Regular Called Meeting of the Impact Fee Advisory Committee November 12, 2024, 4:30 PM Hybrid Meeting held via WebEx and in person at: The City of Austin Permitting and Development Center, Room 1203 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Austin, Tx Some members of the Committee may participate by videoconference. Members of the public who would like to join the virtual meeting may do so by selecting this link: https://austintexas.webex.com/austintexas/j.php?MTID=m7b1099ba0faa445b7c9ccfc54ad35d76 or by dialing 1-408-418-9388 (Toll) or 1-844-992-4726 (Toll Free). Meeting number/Access code: 2493 737 1774 Members of the public wishing to speak during public communication must register in advance by emailing their name, email address and/or phone number to Nathan.Aubert@austintexas.gov no later than Monday, November 11, 2024, at 12 p.m. If you experience technical difficulties logging in or calling in, please call Nathan Aubert at (512) 974-7136. Please indicate in your email if you’d like to speak on a specific item. CURRENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Saba Hatami Chi Lee Susan Turrieta, Vice Chair Harrison Hudson Channy Soeur CALL TO ORDER – November 12, 2024, 4:30 p.m. AGENDA Vacant Bobak Tehrany, Chair PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL 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. 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. Approve the minutes of the Impact Fee Advisory Committee Regular Meeting on APPROVAL OF MINUTES August 13, 2024. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Conduct officer elections for the Chair and Vice Chair. 3. Discussion and possible action on the transportation and public works Semi-Annual Impact Fee Report for April 1, 2024, through September 30, 2024, as set forth in the functions of the advisory committee, Austin City Code and Chapter 395.058 of the Texas Local Government Code. 4. Discussion and possible action on the water and wastewater Semi-Annual Impact Fee Report for April 1, 2024, through September 30, 2024, as set forth in the functions of the advisory committee, Austin City Code and Chapter 395.058 of the Texas Local Government Code. 5. Discussion and possible action on future Impact Fee Advisory Committee meeting dates for Impact Fee Advisory Committee November 12, 2024 Page 2 of 2 2025. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed …
Impact Fee Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, August 13, 2024 IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, August 13, 2024 The Impact Fee Advisory Committee convened a regular meeting on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive in Austin, Texas, and remotely via WEBEX. Committee Members (CM) in Attendance: SABA HATAMI Committee Members in Attendance Remotely: HARRISON HUDSON BOBAK TEHRANY, Chair SUSAN TURRIETA, Vice Chair Committee Members Absent: CHANNY SOEUR CHI LEE Committee has 1 vacancy. Staff in Attendance: Nathan Aubert (Transportation & Public Works, TPW) Tyler Farrar (Transportation & Public Works) Nam Nguyen (Austin Water) CALL TO ORDER Vice Chair Turrieta called the meeting of the Impact Fee Advisory Committee to order at 4:33 p.m. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No speakers. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Impact Fee Advisory Committee May 14, 2024, meeting. The minutes from the meeting on 05/14/24 were approved on Committee Chair Tehrany’s motion, Committee Member Hudson’s second on a 4-0 vote. Committee Members Lee and Soeur were absent. 1 Impact Fee Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, August 13, 2024 DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Discussion and possible approval of future ordinance language amending Ordinance No. 20201210-061 to lower the day care center collection rate under the Street Impact Fee Program to zero. The amended ordinance language was read into the record. A motion to approve the language as written in amendment draft was made by CM Hatami and seconded by Chair Tehrany. The motion was approved on a 4-0 vote. CM Lee and Soeur were absent. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 3. Discussion and possible action on the transportation and public works Semi-Annual Impact Fee Report as set forth in the functions of the advisory committee, Austin City Code and Chapter 395.058 of the Texas Local Government Code. Discussion and possible action on the water and wastewater Semi-Annual Impact Fee Report as set forth in the functions of the advisory committee, Austin City Code and Chapter 395-058 of the Texas Local Government Code. Discussion of meeting dates and 2025 Street Impact Fee updates for next Impact Fee Advisory Committee meeting. ADJOURNMENT Vice Chair Turrieta adjourned the meeting at 4:47 p.m. without objection. 2. 4. 5. 2
TO: FROM: M E M O R A N D U M Impact Fee Advisory Committee Tyler Farrar Transportation and Public Works Department November 12, 2024 DATE: SUBJECT: Street Impact Fee Biannual Update #5 ___________________________________________________________________________ The tables and charts on the following pages summarize the administration and operations of the Street Impact Fee (SIF) program as of November 4, 2024. This report is based on financial information reported in the City’s accounting and accounts receivable systems. Street Impact fees collected in the period from June 22, 2022, to November 4, 2024 totaled $12,393,383.. To date, no fees collected have been spent on eligible projects from the Street Impact Fee program. All SIF funding from Service Area G is programmed to fund Project GI- 11, the design and construction of a traffic signal at Berkman Drive at Patton Lane. All SIF funding from Service Area J is programmed for Project JI-52, roadway improvements on Johnny Morris Road. Service Area DT had the highest collection of fees in the period summarized in this memo ($1,794,738) and has the highest balance of cash for eligible projects. All service areas have now had fees collected, though Service Areas B and K have collected fewer than $10,500. The other fourteen services areas have all collected more than $150,000. Service Area J has an outstanding invoice total of more than $2,000,000. Service Areas K and P all have less than $50,000 in outstanding invoices. Please contact Tyler Farrar (tyler.farrar@austintexas.gov, 512-574-7050) with any questions or for more information. CC: Robert Goode, P.E., Assistant City Manager Richard Mendoza, P.E., Director, Transportation and Public Works Department Upal Barua, P.E., PTOE, Acting Assistant Director Delivering a safe, reliable, and sustainable transportation system that enhances the environment and economic strength of the region. Impact Fee Advisory Committee Page 2 November 12, 2024 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 report waivers are shown for the specific eligible …
CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS AUSTIN WATER SEMI-ANNUAL IMPACT FEE COLLECTIONS REPORT April 1, 2024 through September 30, 2024 City of Austin | Austin Water P.O. Box 1088 Austin, TX 78767 AustinWater.org Martin Tower, P.E., Managing Engineer, Austin Water Nam Nguyen, Financial Manager II, Austin Water November 12, 2024 Semi-Annual Impact Fee Collections Report for April 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024 MEMORANDUM To: From: Date: Subject: The Semi-Annual Impact Fee Collections Report as of September 30, 2024, 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 $1,703,310 lower than the amount collected during the April through September reporting period a year prior; wastewater fees collected were $927,351 lower than those collected during the same period one year ago. Interest earnings for the six-month period equaled $839,473 significantly higher than prior periods due to high interest rates. The combined utility impact fees collected, plus interest, during the six-month period totaled $13,496,076. Of this total, $9,302,802 was for water and $4,193,274 was for wastewater. Total combined utility impact fees collected, plus interest, since the adoption of the current ordinance on June 20, 1990, through September 30, 2024, equal $507,009,837. Of this total, $343,555,424 was collected for water and $163,454,413 was collected for wastewater. As of September 30, 2024, the cash balances in the water and wastewater impact fee funds were $30,949,394 and $17,953,739 respectively, for a combined total of $48,903,133. Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information. I can be reached at 512-972-0048. Cc: Shay Roalson, Director Joseph Gonzales, Assistant Director, Financial Services Christina Romero, Financial Manager III, Financial Services Frida Guo, Financial Manager II, Financial Services Marcia Brooks, Manager, AW Operations Dispatch Customer Service Center Teresa Lutes, P.E., Managing Engineer, Systems Planning Division Attachment: Semi-Annual Impact Fee Collections Report Semi-Annual Impact Fee Collections Report 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 …
