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Res 13-006RESOLUTION NO. 13 -006 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 2013/2014 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 $2,165 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 2013/2014 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 $2,165 to $2,209 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 Resolution No. 13 -006 Page 2 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, 2013, hereby increases the RTCIP Traffic Mitigation Fee from $2,165 to $2,209 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 2nd day of April 2013. ATTEST: liwt� #. �Vw Kristen M. Crane, Interim City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) SS COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO) =_ W. wana an WON Don Higginson, May,",­,; I, Kristen M. Crane, Interim City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify, under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 13 -006, was duly adopted by the City Council at a meeting of said City Council held on the 2nd day of April 2013, and that it was so adopted by the following vote: AYES: CUNNINGHAM, VAUS, GROSCH, MULLIN, HIGGINSON NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE DISQUALIFIED: NONE / � /J. �� Kristen M. Crane, Interim City Clerk City of Poway