HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 142-97 TVTranDevFeePrincipRESOLUTION NO. 142 - 97
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
APPROVING PRINCIPLES OF AGREEMENT FOR ADOPTION OF
THE TRI-VALLEY TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT FEE
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin has joined with other Tri-Valley jurisdictions to form the Tri-Valley
Transportation Council (TVTC), and cooperatively participated in the development and adoption of the
Tri-Valley Transportation Plan/Action Plan for Routes of Regional Significance (TVTP), and
WHEREAS, the TVTP identified improvements to the Regional transportation system necessary to
accommOdate traffic growth from ongoing development in the Tri-Valley Are and elsewhere, and
WHEREAS, the TVTP recommended the adoption and implementation of a Tri-Valley
Transportation Development Fee (TVTDF) to fund all or part &the necessary transportation
improvements identified in the plan, and
WHEREAS, the TVTC has directed the preparation of studies and documentation for the adoption
and implementation of the TVTDF Regional Fee Program, and
WlqF,~AS, the City of Dublin supports solution of regional traffic problems through
implementation of the TVTP and the TVI~F Regional Fee Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Dublin does hereby endorse and adopt
the following Principles of Agreement for the establishment and implementation of the TVTDF:
1. That the TVTDF shall be used to fund all or part of the following Transportation Improvement
Projects in the Tri-Valley Area. It is acknowledged that at the proposed fee rates, the TVTDF will not
fund the project list in its entirety:
1-580/1-680 Interchange Improvements
Improvements to State Rome 84 between 1-580 and 1-680
1-680 Auxiliary lanes between Bollinger Canyon Road and Diablo Road
West Dublin/Pleasanton BART station
1-580 HOV Lanes between Santa Rita road and Greenville Road
1-680 HOV Lanes between SR84 and Sunol Grade
1-580/Foothill Road Interchange Improvements
1-680/Alcosta Boulevard Interchange Improvements
Crow Canyon Road Safety Improvements west of Bollinger Canyon Road
Vasco Road Safety Improvement north ofi-580
Express Bus Service in the Tri-Valley Area
2. That the highest funding priority for the TVTDF shall be the 1-580/1-680 Improvement project
"Local Match," which shall be funded at 100% of rem~ning local responsibility ($5.5 million), including
reimbursement to those local jurisdictions which have already advanced or are to advance monies or in-lieu
contributions to the 1-580/1-680 project.
3. That the following criteria shall be considered in establishing the priority of other projects on the
TVTDF funding list:
Project Readiness: examples of project readiness milestones include: completion of
environmental documentation, incIusion in RTIP/STI?, preparation of Plans, Specifications
and Estimates, right-of-way acquisition, etc.
Project Funding: Ability of project to "leverage" funding, eligibility for external funding,
and/or commitment of external funding.
Project Effectiveness: Ability of the project to effectively address Tri-Valley traffic
congestion and/or safety problems.
4. That the TVTC Technical Advisory Committee will prepare within 6 months of TVTDF adoption a
Strategic Expenditure Plan for delivery of the improvement projects. The Strategic Expenditure Plan will
include preliminary cost and revenue estimates of the TVTDF, a prioritization plan and timeline for project
delivery. The Strategic Expenditure Plan will be reviewed and approved by the TVTC and subsequently
reviewed and approved by the seven member jurisdictions.
5. That the TVTDF Fee will pay for a portion of some or all of the previously-listed projects, on the
basis of the following Fee Schedule:
Land Use Categow
Single-Family Residential
Multi-Family Residential
Office
Retail
Industrial Warehouse
* Other Uses/Alternative Rate
TVTDF Fee Rate
$1,500 per dwelling unit
$1,050 per dwelling unit
$1.00 per square foot
$1.00 per square foot
$ .75 per square foot
$1,500 AM/PM Average Peak Hour Trips
* (TVTDF fees for other uses not listed shall be based upon the average AM/PM peak hour trip
generation, as estimated by the most recent edition of the ITE Trip Generation Manual. Technical
procedures for the calculation of TVTDF fees will be adopted by the TVTC.)
6. The TVTDF Program will be reviewed biennially, and adjusted as necessary to reflect changes in
project list, project cost, program revenue and other factors. The criteria established in Item 3 above shall
be considered in the biennial update, as appropriate. Examples of "other factors" include amendments to
state or regional gasoline taxes, reauthorization of County Sales Tax transportation program, identification
of supplemental funding sources for Strategic Expenditure Plan projects, etc. Fee increases beyond
inflationary and construction cost adjustments shall be approved unanimously by all seven jurisdictions.
7. Each jurisdiction may retain 20 percent of the TVTDF revenues collected within its jurisdiction for
expenditure on projects included under Section I or as the list is modified by the TVTC.
8. That each TVTC jurisdiction shall levy the TVTDF on all Tri-Valley development not legally
precluded from the fee.
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9. That each TVTC jurisdiction shall levy the TVTDF on all Tri-Valley development with current
development agreements/entitlements which include language requiting that a regional transportation fee
:be paid when enacted.
10. That the TVTDF shall be applied to all significant changes to existing development agreements or
other entitlements approved after January 1, 1998. The TVTDF shall be applied to all components of a
project which are subject to the amended or renewed development agreement/development entitlement.
Significant changes are defined as follows:
Change in Land Use type (e.g., Office to Retail)
Intensification of Land Use Type (e.g., increases in square footage of approved Office)
Expiration of Term of Development Agreement(s)
Reduction or Removal of project Mitigation requirements/Conditions of Approval
Other, "non-significant" amendments to development agreements (e.g., Architectural changes or
changes to site plans with no net traffic increases shall not be subject to the TVTDF.
11. That these Principles of Agreement for the TVTDF shall take effect upon their adoption by the
seven member jurisdictions of the Tri-Valley Transportation Council.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of November, 1997.
AYES:
NOES:
Councilrnernbers Barnes, Burton, Howard, Lockhart and Mayor Houston
None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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