City officials are considering using them in the future.
Still, he noted, the subject hasn't come up since Bakersfield's traffic impact fee program was adopted in 1992.
"We've been handling it this way for years and years and years," Sherfy said. "Nobody said anything."
THE VIEW FROM OUTSIDE
"There are no AB 1600 police out there -- except for homebuilders," said Joanne Brion, a Bay area impact fee consultant.
Brion, who works with both cities and developers, said fee conflicts are rarely decided by judges or juries. Instead, disputes are usually settled.
That means there's little case law to guide either side when it comes to AB 1600 fine print, said Peter N. Brown, a Santa Barbara attorney who co-authored an impact fee guide for the League of California Cities.
Neither Brion nor Brown could recall any California lawsuits over fee accounting.
Similarly, James B. Duncan, principal of national consulting firm Duncan Associates, headquartered in Austin, Texas, said he's not aware of any litigation specifically over accounting. The company follows impact fee news and court cases around the country at www.impactfees.com.
QUICK SESSION?
The city council was originally scheduled to decide the fee issue June 24. After a long meeting members postponed the vote, instead setting up Tuesday's special session.
Since the public comment period was officially "closed" on the 24th, Tuesday's meeting will include only discussion by councilmembers and city staff.
The meeting is at noon Tuesday in council chambers of City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Ave. It is open to the public.
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