5:30 P.M. Work Session - Frederick, Colorado

401 Locust Street Tuesday, May 4, 2021
5:30 P.M.
Work Session:
2. Frederick Firestone Fire Protection District
3. Mayor and Trustee Reports Topic: Board of Trustee Meeting - Work Session Time: May 4, 2021 05:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/97335697416 Meeting ID: 973 3569 7416 One tap mobile +12532158782,,97335697416# US (Tacoma) +13462487799,,97335697416# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) Meeting ID: 973 3569 7416 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abdwXjdmb
Town of Frederick – May 4, 2021
Impact Fee History • Passed through State Legislation in 2016 – Colorado State Fire Chiefs • CML agreed to legislation only if a City, Town or County gives
permission • Nexus Study – BBC Research & Consulting – 2018 and 2020 • Intergovernmental Agreement between the District and the Town • District’s Board of Directors has completed Resolution in 2018 and
then again in 2020 • Impact Fees can only be utilized for Capital Infrastructure
Capital Infrastructure / Outlay • 20 Year Vision and Plan – Correlates with the District’s current five
(5) year Strategic Plan • Population increases on average for the District is 7% increase per
year = increased demand on services • Over 10,000 residential dwelling units on the books for the District
within the next 15 years or less = increased demand on services • Over 33 million dollars needed in the next 15-20 years to meet these
needs and maintain current service levels
What does 33 million provide? (15-20 Years) • Fire Stations
• Station 5 – Wyndham Hill Subdivision and Commercial Area (Frederick) • Administration Remodel – Addition of 8 offices and state of the art training room • Station 6 – Barefoot Lakes (Firestone) • Station 2 – Operational Offices / Community Room WCR 11 – WCR 20 (Frederick) • Station 1 – Downtown Frederick Area (Current Station is 60 years old)
• Fleet – Apparatus • Three (3) Ambulances - $400,000 each • Two (2) Ladder Trucks - $1,000,000 + each • Three (3) Suppression Engines - $700,000 each • Brush Units and Command Vehicles - $600,000
• Equipment • Fire, EMS, Rescue, Communications Equipment - $3,000,000
District’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) • We do have a plan that puts back funds each year to assist in
meeting our Capital Improvement Needs • The District is 96% funded by Property Taxes alone • Other 4% is permit fees, ambulance fees, and grant funding • Fire District can not have sales tax • Gallagher Amendment – Residential Assessment Rate and
Commercial Assessment Rate • Balance of Human Resources / Operations / Capital • Impact Fee = Supplemental Funding to Assist in overall plan
Impact Fee Supplements the CIP Average annual impact fee collection for the District could be roughly $350,000 • 15 years - $5,250,00 (Roughly one fire station) • All dependent on:
• Economy (Local, State and National) • Water • Increase in building – residential, commercial and industrial • Service needs change
• Nexus Study in 2020 – BBC Research and Consulting • Residential Single Family - $974 – Multi-Family - $825 • Commercial / Industrial - $0.81 per square foot
Fire Districts Collecting Impact Fees • Front Range Fire Rescue • Windsor Severance Fire District • Loveland Fire Rescue Authority • Mountain View Fire District • North Metro Fire District • Adams County Fire District • South Adams County Fire District • Brighton Fire District • Many, many more across the Front Range and the State
FFFD and Town of Frederick Next Steps • Letter to Developers to provide comments if you so desire. • Finalize Intergovernmental Agreement – Completed • Begin collection process – as soon as possible • District follows requirements on reporting to the State via audits and
allocation of the Impact Fee funds • No less than every seven (7) years a new Nexus Study shall be
conducted by the District to adjust Impact Fees accordingly • Continue open communications and transparency at every level with
the Town as needed or requested
Emergency Services Agreement • First IGA was conducted in 2002. One amendment since then to
update Fire Codes within the IGA. • District would like to revise the current agreement to meet current
national standards, revised fire and life safety code and additional services now provided.
• District would like to renew the Emergency Services IGA with the Town in 2021 to update and reduce liability for the Town and the District.
• This will set both governmental bodies up for success by providing the best emergency services possible for our citizens, business owners and visitors.
District Transparency • Performance Dashboard – www.fffd.us • Budget Messages • Supporting Documents • Community Focused Strategic Plan • Center of Public Safety Excellence • Comprehensive Annual Report in 2022 • Beginning in 2022 – Entire Study Session dedicated to update Town
Officials on the State of the District? • Ongoing meetings with Town Managers on a frequent basis
to present to you this evening.
“Leading Together, By Serving Together”
FINAL REPORT
Final Report
Prepared for: Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District 8426 Kosmerl Pl Frederick, CO 80516
Prepared by: BBC Research & Consulting 1999 Broadway, Suite 2200 Denver, Colorado 80202-9750 303.321.2547 fax 303.399.0448 www.bbcresearch.com [email protected]
BBC RESEARCH & CONSULTING SECTION I, PAGE 1
SECTION I. Introduction
Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District (FFFPD, or the District) provides fire, rescue, and
emergency medical services in Weld County, serving the towns of Frederick and Firestone, as
well as segments of Interstate 25, State Highway 52, and St. Vrain State Park, as shown in
Figure I-1. FFFPD services a population of more than 34,000 residents in a total area of 36
square miles and responds to approximately 2,500 calls per year. Because of a heightened
interest in development, the District is considering implementing development impact fees as
part of a larger strategy to ensure that future development pays its own way and existing
residents and services are not financially burdened by new growth.
Many Colorado communities impose development impact fees for expansion of public
infrastructure. Some cities have entire suites of fees with separate charges for multiple
infrastructure categories (e.g., streets, parks, and fire protection). Colorado statute and a series
of United States Supreme Court decisions dictate the amounts that communities can charge in
impact fees and how they can devise, impose, and spend them. Because of those requirements,
FFFPD retained BBC Research & Consulting (BBC) to conduct a feasibility assessment and
prepare a report documenting the calculation of appropriate fees for its services. This report
documents BBC’s analysis and recommendations for implementing an impact fee system that
would recover the proportional capital costs associated with new development.
A. Impact Fee Requirements
Although there is no universally accepted definition of defensible impact fees, most feasibility
assessments focus on the following requirements:
One-time application, meaning that fees are a one-time payment for new development;
Restricted use, meaning that fees are only applicable to infrastructure expansion projects;
New development, meaning that fees are only applicable to new development and not
improvements to existing developments; and
Proportionality requirements, meaning that fees must be limited to the proportionate share
of the capital costs associated with providing services to the new development.
For example, Juergensmeyer and Thomas (2008) describe impact fees as:
“Fees collected through a set schedule or formula, spelled out in a local ordinance …. fees
are levied only against new development projects as a condition of permit approval to fund
infrastructure needed to serve the proposed development. Impact fees are calculated to
cover the proportionate share of the capital costs for that infrastructure…”1
1 Juergensmeyer, Julian C., and Thomas E. Roberts. Land Use Planning and Development Regulatory Law. St. Paul, MN:
WestGroup, 2003; and ImpactFees.com, Duncan Associates, 20 February 2008.
Figure I-1. FFFPD boundaries
1. Colorado requirements. Consistent with Juergensmeyer and Thomas’s (2008) description
of impact fees, Colorado law specifies the following requirements for impact fees:
Impact fees are a one-time payment levied on new development;
Funds can only be used for capital infrastructure projects:
Applicable projects must have a five-year life.
No funds can be diverted for operations, maintenance, repair, or facility replacement.
Impact fee revenue must be segregated from other revenue and used for the purposes for
which it was collected;
Fees must be imposed on all forms of development and cannot be limited to one type of
land use;
Impact fee revenue must be used for capital infrastructure expansion. No funds can be used
for correcting existing system deficiencies; and
There must be a reasonable expectation of benefit by the fee payer.
2. Supreme Court decisions. Impact fees must also be in accordance with a series of United
States Supreme Court rulings. The two most notable court decisions that speak to impact fee
requirements are often referred to as Nollan and Dolan.2 Guidance from those decisions requires
that there be an "essential nexus" between the fee and the community’s interest. In Dolan v. City
of Tigard (1994), the Supreme Court held that, in addition to an “essential nexus,” there must be
"rough proportionality" between the proposed fee and the impacts that the fee is intended to
mitigate. In Dolan, the Court further ruled that “rough proportionality” need not be derived with
mathematical exactitude but must demonstrate some relationship to the specific impact of the
project:
"We think a term such as 'rough proportionality' best encapsulates what we hold to
be the requirements of the Fifth Amendment. No precise mathematical calculation is
required, but the city must make some sort of individualized determination that the
required dedication is related both in nature and extent to the impact of the proposed
development."3
Over the past two decades since Dolan, many communities have imposed impact fees, resulting
in a broad set of common practices when considering how best to reflect judicial and statutory
requirements in designing new fees.
B. Fee Applicability
As noted above, communities can only use impact fee revenue to cover the costs of any necessary
expansion of public infrastructure that is needed to serve new development. In addition, fee
amounts can only be set in a manner that is proportional to the cost of such infrastructure
expansion.
1. Public infrastructure. Public or capital infrastructure is the physical component of public
services. Under Colorado statute, the definition of infrastructure can include all equipment that
has at least a five-year lifetime. It does not include personnel or any elements of service costs,
even in circumstances where new staff is required to operate new facilities. Public infrastructure
generally includes buildings, facilities, parking, lighting, ball fields, or other support facilities.
Capital infrastructure generally includes streets, parks, administrative facilities, specialized fire
or police buildings, and recreational facilities.
2. Nature of infrastructure investments. Not all capital infrastructure costs are associated
with community growth or with the expansion of facility capacity. Most communities make
infrastructure investments not because of growth pressures but for the repair and replacement
of existing facilities. For example, communities often make infrastructure investments related to:
Repair and replacement of existing facilities, such as annual building maintenance or
replacing a roof;
2 Nollan v. California Coastal Commission, 483 U.S. 82; 1987 and Dolan v. City of Tigard (1994) 114S.Ct. 2309.
3 Dolan v. City of Tigard (1994) 114S.Ct. 2309
Betterment of existing facilities, such as introducing new services or improving existing
infrastructure without increasing service capacity; and
Facilities expansions, such as expanding an existing building to accommodate growing
personnel requirements.
Communities are not allowed to account for such investments as part of impact fee calculations.
C. Capital Standards
In designing impact fees, communities must determine the appropriate capital standards
applicable to each category of infrastructure. Facility standards, such as library space or
recreation facilities per household, can vary widely between communities. Whereas some states
have legislation that describes such criteria with great specificity, other states—like Colorado—
use more general standards.
estimating the replacement value of specific capital facilities and the qualified equipment
necessary for each category of infrastructure. For example, a city of 2,500 homes with a 20,000
square foot recreation center that has a replacement value of $5 million would have a recreation
center standard of 8 square feet per housing unit (i.e., 20,000 square feet/2,500 homes = 8
square feet per home) and a replacement value of $250 per square foot (i.e., $5 million/20,000
square feet = $250 per square foot). Thus, each existing residence would have an embedded
recreational investment of $2,000 per home (i.e., $250 x 8 square feet = $2,000 per home),
representing the community’s recreational facility standard, which is what a developer could be
charged for recreational facilities for each new unit.
If capital standards are defined using a replacement value approach, then calculations of those
standards must account for any debt that applies against the relevant infrastructure. Because
current residents are already responsible for that debt, it would be duplicative and
inappropriate to charge developers impact fees that also include that debt.
2. Plan-based approach. Sometimes, communities use a plan-based approach to set capital
standards, which relies on capital improvement or other specific plans for each department. A
plan-based approach requires forecasts of residential and commercial growth and detailed data
on capital expansion plans. Plan-based approaches must focus on expansion-related projects or
the expansion portion of projects rather than betterment or replacement projects.
D. Other Considerations
Over time, some consensus has emerged on how best to ensure that impact fees comply with
state statutes and court rulings. Many of the factors that communities must consider in designing
fees appropriately are described above, but BBC also presents other considerations that
communities must make.
Allocation by land use. Courts have indicated that all forms of development that have
facility impacts—that is, residential, industrial, and commercial developments—must pay
their fair share of expansion costs. If one type of development is exempted from fees, then
fees may not be sufficient to cover expansion costs that result from new development.
Use specificity. Impact fee calculations vary between different forms and sizes of
residential development and different uses of commercial buildings and how they impact
demand for public services. When compelling evidence is available that the forms, sizes, or
uses of particular types of development will result in substantially different demands for
public services, then communities’ impact fees should reflect that information.
Redevelopment. The application of impact fees raises questions about how to deal with the
redevelopment of existing properties. The redevelopment of a residence—even if it
involves full scraping—does not lead to an increase in service demands, because it is still
one residential unit with no implications for service delivery costs or capital needs. In
contrast, the redevelopment of a larger lot into multiple homes would be assessed an
impact fee based on the net number of new residential units, because there would be clear
implications for service delivery and capital needs. Commercial redevelopment would be
subject to the same considerations.
Waivers. Communities should not waive fees unless the funds are reimbursed from other
sources such as the general fund or other contributions by the developer to system
expansion that exceed the calculated fees.
Timing. Fees should be assessed at the time that building permits are issued.
Updates. Impact fee calculations should be updated periodically. Most communities update
their fees every two or three years.
Fee design costs. The cost of fee design studies can be recovered through impact fees and
used to reimburse communities’ general funds.
BBC RESEARCH & CONSULTING SECTION II, PAGE 1
SECTION II. Impact Fee Derivation
As described in Section I, there are several types of information that communities must consider
to appropriately set their development impact fees, including determining capital standards.
BBC used data from various sources to make appropriate considerations in developing FFFPD’s
development impact fees.
Capital standards. BBC used FFFPD’s current investment in facilities as the basis for
determining capital standards for its new fees. We obtained that information directly from
the District. The valuation included estimates of investments in furniture, fixtures, and
durable equipment. Calculations of capital standards must account for any debt that exists
in connection with relevant infrastructure.
Demand for services by land use. It is important for communities to determine how
impact fees should be allocated according to demand for services by land use so that all
forms of development pay their fair share of expansion costs. FFFPD’s data on calls for
service indicate that the majority of demand for services is for single family residential
purposes (65% single family residential, 3% multifamily residential, and 32% non-
residential). BBC allocated FFFPD’s new development impact fees accordingly, because the
mix of future development in the region is not expected to differ substantially from current
land use.
Use specificity. To the extent possible, impact fees should reflect the degree to which
different forms, sizes, and uses of particular types of development will result in different
demand for public services. However, there is no compelling evidence that suggests that
larger homes create more demand for public services than smaller homes. In addition,
FFFPD has modest expectations for commercial growth, and there is uncertainty about the
nature of future commercial development. As a result, BBC treated all residential units
equally and all commercial units equally as the they relate to public service demand.
Fee design costs: The cost of fee design studies can be recovered through impact fees, so
BBC has included the cost of this report in the fee calculations.
Proportionality: By using FFFPD’s current investment in facilities to derive capital
standards and then setting fee rates to replace the current standards of facility investment,
BBC has ensured that proportionality has been reasonably and fairly derived. New growth
is simply replicating its proportional share of an existing facility standard. Existing
standards will be the standards to which new growth will be held accountable.
A. FFFPD Budget Overview
FFFPD collects property tax revenue through a 13.90 property tax mill in Weld County. A millage
rate is the tax rate used to calculate local property taxes and represents the amount per every
$1,000 of a property's assessed value that a community would charge. The 2020 FFFPD Budget
indicates the District will collect approximately $11.1 million of revenue this year, the vast
majority of which will come from property taxes and specific ownership taxes. After interfund
transfers for pension funds, bond repayment, and capital fund, FFFPD projects operating
expenses of $10.4 million, most of which is allocated to personnel costs, including salaries,
benefits, and volunteer incentives. However, FFFPD also funds capital purchases through its
operating budget. As discussed in Section I, capital investments are generally used for repair and
replacement, betterment of facilities and service standards, and facilities expansion.
B. Impact Fee Calculations
BBC’s calculations of development impact fees for FFFPD includes the following steps:
1. Quantify the infrastructure investment needed to maintain current level of service;
2. Develop estimates of FFFPD’s current patterns for calls for service; and
3. Calculate the fire protection infrastructure costs per unit of development (per household or
per square foot of nonresidential development).
1. Infrastructure investment. A conservative method of establishing FFFPD’s current level of
service for fire protection is to quantify its financial investment in infrastructure and capital
equipment. Specifically, FFFPD has four types of capital infrastructure-related spending that
should be included in the calculation of current infrastructure investment:
Land and buildings, including four fire stations;
Major apparatus, such as fire engines and specialized vehicles;
A variety of lifesaving and fire-fighting apparatus; and
The cost of this impact fee study.
FFFPD holds no debt, so its equity in its assets is 100 percent of their replacement value. Figure
II-1 presents FFFPD’s current infrastructure and the value eligible to be included in impact fee
calculations. As shown in the last row of Figure II-1, the total replacement value of FFFPD’s
current infrastructure is approximately $16.9 million.
2. Demand for services by land use. Demand for services is not always equal across
different land uses. BBC used existing calls for fire and EMS service as a proxy for demand in the
fee calculations. In order to mitigate year-to-year fluctuations, BBC evaluated six years of call
data (2014 through 2019) to determine the typical distribution of calls for service across
different land use categories. Figure II-2 displays FFFPD’s calls for service by land use category.
Calls classified as “Roadways” and/or “Other” cannot be attributed to a specific land use and are
excluded from the impact fee calculation model. Over the six-year period, FFFPD received close
to 13,000 calls for service. Excluding calls that could not be classified by land use, 65 percent
were from single family residential units, 3 percent were from multifamily residential
developments, and 32 percent were from non-residential developments.
Figure II-1. FFFPD’s Current Assets
Source: FFFPD and BBC Research & Consulting.
Buildings and Land
Station 4 - 10706 Weld County Rd 7, Frederick $2,100,000
Training Facility - 7301 Eagle Blvd, Frederick $225,000
Vehicles
2001 Pierce Pumper $525,000
2007 Dodge Dakota $10,000
2007 Dodge Durango $15,000
2008 Haulmark Trailer $22,000
2009 Pierce Prumper $525,000
2012 Chevrolet Silverado $45,000
2012 Haulmark Trailer $2,675
2013 Ford Explorer $38,000
2011 Chevy Ambulance $175,000
2013 Pierce Pumper $525,000
2016 Chevrolet Tahoe $65,000
2016 Carryon Trailer $2,500
2017 Dodge Ram Truck 1500 4x4 $44,309
2017 Ford Police Intercept $40,539
2019 Ford F550 Utility Truck $169,915
2019 Ford Utility Explorer $37,677
2019 Ford Utility Explorer $42,451
2019 Ford F550 Ambulance $295,000
2019 International Water Tender $274,000
2020 Ford Ranger $34,568
Fleet equipment $2,349,000
Type of Capital Infrastructure
3. Impact fee calculation. Figure II-3 uses FFFPD’s current service standards and
infrastructure replication costs to determine appropriate single family residential, multifamily
residential, and non-residential impact fees. BBC used FFFPD’s calls for service by land use as a
proxy for demand and assigned costs to different types of development accordingly. Figure II-3
presents fee calculations for each relevant type of development. The value of total fire
infrastructure is presented in the top row of Figure II-3 (and is identical to the last row of Figure
II-1).
The first step in calculating the impact fees was to allocate the total value of fire
infrastructure proportionally to each type of development based on FFFPD’s burden
distribution (i.e., demand for service) by land use. Thus, BBC allocated 65.1 percent, or $11
million, to single family residential development, 2.9 percent, or $491,000, to multifamily
residential development, and 32 percent, or $5.4 million, to non-residential development.
Next, BBC allocated infrastructure value for each type of development to each unit of
existing development within that category—that is, each dwelling unit for residential
development and each square foot for non-residential development—to determine the
relevant burden of each unit of existing development on current infrastructure.
The result of allocating costs in the manner described above resulted in full cost recovery impact
fees, which, as shown in the last three rows of Figure II-3 are $974 per single family residential
dwelling unit, $825 per multifamily residential dwelling unit ,and $0.81 per square foot of non-
commercial development. FFFPD can choose to charge less than those amounts but it must apply
discounts uniformly to all land use categories.
Figure II-3. Full Cost Recovery Impact Fees for FFFPD
Source:
Calculation of impact fees
Burden distribution (based on calls for service)
Single family Residential 65.1%
Multifamily (in dwelling units) 595
Non-Residential (in square feet) 6,720,001
Impact fee by land use
Single family (per dwelling unit) $974
Multifamily (per dwelling unit) $825
Nonresidential (per square foot) $0.81
BBC RESEARCH & CONSULTING SECTION III, PAGE 1
SECTION III. Summary and Recommendations
The development impact fees of $974 per single family residential dwelling unit, $825 per
multifamily residential dwelling unit, and $0.81 per non-residential square foot that BBC
recommends for FFFPD’s consideration represent maximum defensible amounts, and we
recognize that the District may choose not to adopt fees as high as those amounts. BBC offers the
following recommendations:
FFFPD should maintain its impact fee fund separate and apart from its general fund
and make withdrawals from the former only to pay for growth-related
infrastructure.
FFFPD should adhere to a written policy governing its expenditure of monies from
its impact fee fund. The District should be prohibited from paying for operational
expenses with impact fees, including the repair and replacement of existing
infrastructure not necessitated by growth. In cases when FFFPD expects new
infrastructure to partially replace existing capacity and to partially serve new
growth, cost sharing between its general fund (or capital fund) and its impact fee
fund should be allowed on a proportional basis as determined by the District’s
board.
FFFPD’s impact fees should be updated periodically as it invests in additional
infrastructure beyond what is listed in this report or the District’s population or
inventory of commercial square footage changes substantially.
FFFPD’s fees should be updated annually based on established inflation indices,
such as the Consumer Price Index or the Engineering News Record.
8426 Kosmerl Place, Frederick, Colorado, 80504-5444, www.fffd.us
The legislation authorizing fire protection districts and fire authorities to collect impact fees through the jurisdiction having authority was accomplished by adding the term “Fire and Emergency Services Provider” (i.e., fire districts and fire authorities) to a statute that already authorized counties and towns to impose impact fees:
29-20-103. Definitions As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Development permit" means any preliminary or final approval of an application for rezoning, planned unit development, conditional or special use permit, subdivision, development or site plan, or similar application for new construction; except that, solely for purposes of part 3 of this article: (a) Each application included in the definition of development permit constitutes a stage in the development permit approval process; and (b) "Development permit" is limited to an application regarding a specific project that includes new water use in an amount more than that used by fifty single-family equivalents, or fewer as determined by the local government. (1.3) "Fire and emergency services provider" means a fire protection district organized under article 1 of title 32, C.R.S., or a fire authority established pursuant to section 29-1-203.5. (1.5) "Local government" means a county, home rule or statutory city, town, territorial charter city, or city and county. (2) "Power authority" means an authority created pursuant to section 29-1-204.
29-20-104.5. Impact fees - definition (1) Pursuant to the authority granted in section 29-20-104 (1)(g) and as a condition of issuance of a development permit, a local government may impose an impact fee or other similar development charge to fund expenditures by such local government or a fire and emergency services provider that provides fire protection, rescue, and emergency services in the new development on capital facilities needed to serve new development. No impact fee or other similar development charge shall be imposed except pursuant to a schedule that is: (a) Legislatively adopted; (b) Generally applicable to a broad class of property; and (c) Intended to defray the projected impacts on capital facilities caused by proposed development. (2) (a) A local government shall quantify the reasonable impacts of proposed development on existing capital facilities and establish the impact fee or development charge at a level no greater than necessary to defray such impacts directly related to proposed development. No impact fee or other similar development charge shall be imposed to remedy any deficiency in capital facilities that exists without regard to the proposed development. (b) A local government shall confer with any fire and emergency services provider that provides fire protection, rescue, and emergency medical services in a new development, together with the owner or developer of the development, to assess and determine whether there should be an impact fee or other similar development charge imposed to defray the impacts to the fire and emergency services provider. (c) If a local government, in its sole discretion, elects to impose an impact fee or other similar development charge to fund the expenditures by a fire and emergency services provider for a capital facility, then the local government and fire and emergency services provider shall enter into an intergovernmental agreement defining the impact fee or other similar development charge and the details of collection and remittance.
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(d) A local government that imposes an impact fee or other similar development charge to fund the expenditures by a fire and emergency services provider for a capital facility shall pay the impact fees or other similar development charges collected to the fire protection and emergency service provider.
This legislation was necessary because the Special District Act imposes significant restrictions on the rates, fees, tolls and assessments a fire protection district can impose. Specifically, the Special District Act grants all types of special districts, except fire protection districts, the right to impose fees, rates, tolls, penalties, or charges for services, programs, or facilities furnished by the special district:
CRS 32-1-1001(1)(j): (j)(I) To fix and from time to time to increase or decrease fees, rates, tolls, penalties, or charges for services, programs, or facilities furnished by the special district; except that fire protection districts may only fix fees and charges as provided in section 32-1-1002
Historically, CRS 32-1-1002(1)(e) limited the fees a fire protection district may impose to emergency medical services and mandated or requested inspections only:
(e) To fix and from time to time increase or decrease fees and charges as follows, and the board may pledge such revenue for the payment of any indebtedness of the district: (I) For ambulance or emergency medical services and extrication, rescue, or safety services provided in furtherance of ambulance or emergency medical services. "Extrication, rescue, or safety services" includes but is not limited to any: (A) Services provided prior to the arrival of an ambulance; (B) Rescue or extrication of trapped or injured parties at the scene of a motor vehicle accident; and (C) Lane safety or blocking provided by district equipment.
The legislation authorizing fire protection districts to collect impact fees through the jurisdiction having authority added a new subsection (d.5) to CRS 32-1-1002(1):
(d.5) To receive and spend an impact fee or other similar development charge imposed pursuant to the provisions described in section 29-20-104.5, C.R.S.
So long story…short, only fire protection districts and fire authorities can ask a town or county to impose impact fees on behalf of the fire protection district or fire authority. That said, Colorado Courts have found that other types of special districts can impose impact fees under the general grant of authority in CRS 32-1-1001(1)(j) to impose “fees, rates, tolls, penalties, or charges for services, programs, or facilities furnished by the special district”, as long as they meet all of the requirements, such as obtaining an impact fee study that supports the imposition of the impact fee. However, these impact fees can not be requested through a Town or County, but instead through their service fees as listed above.
Jeremy A Young Fire Chief
Quantification of Service Population
Future Planned and Currently in Construction
• Wyndham Hill Subdivision – 189 single family homes, currently on Phase 9; 1.8 million sq./ft future plat for medical office/hospital zoning; 1 million sq./ft plat commercial/employment/multi-family zoning; 1 million sq./ft plat mixed use/commercial zoning and FFFD Station 5 as well.
• Wyndham Hill Townhomes – four (4) 3-plex units and seven (7) 4-plex units
• Silverstone – 1850 single family homes, 248 duplex units; and approx. 500,000 sq./ft of commercial zoning. Infrastructure is complete and lots are being sold now in Phase 1.
• Barefoot Lakes Subdivision – 3128 single family homes, currently in Phase 6; 1 million sq./ft of commercial zoning to include another elementary school and FFFD Station 6 as well.
• Village East Subdivision – 217 single family homes
• Maple Ridge Subdivision – 129 single family homes
• Hidden Creek Subdivision – 253 single family homes
• Victory Village Subdivision – 44 single family homes
• Neighbors Point Subdivision – 187 single family homes
• Mountain Vistas Subdivision – 5 single family homes
• Sable Glen Subdivision – 86 single family homes
• Saddleback Estates – 96 single family homes
• Saddleback Project – 80 single family homes
• Dreamers Ridge Subdivision – 10 single family homes
• Fox Chase Subdivision – 18 single family homes
• Hauck Meadows and Hauck Farms – 38 single family homes
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• Westview Subdivision – 122 single family homes
• Cottonwood Hollow Subdivision – 86 single family homes
• Del Rey Subdivision – 13 single family homes
• Oak Meadows Townhomes – 15 townhomes
• Cimarron Pointe – 15 duplex units, and (2) 4-plex units
• Carriage Hills Apartments – 50 units
• Hamilton Farms Subdivision – 222 single family homes
• Firelight Residential park – 222 single family homes
• Skyview Meadows – 551 single family homes
• Silver Owl Lane – 6 single family homes
• Nelson Lakes – 16 single family homes
• Prosperity Residential – 201 single family homes
• Traupe Subdivision – 9 single family homes
• Frederick Village – 138 single family homes
• The Vistas of Saddleback – 431 single family homes
The District is currently working on 86 additional commercial projects within the Town’s. Not including dozens of pre-application meetings for future businesses. In addition, the District has additional six (6) annexations into the District of more than 200 acres zoned for residential and commercial/mixed use to include frontage road to I25 access as well.
Commercial Projects – Planning and Construction 206 5th Street 19 & 26 Crossings Project 501 Walnut 4275 City Centre Dr units C and D 3540 Hwy 52 A1 AFW Truck Shop 3540 Hwy 52 A2 Barefoot Lakes Lake House 3540 Hwy 52 B1 Booth Farms Lot 2 - Assisted Living 3540 Hwy 52 B2 Barefoot Lakes Commercial 3540 Hwy 52 D1 Carbon Valley Lutheran Church 3540 Hwy 52 F1 Christian Brothers Automotive 3540 Hwy 52 F2 Circle K Gas Station 3540 Hwy 52 F3 Gateway Clubhouse Tenant Finish 3772 Puritan Way Gateway Self-Storage 4091 Bruin Dollar General 4201 Kodiak Firelight Park Commercial 8177 Raspberry Way lot 5 Firestone Senior Living 9083 Bruin – Business Office Firestone Town Hall Apergy High Plains Marketplace lot 5 AROC Contractor Units High Plains Assisted Living Baker Architects 3540 Hwy 52 E4 Holiday Inn Express Bear Industrial Park Lot 2 Blk 2 - Horizon View Homes Bear Industrial Park Lot 7 Block 1 - Imagine Charter School Bear Industrial Park Lot 8 Block 1-90,000 sf warehouse
Inline Shops - Lot 1 City Centre
Berry Handy Services 3540 Hwy 52 E2 L&M Ventures Pet Spa Caliber Collision QuickTrip Convenience Store – Frederick &
Firestone CDOT Project St Vrain Water District Circle K - Silverstone SVVSD AES Radios Dirt One Excavating Thixoforming Demo and Remodel Eagle Business Park - 7400 Eagle Eagle Business Park - School Bus Dealership FFFPD Admin Remodel FFFPD Station 5 Frederick High School Additional Wing Frederick Travel Center Frederick West Business Park Frederick West RV Storage Front Range Fire Apparatus Georgia Boys Restaurant Glacier Business Park - 3777 Puritan Grantham 3760 Monarch St Greenwood Mortuary Haze Unvictus - 3540 Hwy 52 Unit D2 Life Fellowship Church Malm Electric - 5641 Iris Meadowlark Filing 3 lots 3 and 4 - 5600 Iris Mile High Shooting
Current Capital Plan
15 - 20 Year Plan
Current data analytics along with financial forecasting and sensitivity studies recommend the following capital changes to maintain and meet the future service needs of the Fire District. Some of the capital items listed below are also to replace current apparatus or fire stations that have met their life-cycle replacement as first-line apparatus or beyond modification and repairs. These costs associated are taking into consideration market fluctuations, increases in manufacturing and construction cost by looking at the previous 20 years.
Capital Apparatus & Fleet:
• (3) Ambulances - $1,200,000
• (1) 105’ Ladder Truck - $1,450,000
• (2) Rescue Engines – $1,600,000
• (3) Suppression Engines -$2,100,000
• (3) BC Rigs – $235,000
• (2) Medic Fast Response Vehicles – $500,000
o Total Capital Apparatus and Fleet $8,925,000
Capital Fire Stations and Administration:
• Station 5 – Wyndham – Frontage Road (3 Bay) - $5,200,000 (2022)
• Station 6 – WCR 13 & WCR 28 area – (2 Bay) Barefoot Area - $4,400,000 (2025)
• Station 2 / Administration – WCR 11 & WCR 20 - (2 Bay) – $5,500,000 (2028)
• Station 1 (50-year-old building) – Colorado and Tipple Area – $5,800,000 (2031)
o Total Capital Fire Stations and Administration - $20,900,000
Capital Equipment:
• Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus – Purchase every 14 years - $900,000
• EMS Equipment – LP 15 Heart Monitors & AED’s – Purchase every 8 yrs. - $385,000
• Thermal Imaging Cameras – Purchase every 10 years - $150,000
• Radio Equipment FCC Mandates - $750,000 every 10 years
• Rescue Equipment – Confined Space/HazMat/High-Low Ange - $225,000
o Total Capital Equipment Fire and EMS - $2,935,000
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Community Growth & Capital Needs
With the projected community growth both in population and area over the next 15 plus years, the District will need to expand facilities and staffing in order to meet service demands and maintain the high level of services and response times currently provided. The addition of Barefoot Lakes, Silverstone and Shores at Plum Creek alone will add nearly 10,000 residential units and will more than double the Town of Firestone and Frederick’s population. The District has been diligent and forward thinking in facility planning to date, strategically placing stations not only for current service demands but also anticipating future service areas based on the Comprehensive Plans of both Towns. Based on these plans, the District will need to construct and staff two (2) additional fire stations in the next 8 years, if not sooner. The District will also have to relocate Station 2 due to his proximity of concurrent growth and planning within the Town’s. This will have to be done in order to maintain current IGA’s and ISO ratings to provide adequate response times and meets service needs. Station 2 which was built over 25 years ago, does not meet current needs and standards for emergency services. The District’s goal is to be an ISO Class 1 within the next ten years.
Station 5 is projected to be built in the area of the Wyndham Hill development area. This will provide service to those within the southwest quadrant of the District and the I-25 and 52 industrial area known as Glacier Industrial Park. District staff are currently in the final stages with the Town of Frederick and local developers to obtain a site for this project. Station 6 is projected to be needed in the vicinity of WCR 28 and Barefoot Lakes Parkway in order to serve the final phases of development of the Barefoot Lakes community and future growth along Highway 66 and WCR 13. These capital projects including the needed fleet additions are estimated to cost the District nearly $10M over the next 10-15 years.
In order to fund these capital needs over the next 10-15-year period the District will need to explore forms of revenue. With the aforementioned demands placed on the General Fund by staffing needs, capital needs and operational needs to meet the current exponential growth of our communities the funding of capital projects through Reserve Fund contributions from the General Fund will not be able to be achieved. Current avenues of future revenue:
• Mill Levy Increase – (Obtained in November 2019 – Personnel Mill Levy – Hired 16 personnel in 2020)
• De-Gallagherizing for Revenue Stabilization – (Election November 2020 Failed X 2 by the public to stabilize revenue. (2018 and 2020). This will cost the District well over
$2,000,000 dollars in loss over the next 3 – 5 years, potentially more.
• General Obligation Bonds (Capital Only) – (Board and Fire Chief continually reviewing)
Would require vote of the people.
• Impact Fees (Capital Only) – (Towns of Frederick and Firestone)
• Grant Funding – State and Federal – (Continual process of applying at every
opportunity)
• Lease Purchasing – (Board and Fire Chief not in favor of lease/debt)
2021 Durable Assets Facilities / Structures Administration Building – 8426 Kosmerl Place, Frederick - $1,625,359 Station 1 – 31 Walnut Drive, Frederick - $1,740,690 Station 2 – 3991 Rowe Street, Frederick - $1,315, 910 Station 3 – 6800 Tilbury Avenue, Firestone - $2,935,925 Station 4 – 10706 Weld County Rd. 7, Frederick - $3,300,000 Training Facility – 7301 Eagle Blvd. Frederick - $225,000
Total Facility Assets - $11,142,884 Total Facility Contents Estimated at $2,288,000
Fleet Assets 1998 Ford F150 Truck $5,000 2001 Pierce Pumper $525,000 2003 Pierce Quint Aerial $950,000 2004 Spartan Heavy Rescue $525,000 2007 Dodge Dakota $10,000 2007 Dodge Durango $15,000 2008 Haulmark Trailer $22,000 2009 Pierce Pumper $525,000 2009 8x16 CGR Cargo Trailer $15,000 2011 Mobile Training Unit Trailer $225,000 2012 Chevrolet Silverado $45,000 2012 Haulmark Trailer $2,675 2012 Dodge Ram 1500 Truck $45,000 2013 Ford Explorer $38,000 2011 Chevy Ambulance $175,000 2013 Pierce Pumper $525,000 2013 Chevy G4500 Ambulance $175,000 2015 Dodge Ram 2500 $45,000 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe $65,000 2016 Chevrolet Express G4500 Ambulance $187,010 2016 Carryon Trailer $2,500 2017 Pierce Saber Pumper $534,128 2017 Dodge Ram Truck 1500 4x4 $44,309 2017 Ford Police Intercept $40,539 2019 Ford F550 Utility Truck $169,915 2019 Ford Utility Explorer $37,677 2019 Ford Utility Explorer $42,451 2019 Ford F550 Ambulance $295,000 2019 International Water Tender $274,000 2020 Ford Ranger $34,568 2020 Ford Transit Van $31,985
Total Fleet Assets $5,579,082 Total Fleet Equipment – $2,349,000
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR THE ASSESSMENT,
COLLECTION, AND REMITTANCE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES IMPACT FEES
This INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR THE ASSESSMENT, COLLECTION, AND
REMITTANCE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES IMPACT FEES ("Agreement") is entered into by and
between the Town of Frederick ("Town") and the Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District ("District"). The
Town and the District are referred to collectively as the "Parties" or individually as a "Party".
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Town is a municipal corporation of the State of Colorado ("State"), and the District is a
political subdivision of the State organized pursuant to the Special District Act, C.R.S. § 32-1-101, et seq.;
WHEREAS, the District was organized to provide fire protection, rescue, and emergency services
(collectively, "Emergency Services"), as well as other services including fire suppression, public education,
hazardous materials, emergency medical, ambulance services, and community risk reduction to the citizens
and property within its jurisdiction, and to individuals passing through its jurisdiction, either directly or through
third-party providers;
WHEREAS, pursuant to §32-1-1002(1)(d.5), the District has authority to receive and spend impact fees or
other similar development charges imposed pursuant to the provisions described in §29-20-104.5, C.R.S.;
WHEREAS, the District obtained an Impact Fee Study dated September 22, 2020 to evaluate the nexus
between new development within the District's jurisdictional boundaries and the projected impact that such
development has on the District's Capital Facilities ("Nexus Study"). The Nexus Study recommended an
Impact Fee schedule for both residential and non-residential development at a level no greater than necessary
to defray the impacts of new development on the District's Capital Facilities ("Impact Fee Schedule");
WHEREAS, on November 9, 2020 the District's Board of Directors ("Board") adopted a Resolution approving
the Impact Fee Schedule recommended by the Nexus Study. A copy of the Impact Fee Schedule is attached
as Attachment 1; and,
WHEREAS, in accordance with C.R.S. § 29-20-104.5(2)(c), the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to
define the District Impact Fee, and the details of assessment, collection, and remittance, all in accordance with
the requirements of C.R.S. § 29-20-104.5 ("Act").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Agreement, the Parties agree
as follows:
AGREEMENT
1. Definitions. In addition to the definitions provided elsewhere in this Agreement, the terms "Development
Permit" and "Capital Facility(ies)" shall be defined as provided in Sections 29-20-103(1) and 29-20-104.5(4),
C.R.S., respectively, including any amendments thereto.
2. Establishment of District Impact Fee.
a. The Town agrees to impose an impact fee on new development that currently is located within both
the Town and the District, or that in the future becomes located within the Town and the District, in accordance
with the Impact Fee Schedule attached as Attachment 1, subject to inflation as set forth herein (“District
Intergovernmental Agreement for the Assessment and Collection of Emergency Services Impact Fees Page 2 of 4 3354726.1
Impact Fee”). The District Impact Fee shall be imposed on all new development for which a Development
Permit application is submitted to the Town on or after January 1, 2021. On December 31 of each year to be
effective for any District Impact Fees collected beginning on January 1 of the following year, or as soon as
practicable thereafter, the fees set forth in the attached Impact Fee Schedule (or any Updated Impact Fee
Schedule as defined below) shall automatically be adjusted by the increase, if any, in the Denver-Aurora-
Lakewood Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) over the preceding year.
b. The District will update the Nexus Study no less frequently than every seven years ("Updated Nexus
Study"). If the Updated Nexus Study recommends any changes to the Impact Fee Schedule, then by September
1 of the then-current calendar year, the District Board shall, after considering such recommendations, adopt a
Resolution approving an updated Impact Fee Schedule at a level no greater than necessary to defray the impacts
of new development on the District's Capital Facilities ("Updated Impact Fee Schedule"). On or before
September 10 of the then-current calendar year, the District shall submit to the Town a copy of: (i) the Updated
Impact Fee Schedule; (ii) the Resolution approving the Updated Impact Fee Schedule; and, (iii) the Updated
Nexus Study. Unless the Town objects to the Updated Impact Fee Schedule in accordance with Section 5
below, a copy of the Updated Impact Fee Schedule shall be effective January 1 of the following calendar year.
3. Procedures for Assessment, Collection, and Remittance.
a. As part of its Development Permit application process, the Town shall require the developer of any
proposed new development within the District's jurisdictional boundaries to confer with the District regarding
whether, under the Impact Fee Schedule (or any Updated Impact Fee Schedule), a District Impact Fee is owed
and, if owed, the amount of the District Impact Fee. The developer and the District may mutually determine
whether an in-kind contribution will be made by the developer to the District in lieu of paying all or any portion
of a District Impact Fee ("In-Kind Contribution"). The developer and the District shall sign an Impact Fee
Form that is substantially the same as the form attached as Attachment 2, stating one of the following: (i) a
District Impact Fee is not owed; (ii) a District Impact Fee is owed and the amount of the District Impact Fee;
or, (iii) the developer will make an In-Kind Contribution as described in the Impact Fee Form.
b. The developer shall submit the signed Impact Fee Form with the other documentation required by the
Town as part of the Development Permit application process.
c. The Town shall promptly notify the District of the Town's final decision on whether to grant or deny
the Development Permit application. If the Town denies the Development Permit application, the developer
shall not be required to pay a District Impact Fee or make an In-Kind Contribution to the District. If the Town
grants the application and issues a Development Permit, the Development Permit shall require the developer
to pay the District Impact Fee or to make the In-Kind Contribution to the District.
d. The Town shall collect any District Impact Fee owed by the developer concurrently with the collection
of any other Town impact fees collected in connection with the development, or, if no other Town impact fees
will be collected, then prior to the issuance of a building permit for any improvements within the development.
The Town shall remit to the District any District Impact Fees received by the Town each calendar month. The
payment for each calendar month shall be made to the District on or before the fourteenth day of the
immediately following calendar month. Any In-Kind Contribution owed by the developer shall be made
directly to the District, and the District shall promptly notify the Town when it has accepted the In-Kind
Contribution from the developer. The Town shall not issue a building permit in connection with the new
development until the developer has paid the District Impact Fee to the Town, or the District has notified the
Town that the District accepted the In-Kind contribution from the developer. For purposes of this paragraph
3(d), if an In-Kind Contribution to be made by the developer constitutes construction of improvements, or the
conveyance of any apparatus, equipment, or real property, then "acceptance" shall mean a written agreement
between the District and the developer for such construction or conveyance.
e. No developer shall be required to provide any site-specific dedication or improvement to meet the
same need for Capital Facilities for which the District Impact Fee is imposed, and no District Impact Fee shall
be imposed on a developer if the developer already is required to pay an impact fee or other similar
development charge for another Capital Facility used to provide similar Emergency Services, or if the
developer has voluntarily contributed money for such other Capital Facility.
f. The District shall account for all District Impact Fees in accordance with Part 8 of Article 1 of Title
29, Colorado Revised Statutes.
g. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall invalidate any existing agreement for impact fees or
development charges between the District and a developer to pay for Capital Facilities.
4. Effective Date and Term. This Agreement is effective as of the date the last Party signs this Agreement
and shall continue in effect until terminated in accordance with its terms.
5. Termination.
a. The Parties may at any time mutually agree in writing to terminate this Agreement.
b. The District may at any time terminate this Agreement upon 30 calendar days prior written notice to
the Town.
c. Within 30 calendar days of receiving an Updated Impact Fee Schedule and an Updated Nexus Study,
the Town may send the District written notice that it objects to the Updated Impact Fee Schedule. The Parties
shall promptly meet to determine if they can agree upon a mutually acceptable Updated Impact Fee Schedule,
or to continue the then-current Impact Fee Schedule. If the Parties are unable to agree upon a mutually
acceptable Updated Impact Fee Schedule, or to continue the then-current Impact Fee Schedule, the Town may
terminate this Agreement upon 30 calendar days prior written notice to the District, and the Town shall cease
imposing the District Impact Fee as of the effective date this Agreement is terminated.
6. Default. If either Party defaults in its performance under this Agreement, the non-defaulting Party shall
notify the defaulting Party of the default. The defaulting Party shall have the right to cure, or to make
substantial efforts to cure, the default within 10 calendar days after the non-defaulting Party's notice of default
is given. If the defaulting Party fails to cure, or to make substantial efforts to cure, the default within the 10-
day period, the non-defaulting Party, at its option, may immediately terminate this Agreement or may elect to
treat this Agreement as being in full force and effect. If the non-defaulting Party elects to treat this Agreement
as being in full force and effect, then the non-defaulting Party shall have the right to bring an action for any
remedy available to such Party in equity or at law.
7. Governmental Immunity. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of the limitations
on damages or any of the privileges, immunities, or defenses provided to, or enjoyed by, the Parties under
federal or state law, including but not limited to the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, C.R.S. § 24-10-
101, et seq.
8. Entire Agreement. This Agreement is the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the matters
covered by it, and supersedes any prior understanding or agreements, oral or written, with respect thereto.
9. Notices and Requests. Any notice permitted or required by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall
be hand-delivered or sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the
following addresses. Notices are effective upon receipt.
Town of Frederick Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District
Attn: Town Manager Attn: Fire Chief
P.O. Box 435 8426 Kosmerl Place
401 Locust Street Frederick, CO 80530-0129
Frederick, CO 80530
10. Miscellaneous. Colorado law governs this Agreement. Jurisdiction and venue shall lie exclusively in the
Weld County District Court. This Agreement may be amended only by a document signed by the Parties. Course
of performance, no matter how long, shall not constitute an amendment to this Agreement. If any provision of this
Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, all other provisions shall continue in full force and effect. Waiver of
a breach of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of this
Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their legal
representatives and successors. Neither Party shall assign this Agreement. This Agreement is not intended to, and
shall not, confer rights on any person or entity not named as a party to this Agreement. This Agreement may be
executed in counterparts and by facsimile or electronic PDF, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of
which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement.
TOWN OF FREDERICK, a municipal FREDERICK-FIRESTONE FIRE PROTECTION
corporation of the State of Colorado DISTRICT, a political subdivision of the
State of Colorado
Date: Date:
ATTESTED: ATTESTED:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Effective _____________
No individual landowner is required to provide any site-specific dedication or improvement to meet
the same need for capital facilities for which an impact fee is imposed pursuant to this schedule.
Residential
Single Family $974
Intergovernmental Agreement for the Assessment and Collection of Emergency Services Impact – Attachment 2
3354726.1
Single Units
($___ per unit)
Impact Fee
Check one: No impact fee owed OR Impact fee owed in the amount of $________________________
If applicable: An in-kind contribution will be made in lieu of paying all or a portion of an impact fee.
Description of the in-kind contribution (attach additional information if necessary) and amount of impact fee
off-set:
The developer must submit this signed Impact Fee Form with the other documentation required by the Town as
part of its development permit application process. If the Town denies the application, the developer is not required
to pay the Impact Fee or make an In-Kind Contribution to the District. If the Town grants the application and
issues a development permit, the developer must pay the Impact Fee and/or make the In-Kind Contribution or
enter into a written agreement with the District before the Town will issue a building permit in connection with
the development.
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1
Your Money at Work The Fire District is a Special Taxing District which means property owners within our boundaries fund our operations through property taxes only.
2 Citizen Governance & Local Control Because we are a special district, we have an elected five-member Board of Directors that serves as an oversight. You have a direct say in our service and everything that we do.
3 Low Emergency Response Times Our goal is to get lifesaving equipment and rescuers to you within 5.5 minutes of receiving notification. Our goal is to do this 80%+ of calls and provide the highest level of service.
4 Close Access to Fire Stations & Equipment Fire/EMS stations are placed strategically in coordinated planning with our anchor communities so that everyone is within 5 miles of a fire station.
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5 All-Hazards Emergency Responders We are in service to you and we stand ready to face the dangers that threaten our communities. Our emergency responders are a diversified and well-trained group of men and women motivated to intervene in an emergency situation.
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6 High ISO Rating The District currently holds a Class 2 Rating from the Insurance Services Office (ISO). What does this mean for you? Potentially, lower insurance premiums.
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Fire-Based EMS System The District provides Advanced Life Support ambulance transport services in addition to firefighting, rescue, and prevention services.
8 Community Preparedness & Outreach Events We believe the safest community is a prepared community. Our commitment to this belief includes educational and outreach events throughout the year.
9
Business-Friendly Safety Inspections The Fire District performs Annual Fire Safety Inspections for all businesses with the Towns of Frederick and Firestone. All businesses are educated with a checklist of items to be inspected so you can be informed, prepared and proactive.
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Our Core Values Our core values are service, family, professionalism, compassion, and integrity. We truly believe in our motto of "Leading Together, by Serving Together".
FFFD Impact Fee Presentation Support Documents.pdf
FFFD Impact Fee Presentation.pdf
Impact Fee History
Capital Infrastructure / Outlay
District’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
Impact Fee Supplements the CIP
Fire Districts Collecting Impact Fees

Emergency Services Agreement
FFFD Impact Fee Information - Town of Frederick.pdf
Quantification of Service Population.pdf
FFFD Capital Vision Plan.pdf
FFFD 2021 Durable Assets.pdf
Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) for the Assessment and Collection of Emergency Services Impact Fees - Town of Frederick.pdf
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