Subject:
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Committee Appointment RE: Public School Facility Planning and Concurrency Interlocal Agreement (ILA)
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Fiscal Impact:
None
Dept/Office:
Planning and Development
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board appoint Brian Lock as the County's representative to the Impact Fee Committee, and Keith Neterer and Billy Prasad as alternates. The Board has previously appointed these individuals to the Capital Outlay Committee, however, the ILA requires the BOCC appointment to the Impact Fee Committee as well.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
Chapter 163, F.S., requires that local governments implement a concurrency program for public schools and include a Public School's Facilities Element within each jurisdiction's Comprehensive Plan. The statutory requirement recognized the importance of public schools as an essential component of community viability. In 2008, the Brevard County School Board, Brevard County, and local municipalities jointly participated in the development of a Comprehensive Plan Public School Facilities Element and Public-School Facility Planning Concurrency Interlocal Agreement (ILA). Major provisions of the element are:
* Concurrency management system for public schools
* Concurrency evaluation by the School Board for proposed residential developments to ensure that school capacity will be available concurrent with the development
* Coordination and compatibility with the County's Future Land Use Map for new school facilities
* Updating the Capital Improvements Element to include the School Board's five-year capital improvement program.
The ILA with the School Board and municipalities established the role of the Capital Outlay Committee (COC) and the Impact Fee Committee. These committees are charged with reviewing the potential sites for new schools, proposals for renovations, potential closures of existing schools, and opportunities to co-locate schools with other public facilities such as parks a...
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