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Home My WebLink AboutGrowth Mgmt Summit Jan 2007JANUARY 19,2007 SPACE COAST GROWTH MANAGEMENT COALITION UPDATE ON SCHOOL CONCURRENCY /GROWTH MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION WHAT IS THE 2005 GROWTH MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION The most significant change in Florida's growth management laws since 1985. Simply put, it requires essential services such as roads, water and schools to be available "concurrently" with new development. WHAT IS SCHOOL CONCURRENCY School Concurrency is an opportunity for the School Board to have gpplanned growth pay its fair share of the cost of its impact if the impact exceeds the established Level of Service. The School Board must utilize existing capacity and provide the new capacity necessary to accommodate existing students and projected growth at the established Level of Service in order to take advantage of this opportunity. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF SCHOOL CONCURRENCY History March 2006: Brevard Public Schools hires Kimley Horn as its Growth Management consultant. June 2006 — November 2006: A series of meetings is held with representatives of all local governments to negotiate an Interlocal Agreement for School Concurrency. December 2006: A draft Interlocal Agreement (ILA) is submitted to the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and the local governments for review and comment. Proposed Schedule of Future Activities January 2007: Comments regarding the ILA are received from the DCA and local governments. Student growth projections are distributed to the local governments. a February 2007: The ILA is revised and distributed for signatures. March 2007: A Financially Feasible Capital Improvement Plan for School Concurrency is approved by the School Board. A draft of the Public Schools Facilities Element (PSFE) is submitted to DCA and the local governments for review and comment. • June 2007: The final PSFE is submitted to the DCA and distributed to all local governments for incorporation into their existing Comprehensive Plans. • March 2008: Deadline for the adoption of a PSFE by all local governments. Page 1 of 3 CrMCOUNTYSCHOOL BOARD SUMNUT JANUARY 19,2007 SPACE COAST GROWTH MANAGEMENT COALITION UPDATE ON SCHOOL CONCURRENCY /GROWTH MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION WHAT IS THE 2005 GROWTH MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION The most significant change in Florida's growth management laws since 1985. Simply put, it requires essential services such as roads, water and schools to be available "concurrently" with new development. WHAT IS SCHOOL CONCURRENCY School Concurrency is an opportunity for the School Board to have gpplanned growth pay its fair share of the cost of its impact if the impact exceeds the established Level of Service. The School Board must utilize existing capacity and provide the new capacity necessary to accommodate existing students and projected growth at the established Level of Service in order to take advantage of this opportunity. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF SCHOOL CONCURRENCY History March 2006: Brevard Public Schools hires Kimley Horn as its Growth Management consultant. June 2006 — November 2006: A series of meetings is held with representatives of all local governments to negotiate an Interlocal Agreement for School Concurrency. December 2006: A draft Interlocal Agreement (ILA) is submitted to the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and the local governments for review and comment. Proposed Schedule of Future Activities January 2007: Comments regarding the ILA are received from the DCA and local governments. Student growth projections are distributed to the local governments. a February 2007: The ILA is revised and distributed for signatures. March 2007: A Financially Feasible Capital Improvement Plan for School Concurrency is approved by the School Board. A draft of the Public Schools Facilities Element (PSFE) is submitted to DCA and the local governments for review and comment. • June 2007: The final PSFE is submitted to the DCA and distributed to all local governments for incorporation into their existing Comprehensive Plans. • March 2008: Deadline for the adoption of a PSFE by all local governments. Page 1 of 3 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT SCHOOL CONCURRENCY Will Us stop growth? No. It will require that the impact of unpI growth pay its fair share of the cost of the impact. Are vested developments affected by this? No. Vested developments are included in the planned growth based on agreed absorption rates. Does everyone have to do this? Melbourne Village and Grant / Valkaria can be exempted. What happens if I don't agree to participate? The School District will not receive Capital Outlay ftinding fiom the FDOE. A local government will not receive approval for land use changes that increase residential density. What is the Interlocal Agreement? The Interlocal Agreement for School Concurrency (ILA) spells out the responsibilities of all the parties associated with school concurrency. It must be signed by the School Board and all local governments and approved by the Department of Community Affairs (DCA). What is the projected student growth? Who determined it? The proposed student growth projection for School Concurrency is shown on Attachment 1. The methodology will be distributed to all local governments in January for review. It was calculated by a demographer on the Kimley Horn team, using actual student data from the 2002-03 thru 2005-06 school years, amended as necessary to incorporate comments from the local governments. What is a Concurrency Service Area (CSA)? What is the proposed CSA? A Concurrency Service Area is the defined area in which the impact of a residential development is measured. Brevard Public Schools has proposed that each school attendance boundary is a CSA. Should Concurrency Service Areas (CSA) be larger than school boundaries? No. The smaller the CSA, the more closely the impact of a new development is addressed at the impacted school(s). The requirement to use available capacity in adjacent CSA's makes even the school boundary CSA quite large. It is better to start with the school boundary CSA's, even if it means using a tiered Level of Service (LOS) for the first several years. See Attachment 2. What is a Level of Service for schools? How is it calculated? Level of Service (LOS) is defined as the number of students enrolled at a facility, divided by the permanent capacity for that facility. A school that has a permanent capacity of 1000 and 1050 students and will have a LOS of 105%. What is the proposed Level of Service? We have proposed 100% of permanent capacity as the maximum LOS at which we can deliver quality educational programs. The permanent capacity of all schools is contained in the Florida Inventory of School Houses (FISH) maintained by the Florida Department of Education (FDOE). Page 2 of 3 Can Brevard Public Schools achieve a 100% Level of Service? Yes. Although we can not achieve this LOS immediately if we choose to establish Concurrency Service Areas (CSA) that are smaller than District -wide, it is achievable within 5 years. What is a "tiered" Level of Service? We will start with the highest utilization for each school type (elementary, middle and high) and reduce the highest utilization for each type every year. We can achieve a 100% LOS for all school types within five years. See Attachment 3. Is the proposed Level of Service financially feasible? Yes, if the School Board is willing to fund the new capacity contained in the approved 7 -Year Facility Improvement Plan, there will be adequate new capacity to achieve a 100% LOS. Do school boundaries need to be changed? Yes. Capacity at under-utilized schools adjacent to over -crowded schools must be utilized. The DOE will not approve the student stations necessary to add capacity to over -crowded schools unless the capacity at all adjacent schools is fully utilized. If a school (CSA) and the adjacent schools (CSA's) are over the LOS, can a development proceed? Yes. The developer can pay the Proportionate Share Mitigation (PSM) to mitigate the impact of the students that exceed the LOS. Do Impact Fees eliminate the need for Proportionate Share Mitigation (PSM)? No. Although the School Impact Fees will be deducted from the PSM, the current School Impact Fee does not cover the cost to construct a new student station. How will school concurrency be implemented? 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