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<br />Development Impact Vees (D/F's) " Continued <br /> <br />· Iden tify the ree's purpos(' <br /> <br />· Identify the r('("s uses <br /> <br />· Estahlish a reasonablf' relationsh ip bet.\veen <br />the fee's use and the type of development project <br />on which the Fee is imposes <br /> <br />· Det(~rminf' whet.her therr is a reasonable I'flat.ionship <br />between the Iw{'d For thr puhlic improvement and th(' <br />development projecl on which t1w Fee is imposed. <br /> <br />The City of Redwood City recent,ly approved its paI'k <br />(Ip\'plopment impact Fee 10 impose a fee on resident.ial <br />(Ieve!opmr,n t. nOl, covered hy t.he ()uimby Act to addr('ss <br />Ihf increased numhel' of residents likely to he l'eslding in <br />a <l\Vflling unit. Many /U1'isclictions on the Peninsula an(1 <br />in the South Bay have (lone this in ol'der to ensure that <br />resources are available to pay For ne\\' park improvements <br />l'etlUired to maintain exist,ing levels of service, Consider' a <br />reevaluat,ion of fees as necessary. <br /> <br />Utility User 1llX <br /> <br />A utility uSfrs' tax is imposed upon every person in the <br />Cily using intrastale tf~IP.phone communication SeI'ViCI:S, <br />dt'ctricily. gas which is t.ransporten and delivel'f:d \.hl'Ough <br />a pipeline distrihution ~yst.<~m, and video services. Tile tax <br />rate For natural gas and electl'lcit.y is 3%. and the tax rate <br />for telecommunication and cable television SI'I'ViCf'S is 4%. <br /> <br />VOTER APPROVED TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS <br /> <br />The following paragl'aphs describe four mechanisms that <br />could lJe lIsed lO help finance lite facility Illlpruvenwllls <br />described in the Facilities Scoping Study. F~ach of t,hese <br />rr.quires some form of voter or landowner apPI'oval. <br />These four mechanisms - Special BeneFit Assessments. <br />Landscaping and Light,jng District. Gener'al Obligation Bond <br />and Speciall'ax - are presented as alternative meLl)ods of <br />[lru\'iding a citywide financing Llast'. <br /> <br />Spccial BCllcfit Assessment <br /> <br />Special Benefit assessments can he levied on real property <br />by municipalities. counties and special districts 1.0 acquin'. <br />construct. operate. and maint.ain puhlic impl'ovements <br />rhat convey an iclc'ntiFiahlr spr('ial hr.nr.fit to the ddinrcl <br /> <br />7A <br />Page 36 <br /> <br />8COJJif1{.! 8//1(1.1' 130 <br /> <br />pl'opt'rr.ies, Prior to issuing honds. thr. Cit.y Council would <br />conducl a set of proceedings to f.slahlish the scope ann cost <br />ollhe imJJroH~lIlellts to lie rillallced. idelltify the lalld pal'cels <br />Il1al art' lJenel1led, dl.'t(,l'IIlillc a fail' and l'lIl1iLahle allocation <br />of rtw costs tn Hlf' hellfFit,f'(1 pClI'rf.ls. and conduct a lall(Jnwnpr <br />approval pl'Occss. <br /> <br />Proposi tion 21 B establishes a st,rict. requir(>men t for fOl'mal <br />landowner approval hefore stich assessmrnLs canlw pul in <br />place, F,ach lanrlowner would vote in proportion to the amount <br />or any assessmr.ntlhat woul(j he levied Oil his or her propel'ty. <br />The assessment must he appraverl by a simple majority of <br />t.he weighted ballots cast. UncleI' Proposition 218, pul1l1c <br />properties al't' I rea Led I,h<~ same as private properties in a <br />b(~n('fit Clssr.SSm(~n t.. <br /> <br />The cstahlistwd arca of ht'lle.fit is often tel'lllrd an "assessment <br />district", An assessment. district is not a separate legal enlity, <br />an(1 has no separate governing hoar<l OJ' aUlhol'il,y 1.0 act <br />independently of the local agency that established it. <br /> <br />Landscaping ami Lighting Maintenance Dis{I'ic/s (LLMD) <br /> <br />^n LLMD is onp. lypP, of spprlal hr.nrfil asse.SSIllp.nt, <br />The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (and amr.ndcd <br />in 1 BS4) provides For local governments (Cilies, counties <br />and cf'rtain special distl'icts) to raise fund~ for developing. <br />maint.aining and servicing publiC landscaping and lighting <br />facilities, Puhlic landscaping and lighting can include parks <br />C1nd open space acquisilion and improvement. landscaping, <br />street lighting. sidewalks, curbs and gutters, The revenue to <br />pay for these faciliL.ir.s comes from special assessment:s levied <br />ag<Jinstl.lw benefited pl'u~erLIes, The establishment uf the <br />assessment is subject to the requirements of Proposi\.ion 218, <br />and the assessment is collccte(1 as a separate item on the <br />annual propert.y tax bill. <br /> <br />Because the City's Onancial aoilily to operate and mainl,ain <br />park and recreation facilities is under pressure now and <br />is likely to he under increasing pressure in the future. it <br />is rrcommended thaL the City identify ne\v and continuing <br />r('venue sources tllat will he allle to pl'otect its im'estment <br />in pulllic impl'Ovemen Is and tile quallLy of life for its clt,l7.ens <br />and businesses. The formation 01 one OJ' more LLiv\D's has <br />hef'n und(ll'taken by many Cali[ol'nla ciLies as an eFfective way <br />operate and maintain parks, recreation and open space an:'C1S, <br /> <br />@201(J Thf Sports Management Cmup <br />