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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final January 21, 2020 12. DEPARTMENTAL MATTERS A. Community Development 12. A.1. 20-1224 Consideration of Draft Impact Fee Update Study Report Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners: 1. Review the draft report; 2. Provide direction to the consultant and county staff on desired policy revisions and/or edits to the Draft Impact Fee Study Update report; 3. Provide direction to staff on whether or not any additional meetings are desired to review the draft report or an updated version of the draft report, and authorize staff to proceed as appropriate in scheduling and conducting those meetings; 4. Authorize staff to draft an ordinance for adoption of the proposed new impact fee schedule and for any needed text revisions to the County's impact fee regulations; and 5. Authorize staff to advertise for a Public Hearing to consider adoption of the new impact fee schedules and any related ordinance changes, with the date of that public hearing to be after any BCC related concerns and requests are addressed. Attachments: Staff Report DRAFT Impact Fee Update Study Report DRAFT IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE Chief of Long Range Planning Bill Schutt provided the background related to the Draft Impact Fee Study Report, and introduced Nilqun Kamp of Tindale -Oliver and Associates, Inc. Ms. Kamp utilized PowerPoint slides to present the Impact Fee Study. She went on to explain that the County had experienced a lot of growth, and the primary goal of Impact Fees was to maintain the current level of service. Ms. Kamp pointed out that the last Impact Fee Study was done in 2014, and six (6) of the following Impact Fees were updated: Public Buildings, Emergency Services, Law Enforcement, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Transportation, and Educational Facilities. She introduced the new Affordable/Workforce Housing Mitigation tool in detail: 1) No Impact Fees for single family homes that were less than 1,000 square feet; and 2) 50% discount for single family homes with 1,000 square feet to 1,500 square feet that qualified under the affordable housing criteria. In Ms. Kamp's PowerPoint Presentation, she explained Impact Fees were a one-time capital charge to new developments, and provided a summary of the calculated Impact Fees in the Unincorporated County. Chief Schutt, in his presentation, included historical trends, key policy issues such as changes to Commercial/Industrial Growth/Permitting since 2013/2014, insufficient funding for transportation projects, Affordable Housing and reduced or exempted Impact Fees. Indian River County Florida Page 11