Res 16-007RESOLUTION NO. 16 -007
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 2016/2017, 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; and
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; and
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; and
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 %, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted annual increases to the RTCIP Traffic
Mitigation Fee and the current fee is $2,310 per residential dwelling unit, pursuant to
Section 9A of the TransNet Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, SANDAG has informed the City that the percentage increase in the
RTCIP Traffic Mitigation Fee for Fiscal Year 2016/2017 is set at 2 %; and
WHEREAS, the City Council intends by this Resolution to increase the City's RTCIP
Traffic Mitigation Fee from $2,310 to $2,357 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, 2016, hereby increases the RTCIP Traffic
Mitigation Fee from $2,310 to $2,357 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
at a regular meeting, this 5th day of April 2016.
Steve Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST:
Linda K. Hascup, CMC, Interitn City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) SS
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Linda K. Hascup, CMC, Interim City Clerk, of the City of Poway, do hereby certify
under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 16 -007 was duly adopted by the
City Council at a meeting of said City Council held on the 5th day of April 2016, and that it
was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: LEONARD, GROSCH, MULLIN, CUNNINGHAM, VAUS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
Linda K. Hascup, CMC, Interims City Clerk
City of Poway