Sarasota County Schools
Agenda Item #44
Title
APPROVAL OF A REQUEST FOR A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE MORATORIUM ON THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IMPACT FEES
Description
On October 2, 2012 the School Board of Sarasota County, Florida passed a motion requesting that the Sarasota Board of County Commissioners institute a county-wide moratorium on the imposition of the Educational Education System Impact Fees for a period of two years. On December 11, 2012 the Commission adopted Ordinance 2012-050 instituting such a moratorium for the period December 15, 2012 through December 14, 2014. The School Board agrees it is in our best interest to continue this moratorium for another year. In that year staff intends to complete a Long Range School Planning Study that will address the need for and cost of potential future Educational System Impact Fees.
Recommendation
That the School Board of Sarasota County, Florida request the Sarasota Board of County Commissioners adopt an ordinance suspending collection of the Educational System Impact Fees for all Principal Residential Users where both (a) an application for the corresponding building permit is submitted to or accepted by the County or Municipality prior to December 14, 2015, and (b) the Certificate of Occupancy is issued on or before December 14, 2016. Unless negated by a future resolution of the School Board and action by the Sarasota Board of County Commissioners, the Educational System Impact Fees ordinance shall resume December 15, 2015, in its current form.
Contact
LEMPE
Financial Impact
N/A