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GENERAL MANAGER BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jim Friedl Joe Gibson, Chair Ed Jones, Vice Chair George Lange, Director Susan L. Holt, Director Chuck Huffer, Director GENERAL MANAGER EMERITUS Tex Ward DATE: March 20, 2014 TO: Board of Directors FROM: Jim Friedl, General Man ag SUBJECT: Authorization to issue 4equ for Proposal seeking consultant to prepare Park Impact Fee Nexus Study and review application of the existing Quimby Ordinance to the Thousand Oaks Boulevard Specific Plan. RECOMMENDATION Authorize issuance of Request for Proposal. DISCUSSION For nearly 50 -years, a vital tool for California public agencies to acquire public parkland has been through the "Quimby Act." This state law (named after Assembly Member John P. Quimby) is codified in California Government Code section 66477 et. seq. This law provides that developers of new residential units are required to donate land (or pay a fee -in -lieu of donating land) to help provide park land and park improvements, necessary to serve residents of the new development. Parkland is typically donated through approval of large tracts. Fees -in -lieu of public park land donations are typically paid by developers during the development approval process, which are ultimately reflected in the price of homes. The local ordinances which implement this state law are codified in the Thousand Oaks Municipal Code which includes the formula for calculating the parkland necessary to be set aside for public parkland or the fee to be paid in lieu of the land dedication. With virtually all of the large residential tract development already completed in Thousand Oaks, nearly all remaining development is likely to pay a fee, rather than set aside the land necessary for a brand new park. 403 West Hillcrest Drive I Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-4223 (805) 495-6471 FAX: (805) 497-3199 Email: parks@crpd.org