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Discussion ensued among the Commissioners regarding the 3-2 vote at the May 21, 2013, <br />Board of County Commission meeting, and now with Commissioner Zorc abstaining, today's <br />vote would result in a 2-2 vote in moving forward with adopting the ordinance to suspend the <br />payment of Impact Fees. <br />Charles Wilson, 2001 9th Avenue, did not think Commissioner Zorc needed to recuse <br />himself at this juncture, only at the Public Hearing. <br />Attorney Polackwich explained why Commissioner Zorc has chosen to recuse himself. <br />Joe Paladin, President of Black Swan Consulting, and local Developer, spoke in <br />opposition to the moratorium on Impact Fees, and expressed that he never had a conversation <br />with Commissioner Zorc regarding Impact Fees. <br />Nicholas Geisler, Geisler and Geisler, P.A., felt there could be a concurrency issue if <br />Impact Fees were suspended, and if reinstated and strengthened, the Board could run into a <br />Constitutional issue with the new Impact Fees and its relation to the Dual Rational Nexus Test. <br />Scott Sanders Director of Facilities and Maintenance Department of the Indian River <br />County School District, provided and reviewed his handout (on file) regarding information on <br />how Impact Fees have helped the Indian River County School District since 2005. <br />A brief discussion ensued regarding Impact Fees for schools. <br />Mr. Wilson voiced concern over the Impact Fees that were spent in the past, and the <br />liability that is carried with them. <br />Commissioner Solari provided the history of, and explained the reasons why Impact Fees <br />should not be suspended. <br />June 11, 2013 17 <br />Bk 143 P6 929. <br />