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1 r / 27/ 2015 ORIGINAL RESOLUTION NO A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADOPTING TRAFFIC IMPACT MITIGATION FEE PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS AND COST ESTIMATES AND APPROVING THE TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE WHEREAS, Articie XV (commencing with Section ) of the Code of the City of Redwood City authorizes imposition of transportation impact fees for new development in the City ( the "Transportation Impact Fee Ordinance"); and WHEREAS, on April 3, 2000, a duly noticed public hearing was held by this Council on the question of approval of such fees and projects to be funded thereby at which the Council approved the imposition of such fees Transportation Impact Fee); and WHEREAS, this Council has reviewed that certain report entitled " 2012 Update, Redwood City Transportation Impact Mitigation Fee" submitted by Fehr Peers Transportation Consultants, dated December 2012 ( 2012 Study) which analyzes the impact of new development in the City on public streets, intersections, and related transportation facilities; and WHEREAS, the 2012 Study sets forth a methodology for establishing transportation impact fees and a proposed fee schedule; and WHEREAS, the Redwood City Transportation Impact Mitigation Fee, Fee Schedule for Specific Land Uses ( Fee Schedule) was based on the 2012 Study and was subsequently updated to adjust for construction cost increases occurring between 2012 and 2015; and ATTY/ RES03118/ CC RESO APPROVING AND ADOPTING RESO.# Page 1 of 30

2 07/ 27/2015 WHEREAS, the 2012 Study and the 2015-adjusted Fee Schedule were made available to the public not less than 15 days before the next regularlyscheduled meeting of this Council to be held on July 27, 2015; and WHEREAS, there continues to be a distinct nexus between new development and the necessity to mitigate the impacts of such development on traffic circulation. NOW, THEREFORE; BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AS FOLLOWS: 1. Findinqs. This Council hereby finds, determines, and declares: a) Traffic congestion, particularly during the "PM Peak Hours," i. e. befinreen the hours of 4-6 p. m. has reached levels in the City of Redwood City which are detrimental to the public health, welfare, and safety; b) The 2012 Study describes and analyzes new street (" street" as used herein is interchangeable with " road") improvements and improvements to existing streets, including widening, extension, signalization, repair, and reconstruction necessary to attain and maintain an acceptable level of traffic circulation and service; c) The Circulation Element of the General Plan of the City likewise describes necessary traffic and transportation capital improvements and traffic mitigation measures for acceptable levels of service corresponding to anticipated development; ATTY/ RES03118/ CC RESO APPROVING AND ADOPTING RESO.# Page 2 of 10

3 07/27/2015 d) New development will generate additional traffic, necessitating the acquisition of rights of way, road construction, road widening, rerouting, reconfiguration, and related improvements; the construction of pedestrian, bicycle, and transit improvements; and implementation of traffic reduction measures; e) The transportation impact fees hereinafter approved are based upon, and do not exceed, the costs of providing the aforesaid improvements and traffic reduction measures necessitated by new development; fj Revenues to be derived from imposition of the aforesaid fees shall be used to finance the road improvements, related fiacilities including active transportation improvements, and traffic reduction measures described in Exhibit 1 hereof, attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein; g) There is a reasonable relationship between the use of the fees approved hereunder and the types of development to which said fees shall apply; h) There is a reasonable relationship between the need for the public facilities described in Exhibit 1 hereof, attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein, and the type of development to which the fees approved hereby shall apply; i) The cost estimates set forth in Exhibit 1 are reasonable cost estimates for constructing the facilities and providing the traffic reduction measures corresponding thereto; ATTY/ RE503118/ CC RE50 APPROVING AND ADOPTING RESO.# Page 3 of 10

4 07/27/2015 j) The purpose of this fee is to jointly fund, from public and private sources, transportation system improvements necessitated in whole or in part by new development within Redwood City, and to provide an equitable method for allocating the cost of reasonable and necessary transportation improvements between the public and private sector, in accordance with the intent and purpose of the Transportation Impact Fee Ordinance as set forth in Redwood City Municipal Code Section A.; k) The reasonable relationship between the transportation impact fee and the purpose for which it is charged is demonstrated in the Redwood City Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee Study, dated February 18, 2000 (the " 2000 Study") and all subsequent City resolutions and ordinances adopting the fee, which document that reasonable relationship as follows: ( 1) the fee provides an equitable and uniform method for each new development to bear a proportionate share of citywide transportation improvements that mitigate the traffic impacts of development; (2) the 2012 Study identified the required transportation improvements to mitigate impacts caused by new development within the City for a 20-year period; ( 3) development creates demand for additional transportation improvements; ( 4) the fee shall be used for transportation improvements that will reasonably benefit new development in the City and reduce the traffic congestion and other adverse effects of increased traffic volumes caused by new development; ( 5) the fee ATTY/ RES / CC RESO APPROVING AND ADOPTING RESO.# REV: PT Page 4 of 10

5 07/ 27/ 2015 shall be used for transportation improvements that are, and shall be, specified in the 2000 Study and its periodic updates including the 2012 Study; and (6) the fees imposed on development are based on evidence provided by transportation studies and research on the volumes of traffic generated by various land use types, which are used to measure the traffic impacts of new development, and the resulting fees for various land uses are presented in a Fee Schedule described in Exhibit 2 hereof, attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein. This reasonable relationship remains between the current need for said fee and the purpose for which it was originally collected; 2. Traffic Impact Mitiqation Proiects. The list of capital facilities and traffic reduction measures to be funded by revenues derived from imposition of the " Impact Fees" (as said term is defined in the Transportation Impact Fee Ordinance) set forth in that certain table entitled " 2012 Redwood City Transportation Impact Mitigation Fee Update, Project Descriptions and Cost Estimates," of Exhibit 1 is hereby approved. 3. Transportation Impact Fee Schedule. The Impact Fees to be imposed pursuant to the Transportation Impact Fee Ordinance set forth in that certain schedule entitled, " Redwood City Transportation Impact Mitigation Fee, Fee Schedule for Specific Land Uses," ( Fee Schedule) of Exhibit 2, which includes adjustments for construction cost increases occurring between 2012 and 2015, are hereby approved and adopted. ATTY/ RE $/ CC RESO APPROVING AND ADOPTING RE50.# TRAFfIC IMPACT MITIGATION FEES/ TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE MUFF# 402 REV: PT Page 5 of 10

6 07/27/ Effective, Operative Dates. This resolution shall be effective upon adoption; provided that the provisions of said Exhibits shall be operative si y 60) days from the date of adoption of this Resolution. ATTY/ RES03118/ CC RE50 APPROVING AND ADOPTING RESO.# i REV: PT Page 6 of 10

7 Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Redwood City at a Joint City Council/ Successor Agency Board/ Public Financing Authority Meeting thereof held on the 27t" of July 2015 by the following votes: Council members: Council Members Aguirre, Bain, Howard, Pierce, Seybert, Foust, and Mayor Gee NOES: None ABSTAINED: None ABSENT: None Jeffrey Gee Mayor of the City of Redwood City tt Ivia rlinden C y e of Redwood City I hereby approve the foregoing resolution this 29T" day of July Jeffrey Gee Mayor of the City of Redwood City RESO. # 15433

8 signal2 07/27/2015 Exhibit Redwood City Transportation Impact Mitigation Fee Update Project Descriptions and Cost Estimates Project Description Total Cost' 1r l raa b prow ts 1 Bay Road/ 1) Provide signal pre-emption 21 NB Bay Road to provide one left, one through and one shared $ 34,000 Woodside Road through/ right lane 2, Bay Road/ Install traffic signal 2 300,000 Fifth Avenue 3 Redwood Shores Parkway/ Install traffic signal Z 300,000 Bridge Parkway 4 5 Charter Sareet Walnut Steet Install traffic signal 2 300,000 Install traffic signal 2 200,000 6 Broadway/ Add second right turn lane on NB Broadway 320,400 Woodside Road 8, EI Camino ReaU Beech Street- Lincoln Avenue EI Camino ReaV Whipple Avenue Hudson StreeU Roosevelt Avenue Main StreeU Bradford Street Main StreeU Woodside Road Ramps Maple Street/ Marshall Street Median closure 42,000 Add WB( Whipple) free right turn and merge lane 274,000 Install traffic 300, 000 Install traffic signal 2 300, 000 Install traffic signal 2 300,000 Install traffic signal 2 300, Middlefield Road/ Restripe SB Middlefield to one through, one right lane, and prohibit $ Jefferson Avenue SB left turns 30, iddlefield Road/ Main Street Restripe NB and SB( Middlefield) approaches to one left, one shared through/right, and change phasing from split to protected 54, Middlefield Road/ 1) Signal Pre-emption Woodside Road 2) Crosswalks and pedestrian signals 1) Add second W8( W hipple) left lane 2) Add EB( Whipple) left lane and change from permitted to protected Veterans Boulevard/ 3) Restripe EB( W hipple) shared though/ left as a dedicated through $ Whipple Avenue lane 4) Add EB( Whipple) right turn overlap 5) Restripe though lane on SB Veterans Blvd to a shared right/ through lane g86, , 000 t Veterans Boulevard/ Whipple Avenue Add EB( Whipple) right turn lane 570,000 ATTY/ RES / CC RE50 APPROVING AND ADOPTING RESO.# TRAFFIC IMPACT MITIGATION FEES/ TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE MUfF# 402 Page 7 of 30

9 signal2 07/ 27/ 2015 Project Description Total Cost' Veterans Boulevard/ Woodside Road Doggla Avenue Middlefield Road/ Douglas Avenue 1) Add WB( Woodside) right turn overlap 2) Add a shared left-through lane on SB Veterans and a second $ 70,000 receiving lane on US 101 on- ramp Install traffic signal with left-turn lanes on NB and SB Bay Road 2 $ 300, 000 provide protected phasing for NB and SB Middlefield Road 100, Second Aenue Install traffic 300, Blomquist StreeU Maple Street Blomquist StreeU Seaport Boulevard Various intersections( four locations) Install signal and provide dedicated left-turn lanesz 300,000 1) Add second NB( E. Bayshore) left and restripe the existing shared through/ left lane as a dedicated through lane. 600,000 2) Add second dedicated SB( Blomquist) left turn. Install lighted pedestrian crossings 82, 000 Corridor npro+ nents 25' Blomquist Road Extension Extend to East Bayshore, bridge Redwood Creek 9, 700,000 26' East Bayshore Road Widen south of Whipple 890,000 27' Veterans Boulevard Widen to 4 lanes between Chestnut and Woodside 360,000 28, lt@ Woodside Road EI Camino to Valota) US 101/ Woodside Road Seaport Boulevard Interchange Middlefield Road Woodside to Main) lfllpfovb/pallfs median closures( 2) 20,000 Interchange improvements engineering studies and preliminary design) 3,000,000 Pedestrian streetscape improvements 2, 300, 006 Neighborhood Traffic 31, Management Programs 32 Bicycle Network Alleviate cut-through traffic and speeding in various neighborhoods $ 1, 220,000 New class I, Ii, and III bicycle facilities per the 2010 General Plan See Appendix A regarding specific improvements included) 9, 020,000 Middlefield Rd between Flynn Ave and Douglas Ave: Modify $ 46,000 to 3 lanes plus bike lanes Implement" Complete StreeY' Jefferson Ave between Clinton St and Farm Hill Blvd: Modify $ 407,000 to 3 lanes plus bike lanes 33 improvements per the 2010 Broadway between Maple and Chestnut Streets: Modify to 3 $ 85 General Plan lanes plus bike lanes Broadway between Charter St and a quarter- mile east of 00,000 Douglas Avenue: Modify to 3 lanes plus bike lanes Farm Hill Blvd between Jefferson Ave and I- 280: Modify to 2 $ 413,000 lanes where there is a median and 3 lanes where no median ATTY/ RE503118/ CC RESO APPROVING AND ADOPTING RESO.# Page 8 of 30

10 07/27/ 2015 Project Description Total Cost' 34 Streetcar Sysiem Feasibility and preliminary studies for the streetcar system as, 000,000 envisioned in the 2010 General Plan 35' 36 Various Transit and TDM Various transit and TDM programs throughout the City to reduce $ 4,450, 000 Measures single occupant automobile trips. Downtown Precise Plan Various bicycle, pedestrian, traffic calming, and automobile connectivitv proiects. 9, 946,000 mprovements Denotes projects included in the current Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee program. 1. See Appendix A for detailed cost estimate for each project. 2. Although a roundabout may also be feasible at this intersection, the cost for a traffic signal is shown. Source: Fehr& Peers, 2012 Total Project Costs $ 50,719,000 Preparation of Transportation Fee Study $ 80,000 City Administrative Costs( 2%) $ 1, 016,000 Total Cost $ 51, 815,000 ATTY/ RES0.3118/ CC RE50 APPROVING AND ADOPTING RESO.# Page 9 of 10

11 07/ 27/ 2015 Exhibit 2 REDWOOD CITY TRANSPORTATION IMPACT MITIGATION FEE FEE SCHEDULE FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES Fee Land Use Category Residentiaf Uses Category Fator Units Downtown Downtown Single Family Residential Per Dwelling Unit 1, 617 1, 212 Multi- Family Residential Per Dwelling Unit ' Congregate Care Facility Per Dwelling Unit Below-Market- Rate Housing N/ Az 0.43 Per Dwelling Unit Non-Residential Uses Industrial Per Square Foot Warehousing Per Square Foot Hotel Per Room Motel Per Room Movie Theater Per Seat Private School( K- 12) Per Student Church Per Square Foot Office Per Square Foot Medical Office Building Per Square Foot Research and Development Per Square Foot General Retail ( Shopping g Per Square Foot Center) Supermarket Per Square Foot Convenience Store Per Square Foot Pharmacy/ Drug Store without gg Per Square Foot Drive Through Bank Per Square Foot Quality Restaurant Per Square Foot High Turnover Restaurant Per Square Foot Fast Food Restaurant with Drive- Through Window g Per Square Foot Service Station Service Station with Convenience Market Per Fueling 12$$ 9, 658 Position Per Fueling position , The fee for residential developments in Downtown is consistent with requirements in GC for transit-oriented housing as it accounts for reduced automobile trip generation due to proximity to transit service and better pedestrian and bicycle connectivity. 2. Below-market- rate housing fee calculated by reducing the multi- family residential fee by 30 percent based on the results of the 2000 Census in San Francisco which shows about 30 percent less vehicle ownership( which corresponds to lower vehicle trip generation) in low- income neighborhoods. Sources: ITE Trip Generation, 8" Edition and Fehr& Peers, Engineering News-Record Construction Cost Index, adjustment from 2012 average monthly index) to June ATTY/ RE503118/ CC RE50 APPROVING AND ADOPTING RESO.# Page 30 of 10

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