Regular Called Meeting of the Impact Fee Advisory Committee May 13, 2025, 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 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 Tyler.Farrar@austintexas.gov no later than Monday, May 12, 2025, at 12 p.m. If you experience technical difficulties calling in, please call Tyler Farrar at (512) 974-7050. Please indicate in your email if you’d like to speak on a specific item. CURRENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Saba Hatami Bobak Tehrany, Chair Vacant Harrison Hudson Susan Turrieta, Vice Chair Channy Soeur Andrew Urban CALL TO ORDER – May 13, 2025, 4:30 p.m. AGENDA 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. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Impact Fee Advisory Committee Special Meeting on April 14, 2025. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Conduct officer elections for the Chair and Vice Chair. 3. Discussion and possible action on the water and wastewater Semi-Annual Impact Fee Report for October 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025, 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 transportation and public works Semi-Annual Impact Fee Report for October 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025, as set forth in the functions of the advisory committee, Austin City Code and Chapter 395.058 of the Texas Local Government Code. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Impact Fee Advisory Committee May 13, 2025 Page 2 of 2 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 Tyler Farrar at the Austin Transportation and Public Works Department at 512-974-7050, …
Semi-Annual Impact Fee Collections As of March 31, 2025 Nam Nguyen, Financial Manager II May 13, 2025 Background Data pulled from City’s accounting system, ADV3, and in AMANDA, the City’s receivable systems Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 395, Section 395.058 requires Impact Fee Advisory Committee to file semi-annual report Provide financial information about collection of impact fees, value of fee waivers and exemptions Waivers are granted for policy reasons allowed under legal code or statute and grouped into “waivers/exemptions” category Impact fees collected, waived/exempted, and adjusted by both Water and Wastewater Agenda Combined Utility, Water, and Wastewater fee collection and interest earnings by fiscal year Waived/exempted by category by the Combined Utility, Water, and Wastewater Capital Recovery Fee Collections by month for current and prior fiscal year for Water and Wastewater Fee Waivers by month and by type for the current fiscal period Affordable Housing waivers by Development with units by fiscal period Impact Fee Collections Summary inception to date with current fiscal period Impact Fees Highlights October 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025 Water Impact Fees Collected $9,976,544. $186,703 lower than prior period $624,272 interest earned, $194,714 higher due to higher interest rates Wastewater Impact Fees Collected $4,162,825 $291,978 lower than prior period $345,488 interest earned, $49,214 higher due to higher interest rates Cash Balance Water Cash balance: $41,550,210 Wastewater Cash balance $22,463,052 Combined Cash balance $64,013,262 Combined Utility Impact Fee Collections and Waivers e u n e v e R $48,000,000 $44,000,000 $40,000,000 $36,000,000 $32,000,000 $28,000,000 $24,000,000 $20,000,000 $16,000,000 $12,000,000 $8,000,000 $4,000,000 $0 Source Interest Earned FY 2021 FY 2022 $99,165 $268,007 FY 2023 $1,063,626 FY 2024 $1,566,304 FY 2025 $970,759 Impact Fees $44,175,852 $38,673,729 $29,599,264 $27,274,653 $14,139,369 Waivers $3,227,467 $3,794,683 $2,862,383 $3,027,323 $969,050 Water Impact Fee Collections and Waivers e u n e v e R $32,000,000 $28,000,000 $24,000,000 $20,000,000 $16,000,000 $12,000,000 $8,000,000 $4,000,000 $0 Source FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 Interest Earned $71,034 $180,122 $606,623 $953,218 $624,272 Impact Fees $30,513,872 $26,643,961 $20,678,266 $18,942,390 $9,976,544 Waivers $2,335,810 $2,641,835 $1,700,882 $1,947,174 $538,044 Wastewater Impact Fee Collections and Waivers e u n e v e R $16,000,000 $14,000,000 $12,000,000 $10,000,000 $8,000,000 $6,000,000 $4,000,000 $2,000,000 $0 Source Interest Earned FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 $28,131 $87,884 $457,002 $613,086 $346,488 Impact …
Street Impact Fee – Biannual Update Impact Fee Advisory Committee May 13, 2025 1 Biannual Update Overview • SIF Program Timeline • Fees Collected to Date • SIF Affordability Reductions • Project Development Efforts • Next Steps 2 SIF Program Timeline SIF Ordinances Adopted Third Biannual Report to Impact Fee Advisory Committee Sixth Biannual Report to Impact Fee Advisory Committee December 2020 October 23, 2023 May 13, 2025 June 22, 2022 December 2023 Fee Collection Begins (New TCM Effective) End of Fee Collection Grace Period for TIAs Approved before December 2020 3 Fees Collected to Date Service Area D ($1,342,164) Service Area DT ($1,000,000) Service Area G ($588,001) Service Area J ($498,563) 4 SIF- Invoiced & Collected 5 SIF- Invoiced, Collected, Outstanding 6 Outstanding and Collected: March 2024 – March 2025 7 Fees Invoiced by Service Area 8 Fees Collected by Service Area $1,794,739 $1,731,632 $2,050,949 9 Fees Invoiced and Collected by Service Area $105,009 $965,491 $796,787 $2,470,153 $3,637,300 $2,913,689 $3,213,536 $2,041,047 $2,031,23 6 $2,408,340 $2,312,884 10 Summary- Invoiced, Outstanding, and Collected by Service Area 11 Summary of SIF Affordability Reductions Time Frame Affordability Reduction # of Cases June 2022 – March 2025 October 2024 – March 2025 $2,900,000 $124,000 61 2 12 Project Development Efforts Service Area D – $1,342,164 from Service Area D is programmed to supplement the capital budget of the East Braker Lane extension from Samsung Boulevard to Dawes Place. Project Description: • The project includes preliminary engineering, design and construction of a 4-lane curb & gutter Roadway with bicycle lanes, sidewalks, and storm water infrastructure on Braker Lane from Samsung Blvd to Dawes Place. Schedule: • Construction Ongoing 13 Project Development Efforts Service Area D: SIF Project D-24 – East Braker Lane extension from Samsung Boulevard to Dawes Place to include a four-lane divided road with bike lanes and sidewalks 14 Project Development Efforts Service Area DT – $1,000,000 from Service Area DT is programmed to fund the development of a Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) along 7th Street between I-35 and Guadalupe Street Project Description: • This project will develop a PER to analyze SIF-eligible complete street improvements along 7th Street between I-35 and Guadalupe Street Schedule: • Summer 2025- Begin PER 15 Project Development Efforts Service Area DT: SIF Project DT-19 – the development of a Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) for 7th Street between I-35 and Guadalupe Street. 16 Project Development Efforts Service Area …
