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é!ð-¿ Nexus Study Because there has to be a reasonable connection between active parkland standard and developer contribution, we are asking for approval to move forward with a "nexus" study for a park development fee. A nexus study is intended to satisfy the requirements of State law which governs imposing development impact fees in California. The law requires that all local agencies in California including cities, counties, and special districts follow two basic rules when instituting impact fees. These rules are as follows: 1) Establish a nexus or reasonable relationship between the park impact fees, and the type of project for which the fee is required. 2) The fee must not exceed the project's proportional "fair share" of the proposed park improvement and cannot be used to correct current problems or to make improvements for existing development. The purpose of this park land fee is therefore to establish the nexus or reasonable relationship between new development projects in Redwood City and the proposed development parkland fee that will be used to meet the approved park standard. Once the park acreage per 1,000 population standard has been determined by the Council, a fee in lieu of development is established, typically with relationship to the fair market value (FMV) for land including the cost to develop that land into active parkland. Most communities set their fee equivalent to 100% FMV of the combined cost. There are a few communities that wish to mitigate some of the impact on the development community by setting their fee as a percentage of the FMV. In San Jose, for instance, the fee was set at 70% of FMV. The Council does have the flexibility to set the "Redwood City" fee charged developers at the level felt appropriate at a future meeting. You may recall, the CORa Fellows report presented at your April 25, 2005 meeting was intended to give the Council an idea of how Redwood City's development fees compared to similar communities on the peninsula. An update to the findings in the CORa Fellows report will be a part of the future staff presentation that will accompany the Nexus Study presentation and General Plan Update recommendations. Parkland Definitions In preparation for a parkland standard recommendation, we first defined active community parkland, a subset of community open space, as a parcel of land owned by either the City of Redwood City or other public agency, located within the limits of Redwood City that has active recreational value; then identified the parcels that met the definition and lastly, adapted the system developed by the National Recreation and Parks Association to further classify different types of active parkland into one of six categories: . Mini parks are small single purpose areas that are used by small children as well as adults and are generally less than one acre in size; . Neighborhood parks generally have a playground, an area of non-organized activities and possibly a restroom. These parks are generally 2 to 5 acres in size and serve an area of approximately one-half mile radius; . Community parks are designed for more organized activities with users traveling a longer distance. These parks may include a community center, parking, sports fields and restrooms. The optimum size of a community park is 10 to 20 acres and they serve an area of approximately a 1 to 2 mile radius; . Special use parks are recreational areas occupied for specialized uses i.e. softball stadium that do not fit into another category; . Redwood City Schools, include the turf and recreation area only; . Landscaped or Open Space Areas are recognized for passive outdoor activity use and are not included in the active community parkland calculation. Properties included in this