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Recommendation to adopt resolution approving the Annual and Five-Year Reports for the Transportation Improvement, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Fire Facilities Impact, and Police Facilities Impact Fees. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
New development affects the level of services provided through the City of Long Beach (City) facilities, infrastructure, land, and equipment. To accommodate the needs of the new residents and businesses, the City imposes impact fees to expand these resources as follows:
· Transportation Improvement Fee
· Parks and Recreation Facilities Fee
· Fire Facilities Impact Fee
· Police Facilities Impact Fee
The Annual and Five-Year Reports provide information to the City Council and the public and fulfills State Government Code and Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) mandated reporting and disclosure requirements. The attached Resolution contains the reports on each impact fee as exhibits.
This report reflects the City’s Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 22) actual performance and fund balance information based on preliminary close information that has not yet been audited.
Annual Reports
The California Government Code requires that local agencies that impose fees in connection with the approval of development projects make information available to the public on an annual basis. The LBMC adds other elements to these requirements. The reports provide information on what the fees are, the fund balance of each fund, and how the money was spent in the prior fiscal year. Additionally, annual reports for the Transportation Improvement and Parks and Recreation Facilities fees are required to also include proposed uses of revenue for the upcoming year. Any work related to the proposed uses listed on the annual reports will only proceed at such time that the detailed scope of work has been reviewed to ensure the uses are eligible for impact fee support, and appropriations have been approved by the City Council.
Five-Year Reports
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