Oxnard committee recommends City Council receive AB 1600 annual developer fee report after presentation on fees, fund balances and project timelines

The Finance and Governance Committee on Dec. 9 voted to recommend the City Council receive and file the AB 1600 annual report detailing the City of Oxnard’s collection and planned use of development impact fees and in‑lieu fees for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

The report, prepared by consultant Harrison Associates and presented by Megan Quinn, summarizes 11 impact fee funds and two in‑lieu fee programs and links fund balances to planned capital improvement projects. Javier Chagallo Lathro, the city’s chief financial officer, described the AB 1600 report as a transparency tool to show “the collection and expenditure of development impact fee[s]” and to ensure fees are used for facilities and infrastructure needed to serve new development.

Quinn said most government and utility impact fee funds show positive ending balances and mapped those balances to future capital projects. She identified notable fund levels including a parks fund balance of about $2.1 million, a storm drainage balance of about $11.4 million, a traffic circulation balance of about $22.4 million and a wastewater…