12.13.1994 Town Council Minutes - Public Hearing (Impact Fees)PUBLIC HEARING - IMPACT FEES
TUESDAY DECEMBER 13, 1994
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR SMOTHERMON: COUNCILMENMBERS; BILL CROSSWHITE, DON BROWN,
STEPHEN COFFMAN & RALPH BOYER. MIKE DALTON WAS ABSENT.
HUNTER & ASSOCIATES: HAL JONES & MARK HILL
CITIZENS IN ATTENDANCE: BOB MORRIS, RAY SMITH, DAVID FERGUSON, RADEAN HERRON,
CHARLES KNAPP, F.K. MULLENDORE AND CITY ATTORNEY, RAY WOODS.
MAYOR SMOTHERMON CALLED THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDaT Ar" 7000 P.M. AND TURNED THE
MEETING OVER TO HAL JONES WITH HUNTER ASSOCIATES. HAT ..;fi`?::::5 EXPLAINED THE TEN
(10) YEAR CAPI'T'AL IMPROVEMENT' PLAN BROUGHT' BEFORE ''HE `T'HIS PLAN IS FOR
FUTURE WATER & WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CITY j'a~> IT EXPERIENCES CRCW'TH.
THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN WAS PREPARED BY THE FIVE (5) MEMBER ADVISORY
COiVVVIT TEE WITH THE GUIDANCE OF HUNTER & ASSOCIATES.
THE MAXIMUM FEE FOR WATER IS $3,220.00 PER SERVICE UNIT
THE MAXIMUM FEE FOR WASTEWATER IS $3,145.00 PER SERVICE UNIT
Al' THIS POINT HAL JONES OPENED UP THE MEETING FOR DISCUSSION FROM THE COUNCIL
AND AUDIENCE.
DON BROWN ASK IF WE WOULD BE STOPING OUR GROW'T'H IF WE CHARGED THE MAXIMUM FEE?
HAL JONES AGREED WE WOULD AND EXPLAINED WE COULD RAISE AT ANY TIME BY HOLDING
A PUBLIC HEARING AND PASSING AN ORDINANCE. HAL ALSO ADDED THAT ALL IMPROVEMENTS
YOU TAKE IMPACT FEES FOR HAVE TO BE MADE WITHIN TWO (2) YEARS.
F.K. MULLENDORE ASKED IF THIS ORDINANCE ON IMPACT FEES WOULD EFFECT TAP FEE
ORDINANCE ALREADY IN PLACE. HAL JONES ANSWERED - NO, THIS IS FOR IMPACT ON
WATER & WASTEWATER SYSTEMS ONLY.
RALPH BOYER ASK IF NEW FEE WOULD COVER EXISTING LINES. HAL JONES ANSWER WAS
YES THAT IT WOULD COVER THE IMPACT ON EXISTING LINES.
GRADY SMOTHERMON ASKED IF THE IMPACT FEES WOULD COVER REPAIRS OR R PLACEMMM
OF EXISTING WELLS & TREATMEN'T' PLANT? HAL JONES ANSWER WAS NO THIS IS FOR
IMPROVEMENTS ONLY.
RAY SMITH, REPRESENTATIVE FOR OPUBCO TALKED TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT THE RATE FOR
THE IMPACT FEES. RAY EXPLAINED THAT FRISCO STARTED LOW AND RAISED TO THE
MAXIMUM AMOUNT THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THEIR GROWTH. RAY INTRODUCED BOB MORRIS
TO TALK TO THE COUNCIL BECAUSE OF HIS KNOWLEDGE ON THIS SUBJECT.
BOB MORRIS TALKED ON IMPACT FEES, HOW THEY STARTED AND HOW THEY ARE ADOPTED.
BY SETTING IMPACT FEES TO HIGH YOU EITHER DRIVE LAND VALUES DOWN OR RAISE
COST TO DEVELOPERS WHERE YOU SCARE THEM OFF. THE WAY YOU SET THIS FEE CAN
HAVE A GREAT IMPACT ON THE CITY. MR. MORRIS SAID, BE CAREFUL ADOPTING IMPACT
FEES IT CAN BE VERY REVELANrT' TO THE GROWTH OF THE CITY.
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HAL JONES EXPLAINED THAT IF DEVELOPERS RUN LINES IT CAN BE DEDUCTED FROM
HIS IMPACT FEE. THIS IS A DEVELOPERS AGREEMENT AND IS IN THE ORDINANCE.
THE LAND USE ASSUMPTION ORDINANCE WAS PUBLISHED PER STATUTES AND ACCEPTED
ON NOVEMBER 8, 1994.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED AT 7:45 P.M.
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