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Attachment 4b -- 1 -Cost of New Elementary School Construction <br />Attachment 4b - 2 -Cast of New Middle School Construction <br />Attachment 4b - 3 -Cost of New High School Construction <br />c. Student Generation Rate/Impact Fee Study Status. Report <br />Earlier this year, the Board of County Commissioners began the process to research and <br />update student generation rates and related school impact fees through planning staff data <br />collection and analysis, and assistance from the consulting firm of Paul Tischler and Associates: <br />The process of data collection, data comparison ,and data congruency tram a variety of sources <br />has been a lengthy and complex process. Even though this activity has been time consuming, <br />the database being created will have multiple applications for the county and' municipal <br />departments as well as the school boards. <br />Student generation rates by household type will serve as one of the factors to determine impact <br />fee rates. The impact fee methodology by the consultant will also include Schaal construction <br />needs and costs, and revenue sources including housing values. The tentative schedule of <br />events culminating in potential changes to the school impact fee rate and format is as follows: <br />Se tember 29 Staff meetin with Tischler <br />October 15- Tischler status re ort <br />October 30 Tischler status re art <br />November 1 Request to Advertise Notice of Public <br /> Hearing for November 2T Quarterly <br /> Hearin <br />November 15 Interim Im act Fee Re ort <br />November 27 Public Hearing to discuss anal present <br /> relimina findin s <br />December 4 BOCC Regular Meeting fallow-up report, if <br /> necessa <br />December 12 BOCC Work Session (involving School <br /> re resentatives, as necessa <br />January 18 BOCC Regular Meeting and adoption of <br /> findings and determination of effective <br /> date <br />In summary, studies that evaluate student generation rate by housing type and associated <br />school impact fees will be developed for both school districts. Staff and consultant work will be <br />ongoing through December of this year to include opportunities for public hearings, presentation <br />and community input. Implementation and timing of new rates, if so determined by the BOCC, <br />will be decided by the BOCC. <br />No Attachments <br />