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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO. 2025-106 RESOLUTION APPROVING UPDATED PARK LAND ACQUISITION FEE AND PARK IMPROVEMENT FEE AND ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 8 (PARK FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE) OF THE SAN LEANDRO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE WHEREAS, the Open Space, Parks, and Conservation element of the City of San Leandro’s General Plan establishes a standard of five acres of improved park land per 1,000 residents; and WHEREAS, the General Plan includes various goals and policies regarding the importance and value of parks of various types and locations throughout the community; and WHEREAS, the City currently imposes a Park Land Acquisition Impact Fee and Park Improvements Impact Fee on residential development in the City to mitigate the impact of such development on the City’s existing park land and park improvements; and WHEREAS, the Park Land Acquisition Impact Fee is imposed only on non-subdivided residential development because subdivision projects are required to dedicate parkland or pay an in-lieu fee pursuant to the Quimby Act. The Park Improvements Impact Fee is imposed on both subdivided and non- subdivided residential development; and WHEREAS, the City retained NBS Government Finance Group (“NBS”) to prepare a nexus study to analyze the impacts of new development on the City’s parks and calculate the maximum permissible Park Land Acquisition Impact Fee and Park Improvements Impact Fee in accordance with the legal requirements of the United States Constitution, the California Constitution, the Mitigation Fee Act (Government Code Sections 66000 et seq.), and the Quimby Act (Government Code Section 66477), when applicable; and WHEREAS, NBS prepared a nexus study dated May 14, 2025, entitled “The Park Development Impact Fee Study Final Report” (the “Report”), a true and correct copy of which is on file with the City Clerk and presented to the City Council at its July 21, 2025 regular meeting; and WHEREAS, the Report presents maximum Park Land Acquisition Impact Fees and Park Improvements Impact Fees for future residential development, and describes the fee methodology, underlying data and assumptions, and benefits of the methodology for establishing fees; and WHEREAS, Chapter 7-13 of the San Leandro Municipal Code provides that the amount of park impact fees shall be established by adoption of a Resolution by the City Council; and WHEREAS, Section 8.8.115 of the San Leandro Administrative Code provides that the amount of park impact fees shall be listed in the City’s Adopted Master Fee Schedule; and