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Page 1 kimley-horn.com 4637 Chabot Dr., Suite 300, Pleasanton, CA 94588 925-398-4840 MEMORANDUM To: From: Date: Tri-Valley Transportation Council Technical Advisory Committee (TVTC TAC) Michael Schmitt, AICP CTP, PTP, RSP1 Elizabeth Chau, P.E. May 5, 2022 Subject: TVTC SEP 2021 Update – AB 602 Supplemental Analysis As the 2020 TVTC Nexus Study was adopted in August of 2021, prior to the implementation of Assembly Bill 602 (AB 602), the Nexus Study and its resultant fee program is not subject to its requirements. However, TVTC has undertaken this supplemental analysis to guide future analysis requirements and to help inform the TVTC how AB 602 may impact the program when the next Nexus Study update1 is completed. This analysis was approved by TVTC Board on April 18, 2022. Background Assembly Bill 602 (AB 602) Assembly Bill 602 was approved and signed into law on September 28, 2021. Among other things, this bill requires that impact fee nexus studies adopted on and after January 1, 2022 must, as appropriate, identify the existing level of service, the new level of service, and include an explanation as to why the new level of service is necessary for each public facility included in an impact fee program. It should be noted that the basis for the required level of service analyses is not specifically defined in AB 602 and that as a practical matter, level of service methods applied to various public facilities need to vary depending on the type of facility being analyzed and the information available. AB 602 also requires that studies adopted after July 1, 2022 either calculate a fee levied or imposed on a housing development project proportionately to the square footage of the proposed units, or make specified findings explaining why square footage is not an appropriate metric to calculate the fee. 2020 Nexus Study The performance analysis conducted in support of the 2020 TVTC Nexus Study analyzed the benefits of proposed projects in the aggregate based on specific improvement categories. This aggregate approach is an industry-accepted method when evaluating project impacts on a regional, system- wide basis. This method is especially appropriate where a fee program is targeted to regional improvements, as is the case with TVTC’s fee program. These categories included roadway capacity, transit, safety, pedestrian/bicycle, intersection, and technology. Since these improvement 1 The next nexus study is required to be completed within 8 years (2029). Attachment 4