School Concurrency Update

1. School Concurrency Update Palm Beach County

2. SCHOOL CONCURRENCY COMMITTEE Members: Tom Lanahan – IPARC Chair Anna Yeskey – IPARC Executive Director Daniel P. Clark – PBCCMA Member Lorenzo Aghemo – Planning Director, Palm Beach County Kevin Andrews – Planner II, Palm Beach County Lenny Berger – ChiefAsst. County Attorney, Palm Beach County Paul Dorling – P&Z Director, City of Delray Beach Bradford O’Brien – P&Z Administrator, Village of Royal Palm Beach Richard Radcliff – Ex. Director, League of Cities Kristin K. Garrison – Director, School District of Palm Beach County Blair Littlejohn – Sr. Counsel, School District of Palm Beach County Angela D. Usher – Manager, School District of Palm Beach County Joyce C. Cai – Sr. Planner, School District of Palm Beach County

3. SCHOOL CONCURRENCY REGULATIONS HISTORY

4. TOTAL NUMBER OF SCHOOL CONCURRENCY APPLICATIONS ANDTOTAL NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS WITH CONCURRENCY APPROVALS Source: School Concurrency Intake Records from June 2002 to August 2012 * Number of Units from school concurrency approvals were updated based on development order status.

5. TOTAL NUMBER OF SCHOOL CONCURRENCY APPLICATIONS2002 - 2010 The total number of school concurrency applications from 2002 to 2010 is 837.

6. APPLICATION FEES FROM SCHOOL CONCURRENCY Average School Concurrency Fees: $14K/Year

7. COMPLETED CAPITAL PROJECTS2000 - 2011 • The Total Number of New and Modernized Schools = 91 • The Enrollment does not Include Pre-K students or students in charter, alternative, ESE schools/centers • Enrollment declined in three school years during the period • 2000 enrollment is October data; 2011 is September data.

8. 2000 – 2011TOTAL CAPITAL PROJECT COSTS (in dollars) Source: The School District of Palm Beach County Financial Records

9. SCHOOL UTILIZATION IN 2001 AND 2011 Total Number of Schools School Utilization Note: The chart does not include 7 full choice schools

10. MITIGATION/DENIALS • Under School Concurrency, no developer has been required to provide mitigation in Palm Beach County • No application denials have occurred

11. UPDATES DUE TO STATUTE CHANGES • Change “Municipalities” to “Participating Municipalities” (now optional; 80% Rule) • Delete references to FAC Rule 9J5 (repealed) • Delete annual Comp Plan Amendment requirement—no longer required for: • CIP (by ordinance), or • CSA map (in support documents) • New Proportionate Share Mitigation provisions • Delete Charter School as a mitigation strategy (no longer State requirement) • Delete Suspension requirements • LOS Still 110%, but “Re-locatable” must now be counted per • Statute

12. UPDATES DUE TO CHANGED CONDITIONS/PROCEDURES • Delete tiered LOS provisions (no longer needed to phase in Concurrency) • Update School Capacity Study provisions • Notify affected local government • Evaluate whether modular classrooms would be necessary • Add Age Restricted Community language • Update Development Review Table to reflect actual procedures • Update population projection section (improved procedures & IPARC involvement)

13. SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES • Exclude “100% Choice” Schools without boundaries from School Concurrency • We can control enrollment by lottery • School enrollment is not affected by growth • Coordinated School Planning procedures • Use of electronic data sharing • Site plan process • Landscape Compromise Language • Update Annual Management and Monitoring Reports • Streamline, remove redundant functions • Combine with the October FTE Report • Re-visit TAG membership (AGC perceived conflict of interest)

14. QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION • Website: www.PBConcurrency.info