SUBJECT
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Approve Interlocal Agreements with each of 15 municipalities for the collection of Polk County Impact Fees. (No fiscal impact)
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DESCRIPTION
Pursuant to the Polk County Impact Fee Ordinance (Ord. No. 24-062), if capital facilities impact fee construction is located within a municipality which collects impact fees, the impact fees shall be paid directly to the municipality in accordance with the terms of the interlocal agreement between the municipality and the County pertaining to the payment and collection of impact fees.
Each of the municipalities identified below have previously entered into an interlocal agreement with Polk County authorizing the municipality to collect County impact fees for capital facilities impact construction:
Auburndale Bartow Davenport
Eagle Lake Fort Meade Frostproof
Haines City Lake Alfred Lake Wales
Lakeland Mulberry Polk City
Winter Haven Dundee Lake Hamilton
Recent legislative changes to Florida Statute 163.3180, related to concurrency, require that if a county and municipality charge new development or redevelopment a fee for transportation capacity impacts, the county and municipality must execute an interlocal agreement by October 1, 2025, to coordinate the mitigation of their respective transportation capacity impacts.
Upon approval and execution, the attached interlocal agreements amend and replace the existing interlocal agreements with each of the 15 municipalities listed above and ensure the parties' respective compliance with statutory requirements.
RECOMMENDATION
Request Board approve Interlocal Agreements with each of the following municipalities: (1) Auburndale; (2) Bartow; (3) Davenport; (4) Eagle Lake; (5) Fort Meade; (6) Frostproof; (7) Haines City; (8) Lake Alfred; (9) Lake Wales; (10) Lakeland; (11) Mulberry; (12) Polk City; (13) Winter Haven; (14) Dundee; and (15) Lake Hamilton, for the collection of Polk County impact fees.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Sandra H...
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