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That 2009 study was a staff initiated update of the County's impact fee schedules based on the 2007 impact fee update study. Although the 2007 study was not accepted by the Board of County Commissioners, the 2007 study was used as the basis of the 2009 update. PURPOSE: The purpose of this project is to update the rates for all nine of the impact fee categories (not including water and sewer capacity changes) referenced above to account for changes to demand variables, credit characteristics, and land and construction costs. This project will also involve a re-examination of level of service (LOS) standards for all service/facility categories other than traffic, with a special emphasis on fire/EMS, corrections, and parks. Finally, the project will involve an analysis of ways to lower impact fees for commercial land uses, including those fees that apply to both new businesses and expansions of existing businesses, while developing alternatives to minimize or avoid increasing those fees on residential land uses. SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: TASK I —DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS TASK 1.1 REVIEW OF THE COUNTY'S 2005, 2007 AND 2009 IMPACT FEE STUDIES CONSULTANT shall review the County's 2005, 2007, and 2009 (in-house) impact fee study reports in order to become familiar with the impact fee formulas and methodologies used in computing Indian River County Impact Fee rates. The 2007 Study was prepared by a consultant but subsequently not adopted by the board. After review of past studies, CONSULTANT shall identify "need to be updated" independent variables and constants in the formulas applicable to each service/facility category. Those variables shall include, at a minimum, land cost and construction cost; trip generation, trip length, and percent new trip rates; appropriate functional population variables (seasonal population, trip duration, hours of operation, trips per worker, etc); and any other variable that affects the fee. With respect to the traffic impact fee formula variables and constants, CONSULTANT shall utilize the latest available information, including the 2012 ITE Trip Generation Manual (9th Edition); alternatives to the Trip Generated Manual such as locally derived trip rate, trip length, and percent new trips data for other jurisdictions; 2012 FDOT General Level of Service Tables; and any other appropriate guidance and/or methodology. TASK 1.2 TRANSPORTATION COST DATA COLLECTION The CONSULTANT shall review the Indian River County MPO 2035 Cost Feasible Plan and identify which improvements on that plan have not been constructed. For each project not yet constructed, the CONSULTANT shall identify: total number of lane-miles; percent of each project located in various land use categories; and the number and type of various construction components (such as bridges and safety improvements) required by each project. The CONSULTANT shall review the actual costs of construction and right-of-way acquisition for roadway projects completed in Indian River County in the last five (5) years. The 2 106