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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: December 1, 2008 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 5-0 <br /> SUBJECT: Educational Facilities Impact Fee — Public Hearing <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning / Budget PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Legal Ad for Public Hearing Craig Benedict, 245-2592 <br /> 2. Consultant Presentation Donna Coffey, 245-2151 <br /> 3. Graphs of Historical Impact Fee Perdita Holtz, 245-2611 <br /> Collections for Both School Districts <br /> 4. 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 in <br /> Relationship to New Single Family <br /> Dwelling Sales Prices <br /> C. Example of Cost Recovery <br /> 5. Adopted student Generation Rates and <br /> Results of 2007 and Relationship to <br /> SAPFO (Schools Adequate Public <br /> Facilities Ordinance) <br /> 6. Letters from CHCCS and OCS <br /> 7. Draft Report for CHCCS <br /> 8. Draft Report for OCS <br /> (Previously Provided Under Separate Cover) <br /> PURPOSE: To conduct a public hearing on the draft reports prepared by TischlerBise, Inc. <br /> which calculate the maximum supportable impact fee for new residential units in each of the two <br /> school districts. <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 sent <br /> to the School Districts, BOCC, and municipal Planning Directors on July 22, 2008 and the Board <br /> formally received the draft Educational Facilities Impact Fee reports at its October 7, 2008 <br /> regular meeting. The topic was also discussed at the September 25, 2008 Joint County/Schools <br /> meeting and at the October 14, 2008 BOCC work session. Letters received from the school <br /> districts are included at Attachment 6. <br />