PRESENTER: Presenter
Garry Ford, Transportation and Capital Improvements Director
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SUBJECT: Title
Approval of a contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates to update the Roadway Impact Fee Study.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation and Capital Improvements
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: All
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of New Braunfels uses Roadway Impact Fees as a tool to help fund transportation infrastructure projects. The Roadway Impact Fee Study was last updated in 2020 and is required to be updated every five years. The City’s Roadway Impact Fee Update will provide an updated strategy to plan for growth in a manner that provides the fiscal resources to support the transportation demands of new development while maintaining compliance with state law. The City of New Braunfels selected Kimley-Horn through a master services agreement based on the City’s IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity) procurement method. The outcome of the project will consist of an update and calculation of a maximum roadway impact fee in accordance with Chapter 395 of the Texas Local Government Code. The Plan and Study are expected to be completed within one year with a total cost of $152,015.00
ISSUE:
An update of the Roadway Impact Fee Study is required by Texas Local Government Code.
STRATEGIC PLAN REFERENCE:
☐Economic Mobility ☒Enhanced Connectivity ☐Community Identity
☒Organizational Excellence ☐Community Well-Being ☐N/A
Identify and establish planning, capital, and operating funding to support and maintain a well-connected transportation network serving pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, children, older individuals, individuals with disabilities, motorists, and freight vehicles
FISCAL IMPACT:
The City’s Roadway Impact Fee Fund has sufficient funds to support this effort.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of a contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates to update the Roadway Impact Fee Study.