TO: Committee of the Whole - Planning and Public Works
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Planning and Community Development Seraphie Allen (Interim) 425-556-2450 Parks Loreen Hamilton 425-556-2336 Fire Chief Adrian Sheppard
425-556-2200
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Planning and Community Development Philly Marsh Interim Deputy Director Fire Amee Virelle Deputy Fire Chief
Planning and Community Development Beckye Frey Interim Long-Range Planning Manager
Parks Lindsey Falkenburg Parks Planning Manager Planning and Community Development Glenn Coil Senior Planner Parks Cameron Zapata Parks Senior Planner
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Amending RMC 3.10 - Development Impact Fees, and Amending Contract 5251 - an Interlocal Agreement on the Collection, Distribution, and Expenditure of School Impact Fees with Lake Washington School District No. 414
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
Impact fees are one-time charges collected by the City from new commercial and residential developments to fund fire, park, school, and transportation facilities needed to accommodate growth. Impact fees are authorized in RMC 3.10.
Staff is requesting that Council adopt an ordinance amending RMC 3.10, to:
index transportation impact fees for inflation,
adopt a new Parks fee schedule,
adopt a new phased-fee schedule for Fire, and
adopt a revised school impact fee schedule on behalf of the Lake Washington School (LWSD).
Staff is also requesting approval of an amendment to contract 5251, an interlocal agreement with LWSD regarding the collection of fees in support of this revised school impact fee schedule.
Indexing or updating Redmond’s impact fees annually allows the rates to keep pace with inflation to maintain the purchasing power of these impact fees and to help provide the capital facilities necessary to serve growth in Redmond. RMC 3.10 establishes the indexes and procedures that the City Council may apply annually to index or update Redmond’s impact fees.
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