Developer impact fees adjusted
The Board approved to increase the Developer Impact Fee Adjustment on residential development from 2
61 cents per square foot to 64 cents per square foot. The commercial/industrial fee would remain at 10 cents per square foot.
Developer fees are used to fund the construction of new school facilities and the reconstruction of existing school facilities.
Fees will be used to pay for a portion of the construction costs for the new science and art buildings at Mountain View and Los Altos highs, which will add 30 classrooms to the campuses.
Revenue from developer fees was $425,250 last year.
Proposition 224 opposed
The board passed a resolution opposing Proposition 224, "Government Cost Savings and Taxpayers Protection Amendment," which could give the state control of architectural design and engineering functions for school buildings.
Superintendent Rich Fischer said if the proposition passes, there could be substantial increases in construction delays caused by unresponsive state agencies. School districts would lose local control of the design of new facilities, he said.
"The state is not up to speed and is understaffed. This would be no improvement. We have already experienced delays through state approvals," he said.
Richard Rubsamen of the Steinberg Group that designed the new science and art buildings for Mountain View and Los Altos highs, said the proposition would have a negative impact on how things get done, and could impact the speed and delivery of materials. He said consultation work would "wind up in state's hands."