HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2018 0321 CCSA REG ITEM 10F CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA
City of Moorpark
of March 21, 2018
o loN Received and filed Requested Box Item on history of
Police Facilities Fees. Directed staff ro review this fee Item: 10.F.
calclation every two years
By M. Benson
MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Ron Ahlers, Finance Director
DATE: March 5, 2018 (City Council Meeting of March 21, 2018)
SUBJECT: Consider Police Facilities Fee Calculation
SUMMARY
The Police Facilities Fee is collected by the City prior to the issuance of building
permits The purpose of the Police Facilities Fee is to provide funding for the
construction and improvement of the Police Services Center as a result of increased
demand for Police services arising from additional development The Police Services
Center was completed in the fall of 2005 The last increase of the Police Facilities Fee
occurred in May 2006 The City Council has set a public hearing for April 4, 2018, to
consider an increase to the Police Facilities Fee This report provides the detail of
setting the Police Facilities Fee
DISCUSSION
The City began collecting a Police Facilities Fee with the adoption of Ordinance No 9 in
October 1983 During April 1995, Ordinance No 9 was replaced with Ordinance No
206 which is Moorpark Municipal Code 3 36 080 through 3 36 140 Resolution No 95-
1112, established the Police Facilities Fee
In September 2000, the City Council adopted Resolution No 2000-1777 establishing
the following Police Facilities Fee
Residential, per unit $ 677 00
Non-Residential, per square foot $ 0 41
The last increase was implemented in May 2006 with the adoption of Resolution No
2006-2446 The current Police Facilities Fee
Residential, per unit $ 1 ,027 00
Non-Residential, per square foot $ 0 60
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Twelve years has elapsed since the last increase and a number of factors have
changed that warrant a new calculation of the Police Facilities Fee
Ordinance No 206 calls for an administrative fee to process these revenues The
current fee of$25 is not proposed for change at this time
Police Facility Fee Calculation
Moorpark Municipal Code 3 36 100 through 3 36 110 sets forth the calculation as
follows
Computation of Fee for Residential Construction
The amount of the police facilities fee to be paid pursuant to Section 2 with respect to
the construction of residential buildings or the installation of mobile homes shall be the
dollar amount equal to "X" in the following formula
X = (ACD)/B
Where
"A" equals the estimated cost of acquiring a standard police station, excluding the cost
of acquiring that portion to be used solely for custodial purposes, but including land
acquisition, site preparation and landscaping costs,
"B" equals the maximum number of people who can be served adequately by a
standard police station,
"C" equals the estimated average number of people who will reside in each dwelling unit
in the buildings or mobile homes for which the permit is issued multiplied by a number
equal to the number of dwelling units which will be contained in such buildings or mobile
homes after construction minus, in cases where the construction is the replacement or
modification of existing buildings or mobile homes, the number of dwelling units
contained in such buildings or mobile homes immediately prior to construction, and
"D" equals the estimated portion, expressed as decimal of the standard police station
needed to provide service to residential buildings and mobile homes, as opposed to
nonresidential buildings
"A" is $18,442,786 "B" is 36,828 "C" is 3 33 "D" is 0 70
Therefore "X" is $1,167 per residential unit
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Computation of Fee for Nonresidential Construction
The amount of the police facilities fee to be paid pursuant to Section 2 with respect to
the construction of a nonresidential building shall be the dollar amount equal to "Y" in
the following formula
Y = (AFG)/E
Where
"E" equals the maximum square footage of nonresidential building floor space which
can be served adequately by a standard police station,
"F" equals the number of square feet of floor space in the buildings for which the permit
is issued minus, in cases where the construction is the replacement of modification of
existing buildings, the number of square feet of floor space in such existing buildings
immediately prior to such replacement or modification, and
"G" equals the number one minus the number value assigned to "D" for the purposes of
Section 3
"A" is $18,442,786 "F" is square foot "G" is 0 30 "E" is 7,370,000
Therefore "Y" is $0.75 per square foot
This fee falls under the regulation of Government Code Sections 66000-66025
Accordingly, the fee can only be amended after certain disclosure and timeline
requirements The attached "Proposed Police Facility Fee Information" sheet provides
all the information required for disclosure by the Government Code
This information must be provided to the public at least 10 days in advance of the
meeting in which the fee will be considered The adoption of this fee increase can only
occur after a public hearing is held and the fee will be effective no sooner than 60 days
after adoption of the resolution The public hearing to increase the Police Facilities fee is
scheduled for April 4, 2018
California Government Code Section 66014 provides for cities to charge fees that do
not exceed the costs associated with processing land development, zoning and use
permit application Section 66016, 66018 and 6062a set forth the notification and
hearing process required prior to levying new fees or service charges, or prior to
increasing an existing fee or service charge Section 66017 provides that certain fees
shall take effect no sooner than 60 days from the date of adoption Notices will be
provided in accordance with those requirements and, if adopted, updated fees would
take effect on June 4, 2018
A draft of the proposed resolution for the Police Facilities Fee is attached to this report
for your review
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FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with consideration of the fee calculation However,
revenues generated from Police Facilities Fees continue to pay down the interfund
loan from the Endowment Fund and also provide funding for improvements to the Police
Services Center
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Review and file this report
Attachments
Police Facilities Fee Information
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Attachment 1
Police Facilities Fee Information
Purpose of Fee To collect funds from appropriate sources for the purpose of obtaining
and/or constructing police facilities
Use of the Funds All funds generated by imposition of this fee, including any interest
earned on these funds, will be used for the financing of public facilities Specifically, the
funds will be used to acquire, construct, remodel, and/or furnish police facilities Such
facilities may include a police station, communications center, custodial areas, and
other related police facilities
Relationship between Use of Fee/Need for Police Facilities and Development This fee
will be imposed on new residential and non-residential development All development
results in increased population to be served, either permanent or transitory, and places
demand on police services
Reasonableness of Fee This fee was calculated in accordance with City of Moorpark
Ordinance No 206 (Moorpark Municipal Code 3 36 080 through 3 36 140) In
determining the fee to be charged to residential development, factors such as
population to be served, typical number of residents per dwelling unit, and percent of
police services required for residential areas were considered In determining the fee to
be charged to non-residential development, factors such as percent of police services
required for non-residential areas and square foot of non-residential development to be
served were considered This project will be funded only partially with Police Facilities
Fees collected as a result of this action
Cost of the Project and Funds Generated by this Fee The total costs of the Police
Services Center are approximately $11 3 million (not including financing costs) Based
on current development projections, this fee is anticipated to generate approximately
$2 6 million at build-out This along with the cash collected to date plus interest earnings
in an amount of $3 5 million, puts the total projected Police Facilities Fees paid from
inception to build-out at approximately $6 1 million The projected revenues generated
by this fee will be approximately $5 2 million less than the total costs of the facility This
shortfall will be absorbed by the Endowment Fund
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