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City Council Impact Fee Update Police, Parks, Pathways Christine Stoll I Vice President, Clearwater Financial August 19, 2025 ---PAGE BREAK--- 2 PROJECT TEAM ---PAGE BREAK--- 3 IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Role: • Review & provide input • Communicate professional and/or community concerns • Share progress • Follow up on suggested adjustments • Letter of Support ---PAGE BREAK--- 4 PROJECT OBJECTIVES • Growth’s impact on level of Service • Growth is straining City’s LOS • Not enough revenues to sustain current LOS • Risks of not adding resources and facilities will result in a decline in LOS ---PAGE BREAK--- 5 LEVEL OF SERVICE, STATE STATUTES • Statutes • 67-8201-16 • Maintaining level of service while experiencing growth • Taxpayers are expressing a desire for “growth to pay for growth” • Impact fees are a way to equitably assign the burden of the cost of growth-related capital • State statute allows cities to institute impact fees • Impact fees are assessed on new development and collected by the City to pay for needed projects and infrastructure related to growth. ---PAGE BREAK--- 6 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT (all phases) • Website IN PROGRESS • Press release/earned media IN PROGRESS • Social posts IN PROGRESS • Stakeholder interviews COMPLETE • IF Advisory Council meetings IN PROGRESS • Phase 1: INITIATION • Project logistics - COMPLETE • Campus/park/pathways tours - COMPLETE • Review existing documentation - COMPLETE • Collect data - COMPLETE • Phase 2: ANALYSIS • Departmental interviews - COMPLETE • Impact Fee Advisory Council interviews - COMPLETE • Demographic & land use analysis/ forecast - COMPLETE • Asset and Conditions Analysis – COMPLETE • Usage Analysis: level of service (LOS) – COMPLETE • Improvements and cost analysis – COMPLETE • Impact fee methodology – IN PROGRESS • Credits and exemptions • Funding and cash flow PROJECT PHASES • Phase 3: BUILD • Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) – IN PROGRESS • Impact Fees • Credits/exemptions/cash flow • Intergovernmental relations and updates • Public outreach • Public hearings • Ordinance adoption • Phase 4: IMPLEMENT • Ordinance adoption • Intergovernmental agreements • Specialized assessments • Implement impact fees • Annual Updates ---PAGE BREAK--- 7 STUDY METHODOLOGY 1. Who is currently served by the City? 4. What is the current investment per household/sf? 6. What new infrastructure is required to serve future growth? 7. What impact fee is required to pay for the new infrastructure? 2. What is the current level of service provided by the City? 5. What future growth is expected in the City? 3. What assets allow the City to provide this level of service? ---PAGE BREAK--- 8 • 10 One-Hour Interviews • Elected officials and department heads • Purpose: • Gain feedback on: • Needs • Concerns & challenges • Planned capital projects • How projects are prioritized • Growth projections being used • Project dependencies • Regulatory/permitting • Risks for delay • Scheduling • Funding options • Costs INTERNAL STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS ---PAGE BREAK--- 9 • Themes • Support for impact fees to pay for growth • Strain on public safety, parks and pathways • Overcrowded facilities • Leased spaces • Turning away residents for recreation activities • Delays in trail network due to permitting and land access challenge • Contingency concerns INTERNAL STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS ---PAGE BREAK--- 10 • 4 One-Hour Interview • 4 of 5 appointed members • Themes: • Current Park IF align with similar cities • Other fees such as mitigation + permitting drive cost to build up • Developers concerned about affordability • Improvements: • decentralized police stations • expanding parks/ pathways connectivity • Support for public/private partnerships + grants for additional not in lieu of IF • Public engagement important ADVISORY COMMITTEE INTERVIEWS ---PAGE BREAK--- 11 DEMOGRAPHIC, LAND USE, FORECASTS • Transformative Growth • Over 80% 2020-2024 • Over 800% since 2000 • Long Range forecasts suggest continued strong growth • Low: 71,356 residents by 2060 • Mid: 87,250 residents by 2060 • High: 110,587 residents by 2060 ---PAGE BREAK--- 12 DEMOGRAPHIC, LAND USE, FORECASTS • Capital planning should: • Anticipate & secure land • Design flexible, age-inclusive facilities • Update land-use policies & impact fees to capture growth related costs equitably/timely • Coordinate regionally • Ensure partners & COMPASS align service expansions 5-10 years • Ada & Canyon Counties • School districts • Transit • Broadband • Water/sewer Forecasts indicate demand for public safety, recreational amenities and non- motorized transportation will outpace capacity in 5-10 years. ---PAGE BREAK--- 13 ASSET & CONDITIONS ANALYSIS ---PAGE BREAK--- 14 ASSET & CONDITIONS ANALYSIS ---PAGE BREAK--- 15 ASSET & CONDITIONS ANALYSIS ---PAGE BREAK--- 16 IMPROVEMENTS & COST ANALYSIS: POLICE ---PAGE BREAK--- 17 IMPROVEMENTS & COST ANALYSIS: PARKS ---PAGE BREAK--- 18 IMPROVEMENTS & COST ANALYSIS: PATHWAYS ---PAGE BREAK--- 19 PUBLIC ENGAGMENT ESSENTIAL FOR SUPPORT PUBLIC IS DECISION MAKER LISTEN, LEARN, ADJUST EARLY & OFTEN Involving Your Public at Each Stage is Key ---PAGE BREAK--- 20 • Project Website - Landing Page • Summary of project • Additional info • Reports • News related to project • Public Engagement • Utility Mailer • Newspaper • Open House • Public Meetings • Advisory Committee Meetings Planned Outreach ---PAGE BREAK--- 21 Press Release Feedback on Impact Fees: • Gain Insights • Determine themes • Share findings • Develop consensus Social Media ---PAGE BREAK--- 22 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT (all phases) • Website IN PROGRESS • Press release/earned media IN PROGRESS • Social posts IN PROGRESS • Stakeholder interviews COMPLETE • IF Advisory Council meetings IN PROGRESS • Phase 1: INITIATION • Project logistics - COMPLETE • Campus/park/pathways tours - COMPLETE • Review existing documentation - COMPLETE • Collect data - COMPLETE • Phase 2: ANALYSIS • Departmental interviews - COMPLETE • Impact Fee Advisory Council interviews - COMPLETE • Demographic & land use analysis/ forecast - COMPLETE • Asset and Conditions Analysis – COMPLETE • Usage Analysis: level of service (LOS) – COMPLETE • Improvements and cost analysis – COMPLETE • Impact fee methodology – IN PROGRESS • Credits and exemptions • Funding and cash flow NEXT STEPS • Phase 3: BUILD • Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) – IN PROGRESS • Impact Fees • Credits/exemptions/cash flow • Intergovernmental relations and updates • Public outreach • Public hearings • Ordinance adoption • Phase 4: IMPLEMENT • Ordinance adoption • Intergovernmental agreements • Specialized assessments • Implement impact fees • Annual Updates ---PAGE BREAK--- 23 STUDY METHODOLOGY Numerator: What you need to build or buy to support future growth ÷ Denominator: Who is coming = Full Cost Recovery Impact Fee Per Unit ---PAGE BREAK--- 24 Timeline 8/26 Launch Project website Continually add information as the project progresses 8/26 – 9/2 Advisory Committee Meeting: -Demographic report -Asset Inventory -Internal Stakeholder Summary -Advisory Council Summary -Capital Project Lists Deploy Press Release Social media begins October utility mailer schedule/send 9/29 -10/3 Advisory Committee Meeting: -CIP drafts -Impact Fee drafts Public notice sent for open house date Flyers developed for distribution November utility mailer schedule/send 10/3 – 11/18 Ongoing public outreach 10/21: Council Meeting: CIP and Impact Fee Draft, 1st ordinance reading 10/22: Public notice sent for public hearing: 11/18/25 Impact fee adoption 11/3 - 11/7 Hold Open House during this time frame 11/18: Council Meeting: 2nd ordinance reading 12/2: Council Meeting: 3rd ordinance reading, Adoption of Impact Fees 12/16: Council Meeting: Alternative date for Adoption of Impact Council Meetings Advisory Committee Meetings Public Outreach ---PAGE BREAK--- 25 ADMINISTRATION OF FEES • City would assess and collect the appropriate fee at the point of building permit • Revenue would be used to fund planned projects • Update parks impact fees • Start pathways impact fees • Start police impact fees • City is responsible for managing required reporting to the development impact fee advisory committee and fund/manage the required study updates ---PAGE BREAK--- 26 IMPLEMENT • Collection • Annual review and updates • Annual report of collection and uses • Adopt annual capital budget • Revisit any intergovernmental agreements • Update CIP every 5 ---PAGE BREAK--- 27 Jace Perry, CPA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Municipal Advisor Representative Cameron Arial, Ph.D. PRESIDENT Municipal Advisor Principal Christine Stoll, M.S VICE PRESIDENT : Client Experience & Growth Municipal Advisor Representative PRINCIPLES YOUR TEAM LEADS ---PAGE BREAK--- 28 DISCUSSION