Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Impact Fees topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Fraser board adopts IGA with East Grand School District to formalize school land‑dedication and fee policy
Summary
Trustees approved an intergovernmental agreement with East Grand School District that codifies a demographic‑based methodology for land dedication or payment‑in‑lieu (impact fees), requires separate accounting and annual reporting, and calls for four‑year updates to the study that underpins fees.
The Town of Fraser Board of Trustees voted Feb. 4 to approve an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with East Grand School District that formalizes how the town and district will calculate and collect school land‑dedication or fee‑in‑lieu payments.
Garrett Scott, the town planner, told trustees the IGA implements a new demographic and nexus study and that, if approved, town staff will amend the land development code to incorporate the resulting fee schedule. "This is wholly consistent with the study that Eastran produced," Scott said, describing how the IGA would make the town’s fee table part of the municipal code so developers can easily find the requirements.
District Superintendent Brad Ray and assistant superintendent Courtney Lincoln described the strategic plan and the demographic work behind the fee methodology. Ray said the district is using an updated study because different housing types yield different student counts: "we were currently down 88 students," he said while describing district enrollment trends and the need for defensible impact calculations.
Town Manager Michael Brack praised the IGA’s clarity and said it includes stronger financial transparency: "part of this IGA does require separate accounting, annual reporting and audits and refunds if funds are not used within 20 years," he said. Trustees asked how previously annexed areas (Rendev/Grand Park) and prepaid arrangements would be treated; staff said areas that prepaid remain exempt under their annexation terms.
Trustees moved and approved the IGA by voice vote. The approval begins a code‑amendment process: the town planning commission will consider adjustments to the land development code and the board will adopt final changes after public hearings.
The IGA aims to revisit the demographic study every four years to keep the fee calculations current and defensible.
