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Board for a formal vote; (2) ask the School Board to conduct a <br />workshop; and (3) discontinue collecting impact fees until the School <br />Board can prove the need. <br />4:04 A lengthy discussion ensued regarding student stations that were torn <br />p.m. down and rebuilt elsewhere, level of service, student and county -wide <br />capacity, and using capital dollars (not impact fees) to purchase <br />additional busses. <br />Chairman O'Bryan expressed that the consultants are experienced and <br />their attorney legally supports the study; reiterated staff's concurrence; <br />and claimed that before the Board votes, the County Attorney and <br />County Administrator would be asked for their concurrence. <br />4:31 Mr. Tindale explained the school impact fee methodology used in the <br />p.m. study, and the calculations used when tearing down student work <br />stations. <br />Mr. Wilson and Mr. Tindale debated the legalities of using school <br />impact fee dollars. <br />Director Brown provided background regarding the School Board's <br />decision not to build a new Osceola Magnet school, and how the School <br />Board used the impact fee dollars. <br />4:38 Further discussion ensued regarding the use and collection of impact <br />p.m. fees, not being able to replace what was torn down with impact fees, and <br />only collecting impact fees for new growth to occur. <br />4:40 Gene Waddell, Chairman of Indian River Charter High School Board <br />p.m. of Directors, said the numbers presented show that in the traditional <br />public schools there has been no growth, but in charter schools, the <br />growth has increased about 12% since the year 2000. He asked the <br />Board to send this back to the School Board requesting that some of the <br />money go to charter schools, where the growth is actually occurring. <br />The Commissioners expressed their concerns over making the right <br />decision, and felt they needed more information. <br />4:48 Steve Meyer believed the solution would be to get rid of impact fees. <br />p.m. <br />Mr. Wilson sought and received calculated cost percentages. He <br />4:50 suggested cutting the approved percentage, sending it back to the School <br />p.m. Board, and after they show the need, the percentage can be raised. <br />The Chairman called for a break at 4:51 p.m., and reconvened the meeting <br />at 5:06 p.m., with all members present. <br />Impact Fee Update Study Workshop Page 5 <br />102 <br />