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31 Public t)utreach Parks, Recreation and Community Services {FRCS) Department staff conducted a broad outreach program in bringing forward the proposed General Plan Amendment and in-lieu fee for consideration. We began with internal discussion with Community Development Department staff, and then reached out via the Chamber of Commerce, the City's business license division and used the phone book to notiry members of what we term the "development community." We have had individual meetings with developers with prajecfs pending in Redwood City, the Tri County Apartment Association, the Home Builders Association of Northern California and the San Mateo County Realtors Association. A complete list of these activities is included as Attachment 3 of this report. Responses we heard with respect to the proposed park standard have run the gamut from, "it will haft development" and, "Redwood City is built out and has no room for additional parkland" to "3 acres per 1,000 is what we have now and we already know .that is not enough." In general it is fair to say that there has been less issue with a 3 acre per 1,000 resident standard than the par#iculars of the calculation method for the in-lieu fee, and what credits, exemptions and discounts might be available to developers. Comment on Proposed In-Lieu Fee Our consultants with MIG subcontracted with Economic Planning Systems (EPS) for a nexus study to consider the projected new residential units through 2020; the number of persons per dwelling unit; and the cost of land with park improvements to arrive at a maximum fee based on appropriate State laws. The State Quimby and Mitigation Acts allow far the assessment of fees on development for park and recreation improvements. Redwood City's Nexus Study produced the following results assuming a 3 acre per 7 qOq resident standard and other development projections. 1. Number and type of new residential units = 4,329 units 2. Average residents per unit type x new residential units = 7,845 3. Acres of park needed based an standard = 23.5 acres 4. Cost of land and park improvements = $2.33 million/acre 5. Total cost through 2020 = $54,767,000 All of the above results in a total maximum park in lieu-fee far various hauling types as described in Table 1 below. 7A Page 14 Table 1: Maximum Allowable Par k Fee _ Dwellin UnitslAcre a Low, 1-7 , Medium, 8-20 Hi h, 21 + I Addition Residential T e Owned/Rental ; Owned Rental Owned Rental 13edroom Po ulatianlDwellin Unit 2.84 ; 2.38 i 2.55 ~ 1.87 2.48 0.24 Maximum Fee $19 995 '• $16,7$4 $17,983 $13,189 $17,474 $1,696 Our consultants prepared an update of the January 2005 CORO Fellows Study which compared the development flees of various cities. While the specific fees vary across jurisdictions, in Redwood City development fees include: al( normal Planning and Building permif costs as well as the School Impact Fee; the Transportation Impact Fee; Wastewater Sewer System Capital Facilities Fee; Wastewater Treatment Capacity Fee;