City of Oak Creek

Common Council Report

Meeting Date: May 20, 2008

Item No.:

Recommendation: That the Council adopt Ordinance No. 2503, amending Section 3.40(c)(17)(e) of the Municipal Code to discontinue the collection of impact fees for parks and recreation administrative and maintenance facilities.

Background: In 1996 and 2001, the Common Council adopted ordinances that created impact fees for neighborhood and community parks, fire facilities, library facilities, police facilities and a parks administration and maintenance facility.

In 2006 and 2007, the Wisconsin Impact Fee statute was amended through Act 203, Act 477 and Act 44. This amended impact fee legislation removed the City’s ability to collect impact fees for parks and recreation administrative and maintenance facilities.

The firm of Ruekert-Mielke is currently assisting the City with updating its impact fees. However it was important that this parks and recreation administrative and maintenance facilities impact fee be discontinued as soon as possible in order that the City cease collecting the fee, and to minimize the extent of impact fees it needs to refund to property owners who have previously paid this fee.

Fiscal Impact: The fee, which ranges from $267 to $341 per dwelling unit will need to be refunded to those who have paid it after the effective date of the State’s legislation.

Prepared by: Doug Seymour, AICP Director of Community Development	Respectfully submitted, Patrick DeGrave City Administrator
Reviewed by: Douglas A. Schachtner Director of Parks, Recreation & Forestry	Fiscal Review by: Pamela S. Bauer, CMC City Clerk