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Council approves 2.3% increase to Monrovia transportation impact fee; fund balance and planned signal work disclosed
Summary
Staff reported the Traffic Impact Fee fund balance and recommended a 2.3% increase tied to the California construction cost index; council approved a resolution to adjust the fee and noted planned signal projects.
Monrovia’s Community Development Department presented the annual traffic impact fee (TIF) report for fiscal year 2023–24 and a staff-recommended fee adjustment tied to the California construction cost index.
Director Sherry Bermejo told council the transportation impact fee ordinance — established in 2019 under the state Mitigation Fee Act — funnels developer‑paid fees into a restricted fund that pays for traffic improvements south of Huntington Drive. "This fee is implemented through the adoption of a resolution," Bermejo said, explaining the required public‑hearing process and the computation tied to construction cost changes.
Nut graf: Council adopted resolution 2025‑1 to raise the TIF by 2.3%; staff reported the fund’s beginning balance, collections and earmarked signal projects.
Key figures presented: the fund’s beginning balance for FY 2023–24 was $680,512; fees collected during the year totaled $157,169 (largely from the Station Square South Project), producing a current balance of $867,598. Bermejo said the city planned to expend funds for several traffic-signal improvements along Myrtle and Magnolia south of Huntington Drive in the coming fiscal year.
The recommended fee increase — noted by staff as 2.3% — would go into effect 60 days after adoption (staff specified March 24, 2025 as the effective date if adopted during the meeting). Councilmember Edward (last name provided in roll call as Belden) moved to adopt resolution 2025‑1 increasing the TIF by 2.3%; the council approved the resolution by roll-call vote with all members recorded as yes.
Council and staff also discussed when developers pay the fee; Bermejo confirmed fees are typically due at final certificate of occupancy but that developers sometimes choose to pay earlier. Council members asked whether the nexus study and geographic scope could be revisited to broaden the fee’s application; Bermejo said that would require reopening the nexus study and performing traffic studies.
Ending: with the fund balance and planned projects now public, staff will begin drawing down funds as projects move forward and will return to the council with relevant implementation details and timelines.
