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Impact Fee Update 1 October 28, 2016 Executive Summary ImpactImpact FeeFee UpdateUpdate for Parks, Library,Library, Fire,Fire, EMS,EMS, LawLaw Enforcement,Enforcement, Justice andand General Government Facilities SarasotaSarasota County, FloridaFlorida duncan associates OctoOctoberber 2016 Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................. 1 Service Areas .................................................................................................................................... 1 Current Fees ..................................................................................................................................... 1 Updated Fees.................................................................................................................................... 2 Changes in Fees ............................................................................................................................... 3 Time Limit on Expenditures ......................................................................................................... 4 Comparative Fees ............................................................................................................................ 5 Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 8 Location and Growth ..................................................................................................................... 8 Impact Fee Revenues and Expenditures .................................................................................... 10 Legal Framework ........................................................................................................................... 12 Methodologies ................................................................................................................................ 15 Updates ........................................................................................................................................... 17 Parks ..................................................................................................................................................... 18 Library .................................................................................................................................................. 31 Fire ....................................................................................................................................................... 38 Emergency Medical Services ............................................................................................................ 45 Law Enforcement .............................................................................................................................. 52 Justice ................................................................................................................................................... 59 General Government ......................................................................................................................... 67 Appendix A: Existing Land Use ..................................................................................................... 74 Appendix B: Average Household Size ........................................................................................... 76 Appendix C: Functional Population .............................................................................................. 78 Appendix D: Park Improvement Inventory ................................................................................. 81 Appendix E: County Employment ................................................................................................ 87 Appendix F: General Government Vehicles ................................................................................ 89 Appendix G: Central Energy Plant ................................................................................................ 90 Duncan Associates Clancy Mullen, Principal, Project Manager 17409 Rush Pea Circle, Austin, TX 78738 512-479-0089; [email protected] List of Tables Table 1. Current Impact Fee Summary ........................................................................................... 1 Table 2. Updated Impact Fee Summary .......................................................................................... 2 Table 3. Change from Current Fees ................................................................................................. 3 Table 4. Percentage Change from Current Fees............................................................................. 4 Table 5. Comparative Fees per Single-Family Unit ....................................................................... 5 Table 6. Comparative Fees per Multi-Family Unit ........................................................................ 6 Table 7. Comparative Fees per 1,000 sq. ft. of Shopping Center ................................................ 6 Table 8. Comparative Fees per 1,000 sq. ft. of Office .................................................................. 6 Table 9. Comparative Fees per 1,000 sq. ft. of Industrial ............................................................. 7 Table 10. Comparative Fees per Single-Family Unit with Roads/Schools ................................ 7 Table 11. Population Growth by Jurisdiction, 2000-2010 ............................................................ 9 Table 12. Impact Fee Revenues and Expenditures, FY 2009-2014 .......................................... 11 Table 13. Summary of Refund Provisions .................................................................................... 12 Table 14. Park Impact Fee Revenue, 2009-2014 .......................................................................... 18 Table 15. Existing Park Service Units ............................................................................................ 20 Table 16. Existing Park Land .......................................................................................................... 21 Table 17. Recent Park Land Acquisition Costs ............................................................................ 24 Table 18. Park Land Value .............................................................................................................. 24 Table 19. Park Facilities Replacement Cost .................................................................................. 25 Table 20. Park Cost per Service Unit ............................................................................................. 25 Table 21. Park Debt Credit .............................................................................................................. 26 Table 22. Park Infrastructure Sales Tax Credit ............................................................................. 27 Table 23. Parkland Acquisition Funding Credit ........................................................................... 28 Table 24. Park Grant Funding Credit ............................................................................................ 29 Table 25. Park Net Cost per Service Unit ..................................................................................... 29 Table 26. Park Net Cost Schedule .................................................................................................. 30 Table 27. Park Fee Comparison ..................................................................................................... 30 Table 28. Library Impact Fee Revenue, FY 2009-2014 .............................................................. 32 Table 29. Existing Library Service Units ....................................................................................... 32 Table 30. Library Building Cost per Square Foot ........................................................................ 33 Table 31. Existing Library Facility Cost ........................................................................................ 33 Table 32. Library Collection Cost ................................................................................................... 33 Table 33. Library System Cost per Service Unit ........................................................................... 34 Table 34. Library Debt Credit ......................................................................................................... 34 Table 35. Library Infrastructure Sales Tax Credit ........................................................................ 35 Table 36. Library Grant Funding Credit ....................................................................................... 35 Table 37. Library Net Cost per Service Unit ................................................................................ 36 Table 38. Library Net Cost Schedule ............................................................................................. 36 Table 39. Library Fee Comparison ................................................................................................. 37 Table 40. Existing Fire Stations ...................................................................................................... 40 Table 41. Fire Station Construction Cost ...................................................................................... 41 Table 42. Fire Vehicle and Equipment Cost ................................................................................
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