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Presented by: Rick Giardina, President Rick Giardina & Associates, Inc.

National Impact Fee Roundtable 2004. Impact Fee Basics: Implementation Considerations. Presented by: Rick Giardina, President Rick Giardina & Associates, Inc. R. G. A. &. Implementation Considerations. ?. ?. ?. ?. Effective Date Consistency With Existing Exactions

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Presented by: Rick Giardina, President Rick Giardina & Associates, Inc.

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  1. National Impact Fee Roundtable 2004 Impact Fee Basics: Implementation Considerations Presented by: Rick Giardina, President Rick Giardina & Associates, Inc.

  2. R G A & Implementation Considerations ? ? ? ? • Effective Date • Consistency With Existing Exactions • “Phasing-in” for Developments Already in the “Pipeline”

  3. R G A & Implementation Considerations (continued) ? ? ? ? • Defining Service Areas • City-wide • Segment Areas, e.g., Industrial Park, by Traffic Zone • Fee Waiver or Rebate • Impact Fees and Annexations • Updating Fees Periodically

  4. R G A & Phase-In Plan For Projects Already In The “Pipeline” • If By (a specific date) a Development: • Has Pulled a Permit • Owns/Has An Option To Purchase Land • Has Secured Financing • Has Entered Into A Written Agreement With City Providing For: • Payment of fees • Dedication of land • Construction of planned facilities

  5. Impact Fees – Myths, Half-Truths and Other Fairy Tales?? • Impact Fees fully cover the cost of new development • A “properly” designed fee may come close • How do you define growth? • Does not cover O&M costs • Additional police officers, fire fighters, etc.

  6. Impact Fees – Myths, Half-Truths and Other Fairy Tales?? • Impact Fees are “anti-growth” and will dry up development • Impact fees ensure that services are available • Impact fees maintain community standards • Impact fees help make a development “marketable” • Impact fees may be a catalyst for growth

  7. Growth Happens With of Without Impact Fees Category of Growth (1) Fees (2) Top 3 in GrowthFayetteville, AK $0Las Vegas, NV $9,043Fort Meyers-Cape Coral, FL $6,805 - $10,523 Bottom 3 in GrowthFlint, MI $0Youngstown-Warren, OH $0 - $2,496Gary, IN $0 3 Most ImprovedSavannah, GA $1,000Des Moines, IA $1,668Newburgh, PA-NY $0 3 Greatest DeclineSanta Cruz-Watsonville, CA $4,556 - $31,099Boston, MA $0Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA $5,748 - $8,888 As ranked in “Best Performing Cities: Where America’s Jobs Are Created,” the Milken Institute, July 2003. Fees for parks and recreation, water, sewer, roads, and schools as tabulated by RGA.

  8. Considerations in Choosing a Locality Business Resources Public Services Governmental Environment Policies and Regulation State and Local Educational Parks and Recreation Business ActivityTaxes Institutions Related Regulations Cost-of-Living Natural Resources Water and Growth and Wastewater Services Development Policies Competition/ Financial Resources Public Transportation EnvironmentalBusiness Location Regulations Geographic Police and Fire Zoning RestrictionsLocation Protection Workforce InformationCharacteristics Technology Services Air, Water, and Land Health Services Transportation Access Social, Recreational, Electric Powerand Cultural Amenities

  9. Impact Fees – Myths, Half-Truths and Other Fairy Tales?? • Impact Fees drive up home costs and prevent ownership for 1st time buyers, but: • Credits for affordable housing can mitigate impact • Fee not always passed-on in the price of the home; can be absorbed by others in the “food chain” depending on market conditions: • Land owner • Developer • Homebuilder • Home owner

  10. Impact Fees – Myths, Half-Truths and Other Fairy Tales?? • Development more than pays for itself through job creation, incremental property and sales taxes, etc. • True for some types of development but not all • Retail • Residential

  11. Impact Fees – Myths, Half-Truths and Other Fairy Tales?? • Our city can’t compete if we implement impact fees • True, if your fees are “out of line” with the area • False, if others in the area have fees and yours are “reasonable” – where else is development going to go? • Absent fees, development costs don’t go away - they are just recovered via other sources

  12. R G A & Key Considerations • Public Input Process • Sound Basis for Cost Estimates “Linkage” • Capacity to Provide Service Upon Request • Ability to Execute Projects/ Spend the Money!

  13. Questions and Discussion

  14. For Additional Information Contact: Rick Giardina, President Rick Giardina & Associates 3300 S. Parker Road, Suite 305 Aurora, CO 80014 (303) 369-3535 (303) 369-3540 (Fax) rgiardina@rgiardinaassoc.com www.rgiardinaassoc.com

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