B | Consideration and Adoption: Public safety development fee Land Use Assumptions and Infrastructure Improvement Plan. | ||||||
Planning Director Tiffany Antol introduced TischlerBise Consultant Ben Griffin who provided a PowerPoint presentation that covered the following: ADOPTION OF DRAFT LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PLANS IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DEVELOPMENT FEES DEVELOPMENT FEES BACKGROUND PUBLIC SAFETY DEVELOPMENT FEES EVERY 5 YEARS LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS DEMAND FACTORS – RESIDENTIAL DEMAND FACTORS – NONRESIDENTIAL FIRE PROPOSED FIRE FEES POLICE PROPOSED POLICE FEES FEE COMPARISON ADOPTION TIMELINE Councilmember Whelan expressed concern about moving forward with increasing fees given the current economic climate. She is also concerned with how quickly the process is moving. Councilmember Aslan indicated that he was supportive of moving forward with adopting the fees. He believes that it is time to make progress in getting the fees more in line with current needs. Councilmember McCarthy expressed support for Option 1 which applies a higher fee to homes with more bedrooms. Staff read a public comment submitted by Khara House which stated that now is not the right time to bring forward increased fees. Mayor Evans stated that the matter has come before Council many times and there was always a reason not to move forward. She suggested that the land use assumptions and the infrastructure improvement plan be adopted but extend the timeline for setting the rates until further discussion can happen. Council indicated that they were supportive of moving forward with the plans and extending the timeline on setting the rates. They requested that staff engage with commissions to get their input. |
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Moved by Councilmember Jim McCarthy, seconded by Councilmember Austin Aslan to adopt the Public safety development fee Land Use Assumptions and Infrastructure Improvement Plan. | |||||||
Vote: 7 - 0 - Unanimously | |||||||