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County Attorney Collins thought she was suggesting the fee be applied retroactively but there might be a problem in collecting after the certificate of occupancy is issued; there would be no leverage. Director Keating declared our consultant team will have the legal expertise to determine whether or not an impact fee can be implemented before the termination of the process. He hoped to have a consultant on board by April. Public Works Director James Davis advised that he been quite concerned about the over 3,000 lots sold in the last two years to small homebuilders by Mr. Ansin in Vero Lake Estates Subdivision. That is happening quickly because it is already a platted subdivision. There are 70 miles of roads in there and his department will have a very difficult time trying to construct roads and provide drainage in the southwestern part of that subdivision. There might be some things the Board could do quickly to cover some costs such as using the MSBU (Municipal Service Benefit Unit) in that subdivision. Commissioner Adams understood an MSBU puts the burden on the existing homeowners and believed we are going to need to look for grants. Chairman Macht asked if the builders could be required to do the roads, and Director Davis responded that we could do a special assessment petition paving program. Something needs to be done because there is no drainage in many of these Vero Lake Estates blocks. His department simply does not have the resources to do 70 miles of roads and drainage in a short period of time. Acting Administrator Baird interjected that gives us a process because neighborhood roads are not included in the road impact fee calculations. It we want to be more aggressive, then we need to set more money aside. Commissioner Adams noted that we need to remember the impact on the current homeowners who are on limited incomes. December 23, 2003 7