San Diego County Grand Jury
• 2022-2023
City of San Diego Development Impact Fees What’s the Dif?
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Findings 2 findings
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The City of San Diego’s Five-Year Capital Infrastructure Planning Outlook does not address the liquidation of DIF/FBA account balances and identify the specific capital projects that will be undertaken during the outlook timeframe. Fact: According to the Independent Budget Analysis (IBA) report on the FY 2024 – FY 2028 Five-Year Capital Infrastructure Planning Outlook, the City anticipates an additional $323M in Facility Benefit Assessment (FBA) and Development Impact Fee (DIF) revenue over the outlook period. Fact: For a DIF/FBA funded project to be included in the annual CIP plan, the project must be included in a community’s Public Facilities Financing Plan (PFFP) or Impact fee Study (IFS). Fact: A community’s Public Facilities Financing Plan (PFFP) or Impact fee Study (IFS) is derived from each Community Plan. Fact: Each Community Plan consists of specific proposals for future land uses and public improvements in each community. A community plan is part of the City of San Diego’s General Plan. Fact: The General Plan is the composite master plan for development throughout the City of San Diego and is inclusive of the needs of all community plans. Fact: There are community plans (and associated PFFP/IFS) that have not been updated within the last five years to accurately reflect the current infrastructure needs for which past DIF/FBA funds were collected. Fact: DIF/FBA funds are meant to implement the needs of each community to ensure the impact of new development is mitigated through appropriate DIF/FBA fees. Fact: The City of San Diego’s Planning Department receives recommendations for projects eligible to be funded by DIF/FBA funds from the applicable City departments. Fact: City of San Diego Council Districts also provide input into which projects are to be funded within their districts. Fact: The final list of Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) is reviewed by the Capital Improvements Program Review and Advisory Committee (CIPRAC). Fact: CIPRAC, as outlined in the City Council Policy 800-14,69 is a formal committee that reviews proposed CIP plans from a Citywide perspective, providing City Council and the Mayor with proposed CIP budget recommendations and CIP project prioritization
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Build Better SD will facilitate the City of San Diego earmarking and spending the newly collected funds anywhere in the City, not just within the boundaries in which they are collected. 24
Recommendations 10
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23-52Page 25Evaluate whether the City is in strict compliance with the requirements of
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23-53Page 25Request an independent financial and performance audit of the City of
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23-54Page 25Develop a standardized nexus accounting and reporting format with
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23-55Page 25Post the rolling five-year DIF plan on the City of San Diego's website with
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23-56Page 26<b>Encourage all Community Planning Groups to review their associated</b>
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23-57Page 26Adopt a method to identify infrastructure projects that are no longer
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23-58Page 26Refund all DIF/FBA funds the City of San Diego has held longer than five
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23-59Page 26Develop a detailed rolling five-year DIF/FBA funds liquidation plan for
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23-60Page 26Post the rolling five-year legacy DIF/FBA liquidation plan on the City of
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23-61Page 26Identify new ways to educate and engage the public regarding
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