2006 NS Planning - Consultant Contract - Education Facilities Impact Fees

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School Impact Fees in each school district currently are as follows: Oran a Coun School District Sin le Famil and Multi-wide Manufactured Homes $3,000 er unit Other Residential Units $1,420 er unit Cha el Hill-Carrboro School District Sin le Famil and Multi-wide Manufactured Homes $4,407 er unit Other Residential Units $1,979 er unit Given inflationary increases in land and school construction costs, there is a need to re-evaluate the current impact fees to determine if they are set at reasonable levels since the existing study used school costs from the 1990's. Additionally, the School Collaboration work group has been working on school construction standards (school land area, capacity, size, and cost) which are prerequisite data to include in the new analysis. Because Tischler and Associates is familiar with Orange County, the consulting firm leader in fiscal impact analysis, and will be updating and expanding upon their previous work, staff is recommending that negotiations with Tischler and Associates be permitted to proceed. The attached document "Exhibit A, Scope of Work" is an excerpt from the previous Tischler contract and represents the work that is contemplated in this agreement. It is notable, however, that the recent planning staff data collection may make the student generation rate analysis easier for the consultant. Tischler and Associates may also be able to conduct Park Dedication and Payment in Lieu Fees analysis, once the County develops certain parks standard criteria. Staff would bring the addendum back to the BOCC at that time. As a separate note, any related updates or revisions to the text of the ordinance to add clarity or anew policy will be timed to be concurrent with the impact fee amendments. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The School Impact Fee study is expected to cost between $50,000 to $60,000. As the Board may recall, a reserve was included in the 2006-2007 operating budget to cover three studies, to the extent $145,000 would allow: School Impact Fees, Phase III TDR Development Ordinance and Park Dedication and Payment-in-Lieu Analysis. The TDR Phase III work program will be presented for consideration at the next Board meeting. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board direct staff to negotiate a final contract with Tischler and Associates to perform the outlined scope of work including the consultant timeline for an amount not to exceed $60,000; and to authorize the Manager to sign the resulting contract.