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9 of 19 <br /> <br />treatment (wastewater treatment plant and pipes) and regional water supply (water <br />treatment plant, wells, and transmission mains). Under existing agreements, the City <br />collects these fees on behalf of DSRSD and Zone 7 and remits them to each agency. <br /> <br />Impact Fee Nexus Study – Initial Findings <br />The updated impact fees, when adopted, must be supported by a nexus study that <br />incorporates: <br /> <br />• An estimate of projected growth, including both resident population growth and <br />employment growth, together described as the “service population.” The nexus <br />study includes an estimated growth in the service population of approximately <br />29,000, or 29.4% of the existing service population. <br /> <br />• A summary of new and expanded facilities that will be needed to accommodate <br />the demand generated by the new service population, and the estimated costs of <br />those facilities. <br /> <br />o For the Capital Facilities Fee, this includes facilities such as City <br />administrative building and public works facilities (e.g., equipment yards), <br />public safety facilities, community buildings, City fleet vehicles and <br />motorized equipment, and parks and trails. It is the general premise of the <br />study that new and expanded facilities will be provided at a similar ratio or <br />service level per capita as exists today (e.g., the amount of parkland per <br />capita, square footage of recreational and community facilities) and will <br />increase proportionately to new population. <br /> <br />o For the Transportation Impact Fee, new and expanded roads and <br />intersections, traffic signals, pedestrian and bicycle facilities and similar <br />improvements based on buildout traffic volumes in the City’s traffic model <br />and proportionate increases in demand for new and enhanced multi-modal <br />transportation facilities. <br /> <br />o For the Sewer and Water connection Fees, new and expanded <br />infrastructure including pipes, manholes, pump stations and water storage <br />tanks consistent with increased sewer and water system flows and <br />demands associated with the increased service population. <br /> <br />Table 6, below, summarizes the facilities and costs initially identified to maintain existing <br />service levels and/or featured in various City plans and studies. <br /> <br />The total preliminary cost of the Capital Facilities, with adjustment to reflect the share <br />attributed to new development is approximately $329 million; the preliminary cost of new <br />and expanded transportation facilities and attributed to new development is <br />approximately $284.16 million. This amount is substantially higher than the costs <br />estimated in 2018 for several reasons: <br /> <br />• The previous study was project based and focused solely on the Capital <br />Improvement Program (CIP) and future City facilities needs identified at the time