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OC 10 lib`J November 6, 1985 November 20, 1985 November 27, 1985 January 8, 1986 January 22, 1986 County Staff Sebastian City Council County Staff Sebastian City Council Transportation Planning Committee Board of County Commissioner Public Hearing Board of County Commissioner Public Hearing Since the program was implemented, the City of Sebastian has faithfully and consistently supported collecting Impact Fees. On Feb. 24, 1988, the Sebastian City Council, during a regular meeting, instructed the City Attorney to look into the possibility of the City withdrawing from its agreement with the County to collect traffic impact fees and the City institute a City impact fee. This action prompted staff to communicate with the newly appointed City staff and City Council by informing the City Attorney Tom Palmer that the County staff is available to discuss the program and the consequences of the City opting out (see attached letter from William Collins, Asst. County Attorney to City Attorney Thomas Palmer dated Mar. 14, 1988 and letter dated March 31, 1988 from James Davis to Mayor Richard Votapka). At that time, the City of Sebastian tabled action to cease collecting impact fees. On September 13, 1988, the Board of County Commissioners approved a revised Traffic Impact Fee schedule to reflect current road construction costs. At approximately the same time period, the County staff and Consultant, Lloyd and Associates, Inc. were in the process of designing widening improvements to CR512. In the initial road design stages, the County staff and City staff recognized the need to perform a Traffic Study of the City and County collector road system so that proper phasing and planning of CR512-widening could occur. The County, with close liaison with the City, commissioned Reith and Schnars, Inc., Consulting Engineers, to perform a traffic study of the City of Sebastian to determine future roadway capacity needs. This study was completed, in Nov., 1988, and on December 5, 1988, the County Public Works Director presented the study to the City Council for city approval. On January 25, 1989, the City Council adopted Resolution R-88-77 approving the Keith and Schnars Traffic Study with four conditions that the County was requested to consider. On August 8, 1989, the County staff appeared before the City Council to present a letter addressing the City's four conditions in a favorable response. Despite the numerous meetings and past communications, the City of Sebastian City Council, on Sept. 6, 1989, again expressed interest to opt out of the County's Traffic Impact Fee Program. To discuss this issue, the County Administrator, County Attorney, and County Public Works Director met in Sebastian with the City staff on September 21, 1989. The Citystaff expressed a concern that the County's program does not set aside a portion of the impact fee revenue for capacity expansion of City collector streets. The County staff explained that the 20 -Year Road Improvement Program does include funding of a City collector street through Sebastian, and that capacity expansion projects are included based upon their technical merit, and that the City has not conducted a City Traffic Study other than the County/City :Reith and Schnar Traffic Study which the City recently has BOOK Ff F"F 124 Explain Impact Fee Program Answer Council Questions on Impact Fees Program Development Take Public Comment Adopted Ordinance 29