Resolution 176-2008
April 29, 2008
RESOLUTION NO. 176 -2008
A RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY
TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM THE EMPLOYEE FAIR
SHARE HOUSING FUND NO. 136 TO THE BUILDING
DEPARTMENT FUND NO. 180 AND AUTHORIZING
FURTHER TRANSFERS BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WHEREAS, Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (Board)
established an employee housing fair share impact fee on new non-residential
floor area to be used as established in Monroe County Code See 9.5-124.9(d) to
be spent according to procedures recommended by the Planning Commission
and approved by the Board; and
WHEREAS, these funds have been deposited in the affordable and employee
housing fair share impact fee trust fund (Trust Fund) established by MCC Sec.
9.5-496; and
WHEREAS, the Trust Fund is to be used to offset the cost of required permitting
and connection fees related to the development of new employee housing, in
accordance with a schedule and procedures recommended by the Planning
Commission and approved by the Board of County Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, there is an unencumbered balance of $116,593.00 in the Trust
Fund; and
WHEREAS, building permit fees have not been collected and will not be
collected for several affordable housing projects occupied by the County's
workforce, either because of an exemption from the Board pursuant to Sec. 6-
27(d)(2) for projects that are receiving financial assistance from Monroe County
or because of a waiver under Sec. 6-27(e) for non-profit organizations and
lessees of county owned property; and
WHEREAS, the policy to waive building and permit application fees was
formalized in Resolution 156-2007; and
WHEREAS, the sum of $302,678.66 has been waived within the last two (2)
years flJr building and permit application fees for employee housing for Park
Village, Islander Village and Flagler Village alone, which developments are new
and intended for use as employee and workforce housing; and
WHEREAS, it was the intent of the Board in passing Ordinance 9.5-124.9, and is
still the intent of the Board, to use the Trust Fund to assist in reimbursing the
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costs ()f the Building Department by offsetting the cost of required permitting
which funds the processing of applications and performing inspections for
affordable and employee housing; and
WHEREAS, transferring these impact fees from the Trust Fund into the Growth
Management Fund No. 180 places the fees into the fund that receives all
buildin!~ permit fees as directed by Florida Statute; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed this Resolution at its meeting of
May 6, 2008;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:
1. There shall be a transfer of funds from the Employee Fair Share Housing
Trust Fund No. 136 to the Building Department Fund No. 180 in the
i~mount of $116,593.00.
2. As funds are received by the Trust Fund, they shall be transferred
annually by Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners into the
Building Department Fund 180, as long as the total amount of fees not
collected for all years because of waivers or exemptions for new housing
projects used for employee affordable housing by the Monroe County
workforce exceeds the amount reimbursed from the Trust Fund.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida at a regular meeting held on the 18th day of June, 2008.
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Mayor Mario DiGennaro Yes
Mayor Pro Tem Charles "Sonny" McCoy Yes
Commissioner Sylvia Murphy Yes
Commissioner George Neugent Yes
Commissioner Dixie Spehar Yes
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY:
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Mayor Mario DIGennaro
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(SEAL)
ATTEST: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK
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Deputy Clerk
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