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<br />Section 4. Parks and Trails Master Planning Fee Calculation (AB 2936) <br /> <br />In September 2002, County-sponsored AS 2936 was passed, authorizing cities and counties to <br />coUect impact fees to recover the costs of preparing and revising general and master plans. As <br />previously discussed, the County is presently in the process of preparing a 15-year park master <br />plan. In order to fund the planning and associated costs attributable to new development, this <br />Study recommends a new parks and trails master planning fee ("Parks Planning Fee"), as <br />authorized by AS 2936. 10 <br /> <br />Based on cost estimates provided by the Parks, Creeks and Trails Committee ("PCTe"), the <br />estimated total cost for preparing and revising the parks and trails master plan is $1.5 million over a <br />15-year planning horizon. Additionally, the costs of preparing and updating this Study, as well as <br />funding of the administrative and associated costs related to the park fee program, are included in <br />the park planning fee. However, since the park and trails master plan provides long range plans <br />for existing and future parks, trails and facilities, only 50% of the costs (or $762,500) are <br />attributable to new development.11 <br /> <br />As previously discussed, the population in the unincorporated areas of the County is expected to <br />grow by 20,837 over the next 15 years. Therefore, as shown in Table 17, the per capita cost <br />aUocatedto new development is $50.75. <br /> <br />Table 17 - Parks and Trails Master Planning Costs Allocated to New Development Per Capita <br /> <br />Fee Components <br /> <br />Estimated <br />Costs <br /> <br />Future Allocation <br />% $ <br /> <br />Cost Allocation <br />Per Capita 1 <br /> <br />Parks and Trails Planning <br />Park Fee Program I Fee Study Updates <br />Total Costs <br /> <br />$1,525,000 <br />$295,000 <br /> <br />$1,820,000 <br /> <br />50% <br />100% <br /> <br />$762,500 <br />$295,000 <br /> <br />$1,057,500 <br /> <br />$36.59 <br />$14.16 <br /> <br />$50.75 <br /> <br />Notes: <br />1 Per capita costs allocated to new residential development. <br /> <br />(Appendix E details the County's parks and trails master planning costs and park <br />fee program costs.) <br /> <br />10 The passage of Assembly Bill 2936 in 2002 amended Government Code Section 66014 of the Mitigation Fee Act. <br /> <br />II The County's PCTC estimates that 50% of the Parks and Trails Master Plan will focus on new park development and <br />50% on the rehabilitation of existing park facilities. <br /> <br />Park Impact Fee Nexus Study, 2004 <br />County of Contra Costa <br /> <br />Page 18 <br /> <br />DRAFT REPORT <br /> <br />6-25 <br />