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staff provide some financial data comparing residential with commercial development before the <br />March 16, 2010 Public Hearing. <br />Vice Chairman Solari outlined his objections to using impact fees as a growth <br />management tool, although he agreed that commercial impact fees are too high and would <br />support a reduction in that area. <br />Commissioner Flescher endorsed the temporary suspension of impact fees extension as a <br />mechanism to make it more viable for businesses to come into the community. He agreed with <br />Commissioners Wheeler and Solari that commercial fees were too high; however, he recalled <br />that County Attorney William Collins had advised the Board it could not be selective as to who <br />gets the reductions. <br />County Attorney Collins, when questioned by Vice Chairman Solari on whether he had <br />changed his opinion, explained why his stance remained unchanged. <br />Commissioner Flescher wished to see staff bring back to the Board in March, a <br />comparative analysis of the commercial and residential impact fees at the inception of the <br />temporary impact fee suspension and currently. He also wanted information on the County's <br />standing relative to returning any unused impact fees. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Davis, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Flescher, the Board authorized staff to <br />advertise for a Public Hearing to amend the Temporary <br />Suspension of Impact Fees Ordinance to extend the <br />current suspension of five impact fees from April 1, 2010 <br />to March 31, 2011, as recommended in the memorandum <br />of February 1, 2010. <br />12.B. EMERGENCY SERVICES -NONE <br />13 <br />February 9, 2010 <br />