Mayor Jeremy Fey called the Central City Council regular meeting to order at 7:17 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. In attendance were Mayor Jeremy Fey, Mayor Protem Kara Tinucci, Alderman Jeff Aiken,
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Mayor Jeremy Fey called the Central City Council regular meeting to order at 7:17 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. In attendance were Mayor Jeremy Fey, Mayor Protem Kara Tinucci, Alderman Jeff Aiken, Alderman Marcia Enloe, and Alderman Todd Williams. Staff present included City Manager Deniel R. Miera, City Attorney Marcus McCaskin, City Clerk Reba Bechtel, Finance Director Robbins, Community Development Director Roemhildt, Utilities Director Beard, and Division Chief Wheeler.
A Public Forum was opened to anyone with concerns on agenda items. No one commented.
The first action item of new business was Ordinance No. 23-02: An ordinance repealing and reenacting Article X of Chapter 4 of the City of Central Municipal Code pertaining to development impact fees.
Roemhildt explained that this ordinance will repeal and replace Article X of Chapter 4 of the Central City Municipal Code.
The City currently assesses impact fees to new development for public facilities, public safety, culture and recreation, public works, and water to help defray the cost that new development places on the respective systems. The current fees vary by development type, residential or non-residential.
A Development Impact Fee Study was performed in late 2022 to assess the City of Central’s needs which was presented to the council with the fees to be collected.
Through passage of Resolution 22- 16, dated May 3, 2022, City Council commissioned a Development Impact Fee Study (the “Study”) to be completed by Willdan Financial Services (“Willdan”). In addition to the City’s development impact fees, the Study assessed the City’s water tap fees under Section 13-2-310 of the City’s Municipal Code.
Section 29-20-104.5, C.R.S., provides that a local government may implement impact fees for new development. Impact fees must be generally applicable to a broad class of property, and the intent of the impact fee must be to defray the projected impacts on capital facilities caused by proposed development.
Impact fees cannot be used for the purpose of correcting current issues or poor quality of services. Therefore, the impact fee should be established at a level no greater than necessary to defray such impacts directly related to proposed development.
Williams moved to approve Ordinance No. 23-02, pertaining to development impact fees, on first reading, and further moved that second reading and public hearing be scheduled for Tuesday, March 21 at 7:00 p.m. to be held in the Council Chambers.
Enloe seconded, and without discussion, the motion carried unanimously.
Next to be brought to Council’s attention was Ordinance No. 23-03: An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Central, Colorado, setting new Plant Investment Fees under Section 13-2-310 of the City’s Municipal Code.
Beard explained that this ordinance is related to plant investment fees (i.e., water tap fees) under Section 13-2-310 of the City’s Municipal Code.
This section of the Municipal Code provides “For the purposes of defraying the costs of furnishing capital improvements and treatment capacity for the City system, there is hereby imposed a plant investment fee which shall be due and payable in full at the time application for a new license is made or at such time as an increase in the tap size for the premises is determined.
“The customer shall be required to obtain and pay the costs of all streetcut and other permits and to pay the costs of all plumbing, paving, inspection, and other work and materials associated with making the tap.”
Over the remainder of 2022, Willdan completed the Study, which was presented and discussed with the City Council on November 1, November 29, and December 6, 2022. The City currently assesses water tap fees per Section 13-2-310. The current fees vary by meter size.
The Study calculated and recommended adoption of updated water tap fees for the City’s water utility based on the value of water facilities and the associated capacity.
Per the Study, the water system was valued at $22,507,807, and is projected to provide capacity to 1,997 single family equivalent units based on current usage estimates. The Study provides for maximum supportable water tap fees, which are reflected in Ordinance 23-03.
These specific fees can be found in the minutes of March 7, 2023 by visiting https://centralcity.colorado. gov/meetings and clicking on the “Meeting Minutes” tab.
Williams moved to approve Ordinance No. 23-03 on first reading, and further moved that second reading and public hearing be scheduled for Tuesday, March 21 at 7:00 p.m., to be held in the Council Chambers.
Tinucci seconded, and without discussion, the motion carried unanimously.
Council comments included: encouragement for additional discussion on the subject of parking; a “thank you” to Public Works for snow mitigation; a “thank you” to the participants for feedback on parking; and an invitation to St. James Church for community gatherings.
Community comments included thanks to Council regarding the parking fees for their careful consideration and accepting input.
At 7:42 p.m., Fey adjourned the meeting.
The next Central City Council meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on March 21, 2023, at Central City Hall, 141 Nevada Street, second floor; or online via Zoom. Information can be found on the City website: centralcity.colorado.gov/meetings.