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Accept the annual and 5 year fire impact fee disclosures for FY2018/19 for the Cordelia Fire Protection District, Dixon Fire Protection District, Suisun Fire Protection District and Vacaville Fire Protection District
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors accept the annual and 5 year fire impact fee disclosures for FY2018/19 for the Cordelia Fire Protection District (CFPD), Dixon Fire Protection District (DFPD), Suisun Fire Protection District (SFPD) and Vacaville Fire Protection District (VFPD) as required by Government Code Sections 66006(b) and 66001(d).
SUMMARY:
The Mitigation Fee Act (Government Code Section 66000 et. Seq., hereafter the "Act) requires local agencies to report, every year and every fifth year, certain financial information regarding their development impact fee programs. These reporting requirements are applicable to the fire impact fee ("Reportable Fee") program of the Fire Protection Districts that became effective February 9, 2015, upon adoption by the County of Solano on behalf of the District.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no impact to the County General Fund to receive this report. Fire impact fees collected by the County on behalf of the fire protection districts are deposited into the respective district accounts. The County retains two percent of the fees collected for administrative responsibilities.
The costs associated with preparing the agenda item are nominal and absorbed by the department's FY2019/20 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION:
Fire protection districts do not have the legal authority under Government Code section 66000 et. seq., the enabling legislation for the County's public facilities fee, to levy a development impact fee without the County's assistance. On April 26, 2005, the Board adopted an ordinance adding Article XVI of Chapter 11 of the Solano County Code re...
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