Sarasota County Schools
Agenda Item #40
Title
APPROVAL OF A REQUEST FOR A TWO YEAR EXTENSION OF THE MORATORIUM ON THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IMPACT FEE
Description
On October 5, 2010, the School Board passed a motion requesting that the Sarasota Board of County Commissioners institute a county-wide moratorium on the imposition of the Educational System Impact Fee for two years. On December 7, 2010 the Commission adopted Ordinance 2010-085 instituting such a moratorium for the period December 5, 2010 through December 14, 2012. The School Board agrees that it is in best interest of slow economic recovery currently under way to continue this moratorium for another two years.
Recommendation
That the School Board of Sarasota requests the Sarasota Board of County Commissioners to adopt an ordinance suspending collection of the Educational System Impact Fee for all Principal Residential Uses where both (a) an application for the corresponding building permit is submitted to or accepted by the County or Municipality prior to November 30, 2014, and (b) the Certificate of Occupancy is issued on or before November 30, 2015. Unless negated by a future resolution of the School Board and action by the Sarasota Board of County Commissioners, the Educational System Impact Fee ordinance shall resume December 1, 2014, in its current form.
Contact
WHITE
Financial Impact
N/A