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eliminate and reduce certain application review fees. <br /> 10:00 Associate Principal Nilgun Kamp from Tindale-Oliver, used a <br /> a.m. PowerPoint presentation to summarize the consumption-based fee <br /> calculation methodology, and the recommended fee rates. <br /> 10:06 Tyson Smith, Esq., White and Smith, LLC, Planning and Law <br /> a.m. Group, Charleston, SC, on behalf of Tindale-Oliver and Associates, <br /> Inc., provided some legal aspects of the project and the calculation <br /> of impact fees. <br /> Chairman O'Bryan affirmed with Attorney Smith that the total fee <br /> in the technical report had been properly calculated and would be <br /> legally defensible. <br /> Commissioner Zorc sought and received further details regarding <br /> the complexities of school impact fees; the potential capacity to <br /> meet the 10-year growth plan; and the lack of revenue-sharing for <br /> charter schools. <br /> Vice Chairman Davis voiced concerns about possible challenges in <br /> court, and wanted to know what Fund the refunds would come <br /> from. <br /> Commissioner Flescher asked about charter schools, student <br /> counts, and whether the numbers had been skewed. <br /> 10:25 Steven Tindale, Chief Executive Officer, informed the Board that <br /> a.m. there had been no skew with the numbers, explained why the <br /> generation rates were a little lower per home, provided reasons <br /> why the fees were reduced, and believed that over time revenue <br /> would be generated to fund the school system. <br /> Chairman O'Bryan stated that the Board would be focusing on the <br /> adoption of the technical report, the residential fee schedule, and <br /> the cube warehouse rate. <br /> The Chairman opened the Public Hearing. <br /> 10:29 Indian River County School Board Chairman Carol Johnson <br /> a.m. emphasized that by law, impact fees do not apply to charter <br /> schools. She said unless there is growth, impact fees are not <br /> collected. <br /> 10:34 <br /> a.m. Charles Wilson, 2134 18'h Avenue, Vero Beach, provided <br /> background regarding impact fees, thanked the Board for their <br /> patience on the issue, and reiterated the purpose of impact fees. <br /> Board of County Commission Minutes <br /> October 14,2014 Page 5 <br />