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City Council Meeting Minutes May 16, 2017 Page 6 of 18 - Including Signalized Intersections - Increased Costs for Park Improvement, Trails, and Pedestrian Improvements - Incremental Expansion Used for Arterials Mr. Bise noted the individual fee components are Library Fees; Parks & Trails Fees; and Transportation Fees. The Municipal Facilities fee and the Recreation Facilities fee are not recommended to be included This is a large increase since the last time this was done was dunng the recession and held the rates lower. This fee catches the City up to what it actually costs to maintain services After 2018 the Library Fee would be reduced as the debt is paid off. Mr. Bise noted -the residential fee structure versus neighboring communities Louisville is in the middle to low levels compared to neighbors, he added comparisons are not really apples to apples as each city may include different items in their fees and may not have updated their fees recently. Councilmember Keany stated impact fees can only be used for capital costs, can this include capital costs for things like police. Mr. Bise noted state law limits how the impact fees can be spent for items such as vehicles. Mayor Muckle asked if these fees would pay for the possible museum expansion and collections. Deputy City Manager Balser noted the museum is not in the 5 -year CIP and these fees are tied to the 5 -year CIP Hank Dalton, member of the Impact Fee Committee, commented the committee worked well together. He thanked Councilmember Maloney for his work. He noted the ordinance in section 5 includes language to exempt the first 200 square feet of a residential addition from the fee structure. This was compromise language among the committee. He recommended removing this language to simply allow those types of remodels as they won't have any impact on City services Don't charge an impact fee for these types of additions Jim Vasbinder, member of the Impact Fee Committee, thanked Councilmember Maloney and Deputy City Manager Balser for their work with the committee. He stated the process was long and after a great deal of work he is comfortable with the recommendation to the Council. Public Comments Erik Hartronft, 950 Spruce Street, stated the impact fees are a concern to many in the business community as the fees seem to be going up at a fast rate all of a sudden and will affect many projects already in the works He asked if the developer or the tenant pays the fee. Director Zuccaro stated impact fees are not charged on core and shell, only on the final tenant finish.