Res 18-016RESOLUTION NO. 18-016
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
POWAY, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A 3.3% INCREASE IN THE
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION CONGESTION IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM (RTCIP) TRAFFIC MITIGATION FEE FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2018/2019, AS REQUIRED BY THE TRANSNET
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, in November2004, 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%;
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted annual increases to the RTCIP Traffic Mitigation
Fee and the current fee is $2,404.14 per residential dwelling unit, pursuant to Section 9A of the
TransNet Ordinance;
WHEREAS, SANDAG has informed the City that the percentage increase in the RTCIP
Traffic Mitigation Fee for Fiscal Year 2018/2019 is set at 3.3%; and
WHEREAS, the City Council intends by this Resolution to increase the City's RTCIP Traffic
Mitigation Fee from $2,404.14 to $2,483.48 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.
Section 2: The City Council, starting July 1, 2018, hereby increases the RTCIP Traffic
Mitigation Fee from $2,404.14 to $2,483.48 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.
Resolution No. 18-016
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PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway, California,
at a regular meeting this 17th day of April 2018.
S5eve Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST:
�'Nbuf� MC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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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. 18-016 was duly adopted by the City Council at a
meeting of said City Council held on the 17th day of April 2018, and that it was so adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: CUNNINGHAM, GROSCH, LEONARD, MULLIN, VAUS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
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Nancy eu Id, CMC, City Clerk
City of Poway