TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ryan J. Alsop, Chief Executive Officer
REPORT BY: J.R. Rogers, Fire Administrator
SUBJECT: Public Hearing and Resolution Adopting Fire Capital Facilities Fees
RECOMMENDATION
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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 Napa County that are also within the American Canyon Fire Protection District. (No Fiscal Impact)
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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 (City) and parts of unincorporated Napa County (County).
In January of 2023, the District Board of Directors 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 works in collaboration with the County and the City to implement this fee for properties within its jurisdiction and either the City or the County.
In July of 2023, Napa County Board of Supervisors 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.
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 and in accordance with District Resolution 2023-05 and County Resolution 2023-96.
Adopting this resolution will adjust the Fire Capital Facilities Fees by four cents ($0.04), adjusting from one doll...
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