funding commitments to regional projects.
Many regional projects have partial funding commitments from federal, state or local sources.
Regional fees may be.part of a larger funding package that includes other funding sources, but
they should not be used to replace existing funding commitments to regional projects.
5. Existing fees which contribute to the same improvements to be funded by regional fees should
be credited against the regional fee.
Regional fees would be in addition to any existing local fees. Any existing local fees which are
also planned to fund the same regional improvements would be credited against the regional fee.
In the event that a Countywide fee is adopted by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority in
the future, the regional fee should be credited against this countywide fee.
Report on Central County Transportation Migitation Program
August 21 , 1995
Page 3
6. The regional fee should apply to all new development.
The County does not support exemptions from regional fees because the funds lost as a result
of these exemptions cannot be allocated to other development but must be paid from local
revenue sources. If exemptions to the fee are considered by TRANSPAC, they should be the
same in all regions. The fee should be based on trip generation rates. Developments such as
senior citizen housing or transit-based housing that generate fewer trips than a comparable
development, would pay smaller fees.
7. Control and expenditure of regional fees should be by an accountable fiscal agency.
The entity assigned responsibility for administering the fee program must provide strict fiduciary
accountability to its members. A narrowly-defined joint exercise of powers authority could
perform this role.
The amount of funding generated by a Central County regional fee depends on the amount of new
development, the fee structure, and the projects to be funded by the fee. The development potential
of Central County by the year 2010 has been estimated in the Central County Action Plan to be 18,200
housing units and office/industrial facilities to accommodate 43,000 new jobs. Based on a residential
fee of $1 ,500 to $4,000 per unit and a commercial fee of $0.50 to $2.00 per square foot, the Action
Plan provides the following estimates of the total revenue that would be generated by the year 2010
for illustrative purposes:
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$1,500 per dwelling $0.50 per square $32,675,000
unit foot
$3,000 per dwelling $1 .00 per square $65,350,000
unit foot
$4,000 per dwelling $2.00 per square $94,300,000
unit foot
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DP.4yr Regional T. eg Transportation Mitigation Program Issues
for Discussion at the
June 22, 1995 TRANSPAC Meeting
The TRANSPAC TAC has been discussing approaches and various elements of a Regional
Transportation Mitigation Program (RTW) and would like to have a discussion with
TRANSPAC on the identified issues before proceeding further in the development of a RTMP
ProPosal-
TECMCAL ISSUES
1. RTW fee to be keyed to major regional projects to meet nexus and rough proportionality
requir®eats.
2. RTNP funds may be used for the planning environmental documentation, design, acquisition
of right of way, construction of projects. Funds may be used as part of financial program to
leverage state, federal, local funds.
3. Recommend using Central County Action Plan projections for determining development
potentiaL
4. Use trip generation rates by land use (ITE).
S. Establish a fee waiver for low income housing projects.
6. Project List
Only projects from the Central County Action Plan are eligible to be included on the
RTW list. which means funds are to be used for projects in Central County. It is
anticipated that the need for the projects are included in the policies of the each
jurisdiction's General Plan Growth Management or Circulation Element or the Contra
Costa Congestion Management Program.
AB 1600 5-year limitation on use of fees is a factor in establishing the project list.
7. Candidate Projects
1.680 HOVs $20M (+approx. S3.5M additional to extend to Sunnyvale ramps, if
approved by Caltrans); already programmed project development funds in 1993 Strategic
Plan may be available for the environmental assessment and other project development
activities)
Central County Traffic Operations Improvements (signal Interconnect projects,
coordinated Central signal system operation/facilities)
1.680/SR 4 Interchange full improvements, current estimate S214M
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Martinez Intermodal Project -
Martinez Ferry Service Project
TDM Projects (identified in Central County Action Plan; see attached list)
Transit Capital Projects (identified in the Central County Action Plan; see attached list)
Transit Operations (identified in the Central County Action Man; we attached list)
SR 242 improvements (beyond currently proposed widening)
S. State highway projects will be constructed to Caltrans design standards.
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9. Need to explore relationship of Regional Routes to nexus issue.
ADUMQSTRATIVE ISSUES
1. RTMP fees are in addition to fees collected at the jurisdictional level for local improvements.
2. Fee may be used to pay for the administration of the fee area and for the planning
environmental documentation, design, acquisition of right of way, and construction of projects.
3. Fee to be assessed uniformly in TRANSPAC area for residential (single family,multi-family),
commercial, office, industrial, other type of development. Fees to be assessed uniformly within
boundary per dwelling unit or per square foot of gross floor area with minor type exceptions
(e.g. gas pumps, medial office, etc.)
4. Local jurisdiction authority to be used for fee imposition and collection. Need to determine
if a JPA must be established for this purpose. Also need to determine if the CCTA can provide
legal services for Central County RTMP (did.provide some for East County). Local jurisdiction
ordinances imposing the fee need a statement relative to the project's relationship to that
jurisdiction.
S. Fees collected to be put in an interest bearing account (local jurisdiction/JPA if one
established) to accrue to RTMP. Interest accrued, regardless of account, should be used for
administration and all projects uses eligible for fee allocation.
6. Fee Area Boundary - Use CCTA RTPC map. Will need legal definition for RTW area.
7. Phased implementation of fee by type of land use. This issue will need to be addressed when
fee amount is known.
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Attachment One
Fligible Projects from the Central Count Action Plan
Bus Replacement Program
Paratransit Van Replacement Program
Non-Revenue Service Vehicle Replacement Program - 18 Vehicles
Management Information System Replacement Program
Paratransit Facility
Alternative Fueling System
Paratransit Automated Dispatching System
Expansion Bus Program - 20 Buses
Paratransit Van Expansion Program - 16 Vans
Fixed Route System Patron / Fleet Security System
Bus Shelters at main County Connection stops
Information Kiosks (transit info.) at ZS locations (BART stations, Park 'a Ride lots, malls,
etc.)
Peak period Express Shuttle from Clayton to Concord BART
Peak period shuttles from BART stations to residential Park 'n Ride locations
Bicycle lockers at BART stations (Concord, WC, PH) Improve lighting/security /information
Bicycle lockers at Park 'n Ride lots (8 locations)
Bicycle Facilities - Bicycle lockers in 10 public parking lots (Main St., WC and other retail
districts
Bicycle Facilities - Bicycle lockers at major shopping mall locations (ie. Sun Valley, Willows,
Broadway Plaza, etc.)
Bicycle Facilities - Separate pedestrian/bicycle lanes over freeways and other large arterials
(Ygnacio Rd, Willow Pass, Treat Blvd)
S. Fes are ID be collected at the issuance of a building permit, time of occupancy (permit), final
map, etc. at the option of the TRANSPAC jurisdiction.
9. If a countywide mitigation program is ever developed, TRANSPAC should request credit
against that program.
10. Biennial review of fes. Fe increase should be based on 1) increases in project and 2)
increase in construction cost price index. Fe should not increase by more than S% in any given
year due to inflation.
11. Developers would be eligible to receive credit on fee for construction/dedications to listed
paojerts.
12. May need m consider establishment of local inter jurisdictional credit program (e.g.
Oakhurst model).
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