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Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Fee - 2024 Adjustment [Noticed February 16, 2024 and February 22, 2024]
FileID
File ID: 2024-00399
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Location
Location: Natomas Basin, District 1, Represented by Councilmember Kaplan and District 3
Mayor Pro Tem Talamantes
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing and upon conclusion, adopt a Resolution adjusting the amount of the Natomas Basin Conservation Plan (HCP) fee, to be effective in 60 days.
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Contact
Contact: Cheryle Hodge, Principal Planner, (916) 808-5971, chodge@cityofsacramento.org; Kelly Boyle, Associate Planner, (916) 808-2022, kboyle@cityofsacramento.org Community
Development Department
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Presenter
Presenter: Kelly Boyle, Associate Planner, (916) 808-2022, kboyle@cityofsacramento.org,
Community Development Department
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Background
3-Resolution to Adjust the Habitat Conservation Fee
4-TNBC Board of Directors HCP Fee Resolution
5-TNBC NBHCP 2024 Finance Model
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: The annual re-evaluation of the Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan (NBHCP) Finance Model is required by ?3.2.6 and 4.9.2 of the Implementation Agreement and is performed by the City's NBHCP Plan Operator - The Natomas Basin Conservancy (TNBC). On December 18, 2023, TNBC's Board of Directors recommended that the City of Sacramento increase the fee due to an increase in administration, operations, and maintenance costs in addition to an increase in costs associated with mitigation land restoration and enhancement.
Developers of land covered by the NBHCP within North and South Natomas currently pay an HCP fee of $45,565 per gross acre of development ($29,815 per acre with land dedication). TNBC's economic consultant - Economic & Planning Systems (EPS) - completed an update of the HCP Finance Model based on actual costs, as well as estimated costs, that indicates a necessity to adjust...
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