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Monrovia council approves traffic impact fee increase; fund holds $867,598 after Station Square South payments
Summary
Council adopted staff’s annual traffic impact fee report and a 2.3% fee adjustment; the traffic impact fee fund began FY 2023–24 with $680,512, collected $157,169 during the year and had a year‑end balance of $867,598, with planned signal projects expected to draw funds in the next fiscal year.
The Monrovia City Council voted to approve the annual traffic impact fee (TIF) report for fiscal year 2023–24 and a proposed fee adjustment resolution that increases the fee by 2.3%, councilmembers were told.
Community Development Director Sherry Bermejo reviewed the background: the city adopted a transportation impact fee ordinance in 2019 under the state’s Mitigation Fee Act, and fees are earmarked for traffic improvements listed in the nexus study. Bermejo said the TIF fund began FY 2023–24 with a $680,512 balance, collected $157,169 in fees (largely attributable to the Station Square South project) and posted a current balance of $867,598.
Bermejo said the city had not expended TIF funds during FY 2023–24 but planned traffic signal and right‑of‑way improvements on Myrtle and Magnolia south of Huntington Drive in the upcoming year. She explained the ordinance includes a provision that allows the city to raise the fee by an index tied to the California construction cost index; staff proposed the 2.3% increase and noted any adjustment requires a public hearing and a 60‑day effective period.
Councilmember questions addressed timing of developer payments (generally at certificate of occupancy, though developers may pay earlier) and whether the geographic scope of the fee could be revisited; Bermejo said expanding the nexus study and revisiting fee geography would require traffic studies and formal steps.
Councilmember Spicer moved to adopt Resolution No. 2025‑01 approving the annual report and increasing the TIF by 2.3%. The motion passed on roll call with all present councilmembers voting yes (Belden, Jimenez, Spicer, Mayor Pro Tem Dr. Kelly and Mayor Shevlin).
Bermejo said the fund will be drawn down as planned projects move into construction and staff will return with implementation details. The fee increase would take effect 60 days after adoption.
