CC 11-07-23 Item No. 11 Mitigation Fee Act Annual and 5-Year Report FY 22-23_Written CommunicationsCC 11-7-2023
Written Communications
Item No. 11
Mitigation Fee Act -
an Annual & Five-
Year Report for (FY)
2022-2023
From:Kitty Moore
To:Kirsten Squarcia; Pamela Wu; City Clerk
Subject:Written Communications and Questions for Nov 7 CC Mtg Item 11
Date:Monday, November 6, 2023 9:58:46 AM
Attachments:June 30 2023 Balances B Report of City-wide Fund BalancesNet Position June 2023.pdf
Questions added to 2022 Development Impact Fee Report Questions[45].pdf
Dear City Manager and City Clerk,
Please include the attachments for Written Communications.
My questions for Staff are in the attachment. They are in red and are follow-ups to last year’s
questions on the matter.
The June 30, 2023 fund balances are included for convenience.
Thank you very much,
Kitty Moore
Kitty Moore
Councilmember
City Council
KMoore@cupertino.gov
(408) 777-1389
June 2023 Report of City‐wide Fund Balances/Net Position
Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance
Fund Type Fund Number/Name as of May 31, 2023 Revenues Expenditures as of June 30, 2023
General Fund 100 General Fund 129,318,250 4,375,093 4,841,240 128,852,104
General Fund 130 Investment Fund 229,425 ‐ ‐ 229,425
Special Revenue Funds 210 Storm Drain Improvement 2,140,100 ‐ ‐ 2,140,100
Special Revenue Funds 215 Storm Drain AB1600 1,872,123 6,696 ‐ 1,878,819
Special Revenue Funds 230 Env Mgmt Cln Crk Strm Drain 855,531 561,196 96,578 1,320,149
Special Revenue Funds 260 CDBG 1,143,163 321 1,367 1,142,117
Special Revenue Funds 261 HCD Loan Rehab 222,300 ‐ ‐ 222,300
Special Revenue Funds 265 BMR Housing 5,308,215 30 11,553 5,296,692
Special Revenue Funds 270 Transportation Fund 11,445,366 258,694 148,406 11,555,653
Special Revenue Funds 271 Traffic Impact 766,576 ‐ ‐ 766,576
Special Revenue Funds 280 Park Dedication 18,678,878 30,000 1,980 18,706,898
Special Revenue Funds 281 Tree Fund 76,299 962 ‐ 77,261
Debt Service Funds 365 Public Facilities Corp 2,322,250 ‐ 2,315,400 6,850
Capital Project Funds 420 Capital Improvement Fund 21,579,164 53,333 127,237 21,505,261
Capital Project Funds 427 Stevens Creek Corridor Park 158,146 ‐ ‐ 158,146
Capital Project Funds 429 Capital Reserve* 13,953,210 ‐ ‐ 13,953,210
Enterprise Funds 520 Resource Recovery 4,598,417 134,397 178,707 4,554,107
Enterprise Funds 560 Blackberry Farm 578,902 63,787 51,905 590,784
Enterprise Funds 570 Sports Center 1,978,606 351,037 355,275 1,974,368
Enterprise Funds 580 Recreation Program 2,906,858 191,795 110,786 2,987,867
Internal Service Funds 610 Innovation & Technology 1,809,410 ‐ 280,885 1,528,525
Internal Service Funds 620 Workersʹ Compensation 2,184,612 ‐ 3,302 2,181,311
Internal Service Funds 630 Vehicle/Equip Replacement 2,169,528 ‐ 169,511 2,000,016
Internal Service Funds 641 Compensated Absence/LTD 790,565 8,938 8,145 791,359
Internal Service Funds 642 Retiree Medical (1,250,810) ‐ 114,597 (1,365,407)
Total 225,835,084$ 6,036,280$ 8,816,874$ 223,054,491$
* For reporting purposes, this fund rolls up/combines with Fund 420
Printed July 06, 2023
For more information on funds, please see cupertino.org/fund‐structure
The following are Staff responses to Councilmember Moore’s questions regarding Development Impact
fees in 2022, further questions or information are provided by Moore in red.
The fund balances in the Development Impact Fee report differ from the fund balances in the budget
and Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) due to how investment income and Cost Allocation
Plan (CAP) expenses are accounted for. It has been the City’s practice to exclude mark-to-market
adjustments and CAP expenses from the Development Impact Fee reports. Mark-to-market adjustments
account for the fair value of investments based on the market price at the end of each fiscal year.
1) The budget shows Traffic Impact and Transportation Fund accounts. The Traffic Impact account
appears to align with the Traffic Impact Fees, but CC Moore was unsure what the Transportation
Fund was associated with (somewhere around $12M). It does not appear to align with anything
in the impact fee report, so we will need to have an answer for this.
The Transportation Fund is not reported on the Development Impact Fee report as revenues are
not from development impact fees. The Transportation Fund accounts for the City's gas tax,
vehicle registration fees, and grant revenues and expenditures related to the maintenance and
construction of City streets.
Traffic Impact is Special Revenue Fund 272 which had a June 30, 2023 ending balance of
$776,311 which does not match the $802,090 shown in Attachment A page 7. What accounts for
this difference?
There is an estimated cost of $59,780,125 for projects in the Transportation Impact Fee Nexus
Study. What are these projects?
2) What is the AB 1600 Storm Drain fee associated with? Where do these monies come from, and
what are they used for?
Accounts for AB1600 revenue from storm drain fees. Revenues were collected from developers
as a result of connections to the storm drainage system or impacts to the storm drain system
from development. Monies are used for storm drain improvement and maintenance.
3) She sees a number for the BMR Fees at $5,933,166, but the mitigation fee act report shows an
unrestricted balance as of 6/30/22 of $5,462,532. What is the discrepancy? Matt and I believe
this is probably just because some funds have been encumbered, but not spent, but we will
want to verify that.
The June 2022 Treasurer’s Report was printed on July 20, 2022. At that time, the year-end close
process was not complete, and the fund balance was not finalized. The final year-end fund
balance will be reported in the FY 2021-22 ACFR. Also, the Development Impact Fee report
differs from the budget and ACFR as described above.
Page 2 of the Report shows our BMR RHNA total of 356 VLI, 207 LI, and 231 MI for a total of
$160.3 M. Our 2023-2031 allocation is:
Very Low Income 1,193 x $241k/unit = $287,513,000
Low Income 687 x $213k/unit = $146,331,000
Moderate Income 755 x $ $123k/unit = $ 92,865,000
Total using the City estimated costs: $526,709,000
How were the costs per unit derived?
Would the City please show the new RHNA numbers we need to meet to improve the
transparency of the report?
4) Again, the Park Fee total in the budget is somewhere around $22M, but the amounts in the
impact fee report do not add up to that total. Why?
The June 2022 Treasurer’s Report was printed on July 20, 2022. At that time, the year-end close
process was not complete, and the fund balance was not finalized. The final year-end fund
balance will be reported in the FY 2021-22 ACFR. Also, the Development Impact Fee report
differs from the budget and ACFR as described above.
This year the June 30, 2023 ending fund balance for Special Revenue Fund 280 Park Dedicationis
$18,706,898 and does not match the $7,984,137 fund balance shown on page 5 of the report.
How is the $11M discrepancy accounted for?
What projects are the $11M going towards? Should they be added in the report?
This item has the opposite problem of Traffic Impact, there there are unkown projects with a high
cost shown and insufficient funds, but it is fairly consistent with the June 30, 2023 balance
provided to the public, but for the Park fee, there continues to be a much greater balance shown to
the public in the June 30, 2023 fund balance report than the Development Impact fee report
shows, which is a repeat of last year, and part of why I wanted the subcommittee formed, to work
on understanding this issue and see if it is a discrepancy or not.
5) Where are the impact fees being held (it appears to be 100 200-223) and where are these
shown in the budget?
The majority of developer deposits are being held in 100 220-223. 100 220-223 is a liability
account and is therefore not budgeted. The N. Stelling/I-280 Bridge Pedestrian Lighting &
Upgrades project is budgeted in 420-90-971 900-905. The De Anza/McClellan/Pacifica Signal
Modification project is budgeted in 420-99-036 900-905 (encumbered in Kimley-Horn PO 2021-
390). Other transportation projects in the Development Impact Fee report are not budgeted and
are recorded in 100 220-223.
May we know how much is in the liability account since these are items which will need to be
funded?
6) In the Mitigation Fee Act report, we identify a series of transportation related projects. Where
are the funds from these projects held? Assuming they are aggregated in one account, can that
account be broken down to show what is in it?
See 5.
7) A definition of each storm drain fund.
210 Storm Drain Improvement
Accounts for the construction and maintenance of storm drain facilities, including drainage and
sanitary sewer facilities. Projects are funded by the Capital Reserve.
215 Storm Drain AB1600
Accounts for AB1600 revenue from storm drain development impact fees. Revenues were
collected from developers as a result of connections to the storm drainage sewer system.
230 Environmental Management/Clean Creek/Storm Drain
Accounts for activities related to operating the Non-Point Source Pollution Program. Revenues
are from parcel taxes.
Thank you, this (3 accounts) is a little confusing as was seen regarding the SCB emergency 54”
pipe repair as to which account should be paying and I know Staff is working on resolving which
account should pay, and that the SCB drain will come back to council with an update as to which
account is being debited.
8) Are Art in-lieu of fees or the public art program requirements considered Development Impact
Fees? Should either of these amounts, particularly the in-lieu of fees, be included in this report?
There may be some new guidance on this?