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} <br /> a_ ► <br /> �a8 ' <br /> Mr. Jahn X. Link, Jr. <br /> Page 2 <br /> December 8, 1995 <br /> Orange County School District Impact Fee Trust can be made <br /> available for the capital expenses necessary to bring this new <br /> elementary school on line with a minor Impact Fee Ordinance <br /> amendment. <br /> The Impact Fee Ordinance contains, in Section 5C, a <br /> limitation on the expenditure of funds from the "public school <br /> impact. fee trust accounts. " These funds may only be spent as ; <br /> follows <br /> Funds shall be used for capital costs associated with the <br /> construction of new public school space, including new <br /> buildings or additions to existing buildings where the <br /> expansion is related to new residential growth. Such <br /> capital costs include actual building construction; desk%, <br /> engineering, and/or legal fees; land acquisition and sitd• i <br /> development; equipment and furnishings; infrastructure <br /> improvements; and/or debt service payments and payments <br /> under leases through which to finance such costs. <br /> Arguably, the furnishing of and renovations to the old Stanbadk <br /> i Middle School could be characterized as "additions to existing <br /> buildings" or "infrastructure improvements. " A more likely ! <br /> interpretation, however, is that they Would not be either and! , <br /> that additions mean new classrooms and other building additions <br /> I and infrastructure improvements means water and sewer type <br /> improvements. This is an easy fix, however. The first sentence <br /> i <br /> of the indented paragraph above can be amended to read: <br /> Funds shall be used for capital costa associated with the <br /> construction of new public school space , including new <br /> buildings, additions to existing buildings or otherwise <br /> converting exi tine buildings into new public school shame <br /> whe=e the expansion is related to new residential growth. <br /> By.adding the underlined language above, the County can solve the <br /> immediate school conversion problem and be in a position to <br /> handle similar school capital projects needed to accomplish <br /> expansion of school facilities where the expansion is related. to <br /> new residential growth. <br /> The ordinance amendment could be done at any time as i <br /> directed by the County Commissioners and following a public <br /> hearing. I can work with Marvin on the public hearing notice. on <br /> short notice. As to your proposed letter to Dr. Harrison, I <br /> think you should mention the need for a minor impact Fee <br /> Ordinance amendment to accomplish funding the new school <br /> renovation costs with the impact fee and the need for Board of <br /> County Commissioner approval of that amendment. <br /> f <br />