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CT 1C 1969 BOOK � � %��jj CC//�� vOOK 8 Fr i�C_ 1 3 before we did the Impact Fee Program where we spent about 1/4 million on R/W acquisition. Commissioner Bowman asked how Fellsmere managed to wiggle through the fence as she felt that was a bad precedent. Attorney Collins advised that at the time Fellsmere opted out, we were relying on the Florida Constitution that says municipalities can opt out of countywide ordinances, but since that time a case law came down that said they could only opt out if it serves some valid public purpose. Discussion continued at length about the general misunder- standing of what impact fees can be used for, and Director Davis believed that they now understand they cannot be used to do any maintenance activity. He believed they now are interested in some internal city collector streets that do not traverse the county unincorporated area, and they are looking at expansion to their own city network. Commissioner Scurlock noted that those could be added to the CIP through the formal process of going through the Transporta- tion Planning Committee on which they have a representative, and it would accomplish -exactly what they don't want to accomplish - the impact fee would have to go up. Administrator Chandler informed the Board that we have already indicated to them that we have no adversity to looking at these additions because it is within our scope to look at those type of things. Commissioner Scurlock believed we have a$6 million shortfall just to do CR 512. Director Davis advised that is for the ultimate project; the immediate phase is about$5 million, and Commissioner Scurlock noted that we still have possibly a$3 million shortfall in the existing impact fee escrowed monies to support that. Director Davis explained that now our attack is to expend impact fees in segments and do incremental phases of improve- ments. He noted that back when we were communicating with Mayor 33