HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-04-16; Parks & Recreation Commission; 401-8; Park-in-Lieu Fee UpdatePARKS 81 RECREATION COMMISSION - AGENDA BILL
AB# 401-8 - TITLE : 0 INFO
MTG. DATE: 4-16-01
STAFF: BEVERLY
PARK-IN-LIEU FEE UPDATE
RECOMMENDED ACTION :
ACTION
Direct staff to initiate actions to increase the Park-In-Lieu Fee.
ITEM EXPLANATION :
In 1991, the City Council approved a significant increase in the City's Park-In-Lieu (PIL) Fee.
The increase was established as a result of the City's then recent acquisition of the Sherman
Parcel at $175,00O/acre. The Sherman Parcel of 30 acres has since been developed as
Poinsettia Park. The following matrix identifies the existing PIL Fee in 1991, what the approved
increase was and what the percentage increase resulted in. All fees were established per
quadrant and based on the cost per acre to acquire parkland.
p9J INCREASED TO % CHANGE
NW QUAD $87,000 $175,000 101%
NE QUAD 87,000 175,000 101%
SW QUAD 87,000 175,000 101%
SE QUAD 109,000 175,000 61 %
In 1992, the City Council approved an amendment to the PIL fee as listed above. The
amendment was based upon the cost incurred by the City to purchase property from the
Carlsbad Unified School District in its effort to construct the Senior Center. As a result, the PIL
fee in the NW Quadrant was increased to $195,0OO/ac. 1 Accordingly, the current PIL fee schedule is as follows, and has remained as such since 1992.
NW QUAD $1 95,OOOlAC
NE QUAD $175,0OOlAC
SW QUAD $175,OOO/AC
SE QUAD $175,OOO/AC
Over the past couple of years, the City has acquired several lots for park purposes. Those sites
and the cost per acre for acquisition are:
1. 10 Acre Industrial
Recreation Park site - $275,OOO/AC
(NW QUAD) (Total Cost $2,750,000)
-
2. 2.93 Acres at - - $512,00O/AC
Faraday and Camino Hills Dr. (Total Cost $1,500,000)
3. 7.2 Acres
Pine School
- - $486,00O/AC
(Total Cost $3,500,000)
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In addition to experiencing those actual costs for acquisition, staff has requisitioned an appraisal
report for similar acquisition data throughout all quadrants of the City. Coupled with the attached
Executive Summary of Appraisal Data (Exhibit 1) prepared for the City of Carlsbad with respect to
the City’s Park-In-Lieu fee structure, a substantial increase to the existing fee schedule is
warranted.
A summary of land sale activity within the City of Carlsbad - 1998 thru 2000 indicates the following
cost per acre of land that the city would be required to pay for land that we would typically acquire
for park purposes.
NW Quad - $31 1,929/AC (Qualified @ $321,619)
NE Quad - $302,812/AC
SW Quad - $288,592/AC
SE Quad - $263,158 (Qualified @ $295,83l/AC based on a range
between $382,082 and $209,581)
Based upon the actual costs that the City has experienced in order to purchase parkland and the
appraisal data received in review of the City Park-In-Lieu structure, staff suggests that a more
appropriate Park-In-Lieu fee would be as follows:
NW QUADRANT
NEQUADRANT
SW QUADRANT
SEQUADRANT
$ PER ACRE
$400,000 AC
$300.000 AC
$300,000 AC
$300,000 AC
% INCREASE
71%
71%
71%
105%
If the Commission concurs, your action would direct staff to process a request to increase the
amount of Park-In-Lieu fees in order to collect an amount which more accurately reflects the actual
cost the City must pay to purchase parkland.
Staff will be available to answer specific questions related to this issue.
EXHIBITS:
1. Executive Summary - “Summary of Land Sale Activity Within the City of Carlsbad -
1998 thru 2000” Prepared by the Tagg Company