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of the following Resolution:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 2014 - UU6
RESOLUTION TERMINATING THE ASSESSMENT OF
EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDER IMPACT FEES
FOR THE EAGLE COUNTY HEALTH SERVICE DISTRICT
D/B/A EAGLE COUNTY PARAMEDIC SERVICES
WHEREAS, the Eagle County Health Service District, d/b/a Eagle County Paramedic
Services(ECHSD)was consolidated with the Western Eagle County Ambulance District(WECAD)
through inclusion and dissolution effective December 31, 2013; and
WHEREAS,previous to the effective date of the consolidation,WECAD did request of,and
had implemented by Eagle County an Emergency Service Provider Impact Fee on new development
to offset the cost or impact of new development upon the capital facilities of the WECAD; and
WHEREAS, per Colorado Revised Statutes, if the ECHSD is to assess impact fees, the
District is obligated to assess Emergency Service Provider Impact Fees equally within all
governmental jurisdictions that the District's boundary overlaps. To date, the Emergency Service
Provider Impact Fees have been assessed within every governmental jurisdiction west of Wolcott,
inclusive of unincorporated Eagle County,the Town of Eagle and the Town of Gypsum. The region
west of Wolcott was within the boundary of the now dissolved WECAD; and
WHEREAS, the consolidated ECHSD Board of Directors has determined that while
certainly impacts on new development still exist and that it may be necessary to in the future to
request re-implementation of the Emergency Service Provider Impact Fees,at this time other sources
of revenue appear to be sufficient to accommodate new growth; and
WHEREAS,based upon the above change of circumstances,the ECHSD Board of Directors
has found that it is in the best interest of the District and its local government partners to terminate
any further collection of the Emergency Service Provider Impact Fee as of January 1, 2014. The
District is to reimburse all developers from whom any impact fees were collected since January 1,
2014. The ECHSD Board of Directors Resolution memorializing this decision is attached as Exhibit
`A' of this Board of County Commissioner Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the ECHSD Board of Directors requests that the Board of County
Commissioners rescind the Emergency Service Provider Impact Fees for all unincorporated
geographical areas located within the newly consolidated ECHSD boundary via this Board of County
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RESOLUTION
EAGLE COUNTY HEALTH SERVICE DISTRICT
DB/A EAGLE COUNTY PARAMEDIC SERVICES
TERMINATING THE ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT FEES
WHEREAS, the Eagle County Health Service District, d/b/a Eagle County
Paramedic Services ("ECIISD") recently consolidated with the Western Eagle County
Ambulance District ("WECAD") through inclusion and dissolution; and
WHEREAS, previous to the effective date of the consolidation, WECAD did
request of, and had implemented by, Eagle County, the Town of Gypsum and the Town
of Eagle an Impact Fee on new development to offset the cost or impact of new
developments upon the capital facilities of the WECAD; and
WHEREAS, the consolidated ECHSD has determined that while certainly
impacts on new development still exist and that it may be necessary to in the future again
ask for the re-implementation of Impact Fees, at this time other sources of revenue appear
to be sufficient to accommodate new growth; and
WHEREAS, based upon the above change of circumstances, the Board of
Directors of the ECHSD finds that it is in the best interest of the District and its local
government partners to terminate any further collection of the Fire Protection Impact Fee
as of January 1, 2014; and that any fees collected following that date should be
reimbursed to the applicable developer.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the
Eagle County Health Service District, successor to Western Eagle County Ambulance
District, that the County of Eagle, the Town of Eagle and the Town of Gypsum are all
requested to terminate at the earliest convenience further collection of an Impact Fee for
ambulance purposes; and to make such termination retroactive to January 1, 2014; and
that any fees collected after that date be reimbursed.
ADOPTED this 15th day of May 2014, by a vote of 5 in favor and 0
opposed.
Eagle County Health Service District
By:
Jeffrey . ►. . 'airman
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