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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIFAC- 9-15-2016 MinutesImpact Fee Advisory Committee Thursday, September 15, 2016 5:30pm, Madison Room, City Hall– 121 N. Rouse Ave. A. 05:31:52 PM (00:00:01) Call meeting to order B. 05:32:07 PM (00:00:16) Changes to the Agenda – no changes to the agenda C. 05:32:13 PM (00:00:22) Public Comment – No public comment D. 05:32:23 PM (00:00:32) Action Items 1. 05:33:23 PM (00:01:32) Move the design and construction of N 27th Ave. from FY 18 to FY17 – Mr. Woolard begins discussion on moving N. 27th Ave to FY18. 05:35:04 PM (00:03:13) Anna Rosenberry confirms the design funds needed. Chris Mehl questions why the estimate is over. Mr. Woolard responds that it is off because of traffic control numbers. 05:35:44 PM (00:03:53) George Thompson questions why moving forward and if it will affect the future. Mr. Woolard responds that they are getting good bids this year, so he does not see it being better in the future and that it will fit in well with current construction. Mr. Thompson states he likes the idea of moving forward with it, but wants to be sure to move forward with current plans. Mr. Woolard says that sometimes things can be missed, but they try to be as close as possible in budgeting. Discussion about whether to deal with all items as one motion or as individual motions. Board states it could be best to do it as one motion. 2. 05:40:17 PM (00:08:26) Add the City of Bozeman portion of the traffic demand manager position as approved in the budget – Craig Woolard gives back ground on the proposal. 05:41:28 PM (00:09:37) Anna Rosenberry comments that it was included only in FY17’s budget, but was a 3 year commitment. This was added to the agenda as they were making amendments to the budget to honor the 3 year commitment. 3. 05:42:59 PM (00:11:08) Adjustment of the budget for completion of the Graf Street Extension – Craig Woolard gives background on the adjustment of the budget to complete Graf Street. 05:45:45 PM (00:13:54) Sean Kohtz comments there were some pieces missing which account for the discrepancies in pricing. Specifically, there was a traffic signal missed. Discussed the cost of the project further and that the numbers are hard numbers based on a real quote and what the scope of work would cover. 05:50:28 PM (00:18:37) George Thompson questions how the payback would work on this project. Anna Rosenberry responds with how the payback will work. Ms. Rosenberry responds that it will be determined by the commission, but that it will include an interest rate or inflation for the developer along a pre-developed piece of road. Discussion regarding which type of payback should be set in place. Noted that this is the first project they are doing this (building the road before development), so it has not finally been decided how the payback will go. Mr. Thompson states that it would be best to keep it simple and predictable 05:58:29 PM (00:26:38) Mr. Woolard states that they have a good bid on this with the Yellowstone Center, so they are looking to do a budget amendment and get this done. 4. 06:00:22 PM (00:28:31) Add the purchase of the right of way for Fowler/Davis – Craig Woolard gives background on proposal. Board discusses what would be required to get the easements needed for the road. Discussion among board members about purchasing an entire lot that would make it easier to develop the road. 06:08:41 PM (00:36:50) James Nickelson expresses concern with spending the street impact fee money to buy more property than is needed. He also states that the City does not have a good record of buying and selling property. Discussion among board members about whether or not it is a good idea to purchase more land than is required for the project. Mr. Nickelson questions if there is another funding source for purchasing the land, other than impact fees. Board continues discussion regarding acquiring property and what would be required to expand the road. Board discusses the importance of Fowler in the long range planning. 06:17:11 PM (00:45:20) Mr. Nickelson comments that he will be supporting the items, but wants to consider the thought about whether street impact fees should be covering the cost 06:17:53 PM (00:46:02) Mr. Thompson moves to approve the request to amend the budget for FY17 to include the design and construction of N27th Ave., to add the City of Bozeman portion of the traffic demand manager position as approved in the budget, to adjust the budget for the completion of the Graf Street Extension, and add the purchase of the right of way for Fowler/Davis. Second by Bob Murray Vote: Board unanimously approves. E. 06:19:28 PM (00:47:37) FYI/Discussion 06:19:38 PM (00:47:47) Craig states that they are working right now on next year’s capital budget. He states that a lot of things have come into place in the last year to help put together a better budget. He states that they are about 2/3 of the way through the Transportation Master Plan update and that some projects may come out of that. 06:21:00 PM (00:49:09) Anna Rosenberry states that there is a lot of pressure to get everyone’s project on the schedule and they are working through projects, so they won’t have a schedule to the board until later in the year. Discussion among board members regarding the budget and what is going into building it. 06:23:50 PM (00:51:59) Chris Mehl comments that the Commission will be reviewing cash-in-lieu of infrastructure and intersection demands. Craig Woolard states that he feels they are making progress in focusing on important corridors instead of following development. Board continues discussion regarding completing the network and risks associated with filling in the network rather than chasing construction. Anna Rosenberry comments that the right thing to do with regards to buying property for streets is to purchase it using street impact fee money and then sell it after they have taken what they need for the street improvements. Using another funding source can create complications with regards to what is the priority with the purchase and put limits on what can be purchased. F. 06:32:48 PM (01:00:57) Adjournment For more information please contact Alicia Kennedy at akennedy@bozeman.net This Committee generally meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month as needed at 6:00pm. Committee meetings are open to all members of the public. If you have a disability and require assistance, please contact our ADA coordinator, Mike Gray at 406-582-3232 (TDD 582-2301).