2020 TUMF Annual Report (PDF)

TUMF 2020 ANNUAL REPORT TRANSPORTATION UNIFORM MITIGATION FEE WRCOG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TABLE OF A MESSAGE (AS OF JUNE 1, 2020) CONTENTS including revenues collected and projects completed. Our Bonnie Wright (Chair) Matt Liesemeyer TO THE READER goal is that this Report provides information that is helpful in City of Hemet City of Menifee understanding the direction and accomplishments of the Kevin Bash (Vice-Chair) Victoria Baca Introduction…………………………………………....3 TUMF Program. We hope you find the Report to be useful. he Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF) City of Norco City of Moreno Valley TUMF by the Numbers……………………....5 Program is a creative way to fund critical transportation nd Revenue by Land Use……………………..…..6 T WRCOG strives to help its member agencies – 18 cities, the Kelly Seyarto (2 Vice-Chair) Rusty Bailey infrastructure to accommodate the traffic created by City of Murrieta City of Riverside TUMF Zones & Revenue…………………..…7 County of Riverside, the Eastern and Western Municipal Water new population growth and commercial development Funding Allocation………………………..…….9 Districts, and the Riverside County Superintendent of Schools – Chuck Washington (Past Chair) James Stewart throughout Western Riverside County. Each of WRCOG’s Featured Projects…………………………….…...11 work together to address important regional issues. WRCOG’s County of Riverside, District 3 City of Temecula member agencies and the March Joint Powers Authority Projects on the Horizon..........................17 mission – to provide regional perspective, respect local control, Daniella Andrade Ben Benoit (JPA) participate in the Program. Fee revenues collected from Total Cumulative Revenue………….......18 and make a difference – remains a critical cornerstone as we City of Banning City of Wildomar new development are allocated by WRCOG to the Riverside Projects Completed…………………….......…19 work with members on issues that transcend jurisdictional County Transportation Commission (RCTC) and grouping of Mike Lara Kevin Jeffries Data Appendices………………………………....21 boundaries such as transportation, economy, health, water, City of Beaumont County of Riverside, District 1 agencies so they can prioritize TUMF projects to be planned education and environment. and constructed. TUMF revenues are also distributed to the Jeff Cervantez Karen Spiegel Riverside Transit Agency for transit improvements, and to City of Calimesa County of Riverside, District 2 For more information please visit the Agency website at www. the Regional Conservation Authority for the acquisition of wrcog.us Jordan Ehrenkranz Jeff Hewitt sensitive environmental habitat. Over the life of the Program, City of Canyon Lake County of Riverside, District 5 TUMF will provide approximately $3 billion to improve mobility Jason Scott Ronald Sullivan in Western Riverside County by building critically-needed City of Corona Eastern Municipal Water District transportation infrastructure. Collectively, these infrastructure Ike Bootsma Brenda Dennstedt improvements and mitigation projects will help to reduce City of Eastvale Western Municipal Water District congestion, create safer roadways, improve air quality, provide Michael Goodland open spaces and keep our communities moving. Dr. Judy White City of Jurupa Valley Riverside County Superintendent of Schools As the administrator of the TUMF Program, WRCOG is pleased Brian Tisdale City of Lake Elsinore to present this 2020 Annual Report to you. The Report provides information about the history and status of the Program, 1 | TUMF 2020 ANNUAL REPORT TUMF 2020 ANNUAL REPORT | 2 TUMF PROGRAM UPDATES n order to ensure that the TUMF Program’s assumptions This past fiscal year the Executive Committee approved a Iregarding future growth, transportation needs and costs Construction Cost Index (CCI) fee adjustment. The CCI is an remain current, the Nexus Study is periodically updated. administrative element of the TUMF Program and factors The most recent Nexus Study update was approved by the contributing to the increase in the CCI include tariffs and the WRCOG Executive Committee in July 2017. The updated Nexus rebounding economy placing competition on transportation Study continues to demonstrate the relationship between the construction from other sectors for materials and labor. The TUMF fee levels and the cost of anticipated improvements CCI reflects the rising costs of transportation improvements INTRODUCTION to the RSHA necessitated by new development throughout in the state and is intended to keep the dollar value of the Western Riverside County. WRCOG prepares regular TUMF Program consistent. It was decided to implement the updates to the TUMF Nexus Study to update information fee increase in two phases. The first phase of the fee increase and assumptions contained in them. These updates are began July 1, 2020, increasing in all categories except the retail HISTORY & OVERVIEW timed to occur after the Southern California Association of land use. The second phase was implemented in January 2021 Governments (SCAG) adopts its Regional Transportation Plan and increased only the Single-Family unit rate. (RTP), which occurs every four years. The most recent Plan, n August 2000, WRCOG’s Executive Committee initiated A Nexus Study was subsequently prepared in accordance Connect SoCal, was approved in September 2020. WRCOG To date, the impacts of COVID-19 on TUMF have not been the development of a consolidated Transportation Uniform with the California Mitigation Fee Act, AB 1600, to quantify I anticipates that starting a Nexus Study update would occur in significant. Projected revenue for Fiscal Year 2019/2020 before Mitigation Fee Program (TUMF Program) for all of Western the impact of future development on the RSHA and project 2021. COVID-19 was $49 million; actual revenue collected for the Riverside County to mitigate the cumulative regional impacts the cost of needed improvements to the RSHA. From this Fiscal Year was $49.6 million. of new development. In particular, the new Program would information, a fee structure was developed. At the start of 2020, a new online TUMF portal was launched. fund improvements to the subregion’s arterial highway The Executive Committee approved an update to the system. The initial TUMF enabling Ordinance was adopted by each of TUMF calculation and collection process to allow an option WRCOG’s member agencies by July 2003, at which point the for member agencies to shift the responsibility for TUMF Public Works Directors from WRCOG’s member agencies Program commenced and began to collect fees from new calculation and collection to WRCOG; prior to this member identified a network of roads, bridges, interchanges, and residential and non-residential projects. Over the life of the agencies held this responsibility. The portal not only saves railroad grade separations that would be impacted by future he TUMF program, there will be improvements made to 3,100 time for jurisdictional staff, it also expands payment options for development. This network, now called the Regional System miles of roadway, 47 interchanges, 10 railroad crossings, and 39 developers to pay fees. Along with checks and wire transfers, of Highways and Arterials (RSHA), serves as the cornerstone of bridges. the online portal now accepts credit cards and e-checks. the TUMF Program. 3 | TUMF 2020 ANNUAL REPORT TUMF 2020 ANNUAL REPORT | 4 TUMF BY THE NUMBERS REVENUE BY LAND USE ACTIVE TUMF-FUNDED PROJECTS he TUMF Program collects fees from new residential and non-residential projects. Residential projects are categorized as $897 million TSingle-Family Residential or Multi-Family Residential. Non-residential projects are categorized as Industrial, Retail, Service in TUMF revenue collected since 2003 and Class A/B Office. The TUMF fee schedule for Fiscal Year 2019/2020 is displayed in the table below. Bridges projects utilizing TUMF funding 6 In addition to the general categories below, a number of special fee calculations for certain uses are found in the TUMF across Western Riverside County Calculation Handbook, including but not limited to: gas stations, congregate care facilities, and transit oriented developments. 107 have been completed These specialized calculations more accurately reflect trip generation from these unique uses. Grade 1 Separation Over the life of the Program, TUMF will FY 19/20 REVENUE BY LAND USE provide: TUMF FEES IN EFFECT JUNE 2020 $3 billion for improving mobility in Interchange Industrial Single-Family Land Use Type Units Fee Per Unit Total: $7,530,915 Residential Western Riverside County by building critical Projects Total: $28,804,814 transportation infrastructure 23 Single-Family DU $9,146 Retail Total: $4,638,340 $92 million for regional transit Residential (SFR) enhancements Multi-Family DU $ 6,314 Service Roadway Total: $2,060,597 Improvements Residential (MFR) $43 million for open space preservation 39 Industrial SF GFA $ 1.77 Class A/B Office Total: $42,038 Retail SF GFA $ 7.50 Transit Improvement Service SF GFA $ 4.56 Multi-Family Residential Total: $6,592,688 10 Projects Class A & B Office SF GFA $ 2.19 Key: DU = Dwelling Unit; SF GFA = Square Foot Gross Floor Area 5 | TUMF 2020 ANNUAL REPORT TUMF 2020 ANNUAL REPORT | 6 TUMF ZONES PASS ZONE & REVENUE FOR FY 19/20 • City of Banning • City of Beaumont • City of Calimesa • Riverside County, Unincorporated Total Revenue Since Inception: $21,303,448 he TUMF RSHA is in purple. The agencies listed below Total Revenue FY 19/20: $2,349,574 Twithin each TUMF Zone nominate projects from the

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