HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-02-23; Municipal Water District; 0223.06; Agricultural Land Conversion Mitigation FeesCARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT - AGENDA BILL
ESTABLISH FEE FOR AGRICULTURAL LAND
CONVERSION MITIGATION FEES, TWIN "D" TANKS 02/23/94 ITG.
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3ECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommend Board of Directors approve resolution to establish fee for agricultural land
conversion mitigation for Twin "D" reservoir site improvements.
Carlsbad Municipal Water District will be constructing a new 8.5 don gallon potable water
storage facility adjacent to the present Twin "D" tank site. The District has purchased 2.74 acres
at this site and, as a condition of the coastal pennit allowing the construction of the 8.5 million
gallon tank, a fee must be established by the City Council for mitigation of the loss of
agricultural land. The District wiU be paying this fee upon award of the construction contract,
at a later date.
For further explanation of this item and location, refer to the attached City agenda bill.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
TITLE: DEPT. HD.EEC
CITY ATTY
CITY MGR.
ESTABLISH FEE FOR AGRICULTURAL
LAND CONVERSION MITIGATION FOR
TWlN 'D' SITE IMPROVEMENTS
Adopt Resolution No.
Reservoir site Improvements, Assessor Parcel No. 215-08-23, (2.74 acres), CMWD Project No. 84-111,
Contract No. 3376.
to establish fee for agricultural land conversion mitigation for Twin
ITEM EXPLANATION:
The Twin 'D' Reservoir Site Improvements are located within the 'Designated Coastal Agricultural Lands' of
Mello II Local Coastal Program (LCP). Any development of the 274 acre site requires the preservation of
prime agricultural land elsewhere within the statewide coastal zone or the payment of an agricultural land
conversion mitigation fee. The amount of fee set by the Carlsbad City Council ranges between $s,Ooo and
$lO,OoO per acre and is based upon the per acre cost of presenn'ng prime agricultural land elsewhere in the
state. The conversion mitigation fee is deposited in the State Coastal Conservancy Fund, through the
administration of our coastal development permit, and is used to preserve or enhance other important coastal
resources.
Since the site will be developed by constructing a new 8.5 million gallon potable water storage facility allowing
the existing adjacent potable water storage reservoirs to be converted to reclaimed water uses, both of which
are necessary and complimentary to adjacent agricultural uses, staff recommends that the mitigation fee be set at the minimum of $5,OOO per acre for a total fee of $13,700.
ENWRONMENTAL REVIEW:
EIA 91-15, a conditional negative declaration, was processed through the City of Carlsbad Planning
Department and approved in 1992. Proposed Twin '0' Reservoir Improvements were reviewed, and a
conditional permit was issued by the Coastal Commission in September 1993. In both instances, a condition was placed on the project requiting the payment 04 agricultural land conversion mitigation fees.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approximatety $4,38O,OOO is available in the 1993/1994 Capital Improvement Projects Budget for the Twin 'D'
Reservoir Improvements, therefore, funds are available for the expenditure of $13,700 for the payment of
agricultural land conversion mitigation fees.
EXHIBITS:
1. Location map.
2. Parcel map. \
3. Resolution No. to establish fee for agricuttural land conversion mitigation fees, Twin 'D'
Reservoir Site Improvements, Assessor Parcel No. 215080-23, (274 acres), CMWD Project No. 84-
1 11, Contract No. 3376.
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PROJECT NAME’ TWIN ‘0’ RESERVOIR SITE - AGRICULTURAL LAND CONVERSION MITIGATION FEE PAYMENT.
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PROJECT NAME: TWIN "0" RESERVOIR SITE - AGRICULTURAL LAND CONVERSION MITIGATION FEE PAYMENT.
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CrrY COUNCIL OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA,
TO ESTABLISH FEE FOR AGRICULTURAL LAND CONVERSION
MITIGATION FEES, TWIN 'D' RESERVOIR SITE IMPROVEMENTS, ASSESSOR PARCEL NO. 215080-23, (2.74 ACRES), CMWD PROJECT
84-1 1 1, CONTRACT NO. 3376
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, has determined it
necessary, desirable, and in the public interest to establish an agricultural land conversion mitigation fee
for the 2.74 acre Twin 'D' Reservoir Site known as Assessor Parcel No. 21 5-080-23 and being within Site
111 of the 'Designated Coastal Agricultural Lands' of the Mello I1 Local Coastal Program (LCP), and that said
fee be deposited with the State Coastal Conservancy fund; and
WHEREAS, the amount of mitigation fee set by the City of Carlsbad ranges between
$5,OOO and $lO,OoO per acre and is based upon the per acre cost of preserving prime agricultural land
elsewhere in the state. Considering that said Assessor Parcel No. 215-080-23 will be developed with
potable water storage facilities and existing adjacent potable water reservoirs are being converted for
reclaimed water storage, both of which are necessary and complimentary to adjacent agricultural uses,
the mitigation fee should be in the lesser amount of $5,OOO per acre for a total fee of $13,700; and
WHEREAS, approximately $4,38O,OOO is available for development of the Twin '[Y
Reservoir Improvements, therefore, funds are available for the expenditure of $13,700 for the payment of
agricultural land conversion mitigation fees;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad,
California, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
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2. That the mitigation fee for the above referenced project shall be $5,OOO per acre.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council
held on the day of , 1994, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
CLAUDE A. LEWIS, Mayor
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