TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Jason Martin, Deputy County Fire Chief
REPORT BY: Stacie McCambridge, Staff Services Manager
SUBJECT: Public Hearing and Resolution Adopting Fire Capital Facilities Fees
RECOMMENDATION
title
PUBLIC HEARING - Fire Capital Facilities Fee
Adopt a Resolution to adjust the Fire Capital Facilities Fee to align with the Consumer Price Index for properties located within the unincorporated area of the County that are also within the American Canyon Fire Protection District. (No Fiscal Impact; Mandatory).
body
BACKGROUND
The American Canyon Fire Protection District (District) provides fire protection, emergency medical services and hazardous material response to residents and businesses within the City of American Canyon and parts of unincorporated Napa County.
In January of 2023, the District Board adopted Resolution 2023-05, initiating the process of implementing a fee to offset the rising costs that new development imposes on the district. The District Board is working with the County of Napa and the City of American Canyon to implement this fee for properties within its jurisdiction and either the District or the County.
In July of 2023, Napa County adopted Resolution 2023-96. Item H of that resolution stipulated that the Fire Capital Facilities Fee shall automatically be adjusted annually on July 1, based on the change found in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose area for the twelve-month period ending the preceding April.
On June 18, 2024, the American Canyon City Council approved the adjusted fee for properties within its jurisdiction.
Staff is recommending that the Fire Capital Facilities Fee for all new construction and new development, which is intended to fund fire protection services, be adjusted to align with the changes in the San Francisco Area cost-of-living index of 3.8%, as published by the United State Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Adopting this resolution will adjust the F...
Click here for full text