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year extension option for the impact fees to all impact fee funds. Attorney Polackwich presented Issue V. What is the Exact Date on Which Ownership is Determined if the Refund is to be Made to the Current Owner. He explained his recommendation to establish property ownership on the first day following the last day of the six-year impact fee refund period. ON MOTION by Commissioner Solari, SECONDED by Commissioner Davis, the Board unanimously approved to set the date to determine property ownership of impact fee refund recipients as the first day following the expiration of the six-year refund period for a certain impact fee fund. Attorney Polackwich noted that the revised ordinance will state that any individual who gets an impact fee refund for a project that has not been constructed will be charged a new impact fee if the project is developed in the future. Mr. Wilson mentioned that the original proposal for the revised impact fee ordinance had reduced the time period for the application process for a refund from one year to four months. He stressed that the application process may take as long as one year to complete. Attorney Polackwich explained that the one-year period was instigated when the owner was getting no notice; the application period was shortened because the property owners would now be receiving a notice of refund eligibility. However, he stated that the final ordinance might extend the time period for completion of the refund process to six months. Chairman Wheeler wanted to know what would be the drawback to allowing one year, instead of four or six months, for the refund process. Commissioner Davis declared that he did not see any problems. February 21, 2012 27