Res 12-012RESOLUTION NO. 12 -012
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 2012/2013
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 $2,123 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 2012/2013 is set at 2 %, the minimum
annual increase in the fee set by the TransNet Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council intends by this Resolution to increase the
City's RTCIP Traffic Mitigation Fee from $2,123 to $2,165 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, 2012, hereby increases the RTCIP Traffic
Mitigation Fee from $2,123 to $2,165 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 3rd day of April 2012.
ATTEST:
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Don Higginso r
I, Linda A. Troyan, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify, under
penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 12-012, was duly adopted by the City
Council at a meeting of said City Council held on the 3rd day of April 2012, and that it
was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: BOYACK, GROSCH, MULLIN, CUNNINGHAM, HIGGINSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
Lin A. Troyan, MMC, City Clerk
City of Poway