Subject:
Title
Approval RE: Transportation Impact Fee Technical Advisory Committee for the Central Mainland Benefit District Project Funding Recommendations (Districts 1, 2 and 4)
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Fiscal Impact:
The Impact Fees that will fund the project recommendations have been collected in prior fiscal years. Collections from Impact Fees accumulate in Reserves for Capital Outlay until projects are identified and approved. They are then disbursed to the municipality where the impact fees were assessed. $4,300,000 will be disbursed to City of Cocoa; these are impact fees that are collected on behalf of the City of Cocoa within their jurisdiction; and $227,000, collected in unincorporated Brevard County, will be disbursed to Brevard County Public Works if approved.
Dept/Office:
Planning and Development
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners consider approval of two project funding recommendations in the amount of $4,527,000 total as prepared by the Transportation Impact Fee Technical Advisory Committee for the Central Mainland Benefit District on December 7, 2023; and if approved, authorize the Budget Office to execute any budget change requests necessary for implementing these appropriations.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The Transportation Impact Fee Technical Advisory Committee for the Central Mainland Benefit District met on December 7, 2023, and unanimously adopted the project funding recommendations itemized below. The Transportation Impact Fee Technical Advisory Committee consists of representatives from the City of Cocoa, City of Rockledge, Town of Palm Shores, and Brevard County Public Works.
Project Funding Recommendations:
1) Appropriate $4,300,000 to the City of Cocoa for the design of the FDOT State Road 524 Widening project. The purpose of this project is to improve roadway capacity, safety, and enhance multi-modal opportunities to include bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
2)Appropriate $227,000 to Brevard County Public Works to complete the construction of South Burnett Sidewalk Project; This project is included in the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Adopted Capital Improvement Plan budget and will provide for a safe pedestrian corridor.
Clerk to the Board Instructions: