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<br />impact fees is that existing taxpayers will not <br />have to pay them. However, there are important <br />pluses and minuses to the use of impact fees <br />which have been noted above and which should <br />be conveyed to elected officials. <br /> <br />I Including a public/private sector <br />advisory group may ease the <br />acceptance process. <br /> <br />19. Including a public/private sector advisory <br />group may ease the acceptance process. Using <br />this type of group educates everyone on the <br />openness of the process and reasonableness of <br />the data as well as providing a means to reveal, <br />before the end of the study, any major oversights <br />which might have been made. Tischler & Asso- <br />ciates, Inc. recommends this process to its clients <br />and in over 90% of the cases it is accepted. By <br />coming to closure with such a group prior to the <br />final report, there are fewer acrimonious hearings <br />and less chance of litigation. <br /> <br />I Garbllge In - <br />Garbage Out. <br /> <br />- - ------- <br /> <br />20. Garbage III - Garbage Out. The above 19 <br />points focus more on the non-technical issues; <br />however, they allude to a number of technical <br />issues, such as rational nexus. As noted, com- <br />munities and development groups will become <br />more sophisticated regarding the substantiation <br />of impact fees. The relationship of level of <br />service, geographic areas, capital improvement <br />budgets, and comprehensive plans are all critical <br />in devising a solid impact study. Perhaps most <br />important is the need for the analyst to "get his <br />feet dirty" by reviewing the local data to ensure <br />that it is valid to be included in the study itself. <br />An adopted recreation plan does not necessarily <br />mean the data is valid for impact fee calcula- <br />tions. Overcrowded school conditions may need <br />to be reflected in the level of service definitions. <br />'1" Garbage in will result in garbage out. <br /> <br />IrE] <br /> <br />Tischler & <br />Associates, Inc. <br /> <br />4701 Sangamore Road, Suite N210 211 S. Manhallan Place, Suite 3 <br />Bethesda, MD 20816 Los Angeles, CA 90()()4 <br /> <br />Providing Solutions for Growth <br /> <br />S E R V ICE S <br /> <br />. Fiscal Impact Analysis <br />· Capital Improvement Programming <br />· Impact Fee Modeling <br />. Revenue Strategies <br />. Economic Development AnalYSIS <br />. Growth Policy Studies <br /> <br />· MUNIES <br />. FISCALS <br />. CRIM <br />. CIPS <br /> <br />BULKRAlE <br />U.S. POSTAGE <br />PAID <br />PERMIT #108 <br />ALEXANDRIA, VA <br /> <br />