HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-24 Supporting BrowardCty Planning to Adjust School Impact FeesRESOLUTION NO. 93-24
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
PARKLAND, FLORIDA SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE BROWARD
COUNTY PLANNING COUNCIL TO PROPERLY ADJUST SCHOOL
IMPACT FEES TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FUNDS FOR NEEDED
PUBLIC EDUCATION FACILITIES AND RECOMMENDING THE
APPLICATION OF CONCURRENCY TO PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL
FACILITIES.
WHEREAS, the City of Parkland is one of the fastest growing
cities in Broward County; and
WHEREAS, the demographic nature of Parkland is such that the
majority of Parkland's growth is occurring among families with
school age children; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission believes that the future of
Broward County rests with its children and the success of those
children and, thus, the future of Broward County depends, in
large part upon the quality of the educational system in Broward
County; and
WHEREAS, Broward County is presently faced with a situation
where the expansion of school facilities has not kept pace with
the growth of the school population; and
WHEREAS, the failure to address the situation will affect
not only the children of Broward County but the economic future
of Broward County; and
WHEREAS, the Broward County School Board has conducted a
review of the school impact fee structure and recommended a
significant adjustment in the same; and
WHEREAS, the Broward County Planning Council and Broward
County Commission are investigating whether it would be
appropriate to adjust impact fees and to apply the doctrine of
concurrency to public education; and
WHEREAS, the City of Parkland supports the efforts of the
School Board to adjust the impact fee system, to devise other
methods of providing sufficient funding for the public school
system, and to apply concurrency to public education;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF PARKLAND AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Parkland does hereby strongly
support an upward adjustment in the impact fee structure for
public schools in Broward County. The City recommends that the
Broward County Planning Council and County Commission promptly
implement such adjustment.
RESOLUTION NO. 93-24
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SECTION 2. The City of Parkland further endorses the
efforts of the Broward County School Board to develop new and
innovative methods for providing the necessary financing to
expand school facilities to meet the growing needs of the
County's school population.
SECTION 3. The City of Parkland strongly supports the
Broward County initiative study and the Broward County School
Board study for the need of concurrency.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 4 DAY OF August ,1993.
SAL PAGLIARA, YOR
SUSAN ARMSTRONG, C.M.
CITY CLERK