Impact Fee Advisory Committee September 15, 2020 4:00 PM Virtual Meeting held via Zoom Conference Members of the public who would like to join the virtual meeting may do so by selecting this link https://kimley-horn.zoom.us/j/94535036687 or by dialing (346) 248-7799 or (669) 900-6833 Webinar ID: 945 3503 6687 CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Kris Bailey, Chair Lance Parisher Susan Turrieta Donny Hamilton, Jr. Channy Soeur Dick Kallerman Bobak Tehrany CALL TO ORDER – September 15, 2020 4:00 p.m. AGENDA CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Members of the public wishing to speak during citizen communication must register in advance by emailing their name, email address and/or phone number to liane.miller@austintexas.gov no later than Monday, September 14, 2020 at 5pm. If you experience technical difficulties logging in or calling in, please call Liane Miller at (512) 289-3053. Please indicate in your email if you’d like to speak on a specific item. The first 10 speakers signed up will each be allowed three-minutes to address their concerns regarding items NOT posted on the agenda. Speakers who would like to address items ON the agenda will be called on by the Chair to speak for up to three-minutes when that item is taken up. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of minutes from the April 14, 2020 Impact Fee Advisory Committee meeting. b. Approval of minutes from the Impact Fee Advisory Committee meetings from November 18, 2019, December 18, 2019, and January 28, 2020. 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion and action on the water/wastewater Semi-Annual Impact Fee Report for October 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020 as set forth in the functions of the advisory committee, Austin City Code and Chapter 395.058 of the Texas Local Government Code. b. Election of a new committee chair. 3. OLD BUSINESS a. Staff update on the street impact fee. b. Discussion and possible action on future Impact Fee Advisory Committee meeting dates for 2020. 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 notice at least 2 days (48 hours) 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. For more information on the Impact Fee Advisory Committee, please contact …
Impact Fee Advisory Committee November 18, 2019 6:30 PM Town Lake Center, Room 100 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, Texas For more information go to: www.austintexas.gov/ifac MEETING MINUTES - DRAFT Kris Bailey Lance Parisher Susan Turrieta Lottie Dailey Channy Soeur Dick Kallerman Bobak Tehrany A. CALL TO ORDER – November 18, 2019, 6:00 p.m. Chair Bailey called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm with a quorum present. Committee Members in Attendance: Kris Bailey, Dick Kallerman, Lance Parisher, Channy Soeur, Bobak Tehrany, Susan Turrieta. City of Austin Staff in Attendance: 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 15, 2019 Impact Fee Advisory Committee meeting. Committee Member (CM) Parisher moved approval, Chair Bailey seconded and the minutes were approved 4-0 with CM Turrieta abstaining. D. NEW BUSINESS None E. OLD BUSINESS 1. Staff update briefing on the street impact fee study and draft report. Jeff Whitacre (consultant with Kimley-Horn coordinating the street impact fee study) recapped the October 15 meeting, including the maximum assessable fee calculation methodology. The study will result in the maximum assessable fee for consideration in developing policy, which is ultimately a City Council decision. He provided the pre-credit draft report to the committee members and reviewed the contents, the first three sections of which were what City Council adopted on August 22, 2019. Mr. Whitacre presented various policy options for the committee’s consideration as they begin developing a recommendation for City Council. The committee discussed these various options. He also reviewed a draft schedule for the remainder of the study. 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 Page 2 of 2 2019 and 2020. 2. Discussion and possible action on future Impact Fee Advisory Committee meeting dates for The committee decided the next …
CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS AUSTIN WATER SEMI-ANNUAL IMPACT FEE COLLECTIONS REPORT October 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020 City of Austin | Austin Water P.O. Box 1088 Austin, TX 78767 AustinWater.org Martin Tower, P.E., Managing Engineer, Austin Water Aurora Pizano, Financial Manager II, Austin Water September 10, 2020 Semi-Annual Impact Fee Collections Report for October 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020 MEMORANDUM To: From: Date: Subject: The Semi-Annual Impact Fee Collections Report as of March 31, 2020 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 $2,704,511 higher than the amount collected during the October through March reporting period a year prior; wastewater fees collected were $1,104,211 higher than those collected during the same period one year ago. Interest earnings for the six-month period equaled $377,423. The combined utility impact fees collected, plus interest, during the six-month period totaled $19,278,295. Of this total, $13,926,340 was for water and $5,351,955 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, 2020, equal $345,478,405. Of this total, $231,742,686 was collected for water and $113,735,718 was collected for wastewater. As of March 31, 2020, the cash balances in the water and wastewater impact fee funds were $41,608,555 and $12,444,463 respectively, for a combined total of $54,053,019. Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information. I can be reached at 512-972-0331. Cc: Greg Meszaros, Director David Anders, Assistant Director, Financial Services Jonathan Orenstein, Financial Manager III, Consumer Services Division Teresa Lutes, P.E., Managing Engineer, Systems Planning Division Attachment: Semi-Annual Impact Fee Collections Report Semi-Annual Impact Fee Collections October 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 under legal code or statute. In this …
