1 Development Impact Fee
Annual Report
for
Period Ending
June 30, 2024
Report Date: December 2, 2024 (DRAFT)
Acceptance of Report by Fremont City Council: December 17, 2024 (PROPOSED)
2 Development Impact Fee Annual Report
Table of Contents
Overview and Legal Requirements for Development Impact Fee Reporting ......................... 3 Parkland Fee.................................................................................................................................. 5 Park Facilities Fee ......................................................................................................................... 7 Traffic Impact Fee ...................................................................................................................... 12 Fire Facilities Fee ........................................................................................................................ 17 Capital Facilities Fee................................................................................................................... 19 Comprehensive List Development Impact Fees Effective July 1, 2023.................................. 21
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3 Overview and Legal Requirements for Development Impact Fee Reporting
This report is intended to fulfill the annual requirements set forth in the Mitigation Fee Act (Government Code Section 66000 et seq.) with respect to the City of Fremont’s Development Impact Fees. The City has five Development Impact Fees:
• Parkland Fee
• Park Facilities Fee
• Traffic Facilities Fee
• Fire Facilities Fee
• Capital Facilities Fee
The City has established separate funds for each of these five fees. When a developer pays a development impact fee, the payment is credited to the appropriate fund. Interest earned on the money in a fund is credited to that fund. Each fund is available only for the purpose for which its associated development impact fee was charged, and expenditures cannot be made from a fund for any other purpose.
Annual Reporting Information (Required by Gov. Code Sec. 66006) For each development impact fee fund, the following information is provided in this report for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2024.
A. A brief description of the type of fee in the fund.
B. The rate of the fee.
C. The beginning and ending balance in the fund for the fiscal year.
D. The amount of fees collected and interest earned during the fiscal year.
E. An identification of each public improvement on which fees were expended during the fiscal year and the amount of the expenditures on each improvement, including the total percentage of the cost of the public improvement that was funded with fees.
F. (i) An identification of an approximate date by which the construction of the public improvement will commence if the local agency determines that sufficient funds have been collected to complete financing on an incomplete public improvement, as identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 66001, and the public improvement remains incomplete. (ii) An identification of each public improvement identified in a previous report pursuant to clause (i) and whether construction began on the approximate date noted in the previous report. (iii) For a project identified pursuant to clause (ii) for which construction did not commence by the approximate date provided in the previous report, the reason for the delay and a revised approximate date that the local agency will commence construction.
G. A description of each interfund transfer or loan made from the account or fund, including the public improvement on which the transferred or loaned fees will be expended, and, in the case of an interfund loan, the date on which the loan will be repaid, and the rate of interest that the account or funds will receive on the loan.
H. The amount of refunds made [as pursuant to Government Code Section 66001(e)] due to sufficient funds being collected to complete financing on incomplete public improvements, and the amount of reallocation of funds made [as pursuant to Government Code Section 66001(f)] due to administrative costs of refunding unexpended revenues exceeding the amount to be refunded. For any refunds made, the number of persons or entities identified to receive those refunds.
4 Note that, during Fiscal Year July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, no refunds pursuant to Government Code Section 66001(e) or allocations pursuant to Government Code Section 66001(f) were made in connection with any of the development impact fee accounts.
All projections regarding future use of City funds for public improvements are made with reference to the most recent Capital Improvement Program (CIP) of the City adopted by the City Council on June 13, 2023, as amended and updated from time to time.
All fees are administered pursuant to Chapter 18.290 of the Fremont Municipal Code.
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5 Parkland Fee
Annual Information
A. Brief Description of the Fee: The parkland fee is levied on all new residential development to pay for new development’s share of the cost of acquiring land for parks.
For further information on the fee calculation methodology, please refer to the Parkland and Park Facilities Fee Technical Report, May 17, 2021, and the Comprehensive Development Impact Fee Background Report, May 17, 2021, prepared by Willdan Financial Services, report available:
https://www.fremont.gov/government/departments/community- development/planning-building-permit-services/fees.
B. Fee Rate: The rate of the fee effective July 1, 202 3, per dwelling unit, based on the number of bedrooms in the dwelling unit, is set forth below:
Land Use Parkland
0 bedrooms (studios) $ 5,888
1 bedroom $ 9,123
2 bedrooms $12,545
3 bedrooms $15,362
4 bedrooms $19,201
>4 per add’l bedroom $ 3,539
C. Fund Balance: The balance of the parkland fee fund as of the following dates was:
Beginning Balance - July 1, 2023 $61,753,849
Ending Balance - June 30, 2024 $69,386,225
D. Fees Collected and Interest Earned : The total of the fees collected, and interest earned on the fund during the period from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, was:
Fees Collected: $4,865,370
Interest Earned: $2,885,575
E. Public Improvements Being Funded with Fees, Amounts Expended this Fiscal Year, and Total Percentage of Cost of Improvement Funded with Fees:
The parkland fee funds the acquisition of parkland throughout the City, and specifically, in geographical areas of the City of Fremont where parks are non-existent and/or are insufficient to serve community recreational needs, consistent with city policies and objectives focused on addressing citywide park equity (see March 2022 Parks and Recreation Master Plan). The areas with the highest need for parks are densely residential areas with little or no open space remaining.
6 No parkland was purchased in fiscal year July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. Parkland fee funds were expended this fiscal year for program and administrative support, and to pay for the services of a real real estate broker/firm to evaluate potential parkland purchase opportunities and park expansion feasibility at various locations. A net expenditure in the amount of $118,569 (see table below) was expensed to this fund during this fiscal year.
Potential parkland sites and parcels in the Cabrillo, Glenmoor, Central/Downtown, Irvington, and Grimmer neighborhoods were evaluated this fiscal year with regard to availability, cost, environmental hazards, and compliance with city park development standards. The City continues to pursue purchasing options and opportunities as they arise, and to evaluate anticipated cost of acquisition and development to determine whether sufficient funds have been collected to complete financing for each specific project, consistent with the March 2022 Parks and Recreation Master Plan and the City’s parkland needs. It is anticipated that the cost of acquiring parkland will be funded by impact fees.
Parkland Impact Fees
through June 30, 2024
Project Name
Amount of
Impact Fee
Expensed in FY
23/24
Amount of Fee
Proceeds in
Project
Total Project
Cost
%
of Project Funded
from Fee: Amount
of Fee Proceeds /
Total Project Cost
Funded
Development
Impact Fee Review $ 697 $ 729,975 $ 4,685,087 16% Parkland
Acquisition Admin
Support
$ 2,487
$ 115,385 $ 200,000 $ 200,000 100% $ 118,569
F. Status of Fully Financed Parkland Acquisitions that Remain Incomplete and Projected Date of Acquisition (as of June 30, 2024): At this time, no specific properties have been selected for parkland acquisition, pending completion of further feasibility studies and cost analysis for multiple properties. The approximate date for funding and acquiring parkland will be determined, at the discretion of the City Council, when the required studies are finalized and the City determines that adequate additional funds have accumulated.
G. Interfund Activities: There were no interfund loans or transfers during the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
For more information about the parkland program, reference is made to:
(i) Parkland and Park Facilities Fee Technical Report, May 17, 2021
(ii) Comprehensive Development Impact Fee Background Report, May 17, 2021
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7 Park Facilities Fee
Annual Information
A. Brief Description of the Fee: The fee is levied to fund construction of park facilities that are needed to serve new residential development.
For further information on the fee calculation methodology, see Parkland and Park Facilities Fee Technical Report, May 17, 2021, and the Comprehensive Development Impact Fee Background Report, May 17, 2021, prepared by Willdan Financial Services, report available:
https://www.fremont.gov/government/departments/community-development/planning- building-permit-services/fees
B. Fee Rate: The rate of the fee effective July 1, 2023, per dwelling unit, based on the number of bedrooms in the dwelling unit, is set forth below:
Land Use
Park
Facilities
0 bedrooms (studios) $ 6,999
1 bedroom $10,497
2 bedrooms $14,697
3 bedrooms $18,197
4 bedrooms $22,395
>4 per bedroom $ 4,199
C. Fund Balance: The balance of the park facilities fee funds as of the following dates was:
Beginning Balance - July 1, 2023 $48,409,859
Ending Balance - June 30, 2024 $49,478,304
D. Fees Collected and Interest Earned: The total of the fees collected, and interest earned on the fund during the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 was:
Fees Collected: $5,272,928
Interest Earned: $2,264,400
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8 E. Public Improvements Being Funded with Fees, Amounts Expended this Fiscal Year, and Total Percentage of Cost of Improvement Funded with Fees: Fee proceeds were expended on 29 public improvement and administrative programs during the period from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. A net expenditure in the amount of $6,468,882 was expensed to this fund during this fiscal year. The projects, the cost per project, and the percentage of costs paid by fees are included in the chart below, including information on fully funded projects and their projected construction commencement dates (see also Section F for construction schedule information):
Park Facility Impact Fees
through June 30, 2024
Project Name
Amount of
Impact Fee
Expensed in FY
23/24
Amount of
Fee Proceeds
in Project
Total Project
Cost
%
of Project Funded
from Fee: Amount of
Fee Proceeds / Total
Project Cost Funded Construction Status
Sabercat
Historical Park
Plan $ - $ 431,000 $ 431,000 100% N/A (Administrative) California
Nursery Master
Plan $ 1,025,561 $ 19,596,652 $ 22,264,563 88% See Section F Park Planning $ 400,030 $ 3,555,000 $ 5,089,528 70% N/A (Administrative) Development
Impact Fee
Review $ 434,891 $ 1,760,657 $ 4,685,087 38% N/A (Administrative) Pacific
Commons
Sports Park $ 110,796 $ 1,500,000 $ 10,668,970 14% TBD (pending full construction
funding plan)
CIP Preparation $ - $ 102,000 $ 3,038,880 3% N/A (Administrative) Buena Vista
Loop Trail $ 48,885 $ 750,000 $ 750,000 100% See Section F Buena Vista
Park Well
Upgrade $ 2,773 $ 270,000 $ 270,000 100% See Section F Central Park All
Inclusive
Exercise
Equipment $ 61,468 $ 1,147,000 $ 1,147,000 100% See Section F Central Park
Cricket Field
Shade $ 6,070 $ 166,000 $ 166,000 100% See Section F Central Park
North Lakeside
Development $ - $ 1,000,000 $ 5,000,000 20% TBD (pending full construction
funding plan)
Central Park
Path East
Meadow $ 754 $ 1,235,000 $ 1,235,000 100% See Section F Central Park
Path FCC to
Lions Picnic
Area $ 251,495 $ 383,800 $ 383,800 100% Project completed in June
2024
Central Park
Skate Park
Picnic Area $ 490 $ 331,000 $ 331,000 100% See Section F Central Park
Stevenson to
Lake ACFC $ 3,227 $ 1,170,000 $ 1,170,000 100% See Section F Hetch Hetchy
Bike/Pedestrian
Trail Warm
Springs/Irvington $ 607 $ 1,400,000 $ 1,900,000 74% TBD (pending full construction
funding plan)
9 Northgate
Community Park
Closed Roof
Arbor $ 3,346 $ 389,000 $ 389,000 100% See Section F Palm Avenue
Park $ 84,888 $ 18,300,000 $ 18,300,000 100% See Section F Patterson Ranch
Dog Park $ 193 $ 660,000 $ 960,000 68% TBD (pending full construction
funding plan)
Security for
Parks $ 8,948 $ 286,000 $ 286,000 100% See Section F Update Parks &
Recreation
Master Plan $ 7,915 $ 1,167,322 $ 1,167,322 100% Project Complete; Master Plan
approved in March 2022
Update Park
Standard Details $ 241 $ 100,000 $ 100,000 100% N/A (Administrative) Central Park
Trail/Loop
Parking Lot $ 65 $ 338,300 $ 5,571,000 6% See Section F Central Park
Boat
Dock/Babbling
Brook $ - $ 218,000 $ 484,800 45% TBD (pending full construction
funding plan)
Centerville
Community Park $ 925,132 $ 12,079,829 $ 13,494,118 89% TBD (pending full construction
funding plan)
Central Park
Mammoth Picnic
Area Upgrade $ (20,270) $ 559,308 $ 645,308 87% Project Completed in October
2023
Pickle Ball Court
Conversion
throughout
Parks $ 619,388 $ 750,000 $ 900,000 83% Project Completed in May
2024
Sylvester
Harvey
Community Park
Loop Trail $ 1,504,195 $ 1,917,379 $ 2,367,379 81% Project Completed in May
2024
Vallejo Mills Dog
Park/Pickleball $ 486,281 $ 2,464,233 $ 3,164,233 78% See Section F Well
Replacement at
California
Nursery $ - $ 152,160 $ 210,160 72% TBD (pending alternatives
analysis and full construction
funding plan)
Central Park
Path Senior
Center to Lions
Picnic $ 176,458 $ 296,048 $ 474,000 62% Project Completed in June
2024
Dusterberry
Park $ 233,248 $ 6,251,412 $ 10,251,412 61% Project Completed in June
2023
Shoreline
Stabilization at
Lake Elizabeth $ 91,651 $ 177,000 $ 2,078,913 9% TBD (pending alternatives
analysis and full construction
funding plan)
Capital
Replacement for
Parks $ 154 $ 50,000 $ 5,398,358 1% TBD (pending full construction
funding plan)
$ 6,468,882
F. Status of Fully Financed Projects that Remain Incomplete and Projected Construction Start Date (as of June 30, 2024): Sufficient funds have been collected to complete financing on 14 outstanding projects. These projects and the anticipated construction/commencement dates are listed below:
Project Name Anticipated
Construction/Commencement Date
10 Central Park North Lakeside Development Spring 2026
California Nursery Implementation Already commenced; Construction contract approved in June 2024
Security in Parks (Bollards and New Fencing) Already commenced; Construction contract approved in November 2023
Palm Avenue Park (New 12-acre park) Summer 2025
Vallejo Mills Dog Park/Pickleball Already commenced; Construction contract approved in 11/2023;
Construction temporarily delayed for
expanded environmental review
Central Park Skate Park Picnic Area Spring 2025
Central Park All-inclusive Exercise Equipment Already commenced; Construction contract approved September 2024
Central Park Cricket Field Shade Already commenced; Construction contract approved in February 2024
Patterson Ranch Dog Park Fall 2025
Central Park Path East Meadow Already commenced; Construction contract approved September 2024
Northgate Community Park Closed Roofed Arbor Summer 2025 Buena Vista Loop Trail Spring 2025
Buena Vista Park Well Upgrade Spring 2025
Central Park Path Stevenson to Lake ACFC Summer 2025
Projects with Revised Construction Schedules: The following information provides a list of projects experiencing schedule delays since previously reported, the reason for delay, and the revised schedule for commencement of construction:
• Project Schedules Impacted Due to Lowered Revenue Estimates and/or Increased Construction Costs – In 2023 new housing development activity in Fremont declined significantly due to various economic factors including cost inflation and high interest rates. This resulted in the lowering of estimated future revenue for Fremont’s Development Impact Fees, which affected the Capital Improvement Program for building Park Facilities by $8.8 million. In addition, recent construction cost inflation has created unanticipated funding shortfalls for various projects resulting in schedule delays until additional funding is secured. The following list of projects were previous reported as “fully funded” but they now are designated with a “to be determined” status (unless otherwise noted). A full funding plan and revised schedule is planned to be addressed as part of Fremont’s upcoming Capital Budget process with approval action planned in June 2025, and new construction start dates will be reported when it is determined that sufficient funds have been collected to cover increased project costs (unless otherwise noted below).
o Centerville Community Park (has a funding shortfall)
o Palm Avenue Park (fully funded, but construction start delayed to Summer 2025) o Central Park Trail/Loop Parking Lot (project dropped to allow funding of higher priority projects)
o Central Park Boat Dock and Babbling Brook Bridge (has a funding shortfall) o Skate Park Picnic Area (fully funded, but construction start delayed to Spring 2025) o Northgate Community Park Roofed Arbor (fully funded, but construction start delayed to Summer 2025)
o Buena Vista Trail Loop (fully funded, but construction start delayed to Spring 2025)
11 o Pacific Commons (Municipal Parcel) Sports Park (has a funding shortfall) o MSJ Community Park Closed Roof Arbor (project cancelled and funds reallocated to other park facility projects)
o Central Park Path Stevenson to Lake (fully funded, but construction start delayed to Summer 2025)
o Central Park Shoreline Stabilization (project scope and timing being re-evaluated to address limited available funding; new projected construction start date will be reported when it is determined that sufficient funds have been collected to cover project costs )
G. Interfund Activities: There were no interfund loans or transfers during the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
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12 Traffic Impact Fee
Annual Information
A. Brief Description of the Fee: The traffic impact fee is assessed on new development for its proportionate share of the costs of traffic improvements on the citywide transportation system attributable to increased trips generated by new development through 2035.
For further information on the fee calculation methodology, please refer to the Traffic Impact Fee Technical Report, May 17, 2021 and the Comprehensive Development Impact Fee Background Report, May 17, 2021, prepared by Willdan Financial Service, report available: https://www.fremont.gov/government/departments/community- development/planning-building-permit-services/fees
B. Fee Rate: The rate of the fee effective July 1, 2023, is set forth below:
Land Use Traffic
0 bedrooms (studios) $ 2,886
1 bedroom $ 2,886
2 bedrooms $ 3,224
3 bedrooms $ 3,224
4 bedrooms $ 4,909
>4 per bedroom See Note 4
Office (KSF) $ 7,170
Retail/Service (KSF) $ 9,817
Warehouse (KSF) $ 4,245
Light Industrial (KSF) $ 5,197
Manufacturing (KSF) $ 3,609
Research & Development (KSF) $ 5,149
Business Park (KSF) $ 6,064
Convalescent Home/Nursing Home (KSF) $ 4,860
Assisted Living/Congregate Care Facility (KSF) $ 963 Hospital (KSF) $ 5,530
Religious Facility (KSF) $ 4,525
Schools, all (K-12) (KSF) $10,202
School, Vocation/Trade/Collegian (KSF) $12,704
Hotel/Motel (Room) $ 2,936
4. Under the Traffic fee, residential units with more than four bedrooms pay the fee applicable to a 4-bedroom unit.
C. Fund Balance: The balance of the traffic impact fee fund as of the following dates was:
Beginning Balance - July 1, 2023 $8,385,901
Ending Balance - June 30, 2024 $8,609,937
13 D. Fees Collected and Interest Earned: The total of the fees collected, and interest earned on the fund during the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 was:
Fees Collected: $1,979,324
Interest Earned: $ 392,809
E. Public Improvements Being Funded with Fees, Amounts Expended this Fiscal Year, and Total Percentage of Cost of Improvement Funded with Fees: Fee proceeds were expended on 24 public improvement projects and active transportation improvement programs during the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, as noted in the charts below. A net expenditure in the amount of $2,148,096 was expensed to this fund during this fiscal year.
The projects, the cost per project, and the percentage of costs paid by fees are included in the chart below, including information on fully funded projects and their projected construction commencement dates (see also Section F for construction schedule information):
Traffic Impact Fees
through June 30, 2024
Project Name
Amount of
Impact Fee
Expensed in
FY 23/24
Amount of Fee
Proceeds in
Project
Total Project
Cost
%
of Project Funded from
Fee: Amount of Fee
Proceeds / Total
Project Cost Funded
Projected
Construction
Date
Citywide Traffic Improvement
Program (Various Locations) $ 332,426 $ 3,955,429 $ 4,984,177 79% Ongoing
Program (See
Notes Below)
Washington Railroad Grade
Separation $ 2,844 $ 180,000 $ 1,557,558 12% Project
completed in
2010; Ongoing
work for
HazMat
monitoring
Osgood/South Grimmer to
Washington $ - $ 3,731,086 $ 8,394,994 44% Project
completed in
2012; Ongoing
work to
closeout
property and
utility issues.
CIP Preparation $ - $ 346,000 $ 3,038,880 11% N/A
(Administrative)
Development Impact Fee
Program $ 214,597 $ 1,147,368 $ 4,685,087 24% N/A
(Administrative)
Kato Road Widening at
Warren $ 382 $ 500,000 $ 866,325 58% TBD
(pending full
construction
funding plan)
Fremont Improvements South
of Cushing $ - $ 3,975,873 $ 4,370,746 91% Project
completed in
2016
Mowry/State Intersection
Improvements $ - $ 521,146 $ 1,204,146 43% TBD
(pending full
construction
funding plan)
Warm Springs Bridge
Development Project $ 483 $ 3,649,638 $ 35,010,167 10% Project
completed in
March 2024
Bikeway Improvement
Program $ $ 1,383,234 $ 5,065,814 27%
Ongoing
Program (see
notes below)
14 Bike/Ped Bridge over I-880
Project $ 224,708 $ 1,600,000 $ 7,675,035 21% TBD (pending
full construction
funding plan)
Fremont Boulevard Safe &
Smart Corridor Project $ (7,373) $ 2,762,195 $ 12,550,695 22% Project
completed in
December
2023
Traffic Signal Installation at
Mission/Sullivan Intersection $ 23,910 $ 950,000 $ 1,150,000 83% See Section F Traffic Signal Upgrade &
Modernization Program $ 100,568 $ 2,173,825 $ 3,117,200 70% Ongoing
Program (see
notes below)
Grimmer Blvd Greenway Trail
Project (Fremont to Paseo
Padre Parkway) $ 49,861 $ 2,700,000 $ 5,700,000 47% TBD (pending
full construction
funding plan)
Pedestrian Improvements
Program $ 12,285 $ 385,326 $ 2,169,648 18% Ongoing
Program (see
notes below)
Complete Streets Upgrade of
SR84 $ 159,306 $ 910,176 $ 15,410,176 6% See Section F State Route 262 Cross
Connector $ 20,252 $ 100,000 $ 200,000 50% N/A (project
planning work
only)
Sabercat Trail Extension
Project $ 63,460 $ 657,000 $ 6,568,000 10% TBD (pending
full construction
funding plan)
I-880 Bike & Ped Trail-Christy
- South Grimmer $ 132 $ 235,000 $ 2,459,000 10% N/A (project
planning work
only)
I-880/Decoto Rd Interchange
Modernization $ 17,403 $ 75,000 $ 3,200,000 2% TBD (pending
full design and
construction
funding
Decoto Road Complete
Streets & Transit Priority $ 29,304 $ 898,233 $ 2,184,233 41% TBD (pending
full construction
funding plan)
Dumbarton Bridge to Quarry
Lakes Trail $ 19,917 $ 300,000 $ 2,600,000 12% TBD (pending
full construction
funding plan)
Walnut Ave/Liberty Protected
Intersection $ 455,455 $ 968,149 $ 2,267,865 43% Project
completed in
May 2024
Regional Projects Funding
Match $ 112,093 $ 112,093 $ 997,542 11% Ongoing
Program (see
notes below)
Traffic Signal Modernization
Fremont/Walnut $ 229,229 $ 315,000 $ 2,660,888 12% Project
complete in
October 2024
Bike & Pedestrian Planning
Studies $ 54,942 $ 100,000 $ 500,000 20% Ongoing
Program (see
notes below)
Centerville Railroad Safety
Enhancement Corridor $ 13,576 $ 174,669 $ 880,525 20% TBD (pending
full construction
funding plan)
Fremont/Grimmer/Eugene
Protected Intersection $ - $ 95,903 $ 3,696,843 3% Project
completed in
August 2024
Fremont/Walnut Bikeway
Project $ 18,336 $ 100,000 $ 1,572,000 6% See Section F $ 2,148,096
15 Planning or Program Activities Information during FY 2023/24 is provided below:
Name of Program
or Planning
Activity
Notes
Citywide Traffic
Improvements
(PWC7953)
1) Installation of enhanced traffic signal equipment, including new signal controllers, video detection cameras, CCTV traffic monitoring cameras, and touchless pedestrian push buttons. (Citywide)
2) On-going monitoring, adjustment, and performance measure of traffic signal coordination timing along Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont Boulevard, Stevenson Boulevard, Mowry Avenue, and Warm Springs Boulevard.
Development Impact
Fee Program
(Administration)
(PWC8315)
General administration of the City’s Traffic Impact Fee Program.
Bikeway &
Pedestrian Program
(Program
Administration and
Design) (PWC8875)
1) Design of bikeway improvements on Cushing Parkway, Deep Creek Road, Christy Street, and Fremont Boulevard, and on residential collectors roadways such as Davis Street, Maple Street, and Darwin Drive. Replaced existing damaged K71 bollards and other bike lane separation devices along various arterial roadways including Paseo Padre Parkway, Stevenson Boulevard, Fremont Boulevard, and Driscoll Avenue.
2) Designed parking protected bikeway along Civic Center Drive and bi- directional cycle track along Country Drive near Washington High School. 3) Development and public outreach activities to support the development of a new Citywide Active Transportation Plan (ATP).
Traffic Signals:
Upgrades &
Modernization
Program (PWC8931)
1) Completed setup and adjustment of newly installed smart signal equipment along Fremont Boulevard.
2) Completed preliminary design of a new Traffic Management Center at the City Development Services Center office.
3) Completed design of new fiber redundancy ring utilizing Caltrans fiber network along I-880 corridor to support the City’s Fiber Master Plan implementation.
Pedestrian
Improvement
Program
(PWC8944)
1) Design of the 2024 Pedestrian Crossing Enhancement Project and providing local matching funds for the secured Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant for the project. The project will implement enhanced pedestrian crossings with pedestrian actuated beacons at Fremont Boulevard/Clough Avenue, Fremont Boulevard/Papazian Way, Fremont Boulevard/Adams Avenue, Fremont Boulevard/Crestwood Street, Fremont Boulevard/Michael Avenue, Fremont Boulevard/Doane Street, Paseo Padre Parkway/Dorne Place, and Paseo Padre Parkway/Mento Drive intersections.
Regional Projects
Funding Match
Completed design and construction of fiber optic communications line along Cushing Boulevard to enhance communications between the City’s traffic signals in the area (per agreement with Pacific Commons South).
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16 F. Status of Fully Financed Projects that Remain Incomplete and Projected Construction Start Date (as of June 30, 2024): Sufficient funds have been collected to complete financing on 4 outstanding projects. These projects and the anticipated construction commencement dates are listed below:
Project Name Anticipated Construction
Start Date
Mission / Sullivan Traffic Signal (PWC8930) Fall 2025
2024 Pedestrian Crossing Enhancement Project (PWC9078)
(Pedestrian Improvements Program)
Spring 2025
Centerville Complete Street Project (PWC8946) (Complete Streets Upgrade of SR84)
Spring 2025
Walnut Avenue Bikeway Project – Phase 2 (PWC9100-A)
(Fremont/Walnut Bikeway Project)
Fall 2025
Projects with Revised Construction Schedules: The following information provides a list of projects experiencing schedule delays since previously reported, the reason for delay, and the revised schedule for commencement of construction:
• Mission / Sullivan Traffic Signal – Additional time has been required to obtain timely plan reviews and permits from Caltrans related to project features located along Mission Boulevard (State Route 238). Anticipated construction start date is now Fall 2025. • 2024 Pedestrian Crossing Enhancement Project – Project scope has been expanded from 6 to 8 locations and has received partial funding from a federal grant. Expanded project scope allows for more cost-efficient project delivery but requires additional time for overall plan preparation.
Anticipated construction start date is now Spring 2025. • Centerville Complete Streets Project – Due to higher-than-expected inflationary increase in construction costs, additional time has been required to secure supplemental project funding.
Anticipated construction start date is now Spring 2025.
G. Interfund Activities: There were no interfund loans or transfers during the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
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17 Fire Facilities Fee
Annual Information
A. Brief Description of the Fee: The fire facilities fee is assessed on new residential, commercial, and industrial development to pay for its proportionate share of land and construction costs for fire stations and the acquisition cost of fire apparatus and equipment that will be needed to provide adequate fire protection and emergency services for new development.
For further information on the fee calculation methodology, see Fire Facilities Impact Fee Technical Report, May 17, 2021, and the Comprehensive Development Impact Fee Background Report, May 17, 2021, prepared by Willdan Financial Services, report available:
https://www.fremont.gov/government/departments/community-development/planning- building-permit-services/fees
B. Fee Rate: The rate of the fee effective July 1, 2023, is set forth below:
Land Use
Fire
Facilities
0 bedrooms (studios) $310
1 bedroom $421
2 bedrooms $624
3 bedrooms $799
4 bedrooms $936
>4 per bedroom $185
Office (KSF) $765
Retail/Service (KSF) $455
Warehouse (KSF) $457
Light Industrial (KSF) $256
Manufacturing (KSF) $466
Research & Development (KSF) $591
Business Park (KSF) See Note 5
Convalescent Home/Nursing Home (KSF) $256
Assisted Living/Congregate Care Facility (KSF) $256
Hospital (KSF) $256
Religious Facility (KSF) $660
Schools, all (K-12) (KSF) $660
School, Vocation/Trade/Collegian (KSF) $660
Hotel/Motel (Room) $145
Note 5. For uses paying the Traffic fee as a Business Park, the most applicable Capital Facilities and Fire Facilities fees would also apply (e.g., office, manufacturing).
18 C. Fund Balance: The balance of the fire facilities fee fund as of the following date was:
Beginning Balance - July 1, 2023 $ 986,256
Ending Balance - June 30, 2024 $1,176,626
D. Fees Collected and Interest Earned: The total of the fees collected, and interest earned on the fund during the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, was:
Fees Collected: $398,329
Interest Earned: $ 48,457
E. Public Improvements Being Funded with Fees, Amounts Expended this Fiscal Year, and Total Percentage of Cost of Improvement Funded with Fees: During fiscal year July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, $41 of fire facilities fees were used to support the administrative costs associated with the Impact Fee program and $256,375 of fire facilities fees were used to purchase fire equipment.
F. Status of Fully Financed Projects that Remain Incomplete and Projected Construction Start Date (as of June 30, 2024): Sufficient funds have not been collected to complete financing on an incomplete public improvement that was identified at the time the fee was imposed and which remains incomplete at this time.
G. Interfund Activities: There were no interfund loans or transfers during the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
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19 Capital Facilities Fee
Annual Information
A. Brief Description of the Fee: The purpose of the capital facilities impact fee is to fund the capital facilities needed to serve new development, including city administration, police, animal shelter, and library facilities.
For information on the fee calculation methodology and a list of planned facilities, see Table A.3 of the Capital Facilities Fee Technical Report, May 17, 2021, also background information is provided in the Comprehensive Development Impact Fee Background Report, May 17, 2021, both reports prepared by Willdan Financial Services, report available:
https://www.fremont.gov/government/departments/community-development/planning- building-permit-services/fee
B. Fee Rate: The rate of the fee effective July 1, 2023, is set forth below:
Land Use
Capital
Facilities
0 bedrooms (studios) $1,655
1 bedroom $2,238
2 bedrooms $3,324
3 bedrooms $4,255
4 bedrooms $4,993
>4 per bedroom $ 988
Office (KSF) $1,291
Retail/Service (KSF) $ 767
Warehouse (KSF) $ 552
Light Industrial (KSF) $ 432
Manufacturing (KSF) $ 785
Research & Development (KSF) $ 996
Business Park (KSF) See Note 5
Convalescent Home/Nursing Home (KSF) $ 432
Assisted Living/Congregate Care Facility (KSF) $ 432
Hospital (KSF) $ 432
Religious Facility (KSF) $1,113
Schools, all (K-12) (KSF) $1,113
School, Vocation/Trade/Collegian (KSF) $1,113
Hotel/Motel (Room) $ 245
Note 5. For uses paying the Traffic fee as a Business Park, the most applicable Capital Facilities and Fire Facilities fees would also apply (e.g., office, manufacturing).
20 C. Fund Balance: The balance of the capital facilities fee fund as of the following date was:
Beginning Balance - July 1, 2023 $1,620,213
Ending Balance - June 30, 2024 $1,121,714
D. Fees Collected and Interest Earned : The total of the fees collected, and interest earned on the fund during the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 was:
Fees Collected: $1,896,692
Interest Earned: $ 77,627
E. Public Improvements Being Funded with Fees, Amounts Expended this Fiscal Year, and Total Percentage of Cost of Improvement Funded with Fees: During fiscal year July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, $1,472,563 of capital facilities impact fees were used to pay a portion of the acquisition costs for the Age Well Center at South Fremont, and $255 was used to support the administrative costs associated with the Impact Fee program.
F. Status of Fully Financed Projects that Remain Incomplete and Projected Construction Start Date (as of June 30, 2024): Under the terms of the development agreement for the Warm Springs Age Well Center, the City shall reimburse the developer for the unpaid balance of the construction cost by making annual payments from capital facilities fees collected during the year after transferring up to $1 million to the general fund to pay debt service on outstanding bonds. As of June 30, 2024, the unpaid balance totaled $9,298,640. The amount shown as FY 2023/24 expenditures includes both the current year reimbursement of $896,692 and the prior-year reimbursement of $575,871.
G. Interfund Activities: During the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, there were no interfund loans, but $1,000,000 was transferred to the general fund to pay a portion of the debt service on the City’s 2019 Lease Revenue Bonds.
This debt issue funded the following facilities, which were designed to accommodate future development: city hall, police administration center, police detention facility, maintenance center, development services center, family resource center, and animal shelter.
The amount of debt service funded by the interfund transfer did not exceed the proportion of project cost (principal and interest) that is allocable to new/future development.
Name of Project
Amount of
Impact Fee
Expensed in
FY 23/24
Amount of
Fee Proceeds
in Project
Total Project
Cost
%
of Project Funded from Fee:
Amount of Fee Proceeds /
Total Project Cost Funded
Debt and Lease Payments 1,000,000$ 22,951,798$
Development Impact Fee Review 255$ 440,489$ 4,685,087$ 9% Age Well Center Building Acquisition & Furniture/Fixtures 1,472,563$ 3,380,854$ 3,380,854$ 100% 2,472,818$
Capital Facility Impact Fees
through June 30, 2024
21 Comprehensive List Development Impact Fees Effective July 1, 2023
This chart is provided to present the comprehensive listing of fees established for all fee categories, effective July 1, 2023.
Land Use
Capital
Facilities
Fire
Facilities Traffic Parkland
Park
Facilities
0 bedrooms (studios) $1,655 $310 $2,886 $5,888 $6,999
1 bedroom $2,238 $421 $2,886 $9,123 $10,497
2 bedrooms $3,324 $624 $3,224 $12,545 $14,697
3 bedrooms $4,255 $799 $3,224 $15,362 $18,197
4 bedrooms $4,993 $936 $4,909 $19,201 $22,395
>4 per bedroom $988 $185
See
Note 4 $3,539 $4,199
Office (KSF) $1,291 $765 $7,170 - - Retail/Service (KSF) $767 $455 $9,817 - - Warehouse (KSF) $552 $457 $4,245 - - Light Industrial (KSF) $432 $256 $5,197 - - Manufacturing (KSF) $785 $466 $3,609 - - Research & Development
(KSF)
$996 $591 $5,149
- -
Business Park (KSF)
See Note
5 See Note
5 $6,064 - -
Convalescent
Home/Nursing Home
(KSF)
$432 $256 $4,860
- -
Assisted
Living/Congregate Care
Facility (KSF)
$432 $256 $963
- -
Hospital (KSF) $432 $256 $5,530 - - Religious Facility (KSF) $1,113 $660 $4,525 - - Schools, all (K-12) (KSF)
$1,113 $660 $10,20
2 - -
School,
Vocation/Trade/Collegian
(KSF)
$1,113 $660 $12,70
4 - -
Hotel/Motel (Room) $245 $145 $2,936 - - Other Use Not Listed Determined based on similar use
Notes:
“-” = No applicable fee
“KSF” = thousand square feet
1. Definitions application to land use categories from the Comprehensive Development Impact Fee Update Background Technical Report shall be used in applying the fees above and are attached for convenience.
2. Residential uses pay all five fees listed above.
3. Non-residential uses pay three fees, being: Capital Facilities; Fire Facilities; and Traffic fees.
4. Under the Traffic fee, residential units with more than four bedrooms pay the fee applicable to a 4-bedroom unit.
5. For uses paying the Traffic fee as a Business Park, the most applicable Capital Facilities and Fire Facilities fees would also apply (e.g., office, manufacturing).
6. Any qualifying project with deed-restricted affordable housing units shall pay Traffic, Parkland, and Park Facilities fees at a rate that is 50% of the rate shown above. Capital and Fire Facilities fees shall be paid at the full rate shown above.