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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-84-30DRAFT 8/1/84 (Subject to revision) RESOLUTION NO. R-£4-3© RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN PREPARING AND ADOPTING A COUNTY-WIDE FAIR SHARE TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE. WHEREAS, the tremendous rate of growth along the Treasure Coast in South Florida mandates that local governments devise ways to assure that the cost of new growth is distributed fairly amongst the new Florida residents and those individuals who have been Florida residents for many years; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County has hired a consulting team to study the Indian River County thoroughfare plan, make recommendations as to the County's future transportation needs, establish the cost of necessary improvements to the transportation system required by future growth, estimate the revenue that will be available to the County for transportation purposes and to determine a fair means of distributing the shortfall amongst the present and future residents of Indian River County, and WHEREAS, the funds collected from any impact fee imposed should be used on transportation projects that bear a rational nexus between the impact of the project upon which the fee is assessed and the improvements that are to be made with the funds collected. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF SEBASTIAN , FLORIDA, THAT; 1. The City of SEBASTIAN supports and urges the County to undertake the study and prepare for consideration a fair-share transportation impact fee, and 2. The City of SEBASTIAN now indicates its intent to participate with the County in the County-wide imposition of a fair and reasonable fair-share, transportation impact fee. The City will cooperate in the development and implementation of such an impact fee and will work with the County to develop a fee that can be imposed uniformly throughout the county including areas within city limits. The foregoing resolution was offered by Councilman Kenneth Roth, who moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by Councilman Richard Szeluga and, upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: AYES: VICE MAYOR DOROTHY McKINLEY COUNCILWOMAN LINDA KEENAN COUNCILMAN RICHARD SZELUGA MAYOR JIM GALLAGHER COUNCILMAN KENNETH ROTH NAYS: NONE The MAYOR thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and adopted this 12th day of September 1984 City of Sebastian, Florida Deborah Krages, ' Cler~ ( AC knowl edgme n t )