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(Clerk's Note: Vice Chairman Davis joined the Workshop at 1:40 p.m.) <br />Director Keating then presented a brief background of impact fees as it relates to Indian <br />River County, the history of which goes back to 1986 when the County first established traffic <br />impact fees. He also disclosed that as of May 2005 eight (8) impact fees were adopted. There <br />are a total of nine (9) impact fees, seven (7) of which are enforced Countywide and two in the <br />unincorporated areas. He also explained that Section 1000.13(2) of the Impact Fee Ordinance <br />requires that the Impact Fee Schedule be reviewed by the Board of County Commissioners at <br />least once every third year, hence the current Workshop. <br />(Vice Chairman Davis departed the Workshop at 1:45 p.m.) <br />In conclusion, Director Keating announced that all backup materials for today's meeting, <br />including the Chamber of Commerce Task Force report, the Treasure Coast Builders Association <br />report, and a response to those reports from Duncan Associates, were available on the County's <br />website at http://www.ircgov.com. On that website there is also a link to the County's Land <br />Development Regulations, and our Impact Fee Ordinances, which shows what our current impact <br />fee is and what the Rules are. <br />B. IMPACT FEE TASK FORCE PRESENTATION OF IMPACT FEE TASK <br />FORCE REPORT <br />Penny Chandler, Indian River County Chamber of Commerce Director, reminded the <br />Board of its decision last June to not approve an impact fee task force, under the auspices of the <br />County, but consented to the area Chambers of Commerce initiating and facilitating an impact <br />fee task force. Subsequently they approached a cross-section of people and invited groups and <br />individuals to participate in their impact fee work group, to review and make recommendations <br />3 <br />March 6, 2008 <br />Public Workshop <br />