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CITY OF BUCKEYE
City Council Regular Meeting
Council ACTION REPORT

MEETING DATE: 3/20/2018

AGENDA ITEM: *6N. User Fee Reduction in the Downtown Incentive District

DATE PREPARED: 3/14/2018

DISTRICT NO.:

STAFF LIAISON: George Flores, Development Services Director, (623) 349-6209, gflores@buckeyeaz.gov

Scott Zipprich, City Engineer, (623) 349-6217, szipprich@buckeyeaz.gov 

DEPARTMENT: Development Services

AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Consent Item

ACTION / MOTION: (This language identifies the formal motion to be made by the Council)
City Council authorization of city staff to reimburse development applicants in the Downtown Development Incentive District 75% of development user fees paid between April 1, 2018 and June 30, 2018.


RELEVANT GOALS:
GOAL 2: Enhanced Economic Well-Being and Vitality
GOAL 1: Fiscal Wellness and Financial Flexibility and Accountability

SUMMARY

BENEFITS:
The 75% Development User fee reduction in the Downtown Incentive District provides a development incentive within this area to encourage new development projects as well as redevelopment projects within the Downtown Incentive District.  


FUTURE ACTION: Council and staff; does this need to be communicated internally/externally?
Development Services staff will monitor the development activity within the Downtown Incentive District and provide a annual report of permit activity , value of the new or redevelopment within this area as well of the development user fee revenues which the city has forgone as a result of this incentive. 


ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Downtown Incentive District Map