Fire Protection Impact Fee Urgency Ordinance

The Town of Corte Madera, California, has adopted an Urgency Ordinance to establish development impact fees for fire protection services, based on a certified Development Impact Report that serves as the official Nexus Study. This action was taken to address an immediate and substantial threat to public health, safety, and welfare, necessitating the swift implementation of funding mechanisms to support critical fire protection infrastructure. The ordinance is grounded in compliance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) regulations, specifically relying on a categorical exemption under 14 C.C.R. § 15061(b)(3), which permits the action without requiring a full environmental review. The fees will be collected from new development within the town’s jurisdiction to ensure that growth contributes fairly to the costs of expanding and maintaining adequate fire services. The entire scope of the action is regulatory and fiscal, with no associated procurement of goods or services, and no contract performance or delivery timeline is defined beyond the immediacy required by the urgency finding. The City of Corte Madera is the sole entity responsible for adopting, implementing, and overseeing the ordinance, with Amy Lyle, Director of Community Development, serving as the primary point of contact for all matters related to the action. No federal procurement elements are involved; there are no Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, no awarded contracts, no pricing structures, no payment or invoicing systems, and no contractor roles or performance requirements. The process hinges solely on municipal authority and administrative certification, supported by a single attached certified document confirming the CEQA exemption. No competitive solicitation occurred, no evaluation factors were applied, and no offeror representations or certifications were collected. There is no contract value, no line-item pricing, no delivery or packaging instructions, and no military or technical standards referenced. The entire effort is confined to local legislative action, focused on creating a legally defensible framework for impact fee collection to meet urgent public safety needs within the town’s boundaries.