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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2023-20RESOLUTION NO. 2023-20 A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING AND IMPLEMENTING THE COLLECTION OF SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY FACILITIES FEES WHEREAS, in 2005, the City Council of the City of Lodi adopted Chapter 15.66 of the Lodi Municipal Code ("LMC"), which established the authority for collection of County Facilities Fees for new development pursuant to the San Joaquin County ("County") Facilities Fee ("CFF") Schedule within the City of Lodi; and WHEREAS, on June 14, 2005, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors adopted the CFF Program in conformance with Government Code Section 66000 et seq.; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the CFF Program is to "finance region -serving capital facilities located throughout the County that are used by the residents and businesses within each city as well as the unincorporated area and to assure that new development pays its proportional share for these improvements;" and WHEREAS, fees collected from the CFF Program can be used to offset only the growth - related portion of the cost of County regional and unincorporated area public facilities; and WHEREAS, on March 20, 2018, the County Board of Supervisors approved the CFF Nexus Study Update documenting the relationship between new development and the need for additional or larger County facilities and authorized implementation of a revised fee schedule, effective April 2, 2018; and WHEREAS, on October 18, 2022, the County Board of Supervisors reviewed and approved the County's 2021-2022 CFF Annual Report and adjusted the 2022-2023 CFF fee schedule, to become effective January 1, 2023; and WHEREAS, the City's authority to collect the CFF granted in LMC Chapter 15.66 was repealed when the prior Master Annexation Agreement between the City and the County expired in June 2012; and WHEREAS, because of the recent update to the City's Municipal Service Review ("MSR") and Sphere of Influence ("SOI"), the City has renegotiated an agreement with the County regarding annexations which was approved on January 4, 2023, and these actions led the City to adopt an ordinance on January 18, 2023, reenacting LMC Chapter 15.66 to reestablish the collection of CFF fees; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the reenacted LMC Chapter 15.66, the City will adopt the County's CFF Program and the corresponding fee schedule, which is to be automatically adjusted for inflation annually, based upon changes to the California Construction Cost Index; and WHEREAS, Government Code Section 66018 requires local agencies to hold a public hearing, at which oral or written presentations can be made, as part of a regularly -scheduled meeting prior to approving an increase in an existing fee, and to publish notice of the time and place of the meeting, in accordance with Government Code Section 6062a; and WHEREAS, on January 18, 2023, the City Council of the City of Lodi conducted a public hearing to consider the adoption and implementation of the County CFF Nexus Study and the corresponding 2022-2023 CFF fee schedule, with an effective date of January 1, 2023; and WHEREAS, the CFF Program fees listed in the 2022-2023 fee schedule are divided into residential and non-residential categories, as shown in the table below: CFF Categories Incorporated Areas Residential Single Family (per unit $3,249 Multi -Family er unit $2,408 Non -Residential Retail/Commercial(per s uare foot) $0.54 Office(per square foot Industrial/Other(per square foot) $0.80 $0.15 WHEREAS, the CFF Program and the proposed 2022-2023 fee schedule were available for public inspection and review in the office of the City Clerk for more than ten days prior to the date of this Public Hearing. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND DETERMINED by the City Council of the City of Lodi as follows: 1. The City has the authority to collect a capital facility fee pursuant to California Government Code Sections 66000 et. seq. in accordance with City ordinance adoption of the reenacted Lodi Municipal Code Chapter 15.66, once it becomes effective. 2. The City provided the statutory notice, held a public hearing, and maintained documentation of the proposed CFF Program and the 2022-2023 fee schedule for public inspection and review in the office of the City Clerk for more than ten days prior to the date of this Public Hearing. 3. The City Council hereby declares that the purposes and uses of the CFF Program fees, and the determination that there is reasonable relationship between the fees' uses and the type of region -serving capital facilities in which the fees are imposed, are all established in the San Joaquin County CFF Nexus Study, the corresponding annual review, and the 2022-2023 CFF fee schedule update effective January 1, 2023, and remain valid, and the City Council therefore finds and adopts such determinations. 4. The Lodi City Council hereby approves and adopts the proposed San Joaquin County Facilities 2022-2023 Fee Schedule. 5. This Resolution and the findings and Fees adopted herein shall take effect concurrently with the effective date of the reenacted Lodi Municipal Code Chapter 15.66, which shall occur thirty (30) days after adoption of Ordinance 2014. Dated: January 18, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2023-20 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held January 18, 2023, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Craig, Khan, and Nakanishi NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Bregman and Mayor Hothi ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None GUkd�. OLIVIA NASHED City Clerk 2023-20