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Comprehensive Plan amendment to adjust the level of service (LOS). <br />County Attorney Collins advised that before enacting a pending ordinance, we <br />would need something pretty well formulated, probably no more than a month before the <br />ordinance is adopted. <br />Although this was not a public hearing, Commissioners agreed to hear brief <br />non -repetitive comments from the public. <br />Brian Heady, Vero Beach, asked the Board to consider the immediate imposition <br />of the impact fees equal to the highest impact fees of the surrounding counties; we could <br />refund any overage. <br />County Attorney Collins explained that if the Board were to do as Mr. Heady had <br />suggested, it would be challenged as arbitrary and capricious. He stressed there would <br />need to be a study in order to be able to document the numbers so new impact fees would <br />survive a challenge in court. He also counseled against an interim fee based on an estimate, <br />whether highest or lowest, with an intent to adjust the difference at a later time. <br />Bob Johnson, Coral Wind Subdivision, commented that he would not want an MPO <br />restriction on impact fees. <br />Director Keating explained that the MPO does long range transportation planning <br />that covers all the major roads in the county, and the impact fees go to pay just for the major <br />roads in the county. <br />Frank Coffey commented that more information on these three important issues <br />should have been provided and a public hearing would have been more appropriate. <br />Chairman Macht assured him that this discussion will just Alaunch@ the effort and <br />a series of public hearings will be held in the coming year. <br />December 23, 2003 <br />GJ <br />