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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 6, 2008 <br />Action Agen a <br />Item No. _~ <br />SUBJECT: Educational Facilities Impact Fee <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning /Budget PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Adopted Educational Facilities Impact <br />Fees and Results of 2007 Study <br />2. Graphs of Historical Impact Fee <br />Collections for Both School Districts <br />3. A. Impact Fee at Various Levels and <br />Projected Level Necessary to <br />Generate $1.6 million in CHCCS <br />B. Educational Facilities Impact Fees <br />in Relationship to New Single <br />Family Dwelling Sales Prices <br />4. Proposed Timeline <br />5. Adopted Student Generation Rates <br />and Results of 2007 and Relationship <br />to SAPFO (Schools Adequate Public <br />Facilities Ordinance) <br />6. Letters from CHCCS and OCS <br />7. Legal Ad for Public Hearing <br />8. Draft Report for CHCCS <br />9. Draft Report for OCS <br />(Previously Provided Under Separate <br />Cover) <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig Benedict, 245-2592 <br />Donna Coffey, 245-2151 <br />Perdita Holtz, 245-2611 <br />PURPOSE: To 1) set the public hearing for the December 1, 2008 regular Board meeting; 2) <br />approve the fee level range as proposed by staff; and 3) approve the public hearing legal <br />advertisement. <br />BACKGROUND: Orange County adopted the Educational Facilities Impact Fee Ordinance in <br />1993 and last updated impact fee levels in 2001. In 2007, the County contracted with <br />TischlerBise, Inc. to produce an updated impact fee study. Copies of the draft reports were <br />sent to the School Districts, BOCC, and municipal Planning Directors on July 22, 2008 and the <br />Board formally received the draft Educational Facilities Impact Fee reports at its October 7, <br />2008 regular meeting. This topic was also discussed at the September 25, 2008 Joint Schools <br />meeting and at the October 14, 2008 BOCC work session. Letters received from the school <br />districts are included as Attachment 6. <br />