1. City of Lafayette
  2. Development Program
  3. Office (SF) Retail (SF)
  4. Residential
  5. (Units)
    1. Development
    2. Program (SF)
    3. Projected Direct Employment
    4. Total 360,000 1,170
    5. Alternative 1 - General Plan
    6. Total 276,000 897
    7. Total 350,000 1,138
    8. Alternative 3 - High Density
    9. Total 490,000 1,593
  6. Total Construction
  7. Estimated Labor Cost
  8. Total
  9. Jobs Per Year
  10. Ongoing Jobs
  11. 1,170
  12. 1,140
  13. 1,590
      1. 1,000
      2. 1,200
      3. 1,400
      4. 1,600
      5. 1,800
      6. Proposed Project Alternative 1 -
      7. General Plan
      8. Alternative 2 -
      9. Planning
      10. Subcommittee
      11. Alternative 3 -High Density
      12. Number of Jobs
  14. 2,830
  15. 1,330
  16. 2,780
  17. 3,860
    1. 1,000
    2. 1,500
    3. 2,000
    4. 2,500
    5. 3,000
    6. 3,500
    7. 4,000
    8. 4,500
    9. Proposed Project Alternative 1 -
    10. General Plan
    11. Alternative 2 -
    12. Planning
    13. Subcommittee
    14. Alternative 3 -High Density
    15. Number of Jobs
  18. Retail Square Feet
  19. Total Taxable
  20. Sales
  21. Annual Sales Tax Revenue
    1. Annual Sales Tax Revenue
    2. $497,000
    3. $381,000
    4. $483,000
    5. $676,000
    6. $200,000
    7. $400,000
    8. $600,000
    9. $800,000
    10. Proposed Project Alternative 1 -
    11. General Plan
    12. Alternative 2 -
    13. Planning
    14. Subcommittee
    15. Alternative 3 -High Density
  22. Total Construction
  23. Total Material
  24. Material Cost Purchased in Lafayette
  25. Lafayette Sales Tax Revenue
  26. FY 2040/41
  27. Gross Tax Increment
  28. Housing Set-Aside
  29. Non-Housing
  30. Revenue
  31. Gross Tax Increment
  32. Housing Set-Aside
  33. Non-Housing
  34. Revenue
  35. Total Assessed
  36. Value in
  37. FY 2040/41
  38. Annual
  39. Property Tax Revenue
  40. Annual
  41. General Fund
  42. Revenue
  43. Parking Spaces Required
  44. # of Spaces Subject to
  45. Fee Total Fees

Downtown Lafayette Specific Plan
Draft Economic and Fiscal
Impact Analysis
Prepared for:
City of Lafayette
February 8, 2010

Project Description
2
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Analyze impacts of Downtown Specific Plan EIR
build-out alternatives
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Employment generation: One-time and ongoing
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Revenue generation: One-time and ongoing
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Sales tax revenue to the City
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Property tax revenue to the City and Agency
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Development impact fee revenue to the City
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Municipal capital and maintenance costs

Downtown Specific Plan EIR
Build-out Alternatives
• 
All alternatives: mixed-use development,
same footprint
• 
Development intensity based on building height
• 
Number of residential units based on 1,200 SF per
unit; EIR assumed 1,000 SF per unit

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Development Program

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Office (SF) Retail (SF)

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Residential

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(Units)
Proposed Project
180,000
180,000
1,471
Alternative 1 - General Plan
138,000
138,000
608
Alternative 2 - Planning Subcommittee
175,000
175,000
1,450
Alternative 3 - High Density
245,000
245,000
2,008

Employment Generation
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Permanent employment
from commercial
development
• 
One-time construction-
related employment

Permanent Employment
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Based on square feet of building per employee
• 
Range: 200-300 SF for office and 300-500 SF
for retail; average used below
Development
Program (SF)
Projected Direct
Employment
a
Proposed Project
Office
180,000
720
Retail
180,000
450
Total
360,000
1,170
Alternative 1 - General Plan
Office
138,000
552
Retail
138,000
345
Total
276,000
897
Alternative 2 - Planning Subcommittee
Office
175,000
700
Retail
175,000
438
Total
350,000
1,138
Alternative 3 - High Density
Office
245,000
980
Retail
245,000
613
Total
490,000
1,593

One-time Construction Employment
• 
Based on construction costs and average
wages for construction jobs
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Assumes 50% of construction costs are wages
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Jobs per year assumes 30-year build-out,
except for General Plan alternative (20 years)
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Total
Construction
Cost

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Estimated
Labor Cost

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Total
Jobs

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Jobs Per
Year
Proposed Project
$325,806,000
$162,903,000
2,831
94
Alternative 1 - General Plan
$153,108,000
$76,554,000
1,330
67
Alternative 2 - Planning Subcommittee
$320,450,000
$160,225,000
2,784
93
Alternative 3 - High Density
$444,538,000
$222,269,000
3,862
129

Permanent Employment Summary
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Proposed Project: 130% of General Plan
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High-Density alternative: 177% of General Plan

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Ongoing Jobs

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1,170
900

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1,140

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1,590
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
Proposed Project
Alternative 1 -
General Plan
Alternative 2 -
Planning
Subcommittee
Alternative 3 -
High Density
Number of Jobs

One-time Employment Summary
8
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Proposed Project: 213% of General Plan
• 
High-Density alternative: 290% of General Plan
One-time Construction Jobs

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2,830

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1,330

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2,780

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3,860
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
Proposed Project
Alternative 1 -
General Plan
Alternative 2 -
Planning
Subcommittee
Alternative 3 -
High Density
Number of Jobs

Fiscal revenues
9
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Ongoing revenues
✦ 
Sales tax from proposed
retail uses
✦ 
Property tax revenue to City
and Agency
• 
One-time revenues
✦ 
Construction-related sales tax
✦ 
Development impact fees

Annual Sales Tax Revenue at
Build-out
• 
Potential retail mix based on existing and projected
retail uses
10
Other Retail
(40%)
Restaurant/Bar
(30%)
Grocery (15%)
Home
Furnishings
(5%)
Building
Materials (5%)
Apparel (5%)
Source: City of Lafayette, 2009 California Retail Survey, Seifel Consulting Inc.

Annual Sales Tax Revenue at
Build-out
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Based on total retail SF
• 
Average sales per SF is $307, average taxable
sales per SF is $276
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1% sales tax rate accrues to Lafayette
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Retail
Square Feet

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Total Taxable

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Sales

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Annual Sales
Tax Revenue
Proposed Project
180,000
$49,671,000
$497,000
Alternative 1 - General Plan
138,000
$38,081,000
$381,000
Alternative 2 - Planning Subcommittee
175,000
$48,291,000
$483,000
Alternative 3 - High Density
245,000
$67,608,000
$676,000

Comparison of Annual Sales Tax
Revenue at Build-out
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Proposed Project: 130% of General Plan
• 
High Density alternative: 177% of General Plan
Annual Sales Tax Revenue
$497,000
$381,000
$483,000
$676,000
$0
$200,000
$400,000
$600,000
$800,000
Proposed Project Alternative 1 -
General Plan
Alternative 2 -
Planning
Subcommittee
Alternative 3 -
High Density

One-time Construction-Related
Sales Tax Revenue
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Material cost is estimated at 50% of total
construction cost
• 
Assumes 5% of construction materials
purchased locally
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Total
Construction
Cost

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Total Material
Cost

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Material Cost
Purchased in
Lafayette

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Lafayette
Sales Tax
Revenue
Proposed Project
$325,806,000
$162,903,000
$8,145,000
$81,000
Alternative 1 - General Plan
$153,108,000
$76,554,000
$3,828,000
$38,000
Alternative 2 - Planning Subcommittee
$320,450,000
$160,225,000
$8,011,000
$80,000
Alternative 3 - High Density
$444,538,000
$222,269,000
$11,113,000
$111,000

Property Taxes to Agency/City
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• 
Redevelopment Project Area nearly coterminous with
Specific Plan Area
• 
Property taxes to Agency during life of redevelopment plan
• 
Property taxes to City after redevelopment plan ends
• 
City does not receive a pass-through payment from the
Agency
• 
Property tax revenue based on assessed
value growth

Projected Assessed Value Growth
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Tax Increment Revenue to Agency in
Nominal (Future) Dollars
• 
Assumes TI collected through FY 2040/41
• 
TI revenues could be limited by the Agency’s $75M
TI cap
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Based on assessed values inflated at 2% per year
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FY 2040/41
AV

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Gross Tax
Increment

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Housing
Set-Aside

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Non-Housing

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Revenue
Proposed Project
$2,669,953,000 $442,373,000 $88,475,000 $109,903,000
Alternative 1 - General Plan
$1,939,694,000 $351,941,000 $70,388,000
$76,451,000
Alternative 2 - Planning Subcommittee
$2,646,858,000 $438,122,000 $87,624,000 $108,253,000
Alternative 3 - High Density
$3,188,017,000 $521,351,000 $104,270,000 $139,935,000

Tax Increment Revenue to Agency in
Constant FY 2009/10 Dollars
• 
Assumes TI collected through FY 2040/41
• 
TI revenues could be limited by the Agency’s $75M
TI cap
• 
Based on assessed values inflated at 2% per year
and discounted at 6% per year
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Gross Tax
Increment

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Housing
Set-Aside

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Non-Housing

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Revenue
Proposed Project
$151,433,000 $30,287,000
$33,092,000
Alternative 1 - General Plan
$127,349,000 $25,470,000
$23,911,000
Alternative 2 - Planning Subcommittee
$150,192,000 $30,038,000
$32,602,000
Alternative 3 - High Density
$173,637,000 $34,727,000
$41,736,000

Projected Growth of Agency TI Revenue
and Obligations – Proposed Project
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Graph 2
Projected TI Revenue to Agency – Proposed Project
Downtown Lafayette Specific Plan Economic and Fiscal Impact Analysis
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10,000,000
20,000,000
30,000,000
40,000,000
50,000,000
60,000,000
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
2033
2034
2035
2036
2037
2038
2039
2040
2041
Fiscal Year Ending
Nominal Dollars ($)
Gross Tax Increment
Housing Set-Aside
Non-Housing Revenue
Source: City of Lafayette, BAE, DC&E, Seifel Consulting Inc.
Debt Service Payments
Pass-Through Payments

Property Tax Revenue to City
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City will collect property tax revenue after
redevelopment plan ends
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City share of 1% property tax rate is 6.013%
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Total Assessed

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Value in

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Annual

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Property
Tax Revenue

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Annual

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General Fund

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Revenue
Proposed Project
$2,669,953,000 $26,700,000
$1,605,000
Alternative 1 - General Plan
$1,939,694,000 $19,397,000
$1,166,000
Alternative 2 - Planning Subcommittee
$2,646,858,000 $26,469,000
$1,592,000
Alternative 3 - High Density
$3,188,017,000 $31,880,000
$1,917,000

Development Impact Fees
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Park Fees:
Levied on residential development to
offset costs of parkland acquisition and park
improvements
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Walkways Fee:
Levied on residential development
to offset costs of walkways improvements
(commercial development to provide
improvements or pay in-lieu fee)
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Lamorinda Sub-Regional Transportation Fee:
levied on commercial and residential development
to fund transportation improvements

Development Impact Fees, cont.
21
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Drainage Fee:
levied on net new square feet of
impervious surface to offset costs of providing new
drainage facilities
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Parking Development Payment:
in-lieu fee for
required parking not provided on site to offset the
cost of providing new surface and structured
parking facilities

Projected Impact Fee Revenues
• 
Total fees by type at build-out
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Park Fees
Walkways
Fee
Lamorinda Sub-
Regional
Transportation
Fee
Drainage
Fee
Parking
Development
Payment
Fees
Total Fees
Proposed Project
$11,598,208 $1,026,495
$6,368,838 $1,119,800 $18,772,463 $38,885,803
Alternative 1 - General
Plan
$4,793,088
$424,211
$2,933,955 $1,119,800 $11,149,875 $20,420,929
Alternative 2 - Planning
Subcommittee
$11,433,826 $1,011,947
$6,267,060 $1,119,800 $18,372,750 $38,205,383
Alternative 3 - High
Density
$15,830,207 $1,401,047
$8,690,169 $1,119,800 $25,588,613 $52,629,835

Parking Development Payment
• 
Assumes 25% of required parking spaces will be
subject to the in-lieu fee
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Assumes 50/50 split between structured ($36,900)
and surface ($19,200) PDP per space
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Parking
Spaces
Required

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# of Spaces
Subject to

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Fee
Total Fees
Proposed Project
3,001
669 $18,774,300
Alternative 1 - General Plan
1,724
398 $11,181,600
Alternative 2 - Planning Subcommittee
2,940
655 $18,399,300
Alternative 3 - High Density
4,091
912 $25,636,200

Summary of Projected Impact Fee Revenues
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$38,885,803
$20,420,929
$38,205,383
$52,629,835
$0
$10,000,000
$20,000,000
$30,000,000
$40,000,000
$50,000,000
$60,000,000
Proposed Project
Alternative 1 - General
Plan
Alternative 2 - Planning
Subcommittee
Alternative 3 - High
Density
Total Revenues (Constant $)

Municipal Capital and Maintenance Costs
25
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Cost projections per September 2009 Revised
Draft Downtown Lafayette Specific Plan

Capital Costs
26
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Includes streetscape, walkways, parking
facilities, parks, and creeks improvements
• 
Total amount of capital costs excluding land
acquisition costs = $63.5M
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Assumes a new 200-space parking garage
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Proposed Project requires a 350-space parking
garage: additional $2.25M
• 
High Density alternative requires a 450-space
parking garage: additional $3.75M

Maintenance Costs
27
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Annual maintenance costs as follows:
✦ 
Parking - $100/space
✦ 
Streetscape - $1.30/SF
✦ 
Parks - $1.30/SF
✦ 
Creeks - $16,500/acre
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Total annual maintenance costs: $275,213
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Maintenance of parking for Proposed Project:
additional $150,000 per year
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Maintenance of parking for High Density:
additional $250,000 per year

Conclusions
28
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Higher intensity build-out alternatives result
in greater employment generation and fiscal
revenue than General Plan alternative
• 
Analysis assumes full build-out, and
development according to the specified mix
of commercial and residential uses
• 
Mix, location and concentration of land uses
important elements for further
consideration.

Questions and Answers
Project Team
:
Libby Seifel, President
libby@seifel.com
Jackie Tsou, Senior Consultant
jackie@seifel.com
Deric Licko, Analyst
deric@seifel.com

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