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Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element Overall, the objectives of the FLUE, Transportation Element, Parks and Recreation Element, Potable Water Sub -Element, Sanitary Sewer Sub -Element, and the Public School Facilities Element are furthered by the extension of facilities and services in a logical and efficient manner. This is accomplished by implementing and enforcing the adopted Capital Improvements Element and its corresponding Schedule of Capital Improvements. Successful and efficient implementation of those items ensure that facilities and services will be in place concurrent with future development. If a capital improvements project is not included in the adopted Schedule of Capital Improvements and the improvement is required to maintain adopted level -of -service standards, future development will be prohibited until the necessary facilities are in place. This, in effect, indirectly controls the timing and location of future development and, in turn, furthers the implementation of the Future Land Use Element and Transportation Element objectives. Appendix A constitutes the county's five year schedule of capital improvements. This CIP is important to ensure that improvements to existing facilities and construction of new facilities are completed as needed. By implementing the five year schedule of capital improvements, the county will ensure that appropriate areas will be served by needed facilities, thus maintaining adopted levels of service. Besides implementing the components of this element, the county coordinates with the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) and the various state agencies, such as the Florida Department of Transportation, when those agencies program facility or service improvements within Indian River County. The continuation of this coordination will ensure that the plans of state agencies and the SJRWMD will be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the timing and location of capital improvements as identified in the CIE. Projected Revenues In order to develop a financially feasible schedule of capital improvements, projected revenues over the five-year CIP time period have been calculated. These revenues are then compared to anticipated expenditures on capital improvements. For the first three years of the plan, only committed and available revenue sources are utilized. In developing revenue estimates for this process, historic revenue trends, current and anticipated economic conditions, population and growth trends, legislative changes, and any other factors that may impact future revenue streams were considered. This analysis is far more complex than projecting prior trends into the future. This is evident in the forecasted revenues shown in this section. While the historical data shows a solid increase in most revenue sources in the most recent five- year period, estimates going forward show a decrease for the first couple years followed by moderate increases. This is consistent with an anticipated economic slowdown in the near future followed by a moderate recovery thereafter. Community Development Department Indian River County Supplement #13; Adopted November 18, 2008, Ordinance 2008-018 29