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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
MINUTES
A called meeting of the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee was called to
order at 6:35 p.m. on September 5, 2017 for consideration of scheduled items in
Council Chambers in City Hall of the Municipal Complex. Those present included
Vice Chairman LuAnn Portugal, and Committee Members: Kenny Olmstead, Eric
Owens, Ronald Dunckel, Steve Ellis, and Warren Wilson. Vice Chairman Portugal
stated there was a quorum of members of the Capital Improvements Advisory
Committee present.
STAFF PRESENT:
Mike Collins, Director of Planning and Economic Development
Stephen Cook, Senior Planner
Hal Cranor, Director of Public Works and Engineering
Tesla Worth, Administrative Secretary
VISITORS:
Chris Barker
Jeremy Thompson
ITEM 1. CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF CIAC MINUTES
Committee Member Dunckel made a motion to approve the minutes for the called
meeting of June 6, 2017. Committee Member Ellis seconded the motion. The vote
was as follows:
Ayes: Vice Chairman Portugal, Committee Members, Owens, Olmstead,
Ellis, and Wilson.
Nays: None.
Abstention: None.
Vice Chairman Portugal declared the motion carried. (6-0-0)
ITEM 2. CASE NO. 17-03-CIAC — APPROVED RESOLUTION
NO. 17-03-CIAC
Senior Planner Cook gave a brief description of the case. Chapter 395 of the
Texas Local Government Code mandates that impact fees be reviewed every five
(5) years and either updated or continued without change. In early 2013, the
consulting engineering firm Birkhoff, Hendricks & Carter, completed an Impact Fee
Study. Based on that study, the City Council in April 2013 adopted Ordinance No.
1992. The City Council determined at that time that no adjustments to the Capital
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Improvement Plan, land use assumptions, or water or wastewater impact fees was
necessary.
Birkhoff, Hendricks & Carter has recently completed a review of the Impact Fee
Study and has concluded that no changes are required to the land use
assumptions, the Capital Improvement Plan, or the water and wastewater impact
fees. The amount of impact fees that is currently approved are 50% of the
maximum calculated impact fees determined by the study in 2013.
The determination that an update is unnecessary is the initial step in the state
mandated procedures to not update the current impact fees. CIAC approval of
Resolution No. 17-03-CIAC is requested so that the remaining steps in the
procedure can be accomplished in a timely manner.
Committee Member Olmstead asked if the impact fees applied to residential or
commercial developments.
Mr. Cook stated that the impact fees applied to both resident and commercial
developments. He stated that impact fees are set for water and waste water based
on the size of pipe, and are listed on plats. The impact fees reflect the impact new
developments have on communities.
Committee Member Dunckel asked if the department received any pushback from
developers regarding the impact fees,
Mr. Cook stated that to his knowledge, there had not been any complaints made.
There were no further questions or comments presented by the Committee.
Committee Member Olmstead made a motion to approve Case No. 17-03-CIAC to
approve a resolution to adopt the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee
Semi-Annual Report for the period of October 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017.
Committee Member Owens seconded the motion. The vote was as follows:
Ayes: Vice Chairman, Portugal, Committee Members: Olmstead, Owens,
Dunckel, Ellis, and Wilson.
Nays: None
Abstention: None
Vice Chairman Portugal declared the motion carried. (6-0-0)
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ITEM 3. ADJOURN
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:42 p.m.F
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