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Impact Fee Advisory Committee (IFAC)
Tuesday, December 11th | 6:00 PM | City Hall Commission Room
121 N. Rouse Ave, 59715
A. 06:02:52 PM (00:00:09) Call meeting to order
Present Were:
Kristin Donald (City Staff)
Jacki McGuire
James Nickelson (Chair)
Chris Budeski
Deputy Mayor Chris Mehl (Commission Liaison)
Brian Heaston (City Staff)
Chris Saunders (Staff Liaison)
Nilgun Kamp (Consultant)
Henry Thomas (Consultant)
Steven Tindale (Consultant)
B. 06:03:14 PM (00:00:31) Changes to the Agenda
C. 06:03:21 PM (00:00:38) Public Comment
Please state your name and address in an audible tone of voice for the record. This is the time
for individuals to comment on matters falling within the purview of the Committee. There will
also be an opportunity in conjunction with each action item for comments pertaining to that
item. Please limit your comments to three minutes.
06:03:33 PM (00:00:50) Kevin Thane (3432 S. 29th Ave) voiced concerns regarding the effects of
impact fees on affordable housing. Thane requested that the Committee recommend to the
Commission that impact fees for affordable housing be reduced.
D. 06:11:19 PM (00:08:36) Minutes
1. Approval of minutes:
11-8-18 Minutes (PDF)
o 11-8-18 Meeting Audio Link
11-15-18 Minutes (PDF)
o 11-15-18 Meeting Audio Link
06:11:29 PM (00:08:46) MOTION to accept minutes as submitted: Chris Budeski
06:11:30 PM (00:08:47) MOTION SECONDED: Jacki McGuire
06:11:30 PM (00:08:47) VOTE: All in Favor – Motion Carries Unanimously
G. 06:11:44 PM (00:09:01) Action Items
Assistant City Manager, Anna Rosenberry, introduced Steven Tindale, Nilgun Kamp and Henry Thomas,
the consultants completing Bozeman’s impact fee study update.
1. 06:13:57 PM (00:11:14) Wastewater Impact Fee Schedule Review and Recommendation &
Water Impact Fee Schedule Review and Recommendation
Henry Thomas with Public Resources Management Group provided a recap of the study conducted
on wastewater impact fees. Thomas explained that his original proposal was to have a single fee per
residential unit, but based on board discussion, the consultants looked back at the tiered structure
and developed supporting data. Thomas explained the factors that went into changes to the study
and the tiered fee recommendation. Thomas explained that when looking at the assets and capital
improvement plan, there are higher costs on the wastewater side and lower costs on the water side
than the previous calculations.
06:33:25 PM (00:30:42) Ms. Rosenberry provided some clarification regarding the two sets of
numbers presented.
06:35:51 PM (00:33:08) Mr. Thomas responded to questions regarding data used in calculations for
the wastewater impact fee recommendation.
06:48:20 PM (00:45:37) Board Chair, James Nickelson, asked a follow-up question regarding the
public comment received from Kevin Thane about modifying impact fees for affordable housing.
City Planner and Community Development Manager, Chris Saunders responded. Following,
committee members continued directing questions toward Mr. Thomas, impact fee consultant.
07:03:08 PM (01:00:25) Mr. Thomas recapped the impact fees affiliated with group housing per
Deputy Mayor Mehl’s request.
07:09:08 PM (01:06:25) MOTION to make a recommendation to the City Commission for approval of
the wastewater impact fee schedule review: Chris Budeski (withdrawn for more discussion.)
Wastewater Impact Fees:
07:09:40 PM (01:06:57) Impact Fee Advisory Committee members worked around the dais, sharing
their opinions on the impact fee options for wastewater.
07:11:35 PM (01:08:52) MOTION to recommend approval to the City Commission for the revised
methodology dated December 3rd, 2018 for the wastewater impact fees: Chris Budeski
07:13:29 PM (01:10:46) MOTION SECONDED: Jacki McGuire
07:13:31 PM (01:10:48) Motion Discussion
07:17:56 PM (01:15:13) VOTE: All in Favor – Motion Carries
Water Impact Fees:
07:18:18 PM (01:15:35) MOTION to recommend approval to the City Commission for the water
impact fee study with the revised methodology, draft report dated December 3rd, 2018.
07:18:43 PM (01:16:00) MOTION SECONDED: Kristin Donald
07:19:00 PM (01:16:17) VOTE: All in Favor – Motion Carries
2. 07:19:27 PM (01:16:44) Fire Impact Fee Schedule Review and Recommendation
Nilgun Kamp of Tindale and Oliver introduced herself and initiated her presentation by addressing
some of the concerns brought up in a previous meeting regarding affordable housing. Kamp
proposed separating single family homes from multi-family homes for the fire impact fee
schedule.
07:22:13 PM (01:19:30) Ms. Rosenberry referred back to the packet memo, showing actual fees in
order to provide clarification for Nilgun’s presentation, explaining that the previous single fee had
been separated into three separate fees under the new proposal for fire.
07:24:18 PM (01:21:35) Josh Waldo, Bozeman Fire Chief answered questions regarding the
difference in fighting fires in a single family home vs. multi-family. Chief Waldo stated that the
bigger the building is, the more challenging it is to handle an emergency.
07:25:37 PM (01:22:54) Consultant, Steven Tindale, stated that 90% of calls to the fire department
are not directly related to a fire, but other emergencies. Mr. Tindale also stated that there is a
relationship between persons per household and fire rescue services. Following, Ms. Kamp
explained the data they used, in response to committee member questions.
07:30:46 PM (01:28:03) Ms. Rosenberry explained that the Impact Fee Advisory Committee is
charged with forwarding a recommendation to the City Commission for a single fee structure for
residential fire impact fees or whether the fees should be separated based on residential type.
07:36:06 PM (01:33:23) Committee members directed questions toward Mr. Saunders regarding
impact fee management and affordable housing.
07:40:37 PM (01:37:54) MOTION to recommend approval of the fire impact fee schedule proposed
in table or option #2: Chris Budeski
07:41:26 PM (01:38:43) MOTION SECONDED Jacki McGuire
07:41:35 PM (01:38:52) Motion Discussion
07:42:42 PM (01:39:59) VOTE: All in Favor – Motion Carries
3. 07:42:59 PM (01:40:16) Transportation Impact Fee Schedule Review and Recommendation
Ms. Rosenberry, introduced the Transportation Impact Fee Schedule and provided an overview of
the components included in the determination made by consultants.
07:45:02 PM (01:42:19) Ms. Kamp provided an overview of the transportation impact fee options
presented.
07:50:11 PM (01:47:28) Mr. Tindale explained the level of service components of the transportation
impact fee study. Following, Ms. Rosenberry and Ms. Kamp explained the committee’s fee options
(tables in packet) in more depth and responded to questions from committee members.
07:59:53 PM (01:57:10) Consultants explained the comparison numbers used in calculating
construction costs within the transportation impact fee study in response to committee member
questions.
08:10:26 PM (02:07:43) Mr. Saunders explained provisions in Bozeman’s Unified Development Code
that state that no development can take place in an intersection that doesn’t meet the city’s D
standard until the intersection has reached the planned build-out. Saunders did state that they look
at other ways to provide solutions to congestion at these intersections.
08:14:01 PM (02:11:18) City Staff responded to a question asking if they were satisfied with the
proposed fee tiers. Following, Saunders explained that impact fees are fees for service, not
considered a tax and so all schools (not only private) are responsible for impact fees.
08:17:09 PM (02:14:26) Ms. Kamp provides a brief summary so that committee members may
deliberate as to which transportation impact fee schedule to choose. The group then discussed the
change in curve (fees) between homes of different sizes.
08:25:36 PM (02:22:53) Ms. Rosenberry offered more detail on the graph provided in the
transportation impact fee study packet. Following, the Tindale and Oliver Consultants explained
which curve the consulting firm recommended based on their past experience.
08:31:07 PM (02:28:24) Committee members deliberate on how to move forward in selecting which
transportation impact fee schedule to recommend for adoption to the City Commission.
08:38:21 PM (02:35:38) MOTION to recommend approval for the demand component, separating
single family versus multi-family and the alternative curve using the Plums Data.
08:39:14 PM (02:36:31) MOTION SECONDED Jacki McGuire
08:39:19 PM (02:36:36) Discussion
08:40:31 PM (02:37:48) VOTE: All in Favor – Motion Carries
08:40:38 PM (02:37:55) Committee members discussed the vehicle to capacity ratio (V.C. ratio) and
level of service as it pertains to the transportation impact fee options.
08:47:23 PM (02:44:40) Ms. Rosenberry provided a more detailed explanation of Table #5 which
shows the transportation fee split into single family and multi-family dwellings based on the
increased level of service component, compared to the current impact fee. Following, committee
members continued deliberation.
09:12:37 PM (03:09:54) Impact Fee Committee members and consultants discussed why the impact
fees are increasing at the current rate in order to maintain a specific level of service.
09:20:07 PM (03:17:24) Ms. Rosenberry recapped the options before the committee.
09:27:14 PM (03:24:31) MOTION to recommend that the commission consider the V.C. ratio of .73:
Chris Budeski
09:27:33 PM (03:24:50) MOTION SECONDED: Kristin Donald
09:27:36 PM (03:24:53) Discussion
09:29:11 PM (03:26:28) VOTE: 2 for; 2 Against
09:29:37 PM (03:26:54) MOTION to recommend to the commission to accept the report for the
transportation impact fee schedule.
09:30:12 PM (03:27:29) MOTION SECONDED: Jacki McGuire
09:30:18 PM (03:27:35) VOTE: All in Favor – Motion Carries
09:32:52 PM (03:30:09) Mr. Tindale spoke briefly about intersection capacity.
H. 09:34:52 PM (03:32:09) FYI/Discussion
1. Annual ethics training requirements
I. 09:35:46 PM (03:33:03) Adjournment
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