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CityCouncil | 2014-07-01 | 4 | Willdan Financial's City of Alameda Development Impact Fees Update and Nexus Study, dated June 2014. The Assistant City Manager made brief comments. James Edison, Willdan Financial, gave a Power Point presentation. The Administrative Services Manager made brief comments. Councilmember Daysog inquired whether the affordable housing numbers are attributable only to Alameda or include comparison cities. Mr. Edison responded there is no way to show clearly the number given all variables; stated some jurisdictions have an in-lieu fee or subsidy to be paid to the City which allows affordable housing in another location; Alameda exempts projects with fewer than five units; to date, there has not been any case of an in-lieu fee being paid, as projects have all been exempt or too large to use the in-lieu fee option. In response to Councilmember Daysog's inquiry, Mr. Edison stated a comparison could not be made with similar projects in other cities regarding the affordable housing component; when averaged, Alameda was higher because the calculations only included half of the cities which have an in-lieu fee option; the best option was to not show an average. The Assistant City Manager stated not to include the in-lieu fee in the analysis is reasonable since it has not been used. Mr. Edison continued the presentation. The Public Works Administrative Management Coordinator discussed outreach and made a brief presentation. Mayor Gilmore stated parks are a significant portion of the impact fee. Councilmember Tam inquired how Alameda funds parks without Quimby Act fees that other cities have. The Assistant City Manager responded parks would be funded by Development Impact Fees (DIF), grants, public/private partnerships like Leydecker Park, the general fund, and possibly the Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Councilmember Tam inquired whether the City would have an opportunity to receive reimbursement of the DIF from future development. Mr. Edison responded in the negative; stated the City cannot repay the general fund with impact fees; the funds have to be spent on facilities. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 3 July 1, 2014 | CityCouncil/2014-07-01.pdf |