CC - Agendas - City Council - REGULAR - 8/29/2006

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PARKS Development fees for parks are calculated using the incremental expansion approach. The components included in the fee consist of parkland and park improvements, paths/trails, support facilities, vehicles and equipment. All costs have been allocated to residential development only and standards are calculated on a per capita basis. Average household size is used to determine the development fees. There are 272 acres of developed park land. This results in a standard of 6.6 acres of developed parks per 1,000 residents. Developed parks represent an area where facilities for leisure activities have been added and/or constructed. An area is undeveloped if it remains in its natural state. Most of Pioneer Park is undeveloped. The table on the following page lists the City's current inventory of developed park land and park improvements. City staff estimate similar property to currently cost $115,000 per acre. The value of the City's current parkland inventory totals $31,297,250 (272.15 acres x $115,000/acre). This value is divided by the current population resulting in a cost per person figure of $762.42 ($31,297,250 /41,050 persons = $762.42). With the addition of new parkland to serve new growth, additional park improvements and vehicles will also be needed. The table on the following page lists the City's current inventory of park improvements and vehicles.These improvements have a total value of $16,681,395. This results in a per person cost of $406.37 for park improvements and vehicles ($16,681,395 / 41,050 population -..,,, =$406.37). The per capita household size of 2.11 is multiplied by the cost per person amounts for land, improvements and vehicles to determine the residential fee. 2.11 x ($762.42 + $406.37) = $2,466.14. Parks staff indicate that the Parks master plan will be updated in the next year or two, the last master plan dates back to 1988. Upon completion of this plan staff will have a clearer picture of actual land requirements. The impact fees will also need to be revised upon completion of the master plan.