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City of San Leandro Park Impact Fee Study recreation centers, only the land area (and not the building area) was included. Several inventory reductions were made to reflect City -owned parkland not currently being used for recreational purposes (e.g., portions of Marina Park leased long -term to several restaurants) and for the reduced value of land with unusual characteristics (e.g., parkland on capped landfill potentially subject to building constraints).. EXISTING QUINIBY ACT EXACTION FOR PARKLAND ACQUISITION The City has been imposing a parkland dedication and/or in -lieu fee for park and recreational facilities since 1984. This fee is authorized under the Quimby Act (California Government Code Section 66477), which applies only to development in residential subdivisions. The Act allows cities and counties to require parkland dedication (and/or in -lieu fees) of between 3.0 and 5.0 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents of a new subdivision. San Leandro's existing Quimby parkland dedication and fee requirements are codified in Sections 7 -1 -805 through 7 -1 -895 of the San Leandro Municipal Code. The 1984 calculations for the Quimby parkland dedication and/or in -lieu fee are consistent with the parkland standard of 3.0 acres per 1,000 residents identified in the current version of the City of San Leandro General Plan. The in -lieu fee is further restricted to an upper limit of 0.75 percent of total sale price of (single family) residential properties or condominium units. - For many years, the City found the existing Quimby parkland dedication and fee program to be adequate. However, in recent years, the funds collected under this program have been insufficient to maintain the standard 3.0 park acres per 1,000 population. Furthermore, assessment of all park and recreation facilities owned by the City of San Leandro shows that this 3.0 acres /1,000 standard actually underestimates the park facility level of service provided by the City.' Finally, there will be little growth in the next 15 to 20 years in new subdivisions. Most additional development will occur as the result of "infill" development (development occurring on relatively small remaining individual vacant parcels) or on parcels previously used for other land uses (e.g., conversion of industrial parcels to residential uses). This development is not subject to the Quimby parkland dedication and/or in -lieu fee requirements. The City is currently updating its General Plan and will probably re- examine the adopted standard for parkland as part of the update process. Hausrath Economics Group 2