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C. 17

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	March 26, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Fix public hearing to consider adopting Ordinance No. 2019-10 to adopt WCCTAC fees

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/26/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

Contact:

Mary Halle, 925.313.2327

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 26, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

FIX April 16, 2019 at 9:30 AM for a public hearing to consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2019-10 establishing transportation mitigation fees to be imposed on new development within the unincorporated areas of the West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee area of benefit.

DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to publish, and the Public Works Director, or designee, to post and mail, the Notice of Public Hearing in accordance with Government Code Sections 6061, 65091, 54986, 66484, and Ordinance Code Section 913-6.014.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Adoption of Ordinance No. 2019-10 will result in the collection of transportation mitigation fees from new development at the time the building permit is issued. Funds collected will be remitted to the treasurer of the WCCTAC. Fiscal Impact relates 100% to WCCTAC funds.

BACKGROUND:

The West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC) is a joint exercise of powers agency comprised of, but separate from, the following member agencies: Contra Costa County, the cities of El Cerrito, Hercules, Pinole, Richmond, and San Pablo, the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, and the Western Contra Costa Transit Authority. WCCTAC administers the Subregional Transportation Mitigation Program (STMP), which uses development fees imposed and collected by member agencies to fund regional transportation improvements within WCCTAC’s jurisdictions. The STMP was first adopted by WCCTAC’s member agencies in 1997, by way of a Cooperative Agreement and local ordinances. The program was last updated in 2006. The program has funded various regional transportation improvements, including the Highway 4 West divided highway, the El Cerrito BART Parking Structure, and the Richmond Intermodal Station.

WCCTAC’s 2019 STMP update identifies regional transportation improvements needed to mitigate regional transportation impacts of new development through March 31, 2040. The 2019 STMP update includes a nexus study that recommends changes to development fees charged by WCCTAC member agencies. WCCTAC member agencies will need to adopt ordinances to impose those fees on new development within their jurisdictions. At the April 16, 2019 hearing, the County, as a WCCTAC member agency, will consider adopting an ordinance to implement WCCTAC fees on new development in unincorporated areas of WCCTAC, consistent with the 2019 STMP update.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Failure to adopt Ordinance No. 2019-10 to adjust fees in West County, reestablish the boundaries, and update the proposed project list of the STMP will result in new development not paying its proportional share of the transportation improvements needed to serve development within West County through 2040.

CLERK'S ADDENDUM

Item continued to April 9th