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c. ATV’s being driven (noise, safety, and speeding) through neighborhoods INCREASE POLICE PATROL. County to take over maintaining ‘dedicated to county’ Park- d. Kahaki Park- Add lavatories or portables. A: With respect to these specific needs, impact fess cannot pay for on-going maintenance, or salaries. They can be used for new facilities (restrooms, police stations, fire stations). 33. Q: The “drill deep” population of Ka’u district is estimated as 16,000 vs. the <6,000 of the 2000 census. Will any attempt be made to assess needs on realistic population estimates? Note also that as East/West divisions of Hawaii Island compounds the neglect of South and North. A: The calculations made for this project must be based on methodology accepted by decision-makers. In terms of population, Census data is the data used. We will take into consideration the need for additional benefit districts as the study progresses. 34. Q: Impact fees should be one of many tools we explore for infrastructure financing. A: This is a requirement of the State Enabling Act, and will be an integral part of the assumptions used for this project. 35. Q: Clarification on credit for past property tax payments. How does that work? A: These numbers will be calculated based on past property tax collections, and the percent of county expenditures spent for impact fee-eligible capital improvements. 36. Q: Progressive rates for residential units. Concerned over legality (more of a fee/tax) and fairness issues. A: Other jurisdictions have used a similar approach with single-family dwellings. Assessment is based on degree of impact, and larger homes tend to have greater impacts based on average number of occupants. 37. Q: Legality issues on calculating impact fees county wide and benefit issues Impact Fee Video Conference Page 9 Questions and Answers – January 17, 2006