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City seeks nominees to reconstitute impact‑fee advisory committee as IFCIP update begins
Summary
Public Works asked the governing body to nominate members to a nine‑member Capital Improvements Advisory Committee to help update the Impact Fee Capital Improvement Plan (IFCIP). Impact fees collected by the city fund roads, parks, fire and police infrastructure and are often used as grant match or gap funding.
City Public Works Director Regina Wheeler told the Governing Body on Feb. 12 that the city must reconstitute its Capital Improvements Advisory Committee (CIAC) as staff begins an update of the Impact Fee Capital Improvement Plan adopted in December 2020.
Impact fees are charged under state law and city code to offset the infrastructure impacts of development. "There are four types of impact fees that the City of Santa Fe collects: roads, parks, fire, and police," Regina Wheeler, public works director, said.
The CIAC is a nine‑member advisory body; city code requires that at least four seats represent the real estate, development or building industries. Wheeler asked each councilor to submit candidate recommendations; staff requested the governing body provide names within two weeks so the clerk can place nominees on an upcoming agenda for formal appointment.
Wheeler said the IFCIP update will reassess land‑use assumptions, update project lists eligible to be funded with impact fees and ensure projects on the city’s capital improvement plan (ICIP) remain aligned with growth‑related needs. She noted that impact fees are commonly used as match or gap funding for larger capital projects: city staff said the city often supplies roughly 25% of project costs while state or grant funds supply the remainder on many projects.
Wheeler provided a short history: the last IFCIP was adopted in December 2020; Public Works took management of the program thereafter to better align fee collections with capital delivery. She said 15 projects have used impact fees to date, with several complete and other projects actively using fee revenue. Examples discussed included a listed allotment of $1.1 million toward Fire Station 5 equipment and training facilities and additional impact‑fee support requested for the Agua Fria South Meadows project (an item later before the council).
Wheeler said CIAC members will be expected to meet quarterly and serve two‑year terms that may be renewed. She said applicants do not need to live within a particular council district and in some cases need not live in the city. The department offered to accept resumes and provide staff feedback to councilors on proposed nominees before formal appointments.
Ending: Council members responded with support and asked staff to circulate the nomination process and a short timeline. The city will proceed with candidate submissions and return to the governing body for appointment.
