Res 17-008RESOLUTION NO. 17 -008
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
POWAY, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A 2% INCREASE IN
THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION CONGESTION
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (RTCIP) TRAFFIC
MITIGATION FEE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017/2018, AS
REQUIRED BY THE TRANSNET ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, in November 2004, voters in San Diego County approved a 40 -year
extension to the existing TransNet program to fund improvements to the region's
transportation system;
WHEREAS, the extension Ordinance requires local agencies to collect traffic
mitigation fees, starting July 1, 2008, from residential dwelling units to fund the Regional
Transportation Congestion Improvement Program (RTCIP) to ensure that new
development directly invests in the region's transportation system to offset the negative
impact of growth on congestion and mobility;
WHEREAS, on April 1, 2008, the City Council adopted the RTCIP Traffic Mitigation
Fee of $2,000 per residential dwelling unit pursuant to Section 9A of the TransNet
Ordinance;
WHEREAS, Section 9A of the TransNet Ordinance also mandates that the RTCIP
Traffic Mitigation Fee shall be increased annually, in an amount not to exceed the
percentage increase set forth in the Engineering Construction Cost Index published by the
Engineering News Record or similar cost of construction index with a minimum increase of
2 percent;
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted annual increases to the RTCIP Traffic
Mitigation Fee and the current fee is $2,357 per residential dwelling unit, pursuant to
Section 9A of the TransNet Ordinance;
WHEREAS, San Diego Association of Governments has informed the City that the
percentage increase in the RTCIP Traffic Mitigation Fee for Fiscal Year 201712018 is set at
2 percent, and
WHEREAS, the City Council intends by this Resolution to increase the City's RTCIP
Traffic Mitigation Fee from $2,357 to $2,404.14 per residential dwelling unit to meet the
requirement of Section 9A of the TransNet Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Poway as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council finds that the adoption of this Resolution is exempt
from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to
Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, as it entails State - mandated updates to
current City regulations, and there is no possibility that this will have a significant effect on
the environment.
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Section 2: The City Council, starting July 1, 2017, hereby increases the RTCIP
Traffic Mitigation Fee from $2,357 to $2,404.14 per residential dwelling unit, regardless of
type, to fund roadway and traffic signal improvements on Espola Road, Poway Road,
Pomerado Road, Twin Peaks Road, Community Road, Ted Williams Parkway, Camino Del
Norte, and Scripps Poway Parkway considered part of the Regional Arterial System.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway,
California, at a regular meeting this 18th day of April 2017.
Steve Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST:
Nancy R�eufel , CMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) SS
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Nancy Neufeld, City Clerk of the City of Poway, California, do hereby certify under
penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 17 -008 was duly adopted by the City
Council at a meeting of said City Council held on the 18th day of April 2017, and that it was
so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: CUNNINGHAM, GROSCH, MULLIN, LEONARD, VAUS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
Nancy 4Vedifeld, CMC, City Clerk
City of Poway