2000 S Planning - Proposed Contract for Student Generation Rate and Impact Fee Study

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Task 2. Ascertain Level of Service for Each School District. Once the County and school districts agree on the various choices, we will begin Task 2. One important subtask is calculating the appropriate level of service. Impact fees usually reflect the existing levels of service for purposes of calculating the new demand, unless there are extenuating circumstances. We will determine the appropriate current level of service through additional onsite interviews with the service providers and analysis of local data. As noted in the RFP, "existing school construction standards will be analyzed as well as the construction standards for new schools. This information will be used to project school capital improvement costs to 2005 and 2010. The above will enable us to ensure that two important impact fee legal requirements are met; namely the proportional benefit and the rational nexus relationships. The information from this task will be prepared in a written format which will then be submitted to the County and school districts for its review. As part of this task, we also will review cost estimates prepared by each school district for all completed and planned infrastructure improvements. Work Product: See Below Task 3. Review Capital Needs and Costs and Allocate to Growth. This task will determine relevant capital needs and associated capital facility costs due to the proposed development. A. Long Range Capital Needs. In this subtask, TA will further review the various studies and other data germane to the relevant school categories. TA will work with staff to forecast the capital facility needs due to development to 2005 and 2010. The discussions may include not only an understanding of the specific costs to provide the schools, but also include discussions pertaining to whether these capital facilities needs were due to normal replacement, catch-up, or new demand. B. Review Cost Estimates. In this subtask we will review, as relevant, the various capital costs for facilities. As part of this subtask, we will ascertain whether the facilities are likely to be bonded, and if so, the amortization schedule. As part of calculating the impact fees, the County may include the construction contract price; the cost of acquiring land, improvements, materials and fixtures; the cost for planning, surveying, and engineering fees for services provided for and directly related to the construction system improvement; and debt service charges, if impact fees are used to pay the debt service to finance the cost of the system improvements. As requested in the RFP, "the work product will reflect the appropriate Orange County construction and space standards for public elementary, middle and high school building areas and costs and the projection of school capital improvement costs to 2005 to 2010." 5