Impact Fee Study Services

The Vendor is required to provide impact fee study services for include:
1. Project initiation and data collection
•    Kickoff meeting with city staff to confirm scope, data needs, and schedule
•    Review of city existing capital improvement plans, utility plans.
•    Inventory of current fees, tap charges, and funding mechanisms.
•    Review legal requirements for implementation under state law
2. Growth projects and service demand
•    Analyze historical development trends, buildout potential, and population and employment forecasts.
•    Identify service units (e.g., population, dwelling units) and service areas relevant for each fee category.
3. Infrastructure needs and capital cost allocations
•    Quantify future capital needs and identify LOS (level of service) attributed to growth for each service:
o    Parks, recreation, and trails
o    Government facilities
o    Storm drainage
•    Determine existing levels of service and allocate cost between existing and new development.
4. Impact fee calculation and methodology
•    Develop nexus and proportionality methodology consistent with state code 6-1-910.
•    Prepare draft fee calculations by land use (residential, commercial, industrial)
•    Identify fee basis (per dwelling unit, per SQ ft. Etc.)
•    Evaluate credits, exceptions, and special considerations
5. Reporting and documentation
•    Draft impact fee report with full methodology, calculations, and findings
•    Provide fee tables, charts, and explanations suitable for policy discussions
•    Present draft report to city staff for review
•    Provide impact fee implementation strategy to accomplish capital improvement goals
6. Public and council presentations
•    Present findings to planning commission and city council (2 council meetings)
•    Prepare summary materials for the public
•    Incorporate feedback and finalize report.