08-1850 Public School Facility Planning and Concurrency Interlocal Agreement

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EXHIBIT A 2007 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITY PLANNING AND SCHOOL CONCURRENCY AS AMENDED JANUARY 2008 Seminole County, Florida THIS AGREEMENT is entered into with the Seminole County Board of County Commissioners (hereinafter referred to as the "County"), the Commission or Council of the Cities of Longwood, Altamonte Springs, Oviedo, Winter Springs, Lake Mary, Sanford, Casselberry (hereinafter referred to as the "Cities"), and the School Board of Seminole County (hereinafter referred to as the "School Board"), collectively referred to as the "Parties". WHEREAS, the County, Cities and the School Board recognize their mutual obligation and responsibility for the education, nurturing and general well-being of the children within their community; and WHEREAS, the County, Cities and the School Board are authorized to enter into this Agreement pursuant to Section 163.01, Section 163,3177(6)(h)2 and Section 1013.33, Florida Statutes (F.S.); and WHEREAS, the County, Cities, and School Board recognize the following benefits to the citizens and students of their communities by more closely coordinating their comprehensive land use and school facilities planning programs: (1) better coordination of the timing and location of new schools with land development, (2) greater efficiency for the school board and local governments by siting schools to take advantage of existing and planned roads, water, sewer, and parks, (3) improved student access and safety by coordinating the construction of new and expanded schools with the road and sidewalk construction programs of the local governments, (4) better designed urban form by locating and designing schools to serve as community focal points, (5) greater efficiency and convenience by co-Iocating schools with parks, ball fields, libraries, and other community facilities to take advantage of joint use opportunities, and (6) reduction of the factors that contribute to urban sprawl and support of existing neighborhoods by appropriately locating new schools and expanding and renovating existing schools; and WHEREAS, the County, Cities and School Board have determined that it is necessary and appropriate for the entities to cooperate with each other to provide adequate public school facilities in a timely manner and at appropriate locations, to eliminate any deficit of permanent student stations, and to provide capacity for projected new growth; and WHEREAS, Section 1013.33, F.S., requires that the location of public educational facilities must be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and implementing land development regulations of the appropriate local governing body; and WHEREAS, Sections 163,3177(6)(h)1 and 2, F.S., require each local government to adopt an intergovernmental coordination element as part of their comprehensive plan that states principles and guidelines to be used in the accomplishment of coordination of the adopted comprehensive plan with the plans of the school boards, and describes the processes for collaborative planning and decision making on population projections and public school siting; and Page 1 of 41