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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 05-27-1993 VI-A 7°f3 G s/. 7/q 3 A RESOLUTION REGARDING MAJOR POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION IN ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM OF IMPACT FEES TO FINANCE PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES IN ORANGE COUNTY, NC WHEREAS, Orange County public school facilities are vital to the health and economic prosperity of Orange County; and WHEREAS, public school facilities in Orange County must be expanded in order to maintain current levels of service if new development is to be accommodated without decreasing current levels of service; and WHEREAS, the expansion of the public school facilities in Orange County necessary to maintain current levels of service while accommodating new residential growth, several methods of finance will be employed, one of which will require new residential development to pay an appropriate share of the reasonably anticipated new educational facilities in the form of impact fees; and WHEREAS, impact fees will provide, in a reasonable manner, for the public health, safety, and welfare of persons residing within Orange County by providing a portion of the costs of new school facilities which bears a relationship to the benefits of the new school facilities to the new residential growth in Orange County; and WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners has conducted public hearings as required by G.S. 153A-323 on May 18, 1993 and May 24 , 1993 and received citizen comment on the proposed system of impact fees. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that it intends to establish a system of impact fees to finance a portion of the cost of public school capital needs which includes the following points: 1 . Impact fees will be collected at: The time at which the building permit is issued; The time at which the Certificate of Occupancy is issued; or Other: 2 . The schedule of impact fees ill be as follows: a. An average fee per residential dwelling unit of: $500; A ? $750; or Other: ; or b. A fee based on dwelling type as follows: ( 1) @ $500 average fee per residential unit: School District Dwelling Chapel Hill- Orange Type Carrboro County Single-Family $610 $562 Duplex, Triplex, $480 $491 and Quadplex Garden Apartment $428 $449 Townhouse $457 $450 Mobile Home $524 $548 ; or At- At-l1 @ $750, average fee per residential unit: °: School District Dwelling Chapel Hill- Orange Type Carrboro County Single-Family $916 $843 Duplex, Triplex, $720 $736 and Quadplex Garden Apartment $642 $674 Townhouse $686 $675 Mobile Home $786 $822 ; or (3) Other: ; or c. A fee based on dwelling type and number of bedrooms as follows: ( 1) @ $500 average fee per residential unit: School District Dwelling Chapel Hill- Orange Type Carrboro County Single-Family 2 Bedroom $180 $165 3 Bedroom $590 $543 .,, 4 Bedroom $971 $894 5 Bedroom $1,207 $1, 112 Duplex, Triplex, and Ouadplex 1 Bedroom $120 $123 2 Bedroom $327 $334 3 Bedroom $929 $949 Garden Apartment 1 Bedroom $70 $73 2 Bedroom $336 $334 3 Bedroom $1, 378 $1,447 Townhouse 1 Bedroom $155 $152 2 Bedroom $238 $234 3 Bedroom $574 $564 Mobile Home 1 Bedroom $203 $213 2 Bedroom $232 $243 3 Bedroom $1,008 $1,054 ; or (2 ) @ $750 average fee per residential unit: School District Dwelling Chapel Hill- Orange Type Carrboro County Single-Family_ 2 Bedroom $269 $238 3 Bedroom $885 $815 4 Bedroom $1,456 $1, 341 5 Bedroom $1,810 $1, 667 Duplex, Triplex, and Ouadplex 1 Bedroom $180 $184 2 Bedroom $491 $501 3 Bedroom $1, 394 $1,424 Garden Apartment 1 Bedroom $105 $110 2 Bedroom $505 $530 3 Bedroom $2,607 $2, 170 Townhouse 1 Bedroom $233 $229 2 Bedroom $357 $352 3 Bedroom $860 $846 Mobile Home 1 Bedroom $305 $319 2 Bedroom $348 $364 3 Bedroom $1,512 $1,581; or (3 ) Other: 3 . The issue of housing affordability will be addessed as follows: a. Through annual County budget appropriations to agencies and organizations whereby the County would pay impact fees for low and moderate-income housing units built or sponsored by such agencies and organizations; or b. Other: 4 . Following tr collection, impact fees must be spent within: a. Five years, the time frame coinciding with the CIP program perio , or b. Other: IThe County Attorney has indicated that the Board has_ the option of extending the capital planning (CIP) period for school capital needs. • 5 . Other: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners will consider for adoption an ordinance establishing a system of impact fee which incorporates the above mentioned points at its June 7 , 1993 regularly scheduled meeting. Adopted this day of , 1993 . 'a� Q 1993-94 Budget Highlights General Fund Budget $60,577,088 - Additional Debt Service totaling $2.1 million, or the equivalent of just under 5 cents on the property tax rate, for first installment of the $52 million Education Bonds - Increase in Current Expense Appropriation from $15.7 million to $16.8 million, a $1 . 1 million increase, or 7.2 percent. - 2% COLA for County Employees and Revised Merit Plan 1993-94 Budget Highlights - 17 new permanent full time positions, many funded through reallocation of other funds or revenues generated - Establishes General Fund Property Tax Rate at 83.0 cent Revaluation Current Tax Rate = 84.25 cents Adjusted Tax Rate After Revaluation = 74.25 cents Recommended Tax Rate = 83.00 cents * per $100 assessed valuation 1991 -92 Percent of Current Levy Collected State Average 96.60 % Orange County 98.03 % Surrounding, Counties Alamance 97.74 Durham 97.09 % Chatham 96.63 % Wake 98.08 % Caswell 92 .63 % Person 98.23 % Property Tax Revenues MIIIIona of Dollars $ 40 $33.59 M $37.35 M $ 30 $ 20 $ 10 $ 0 Property Tax 1992-93 Original 1993-94 Racommandad Ma *jor General Fund Revenues Millions of Dollars $ 10 ;s 32 S8.87 57.79 or $ 8 $ 6 2.97 $2.1 $ 2 $ 0 Infer ovf'I Charges Soles Tax g ® 1992-93 Original 1993-94 Recommended Intangibles Tax Millions of Dollars $ 2.5 $ 2 $ 1 .5 $ 1 $ 0.5 0 $ 85-86 86-87 87-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-920 92-93 93-94 —�—' Rec'd by Orange Co • 91-92 Includes a one—time negative adjustment made- by the State Budget Increases Address Needs of Children and Safety of our Citizens Public Safety $ .40 M Children Services $ .50M I kill. School Capital $ .60 M Education $1 .10 M School Debt $2.0 M Selected Increases by Major Functions Education $16,840,460 Current Expense Appropriation, which provides $1 . 1 million in new funding Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools $ 9,599,940 Orange County Schools $ 7,240,520 Allocation to each system based on projected student population: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools 57 % Orange County Schools 43 % State Is Projecting 67 More Children � In the Schools Next Year 8,000 +427 +240 6,000 ...... \� ......... .................... .................................. � �\\` 4,000 ...... ���.`:��� ................. 2,000 ........ ................. 0 CHCCS OCS Average Daily Membership M ,1 992-93 1993-94 Per pupil increase from $1 ,310 per student to $1 ,330 per student - Recurring capital funding from property tax is recommended at $750,000 for each system - Additional funds totaling $88,656 in sales tax revenue recommended to address additional recurring capital needs If Rate of Growth Experienced over Last 10 Years Continued , Current Expense Would Equal $ 31 . 6 Million in Year 2000 Millions of Dollars $ 35 $ 30 ' $ 25 ' $ 20 $ 15 . $ 10 $ 82 92 00 "' Current Expense To meet the growing needs of children this budget includes: 3 new Child Support Enforcement Officers - 1 Child Protective Services Worker To meet public safety needs this budget includes: - 4 Deputy Sheriff positions to ensure the safety in the jail and to meet workload demands - 3 Call takers for 911 Center to handle increased call volume - 1 Assistant Fire Marshal for fire safety inspections of public and private facilities - 6 time-limited positions in the Solid Waste Division to staff new convenient centers Planning To hel p achieve many of the goals of the BOCC, one new Planner position is recommended Register of Deeds keep ace with rowing number of real property To p p g . . . transactions one Register of Deeds Deputy I position is recommended - the cost of this position will be offset by revenue generated from fees Mer *it Plan Salary Increase Previous 1992-93 1993--94 P� Appr Performance Rating � oved Proposed' Unsatisf actory Needs Improvement Ef f ective 2.5% 1 .25% 2.5% 5% 2.5% 2.5%/$400 Highly Effective bonus outstanding 5 '/2.5% 3.75% 3.75%/$800 Achievement bonus bonus Best Fitting of Resources - Reallocation to Higher Priorities - Self Funded Service Enhancements - Discontinuation of Lower-Priority Services - Cost Effective Achievement of Objectives through Restructure of Service Best Fitting of Resources Reallocation to Higher Priorities - Increased availability of ambulances for emergency response by discontinuing non-medically necessary transports and out-of-county convalescent transports Self-Funded Service Enhancements - Creation of rural CAT routes with fare revenue and $85,000 of available federal funding Discontinuation of Lower-Priority Services - $18,000 annual savings from elimination of township tax listers Cost Effective Achievement of Objectives Through Restructure of Service - Significant reduction in solid waste landfilled by replacing system of unattended greenboxes with staffed solid waste collection sites - funded by savings in tipping fees, fuel, and maintenance Conclusions Board goal to increase citizen input into planning County programs/services Questions to be answered: What services are highest priorities? For which should funding be emphasized or de- emphasized? What revenue sources should be used? Best-fitting is dependent on preferences and expectations of customers