Regional Transportation Mitigation Fee (RTMF)

“The purpose of the RTMF is to establish a uniform, cooperative program to mitigate the cumulative indirect regional impacts of future developments on traffic conditions on high-priority state roadways in Fresno County. The fees will help fund improvements needed to maintain the target level of service in the face of the higher traffic volumes brought on by new developments.”

“Based on this guidance, the Agency determined that RTMF funds would be used for projects on the Regional Transportation Program Tier 1 list and those identified in the Fresno-Madera County Freeway Interchange Deficiency Study (FIDS). Furthermore, based on input from the member agencies and the public, FCOG adopted a policy that the regional fee should be used only for roads for regional significance. Only projects involving state facilities were considered 'regional' under this policy.”

“The RTMF shall be enacted by all cities in the County and by Fresno County to become effective by no later than January 1, 2009. ... It is important to the implementation of the RTP-MC that every incorporated city in the County and Fresno County enact the RTMF.”

2010-01-01 (fee effective); adoption by each city required by 2009-01-01

“The Fresno County Regional Transportation Mitigation Fee (RTMF) was created to fulfill one of the terms of the Measure 'C' Extension ballot measure, which was approved by Fresno County voters in 2006. The RTMF became effective on January 1, 2010.”

“STEP 1: Fresno COG Member Agency issues a building permit, provides relevant permit information on RTMF form, signs and gives to Applicant for submittal to RTMF JPA ... STEP 3: RTMF Staff Assesses the Fee”

Fresno Council of Governments / RTMF JPA — NOT the City of Clovis counter

“Every city and the County did adopt the fee, and chose to use the Joint Exercise of Powers Act to create the Fresno County Regional Transportation Mitigation Fee Joint Powers Agency (the Agency) to whom they delegated their power to enact, adopt, establish, implement, impose, collect, and administer the RTMF.”

“Essential public facilities (as defined by state law) shall be exempt from such fees. However, provision should be made for unique types of land uses to be evaluated on an individual basis. Such unique projects and specific evaluation shall be paid for by the project applicant and performed by Fresno COG or its designee.”

“For any jurisdiction that collects mitigation fees for any regional transportation project listed in the RTP-MC prior to the January 1, 2009 deadline, those fees may be factored into the RTMF fee analysis for that project to ensure that development is equitably assessed in accordance with state law.”