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2025-070 Capital Improvement Advisory Committee September 12,2025 Report No. 2025-070 INFORMAL STAFF REPORT TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL SUBJECT: Capital Improvements Advisory Committee SUMMARY: SB 1883 was approved as part of the 89th Legislative Session, amending several sections of Texas Local Government Code (TLGC) Chapter 395 relating to the collection of impact fees and establishment of a Capital Improvements Advisory Committee (CIAO). The purpose of this Informal Staff Report is to provide a summary of provisions in TLGC Chapter 395, specifically the requirements surrounding establishment of a CIAC that existed prior to the 89th legislative session, the City of Denton's current CIAC, and changes needed as a result of the 89th Legislative Session and recent amendments to the State Statute. BACKGROUND: TLGC Chapter 395 authorizes the collection of impact fees to be charged to new developments to offset the costs of capital improvements related to water,wastewater, and roadway improvements. In order to assess impact fees, Chapter 395 requires the establishment of a Capital Improvements Advisory Committee to review and comment on land use assumptions,capital improvement plans, and proposed impact fees. Section 395.058 sets forth the requirements for the establishment and composition of the CIAC. Due to recent passage of SB 1883 regarding the composition of the CIAC, staff will be bringing forth a work session item to seek direction from City Council regarding establishment of a new Capital Improvement Advisory Committee (see Exhibit 1). Prior to the 89t1i Legislative Session, TLGC Section 395.058(b) specified the CIAC be composed of not less than five members appointed by the governing body of the political subdivision. Of this body, not less than 40 percent of the CIAC membership was required to be representatives of the real estate, development, or building industries who are not employees or officials of a political subdivision or governmental entity. Section 395.058(b)also allowed for cities with a Planning and Zoning Commission, to utilize the Commission as the CIAC provided the Commission included at least one representative of the real estate, development, or building industry who is not an employee or official of a political subdivision or governmental entity.Furthermore,in cities where impact fees were applied to areas within the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), a representative of this area was required to be included in the CIAC. The City of Denton has implemented impact fees for water and wastewater infrastructure since 1998, and for roadway improvements since 2016. With the implementation of water and wastewater fees in 1998, and the subsequent updates,the City of Denton utilized the Planning and Zoning Commission as the CIAC. In 2018, as a requirement before updating impact fees, the City Council approved Ordinance 18- 411 appointing the Planning and Zoning Commission, plus one ad hoc member from the ETJ, as September 12,2025 Report No. 2025-070 the Capital Improvement Advisory Committee pursuant to Texas Local Government Code 395.058 (see Exhibit 2). The TLGC and the adopting ordinance specify the roles of the CIAC are to: • Advise and assist the City Council in adopting land use assumptions; • Review the capital improvements plans and file written comments; • Monitor and evaluate implementation of the capital improvements plan; • File semiannual reports with respect to the progress of the capital improvements plan and reports to the political subdivision any perceived inequities in implementing the plan or imposing the impact fee; and • Advise the City Council of the need to update or revise the land use assumptions, capital improvements plan, and impact fee. Given the above-mentioned responsibilities of the CIAC, the Committee currently meets twice a year to review the semiannual reports on the progress of the capital improvements plan. The Committee may be asked to increase meeting frequency when the City is reviewing and updating impact fees. SB 1883 went into effect September 1, 2025 and amends several sections of TLGC 395, including Section 395.058(b) by removing language within the subsection which authorizes the use of the Planning and Zoning Commission as the CIAC. Furthermore, 395.058(b) was also amended to specify that a minimum of 50 percent of the membership of the CIAC shall be comprised by a representative of the real estate, development, or building industries. Representatives may not be employees or officials of the political subdivision. These changes necessitate the establishment of a new CIAC for the City of Denton. Requirements specified in SB 1883 will also affect how frequently the CIAC may need to meet, particularly when evaluating new impact fees. SB 1883 amends TLGC 395 by adding Section 395.059 which requires cities to conduct an independent financial audit prior to the adoption of a new impact fee for services areas where a fee had previously been adopted. This report must be performed by an independent auditor, certified by the Texas State Board, and not previously employed by the political subdivision in the last 12 months. Section 395.05(c) details the components the independent audit must detail, including but not limited to, fees collected, fees assessed, proposed capital improvements or facility expansions financed from fees collected, and fees collected but not yet spent. The findings of this audit must be presented to the CIAC prior to the increase of an existing impact fee or adoption of a new one. STAFF RECCOMENDATIONS AND DIRECTION NEEDED: As part of the work session discussion on September 30,2025, staff will be seeking direction from City Council regarding the establishment of a new CIAC,including feedback and directives on the following staff recommendations: • Given the requirements that a minimum 50 percent of the membership of the CIAC be comprised by a representative of the real estate, development, or building industries and that these representatives may not be employees or officials of any political subdivision, September 12,2025 Report No. 2025-070 staff recommends creating a new Committee to serve as the CIAC and does not recommend appointing an existing body to serve in this capacity. • Staff further recommends submittal of a resume to be required prior to an individual being appointed to the CIAC to assist in monitoring compliance with the specific membership requirements of this body. • While the minimum required membership for the CIAC is five members, staff recommends appointing a body of seven members, allowing each member of City Council to have an at-large appointee. It is important to note that the CIAC must include one representative from the ETJ. This member will be ad hoc member and serve in addition to the seven standing members. • Staff recommends four-year term lengths for CIAC members and suggests staggering terms so that odd number places(Places 1, 3, 5, and 7) end on Augst 3 1"of odd ending years and even number places (Places 2, 4, and 6) and the ad hoc member's term end on August 31 st of even ending years. ATTACHMENTS: Exhibit 1 — SB 1883 Exhibit 2—Ordinance No. 18-411 STAFF CONTACT: Angie Manglaris, AICP Development Review Manager, Development Services an ig'e.man Ig arisa,cityofdenton.com Lauren Thoden City Secretary, Office of the City Secretary lauren.thoden(a,cityofdenton.com REQUESTOR: Staff Initiated STAFF TIME TO COMPLETE REPORT: 3 hours PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENTS: City Manager's Office, Development Services Department, City Secretary's Office, City Attorney's Office S . B . No . 1883 1 AN ACT 2 relating to the approval of land use assumptions , capital 3 improvement plans , and impact fees . 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS : 5 SECTION 1 . Section 395 . 043 , Local Government Code , is 6 amended to read as follows : 7 Sec . 395 . 043 . INFORMATION ABOUT LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS AND 8 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC . At least 60 days [9�r 9 ems] before the date of the first publication of the notice of the 10 hearing on the land use assumptions and capital improvements plan , 11 the political subdivision shall make available to the public its 12 land use assumptions , the time period of the projections , and a 13 description of the capital improvement facilities that may be 14 proposed . 15 SECTION 2 . Section 395 . 051 (a) , Local Government Code , is 16 amended to read as follows : 17 ( a ) The political subdivision, within 30 days after the date 18 of the public hearing on the imposition of an impact fee , shall 19 approve or disapprove the imposition of an impact fee . Approval of 20 the imposition of an impact fee by a political subdivision requires 21 an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the governing 22 body of the political subdivision . 23 SECTION 3 . Subchapter C, Chapter 395 , Local Government 24 Code , is amended by adding Section 395 . 0515 to read as follows 1 S . B . No . 1883 1 Sec . 395 . 0515 . LIMITATION ON IMPACT FEE INCREASE . A 2 political subdivision may not increase the amount of an impact fee 3 for three years from the later of the date the fee was adopted or 4 most recently increased, if applicable . Nothing in this section 5 prohibits the political subdivision from implementing an impact fee 6 collection schedule that allows less than the maximum adopted 7 impact fee to be collected or phased in up to the maximum adopted 8 impact fee for a period not to exceed ten years , as authorized by 9 this chapter . 10 SECTION 4 . Section 395 . 053 , Local Government Code , is 11 amended to read as follows : 12 Sec . 395 . 053 . HEARING ON UPDATED LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS AND 13 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN . The governing body of the political 14 subdivision shall , within 120 [4-&] days after the date it receives 15 the update of the land use assumptions and the capital improvements 16 plan, adopt an order setting a public hearing to discuss and review 17 the update and shall determine whether to amend the plan . 18 SECTION 5 . Section 395 . 054 , Local Government Code , is 19 amended to read as follows : 20 Sec . 395 . 054 . HEARING ON AMENDMENTS TO LAND USE 21 ASSUMPTIONS , CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN, OR IMPACT FEE . A public 22 hearing must be held by the governing body of the political 23 subdivision to discuss the proposed ordinance , order, or resolution 24 amending land use assumptions , the capital improvements plan, or 25 the impact fee . At least 60 days [Gn e- ] before the date of the 26 first publication of the notice of the hearing on the amendments , 27 the land use assumptions and the capital improvements plan, 2 S . B . No . 1883 1 including the amount of any proposed amended impact fee per service 2 unit , shall be made available to the public . 3 SECTION 6 . Section 395 . 058 (b) , Local Government Code , is 4 amended to read as follows : 5 (b ) The advisory committee is composed of not less than five 6 members who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the governing 7 body of the political subdivision . Not less than 50 [4-4-] percent of 8 the membership of the advisory committee must be representatives of 9 the real estate , development , or building industries who are not 10 employees or officials of a political subdivision or governmental 11 entity . [ 12 e re-8 4m e n , tie—emirs fig as t e—aEi bye eL-Ye-e xf x�rt-4rez 4!r45 13 ems s ien 4:neluEies mast ene i ejqL e 9 e n t-at-fve e f t4�te—L=e a l e s-t-a t-- ' 14 , 15 aEfi e i-a-1 o f a jqe4!4!t i e c e__e L __e_ t- _ , entice 16 17 ems s-i6},44re—ewe 9ien FRay s 4E4ira e 4� a s tyre—aelvi sew 18 44C ate i-e-a-st e n e—s ttel=� re e-s _ _ . _ _ s arre4mnte �q y t h e 1= = 4= -- - =1 19 20 . ] If the impact 21 fee is to be applied in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the 22 political subdivision , the membership must include a 23 representative from that area . 24 SECTION 7 . Subchapter C , Chapter 395 , Local Government 25 Code , is amended by adding Section 395 . 059 to read as follows : 26 Sec . 395 . 059 . INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AUDIT . ( a) Before a 27 political subdivision may increase an existing impact fee or adopt 3 S . B . No . 1883 1 a new impact fee for a service area where an impact fee had 2 previously been adopted, the political subdivision must conduct an 3 independent financial audit in accordance with this section . 4 (b ) An independent financial audit conducted under this 5 section must be performed by an independent auditor who : 6 ( 1 ) is a certified public accountant or public 7 accountant licensed by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy; 8 and 9 ( 2 ) is not , and has not been during the 12 months 10 preceding the commencement of the audit , under contract to provide 11 any other service to the political subdivision or a related entity 12 of the political subdivision . 13 ( c ) An independent financial audit conducted under this 14 section must provide , if applicable , a detailed accounting of : 15 ( 1 ) the amount of funds collected from any impact fee 16 imposed by the political subdivision in the service area ; 17 ( 2 ) the amount of interest accumulated under Section 18 395 . 025 on impact fees collected by the political subdivision in 19 the service area ; 20 ( 3 ) any proposed capital improvements or facility 21 expansions to be financed from an impact fee collected by the 22 political subdivision in the service area that were not 23 constructed, as described by Section 395 . 025 , including the 24 categories of each improvement and expansion ; 25 ( 4 ) the amount of funds collected from impact fees by 26 the political subdivision in the service area that have not been 27 spent ; 4 S . B . No . 1883 1 ( 5 ) each impact fee collected by the political 2 subdivision in the service area ; 3 ( 6 ) the allocation of each impact fee made to the 4 political subdivision in the service area ; 5 ( 7 ) any waived impact fees in the service area under 6 Section 395 . 016 ( g) ; 7 ( 8 ) any requested refunds of impact fees in the 8 service area under Section 395 . 025 ; 9 ( 9 ) any impact fees in the service area refunded under 10 Section 395 . 025 ; and 11 ( 10 ) any errors or omissions of credits in impact fee 12 calculations for impact fees in the service area . 13 (d) An independent financial audit conducted under this 14 section must be submitted to the political subdivision and advisory 15 committee described by Section 395 . 058 . Before the political 16 subdivision may increase an existing impact fee or adopt a new 17 impact fee for a service area where an impact fee had previously 18 been adopted, the political subdivision must hold a public hearing 19 on the results of the audit received under this subsection . 20 ( e ) A political subdivision shall make available to the 21 public on the political subdivision ' s Internet website an 22 applicable independent financial audit at least 30 days before : 23 ( 1 ) the publication of notice required under Section 24 395 . 044 ; and 25 ( 2 ) the adoption of an order as required under Section 26 395 . 053 . 27 ( f ) A political subdivision may use money collected from an 5 S . B . No . 1883 1 impact fee to conduct an audit required under this section . 2 SECTION 8 . Section 395 . 077 , Local Government Code , is 3 amended by adding Subsection ( f ) to read as follows : 4 ( f ) The attorney general may bring an action on behalf of a 5 property owner to contest an impact fee or to recover a refund for 6 an impact fee under Section 395 . 025 . 7 SECTION 9 . Section 395 . 078 , Local Government Code , is 8 repealed . 9 SECTION 10 . Section 395 . 059 , Local Government Code , as 10 added by this Act , applies only to a new impact fee or an increase to 11 an existing impact fee adopted on or after the effective date of 12 this Act . 13 SECTION 11 . Sections 395 . 043 and 395 . 054 , Local Government 14 Code , as amended by this Act , apply only to a land use assumption, 15 capital improvement plan, or impact fee that is the subject of a 16 public hearing required to be held by Section 395 . 042 or 395 . 053 of 17 that code , as applicable , that is held on or after the 90th day 18 after the effective date of this Act . A land use assumption, 19 capital improvement plan , or impact fee subject to a public hearing 20 that is held before the 90th day after the effective date of this 21 Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before the 22 effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in 23 effect for that purpose . 24 SECTION 12 . Section 395 . 051 ( a) , Local Government Code , as 25 amended by this Act, applies only to the approval of the imposition 26 of an impact fee on or after the effective date of this Act . 27 SECTION 13 . Section 395 . 0515 , Local Government Code , as 6 S . B . No . 1883 1 added by this Act , applies only to the increase of the amount of an 2 impact fee that is adopted on or after the effective date of this 3 Act . 4 SECTION 14 . This Act takes effect September 1 , 2025 . 7 S . B . No . 1883 ------------------------------ ------------------------------ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S . B . No . 1883 passed the Senate on April 23 , 2025 , by the following vote : Yeas 26 , Nays 5 ; and that the Senate concurred in House amendments on May 21 , 2025 , by the following vote : Yeas 26 , Nays 5 . ------------------------------ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S . B . No . 1883 passed the House , with amendments , on May 16 , 2025 , by the following vote : Yeas 87 , Nays 32 , one present not voting . ------------------------------ Chief Clerk of the House Approved : ------------------------------ Date ------------------------------ Governor 8 ORDINANCE NO. 18-411 AN ORDINANCE CREATING A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE §395.058 AS A REQUIREMENT BEFORE AUTHORIZING IMPACT FEES; APPOINTING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S MEMBERS AS MEMBERS OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE; PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF ONE ADDITIONAL AD HOC MEMBER TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FROM THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF PROCEDURAL RULES FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO FOLLOW IN PERFORMING OUT ITS DUTIES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS,the City of Denton, Texas desires to authorize impact fees pursuant to Chapter 395 of the Texas Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, on November 19, 2013, the City Council considered, approved, and authorized impact fees as provided in Ordinance No. 2013-326; now five (5) years has passed, and the City Council, in accordance with the applicable Texas law, must conduct appropriate activities regarding the imposition of impact fees for an additional five (5) year period; and WHEREAS, a Capital Improvements Advisory Committee is required to be created before any impact fees can be authorized in accordance with §395.058 of the Texas Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, such Capital Improvements Advisory Committee is to serve in an advisory capacity and is established to: (1) advise and assist the City Council in adopting land use assumptions; (2) review the capital improvements plans and file written comments; (3) monitor and evaluate implementation of the capital improvements plan; (4) file semiannual reports with respect to the progress of the capital improvements plan and report to the political subdivision any perceived inequities in implementing the plan or imposing the impact fee; and (5) advise the City Council of the need to update or revise the land use assumptions, capital improvements plan, and impact fee; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires that the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Denton, Texas, consisting of seven (7) members, act as the advisory committee since the Commission has more than one (1)representative of the real estate, development, or building industry who are not employees or officials of a political subdivision or governmental entity; which Commission shall constitute a portion of the membership of the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee as provided by law; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires that any authorized impact fees be applied in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Denton, Texas; therefore one (1) additional ad hoc voting member of the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee must be selected from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Denton; and NOW THEREFORE: THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION_ 1. The recitations which are set forth above in this Ordinance are expressly incorporated by reference herewith, as if made a part of this Ordinance. SECTION 2. The City Council establishes the Denton Capital Improvements Advisory Committee pursuant to Texas Local Government Code §395.058 as a prerequisite of authorizing impact fees. SECTION 3. The Denton Capital Improvements Advisory Committee shall consist of eight members; seven shall be the members of the City of Denton Planning and Zoning Commission and one shall be appointed ad hoc from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Denton, Texas. All eight (8) members of the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee shall be voting members thereof. The terms of the members shall parallel those terms of the City of Denton Planning and Zoning Commission, except that the ad hoc member from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Denton,Texas shall serve a term of two (2) years and shall be appointed in odd-numbered years. SECTION 4: Robin Harris,P.E., a person residing in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Denton, Texas, is well-qualified to serve, and is accordingly appointed as an ad hoc voting member of the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee. SECTION 5. It is understood that the ad hoc member from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of j the City of Denton, Texas, appointed in Section 3 above, shall have no authority to serve or deliberate as a i-iicinber of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Denton, and shall serve only as a member of the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee. SIX"TION 6 The duties of the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee shall consist of the requirements listed in Texas Local Government Code §395.058(c) and(d) as currently written, and any other duties as may be required by amendment of that statute. 8,1 TION 7, The City Council designates procedural rules for the Capital Improve netits Advisory Committee to follow in carrying out its duties by requiring it to follow the City Council Rules of Procedure as set forth in Section 2-29, Code of Ordinances, City of Denton, as amended, and adopting those procedural rules as the rules of the Advisory Committee. SECTION 8. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED this the r day of March, 2018, CHRI -ATTS, MAYOR ATTEST: .Ply f I�l'��ER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY BY:( m�,,)4L; PPI , 'E;I AS TO LEGAL FORM: AARON LEAL, CITY TTORNEY BY: __ .. w