Title
Consider and take action on a resolution directing city staff to begin the process to increase the roadway capital recovery fees for League City and designating the Planning and Zoning Commission as the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee (Director of Engineering)
Background:
If approved, this resolution will direct staff to begin the process to increase the roadway capital recovery fees and designate the Planning and Zoning Commission as the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee. Under Chapter 395 of the Texas Local Government Code ("Chapter 395"), the City may establish a Roadway Capital Recovery Fee Program. The purpose of the Roadway Capital Recovery Fee Program is to provide a funding mechanism for identified capital transportation improvements over a 10-year planning period.
On January 9, 2019, the City Council adopted Ordinance 2019-01, which formally adopted roadway capital recovery fees based on the 2018 Roadway Capital Recovery Fee Study ("2018 Roadway Fee Study"). A brief summary of the steps undertaken by the City in developing its CRF’s follows:
1) Development of Land Use Assumptions (LUA), adopted in November 2017
2) Creation of a Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), completed Spring 2018
3) LUA/CIP Public Hearing, October 2018
4) CRF Public Hearing & City Council Consideration, January 2019
5) Adoption of CRF Ordinance, #2019-1, January 9, 2019
Under Chapter 395, the City Council may adopt roadway fees up to the maximum amounts determined in the 2018 Roadway Fee Study. The following chart compares the City’s current CRF’s (Ordinance. 2019-1) by Service Area and by general land use type (residential and non-residential) with the statutory maximums (Chapter 395, TLGC) that could be adopted:
Roadway Capital Recovery Fees as set in 2019
Collection Rates Typical Fees
Service Area Residential Non-Residential Single Family Home 10,000 SF Office Bld
1 $ 323 $323 $1,295 $20,058
2 $1,120 $560 $4,491 $34,776
3 $1,120 $560 $4,491 $34,776
4 $1,120 $560 $4,491 $34,776
Roadway Capital Recovery Fees - Statutory Maximum
Collection Rates Typical Fees
Service Area Residential Non-Residential Single Family Home 10,000 SF Office Bld
1 $ 323 $ 323 $ 1,295 $ 20,058
2 $3,632 $3,632 $14,564 $225,547
3 $1,153 $1,153 $ 4,623 $ 71,601
4 $1,120 $1,120 $ 4,491 $ 69,552
The following procedure is required by Chapter 395 to update the City's roadway capital recovery fees:
1) Capital Improvements Advisory Committee ("CIAC") must make a written recommendation
2) City staff must post notice of a public hearing before City Council regarding fee update
3) CIAC written recommendation must be filed with City Secretary 5 days before public hearing
4) Hold public hearing before City Council
5) First reading of ordinance adopting updated roadway fees
6) Second reading of ordinance adopting updated roadway fees
This process is estimated to take a minimum of 90 days.
Attachments:
1. Data Sheet
2. Proposed Resolution
3. Ordinance 2019-01 (Current Roadway Fees)
4. Roadway CFR Study (November 2018)
5. Roadway Service Areas Map
FUNDING
{x} NOT APPLICABLE
STRATEGIC PLANNING
{x}Addresses Strategic Planning Critical Success Factor # 1 (Develop and Maintain our Infrastructure)
Initiative # 2 (Continue to refine and utilize the Master Mobility Plan so as to improve traffic flow)
Sub-Items #D (Prioritize initiatives identified in the Master Mobility Plan)
E (Schedule and implement Master Mobility Projects via the CIP Process)
H (Implement identified short-term improvements for traffic safety and efficiency)
K (Determine funding sources for projects)