DATE: January 20, 2016
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Paul Holzen, Director of Engineering
Carl Baughman, Traffic Engineer III
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PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration of Ordinance 2015-65, "An Ordinance Amending the City of Franklin Municipal Code, Appendix A - Comprehensive Fees and Penalties, Chapter 16. Streets and Sidewalks" (Pertaining to the establishment of a transportation impact analysis review fee). (01/28/16 CIC 4-0; 02/09/16 BOMA 1ST READING 8-0) SECOND AND FINAL READING
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide a recommendation to the Capital Improvements Committee (CIC) for review fees for Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA). The City of Franklin, TN desires to utilize on-call traffic engineering consultants to review TIAs (prepare TIAs on high-profile projects) associated with qualifying development proposals. The fees are assessed on the developer and passed through the City of Franklin, TN for reimbursement to the on-call traffic engineering consultant.
Background
The Engineering Department is requesting approval to utilize on-call traffic engineering consultants for review of traffic impact analyses being submitted with development proposals. This approach to review of TIAs provides an extension of City staff efforts and also facilitates coordinated reviews of multiple developments within a corridor. The Engineering Department is working with BOMA to establish contracts with two such consultants, which would last for a period of three years. Due to the cost of materials and labor and consultants' fees, it is necessary to set fees for the City to be reimbursed for the costs of reviews of TIAs.
Based on a trial run where BOMA directed staff to hire a consultant for the review of a TIA being submitted for the Ashcroft Ridge (renamed Ashcroft Valley) development, a reasonable fee for accomplishing the review process has been identified as $3,5...
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