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Discussion and possible action to transmit a favorable recommendation to the City Commission accepting the 3rd Amended and Restated Interlocal Agreement for Public School Facility Planning (TRILA) proposed Resolution. (Sharon)
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
The original interlocal agreement for public facility planning was approved by Broward County and its municipalities in 2003, establishing cooperative planning between the School Board and the municipalities as well as a voluntary school mitigation program to alleviate overcrowded public schools and create necessary classroom capacity. In 2007, the agreement was amended in order to adopt a public school concurrency program which established a countywide level of service standard for each concurrency service area (CSA) designated by the School Board for public elementary, middle and high schools at 110 percent of permanent Florida Inventory of School Houses (FISH). This level of service by definition did not include the use of portables to satisfy concurrency standards.
In 2010, the agreement was amended to modify the level of service standard from FISH to 100 percent gross FISH capacity for each CSA until the end of the 2018/2019 school year. The City adopted the amended agreement on April 21, 2010. The revised standard to 100 percent gross FISH allowed for the counting of portables towards satisfying concurrency standards; however, this standard is due to sunset at the end of the next school year and return to permanent FISH capacity.
The proposed Third amended and restated interlocal agreement defines the level of service standard as either 100 percent gross capacity (includes the counting of portables) or 110 percent of FISH, whichever is higher. This will enable those facilities that include portable units in satisfactory condition to continue to use them in order to satisfy public school concurrency. Other changes includes deleting repealed statut...
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