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<br />//1- ,Z, <br /> <br />frequency and method of fee review. <br /> <br />Additionally, the interviews with developers indicated that fees were not significant in their <br />decision-making process about where to develop. Instead, important factors for the <br />developers interviewed were: infrastructure and improvement requirements; experience <br />and relationships with city staff, and processing time and complexity. <br /> <br />Best Practices <br />While conducting this study, the Coro Fellows found some practices of other cities that. <br />the City of Redwood City may consider implementing, including: <br /> <br />. Annual review of fees. <br />. Fee adjustments based on Consumer Price Index or other indicator. <br />. Compilation of all fee information into a master fee schedule. <br />. Availability of permit status information on the Internet.2 <br /> <br />The City will use this study as a benchmark to measure future impact fees and fee <br />increases against other cities, and also may consider implementing some of the suggested <br />best practices. Oue to time constraints, the study did not include all of the true costs of <br />building in Redwood City and the comparable cities. <br /> <br />/7'J . /? ~ <br />,I ~ ~- <br /> <br />'v . ("'Y1.,. j C-\..~ <br />Tom Passanisi -~/ <br />1 <br />Principal Planner <br /> <br /> <br />Patterson <br />ommunity Development <br />Services Oirector <br /> <br />/Î I/) <br />Cl1J <br /> <br />Ed Everett <br />City Manager <br /> <br />Attachments <br />1. January 2005 Oevelopment Fee Study <br /> <br />2 The City has just recently implemented this feature. <br />