Development Permit (DP) 16-3023 was approved by the Department of Conservation and Development on December 20, 2016, to construct two commercial buildings totaling 171,630 square feet and 216 auxiliary parking spaces in the North Richmond area. Pursuant to Condition of Approval (COA) #25 in DP 16-3023, the applicant/developer shall construct one offsite truck traffic calming improvement as identified within the August 24, 2016, Preliminary Truck Traffic Calming Assessment for the North Richmond neighborhood.  
  
MNCVAD-IND Richmond CA LLC has chosen, in consultation with County staff, to construct offsite roadway improvements along Fred Jackson Way to satisfy COA #25. This includes traffic calming devices on Fred Jackson Way to deter semi-truck traffic from taking residential routes. Similarly, MNCVAD-IND Richmond CA LLC will construct a dedicated westbound right turn lane on Parr Boulevard at the Richmond Parkway to satisfy COA #24 and Mitigation Measure Traffic-5 per the Mitigated Negative Declaration, which has been approved for this project.  
  
The Public Works Department intends to require similar traffic calming improvements in the area by future developers in the industrial area of North Richmond to assure each new development adequately mitigates the potential increase in truck trips through the center of North Richmond. The right turn pocket from westbound Parr Boulevard to the Richmond Parkway will further deter future truck trips in the core of North Richmond by easing congestion approaching Richmond Parkway.  
  
A Mitigated Negative Declaration indicating no significant environmental impacts was prepared for the project and was filed with the County Clerk on December 20, 2016.  
  
In January 2018, MNCVAD-IND Richmond CA LLC paid the full amount of fees – $903,615 – as required under the Area of Benefit (AOB) fee ordinance for the North Richmond AOB, Ordinance No. 2017-22. Since the Public Works Department has a Traffic Fee Credit and Reimbursement Policy (Policy) for the North Richmond AOB (AOB), which was approved by the Board of Supervisors on June 5, 2007, and the truck traffic calming and additional intersection improvements are on the North Richmond AOB project list and are intended to be installed utilizing the fees collected for the North Richmond AOB, MNCVAD-IND Richmond CA LLC is entitled to reimbursement of the offsite roadway improvement costs in excess of its fee obligations, as provided for in the Policy.  
  
As stated in Exhibit “A” of the agreement, the reimbursement agreement obligation is effective for a base period of ten years (forty quarters) from the date that the first payment is made under the agreement.

Approval of the reimbursement agreement will allow for improvements to be constructed sooner than expected.