Res 11-015RESOLUTION NO. 11 -015
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 FEE
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011/2012
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
impact 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; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted annual increases to the RTCIP Traffic
Mitigation Fee and the current fee is $2,081 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 2011/2012 is set at 2 %, and
WHEREAS, the City Council intends by this Resolution to increase the
City's RTCIP Traffic Mitigation Fee from $2,081 to $2,123 per residential dwelling unit
(2% increase) 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, 2011, hereby increases the RTCIP Traffic
Mitigation Fee from $2,081 to $2,123 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 2011.
ATTEST:
Lind . Tr an, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) SS
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Linda A. Troyan, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify,
under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 11 -015, was duly adopted by
the City Council at a meeting of said City Council held on the 5th day of April 2011, and
that it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: BOYACK, GROSCH, MULLIN, CUNNINGHAM
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: HIGGINSON
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
a Troyan, MMC, City Clerk
City- Poway