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Home My WebLink About01/07/2026 - Regular Agenda Packet - Impact Fee Advisory CommitteeCollege Station, TX CITY OF COLLLGE STATION Home of Texas Ae?M University' January 7, 2026 Meeting Agenda Impact Fee Advisory Committee - Amended 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, TX 77840 Internet: www.microsoft.com/microsoft-teams/join-a-meeting Meeting ID: 282 571 317 515 431 Passcode: CA2f2aK6 Phone: 833-240-7855 1 Phone Conference ID: 804 137 929# The City Council may or may not attend this meeting. 3:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers Notice is hereby given that a quorum of the meeting body will be present in the physical location stated above where citizens may also attend in order to view a member(s) participating by videoconference call as allowed by 551.127, Texas Government Code. The City uses a thirdparty vendor to host the virtual portion of the meeting; if virtual access is unavailable, meeting access and participation will be in -person only. Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, Consider Absence Request. 2. Consent Agenda All matters listed under the Consent Agenda, are considered routine by the Committee and will be enacted by one motion. These items include preliminary plans and final plats, where staff has found compliance with all minimum subdivision regulations. All items approved by Consent are approved with any and all staff recommendations. Since there will not be separate discussion of these items, citizens wishing to address the Committee regarding one or more items on the Consent Agenda may address the Committee at this time as well. If any Committee desires to discuss an item on the Consent Agenda it may be moved to the Regular Agenda for further consideration. 2.1. Consideration, discussion, and possible action to approve meeting minutes. Attachments: 1. December 4 2025 3. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on items removed from the Consent Agenda by Committee action. 4. Regular Agenda. 4.1. Public Hearing, presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding an Ordinance amending Chapter 107, "Impact Fees", Article II, "System -Wide Impact Fees", Section 107-73, "System - Wide Roadway Impact Fees", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, to amend the roadway impact fee collection rates to zero. (Note: Final action on this item will be considered at the January 22, 2026, City Council Meeting - Subject to change.) Sponsors: Carol Cotter Attachments: 1. Roadway Impact Fee Service Area Map 2. Impact Fees Summary Tables 3. Benchmarks 4. Building Permit Data 2010-2025 5. Adjourn. The Impact Fee Advisory Committee may adjourn into Executive Session to consider any item listed on the agenda if a matter is raised that is appropriate for Executive Session discussion. College Station, TX Page 1 Page 1 of 16 Impact Fee Advisory Committee - Amended I certify that the above Notice of Meeting was posted on the website and at College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas, on December 31, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. City Secretary This building is wheelchair accessible. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services such as interpreters, readers, or large print are asked to contact the City Secretary's Office at (979) 764-3541, TDD at 1-800-735-2989, or email adaassistance@cstx.gov at least two business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. If the City does not receive notification at least two business days prior to the meeting, the City will make a reasonable attempt to provide the necessary accommodations. Penal Code 4 30.07. Trespass by License Holder with an Openly Carried Handqun. 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STATION Home of raas AdM Umm-rsie Minutes Impact Fee Advisory Committee Regular Meeting December 4, 2025 COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairperson Jason Cornelius, Committee Members Richard Woodward, Marcus Chaloupka, Julie Schultz, Chandler Arden, James Murr, and Valen Cepak COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Committee Member John Magruder CITY STAFF PRESENT: Director of Planning & Development Services Anthony Armstrong, Assistant Director of Planning & Development Services Molly Hitchcock, City Engineer Carol Cotter, Transportation Planning Administrator Jason Schubert, Deputy City Attorney Leslie Whitten, Administrative Support Specialist Kristen Hejny, and Technology Services Specialist Sean Kennedy Call Meeting to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, Consider Absence Request. Chairperson Cornelius called the meeting to order at 3:07 p.m. 2. Hear Visitors No visitors spoke. 3. Workshou Agenda 3.1 Presentation and discussion regarding the roles and responsibilities of the Impact Fee Advisory Committee. City Engineer Cotter presented the roles and responsibilities of the Committee and an overview of the City's impact fees. Committee Member Schultz asked if impact fees apply to both commercial developments and residential developments. City Engineer Cotter stated that impact fees apply to all developments, but the City of College Station has adopted reduced collection rates for non-residential developments. Committee Member Murr asked for the percentage rate of impact fees. City Engineer Cotter confirmed that the percentage of impact fees is less than 10%. Committee Member Schultz asked for clarification on when impact fee collections began. December 4, 2025 Impact Fee Advisory Committee Minutes Page 1 of 5 Page 3 of 16 City Engineer Cotter confirmed that impact fees were implemented in specific areas beginning in 1992 and were applied city-wide in 2016. Committee Member Murr asked if 1992, 1997, 1999, and 2003 impact fee areas were projects that were developed first with an impact fee applied at a later date. City Engineer Cotter clarified that the City worked with developers to help spur development in those areas and enacted an impact fee to cover the costs related to the new growth required to extend or expand the sewer and water line. Committee Member Cepak asked why there are large impact fee cost disparities between residential and non-residential developments outside of wastewater. City Engineer Cotter stated that there is a current policy within the local government code that determines the maximum, along with a City Council decision to leave retail rates lower. Committee Member Murr asked for clarification that the total estimated capital cost of infrastructure projects for impact fee projects is irrelevant if the City does not experience more growth than projected. City Engineer Cotter stated that there is a reasonable expected growth or land use. Director Armstrong clarified that impact fees assume growth. The impact fee program is to cover at that rate of growth. The City's normal growth rate is already captured in this conversation; if the City exceeded that or if the City went below that growth rate, that is when there would be a conversation on reassessing the fees. Committee Member Murr asked for clarification on the recoverable cost at a maximum rate. Director Armstrong explained the recoverable rates at maximum rates and collection rates. Committee Member Cepak asked for clarification that the City would need $6,700,000 year over year for water impact fee projects, and out of impact fees the City will only recover $1,800,000 in a year. Director Armstrong confirmed that the City would get $1,800,000 out of impact fees. Committee Member Woodward asked for clarification on the last impact fee update that staff presented an estimated capital cost of projects along with consultants providing a maximum recover rate and an attainable percentage. City Engineer Cotter confirmed the last update process along with several public meetings with the development community. December 4, 2025 Impact Fee Advisory Committee Minutes Page 2 of 5 Page 4 of 16 Chairperson Cornelius asked for clarification on the City's adopted maximum rate, clarifying that the maximum rate is the City Council adopted maximum that City is allowed to charge, and the collection rate is the City's actual collected fees. City Engineer Cotter confirmed that the maximum rate is the City Council's calculated maximum charge, and the collection rate is the policy decision of what is collected. Committee Member Cepak asked for clarification on the 10-year collection recoverable cost of $6,000,000 a year collected in impact fees within the forecasted budget. Director Armstrong confirmed that the City's budget book shows the breakdown of impact fee eligible projects identified in the Impact Fee Capital Improvements Plan (CIP). City Engineer Cotter clarified that the maximum adopted rates are from 2021 and the maximum collected rates are from 2025. Chairperson Cornelius asked for clarification on the Impact Fee Advisory Committee's charge. Director Armstrong clarified that policy decisions have been made, and the charge of the Impact Fee Advisory Committee is working with consultants and staff on land use assumptions of the plan, capital plans, monitoring the semi-annual report, and advising on the fees in place. Committee Member Cepak requested a breakdown of the collection rates from 2021- 2025. Committee Member Chaloupka requested a breakdown of projected project costs. There was general discussion amongst the Committee regarding the information requested. 4. Consent Agenda 4.1 Consideration, discussion, and possible action to approve meeting minutes. • May 15, 2025 Committee Member Woodward motioned to approve the Consent Agenda, Committee Member Chaloupka seconded the motion, the motion passed 7-0. 5. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on items removed from the Consent Agenda by Committee Action. No items were removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion. December 4, 2025 Impact Fee Advisory Committee Minutes Page 3 of 5 Page 5 of 16 6. Regular Agenda 6.1 Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding a Semi -Annual Report on System - Wide Impact Fees for Water, Wastewater, and Roadway. City Engineer Cotter provided a brief overview of the City's Impact Fees and presented the Impact Fee Semi -Annual Report to the Committee, recommending acceptance of the report for forwarding to City Council. Committee Member Schutlz asked for a timeline of the Impact Fee Capital Improvement Plan implementation. City Engineer Cotter clarified that the information is rates from 2016. Chairperson Cornelius asked for a comprehensive chart of all fees, expenditures, collections, projects, and projected costs. Committee Member Murr requested information on City -funded projects. Committee Member Murr motioned to recommend approval of the report for forwarding to the City Council with the recommendation of freezing impact fees at the 2025 level due to the existing affordable housing crisis. Deputy City Attorney Whitten clarified that the Committee can only consider forwarding the report to the City Council. The motion died for lack of a second. Committee Member Woodward motioned to recommend approval of the report for forwarding to the City Council, Committee Member Cepak seconded the motion, the motion passed 7-0. 7. Discussion and possible action on future agenda items. An Impact Fee Advisory Committee Member may inquire about a subject for which notice has not been given. A statement of specific factual information or the recitation of existing policy may be given. Any deliberation shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on an agenda for a subsequent meeting. Committee Members Murr and Schutz requested a future agenda item to discuss a recommendation to the City Council from the Committee for the adjustment of impact fees or the possible freezing of impact fees. Committee Member Chalupka requested a change to the presentation format used to provide information to the Committee. December 4, 2025 Impact Fee Advisory Committee Minutes Page 4 of 5 Page 6 of 16 Committee Member Cepak requested a future agenda item on the effects on the tax rate if impact fees were removed. 8. Adjourn The meeting adjourned at 4:40 p.m. Approved: Jason Cornelius, Chairperson Impact Fee Advisory Committee December 4, 2025 Attest: Kristen Hejny, Board Secretary Planning & Development Services Impact Fee Advisory Committee Minutes Page 5 of 5 Page 7 of 16 January 7, 2026 Item No. 4.1. Roadway Impact Fee Collection Rate Amendment Sponsor: Carol Cotter Reviewed By CBC: N/A Agenda Caption: Public Hearing, presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding an Ordinance amending Chapter 107, "Impact Fees", Article II, "System -Wide Impact Fees", Section 107-73, "System -Wide Roadway Impact Fees", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, to amend the roadway impact fee collection rates to zero. (Note: Final action on this item will be considered at the January 22, 2026, City Council Meeting - Subject to change.) Relationship to Strategic Goals: Financially Sustainable City Core Services and Infrastructure • Improving Mobility Recommendation(s): Staff requests the Impact Fee Advisory Committee (IFAC) provide written comments (collectively or individually) regarding the impact fee collection rates. Written comments are due to staff by Tuesday, January 13, 2026. Summary: Council requested an item to discuss whether to set the roadway impact fee collection rates to zero. This item is being presented to the Impact Fee Advisory Committee (IFAC) for review and recommendation. The City of College Station first adopted roadway impact fees on November 10, 2016. The maximum assessable rates were adopted, and reduced collection rates implemented. Roadway impact fees were phased in, beginning with zero collection in year one and 50% in year two. Full implementation of the initial collection rates occurred in December 2018. The statutory 5-year update was completed November 22, 2021 with the next five-year update scheduled for 2026. As part of that update, amendments to the land use assumptions and capital improvements plans were adopted, including resultant maximum assessable rates and associated collection rates, becoming effective on January 1, 2022. The collection rate for residential developments was increased by 10% from the previous rates and became effective March 1, 2022. In July 2023, the residential impact fee collection rates were amended to include phased increases for roadway impact fees beginning January 1, 2024, and again on January 1 of 2025 and 2026. The adjustment raised the maximum recoverable revenue average of 11 % to 20% beginning in January with further increases to 25% in 2025 and 30% in 2026. Commercial rates were not increased. The Roadway Impact Fee Service Area is defined by the city limits and divided into four roadway zones, each with a 4-mile boundary to comply with the Local Government Code's 6-mile maximum limit. Impact fees collected in each zone can only be spent on Impact Fee Capital Improvement Projects within the corresponding zone. Impact fee rates are a calculation of cost per service unit. The roadway service unit is vehicle -miles, Page 8 of 16 which is a measurement of the number of trips a site generates and its trip length. Trip generation and trip length vary for each of the 66 different types of land uses. The roadway collection rate was initially implemented as a flat rate across the four service areas. The programmed collection rate increases approved in 2023 allowed for a variation of rates across the zones due to maximum assessable rate constraints. Impact fees are a tool used by political subdivisions to recover expanded infrastructure costs needed to support new development. They cover only the cost of the additional capacity required for new development and do not reflect the full expense of constructing the projects included in the impact fee capital improvement plan. An overview of the impact fee programs is provided in the attached impact fee summary tables. Attachments also include impact fee amounts for other benchmark cities in Texas, along with building permit data from 2010-2025. Budget & Financial Summary: The charging of impact fees and level of collection rate affect the amount of revenue available for capital projects. Attachments: 1. Roadway Impact Fee Service Area Map 2. Impact Fees Summary Tables 3. Benchmarks 4. Building Permit Data 2010-2025 Page 9 of 16 If N ORTH and the GIS user community Page 10 of 16 Roadway Impact Fees Summary Tables Current Roadway Impact Fee Program Current Total Recoverable Recoverable Adopted Collection Rate per Estimated Costs at Max Cost at Impact Fee Max Service Unit Capital Costs Rate Collection Rate Res Non -Res Rate of IF Projects (2021— 2031) (2021-2031) * Roadway A $499 $499 $80 $13,915,012 $9,052,650 $3.41VI Roadway B $1,261 $1,261+ $80 $48,390,353 $20,114,165 $5.9M Roadway C $2,127 $1,541 $80 $78,250,564 $25,687,488 $8.91VI Roadway D $3,452 $1,541 $80 $74,492,580 $57,399,762 $5.71VI Roadway Totals $215,048,509 $112,254,065 $23.71VI * Recoverable costs include programmed collection rate adjustments. + For properties platted prior to January 1, 2022, the collection rate is limited to the 2016 maximum assessable rate of $1,072. Roadway Collection Rate Implementation Initial Impact Fee Adoption (2016) Maximum Assessable Collection Rate Per Service Unit Impact Fee Rate/Service Unit Residential Non -Residential 2016 2016 2017 2018 2016-Current Roadway A $1,061 $0 $187.50 $375 $80 Roadway B $1,072 $0 $187.50 $375 $80 Roadway C $2,556 $0 $187.50 $375 $80 Roadway D $4,004 $0 $187.50 $375 $80 2021 5-Year Update and 2023 Programmed Collection Rate Increases Maximum Assessable Collection Rate Per Service Unit Impact Fee Rate/Service Unit Residential Non -Residential 2022 2022 2024 2025 2026 2016-Current Roadway A $499 $438.83 $499 $499 $499 $80 Roadway B $1,261 $438.83 $897 $1,163+ $1,261+ $80 Roadway C $2,127 $438.83 $897 $1,163 $1,541 $80 Roadway D $3,452 $438.83 $897 $1,163 $1,541 $80 + For properties platted prior to January 1, 2022, the collection rate is limited to the 2016 maximum assessable rate of $1,072. Page 11 of 16 Resulting Single -Family Roadway Impact Fee Calculations Roadway impact fees are calculated from the cost per service unit (vehicle -miles) multiplied by the number of vehicle -miles attributable to the land use type. For a single-family home, this is 3.76 vehicle - miles. The following table presents the corresponding impact fees for a single-family home based on the collection rates over the current 5-year period. Calculated Roadway Impact Fees for a Single -Family Home Roadway Impact 2022-2023 2024 2025 2026 Fee Zone Roadway A $1,650 $1,876 $1,876 $1,876 Roadway B $1,650 $3,375 $4,373* $4,741* Roadway C $1,650 $3,375 $4,373 $5,794 Roadway D $1,650 $3,375 $4,373 $5,794 * For properties platted prior to January 1, 2022, the impact fee is $4,030 due to the 2016 maximum assessable rate of $1,072. The following table shows the roadway impact fee revenues collected and allocated by fiscal year since the initial adoption in 2016. Page 12 of 16 Impac Zone A Zone B Zone C Zone D Totals Roadway Impact Fee Revenues and Allocations Per Zone as of September 30, 2025 tFee FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 Totals Revenue $0 $40,893 $81,193 $123,327 $117,261 $454,618 $142,401 $90,148 $93,002 $1,142,843 Allocated - - - - $17,500 $300,000 $450,000 - - $767,500 Revenue $0 $32,671 $80,625 $427,118 $538,988 $494,585 $316,257 $974,038 $2,690,783 $5,555,064 Allocate - - - - $467,500 $150,000 - - $1,200,000 $1,817,500 Revenue $0 $156,540 $391,243 $186,979 $194,634 $255,872 $205,679 $423,207 $676,722 $2,490,877 Allocated - - $525,833 - $17,500 $250,000 $400,000 - - $1,193,333 Revenue $0 $33,000 $150,526 $79,161 $85,404 $288,661 $229,382 $47,212 $446,103 $1,359,449 Allocated - - - - $17,500 $300,000 $450,000 - - $767,500 Revenue $0 $263,104 $703,587 $816,585 $936,287 $1,493,736 $893,719 $1,534,605 $3,906,610 $10,548,233 Allocated - - $525,833 - $520,000 $1,000,000 $1,300,000 - $1,200,000 $4,545,833 Roadway impact fees may only be spent on eligible projects identified in the impact fee capital improvement plans of the respective impact fee zone. The projects that have received impact fee funding are listed below. Actual project costs are also included for those recipient projects that have been completed. The project identifiers included in the table were established in the impact fee capital improvement plans adopted with 5-year update in 2021. Roadway Impact Fee Allocations per Project Total Study Project Zone FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 Allocations Estimated Actual Cost Cost A-5/A-6 Rock Prairie Road (SH6 to A - - $300,000 $450,000 - - $750,000 D-1/D-2 Town Lake) D - - $300,000 $450,000 - - $750,000 $7,300,000 $8,638,595 B-3/C-1 Rock Prairie Road West B - $450,000 $150,000 - - - $600,000 $5,859,868 $6,591,068 Jones Butler Road B 9 Extension/ Roundabout B - - - - - $1,200,000 $1,200,000 $9,652,780 In Design C-4/C-5 Capstone/Barron C Realignment $525,833 - - $250,000 $400,000 - - $1,175,833 $7,478,552 In Design Impact Fee Study Update All - - $ 70,000 - - - - $70,000 Total 1 $525,833 - 1 $520,0001 $1,000,000 1 $1,300,000 1 - $1,200,000 1 $4,545,833 1 $22,991,200 Page 13 of 16 Roadway impact fee projects are funded through a combination of collected impact fee revenues, developer -constructed projects from the impact fee capital improvement plan, and city -funded public dollars from ad valorem taxes. Impact Fee Capital Improvement Plan Implementation as of September 30, 2025 Impact Fee Impact Fees Developer City Total Capital Service Area Allocated Constructed Funded Project (Estimated) Expenditures Roadway A $767,500 $0 $4,133,177 $4,900,677 Roadway B $1,817,500 $0 $30,617,151 $32,434,651 Roadway C $1,193,333 $77,667 $42,306,074 $43,577,074 Roadway D $767,500 $777,500 $14,181,495 $15,726,495 Roadway Totals $4,545,833 $855,167 $91,237,897 $96,638,897 Page 14 of 16 Roadway Impact Fees per Single Family Home $20,000 $18,000 $16,000 ❑ Maximum Roadway Impact Fee* $14,000 ■Adopted Roadway Collection Rate* $12,000 $10,000 $8,000 r $6,000 $4,000 $2,000 �oo oQ- °° �m5 � o� ��a O°� �� `\� Go ,00 Q°m\a � ��`G G * Amounts represent average of Service Areas ** City utilized 50% credit method. Page 15 of 16 Building Permit Data 2010-2025 Single -Family Duplex Year Detached Townhome Units Multi -Family Total Units 2010 419 54 2 228 703 2011 423 61 4 510 998 2012 443 112 10 606 1,171 2013 435 136 12 513 1,096 2014 578 179 22 806 1,585 2015 600 265 38 357 1,260 2016 430 246 40 1,335 2,051 2017 325 191 46 1,364 1,926 2018 375 75 22 551 1,023 2019 339 23 56 144 562 2020 428 55 26 655 1,164 2021 612 76 26 955 1,669 2022 527 64 24 363 978 2023 410 47 20 277 754 2024 472 107 22 764 1,365 2025 531 245 56 1,150 1,982 Average 466 121 51 629 1,300 Building Permit Trends by Unit Type 1,600 1,400 - - - - 1,200 1,000 800 - - 600 - - 400 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 200OFF 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Single -Family Detached Townhome Duplex Units Single -Family Detached Trend — — Townhome Trend Duplex Trend Multi -Family — — Multi -Family Trend — — Total Residential Units Trend Page 16 of 16