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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 2020-08-26 @6:00pV'CH SANS. MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING n U O CITY COUNCIL 11170 CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2020 6:00 p.m. Teleconference via Zoom City Council conducted this meeting in accordance with California Governor Newsom 's Executive Orders N-25-20 and N-29-20 and COVID-19 pandemic protocols. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Garbarino called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmembers Matsumoto, Nagales, and Nicolas, Vice Mayor Addiego, and Mayor Garbarino. AGENDA REVIEW No changes. REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTS —comments are limited to items on the Special Meeting Agenda. Members of the public wishing to participate were encouraged to submit public comments in writing in advance of the meeting to all-cc*sfnet by 3:00 p. m. on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. The Council received the following remote public comment. The comment was distributed to the Council, uploaded to the website for public viewing, and is part of the record. 1. Marcus Gilmour, Principal at Lane Partners. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 2. Study session regarding proposed amendments to Developer Impact Fees (Janet Salisbury, Finance Director) Finance Director Salisbury presented the report and provided an overview of the proposed amendments to Developer Impact Fees. The Finance Department hired Matrix Consulting Group ("Matrix") to prepare a study for the update and adoption of development -related impact fees ("Study"). The fees included as part of the study were the Childcare Impact Fee, Police Impact Fee and Fire Impact Fee, the consideration of a new Library Impact Fee, and a new Parking In -Lieu Fee. Additionally, the City contracted with DKS Associates ("DKS") to prepare a study analyzing a new City-wide Transportation Impact Fee ("TIF") to contemplate the possibility of rescinding and replacing the existing East of 101 Traffic Impact Fee and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Impact Fee in favor of a new City-wide TIF which aims to fund the expansion of citywide transportation infrastructure to accommodate the increased travel demand from new development throughout the City. The proposed Citywide TIF would expand the geographic area where the City collects and spends money on transportation -related infrastructure, including vehicle, pedestrian, and bicycle transportation. Lastly, the City contracted with Century Urban, LLC ("Century Urban"), to study the feasibility of adjusting existing fees and assessing new fees based on the current development environment. The analysis provided by Century Urban recommends setting impact fees at rates that will not necessarily hinder future development but aim to strike a balance to ensure that new development pays their "fair share" to mitigate impacts of the new development on city infrastructure. She indicated that the City of South San Francisco, as authorized by the Mitigation Fee Act (Government Code 66000, et seq.), imposes impact fees on new development projects to mitigate the impacts caused by new development on public services, infrastructure, and facilities. Finance Director Salisbury provided an overview of the use of revenues collected by impact fees and the cost of capital facilities and equipment required to serve new development and growth in the City. Impact fee revenue cannot be collected or used to cover existing City capital equipment and facilities' deficiencies. The City must fund the portion of capital costs required to meet the needs of the existing population. Development impact fee funding will need to be augmented by other revenue sources to meet overall funding requirements. The City must base impact fees on a reasonable nexus or connection between new growth and development and the need for new capital facilities or improvements, equipment, and replacement. She provided an overview of the current and proposed fees. Councilmember Nagales expressed his support of the proposed fees and requested clarification on the timeframe for implementation. City Manager Futrell indicated that there is no date certain for implementation at this time and suggested the beginning of the year. Vice Mayor Addiego expressed his support of residential developments and shared his concern with commercial developments. Councilmember Matsumoto concurred with Vice Mayor Addiego on commercial developments and voiced her support of residential projects, given the current housing need. She requested that staff define "Significant Submission" and guidelines on what the City would deem as complete for the Council's review. Councilmember Nicolas requested written criteria to ensure equity in the phasing approach. City Manager Futrell provided an overview of the proposed fees and an overview of what staff defined as a substantially complete project and a complete project. Economic & Community Development Director Greenwood explained that a completed project includes plans and technical studies. A substantially complete project may be missing technical studies. Planning Manager Mehra provided an overview of deemed complete projects, including the submission of title reports, traffic and technical studies. He indicated that staff considered projects complete when all items were submitted. A substantially complete project includes some documents with the team working with the applicant to acquire all the necessary documents. Councilmember Matsumoto inquired about the community input process. Planning Manager Mehra indicated that community outreach occurs once the City deems the application complete. City Attorney Woodruff provided clarification on the determination of completeness. SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 261 2020 MINUTES PAGE 2 City Attorney Woodruff stated that it was difficult to assess the possible impact on current and future projects. He discussed potential implementation dates with Council. Councilmember Matsumoto expressed her concern with project delays due to current staffing. City Manager Futrell indicated that staff had hired consultants to assist with project reviews due to increased commercial developments. City Manager Futrell received the Council's consensus to proceed with commercial development impact fees, pending the Council's approval in September, and noted a delay in implementing residential development impacts fees due to the Council's stated concerns. Finance Director Salisbury suggested that January 1, 2022, could be a target date for implementing residential development impact fees. ADJOURNMENT Being no further business Mayor Garbarino adjourned the meeting at 7:03 p.m. Res ectfully submitted by: a osa Govea Acosta, CMC, CPMC City Clerk Approved by: 1�-) -P21! Richard Garbarino Mayor Approved by the City Council: SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 26, 2020 MINUTES PAGE 3