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A: The jurisdiction must be able to demonstrate the reasonableness of a county- <br />wide assessment value. It has been used in many other jurisdictions. <br />38. Q: Concern over the ability and commitment to implement and <br />administer. <br />A: The administration of an impact fee system is not complex. There is an <br />existing system of “fair share” assessments that the County has administered for <br />several years, so it should not be a radical change in operating procedures. <br />39. Q: Issue of county impact fees being able to fund state road projects. <br />A: An amendment to state law will be required to implement such actions. <br />40. Q: Would impact fees be divided between West Hawaii and East Hawaii <br />and if so, would these fees be divided into “pots” of money for roads, <br />parks, schools, other infrastructure and NOT be placed into the General <br />fund? <br />A: Yes, impact fees collected in specific benefit districts must be spent in those <br />benefit districts for projects for which they have been collected (i.e., roads, parks, <br />police, fire, solid waste, sewer). Collected fees will be placed in funds specific to <br />their use. <br />41. Q: I am the water commissioner from North Kona. Cooperation we <br />receive from State Highway Department is almost non-existent. Can <br />adoption of impact fees improve this situation? Our greatest problem is <br />use by the country of state road rights-of-way. <br />A: Unfortunately, an impact fee program cannot influence the use of State <br />facilities (including rights-of-way). <br />42. Q: Ocean View might have the highest number of undeveloped lots- <br />however, Ocean View has already developed its own fire department, road <br />maintenance independent of county funds through community <br />organization, grants and road maintenance fees. How will the fees be levied <br />on those subdivisions that have taken infrastructure step independent of <br />country? <br />A: In terms of the internal roadways that service the subdivision, these facilities <br />cannot receive fees collected from the impact fee program because they only <br />Impact Fee Video Conference Page 10 <br />Questions and Answers – January 17, 2006 <br /> <br />