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City of San Leandro City Council Meeting Date: July 21, 2025 Agenda Number: 8.a. Agenda Section: PUBLIC HEARINGS File Number: 25-347 File Type: Staff Report Adopt: 1) First Reading of an Ordinance Amending the Municipal Code to Update Parkland Dedication Requirements for Residential Subdivisions; 2) A Resolution Amending Administrative Code Title 8, Chapter 8 (Park Facilities Development Impact Fee) to Update the Park Land Acquisition and Park Improvement Fees, Establish Fee Waivers/Reductions for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Affordable Housing Units, and Approve the Park Development Impact Fee Study and Parks Capital Improvement Plan; and 3) A Resolution Exempting ADUs from the Development Fees for Street Improvements COUNCIL PRIORITY ·Quality of Life ·Infrastructure ·Housing and Homelessness SUMMARY The City retained NBS Government Finance Group to prepare a comprehensive nexus study to analyze the impact of new residential development on the City’s parks and to calculate updated fees in compliance with State law, including the Mitigation Fee Act and the Quimby Act. The study proposes fees proportionate to the size of new units, ensuring compliance with Assembly Bill 602 (AB 602) and recent court decisions requiring clear nexus and proportionality. The proposed amendments would update the City’s parkland dedication and impact fee framework, improve consistency with State requirements, and support the City’s objectives to enable residential development and maintain park service levels as the community grows. RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing and receive public comment on the proposed updates to park land dedication requirements and development impact fees and: ·Approve an Ordinance amending San Leandro Municipal Code Section 7-1-815 to update the City’s parkland dedication requirements for residential subdivisions (Attachment A). ·Adopt a Resolution (Attachment B): o Amending Administrative Code Title 8, Chapter 8 (Park Facilities Development Impact Fee) to update the Park Land Acquisition and Park Improvement Fees, including the establishment of fee waivers/reductions for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and affordable housing units; o Approving the San Leandro Park Development Impact Fee Study, dated May 14, 2025; and o Approving the Parks Capital Improvement Plan for expenditures of revenues received from Park Development Impact Fees. ·Adopt a Resolution (Attachment C) Eliminating the Development Fees for Street Improvements (DFSI) for ADUs Additionally, staff seeks Council direction on the creation of a public art requirement for new Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/4/2025