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EXHIBIT A
SCOPE OF WORK
Task 1.2 Pavement Delineation and Sign PS&E
Fehr & Peers will prepare the design of pavement delineation and sign PS&E for the East Main Street/State Route 99 Northbound Ramps intersection. The design will address pavement delineation and sign changes necessary to convert from a stop-controlled to a signal-controlled intersection and to incorporate civil improvements affecting the intersection geometry. The City will provide AutoCAD base files including survey data, right-of-way, and proposed civil improvements.
Total Sheets:
● We anticipate preparing up to 4 additional sheets as follows:
● Pavement Delineation Plan: Up to 1 sheet, 1”=50’
● Sign Plan: Up to 1 sheet, 1”=50’
● Pavement Delineation and Sign Quantities: Up to 1 sheet, NTS ● Notes and Details: Up to 1 sheet, NTS
Fee
Our existing contract includes a task to review pavement delineation and sign PS&E to be prepared by the City for a budget of $5,425. This amendment replaces that task with the new Task 1.2 above. Task 1.2 can be completed for a fee of $24,225. Therefore, we request to amend the budget for this task by a total of $18,800 ($24,225 minus $5,425).
Task 1.4 Assist with Caltrans Coordination
Fehr & Peers will assist the City in contacting Caltrans District 10 to notify them of the project and identify the submittals that will be required for Caltrans processing. We will inform the City of permit and application requirements and provide supporting documentation for the Caltrans submittals. The City will submit and process the encroachment permit with Caltrans for the East Main Street/State Route 99 Northbound Ramps intersection improvements and will complete a shared electrical agreement between the City and Caltrans for maintenance and energy operational costs associated with the new traffic signal.
Fee
We request to amend the contract to add this task for a total of $5,570.
Task 2.1 Bid Support
Fehr & Peers will assist the City during bidding by answering questions and providing interpretation of the pavement delineation and sign construction documents.
As the level of effort involved to provide support services is uncertain, the fee provided is an estimate.
Should the level of effort for these services exceed the anticipated budget, Fehr & Peers will seek authorization for additional funds beyond this amount.
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Fee
We request to amend the contract to add this task for a total of $1,055.
Task 3.1 Construction Support
During the construction of the project, Fehr & Peers will be available to address the following items in relation to the work shown on our pavement delineation and sign plans: interpret and clarify the design intent of the PS&E, review proposed construction changes to provide recommendations, prepare plan revisions necessitated by contract change orders, review contractor submittals for conformance with the design documents, respond to requests for information (RFIs), and prepare As-Built drawings based on contractor markups.
As the level of effort involved to provide support services is uncertain, the fee provided is an estimate.
Should the level of effort for these services exceed the anticipated budget, Fehr & Peers will seek authorization for additional funds beyond this amount.
Fee
We request to amend the contract to add this task for a total of $4,290.
All of the work in this proposal will be performed according to the agreed upon terms and conditions from our original contract for this project.
Design Assumptions:
Any other services not specifically listed above will be considered additional work for which a separate scope and fee will be prepared. It is anticipated that no systems, other than those listed above, will be modified or added as part of this project.
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EXHIBIT B
COST ESTIMATE
Fehr & Peers can complete this scope of work on a time-and-materials basis for a fee of $29,715 as shown in the table below.
Fee Proposal for East Main Street/State Route 99 Northbound Ramps Intersection Principal-inChargeAssociate Sr.
Engineer
Sr.
Engineer/
Tech.
Engineer Admin
Labor
Hours
Direct
Costs
Total
Costs
Tasks $280 $240 $200 $190 $145 $155
Task 1.2 Pavement Delineation & Sign PS&E $18,800
Pavement Delineation & Sign PS&E 12 4 32 40 11 99 $895 $18,800 Task 1.4 Assist with Caltrans Coordination $5,570
Assist with Caltrans Coordination 4 4 8 8 3 27 $265 $5,570 Task 2.1 Bid Support $1,055
Bid Support for Pavement Delineation
and Sign Design 2 2 1 5 $50 $1,055
Task 3.1 Construction Support $4,290
Construction Support for Pavement
Delineation and Sign Design 4 4 12 3 23 $205 $4,290
Total for all Tasks 22 8 8 36 62 18 154 $1,415 $29,715
Notes:
This fee proposal is valid for a period of 90 days from the proposal submittal date. the overall fee will not be exceeded.
Mileage is billed at the IRS rate plus 10% handling fee All other direct and subconsultant expenses are billed with 10% handling fee Other direct costs include computer, communications, and reproduction charges are billed as a percentage of labor Rates and staff are subject to change at any time, without notice, and within the total budget shown Actual billing rate at the time of service may vary depending on the final staffing plan at the time the project starts; a
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Ripon, CA 95366
MEMO
To: Honorable City Council
From: Kevin Werner, City Administrator
Date: 04/09/2024
Subject: South of Main Resurfacing Project
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Award the contract for the South of Main Resurfacing Project to American Pavement Systems in the amount of $1,576,800 and authorize staff to proceed (funding source: the Street & Road Fund and Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act grant).
BACKGROUND:
The City’s Pavement Management Report was last updated in 2020. The purpose of this report is to identify the Pavement Condition Index (PCI) for Ripon streets and roads. The PCI is established through visual inspections, which is then correlated with the Distress Identification Manual published by the Municipal Transportation Commission. The recommended target PCI for the City of Ripon is 70 out of 100, which generally means the pavement requires mostly preventative maintenance and has only low levels of distress such as minor cracks.
On June 14, 2022, City Council adopted a list of projects for Fiscal Year 2022-23 funded by Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 including the South of Main Resurfacing Project. Additionally, Ripon was awarded $100,000 of Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) funds for the South of Main Resurfacing Project.
DISCUSSION:
The South of Main Resurfacing project limits include the resurfacing of various streets near Vera Avenue, 7th Street, Main Street, and Jack Tone Road, as shown on the figure below.
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In addition to the street repairs and resurfacing planned in this area, the project also includes sidewalk and handicap ramp construction to provide ADA accessibility.
On March 28, 2024, bids for the South of Main Resurfacing Project were opened. 3 bids were received as summarized below:
American Pavement Systems $1,576,800.00
VSS International, Inc. $1,737,000.00
Pavement Coatings Co. $1,804,000.00
City staff has reviewed the bids and found American Pavement Systems to be the lowest responsive bidder. The Contractor has submitted the bid bond and all required documents.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total cost of $1,576,800 for construction of the South of Main Resurfacing Project will be funded as follows:
Street & Road Fund $ 1,476,800
CRRSAA Funds $ 100,000
Totals $ 1,576,800
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MEMO
To: Honorable City Council
From: Ken Zuidervaart, Planning Director
Date: 04/09/2024
Subject: Ripon Consolidated Fire District Fee Update
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the resolution adopting the Ripon Consolidated Fire Protection District’s update of the Fire Facilities Impact Fee Study.
BACKGROUND:
Recently the Ripon Consolidated Fire District reviewed their development impact fees as is done from time to time to ensure that adequate development fees are being collected to implement the goals and objectives of the City of Ripon’s General Plan. Goodwin Consulting Group performed the analysis and published a report that updated the Ripon Consolidated Fire Protection District’s Fire Facilities Impact Fee dated June 20, 2023. The result of their analysis and proposal in the Final Report is summarized below:
Residential Fire Facilities Fees: Increase by 8.1%
Commercial and Office Fire Facilities Fees: Increase by 8.2% Industrial/Warehouse Fire Facilities Fees: Increase by 8.4%.
The Fire Board adopted the updated report on July 13, 2023 and has now forwarded it on to the City Council for final adoption. Pursuant to the Ripon Municipal Code Chapter 17.04, the City Council of the City of Ripon must authorize the collection of said Fire Facilities Impact Fees by resolution. A more detailed explanation of the update can be found in the executive summary of the final report.
Attachments:
1. Ripon FPD Fee 2023 Update (FINAL REPORT)
2. Public Hearing Notice
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RIPON ADOPTING THE RIPON CONSOLIDATED FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT UPDATE OF THE FIRE FACILITIES
IMPACT FEE STUDY DATED JUNE 20, 2023
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ripon Municipal Code Chapter 17.04, the City Council of the City of Ripon is authorized to adopt and impose fire protection facilities fees by resolution; and WHEREAS, Chapter 17.04 requires the City Council to set forth the specific amount of the proposed fee, the benefit and impact area on which the fee is imposed, the specific public improvements to be financed, the estimated costs of the facilities, the reasonable relationship between the fee and the various types of new developments, and the timing for the payment of the fee; and
WHEREAS, the Ripon Consolidated Fire District has submitted a report dated June 20, 2023 prepared by Goodwin Consulting Group (the “Goodwin Report”), which satisfies the requirements of Chapter 17.04; and
WHEREAS, the Goodwin Report has been filed with the City of Ripon; and WHEREAS, the Ripon City Council desires to establish the fees set forth in Table B of the Goodwin Report to be imposed upon all new development projects in the City of Ripon.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
1. Pursuant to Ripon Municipal Code Chapter 17.04, the City Council does hereby adopt the Fire Protection Facilities Fees set forth in Table B of the report prepared by Goodwin Consulting Group, dated June 20, 2023 (the “Goodwin Report”), said fees to be imposed upon all new development projects within the City of Ripon in accordance with the Goodwin Report and the provisions of Chapter 17.04.
2. The Fire Protection Facilities Fees adopted pursuant to this Resolution shall be indexed and adjusted at the same time and in the same manner as all other development fees in the City of Ripon.
3. The Fire Protection Facilities Fees shall be imposed as a condition of approval of development, and paid either at the time of issuance of building permits, or at such other time as shall be determined by the City. Fire Protection Facilities Fees shall be remitted to the Ripon Consolidated Fire District as specified in Chapter 17.04.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Ripon this 9th day of April, 2024, by the following vote:
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THE CITY OF RIPON,
A Municipal Corporation
By ________________________________
LEO ZUBER, Mayor
ATTEST:
By: ___________________________
LISA ROOS, City Clerk
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RIPON CONSOLIDATED FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT (RCFPD)
UPDATE OF THE FIRE FACILITIES
IMPACT FEE STUDY
FINAL REPORT
JUNE 20, 2023
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UPDATE OF THE RCFPD FIRE FACILITIES IMPACT FEE STUDY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page
Executive Summary........................................................................................................... i I. Introduction .........................................................................................................................1 II. Land Use Categories and Growth Projections.....................................................................4 III. Fire Facilities and Cost Estimates........................................................................................7 IV. Fire Fee Calculation Methodology ....................................................................................13 V. Nexus Findings ..................................................................................................................15 VI. Program Implementation and Administration ...................................................................20
APPENDIX A
Table A-1 Station, Apparatus, Vehicle, and Equipment Costs Table A-2 Radio and Communication Costs
Table A-3 Turnout Equipment Costs
Table A-4 Fire Hose and Tools Cost
Table A-5 Medical Equipment Costs
Table A-6 Office Equipment Costs
Boundary Map of the RCFPD ......................................................................................................2
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
BACKGROUND
As growth continues within the Ripon Consolidated Fire Protection District (“RCFPD” or “District”), additional fire facilities will be needed to meet the service demands of future development. The RCFPD has recently updated a review of the fire facilities that will be required to serve development in the District through 2040. A fair share portion of the cost of these facilities will be funded by future growth in the RCFPD. Consequently, the proposed fire facilities impact fee (“Fire Fee”) included in this Ripon Consolidated Fire Protection District Update of the Fire Facilities Impact Fee Study (“Fee Study”) will apply to all future development within the District’s boundary. The Fire Fee complies with Mitigation Fee Act nexus requirements because the fees are set at the amount needed to mitigate the specific impacts that will result from new development in the District.
The District’s current fire fee is based on a fire impact fee study originally prepared in 2007 (“2007 Study”). The 2007 Study was first updated in 2017 (“2017 Study”) to include the costs of the District’s third fire station and apparatus and the planned construction of the District’s fourth fire station and apparatus. The proposed fire fees (“Fire Fees”) in this Fee Study have been updated to reflect increased costs for facilities, vehicles, and apparatus, as well as to include certain new items in the District’s Capital Outlay Plan.
FIRE PROTECTION FACILITIES AND COSTS
The Fee Study identifies the additional fire protection facilities needed to serve new development in the District through 2040. The required fire facilities and their costs were determined by the RCFPD based on the District’s long range needs. Facilities included in the Fee Study have been updated to reflect current and anticipated facility needs and their costs.
A summary of the facilities and cost estimates, which total approximately $42.2 million, is shown in Table A on the following page. Detailed facilities and cost estimates incorporated in the Fee Study are described in Section III.
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TABLE A
Facilities Cost Summary
Estimated
Description Value
Existing Facilities $34,556,102
Planned Facilities $5,716,500
10% Contingency (1) $1,917,860
Total $42,190,463
(1) Applies to Planned Fire Facilities and all vehicles, apparatus, and other equipment.
RCFPD FIRE FEES
A summary of the proposed Fire Fees is presented on the following page in Table B. Additionally, a comparison of the proposed Fire Fees to the existing fees is presented in Table C. It is important to note that the proposed Fire Fees are all calculated on a per square foot basis due to the requirements imposed by Assembly Bill 602 (“AB 602”) in July 2022. The current fees were originally calculated on a per unit and per thousand square foot basis for residential and nonresidential land uses, respectively. Thus, the existing fees cannot be compared to the proposed Fire Fees without applying the proposed Fire Fees to a hypothetical unit. The comparison shown in Table C shows the proposed fees that would apply to average-sized single-family and multifamily units in the District. The comparison of the proposed Fire Fees to the District’s current fire fees shows that the proposed residential Fire Fees are 8.1% higher than the District’s current fire fees for residential units. The proposed non-residential Fire Fees are 8.2% higher for commercial and office uses and 8.4% higher for industrial/warehouse uses.
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TABLE B
RCFPD Proposed Fire Fee
Proposed
Fire
Land Use Fee
per Bldg SF
Residential
Single Family $2.10
Multi-Family $3.46
Non-residential per Bldg SF
Commercial $2.50
Office $2.94
Industrial/Warehouse $1.62
TABLE C
RCFPD Fire Fee Summary
Proposed
Proposed Fee for
Fee per Average Unit Current
Land Use Square Foot or 1,000 SF Fee Increase
Residential per Bldg SF Per Average Unit (1) per Unit
Single Family $2.10 $4,406 $4,077 8.1%
Multi-Family $3.46 $2,937 $2,717 8.1%
Non-residential per Bldg SF per KSF per KSF
Commercial $2.50 $2,500 $2,310 8.2%
Office $2.94 $2,940 $2,717 8.2%
Industrial/Warehouse $1.62 $1,620 $1,495 8.4%
(1) Based on an average unit size of 2,100 square feet per Single Family Unit and 850 square feet per MultiFamily Unit.
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APPLICATION OF FEES
The proposed Fire Fees shall be applied to all new development in RCFPD, including accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and additions to existing structures. Pursuant to California Government Code section 65852.2, a local agency may, by ordinance, provide for the creation of ADUs in areas zoned to allow single-family or multi-family dwelling residential use. Pursuant to this section, the maximum size for an ADU is 1,200 square feet. Impact fees may be applied to ADUs that are larger than 750 square feet so long as the fees are proportional in relation to the square footage of the primary dwelling unit.
Similarly, the proposed Fire Fees shall be applied to any additions to existing structures within RCFPD. The Fire Fees shall be applied using the rate applicable to the new development. For example, if an owner added 500 square feet to an existing commercial building, then the owner would be charged the commercial fee of $2.50 per square foot for the additional 500 square feet of building space.
ASSEMBLY BILL 602
On September 28, 2021, AB 602 was signed into law and became effective starting January 1, 2022. The law establishes additional procedural and transparency requirements on public agencies when establishing new fees or increasing existing development impact fees. AB 602 amends Government Code Sections 65940.1 and 66019 and adds Government Code Section 66016.5 and Health and Safety Code Section 50466.5. Below are some of the most significant requirements imposed by AB 602:
New Requirements For Nexus Studies
• When applicable, the nexus study shall identify the existing level of service (LOS) for the public facility; identify the proposed new level of service, and explain why the new level of service is appropriate.
• If a nexus study supports an increase to an existing fee, the public agency shall review the assumptions of the nexus study supporting the original fee and evaluate the amount of fee revenue collected under the original fee.
• Large jurisdictions, for example, counties that have a population greater than 250,000 residents, must adopt a capital improvement plan as a part of the nexus study. • Nexus studies adopted after July 1, 2022, shall calculate a fee imposed on a housing development that is proportionate to the square footage of the proposed units of the
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development or the nexus study must make findings that an alternative fee calculation methodology creates a reasonable relationship between the fee charged and the burden posed by the development.
• This section of the impact fee requirements does not apply to any fees or charges pursuant to Government Code Section 60013, which includes water and sewer connection fees and capacity charges.
New Transparency Requirements For Public Agencies
• Fees must be posted to the public agency’s website within 30 days of any change in the fees.
• Public agencies must post to their website the current and five previous annual impact fee accounting reports that are required pursuant to Government Code Section 66006. • Public agencies must post to their website all nexus studies, cost of service studies, or equivalent studies that were conducted on or after January 1, 2018.
New Nexus Study Procedural Requirements
• Nexus studies must be updated at least every 8 years, from the period beginning on January 1, 2022.
• Nexus studies and impact fees must be adopted at a public hearing with at least a 30 day notice (this is an increase from the current 10 days).
• Members of the public may submit evidence that the nexus findings in the nexus study are insufficient; the public agency must consider all such evidence.
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I. INTRODUCTION
The Ripon Consolidated Fire Protection District is an independent special district that provides fire, rescue, and pre-hospital emergency medical services to residents and employees within an approximate 55-square mile area on the southern portion of the County of San Joaquin.
The Ripon Fire District formed in 1921 and served an area of approximately one square mile. In 1940 the Ripon Rural Fire Protection District formed to provide fire service to the surrounding rural area. Although the two districts were separate entities, they shared the same personnel, fire station, and equipment. Finally in 1963 the Ripon Fire District and Ripon Rural Fire Protection District were consolidated to create the Ripon Consolidated Fire Protection District.
The RCFPD currently operates three fire stations within its boundary. Station No. 2-1 is in the City of Ripon and is located at 142 S. Stockton Avenue, Station No. 2-2 is at 18800 S. Murphy Road, and Station No. 2-3 is at 1705 N. Ripon Road. A map identifying the District’s boundary and station locations is shown on the following page. The RCFPD currently serves an estimated 18,656 residents and 5,224 employees within the District.
PURPOSE OF STUDY
As growth occurs within the RCFPD, additional fire facilities, apparatus, and equipment will be required to meet the service demands of future development. If adopted, the Fire Fees presented in this report will be applied to all future development within the District’s boundary. The Fire Fee complies with the Mitigation Fee Act nexus requirements because the Fire Fee is calculated to mitigate only the specific impacts that will result from new development in the District.
The RCFPD retained Goodwin Consulting Group, Inc. to prepare this Ripon Consolidated Fire Protection District Update of the Fire Facilities Impact Fee Study. The Fire Fee will be implemented through adoption of this Fee Study by the governing bodies of RCFPD, San Joaquin County, and the City of Ripon. Once implemented, the Fire Fee will replace the District’s current fire fee.
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IMPACT FEE NEXUS REQUIREMENTS
Assembly Bill (“AB”) 1600, which was enacted by the State of California in 1987, created Section 66000 et seq. of the Government Code. AB 1600, which created the Mitigation Fee Act, requires that all public agencies satisfy the following requirements when establishing, increasing, or imposing a fee as a condition of approval for a development project:
1. Identify the purpose of the fee
2. Identify the use to which the fee will be put
3. Determine how there is a reasonable relationship between:
A. The fee’s use and the type of development project on which the fee is imposed
B. The need for the public facility and the type of development project on which the fee is imposed.
C. The amount of the fee and the cost of the public facility or portion of the public facility attributable to the development on which the fee is imposed.
The assumptions and cost allocation methodology that are used in this Fee Study to establish a reasonable relationship or nexus between the Fire Fee and the development on which it will be levied are summarized in the subsequent sections of this report.
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II. LAND USE CATEGORIES AND GROWTH PROJECTIONS
LAND USE CATEGORIES
The Mitigation Fee Act requires that a reasonable relationship exist between the need for public facilities and the type of development on which an impact fee is imposed. The need for public facilities is related to the level of service demanded, which may vary in proportion to the number of residents or employees generated by a particular land use type. Therefore, land use categories have been defined in order to distinguish between relative impacts on facilities. The Fire Fee has been calculated per square foot for both residential and non-residential buildings. The following land use categories are identified for purposes of the Fire Fee program:
Single Family: All single family detached and attached homes and duplexes.
Multi-Family: All buildings with three or more attached residential units.
Commercial: All commercial, retail, service, and hotel/motel development.
Office: All general, professional, research and development, high tech, and medical office development.
Industrial/ Warehouse: All manufacturing and warehousing development.
Some developments may include more than one land use type, such as industrial warehouse with living quarters (e.g., a live-work designation). In these cases, the Fire Fee would be calculated separately for each land use type included in the proposed development. The RCFPD should have the discretion to impose the Fire Fee based on the specific aspects of a proposed development regardless of zoning.
The RCFPD in conjunction with the controlling jurisdiction may make the final determination as to which land use category a particular development will be assigned. The Fire Fee should be based on the development type that most closely represents the likely occupancy of the building.
GROWTH PROJECTIONS
Estimates of the existing service population and projections of growth are critical assumptions used in the calculation of the Fire Fee. Table 1 summarizes the estimated service population within the District in 2020 as well as the new growth anticipated through 2040. The total service population is comprised of all residents and employees in the District.
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TABLE 1
Existing and Future Persons Served
Existing
New & Future
Existing Growth Growth
(2020) (2020-40) (2040)
A B C = A + B
Residents 18,656 4,108 22,764
Employees 4,886 1,076 5,962
Total Persons Served 23,542 5,184 28,726
Sources: United States Census Bureau; California Department of Finance; San Joaquin County; Goodwin Consulting Group, Inc.
An estimate of the residents and employees in the District by 2040 is used to determine fire facilities and equipment required to serve growth. Residential and employment estimates for 2020 totaling 18,656 and 6,100, respectively, are based on data from the California Department of Finance and San Joaquin County. Some employees that work within the District also reside there.
Therefore, to avoid double-counting, the estimated number of employees in the City of Ripon and the unincorporated area within the District has been reduced by 19.9% to 4,886 based on the United States Census Bureau’s Inflow/Outflow Report for 2020 for employees that both live and work in the Ripon Census County Subdivision Area. Thus, the total persons served as of 2020 is estimated to be 23,542.
According to California Department of Finance (“DOF”) demographic estimates, residential growth in the City of Ripon since 2010 has averaged about 0.9% annually and about 1.0% annually in the unincorporated areas in San Joaquin County. A 2011 Municipal Service Review report of rural fire protection districts in San Joaquin County, that included RCFPD, estimated that future growth in unincorporated San Joaquin County over the next twenty year period would average
1.1% annually. The San Joaquin County Demographic and Employment Forecast for 2020 prepared by the University of the Pacific Center for Business and Policy Research projected that
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employment growth through 2040 would be 0.7% annually for the City and 0.9% for the Ripon Census County Subdivision Area.
Based on these recent historical residential and non-residential growth rates in the County, this Fee Study assumes an average annual growth rate of 1.0% for residential and non-residential development in the District through 2040. This rate will result in 22,764 residents and 5,962 employees residing in the District by 2040.
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III. FIRE FACILITIES AND COST ESTIMATES
The Fire Fee program will provide funding for fire protection facilities, including a new fire station and fire engine. A summary of existing and planned facilities required to serve development through 2040 is provided below.
EXISTING FIRE FACILITIES
The District’s existing fire protection facilities include (i) three fire stations, (ii) apparatus and vehicles and (iii) equipment. The total estimated cost of the District’s fire stations, land, apparatus and vehicles, and equipment, based on current replacement costs, equals approximately $34.6 million, as shown below in Table 2.
TABLE 2
Summary of Existing Facilities Costs
Replacement
Description Cost
Stations/ Buildings $20,531,500
Vehicles $9,744,811
Equipment $4,279,792
Total $34,556,102
Source: Ripon Consolidated Fire Protection District
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The estimated replacement cost for all three stations, including buildings and land, totals approximately $20.5 million and is summarized below in Table 3. Land costs were based on estimates provided by the RCFPD in 2016, and have been inflated by 25% based on similar estimates provided by the District in 2023. The building costs were originally provided by the District in 2016 and have been inflated by the increase in the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index (CCI) to April 2023.
TABLE 3
Existing Land & Building Facilities
Replacement
Quantity Cost
Station 1
Land $1,250,000
Station 23,000 SF $9,557,000
Training Area $250,000
Training Tower $1,316,000
Subtotal $12,373,000
Station 2
Land $375,000
Station 5,800 SF $3,167,000
Subtotal $3,542,000
Station 3
Land $562,500
Station 6,660 SF $4,054,000
Subtotal $4,616,500
Total Existing Stations Cost $20,531,500
Sources: Ripon Consolidated Fire Protection District
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Existing fire facilities also include apparatus and vehicles. An inventory and estimated replacement costs are presented in Table 4. Based on information provided by the RCFPD from its Capital Outlay Plan, the replacement cost of existing apparatus and vehicles totals approximately $9.7 million.
TABLE 4
Existing Apparatus and Vehicles Inventory and Cost
Vehicle Type
Replacement
Cost
Engine 2-1 $1,100,000
Engine 2-2 $1,100,000
Engine 2-3 $895,000
Engine 2-4 $1,100,000
Truck 2-1 $1,800,000
Rescue 2-1 $1,076,811
Engine Brush 2 $1,100,000
Tender 2-1 $450,000
Medic 60 $296,500
Medic 61 $296,500
Chief 2-1 $100,000
Battalion 2-1 $100,000
Battalion 2-2 $100,000
Battalion 2-3 $100,000
Utility 2-4 $45,000
Utility 2-1 $85,000
Total Cost $9,744,811
Source: Ripon Consolidated Fire Protection District
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Existing fire equipment includes radio & communication equipment, turnout equipment, hose & fire equipment, medical equipment, and office equipment. Cost estimates for equipment were either developed in 2016 and have been inflated to 2023 costs using the CCI, or were provided by the District based on current cost estimates. The estimated replacement cost for the District’s equipment is summarized in Table 5 and totals approximately $4.3 million. Certain equipment items were added to the District’s Capital Outlay Plan since the 2017 Study. Appendix A of this Fee Study contains a detailed list of all fire facilities costs.
TABLE 5
Equipment Inventory
Replacement
Description Cost
Radio & Communication Equipment $2,744,792
Turnout Equipment $282,100
Hose & Fire Tools $826,988
Medical Equipment $351,810
Office Equipment $74,102
Total Equipment Cost $4,279,792
Source: Ripon Consolidated Fire Protection District
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PLANNED FIRE FACILITIES
RCFPD analyzed the fire facilities needed to serve development within the District through 2040.
Based on that analysis, RCFPD determined that a fourth station will be needed. Initial plans recommend the station to be built along the West Main and West Ripon corridor in the area of Mohler Road or Frederick Avenue.
Table 6 shows a breakdown of costs for the new station. The estimated construction and land cost of the new station is $4.6 million. The District has also determined that a new Type I engine will be needed for the fourth station. The estimated cost associated with the Type I engine is approximately $1.1 million. Overall, approximately $5.7 million in planned facilities and apparatus will be needed to serve future growth through 2040.
TABLE 6
Planned RCFPD Facilities
Description Total Cost
New Fire Station
Land $562,500
Building $4,054,000
Subtotal $4,616,500
New Vehicles
Engine 2-5 $1,100,000
Subtotal $1,100,000
Total New Facilities $5,716,500
Sources: Ripon Consolidated Fire Protection District
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TOTAL FIRE FACILITIES COST
Planned facilities for the District include a fourth fire station, site acquisition, and a fire engine.
By 2040, the combined cost of the existing and planned facilities will total to approximately $40.2 million. A 10% contingency is also added to all planned facilities, plus the replacement costs of all vehicles, apparatus, and other equipment, which in total sums to around $2.0 million. Thus, the total fire facilities cost to serve all existing and anticipated development through 2040 is approximately $42.2 million. Table 7 presents a summary of existing and planned facilities costs.
TABLE 7
Total Fire Facilities Cost
Estimated
Description Cost
Existing Fire Facilities $34,556,102
Planned Fire Facilities $5,716,500
10% Contingency (1) $1,917,860
Total Fire Facilities Cost $42,190,463
(1) Applies to Planned Fire Facilities and all vehicles, apparatus, and other equipment.
Source: Ripon Consolidated Fire Protection District
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IV. FIRE FEE CALCULATION METHODOLOGY
When impact fees are calculated, an analysis must be presented in enough detail to demonstrate that logical and thorough consideration was applied in the process of determining how the fee relates to the impact created by new development. Various findings pursuant to the Mitigation Fee Act must be made to ensure that there is a reasonable relationship between the amount of the fee and the impact on the facilities from development on which that fee will be levied. The following section of the report outlines the methodology used in this Fee Study to calculate the Fire Fee.
FEE METHODOLOGY
The methodology used to calculate the Fire Fee ensures that each land use category funds its equitable share of the fire protection facilities based on the impact that its residents or employees will have on the District. Following is a summary of the steps used to calculate the Fire Fee:
1) Based on reasonable growth projections, estimate the number of existing and future residents and employees that will be served in the District through 2040. 2) Identify the existing and new fire facilities needed to serve development through 2040 within the RCFPD.
3) Estimate the replacement cost of the existing fire facilities, apparatus, vehicles and equipment and the planned fire facilities needed to serve development in the District through 2040.
4) Based on the projected 2040 service population, calculate the cost per person served by dividing the cost from Step 3 by the total service population from Step 1. The cost per resident or employee is equal to the cost person served. 5) Estimate the Fire Fee per residential or non-residential square foot or by multiplying the applicable occupancy factor (i.e., residents per 1,000 residential square feet or employees per 1,000 non-residential square feet) by the cost per resident or employee from Step 4.
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By applying this fee methodology, the amount of the Fire Fee for each land use is based on the estimated impact of the development on the District and thus a nexus or reasonable relationship is established between the amount of the Fire Fee and the cost of the facilities attributable to each type of development.
OCCUPANCY ASSUMPTIONS
New development in the RCFPD will create demand for fire protection facilities. For purposes of the Fire Fee program, demand is measured by the service population, which includes residents and employees, anticipated within the RCFPD by 2040.
Occupancy factors incorporated in the Fee Study are presented in Table 8. Residential occupancy factors are calculated based on persons per household data from the DOF for the region and on average residential unit sizes within the District based on San Joaquin County data. Nonresidential occupancy factors are based on industry standards related to average square feet per employee. By allocating facilities costs to each land use category based on its demand for fire protection facilities (i.e., service population based on occupancy factors), this Fee Study ensures that each land use category will fund its fair-share of the required facilities.
TABLE 8
Occupancy and Unit Size Assumptions
Persons per Average Occupancy
Land Use Household Unit Sizes Assumption
Residential
Single Family 3.00 PPH 2,100 SF/Unit 1.43 Residents per 1,000 SF Multi-Family 2.00 PPH 850 SF/Unit 2.35 Residents per 1,000 SF Non-residential
Commercial N/A N/A 1.70 Employees per 1,000 SF
Office N/A N/A 2.00 Employees per 1,000 SF
Industrial/Warehouse N/A N/A 1.10 Employees per 1,000 SF Sources: San Joaquin County Assessor's Office; Ripon Consolidated Fire Protection District; Goodwin Consulting Group, Inc.
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V. NEXUS FINDINGS
Future development within the RCFPD will create a demand for fire facilities to serve future residents and employees. The Fire Fee program will fund future development’s fair share of costs to construct one new fire station and a new fire engine. The Fire Fee, as calculated in this Fee Study meets the Mitigation Fee Act nexus requirements, as outlined below.
Purpose of Fee
The purpose of the Fire Fee is to fund the fire facilities identified in this Fee Study that are needed to mitigate the impacts from new development through 2040.
Use of Fee
Fire Fee revenue will be used to fund the fire facilities. These facilities and their corresponding costs are presented in this Fee Study.
Reasonable Relationship Between the Fee's Use and the Type of Development New development anticipated through 2040 will generate a need for fire protection services and facilities. The increase in development will create the need for additional fire facilities and personnel to provide emergency services to the developing areas within the RCFPD. Fee revenue will be used to fund a fair-share portion of these fire facilities that will serve new residential and non-residential development in the RCFPD.
Reasonable Relationship Between the Need for the Facility and the Type of Development New residential and non-residential development in the RCFPD will generate residents and employees as well as residential and non-residential structures that will require fire protection services. New development will require additional fire facilities to maintain the existing level of service and to provide fire protection and emergency services to the developing areas in the RCFPD. In order to maintain the RCFPD’s current level of fire protection service, the RCFPD must construct one new fire station and purchase a new engine.
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Reasonable Relationship Between the Amount of the Fee and the Cost of the Facility The relationship between the amount of the fee and the portion of the facility cost attributable to the development type is based on the number of persons served per square foot. Residents and employees are the primary beneficiaries of fire facilities; therefore, the cost of fire facilities has been allocated in this Fee Study to both residential and non-residential land uses based on the number of persons generated from these types of development.
The number of persons served equals the number of residents and employees that will be provided with fire protection services. Based on this demand from residents and employees, a proportionate share of the cost of fire facilities is allocated to existing and future residential and non-residential development types. This cost calculation, shown in Table 9, establishes a fire facilities cost per resident and employee in the District.
TABLE 9
Fire Facilities Cost per Person Served
Total Fire Facilities Cost $42,190,463
Projected Persons Served By 2040 28,726
Cost per Person Served $1,469
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FIRE FEE CALCULATION
Table 10 shows the calculation of the Fire Fee. Dividing the total fire facilities cost of approximately $42.2 million cost by the estimated 28,726 persons served in the District by 2040 equals a cost of $1,469 per person served. Multiplying the $1,469 cost per person served by the estimated occupancy for each unit of land use type determines the Fire Fee for each type.
TABLE 10
Fire Fee Calculation
Cost per
Resident/ Estimated Total
Land Use Employee Occupancy Fee
A B C = A x B
per Bldg SF
Residential
Single Family $1,469 0.00143 $2.10
Multi-Family $1,469 0.00235 $3.46
Non-residential per Bldg SF
Commercial $1,469 0.00170 $2.50
Office $1,469 0.00200 $2.94
Industrial/Warehouse $1,469 0.00110 $1.62
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FIRE FEE SUMMARY
A summary of the proposed Fire Fees is presented below in Table 11. A comparison of the proposed Fire Fees to the District’s current fire fees shows that the proposed residential Fire Fees are 8.1% higher than the District’s current fire fees for an average-sized residential unit. The proposed non-residential Fire Fees are 8.2% higher for commercial and office uses and 8.4% higher for industrial/warehouse uses.
TABLE 11
RCFPD Fire Fee Summary
Proposed
Proposed Fee for
Fee per Average Unit Current
Land Use Square Foot or 1,000 SF Fee Increase
Residential per Bldg SF Per Average Unit (1) per Unit
Single Family $2.10 $4,406 $4,077 8.1%
Multi-Family $3.46 $2,937 $2,717 8.1%
Non-residential per Bldg SF per KSF per KSF
Commercial $2.50 $2,500 $2,310 8.2%
Office $2.94 $2,940 $2,717 8.2%
Industrial/Warehouse $1.62 $1,620 $1,495 8.4%
(1) Based on an average unit size of 2,100 square feet per Single Family Unit and 850 square feet per MultiFamily Unit.
AB 602
Tables 11 shows that the proposed Fire Fees are higher than the District’s current fees. Pursuant to AB 602, if a fee study supports increasing an existing fee, the local agency shall review the assumptions of the fee study that supported the original or prior fee and evaluate the amount of fees collected under the original or prior fee.
This Fee Study and District staff support increasing the current Fire Fees that were adopted by the District in 2017 because the additional fee revenue will be needed to fund the increased costs of
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construction and acquisition and new items in the District’s Capital Outlay Plan. Revenues generated based on the fees calculated in the 2017 Study are insufficient because the overall costs of fire facilities have escalated faster than the Construction Cost Index, which has been used to escalate the existing fees annually.
The fire facilities identified in this Fee Study will allow the District to maintain its existing level of fire service as new development occurs. No increase to the level of service is proposed.
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VI. PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION
FEE IMPLEMENTATION
According to the California Government Code, prior to levying a new fee or increasing an existing fee, an agency must hold at least one open and public meeting. At least ten days prior to this meeting, the agency must make data on infrastructure costs and funding sources available to the public. Notice of the time and place of the meeting, and a general explanation of the matter, are to be published in accordance with Section 6062a of the Government Code, which states that publication shall occur twice, with at least five days intervening, commencing at least ten days before the hearing, in a newspaper regularly published once a week or more. Note that AB 602 now requires that nexus studies and impact fees must be adopted at a public hearing with at least a 30 day notice.
The Fire Fee will need to be approved by the RCFPD Board of Directors and adopted by the Ripon City Council and the San Joaquin Board of Supervisors through a resolution or ordinance. Once the last action associated with adopting the Fire Fee is completed, which is typically the second reading of the ordinance, it shall become effective sixty days later.
APPLICATION OF FEES
The proposed Fire Fees shall be applied to all new development in RCFPD, including accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and additions to existing structures. Pursuant to California Government Code section 65852.2, a local agency may, by ordinance, provide for the creation of ADUs in areas zoned to allow single-family or multi-family dwelling residential use. Pursuant to this section, the maximum size for an ADU is 1,200 square feet. Impact fees may be applied to ADUs that are larger than 750 square feet so long as the fees are proportional in relation to the square footage of the primary dwelling unit.
Similarly, the proposed Fire Fees shall be applied to any additions to existing structures within RCFPD. The Fire Fees shall be applied using the rate applicable to the new development. For example, if an owner added 500 square feet to an existing commercial building, then the owner would be charged the commercial fee of $2.50 per square foot for the additional 500 square feet of building space.
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ANNUAL INFLATION UPDATE
The Fire Fees may be adjusted in future years to reflect revised facility costs or receipt of funding from alternative sources. In addition to such adjustments, in January of each calendar year, or another date, as designated by the RCFPD, the Fire Fees will be adjusted by the average increase in the Construction Cost Index (“CCI”) as reported in the Engineering News Record magazine for the 12-month period ending April of the previous year. For example, the adjustment for January 2025 will be determined by calculating the increase from April 2023 to April 2024 in the CCI.
The resulting increase will be the adjustment factor that will be applied to the Fire Fees in January 2025.
ANNUAL AND FIVE-YEAR REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
The Mitigation Fee Act requires the RCFPD to report every year and every fifth year certain financial information regarding the fees.
Annual Reporting
The RCFPD must make available within 180 days after the last day of each fiscal year the following annual reporting information for the prior fiscal year:
1) A brief description of the type of fee in the account or fund 2) The amount of the fee
3) The beginning and ending balance in the account or fund 4) The amount of the fee collected and the interest earned 5) An identification of each public improvement for which fees were expended and the amount of expenditures
6) An identification of an approximate date by which time construction on the improvement will commence if it is determined that sufficient funds exist to complete the project
7) A description of each interfund transfer or loan made from the account and when it will be repaid
8) Identification of any refunds made once it is determined that sufficient monies have been collected to fund all fee-related projects
The RCFPD must make this information available for public review and must also present it at the next regularly scheduled public meeting not less than 15 days after this information is made available to the public.
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Five Year Reporting
For the fifth fiscal year following the first deposit into the fee account, and every five years thereafter, the RCFPD must make the following findings with respect to any remaining funds in the fee account, regardless of whether those funds are committed or uncommitted:
1) Identify the purpose to which the fee is to be put
2) Demonstrate a reasonable relationship between the fee and the purpose for which it is charged
3) Identify all sources and amounts of funding anticipated to complete financing any incomplete improvements
4) Designate the approximate dates on which funding in item (3) above is expected to be deposited into the fee account
As with the annual disclosure, the five-year report must be made public within 180 days after the end of the RCFPD’s fiscal year and must be reviewed at the next regularly scheduled public meeting. The RCFPD must make these findings; otherwise, the law requires that it refund the money on a prorated basis to the then current record owners of the development project.
ASSEMBLY BILL 602
On September 28, 2021, Assembly Bill 602 was signed into law and became effective starting January 1, 2022. The law establishes additional procedural and transparency requirements on public agencies when establishing new fees or increasing existing development impact fees. AB 602 amends Government Code Sections 65940.1 and 66019 and adds Government Code Section 66016.5 and Health and Safety Code Section 50466.5. Below are some of the most significant requirements imposed by AB 602:
New Requirements For Nexus Studies
• When applicable, the nexus study shall identify the existing level of service (LOS) for the public facility; identify the proposed new level of service, and explain why the new level of service is appropriate.
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• If a nexus study supports an increase to existing fee, the public agency shall review the assumptions of the nexus study supporting the original fee and evaluate the amount of fee revenue collected under the original fee.
• Large jurisdictions, for example, counties that have a population greater than 250,000 residents, must adopt a capital improvement plan as a part of the nexus study. • Nexus studies adopted after July 1, 2022, shall calculate a fee imposed on a housing development that is proportionate to the square footage of the proposed units of the development or the nexus study must make findings that an alternative fee calculation methodology creates a reasonable relationship between the fee charged and the burden posed by the development.
• This section of the impact fee requirements does not apply to any fees or charges pursuant to Government Code Section 60013, which includes water and sewer connection fees and capacity charges.
New Transparency Requirements For Public Agencies
• Fees must be posted to the public agency’s website within 30 days of any change in the fees.
• Public agencies must post to their website the current and five previous annual impact fee accounting reports that are required pursuant to Government Code Section 66006. • Public agencies must post to their website all nexus studies, cost of service studies, or equivalent studies that were conducted on or after January 1, 2018.
New Nexus Study Procedural Requirements
• Nexus studies must be updated at least every 8 years, from the period beginning on January 1, 2022.
• Nexus studies and impact fees must be adopted at a public hearing with at least a 30 day notice (this is an increase from the current 10 days).
• Members of the public may submit evidence that the nexus findings in the nexus study are insufficient; the public agency must consider all such evidence.
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APPENDIX A
Detailed Fire Facilities Cost
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Land Purchase
Land/Site Station 1 $1,250,000
Land/Site (Training Area) Station 1 $250,000
Land/Site Station 2 $375,000
Land/Site Station 3 $562,500
Land/Site Station 4 $562,500
Subtotal $3,000,000.00
Buildings & Structures
Station 1 Station 1 $9,557,000
Training Tower Station 1 $1,316,000
Station 2 Station 2 $3,167,000
Station 3 Station 3 $4,054,000
Station 4 Station 4 $4,054,000
Subtotal $22,148,000
Apparatus
Engine 2-1 (T1) Station 1 $1,100,000
Engine 2-2 (T1) Station 2 $1,100,000
Engine 2-3 (T1) Station 3 $895,000
Engine 2-4 (T3) Station 1 $1,100,000
Engine 2-5 Station 4 $1,100,000
Truck 2-1 (T1) Station 1 $1,800,000
Rescue 2-1 Station 1 $1,076,811
Engine Brush 2 (T6) Station 1 $1,100,000
Tender 2-1 (T1) Station 1 $450,000
Medic 60 Station 2 $296,500
Medic 61 Station 1 $296,500
Subtotal $10,314,811
Command/Utility Vehicles
Chief 2-1 Station 1 $100,000
Battalion 2-1 Station 1 $100,000
Battalion 2-2 Station 1 $100,000
Battalion 2-3 Station 1 $100,000
Utility 2-4 Station 1 $45,000
Utility 2-1 Station 1 $85,000
Subtotal $530,000
Other Capital Expenditures
Radio & Communication Equipment Districtwide $2,744,792 Turnout Equipment Districtwide $282,100
Hose & Fire Tools Districtwide $826,988
Medical Equipment Districtwide $351,810
Office Equipment Districtwide $74,102
Subtotal $4,279,792
Total Costs $40,272,602
Plus: 10% Contingency $1,917,860
Total Costs and Contingency $42,190,463
'(1) Applies to Planned Fire Facilities and all vehicles, apparatus, and other equipment.
Table A-1
Station, Apparatus, Vehicle, and Equipment Costs
Sources: Ripon Consolidated Fire Protection District
Location Current Cost
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Base Stations 3 $10,388 $31,164
Mobile Radios 18 $9,501 $171,023
Portable Radios 48 $10,768 $516,869
Mobile Modems 10 $1,900 $19,003
Mobile Computers 10 $3,547 $35,471
Repeaters 2 $10,135 $20,269
Mobile Repeaters 7 $2,000 $14,000
Comparators 2 $6,588 $13,175
Voting Receivers 4 $5,891 $23,563
Antenna Towers 2 $950,127 $1,900,254
Total $2,744,792
Sources: Ripon Consolidated Fire Protection District
Table A-2
Radio and Communication Costs
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Structure Turnout Sets 35 $6,200 $217,000
Structure Helmets 35 $550 $19,250
Structure Boots 35 $600 $21,000
Interface Turnout Sets 35 $600 $21,000
Interface Helmets 35 $110 $3,850
Total $282,100
Sources: Ripon Consolidated Fire Protection District
Table A-3
Turnout Equipment Costs
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5" Hose 2000 $2.53 $5,067
2.5" Hose 5000 $2.47 $12,352
1.75" Hose 3500 $2.34 $8,203
1.5" Single Jacket 2500 $1.90 $4,751
1" Single Jacket 2000 $1.27 $2,534
Thermal Imagers 4 $10,768 $43,072
Chainsaws 8 $760 $6,081
Circular 4 $950 $3,801
Spreaders 4 $30,000 $120,000
Cutters 4 $25,000 $100,000
Rams 5 $12,000 $60,000
Combination Cutter/Spreaders 4 $15,202 $60,808
Generators 4 $4,434 $17,736
SCBA Sets 30 $8,234 $247,033
Spare Bottles 30 $380 $11,402
SCBA Fill Station 1 $124,150 $124,150
Total $826,988
Sources: Ripon Consolidated Fire Protection District
Table A-4
Fire Hose and Tools Cost
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LifePak 15 Heart Monitors 3 $65,000 $195,000
LifePak AEDS 6 $1,700 $10,200
Lucas Auto CPR Devices 3 $21,000 $63,000
Ventilators 1 $2,600 $2,600
Power Gurney 2 $35,771 $71,542
Stair Chairs 2 $4,734 $9,468
Total $351,810
Sources: Ripon Consolidated Fire Protection District
Table A-5
Medical Equipment Costs
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Servers 1 $11,402 $11,402
Desktops 15 $1,500 $22,500
Network Switches 4 $1,500 $6,000
Network Security Devices 1 $3,400 $3,400
Printers 4 $1,200 $4,800
Laptops 4 $1,000 $4,000
Copy Machines 1 $22,000 $22,000
Total $74,102
Sources: Ripon Consolidated Fire Protection District
Table A-6
Office Equipment Costs
Ripon Fire Protection District
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Packet Pg. 322 Attachment: Ripon FPD Fee 2023 Update (FINAL REPORT) (3960 : Ripon Consolidated Fire District Fee Update)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that The City of Ripon will hold a public hearing at a meeting on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM in the City of Ripon Council Chambers, 259 N. Wilma Ave., Ripon, on the following matter:
RIPON CONSOLIDATED FIRE PROTECTION FACILITIES FEE INCREASE -The City Council will consider adopting the Ripon Consolidated Fire Protection Facilities Fees increase.
PURSUANT TO SECTION 65009 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN THAT IF SUCH PROPOSED FEE
INCREASE IS CHALLENGED IN COURT, SUCH CHALLENGE MAY BE LIMITED TO
ONLY THOSE ISSUES RAISED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING OR IN WRITTEN
CORRESPONDENCE DELIVERED TO THE CITY CLERK AT OR PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.
All interested parties will be given an opportunity to appear and be heard by the City Council of The City of Ripon at said time and place pertaining to the above described matter.
CITY OF RIPON
Lisa Roos, City Clerk
Publication Date: March 30, 2024
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Packet Pg. 323 Attachment: Public Hearing Notice (3960 : Ripon Consolidated Fire District Fee Update)