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COMMUNITY <br /> DEVELOPMENT <br /> �..- INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Joseph A. Baird; County Administrator <br /> FROM: p <br /> Robert M. Keating, AICP, Comm ' Development Director <br /> DATE: February 5, 2013 <br /> SUBJECT: Consideration of Scope of Services for Impact Fee Update <br /> It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County <br /> Commissioners at its regular meeting of February 12, 2013. <br /> SUMMARY <br /> In May of 2012, the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) considered a <br /> r— recommendation from the Economic Development Council (EDC) to suspend all <br /> impact fees for a period of two years. After discussing the request,the BCC did not <br /> choose that option, but instead directed staff to identify strategies to reduce non- <br /> residential impact fees. In response, staff researched and incorporated a number of <br /> fee reduction alternatives into the 2012 Impact Fee Review Report and presented that <br /> report to the BCC in October of 2012. Subsequently, the BCC authorized staff to <br /> initiate an impact fee update. Because the last review of the County's impact fee <br /> schedule was performed in 2009 and because the BCC directed staff to revisit the <br /> current impact fee schedule,the county is undertaking a review of its impact fees at <br /> this time. The attached. Scope of Services contains tasks to review the County's <br /> impact fee schedule,identify strategies to reduce non-residential impact fees (while <br /> minimizing or avoiding increases to residential impact fees), and develop a revised <br /> fee schedule. Staff recommends that the BCC consider the Scope of Service,make <br /> any necessary changes, approve the Scope,and authorize staff to issue a Request for <br /> Proposals to obtain consultant services to develop an impact fee update. <br /> DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS <br /> To address infrastructure costs associated with new growth, Indian River County has, since 1986, <br /> imposed traffic impact fees on new development. In 2005,the County adopted impact fees for eight <br /> additional services/facilities. Since their adoption,impact fees have generated considerable revenue, <br /> and impact fees are now among the largest single source of funding for infrastructure projects in <br /> F:\Community Development\Users\MPO\Meetings\BCC\2013\Impact Fees 021213 BUC.doc 1 <br /> 102 <br />