Subject:
Title
Approval RE: Educational Facilities Impact Fee Deferral Contract for the Wings of Grace Ministries Inc. between the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners, Brevard County Public Schools, and Wings of Grace Ministries Inc.
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Fiscal Impact:
Fiscal Year 2026 - Educational Impact Fees that would have been collected for the Brevard County School District in the South Area Benefit District in the amount of $41,475.50 will be deferred for a period of ten (10) years for the Wings of Grace Capernaum Place Affordable Housing Development due to its intended occupancy by very-low or low-income households. A lien of the property will be recorded to ensure payment of the deferred balance. Should all terms of the contract be fulfilled over the ten-year affordability period, the remaining balance of the deferred educational facilities impact fee will be waived and forgiven.
Dept/Office:
Planning and Development/Budget Office
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested, on behalf of the developer, that the Board of County Commissioners: (1) authorize the Chair execute the Educational Facilities Impact Fee Deferral Contract for the Wings of Grace Capernaum Place Affordable Housing Development upon approval and execution by Brevard County School Board as currently presented and attached; and (2) authorize the County Attorney’s Office to record the Notice of Assessment, as currently presented within the contract, which constitutes a lien on the property for the deferred balance of $41,475.50.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
Wings of Grace Ministries Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides affordable housing, along with support services to youth/young adults aging out of or those who have aged out of Foster Care, and other young adults who may not have been in the Foster Care system who would otherwise be homeless, currently attending Brevard County Public Schools, other schools, or who have already graduated and/or may be pursuing higher learning. These individuals have a gross annual income not exceeding 80% of the Area Median Income (which meets the definition of “low-income person or low-income household” under Section 62-6301, Brevard County Code of Ordinances). The project is located at 855 Torrence Lane, in the City of Melbourne, and will consist of Twenty-Four (24) affordable multifamily residential apartment units, each with one bedroom and one bath.
This contract obligates the developer to provide the 24 units for affordable housing opportunities for a period of 10 years as specified in the attached contract. The contract does not obligate the County to any financial burden associated with deferring the educational impact fees. Should all criteria of the agreement be met over the 10-year affordability period, the deferred fee will be waived and forgiven.
The impact fees that will be deferred for this project would otherwise be collected and disbursed to the Brevard County School Board; the Brevard County School Board voted on and approved the agreement unanimously on September 23, 2025.
Clerk to the Board Instructions:
Please have the Chair and the Clerk execute the contract (page 7 and 11) on behalf of Brevard County and return it to Planning and Development for further processing.