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Interlocal Agreement Between the County and City of Vero Beach Related to Impact Fees INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA therefore , Impact Fees imposed on new development pursuant to the Ordinance and this Agreement comply with the proportionate share/rational nexus requirement ; and WHEREAS , public education services and facilities are provided solely by the School Board, within both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the County, and, therefore , Impact Fees for public education facilities imposed on new development pursuant to the Ordinance and this Agreement comply with the proportionate share/rational nexus requirement ; and WHEREAS , the County will enter into an interlocal agreement with the School Board to facilitate the transfer of Public Education Facilities Impact Fee funds to the School Board for expenditure in accordance with Ordinance , which requires that Impact Fee funds be spent to the reasonable benefit of those paying the fees , including new development within the incorporated municipalities of Indian River County; and WHEREAS , the City provides necessary Capital Facilities for law enforcement and parks and recreation services within the corporate boundaries of the City; and WHEREAS , in order to meet the proportionate share/rational nexus requirement, Impact Fees for Countywide Capital Facilities must be imposed, calculated , and collected uniformly throughout the County, including as may be applicable, within the City; and WHEREAS , new growth and development should pay a proportionate share of the cost of the new Capital Facilities needed to serve such growth and development, as specified in the adopted Capital Improvement Element (CIE) , at adopted level of service (LOS ) standards ; and WHEREAS , on the City ' s behalf, the County issues building permits to applicants proposing development within the City; and WHEREAS , the parties agree that the purpose of this Interlocal Agreement is to facilitate the County ' s collection of Impact Fees from new development within the City in order to offset new development ' s impact on Countywide Capital Facilities and to ensure that such facilities are available and adequate to maintain adopted LOS standards ; and WHEREAS , the City concurs with the County' s methodology for the calculation of the Impact Fees imposed by the Ordinance and as set forth and adopted in the Methodology Reports , and that the Impact Fees imposed by the Ordinance are reasonable and proportionate to the impact of new development on Capital Facilities ; and WHEREAS , in addition to the Impact Fees required by the Ordinance , the County will assess against each building permit application for new development within the City an administrative charge equal to three percent ( 3 %) of the fees due in order to offset the costs to the County of administering the impact fee program ; and WHEREAS , this Agreement is not intended to and does not alter or change the responsibilities of each of the parties hereto , nor does it relieve any party of any function, duty, or obligation otherwise imposed by law, including, but not limited to , Page 2 of 8 April 4, 2005