Resident urges council to examine decades of uncollected Quimby fees; city staff said fees were never enacted

A member of the public told the council during public comment that Cudahy has not collected Quimby development impact fees for parks because the city never enacted a Quimby ordinance. Mario Dominguez Jr. told the Parks and Recreation Commission and later council that, based on a commission presentation, Southgate (the resident’s reference) never adopted Quimby fees and therefore has not collected them for years.

Dominguez said Quimby fees have been in use since 1965 and characterized the failure to collect as a significant lost revenue opportunity. “We’re talking about at least 40 years' worth of Quimby fees money” not captured, he said. He urged the council to investigate whether Cudahy is collecting its share of Quimby fees and, if not, to consider enacting an ordinance.

City context and response: The comment was made during public comment; staff and council discussion of fee policy did not include a detailed staff presentation on Quimby status at the meeting. Council members acknowledged the issue and said they would look into the matter. No formal council action was taken on Quimby policy during the meeting.