CC MEETING: January 7, 2025
DATE: December 20, 2024
TO: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
FROM: Jonathan Wheat, P.E., Director of Engineering
Shannon Hicks, P.E., Assistant City Manager
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Hold A Public Hearing To Consider Amendments To The Land Use Assumptions, Water And Wastewater Capital Improvement Plans, And The Water And Wastewater Impact Fees, And Consider A Resolution Amending The Land Use Assumptions And Water And Wastewater Capital Improvement Plans.
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BACKGROUND:
This agenda item is to hold a public hearing to consider amendments to the land use assumptions, water and wastewater capital improvement plans, and the water and wastewater impact fees. The item also includes a proposed resolution to adopt the land use assumptions and the water and wastewater capital improvement plans. Amendments to the Impact Fee Ordinance will be brought to Council at the next meeting for adoption. The study will be presented by Staff and Birkhoff, Hendricks, and Carter, LLP.
The City of Carrollton established impact fees by Ordinance No. 1648 on August 7, 1990, in accordance with chapter 395 of the Texas Local Government Code. The latest change to the impact fee schedule was approved by Council on April 26, 2002, determined from a 2001 master plan. This master plan was created to model and identify deficiencies and areas of improvement for the City’s water distribution system. The plan had a community build-out time horizon of 2010. The elements and recommendations of the plan were implemented to ensure the City’s water infrastructure sufficiently kept up with the Community’s new development, redevelopment, and water demand over the last 22 years.
With the increasing potential for redevelopment and revitalization in certain areas of the City, the City contracted Birkhoff, Hendricks, and Carter, LLP, to complete Water and Wastewater Capital Improvement Plans (“CIPs”), an update to the Land Use Assumptions Map, and an update to the City’s Water and Wastewater Impact Fees. The two CIPs update the system through the next ten years. A copy of the fee impact study is available in the Engineering Department, Carrollton City Hall, 1945 Jackson Ave, Carrollton, TX 75006 and on the Engineering Department’s website at https://www.cityofcarrollton.com/departments/departments-a-f/engineering/2024-impact-fee-study.
As part chapter 395 of the Texas Local Government Code, the City must hold a public hearing on the amendments to the Land Use Assumptions, Capital Improvements Plan and Impact Fees.
As required by Chapter 395, the assigned Capital Improvement Plan Advisory Committee (CIPAC) finds that the Land Use Assumptions and Capital Improvement Plans are reasonable and reflect the Community needs. The Land Use Assumptions, Capital Improvement Plans, and Impact Fees were presented to the assigned CIPAC on November 7, 2024, and the recommendation finding the projected 10-year growth rate to be consistent with the updated land use plan, and the updated water and wastewater capital improvement plans to be consistent with the updated land use plan passed with a vote of 8-0 (with one member absent). Ordinance No. 1789 designates the City’s Planning and Zoning Commission as the assigned CIPAC for Water and Wastewater Impact Fees.
As part of the Impact Fee Updates, the Council will need to accept updates to the Land Use Assumptions and Capital Improvements Plans.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Impact fees are collected on new development projects to help pay for all or a portion of the costs of providing water and wastewater services to the new development. Projects listed in the Impact Fee Study will utilize any fees collected to help provide funding.
IMPACT ON COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY:
The proposed amendments will support the City Council’s strategic objectives and vision of building a community that families and businesses want to call home by:
• Allocating resources for optimal results.
• Manage infrastructure with fiduciary care.
• Ensure City services are an optimal value.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION/ACTION DESIRED:
Staff recommends adopting the updates to the Land Use Assumptions, and Water and Wastewater Capital Improvement Plans, and adopting the maximum allowable impact fees as presented during this public meeting, with a gradual increase per year over the next five years.