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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of November 26, 2012 — workshop Page 2 of 3 City Manager Randy Newlon stated that the City had established various impact fees in the past which were charges for development within the City, and which included municipal impact fees which benefited the Police and Fire Departments; recreation impact fees for parks; and road impact fees for roads with the City. He explained that these fees need to be reviewed from time to time to ensure they were still justified, and once substantiated, to measure the valuation of what the fees should be. He advised that Tindale - Oliver & Associates had been hired to perform this review of the City's impact fees and determine whether changes were needed. He further advised that representatives of the firm would be giving a presentation which would be an overview to orient the Commission about impact fees, including what they are, how they are established, and the approach that would be taken to perform the review of the City's impact fees. Mr. Newlaon explained that the final report would be presented to the Commission at a later time and they were not asking for any kind of policy guidance at this time. Mr. Newlon then introduced Mr. Steve Tindale, a principle of Tindale - Oliver and Associates, and Ms. Nilgun Kamp, Project Manager for the impact fee assessment study. Ms. Kamp gave a presentation covering the background of the City's impact fees; the purpose ofthe study and the study schedule; an overview of impact fees and legal requirements; the methodology for conducting the study; and the goals for and additional benefits of the study. A copy of the PowerPoint presentation is attached to and made a part of these minutes. Discussion: Discussion ensued between the Commission, Ms. Kamp and Mr. Steve Tindale regarding legal requirements; road impact fees vs. multi -modal impact fees; standards and levels of service; city standards vs. rural area standards; efficiencies; defensibility of the fees; and various options for structuring the fees. Commissioner Aramendia requested that a list of the impact fees that have been charged by the City be provided to the Commission when the presentation is made, to be used for comparison between what has been charged in the past and what is being proposed. Vice Mayor Solomon suggested it would also be a good idea to have a list from some other cities in the area for comparison. At the conclusion of the discussion, Mr. Tindale and Ms. Kamp commended City staff on their part in the process, stating they had done a tremendous job collecting data and following up with them with requested items. Mayor Glancy and the Commissioners agreed the City had an outstanding staff. She thanked Mr. Tindale and Ms. Kamp for the presentation.