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for Mountain House and State law (Government Code Section 65458). REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION: When the Specific Plan Reimbursement Fees were adopted, the cost of administering them was not included in the fee amounts. At that time, it was anticipated that this cost would be included as part of the County Development Monitoring Fee for Mountain House. After further evaluation, the Community Development Department has concluded that this cost should more appropriately be included as a part of the Specific Plan Reimbursement Fees. This would be consistent with other impact fees that have been adopted for Mountain House (e.g., Community Facilities Fees for parks, libraries, and public safety and administrative facilities; the Transportation Improvement Fee (TIF)for transportation improvements within Mountain House; and the Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee Program (TIMF) for regional transportation improvements impacted by Mountain House). Staff is also recommending that the Mountain House Master Specific Plan Fee be revised to reflect costs incurred by Trimark for tasks specified in Scope of Work No. 9 for the period February 1, 2001 through June 30, 2001. These tasks, undertaken by County staff, are reimbursable expenses under State law. (Included in these tasks are the following: general administration; development of application forms for Mountain House projects; preparation of a Mountain House application fee schedule; development of Mountain House application review procedures; revisions to the Specific Plan Reimbursement Fee Ordinance and Resolution; development of procedures for the mitigation monitoring program and the community monitoring program for Mountain House; and modifications to community plans and programs.) Adoption of the proposed Ordinance and the amended Resolution would mean that the Specific Plan Reimbursement Fees would now include a 5% surcharge to cover the Community ' Development Department's administrative cost. In addition, the Mountain House Master Specific Plan Reimbursement Fee would include an additional $60,519.48 in reimbursable costs. This would increase the total Mountain House Master Specific Plan Reimbursement Fee from $934 per acre as originally adopted to$1091 per acre, and the Mountain House Specific Plan I Reimbursement Fee from $807 per acre as originally adopted to$930 per acre. (Note: The original fee amounts have been adjusted to June 2001 based on changes in the Consumer Price Index. This adjustment resulted in a base fee of$1,039 for the Mountain House Master Specific Plan Reimbursement Fee, and a base fee of$886 for the Mountain House Specific Plan I Reimbursement Fee. To obtain the total fee, $52 per acre was added to the Mountain House Master Specific Plan Reimbursement Fee and.$44 per acre was added to the Specific Plan I Reimbursement Fee, to reflect the 5% surcharge.) Trimark Communities has reviewed the proposed Ordinance and the amended Resolution and has not expressed any objections to them. CEQA ANALYSIS: An ordinance/resolution that authorizes and establishes an administrative fee component for a specified fee is exempt from CEQA (Section 15273, Article 18, Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations), provided certain conditions are met. To obtain the exemption for the proposed Ordinance and amended Resolution, the Board of Supervisors needs to make the following finding: I The Ordinance and amended Resolution are necessary for the purpose of meeting the operating expenses, including employee wage rates and fringe benefits, of the Community Development Department in administering the Mountain House Master Specific Plan Reimbursement Fee and the Mountain House Specific Plan I Reimbursement Fee. 2