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City staff: impact fees can’t pay for higher service levels; lodging and RV fees under review
Summary
City staff told a meeting that impact fees may not cover higher levels of service and proposed a CIP-based approach and new revenue options, including an RV fee and a per-room lodging fee the city does not currently charge. Staff said it would return with comparisons of a single citywide transportation fee and a separate core/noncore fee.
At a city meeting, a staff member said impact fees cannot be used to pay for service levels beyond existing levels and urged the council to identify new funding sources to support capital projects.
The staff member said a capital improvement program (CIP)–based approach would help plan projects but would still require additional revenue. “You can certainly plan for more than what the current level of service says you have, but you can't pay for more than your existing levels of service with impact fees,” the staff member said.
The staff member also noted the staff analysis shows charges the city does not currently collect: an RV fee and a lodging fee charged per room. “This is showing a RV fee and a lodging fee per room, which I don't think the city currently charges,” the staff member said.
On transportation fees, staff described two options they plan to return with: a single unified citywide transportation impact fee, and a two-tier approach with a different fee for the downtown/core area and for noncore areas. “Our proposal is to come back to you with both counts…so you can see it with 1 unified citywide transportation fee and 1 where you have a different fee in the core versus noncore,” the staff member said.
No formal vote or ordinance was recorded in the transcript. The comments in the meeting were presented as staff analysis and a proposal to return with additional information and comparative fee calculations.
Next steps noted by staff include identifying a new funding source to support the CIP-based approach and returning to the governing body with the two transportation-fee scenarios and details on lodging/RV fee options.
