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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2000 1206 CC REG ITEM 10DTO: FROM: DATE: MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT The Honorable City Council ITEM - city co U. ,l I :VIcae ; rf 12�1� IeYippO ACTION: 45•1?• ToTMC'.L• Auoc, of r5nanni) TO Gom Pl.t-TE C. 1 RR'WT7TX2IS OFR6rtx?iNT�ER C AYGP' R 5T20ot? 66GO to GL MEP TO XNdZ Mary K. Lindley, Director of Community ServicesYlE.- November 16, 2000 (CC Meeting of December 6, 2000) SUBJECT: Consider Revisions to the Park Improvement Zones and the Disposition of the Parkland Fees from the Archstone Multi- Family Residential Project and Pacific Communities Single Family Residential Project SUMMARY The City Council is being asked to approved a revision to the Park Improvement Zone boundaries, which increases the size and reduces the number of Neighborhood Zones. Additionally, the Council is asked to confirm the disposition of park improvement fees from the Archstone Project to the Community Park Improvement Zone, and approve a recommendation to direct 80 percent of the park improvement fees anticipated from the Pacific Communities' Project to the Community Park Improvement Zone and the remaining 20 percent to the future Neighborhood Zone in which the project is located. At its September 20, 2000, meeting, the City Council asked that the Parks and Recreation Commission review the proposal for the Park Improvement Zone revisions and the disposition of park improvement fees and provide a recommendation. The Commission concurred with staff's recommendation regarding the disposition of fees, but it was not able to agree on a recommendation for the Park Improvement Zone revisions. BACKGROUND The City has six Park Improvement Zones, five neighborhood zones and one community zone (see Attachment A). The Zones were set up by the City Council in 1986 to account for the collection of M: \MLindley \PARKS \park improvement zones ccagd.doc i; � VG';�9 Park Improvement Zones Page 2 park fees in lieu of land dedication, consistent with the Quimby Act for said Quimby fees on residential subdivisions. The state requirements for the expenditure of park in -lieu fees are: 1) they must be expended to benefit residents of the subdivision; and 2) be obligated within five years of receipt. In 1985, the City Attorney advised the Council that to meet obligation 1 above, the City could spend funds on either community facilities, or for a park that serves the residents of the particular subdivision from where the fees are derived. Prior to the City's enactment of the Quimby Act, the Council enacted the County's Subdivision Ordinance, which included a section on parkland dedication, and subsequently enacted park fees for apartment, mobilehome, and commercial and industrial projects. The fees collected from the Quimby requirements and on apartments and non - residential projects comprise the City's Park Improvement Fund. The Council adopted a policy in which 60% of fees collected in the Park Improvement Fund would be used for neighborhood park facilities and 40% for community park facilities. This policy remains in place today. DISCUSSION Park Improvement Zone Revisions Due to the relatively small geographic size of the current zones, and the ease in which Moorpark residents make use of the parks throughout the City, staff is proposing that the Council consider expanding the size and reducing the number of the neighborhood zones. This is also consistent with the Park Assessment District Engineer's report that establishes one District based on the finding that all residents benefit from, and have a use impact on, each of the City parks. Staff has developed a potential option for revising the existing zone configuration that takes the number of neighborhood zones from five to three and retains the one community zone. The neighborhood zones would basically encompass the following geographical areas: 1) Central Zone, which includes the downtown area, north of Los Angeles Avenue and most of the area west of C � G ( J Park Improvement Zones Page 3 the 23 freeway, including Morrison Fountainwood, Levy and Suncal, and; 2) South Zone, which encompasses Peach Hill, Carlsberg Specific Plan area and all areas south of Los Angeles Avenue; and 3) the East Zone, including all areas east of the 23 freeway (Attachment B). The proposal excludes the Gabbert Road area and the adjacent developments to the north -Toll Brothers and West Point - from a neighborhood zone at this time. At a later time, the City Council may consider several options for addressing those projects including leaving them outside of any neighborhood zone, creating a separate neighborhood zone, placing them within the Central Zone, or placing them within the Central Zone using a modified funding split other than the typical 600/400 (as is being proposed for the Pacific Communities project). Archstone and Pacific Community Project Park Fees At the September 6 City Council meeting, the Council requested consideration of a proposal to designate 100 percent of the parkland fees recently collected from the Archstone multi - family residential project to the Community Zone. Additionally, the Council expressed an interest in the feasibility of allocating funds for the construction of an additional restroom facility at Arroyo Vista Community Park (AVCP), east of the football field, and that the remaining fees be allocated towards the construction of the proposed pool complex at AVCP. The City received $936,000 in parkland fees from Archstone. Based on the current Park Improvement Zone configuration, the Archstone project (RPD 97 -01, 312 apartment units) does not fall within a Neighborhood Zone. As a result, 100 percent of the fees were placed in the Community Zone. The City Council is being asked to confirm staff's action on this matter or otherwise direct staff as to the disposition of the fees. Additionally, the Council is being asked to take action on future park fees from the Pacific Communities project. The Pacific Communities project consists of 247 approved single - family detached units (Tract 5053) and 37 proposed single - family detached units (Tract 5204). Staff proposes that the Council direct that 80 percent of the park fees collected for Pacific Communities go to the Community Zone and 20 percent to a neighborhood zone (the appropriate neighborhood zone may be V 11 0 0 � Park Improvement Zones Page 4 resolved with the coinciding action as recommended in this Agenda Report, or may be determined at a later date) . Just as with the Archstone development project, the Pacific Communities project currently does not fall within an existing neighborhood zone. However, with Pacific Communities' close proximity to the AVCP Pedestrian Bridge, it is staff's belief that AVCP will partially serve as a neighborhood park for Pacific Communities' residents. Therefore, it would be appropriate to assign a greater share of the park improvement fees from the development to the Community Zone. We do not see this same relationship with other residential developments to the degree that is believed to exist with Pacific Communities. Additionally, it is believed that, to a lesser degree, residents will also frequent Villa Campesina Park and Glenwood Park. As a result, a smaller portion of the Developments park improvement fees would be designated to the appropriate Neighborhood Zone. Use of Community Zone Funds The fund balance in the Community Park Improvement Zone is approximately 1 million. However, it's important to note that the Zone owes $310,000 to other park zones, and $176,000 to the General Fund (AVCP tennis courts) . It is anticipated that the matter of the outstanding loans will be addressed by the Council during its FY 2000/01 budget deliberation and after revisions to the Park Improvement Zone boundaries have been completed. Including the anticipated park fees from Pacific Communities, it is estimated that the fund balance in the Community Park Improvement Zone will shortly be close to 2.1 million, less the aforementioned $486,000 in loans. With the completion of the Master Plan for AVCP, it would be appropriate to begin concentrating on the construction of desired capital projects. To that end, it is suggested that the Council set aside $120,000 from the current fund balance for the design and construction of the restroom and concession stand facility to be located near the football field. In addition to the actual design and construction of the facility, the project will have to include grading, drainage and installation or extension of utilities and other related work, which will have to be designed before completing the design of the restroom /concession stand. The City may have to install a larger potable water line, which will most C 10082 Park Improvement Zones Page 5 likely include additional water connection fees. This matter must be resolved first before construction of the amenities in the undeveloped portion of the park. It is also recommended that the Council indicate its intent to allocate 1.2 million from the fund balance for the community pool project, once the City receives the park fees from the Pacific Communities project. Lastly, it is recommended that the remaining estimated $800,000 be earmarked to complete the grading, irrigation, and hydroseeding of the remainder of the park. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council: 1. Approve the proposed Park Improvement Zone revisions as identified on Attachment 3; 2. Confirm the deposit of 100 percent of the park fees collected from the Archstone project to the Community Park Improvement Zone; 3. Direct that 80 percent of the park fees to be collected from the Pacific Communities project be deposited in the Community Park Improvement Zone and 20 percent in a future neighborhood zone; 4. Appropriate $120,000 from the Community Zone for the design and construction of a restroom and concession facility at AVCP; and 5. 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