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FS 290.0135 language: "!t is the intent of the Legislature that each ordinance adopted by a local government possessing an approved Enterprise Zone after January `— 1, 1995, when applicable, provide encouragements and incentives...to increase the economic viability and profitability of business and commerce located within the Enterprise Zones designated pursuant to Section 290.0065...Each local government possessing an approved Enterprise Zone may review its ordinances to determine which may have a negative impact upon...the economic viability and profitability of business and commerce, located within the Enterprise Zones designated pursuant to Section 290.0065, and may waive, amend, or otherwise modify such ordinances so as to minimize the adverse impact." FS 125.045 language: "The governing body of a County may expend public funds to attract and retain business enterprises, and the use of public funds toward the achievement of such economic development goals constitutes a public purpose. The provisions of this chapter ... must be liberally construed in order to effectively carry out the purposes of this section ... for the purposes of this section, it constitutes a public purpose to expend public funds for economic development activities, including, but not limited to, developing or improving local infrastructure, issuing bonds to finance or re- finance the cost of capital projects for industrial or manufacturing plants, leasing or conveying real property, and making grants to private enterprises for the expansion of businesses existing in the community or the attraction of new businesses to the community." Attorney Polackwich stated the first Statute FS 290.0135, contained in his report °r- referred to what legislators authorized counties to create either by encouragements, or incentives, or to eliminate adverse impacts to development and expansion within the Enterprise Zone. Attorney Polackwich said Statute FS 125.045 was the general statement of the County's Economic Development powers. He said both statutes gave the authority to do most things under the name of incentives in the Enterprise Zone. The committee reviewed item #1 of the Possible New Local Incentives list. 1. Subsidize (in whole or in part) county impact fees (county would have to come up with funds to pay whatever amount the Enterprise Zone business does not pay) Attorney Polackwich stated impact fees were complicated and came down to the business not being required to pay more than their proportionate share of the cost of developing the infrastructure that was made necessary because they had come into the community. He said if a business was waived impact fees, the County would have to subsidize the impact fees from some other source. EZDA UN-APPROVED 3 November 08, 2012 CADocuments and Settings\apolackwich\Local Settings\Temporary Internet n Files\Content.Outlook\5ERVKF3F\11-08-12.doc L