HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 08061996 - 96-344 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
DATE: AUGUST 6, 1996
SUBJECT: Hearing on the Revision of the South County Area of Benefit Fee Schedule
and Boundaries.
Project No. 0676-2310-6P4045; CDD-CP # 94-43
RESOLUTION NO. 96/344
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. Recommended Action:
A. It is recommended that the Board take the following actions:
I. ADOPT and APPROVE the Revised Development Program Report
pertaining to the revision of the South County Area of Benefit.
2. DETERMINE that the project is not subject to the California Environmental
Quality Act pursuant to Article 5, Section 15061(b)(3) CEQA guidelines.
3. DIRECT the Director of Community Development to file the Notice of
Exemption with the County Clerk.
4. DIRECT the Public Works Director to arrange for payment of the $ 25.00
handling fee to the County Clerk for the filing of the Notice of Exemption.
5. DETERMINE that a majority protest does not exist.
6. INCORPORATE in this resolution by reference the boundaries, costs, and
method of fee apportionment set forth in the Revised Development Program
Report and the attached ordinance.
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_RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
_RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE —OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON aA, fob 1-19,6 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED/OTHER_
The Public Hearing on the above matter was opened,
and no one appearing to speak, the hearing was closed.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
✓ UNANIMOUS(ABSENT )
AYES:—NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
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Hearing on the Revision of the South County Area of Benefit.
August 6, 1996
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I. Recommended Action: (Cont.)
7. DIRECT the Director .of Public Works and Auditor/Controller to
continue the existing trust fund for the South County subarea, that
was established by Board Resolution 88/122 on March 15, 1988, and
that this trust fund shall now be specific for the South County Area of
Benefit, and that the Treasurer shall continue the investment of said
monies with interest to accrue in the trust fund account.
8. DIRECT the Public Works Department and Department of Community
Development to review the fee schedule periodically, and to adjust for
the effects of inflation as described in the attached ordinance. The
adjustment for inflation is not subject to CEQA.
9. DIRECT the Director of Community Development to monitor future
amendments to the currently adopted General Plan and their impact
on traffic within the South County Area of Benefit, and to report those
amendments to the Public Works Director as necessary to facilitate
updating of the South County Area of Benefit.
10. DIRECT the Public Works Department and Department of Community
Development to comply with CEQA on development applications and
road projects to be constructed pursuant to the Revised Development
Program Report for the South County Area of Benefit.
B. It is recommended that the Board ADOPT the attached ordinance, which
revises the South County Area of Benefit, and ordains the following:
Traffic Mitigation Fees (Ordinance No. 96 - 27 )
1 Adopt traffic mitigation fees, as recommended in the Revised
Development Program Report.
2. Adjust the fee schedule every year that the Area of Benefit is
in effect, to account for the affects of inflation and that at no
time will the fee schedule be increased at a rate of more that
5% per year.
II. Financiallmpact:
The total estimated cost of the road improvement projects identified in the Revised
Program Development Report for the South County area, is approximately $6.6
million. The proposed projects however, will only be partially funded by South
County Area of Benefit fees. Adoption of the revised Area of Benefit will generate
approximately $825,000 for road improvement projects, when all the fees are
collected by the year 2010 target date. Other sources will fund the remaining project
costs.
III. Reasons for Recommendations and Back round:
The Countywide Area of Benefit was adopted by the Board of Supervisors on March
15, 1988 (Resolution 88/122), to improve the capacity and safety of the arterial road
network in Contra Costa County through the establishment of a traffic mitigation fee.
The traffic mitigation fees apply to the unincorporated areas of the County and are
required of all new development. The Countywide Area of Benefit consisted of
seven regions, named West County, Central County, Lamorinda, Alamo, South
County, East County, and Bethel Island. There was a separate fee schedule
established for each region, and a separate trust fund established for fees collected
from South County developments. In 1993, the Countywide Area of Benefit was
revised by the formation of seven Regional Areas of Benefit corresponding to the
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Hearing on the Revision of the South County Area of Benefit.
August 6, 1996
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III. Reasons for Recommendations and Background: (Cont.)
seven regions of the Countywide Area of Benefit. These seven Regional Areas of
Benefit had the same boundaries, development potentials, projects, and fees as the
seven regions of the Countywide Area of Benefit formed in 1988. Resolution 93/25
passed by the Board of Supervisor on March 9, 1993 replaced and repealed
Resolution 88/122.
This revision is necessary in order to coordinate the South County Area of Benefit
Fees with the Southern Contra Costa Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement between
Contra Costa County, the Town of Danville, and the City of San Ramon. One of the
projects of the original South County Area of Benefit was to improve Dougherty
Road to a two-lane rural highway standard. The proposed Shapell and Windemere
Developments within Dougherty Valley will replace the existing Dougherty Road
with a new six-lane facility.
There are two projects,that are needed to accommodate potential development in
the South County Area of Benefit. First, there is a section of Crow Canyon Road
that lies west of the San Ramon City Limits. This approximately 2,000 foot section
leads into Alameda County. The proposed project is for a truck climbing lane. As
there is a limited amount of development potential in the area, the percentage share
of project funding for the South County Area of Benefit is only 5%. The second Area
of Benefit project (a project that was on the original 1988 Countywide Area of
Benefit) is the improvement of Camino Tassajara from the eastern boundary of the
Blackhawk Development to the Alameda County Line. This proposed project would
not be adequate to accommodate the estimated traffic generated by the proposed
TVPOA developments, If and when that General Plan Amendment.is approved, the
South County Area of'Benefit will again need to be revised.
Government Code Section 66484 and Division 913, Title 9 of the Contra Costa
County Ordinance Code provide for assessing and collecting fees for bridge and/or
major thoroughfare construction within a designated area of benefit and as a
condition of issuing a' building permit. The Public Works Director and Director of
Community Development have completed a Revised Development Program Report
for the South County Area of Benefit, which was filed with the Clerk of the Board.
Notice of the hearing was duly given in accordance with Government Code
Sections 54986, 65091, 66016, and 66484.
IV. Consequences of Negative Action:
Failure to revise the South County Area of Benefit may result in the loss of crucial
road funds needed to,construct necessary road improvements for the area.
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