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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
<br /> INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR COORDINATED PLANNING
<br /> AND SCHOOL CONCURRENCY
<br /> This Interlocal Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "Agreement") is entered into between the Indian
<br /> River County Board of County Commissioners (hereinafter referred to as "County"), the City or Town Council
<br /> of the Cities of Fellsmere, Sebastian, Vero Beach, and the Town of Indian River Shores (hereinafter referred to
<br /> as "Cities"), and the School Board of Indian River County, Florida (hereinafter referred to as "School Board") .
<br /> Not participating in this Agreement is the Town of Orchid . This jurisdiction is not participating in this
<br /> Agreement because it qualifies for exemption pursuant to the provisions of Section 163 .3177( 12)(b), Florida
<br /> Statutes.
<br /> WHEREAS, the County, Cities, and School Board recognize their mutual obligation and responsibility
<br /> for the education, nurture and general well-being of the children of Indian River County; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Parties are authorized to enter into and update this Agreement pursuant to Section
<br /> 163 . 01 , Section 163 .3177(6)(h)2 and Section 1013 .33 , F. S . ; and
<br /> WHEREAS, Sections 163 .3177(6)(h) 1 and 2, Florida Statutes, require each local government as part of
<br /> its comprehensive plan to adopt an intergovernmental coordination element that establishes principles and
<br /> guidelines to be used to coordinate the local government' s adopted comprehensive plan with the plans of the
<br /> School Board, and describes the processes for collaborative planning and decision making on population
<br /> projections and public school siting; and
<br /> WHEREAS, per Sections 163 . 31777, 163 .3180( 13 ), and 1013 .33 , Florida Statutes, the County, Cities
<br /> and School Board must update their Public School Interlocal Agreement; and
<br /> WHEREAS, Section 163 .3180( 13 ), Florida Statutes, requires the County, the Cities and the School
<br /> Board to adopt a School Concurrency program ; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the County, Cities and School Board recognize the benefits that will flow to the citizens
<br /> and students of their communities by more closely coordinating their comprehensive land use and school
<br /> facilities planning programs . These benefits include : ( 1 ) better coordination of new schools in time and place
<br /> with land development, (2) greater efficiency for the School Board, Cities and County through the reduction of
<br /> student travel times and the placement of schools to take advantage of existing and planned roads, water lines,
<br /> sewer lines and parks, (3) improved student access and safety through coordination of school construction with
<br /> local government road and sidewalk construction, (4) better location and design of schools so that they serve as
<br /> community focal points, (5 ) improved location and design of schools with parks, ball fields, libraries, and other
<br /> community facilities to take advantage of joint use opportunities, and (6) better location of new schools and
<br /> expansion and rehabilitation of existing schools in order to reduce pressures contributing to urban sprawl ; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the County, Cities and School Board have further determined that it is necessary and
<br /> appropriate for the entities to cooperate with each other to provide adequate public school facilities in a timely
<br /> manner and at appropriate locations, to eliminate any deficit of permanent student stations, and to provide
<br /> capacity for projected new growth ; and
<br /> WHEREAS, Section 1013 .33 , Florida Statutes, requires that the location of public educational facilities
<br /> must be consistent with the comprehensive plan and land development regulations of the appropriate local
<br /> governing body; and
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