The City Council’s economic development subcommittee consisting of Mayor Gary Singh and Councilman Mike Morowit have successfully negotiated for more investments in Manteca from new home builders over the past four years than the city has done in the past.
One of them — Kiper Homes that is building 747 homes in the Cedar Point neighborhood in Manteca east of Highway 99 — has started work to widen Austin Road from the southern point of their project all the way north to Austin Road.
That includes a long stretch of Austin Road that does not border their project.
Kiper Homes, in addition to growth fees and extending infrastructure such as water and sewer to Cedar Point that future development can piggyback on, is picking up the tab for all of the widening.
It includes:
*Paying PG&E to set back power poles on the west side of Austin Road.
*Extending sidewalks, curb, and gutter all the way to Yosemite Avenue.
*Constructing two south lanes from Yosemite Avenue to the southern edge of Cedar Point.
*Building the median and one north bound lane over the same stretch. A second northbound lane as well as sidewalks, curb, and gutter are not being put in place by Kiper Homes as the area impacted is still within San Joaquin County jurisdiction.
*Installing traffic signals where two access streets intersect with Austin Road.
*Making timing and other adjustments to the current traffic signal on Austin Road and East Yosemite Avenue (East Highway 120).
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The current council — led by Singh and Morowit — have improved on what additional concessions staff could secure from developers.
Kiper Homes building a 177-home neighborhood currently on Airport Way adjacent to Del Webb initially offered infrastructure and fees above and beyond what was required in develop their site along with associated growth fees equivalent to $13,000 home.
The council two-by-two committee negotiated that upwards to $16,000 per home.
“Building in Manteca should be viewed as a privilege,” Mayor Singh said.
The negotiated development agreement that set the new platinum standard for Manteca was for 123 acres immediately north of Union Ranch east of Union Road to a point even with the northern boundary of Del Webb at Woodbridge.
There is a laundry list included of additional fees beyond what the city requires for things such as major street projects, government facilities, parks, fire facility fees and basic items such as water and sewer connections.
The additional fees come to $11.1 million or $24,550 for each of the 455 homes proposed for the new neighborhood dubbed Union Ranch North includes:
*$5,460,000 or $12,000 per home to help the city purchase land for a community park in north Manteca. That is on top of the community park growth fee.
*$1,501,500 or $3,300 per home for city infrastructure improvements that can be used at the city’s discretion.
*$1,501,500 or $3,300 per home to help build Manteca’s new police station. That is in top of the government facilities growth fee.
*$1,137,500 or $2,500 per home to help buy a new fire engine. That is on top of the fire facilities and equipment growth fee.
*$910,00 or $2,000 per home to help create affordable housing stock for Manteca.
*$159,250 or $350 per home for installation of chargers on city campuses for a city electric vehicle fleet.
*$500,500 or $1,100 per home to offset costs for various solid waste programs. The total is roughly the cost of a new solid waste collection truck.
It should be noted the city’s new solid waste fee increases reflects the cost of additional and replacement trucks. That means the $500,500 is for solid waste operations above and beyond what is needed for the 455 new homes
The CFD fees come to $1,800 for each home.
They will generate $818,000 when the subdivision is built out.
That includes annually:
*$274,000 for public safety roughly the cost of either an additional police officer or firefighter.
*$315,000 for street maintenance to cover ongoing needs as well as best practices such as periodic chip seals and resurfacing/repaying on a set schedule within the neighborhood.
*$229,000 for street light costs, landscape and similar maintenance.
In addition, the developer will be making all improvements to Union Road, before the first house can be sold.
The developer has also agreed to resurface Union Road from south of their project to the Commons at Union driveway.
The project will also be required to connect with Brunswick Road.
Brunswick Road, where the Delta College farm is located, dead-ends after starting at East Frontage Road just South of Perry & Son and north of the Lathrop Road and Interstate 99 interchange.
To contact Dennis Wyatt, email dwyatt@mantecabulletin.com
