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consider increasing the optional gas tax to make improvements that are necessary under the capacities set in our Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Administrator Wright advised that sometime in late spring staff -will bring to the Board a proposal on the optional gax tax. He stressed that our needs are not going to be met by the road impact fees and our existing levels of funding. Nancy Offutt, Legislative Liason for the Vero Beach/Indian River County Board of Realtors, and Legislative Coordinator for the Chamber of Commerce, believed that both organizations recognize the need to provide adequate infrastructure for the anticipated growth and development in the county. They are pleased to hear that the fee schedule will not be amended annually as they believe that would be a detriment to good planning. Both organizations support the concept of the infrastructure committee and hope that it is implemented in such a way that it is contributory towards the annual review of the ordinance Itself. The Chamber of Commerce would like us all to recognize that an impact fee is, indeed, a form of taxation which will be passed on to the consumer and will result in a higher cost of living. Road impact fees might just be the tip of the iceberg because we are looking at impact fees for utilities, education, recreation, etc. Robert Gaskill, Vista Properties, agreed that a 64 local gas tax would be necessary to supplement the road impact fees. He understood the differentiation between 1-3 stories for multiple family had been deleted from the ordinance after the last public hearing on this issue. However, Vista Properties is concerned about the number of trips generated by a multiple -family retirement community. Mr. Brown explained that after the last public hearing, they took out the separate classifications for multiple stories in multiple -family and went back to the exact number of trips generated. 9 Boor. 63 mum 19_'7