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Home My WebLink About150 - 10/03/2006 - AUTHORIZING AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY AND POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRI ORDINANCE NO. 150, 2006 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AUTHORIZING AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY AND POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THOMPSON SCHOOL DISTRICT PERTAINING TO THE LAND DEDICATION AND IN-LIEU FEE REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN SUCH AGREEMENTS WHEREAS, on April 21, 1998, the City entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the Poudre School District, which agreement provides for the dedication of land by developers in the City to said school district for the construction of new schools needed to offset the impacts of their development, or, in the alternative, for the payment of a fee in-lieu of such dedication; and WHEREAS,on April 21, 1998,the City entered into a similar intergovernmental agreement with the Thompson School District; and WHEREAS,these agreements are collectively referred to below as the"School Agreements;" and WHEREAS,the requirements imposed upon developers pursuant to the School Agreements have been embodied in the Chapter 7.5 of the City Code; and WHEREAS, Section 7.5-48(d)of the City Code states,in essence,that the amount of the in- lieu fee to be paid by developers is to be established by the School Agreements and is to be equal to the fair market value of the property that could otherwise be required to be reserved for future dedication to the school district; and WHEREAS,Section 7.5-51(b)of the City Code calls for review by the City Council,at least every two years,of the land dedication and in-lieu fee schedule requirements attached to the School Agreements as Exhibit "A" (pertaining to school district planning standards) and Exhibit "B" (methodology for calculating the in-lieu fee); and WHEREAS, Section I of each of the School Agreements states that the school planning standards(Exhibit"A")should be reviewed annually by the school district and the City and adjusted by mutual agreement as needed,and paragraph 5(a)of such agreements states that both the standards and methodology are to be updated annually; and WHEREAS, both of the School Agreements, as well as Section 7.5-51(b)of the City Code, require that a public hearing be held by the City before any changes in the amount of the in-lieu fee; and WHEREAS,both the Poudre School District and the Thompson School District have adopted proposed revisions to Exhibits "A" and "B" to their respective agreements with the City and have requested that the City Council approve the same; and WHEREAS,after a public hearing regarding the proposed changes,the City Council believes that the proposed revisions to said Exhibits "A" and "B" are in the best interests of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the amendments to Exhibits "A" and "B" of the Poudre School District Agreement, as shown on Attachment 1, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, are hereby approved by the City Council. Section 2. That the amendments to Exhibits "A" and "B" of the Thompson School District Agreement, as shown on Attachment 2, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, are hereby approved by the City Council. Section3. Thatthe Mayoris hereby authorized to execute,on behalf of the City, addenda to the School Agreements reflecting the amendments authorized by this Ordinance. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 19th day of September, A.D. 2006, and to be presented for final passage o 3rd day of October, 2006. May r ATTEST: City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 3rd day of O er, A.D. 2006. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Attachment 1 Page 1 of 2 Exhibit A Poudre School District School District Planning Standards i. Student Yield Per Dwelling Uniti Category A Category B 1 to 4 attached 5 or more attached dwelling units dwelling units Elementary School 0.35 % Category A Middle School 0.10 %: Category A High School 0.09 V2 Category A Total 0.54 students t/2 Category A ii. School Facility Enrollment Capacities Elementary School 525 students Junior High School 750 students High School 1,800 students iii. School Site Acreage Requirements Elementary School 15 acres Middle School 30 acres High School 80 acres iv. Developed Land Value for 20063 $100,000 Average student yields for elementary,junior high school, and high school based on information collected by Western Demographics,Inc.Includes all residential dwelling types within the School District. 1Based on Poudre School District Site Selection Criteria. 'Average land value based on report prepared by Shannon and Associates dated March 14, 2006 Adjustments to occur every 2 years in the even year based on changes to the Larimer County Assessor's"Residential Lot Classification". Attachment 1 Page 2 of 2 Exhibit B Poudre School District School District Methodology Based on the School District Planning Standards contained in Exhibit A, calculation of land dedication or in-lieu payments uses the following procedures: 1. The student yield is determined by the number of attached dwelling units. (e.g. Category A, Elementary School= 0.3.5). 2. The amount of land required per student is calculated by dividing the acreage by the capacity. (e.g. Elementary School= 15 acres/525 students = 0.02-5). 3. The acreage per dwelling unit is determined by multiplying the student yield by the per student land requirement. (e.g. 0.35 yield x 0.029 acres = 0.010) 4. To convert the land dedication requirement into in-lieu payments, the acreage per dwelling unit is multiplied by the developed land value. (e.g. 0.010 acres x $100,000= $1,000.00) Summary The total land dedication or in-lieu payment per dwelling unit is: Category A Category B 1 to 4 attached units 5 or more attached units L n PILO' Land PILO' Elementary School 0.0100 acres $ 1,000 0.005 acres $500 Middle School 0.0040 acres $ 400 0.002 acres $200 High School 0.0040 acres 400 0.002 acres 200 Total 0.0180 acres $1,800 0.009 acres 900 Approved Fee: (Phased January 1, 2007- $1,200 $600 implementation per Fort December 31, 2007 Collins City Council January 1, 2008- $1,800 $900 December 31, 2008 To determine the land or in-lieu payments for a proposed residential development, the per dwelling unit totals above would be multiplied by the total number of dwelling units in the development. (e.g. 300 single family units = 0.0180 x 300 = 5.4 acre dedication or $1,800 x 300 = $540,000 PILQ) Pno means ';Payment-in-lieu-of land dedication Attachment 2 Page 1 of 2 Exhibit A Thompson School District R2-J Loveland, Colorado School District Planning Standards V. Student Yield Per Dwelling Unitl Category A Category B I to 4 attached 5 or more attached dwelling units dwelling units Elementary School 0.19 0.15 Middle School 0.12 0.07 High School 0.16 0.11 Total 0.47 students 0.33 students A. School Facility Enrollment Capacities Elementary School 550 students Middle School 900 students High School 1,500 students vii. School Site Acreage Requirements Elementary School 12 acres Middle School 30 acres High School 45 acres viii. Developed Land Value for 20063 $106,325 'Average student yields jar elementary, middle school,and high school based on Census 2000 and District's October 1,2000 enrollment report.Includes all residential dwelling types within the School District. 'Based on Thompson School District Board of Education Policy FBC and Regulation FBC-R. 'Average land value per acre of$38,170 plus raw water requirements and infrastructure costs per acre (utilities stubbed to the site, %ofstreet development costs jar a site, and overlot grading)of$68,155. Details of calculations and sources of base numbers available from the Planning Services office of the District. Annual adjustments to occur based on Dodge Index changes. Attachment 2 Page 2 of 2 Exhibit B Thompson School District R2-J Loveland, Colorado School District Methodology Based on the School District Planning Standards contained in Exhibit A, calculation of land dedication or in-lieu payments uses the following procedures: 5. The student yield is determined by the number of attached dwelling units. (e.g. Category A, middle school = 0.12). 6. The amount of land required per student is calculated by dividing the acreage by the capacity. (e.g. Middle School = 30 acres/900 students = 0.0333). 7. The acreage per dwelling unit is determined by multiplying the student yield by the per student land requirement. (e.g. 0.12 yield x 0.0333 acres = 0.0040) 8. To convert the land dedication requirement into in-lieu payments, the acreage per dwelling unit is multiplied by the developed land value. (e.g. 0.0040 acres x$106,325 = $425.30) Summary The total land dedication or in-lieu payment per dwelling unit is: Category A Category B I to 4 attached units 5 or more attached units Land PILO' Land PILO' Elementary School 0.0042 acres $ 447 0.0033 acres $351 Middle School 0.0040 acres $ 425 0.0023 acres $245 High School 0.0048 acres $ 510 0.0032 acres $350 Total 0.0130 acres $1,382 0.0089 acres $946 To determine the land or in-lieu payments for a proposed residential development, the per dwelling unit totals above would be multiplied by the total number of dwelling units in the development. (e.g. 300 single family units = 0.0130 x 300 = 3.9 acre dedication or $1,382 x 300 = $414,600 PILO) t PILO means "payment-in-lieu-of'land dedication