Parks Impact Fee Study Consulting Services

The vendor required to provide parks impact fee study consulting services for include:
•    Review the county’s prior recreation (regional park) and local park (unincorporated area) impact fees and evaluate the impacts of projected growth from new development using recent, localized demographic, household, land development, and facility utilization data. 
•    This task should include: a current inventory of parks and recreation facilities, a level of service (“LOS”) analysis, and a six-year forecast of growth-driven demand for park facilities.
•    Develop an appropriate impact fee determination methodology using a plan based, growth-driven approach, including: allocation of costs attributable to new development; identification of capital improvements required to maintain los as the population increases; calculation of maximum technically supportable impact fees; and preparation of a fee schedule by residential unit type. 
•    Recommend an impact fee that is proportional and reasonably connected to, and demonstrates a rational nexus with, the need for additional parks and recreation capital facilities resulting from new residential construction, consistent county statutes. 
•    Recommend an impact fee that is proportional and reasonably connected to, and demonstrates a rational nexus with, the expenditures of the funds collected and the benefits accruing to the new residential construction, consistent with county statutes. 
•    Ensure that all recommendations exclude the use of impact fee revenues for ineligible purposes, including existing debt or previously approved projects, unless the expenditure is reasonably connected to the impacts generated by new residential construction, as required by county statutes. 
•    As part of this task, consultant should identify capacity-expanding capital improvements that may be funded by impact fees and distinguish them from projects addressing existing deficiencies or maintenance needs.
•    Provide a comparison of the county’s recommended fees with those of surrounding or comparable county to evaluate reasonableness, consistency, and feasibility. 
•    Perform any additional task(s) the consultant feels is warranted to complete a comprehensive impact fee study.

- Questions/Inquires Deadline: December 18, 2025