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The City is going to need to resurface and improve the street network. This will benefit all users of the roadway system. However, if one considers new traffic as well as existing local trips, new growth would be a minor percentage of this new cost. If impact fees were to be pursued, the impact fee amount would be from 5 to 15 percent of the total cost, and would necessitate the City to adhere to a road repaving program on which the City's impact fees are based. For these reasons, T A does not recommend impact fees be pursued for transportation or traffic. VIII. OTHER The City plans to improve the level of service for existing and new residents by undergrounding utilities, adding amenities for pedestrian and traffic movement, improving crosswalks and signage, resurfacing sidewalks, improve landscaping and street structure, implementing a new irrigation system, as well as other activities. These improvements will not only improve services, but will also enhance the visual appearance of the City. Both new as well as existing residents will benefit from this activity. Given the probable magnitude of the expenditures and the fact that the enhancement will improve both the capital infrastructure and lessen the operating expenses, T A recommends that the City seriously consider an assessment district in which all property owners would pay for these improvements on a monthly or other timely basis. A specific methodology would need to be determined. Impact fees would not be appropriate for this activity since a major cause of the expenses is the existing deficiencies that would primarily benefit existing residents. IX. GUESSTIl\t1A TES OF REVENUES For purposes of this report, T A is utilizing housing as a proxy for the possible increase in variation of different activities. At the present time there are approximately 10,000 existing housing units. At build out, assuming no redevelopment, it is likely that there will be an increase of about 3,000 net new units, or a total of 13,000 housing units. The major impact fee is likely to be Municipal facilities and equipment because of the cost of the new City Hall. The second greatest cost is likely to be the Parks, reflecting the proposed improvements to the park system. Police is likely to have the lowest capital related costs, with the lowest impact fees. Given the total number of housing units and the total costs that may be included. T A estimates that the impact fee, using a housing unit as a proxy, could range from $800 to $1,200. If one assumed a proxy of lQO new units a year, and a midpoint of $1,000, the amount would be $100,000 annually from impact fees. The impact fee amount would approximate $150,000 if there were 150 new units annually. 35 4 Tischler & Associates. Inc.