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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017 09 25 Public Hearings 402 Ordinance 2017-16, Second Reading, Update City's Police, Fire, and Parks and Recreation Impact FeesCOMMISSION AGENDA ITEM 402 Informational Consent Public Hearings X Regular September 25, 2017 KS BF Regular Meeting City Manager Department REQUEST: The Community Development Department requests the City Commission conduct a Public Hearing for consideration of Second Reading of Ordinance No. 2017 -16 updating the City's Police, Fire, and Parks and Recreation Impact Fees. SYNOPSIS: The City's Impact Fees for Police, Fire, and Parks and Recreation are proposed to be updated through Ordinance 2017 -16, based on an Impact Fee Study completed for the City by Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc., plus Staffs review and coordination with the Seminole County Fire Department. CONSIDERATIONS: Impact Fees are established by local governments to require new development to pay their equitable share of public improvements that must be constructed to serve new growth. In December 2016, the City adopted a new Transportation Impact Fee rate schedule. In 2017, at the City Commission's direction, the impact fees for Police, Fire, and Parks and Recreation have been studied and are proposed to be updated by Ordinance 2017 -16 (Exhibit A). The City's Police, Fire, and Parks and Recreation Impact Fees were last updated in March 2005 (Ordinance 2005 -10). The current Impact Fee schedule is out of date, except for the recently updated transportation impact fee, and needs to be updated to reflect recent development trends as well as the City's projected needs for Police, Fire, and Parks. Staff has heard from numerous consultants and developers that the City's Impact Fees are inconsistent with those of surrounding cities and counties, and Public Hearings 402 PAGE 1 OF 4 - September 25, 2017 this does impact development decisions. Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. recently completed a Police and Parks and Recreation Impact Fee Study Report, attached as Exhibit B. Raftelis worked with Staff to review the anticipated development activity in the City and the future needs of the Police and Parks and Recreation Departments based on the projected buildout of the City. Raftelis determined that the current levels of Police and Parks and Recreation Impact Fees should be adjusted as follows based on their findings and recommendations: Police Parks and Recreation Current: Residential $356 $1,200 Commercial $0.492/SF N /A* Proposed: Residential $275 $1,665 Commercial $0.156/SFII N/A* *Note: Parks and Recreation Impact Fees are only charged to residential development One additional change to the Police and Parks and Recreation Impact Fees, as recommended by Raftelis, is that assisted living facilities will be charged the residential rates, whereas they are currently charged as commercial facilities. The City currently contracts with Seminole County to provide fire and rescue services by Interlocal Agreement. Per the terms of the Interlocal Agreement, the City is required to maintain Fire Impact Fees to the extent required to fund the City's portion of the County's Fire /Rescue - related capital expansion plan, as identified in the Agreement. City Staff has reviewed the City's current Fire Impact Fee balance, current rate schedule, and the capital expansion plan. City Staff has also met with and discussed the Fire Impact Fee with County Staff, including the Fire Department. Based on City Staff s review, in coordination with Seminole County, the current level of Fire Impact Fees are recommended to be reduced and adjusted to match the current Seminole County Fire Impact Fees. The current Seminole County Fire Impact Fees, which are proposed to be adopted for the City, are significantly lower than the City's current Fire Impact Fees for both residential and commercial development. For all types of residential development, the proposed Fire Impact Fee in Ordinance 2017 -16 would be reduced 52% from $356 /unitto $172 /unit. The proposed commercial Fire Impact Fee Rates are listed in detail by commercial land use category in Ordinance 2017 -16. The proposed Fire Impact Fee rates, matching the County's current rates, range from a low of $6.00 per 1,000 square feet of new building space to a high of $684.00 per 1,000 square feet, depending on the commercial land use. In comparison, the City's current commercial Fire Impact Fee is a flat rate of $1,300 per 1,000 square feet. Public Hearings 402 PAGE 2 OF 4 - September 25, 2017 Table 1 below shows a comparison of the total City impact fees that would be charged to several common types of new development. Table 1 Old vs. New Impact Fee Comparison Note: The new Transportation Impact Fee rate in the table was adopted in Dec 2016. As shown in Table 1 above, the total impact fees charged to these common types of new development is significantly reduced with the new rates, despite the slight increase in the Parks and Recreation rate. The impact fee rates that are being reduced will become effective upon approval at Second Reading. The Parks and Recreation Impact Fee rate is slightly increased and therefore becomes effective 90 -days after the published advertisement date. FISCAL IMPACT: The new impact fee rate schedule reduces Police and Fire Impact Fees for all residential and commercial land uses, which are offset by corresponding reductions in both the number and cost of future expenses planned to be funded by Police and Fire Impact Fees. The Parks and Recreation Impact Fee slightly increases, based on the need for additional funding to complete the planned improvements to the Parks and Recreation system. COMMUNICATION EFFORTS: This Agenda Item has been electronically forwarded to the Mayor and City Commission, City Manager, City Attorney /Staff, and is available on the City's Website, LaserFiche, and the City's Server. Additionally, portions of this Agenda Item are typed verbatim on the respective Meeting Agenda which has also been electronically forwarded to the individuals noted above, and which is also available on the City's Website, LaserFiche, and the City's Public Hearings 402 PAGE 3 OF 4 - September 25, 2017 Single Family Residence Apartment Unit 3,000 SF Fast Food Restaurant 20,000 SF Grocery Store Old Transportation $3,167 $2,224 $72,110 $261,285 Police $35 $356 $1,476 $9,840 Parks $1,200 $1,200 $0 $0 Fire $70 $700 $3,900 $26,00 Total $5,423 $4,480 $77,486 $297,125 New Transportation $1,342 $937 $57,648 $70,980 Police $275 $275 $468 $3,120 Parks $1665 $1665 $0 $0 Fire $17 $172 $960 $3,200 Total $3,454 $3,049 $59,0761 $77,300 Note: The new Transportation Impact Fee rate in the table was adopted in Dec 2016. As shown in Table 1 above, the total impact fees charged to these common types of new development is significantly reduced with the new rates, despite the slight increase in the Parks and Recreation rate. The impact fee rates that are being reduced will become effective upon approval at Second Reading. The Parks and Recreation Impact Fee rate is slightly increased and therefore becomes effective 90 -days after the published advertisement date. FISCAL IMPACT: The new impact fee rate schedule reduces Police and Fire Impact Fees for all residential and commercial land uses, which are offset by corresponding reductions in both the number and cost of future expenses planned to be funded by Police and Fire Impact Fees. The Parks and Recreation Impact Fee slightly increases, based on the need for additional funding to complete the planned improvements to the Parks and Recreation system. COMMUNICATION EFFORTS: This Agenda Item has been electronically forwarded to the Mayor and City Commission, City Manager, City Attorney /Staff, and is available on the City's Website, LaserFiche, and the City's Server. Additionally, portions of this Agenda Item are typed verbatim on the respective Meeting Agenda which has also been electronically forwarded to the individuals noted above, and which is also available on the City's Website, LaserFiche, and the City's Public Hearings 402 PAGE 3 OF 4 - September 25, 2017 Server; has been sent to applicable City Staff, Media /Press Representatives who have requested Agendas /Agenda Item information, Homeowner's Associations/Representatives on file with the City, and all individuals who have requested such information. This information has also been posted outside City Hall, posted inside City Hall with additional copies available for the General Public, and posted at six (6) different locations around the City. Furthermore, this information is also available to any individual requestors. City Staff is always willing to discuss this Agenda Item or any Agenda Item with any interested individuals. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Commission approve the Second Reading of Ordinance No. 2017 -16 updating the City's Impact Fee Ordinance for Police, Fire, and Parks and Recreation. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Exhibit A - Ordinance 2017 -16 (8 pages) 2. Exhibit B - Police and Parks Impact Fee Study (28 pages) 3. Exhibit C - Legal Ad (1 page) Public Hearings 402 PAGE 4 OF 4 - September 25, 2017 EXHIBIT A ORDINANCE NO. 2017 -16 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE VIII, IMPACT FEES, BY AMENDING POLICE, FIRE, AND PARKS AND RECREATION IMPACT FEES; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, has previously found and determined it to be in the best interest of the safety, health, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Winter Springs to establish police, fire, and parks and recreation impact fees to require new development to pay their equitable share of public improvements that must be constructed to serve new growth; and WHEREAS, the City has retained Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. ( "Raftelis ") to conduct a periodic reassessment of the City's police and parks and recreation impact fees and to prepare a report on the appropriateness of the City's current impact fees; and WHEREAS, Raftelis has reviewed the current police and parks and recreation impact fees and anticipated development activity and has determined that the current levels of police and parks and recreation impact fees should be adjusted in accordance with the findings and recommendation set forth in their City of Winter Springs 2017 Police and Parks & Recreation Impact Fee Study Report, dated August 17, 2017; and WHEREAS, the City currently contracts with Seminole County to provide fire and rescue services within the jurisdictional limits of the City of Winter Springs by Interlocal Agreement; and WHEREAS, in furtherance of the Interlocal Agreement, the City and County staff met and reviewed the City's current fire impact fees, projected future capital improvements for the fire department within the jurisdictional limits of the City of Winter Springs, and anticipated development activity and growth projected for the City; and WHEREAS, based on this meeting, the City and County determined that the current level of fire impact fees should be reduced and adjusted to match the current fire impact fees adopted by Seminole County, and said reduced level of fire impact fees in the City will be sufficient to maintain the fire and rescue levels of services within the jurisdictional limits of the City of Winter Springs; and WHEREAS, the City Commission hereby finds that the aforementioned report and the use of Seminole County's imposed fire impact fees legally justifies the imposition of impact fees pursuant to applicable law. See §163.31801, Florida Statutes; See also, Volusia County v. Aberdeen at Ormond City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2017 -16 Page 1of 8 Beach, 760 So. 2d 126 (Fla. 2000); Contractors and Builders Association ofPinellas County v. City of Dunedin, 329 So. 2d314 (Fla. 1976); Wald v. Metropolitan Dade County, 338 So. 2d863 (Fla. 3d DCA 1976); Hollywood, Inc. v. Broward County, 431 So. 2d 606 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983); and WHEREAS, the City Commission also finds that Section 163.3202(3), Florida Statutes, encourages the use of innovative land development regulations which includes the adoption of "impact fees," and WHEREAS, the City Commission also finds that the impact fees required by this Ordinance are necessary to mitigate impacts reasonably attributable to new development; and WHEREAS, the City Commission also recognizes that the Florida Legislature has mandated that local government plan comprehensively for future growth and that this regulatory Ordinance is consistent with that mandate. See, e.g., Ch. 163, Fla. Stat.; and WHEREAS, new land development activity generates public facility and service demands within the City and it is reasonable to require new development to pay a fair share of the cost of expanding new public facilities and services attributable to new development; and WHEREAS, this Ordinance is enacted pursuant to the Florida Municipal Home Rule Powers Act, Section 163.31801, Florida Statutes, Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, the City of Winter Springs Comprehensive Plan, and other applicable law authorizing a municipality to set rates, fees, and charges for new development; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Winter Springs to amend the City's police, fire /rescue and parks and recreation impact fees and procedures. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMNIISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS HEREBY ORDAINS, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated herein by this reference. Section 2. Code Amendment, Chapter 9, Article VIII, Division 3. The City of Winter Springs Code, Chapter 9, Article VIII, Division 3, is hereby amended as follows (underlined type indicates additions and strikeout type indicates deletions, while asterisks (* * *) indicate a deletion from this Ordinance of text existing in Chapter 9, Article VIII, Division 3. It is intended that the text in Chapter 9, Article VIII, Division 3 denoted by the asterisks and set forth in this Ordinance shall remain unchanged from the language existing prior to adoption of this Ordinance): City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2017 -16 Page 2of 8 ARTICLE VIII. IMPACT FEES DIVISION 3. POLICE, FIRE AND PARKS AND RECREATION Sec. 9- 391.5. Payment of fees. (c) Amount of fee. The following impact fees are hereby adopted: (1) Fire: (i) Residential: - Single Family - Apartment - Condominium - Mobile Home $172.00 / dwelling unit $172.00 / dwelling unit $172.00 / dwelling unit $172.00 / dwelling unit City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2017 -16 Page 3of 8 (ii) Non - residential: - Hotel $313.00 / 1,000 gross sq.ft. - Motel $313.00 / 1,000 gross sq.ft. - Church $684.00 / net sq.ft. - Marina (per boat berth) $320.00 / net sq.ft. - Racquet Clubs $320.00 / net sq.ft. - Health Spas $320.00 / net sq.ft. - Golf Course Clubhouse $320.00 / net sq.ft. - Restaurant - Sit Down $320.00 / net sq.ft. - Restaurant - Drive In $320.00 / net sq.ft. - Hospital - Room Area $10.00 / gross sq.ft. - Hospital - Treatment Area $5.00 / gross sq.ft. - Nursing Home - Room Area $10.00 / gross sq.ft. - Nursing Home -Treatment Area $5.00 / gross sq.ft. - Day Care $51.00 / net sq.ft. - Office $72.00 / gross sq.ft. - Bank / Savings - Walk In $72.00 / gross sq.ft. - Bank / Savings - Drive In $72.00 / gross sq.ft. - Retail / Wholesale < 300,000 sq.ft. $160.00 / gross sq.ft. - Retail / Wholesale 300,000- 400,000 sq.ft. $144.00 / gross sq.ft. - Retail / Wholesale > 400,000 sq.ft. $130.00 / gross sq.ft. - Basic Industry $13.00 / gross sq.ft. - Utility Plants / Substations $13.00 / gross sq.ft. - Manufacturing $6.00 / gross sq.ft. - Warehousing / Storage $6.00 / gross sq.ft. - Mini - Warehouses $6.00 / gross sq.ft. - Concentrated Assembly - 50+ persons $684.00 / net sq.ft. - Less Concentrated Assembly - 50+ persons $320.00 / net sq.ft. - Assembly - < 50 persons, non - office /other $72.00 / gross sq.ft. ..... . r r. ��srrser��:tir'E 11 City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2017 -16 Page 4of 8 2) Police: (i) Residential (single family, apartment, condominium, mobile home, assisted living): $275.00 / dwelling unit Fee ; .hides toe same iim r-esidential de el.,pmeiit -edit sot f.,.-rl, below. (ii) Non - residential: $0.156 $0.492 per square foot. City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2017 -16 Page 5of 8 RR9.'F. ESwSl:!!'iTlSfrS'lfE�9.'F. f �. E' !'I.'!!*.fl�l�llti7s'lYTl9.�.lST 1111111 M. .......... I• (3) Parks and Recreation: (i) Residential (single family, apartment, condominium, mobile home, assisted living): $1,665.00 / dwelling unit City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2017 -16 Page 6of 8 2009 $,v 2009 $1,200.00 o $,v 2011 $1,200.00O 20i2 3 $1,200.00 $,v City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2017 -16 Page 6of 8 (ii) Non - residential: None. (4) Reserved. Fife, 2013. A feassessment of the impaet fees and efedits shall be pf ovided pfiof to 2013 and eodified-Mi the City Code. Section 3. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Ordinances and Resolutions. All prior inconsistent ordinances and resolutions adopted by the City Commission, or parts of prior ordinances and resolutions in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict. Section 4. Incorporation Into Code. This Ordinance shall be incorporated into the Winter Springs City Code and any section or paragraph number or letter and any heading may be changed or modified as necessary to effectuate the foregoing. Grammatical, typographical, and like errors may be corrected and additions, alterations, and omissions, not affecting the construction or meaning of this ordinance and the City Code may be freely made. Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word or provision of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, whether for substantive, procedural, or any other reason, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, and pursuant to City Charter. However, pursuant to Section 163.31801(d), Florida Statutes, the Parks and Recreation impact fees adopted herein shall become effective ninety (90) days from the date that notice of this Ordinance was published in the newspaper of general circulation because the revised rate for Parks and Recreation constitutes an increase from the rate in effect upon the adoption of this Ordinance. [Adoption Page Follows] City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2017 -16 Page 7of 8 ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a regular meeting assembled on the day of 52017. ATTEST: CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA Andrea Lorenzo - Luaces Charles Lacey City Clerk Mayor Approved as to legal form and sufficiency for the City of Winter Springs only: Anthony A. Garganese City Attorney First Reading: Legal Ad. Publication: Second Reading /Adoption: City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2017 -16 Page 8of 8 EXHIBIT B CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS 2017 Police and Parks & Recreation Impact Fee Study August 17, 2017 Incorporated 1959 ff RAFTELIS FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS. INC. August 17, 2017 Brian Fields Community Development Director City of Winter Springs 1126 East State Road 434 Winter Springs, FL 32708 950 S. Winter Park Drive Phone 407.960.1806 www.raftelis.com Suite 240 Fax 407.960.1803 Casselberry, FL 32707 Subject: 2017 Police and Parks & Recreation Impact Fee Study Dear Mr. Fields, Enclosed is the police and parks & recreation impact fee update report for your use and reference. The attached report includes an executive summary followed by technical sections regarding the calculation of impact fees with additional background information. It has been a pleasure working with you, and we thank you and the City staff for the support provided during the course of this study. Sincerely, RAFTELIS FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS, INC. Tony Hairston Senior Manager Joe Williams Consultant TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................. ..............................4 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY ........................................................ ............................... 4 OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................. ............................... 7 SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION ..................................... ..............................8 INTRODUCTION................................................................................. ............................... 8 IMPACT FEE BACKGROUND ............................................................ ............................... 8 SCOPEOF SERVICES ....................................................................... ............................... 9 SUMMARY OF REPORT ...................................................................... .............................10 SECTION 2: SERVICE AREA BUILDOUT PROJECTIONS ....................11 GENERAL............................................................................................ .............................11 SERVICE AREA PROJECTED DEVELOPMENT ................................. .............................11 Assisted Living Facilities ............................................................................ .............................11 GrowthForecast ........................................................................................... .............................12 SECTION 3: POLICE SERVICES ............................... .............................14 GENERAL............................................................................................ .............................14 EXISTING IMPACT FEES .................................................................... .............................14 EXISTING RESOURCES AND LEVEL OF SERVICE .......................... .............................15 INCREMENTAL COSTS PER OFFICER .............................................. .............................16 IMPACT FEE CALCULATION .............................................................. .............................17 CreditConsiderations .................................................................................. .............................18 Cost Allocation and Fee Amounts .............................................................. .............................18 IMPACT C COMPARISON ............................................................... .............................19 SECTION 4: PARKS AND RECREATION .................. .............................21 GENERAL............................................................................................ .............................21 EXISTING IMPACT FEES .................................................................... .............................21 EXISTING RESOURCES AND LEVEL OF SERVICE .......................... .............................21 IMPACT F -E CALCULATION .............................................................. .............................24 CreditConsideration .................................................................................... .............................24 Parks and Recreation Impact Fee Level ..................................................... .............................25 IMPACT I ;E COMPARISON ............................................................... .............................25 Police and Parks & Recreation Impact Fee Study I i LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES Table ES 1: Existing and Calculated Residential Impact Fees ............... ............................... 4 Figure ES 1: Single Family Police Local Comparison ............................ ............................... 5 Figure ES 2: Single Family Parks & Recreation Local Comparison ...... ............................... 5 Table ES 2: Existing and Calculated Non - Residential Impact Fees ...... ............................... 6 Figure ES 3: 1,000 FTT2 Non - Residential Police Local Comparison ........ ............................... 6 Table 1: Future Development by Land Use .............................................. .............................11 Table 2: Existing versus Future Development ......................................... .............................12 Table 3: Residential FTZ Calculation ......................................................... .............................13 Table 4: Land Use Cost Allocation Basis ................................................. .............................13 Table 5: Existing Police Services Impact Fees ........................................ .............................14 Table 6: Existing Police Level of Service ................................................. .............................15 Table 7: Future Officers Needed at the Projected Buildout .................... .............................16 Table 8: Equipment Cost per Additional Officer ...................................... .............................16 Table 9: Vehicle Cost per Additional Officer ............................................ .............................17 Table 10: Police Headquarters Allocations .............................................. .............................17 Table 11: Total Costs for Police Impact Fee Recovery ............................ .............................18 Table 12: Police Cost Allocation Amount ................................................. .............................18 Table 13: Residential Police Impact Fee ................................................... .............................18 Table 14: Non - residential Police Impact Fee ............................................ .............................19 Figure 1: Single Family Police Impact Fee Comparison ......................... .............................19 Figure 2: Multi- family Police Impact Fee Comparison ............................. .............................20 Table 15: Replacement Value of Existing Park Assets ............................ .............................21 Table 16: City Owned Park Inventory ....................................................... .............................22 Table 17: Open Space LOS Requirements for Existing Population ........ .............................22 Table 18: Open Space LOS Requirements for Future Population .......... .............................23 Table 19: Park Land Valuation per Acre ................................................... .............................23 Table 20: Embedded Land Costs .............................................................. .............................23 Table 21: Five -year Parks CIP ................................................................... .............................24 Table 22: Parks CIP Cost Allocation ......................................................... .............................24 Table 23: Parks and Recreation Impact Fee Calculation ......................... .............................25 Figure 3: Single Family Parks & Recreation Impact Fee Comparison .... .............................26 Figure 4: Multi- family Parks and Recreation Impact Fee Comparison ... .............................26 Police and Parks & Recreation Impact Fee Study I ii This page intentionally left blank to facilitate two -sided printing. Police and Parks & Recreation Impact Fee Study I iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The City of Winter Springs (the "City ") currently charges police and parks & recreation impact fees pursuant to City Code section 9 -351. These impact fees were established with the purpose of defraying costs of necessary improvements and expansions to these services to meet the demands of future development. These impact fees were last updated in 2008. The City has engaged Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. ( Raftelis) to develop updated police and parks & recreation impact fees based on current and localized data and to ensure that the appropriate level of revenue will be generated from future development for expansion related projects. The calculated impact fees set forth in this study are consistent with Florida case law, Florida Statutes, and generally acceptable impact fee methodologies. The report herein outlines the methodologies, assumptions, and considerations in the development of each impact fee calculations. The most significant adjustment to the methodology, as described in further detail in Section 2 of this report, is the treatment of Assisted Living Facilities as residential development instead of non - residential development. The calculated impact fees below represent assessment of impact fees to Assisted Living Facilities based on the number of rooms /dwelling units within each development. The following summarizes the existing residential municipal impact fees compared to the fully calculated impact fees based on the analysis in this report: Table ES 1: Existing and Calculated Residential Impact Fees Description Existing Calculated Difference Police [1] $355.59 $275.00 ($80.59) Parks & Recreation [2] 1,200.00 1,665.00 465.00 Total $1,555.59 $1,940.00 $384.41 [1] The existing police impact fee is net of a $148.05 credit established in FY 2013. There is no credit applicable to the calculated impact fees. The calculated police impact fees are based on Assisted Living Facilities classified as residential development, where currently the police impact fees for these facilities are non - residential. [2] The calculated parks and recreation impact fees are proposed to apply to Assisted Living Facilities. Existing parks and recreation impact fees do not currently apply to these facilities. As can be seen on the table above, the impact fees for the police department have been calculated slightly lower than existing levels, whereas the parks & recreation fee levels are increasing. The methodology used in this report is based on recovering the appropriate costs allocated to growth. For police, the incremental capital costs are associated with increased facilities and resources to accommodate growth and maintain the existing levels of service. To provide a consistent level of service for all residential development, the identified park capital facilities are apportioned between existing and future development proportionally as discussed in Section 2. For reference, a comparison of the existing and calculated fee levels for each service have been compared to other local communities and are provided on Figures ES 1 and ES 2 on the following page. Executive Summary 1 4 Figure ES 1: Single Family Police Local Comparison Single Family Police Impact Fees $484.05 $355.59 $374.90 $275.00 $185.54 $165.00 $237.25 W.S. Existing W.S. Altamonte Casselberry Lake Mary Oviedo Sanford Seminole Calculated Springs County As shown above, the City's existing and calculated police impact fees are in line with other local communities in Seminole County. Figure ES 2: Single Family Parks & Recreation Local Comparison Single Family Parks & Recreation Impact Fees $1,665.00 $1,200.00 $438.28 $302.09 $335.00 W.S. Existing W.S. Altamonte Casselberry Lake Mary Calculated Springs Executive Summary 1 5 $1,312.13 $1,052.34 Oviedo Sanford $0.00 Seminole County The non - residential impact fees are designed to be assessed per FT2 of new development. The existing police impact fees are $0.492 per FT2, with a credit identified at $148.05 for each development regardless of its size. Based on historical practice for municipalities in Florida, the non- residential developments are not assessed impact fees for parks & recreational services. The existing and calculated non - residential police impact fee levels are provided below: Table ES 2: Existing and Calculated Non - Residential Impact Fees Description Existing Police [1] $0.492 Calculated Difference $0.156 ($0.336) [1] The existing police impact fee is applied to new development per FT2 and then credited a total of $148.05 regardless of the size of the development. No credits apply to the calculated impact fees. The rate per FT2 has been decreased to $0.156 based on the cost allocations identified in the body of this report. However, due to the credit applied to existing development, reviewing the rate per FT2 alone does not accurately represent the adjustment to the impact fee level. The figure below provides an illustration of the impact for an example 1,000 FT2 non - residential development. Figure ES 3: 1,000 FT2 Non - Residential Police Local Comparison Non - Residential 1,000 FT2 Police Impact Fees $343.95 $309.69 $275.00 $258.68 $156.00 $163.98 $82.00 $0.00 W.S. Existing W.S. Altamonte Casselberry Lake Mary Oviedo Sanford Seminole Calculated Springs County Executive Summary 1 6 OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 1. The establishment of impact fees must satisfy the rational nexus requirements as established by case law. The impact fees must be reasonably related to the cost of providing capital facilities /equipment needed to accommodate needs attributable to new growth. The impact fees collected must be used by the City to address the capital costs related to serving new development. Based on the information made available by the City, the proposed impact fees are designed to meet these precedents and the requirements set forth in Florida Statutes Section 163.31801. 2. The fees developed within this report reflect full cost recovery and the City has discretion to phase -in or otherwise adopt less than the fully calculated fees. However, the adoption of fees less than the fully calculated rates should be applied to all land uses equally in order to maintain the calculations in correct proportion. Adopting less than the calculated rates would increase the reliance on general fund and other revenue sources to meet the demands of growth. 3. Pursuant to Florida Statute Section 163.31801, the City must provide notice no less than 90 days before the effective date of an ordinance or resolution imposing a new or increased impact fee. 4. In compliance with Florida Statutes the City should collect and maintain revenue from each type of municipal impact fee in designated sub - accounts, and use such fees on those facilities designated for each purpose. 5. The City should adopt the police and parks & recreation impact fees as calculated to ensure adequate funding sources are available to fund future service expansion projects needed to provide the identified level of service to new growth. Executive Summary 1 7 SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION The City of Winter Springs currently charges police and parks & recreation impact fees pursuant to City Code section 9 -351. These impact fees were established with the purpose of defraying costs of necessary improvements and expansions for these services to meet the demands of future development. These impact fees were last updated in 2008. IMPACT FEE BACKGROUND Impact fees are one -time charges established as a means to recover in whole or in part, the costs associated with infrastructure and capital equipment needed to accommodate the demands generated by new development. Historically, impact fees in Florida were a result of home rule powers with the requirements associated with the development, administration, accounting and expenditure governed by case law. However, in 2006, Section 163.31801 was added to the Florida Statues, which placed specific requirements and limitations on that home rule authority. Florida Statutes Section 163.31801 F.S., as amended in 2011, is currently as follows: 163.31801 Impact fees; short title; intent; definitions; ordinances levying impact fees. — (1) This section may be cited as the "Florida Impact Fee Act." (2) The Legislature finds that impact fees are an important source of revenue for a local government to use in funding the infrastructure necessitated by new growth. The Legislature further finds that impact fees are an outgrowth of the home rule power of a local government to provide certain services within its jurisdiction. Due to the growth of impact fee collections and local governments' reliance on impact fees, it is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that, when a county or municipality adopts an impact fee by ordinance or a special district adopts an impact fee by resolution, the governing authority complies with this section. (3) An impact fee adopted by ordinance of a county or municipality or by resolution of a special district must, at minimum: (a) Require that the calculation of the impact fee be based on the most recent and localized data. (b) Provide for accounting and reporting of impact fee collections and expenditures. If a local governmental entity imposes an impact fee to address its infrastructure needs, the entity shall account for the revenues and expenditures of such impact fee in a separate accounting fund. (c) Limit administrative charges for the collection of impact fees to actual costs. (d) Require that notice be provided no less than 90 days before the effective date of an ordinance or resolution imposing a new or increased impact fee. A county or municipality is not required to wait 90 days to decrease, suspend, or eliminate an impact fee. (4) Audits of financial statements of local governmental entities and district school boards which are performed by a certified public accountant pursuant to s.218.39 and submitted to Section 1: Introduction 1 8 the Auditor General must include an affidavit signed by the chief financial officer of the local governmental entity or district school board stating that the local governmental entity or district school board has complied with this section. (5) In any action challenging an impact fee, the government has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the imposition or amount of the fee meets the requirements of state legal precedent or this section. The court may not use a deferential standard. Although the statute provides specific impact fee criteria, certain precedents established by case law also constitute the legal requirements associated with impact fees. Case law precedent for impact fees in Florida was originally set in the landmark Florida Supreme Court decision, Contractors and Builders Association of Pinellas County vs. City of Dunedin, Florida. In the ruling, the court identified certain conditions as necessarily present in order to have a valid impact fee. In general, the court decision addressed the following: 1. The impact fee should be reasonably equitable to all parties; that is, the amount of the fee must bear a relationship to the amount of services or facility capacity related to accommodating the new development; 2. The expenditure of impact fees collected should occur within a reasonable time of collection, be on improvements that provide additional capacity for demands generated by new development, and not be used for repair /replacement of existing capital facilities or operations and maintenance costs; and 3. The impact fees collected should be retained in a separate account, and separate accounting must be made for those funds to ensure that they are used only for the lawful purposes described. Based on the criteria provided above, the impact fees herein will: 1) include local current costs of improvements associated with the capacities needed to serve new growth; 2) not include costs of improvements associated with the renewal and replacement (R &R) of existing capital assets or correction of deficiencies in level of service attributed to existing development; and 3) not include costs of operation and maintenance of the capital improvements. This section provides only a general background regarding impact fees. Certain circumstances and issues regarding the interpretation of specific statutes or case law should be addressed by qualified legal counsel. SCOPE OF SERVICES The City and Raftelis entered into a Professional Services Agreement on December 13, 2016 to perform consulting services for a Police and Recreation Impact Fee Study. The scope of services provides for a review of the existing and forecast growth by land use categories, a review of the City's identified capital improvements, allocations of projects to new growth, and the calculation of new impact fees based on currently available data. Section 1: Introduction 1 9 SUMMARY OF REPORT Section 2: Service Area Buildout Projections - This section provides a discussion of the buildout development anticipated within the City. Staff maintains a detailed Excel based spreadsheet indicating existing and potential future developments by land use, which have been relied upon for the purposes of this study. Section 3: Police Services - This section includes the development of the proposed impact fee for the capital requirements associated with providing police services, the methodology for the determination of the proposed fees, assumptions utilized in the design of the fees, and other factors associated with the fee determination. Section 4: Parks and Recreation - This section discusses the development of the proposed impact fee for the capital requirements associated with providing parks & recreation services, the methodology for the determination of the proposed fees, assumptions utilized in the design of the fees, and other factors associated with the fee determination. Section 1: Introduction 1 10 SECTION 2: SERVICE AREA BUILDOUT PROJECTIONS GENERAL This section provides a general discussion of the current service area, population and projected future development by land use. The City is located near the center of Seminole County and generally borders Lake Jesup to the North, SR 417 to the East and US 17 -92 to the West. The City does not have plans for major service area expansion through annexations or other potential service extensions at this time. The Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR) estimates that as of April 1, 2016 the City had a population of approximately 36,156. As will be discussed further in this section, the City is anticipating moderate growth of residential units but significant growth for non - residential development. SERVICE AREA PROJECTED DEVELOPMENT The City maintains detailed service area development projections in a schedule that has been populated with anticipated redevelopment and growth by land use for each parcel. The table below summarizes the expected growth by general land use category, which will serve as the basis for cost allocations, future demands on services, and impact fee levels. Table 1: Future Development by Land Use Assisted Living Facilities As shown on the table above, Assisted Living Facilities (ALF) have been included in the analysis based on the number of residential dwelling units anticipated. The ALFs have many of the same characteristics as residential properties including providing full time residences. Per the Florida Department of Elder Affairs, ALFs are residential facilities that provide supportive services to older and disabled persons that are unable to live independently but do not require 24 -hour nursing supervision. The ALF facilities also provide meals and personal care in addition to housing. Section 2: Service Area Buildout Projections 1 11 Dwelling Units Square Feet Description (DUs) (FT2) Single Family 675 N/A Multi- Family 413 N/A Assisted Living Facilities 231 N/A Office N/A 1,497,050 Commercial N/A 585,640 Industrial N/A 24,000 Total 1,319 2,106,690 Assisted Living Facilities As shown on the table above, Assisted Living Facilities (ALF) have been included in the analysis based on the number of residential dwelling units anticipated. The ALFs have many of the same characteristics as residential properties including providing full time residences. Per the Florida Department of Elder Affairs, ALFs are residential facilities that provide supportive services to older and disabled persons that are unable to live independently but do not require 24 -hour nursing supervision. The ALF facilities also provide meals and personal care in addition to housing. Section 2: Service Area Buildout Projections 1 11 The ALF facilities have historically been included in the commercial classification and charged police impact fees pursuant to the square footage for each development. Since these ALF facilities were classified as non - residential they were exempt from paying parks & recreation impact fees. Classifying these dwelling units as residential for impact fee purposes will allow the City to collect parks & recreation impact fees to assist with defraying the costs necessary to provide service to these residents. Since these facilities provide full time living arrangements it is appropriate to classify them as residential properties. While each unit is significantly smaller in size than the average single family home, the use of facilities is more intensive. The residents in ALF facilities do not travel for employment and do not have the means to leave the facility unassisted. Therefore, these facilities set up programs to keep the residents entertained, which includes trips to City parks and facilities. For this reason, ALF facilities are now included within parks and recreation service and impact fee calculations. Growth Forecast The City is forecasting approximately 1,319 new residential dwelling units. This represents an increase over the existing 15,331 dwelling units of around 9 %. Table 2 below presents the forecasted growth of residential dwelling units and non - residential square feet in the City based on the development projections maintained. Table 2: Existing versus Future Development Description Dwelling Units Square Feet Existing 15,331 1,622,384 Future 1,319 2,106,690 Growth % 9% 130% As demonstrated above, growth for each land use is projected by either residential dwelling units or square feet for non - residential buildings. To apportion the future costs equitably, the residential units are converted into the expected number of total square feet, based on estimates for average size of Single Family, Multi- family and ALF units. The estimates of the average size for Single Family and Multi- family units are consistent with those developed for the Fire Impact Fee Update Report, dated May 28, 2015. The ALF estimates are based on a review of two ALF complexes the City has site development plans for, as footnoted on the table on the following page. (Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank) Section 2: Service Area Buildout Projections 1 12 Table 3: Residential FT2 Calculation [1] The City provided information for two ALF developments. The first has total building square feet of 77,000 for 101 rooms, or 762 ft2 per room. The second has total building square feet of 130,564 for 144 rooms, or 907 ft2 per room. The combined average ft2 per room is 847. Once all growth has been converted to the common basis of square footage, this can be used to equitably apportion future cost needs between the customer classes. The table below illustrates the allocation for growth related costs to be recovered from residential and non - residential developments, which will be relied upon for the police impact fee calculation. As illustrated in the following section, once the cost has been allocated between the two primary categories, the impact fee is calculated based on the number of units for residential development and the square footage for non - residential development. Table 4: Land Use Cost Allocation Basis Description FT2 Percentage Residential 2,315,303 52.4% Non - residential 2,106,690 47.6% Total 4,421,993 100.0% (Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank) Section 2: Service Area Buildout Projections 1 13 Planned Average Projected Description DUs Unit Size Residential FT2 Single Family 675 2,100 1,417,500 Multi- family 413 1,700 702,100 ALF [1] 231 847 195,703 Total 1,319 2,315,303 [1] The City provided information for two ALF developments. The first has total building square feet of 77,000 for 101 rooms, or 762 ft2 per room. The second has total building square feet of 130,564 for 144 rooms, or 907 ft2 per room. The combined average ft2 per room is 847. Once all growth has been converted to the common basis of square footage, this can be used to equitably apportion future cost needs between the customer classes. The table below illustrates the allocation for growth related costs to be recovered from residential and non - residential developments, which will be relied upon for the police impact fee calculation. As illustrated in the following section, once the cost has been allocated between the two primary categories, the impact fee is calculated based on the number of units for residential development and the square footage for non - residential development. Table 4: Land Use Cost Allocation Basis Description FT2 Percentage Residential 2,315,303 52.4% Non - residential 2,106,690 47.6% Total 4,421,993 100.0% (Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank) Section 2: Service Area Buildout Projections 1 13 SECTION 3: POLICE SERVICES GENERAL The City maintains a Police Services Department (Police Department) to provide law enforcement services primarily within the City limits. The Police Department currently staffs 56 sworn officers and 13 civilian officer positions. There are also 3 reserve officers on staff, bringing the total current number of officers to 72. The Police Headquarters Building currently accommodates the entire police force; however, this building will not be sufficient to accommodate full staffing at the projected buildout. The support staff currently consists of 26 employees in positions such as dispatchers, crime scene technicians, records clerks, civilian code enforcement and an administrative assistant. These support personnel generally grow in proportion to the police force. The City's Police Department is also a member of an Inter -local Voluntary Cooperation Operational Assistance combined mutual aid agreement (Mutual Aid Agreement). The Mutual Aid Agreement is comprised of many of the other municipalities within Seminole County and a few other contiguous areas. This Mutual Aid Agreement spans from 2017 - 2021 and allows the parties involved to provide support without having jurisdictional boundaries and conflicts. EXISTING IMPACT FEES The City currently charges Police Services impact fees to new development within the City limits based on the following schedule: Table 5: Existing Police Services Impact Fees Description Units Fee Residential Dwelling Unit $355.59 Non - residential [1] FTz $0.492 Total [1] The impact fee is applied to new development per FTz and then credited a total of $148.05 regardless of the size of the development. As shown above, a new development will either qualify as a residential development or a non- residential development for police impact fees. While this general methodology will not change, the ALF facilities are being transitioned from a non - residential per square foot basis to a residential per unit basis for the updated impact fee calculations, as discussed in Section 2. Section 3: Police Services 1 14 EXISTING RESOURCES AND LEVEL OF SERVICE The City currently staffs 72 officers consisting of 56 sworn officers, 13 civilian officers and 3 reserve officers. While the Police Department manages the actual staffing level pursuant to needs based on call volumes, the current level of service can be measured in several different ways. The traditional method of measuring the level of service for a Police Department is the number of officers on staff per thousand residents. This ratio is simple to calculate and is easy to understand and compare amongst other communities. However, it has been recognized in the industry that there are certain shortcomings implied when using this ratio. The future expected development in the City is much more heavily weighted towards non - residential development than the existing mix of residential and non - residential development. The non- residential development does not directly drive an increase in population, so relying on the existing ratio of sworn officers per thousand residents would likely under forecast the need for future sworn officers. In turn, the existing level of service calculation has been based on the number of sworn officers per million square feet of development. This ratio provides a more representative potential demand for future police services and generates a fee level based on maintaining the current level of service provided. To calculate the existing level of residential square footage, the average dwelling unit factors for single family and multi - family units provided on Table 3 was utilized. The table below provides the calculation of the existing number of police officers per million square feet of development. Table 6: Existing Police Level of Service Description Amount Residential FTz [1] 30,379,500 Non - residential FTz 1,622,384 Total Existing FTz 32,001,884 Existing Sworn Officers 56 Officers per million FTz 1.75 [1] Residential FTz reflects multiplying existing single family and multi - family units by the average size per unit provided on Table 3. As calculated above, the existing level of officers compared to the existing FTz of development provides a ratio of 1.75 officers per million FTz. This ratio is being used as a proxy to forecast the need for additional officers in the future, based on the premise that call volumes per FTz for future development will be approximately the same as existing development. Table 7 on the following page presents the anticipated need for officers in the future based on the current level of service provided. Section 3: Police Services 1 15 Table 7: Future Officers Needed at the Projected Buildout Description Amount Total Future FTz [1] 4,421,993 Officers per million FTz 1.75 Additional Officers 7.74 Additional Officers Rounded 8.00 [1] Total future FTz obtained from Table 4. Based on the forecast of future development maintained by the City and the existing level of service of sworn officers per million FTz of development, the City is anticipated to need an additional 8 officers. By hiring these additional officers, the City will maintain a consistent level of service for existing and future development. With the addition of 8 sworn officers and the existing level of sworn officers of 56, the City is projected to have an estimated staff of 64 sworn officers once fully built out. INCREMENTAL COSTS PER OFFICER Costs related to growth in the police force typically include a combination of equipping new officers with vehicles, field equipment, protective gear and providing the necessary facilities such as police stations. Impact fees are created to recover a portion of capital costs required to serve new growth, causing certain equipment purchased for new officers to be excluded from the impact fee analysis. These operating cost items typically include uniforms, handcuffs and traffic vests. Items included in the impact fee analysis generally have a minimum of a three to five -year life and are not replaced frequently such as radios, firearms, and lighting packages for vehicles. The table below illustrates the cost of equipping each new officer with impact fee eligible items. While a total cost of approximately $7,800 was identified to equip each officer, it was determined that $1,250 was related to operating costs and the remaining $6,550 was impact fee eligible. Table 8: Equipment Cost per Additional Officer Description Amount Pistol $600 Radio 4,500 Ballistic Vest 750 Taser 700 Total $6,550 As shown on the table above, there are four key capital items identified for equipping each new officer added to the police force at a cost of $6,550. In addition to the equipment, each officer is provided a fully equipped police vehicle (car or SUV), which has the average costs identified on Table 9. Section 3: Police Services 1 16 Table 9: Vehicle Cost per Additional Officer Description Amount Vehicle [1] $31,663 Radio 6,000 Lighting and Emergency Equipment 5,000 Radar 1,500 Rifle 800 Camera System 4,000 Total $48,963 [1] Vehicle cost represents average cost of 15 police vehicles purchased over the past three years. As shown above, the cost per additional fully equipped vehicle is $48,963. Non - capital items such as striping and medical gear has been excluded from this amount. It is anticipated that each additional officer added to the police force will receive one fully equipped vehicle. In addition to the equipment and vehicle costs outlined, the City provides fully equipped and furnished facilities for each officer's use. The Police Department currently resides in the police headquarters building and has indicated that this facility will require an expansion to staff all necessary officers through buildout. The headquarters building was originally built in December 1997 and is fully paid off with no outstanding annual debt service requirements. Since the building has been paid off and the need for expansion has been identified, the existing headquarters building is not allocated to future police officers and is therefore not include in the impact fee calculation. Focusing on the additional needs related to growth, it has been identified that approximately 10,000 FT2 of space will be needed, at an average cost of $200.00 per FT2. The expansion of the headquarters building has been allocated proportionally to existing and future development based on the number of officers. The cost of expanding the police headquarters per officer is provided on Table 10 below: Table 10: Police Headquarters Allocations Description Amount Police Headquarters Expansion [1] $2,000,000 Officers (Build -Out) 64 Cost per Officer $31,250 [1] Based on 10,000 FT2 expansion with an average cost of $200.00 per FT2. IMPACT FEE CALCULATION To calculate the appropriate impact fee per dwelling unit of residential development and per thousand square feet of non - residential development, first the total costs to be recovered are identified and then distributed among the customer classes. The total cost per additional officer to be recovered from future development consists of equipment costs, vehicles and a portion of the police headquarters building, as identified above for eight future officers. This amount is identified below: Section 3: Police Services 1 17 Table 11: Total Costs for Police Impact Fee Recovery Description Amount Cost per Officer: Equipment $6,550 Vehicle 48,963 Police Headquarters 31,250 Total Per Officer $86,763 Officers Needed 8 Total Costs for Impact Fee Recovery $694,104 Credit Considerations Funding for the Police Department improvements and capital expenditures related to expansion can come from many different sources including police impact fees and any other ad valorem and non - ad valorem revenues. However, these alternate funding sources are not anticipated to substantially support the capital expansion needs of the Police Department and therefore are not considered in this study. The City currently maintains a police impact fee balance of $378,584. The City anticipates these funds will be utilized to address other police related infrastructure needs not reflected herein and therefore this existing balance is not applied toward the infrastructure costs enumerated above. Cost Allocation and Fee Amounts Using the square footage information provided on Table 4, the net costs for impact fee recovery are allocated between residential and non - residential development as follows: Table 12: Police Cost Allocation Amount Description FTz Percentage Amount Residential 2,315,303 52.4% $363,425 Non - residential 2,106,690 47.6% 330,679 Total 4,421,993 $ 694,104 Once the net costs have been allocated the next step is to calculate the impact fee per anticipated unit of development. For residential development the impact fee will be applied per dwelling unit and for non - residential development the impact fee will be applied per square foot, as illustrated on the tables below: Table 13: Residential Police Impact Fee Allocated Costs $363,425 Dwelling Units 1,319 Cost per Dwelling Unit $275.53 Rounded Cost per Dwelling Unit $275.00 Section 3: Police Services 1 18 We recommend the City implement a slightly rounded impact fee of $275.00 based on the analysis discussed above. The existing police impact fee per residential dwelling unit is $355.59. This represents approximately a 23% decrease to the fee level for residential development. Table 14: Non - residential Police Impact Fee Allocated Costs $330,679 Dwelling Units 2,106,690 Cost per Square Foot $0.156 As for the non - residential development, the calculated impact fee per FT2 is $0.156 as compared to existing rate of $0.492. IMPACT FEE COMPARISON $355.59 Figure 1: Single Family Police Impact Fee Comparison $275.00 Single Family Police Impact Fees $484.05 $185.54 $165.00 $237.25 $374.90 $0.00 W.S. Existing W.S. Altamonte Casselberry Lake Mary Oviedo Sanford Seminole Calculated Springs County Section 3: Police Services 1 19 Figure 2: Multi- family Police Impact Fee Comparison Multi- family Police Impact Fees $374.90 $355.59 $299.28 $275.00 $168.20 $165.00 $133.75 $0.00 W.S. Existing W.S. Altamonte Casselberry Lake Mary Oviedo Sanford Seminole Calculated Springs County Section 3: Police Services 1 20 SECTION 4: PARKS AND RECREATION GENERAL The City owns and maintains parks and recreation facilities for the benefit of residents and visitors. As the City grows, additional facilities and improvements to recreation amenities are necessary. This section provides an analysis for the City's updated parks and recreation impact fee level based on the costs to meet demands from growth. EXISTING IMPACT FEES New residential development in the City is required to pay parks and recreation impact fees of $1,200, as of 2008. This fee is collected equally from single family and multi - family per unit of development. As discussed in Section 2, the ALF units will be considered as residential units for the updated impact fee calculation. EXISTING RESOURCES AND LEVEL OF SERVICE The City maintains parks with a combined total of 350 acres. Currently, 125 acres are developed and available for use, 50 acres are undeveloped and 175 acres are designated as environmentally sensitive. Amenities provided throughout the park network include softball fields, tennis courts, basketball courts and soccer fields, a senior center and therapy pool, playground equipment, a splash playground and a fishing pier. Each of the amenities above will also be available to future residents. The City has made a significant investment into park related facilities and assets. The City's asset reports show facilities and equipment investments of over $11 million. After removing items not typically impact fee eligible such as mowers, sprinklers, and road resurfacing projects, there are $9.7 million of assets identified to be eligible for impact fees. Many of the assets were acquired more than ten years ago, and do not represent current and localized costs. Therefore, an inflation factor was applied to each asset, based on the CPI -U inflation index, to bring forward to a current replacement cost level. For example, using the CPI -U inflation index factors developed, an asset that cost $1.00 in 1995 would cost $1.57 to replace today. After applying the appropriate factor to each asset based on the year placed in service, the $9.7 million cost basis is increased to approximately $13.3 million reflecting replacement cost of these assets. The table below illustrates the two values: Table 15: Replacement Value of Existing Park Assets Description Original Cost Replacement Cost [1] Impact Fee Eligible Park Assets $9,714,400 $13,281,520 [1] Replacement cost calculated based on applying CPI -U inflation factor to the original cost of each asset. Section 4: Parks and Recreation 1 21 As previously mentioned, the City currently provides 350 total acres of park land. Of the total acres, approximately 165.6 acres are owned and maintained by the City for the use of all existing and future residents. The inventory of City owned parks is provided below along with the acreage of each: Table 16: City Owned Park Inventory Description Amount Central Winds Park 98.50 Bear Creek Nature Trail 8.70 Sunshine Park 10.20 Trotwood Park 28.00 Sam Smith Memorial Park 8.30 Moss Park 2.30 Fruitwood Park 0.30 Ranchlands Park 1.00 Torcaso Park 7.80 Winding Hollow Park 0.50 Total Park Acreage 165.60 The City's 2009 Recreation and Open Space Element of the Comprehensive Plan indicates that the City owned open space required level of service is 4.0 acres per 1,000 residents. As of April 2016 the Florida Estimates of Population publication from the Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR) estimates the population in the City to be 36,156. The table below illustrates the current level of service requirements to service the existing population compared to the amount of open space provided by the City: Table 17: Open Space LOS Requirements for Existing Population Description Amount Existing Population 36,156 LOS: Open Space Acres per 1,000 population 4.0 Required Open Space Acres 144.62 Total City Owned Acres 165.60 Remaining Acres 20.98 To forecast the amount of acreage required to serve the future development, the first step is to estimate the future population. The future population is forecast to grow by 3,111 to a total City population of 39,267. The 3,111 forecast was developed by utilizing the average persons per household statistic of 2.36 for the existing population, which was calculated by taking the existing population of 36,156 divided by the number of existing residential units of 15,331 (obtained from Table 2). The table on the following page illustrates the LOS requirements for future residents: Section 4: Parks and Recreation 1 22 Table 18: Open Space LOS Requirements for Future Population Descri Amount Forecast Population 3,111 LOS: Open Space Acres per 1,000 population 4.0 Required Open Space Acres 12.44 Of the 20.98 acres remaining, the future population will require only 12.44 to maintain the desired minimum LOS standards. To evaluate the cost associated with the 12.44 acres needed to serve future residents, a few data points were compiled and averaged to develop a reasonable cost per acre in City limits. The first data point came from four recent vacant property sales in the City since June 1, 2015, which yielded an average cost per acre of $38,156. The second data point was obtained from the Seminole County Property Appraiser's website, which values parcels related to Central Winds Park at $87,120 per acre. Each of the parcels reviewed were coded as vacant governmental. As illustrated on the table below, the average is $62,638: Table 19: Park Land Valuation per Acre Description Recent Sales Valuation Seminole County Property Appraiser Valuation [1] Average Valuation per acre [1] Valuation based on parcels that belong to Central Winds Park. Amount $38,156 $87,120 $62,638 By extrapolating the average cost per acre developed above, to the amount of acreage required to serve future residents the currentvalue of the embedded land cost can be developed. The table below illustrates this value: Table 20: Embedded Land Costs Descriptio Required Open Space Acres Average Valuation per Acre Total Embedded Land Costs [1] [1] Difference in calculation due to rounding. Amount 12.44 $62,638 $779,391 Additionally, the City maintains a five -year capital improvement plan (CIP) for the parks and recreation division. The five -year CIP, which spans from FY 2018 through FY 2022 identifies slightly more than $5 million of improvements. Of these improvements $360,000 is for replacement of playground equipment and $55,000 is for replacing scoreboards. Since impact fees are not eligible to fund replacement projects, these items have been excluded from the analysis. The five -year CIP is provided below: Section 4: Parks and Recreation 1 23 Table 21: Five -year Parks CIP Description 5 -year Total Trotwood Park Pavilion $150,000 Torcaso Park Fieldhouse 3,000,000 Torcaso Park Pavilion 100,000 Park Playgrounds 360,000 Parks Scoreboards 55,000 Central Winds Park Amphitheater 300,000 Outdoor Fitness Course 75,000 Magnolia Park Amphitheater 1,035,000 Total $5,075,000 Less: Replacement Projects (415,000) Impact Fee Eligible Amount $4,660,000 Notes: Multi- purpose gymnasium. Replacement of playground equipment. Replacement of scoreboard. Of the total $5,075,000 of projects identified above, $4,660,000 is eligible for impact fee funding from existing and future residents. IMPACT FEE CALCULATION In order to reflect a consistent level of service provided to both existing and future residents, the embedded assets identified on Table 15 and the CIP costs from Table 21 have been allocated based on the respective number of units. As identified on Table 2, there are currently 15,331 residential units in the City and growth is projected to provide an additional 1,319 units. The table below provides an illustration of the cost allocation between existing and future development: Description Existing Development Future Development Total [1] Derived from Table 2. [2] Obtained from Table 15. [3] Obtained from Table 21. Table 22: Parks CIP Cost Allocation Percent of Existing Park CIP Project Units [1] Assets [2] Costs [3] 92.1% $12,229,368 $4,290,838 7.9% 1,052,152 369,162 Total $16,520,206 1,421,314 100.0% $13,281,520 $4,660,000 $17,941,520 As shown above, 7.9% of the costs identified for the embedded assets and the CIP projects have been allocated to future residents based on the anticipated number of units to be developed. The allocation above provides for a constant level of service provided throughout the City and does not place an undue burden on future residents. The cost identified above are added to the land costs required on Table 20, resulting in the total amount to be recovered from impact fees of $2,220,705. Credit Consideration While the funding sources for the parks CIP program do not anticipate full funding from impact fees, it is primarily due to the inherent timing issue of project completion and impact fee revenues. Section 4: Parks and Recreation 1 24 Generally, communities implement projects prior to fully realizing the anticipated development, which creates a lag of impact fee revenues compared to capital expenditures. Therefore, it is recommended that the City keep detailed accounting records of future park capital projects by recording the date of the project, the purpose and the funding source used. If the project is eligible for impact fee funding, but impact fee balances are not sufficient to fully fund the growth portion identified, then as impact fees are collected in the future they can be used to reimburse the other funding sources. No credits from other revenue sources have been identified for the purposes of this calculation, as it is assumed that other funding sources generated by future users will be utilized to provide for the necessary ongoing operating and repair /replacement costs required. The existing impact fee balance of $1,054,417 held by the City should be utilized for funding of CIP projects identified that will expand /increase the level of parks & recreation services provided to existing residents. The impact fees were paid by these residents and can only be used for the purpose of expanding parks & recreation services, such as the fieldhouse and amphitheaters identified in the 5 -year CIP. Parks and Recreation Impact Fee Level Since the parks and recreation impact fees only apply to residential development, the total costs identified above of $2,220,705 will be collected from the 1,319 residential units anticipated. The table below provides the impact fee calculation: Table 23: Parks and Recreation Impact Fee Calculation Allocated Costs $2,220,705 Dwelling Units 1,319 Cost per Dwelling Unit $1,668.46 Rounded Cost per Dwelling Unit $1,665.00 IMPACT FEE COMPARISON The figures on the following page provide a comparison of the existing and calculated parks and recreation impact fees for the City with other local municipalities in Seminole County: Section 4: Parks and Recreation 1 25 Figure 3: Single Family Parks & Recreation Impact Fee Comparison Single Family Parks & Recreation Impact Fees $1,665.00 $1,200.00 W.S. Existing W.S. Calculated $438.28 $302.09 $335.00 son Altamonte Casselberry Lake Mary Springs $1,312.13 $1,052.34 $0.00 Oviedo Sanford Seminole County Figure 4: Multi- family Parks and Recreation Impact Fee Comparison Multi- family Parks and Recreation Impact Fees $1,665.00 $1,200.00 W.S. Existing W.S. 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B, Riverside Park Complex1600 Lockwood Blvd.,Cb,edo, $4 per card per person with .five card maximum, 407 -91 Lecture /Seminar UCF College of Sciences Distinguished Speaker Series: Michael Sigman, director of the National Center fa Forensic Science and professor inthe UCF Department of Chemistry, will present "Evaluatingthe Evidence: Arson Scen.te the Courtroom." Reservations required.6 p.m. Sept. 20, Time lla C..mry Club, 1500Wimer Springs Blvd., Winter Springs, $20 includes dinner.407- 823 -1997. Trouaedmerriages:The Retrouvaille program is for coupled who are struggling separated or divorced but would like to give their isarriages another chance. It presented by volunteers. The program includes the Sept. 22 -24 weekend session and seven in bwup sessions. Folbwupsaddions are free. Revenue is usdto ontinue and expand programs. Reservations required. Sept. 22 -24, San Pedro Cent er, 2400 Dike Road,Win[er Park,couples asked tomakean on.tyrn sdonationto over the cost of their moms and me alsfortheweekend seasion,352 -24 -4614. Other Tax program counsebrs: Volunteer Tax -Aide nselorsare neededfor the AARP Tax -Aide Pregame Counselors help prepare- ,.turns and assist withfling requirements far older taxpayers and others. Volunteer client facilitators are eeded togreetthe taxpayers antl assist them in organizingtheirtax documents. An aptitude for tax work, experience in filing personal returns and good anon and ompu[er skills are needed. Volunteers are trained by AARP in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service. An orientation will be held in December and training will begin Jan. 8 in the Orlando ea. Details: Jackie Sward at 407 - 647 -5233 or earp.org/taxaide. Outdoor Buttonwood Pored Reetoration:JOin Seminole Courny Wat...hd Management Division biologists and the Seminole [-duration Restoration, and Volunteer (SEW) Program in helpingtorestwe Buttonwood Pond by planting beneficial native plants. Wear closed -toe shoes and clothesthat can get muddy /wet. 9 am.-noon Sept. 16, 312 Ston abridge Drive, Longwood, free, 407 - 665 -2457. Lake Myrtle Restoration: Join Seminole County Watershed Management Division biologists and the Seminole Education, Restoration, and Volunteer (SEW) Program in helping to restore Lake Myrtle by planting beneficial native plants. Wear closed -toe shoes and clothes that can get muddy /wet. 9 a.m. -noon Oct. 7,1000 Two Lakes Road, Longwood, free, 407- 665 -2457. Garden Tour. Hosted by OF /IFAS Seminole County Master Gardeners. The self - guided tourwill take Pled e at nine private gardens throughout Seminole County, where Master Gardeners will be available to offer information duringthis vent. Advance registration s required. Proceeds from the wentwill be used tofund educational garden projecs, in Seminole County.9 am. -3 P.M. 01.7,$10, 407- 665 -5558. Recreation Bingo: Proceeds benefit the Oviedo Wiraer Springs Lions Club. 6:45 p.m. Thursdays, St. Alban's Cathedral, 3348 W. State Road 426, Oviedo $L3 fa 13 games, 407 -273 -9150. rrw: Beginners Icome.3 -5 p.m. the first and third Sunday of the month, Woman's CluboF Casselberry,2510verbrook Drive, Casselberry, $5, 401695 -0042. Square, lines and round danci aosented bythe Hoedownes Square Dance Cluhl:30 -2:30 p.m. Sundays, Casselberry Recreation Center, 200 N. Tiplet Lake Drive, Casselberry, $5 fa members, $6 for guests, 401 Senior Vintage Tennis: Round robin matches for men and men 55o m Frdays throu . Sanlan to Park,401W. Highland St., Altamonte Springs, $5,407-8624273. Senior Pickleball: 830 m. Mondays, Eastments Park, 830 Magnolia Orive, Ntamonte Springs, $2, 407 -5T -8813. Senior Survival seminar. Board Certified Elder Law Attorney Kathleen Flammia will discuss Medicaid and veteran benefits, asset protection and estate planning. Reservations hi quested.2 p.m. Sept.19, Oct. 9, One Senior Place, AS Douglas Ave., Altamonte Springs, free, 407 -478 -8700. Line d ... ingcless:l0 on Wednesdaysand Fridays, Sanford Senior Center, 401 E. Seminole Blvd., Sanford, $2 per class, 407- 688 -5129. Driver safety pmgram: The HARP Driver Safety Program'ssmart Drver Course helps participants refine driving skills and develop safe drwinghabits. Uponcampletionofthe course, Floridadnvers 50or OTR positions and Lease on Positions Available. Drive newer model equipment, or bring your own tractor. Family owned company, Employee Benefits and Competitive Pay. Apply today at: Peninsula 31545 C.R. 437 Sorrento, FL 352- 735 -4687 ext. 114 www. peninsulatrucking.net email: Carmen@peninsulatrucking. net oldermaybeeligblefor Registmtionreguired.9 :nSapt.1445,Cd1L vehicle in urancedidedonts. - Registration required.9 1213, Nov. 9 -10, HolyCross - on Sept. 1344, Now Lutheran Church, MON. Sun 1516, Casselberry Recreation Drive, Lake Mary $15 for Center, 200 N. Triplet Lake AARP members $20 for Drive, Casselberry$15 far nonmembers, AARP members,$20 for 401 n embers, 407- 262 -7/00. Driversafatyprogrem: Driversafatypmgram: Th.AARPDr'ver Safety The AARP Driver Safety Program's Smart Driver Program's Smart Driver Course helps participants Course helps participants refne driving skills and refine driving skills and develop safe driving habits. develop safe driving habits. Uponcompletion ofthe Upon completion ofthe rse, Florida drivers 50 or rse, Florida drivers 50 or older may be eligible for older may be eligible far vehiclemourancediderames. vehicle Insurance discounts. Registration required.9 Registration required. 8:45 ni 30 p.m. Sept.18, Dec. a.m.-33O p.m. Sept. 20, Oct. n, Sanford Senior Center, 401 18, Now 15, Oviedo Mall, 1700 E. Seminole Blvd., Sanford, Oviedo Mall Blvd., CiMedo$15 $15 for AARP members $20 for AARP members, $20 for formmnmembers, embers, 407 -688 -5129. 407- 699 -5978. Softball: FOr seniors ages Driversafetyprogram: Speed older. Players should The HARP Driver Safety arrive at 830 a. m. for batting Program's Smart Driver practice, 9:45 a.m. game Course helps participants time Satuedays, Red Bug refine driving skills and Lake Park, 3600 Red Bug develop safe driving habits. Lake Road, Casselberry,$3, Upon completion ofthe 407 -257 -5522. rse Florida drivers 50 or Lea Miller Senior older may be eligible far Softball: Open to ages 60 or vehicle Insurance discounts. older. 9: 30 a.m. Mondays and Registration required. 9:30 Wednesdays, Seminole m:4:30 p.m. Sept.14, One County Softball Complex, Senior Place, 715 Douglas 2200 North St., Altamonte Avenue, Altamonte Springs, Springs, $3,407- 600 -3564. $15 for AARP members, $20 Zumba Gaed:Theclass fornanmembers, proaidescardioandmuscle 407- 949 -6733. toning benefits while working Drivereafetyprogicam: out to Latin and international The AARP Driver Safety mui For ages 55 or older. Program's Smart Dr'ver 101511:15 a.m. Tuesdays, 1:30 Course helps participants m.12:30 p.m. Thursdays, refine driving skills and Lake Mary Senior Come,, 91 develop safe driving habits. Wallace Court, Lake Mary, Upon completion fthe $1- $2,407 - 5851466. rse Florida drivers 50 or West CO stSwmgdanee older may be eligible for kneogrre: NO Partner needed, vehent.mourancediscounts. idividualswelcome. FOr NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CRY COMMISSION PROPOSESTO CONSIDER: ORDINANCE 2017 -16 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE VIII, IMPACT FEES, BY AMENDING POLICE, FIRE, AND PARKS AND RECREATION IMPACT FEES; PROVIDING FORTHE REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 AT 5:15 P.M. OR SOON THEREAFTER INTHE COMMISSION CHAMBERS LOCATED AT WINTER SPRINGS CRY HALL 1126 EAST STATE ROAD 434 WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA The proposed ordinance may be obtained by interested parties between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, from the office of the City Clerk, located at 1126 E. SR 434, Winter Springs, Florida. For more information, call (407) 327 -1800 #227. Persons with disabilities needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the Employee Relations Department Coordinator, 48 hours in advance of the meeting at (407) 327 -1800, #236. This is a public hearing. Interested parties are advised that they may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed ordinance. If you decide to appeal any recommendation or decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, you will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purposes, you may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made upon which the appeal is based. SE Sunday, Septarnboad1D, 2W Orlando Sentinel I J3 ages 55 or older. 1-3 p.m. Seminole Courtly Retirad Fridays, Lake Mary Senior Educators Association: Center, 91 Wallace Court, 12:30 -230 p.m. Sept. 12, Lake Mary, $2-$3, Patio Grlll,2900S.Orlando 407- 585 -1466. Drive, Sanford, buyyour own Cerds/Brldga/Mahlong: 1-l-, 407-920-8329. Contract Bridgeiscnly AARPAItamgme played on Mondays. Various Springs Chopter357g: card games and mahjongare There will be a program byes on Mondays and Fridays. For representative from the ages 55 or older. lL p.m. Crime Prevention Task Farce. Mondays and Fridays, Lake 1 p.m. Sept. 13, Eastmonte Mary Senior Center. 91 Park Civic Center, 830 Wallace Court, Lake Mary, $1, Magnolia Drive, Altam.m. 401585 1466. Springs, free, 407 -n4 -4755. Strengthtrainingarrd Newcomers AC.alral toning: B.dyweighttraining.. Florida: Luncheonand .retraining, leg dance performance by strengthening and upper Argentine Tango dancers body work for ages 55 or Richard and Malin. Lucia. older. All fitness levels Reservation dead line is Sept. welcome.130 am. 14.130 a.m. Sept. 21, Hilton Tuasdays,10:15am. Orlando/Altam.m. Springs, Thursdays. Lake Mary Senior 35ONdrthlake Blvd., Cente, 91 Wallace Court, Altamonte Springs, $25, Lake Mary, $2 -$3, 407- 366 -7751. 407 - 585 -1466. Sanford Seminole Art Bingo: Fer ages 55 or older. Association: Ti SSAA is Ten games will he played having an.xhibit of furingthetwohaurwini members artworkthis 21p.m.Thesdaysand month at the Casselberry Art Wednesdays, Lake Mary House, 127 Quail Pend Circle. Senior Cente, 91 Wallace Ttled "Everything Latin,' the Court, Lake Mary, $1 Per card showfeame-varietyof witheightcardmaximon, pairaingsand oth- artwork. 407 -585 -1466. The.xhibit isondisplay Social/Hobby through Sept 28, with a reception firom6 -8p.m. Clubs Sept22. Admissionisfres and open Loth. public. Light Cuplet Fern Chapter, re0eshm.ma,villb.served, Florida Native Plant and people's choice art Sucleted Taryn Steel, awards will be announced. UFAFAS Seminole County 407- 951 -5607. Agent, will present the Crochetelub:Crochni program "Awesome Moths:' of all skill levels, even those See some ofthe more wanting to learn, can drop in spectacular moths found in with th.ircureent project, Floridaand howwe can share ideasand build. provide for them. 7 p.m. Sept. rachetcammunity. 1, Sanford Garden Club, 200 5:30 -7:45 p.m. Tuesdays Fairmont Drive, Sanford, free, 407- 302 -7616. Please turn to Page J4 NOTICE PUBLIC MEETING OFTHE SEMINOLE COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT (CSBG) ADVISORY BOARD DATE: September 21, 2017 TIME: 6:15 P.M. LOCATION: SEMINOLE COUNTY COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE REFLECTIONS PLAZA 534 W LAKE MARY BLVD. SANFORD, FL 32773 Seminole County administers the Community Service Block Grant Program funds from the Department of Health and Human Services under 42 USC 9901 -9921 and Florida Administrative Code Chapter 9B -22 through the CSBG Advisory Board. The Purpose of the Program is to provide assistance for the reduction of poverty, the revitalization of low - income communities, and the empowerment of low- income families and individuals in rural and urban areas to become self- sufficient. Regularly, the Seminole County CSBG Advisory Board meets the third Thursday of every other month at 6:15pm, and are open to the public. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE PROCEEDINGS SHOULD CONTACT THE HUMAN RESOURCES, ADA COORDINATOR 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING AT 407- 665 -7940. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS NOTICE, PLEASE CONTACT THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE, AT 407- 665 -7224. PERSONS ARE ADVISED THAT, IF THEY DECIDE TO APPEAL DECISIONS MADE AT THESE MEETINGS / HEARINGS, THEY WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND FOR SUCH PURPOSE, THEY MAY NEED TO INSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED, PER SECTION 286.0105, FLORIDA STATUTES. F DCr f PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING FOR WEKIVA PARKWAY (STATE ROAD 429) SECTION 6 DESIGN -BUILD PROJECT � FINANCIAL PROJECT ID: 238275- 7 -52 -01 The Florida Department of Tremportation (FDOT) is holding a pro-construction public information meeting n larding the Wekive Parkway Section 6 Doeign-BUiltl Project in Lake and Seminole Counties. The public meeting is being held to review the construction plans and schedule. Work is scheduled to begin in October The design -build team has proposed immediate and other project changes since the last public meeting was held. This project will build neatly 6 miles of limi rid access toll road largely along the existing State Road (S.R.) 46 condor from State Road (SA.) 429 to just west of Longwood- Markham Road. There will also be a inn- tolled, asevi ice road for local travel, a new bride over the Wekiva River, as well as several wildlife lines es to allow animals to pass safely between the Seminole State Forest and Rock Springs Run State Reserve. A multi -use trail w ll behaluded along this section. Work will include bridges, connector road between remaining sections of County Road (C.R.) 46A and S.R. 46, roadway widening, drainage, lighting, utilities and other madway featums. The pre -con sanction meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 2& 2017, from 5:30 p.m. to 730 p.m. at Camp Challenge, located at 31600 Camp Challerele Road, Snowed, Florida 32776. The meeting is an informal open Muse where plans will be available for review and project staff will be available to address questions. Persons who require acmmmodtbns under the Ameriars with Disabilities Act or persons who require translation services, free of charge, should contact: May Brooks, Public Information Officer, by writing to her at 2431 Aloma Avenue, Suite 231, Winter Park, FL 32792, by calling 407£94 -5505 or via e-mail at info@mkivaparkway.com at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting. If you am headng or speech impaired, please contact us by using the Florida Relay Service, 1 -800- 955 -8771 (TDD) or 1 -800- 955 -8770 Noire). Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national odgin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status. Persons wishing to express their conrerne relative to FDOT compliance with Title 'A may d an by contacting Jennifer Smith, FDOT District FW Title 'A Coordinator by phone at 388- 943 -5387, or via email at Jenniter.Smith20dotstateMps. For additional project information, please contact Kevin Mass, FDOT Section 6 project manager, at 386- 943 -5255 or via email at Kevin.MossaiDdt.stateAus or Mary Books, Public Information Officer, by delling 407£94 -5505 or via e-mail at info@mkivaparkway.com. Also visit the project websi a wwx.wekwaparkway.com and follow the project on Facebook and Twiner for real -time updates.