The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give at least 4 days’ notice before the meeting date. Please call Liane Miller at the Austin Transportation Department at 512-974-7922, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711 Impact Fee Advisory Committee October 15, 2019 6:00 PM Town Lake Center, Room 100 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, Texas For more information go to: www.austintexas.gov/ifac AGENDA Kris Bailey, Chair Lottie Dailey Dick Kallerman Lance Parisher Channy Soeur Bobak Tehrany Susan Turrieta CALL TO ORDER – October 15, 2019, 6:00 p.m. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1.Approval of minutes from the June 13, 2019 Impact Fee Advisory Committee meeting.B. NEW BUSINESS 1.Discussion and possible action on the water/wastewater Semi-Annual Impact Fee Report forOctober 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019 as set forth in the functions of the advisory committee,Austin City Code and Chapter 395.058 of the Texas Local Government Code.C. OLD BUSINESS 1.Staff update briefing on the street impact fee study.2.Discussion and possible action on future Impact Fee Advisory Committee meeting dates for2019 and 2020.D. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURN
The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give at least 4 days’ notice before the meeting date. Please call Liane Miller at Austin Transportation at 512-974-7922, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711 Impact Fee Advisory Committee October 15, 2019 6:00 PM Town Lake Center, Room 100 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, Texas For more information go to: www.austintexas.gov/ifac MEETING MINUTES - APPROVED Kris Bailey Lottie Dailey Dick Kallerman Lance Parisher Channy Soeur Bobak Tehrany Susan Turrieta A. CALL TO ORDER – October 15, 2019, 6:00 p.m. Chair Bailey called the meeting to order at 6:03 pm with a quorum present. Committee Members in Attendance: Kris Bailey, Dick Kallerman, Lance Parisher, Channy Soeur, Bobak Tehrany. City of Austin Staff in Attendance: Christina Romero (Austin Water); Brian Long (Project Systems Intelligence Office); Liane Miller (Austin Transportation Department). B. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. None C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approval of minutes from the October 29, 2018 Impact Fee Advisory Committee meeting. Committee Member (CM) Kallerman moved approval, Chair Bailey seconded and the minutes were approved 5-0. D. NEW BUSINESS 1. Discussion and action on the water/wastewater Semi-Annual Impact Fee Report for October 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019 as set forth in the functions of the advisory committee, Austin City Code and Chapter 395.058 of the Texas Local Government Code. Christina Romero (AW) presented the semi-annual impact fee report. Ms. Romero reported that AW is on target for impact fee revenue projections for this year. She reiterated that the approach to using revenue to defease debt allowed for the 0% rate increase this year and that the debt service portion of the budget is historically low. Chair Bailey moved approval of the report. CM Parisher seconded and the motion passed 5-0. E. OLD BUSINESS 1. Staff update briefing on the street impact fee study. Liane Miller (ATD) recapped Council’s approval of the study assumptions on August 22, 2019. Jeff Impact Fee Advisory Committee Page 2 of 2 Whitacre (consultant coordinating the street …
CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS AUSTIN WATER SEMI-ANNUAL IMPACT FEE COLLECTION REPORT October 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019 City of Austin | Austin Water P.O. Box 1088 Austin, TX 78767 AustinWater.org MEMORANDUM To: From: Date: Subject: Martin Tower, P.E., Supervising Engineer, Austin Water Christina Romero, MSA, Financial Manager III, Austin Water October 9th, 2019 Semi-Annual Impact Fee Collections Report October 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019 The Semi-Annual Impact Fee Collections Report as of March 31, 2019 is attached for your reference. The report is based on financial information reported in the City’s accounting system, ADV3, and in AMANDA, one of the City’s accounts receivable systems. Water fees collected during this six-month reporting period were $873,065 higher than the amount collected during the October through March reporting period a year prior; wastewater fees collected were $235,019 higher than those collected during the same period one year ago. Interest earnings for the six-month period equaled $395,131. The combined utility impact fees collected, plus interest, during the six-month period totaled $15,487,282. Of this total, $11,236,300 was for water and $4,250,981 was for wastewater. Total combined utility impact fees collected, plus interest, since the adoption of the current ordinance on June 20, 1990, through March 31, 2019, equal $305,579,720. Of this total, $202,699,246 was collected for water and $102,880,474 was collected for wastewater. As of March 31, 2019, the cash balances in the water and wastewater impact fee funds were $37,365,115 and 10,989,219 respectively, for a combined total of $48,354,334. Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information. I can be reached at 512-972-0122. Cc: Greg Meszaros, Director David Anders, Assistant Director, Financial Services Lora Schneider, CPA, Financial Manager II, Consumer Services Division Jonathan Orenstein, Manager, Consumer Services Division Teresa Lutes, P.E., Managing Engineer, Systems Planning Division Attachment: Semi-Annual Impact Fee Collections Report Semi-Annual Impact Fee Collections ReportOctober 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017 Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 395, Section 395.058, requires that the Impact Fee Advisory Committee “file semiannual reports with respect to the progress of the capital improvements plan and report to the political subdivision any perceived inequities in implementing the plan or imposing the impact fee.” This report supports the committee by providing financial information about the collection of impact fees, and the value of fee waivers and exemptions. Waivers are granted for policy reasons or are negotiated by City Council; exemptions are allowed …
Austin Transportation DepartmentStreet Impact FeesImpact Fee Advisory Committee: 10-15-2019 2Overview•Recap Recent Activity on SIF•Impact Fee Maximum Fee Calculation Examples•Service Units Explanation•Mitigation Comparison Examples•Policy Considerations (Discussion)•Schedule•Questions 3SIF Activity Recap 4Past Meetings and Actions•June 13th–Mobility Committee•Discussed project schedule and questions on LUA and RCP•Early July –RCP Posted on website•August 7th–Briefing to Austin Chamber•August 8th–Council to adopt LUA / RCP Public Hearing•Held open to action on August 22nd•August 21st–Mobility Committee •Additional questions on LUA and RCP•August 22nd–Council adopted LUA and RCP part of Report 5Maximum Impact Fee Development 6Impact Fee CalculationHow are Impact Fees Calculated?•Land Use and Population Projections (converted to Service Units)•Develop 10-Year Impact Fee CIP (RCP)•Remove costs associated with existing development and growth at 10+ years•Calculate Pre-Credit Max Assessable Impact Fee•Credit Calculation UnitsService New($) CIP theofCost eRecoverabl Unit ServicePer FeeImpact =Draft CompleteIn Process 7Impact Fee Results•Study Determines Maximum Fee•Council Determines Effective Rate•End result looks like a table as follows:Service AreaDRAFTMax Impact Fee(vehicle-mile)Study DeterminesEffective Rate Impact Fee(vehicle-mile)Council DeterminesG$2,354$X,XXXI$1,333$Y,YYYDRAFT –note that “maximum fee” does not imply the assessed or collected rates proposed, only legal maximum allowed by state law.Maximum Fees do not include financing costs currently. 8Accounting for Transit Proximity•Transit Proximity Adjusted Demand•50% reduction in demand applied to areas within ¼ mile of high capacity transit or 1/8 mile from 15-min routes (proportion of each service area)Service Area G Transit Demand Adjustment:•11% near transit * (50% Demand Reduction) = 5.5%•71,047 veh-mi demand reduced to 67,143 veh-miService Area I Transit Demand Adjustment:•43% near transit * (50% Demand Reduction) = 21.5%•31,043 veh-mi demand reduced to 24,336 veh-mi 9DRAFT Service Area G RCPCOST OF TOTAL CIP -$192.7 MCOMPONENTS OF TOTAL CIP:COST TO MEET EXISTING DEMANDS –$34.6 M 10-YEAR COST -$158.1 MDRAFT –note that these costs do not including financing costs or Ad Valorem Tax Credit 10Service Area G Draft CalculationDRAFT –note that “maximum fee” does not imply the assessed or collected rates proposed, only legal maximum allowed by state law. Maximum Fees do not include financing costs currently.G1TOTAL VEH-MI OF CAPACITY ADDED BY THE STREET IMPACT FEE RCP (FROM STREET IMPACT FEE RCPSERVICE UNITS OF SUPPLY, APPENDIX B)70,0882TOTAL VEH-MI OF EXISTING DEMAND(FROM STREET IMPACT FEE RCPSERVICE UNITS OF SUPPLY, APPENDIX B)12,1053NET AMOUNT OF VEH-MI OF CAPACITY ADDED(LINE 1 - LINE 2)57,9834TOTAL COST OF THE ROADWAY IMPACT FEE RCP WITHIN SERVICE AREA(FROM TABLES 4A TO 4P) $ 185,358,053 5COST OF NET CAPACITY SUPPLIED(LINE 3 / LINE 1) * (LINE 4) $ 153,344,595 6COST TO MEET EXISTING NEEDS …
