HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 13 - Impact Fee Committee AppointmentMEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER t
MEETING DATE: JANUARY 19, 2016
SUBJECT: IMPACT FEE COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT
RECOMMENDATION:
City Council consider appointing Mr. John Levitt, PE and Mr. Keith Hamilton, PE to the
five member Impact Fee Advisory Committee, and take any necessary action.
BACKGROUND:
The current committee is comprised of Mr. Tim Lancaster, Mr. Dennis Luers, Mr. Chris
Leighton, Ms. Neva Frymire, and Mr. Bob Meyers.
The advisory committee performs the following duties:
• Advise and assist the City in adopting land use assumptions
• Review the capital improvements plan and file written comments
• Monitor and evaluate implementation of the capital improvements plan
• File semiannual reports with respect to the progress of the capital improvements plan
and report to the City any perceived inequities in implementing the plan or imposing
the impact fee
• Advise the City of the need to update or revise the land use assumptions, capital
improvements plan and impact fee.
The State Impact Fee Legislation requires that at least two (40%) of the committee
members be representatives of the real estate, development or building industries. The
three members serving in this capacity are Mr. Lancaster, Mr. Luers and Mr. Leighton.
Mr. Meyers has advised us that he must resign due to health issues, and Mrs. Neva
Frymire retired from Texas Legacy Bank in July 2015. Staff has approached Mr. John
Levitt, PE and Mr. Keith Hamilton, PE about serving on the committee in the two vacant
seats. Both gentlemen live in Grapevine. Mr. Levitt is a project manager with CP&Y, a
full-service architectural and engineering consulting firm, and Mr. Hamilton is President
of Hamilton Duffy, PC, a civil engineering firm. Both gentlemen have agreed to serve.
Staff has reviewed the nomination of Mr. Levitt and Mr. Hamilton with Council Member
Chris Coy. Mr. Coy has expressed his support of the nomination.
Staff recommends approval.