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Page two January 16, 1990 Despite the numerous meetings and past communications, the City of Fellsmere City Council, has continued 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 the County Administrator's Conference Room -with the Mayor in October 4, 1989. The Mayor 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• and has no projects in Fellsmere. The County staff explained that the 20 -Year Road Improvement Program does include funding of CR507 through Fellsmere, and that capacity expansion projects are included based upon their technical merit, and that the City has not transmitted the City Traffic Study which the City recently has accepted. The next step of the established process is for the City staff to recommend to the County Transportation Planning Committee that those projects that have technical merit and are included in the study be added to the County 20 -Year Road Improvement Program. The County -staff was of the opinion that an established procedure exists for projects with merit to be included. The County staff did stress the opinion that the Traffic Impact Fee Program was developed on a County -wide consistent basis, and that that revenue source is necessary to fund future roadway needs in the Fellsmere area. At the conclusion of the meeting, the Mayor invited the County staff to a City Workshop to explain the program to the new City Council. On Oct. 31, 1989, the County Administrator and Public Works Director attended the City of Fellsmere City Council Workshop to again explain the program and request the Council to reinstate collection of the fee. In December, the Council voted to not rejoin the program. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS The County staff is of the opinion that the Traffic Impact Fee Program is a vital revenue source to provide for the orderly expansion of the arterial and collector road system in Indian River County, which is demanded by new growth in the County. Since transportation is not confined to political boundaries, the program should be consistently implemented.. The City of Fellsmere's participation is very important. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the County Commission reaffirm the County's position that a County -wide; -Traffic Impact Fee Program be imple- mented and that roadway capacity improvements be selected based upon their technical merit through the Transportation Planning Committee. v rt - 3 '�