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Parks Maintenance Building
1700 E. Lanark
Meridian, Idaho 83642
Thursday October 26, 2017 at 2:30 P.M.
1. Roll-Call Attendance
__O__ David Fulkerson __X__ Gene Strate __X__ Jon Wardle
__O__ Matthew Adams __X__ Spencer Martin __X__ “Butch” Weedon
__X__ John Nesmith
Non Roll Call Attendance:
Steve Siddoway, Jeff Lavey, Charlie Butterfield, Ted Baird, Todd Lavoie, Jenny
Fields
2. Discussion on Full Cost Recovery rates
A. Recap of presentation at BCA
Todd Lavoie provided a handout of notes from Impact Fee Advisory
Meeting with BCA on August 8, 2017.
Overall BCA’s comments were predictable; they were not in favor of
the interim step of obtaining Full Cost Recovery rates.
Discussions were had on using General Funds to subsidize Impact
Fee eligible items. i.e. FY18 Parks used $3 million of General Fund to
construct South Meridian Regional Park.
Discussions were had on the timeline of going to Council for Full
Cost Recovery Rates and opening up Impact Fee Study. Members
discussed opening up study ASAP however it may negatively impact
Parks. Parks need to obligate funds prior to study.
A motion and a second to present to Council on December 12, 2017
on Fully Cost Recovery and budget amendment for Impact Fee Study
funding. Motion carried – all ayes.
Staff will be schedule meetings with committee members to draft Full
Cost Recovery Rate talking points and presentation to Council.
3. Update on Fiscal Year Activity
A. Fire
B. Parks
C. Police
Todd Lavoie provided an update on FY2017 & FY2018 fiscal
activities.
IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING AGENDA
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4. Adjourn
5. Tour of Maintenance Facility
Start Time: 2:37pm
End Time: 3:49pm
Budget Actuals Budget Impact Fee Eligible Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
(unaudited)(unaudited)(unaudited)Department CIP Description Amount
Beginning Fund Balance @ 9/30/2016 801,948$ 801,948$ Beginning Fund Balance @ 9/30/2016 1,172,284$ Police Police Substation - Fire Station #5 60,000$
Police Police Substation - Fire Station #6 120,000$
Revenue Revenue Police Police Substation at The Village 120,000$
Multifamily -$ 92,018$ Multifamily Police Training Center (Phase 2)1,672,484$
Commercial 20,000$ 85,214$ Commercial 20,000$
Residential 176,436$ 193,105$ Residential 176,436$ Police Impact Fee Study 7,333$
Total Revenue 196,436$ 370,336$ 188.53%Total Revenue 196,436$
Total CIP Impact Fee - Police 1,979,817$
Expenses Expenses
None -$ -$ None -$
Total Expenses -$ -$ #DIV/0!Total Expenses -$
Change to Fund Balance 196,436$ 370,336$ Change to Fund Balance 196,436$
Ending Fund Balance 998,384$ 1,172,284$ 117.42%FY2018 Ending Fund Balance (Projected)1,368,720$
Budget Actuals Budget Impact Fee Eligible Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
(unaudited)(unaudited)(unaudited)Department CIP Description Amount
Beginning Fund Balance @ 9/30/2016 7,626,318$ 7,626,318$ Beginning Fund Balance @ 9/30/2016 5,862,357$ Parks Eligible Park Development - 70 Acres 9,940,000$
Parks Eligible Park Land Acquisition 245,000$
Revenue Revenue Parks Eligible Park Development Equipment - 70 Acres 256,500$
Multifamily -$ 520,379$ Multifamily -$ Parks Indoor Recreation Facility 891,991$
Residential 1,038,000$ 1,537,865$ Residential 1,038,000$ Parks Rails With Trails 222,998$
Cash Contribution 425,000$ -$
Interest 15,000$ 122,785$ Interest 15,000$ Parks Impact Fee Study 7,333$
Total Revenue 1,478,000$ 2,181,028$ 147.57%Total Revenue 1,053,000$
Total CIP Impact Fee - Parks 11,563,822$
Expenses Expenses
Investment Services -$ 2,077$ Investment Services -$
Keith Bird Park Construction 1,600,793$ 1,028,549$ Keith Bird Park Construction 1,268,970$
Borup Property Construction 71,859$ 160$ Borup Property Construction 156,699$
77 Acre South Park Construction 696,629$ 388,103$ 77 Acre South Park Construction 3,585,115$
Reta Huskey Park 1,549,450$ 1,344,521$ Reta Huskey Park 1,104,773$
Hillsdale Park Construction 1,730,261$ 1,181,579$ Hillsdale Park Construction 1,311,096$
Total Expenses 5,648,992$ 3,944,989$ 69.84%Total Expenses 7,426,654$
Change to Fund Balance (4,170,992)$ (1,763,961)$ Change to Fund Balance (6,373,654)$
Ending Fund Balance 3,455,326$ 5,862,357$ 169.66%FY2018 Ending Fund Balance (Projected)(511,297)$
Budget Actuals Budget Impact Fee Eligible Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
Police Police
Parks Parks
Fire Fire Fire
FY2017 - Budget & Actuals (unaudited)FY2018 - Budget FY2014 thru FY2023 - Request List
Police
Parks
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(unaudited)(unaudited)(unaudited)Department CIP Description Amount
Beginning Fund Balance @ 9/30/2016 3,597,216$ 3,597,216$ Beginning Fund Balance @ 9/30/2016 5,108,042$ Fire Opticom 200,000$
Fire New Fire Engine - Station #6 520,000$
Revenue Revenue Fire New Fire Engine - Station #7 520,000$
Multifamily -$ 373,625$ Multifamily -$ Fire Purchase Station #5 from Rural 806,000$
Commercial 60,000$ 353,028$ Commercial 60,000$ Fire Fire Station #7 2,020,000$
Residential 500,000$ 784,173$ Residential 500,000$ Fire Fire Station #6 2,230,000$
Total Revenue 560,000$ 1,510,826$ 269.79%Total Revenue 560,000$
Fire Impact Fee Study 7,333$
Expenses Expenses
Opticom 20,000$ -$ Opticom 20,000$ Total CIP Impact Fee - Fire 6,303,333$
Fire Station #6 3,971,500$ -$ Fire Station #6 3,548,000$
Fire Engine #6 744,500$ -$ Fire Engine #6 718,500$
Total Expenses 4,736,000$ -$ 0.00%Total Expenses 4,286,500$
Change to Fund Balance (4,176,000)$ 1,510,826$ Change to Fund Balance (3,726,500)$
Ending Fund Balance (578,784)$ 5,108,042$ -882.55%FY2018 Ending Fund Balance (Projected)1,381,542$
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Impact Fee Advisory Meeting with BCA
AUGUST 8, 2017
Ted Baird Notes
I wanted to close the loop and give you some specifics about the meeting at the BCA meeting earlier this
week. Those in attendance from the City and the Committee are listed in the CC for this email and I
welcome their additional thoughts and input.
The BCA group was cordial and welcomed the discussion about this recommendation to impose the full
recovery fee. Here are some specifics of note:
The BCA comments and questions were largely predictable, citing old data about how every
$1,000 increase in home prices moves X number of people out of the market; how increased
fees in Ada county push development west to Canyon county, etc. They also cited studies that
growth pays for itself without impact fees (that the increased number of taxpayers increases the
general fund, which in turn pays for growth – not sure I get this argument, but it is out there –
and Keith Bird has cited this in the past)
Jim Conger wanted information on Fire Dept call volume for new developments vs. older
Meridian neighborhoods. I think he was trying to develop an argument that newer houses have
fires less often and should therefore pay lower impact fees. We did not have time to respond,
but I'm sure that Mark has statistics that include medical call responses that show little
difference across the City.
Speaking of "across the City", Dave Yorgason commented on the simplicity of our fee
methodology that does not contain complex sub-categories or regions where fees need to be
expended within a specific collection area. Hopefully we can continue with the entire City as
one service area. Dave also offered to be a “resource” to the City regarding impact fee revisions
going forward. He is the chair of Boise’s DIFAC.
Another BCA member challenged the Full Recovery Impact fee amount as a product of an
overpaid consultant to collect as much money as possible. I think the best response to this
would be to demonstrate how the existing CIP was closely examined for impact fee eligibility,
and what we ended up with represented a realistic estimate of the cost to serve growth.
Jon Wardle warned the BCA members that this is only an interim request and that the entire CIP
will be updated within 18 months. He urged us to just get on with the effort to update the
ordinance rather than bringing forward this interim request. It is clear that if this
recommendation is brought to the City Council for a hearing, there will be opposition. The exact
same people will show up in 18 months with the same arguments against any fee increase when
we do the mandatory five-year CIP revision.
Butch Weedon Notes
As we discussed briefly after the meeting, it appears we are going to the group that we expect
to oppose any action increasing fees. Seems logical to me that we make attempts to get this
message out to groups that are likely supporters of our proposed action. The Mayor routinely
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post messages on Next-door, the neighborhood web page. Would it be appropriate for the
Mayor to address this proposal and thereby get the word out through that group? Are there
other groups that we could communicate with that are likely to make a call to City
Commissioners on this issue.
I cannot help be think that a majority of citizens would be supportive of our proposal if educated
on the issue. They, like I, would rather have newcomers pay a larger share of additional
services. I believe the general public, like me, would be happy to see growth slow a little (though
I don’t think it will happen) and allow our services to catchup.
Matthew Adams Notes
Ted’s notes are complete and Butch’s comments are accurate. The BCA members that spoke
appeared to be in favor of shifting the burden to the city general fund. I do think that some of us
as citizen volunteers should reach out to the business community and other citizen groups to
educate them on the impact fee process and when it comes time for a hearing, ask that they
attend to show support for the impact fee request. Perhaps city staff could assist in preparing a
factual white paper or hand out and the committee citizens could work on distributing to
various groups.