Committee backs sending updated impact-fee study to full council with TS option

County staff presented an updated development-impact-fee study and a set of options for adjusting fees. The presentation showed approximately $40,000,000 collected through March 2026, of which $15,000,000 has been spent and $6,000,000 appropriated; staff said a $17,000,000 fund balance remained in category-specific accounts.

“So far, we have collected approximately 40,000,000, out of which we have spent 15,000,000 and 24 was the fund balance, but we have appropriated 6,000,000,” staff member Raj said while walking the committee through the dashboard and the proposed fee scenarios. Staff outlined multiple proposals including an option that would raise the single-family maximum-supported fee to $12.80 (current $12.36) and alternative allocations that change how revenue supports transportation, recreation and waste management projects.

Committee members discussed the policy trade-offs between revenue generation for parks and public safety projects and impacts on commercial development. Several members said the TS option (which prioritizes recreation and waste-management funding while keeping commercial allocations similar to current levels) matched previously stated council priorities. The INR committee voted to forward the study to county council with the TS recommendation and asked staff to provide clarifying materials so the full council can choose among options at first reading.

The action will move to the full county council for decision; committee members emphasized the statutory timelines governing programming and expenditure (three- and seven-year rules tied to CIP programming and collection).