June 24, 2014
Status:
Adopt Resolution No. 14-90 which recommends that the Broward County Board of County Commissioners should amend the Broward County Land Development Code to include Recommendation No. 2, contained in the Student Generation Rate/School Impact Fee Study, Countywide, Technical Report 1, dated June 16, 2014.
The Second Amended Interlocal Agreement for Public School Facility Planning (SILA) and School Board Policy 1161 require that an update to the Student Generation Rates (SGR) and School Impact Fees (SIF) shall be conducted by the School Board in coordination with Broward County and the Municipalities at least once every three years. Currently, the SGR and SIF contained in the Broward County Land Development Code (BCLDC) were adopted by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners (Broward County Commission) on February 12, 2008 and became effective in June 2008.
Consistent with requirements of the SILA and School Board Policy 1161, the SGR/SIF Study was updated and on November 9, 2010, transmitted via School Board Resolution No. 11-55, to the Broward County Commission with recommendations to amend the BCLDC and include in it, recommendations from that Study. However, the Commission rejected the Study recommendations. Thus, the SGR and SIF schedule (with minor adjustments to the fee schedule to account for inflation), adopted in 2008 are still in place today.
Also to comply with the provisions of the SILA and School Board Policy 1161, the School Board on December 13, 2013 approved the selection of Walter H. Keller, Inc. to update the SGR and SIF. During the update Study, the School District ensured that the update was coordinated with Broward County and the Municipalities. Additionally, Walter H. Keller, Inc. made presentations regarding the Study to the School Board, the Oversight Committee for the implementation of the SILA (Oversight Committee), the general public at a workshop that included the development community, the Broward County Planning Council (BCPC), and the Broward League of Cities. Concerns stated during these presentations were incorporated as applicable into the Study, and the results are the "Student Generation Rate/School Impact Fee Study?, Countywide, Technical Report 1? dated June 16, 2014, and ?Student Generation Rate/School Impact Fee Study, Planning Areas, Technical Report 2? dated June 16, 2014.
At a special meeting held by the Oversight Committee on June 6, 2014, the Committee after hearing a presentation on the Study and with subsequent discussions, unanimously recommended that the School Board should accept and transmit countywide SGR to the Broward County Commission instead of SGR based on the District?s seven planning areas. Also at the June 9, 2014 public workshop regarding the Study, speakers which included County staff also suggested that the School Board should accept and transmit countywide SGR. It should be noted that implementation of a countywide SGR is tied to the collection of countywide school impact fees and spending of the same in the current four (4) school impact fee zones. It should be further noted that the unanimous recommendation and similar outcome at the public workshop are the reasons staff is recommending adoption of a countywide SGR. Data period (2006-2013) used in research on the number of students generated, produced wide swings of SGR areas among seven long range planning areas. Thus, the SGR significantly increased in several multi-family unit types. These wide swings in the SGR prompted the need to distribute the SIF evenly across the District; as such the countywide recommendation.
There is no financial impact to the School District; therefore, this item does not require a Collaboration Form from the Capital Budget Department.
Requested Action
Adopt Resolution No. 14-90 which recommends that the Broward County Board of County Commissioners should amend the Broward County Land Development Code to include Recommendation No. 2, contained in the Student Generation Rate/School Impact Fee Study, Countywide, Technical Report 1, dated June 16, 2014.
Summary
The Second Amended Interlocal Agreement for Public School Facility Planning (SILA) and School Board Policy 1161 require that an update to the Student Generation Rates (SGR) and School Impact Fees (SIF) shall be conducted by the School Board in coordination with Broward County and the Municipalities at least once every three years. Currently, the SGR and SIF contained in the Broward County Land Development Code (BCLDC) were adopted by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners (Broward County Commission) on February 12, 2008 and became effective in June 2008.
Consistent with requirements of the SILA and School Board Policy 1161, the SGR/SIF Study was updated and on November 9, 2010, transmitted via School Board Resolution No. 11-55, to the Broward County Commission with recommendations to amend the BCLDC and include in it, recommendations from that Study. However, the Commission rejected the Study recommendations. Thus, the SGR and SIF schedule (with minor adjustments to the fee schedule to account for inflation), adopted in 2008 are still in place today.
Also to comply with the provisions of the SILA and School Board Policy 1161, the School Board on December 13, 2013 approved the selection of Walter H. Keller, Inc. to update the SGR and SIF. During the update Study, the School District ensured that the update was coordinated with Broward County and the Municipalities. Additionally, Walter H. Keller, Inc. made presentations regarding the Study to the School Board, the Oversight Committee for the implementation of the SILA (Oversight Committee), the general public at a workshop that included the development community, the Broward County Planning Council (BCPC), and the Broward League of Cities. Concerns stated during these presentations were incorporated as applicable into the Study, and the results are the "Student Generation Rate/School Impact Fee Study?, Countywide, Technical Report 1? dated June 16, 2014, and ?Student Generation Rate/School Impact Fee Study, Planning Areas, Technical Report 2? dated June 16, 2014.
At a special meeting held by the Oversight Committee on June 6, 2014, the Committee after hearing a presentation on the Study and with subsequent discussions, unanimously recommended that the School Board should accept and transmit countywide SGR to the Broward County Commission instead of SGR based on the District?s seven planning areas. Also at the June 9, 2014 public workshop regarding the Study, speakers which included County staff also suggested that the School Board should accept and transmit countywide SGR. It should be noted that implementation of a countywide SGR is tied to the collection of countywide school impact fees and spending of the same in the current four (4) school impact fee zones. It should be further noted that the unanimous recommendation and similar outcome at the public workshop are the reasons staff is recommending adoption of a countywide SGR. Data period (2006-2013) used in research on the number of students generated, produced wide swings of SGR areas among seven long range planning areas. Thus, the SGR significantly increased in several multi-family unit types. These wide swings in the SGR prompted the need to distribute the SIF evenly across the District; as such the countywide recommendation.
School Board Goals
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Financial Impact
There is no financial impact to the School District; therefore, this item does not require a Collaboration Form from the Capital Budget Department.
Source of Additional Information
Chris Akagbosu 754 321-2162
Associated File Attachments
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Executive Summary (Files) | |
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Resolution No. 14-90 (Files) | |
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SGR/SIF Study, Countywide (Files) | |
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SGR/SIF Study, Planning Areas (Files) | |
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Executed Complete Copy & Amendment (Files) |