CPA2007-06002
Meeting
Date:10/15/2007
Session
Council
Chambers
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATION:
Approve amendments to the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan related to school
concurrency and establishing the new Public School Facilities Element and and pass
Ordinance 7870-07 on first reading.
SUMMARY:
In 2005, the State of Florida Legislature adopted Senate Bill 360 that mandated Pinellas
County along with the City of Clearwater and eleven other local governments to enter
into an Interlocal Agreement with the Pinellas County School Board to establish
concurrency for public school facilities, primarily to ensure that the school districts
would be able to handle additional students as a result of requests for increased
densities in developments.
The Interlocal Agreement was approved by the City Council on December 14, 2006"
signed and then later executed by Pinellas County on April 25, 2007 (following receipt of
signatures from all of the affected municipalities). Pinellas County submitted the
agreement to the State Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and DCA issued a
notice of intent to find it consistent with the minimum requirements of State Statutes on
June 12, 2007.
This Agreement highlighted the effective collaboration between the affected local
governments within Pinellas County and the School Board. The collaboration efforts
involved two groups: (1) the Pinellas County Schools Collaborative, made up of elected
officials from Pinellas County, twelve municipalities including Clearwater, and the School
Board, and (2) the School Planning Workgroup, consisting of staff from each affected
local government, the School District and the Pinellas Planning Council.
To form the basis for implementing school concurrency, the State bill also required the
development and adoption of a Public School Facilities Element (PSFE) to be added to
the comprehensive plans for these communities.
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The Planning Workgroup agreed to create a model PSFE that each local government
would adopt. Additionally, the group agreed to create a countywide tracking system for
development, as governed by the Element, to ensure that public school facilities would
not be adversely affected by additional development and redevelopment.
The Workgroup and the Pinellas Schools Collaborative met numerous times to develop
the Model Element that was approved by the Collaborative on June 6, 2007, making it
ready to be used in the preparation for local ordinances. Both groups will continue to
work together on a model school concurrency system for tracking purposes along with a
procedures manual.
The Planning Department has used the model element to prepare the proposed
ordinance. The four main goals of the element are:
Goal - to provide all students in the Pinellas County School District the availability of
high quality public educational facilities through partnerships, effective collaboration and
shared commitment to educational excellence among local governments and the
District.
- Goal - the City shall coordinate with its partner local governments and the School
District on projects that encourage cohesive neighborhoods, contribute to community
building and provide for long-term sustainability.
Goal - the City will coordinate with the School District and other local governments to
improve the safety of students as they access public school facilities.
Goal - to maximize opportunities for public schools to be designed in a manner that
they can serve a vital emergency management purpose in times of disaster.
The Department has determined that the proposed amendments are consistent with
other provisions of the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan, will not adversely impact the
use of property, will adversely affect neither the natural environment nor public
facilities. Please refer to the attached report CPA2007-06002 for the complete staff
analysis.
Also, attached are the final draft policies for the intergovernmental coordination and
capital improvements elements, the model Public School Facilities Element, and the data
and analysis.
The Community Development Board reviewed the amendments at its public hearing on
Sept. 18, 2007 and unanimously recommended approval.
Because these are text amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, review and approval
by the Florida Department of Community Affairs is required. The City's deadline to
adopt the ordinance is March 1, 2008.
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Approval:
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ORDINANCE NO. 7870-07
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
MAKING AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF
THE CITY AS ADOPTED ON MAY 18, 2000 AND AMENDED ON
JULY 12, 2001, OCTOBER 7, 2004, OCTOBER 20, 2005,
DECEMBER 15, 2005, AND AUGUST 14, 2007, BY AMENDING
THE FUTURE LAND USE, INTERGOVERNMENTAL
COORDINATION, AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENTS;
MAKING SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO THESE ELEMENTS;
AND BY CREATING A NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES
ELEMENT; AS AGREED UPON BY THE INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT BETWEEN PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE
CITIES OF CLEARWATER, DUNEDIN, GULFPORT, LARGO,
MADEIRA BEACH, OLDSMAR, PINELLAS PARK, SAFETY
HARBOR, SEMINOLE, ST. PETERSBURG, ST. PETE BEACH,
AND TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AND THE SCHOOL
BOARD OF PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH SECTIONS 163.177 AND 163.1777, FLORIDA STATUTES,
TO ESTABLISH JOINTLY THE SPECIFIC WAYS IN WHICH THE
PLANS AND PROCESSES OF THE DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE TO BE COORDINATED, TO
ADDRESS THE REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 163.3180(13)(8)
REGARDING SCHOOL CONCURRENCY, TO PROVIDE A
UNIFORM SYSTEM OF FREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON A
COUNTYWIDE BASIS, AND TO IMPLEMENT THE LAND USE
AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, INCLUDING THEIR
AUTHORITY TO APPROVE OR DENY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AMENDMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT ORDERS, AND TO
ESTABLISH A UNIFORM PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES
ELEMENT AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO
ASSIST THE PARTIES IN ASSURING THAT SUFFICIENT
CAPACITY IS AVAILABLE FOR NEW AND EXISTING
STUDENTS IN SCHOOL FACILITIES; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE;
WHEREAS the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development
Regulation Act of Florida empowers and requires the City Council of the City of Clearwater
to plan for the future development and growth of the City, and to adopt and periodically
amend the Comprehensive Plan, including elements and portions thereof; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved Ordinance Number 6794-01, which amended
the Comprehensive Plan of the City on July 12, 2001; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved Ordinance Number 7295-04, which amended
the Comprehensive Plan of the City on October 7, 2004; and
Ordinance No. 7870-07
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WHEREAS, the City Council approved Ordinance Number 7388-05, which
amended the Comprehensive Plan of the City on October 20, 2005 and December 15,
2005; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved Ordinance Number 7782-07, which amended
the Comprehensive Plan of the City on August 14, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the City is making these amendments to the Comprehensive Plan in
accordance with statutory requirements and the Interlocal Agreement; and
WHEREAS, amendments to the Comprehensive Plan of the City have been
prepared in- accordance with the applicable requirements of law, after conducting the
appropriate planning analysis, and public participation through public hearings, opportunity
for written comments, open discussion and the consideration of public and official
comments; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Board, serving as the designated Local
Planning Agency for the City, has held a public hearing on the proposed amendments and
has recommended adoption of the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments have been transmitted to the Florida
Department of Community Affairs for review and comments, and the objections,
recommendations and comments received from the Florida Department of Community
Affairs have been considered by the City Council, together with all comments from local
regional agencies and other persons, in preparing the final draft of the amendments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it necessary, desirable and proper to adopt the
amendments to the objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan in order to reflect
changing conditions; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Amendments 1 - 6 to the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan attached
hereto as Exhibit "A" are hereby adopted.
Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective when the Department of
Community Affairs (DCA) issues a final order determining the adopted amendment to
be in compliance, or the Administration Commission issues a final order determining
the adopted amendments, to be in compliance, in accordance with Section 163.187 or
163.3189, F.S., as amended.
PASSED ON FIRST READING
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
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Approved as to form:
Leslie Dougall-Sides
Assistant City Attorney
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Frank Hibbard
Mayor-Councilmember
Attest:
Cynthia E. Goudeau
City Clerk
Ordinance No. 7870-07
EXHIBIT A
ATTACHMENT TO ORDINANCE 7870-07
AMENDMENT 1 - FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND
POLICIES
Amend Objective 3.1 and Policy 3.1.3 of Goal 3 of the Plan on page A-8 as follows:
3.1 Objective - Public institutions, such as hospitals, sehools, parks, utility
facilities and government facilities, shall. 4e provided sufficient land area to
accommodate identified public needs.
Policies
AMENDMENT 2 -FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND
POLICIES
Delete Goal 6; Objective 6.1; and Policies 6. 1.1 through 61.12 of Goal 6 on pages A-14-18
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OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
Amend Objective 28.1 and Policies 28.1.1 through 28.1.8 and add Objective 28.2 and Policies
28.2. through 28.2.7 of Goal 28 of the Plan starting from page H-2 as follows:
28.1 Objective - The Clearwater Comprehensive Plan shall be forwarded to the
seheel-bey-Pinellas County, other adjacent local governments, and
agencies (previously noted), such as the M.P.O., which have regulatory or
operating authority in the City for purposes of coordinating future
operations and development in the City.
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28.1.13Clearwater supports a multi jurisdictional land use planning entity in
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28.1.24Clearwater supports intergovernmental coordination in transportation and
mass transit planning, through the M.P.O. and P.S.T.A.
28.1.3-SClearwater shall propose additional intergovernmental coordination
mechanisms to enhance services, as noted in the Parks and Recreation and
Housing Elements.
28.1.4&The City conforms to State public records laws, and as a policy, provides
requested information on as timely a basis as possible.
28.1.5q-The City shall provide annual Comprehensive Plan monitoring
information, in a timely fashion; to be used to direct public expenditures.
28.1 _69Clearwater shall present any community redevelopment district plans, or
redevelopment district and boundary changes, for approval by the Board of
County Commissioners.
28.2 Obiective - The City of Clearwater shall continue to coordinate its
Comprehensive Plan with plans of the School Board of Pinellas County and
other local governments through participation in joint planning processes
and procedures.
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28.2.1 The City of Clearwater shall implement the Public Schools Interlocal
Agreement in coordination with the School District and the other local
governments that are signatories to the Agreement (the partner local
governments).
28.2.2 In fulfillment of Section 8 of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement. the
City of Clearwater shall continue its participation on the Pinellas Schools
Collaborative, which shall meet at least once a year to evaluate
implementation of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement and school
concurrence, and propose amendments for improvement if deemed
necessary.
28.2.3 The Citv of Clearwater, the School District, and the partner local
governments shall coordinate annually in preparing a staff report on the
effectiveness of school concurrence that will be presented at the annual
meeting of the Pinellas Schools Collaborative, with the annual School
Capacity and Level of Service Report forming the basis for the staff report.
28.2.4 The City of Clearwater, the School District, and the partner local
governments shall coordinate in amending the Public School Facilities
Element according to the procedures in Section 10 of the Public Schools
Interlocal Agreement, to ensure that the Public School Facilities Element
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within the local government comprehensive plans remains coordinated and
consistent with one another and with the plans of the School Board.
28.2.5 The City of Clearwater, through the implementation of its concurrence
management system and the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement, shall
coordinate and share information with the School District and the Pinellas
County Planning Department to determine whether there is available
public school capacity to support the anticipated students from residential
site plans and final residential subdivision approvals.
28.2.6 The Citv of Clearwater, its partner local governments. and the School
.;':T--District shall cooperate -in establishing a procedural manual =-for
implementation of school concurrence. This manual and any subsequent
changes to the manual will be developed by the School Planning
Workgroup and approved by the Pinellas Schools Collaborative.
28.2.7 The Citv of Clearwater shall coordinate with the School Board of
Pinellas County to implement the public educational facilities siting
requirements of Chapter 163 and Chapter 1013, F.S., as stipulated in the
Interlocal Agreement for Public Educational Facilities Siting entered into
between the City of Clearwater and the School Board on March 11,
1997, or as it may be subsequently amended.
28.2.8 The Citv recognizes State legislation regarding continued State fundin
for schools which are designated as historic and shall continue to
coordinate with the appropriate State and Federal agencies to ensure the
continued preservation of South Ward School, a National Register
Historic building.
AMENDMENT 4 - INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT GOALS,
OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
Amend Objective 31.2; and delete Policies 31.2.3 through 31.2.7 and renumber 31.2.8 through
31.2. 11 of Goal 31 of the Plan starting on page H-6 as follows:
31.2 Objective - Identify and describe joint processes for collaborative planning on
population projections, school -siting; facilities subject to concurrency, facilities with
countywide significance, and problematic uses.
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The City will coordinate, through the Metropolitan Planning Organization (IV>PO),
the transportation needs of the City with the needs of the remainder of the county
and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).
31.2.2.9
The City will continue to coordinate with the Pinellas County Board of County
Commissioners staff for the provision of countywide facilities, including but not
limited to, solid waste disposal, the St. Petersburg/Clearwater International
Airport, and the Pinellas County Emergency Operations Center.
31.2.349
The City will continue to coordinate with the WO and the Pinellas Suncoast
Transit Authority staffs for the provision of bridges, major transportation
facilities, and mass transit.
31.2A44
The City will forward notice of proposed future land use plan policies related to
hurricane shelters and evacuation routes, as well as map amendments resulting in
an increase in population within coastal high hazard areas, to the TBRPC and the
Pinellas County Emergency Management Department to determine hurricane
shelter space and the effect of increased evacuation clearance times and routes.
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AMENDMENT 5 - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT GOALS, OBJECTIVES
AND POLICIES
Add Objective 32.7 and Policies 32.7. through 32.7.5 to Goal 32 after page I-9 of the Plan as
follows:
32.7 Objective - The City, in coordination with the School District, shall ensure
that the capacity of public schools is sufficient to support the anticipated
students from residential site plans and final residential subdivision
approvals consistent with the adopted level-of-service standard for public "
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32.7.1 The Citv shall utilize the following level-of-service standard for public
school facilities, which shall be applied consistently district-wide by the
School District and by the local governments within Pinellas County that
signed the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement (the partner local
governments).
District-wide Level of Service Standard: Student enrollment plus vested
students divided by Florida Inventory of School Houses (FISH) School
Capacity plus additional capacity does not exceed 100 percent. This
level-of-service standard shall annly to each tvpe of public school
facility.
32.7.2 The School Capacity and Level of Service Report, prepared by the
year based on the official student enrollment count of the fall semester
and the estimated number of vested students, shall be utilized by the City
as the basis for assessing the existing level of service conditions and the
available capacity within each Concurrence Service Area.
32.7.3 By December 1St of each year, the City shall adopt by reference the
School District's Five-Year Work Program to ensure the level of service
standard is achieved and maintained during the period covered by the
five-year schedule within the Capital Improvements Element.
32.7.4 The School Board. in coordination with the partner local governments
will use the procedure in Section 3(a) of the Public Schools Interlocal
Agreement to annually update the District's Five-Year Work Program to
maintain a financially-feasible capital improvements program that is able
to achieve and maintain the adopted level of service standard within the
period covered by the five-year schedule.
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32.7.5 The City hereby adopts by reference the Capacity Project Schedule
Section of the School District's Five-Year Work Program for FY
2007/08 through 2011/12, as adopted by the School Board on September
10, 2007.
AMENDMENT 6 - PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES ELEMENT GOALS,
OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
Add the Introduction and Summary of Needs for the Public School Facilities Element; and add
new Goals,-3.3-36; with new Objectives and Policies after page 1-9 of the Pla as. follows:
Public School Facilities
The Public School Facilities Element (PSFE) forms the basis for imnlementins school
concurrence and other subjects addressed in the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement that was
entered into between the Pinellas County School Board, twelve municipalities, and Pinellas
Countv Government. The Florida Statutes reauire this element to be included in the Citv's
Comprehensive Plan.
Public School Facilities Needs Summary
• The City acknowledges the need to continue its membership and participation with
the Pinellas County School Planning Workgroup and Pinellas Schools Collaborative
for consistency with the Public School Facilities Elements throughout the county.
• The City recognizes the need to participate in a concurrence program to track
development countywide, ensuring that public school facilities will not be adversely
affected by additional development and redevelopment.
• The City will continue to work together with its partner governments, Pinellas
County and the Pinellas County School Board on a model school concurrency
system for tracking purposes and a procedures manual.
GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
33. GOAL - TO PROVIDE ALL STUDENTS OF THE PINELLAS COUNTY SCHOOL
DISTRICT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH
THE AVAILABILITY OF HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION AMONG
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE PINELLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT,
AND BECAUSE OF A SHARED COMMITMENT TO EDUCATIONAL
EXCELLENCE.
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33.1 Obiective - The Citv, its partner local governments, and the School District
agree to coordinate and base their plans upon consistent projections of
population growth and student enrollment, and will coordinate in sharing
of information on proposed school facility changes, certain planned
infrastructure improvements, and proposed land use plan amendments
and/or rezonings that increase or decrease residential densities.
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33.1.1 The Citv. its partner local governments, and the School District, will
utilize population growth projections prepared by the Pinellas County
Metropolitan Planning`,'`, =Organization's Technical Coordinating
Committee, when developing their plans and student enrollment
projections, consistent with Section 2 of the Public Schools Interlocal
Agreement.
33.1.2 To ensure that land use and zoning decisions are adequately coordinated
with public school facility planning, the City shall continue to notify the
School District of all Local Planning Agency hearings where land use
plan amendments and/or rezonings will be considered that increase or
decrease residential densities.
33.1.3 The City shall inform the School District in advance of infrastructure
proiects that will restrict vehicular or pedestrian accessibility to public
schools with sufficient time for School District review and comment, in
compliance with Section 3(b) of the Public Schools Interlocal
Agreement. An example would be infrastructure projects that would
disrupt the use of sidewalks that are utilized by students accessing public
school facilities.
33.1.4 The School District shall notify the Citv of the need for on site or off-site
improvements to support new, proposed expansion, or redevelopment of
existing schools within the jurisdiction of the City. Thereafter,
representatives of the School District and Clearwater will meet and
determine the responsibility for making such improvements and identify
other agencies that should be involved. The School District and the City
will then meet with the other agencies to coordinate the completion of
the on-site and off-site improvements, in accordance with Section 5 of
the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement.
33.2 Obiective - The Citv. through implementation of its concurrent
management system for public school facilities, and in coordination with
the School District, shall ensure that there is available public school
capacity to support the anticipated students from residential site plans and
final residential subdivision approvals ("Residential Approvals") consistent
with the adopted level-of-service standard for public school concurrency
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throughout the five years covered by the Five-Year Work Program, as
amended, and the period of the long-range planning program contained in
the Public School Facilities Element.
Policies
33.2.1 The City hereby adopts, consistent with Section 11 of the Public Schools
Interlocal Agreement, the following level-of-service standard, which
shall be applied consistently district-wide by all partner local
governments within Pinellas County and by the School District.
District-wide Level-of-Service Standard: Student enrollmenf''"plus'
vested students divided by Florida Inventory of School Houses (FISH)
School Capacity plus additional capacity does not exceed 100 percent.
This level-of-service standard shall apply to each type of public school
facility.
33.2.2 If the utilization rate established by the State Requirements for
Educational Facilities (SREF) is changed and it will impact how the
School District determines school capacity, the School District will
notify all partner local governments of the change.
33.2.3 Amendments to the adopted level-of-service standard shall be
accomplished using the procedure contained in Section 10 of the Public
Schools Interlocal Agreement.
33.2.4 Within six months of the Public School Facilities Element being found in
compliance, the City shall amend its concurrence management system
regulations in order to incorporate concurrence requirements for public
school facilities, whereby Residential Approvals that are anticipated to
generate demands for public school facilities will be contingent upon the
availability of public school facility capacity, sufficient to achieve and
maintain the adopted level-of-service standard.
33.2.5 School concurrence shall be measured and applied on the basis of
Concurrence Service Areas, as established by the School Board and as
documented in the data and analysis support section of the Public School
Facilities Element.
33.2.6 The School Board shall maximize school capacity through program
adjustments and/or through adjustments to Concurrence Service Area
boundaries, consistent with Section 12 of the Public Schools Interlocal
Agreement, to ensure that each Concurrency Service Area will, in the
aggregate, operate at the adopted level-of-service standard throughout
the five-year period covered by the Five-Year Work Program, as
amended.
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33.2.7 When adjusting Concurrency Service Area boundaries, the School Board
shall take into consideration the factors identified in Section 12 of the
Public Schools Interlocal Agreement.
33.2.8 Consistent with Sections 1002.33(1) and 1002.33(2). F.S., the Citv and
the School District shall recognize charter schools as public school
facilities. Such facilities shall serve to expand the school capacity of the
School District and are a potential option for mitigating the impact that
new Residential Approvals may have on public school facilities.
33.2.9 The City, its partner local governments; an&the School District shall
utilize the uniform, district-wide procedure in Section 13 of the Public
Schools Interlocal Agreement to implement school concurrence within
their respective jurisdictions.
33.2.10The Citv and the School District shall utilize the School Capacity and
Level of Service Report, prepared by the School District, approved by the
School Board, and delivered to the City, no later than November 30 of
each year, and as adiusted throughout the year based on the official
student enrollment count of the fall semester and the estimated number
of vested students, as the basis for assessing the existing level of service
conditions and the available capacity within each Concurrence Service
Area.
33.2.11In order to facilitate the accurate annual assessment of proiected public
school facility capacity, the City shall, throughout the year, notify the
Pinellas County Planning Department of development permits, including
certificates of occupancy issued for new dwelling units and expired
school concurrence Residential Approvals, that affect the availability of
school capacity, consistent with Section 13 of the Public Schools
Interlocal Agreement, so that an estimate of the number of vested
students can be maintained for school concurrence purposes.
33.2.12A school concurrence Residential Approval shall be valid for purposes
of the issuance of development orders or permits not to exceed a period
of 24 months from the date of issuance.
33.2.131n accordance with Section 13 of the Public Schools Interlocal
Agreement, if the School District determines that there is not Available
Capacity within an affected Concurrena Service Area to accommodate
the estimated number of students that would be generated by aproposed
Residential Approval and maintain the adopted level-of-service standard,
then the School District shall consider whether there is Available
Capacity in the contiguous Concurrence Service Area(s).
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33.2.14If the School District determines that, in the aggregate, there is Available
Capacity in the affected Concurrency Service Area and in the contiguous
Concurrence Service Area(s) to accommodate the estimated number of
students from the proposed Residential Approval, then an adequate level
of service would be provided and the Residential Approval shall be
issued a School Concurrence Approval by the City.
33.2.15If the School District determines that, in the aggregate, there is not
Available Capacity within an affected Concurrence Service Area and the
adiacent Concurrency Service Area(s) to accommodate the estimated
number of students from the proposed Residential Approval, a proposed
Residential -Appro al will not proceed without execution of a legally
binding development mitigation agreement between the applicant, the
School Board, and the City designed to mitigate the impacts anticipated
to be caused by the proposed Residential Approval on public school
facilities, consistent with Section 163.3180, F.S., and Section 13 of the
Public Schools Interlocal Agreement. The applicant and the School
Board shall attempt to negotiate a development mitigation agreement. If
the applicant and the School Board are unable to agree on an acceptable
form of mitigation, the City may utilize the conflict resolution provision
in Section 14 of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement to attempt to
resolve the impasse.
33.2.16A development mitigation agreement shall include the applicant's
commitment to continue to renew the development agreement until the
mitigation is completed as determined by the School Board or as
determined through the conflict resolution procedures provided for in
Section 14 of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement, if applicable.
(Rule W-5.025(3)(09, F.A.C.)
33.2.17Acceptable forms of proportionate share mitigation that may be allowed
by the School Board and the standards that determine the appropriate use
of any mitigation funds required by the School District are identified in
Section 13 h. of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement.
33.2.18The City and the School District shall utilize student generation rates
developed by the School District for purposes of calculating the
anticipated number of public school students that would be generated by
Residential Approvals and for developing student enrollment moiections.
33.2.19Prior to the utilization of new student generation rates. the Citv. through
its participation on the School Planning Workgroup, will have the
opportunity to review and comment on the proposed student generation
rates developed by the School District before they are finalized by the
District.
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33.3 Objective - The City's five-year schedule of capital improvements
shall include those proiects necessary to address any existing public school
facility deficiencies and future public school facility needs consistent with the
adopted level-of-service standard.
33.3.1 By December 1St of each year, the City shall amend its Capital
Improvements Element to incorporate, by reference, the updated School
District Five-Year Work Program adding a new fifth year to maintain a
financially feasible capital improvements program and to ensure the
level-of-service standard will continue to be achieved and maintained
throughout the subsequent five-year planning period.
33.4 Objective - The City shall practice effective intergovernmental coordination
with its partner local governments and the School District to ensure that
land use plans, development approvals, and capital facilities planning are
coordinated with the availability of public school facilities.
Policies
33.4.1 The Citv shall appoint one elected official to represent the Citv's interest
to the Pinellas Schools Collaborative, to provide for collaborative
oversight and to provide coordination and direction regarding the
conduct of the school concurrency process and implementation of the
Public Schools Interlocal Agreement.
33.4.2 The Citv. the School District. and partner local governments shall
coordinate annually in preparing a staff report on the effectiveness of
school concurrency that will be presented at the annual meeting of the
Collaborative, with the annual School Capacity and Level of Service
Report forming the basis for the staff report.
33.4.3 The Citv shall coordinate with the Pinellas Countv Planning Department
in the maintenance of a countywide residential development tracking
system, by providing necessary and timely development data, including
demolitions and vested development data, required to accurately assess
the impact of Residential Approvals on available school capacity.
33.4.4 Amendment of the Public Schools Facilities Element shall occur
according to the procedure in Section 10 of the Public Schools Interlocal
Agreement to ensure that the Element within the local government
comprehensive plans remains coordinated and consistent with one
another and with the plans of the School Board.
33.4.5 The City, its partner local governments, and the School District shall
coordinate in establishing a procedural manual for implementation of
school concurrency. This manual and any subsequent changes to the
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manual will be developed by the School Planning Workgroup and
approved by the Pinellas Schools Collaborative.
34. GOAL - THE CITY SHALL COORDINATE WITH ITS PARTNER LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON PROJECTS THAT
ENCOURAGE COHESIVE NEIGHBORHOODS, THAT CONTRIBUTE TO
COMMUNITY BUILDING. AND THAT PROVIDE FOR LONG-TERM
SUSTAINABILITY.
34.1 Objective: The City shall support efforts that facilitate coordination of
planning between the City and the School District for the location and
development of public educational facilities.
Policies
34.1.1 The Citv shall participate with the School District in the process of
evaluating potential school closures, significant renovations to existing
schools, and school site selection before land acquisition in accordance
with the existing Interlocal Agreement for Public Educational Facilities
Sitings that was entered into with the School Board on March 11, 1997
or as it may be subsequently amended.
34.1.2 For purposes of Objective 34.1, public educational facilities are defined
as elementary schools, special education facilities, alternative education
facilities, middle schools, high schools, and area vocational-technical
schools of the Pinellas County School District.
34.1.3 Public educational facilities of the School District are an allowable use
within the following land use categories in the City:
• Residential Estate
• Residential Suburban
• Residential Low
• Residential Urban
• Residential Low Medium
• Residential Medium
• Residential/Office Limited
• Residential/Office General
• Institutional
34.1.4 The location and construction of new nublic educational facilities. or the
expansion of an existing site, within one of the future land use category
listed in Policy 34.1.3 shall only be allowed upon a determination by the
City that the proposed site is consistent with the City of Clearwater
Comprehensive Plan.
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34.1.5 In addition to consistencv with the Citv of Clearwater Comprehensive
Plan, the proposed location of a new or expanded public educational
facility of the School Board within one of the land use categories listed
in Policy 34.1.3 shall be reviewed and considered with the following
general criteria:
1. The proposed location is compatible with present and proiected uses
of adjacent property.
2. The site area of the proposed location is adequate for its intended use
based on the State Requirements for _ Educational Facilities. and
provides sufficient area to accommodate all needed utilities and
support facilities and allow for adequate buffering of surrounding land
uses.
3. Based on the Five-Year Work Program of the School Board and the
City Comprehensive Plan, there will be adequate public services and
facilities to support the public educational facility.
4. There are no significant environmental constraints that would
preclude development of a public educational facility on the site.
5. There will be no adverse impact on archaeological or historic sites
listed in the National Register of Historic Places or designated by a
local government as locally significant historic or archaeological
resources.
6. The proposed location is well drained and soils are suitable for
development or are adaptable for development and outdoor
educational purposes with drainage improvements.
7. The proposed location is not in conflict with the City's Stormwater
Management Plan and any watershed management plans adopted by
the City, if applicable.
8. The proposed location is not in a velocity flood zone or a floodway.
9. The proposed location can accommodate the required parking and
anticipated queuing of vehicles onsite._
10. The proposed location lies outside the area regulated by Section
333.03(3), F.S., regarding the construction of public educational
facilities in the vicinity of an airport.
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34.1.6 The following criteria shall also be used to evaluate whether proposed
locations of specific types of schools are consistent with the City
Comprehensive Plan:
Elementary Schools, Special Education Facilities, and Alternative
Education Facilities
1. The proposed location shall have direct access to at least a collector
road or as otherwise approved by the local government after
determination of acceptable traffic impacts on adjacent roads of lesser
classification.
2. Outdoor recreational facilities and similar support facilities shall be
located and buffered on the proposed site to minimize impacts on
adjacent properties.
Middle Schools
1. The proposed location shall have direct access to at least a collector
road or as otherwise approved by the local government after
determination of acceptable traffic impacts on adiacent roads of lesser
classification.
2. Outdoor recreational facilities and similar support facilities shall be
located and buffered on the proposed site to minimize impacts on
adiacent properties.
High Schools
1. The proposed location shall have direct access to at least a collector
road, or as otherwise approved by the local government after
determination of acceptable traffic impacts on adiacent roads of
lesser classification.
2. Stadiums, outdoor recreational facilities, and similar support
facilities shall be located and buffered on the proposed site to
minimize impacts on adjacent properties.
Vocational-Technical Schools
1. The proposed location shall have direct access to at least a collector
road, or as otherwise approved by the local government after
determination of acceptable traffic impacts on adjacent roads of
lesser classification.
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2. Industrial education facilities shall be located and buffered on the
proposed site to minimize impacts on adjacent properties.
34.1.7 Proposed locations that are less than the standard site acreage as
prescribed in the Florida Department of Education State Requirements of
Educational Facilities may be determined to be consistent with the City
Comprehensive Plan provided the requirements of Section 1013.36, F.S.,
are met and off-site impacts can be adequately mitigated.
34.1.8 A consistency determination for a proposed new site or additional
property with the City Comprehensive Plan may be conditioned with
r references to specific tyues--of public educational facilities.
34.1.9 At the time of consistencv determination, the Citv may impose
reasonable conditions for development of the site as it relates to any of
the criteria in Policies 34.1.5 and 34.1.6. Conditions may not be
imposed which conflict with those established in Chapter 1013 of the
Florida Statutes or the State Uniform Building Code, unless mutually
agreed to by the City and the School District.
34. 1. 1 OBefore a significant change of program at a public educational facilitv is
implemented, the School District and the City shall require a review of
the facility's onsite and offsite impacts. The School District and the City
will work cooperatively to mitigate onsite and offsite impacts, including
impacts to public facilities, identified through the review.
34.1.11The policies in Objective 34.1 are intended to be consistent with, and not
conflict with, the provisions in Chapter 1013, F.S.
34.2 Obiective - Consistent with Section 163.3177(6)(a). F.S.. and consistent with
the City future land use policies, the City shall explore those opportunities
where co-location of public facilities and public schools provides a mutual
benefit, serves a desirable community purpose, or represents an efficient
use of finances and staff resources.
Policies
34.2.1 As the opportunity arises, the Citv and the School Board, shall
evaluate the ability to enter into an agreement to co-locate existing or
planned school sites with other public facilities, including but not limited
to: bicycle and pedestrian pathways, libraries, parks, community and
recreational centers and facilities, museums, performing arts centers,
auditoriums. stadiums. healthcare and social services and other uses as
may be determined appropriate.
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34.2.2 Should the City and the School Board determine that the co-location
of public facilities is mutually advantageous and desirable, the
appropriate method of agreement will be decided upon, and could
include such options as, but not be limited to, interlocal agreement, City
of Clearwater resolution, or memorandum of understanding.
34.3 Obiective - The City will support the School District's commitment to
sustainable design and operations, as public schools are integral contributors
to the quality of the surrounding community.
Policies
34.3.1 The Citv and the School District will share information on sustainable
design and green building practices, and take advantage of opportunities
to incorporate demonstration projects and technologies onsite, so that
local schools can serve as community models of environmental
efficiency.
35 GOAL - THE CITY WILL COORDINATE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO IlVIPROVE THE SAFETY OF
STUDENTS AS THEY ACCESS PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES.
35.1 Obiective - The City shall collaborate with the School District and other
local governments to promote safe access for students to public school facilities.
Policies
35.1.1 The Citv shall participate on the School Transportation Safe
Committee (STSC) of the Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO) to identify locations within the County where
student safety is a concern, and to develop recommendations in response
to student safety issues raised by the School District, local governments,
the School Transportation and Enhanced Pedestrian Safety (STEPS)
Committee, or the community to enhance the safety of students
accessing public school facilities.
35.1.2 The Citv shall consider implementation of recommendations from the
STSC that affect its jurisdiction, in coordination with the School District
and any agencies that have some involvement in the identified action, to
support student access to public schools in a manner that both improves
student safety and is compatible with the surrounding community.
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35.1.3 The City shall cooperate with School District initiatives that implement
STSC recommendations for modifications to a school campus.
35.1.4 The City shall, in its capital improvement program, determine the
priority for construction of those sidewalks, crosswalks, bicycle paths,
and other improvements that help to provide continuous access to public
schools for pedestrians and bicyclists.
35.1.5 The City shall annually update its Capital Improvements Element to
identify the School District's capital needs in the Comprehensive Plan,
enabling the coordination of existing and planned public school facilities
with the =required local capital proiects needed to provide support
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services for the safety of public school students.
35.1.6 For new development or redevelopment within a two-mile radius of an
existing or planned public school facility, the City of Clearwater shall
require the developer to construct sidewalks along the corridor
contiguous to the property being developed that directly serves the public
school facility, in support of Section 1013.36 (5), F.S. and the MPO
2025 Transportation Plan.
36. GOAL - OPPORTUNITIES ARE MAXUMZED FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO
BE DESIGNED SUCH THAT THEY CAN SERVE A VITAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PURPOSE IN TIMES OF DISASTER. '
36.1 Objective - The safety of the public shall be a high priority when designing
future public school facilities and renovating existing facilities.
Policies
36.1.1 The City shall coordinate with the School District and Pinellas County
on emergency preparedness issues, . including the use of public school
facilities for emergency shelters. (Rule 9J-5.025(3)(c)11, F.A.C.)
36.1.2 Future public school facilities that are not located within cateaorv 1. 2 or
3 evacuation zones, shall be designed to serve the public as emergency
shelters, consistent with Section 1013.372 F.S. These public school
facilities shall be designed according to the public shelter criteria
outlined in the Florida Building Code.
36.1.3 The Citv shall annually update its Capital Improvements Element to
ensure that the School District's capital needs are reflected in the
Comprehensive Plan, enabling that coordination of existing and planned
public school facilities with the required local capital proiects needed to
provide emergency shelter spaces, as identified by the Tampa Bay
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Regional Hurricane Evacuation Study, developed by the Tampa Bay
Regional Planning Council.
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City of Clearwater Planning Department
Tentative timeline for adoption of the New Public School Facilities Element (2007-08)
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Oct. 11, 2007 Advertise 7 days prior to Transmittal PH
Oct. lJ; 2007 CC 15` Reading / "Transmittal" PH _ _.__._^
60 day review Oct. 2007 Proposed Phase submittal to DCA (3 copies)
by DCA and submit (1 copy) to PPC, SWFWMD,
PINCO, TBRPC, FDOT, FDEP, Fla. Historical
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60 days to Dec. 24, 2007 DCA issues ORC report; City starts to make
adopt necessary revisions to go for adoption
Feb. 2008 (TBD) Advertise 5 days prior to Adoption Hearing
and 2nd Reading
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sends 1 copy of adopted plan amendment to
DCA; 1 copy to reviewing agencies
March 1, 2008 Deadline for the new element as per State
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Clearwater
AGENDA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT-BOARD
Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place: 112 South Osceola Street, 3rd Floor,
Clearwater, Florida, 33756
(City Hall Council Chambers)
Revised 08/21/2007
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Welcome the City of Clearwater Community Development Board (CDB) meeting. The City
strongly supports and fully complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Please
advise us at least 72 hours prior to the meeting if you require special accommodations. Assisted
listening devices are available. An oath will be administered swearing in all participants in
public hearing cases. If you wish to speak please wait to be recognized, then state and spell
your name and provide your address. Persons speaking before the CDB shall be limited to
three minutes unless an individual is representing a group in which case the Chairperson may
authorize a reasonable amount of time up to 10 minutes.
Kindly refrain from conducting private conversations, using beepers, cellular telephones, etc.
as they are distracting during the meeting.
Florida Statue 286.0105 states: Any person appealing a decision of this Board must have a
record of the proceedings to support such appeal. Community Development Code Section 4-
206 requires that any person seeking to: personally testify, present evidence, argument and
witness, cross-examine witnesses, appeal the decision and speak on reconsideration requests
should request party status during the case discussion. Party status entitles parties to: personally
testify, present evidence, argument and witnesses cross-examine witnesses, appeal the decision
and speak on reconsideration requests.
If you have questions or concerns about a case, please contact the staff presenter from the
Planning Department listed at the end of each agenda item at 727-562-4567.
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Community Development-Board Agenda - September 18, 2007 - Page 1 of 1
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A. CALL TO ORDER, INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
B. ROLL CALL: Chair Fritsch, Vice Chair Milam, Members Behar, Coates, Dame, Tallman, DiPolito,
Alternate Member Dennehy, City Staff
C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: August 21, 2007
D. CONTINUED ITEM (Item 1):
Case: FLD2007-03007 - 685, 689, 693 and 699 Bay Esplanade Level Two Application
Owner/Applicant: Peter Pan Developments, LLC, Petrit Meroli, Panayiotis Vasiloudes, Epic
Holdings South, LLC, and Somerset Place, Inc.
Representative: Sherry Bagley and/or Bill Woods, Woods Consulting (1714 County Road 1, Suite
22, Dunedin, FL 34698; phone: 727-786-5747; fax 727-786-7479; e-mail:
sbagleygwoodsconsulting_org).
Location: 0.618 acres located at the northeast and southeast corner of the intersection of Bay
Esplanade and Somerset Street.
Atlas Page: 258A.
Zoning District: Tourist (T) District - Old Florida.
Request: Flexible Development approval to construct a 4,062 square foot multi-use dock facility to
provide 16 slips as an amenity to a proposed 16 unit attached dwelling (two buildings with eight
dwelling units in each) in the Tourist (T) District with an increase to the length of the southern dock
from 75 percent of the lot width (93.75 feet) to 111 percent of the lot width (139 feet) under the
provisions of Section 3-601.C.3.
Proposed Use: Multi-use dock of 4,062 square feet for 16 slips, in conjunction with a 16-unit
attached dwelling (condominium).
Neighborhood Association: Clearwater Beach Association (Jay Keyes, 100 Devon Drive,
Clearwater, FL 33767; phone: 727-443-2168; email: papamurphy@aol.com); Clearwater
Neighborhoods Coalition (Joe Evich, President, P.O. Box 8204, Clearwater, FL 33758).
Presenter: A. Scott Kurleman, Planner H.
E. LEVEL TWO APPLICATIONS (Items 1- 2):
1. Case: FLD2007-03009 - 2094 Gulf to Bay Boulevard Level Two Application
Owner: Carlisle Motors, LLC.
Applicant/Representative: Franchise Capital Group, Inc. (630 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, FL
33756; phone: 727-723-3771).
Location: 1.768-acre parcel at the northwest corner of Gulf-to-Bay Blvd and Gunn Avenue.
Atlas Page: 289B.
Zoning District: Commercial (C) District.
Request: Flexible Development approval to construct 10,658 square feet of Retail, Sales and Service
and 3,313 square feet of Restaurant within the Commercial (C) District with reductions to the front
(north) setback from 25 feet to 10 feet (to pavement), the front (south) setback from 25 feet to 15 feet
(to pavement), the front (east) setback from 25 feet to 15 feet (to pavement), and the side (west)
setback from 10 feet to 4 feet (to pavement); an increase to the permitted height from 25 feet to 30.5
feet; and a reduction from the stacking distance requirements from 50 feet to 33 feet along Gulf-to-
Bay Boulevard and from 40 feet to 33 feet along Gunn Avenue as a Comprehensive Infill
Redevelopment Project, pursuant to Section 2-704.C of the Community Development Code along
with a Comprehensive Landscape Program to reduce the western perimeter buffer width from 5 feet
to 4 feet and to eliminate the required foundation plantings along the buildings east elevation,
pursuant to Section 3-1202.G of the Community Development Code.
Proposed Use: Retail Sales and Services.
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition (Joe Evich, President, P.O. Box
8204, Clearwater, FL 33758); Lakesiders Association of Clearwater (Gene Wood, President, 2165
Gulf to Bay Boulevard, #725, Clearwater, FL 33765); and Skycrest Neighbors (Joanna Siskin,
President, 121 N. Crest Avenue, Clearwater, FL 33755).
Presenter: Robert G. Tefft, Planner 111.
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2. Case: FLD2007-07025 10 North Fort Harrison Avenue Level Two Application
Owner/Applicant: Triangle Old Bay Holdings, LLC.
Representative: Thomas Coates, Triangle Development (305 North Fort Harrison Avenue,
Clearwater, FL 33755; phone: 727-446-0020; fax: 727-446-0002; email:
thomasgtriangledevelopment.com).
Location: 5.18 acres located west of North Fort Harrison Avenue between Jones and Georgia Streets.
Atlas Page: 277B.
Zoning District: Downtown (D) District.
Request: Flexible Development approval for a mixed-use development within the Downtown (D)
District consisting of 358 attached dwellings and 13,235 square feet of non-residential floor area with
increases in height to 48 feet (east side) and 180 feet (west side) as a Comprehensive Infill
Redevelopment Project as per Section 2-903.C of the Community Development Code.
Proposed Use: Mixed-Use (358 attached dwellings and 13,235 square feet non-residential floor
area).
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition (Joe Evich, President, P.O. Box
8204, Clearwater, FL 33758); Old Clearwater Bay Neighborhood (Kathy Milam, 1828 Venetian Point
Drive, Clearwater, FL 33767); North Greenwood Association, Inc. (Jonathan Wade, 1201 Douglas
Road, Clearwater, FL 33755).
Presenter: Robert G. Tefft, Planner III.
F. LEVEL THREE APPLICATIONS (Items 1-3):
Case: DVA2007-00003 - 410 North Fort Harrison Avenue Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant: Triangle Old Bay Holdings, LLC.
Representative: E. D. Armstrong III, Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP (911 Chestnut
Street, Clearwater, FL 33756; phone: 727-461-1818; fax 727462-0365; email:
armstronge@j pfirm.com).
Location: 5.18 acres located west of North Fort Harrison Avenue between Jones and Georgia Streets.
Atlas Page: 277B.
Zoning District: Downtown (D) District.
Request: Review of, and recommendation to the City Council, of a Development Agreement between
Triangle Old Bay Holdings, LLC and the City of Clearwater.
Proposed Use: Mixed-use (358 attached dwellings at 84.43 units/acre with 13,235 square feet of non-
residential floor area at 0.5 Floor Area Ratio (F.A.R.) and heights of 48 feet on the Harrison Village
[east] portion of the site and 180 feet on the Island View [west] portion of the site).
Neighborhood Associations: Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition (Joe Evich, President, P.O. Box
8204, Clearwater, FL 33758); Old Clearwater Bay Neighborhood (Kathy Milam, 1828 Venetian Point
Drive, Clearwater, FL 33767); North Greenwood Association, Inc. (Jonathan Wade, 1201 Douglas
Road, Clearwater, FL 33755).
Presenter: Robert G. Tefft, Planner III.
Community Development Board Agenda - September 18, 2007 - Page 3 of 3
2. Case: LUZ2006-08006 - 2, 826, and 830 Woodlawn Street,
and an unaddressed parcel designated as 22/29/15/00000/320/0200
(826 Woodlawn Street is the entire subdivision of Woodlawn Terrace I,
A Condominium as recorded in Condominium Plat Book 92, Page 32
of the public records of Pinellas County, Florida) Level Three Application
Owner/Applicant: Woodlawn Church of God Board of Trustees
Representative: Chris Koncal, Chief Operating Officer, MEP Division, Midway Services, 4677 1181h
Avenue N., Clearwater, FL 33762; Telephone number 727-573-9500, Ext. 330.
Location: 8.10 acres located northeast of the CSX Railroad Right-of-Way and Woodlawn Street
Atlas Page: 314A
Request:
(a) 802 Woodlawn Street: Future Land Use Plan amendment from the Residential Urban (RU)
Category to the Residential Medium (RM) Category; 826 and 830 Woodlawn Street and an
unaddressed parcel designated as 22/29/15/00000/320/0200: Future Land Use Plan
amendment from the Institutional (I) Category to the Residential Medium (RM) Category
(b) 826 and 830 Woodlawn Street an unaddressed parcel designated as
22/29/15/00000/320/0200: Rezoning from the Institutional (1) District to Medium Density
Residential (MDR) District.
Proposed Use: Multi-Family Residential.
Type of Amendment: Large Scale.
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition (Joe Evich, President, P.O. Box
8204, Clearwater, FL 33758).
Presenter: Michael H. Reynolds, AICP, Planner 111.
3. Case: CPA2007-06002 Amendments to the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan
Level Three Application
Applicant: City of Clearwater, Planning Department.
Request: Amendments to the Future Land Use, Intergovernmental Coordination, and Capital
Improvements Elements, making substantial changes to these elements and creating a new Public
School Facilities Element of the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan, as agreed upon by the Interlocal
Agreement with Pinellas County, the cities of Clearwater, Dunedin, Gulfport, Largo, Madeira Beach,
Oldsmar, Pinellas Park, Safety Harbor, Seminole, St. Petersburg, St. Pete Beach and Tarpon Springs
and the School Board of Pinellas County, in accordance with Florida Statutes.
Type of Amendment: Separate submittal to State DCA (State Deadline: March 1, 2008) - exempt
from large-scale submittal process
Neighborhood Association(s): Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition (Joe Evich, President, P.O. Box
8204, Clearwater, FL 33758).
Presenter: Sandra Herman, Planner III.
G. ADJOURNMENT
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CITY OF CLEARWATER
PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS
REQUEST: Clearwater Comprehensive Plan Text Amendments
INITIATED BY: City of Clearwater Planning Department
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In 2005, the Florida State Legislature approved Senate Bill 360 that placed a requirement
in the Florida State Statutes for a new Public School Facilities Element (PSFE) to be
added to certain local comprehensive plans. The proposed text amendments meet the
state mandated requirements of the bill, amending current Goals, Objectives and Policies
of the Future Land Use, Intergovernmental Coordination and Capital Improvement
Elements of Clearwater's Comprehensive Plan regarding schools and creating a new
Public School Facilities Element in the Plan.
In response to the mandate, Pinellas County, together with the Pinellas County School
District and the twelve municipalities, including Clearwater, served by the District that
are required to implement school concurrency, began the process of creating a PSFE. A
School Planning Workgroup, that included staff from each affected government, the
School District, and the Pinellas Planning Council, was formed in January 2006 to
address this new requirement.
The Workgroup made recommendations to the Pinellas Schools Collaborative. The
Collaborative which consists of elected officials from Pinellas County, the twelve
municipalities, and the School Board, had previously been formed to prepare the original
Public Schools Interlocal Agreement, which was executed in April 2003.
The Workgroup and the Collaborative met numerous times to develop an updated
Interlocal Agreement, agreeing to create one Model PSFE that each local government
would find acceptable to adopt, and to develop a countywide tracking system to ensure
consistency in local governments so that public school facilities would not be adversely
affected by additional development and redevelopment.
The agreement was approved, signed and then recorded on April 25, 2007. The Model
Element was approved by the Collaborative on June 6, 2007. The two groups will
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continue to work together on a model school concurrency system for tracking purposes
along with a procedures manual.
In accordance with Florida Statutes and the Department of Community Affairs (DCA),
the requisite schedule requires adoption of the City of Clearwater's new Public School
Facilities Element by March 1, 2008. Attached is the proposed ordinance for this element
as modeled by the Pinellas County ordinance, along with corresponding amendments to
the City's Future Land Use Plan, Capital Improvements and Intergovernmental
Coordination Elements.
ANALYSIS:
A total of six amendments are proposed to the text of the Clearwater Comprehensive
Plan in Ordinance No. 7870-07. These text amendments are exempt from the two times
a year large scale plan amendment process, though, they are still required to be reviewed
and approved by the Florida Department of Community Affairs.
Please find a summary of each amendment below.
1. Amendment 1 - FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND
POLICIES - Amend Objective 3.1 and Policy 3.1.3 of Goal 3 of the Plan on Page A-
8 (see page 1 of Exhibit A):
Eliminate the word "schools" from Objective 3.1 and all of Policy 3.1.3 regarding
public school sites; both are being placed within the new Public School Facilities
Element as new Objective 33.1, Policies 33.1.1 through 33.1.4.
2. Amendment 2 - FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND
POLICIES (see pages 1-5 of Exhibit A):
Eliminate Goal 6, associated objectives and policies related to school sites and
facilities for compatibility with the City's Comprehensive Plan. They will be placed
within the new Public School Facilities Element as new Goal 34, Objective 34.1 and
Policies 34. 1.1 through 34.1.11.
3. Amendment 3 - INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT
GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES (see pages 5-7 of Exhibit A):
Eliminate the reference to "the school board" in Objective 28.1 and eliminate Policies
28.1.1 and 28.1.2 renumbering Policies 28.1.3 through 28.1.8; add new Objective
28.2 and related policies 28.2.1 through 28.2.8; for the City to continue to coordinate
its Comprehensive Plan with plans of the School Board and other local governments
through joint planning processes and procedures, and recognizing State legislation
and funding for continued preservation of South Ward School, a National Register
Historic building.
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4. Amendment 4 - INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT
GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES (see pages 7-8 of Exhibit A):
Amend Objective 31.2 by the elimination of the words "school siting" and eliminate
Policies 31.2.3 through 31.2.6 pertaining to school siting in this objective. See #3
above for new Objective 28.2 with related Policies 28.2.1 through 28.2.8.
5. Amendment 5 - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT GOALS, OBJECTIVES
AND POLICIES (sed pages 8-9 of Exhibit A):
Add new Objective 32.7 and related Policies 32.7.1 through 32.7.5 for ensuring that
the City in coordination with the School District will ensure that the capacity of
public schools is sufficient to support the anticipated students from residential site
plans and final residential subdivision approvals consistent with the adopted level-of-
service standard for public schools.
6. Amendment 6 - PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES ELEMENT GOALS,
OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES (see pages 9-21 of Exhibit A):
Add an introduction, a Public School Facilities Needs Summary, Goals 33-36, and
associated objectives and policies for the new Public School Facilities Element
addressed in the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement that was entered into between
the Pinellas County School Board, the City of Clearwater and eleven other
municipalities, and Pinellas County Government in 2007:
• Forming the basis for implementing school concurrency,
• Establishing jointly the specific ways in which the plans and processes of the
district school board are to be coordinated,
• Acknowledging the School Board's constitutional and statutory obligations to
provide a uniform system of free public schools on a countywide basis, and
the land use authority of local governments, including their authority to
approve or deny comprehensive plan amendments and development orders,
• Providing mutually agreed upon definitions and procedures, and
• Establishing a uniform public school facilities element and land development
regulations in each local government to assist the Parties in assuring that
sufficient capacity is available for new and existing students in school
facilities.
STANDARDS FOR REVIEW
Pursuant to Community Development Code Section 4-603(F) no amendment to the
Comprehensive Plan shall be approved unless it complies with the following standards:
1. The amendment will further implementation of the comprehensive plan consistent
with the goals, policies and objectives contained in the plan.
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The proposed amendments to the Future Land Use, Intergovernmental Coordination,
and Capital Improvements Elements and the addition of a new Public School
Facilities Element of the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan further refine the City's
existing policies and objectives related to public school facilities. The proposed
amendments are consistent with the existing goals, policies and objectives contained
in the Plan and actually expand the city's long range planning policies related to the
provisions for school facilities.
2. The amendment is not inconsistent with other provisions of the comprehensive
plan.
The proposed amendments are consistent with the provisions of the Comprehensive
Plan. They broaden the City's approach to providing continued coordination with the
School Board, Pinellas County Government and eleven other local governments on
setting the processes and procedures for school concurrency, siting and other
comprehensive plan issues related to schools in Pinellas County.
3. The available uses, if applicable, to which the property may be put are appropriate
to the property in questions and compatible with existing and planned uses in the
area.
The proposed amendments are text amendments that are not directly related to a
specific property.
4. Sufficient public facilities are available to serve the property.
The proposed amendments are text amendments that are not directly related to a
specific property.
5. The amendment will not adversely affect the natural environment.
The proposed amendments are text amendments that are not directly related to a
specific property.
6. The amendment will not adversely impact the use of property in the immediate
area.
The proposed amendments are text amendments that are not directly related to a
specific property.
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION:
The proposed amendments to the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan recognize the
importance of the amendments to the Future Land Use, Intergovernmental Coordination,
and Capital Improvements Elements and the new Public School Facilities Element in the
effort of consistency for the continued cooperation and coordination with the Pinellas
School Board, Pinellas County Government and other local governments included in the
interlocal agreement pertaining to school concurrency, siting, processes and procedures.
The Planning Department Staff recommend -APPROVAL of Ordinance No. 7870-07 that
amends the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan.
Prepared by Planning Department Staff:
Sandra E. Herman
Planner III
ATTACHMENTS:
Ordinance No. 7870-07
Exhibit A to Ordinance No 7870-07(Amendments 1- 6)
Data and Analysis
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Comprehensive Plan Citizen Courtesy Information List
Local Government: City of Clearwater
Hearing Date: October 17, 2007
Type Hearing: Transmittal
DCA Amendment Number: (DCAOfficial Use)
Please Print Clearly
By providing your name and address you will receive information concerning the date of
publication of the Notice of Intent by the Department of Community Affairs.
Check Appropriate Identify
Citizen Name Address, City, State,
Zip Code Box Amendment
which is of
Interest
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Comment Comment
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PINELLAS COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PHONE (727) 464-3276 • FAX (727) 464-3022 • 315 COURT STREET CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33756
www.pinellascounty.org
June 21, 2007
Robert Dispirito
City Manager
City of Dunedin
P.O. Box 1348
Dunedin, FL 34697-1348
Dear Robert,
This letter was addressed to each
City Manager foCCle- ar`wat r?Dunedin,
Gulfport, Largo, Madeira Beach,
Oldsmar, Pinellas Park, Safety Harbor,
St. Pete Beach, St. Petersburg,
Seminole and Tarpon Springs.
Attached is the proposed Public School Facilities Element (PSFE) that is being distributed
by the Pinellas Schools Collaborative for adoption as part of your local comprehensive
plan. The. proposed Element was approved by the Collaborative at their meeting on June
61 2007 after reviewing and making. some modifications to a final draft that had been
submitted by the School Planning Workgroup. The Collaborative, on June 6th, also
approved proposed amendments to the Intergovernmental Coordination Element (ICE)
and Capital Improvements Element (CIE) of the local comprehensive plans that are
required by the Growth Management Act to support coordination of school facilities
planning and school concurrency. These are also attached for consideration and
adoption as part of your local comprehensive plan.
The Pinellas Schools Collaborative produced the attached proposed PSFE and the
proposed objectives and policies for inclusion in the CIE and ICE based on the attached
schedule. This schedule allows adequate time for Pinellas County and each of the 12
municipalities in the County that are required to implement school concurrency (the
partner local governments) to conduct the required public hearings and adopt the
Element and comprehensive plan amendments prior to the deadline of March 1, 2008
established by the State. It will be your responsibility to schedule and conduct the
necessary public hearings to accomplish the required amendments to your local
comprehensive plan.
It is intended that the goals, objectives and policies within the proposed PSFE will be
adopted by the partner local governments in fulfillment of both §163.3177(12), F.S., and
the updated Public Schools Interlocal Agreement that was executed on April 24, 2007.
The Florida Statutes require that all Public School Facilities Elements within a county be
consistent with each other. Adoption of the attached proposed Element will meet this
requirement since it was developed jointly by local governments and the School District
through the Pinellas Schools Collaborative. It is intended that the data and analysis
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SUSAN LATVALA
COMMISSIONER
City of Dunedin
Robert Dispirito
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section of the PSFE not be adopted as part of the local comprehensive plan. This will
allow the supporting documentation in the data and analysis section to be updated
without having to process the, changes through the plan amendment procedure.
As directed by the Collaborative on April 11th, a draft of the PSFE was submitted to the
School District and to each local government represented on the Collaborative for review
and comment. This draft was also sent to the Florida Department of Community Affairs
(DCA) for their comment. The attached proposed Element responds to comments from
DCA and from the local governments.. The supporting data and analysis has also been
revised since the April draft based on comments from DCA, the School District, the
municipalities, and the County.
in preparing the attached proposed PSFE for adoption by your community, the following
actions will need to be taken by your staff. The term "LOCAL GOVERNMENT' used in the
goals, objectives, and policies will need to be replaced with the name of your
jurisdiction. Some of the policies in the PSFE provide flexibility and you will need to
decide which of the available options your community wants to adopt. These decisions
will need to be made for policies 1.2.12, 2.1.1, 2.1.3, 3.1.4, and 3.1.6.. One of the key
proposed amendments is a new policy in the Capital Improvements Element in which the
municipalities and the County will be adopting the School District's'Five-Year Work
Program by reference. The Work Program for next fiscal year is anticipated to be
approved by the School Board on September 10, 2007. Since that is roughly the same
time that the municipalities and the County are scheduled to conduct their transmittal
public hearings to send the proposed PSFE to DCA for review and comment, the
proposed Element will likely contain only the tentative 2008 Five-Year Work Program
when transmitted to DCA. The tentative Work Program is scheduled to be distributed to
local governments around August 10th. However, when the PSFE is adopted in January
or February 2008 it will contain the final Five-Year Work Program as approved by the
School Board. Finally, there are two sections within the data and analysis portion of the
PSFE that will need to be written to reflect the situation within your jurisdiction. The
"Safe Access to Public Schools" section on page 66 of the Element currently describes
how Pinellas County addresses the prioritization of sidewalk construction for serving
public school facilities. This discussion will need to be replaced with an analysis that
reflects your jurisdiction's approach to this subject. Also, on page 78 there is an
opportunity to discuss any unique circumstances or initiatives that your jurisdiction has
with the School District that are not covered elsewhere in the Element.
While the above proposed amendments to the local comprehensive plans are proceeding
through the adoption process, the School Planning Workgroup has agreed to work on
the following items and bring them forward for consideration by the Collaborative over
the next several months.
City of Dunedin
Robert Dispirito
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Develop and implement a Development Tracking System as required by DCA and
the executed Public Schools Interlocal Agreement. The tracking system is
required to implement school concurrency and will involve all 12 of the partner
municipalities, Pinellas County, and the School District.
Prepare model language that a local government can use in developing the
amendments to its land development regulations to implement school
concurrency.
Prepare an Administrative Procedures Manual that the partner local governments
and the School District will use for implementation of school concurrency and
other provisions in the PSFE and the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement.
The attached proposed PSFE is a fine example of the effective cooperation and
coordination that is occurring between the School District, Pinellas County, and the
municipalities. If you have any questions concerning the adoption of the PSFE and the
proposed amendments to the CIE and ICE, your representatives on the Pinellas Schools
Collaborative and the School Planning Workgroup (membership lists are attached) will be
able to help you, or you may contact either Gordon Beardslee, Liz Freeman, or Chelsea
Ross at the Pinellas County Planning Department at (727) 464-8200. The Collaborative
would request that you notify the Pinellas County Planning Department when you have
determined your public hearing schedule for adopting the PSFE and the CIE and ICE
amendments.
Sincerely,
Commissioner Susan Latvala
Pinellas County Commissioner
Chairman, Pinellas Schools Collaborative
Attachments
Schedule for Adoption of the proposed Public School Facilities Element
Proposed Public School Facilities Element (hardcopy and on CD)
Proposed Amendments to the intergovernmental Coordination Element and the Capital Improvements
Element (hardcopy and on CD)
Membership of the Pinellas Schools Collaborative
Membership of the School Planning Workgroup
Cc: Members of the Pinellas Schools Collaborative
Members of the School Planning Workgroup
Brian Smith, Pinellas County Planning Director
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Herman, Sandra
From: Kinney, Susan [skinney@co.pinellas.fl.us]
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 8:03 AM
To: Beardslee, Gordon R; Bray, Bob; Chelsea Ross; Cohen, Paula; Dauphinais, Marie; Dow, Jeffrey;
Fairchild, Steve; Frail, Frank; Freeman, Elizabeth S; Geisz, Paul; Haller, Ginny; Herman, Sandra;
Holley, Karl; Jarzen, Robert; Madden, Jim; Mark Ely; Matt McLachlan; Matz, Fred; Matzke, Lauren;
Metcalf, Fred; Miller, Jim; Pflueger, Larry S; Porter, Catherine; Reynolds, Mike; Rinzivillo, Ron;
Robinson, Jim; Sadowsky, David S; Staffopoulos, Mike; Stricklin, Carol; Touchton, Marshall; Underhill,
Jim; Vincent, Renea
Cc: Smith, Brian K
TO: MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL PLANNING WORK GROUP
FROM: GORDON BEARDSLEE, PINELLAS COUNTY PLANNING DEPT.
SUBJECT: DCA NOTICE OF INTENT ON ADOPTED PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITY
ELEMENT (PSFE)
DATE: MARCH 3, 2008
Good news! On Friday, we received a letter from DCA stating that they were issuing a notice
of intent to find the Public School Facilities Element adopted by the Board of County
Commissioners and the related amendments to the County's Intergovernmental Coordination
and Capital Improvements Element in compliance with Chapter 163, Part II of the Florida
Statutes. Since we are adopting comparable amendments to our local comprehensive plans,
you should be OK with DCA when you adopt your PSFE and related ICE and CIE
amendments. We had earlier sent you via email what the BCC adopted, including the changes
required by DCA and the Dept of Education, so that you could make similar changes to your
plan amendment package before adoption.
Please let me or Chelsea Ross know if you have any questions or need any assistance in
completing your local government's amendment package to adopt the PSFE and related
amendments. Our phone number is 464-8200 or gbeardsl -pinellascounty.org, or
cnross -pinellascounty.org.
cc. Brian Smith, Pinellas County Planning Director
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TO: SCHOOL PLANNING WORK GROUP
FROM: GORDON BEARDSLEE, PINELLAS COUNTY PLANNING DEPT
SUBJECT: Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Action on proposed
PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES ELEMENT
DATE: DECEMBER 27, 2007
On December 18th, the BCC adopted the Public School Facilities Element
(PSFE) and the associated proposed amendments to the CIE and ICE. On
November 21St, I had sent you the agenda package that was going to be adopted
by the BCC on December 18th. We worked with DCA and DOE to make the
necessary modifications to the proposed PSFE and ICE/CIE amendments in
response to their comments and recommendations. Subsequent to distributing
that package, DCA and the Florida Department of Education (DOE) contacted
me and asked that the County make some additional changes. DCA wanted the
date that the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement was filed included in Policy
2.1.1 of the PSFE and in Policy 1.13.7 of the Intergovernmental Coordination
Element. These changes are described in the attached County Staff/LPA
Report. DOE requested that the entire Five-Year Plant Survey be included in the
data and analysis section of the PSFE. When I found out the entire survey was
over 300 pages, both the County and the School District disagreed with this DOE
request. We worked out a compromise with DOE and DCA last week in which
Pinellas County will place the entire Plant Survey on the County's Planning
Department website using information from the School District. The result is that
,the summary of the Plant Survey that had been identified as Table 11 in the
PSFE-has-been removed and replaced with a link (on page 52, of the PSFE) to
fhe Planning Department's website for finding the complete Plant Survey. The
municipalities can also link to the County website for this information. The tables
in the PSFE have been renumbered accordingly. Don't look for the complete
Plant Survey on our website just yet; we still need to get the 300+ pages from the
School District, scan them in pdf format, and put them on our website.
Pages 6 and 7 in the attached Pinellas County Staff/LPA Report summarize
DCA's and DOE's recommended changes and the County's responses. On
pages 8 and 9, the specific changes to four policies are noted along with the
action to adopt four of the maps in the PSFE. In addition, Chelsea Ross
coordinated with the School District to update the data and analysis section of
the Element based on the 5-year Work Program adopted by the School Board on
September 11, 2007 and to clarify why expenditures are not shown for demolition
of existing schools. This updated data and analysis will satisfy the two DCA
comments in our ORC Report. As mentioned above, the data and analysis
section discussing the Five-Year Plant Survey has also been modified.
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Overall, I would say that the modifications in response to the comments from
DCA and DOE are not substantial. Probably the biggest change is the
requirement that we adopt the maps showing the school concurrency service
areas. I had several discussions with DCA on why we had not proposed
including them as part of the adopted PSFE, but DCA insists that Rule 9J-5
requires that they be adopted. This change is discussed as #3 on page 6 and as
#III on page 8 of the Staff/LPA Report.
Since we are all adopting essentially the same PSFE and CIE/ICE amendments,
if we all agree to make the modifications contained in the attached County
Staff/LPA Report we will maintain consistency among our PSFEs and should be
found in compliance by DCA.
To assist you as you move forward with adoption of the PSFE and related CIE
and ICE amendments, I am attaching the agenda package that we provided to
the BCC on December 18th. This includes the BCC agenda memo, the BCC
adoption ordinance, the County Staff/LPA Report, and the final PSFE along with
the maps and Appendixes B and C.
I am also attaching a draft outline for the Procedure Manual that we will use in
implementing the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement and School Concurrency.
I am coordinating with the County Information Systems Department to schedule a
meeting of the smaller Technical Workgroup that will be drafting the Procedure
Manual for consideration by the entire School Planning Workgroup. Once the
Manual is completed, it will be presented to the Pinellas Schools Collaborative for
their approval.
Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information.
Have a great New Year.
Attachments
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DATE: December 18, 2007
AGENDA ITEM NO.
Consent Agenda ? Regular Agenda ? Public Hearing ?
County Administrator's Signature:
Subiect:
Proposed Public School Facilities Element and Associated Amendments to the Capital Improvements Element and
the Intergovernmental Coordination Element of the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan
Department:
Planning
Recommended Action:
Staff Member Responsible:
Brian K. Smith, Director
I RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (BOARD) RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT
AND ADOPT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE PROPOSED PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES
ELEMENT AND THE ASSOCIATED AMENDMENTS TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND
INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENTS OF THE PINELLAS COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
Summary Explanation/Background:
The Public School Facilities Element is a new element to the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan that is required
by changes to the State Growth Management Act enacted by the Florida Legislature in 2005. The proposed
Element is the product of one and a half years of coordinated effort between Pinellas County, the School District,
and the 12 municipalities within the County that have exceeded a minimum level of growth or that have a public
school facility located in their jurisdiction. This coordinated effort resulted in the establishment of the Pinellas
Schools Collaborative, which is comprised of two members of the School Board and one appointed elected
representative from Pinellas County and from each of the 12 municipalities. The Pinellas Schools Collaborative
updated the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement with the help of a School Planning Work Group comprised of staff
from the County, School District, the 12 municipalities, and the Pinellas Planning Council. This updated Interlocal
Agreement has been approved by all of the participants and was executed on April 24, 2007. The updated
Interlocal Agreement was determined by the Florida Department of Community Affairs to be consistent with the
requirements of the Growth Management Act.
The various provisions within the updated Interlocal Agreement serve as the basis for many of the goals, objectives
and policies within the proposed Public School Facilities Element. This new Element and the associated
amendments to the Capital Improvements Element (CIE) and the Intergovernmental Coordination Element (ICE)
represent an increased level of cooperation, and in some cases new initiatives, between the School District and
local governments in Pinellas County on the following subjects: (1) coordination on population and student
enrollment projections, planned infrastructure improvements, and land use and zoning amendments that affect
residential densities; (2) implementation of school concurrency; (3) siting of public schools; (4) the co-location of
public school sites with other public facilities; (5) improving the safety of students as they access public schools;
and (6) maximizing opportunities for public schools to serve as emergency shelters. Pinellas County and the 12
municipalities are proceeding with adoption of the proposed Public School Facilities Element; and by doing so are
meeting the mandate in the Growth Management Act that all Public School Facilities Elements within a county be
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consistent with each other. Upon adoption of the Public School Facilities Element, implementation of the school
concurrency requirements contained in the Element and the updated Public Schools Interlocal Agreement will
require further intergovernmental coordination involving the tracking of development among the 13 local
governments and the initiation of procedures to review proposed residential development to ensure that there will
be adequate public school facilities to serve the anticipated students that would be generated by the development.
On August 21, 2007, the Board authorized transmittal of this agenda package to the Florida Department of
Community Affairs for review and comment. Pinellas County received DCA's comments and recommendations on
October 30, 2007, and the proposed amendments before the Board for adoption have been revised in a few
instances based on the feedback from DCA. The attached Report from County staff and the Local Planning
Agency identifies the revisions to the amendment package and the reasons for the changes.
The Pinellas County Local Planning Agency (LPA) reviewed the proposed new Public School Facilities Element
and the associated amendments to the CIE and ICE at a public hearing on July 16, 2007. The LPA reviewed the
proposed amendments as revised in response to the comments from DCA at a meeting on November 19, 2007,
and their final recommendation is attached. After the Board takes action on the proposed amendments, they will be
sent to the Florida Department of Community Affairs, which will have 45 days to determine whether the adopted
amendments are in compliance with State law.
Fiscal Impact/Cost/Revenue Summa
Implementation of School Concurrency is requiring that Pinellas County, the School District, and the 12
municipalities coordinate in establishing a multi-jurisdictional system to track the status of development from site
plan approval to occupancy. Pinellas County will be the repository of the development information, and will use
existing staff to monitor, review, and correlate this information. The County IS Department will be providing
assistance in establishing a development tracking system within the County's GIS.
Exhibits/Attachments Attached:
Proposed Ordinance to adopt the proposed Plan amendments
Proposed Public School Facilities Element
Proposed Amendments to the CIE and ICE
County Staff/LPA Report and Recommendations
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TO: SCHOOL PLANNING WORK GROUP
FROM: GORDON BEARDSLEE, PINELLAS COUNTY PLANNING DEPT
SUBJECT: RESPONSES TO DCA COMMENTS ON PROPOSED PUBLIC
SCHOOL FACILITIES ELEMENT
DATE: NOVEMBER 21, 2007
At the end of October, Pinellas County received two comments from DCA in their
OR C-1 Report on the proposed Public School Facilities Element `PSFE) and the
associated proposed amendments to the CIE and ICE. Upon receiving our ORC
Report, DCA contacted us with some additional comments that they have
provided to us verbally. These latter comments, therefore, do not show up in the
ORC Report. At the same time, the PSFE transmittals from Oldsmar and
Dunedin have also been reviewed by DCA.
We have been working with DCA to make necessary modifications to the
proposed PSFE and ICE/CIE amendments in response to DCA's comments and
recommendations. I am attaohing.the Pinellas County Staff/LPA Report, which
on pages 6 and 7 summarizes DCA's recommended changes and the County's
reponse. On pages 8 and 9, the specific changes to four policies are noted along
with the action to adopt four of the maps in the PSFE. 'In addition, Chelsea Ross
has been coordinating with the School District on updating the data and analysis
section of the Element based on the 5-year Work Program adopted by the
School Board in September and to clarify why expenditures are not shown for
demolition of existing schools. This updated data and analysis will satisfy the two
DCA comments in our ORC Report.
Overall, I would say that the modifications in response tb DCA's comments are
not substantial. Probably the biggest change is the requirement that we adopt
the maps showing the school concurrency service areas. I had several
discussions with DCA on why we were not including them as part of the adopted
PSFE, but DCA insists that Rule 9J-5 requires that they be adopted. This
change is discussed as #3 on page 6 and as #III on page 8 of the Staff/LPA
Report.
Since we are all adopting essentially the same PSFE and CIE/ICE amendments,
if we all agree to make the modifications contained in the attached County
Staff/LPA Report we will maintain consistency among our PSFEs and should be
found in compliance by DCA. I have sent Valerie James in DCA a copy of the
Staff/LPA Report just to make sure that the modifications in the Report
sufficiently address DCA's concerns. I will let you know if anything changes once
I hear back from Valerie. Based on my discussions with Valerie, I feel pretty
comfortable that DCA will be OK with these modifications.
Please contact me if you have any questions or comments about the
modifications discussed above. We are hoping that these will be acceptable to
everyone. We will provide you with the updated data and analysis once it is
completed so you can include it in your final Element. We are scheduled to take
the PSFE and CIE/ICE amendments to the BCC for adoption on December 18t"
Have a great Thanksgiving.
PINELLAS COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS
11 (Case No. LPA 23-7-07)
Revised
ADOPTION OF
THE PROPOSED PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES ELEMENT AND
ASSOCIATED AMENDMENTS TO
THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT
AND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT
OF THE PINELLAS COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Pinellas
(ounty LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY (LPA) ACTION
The LPA agrees with the four staff recommendations contained in this report:
YES NO
If NO, Alternative LPA recommendation is:
LPA signatory: Date: November 19, 2007
Brian K. Smith
BACKGROUND:
This is a Staff Review and Recommendation regarding the adoption of the Public School
Facilities Element and supporting amendments to the Intergovernmental Coordination
Element and the Capital Improvements Element of the Pinellas County Comprehensive
Plan. Staff has reviewed the proposed amendments for conformance with the adopted
principles, goals, objectives, and policies and other applicable provisions of the adopted
Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan, and compliance with State requirements for
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coordinating public school facilities planning with comprehensive planning.
The Pinellas County Local Planning Agency (LPA) originally heard the proposed
amendments to the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan at a public hearing on July 16,
2007. As an amendment to a locally adopted comprehensive plan, the Local Government
Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act (Growth Management
Act), Chapter 163.3161, et seq., Florida Statutes, as amended, requires an LPA review and
recommendation as to the relationship of the proposed amendments to the locally adopted
Comprehensive Plan. Therefore, the proposed amendments were reviewed from the
perspective of their compliance with the requirements of Chapter 163, F.S., and Chapter
9J-5, F.A.C.
The Board of County Commissioners subsequently conducted a public hearing to receive
public comment on the proposed amendments and to transmit the amendments to the
Department of Community Affairs (DCA) for review on August 21, 2007.
Following review of the amendment package, the Department issued their Objections,
Recommendations and Comments (ORC) Report on October 30, 2007. The ORC Report
identified two comments and recommendations regarding the Data and Analysis portion of
the Public School Facilities Element. Following receipt of the ORC Report, the Planning
Department was contacted by DCA and informed that the Department has some additional
comments that were not included in the ORC Report. The recommendations in the ORC
Report and DCA's additional comments are addressed following the summary of the
overall amendment package in a section of this Report entitled Pinellas County's
Response To DCA's Recommendations and Comments.
The first section of this report addresses the adoption of the Public School Facilities
Element. The next two sections address amendments to the Intergovernmental
Coordination Element and the Capital Improvements Element. The fourth section of this
report is Pinellas County's Response to DCA's Recommendations, and Comments, and
the final section is Revisions/Additions Not Yet Reviewed by DCA.
The overall amendment package now proposed for adoption is summarized as follows:
ADOPTION OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES ELEMENT (PSFE)
Summary of the PSFE: The Public School Facilities Element is being proposed at this
time for adoption as a part of the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan. In 2005, the
Florida Legislature passed Senate Bill 360, mandating that concurrency be established for
public school facilities by those jurisdictions that are not granted an exemption consistent
with the allowances of Section 163.3177(12)(b), F.S. The proposed new Element and
related Comprehensive Plan amendments are the result of a cooperative effort between
Pinellas County, the Pinellas County School District, and the 12 municipalities within the
County that are not exempt from school concurrency. Over the past 1'/Z years, the Pinellas
Schools Collaborative (comprised of elected officials from the County, the School District,
and the 12 municipalities) and a Work Group made up of staff from the Collaborative
member local governments and the School District cooperated in updating the Pinellas
Schools Interlocal Agreement and in preparing the Public School Facilities Element and
Comprehensive Plan amendments. On June 6, 2007, the Collaborative approved the
proposed Element and related plan amendments. And on August 21, 2007, the Pinellas
County Board of County Commissioners authorized the transmittal of the proposed
Element, as well as the supporting amendments to the Intergovernmental Coordination
Element and the Capital Improvements Element, to the Department of Community Affairs
for review. The Element consists of supporting data and analysis and the following
sections that will be adopted as part of the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan:
Goals, Objectives, and Policies of the Pinellas County Public School Facilities
Element
The Goals, Objectives, and Policies of the Public School Facilities Element provide the
policy framework for the establishment of school concurrency in Pinellas County. They
establish procedures for ensuring the availability of quality educational facilities; the
coordination between the School District and local governments in the construction of
public educational facilities that contribute to the surrounding community; improving the
safety of students as they access public school facilities; and maximizing the
opportunities for public schools to serve a vital emergency management purpose in
times of disaster.
Staff Recommendation : The proposed Goals, Objectives, and Policies of
the Public School Facilities Element are recommended for adoption, as
originally submitted to DCA for review, with the following changes:
At the recommendation of DCA, Policy 1.2.4. has been deleted, and
Policies 1.2.5 through 1.2.19 have been renumbered accordingly; and
Policy 2.1.1. has been revised to reference the 2007 Public Schools
Interlocal Agreement rather than the 1996 Interlocal Agreement for
Public Educational Facilities Siting.
Please refer to the section titled `REVISIONS/ADDITIONS NOT YET REVIEWED
BY DCA' for more information.
II. Map Series - Figures 1, 2, 3 & 12 of the Public School Facilities Element
In addition to the Goals, Objectives, and Policies of the Public School Facilities
Element, the above four maps are also being adopted as part of the Comprehensive
Plan. These maps depict the location of public school facilities by type, the location of
ancillary plants in Pinellas County, and the school concurrency service areas for
elementary, middle and high schools. The Pinellas County School District anticipates
only a slight increase in the number of public school students in the coming years, and
the maintenance and replacement of existing public school facilities are anticipated to
be able to provide for those students. Consequently, a map or map series depicting
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planned future school facilities and ancillary plants is unnecessary and has been
omitted from this Element.
Staff Recommendation : Figures 1, 2, 3, and 12 are recommended for
adoption as part of the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan rather than being
considered part of the supporting data and analysis of the PSFE. It is DCA's
position that these maps are required to be adopted as part of the Plan.
Please see the section titled `REVISIONS/ADDITIONS NOT YET REVIEWED BY
DCA' for more information.
AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION
ELEMENT OF THE PINELLAS COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Summary of Amendments: The deletion of one policy and the addition of one objective
and seven policies are being proposed for the Intergovernmental Coordination Element
(ICE) of the Comprehensive Plan. These proposed amendments are related to the
adoption of the new PSFE. The new ICE policies establish how the local governments
required to implement school concurrency will coordinate with one another and the School
District in terms of sharing information relevant to school concurrency, commit the Board to
continued participation on the Pinellas Schools Collaborative, and ensure that all Public
School Facility Elements within the County remain consistent and coordinated with each
other.
Staff Recommendation: The proposed amendments to the
Intergovernmental Coordination Element are recommended for adoption, as
originally submitted to DCA for review, with the following change:
• Policy 1.13.7. has been revised, based upon comments from DCA, to
reference the 2007 Public Schools Interlocal Agreement rather than the
1996 Interlocal Agreement for Public Educational Facilities Siting.
Please see the section titled `REVISIONS/ADDITIONS NOT YET REVIEWED BY
DCA' for more information.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT OF THE
PINELLAS COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Summary of Amendments: The addition of one objective and six associated policies are
proposed for the Capital Improvements Element. These policies establish a level-of-service
standard for public school facilities concurrency, adopt the School Board's Five-Year Work
Program, by reference, and establish procedures for maintaining a financially-feasible
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capital improvements program for public educational facilities.
Staff Recommendation: The amendments to the Capital Improvements
Element are recommended for adoption as originally proposed, with the
following change:
• Policy 1.6.6 has been revised so that the Board is adopting by reference
the entire Five-Year Work Program of the School Board rather than just
Section 17A. At the September 28, 2007 meeting of the School Planning
Work Group, it was decided that it would be more appropriate to adopt
the entire Work Program to ensure that all relevant capital projects are
incorporated into the local government comprehensive plans for school
concurrency purposes.
Please see the section titled `REVISIONS/ADDITIONS NOT YET REVIEWED BY
DCA' for more information.
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Pinellas County Responses to
DCA's Recommendations and Comments
1. DCA ORC Recommendation: Tables 12, 13, and 14 highlight the long-range
projected costs of school capital improvements from 2010/2011 through 2025/2026 school
year. However, the data and analysis do not incorporate the October 2007 version of the
Five-Year School District Facilities Work Plan. The Department recommends that prior to
adoption, the data should be updated and the analysis should be revised to reflect the
October 2007 District Facilities Work Plan.
Pinellas County Response:
At the time this amendment package was transmitted to DCA, the School District's Five-
Year Work Program had not yet been adopted and Figures from the 2006/07 School Year
were uspd. Tables 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 in-fhe Element that was transmitted in August
2007 have all been updated along with the text associated with these tables based on the
School District's Five-Year Work Program adopted in September 2007. Table 11 in the
August version of the Element has been removed in response to comments from the
Florida Department of Education. As a result, the above five tables have been renumbered
as Tables 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 in the final Public School Facilities Element. In addition,
former Table 17 has been combined with Table 14 in this updated Data and Analysis
Section of the Public School Facilities Element.
2. DCA ORC Recommendation: The analysis includes an internal inconsistency
regarding plans for future school facilities. The proposed amendment indicates that due to
flat or no growth in enrollment, there are no needs for new schools. However, the excerpts
from the Educational Plan Survey and the Five-Year District Facilities Work Program show
expenditures for new schools without showing demolition of existing schools. The
Department recommends that the County revise the analysis to the Public School Facilities
Element to explain this inconsistency.
Pinellas County Response:
On Page 61 of the Public School Facilities Element, Pinellas County has added an
explanation as to why expenditures are not shown for the demolition of existing public
school facilities when new facilities are built. The Pinellas County School District
incorporates the cost of demolishing a structure into the construction contract of the
replacement facility. However, not all construction activity requires the demolition of
existing buildings. Older buildings are sometimes retained and used for administrative
purposes instead of being demolished to make way for a new public school facility.
3. DCA Recommendation: 9J-5.025(4) requires that Figures 1, 2, 3, and 12 of
the Public School Facilities Element be adopted as part of the Pinellas County
Comprehensive Plan.
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Pinellas County Response:
The proposed Ordinance to amend the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan by
adopting the Public School Facilities Element includes these four maps as part of the
adopted portion of the Plan.
4. DCA Recommendation: Delete Policy 1.2.4, which states that Pinellas
County will amend its concurrency management land development regulations within
six months of the adopted Public School Facilities Element being found in compliance
by DCA.
Pinellas County Response:
Policy 1.2.4 has been deleted from the proposed Public School Facilities Element.
5. DCA Recommendation: Proposed Policy 2.1.1 of the Public School
Facilities Element and Policy 1.13.7 of the Intergovernmental Coordination Element
should refer to the 2007 Public Schools Interlocal Agreement rather than the 1996
Interlocal Agreement for Public Educational Facilities Siting.
Pinellas County Response:
Both of these policies have been revised as recommended by DCA.
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REVISIONS/ADDITIONS NOT YET REVIEWED BY DCA
Public School Facilities Element:
1. Policy 1.2.4. Within sex en+iwrmhrs-ef- thDublip Cnheel Cnnilities Clement being
found OR GE)MplianGe, Pinellas Geunty shall amend itS GenGUrrenGy manageMeRt
level ,
F.A.°`
This Policy is being deleted from the proposed amendment package based upon a
recommendation from DCA. Policies 1.2.5 through 1.2.19 are renumbered
accordingly.
II. Policy 2.1.1. Pinellas County shall participate with the School District in the
process of evaluating potential school closures, significant renovations to
existing schools, and school site selection before land acquisition in accordance
with Section 4 of the existing Public Schools Interlocal Agreement filed on April
24. 2007. for Duhlin CdUn + n I C nili+ieo SitffiRG hat was entered inte with the
(Rule 9J-5.025(3)(c)4, F.A.C.)
This Policy is being amended to reference the applicable section of the 2007 Public
Schools Interlocal Agreement, based upon a recommendation from DCA.
III. Figures 1, 2, 3 and 12 of the Public School Facilities Element are being
adopted as part of the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan.
These maps show the locations of lementary, middle, and high schools, School
District ancillary facilities and land banked sites, and the school concurrency service
areas. DCA has already reviewed these maps as part of the supporting data and
analysis for the Public School Facilities Element, but DCA has stated that these maps
are required by Rule 9J-5 to be adopted as part of the Plan.
Capital Improvements Element:
IV. Policy 1.6.6. Pinellas County hereby adopts by reference, SeGtiens 17.A of the
School District's Five-Year Work Program for FY 2007/08 through 2011/12, as
adopted by the School Board on September 110, 2007.
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This Policy is being edited in the proposed amendments to the Capital
Improvements Element to adopt by reference the entire Five-Year Work Program.
This will ensure that all capital expenditures that provide classroom space are
accounted for in the County's Capital Improvements Element.
Intergovernmental Coordination Element:
V. Policy 1.13.7. Pinellas County shall coordinate with the School Board of Pinellas
County to implement the public educational facilities siting requirements of
Chapter 163 and Chapter 1013, F.S., as stipulated in Section 4 of the Public
Schools Interlocal Agreement filed on April 24, 2007.
SeptembeF 10, 1996, or as it may be subsequently ` mended.
cr?- -rv -u??
This Policy is being amended to reference the applicable section of the 2007 Public
Schools Interlocal Agreement, based upon a recommendation from DCA.
IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE PINELLAS COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The amendments proposed for adoption are felt to be consistent with, and implement the
following principles, goals, objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan:
Capital Improvements Element
1.5. Objective: Decisions regarding the issuance of development orders and permits
shall be based upon coordination of the development requirements
included in this plan, the land development code of Pinellas County,
and the availability of necessary public facilities needed to support
such development at the time needed. This shall be accomplished by
the County's Concurrency Management System, the monitoring of the
Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan, and related actions of the
Board of County Commissioners.
1.5.4. Policy: Pinellas County shall ensure that public facilities and services needed
to support development will be available concurrent with the impacts
of development. This policy shall be implemented through use of the
Concurrency Management System adopted as part of the Pinellas
County Comprehensive Plan.
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Coastal Management Element
1.5.2. Policy: Pinellas County shall expand its coordination efforts within the
limits provided by legislative authority to coordinate facility
expansion plans and development review with the Pinellas County
School Board so that new school facilities and facility expansion
will be located and designed to provide hurricane shelters.
1.5.6. Policy: Pinellas County shall initiate discussion of new cooperative efforts
between the County, municipalities, the Pinellas County School
Board, and other appropriate agencies in an attempt to increase
the number of public shelters and to reduce the shelter deficit.
Intergovernmental Coordination Element
1.1.3. Policy: Pinellas County shall coordinate with the School Board of
Pinellas County to implement the public educational facilities
siting and co-location requirements of Chapter 163 and 235,
F.S., and as outlined in the interlocal agreement entered into
between Pinellas County and the School Board of Pinellas
County and as identified in the Future Land Use Element.
1.2.1. Policy: Pinellas County shall enter into interlocal agreements, or other
appropriate formal agreements and understandings, when
necessary to formalize cooperative understandings and
processes.
1.2.7. Policy: Pinellas County, through its Local Planning Agency, shall continue
to coordinate implementation of the County's Comprehensive Plan
with the comprehensive plans of municipalities within the County
by, at a minimum, reviewing and providing comment on local plan
amendments to the local government as well as the Department of
Community Affairs.
Natural, Historic, and Cultural Resources Element
3.5.1. Policy: Where mutual benefit is achieved, Pinellas County shall actively
pursue interactive public involvement and functional partnerships
with the Pinellas County School Board, as well as area colleges
and environmental organizations for the purposes of developing
and disseminating educational materials and programs.
Recreation and Open Space Element
1.7.4. Policy: In order to enhance public recreation opportunities, Pinellas
County shall coordinate with the Pinellas County School Board to
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determine the feasibility of making public school recreational
facilities more accessible to the surrounding neighborhood.
2.1.3. Policy: Partnership opportunities will be a cornerstone of the
County's active recreation program, and will include
consideration of mutually beneficial interlocal and joint use
agreements between the County and the School Board,
adjacent municipalities, volunteer groups and other recreational
service providers.
Transportation Element
1.7.7. Policy: Pinellas County shall develop pedestrian ways and bikeways in an
around the vicinity of schools, utilizing utility rights-of-way, along
drainage easements, and along facilities such as the abandoned
Seaboard Coastline (SCL) Railroad right-of-way acquired for the
Pinellas Trail, where physically feasible.
Planning to Stay-Economy
6. In order for Pinellas County to remain competitive in the regional and global economy,
the County must educate, attract, and retain a well-trained workforce. This requires a
commitment to provide the following: an excellent K-12 educational system available to
all students, quality post-secondary educational institutions, and job-training programs
to supplement these secondary and post-secondary educational programs.
Revised 12/26/07
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ORDINANCE # 07-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY OF PINELLAS ADOPTING THE GOALS,
OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES AND FIGURES 1, 2, 3, AND 12 OF THE PUBLIC
SCHOOL FACILITIES ELEMENT OF THE PINELLAS COUNTY COMPRE-
HENSIVE PLAN CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SEC. 163.3177,
F.S.; AMENDING THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT
OF THE PINELLAS COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO DELETE POLICY
1.1.3 AND TO INCLUDE AN OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES REGARDING
COORDINATION BETWEEN PINELLAS COUNTY, THE PINELLAS COUNTY
SCHOOL BOARD AND THE MUNICIPALITIES; AMENDING THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT OF THE PINELLAS COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN TO INCLUDE AN ADOPTED LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARD FOR
PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ANNUAL ADOPTION BY
REFERENCE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FIVE YEAR WORK PROGRAM, AND
TO INCLUDE A SUPPORTING OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES FOR
COORDINATING PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPACITY WITH ANTICIPATED STUDENT
DEMAND; PROVIDING FOR OTHER MODIFICATIONS THAT MAY ARISE
FROM REVIEW OF THIS ORDINANCE AT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND/OR
WITH OTHER RESPONSIBLE PARTIES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR LOCATION OF RECORDS; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 163, Part 11, Florida Statutes, establishes the Local Government
Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Act; and
WHEREAS, Pinellas County adopted its Comprehensive Plan on August 8, 1989, and
significantly updated the Plan in 1998; and
WHEREAS, Section 163.3187, Florida Statutes, as amended, provides for procedures to
amend the adopted Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, Section 163.3177(12), Florida Statutes, was amended in 2005 to require all
nonexempt counties and each nonexempt municipality within those counties to adopt and
implement a public school facilities element and a school concurrency program; and
WHEREAS, Pinellas County is not exempt from the requirements of Section
163.3177(12), Florida Statutes, and must, along with the 12 nonexempt municipalities
within the County, adopt a public school facilities element and implement school
concurrency; and
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WHEREAS, Pinellas County, the Pinellas County School District, and the 12 nonexempt
municipalities in the County cooperated over a period of one and one half years to update
the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement, to prepare a new Public School Facilities
Element to be adopted as part of each local government comprehensive plan; and
WHEREAS, Pinellas County, the Pinellas County School District, and the 12 nonexempt
municipalities in the County have cooperated in developing amendments to the Capital
Improvements Element and the Intergovernmental Coordination Element of the local
comprehensive plans to support implementation of a school concurrency program and the
goals, objectives and policies in the Public School Facilities Element; and
WHEREAS, Section 163.3174, Florida Statutes, states that the Local Planning Agency
shall monitor and oversee the effectiveness and status of the Comprehensive Plan and
recommend to the governing body such changes in the Comprehensive Plan as may from
time to time be required; and
WHEREAS, the Pinellas County Local Planning Agency conducted a public hearing on
the proposed Public School Facility Element and associated amendments to the Pinellas
County Comprehensive Plan on July 16, 2007; and
WHEREAS, duly advertised public hearings were held by the Pinellas County Board of
County Commissioners as required by Chapter 163.318 1, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the recommendation from the Pinellas County Local Planning Agency has
been received and considered; and
WHEREAS, recommendations and comments from the State of Florida Department of
Community Affairs have been received and considered regarding this amendment;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Board of County Commissioners of
Pinellas County, Florida, in its regular meeting duly assembled on this 18th day of
December, 2007, that:
SECTION I: PURPOSE AND INTENT
The goals, objectives and policies and Figures 1, 2, 3, and 12 of the Public School
Facilities Element are being incorporated as part of the Pinellas County Comprehensive
Plan in compliance with the requirements of Section 163.3177 of the Florida Statutes,
and will establish the basis for implementation of school concurrency within Pinellas
County. The proposed amendments to the Capital Improvements Element and the
Intergovernmental Coordination Element strengthen coordination between Pinellas
County, the School Board, and the municipalities within the County on a range of
subjects in support of state and local planning programs.
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SECTION II: The following goals, objectives, and policies of the Public School
Facilities Element are adopted and included as part of the Pinellas County
Comprehensive Plan:
GOAL 1: THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION
AMONG LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE PINELLAS COUNTY SCHOOL
DISTRICT, AND BECAUSE OF A SHARED COMMITMENT TO EDUCATIONAL
EXCELLENCE, ALL STUDENTS OF THE PINELLAS COUNTY SCHOOL
DISTRICT SHALL BE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH THE AVAILABILITY OF HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.
OBJECTIVE 1.1: Pinellas County, its partner local governments, and the School
District agree to coordinate and base their plans upon consistent projections of population
growth and student enrollment, and will coordinate in sharing of information on proposed
school facility changes, certain planned infrastructure improvements, and proposed land
use plan amendments and/or rezonings that increase or decrease residential densities.
Policy 1.1.1: Pinellas County its partner local governments, and the School District,
will utilize population growth projections prepared by the Pinellas
County Metropolitan Planning Organization's Technical Coordinating
Committee, when developing their plans and student enrollment
projections, consistent with Section 2 of the Public Schools Interlocal
Agreement.
Policy 1.1.2: To ensure that land use and zoning decisions are adequately
coordinated with public school facility planning, Pinellas County shall
continue to notify the School District of all Local Planning Agency
hearings where land use plan amendments and/or rezonings will be
considered that increase or decrease residential densities.
Policy 1.1.3: Pinellas County shall inform the School District in advance of
infrastructure projects that will restrict vehicular or pedestrian
accessibility to public schools with sufficient time for School District
review and comment, in compliance with Section 3(b) of the Public
Schools Interlocal Agreement. An example would be infrastructure
projects that would disrupt the use of sidewalks that are utilized by
students accessing public school facilities
Policy 1.1.4: The School District shall notify Pinellas County of the need for on site
or off-site improvements to support new, proposed expansion, or
redevelopment of existing schools within the jurisdiction of Pinellas
County. Thereafter, representatives of the School District and Pinellas
County will meet and determine the responsibility for making such
improvements and identify other agencies that should be involved. The
School District and Pinellas County will then meet with the other
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agencies to coordinate the completion of the on-site and off-site
improvements, in accordance with Section 5 of the Public Schools
Interlocal Agreement.
OBJECTIVE 1.2: Pinellas County, through implementation of its concurrency
management system for public school facilities, and in coordination with the School
District, shall ensure that there is available public school capacity to support the
anticipated students from residential site plans and final residential subdivision approvals
("Residential Approvals") consistent with the adopted level-of-service standard for public
school concurrency throughout the five years covered by the Five-Year Work Program,
as amended, and the period of the long-range planning program contained in the Public
School Facilities Element.
Policy 1.2.1: Pinellas County hereby adopts, consistent with Section 11 of the
Public Schools Interlocal Agreement, the following level-of-service
standard, which shall be applied consistently district-wide by all
partner local governments within Pinellas County and by the School
District.
District-wide Level-of-Service Standard: Student enrollment plus vested students
divided by Florida Inventory of School Houses (FISH) School Capacity plus additional
capacity does not exceed 100 percent. This level-of-service standard shall apply to each
type of public school facility.
Policy 1.2.2: If the utilization rate established by the State Requirements for
Educational Facilities (SREF) is changed and it will impact how the
School District determines school capacity, the School District will
notify all partner local governments of the change.
Policy 1.2.3: Amendments to the adopted level-of-service standard shall be
accomplished using the procedure contained in Section 10 of the
Public Schools Interlocal Agreement.
Policy 1.2.4: School concurrency shall be measured and applied on the basis of
Concurrency Service Areas, as established by the School Board and as
documented in the data and analysis support section of the Public
School Facilities Element.
Policy 1.2.5: The School Board shall maximize school capacity through program
adjustments and/or through adjustments to Concurrency Service Area
boundaries, consistent with Section 12 of the Public Schools Interlocal
Agreement, to ensure that each Concurrency Service Area will, in the
aggregate, operate at the adopted level-of-service standard throughout
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the five-year period covered by the Five-Year Work Program, as
amended.
Policy 1.2.6: When adjusting Concurrency Service Area boundaries, the School
Board shall take into consideration the factors identified in Section 12
of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement.
Policy 1.2.7: Consistent with Sections 1002.33(1) and 1002.33(2), F.S., Pinellas
County and the School District shall recognize charter schools as
public school facilities. Such facilities shall serve to expand the school
capacity of the School District and are a potential option for mitigating
the impact that new Residential Approvals may have on public school
facilities.
Policy 1.2.8: Pinellas County, its partner local governments, and the School District
shall utilize the uniform, district-wide procedure in Section 13 of the
Public Schools Interlocal Agreement to implement school concurrency
within their respective jurisdictions.
Policy 1.2.9: Pinellas County and the School District shall utilize the School
Capacity and Level of Service Report, prepared by the School District,
approved by the School Board, and delivered to Pinellas County, no
later than November 30th of each year, and as adjusted throughout the
year based on the official student enrollment count of the fall semester
and the estimated number of vested students, as the basis for assessing
the existing level of service conditions and the available capacity
within each Concurrency Service Area.
Policy: 1.2.10: In order to facilitate the accurate annual assessment of projected public
school facility capacity, Pinellas County shall, throughout the year,
notify the Pinellas County Planning Department of development
permits, including certificates of occupancy issued for new dwelling
units and expired school concurrency Residential Approvals, that
affect the availability of?school capacity, consistent with Section 13 of
the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement, so that an estimate of the
number of vested students can be maintained for school concurrency
purposes.
Policy 1.2.11: A school concurrency Residential Approval shall be valid for purposes
of the issuance of development orders or permits for 12 months from
the date of issuance.
Policy 1.2.12: In accordance with Section 13 of the Public Schools Interlocal
Agreement, if the School District determines that there is not
Available Capacity within an affected Concurrency Service Area to
accommodate the estimated number of students that would be
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generated by a proposed Residential Approval and maintain the
adopted level-of-service standard, then the School District shall
consider whether there is Available Capacity in the contiguous
Concurrency Service Area(s).
Policy: 1.2.13: If the School District determines that, in the aggregate, there is
Available Capacity in the affected Concurrency Service Area and in
the contiguous Concurrency Service Area(s) to accommodate the
estimated number of students from the proposed Residential Approval,
then an adequate level of service would be provided and the
Residential Approval shall be issued a School Concurrency Approval
by Pinellas County.
Policy 1.2.14: If the School District determines that, in the aggregate, there is not
Available Capacity within an affected Concurrency Service Area and
the adjacent Concurrency Service Area(s) to accommodate the
estimated number of students from the proposed Residential Approval,
a proposed Residential Approval will not proceed without execution of
a legally binding development mitigation agreement between the
applicant, the School Board, and Pinellas County designed to mitigate
the impacts anticipated to be caused by the proposed Residential
Approval on public school facilities, consistent with Section 163.3180,
F.S., and Section 13 of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement. The
applicant and the School Board shall attempt to negotiate a
development mitigation agreement. If the applicant and the School
Board are unable to agree on an acceptable form of mitigation, Pinellas
County may utilize the conflict resolution provision in Section 14 of
the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement to attempt to resolve the
impasse.
Policy 1.2.15: A development mitigation agreement shall include the applicant's
commitment to continue to renew the development agreement until the
mitigation is completed as determined by the School Board or as
determined through the conflict resolution procedures provided for in
Section 14 of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement, if applicable.
Policy 1.2.16: Acceptable forms of proportionate share mitigation that may be
allowed by the School Board and the standards that determine the
appropriate use of any mitigation funds required by the School District
are identified in Section 13 h. of the Public Schools Interlocal
Agreement.
Policy 1.2.17: Pinellas County and the School District shall utilize student generation
rates developed by the School District for purposes of calculating the
anticipated number of public school students that would be generated
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by Residential Approvals and for developing student enrollment
projections.
Policy 1.2.18: Prior to the utilization of new student generation rates, Pinellas
County, through its participation on the School Planning Workgroup,
will have the opportunity to review and comment on the proposed
student generation rates developed by the School District before they
are finalized by the District.
OBJECTIVE 1.3: The Pinellas County five-year schedule of capital improvements shall
include those projects necessary to address any existing public school facility deficiencies
and future public school facility needs consistent with the adopted level-of-service
standard.
Policy 1.3.1: By December 1" of each year, Pinellas County shall amend its Capital
Improvements Element to incorporate, by reference, the updated
School District Five-Year Work Program adding a new fifth year to
maintain a financially feasible capital improvements program and to
ensure the level-of-service standard will continue to be achieved and
maintained throughout the subsequent five-year planning period.
OBJECTIVE 1.4.: Pinellas County shall practice effective intergovernmental
coordination with its partner local governments and the School District to ensure that
land use plans, development approvals, and capital facilities planning are coordinated
with the availability of public school facilities.
Policy 1.4.1: Pinellas County shall appoint one elected official to represent Pinellas
County's interest to the Pinellas Schools Collaborative, to provide for
collaborative oversight and to provide coordination and direction
regarding the conduct of the school concurrency process and
implementation of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement.
Policy 1.4.2: Pinellas County, the School District, and partner local governments
shall coordinate annually in preparing a staff report on the
effectiveness of school concurrency that will be presented at the
annual meeting of the Collaborative, with the annual School Capacity
and Level of Service Report forming the basis for the staff report.
Policy 1.4.3: Pinellas County shall coordinate with the Pinellas County Planning
Department in the maintenance of a countywide residential
development tracking system, by providing necessary and timely
development data, including demolitions and vested development data,
required to accurately assess the impact of Residential Approvals on
available school capacity.
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Policy 1.4.4: Amendment of the Public School Facilities Element shall occur
according to the procedure in Section 10 of the Public Schools
Interlocal Agreement to ensure that the Element within the local
government comprehensive plans remains coordinated and consistent
with one another and with the plans of the School Board.
Policy 1.4.5: Pinellas County, its partner local governments, and the School District
shall coordinate in establishing a procedural manual for
implementation of school concurrency. This manual and any
subsequent changes to the manual will be developed by the School
Planning Workgroup and approved by the Pinellas Schools
Collaborative.
GOAL 2: PINELLAS COUNTY SHALL COORDINATE WITH ITS PARTNER
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON PROJECTS THAT
ENCOURAGE COHESIVE NEIGHBORHOODS, THAT CONTRIBUTE TO
COMMUNITY BUILDING, AND THAT PROVIDE FOR LONG-TERM
SUSTAINABILITY.
OBJECTIVE 2.1: Pinellas County shall support efforts that facilitate coordination of
planning between Pinellas County and the School District for the location and
development of public educational facilities.
Policy 2.1.1: Pinellas County shall participate with the School District in the process
of evaluating potential school closures, significant renovations to
existing schools, and school site selection before land acquisition in
accordance with Section 4 of the existing Public Schools Interlocal
Agreement filed on April 24, 2007.
Policy 2.1.2: For purposes of Objective 2.1, public educational facilities are defined
as elementary schools, special education facilities, alternative
education facilities, middle schools, high schools, and area vocational-
technical schools of the Pinellas County School District.
Policy 2.1.3: Public educational facilities of the School District are an allowable use
within the following future land use categories:
Residential Rural
Residential Estate
Residential Suburban
Residential Low
Residential Urban
Residential Low Medium
Residential Medium
Residential/Office General
Residential/Office Limited
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Policy 2.1.4: The location and construction of new public educational facilities, or
the expansion of an existing site, within one of the future land use
categories listed in Policy 2.1.3 shall only be allowed upon a
determination by Pinellas County that the proposed site is consistent
with the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan.
Policy 2.1.5: In addition to consistency with the Pinellas County Comprehensive
Plan, the proposed location of a new or expanded public educational
facility of the School Board within one of the land use categories listed
in Policy 2.1.3 shall be reviewed and considered with the following
general criteria:
1. The proposed location is compatible with present and projected uses
of adjacent property.
2. The site area of the proposed location is adequate for its intended
use based on the State Requirements for Educational Facilities and
provides sufficient area to accommodate all needed utilities and
support facilities and allow for adequate buffering of surrounding
land uses.
3. Based on the Five-Year Work Program of the School Board and the
Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan, there will be adequate public
services and facilities to support the public educational facility.
4. There are no significant environmental constraints that would
preclude development of a public educational facility on the site.
5. There will be no adverse impact on archaeological or historic sites
listed in the National Register of Historic Places or designated by a
local government as locally significant historic or archaeological
resources.
6. The proposed location is well drained and soils are suitable for
development or are adaptable for development and outdoor
educational purposes with drainage improvements.
7. The proposed location is not in conflict with the Pinellas County
Stormwater Management Plan and any watershed management
plans adopted by Pinellas County, if applicable.
8. The proposed location is not in a velocity flood zone or a floodway.
9. The proposed location can accommodate the required parking and
anticipated queuing of vehicles onsite.
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10. The proposed location lies outside the area regulated by Section
333.03(3), F.S., regarding the construction of public educational
facilities in the vicinity of an airport.
Policy 2.1.6: The following criteria shall also be used to evaluate whether proposed
locations of specific types of schools are consistent with the Pinellas
County Comprehensive Plan:
Elementary Schools, Special Education Facilities, and Alternative
Education Facilities
1. The proposed location shall have direct access to at least a collector
road or as otherwise approved by the local government after
determination of acceptable traffic impacts on adjacent roads of
lesser classification.
Middle Schools
1. The proposed location shall have direct access to at least a collector
road or as otherwise approved by the local government after
determination of acceptable traffic impacts on adjacent roads of
lesser classification.
2. Outdoor recreational facilities and similar support facilities shall be
located and buffered on the proposed site to minimize impacts on
adjacent properties.
High Schools
1. The proposed location shall have direct access to at least a
collector road, or as otherwise approved by the local government
after determination of acceptable traffic impacts on adjacent roads
of lesser classification.
2. Stadiums, outdoor recreational facilities, and similar support
facilities shall be located and buffered on the proposed site to
minimize impacts on adjacent properties.
Vocational-Technical Schools
1. The proposed location shall have direct access to at least a
collector road, or as otherwise approved by the local government
after determination of acceptable traffic impacts on adjacent roads
of lesser classification.
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2. Industrial education facilities shall be located and buffered on the
proposed site to minimize impacts on adjacent properties.
Policy 2.1.7: Proposed locations that are less than the standard site acreage as
prescribed in the Florida Department of Education State Requirements
of Educational Facilities may be determined to be consistent with the
Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan provided the requirements of
Section 1013.36, F.S., are met and off-site impacts can be adequately
mitigated.
Policy 2.1.8: A consistency determination for a proposed new site or additional
property with the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan may be
conditioned with references to specific types of public educational
facilities.
Policy 2.1.9: At the time of consistency determination, Pinellas County may impose
reasonable conditions for development of the site as it relates to any of
the criteria in Policies 2.1.5 and 2.1.6. Conditions may not be imposed
which conflict with those established in Chapter 1013 of the Florida
Statutes or the State Uniform Building Code, unless mutually agreed
to by Pinellas County and the School District.
Policy 2.1.10: Before a significant change of program at a public educational facility
is implemented, the School District and Pinellas County shall require a
review of the facility's onsite and offsite impacts. The School District
and Pinellas County will work cooperatively to mitigate onsite and
offsite impacts, including impacts to public facilities, identified
through the review.
Policy 2.1.11: The policies in Objective 2.1 are intended to be consistent with, and
not conflict with, the provisions in Chapter 1013, F.S.
OBJECTIVE 2.2: Consistent with Section 163.3177(6)(a), F.S., and consistent with
the Pinellas County future land use policies, Pinellas County shall explore those
opportunities where co-location of public facilities and public schools provides a mutual
benefit,' serves a desirable community purpose, or represents an efficient use of finances
and staff resources.
Policy 2.2.1: As the opportunity arises, Pinellas County and the School Board, shall
evaluate the ability to enter into an agreement to co-locate existing or
planned school sites with other public facilities, including but not
limited to: bike and pedestrian pathways, libraries, parks, community
and recreational centers and facilities, museums, performing arts
centers, auditoriums, stadiums, healthcare and social services and
other uses as may be determined appropriate.
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Policy 2.2.2: Should Pinellas County and the School Board determine that the co-
location of public facilities is mutually advantageous and desirable, the
appropriate method of agreement will be decided upon, and could
include such options as, but not be limited to, interlocal agreement,
Pinellas County resolution, or memorandum of understanding.
Objective 2.3: Pinellas County will support the School District's commitment to
sustainable design and operations, as public schools are integral contributors to the
quality of the surrounding community.
Policy 2.3.1: Pinellas County and the School District will share information on
sustainable design and green building practices, and take advantage of
opportunities to incorporate demonstration projects and technologies
onsite, so that local schools can serve as community models of
environmental efficiency.
GOAL 3: PINELLAS COUNTY WILL COORDINATE WITH THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF
STUDENTS AS THEY ACCESS PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES.
OBJECTIVE 3.1: Pinellas County shall collaborate with the School District and other
local governments to promote safe access for students to public school facilities.
Policy 3.1.1: Pinellas County shall participate on the School Transportation Safety
Committee (STSC) of the Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO) to identify locations within the County where
student safety is a concern, and to develop recommendations in
response to student safety issues raised by the School District, local
governments, the School Transportation and Enhanced Pedestrian
Safety (STEPS) Committee, or the community to enhance the safety of
students accessing public school facilities.
Policy 3.1.2: Pinellas County shall consider implementation of recommendations
from the STSC that affect its jurisdiction, in coordination with the
School District and any agencies that have some involvement in the
identified action, to support student access to public schools in a
manner that both improves student safety and is compatible with the
surrounding community.
Policy 3.1.3: Pinellas County shall cooperate with School District initiatives that
implement STSC recommendations for modifications to a school
campus.
Policy 3.1.4: Pinellas County shall, in its capital improvement program, give
priority to the construction of those sidewalks, crosswalks, bicycle
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paths, and other improvements that help to provide continuous access
to public schools for pedestrians and bicyclists.
Policy 3.1.5: Pinellas County shall annually update its Capital Improvements
Element to identify the School District's capital needs in the
Comprehensive Plan, enabling the coordination of existing and
planned public school facilities with the required local capital projects
needed to provide support services for the safety of public school
students.
Policy 3.1.6: For new development or redevelopment within a two-mile radius of
any existing or planned public school facility, Pinellas County shall
require the developer to construct sidewalks along the corridor
contiguous to the property being developed that directly serves the
public school facility, in support of Section 1013.36 (5), F.S. and the
MPO 2025 Transportation Plan.
GOAL 4: OPPORTUNITIES ARE MAXIMIZED FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO BE
DESIGNED SUCH THAT THEY CAN SERVE A VITAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PURPOSE IN TIMES OF DISASTER.
OBJECTIVE 4.1: The safety of the public shall be a high priority when designing
future public school facilities and renovating existing facilities.
Policy 4.1.1: Pinellas County shall coordinate with the School District on
emergency preparedness issues, including the use of public school
facilities for emergency shelters.
Policy 4.1.2: Future public school facilities that are not located within category 1, 2
or 3 evacuation zones, shall be designed to serve the public as
emergency shelters, consistent with Section 1013.372 F.S. These
public school facilities shall be designed according to the public
shelter criteria outlined in the Florida Building Code.
Policy 4.1.3: Pinellas County shall annually update its Capital Improvements
Element to ensure that the School District's capital needs are reflected
in the Comprehensive Plan, enabling the coordination of existing and
planned public school facilities with the required local capital projects
needed to provide emergency shelter spaces, as identified by the
Tampa Bay Regional Hurricane Evacuation Study, developed by the
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council.
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SECTION III: Figures 1, 2, 3, and 12 from the Public School Facilities Element, as
depicted in Exhibits 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this Ordinance, are adopted and included as part of
the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan.
SECTION IV: The Capital Improvements Element of the Pinellas County /
Comprehensive Plan is amended by adding the following objective and policies:
OBJECTIVE 1.6: Pinellas County, in coordination with the School District, shall ensure
that the capacity of public schools is sufficient to support the anticipated students
from residential site plans and final residential subdivision approvals consistent
with the adopted level-of-service standard for public schools.
:Policy 1.6.1: Pinellas County shall utilize the following level-of-service standard for
public school facilities, which shall be applied consistently district-
wide by the School District and by the local governments within
Pinellas County that signed the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement
(the partner local governments).
District-wide Level of Service Standard: Student enrollment plus vested students
divided by Florida Inventory of School Houses (FISH) School Capacity plus additional
capacity does not exceed 100 percent. This level-of-service standard shall apply to each
type of public school facility.
Policy 1.6.2: Amendments to the adopted level-of-service standard shall be
accomplished using the procedure contained in Section 10 of the
Public School Facilities Interlocal Agreement.
Policy 1.6.3: The School Capacity and Level of Service Report, prepared by the
School District, approved by the School Board, and delivered to
Pinellas County no later than November 30th of each year, and as
adjusted throughout the year based on the official student enrollment
count of the fall semester and the estimated number of vested students,
shall be utilized by Pinellas County as the basis for assessing the
existing level of service conditions and the available capacity within
each Concurrency Service Area.
Policy 1.6.4: By December 1St of each year, Pinellas County shall adopt by
reference the School District's Five-Year Work Program to ensure the
level of service standard is achieved and maintained during the period
covered by the five-year schedule within the Capital Improvements
Element.
Policy 1.6.5: The School Board, in coordination with the partner local governments,
will use the procedure in Section 3(a) of the Public Schools Interlocal
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Agreement to annually update the District's Five-Year Work Program
to maintain a financially-feasible capital improvements program that is
able to achieve and maintain the adopted level of service standard
within the period covered by the five-year schedule.
Policy 1.6.6: Pinellas County hereby adopts by reference the School District's Five-
Year Work Program for FY 2007/08 through 2011/12, as adopted by
the School Board on September 11, 2007.
SECTION V: The Intergovernmental Coordination Element of the Pinellas County
Comprehensive Plan is amended by deleting Policy 1.1.3 and adding the following
objective and policies:
OBJECTIVE 1.13: Pinellas County shall continue to coordinate its Comprehensive
Plan with plans of the School Board of Pinellas County and other local
governments through participation in joint planning processes and procedures.
Policy 1.13.1: Pinellas County shall implement the Public Schools Interlocal
Agreement in coordination with the School District and the other local
governments that are signatories to the Agreement (the partner local
governments).
Policy 1.13.2: In fulfillment of Section 8 of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement,
Pinellas County shall continue its participation on the Pinellas Schools
Collaborative, which shall meet at least once a year to evaluate
implementation of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement and school
concurrency, and propose amendments for improvement if deemed
necessary.
Policy 1.13.3: Pinellas County, the School District, and the partner local governments
shall coordinate annually in preparing a staff report on the
effectiveness of school concurrency that will be presented at the
annual meeting of the Pinellas Schools Collaborative, with the annual
School Capacity and Level of Service Report forming the basis for the
staff report.
Policy 1.13.4: Pinellas County, the School District, and the partner local governments
shall coordinate in amending the Public School Facilities Element
according to the procedures in Section 10 of the Public Schools
Interlocal Agreement, to ensure that the Public School Facilities
Element within the local government comprehensive plans remains
coordinated and consistent with one another and with the plans of the
School Board.
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Policy 1.13.5: Pinellas County, through the implementation of its concurrency
management system and the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement,
shall coordinate and share information with the School District and the
Pinellas County Planning Department to determine whether there is
available public school capacity to support the anticipated students
from residential site plans and final residential subdivision approvals.
Policy 1.13.6: Pinellas County, its partner local governments, and the School District
shall cooperate in establishing a procedural manual for implementation
of school concurrency. This manual and any subsequent changes to the
manual will be developed by the School Planning Workgroup and
approved by the Pinellas Schools Collaborative.
Policy 1.13.7: Pinellas County shall coordinate with the School Board of Pinellas
County to implement the public educational facilities siting
requirements of Chapter 163 and Chapter 1013, F.S., as stipulated in
Section 4 of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement filed on April 24,
2007.
SECTION VI: SEVERABILITY
If any section, paragraph, clause, sentence, or provision of the Ordinance shall be
adjudged by any Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not
affect, impair, invalidate, or nullify the remainder of this Ordinance, but the effect
therefore shall be confined to the section, paragraph, clause, sentence, or provision
immediately involved in the controversy in which such judgment or decree shall be
rendered.
SECTION VII: LOCATION OF RECORDS
Pursuant to requirements of Section 125.68, Florida Statutes, this Ordinance to amend the
Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan is incorporated into copies of the individual
Comprehensive Plan Elements, and the Compendium, of the Pinellas County
Comprehensive Plan. These copies are located at, and maintained by, the Clerk of the
Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners.
SECTION VIII: FILING OF ORDINANCE: ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
The effective date of this plan amendment shall be the date a final order is issued by the
Department of Community Affairs or Administration Commission finding the
amendment in compliance in accordance with Section 163.3184 (1) (b), Florida Statutes,
whichever occurs earlier. No development orders, development permits, or land uses
dependent on this amendment may be issued or commence before it has become
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effective. If a final order of non-compliance is issued by the Administration
Commission, this amendment may nevertheless be made effective by adoption of a
resolution affirming its effective status, a copy of which resolutions shall be sent to the
Department of Community Affairs, Division of Community Planning, 2555 Shumard
Oak Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100.
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August 24, 2007
Ray Eubanks, Administrator,
Plan Review and Processing
Division of Community Planning
Florida Department of Community Affairs
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
Dear Mr. Eubanks:
Attached for your review and comment, please find the proposed amendments to
the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan that include the proposed Public
School Facilities Element and related amendments to the Intergovernmental
Coordination Element and the Capital Improvements Element.
The proposed new Element and related Comprehensive Plan amendments are
the result of a cooperative effort between Pinellas County, the Pinellas County
School District, and the 12 municipalities within the County that are not exempt
from school concurrency. Over the past 1'/2 years, the Pinellas Schools
Collaborative (comprised of elected officials from the County, the School District,
and the 12 municipalities) and a Work Group made up of staff from the
Collaborative member local governments and the School District cooperated in
updating the Pinellas Schools Interlocal Agreement and in preparing the attached
Public School Facilities Element and Comprehensive Plan amendments. On
June 6, 2007, the Collaborative approved the proposed Element and related plan
amendments. And on August 21, 2007, the Pinellas County Board of County
Commissioners authorized the transmittal of the proposed Element, as well as
the supporting amendments to the Intergovernmental Coordination Element and
the Capital Improvements Element, to the Department of Community Affairs for
review.
Over the next few months, the Department will be receiving an amendment
package from each of the 12 municipalities in the County that are also required to
adopt a Public School Facilities Element. While the Element approved by the
IF
J? Collaborative provides opportunities for minor variations on a few policies to
allow for distinctions among the local governments on how they want to address
certain subjects, the plan amendment packages from the County and the
municipalities will still be essentially the same, which achieves the statutory
requirement that all Public School Facility Elements within a county be consistent
with each other.
Pinellas County received grant funding from the Department to assist in the
preparation of the proposed Public School Facilities Element. In a letter dated
April 24, 2007, . Pinellas County received comments from the Department of
Community Affairs on a draft of the Public School Facilities Element that had
been submitted for review and comment. These comments on the April draft
were taken into consideration and incorporated into the attached proposed Public
School Facilities Element that is being transmitted for review.
The Comprehensive Plan Citizen Courtesy sign-in form (attached) was provided
at the public hearing by the Board of County Commissioners, pursuant to
Subsection 163.3184(15)(c), F.S. No citizens signed up to receive the courtesy
information from the Department. The amendments are presently scheduled for
final action by the Board in December of 2007.
The Pinellas County Local Planning Agency (LPA) hearing on the proposed
amendments was held on July 16, 2007. The subsequent LPA Review and
Recommendation Report summarizing the contents and effects of the referenced
amendments is attached for your consideration.
The proposed amendments are an exception to the twice-a-year limit of
amendments (per 9J-11.006(1)(a)(7)n, F.A.C. The amendments are not within
an Area of Critical State Concern, and are not proposed to be adopted under a
joint planning agreement.
By this letter, Pinellas County is certifying its direct submittal of the proposed
amendment package on this same date to the Executive Director of the.Tampa
Bay Regional Planning Council and to each of the additional review agencies
identified in 9J-11.009(6), Florida Administrative Code. Each of the review
agencies has a copy of the adopted Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan,
including the data and analyses and all support documents.
Contained within this Plan amendment submittal package are the following:
(1) Three copies of the LPA Review and Recommendation (LPA No.
23-7-07) for the Public School Facilities Element.
(2) Three copies of the proposed Public School Facilities Element.
(3) Three copies of the proposed amendments to the
Intergovernmental Coordination Element and the Capital
Improvements Element of the Comprehensive Plan.
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Should you have any questions, or need additional information regarding the
amendment package, please contact me, or Gordon Beardslee of my staff at:
600 Cleveland Street, Suite 750, Clearwater, Florida 33755, Phone: (727) 464-
8200; FAX: (727) 464-8201, or email: gbeardsl @ pinellascounty.org
Sincerely,
Brian K. Smith, Director
enclosures
cc: Manny Pumariega, Executive Director, Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
Roy Mazur, Director of Planning, Southwest Florida Water Management District
Carol Collins, FL Department of Transportation - District Seven Office
Jim Quinn, Environmental Manager, FL Department of Environmental Protection - Office of
Intergovernmental Programs
Mary Anne Poole, FL Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission - Office of Policy and Stakeholder
Coordination
Wendy Evans, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Bureau of Planning and Budgeting
Susan Harp, FL Department of State, Historic Preservation Planner
Spessard Boatright, Director, Office of Educational Facilities of the Commissioner of Education
PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES
ELEMENT
APPROVED BY THE PINELLAS SCHOOLS COLLOBORATIVE
June 6, 2007
PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES ELEMENT
GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
GOAL 1: THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION AMONG
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE PINELLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND
BECAUSE OF A SHARED COMMITMENT TO EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE, ALL
STUDENTS OF THE PINELLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE PROVIDED THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH THE AVAILABILITY OF
HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES. (Rule 9J-5.025 (3) (a), F.A.C)
OBJECTIVE 1.1: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, its partner local governments, and the School
District agree to coordinate and base their plans upon consistent projections of population
growth and student enrollment, and will coordinate in sharing of information on proposed school
facility changes, certain planned infrastructure improvements, and proposed land use plan
amendments and/or rezonings that increase or decrease residential densities. (Rule 9J-5.025
(3)(b)5, F.A.C. & Section 163.31777(2)(a) & Section 163.31777(2)(b), F.S.)
Policy 1.1.1: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, its partner local governments, and the School District,
will utilize population growth projections prepared by the Pinellas County
Metropolitan Planning Organization's Technical Coordinating Committee, when
developing their plans and student enrollment projections, consistent with
Section 2 of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement.
Policy 1.1.2: To ensure that land use and zoning decisions are adequately coordinated with
public school facility planning, LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall continue to notify
the School District of all Local Planning Agency hearings where land use plan
amendments and/or rezonings will be considered that increase or decrease
residential densities. (Section 163.31777(2), F.S.)
Policy 1.1.3: LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall inform the School District in advance of
infrastructure projects that will restrict vehicular or pedestrian accessibility to
public schools with sufficient time for School District review and comment, in
compliance with Section 3(b) of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement. An
example would be infrastructure projects that would disrupt the use of
sidewalks that are utilized by students accessing public school facilities
Policy 1.1.4: The School District shall notify LOCAL GOVERNMENT of the need for on site
or off-site improvements to support new, proposed expansion, or
redevelopment of existing schools within the jurisdiction of LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. Thereafter, representatives of the School District and LOCAL
GOVERNMENT will meet and determine the responsibility for making such
improvements and identify other agencies that should be involved. The School
District and LOCAL GOVERNMENT will then meet with the other agencies to
coordinate the completion of the on-site and off-site improvements, in
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accordance with Section 5 of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement. (Section
163.31777(2)(d), F.S. & Rule 9J-5.025(3)(c)5, F.A.C).
OBJECTIVE 1.2: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, through implementation of its concurrency
management system for public school facilities, and in coordination with the School District,
shall ensure that there is available public school capacity to support the anticipated students
from residential site plans and final residential subdivision approvals ("Residential Approvals")
consistent with the adopted level-of-service standard for public school concurrency throughout
the five years covered by the Five-Year Work Program, as amended, and the period of the long-
range planning program contained in the Public School Facilities Element. (Rule 9J-
5.025(3)(b)2, F.A.C.)
Policy 1.2.1: LOCAL GOVERNMENT hereby adopts, consistent with Section 11 of the
Public Schools Interlocal Agreement, the following level-of-service standard,
which shall be applied consistently district-wide by all partner local
governments within Pinellas County and by the School District.
District-wide Level-of-Service. Standard: Student enrollment plus vested students divided by
Florida Inventory of School Houses (FISH) School Capacity plus additional capacity does not
exceed 100 percent. This level-of-service standard shall apply to each type of public school
facility.
Policy 1.2.2: If the utilization rate established by the State Requirements for Educational
Facilities (SREF) is changed and it will impact how the School District
determines school capacity, the School District will notify all partner local
governments of the change.
Policy 1.2.3: Amendments to the adopted level-of-service standard shall be accomplished
using the procedure contained in Section 10 of the Public Schools Interlocal
Agreement.
Policy 1.2.4: Within six months of the Public School Facilities Element being found in
compliance, LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall amend its concurrency
management system regulations in order to incorporate concurrency
requirements for public school facilities, whereby Residential Approvals that
are anticipated to generate demands for public school facilities will be
contingent upon the availability of public school facility capacity, sufficient to
achieve and maintain the adopted level-of-service standard. (Rule 9J-
5.025(3)(c)1, F.A.C. & Rule 9J-5.025 (3)(c)7, F.A.C.)
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Policy 1.2.5: School concurrency shall be measured and applied on the basis of
Concurrency Service Areas, as established by the School Board and as
documented in the data and analysis support section of the Public School
Facilities Element. (Rule 9J-5.025(3)(c)1, F.A.C.)
Policy 1.2.6: The School Board shall maximize school capacity through program
adjustments and/or through adjustments to Concurrency Service Area
boundaries, consistent with Section 12 of the Public Schools Interlocal
Agreement, to ensure that each Concurrency Service Area will, in the
aggregate, operate at the adopted level-of-service standard throughout the
five-year period covered by the Five-Year Work Program, as amended. (Rule
9J-5.025(3)(c)1, F.A.C. & Section 120.54, F.S.)
Policy 1.2.7: When adjusting Concurrency Service Area boundaries, the School Board shall
take into consideration the factors identified in Section 12 of the Public Schools
Interlocal Agreement. (Rule 9J-5.025(3)(c)1, F.A.C.)
Policy 1.2.8: Consistent with Sections 1002.33(1) and 1002.33(2), F.S., LOCAL
GOVERNMENT and the School District shall recognize charter schools as
public school facilities. Such facilities shall serve to expand the school capacity
of the School District and are a potential option for mitigating the impact that
new Residential Approvals may have on public school facilities.
Policy 1.2.9: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, its partner local governments, and the School District
shall utilize the uniform, district-wide procedure in Section 13 of the Public
Schools Interlocal Agreement to implement school concurrency within their
respective jurisdictions.
Policy 1.2.10: LOCAL GOVERNMENT and the School District shall utilize the School
Capacity and Level of Service Report, prepared by the School District,
approved by the School Board, and delivered to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, no
later than November 30th of each year, and as adjusted throughout the year
based on the official student enrollment count of the fall semester and the
estimated number of vested students, as the basis for assessing the existing
level of service conditions and the available capacity within each Concurrency
Service Area.
Policy: 1.2.11: In order to facilitate the accurate annual assessment of projected public school
facility capacity, LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall, throughout the year, notify the
Pinellas County Planning Department of development permits, including
certificates of occupancy issued for new dwelling units and expired school
concurrency Residential Approvals, that affect the availability of school
capacity, consistent with Section 13 of the Public Schools Interlocal
Agreement, so that an estimate of the number of vested students can be
maintained for school concurrency purposes. (Section 163.31777(2)(b), F.S.)
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Policy 1.2.12: A school concurrency Residential Approval shall be valid for purposes of the
issuance of development orders or permits [insert LOCAL GOVERNMENT
timeframe here-not to exceed a period of 24 months] months from the date of
issuance.
Policy 1.2.13: In accordance with Section 13 of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement, if
the School District determines that there is not Available Capacity within an
affected Concurrency Service Area to accommodate the estimated number of
students that would be generated by a proposed Residential Approval and
maintain the adopted level-of-service standard, then the School District shall
consider whether there is Available Capacity in the contiguous Concurrency
Service Area(s). (Rule 9J-5.025(3)(c)8, F.A.C.)
Policy: 1.2.14: If the School District determines that, in the aggregate, there is Available
Capacity in the affected Concurrency Service Area and in the contiguous
Concurrency Service Area(s) to accommodate the estimated number of
students from the proposed Residential Approval, then an adequate level of
service would be provided and the Residential Approval shall be issued a
School Concurrency Approval by LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
Policy 1.2.15: If the School District determines that, in the aggregate, there is not Available
Capacity within an affected Concurrency Service Area and the adjacent
Concurrency Service Area(s) to accommodate the estimated number of
students from the proposed Residential Approval, a proposed Residential
Approval will not proceed without execution of a legally binding development
mitigation agreement between the applicant, the School Board, and LOCAL
GOVERNMENT designed to mitigate the impacts anticipated to be caused by
the proposed Residential Approval on public school facilities, consistent with
Section 163.3180, F.S., and Section 13 of the Public Schools Interlocal
Agreement. The applicant and the School Board shall attempt to negotiate a
development mitigation agreement. If the applicant and the School Board are
unable to agree on an acceptable form of mitigation, LOCAL GOVERNMENT
may utilize the conflict resolution provision in Section 14 of the Public Schools
Interlocal Agreement to attempt to resolve the impasse.
Policy 1.2 16: A development mitigation agreement shall include the applicant's commitment
to continue to renew the development agreement until the mitigation is
completed as determined by the School Board or as determined through the
conflict resolution procedures provided for in Section 14 of the Public Schools
Interlocal Agreement, if applicable. (Rule 9J-5.025(3)(c)9, F.A.C.)
Policy 1.2.17: Acceptable forms of proportionate share mitigation that may be allowed by the
School Board and the standards that determine the appropriate use of any
mitigation funds required by the School District are identified in Section 13 h. of
the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement. (Rule 9J-5.025(3)(c)9, F.A.C.)
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Policy 1.2.18: LOCAL GOVERNMENT and the School District shall utilize student generation
rates developed by the School District for purposes of calculating the
anticipated number of public school students that would be generated by
Residential Approvals and for developing student enrollment projections. (Rule
9J-5.025(3)(c)3, F.A.C. & Section 163.31777, F.S.)
Policy 1.2.19: Prior to the utilization of new student generation rates, LOCAL
GOVERNMENT, through its participation on the School Planning Workgroup,
will have the opportunity to review and comment on the proposed student
generation rates developed by the School District before they are finalized by
the District. (Rule 9J-5.025(3)(c)3, F.A.C.)
OBJECTIVE 1.3: The LOCAL GOVERNMENT five-year schedule of capital improvements shall
include those projects necessary to address any existing public school facility deficiencies and
future public school facility needs consistent with the adopted level-of-service standard. (Rule
9J-5.025(3)(b)1 and Rule 9J-5.025(3)(b)3, F.A.C.)
Policy 1.3.1: By December 1St of each year, LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall amend its Capital
Improvements Element to incorporate, by reference, the updated School
District Five-Year Work Program adding a new fifth year to maintain a
financially feasible capital improvements program and to ensure the level-of-
service standard will continue to be achieved and maintained throughout the
subsequent five-year planning period. (Rule 9J-5.025(3)(c)2, F.A.C. & Section
163.3177(3)(b)1, F.S.).
OBJECTIVE 1.4.: LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall practice effective intergovernmental
coordination with its partner local governments and the School District to ensure that land use
plans, development approvals, and capital facilities planning are coordinated with the availability
of public school facilities. (Rule 9J-5.025 (3)(b)4, F.A.C.)
Policy 1.4.1: LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall appoint one elected official to represent the
LOCAL GOVERNMENT's interest to the Pinellas Schools Collaborative, to
provide for collaborative oversight and to provide coordination and direction
regarding the conduct of the school concurrency process and implementation
of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement.
Policy 1.4.2: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, the School District, and partner local governments
shall coordinate annually in preparing a staff report on the effectiveness of
school concurrency that will be presented at the annual meeting of the
Collaborative, with the annual School Capacity and Level of Service Report
forming the basis for the staff report.
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Policy 1.4.3: LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall coordinate with the Pinellas County Planning
Department in the maintenance of a countywide residential development
tracking system, by providing necessary and timely development data,
including demolitions and vested development data, required to accurately
assess the impact of Residential Approvals on available school capacity.
Policy 1.4.4: Amendment of the Public Schools Facilities Element shall occur according to
the procedure in Section 10 of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement to
ensure that the Element within the local government comprehensive plans
remains coordinated and consistent with one another and with the plans of the
School Board. (Rule 9J-5.025 (3)(c)3, F.A.C. & Section 163.3177(12), F.S.)
Policy 1.4.5: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, its partner local governments, and the School District
shall coordinate in establishing a procedural manual for implementation of
school concurrency. This manual and any subsequent changes to the manual
will be developed by the School Planning Workgroup and approved by the
Pinellas Schools Collaborative.
GOAL 2: LOCAL GOVERNMENT SHALL COORDINATE WITH ITS PARTNER LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON PROJECTS THAT ENCOURAGE
COHESIVE NEIGHBORHOODS, THAT CONTRIBUTE TO COMMUNITY BUILDING, AND
THAT PROVIDE FOR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY.. (Rule 9J-5.025 (3) (a), F.A.C)
OBJECTIVE 2.1: LOCAL GOVERNMLNT shall support efforts that facilitate coordination of
planning between LOCAL GOVERNMENT and the School District for the location and
development of public educational facilities. (Rule 9J-5.025(3)(0)4, F.A.C. & Sections
163.3177(6)(p), 163.31777(2)(c), 163.3180(13)(g), 1013.33(10)-(14).
Policy 2.1.1: LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall participate with the School District in the process
of evaluating potential school closures, significant renovations to existing
schools, and school site selection before land acquisition in accordance with
the existing Interlocal Agreement for Public Educational Facilities Siting that
was entered into with the School Board on [include date of local adoption,
which will vary by jurisdiction], or as it may be subsequently amended. (Rule
9J-5.025(3)(c)4, F.A.C.)
Policy 2.1.2: For purposes of Objective 2.1, public educational facilities are defined as
elementary schools, special education facilities, alternative education facilities,
middle schools, high schools, and area vocational-technical schools of the
Pinellas-County School District
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Policy 2.1-3:--Public educational facilities of the School District are an allowable use within
the following future land use categories:'
Residential'RuraI
'Residential Estate
Residential Suburban
Residential Low
Residential Urban
Residential Low Medium
Residential Medium
Residential/Office General
Residential/Office Limited
institutional
Residential Planned Redevelopment
IMixed_Use Planned Redevelopment
'(The local government would only include those future land use categories from the above list
that are contained within the local government's comprehensive plap.)
Po1icy.,2.1.4: The location and construction of new public educational facilities, orthe
expansion of an existing site, within one of the future land use categories listed
in Policy 2.1.3 shall only be allowed upon a determination by LOCAL
GOVERNMENT that the proposed site is consistent with the LOCAL
GOVERNMENT Comprehensive Plan. (Rule 9J-5.025(3)(c)6, F.A.C.)
'oltcy_21 In addition to consistency with the LOCAL GOVERNMENT Comprehensive
Plan, the proposed location of a new or expanded public educational facility 0fi
the School Board within one of the land use categories listed in Policy 2.1.3
'shall be reviewed and considered with the following general criteria.
1. The proposed location is compatible with present and projected uses Of
adjacent property.
2. The site area of the proposed location is adequate for its intended use based
on the State Requirements for Educational Facilities and provides sufficient
area to accommodate all needed utilities and support facilities and allow for
'adequate buffering of surrounding land uses.
3. Based on the Five-Year Work Program of the School Board and the LOCAL
GOVERNMENT Comprehensive Plan, there will be adequate public services
and facilities to support the public educational facility:
4. There are no significant environmental constraints that would preclude
development of a public educational facility on the site
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5. There will be no adverse impact on archaeological or historic sites listed in
the National Register of Historic Places or designated by a ,local government
as locally significant historic or archaeological resources.:
6_ The proposed location is well drained and soils are suitable for development
or are adaptable for development and outdoor educational_purpos_es ' with'
drainage improvements.
7. The proposed location is not in conflict with the LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Stormwater Management Plan and any watershed management plans
,adopted by the LOCAL GOVERNMENT, if applicable.
8. The proposed location is not in a velocity flood zone or a floodway
9. The proposed location can accommodate the required parking and
anticipated queuing of vehicles onsite.
1-0. The proposed location lies outside the area regulated by Section 333.03(3),
F.S., regarding the construction of public educational facilities in the vicinity
of an airport. _ _u_m_
(Rule 9J-5.025(3)(c)4, F.A.C. &' Rule 9J-5.025(3)(c)5, F A.C. & Rule 9J-
5.025(3)(c)10, F.A.C.)
Policy 2.1.6: The following criteria shall also be used to evaluate whether proposed,
locations of specific types of schools are consistent with the LQCAI
GOVERNMENT Comprehensive Plan:
'Elementary Schools, Special Education _Facilities, at Alternatives Education
Facilities
1. The ro osed location shall have direct access to at least a collector road or
as otherwise approved by the local government after determination of
acceptable traffic impacts on adjacent roads of lesser classification
Middle Schools
1. The proposed location shall have direct access to at least a collector road or!,
as otherwise approved by the local government after determination of
acceptable traffic impacts on adjacent roads of lesser classification, 11 2. Outdoor recreational facilities and similar support facilities shall be located
and buffered on the proposed site to minimize_ impacts on adjacent
properties.
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High Schools
1. The proposed location shall have direct access to at least a collector"road;:
or as otherwise approved by the local government after determina't'ion of
acceptable traffic impacts on adjacent roads of lesser classification.
2. Stadiums, outdoor recreational facilities, and similar support facilities shall
be located and buffered on_ the proposed site to minimize impacts on
adjacent properties.
Vocatio64,Tech6ical Schools
1. The proposed location shall have direct access to at least a collector road,"
or as otherwise approved by the local government after determination of
acceptable traffic impacts on adjacent roads of lesser classification;
2. Industrial education facilities shall be located and buffered on the proposed
site to minimize impacts on adiac;ent properties.
Policy 2.1.7:_ Proposed locations that are less than the standard site acreage as prescribed
in the Florida Department of Education State Requirements of Educational
Facilities may be determined to be consistent with the LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Comprehensive Plan provided the requirements of Section 1,013.36; F.S., are
met and off-site impacts can be adequately mitigated.
Policy 2.1.8: A consistency determination for a proposed new site or additional property with
the LOCAL GOVERNMENT Comprehensive Plan may be conditioned itioned with
references to specific types of public 'educational facilities'
Policy 2.1.9: At the time of consistency determination, LOCAL GOVERNMENT may impose
reasonable conditions for development of the site as it relates to any of the
criteria in Policies 2.1.5 and 2.1.6. Conditions may not be imposed which
conflict with those established in Chapter 1013 of the Florida Statutes or the
State Uniform Building Code, unless mutually agreed to by LOCAL
GOVERNMENT and the School District.
I IieyA2a -1-1-0-: Before a significant change of program at a public educational facility is
implemented, the School District and LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall require a
review of the facility's onsite and offsite impacts. The School District and the
LOCAL GOVERNMENT will work cooperatively to mitigate offsite and offsite
impacts including impacts to public facilities, identified through the review.
P?olicy 2 1 11: The policies in Objective 2.1 are intended to be consistent with, and not conflict
with. the provisions in Chapter 1013, F.S.
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,**Shaded items are existing objectives and policies that are being relocated here from the
Future Land Use Element.
OBJECTIVE 2.2: Consistent with Section 163.3177(6)(a), F.S., and consistent with the LOCAL
GOVERNMENT future land use policies, LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall explore those
opportunities where co-location of public facilities and public schools provides a mutual benefit,
serves a desirable community purpose, or represents an efficient use of finances and staff
resources. (Rule 9J-5.025, (3)(b)6, F.A.C. & Section 163.3177(12)(g), 163.3180(13)(g)2, •F.S.)
Policy 2.2.1: As the opportunity arises, LOCAL GOVERNMENT and the School Board, shall
evaluate the ability to enter into an agreement to co-locate existing or planned
school sites with other public facilities, including but not limited to: bike and
pedestrian pathways, libraries, parks, community and recreational centers and
facilities, museums, performing arts centers, auditoriums, stadiums, healthcare
and social services and other uses as may be determined appropriate. (Rule
9J-5.025(3)(c)4, F.A.C.)
Policy 2.2.2: Should LOCAL GOVERNMENT and the School Board determine that the co-
location of public facilities is mutually advantageous and desirable, the
appropriate method of agreement will be decided upon, and could include such
options as, but not be limited to, interlocal agreement, LOCAL GOVERNMENT
resolution, or memorandum of understanding. (Rule 9J-5.025(3)(c)4, F.A.C.)
Objective 2.3: LOCAL GOVERNMENT will support the School District's commitment to
sustainable design and operations, as public schools are integral contributors to the quality of
the surrounding community.
Policy 2.3.1: LOCAL GOVERNMENT and the School District will share information on
sustainable design and green building practices, and take advantage of
opportunities to incorporate demonstration projects and technologies onsite, so
that local schools can serve as community models of environmental efficiency.
GOAL 3: LOCAL GOVERNMENT WILL COORDINATE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF STUDENTS AS THEY
ACCESS PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES. (Rule 9J-5.025(3)(a), F.A.C)
OBJECTIVE 3.1: LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall collaborate with the School District and other
local governments to promote safe access for students to public school facilities.
Policy 3.1.1: LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall participate on the School Transportation Safety
Committee (STSC) of the Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning Organization
(MPO) to identify locations within the County where student safety is a
concern, and to develop recommendations in response to student safety issues
raised by the School District, local governments, the School Transportation and
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Enhanced Pedestrian Safety (STEPS) Committee, or the community to
enhance the safety of students accessing public school facilities.
Policy 3.1.2: LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall consider implementation of recommendations
from the STSC that affect its jurisdiction, in coordination with the School District
and any agencies that have some involvement in the identified action, to
support student access to public schools in a manner that both improves
student safety and is compatible with the surrounding community.
Policy 3.1.3: LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall cooperate with School District initiatives that
implement STSC recommendations for modifications to a school campus.
Policy 3.1.4: LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall, in its capital improvement program, [give priority
to the**] construction of those sidewalks, crosswalks, bicycle paths, and other
improvements that help to provide continuous access to public schools for
pedestrians and bicyclists.
**Some local governments may prefer having more flexibility and would replace
`give priority to the' with `determine the priority for' in this policy. Each local
government will decide their level of commitment to providing these
improvements by choosing which of these two wording choices to use.
Policy 3.1.5: LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall annually update its Capital Improvements
Element to identify the School District's capital needs in the Comprehensive
Plan, enabling the coordination of existing and planned public school facilities
with the required local capital projects needed to provide support services for
the safety of public school students. .
Policy 3.1.6: For new development or redevelopment within a two-mile radius of any existing
or planned public school facility, LOCAL GOVERNMENT [shall**] require the
developer to construct sidewalks along the corridor contiguous to the property
being developed that directly serves the public school facility, in support of
Section 1013.36 (5), F.S. and the MPO 2025 Transportation Plan.
**Some local governments may prefer having more flexibility and would replace
`shall' with `may' in this policy. Each local government will decide their level of
commitment to providing these improvements by choosing which of these two
wording choices to use.
GOAL 4: OPPORTUNITIES ARE MAXIMIZED FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO BE DESIGNED
SUCH THAT THEY CAN SERVE A VITAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PURPOSE IN
TIMES OF DISASTER.
OBJECTIVE 4.1: The safety of the public shall be a high priority when designing future public
school facilities and renovating existing facilities.
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Policy 4.1.1: LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall coordinate with the School District and Pinellas
County on emergency preparedness issues, including the use of public school
facilities for emergency shelters. (Rule 9J-5.025(3)(c)11, F.A.C.)
Policy 4.1.2: Future public school facilities that are not located within category 1, 2 or 3
evacuation zones, shall be designed to serve the public as emergency
shelters, consistent with Section 1013.372 F.S. These public school facilities
shall be designed according to the public shelter criteria outlined in the Florida
Building Code.
Policy 4.1.3: LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall annually update its Capital Improvements
Element to ensure that the School District's capital needs are reflected in the
Comprehensive Plan, enabling the coordination of existing and planned public
school facilities with the required local capital projects needed to provide
emergency shelter spaces, as identified by the Tampa Bay Regional Hurricane
Evacuation Study, developed by the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ..........................................................................1
LOCATION OF PINELLAS COUNTY IN FLORIDA ....................................................... ..2
GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES ...................................................................... ..3
ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT TRENDS AND POPULATION PROJECTIONS ......... 15
Development ...................................................................................................... 15
Population ........................................................................................................... 15
INVENTORY OF FACILITIES AND EXISTING CONDITIONS ...................................... 16
Existing Conditions ........................................................................................................ 16
Facilities .............................................................................................................. 17
Public School Options ........................................................................................ 17
Attendance Area Schools ........................................................................ 17
Charter Schools ....................................................................................... 17
Fundamental Schools ............................................................................... 21
Magnet Programs ..................................................................................... 21
Exceptional Educational Facilities ............................................................ 21
Gifted Program ......................................................................................... 22
Secondary Educational Facilities .............................................................. 22
Florida Inventory of School Houses (FISH) .......................................................... 22
School Concurrency and Concurrency Service Areas ........................................ 23
Enrollment ........................................................................................................... 26
PROJECTIONS AND FUTURE CONDITIONS .............................................................. 36
Projected Enrollment District-Wide by School Type ............................................ 42
Future Facilities for Future Needs ....................................................................... 43
Ancillary Facilities ................................................................................................ 43
LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS .................................................................................. 45
Level-of-Service Standard ................................................................................... 45
Adequacy of Public School Facilities ................................................................... 45
Additional Public School Facilities Needed to Maintain Level-of-Service
Standard 5-year and Long Range Periods ............................................... 45
CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ................................................................ 46
Mitigation Process ............................................................................................... 46
COORDINATION IN PROVIDING SUPPORTING PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE ......... 47
FINANCING PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES AND SHARING COSTS .......................... 48
Capital Outlay Funding Sources .......................................................................... 48
Cost of Existing Deficiencies and Future Needs ................................................. 51
Ability to Finance Capital Improvements:
Projection of Revenues and Expenditures ................................................ 61
Debt Service Obligations ..................................................................................... 62
Projection of Ad Valorem Tax Base .................................................................... 62
Facilities Operation Cost Considerations ............................................................ 62
Debt Capacity ...................................................................................................... 63
School Facility Costs and Cost Sharing .............................................................. 63
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION .................................................................63
SAFE ACCESS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS .......................................................................63
Sidewalks ............................................................................................................63
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS NEIGHBORHOOD FOCAL POINTS AND COMMUNITY
INNOVATORS ...............................................................................................................68
Location ..............................................................................................................68
Sustainable Design .............................................................................................68
Collocation with Other Public Facilities ...............................................................68
Emergency Shelters ............................................................................................74
Unique Local Government Circumstances, Initiatives, etc ..................................76
MONITORING AND EVALUATION ...............................................................................76
DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................77
APPENDICES
A. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR
PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES SITING .................................................. A-1
B. PUBLIC SCHOOLS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ............................................ B-1
C. SCHOOL DISTRICT FIVE-YEAR WORK PROGRAM ...................................... C-1
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LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NO. & TITLE PAGE
1 5-Year Population Projections for Pinellas County .............................................. 16
2 Historic Growth of Permanent Population in Pinellas County .............................. 16
3 Charter Schools in Pinellas County ..................................................................... 21
4 Inventory of Elementary Schools in Pinellas County and
their Existing Enrollment and Capacities ............................................................. 26
5 Inventory of Middle Schools in Pinellas County and
their Existing Enrollment and Capacities ............................................................. 31
6 Inventory of High Schools in Pinellas County and
their Existing Enrollment and Capacities ............................................................. 35
7 Inventory of Exceptional Public Schools in Pinellas County and
their Existing Enrollment and Capacities ............................................................. 36
8 Projected Enrollment by Year for 5-years for Each Elementary
School Facility ..................................................................................................... 37
9 Projected Enrollment by Year for 5-years for Each Middle
School Facility ...................................................................................................... 40
10 Projected Enrollment by Year for 5-years for Each High
School Facility .................................................................................................... 41
11 2004 Educational Plant Survey ........................................................................... 52
12 Five-Year Facilities Work Program for Pinellas County School District
2010-2025 Projected Costs of Major Repairs and Renovation Projects .............. 56
13 Five-Year Facilities Work Program for Pinellas County School District
Capital Outlay Projects ........................................................................................ 57
14 Total Cost of Needed Capital Improvements for Pinellas County
School District, 2010-2025 .................................................................................. 61
15 Five-Year Capital Outlay Plan Capital Outlay Projected Revenues-
2006/07 Through 2010/11 ................................................................................... 61
16 Five-Year Capital Outlay Plan Capital Outlay Projected Expenditures-
2006/07 Through 2010/11 ................................................................................... 62
17 Projection of School Taxable Value and Tax Collections .................................... 62
18 Agreements Between the Pinellas County School Board and
Local Governments, Agencies and Organizations for the
Shared Use of Facilities ...................................................................................... 69
19 2006 Hurricane Evacuation Shelter List .......................................:...................... 75
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LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE NO. & TITLE PAGE
1 Public Elementary Schools in Pinellas County and
the corresponding CSA's .................................................................................... 18
2 Public Middle Schools in Pinellas County and
the corresponding CSA's .................................................................................... 19
3 Public High Schools in Pinellas County ............................................................... 20
4 Exceptional Student Educational Facilities in Pinellas County ............................ 24
5 Secondary Educational Facilities in Pinellas County ........................................... 25
6 Elementary School Attendance in Public School Facilities by CSA ..................... 31
7 Middle School Attendance in Public School Facilities by CSA ............................ 34
8 Actual and Projected Enrollment By Elementary School
Attendance Area through 2011 ........................................................................... 39
9 Actual and Projected Enrollment By Middle School Attendance Area
through 2011 ....................................................................................................... 41
10 Actual and Projected Enrollment in Pinellas County High Schools
through 2011 ...................................................................................................... 42
11 Long Range Student Enrollment Projections ...................................................... 43
12 Ancillary Plants in Pinellas County ...................................................................... 44
13 North Pinellas County Sidewalk Network Map .................................................... 65
14 Central Pinellas County Sidewalk Network Map ................................................. 66
15 South Pinellas County Sidewalk Network Map .................................................. 67
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INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
The public school system in Pinellas County is based on a countywide district, encompassing all
of the municipalities within the County and the unincorporated area.
In 2005, the Florida Legislature passed Senate Bill 360, mandating that concurrency be
established for public school facilities not granted an exemption. School concurrency requires
that a community's adopted level of service standard for public schools is met, or a developer
executes a legally binding commitment to provide mitigation proportionate to the demand
created by the proposed development, before development orders are issued. The Florida
Statutes require that local governments that have exceeded a certain minimum level of growth
over the past five years, develop and adopt a Public School Facilities Element (PSFE), which
forms the basis for implementing school concurrency and other subjects addressed in the
updated Public Schools Interlocal Agreement that was entered into between the School Board,
twelve municipalities, and Pinellas County.
In response to this mandate, Pinellas County, together with the School District and all
municipalities served by the Pinellas County School District that are required to implement
school concurrency, began the process of creating a PSFE. A School Planning Workgroup was
formed in January 2006 to address this new requirement, and included staff from each affected
local government, the School District, and the Pinellas Planning Council. The Pinellas Schools
Collaborative was formed from the 1906 Committee that prepared the original Public Schools
Interlocal Agreement, which was executed in April 2003. The Collaborative consists of elected
officials from Pinellas County, twelve municipalities, and the School Board. Together, the
Workgroup and the Collaborative developed the updated Public Schools Interlocal Agreement,
agreeing to create one PSFE that each local government would be able to adopt. This use of a
single PSFE would ensure that there was consistency throughout the local governments and
that development could be tracked countywide, further ensuring that public school facilities
would not be adversely affected by additional development and redevelopment. The Workgroup
and the Collaborative met numerous times to develop the updated Interlocal Agreement, and
later the Element itself.
ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT TRENDS AND POPULATION PROJECTIONS
Development
Development trends in Pinellas County are increasingly influenced by infill development and
redevelopment. Due to the paucity of large tracts of vacant developable land, development in
Pinellas County is primarily occurring on scattered vacant parcels within the existing urbanized
area (infill development) and on previously developed parcels (redevelopment). In addition, the
conversion of existing buildings to another use (e.g. apartments being converted to
condominiums) is occurring to a limited extent.
While no significant increase in dwelling unit densities is anticipated in most areas of Pinellas
County, redevelopment with mixed uses and higher residential densities is being seen in
downtown areas and town centers and is anticipated within certain commercial corridors,
employment districts, and commercial centers throughout the County. The inclusion of
residential development has been involved in creating (or re-creating) lively downtown areas
and town centers. This type of development may become a catalyst for increased demand for
public transportation and more walkable communities. Commercial centers and employment
districts are also seeing some residential development as developers attempt to mix land uses
to promote communities that are less dependent upon automobiles. Higher density dwelling
units have not historically drawn a large number of families with school-aged children,
suggesting that even with increased residential densities in specific locations, there should not
be a significant increase in the school-aged population within Pinellas County. In 2005, 939
single-family detached homes were constructed in Pinellas County, compared with the
construction of 745 condominium units and 805 townhome units. The larger number of these
latter housing types supports the realization that large tracts of land are no longer available in
Pinellas County on which to create single-family housing developments, while infill development
is becoming more common.
Population
While many urban counties in the State of Florida are experiencing significant population
growth, Pinellas County's growth is more restrained due to the extent of urban development that
has already occurred. For this reason, Pinellas County does not foresee large increases in
population in the years to come, and any increases will mainly be due to infill development and
redevelopment projects. Table 1 displays the current estimate and twenty-year projection of
population for Pinellas County, in 5-year increments. As is evident from this table, modest
population gains are expected in the coming twenty years. Historic population growth is shown
in Table 2. While population growth was very large (both numerically and as a percentage)
through 1990, growth has slowed since then.
In 2000, the average household size in Pinellas County was 2.17 persons, slightly smaller than
both the statewide and national averages. Permanent residents 65 years of age or older
accounted for 22.5% of the 2000 permanent population, representing a drop of 6.4% since
1990. From 1990-2000, the 5 to 24 year old, age group increased by 12.1 %, impacting the
demand for public educational facilities. While these figures suggest that the population is
getting younger in Pinellas County, the rising cost of property in the County over the last several
years can be a barrier to young families, which may explain the recent decrease in the number
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of public school students in the Pinellas County School District. Those families that are seeking
an affordable single-family home to raise their children in may not find what they are looking for
in Pinellas County, possibly causing them to seek housing elsewhere.
TABLE 1
5-Year Population Projections for Pinellas County
Year 2005 2010 1 2015 2020 2025 j
Permanent Population 944,773 ' 964,478 979,488 990,703 999,912
Seasonal Population 78,116 79,708 80,917 81,824 82,551
Tourist/Visitor Pop 91,018 91,990 92,706 93,244 93,653
Total Population 1,113,907 1,136,176 1,153,111 1,165,771 1,176,116
TABLE 2
Historic Growth of Permanent Population and Student Enrollment in Pinellas County
Year 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 ,
Permanent Population 159,249 374,665 522,329 728,531 851,659 921,495 944,773
Percentage Increase n/a 135% 39% 39% 17% 8% 3%
Student Enrollment 80,058 87,135 93,522 110,857 111,483
Percentage Increase 8% 7% 16% 1
INVENTORY OF PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES AND. EXISTING CONDITIONS
Existing Conditions
Currently, the Pinellas County School District operates 86 elementary schools, 23 middle
schools and 19 high schools. These schools are divided into Choice Attendance Areas (CAAs)
that allow students and their parents or guardians living within a CAA to have a choice as to
which school within that CAA the students would like to attend. The Choice program was
designed to increase the likelihood of voluntary integration by giving a choice to families. Choice
was approved by the School Board in October 2000, as part of a federal court agreement
granting the School District `Unitary Status' and creating the agreement that brought an end to
forced bussing. Students are assigned to a: school based on their CAA, the capacities of
schools, racial percentages, and preferences.
Application of a traditional neighborhood school system would encounter a number of problems
in Pinellas County. One problem was first brought to light with the redevelopment of the
Sunshine Mall in Clearwater. The Sunshine Mall was redeveloped from the County's first indoor
mall into several large, multi-family residential housing complexes. This redevelopment was
anticipated to add a large number of students to the nearby public schools (in particular the
adjacent elementary school), and those schools would have had a difficult time absorbing this
large increase in the number of anticipated students. The CAAs allow the School District the
flexibility of distributing student growth across a much broader area so that no one school is
forced to absorb the full impact of a large residential project.
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This system also allows a degree of choice on the part of students and parents. A number of
schools offer specialized programs, which in a neighborhood system, would only be available to
those who live in close proximity to these schools. With the District's CAA program, students
and their parents have the option of bidding to attend any school (including those with certain
specializations) within their CAA, which may have previously been unavailable to them.
Facilities
Because Pinellas County is facing limited population growth and reduced numbers of public
school students in the near-term, the focus of the Pinellas County School District will be on the
maintenance or replacement of existing facilities, the expansion of those identified as being near
or at capacity, and the use of existing school facilities for the community as a whole. The
upgrading of existing facilities will also be of importance as Pinellas County strives to maintain
state-of-the-art classrooms and learning facilities.
Public School Options
Attendance Area Schools
The Pinellas County School District has divided the County into four Choice Attendance Areas
for elementary schools and three Choice Attendance Areas for middle schools. These
attendance areas allow for students to seek public school options outside of their immediate
neighborhood and also allows for any potential overcrowding issues at one public school to be
absorbed by other public school facilities that have available capacity. Families are able to
select from a wide range of schools instead of being required to choose the one in their
neighborhood. The names and locations of schools type of school are displayed on Figures 1, 2
and 3. The discussion on school concurrency in a following section states that Choice
Attendance Areas have been selected to serve as Concurrency Service Areas for the purpose
of implementing school concurrency. Consequently, the Concurrency Service Areas delineated
on Figures 1, 2 and 3 are identical to the boundaries of the Choice Attendance Areas discussed
in this section.
Charter Schools
Charter schools are public schools operating under a contractual agreement with the School
Board. Charter schools offer innovative programs consistent with educational goals established
by Florida Statutes, as part of the State's program of public education. The Pinellas County
School District has granted charters for six charter schools as of February 2007. Charter
schools are included in the overall student capacity of the School District and are available to
absorb any potential overcrowding issues that may occur within the concurrency system. These
facilities, however, are not subject to attendance area restrictions and are available to students
countywide. See Figures 1, 2 and 3 for Charter School locations and Table 3 for a description
of the Charter School locations and which grade levels are served by each.
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FIGURE 1
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1380 Pinehurst Rd.,
Academie Da Vinci Dunedin K-5
2817 St. Mark Dr.,
Athenian Academy Dunedin K-5
Pinellas Pre ator Academy 2300 Belcher Rd., Largo Grades 4-8
401 S. Old Coachman
Plato Academy Rd., Clearwater PreK-3
6605 Fifth Ave. N., St.
St. Petersburg Collegiate High Petersburg Grades 10-12
4901 Central Ave., St.
Life Skills Center Petersburg Grades 9-12
Source: Pinellas County School District, 2007
Fundamental Schools
A fundamental school is a family-oriented school whose structured environment, updated "back-
to-basics" approach, and joint parent-teacher-student commitment provide quality education for
all students in a safe environment. Important features include a focus on student responsibility
and discipline, daily homework, a dress code which exceeds that of the School District, and
required attendance at conferences and monthly parent meetings. There are seven countywide
elementary and middle fundamental schools. The capacity of these schools, while not based on
attendance areas, is available for the concurrency management system to absorb any potential
concurrency issues in any given attendance area. See Figures 1 & 2 for Fundamental School
listings and locations.
Magnet Programs
Pinellas County School District offers a wide range of magnet programs within existing public
schools to students within the District, with very specialized curricula. While some of these
programs are limited to those residing within the attendance area of the magnet school, there
are some programs that are open to students Countywide. These programs reserve a certain
percentage of their capacity for students residing within the attendance area in which the school
is located and allow students from other attendance areas to have access to the remaining
capacity. The capacity within these programs is available for concurrency purposes. See
Figures 1 & 2 for those schools with magnet programs which offer both area and countywide
seats.
Exceptional Student Education
The Pinellas County School District operates five Exceptional Student Education (ESE) facilities
within Pinellas County. Some of these facilities are located within existing public school facilities
while others stand alone, and each provides, education for elementary, middle and high school
levels. The goal of the ESE program is to provide quality services that support effective learning
opportunities for all exceptional children. While the ESE facilities are subject to attendance
areas, exceptions can be made to accommodate those students who desire to remain with a
program, should they relocate to another attendance area within the County. ESE facilities are
not included in the concurrency system as the facilities are not suitable for the general school
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population and are not able to absorb any overcrowding issues that may occur within the
concurrency system. While not available for the general student population, as of 2007, ESE
facilities were operating at 57% capacity, allowing sufficient room for any future growth in the
area. For the locations and. listings of ESE facilities, see Figure 4.
Gifted Program
The goal of the Gifted Program is to provide a positive learning environment in which all
students have the opportunity to reach their highest potential as citizens who can meet the
challenges of a changing global society. This program operates within the ESE program. Public
school students are referred to the school program by teachers, and are then evaluated using
the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test. According to the State of Florida criteria for the gifted,
students must score at least two standard deviations above the mean on the individually
administered standardized test of intelligence. In addition, a student must demonstrate a
majority of the characteristics of a gifted student according to a standard checklist and show a
need for programming beyond the regular classroom. Students who qualify for the gifted
program may take gifted classes at their own individual schools, at gifted centers, or at
Ridgecrest Elementary which offers a full-time gifted program. These programs are offered in
addition to regular classes and are not considered to be additional capacity for the purpose of
school concurrency.
Secondary Educational Facilities
There are seven public school facilities in Pinellas County that operate as secondary schools.
These schools act as alternative schools for those students at risk of not making continuous
progress in school. These facilities are not based on attendance areas and are open to students
across the County, but they do tend to draw their attendance from a regional area. The capacity
of these facilities is not included in the concurrency system, as their sole purpose is to provide
education for those students who are at risk of dropping out of school before completion. As of
2007, these facilities were operating at 61% of capacity, allowing for future demand for these
facilities to be absorbed. Secondary facilities are shown on Figure 5.
Florida Inventory of School Houses (FISH)
The Florida Inventory of School Houses was developed by the State of Florida Department of
Education to calculate the maximum capacity of school facilities within the State. This inventory
takes both permanent and portable student stations into account in the calculations of student
capacities. FISH capacity is calculated by the State, and the School District has an opportunity
to comment on those calculations before they become finalized. Capacity is calculated using a
utilization rate established by the State Requirement for Educational Facilities (SREF). The most
recent utilization rate was established in August 2005. However, that rate may be changed by
SREF at any time and capacity will need to be calculated according to the most current rate.
Any changes in the utilization rate are not expected to have a significant impact on school
concurrency in Pinellas County, as the Concurrency Service Areas (CSAs) are neither
overcrowded nor expecting any significant growth, and could absorb a potential slight decrease
in calculated capacity, should such an instance arise, and still provide adequate capacity for
projected student enrollment.
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School Concurrency and Concurrency Service Areas
In Pinellas County, school concurrency is implemented based on Concurrency Service Areas
(CSA). These CSAs are being established to coincide with the boundaries of the existing Choice
Attendance Areas (CAA), which are subject to change by the School Board through an
established public process. Because of this system, Pinellas County is able to look at
concurrency and future demands for school facilities on a smaller scale than countywide, yet
retain the ability to utilize the combined capacity of the schools in a CSA when fulfilling the
requirements of school concurrency.
Figures 1, 2 & 3 show the location of each school facility in Pinellas County, by school type and
the corresponding CSAs. Currently, elementary schools are divided into four CSAs, middle
schools into three CSAs, and high schools have a CSA that encompasses the entire County.
There are some exceptions to the CSA boundaries; magnets, fundamental, secondary and
exceptional student educational facilities, often draw students from beyond the CSA boundaries
in which they are located and allow attendance on a countywide level. Section 12 of the Public
Schools Interlocal Agreement (Appendix B) establishes the process by which the School Board
may modify a Concurrency Service Area or redefine the Concurrency Service Area as a
different type of area.
In order to ensure that development is only permitted when adequate public school capacity is
available, a uniform school concurrency procedure was developed and established in the Public
Schools Interlocal Agreement. When a residential site plan or a final residential subdivision is
submitted for approval, the partner local governments will work together with the School District
to ensure that capacity is available for the anticipated number of students that the proposed
residential development would generate. When capacity is not available, adjacent CSAs will be
examined to determine if capacity is available within their boundaries. If adequate capacity is
still not available, the site plan or final residential subdivision will not be approved until the
developer has executed a development agreement with the School Board and the applicable
local government to mitigate the impacts of the proposed development on public school
facilities.
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Existing enrollment within the Pinellas County School System is calculated twice yearly: once on
the first day of school, and again in October of the school year, to determine the official number
of students that are attending the schools. Tables 4, 5 & 6 display the number of students
attending Pinellas County schools, by school level, in 2006/2007, and the capacity of each
school, as determined by the Florida Inventory of School Houses (FISH) standards. Figures 6
& 7 display the percentage of the public school students enrolled within each Concurrency
Service Area (CSA), by school type.
TABLE 4
Inventory of Elementary Schools in Pinellas County and
their Existina Enrollment and Canacities
HOOL NAME
XISTING
ENROLLMENT
2006-2007
XISTING
SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE
ZONE
XISTING
FISH
CAPACITY
(2006-
2007
RCENT
UTILIZATION SURPLUS
CAPACITY
BASED ON SITE
SIZE
REQUIREMENTS
CONTAINED
WITHIN DOE
DESIGN
CRITERIA
Azalea 600 A 719 87% 119
Bay Point Area
Seats
242
A
231
104%
-11
Bear Creek 522 A 641 83% 119
Blanton 612 A 1,043 75% 431
Campbell Park 588 A 584 99% -4
Clearview
Avenue
428
A
544
78%
116
Doug Jamerson 604 A 601 102% -3
Fairmount Park 592 A 723 86% 131
Gulf Beaches 354 A 357 94% 3
Gulfport 469 A 579 73% 110
James Sanderlin 539 A 579 99% 40.
John M Sexton 751 A 854 91% 103
Lakewood 509 A 637 86% 128
Lynch 563 A 883 71% 320
Maximo 653 A 698 102% 45
Melrose Area
Seats
267
A
328
78%
61
Mount Vernon 462 A 481 88% 19
North Shore 484 A 542 94% 58
Northwest 698 A 743 98% 45
Perkins Area
Seats
95
A
251
38%
156
Rio Vista 415 A 647 64% 232
Saw grass Lake 655 A 713 92% 58
Seventy-Fourth
Street
555
A
677
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122
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SURPLUS
CAPACITY
BASED ON SITE
SIZE
EXISTING REQUIREMENTS
EXISTING FISH CONTAINED
EXISTING SCHOOL CAPACITY WITHIN DOE
ENROLLMENT ATTENDANCE (2006- PERCENT DESIGN
SCHOOL NAME 2006-2007 ZONE 2007 UTILIZATION CRITERIA
Shore Acres 641 A 593 108% -48
Tyrone 610 A 938 65% 328
Westgate 761 A 728 105% -33
Woodlawn 530 A 699 76% 169
ATTENDANCE
AREA'A'
TOTAL 14,199 17,013 83% 2,814,
ATTENDANCE
AREA 'A'
TOTAL
CAPACITY
INCLUDING
COUNTYWIDE
STUDENT &
SEAT
DISTRIBUTION
(1,272
STUDENTS 8
1,251 SEATS 15,471 18,264 86°/0 2,793
Anona 416 B 372 112% -44
Bardmoor 600 B 603 103% 3
Bauder 774 B 745 109% -29
Cross Bayou 557 B 796 72% 239
Frontier 764 B 741 101% -23
Fu uitt 599 B 717 88% 118
High Point 571 B 653 83% 82
Lealman Avenue 481 B 687 75% 206
Madeira Beach 431 B 537 88% 106
Marjorie Kinnan
Rawlins 628 B 672 101% 44
Mildred Helms 671 B 708 95% 37
Oakhurst 712 B 689 102% -23
Orange Grove 385 B 397 89% 12
Pinellas Central 619 B 537 121% -82
Pinellas Park 651 B 703 96% 52
Ridgecrest Area
Seats 274 B 250 110% -24
Seminole 696 B 871 80% 175
Sk iew 576 B 665 87% 89
Southern Oak 629 B 564 112% -65
Starke 629 B 719 87% 90
Walsin ham 657 B 667 99% 10
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SURPLUS
CAPACITY
BASED ON SITE
SIZE
EXISTING REQUIREMENTS
EXISTING FISH CONTAINED
EXISTING SCHOOL CAPACITY WITHIN DOE
ENROLLMENT ATTENDANCE (2006- PERCENT DESIGN
SCHOOL NAME 2006-2007 ZONE 2007 UTILIZATION CRITERIA
ATTENDANCE
AREA'B'
TOTAL 12,320 13,293 93% 973
ATTENDANCE
AREA'B'
TOTAL
CAPACITY
INCLUDING
COUNTYWIDE
STUDENT
SEAT
DISTRIBUTION
(1,079
STUDENTS 8
1',062 SEATS 13,399 14,355 956
Belleair 649 C 615 91% -34
Belcher 632 C 631 100% -1
Eisenhower 517 C 792 95% 275
Largo Central 406 C 442 92% 36
Leila Davis 736 C 741 99% 5
McMullen-Booth 722 C 783 92% 61
North Ward" 276 C 336 82% 60
Plumb 783 C 792 99% 9
Ponce De Leon 659 C 685 96% 26
Safety Harbor 653 C 709 92% 56
Sk crest 632 C 800 79% 168
South Ward" 294 C 398 74% 104
ATTENDANCE
AREA 'C'
TOTAL ; 6,959 7,724 90% ` 765
ATTENDANCE "
AREA 'C'
TOTAL
CAPACITY
INCLUDING
COUNTYWIDE
STUDENTS &
SEAT
DISTRIBUTION
(617 STUDENTS
& 607 SEATS 7,576 8,349 91% 773.
Brooker Creek 633 D 729 98% 96
Curlew Creek 614 D 699 97% 85
Cypress Woods 716 D 741 100% 25
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SURPLUS
CAPACITY
BASED ON SITE
SIZE
EXISTING REQUIREMENTS
EXISTING FISH CONTAINED
EXISTING SCHOOL CAPACITY WITHIN DOE
ENROLLMENT ATTENDANCE (2006- PERCENT DESIGN
SCHOOL NAME 2006-2007 ZONE 2007 UTILIZATION CRITERIA
Dunedin 572 D 644 94% 72
Forest Lakes 754 D 748 105% -6
Garrison-Jones 716 D 674 105% -42
Highland Lakes 705 D 641 112% -64
Kings Highway 352 D 555 75% 203
Lake Saint
George 622 D 687 95% 65
Oldsmar 579 D 597 107% 18
Ozona 710 D 705 102% -5
Palm Harbor 410 D 467 93% 57
San Jose 470 D 645 73% 175
Sand Lane 430 D 581 74% 151
Sunset Hills 596 D 579 103% -17
Sutherland 596 D 669 89% 73
Tarpon Springs 462 D 725 64% 263
ATTENDANCE
AREA 'D'
TOTAL 9,937 11,086 90% 1;149
ATTENDANCE
AREA 'D'
TOTAL
CAPACITY
INCLUDING
COUNTYWIDE
SEAT/STUDENT
DISTRIBUTION
(825 STUDENTS
& 872 SEATS 10,762 11,958 90% 1,196.:'.
Academie
DaVinci 113 COUNTYWIDE' 200 57% 87
Athenian
Academy 85 COUNTYWIDE" 240 35% 155
Pinellas Prep.
Academy Inc. 67 COUNTYWIDE* 170 39% 103
Plato Academy
Charter 143 COUNTYWIDE* 180 79% 37
Charter School
F7
Total 408 790:: 52%', 382
Bay Point
Countywide
Seats 504 COUNTYWIDE* 504 100% 0
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SURPLUS
CAPACITY
BASED ON SITE
SIZE
EXISTING REQUIREMENTS
EXISTING FISH CONTAINED
EXISTING SCHOOL CAPACITY WITHIN DOE
ENROLLMENT ATTENDANCE (2006- PERCENT DESIGN
SCHOOL NAME 2006-2007 ZONE 2007 UTILIZATION CRITERIA
Bay Vista
Fundamental 629 COUNTYWIDE* 579 104% -50
Curtis
Fundamental 416 COUNTYWIDE* 374 116% -42
Lakeview 290 COUNTYWIDE* 304 95% 14
Melrose
Countywide
Seats 224 COUNTYWIDE* 224 100% 0
Pasadena
Fundamental 448 COUNTYWIDE* 394 114% -54
Perkins
Countywide
Seats 480 COUNTYWIDE* 480 100% 0
Ridgecrest
Countywide
Seats 415 COUNTYWIDE* 415 100% 0
Tarpon Springs
Fundamental 278 COUNTYWIDE* 232 120% -46
COUNTYWIDE `
ATTENDANCE
AREA TOTAL 3,180 3,002 106% -178
Source: Pinellas County School District, 2007.
*Countywide seats have been re-distributed among the concurrency service areas according to the percentage of total
enrollment that each service area had in 2006/2007.
** These schools are listed in FISH as C-3 designation because of age of facilities and smaller site size, but these highly chosen
schools still provide adequate student stations for determining capacity. Because these are considered adequate student
stations, they will be included by the Pinellas County School District when determining FISH capacity for purposes of school
concurrency.
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FIGURE 6
Elementary School Attendance in Public
School Facilities by CSA
Countywide
CSA
/ C2SA D 30%
%
CSA C
15%
I El CSA A s CSA B 0 CSA C0 CSA,D ¦ Countywide
Source: Pinellas County School District, 2006.
TABLE 5
Inventory of Middle Schools in Pinellas County
and their Existina Enrollment and Capacities
SURPLUS
CAPACITY
BASED ON SITE
ACTUAL SIZE
EXISTING REQUIREMENTS
EXISTING FISH CONTAINED
EXISTING SCHOOL CAPACITY WITHIN DOE
ENROLLMENT ATTENDANCE (2006- PERCENT DESIGN
SCHOOL NAME 2006-2007 ZONE 2007 UTILIZATION CRITERIA
Azalea 1,191 A 1,349 88% 158
Bay Point Area Seats 549 A 600 92% 51
John Hopkins Area
Seats 491 A 647 76% 156
Meadowlawn 1,078 A 1,321 82% 243
Riviera 879 A 1,247 70% 368
Thur ood Marshall 563 A 934 60% 371
Tyrone 942 A 1,216 77% 274
ATTENDANCE AREA
'A' TOTAL 5,693 7,314 78% 1,621
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SURPLUS
CAPACITY
BASED ON SITE
ACTUAL SIZE
EXISTING REQUIREMENTS
EXISTING FISH CONTAINED
EXISTING SCHOOL CAPACITY WITHIN DOE
ENROLLMENT ATTENDANCE (2006- PERCENT DESIGN
SCHOOL NAME 2006-2007 ZONE 2007 UTILIZATION CRITERIA
ATTENDANCE AREA
'A' TOTAL CAPACITY
INCLUDING
COUNTYWIDE
STUDENT & SEAT
DISTRIBUTION (1,230
STUDENTS & 1,494
SEATS 6,923 8,808 79%° 1,885
Largo 1,148 B 1,604 72% 456
Madeira Beach 1,121 B 1,135 99% 14
Morgan Fitzgerald 1,182 B 1,495 79% 313
Osceola 1,182 B 1,240 95% 58
Pinellas Park 1,015 B 1,397 73% 382
Seminole 1,203 B 1,200 100% -3
ATTENDANCE AREA
'B' TOTAL 6,851 8,071 ..856/6, 1,220
ATTENDANCE AREA
'B' TOTAL CAPACITY
INCLUDING
COUNTYWIDE
STUDENT .4 SEAT
DISTRIBUTION (1,623
STUDENTS & 1,826
SEATS 8,474 - 9;897
86%
1,423.:
Dunedin Hi hland 1,404 C 1,561 90% 157
Joseph L Carwise 1,310 c 1,248 105% -62
Kennedy 641 c 1,045 61% 404
Oak Grove 1,021 c 1,136 90% 115
Palm Harbor 1,404 c 1,410 100% 6
Safety Harbor 1,345 c 1,345 100% 0.
Tarpon Springs 1,299 c 1,266 103% -33
ATTENDANCE AREA
'C' TOTAL 8,424 9,011 93% _ 587
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SURPLUS
CAPACITY
BASED ON SITE
ACTUAL SIZE
EXISTING REQUIREMENTS
EXISTING FISH CONTAINED
EXISTING SCHOOL CAPACITY WITHIN DOE
ENROLLMENT ATTENDANCE (2006- PERCENT DESIGN
SCHOOL NAME 2006-2007 ZONE 2007 UTILIZATION CRITERIA
ATTENDANCE AREA
. 'C' TOTAL CAPACITY
.
INCLUDING
COUNTYWIDE
STUDENT & SEAT
DISTRIBUTION (1,967
STUDENTS & 2,214-
SEATS 10,391 11,225 93% 834
Bay Point Countywide
Seats 667 COUNTYWIDE 667 100% 0
Clearwater
Intermediate 386 COUNTYWIDE 624 62% 238
Coachman
Fundamental 549 COUNTYWIDE 474 116% -75
Dunedin Highland 1,106 COUNTYWIDE 1,404 79% 298
John Hopkins
Countywide Seats 810 COUNTYWIDE 810 100% 0
Lealman Intermediate 404 COUNTYWIDE 490 82% 86
North Pinellas
Seconds 70 COUNTYWIDE -70
Norwood Secondary 63 COUNTYWIDE 22 286% -41
Safety Harbor
Secondary 43 COUNTYWIDE 170 25% 127
Southside
Fundamental" 639 COUNTYWIDE 693 92% 54
COUNTYWIDE
ATTENDANCE AREA
TOTAL 4,737 5,354 88% 617
Pinellas Prepatory
Academy 181 COUNTYWIDE 180 101% -1
CHARTER SCHOOL
TOTAL 181 180 101 % -1
Source: Pinellas County School District, 2006.
*Countywide seats have been re-distributed among the attendance areas according to the percentage of total enrollment that
each attendance area had in 2006/2007.
** These schools are listed in FISH as C-3 designation because of age of facilities and smaller site size, but these highly chosen
schools still provide adequate student stations for determining capacity. Because these are considered adequate student
stations, they will be included by the Pinellas County School District when determining FISH capacity for purposes of school
concurrency.
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FIGURE 7
Middle School Attendance at Public School
Facilities by CSA
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Countywid
CSA A, -
Y +,
i 24%, w
CSA C
30%
?7
I E3 CSA A ¦ CSA B ? CSA C ? Countywide
Source: Pinellas County School District, 2006.
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TABLE 6
Inventory of High Schools in Pinellas County and
their Existinq Enrollment and Capacities
CHOOL NAME
XISTING
ENROLLMENT
2006-2007
XISTING
SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE
ZONE
XISTING
FISH
CAPACITY
2005-2006
ERCENT
UTILIZATION SURPLUS
CAPACITY BASED
ON SITE SIZE
REQUIREMENTS
CONTAINED
WITHIN DOE
DESING CRITERIA
Ba side 316 COUNTYWIDE 809 39% 493
Boca Cie a 1,947 COUNTYWIDE 2,175 90% 228
Clearwater 2,138 COUNTYWIDE 2,268 94% 130
Countryside 2,436 COUNTYWIDE 2,592 94% 156
Dixie Hollins 1,882 COUNTYWIDE 2,232 84% 350
Dunedin 2,016 COUNTYWIDE 1,907 106% -109
East Lake 2,291 COUNTYWIDE 2,081 110% -210
Gibbs 2,302 COUNTYWIDE 2,532 91% 230
Lakewood 1,634 COUNTYWIDE 1,799 91% 165
Lar o 2,215 COUNTYWIDE 2,456 90% 241
Northeast 2,094 COUNTYWIDE 2,064 101% -30
Oak Park 263 COUNTYWIDE 611 43% 348
Osceola 1,718 COUNTYWIDE 1,723 100% 5
Palm Harbor
University
2,250
COUNTYWIDE
2,484
91%
234
Pinellas Park 2,317 COUNTYWIDE 2,223 104% -94
Seminole 2,226 COUNTYWIDE 2,025 110% -201
St. Petersburg 2,339 COUNTYWIDE 1,928 121% -411
Tarpon Springs 1,943 COUNTYWIDE 1,976 98% 33
COUNTYWIDE
HIGH SCHOOL
CONCURRENCY
SERVICE AREA
TOTAL
4,327
5,885
2%
-
1,55.8
Life Skills Center 269 COUNTYWIDE 450 60% 181
St. Petersburg
Collegiate 179 COUNTYWIDE 175 102% -4
CHARTER
SCHOOL TOTAL 448 625 72% 177
Source: Pinellas County School District, 2007.
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TABLE 7
Inventory of Exceptional Public Schools in Pinellas County
and their Existing Enrollment and Capacities
SURPLUS
CAPACITY
BASED ON SITE
SIZE
REQUIREMENTS
EXISTING EXISTING CONTAINED
EXISTING SCHOOL FISH WITHIN DOE
ENROLLMENT ATTENDANCE CAPACITY PERCENT DESIGN
SCHOOL NAME 2006-2007 ZONE 2005-2006 UTILIZATION CRITERIA
Calvin Hunsinger
Exceptional 156 COUNTYWIDE 319 49% 163
Hamilton Disston SED
Center 179 COUNTYWIDE 299 60% 120
Nina Harris Exceptional 262 COUNTYWIDE 429 61% 167
Paul B Stephens
Exceptional 230 COUNTYWIDE 307 76% 77
Richard Sanders School 147 COUNTYWIDE 343 43% 196
COUNTYWIDE TOTAL
FOR ALTERNATIVE
SCHOOL FACTILITIES 974 '1,697 57% 723
Source: Pinellas County School District, 2006.
PROJECTIONS AND FUTURE CONDITIONS
Tables 8, 9 & 10 display the projected student population figures through 2011. Figures 8, 9 &
10 display those projections in a graphic format over 5 years by CSA. As is evident from the
tables below, minimal growth in the number of students in the Pinellas County School District is
projected, and a slight decline in the number of Pinellas County School District students is
possible given recent enrollment activity. Because of this, the School District will not be placing
their focus on the construction of additional schools. Instead, the School District will focus on
maintenance and improvement of existing facilities in order to continue to provide quality
educational facilities for the school-aged population in Pinellas County, and to respond to the
decrease in the student/teacher ratios required to address the requirements of the class-size
amendment. Because of the minimal increase in the projected student population, the adopted
level-of-service standard (LOSS) for public school facilities should continue to be met over the
coming years, as overcrowding of facilities is not anticipated. Existing excess capacity will,
however, be utilized as needed for the class-size amendment, and use of portable classrooms
will continue to provide flexibility in responding to this constitutional amendment.
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TABLE 8
Proiected Enrollment by Year for 5-years for Each Elementary School Facility**
Map
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School Name
Actual
2006
Projected
2007
Projected
2008
Projected
2009
Projected
2010
Projected
2011 2006/200
7 FISH
Ca acit
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS
64 Azalea 603 602 607 613 610 607 719
76 Bay Point 747 728 732 740 742 738 735
65 Bear Creek 521 512 516 516 518 516 641
50 Blanton 612 622 631 626 625 624 1043
69 Campbell Park 592 622 574 571 578 593 584
60 Clearview Avenue 427 395 409 422 424 414 544
68 Doug Jamerson 602 641 607 611 608 619 601
67 Fairmount Park 596 685 640 633 621 642 723
73 Gulf Beaches 355 378 361 356 356 363 357
66 Gulfport 465 501 470 454 458 472 579
72 James Sanderlin 537 544 549 558 551 549 579
77 John M. Sexton 750 725 719 729 736 732 854
75 Lakewood 505 584 577 573 551 561 637
53 Lynch 566 584 597 605 592 589 883
74 Maximo 651 648 648 666 661 657 698
70 Melrose 492 496 502 505 501 499 655
61 Mount Vernon 461 472 459 448 452 459 481
62 North Shore 478 512 519 519 505 508 542
59 Northwest 701 696 716 722 715 709 743
71 Perkins 574 566 573 575 575 572 731
54 Rio Vista 416 420 422 421 419 420 647
52 Saw rass Lake 652 674 669 667 662 666 713
56 Seventy-Fourth
Street
556
568
565
565
562
564
677
55 Shore Acres 639 688 664 651 647 660 593
57 Tyrone 607 618 618 625 619 619 938
58 West ate 762 740 748 752 755 750 728
63 Woodlawn 529 562 554 544 539 546 699
Elementary Total
Area A
15396
15783
15646
15667
15582
15648
18324
32 Anona 417 388 404 410 412 404 372
41 Bardmoor 596 664 634 632 620 635 603
37 Bauder 774 782 785 790 785 784 745
42 Cross Bayou 557 594 583 577 571 578 796
33 Frontier 764 750 743 739 748 748 741
34 Fu uitt 597 591 606 604 602 598 717
35 High Point 568 616 590 576 573 587 653
51 Lealman Avenue 480 494 503 509 499 498 687
47 Madeira Beach 436 406 429 441 439 428 537
49 Marjorie K. Rawlins 628 666 661 663 651 656 672
30 Mildred Helms 669 670 657 665 666 668 708
36 Oakhurst 712 662 676 683 693 682 689
46 Orange Grove 385 384 347 348 360 368 397
43 Pinellas Central 619 624 627 632 628 626 537
48 Pinellas Park 649 676 683 682 671 673 703
31 Rid ecrest 685 642 662 667 673 663 665
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Map
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School Name
Actual
2006
Projected
2007
Projected
2008
Projected
2009
Projected
2010
Projected
2011 2006/200
7 FISH
Capacity
45 Seminole 694 714 721 716 709 710 871
44 Sk iew 575 558 570 566 569 566 665
38 Southern Oak 627 652 645 646 640 644 564
40 Starke 628 648 643 640 636 640 719
39 Walsin ham 658 666 657 668 665 665 667
Elementary Total
Area B
12718
12847
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12854
12810
12821
13708
28 Belcher 650 652 635 639 643 646 631
25 Belleair 521 550 535 535 530 537 615
22 Eisenhower 702 750 760 759 740 743 792
29 Largo Central 406 430 428 427 420 423 442
15 Leila G. Davis 734 740 727 719 724 729 741
20 Mc Mullen-Booth 722 702 712 711 715 711 783
17 North Ward *** 282 275 277 276 278 277 336
26 Plumb 787 772 782 783 784 780 792
27 Ponce DeLeon 656 659 659 658 657 658 685
21 Safety Harbor 654 652 639 639 644 647 709
23 Sk crest 632 641 643 644 640 640 800
24 South Ward *** 295 302 306 303 300 301 398
Elementary Total
Area C
7041
71.25
7103
7093,
7075
7092:
7724
3 Brooker Creek 634 594 633 662 652 633 729
12 Curlew Creek 619 634 650 658 645 641 699
4 Cypress Woods 717 706 703 708 711 709 741
16 Dunedin 572 588 600 601 592 590 644
13 Forest Lakes 752 710 736 744 747 734 748
10 Garrison-Jones 715 677 689 693 700 692 674
6 Highland Lakes 704 688 717 717 713 705 641
19 Kings Highway 353 456 460 443 414 427 555
11 Lake St.George 622 588 612 618 620 609 687
14 Oldsmar 583 588 603 616 605 599 597
7 Ozona 711 682 694 696 701 695 705
8 Palm Harbor 406 388 402 412 410 403 467
9 San Jose 471 490 504 521 504 499 645
18 Sand Lane 432 490 518 524 492 492 581
1 Sunset Hills 596 650 616 600 599 616 579
5 Sutherland 596 628 642 640 625 626 669
2 Tarpon Springs 462 524 550 566 530 528 725
Elementary-Total
Area '0
9045:.
10081
10329
10419
10260
10198
11086
82 Bay Vista
Fundamental
629
640
622
619
623
628
579
79 Curtis Fundamental 416 435 434 434 428 430 374
81 Lakeview
Fundamental
290
290
290
290
290
290
304
80 Pasadena
Fundamental
455
470
647
462
459
463
394
78 Tarpon Springs
Fundamental
279
290
287
287
284
286
232
Elementary Total
Fundamental
2069.
2125
2280
2092
2084
2097
1883
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Source: Pinellas County School District, 2007.
*'Map #' refers to the number of each school on Figure 1
**Projections and capacities do not include charter, exceptional or secondary educational facilities.
*** These schools are listed in FISH as C-3 designation because of age of facilities and smaller site size, but these highly
chosen schools still provide adequate student stations for determining capacity. Because these are considered adequate
student stations, they will be included by the Pinellas County School District when determining FISH capacity for purposes of
school concurrency.
FIGURE 8
Actual and Projected Enrollment by
Elementary Concurrency Service Area through 2011
- 4 SementaryA 0 ElementaryB f BementaryC
-t- Elementary D CIE- Elementary Fundamental
18000
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Source: Pinellas County School District, 2007.
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TABLE 9
Projected Enrollment by Year for 5-years for Each Middle School Facility"
Map
No.*
School Name
Actual
2006
Projected
2007
Projected
2008
Projected
2009
Projected
2010
Projected
2011 2006/2007
FISH
Capacity
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
14 Azalea 1,190 1200 1251 1243 1225 1217 1349
19 Bay Point 1,221 1200 1214 1218 1219 1213 1267
17 John Hopkins 1,302 1260 1283 1303 1303 1288 1457
15 Meadowlawn 1,081 1150 1187 1183 1149 1149 1321
16 Riviera 875 970 1013 1000 958 962 1247
18 Thur ood Marshall 570 570 590 581 577 575 934
20 Tyrone 938 880 950 945 943 922 1216
Middle Total Area A 7177 7230 7488 7473 7374 7326 8791
10 Fitz erald 1180 1190 1234 1222 1208 1202 1495
8 Largo 1151 1125 1170 1176 1167 1153 1604
13 Madeira Beach 1118 1115 1164 1147 1137 1130 1135
11 Osceola 1183 1145 1161 1162 1169 1161 1240
12 Pinellas Park 1012 1060 1087 1079 1056 1058 1397
9 Seminole 1206 1150 1164 1163 1177 1168 1200
Middle Total Area B 6850 6785. 6980 6949 6914 6872 8071 .
4 Dunedin Highland 1101 1115 1149 1135 1124 1121 1561
2 Joseph L.Carwise 1310 1260 1286 1301 1304 1289 1248
5 Kennedy 642 785 843 820 760 768 1045
7 Oak Grove 1025 1050 1065 1060 1048 1049 1136
3 Palm Harbor 1405 1370 1403 1415 1412 1398 1410
6 Safety Harbor 1345 1350 1367 1373 1364 1359 1345
1 Tarpon Springs 1298 1300 1354 1352 1334 1323 1266
Middle Total Area C 8126 8230 8467 8456 ...8346 8307 9011
24 Coachman
Fundamental
550
527
535
542
544
539
474
25 Southside
Fundamental ***
638
637
638
639
639
638
693
Total Fundamental 1988. 1164 1173 1181 1183 1177 1167
Source: Pinellas County School District, 2007.
*'Map #' refers to the number of each school on Figure 2
**Projections and capacities do not include charter, exceptional or secondary educational facilities.
*** These schools are listed in FISH as C-3 designation because of age of facilities and smaller site size, but these highly
chosen schools still provide adequate student stations for determining capacity. Because these are considered adequate
student stations, they will be included by the Pinellas County School District when determining FISH capacity for purposes of
school concurrency.
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FIGURE 9
Actual and Projected Enrollment by Middle School Concurrency Service
Area through 2011
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TABLE 10
Projected Enrollment by Year for 5-years
for Each High School Facility"
Map
No`.
School Name
Actual
2006
Projected
2007
Projected
2008
Projected
2009
Projected
2010
Projected
2011 2006/2007
FISH
Capacity
HIGH SCHOOLS
14 Boca Cie a 1956 2100 2077 2040 2012 2041 2175
6 Clearwater 2140 2110 2103 2126 2131 2124 2268
5 Countryside 2439 2375 2379 2399 2412 2400 2592
11 Dixie M. Hollins 1899 2000 2033 2043 1994 1996 2232
4 Dunedin 2013 1975 2023 2046 2035 2015 1907
2 East Lake 2292 2300 2291 2308 2302 2302 2081
15 Gibbs 2307 2200 2186 2236 2260 2240 2532
16 Lakewood 1633 1810 1809 1799 1744 1766 1799
7 Largo 2223 2175 2214 2245 2238 2217 2456
12 Northeast 2096 2100 2055 2045 2062 2075 2064
9 Osceola 1726 1710 1780 1811 1782 1758 1723
3 Palm Harbor University
High
2257
2250
2265
2260
2259
2256
2484
8 Pinellas Park 2326 2335 2328 2328 2327 2330 2223
10 Seminole 2235 2175 2158 2170 2192 2186 2025
13 St.Petersburg 2345 2250 2283 2282 2303 2285 1928
1 Tarpon Springs 1959 2100 2073 2036 2011 2040 1976
Hi h School Total 33,846 33,965 34,057 34,174 34,064 349031 '_ . 34;465
Source: Pinellas County School District, 2007.
-Map X refers to the number of each school on Figure 3
"Projections and capacities do not include charter, exceptional or secondary educational facilities.
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FIGURE 10
40000
Actual and Projected Enrollment in Pinellas County High
Schools Through 2011
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Projected Enrollment District-Wide by School Type
Over the long-range planning period from 2012 to 2025, the Pinellas County School District
projects a slight increase in the number of students attending public schools within the District.
Based upon the current count of existing student stations, in 2025, there will be adequate
capacity within the School District for elementary and middle school students, if current
projections hold true. High schools, however, are projected to have a deficit of 348 seats in 2025
if additional capacity is not created. The long-range planning projections show that the Pinellas
County School District should not have any overcrowding issues and should be able to maintain
the adopted level-of-service standard (LOSS) throughout the long range planning period with
minimal expansion of facilities.
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FIGURE 11
Long Range Student Enrollment Projections
Elementary Middle * High
= 60000
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Source: Pinellas County School District, 2007.
Future Facilities for Future Needs
Because the School District anticipates only a slight increase in the number of public school
students in the coming years, and the maintenance and replacement of existing public school
facilities are anticipated to be able to provide for those students, there are no current plans for
the construction of additional public school facilities to be constructed over either the short range
or the long range planning period. As needs arise, the School District will consult with the State
Department of Education to discuss the potential construction of additional public school
facilities; however, such additional facilities are not being planned at this time. Because there
are no plans for additional facilities in the short-range or long-range planning period, the maps
depicting the locations of such facilities have been omitted from this element. However, Figure
12 does depict the locations of property owned by the School District (land banked sites) that
may be utilized for additional educational facilities in the future, depending on the conditions and
needs at that time.
Ancillary Facilities
Because of the limited student growth that the Pinellas County School District anticipates, there
are no future plans for additional ancillary facilities, with the exception of a school bus facility for
which the School District has attempted to locate a suitable central-county site for a number of
years. A potential location in the area of SR 580 and McMullen-Booth road has been identified„
but as of May 30, 2007, regulatory approvals had not yet been received. Those ancillary
facilities depicted in Figure 12 are expected to suffice for the future needs of the School District.
Should any additional needs arise, the Pinellas County School District will consult with the State
Department of Education to discuss the potential for the construction of additional ancillary
facilities, potentially on those sites that have been banked by the School District. It is because of
this, that the maps depicting the locations of future ancillary facilities have been omitted from
this element.
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FIGURE 12
Map of Ancillary Plants in Pinellas County
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1 N *2 '4 ANCILLARY FACILITIES
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RMA" 2. Tarpon Springs Bus Garage
w 6. Area 1 Superintendents Office
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PINELLAS COUNTY
DISTRICT ANCILLARY FACILITIES
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Tampa Bay
LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS
Level-of-Service Standard
The level-of-service standard (LOSS), for purposes of implementing school concurrency, is
achieved when student enrollment plus vested students divided by existing FISH school
capacity plus the additional capacity scheduled to be constructed in the next three years does
not exceed 100%. Existing level-of-service (LOS) conditions will be calculated on the basis of
Concurrency Service Areas (CSAs) by school level (elementary, middle, high), which allows the
School District to utilize facility capacity from a broader area than the traditional neighborhood
school attendance area when determining the availability of student stations for achieving the
adopted LOSS. Additionally, the capacity from those seats allocated on a countywide basis
(charter schools, fundamental schools and magnet programs), has been re-distributed among
the attendance areas according to the percentage of total enrollment that each concurrency
service area had in 2006/2007.
Adequacy of Public School Facilities
For the 2006/2007 school year, the existing LOS condition for each school type, within its CSA,
was less than the adopted LOSS of 100 percent. The highest existing LOS condition of 93
percent was found in both Elementary School CSA `B' and Middle School CSA `C', while the
lowest LOS condition was found in Middle School CSA `A', with 79 percent. North Ward and
South Ward Elementary schools and Southside Fundamental, which is a Middle School with a
countywide attendance area, are designated as C-3 schools because of the age of the facilities
and the size of the sites, rendering a portion of the student stations to be `unsatisfactory'. The
capacities listed for these three highly chosen schools in previous tables include both the
`satisfactory' and `unsatisfactory' student stations, while all other schools include only
`satisfactory' student stations. Because these are considered adequate student stations, they
will be included by the Pinellas County School District when determining FISH capacity for
purposes of school concurrency. CSA overcrowding is not anticipated in the Pinellas County
School District because of the additional capacity currently available and the practically `flat'
projections for student enrollment. Were overcrowding to occur in one CSA, any additional
capacity in an adjoining CSA would be available for students in the overcrowded concurrency
service area. The LOSS is anticipated to be maintained through continued maintenance of
existing public school facilities, and the periodic replacement of facilities.
Additional Public School Facilities Needed to Maintain Level-of-Service Standard During
the Five-Year and Long-Range Planning Periods
As stated above, overcrowding is not anticipated in the Pinellas County School District.
Projected enrollment for public school facilities for the next five years is based on birth rate
information provided by the Department of Health. The Pinellas County School District
anticipates only a slight increase in the number of students within the District, although infill
development and redevelopment may create areas of higher densities and additional residents,
the School District Facilities Ten and Twenty Year Long Range Plan projects that there will be
3,460 existing student stations removed between 2006 and 2025. Elementary schools would
see the removal of 1,037 student stations through 2025, while there is currently a surplus of
5,718 student stations in elementary schools. Middle schools would see the removal of 1,484
student stations while these schools currently have a surplus of 4,142 student stations. High
schools are projected to reduce student stations by 1,083 over the same time period, while there
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is currently a surplus of 1,558 student stations. High school enrollment and capacity will be the
group needing to be monitored most closely since high schools will have the smallest remaining
available capacity after the projected reduction in student stations.
According to the Class-Size Reduction Amendment, SB 30A, the number of students in each
classroom must be decreased by two student each year until they reach the maximum number
of students mandated by the Legislature by the 2010/2011 school year. The use of portables will
allow for flexibility in meeting the mandates of the Class-Size Reduction amendment, creating
additional student stations while not requiring the construction of additional permanent student
stations, when student enrollment figures are not currently increasing. The School District will
continue to utilize portable classrooms to allow flexibility in the supply of student stations for the
foreseeable future, to avoid the scenario where additional permanent student stations are built,
and a declining student population is unable to fill them. Until the exact impact of the Class-Size
Reduction Amendment, in conjunction with a flat or declining student population, is known,
portable classrooms will continue to serve as available capacity and additional classroom space.
Because of this, the continued maintenance and replacement of existing public school facilities
is anticipated to maintain the adopted LOSS throughout both the five-year and the long-range
planning period. Additional public school facilities are not anticipated to be needed, outside of
those projects already included in the Five-Year Facilities Work Program.
CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Mitigation Process
The purpose of school concurrency is to assure that there is available capacity for the
anticipated students from residential developments at the time those students need to go to
school. Mitigation will be required if there is not adequate available capacity within the CSA
where a proposed residential development would occur, or in the adjacent CSAs. Acceptable
forms of mitigation include, but are not limited to, the contribution of land, the construction of a
public school facility, the expansion of an existing public school facility, the payment for land
acquisition or the expansion or construction of a public school facility, or the creation of
mitigation banking based on the construction of a public school facility in exchange for the right
to sell capacity credits.
For any mitigation required by the School District, it must be directed toward a permanent
school capacity improvement identified in the Five-Year Work Program that satisfies the
estimated demand created by the proposed residential site plan or final residential subdivision
approval (or Residential Approval). Re-locatable classrooms will not be acceptable, and the
mitigation shall be proportionate to the demand for public school facilities estimated to be
created by the proposed Residential Approval.
Proportionate Share Mitigation will be calculated using the following formula for each school
level as found in the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement:
Multiply the number of additional new student stations required for mitigation of the
estimated demand for public school facilities created by the proposed Residential
Approval by the average cost per student station using the actual construction cost
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being experienced by the School District for student stations at the time when
proportionate share mitigation is accepted plus the inclusion of land costs, if any.
While the process for mitigation is outlined above, the School District does not anticipate
mitigation will become necessary, as it is currently projected that the student population in public
school facilities will increase only slightly in the coming years, and possibly decline. However,
the actual impact of the class-size amendment on each school facility is yet to be determined
and may require that mitigation be used in some situations.
COORDINATION IN PROVIDING SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE
As outlined in the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement (Appendix B), the School District and
each partner local government will coordinate on issues regarding supporting infrastructure. The
School District will notify each partner local government of the need for on-site or off-site
improvements to support new, proposed expansion, or redevelopment of existing schools within
the jurisdiction of that local government. Thereafter, representatives of the School District and
the local government will meet and determine the responsibility for making such improvements
and identify other agencies that should be involved. The parties will then meet with other
agencies to coordinate the completion of the on-site and off-site improvements. These
improvements will include, but not be limited to sidewalk construction, the supply of water and
sewer infrastructure, and traffic improvements.
There are a number of public school facilities throughout Pinellas County that are located in
neighborhoods with inadequate sidewalks and bike routes. This is of special concern, as those
children living within a certain radius of a school are not included in the school bussing system.
It may be necessary for these children to either walk or ride their bicycles to school, and the
quality of surrounding infrastructure, including sidewalks, is essential in providing a continuous
route for the children as they walk or ride their bikes to and from school.
In most cases, water and sewer facilities are anticipated to be adequate to service new public
school facilities. As Pinellas County is reaching build-out, these infrastructure systems are
already in place in most developable areas of the County. While improvements to these types of
infrastructure may be needed, the basic needs of new public school facilities should be able to
be met with existing utility infrastructure. The focus on infrastructure will lie upon the continued
improvement and upgrading of what exists, instead of the creation of new water and sewer
facilities. Any potential problems will be worked out through the coordination of supporting
infrastructure outlined in the adopted Public Schools Interlocal Agreement.
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FINANCING PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES AND SHARING COSTS
Capital Outlay Funding Sources
There are a number of funding sources available for school capital improvement financing.
Below is a comprehensive inventory of those sources and the stipulations surrounding the
disbursement of each.
1. Local Revenue Sources
a. District levy of ad valorem taxes
i. Requires voter approval.
ii. Money must be used for "pay-as-you-go" financing or Capital Outlay
expenditures.
iii. Without an interim election, this millage may only be collected for two years.
b. District levy up to 2.0 mills:
i. No voter approval required
ii. must be used for "pay-as-you-go" Capital Outlay projects such as
1. New construction or remodeling project included in a district
education plant survey.
2. Maintenance, renovation, or repair of existing school plant or leased
facilities.
3. Purchase, lease-purchase, or lease of school buses.
4. Purchase, lease-purchase„ or lease of new and replacement
equipment (equipment must be "directly related to the delivery of
student instruction").
5. Lease-purchase agreement payments (not to exceed 3/ or the
proceeds from this millage).
6. Payments on approved loans.
7. Payment of costs related to complying with State and Federal
environmental statutes and regulations.
8. Lease payments for re-locatable portables, or rent/leasing
educational facilities and sites.
c. District issuance of bonds
i. Repaid from local property taxes.
d. District borrows funds for one year for specific capital outlay projects
i. With approval, loan may be extended four times for a total loan period of
five years.
e. Impact Fees or User Fees
i. While the Pinellas County School District does have the statutory ability to
levy impact or user fees for the benefit of public school facilities, it was
determined years ago that because the County is so built out, Pinellas
County does not have the arena for large scale new development and an
impact fee would not have a significant impact on funding for public school
facilities.
2. State Revenue Sources
a. Capital Outlay and Debt Service (CO&DS)
i. From the first $103 million of Motor Vehicle License Revenue.
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b
c.
ii. DOE acts as trustee to manage the fund.
iii. Funds are distributed based on a formula that includes the base unit plus
growth units.
iv. District never receives less than the base unit it had in 1967-1968.
v. Funds are distributed twice a year - late fall and late spring. Fall is based
upon estimate and spring on actual FTE.
vi. Interest income prorated among the Districts.
vii. Funds may be used for acquiring, building constructing, altering,
remodeling, improving, enlarging, furnishing, equipping, maintaining,
renovating or repairing Capital Outlay projects.
viii. Projects must be recommended in the Educational Plant Survey and funds
should be spent in order of priority need from the Project Priority List.
ix. Must be bonded if Classrooms First Lottery Bond Program is utilized by the
District.
State Capital Outlay Bond Issue Funds
i. Funds come from Motor Vehicle License Revenue.
ii. Bonding capacity is calculated annually by the Education Facilities
Budgeting Office.
iii. Capacity is determined by averaging a District's previous year's CO&DS
allocation with its projected allocation for the current year.
iv. Districts are notified by letter of the estimated capacity, selling costs,
sinking fund requirements and estimated net.
v. In order to participate, School Boards must adopt a resolution and submit
the required paperwork within 60 days of the notification letter.
vi. The Capital Outlay projects must be specifies and must appear on the
District's Project Priority List.
vii. Without special permission, project must be completed in the same order as
listed in the priority of need.
Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service (PECO)
i. Funds come from gross receipts tax revenue.
ii. The legislature annually appropriates the funds to specific districts or
agencies.
iii. Funds revert if not spent (binding contract or a general construction
contract) within 31 months from the effective date of the appropriation.
iv. PECO categories:
1. PECO Remodeling, Maintenance, Repairs and Site Improvement
a. Commissioner of Education allocates money to districts based
upon the formula "sum of the digits".
b. Funds are intended to extend the useful life of educational
plants and cannot support funds in the District's currently
approved operating budget.
c. Remodeling projects must be based on the recommendations
of an Educational Plant Survey.
d. At least 10% of each year's allocation must be used to correct
unsafe, unhealthy, unsanitary conditions as required by the
District's Annual Comprehensive Safety Inspection Report.
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2. PECO funds for Special Facilities Construction Account.
a. Special request to Special Facilities Construction Committee.
b. Must be specific project listed or Project Priority List for which
the District lacks sufficient resources, has an Educational
Plant Survey recommendation and cannot reasonably expect
sufficient funds within the next three years.
c. The District must have a site and approved architectural
plans.
3. PECO Funds for Survey Recommended Projects
a. Funds allocated upon the Educational Facilities budgeting
Office Formula. (40% is dispersed based on District's Capital
Outlay Full Time Equivalent [COFTE] membership. 60% is
allocated based upon District's growth COFTE membership).
b. Funds may be used for needed projects identified in surveys
or to lease relocatables.
c. Funds cannot be used to landscape facilities or construct
athletic facilities not required for a physical education
curriculum.
4. PECO Cooperative-Use Facilities
a. Two or more school boards may cooperatively establish a
common education facility to accommodate students.
5. PECO Cooperative Funding of Vocational Educational Facilities
a. District can submit a request to plan, construct, and equip a
career education facility identified as critical to the economic
development and the workforce needs of the school district.
6. Increase Utilization Account (sub-PECO account)
a. Encourage school districts to increase their FTE facility
capacity by using a modified school calendar (extended
school year).
7. Other PECO
a. Legislature makes other appropriations such as science
needs, pre-school facilities for disabled students, asbestos
abatement, fire safety correction, etc.
3. Lottery Revenue Sources
a. Classrooms First Lottery Bond Fund
i. Funds allocated based on a formula [25% based on each District's
percentage of Capital Outlay Full-Time Equivalent (COFTE) membership.
65% is based on growth Capital Outlay FTE].
ii. Expenditure guidelines:
1. Construct, renovate, remodel, repair or maintain educational facilities
2. Pay debt service on bonds issued-bond proceeds must be used to
provide permanent classroom facilities.
3. If more than 9% of a District's total square footage is more than 50
years old, at least 25% of the allocation must be spent on renovating,
performing major repairs, or remodeling existing schools.
b. Effort Index Grants
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SMART Schools Clearinghouse has deemed four counties eligible (Clay,
Dade, Hendry and Madison).
After funds are distributed to the four counties, the remaining funds are
allocated among other Districts that meet the following criteria:
1. received direct proceeds from the one-half cent sales surtax for
public school Capital Outlay or from the local government
infrastructure sales surtax (between 7/1/95 and 6/60/99).
2. Meet two of the following:
a. Levied full 2.0 mills no-voted Capital Outlay between 1995-
1999.
b. Levied a cumulative voted millage for Capital Outlay and debt
service equal to 2.5 mills for fiscal year 1995-1999.
c. Received more than %500 per dwelling impact fees.
d. Received direct proceeds from either the one-held cent sales
surtax or from the local government infrastructure sales
surtax.
Cost of Existing Deficiencies and Future Needs
An Educational Plant Survey, Table 11, was approved by the School Board on May 5, 2004.
The Survey identified a total cost of $654.8 million for the improvement, expansion,
development, and renovation, of educational facilities in Pinellas County for the Five-Year
planning period (2004/2005-2009/2010). This table gives a detailed description of how those
funds are anticipated to be disbursed, by facility. The implementation of this survey ensures that
adequate public school facilities will exist for both current and future students of the Pinellas
County School District.
The Five-Year Work Program is updated every year to implement the Educational Plant Survey,
and supplies more detailed information regarding the cost of educational facilities within Pinellas
County. The section of the Five-Year Work Program that highlights projects funded from current
and projected revenue can be found in Appendix C. The Five-Year Work Program also gives a
detailed long-range plan for future costs. Tables 12, 13 & 14 highlight the long-range projected
costs of school capital improvements through the 2025/2026 school year.
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TABLE 11
2004 Education Plant Survey
(2004/2005 - 2009/2010)
SCHOOL CENTER SITE
EXPANSION SITE
DEVELOPMENT SITE
IMPROVEMENT
REMODEL
RENOVATE NEW
CONSTRUCTION
TOTAL
VACANT
Harris Tips Center 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Kindergarten
Center
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
New Facility ANA
(Ancillary)
2,000,000
3,066,360
0
0
0
3,240,340
8,306,700
New Facility CC
Middle
1,700,000
1,271,600
0
0
0
20,576,603
23,548,203
New Facility E
(Elementary)
1,000,000
748,000
0
0
0
10,669,416
12,417,416
new Facility HH
(High)
1,000,000
748,000
0
0
0
0
1,748,000
Oak Park School 1,000,000 224,400 136,811 1,607,673 1,093,590 6,581,439 10,643,913
Oldsmar School
Service Center
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sub Total 6,700;001 6,058,360 136,811 1,607,673 1,093,590 41,067,798 56,664,233
ELEMENTARY
Anona Elementary 0 0 0 383,146 685,425 1,911,958 2,980,529
Azalea Elementary 0 0 468,470 115,994 1,599,156 1,383,876 3,567,496
Bardmoor 0 0 103,500 4,251,658 0 0 4,355,158
Bauder 0 0 75,000 4,272,426 0 2,138,766 6,486,192
Bay Point 0 0 37,536 0 0 0 37,536
Bay Vista
Fundamental
0
0
253,870
879,100
0
811,625
1,944,595
Bear Creek 0 0 0 2,360 0 682,812 685,172
Belcher 0 0 130,490 91,155 1,197,378 2,546,863 3,965,886
Belleair 0 0 0 0 768,339 2,770,363 3,538,702
Blanton 0 0 46,000 1,106,073 667,875 2,606,753 4,426,701
Brooker Creek 0 0 156,650 59,295 0 12,600 228,545
Campbell Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clearview Avenue 300,000 323,400 0 0 0 6,068,211 6,691,611
Cross Bayou 500,000 0 471,810 19,116 0 4,096,253 5,087,179
Curlew Creek 0 0 36,984 0 234,195 0 271,179
Curtis Fundamental 0 0 59,800 296,711 0 763,191 1,119,702
Cypress Woods 0 0 193,730 0 0 0 193,730
Doug Jamerson 50,000 0 0 0 0 0 50,000
Dunedin 0 1,401,400 0 224,849 0 8,878,311 10,504,560
Eisenhower 500,000 0 0 4,130 0 0 504,130
Fairmount Park 100,000 0 0 51,153 0 0 151,153
Forest lakes 0 0 196,000 0 0 0 196,000
Frontier 0 0 146,178 2,360 0 1,191,879 1,340,417
Fu uitt 100,000 0 243,460 364,620 0 1,831,158 2,539,238
Garrison-Jones 0 0 97,560 0 261,027 0 358,587
Gulf Beaches 300,000 539,000 0 2,360 0 5,386,446 6,227,806
Gulfport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
High Point 1 1,078,000 0 0 0 8,965,008 10,043,009
Highland Lakes 0 0 92,100 32,332 0 0 124,432
James Sanderlin 0 0 0 2,360 0 1,066,104 1,068,464
John M Sexton 0 0 0 17,995 0 0 17,995
Kings Highway 0 0 215,600 332,583 0 1,376,912 1,925,095
Lake Saint George 0 0 . 119,600 0 0 24,413 144,013
Lakeview
Fundamental
200,000
0
0
800,925
206,934
1,681,055
2,888,914
Lakewood 0 0 0 45,548 0 0 45,548
Largo Central 600,000 0 103,500 252,284 0 442,962 1,398,746
Lealman Avenue 300,000 0 254,140 103,663 1,129,128 2,627,469 4,414,400
Leila Davis 0 0 45,000 0 2,702,583 0 2,747,583
Lynch 0 1,617,000 0 2,360 0 8,319,285 9,938,645
Madeira Beach 0 1,078,000 0 0 0 7,067,425 8,145,425
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SCHOOL CENTER SITE
EXPANSION SITE
DEVELOPMENT SITE
IMPROVEMENT
REMODEL
RENOVATE NEW
CONSTRUCTION
TOTAL
Marjorie Kinnan
Rawlins
0
0
242,980
0
0
56,702
299,682
Maximo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
McMullen-Booth 0 0 116,240 47,318 0 0 163,558
Melrose 100,000 0 611,200 0 5,772 78,753 795,725
Mildred Helms 200,000 0 46,000 212,105 994,812 708,459 2,161,376
Mount Vernon 600,000 0 122,900 380,727 0 1,665,147 2,768,774
North Shore 0 215,600 0 212,931 0 2,039,538 2,468,069
North Ward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northwest 200,000 0 30,000 0 0 0 230,000
Oakhusrt 0 0 390,960 53,513 256,698 723,177 1,424,348
Oldsmar 0 0 92,000 50,563 0 0 142,563
Orange Grove 400,000 0 330,500 0 746,031 2,150,106 3,626,637
Ozona 0 0 60,000 63,897 0 0 123,897
Palm Harbor 200,000 862,400 0 397,365 0 5,067,421 6,527,186
Pasadena
Fundamental
0
0
253,330
0
0
1,489,529
1,742,859
Perkins 0 0 57,500 2,360 0 921,024 980,884
Pinellas Central 0 0 69,000 4,220,093 0 0 4,289,093
Pinellas Park 100,000 0 92,000 293,761 1,044,420 0 1,530,181
Plumb 0 0 0 0 22,191 0 22,191
Ponce De Leon 0 862,400 0 0 0 5,817,855 6,680,255
Rid ecrest 0 0 217,480 201,780 0 219,720 638,980
Rio Vista 300,000 862,400 0 592,242 0 5,980,638 7,735,280
Safety Harbor 0 1,078,000 0 2,360 342,771 11,663,541 13,086,672
San Jose 0 1,078,000 0 2,360 0 7,190,937 8,271,297
Sand Lane 0 0 232,140 156,527 0 283,195 671,862
Saw grass Lake 0 0 112,120 56,640 0 78,753 247,513
Seminole 0 0 340,110 1,022,293 545,454 1,096,553 3,004,410
Seventy-Fourth
Street
0
0
301,840
446,984
778,557
1,523,392
3,050,773
Shore Acres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sk crest 0 0 69,000 498,137 0 1,820,447 2,387,584
Sk iew 400,000 970,200 0 274,881 0 8,030,412 9,675,493
South Ward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Oak 0 0 0 191,927 0 0 191,927
Starke 0 0 251,360 0 25,584 685,621 962,565
Sunset Hills Service
Center
1
0
0
0
0
0'
1
Sutherland 0 0 80,850 135,877 0 128,367 345,094
Tarpon Springs 500,000 970,200 0 245,204 0 11,626,418 13,341,822
Tarpon Springs
Fundamental
0
0
0
0
200,850
0
200,850
Tyrone 0 1,293,600 115,350 2,360 1,459,419 5,707,962 8,578,691
Walsin ham 0 0 174,800 4,956,118 0 0 5,130,918
Westgate 0 0 30,000 0 0 0 30,000
Woodlawn 0 0 151,054 57,820 0 264,888 473,762
SUBTOTAL 5,950,002'- 14,229,600 8,137,692 28,494,669 15,874,599` 151,670,253 224;356,845
MIDDLE
Azalea 0 0 0 445,536 0 0 445,536
Bay Point 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coachman
Fundamental
0
0
261,600
34,200
420,000
763,727
1,479,527
Dunedin Highland 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
John Hopkins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joseph L Carwise 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
---
Kennedy 0 0 222,870 0 0 0 222,876
Largo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Madeira Beach 0 2,156,000 0 0 0 16,964,658 19,120,658
Meadowlawn 0 0 0 661,752 0 0 661,752
Morgan Fitzgerald 0 0 0 11,199,096 0 4,181,189 15,380,285
Oak Grove 0 0 0 0 0 131,056 131,056
Osceola 0 0 180,750 0 0 0 180,750
Palm Harbor 0 0 46,000 0 5,365,584 0 5,411,584
Pinellas Park 0 0 756,793 1,803,816 1,301,376 9,460,847 13,322,832
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SCHOOL CENTER SITE
EXPANSION SITE
DEVELOPMENT SITE
IMPROVEMENT
REMODEL
RENOVATE NEW
CONSTRUCTION
TOTAL
Riviera 50,000 1,401,400 0 0 0 21,779,918 23,231,318
Safety Harbor 0 0 0 0 0 115,049 115,049
Seminole 0 0 134,750 1,443,384 790,848 0 2,368,982
Southside
Fundamental
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tarpon Springs 0 0 0 0 5,953,680 0 5,953,680
Thur ood Marshall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tyrone 200,000 1,617,000 0 242,784 757,968 16,176,017 18,993,769
SUBTOTAL 250,001 5,174,400 1,602,763 15,830,568 14,589,456 69,572,461 107,019,649
SENIOR HIGH
Boca Cie a 0 1,617,000 0 540,357 4,020,676 33,453,529 39,631,562
Clearwater 300,000 0 575,200 249,081 1,121,778 0 2,246,059
Countryside 0 0 163,860 1,121,691 16,459,066 0 17,744,617
Dixie M Hollins 0 0 935,160 0 454,430 127,533 1,517,123
Dunedin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
East Lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gibbs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lakewood 0 0 399,600 156,165 3,337,088 8,533,930 12,426,783
Largo 0 3,557,400 0 0 0 54,608,400 58,165,800
Northeast 0 323,400 215,600 1,287,600 1,274,434 10,819,211 13,920,245
Osceola 0 0 375,210 142,245 12,704,320 122,865 13,344,640
Palm Harbor
University
0
539,000
0
0
0
9,342,133
9,881,133
Pinellas Park 0 0 0 1,358,505 382,394 840,394 2,581,293
Seminole 0 323,400 789,190 999,978 0 18,455,000 20,567,568
St. Petersburg 700,000 377,300 1,487,425 465,189 0 8,374,451 11,404,365
Tarpon Springs 0 0 247,480 1,032,603 343,476 0 1,623,559
SUBTOTAL 1,000,000 6,737,500. 5,188,725 .7,353,414 40;097,662 144,677,446 205,054,747
EXCEPTIONAL '.. ``
STUDENT : :: :.
Calvin Hunsin er 0 0 0 0 0 152,352 152,352
Hamilton Disston 0 0 215,600 0 0 1,468,701 1,684,301
Nina Harris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul B Stephens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Richard L Sanders 0 0 0 0 0 328,536 328,536
SUBTOTAL 0 0 215,600 0 0' 1,949,589 2,165,189
ALTERNATIVE
EDUCATION.
Clearwater
Intermediate
0
0
90,890
515,808
29,712
31,013
667,423
Lealman
intermediate
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
North Ward
Secondary
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Norwood Secondary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Safety Harbor
Secondary
200,000
0
0
62,856
0
268,115
530,971
Seminole Secondary 0 0 718,700 1,112,295 0 4,318,936 6,149,931
SUBTOTAL - 200,000 0 809,590 1,690,959 `29,712 4,618,064 7,348,325
ADULT
EDUCATION
Tomlinson Adult
Learning Center
50,000
0
0
0
0
0
50,000
SUBTOTAL 50,000 0 0 0 0 0 50,000
COUNTY
ADMINISTRATION"
0
0
174,360
0
718,930
0
893,290
Area 1
Superintendent's
Office
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Center for
Professional
Education
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Disston Gifted
Program
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Druid Complex 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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SITE SITE SITE NEW
SCHOOL CENTER EXPANSION DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENT REMODEL RENOVATE CONSTRUCTION TOTAL
Pinellas County
School
Administration 0 0 0 6,120 0 0 6,120
Robinson School
Service Center 0 0 0 1,495,119 0 0 1,495,119
SUBTOTAL 0 ' 0 174;360 1°,501,239 718,930 0 2,394,529
TRANSPORTATION
49th Street Bus
Compound 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland Bus
Compound 0 0 0 682,635 0 0 682,635
Lealman Bus
Compound 100,000 0 1,002,440 0 0 755,606 1,858,046
Tarpon Springs Bus
Garage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUBTOTAL 100,000 0 1,002,440 682,635 0 755,606 2,540,681
MULTIPLE USE
SUPPORT
Bernice Johnson
Student Services
Center 0 0 0 2,579,356 0 0 2,579,356
Eulcid Center 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
High Point Service
Center 100,000 0 0 0 0 269,026 369,026
Walter Pownall
Service Center 0 0 0 199,571 1,658,316 0 2,857,887
SUBTOTAL 100,000• 0 1 3778,927 1,658,316- 269,026 5,806,270
VOCATIONAL
TECHNICAL
Pinellas Vocational-
Technical Institute 0 0 1,443,600 16,729,056 1,942,826 0 20,115,482
St. Petersburg
Vocational-Technical
Institute 0 0 75,000 0 18,535,988 2,680,906 21,291,894
SUBTOTAL 0 0 1,518,600 16,729;056 20,478,814" 2,680,906 41,407,376
OTHER
Enterprise Village,
Gus A. Stavros
Institute 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GRAND TOTAL 14,350,004 32,199,860 298,786,582 77,669,170 94,541;079, 417„261,149 654,807,844
"Source: Pinellas County School District, 2007.
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TABLE 12
Five-Year Facilities Work Program for Pinellas County School District
2010-2025 Projected Costs of Major Repairs and Renovation Projects
Major Repair and Renovation
Projects
Project
Location 2010-11/2015-16
Projected Cost 2015-16/2025-26
Projected Cost Annual Average
Cost
15 Year Total
Infrastructure Various 39,303,539 94,780,201 8,938,916 134,083,740
Fire/Health/Safety Various 12,823,891 30,924,720 2,916,574 43,748,611
HVAC Various 65,326,308 157,533,918 14,857,348 222,860,226
Roofs & Covered Walks Various 11,319,635 27,297,217 2,574,457 38,616,852
Drainage Various 134,693 324,812 30,634 459,505
Paving Various 5,091,411 12,277,901 1,157,954 17,369,312
Painting Various 9,697,926 23,386,479 2,205,627 33,084,405
Sites & Grounds Various 2,892,564 6,975,398 657,864 9,867,962
Intercom/Fire Alarm Various 5,199,166 12,537,751 1,182,461 17,736,917
Ceiling & Lights Various 511,835 1,234,286 116,408 1,746,121
Floor Covering Various 9,019,071 21,749,425 2,051,233 30,768,496
Plumbing Various 673,467 1,624,061 153,169 2,297,528
Environmental Protection
Agency
Various
8,081,605
19,488,732
1,838,022
27,570,337
Stage & Gym Floors Various 716,569 1,728,001 162,971 2,444,570
Electrical Distribution Various 6,276,713 15,136,249 1,427,531 21,412,962
Casework Various 2,297,872 5,541,301 522,612 7,839,173
Portable Rehabilitation Various 1,077,547 2,598,498 245,070 3,676,045
Student Lockers Various 1,941,850 4,682,757 441,640 6,624,607
Sonitrol/CCTV (security system) Various 2,386,767 5,755,672 542,829 8,142,439
Total 184,772,429 445,577,379 630,3491808
*Source: Pinellas County School District, 2007.
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TABLE 13
Five-Year Facilities Work Program for Pinellas County School District
Capital Outlay Projects
Capital OutlaProjects
2015-16/2025-
2010-11/2015-16 26 Projected
Project Description Location Projected Cost Cost 15 Year Total
Mount Vernon Elem.
Construction South Count 3,184,090 3,184,090
North Shore Elem.
Construction South Count 2,838,278 2,838,278
Sk iew Elem. Replacement South Count 20,000,000 20,000,000
Gulf Beaches Elem.
Replacement South Count 20,000,000 20,000,000
Blanton Elem. Construction South Count 5,690,206 5,690,206
Ponce de Leon Elem.
Replacement North Count 20,000,000 20,000,000
Countryside High
Construction North Count 20,705,270 20,705,270
Sutherland Elem.
Construction North Count 407,211 407,211
Palm Harbor University High
Construction North Count 11,659,737 11,659,737
Madeira Beach Md.
Replacement South Count 30,000,000 30,000,000
Orange Grove Elem.
Construction South Count 4,279,432 4,279,432
Seminole Vocat. Ctr.
Replacement South County 7,256,919 7,256,919
St. Petersburg High
Construction South Count 13,457,151 13,457,151
Seminole High Construction South Count 24,308,330 24,308,330
Cross Bayou Elem.
Replacement South Count 20,000,000 20,000,000
Osceola High Construction South Count 16,147,014 16,147,014
Lealman Ave. Elem.
Construction South Count 5,043,020 5,043,020
Lakeview Fund. Elem.
Construction South Count 3,495,586 3,495,586
Belleair Elem. Construction North Count 4,281,828 4,281,828
Safety Harbor Secondary
Construction North Count 642,475 642,475
PTEC Clearwater
Construction North Count 24,339,733 24,339,733
Mildred Helms Elem.
Construction North Count 2,680,106 2,680,106
Anona Elem. Construction North Count 3,695,856 3,695,856
PTEC St. Pete Construction South Count 26,401,949 26,401,949
Curtis Fund. Elem.
Construction North Count 1,716,058 1,716,058
Lakewood High
Construction South Count 15,409,210 15,409,210
Azalea Elem. Construction South Count 3,482,840 3,482,840
Madeira Beach Elem.
Replacement South Count 20,000,000 20,000,000
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Capital OutlaProjects
2015-16/2025-
2010-11/2015-16 26 Projected
Project Description Location Projected Cost Cost 15 Year Total
Bay Vista Fund. Elem.
Construction South Count 2,469,636 2,469,636
Belcher Elem. Construction North Count 5,036,674 5,036,674
Garrison Jones Elem.
Construction North Count 455,405 455,405
Sawgrass Lake Elem.
Construction South Count 314,342 314,342
Seminole Elem.
Construction South Count 3,815,601 3,815,601
Tomlinson Adult
Construction South Count 63,500 63,500
Pinellas Park High
Construction South Count 3,278,242 3,278,242
Palm Harbor Md.
Construction North Count 6,872,712 6,872,712
Sandy Lane Elem.
Construction North Count 853,265 853,265
Northwest Elem.
Construction South Count 292,100 292,100
Oakhurst Elem.
Construction North Count 1,209,741 1,209,741
Fitzgerald Md. Construction North Count 19,532,962 19,532,962
Sk iew Elem. Construction North Count 3,032,232 3,032,232
Ridgecrest Elem.
Construction North Count 811,505 811,505
Pinellas Park Elem.
Construction South Count 1,943,330 1,943,330
Northeast High Construction South Count 17,678,711 17,678,711
East Lake High Construction North Count 1,000,000 1,000,000
Clearwater High
Construction North Count 60,000,000 60,000,000
Rawlings, Marjorie Elem.
Construction South Count 10,000,000 10,000,000
Kennedy Middle
Construction North Count 283,045 283,045
Seventy-Fourth St. Elem.
Construction South Count 3,966,005 3,966,005
Westgate Elem.
Construction South Count 39,900 39,900
Clearwater Intermediate
Construction North Count 887,673 887,673
Coachman Fund.
Construction North Count 1,967,771 1,967,771
Tarpon Springs Md.
Construction North Count 7,918,394 7,918,394
Fu uitt Elem. Construction North Count 3,377,187 3,377,187
Plumb Elem. Construction North Count 29,514 29,514
Pinellas Central Elem.
Construction South Count 2,035,141 2,035,141
Osceola Md. Construction. South Count 240,398 240,398
Highland Lakes Elem.
Construction North Count 165,495 165,495
Woodlawn Elem.
Construction South Count 274,664 274,664
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Capital OutlaProjects
2015-16/2025-
2010-11/2015-16 26 Projected
Project Description Location Projected Cost Cost 15 Year Total
Bardmoor Elem.
Construction South Count '19,950,000 19,950,000
Carwise Md. Construction North Count 500,000 500,000
Davis, Leila Elem.
Construction North Count 7,920,688 7,920,688
Largo Central Elem.
Construction North Count 1,383,407 1,383,407
Seminole Md. Construction South Count 3,221,816 3,221,816
Dixie Hollins High South Count 2,063,287 2,063,287
Largo Md. Construction South Count 500,000 500,000
Melrose Elem. Construction South Count 1,082,186 1,082,186
Bear Creek Elem.
Construction South Count 770,717 770,717
Frontier Elem. Construction North Count 198,802 198,802
Oldsmar Comm.
Construction North Count 5,000,000 5,000,000
Tarpon Springs High
Construction North Count 20,000,000 20,000,000
Forest Lakes Elem.
Construction North Count 203,187 203,187
Southern Oak Elem.
Construction North Count 266,779 266,779
Kings Highway Elem.
Construction North Count 2,675,882 2,675,882
Walsingham Elem.
Construction North Count 34,750,000 34,750,000
Lakewood Elem.
Construction South Count 63,312 63,312
Curlew Creek Elem.
Construction North Count 376,939 376,939
Pasadena. Fund. Elem.
Construction South Count 2,422,574 2,422,574
Meadowlawn Md.
Construction South Count 919,835 919,835
Calvin Hunsingher Ctr.
Construction North Count 211,769 211,769
Bay Point Elem.
Construction South Count 52,175 52,175
Bay Point Md. Construction South Count 500,000 500,000
Maximo Elem. Construction South Count 500,000 500,000
McMullen Booth Elem.
Construction North Count 227,346 227,346
Lake St. George Elem.
Construction North Count 200,176 200,176
Hopkins Md. Construction South Count 500,000 500,000
Dunedin High Construction North Count 500,000 500,000
Brooker Creek Elem.
Construction North Count 317,678 317,678
Cypress Woods Elem.
Construction North Count 269,285 269,285
Eisenhower Elem.
I
Construction North Count
y
695,000
695,000
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Capital OutlaProjects
Project Description
Location
2010-11/2015-16
Projected Cost 2015-16/2025-
26 Projected
Cost
15 Year Total
Oldsmar Elem. Construction North Count 2,196,894 2,196,894
Ozona Elem. Construction North Count 172,217 172,217
Sanderlin Elem.
Construction
South Count
500,000
500,000
Sexton Elem. Construction South Count 25,013 25,013
Azalea Md. Construction South Count 500,000 500,000
Campbell Park Elem.
Construction
South Count
500,000
500,000
Dunedin Md. Construction North Count 500,000 500,000
Fairmount Park Elem.
Construction
South Count
210,103
210,103
Gulfport Elem. Construction South Count 500,000 500,000
Perkins Elem. Construction South County 79,925 79,925
Hamilton Disston Ctr.
Construction
South Count
5,097,963
5,097,963
Thurgood Marshall Md.
Construction
South Count
500,000
500,000
Jamerson Elem.
Construction
South Count
71,000
71,000
Area I, Construction South Count 1,268,472 1,268,472
Richard Sanders Ctr.
Construction
South Count
500,000
500,000
Stephens ESE Ctr.
Construction
North Count
500,000
500,000
Nina Harris Ctr.
Construction
South Count
500,000
500,000
Administrative Building
Construction
North Count
8,690
8,690
Walter Pownall Srv. Ctr.
Construction
North Count
4,058,200
4,058,200
High Point Srv. Ctr.
Construction
South County
524,016
524,016
Bus Clearwater Construction North Count 11,795,514 11,795,514
Bus Lealman Construction South Count 2,638,425 2,638,425
Middle School CC new North Count 32,732,002 32,732,002
Elementary School E new South Count 17,632,731 17,632,731
Total 470,065,302 212,156;147 682,221,449
'Source: Pinellas County School District, 2007.
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TABLE 14
Total Cost of Needed Capital Improvements for
the Pinellas Count School District
TOTAL COST OF NEED CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE
LONG-RANGE PLANNING PERIOD:
20:4:0/2011 -202512026 $1,312,288;212.
*Source: Pinellas County School District, 2007.
*Totals from Tables 12 & 13.
Ability to Finance Capital Improvements: Projection of Revenues and Expenditures
The Pinellas County School District annually updates its projection of revenues and
expenditures for Public School capital improvements. Table 15 displays all of the revenue
sources and projected revenues for the School District for 2006/07 through 2010/11, which is
anticipated to total $1,176,845,991. As the School District does not levy impact or user fees,
there are no other tax bases or revenue sources for the School District. Table 16 displays a
summary of the allocations for the School District for 2006/07 through 2010/2011, projected to
cost $1,097,207,209. As is clear from Table 15, the majority of funding for the Pinellas County
School District Capital Outlay Plan comes from local sources, as is denoted by the asterisks.
While actual State funding dollars are increasing, the overall percentage is decreasing in
relation to local funding sources, with local sources now comprising a greater proportion of the
funding required for public schools. This has an impact on the local tax rate and structure and
places a greater tax burden on local residents.
TABLE 15
Five-Year Capital Outlay Plan
School and Center Proiects--2006/07 Throuqh 2010/11
CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECTED
REVENUES Prior Year
YearO
Current Funding Sources
PECO Maintenance $8,366,134
PECO New Construction $2,818,753
CO & DS (Entitlement) & Interest $500,000
Classrooms for Kids $1,889,207
Local Two-Mill Property Tax* $119,493,956
Other Sources [Racetrack]* $223,250
2006/2007 2007/2008
Year l Year 2
$9,941,127 $4,426,705
$5,847,929 $1,338,936
$550,000 $550,000
2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 Five Year Total
Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 [06/07-10/11]
$2,394,867 $5,300,110 $7,721,445 $29,783,924
$7,186,865
$550,000 $550,000 $550,000
$25,278,213
$143,756,384 $170,483,802 $201,170,886 $235,369,937 $273,029,126
$223,250 $223,250 $223,250 $223,250 $223,250
$2,750,000
$25,278,213
$1,023,810,135
$1,116,250
Interest Eamings* _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ $3,100,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 322,500,000
Total Estimated Revenues: $136,391,300 $190,096,903 $208,838,673 $245,943,297 $245,943,297 $286,023,821 $1,176,845,991
Amount of Designated Fund Balance Carried Forward
from Previous Fiscal Year $20,872,209 $67,831,223 $37,748,224 $28,537,786 $47,777,407 $202,766,849
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Amount Available For Appropriation (Estimated
Revenues Plus Fund Balance Carried Forward) $210,969,112 $276,669,896 $283,691,521 $274,481,083 ; $333,801,228 ; $1,379,612,840 ;
Source: Pinellas County School District, 2006
*Denotes local funding source.
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TABLE 16
Five-Year Capital Outlay Plan
Capital Outlay Projected Expenditures-2006/07 Through 2010/11
Prior-Year 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11
School & Center Project Allocations Allocation Allocation Allocation Allocation Allocation Five-Year Total
Priorities Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 06/07-10/11
A. Five-year Priorities
from 2004/05 and
Selected per 1998
Priorit System $63,119,269 $42,590,792 $103,190,957 $106,835,124 $113,376,490 $182,814,266 $548,807,629
B. -I. Other Capital
Projects $68,714,193 $100,547,097 $108,414,735 $111,213,987 $113,327,186 $114,896,575 $548,399,580
Total Estimated
Allocations: $131,833,462 $143,137,889 $211,605,692 $218,049,111 $226,703,676 $297,710,841 $1,097;207,209
Source: Pinellas County School District, 2UUb.
Debt Service Obligations
The Pinellas County School District has no outstanding bonds for which it has issues. The
District participates in, and receives revenue from, bond offerings for which the State is the
issuing party and the District is not directly liable for repayment.
Projection of Ad Valorem Tax Base
As stated earlier, Pinellas County relies heavily upon the local tax structure to supply necessary
funding for the District's Capital Outlay Plan. Table 17 displays the current and projected tax
structure for public school facilities.
TABLE 17
PROJECTION OF SCHOOL TAXABLE VALUE AND TAX COLLECTIONS
Estimated
Calendar School Rate of School Taxable Amount at
Year Year Increase Value Adjusted Percentage Mills 95% ad'.
2006 2006/07 75,661,254,861 95% 2.00 143,756,384
2007 2007/08 18.59216% 89,728,316,423 95% 2.00 170,483,801
2008 2008/09 18.00000% 105,879,413,379 95% 2.00 201,170,885
2009 2009/10 17.00000% 123,878,913,653 95% 2.00 235,369,936 5-yr total
2010 2010/11 16.00000% 143,699,539,838 95% 2.00 273,029,126 1,023,810,132
Source: Pinellas Countv School District, 2006.
Facilities Operating Cost Considerations
The funding for the operation of public school facilities is projected and provided for in the
general operating fund budget, funded through the State's Florida Educational Finance
Program, which is supported by a combination of local millage (the State dictates the amount to
levy) and State revenue. These costs include utilities, capital outlay maintenance and personnel
expenses.
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Debt Capacity
The debt capacity for the Pinellas County School District, for capital outlay purposes, is
approximately $1.4 billion over 20 years.
School Facility Costs and Cost Sharing
In Pinellas County, local municipal governments are not directly liable for school facility costs.
Local governments offer much of the supporting infrastructure for school facilities (e.g.
sidewalks, shared facilities, sewers, roads) instead of direct funding for public school facilities.
Proportionate share mitigation will help to pay for increasing public school capacity if the school
level-of-service standard cannot be met.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION
Through the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement, the School District, Pinellas County, and the
twelve affected municipalities within the jurisdiction of the County, have identified the specific
ways in which the plans and processes of the School District and local governments are
coordinated with one another. For example, the District, Pinellas County, and the municipalities
will work together to develop a system to track development to provide an up-to-date
assessment of available school capacity when evaluating a proposed Residential Approval for
school concurrency.
The Public Schools Interlocal Agreement established the Pinellas Schools Collaborative, which
consists of elected representatives from each of the signatories to the Agreement. The
Collaborative provided direction to a School Planning Work Group in the preparation of the
Public Schools Facilities Element (PSFE). The Interlocal Agreement also established a multi-
jurisdictional procedure to develop a PSFE that could be adopted by each of the local
governments required to implement school concurrency. This approach achieves the statutory
requirements that a local government's PSFE be consistent with those adopted by the other
local governments in the County. The School Planning Work Group is made up of staff from the
County, School District, the twelve affected municipalities and the Pinellas Planning Council.
The Collaborative is responsible for providing oversight of implementation of the Public Schools
Interlocal Agreement and school concurrency per sections 8 and 15 of the Interlocal Agreement.
SAFE ACCESS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
(insert discussion of local sidewalk prioritization procedures)
Sidewalks
Pinellas County currently prioritizes the construction of sidewalks surrounding public school
facilities according to a matrix developed by Pinellas County Public Works. The matrix assigns
points to sidewalk areas depending on specified characteristics of the area being analyzed.
Those projects that receive a larger number of points are given a higher priority when it comes
to the construction or renovation of sidewalks. Criteria that are analyzed include the shoulder
conditions, the road classification along which the sidewalk is located/desired, utilization of the
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sidewalk, sidewalk connectivity, and transit connectivity. In Pinellas County, almost all roads are
within two miles of a public school facility, making all roadways a priority for providing sidewalk
access for public school students. Figures 13, 14, and 15 display the locations of sidewalks in
relation to public school facilities throughout Pinellas County.
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FIGURE 13
North Pinellas County Sidewalk Network Map
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FIGURE 14
Central Pinellas County Sidewalk Network Map
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20. CLEARWATER INTERMEDIATE MIDDLE
21. CU RTIS FUNDAMENTAL
22. NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY
23. KENNEDY MIDDLE
24. SKYCREST ELEMENTARY
25. SOUTH WARD ELEMENTARY
26. BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY
27. PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY
28. LARGO HIGH
29. LARGO CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
30. MILDRED HELMS ELEMENTARY
31. LARGO MIDDLE
32. RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY
33. FUGUITT ELEMENTARY
34. ANONA ELEMENTARY
35. SOUTHERN OAK ELEMENTARY
36. WALSINGHAM ELEMENTARY
37. OAKHURST ELEMENTARY
38. OSCEOLA HIGH
39. OSCEOLA MIDDLE
40. BAUDER ELEMENTARY
41. SEMINOLE MIDDLE
42. SEMINOLE HIGH
43. BARDMOOR ELEMENTARY
44. STARKEY ELEMENTARY
45. PINELLAS PARK MIDDLE
48. SEMINOLEELEMENTARY
47. RAWLINGS ELEMENTARY
48. ORANGE GROVE ELEMENTARY
49. LEALMAN ELEMENTARY
50. BLANTON ELEMENTARY
51. DIXIE HOLLINS HIGH
52. CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY
53.14ADEIRA BEACH ELEMENTARY
54. MADEIRA BEACH MIDDLE
55. SEVENTY FOURTH ST ELEMENTARY
56. WESTGATE ELEMENTARY
89. NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY
90. LEALMAN INTERMEDIATE
91. 30HN M SEXTON ELEMENTARY
92. SHORE ACRES ELEMENTARY
93. RIVIERA MIDDLE
94. NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL
95. MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE
96. RIO VISTA ELEMENTARY
97. LYNCH ELEMENTARY
98. SAWGRASS LAKE
99. PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY
100. SKYVIEW ELEMENTARY
101. PINELLAS CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
102. CROSS BAYOU ELEMENTARY
103. FITZGERALD MIDDLE
104. PINELLAS PARK HIGH
105. PINELLAS PREPATORY ACADEMY
106. BAYSIDE HIGH
107. HIGHPOINT ELEMENTARY
108. FRONTIER ELEMENTARY
109. BELCHER ELEMENTARY
110. OAK GROVE MIDDLE
111. PLUMB ELEMENTARY
112. NORTH PINELLAS SECONDARY
113. CLEARWATER HIGH
114. PLATO ACADEMY
115. EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY
116. COACHMAN FUNDAMENTAL
117. MCMULLEN BOOTH ELEMENTARY
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FIGURE 15
South Pinellas County Sidewalk Network Map
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55. SEVENTY FOURTH ST ELEMENTARY
56. WESTGATE ELEMENTARY
57. TYRONE ELEMENTARY
58. AZALEA MIDDLE
59. TYRONE MIDDLE
60. AZALEA ELEMETARY
61. NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY
62. LIFE SKILLS CENTERS
63. PASADENA FUNDAMENTAL
64. BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY
65. GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY
66. BOCA CEIGA HIGH
67. GULFPORT ELEMENTARY
68. MAXIMO ELEMENTARY
69. BAY POINT ELEMENTARY
70. BAY POINT MIDDLE
71. LAKEWOOD HIGH
72. BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL
73. THURGOOD MARSHAL FUNDAMENTAL
74. DOUGLAS L. JAMERSON ELEMENTARY
75. LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY
76. LAKEVIEW FUNDAMENTAL
77. JAMES SANDERLIN ELEMENTARY
78. PERKINS ELEMENTARY
79. MELROSE ELEMENTARY
80. SOUTHSIDE FUNDAMENTAL
81. PINELLAS TECHNICAL EDUCATION ST PETE
82. GIBBS HIGH
83. CAMPBELL PARK ELEMENTARY
84. FAIRMONT PARK ELEMENTARY
85. ST PETERSBURG COLLEGIATE HIGH
86. MT VERNON ELEMENTARY
87. ST PETERSBURG HIGH
88. WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY
89. NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY
90. LEALMAN INTERMEDIATE
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS NEIGHBORHOOD FOCAL POINTS
AND COMMUNITY INNOVATORS
Location
The location of future public school facilities will be coordinated through the Interlocal
Agreement for Public Educational Facilities Siting (Appendix A) and the objectives and policies
contained in this Element. The goals, objectives and policies of this Element identify which
Future Land Use Map (FLUM) categories allow the placement of public school facilities, without
having to amend the Future Land Use Map. If the proposed public school facility site is located
within a FLUM category in which public educational facilities are an allowable use, then the
consistency of the site with the comprehensive plan is evaluated using several locational criteria
identified in the policies of this element. Decisions on school site selection will be done in
accordance with the review process established in the existing Interlocal Agreement for Public
Educational Facilities Siting. In addition, the School District will consider school site locations
that encourage public schools in proximity to urban residential areas and opportunities to
collocate public schools with other public facilities.
Sustainable Design
The decision of the School District to utilize sustainable building and landscaping methods will
be supported by Pinellas County. Pinellas County is committed to the sharing of information with
the School District on such items as sustainable design and green building practices.
Discussions may also take place on opportunities to incorporate demonstration projects and
technologies on public school sites with the aid of the local government. Such demonstrations
could include: pervious pavements; Florida-Friendly landscape practices; xeriscaping; rain
barrels and other forms of stormwater retention; directional orientation to capture natural
lighting; energy efficient windows; grey-water systems for the flushing of toilets; solar electricity;
light pollution reduction strategies; or green roofs. By demonstrating such technologies at the
public schools, local schools can serve as community models of environmental efficiency, and
may even assist the greater community in reaching the goals of improved water quality and
conservation.
Collocation with Other Public Facilities
The collocation and shared use of facilities are important to the School District and local
governments. The School District and each local government will look for opportunities to
collocate or share the use of each entity's facilities. Taking advantage of these, opportunities
provides for more efficient and effective use of limited public resources. When a new facility is
considered, how that facility will fit into the local community and the contribution that facility will
bring to the community will need to be assessed.
Opportunities for collocation and shared use will be considered on a case-by-case basis for
libraries, parks, recreational facilities, community centers, learning centers, museums,
performing arts centers, stadiums, healthcare and social services, and other uses as may be
determined appropriate. Table 18 displays how public school facilities are currently providing
community access through joint-use and shared-use agreements. In some cases, local
governments and nonprofit agencies allow the School District to use their facilities. These
schools are examples of how public school facilities can serve the broader community, and not
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be limited to only the school-aged population. These public school facilities also allow for public
programs to take place that may be otherwise unavailable because of a lack of suitable space to
facilitate them. Through the renovation, replacement, and redevelopment of existing public
school facilities, opportunities may arise for public schools to serve as community focal points.
Current facilities however, will continue to be made available through joint-use agreements for
use by the community.
TABLE 18
Agreements between the Pinellas County School Board and Local Governments,
Agencies a na Organizations Tor the Shared use or Facilities
SCHOOL NAME DESCRIPTION OF USE AGREEMENT
Anona Elementary YMCA before- and after-school child care.
Azalea Elementary YMCA of St. Petersburg before- and after-school child care.
Azalea Middle City of St. Petersburg installed and maintains a lighted soccer field within the school
track for use b the city and the school.
City of St. Petersburg therapeutic recreation program in school m.
Bardmoor Elementary Cross Bayou Little League uses fields ace for baseball and soccer practices.
Osceola Youth Soccer Ass. Uses fields ace for soccer practices.
R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Bay Point Elementary YMCA of St. Petersburg before- and after-school child care.
Bay Vista Fundamental
Elementary
R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Bear Creek Elementary Joint-use-of-facilities agreement with Grace Bible Church for the infrequent use of each
other's facilities.
YMCA of St. Petersburg before- and after-school child care.
Belcher Elementary School YMCA before- and after-school child care.
Belcher Road Site Somerset Homeowners Assc. installed and maintains a privacy fence along the western
edge of the site.
Belleair Elementary YMCA before- and after-school child care.
Blanton Elementary Joint-use-of-facilities agreement with Northwest Presbyterian Church for occasional use
of each other's facilities.
R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Boca Ciega High Gulfport Little League uses la fields for practices.
Joint-use-of-facilities agreement with Little League Baseball Inc. The Little League can
schedule use of the school's gym and parking lot, and the school's sports teams can
schedule use of the Little League's pool and baseball diamond.
NFL Europe uses athletic facilities for practices in February. NFL Europe donates funds
to the school for athletic facility improvements.
Brooker Creek Elementary YMCA after-school art program.
YMCA after-schoolsports clinics.
YMCA before- and after-school child care.
Campbell Park Elementary An agreement with Brookwood Florida for limited maintenance of a shared wall between
he two sites.
YMCA of St. Petersburg before- and after-school child care.
Cam Soule Property S-7 A 27 acre school district site adjacent to the Boy Scouts' Lake Chautauqua property
provided for Bo Scout activities.
Carwise Middle A lawn-maintenance agreement with Bentley Park Homeowners Ass. For the land
parcel located between the assc. perimeter wall and Alderman Rd.
Palm Harbor Parks and Recreation installed and maintains soccer fields on the western
portion of the school site for recreation department and school use.
Clearview Avenue Elementary Clearview Baptist Church provides overflow parking and playfield space in exchange for
annual reimbursement towards maintenance costs
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SCHOOL NAME DESCRIPTION OF USE AGREEMENT
YMCA of St. Petersburg before- and after-school child care.
Clearwater High City of Clearwater Jr. Tornadoes youth football use of stadium in the fall.
YMCA summer pool program.
Clearwater Intermediate Middle A small parcel across Holt Ave. is used as overflow parking by the city in its lease to Le-
axon Technology Institute.
Countryside High City of Clearwater Jr. Cougars) youth football use of stadium in the fall.
City of Clearwater youth soccer uses practice fields, Aug- Nov.
City of Clearwater installed lights north and northwest of the school stadium for use by
the city and school.
Cross Bayou Elementary R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Curlew Creek Elementary YMCA before- and after-school child care.
Curtis Fundamental Elementary YMCA before- and after-school child care.
A .8 acre parcel of land with building located across the street from the school is
rovided to Community Pride Child Care Center of Clearwater.
Cypress Woods Elementary YMCA after-school art program.
YMCA after-schoolsports clinics.
YMCA before- and after-school child care.
Davis, Leila G., Elementary Joint-use-of-facilities agreement with Heritage United Methodist Church for overflow
parking.
YMCA before- and after-school child care.
Dunedin Elementary City of Dunedin before- and after-school child care.
Blue Jays spring training; Visitors allowed to park on field with parking revenue shared
b the city and school.
Dunedin High Dunedin Jr. Falcons youth football program uses the northwest portion of high school
site. The Falcons installed and maintain light poles for use by the Fr. Falcons and the
schools. The City of Dunedin inspects the lighting regularly.
City of Dunedin summer recreation camp.
City of Dunedin track program, Wednesdays.
City of Dunedin adult flag football; six Saturdays.
City of Dunedin Highland Games use of football field and parking lot.
Joint-use-of-facilities agreement with City of Dunedin. Various short-term uses of school
facilities. High school sports teams obtain use of Highlander Pool, Sterling Recreation
Center, En lebert Complex and Fischer Field for games and practices
NFL Europe uses athletic facilities for practices in February. NFL Europe donates funds
to the school for athletic facility improvements.
Dunedin Highland Middle City of Dunedin before-school child care.
City of Dunedin evening basketball program in the gym, Dec- June, 4 evenings per
week.
City of Dunedin summer recreation camp.
Shared-use of lighted softball fields, soccer fields and other recreation amenities within
the City of Dunedin on the southwest portion of the site.
East Lake High Joint-use-of-facilities agreement with ELYSA. East Lake High School soccer teams use
the ELYSA Sports Complex on Keystone Rd., and ELYSA occasionally uses the school
stadium.
YMCA basketball league uses gym during school year, Mon-Thur. School swim team
uses YMCA of North Pinellas pool.
YMCA summer basketball league uses m, Mon-Fri.
YMCA tennis and wrestling cam at various times during the year.
YMCA flag football leagues and soccer leagues at various times during the year.
YMCA summer cheerleadin camp.
Eisenhower Elementary Shared use driveway at Drew St. and Hampton Rd. locate partially on the school site
and partially on city land.
R'Club before- and after-school child care.
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SCHOOL NAME DESCRIPTION OF USE AGREEMENT
Fairmount Park Elementary R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Fitzgerald Middle Pinellas County uses auditorium periodically as mid-county location for public meetings,
e. g., trans ortation issues
Forest Lakes Elementary SPC College For Kids summer program.
YMCA before- and after-school child care.
Frontier Elementary YMCA before- and after-school child care.
Fuguitt Elementary School SPC College For Kids summer program.
YMCA before- and after-school child care.
Garrison-Jones Elementary City of Dunedin before- and after-school child care.
SPC College For Kids summer program.
Gibbs High City of St. Petersburg (Lightning Bolt Track Club uses track, Apr - Aug.
Gulf Beaches Elementary Joint-use-of-facilities agreement with St. Albans Episcopal Church for overflow parking.
YMCA of St. Petersburg before- and after-school child care.
Gulfport Elementary R'Club before- and after-school child care.
High Point Elementary R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Highland Lakes Elementary SPC College For Kids summer program.
An agreement with Sutton Place Homeowners Assc. For limited maintenance of a
common mason wall between the assc. and the school site.
YMCA before- and after-school child care.
Hopkins Middle R'Club before- and after-school child care.
City of St. Petersburg Fast Forward Track Club uses track ear-round.
Jamerson, Douglas L., Elementary YMCA of St. Petersburg before- and after-school child care.
Jordan Park A portion of the facility is provided to Head Start.
Kennedy Middle YMCA before- and after-school child care.
Kings Highway Elementary R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Lake St. George Elementary YMCA before- and after-school child care.
Lakeview Fundamental
Elementary
R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Lakewood Elementary City of St. Petersburg installed and maintains playground equipment on the 7th St. side
of the site for use b the community and the school.
R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Lakewood High NFL Europe uses athletic facilities for practices in February. NFL Europe donates funds
to the school for athletic facility improvements.
City of St. Petersburg installed and maintains two lighted baseball fields lighted softball
field and a t-ball field on 10 acres located on the southeast portion of the site for use by
the city and the school.
City of St. Petersburg, Ba oint Little League, uses ball fields.
Largo Central Elementary Overflow parking from City of Largo events.
R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Largo High City of Largo summer recreation camp.
City of Largo summer volleyball camp.
Overflow parking from City of Largo events.
City of Lar o track camp, Feb-Apr., Wednesday evenings.
City little league use of baseball field, Jan-May, evenings and weekends.
City of Largo installed lights on the ball field for use b the city and the school.
Joint-use-of-facilities agreement with City of Largo. Various short-term uses of school
facilities. High school sports teams obtain use of Southwest Recreation Center,
Ba head Com lex, Highland Recreation Center and Largo City Park.
Largo Middle Overflow parking from City of Largo events.
YMCA before- and after-school child care.
Lealman Avenue Elementary R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Lynch Elementary Meadowlawn Little League uses the ball fields and la ields evenings and weekends.
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SCHOOL NAME DESCRIPTION OF USE AGREEMENT
YMCA of St. Petersburg before- and after-school child care.
Madeira Beach Elementary YMCA of St. Petersburg before- and after-school child care.
Madeira Beach Middle The southwest portion of the site is provided to the City of Madeira Beach for use as
Bicentennial Park.
City of Madeira Beach uses field area for weekend soccer programs.
City of Madeira Beach uses parking lot for occasional weekends for overflow parking for
city events.
City of Madeira Beach sponsors use of field one weekend in April for American Cancer
Society's Rela For Life.
Marshall Thur ood Middle R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Maximo Elementary City of St. Petersburg installed and maintains playground equipment on the northeast
corner of the site for use b the community and the school.
YMCA of St. Petersburg before- and after-school child care.
McMullen-Booth Elementary R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Meadowlawn Middle City of St. Petersburg installed and maintains two football fields and associated
amenities for use b the city and the school.
Melrose Elementary YMCA of St. Petersburg before- and after-school child care.
Mildred Helms Elementary City of Largo before-and after-school child care.
Mount Vernon Elementary City of St. Petersburg installed and maintains playground equipment on the north portion
of the site for use b the community and the school.
YMCA of St. Petersburg before- and after-school child care.
Nina Harris Center R'Club before- and after-school child care.
North Shore Elementary Joint-use-of-facilities agreement with the Masonic Home for occasional use of each
other's facilities.
YMCA of St. Petersburg before- and after-school child care.
North Ward Elementary YMCA before- and after-school child care.
City of St. Petersburg newspaper recycling bin.
Northeast High City of St. Petersburg (St. Pete Junior Magic basketball program) Aug- March, Mon-
Thurs.
YMCA of St. Petersburg summer pool program
Northwest Elementary YMCA before- and after-school child care.
Oakhurst Elementary School YMCA of St. Petersburg before- and after-school child care.
Oldsmar Elementary SWFWMD permitted to install monitoring wells onsite at the SW corner of Chestnut and
Buckingham.
YMCA before- and after-school child care.
Orange Grove Elementary YMCA before- and after-school child care.
Osceola High Cross Bayou Little League uses fields ace for baseball and softball practices.
Osceola Youth Soccer Assc. uses field space for soccer practices and games. OYSA
installed lights on the field are on south portion of the site.
Osceola Middle Cross Ba ou Little League uses field for baseball and softball practices.
Osceola Youth Soccer Assc. uses fields ace for soccer practices.
Ozona Elementary YMCA before- and after-school child care.
Palm Harbor Elementary R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Palm Harbor Middle Palm Harbor Parks and Recreation installed and maintains the football field inside the
school track for use b the recreation department and school.
Palm Harbor University High Palm Harbor Parks and Recreation summer basketball camp.
YMCA youth basketball leagues, year-round evenings, Mon-Fri. School swim team uses
YMCA of Palm Harbor pool.
YMCAsports camps, summer, Mon-Thurs.
Perkins Elementary YMCA of St. Petersburg before- and after-school child care.
SPC College For Kids summer program.
Pinellas Central elements YMCA of St. Petersburg before- and after-school child care.
Pinellas Park Middle YMCA of St. Petersburg before- and after-school child care.
Plumb Elementary YMCA before- and after-school child care.
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SCHOOL NAME DESCRIPTION OF USE AGREEMENT
Ponce de Leon Elementary School City of Largo before-and after-school child care.
Rawlings Elementary R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Rid ecrest elements R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Rio Vista Elementary City of St. Petersburg after-school program.
Riviera Middle City of St. Petersburg youth basketball program uses m, Sept-Mar, Fridays.
City of St. Petersburg uses field for youth baseball.
Safety Harbor Elementary YMCA before- and after-school child care.
Safety Harbor Middle Shared -use of track constructed on the middle school site b the City of Safety Harbor
San Jose Elementary City of Dunedin before- and after-school child care.
Sanderlin, James B., Elementary R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Sanders, Richard L. An agreement with Stuart S. Golding Co. for limited maintenance of a wall between the
school and Park Plaza Shopping Center.
Sandy Lane Elementary Pinellas County Environmental Division permitted to place an air-quality monitoring
station onsite. Located west of parking lot.
R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Sawgrass Lake Elementary City of St. Petersburg installed and maintains two lighted football/soccer fields and
associated improvements for use b the city and the school.
YMCA of St. Petersburg before- and after-school child care.
Seminole Elementary Joint-use-of-facilities agreement with VFW Post 9272 to use each other's facilities for
overflow parking.
R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Seminole High City of Seminole uses auditorium and stage one weekend in February for Miss Seminole
Pageant.
Seminole Vocational Education
Center Kiwanis Horses for Handicap Foundation of Pinellas County provides professional
personnel, materials and supplies; and SVEC provides a riding area, horses and
volunteers. The program benefits exceptional students.
SPC Veterinary Technology Program.
Seventy-Fourth St. Elementary R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Sexton Elementary YMCA of St. Petersburg before- and after-school child care.
SPC College For Kids summer program.
Shore Acres Elementary R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Sk crest Elementary YMCA before- and after-school child care.
Skyview Elementary Pinellas County Environmental Division permitted to place an air-quality monitoring
station onsite. Located on the southeast portion of the site.
R'Club before- and after-school child care.
South Ward Elementary Joint-use-of-facilities agreement with First United Methodist church of Clearwater for
overflow parking needs.
YMCA before- and after-school child care.
Southern Oak Elementary R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Southside Fundamental Middle R'Club before- and after-school child care.
St. Petersburg High Albright United Methodist Church provides overflow parking spaces in exchange for
limited parking lot maintenance.
Starkey Elementary Cross Bayou Little League uses fields ace for baseball and softball practices.
Osceola Youth Soccer Assc. Uses fields ace for soccer practices.
YMCA before- and after-school child care.
SPC College For Kids summer program.
Stephens, Paul B., Center R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Sunset Hills Elementary YMCA before- and after-school child care.
City of Tarpon Springs use of parking lot for'overflow parking resulting from Sunset
Beach concert.
Sutherland Elementary R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Tarpon Springs Elementary YMCA before- and after-school child care.
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SCHOOL NAME DESCRIPTION OF USE AGREEMENT
Tarpon Springs Fundamental
Elementary Agreement permitting the City of Tarpon Springs use of Board-owned land adjacent to
Ed Dorsett Park.
YMCA before- and after-school child care.
Tarpon Springs High City of Tarpon Springs youth football playoffs 2 weekends in November.
Tyrone Elementary R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Joint-use-of-facilities agreement with the Elks Club, primarily for overflow parking.
Tyrone Middle Pinellas County Environmental Division permitted to lace an air-quality monitoring
station onsite. Located near the corner of Tyrone Blvd. and 66th St.
City of St. Petersburg adult basketball program uses m, Mon-Wed.
R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Walsin ham Elementary R'Club before- and after-school child care.
Westgate Elementary YMCA of St. Petersburg before- and after-school child care.
Woodlawn Elementary YMCA of St. Petersburg before- and after-school child care.
Source: rmeuas county bcnooi ustrnct, zuub.
Emergency Shelters
The use of public school facilities as emergency shelters is an important asset to the local
community. As Pinellas County is a peninsula with water on three sides, a hurricane or other
severe weather event has the potential to cause significant damage from high winds and rising
water. It is important that there be as many shelter spaces available to the resident population
as possible. The State of Florida and Pinellas County have recognized that public schools can
serve as excellent emergency shelters because of their sizes, construction standards and
facilities. Table 19 displays the facilities throughout Pinellas County that are utilized for
emergency shelters, the population they serve, and their capacity. According to the 2006
Hurricane Evacuation Study, Pinellas County has a deficit of 21,244 shelter spaces for
emergency situations. Currently, the County has 73,440 shelter spaces, including those shelter
spaces not located within a public school facility. Northside Baptist Church, White Chapel
Harbor Hall, and St. Pete Judicial Tower, are the only non-public school facilities that offer
emergency shelter space in Pinellas County.
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TABLE 19
2006 Hurricane Evacuation Shelter List
Shelter Name Address City Capacity
Tarpon Springs Middle School 501 North Florida Avenue Tarpon Springs 2,617
Brooker Creek Elementary School 3130 Forelock Road East Lake 1,389
East Lake High School 1300 Silver Eagle Drive East Lake 4,041
Carwise Middle School 3301 Bentley Drive Palm Harbor 4,043
Palm Harbor University High School 1900 Omaha Street Palm Harbor 3,022
Palm Harbor Middle School 1800 Tampa Road Palm Harbor 2,848
White Chapel Harbor Hall * 1190 Georgia Avenue Palm Harbor 85
Safety Harbor Middle School 901 - 1st Avenue North Safety Harbor 7,707
Dunedin Highland Middle School */** 70 Patricia Avenue Dunedin 1,825
McMullen Booth Elementary School 3025 Union Street Clearwater 1,327
Kennedy Middle School *** 1660 Palmetto Street Clearwater 3,512
Oak Grove Middle School */** 1370 South Belcher Road Clearwater 1,801
Largo High School *** 410 Missouri Avenue Largo 1,074
Bauder Elementary School 12755 - 86th Avenue North Seminole 1,159
Pinellas Park High School 6305 - 118th Avenue North Pinellas Park 4,150
John M. Sexton Elementary School 1997 - 54th Avenue North St. Petersburg 1,372
Lealman Middle School 4900 - 28th Street North St. Petersburg 3,504
Northside Baptist Church 6000 - 38th Avenue North St. Petersburg 1,325
St. Petersburg High School *** 2501 - 5th Avenue North St. Petersburg 2,167
St. Petersburg Judicial Tower * 545 - 1st Avenue North St. Petersburg 525
Fairmount Park Elementary School 575 - 41st Street South St. Petersburg 1,157
Campbell Park Elementary School 1051 - 7th Avenue South St. Petersburg 2,660
John Hopkins Middle School ** 701 - 16th Street South St. Petersburg 1,113
Gibbs High School 850 - 34th Street South St. Petersburg 6,550
Jamerson Elementary School 1200 - 37th Street South St. Petersburg 1,347
Gulfport Elementary School 2014 - 52nd Street South Gulfport 2,660,
Thur ood Marshall Middle School* 3901 - 22nd Avenue South St. Petersburg 7,205
Sanderlin Elementary School 2350 - 22nd Avenue South St. Petersburg 1,255
Total Hurricane Evacuation Shelter Spaces: 73,440
Notes:
* Pet Friendly Shelter
** Special Needs Shelter
*** Homeless Friendly Shelter
Capacity is based on square footage per person:
General shelter space based on 10 square feet per person.
Special Needs shelter space based on 40 square feet per person.
Source: Pinellas County Emergency Management Department, 2006
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Unique Local Government Circumstances, Initiatives, etc.
(this section has been reserved so that a local government has an opportunity to discuss any
unique circumstances or initiatives with the School District that are not covered elsewhere in the
Element.)
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
Consistent with the adopted Public Schools Interlocal Agreement (Appendix B), the Public
Schools Collaborative will meet once yearly, in order to monitor and evaluate the progress and
implementation of this Element, the Interlocal Agreement, and school, concurrency. At such
time, the Collaborative may propose amendments if deemed necessary. The public will be
provided an opportunity to provide input at all Collaborative meetings.
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DEFINITIONS
Additional Capacity means school facilities that will be in place or under actual construction
within three years based on the Five-Year Work Program.
Attendance Area means a geographical area that contains a number of schools for parents to
consider for their child. Each area contains, to the extent possible, equivalent academic
offerings to all students in that area, an equal distribution of exceptional student education
programs, racial balances that comply with the court order and distances that are reasonable for
transportation purposes.
Available Capacity shall be calculated based on the following formula:
Available Capacity =
[FISH School Capacity + Additional Capacity] - [Enrollment + Vested Students]
Class-Size Amendment-the amendment to Section 1 of Article IX of the Florida Constitution
in November 2002, establishing, that by the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year, the
maximum number of students in core-curricula courses assigned to a teacher in each of the
following three grade groupings; (1) Pre-kindergarten through grade 3, 18 students; (2) grades 4
through 8, 22 students; and (3) grades 9 through 12, 25 students. SB-30A specifically
implements the reduction of the average number of students per classroom by at least two-
students-per-year beginning with the 2003-2004 fiscal year until the maximum number of
students per classroom does not exceed the 2010-2011 maximum.
Concurrency Service Area-means the areas of the County within which the level of service will
be measured for school concurrency purposes. The boundaries of these areas shall be adopted
by the School Board. The initial Concurrency Service Areas will be represented by the Choice
Attendance Areas, which are areas of the County designated by the School Board for purpose
of student assignment.
Educational Plant Survey or the Five-Year Plant Survey- means the systematic study of
educational and ancillary plants of the School Board conducted at least every five years to
evaluate existing facilities and plan for future facilities to meet proposed program needs. (see
Section 1013.35, F.S.)
Effective Date means the date as of which school concurrency will be applied to residential site
plans or final residential subdivision approvals, after the Public School Facility Element (PSFE)
and land development regulations implementing the PSFE are in effect for all Partner Local
Governments.
Enrollment- means the official student enrollment count of the fall semester.
Existing Level of Service or LOS shall be calculated for each Concurrency Service Area and
shall be based on the following formula:
[LOS = Student Enrollment + Vested Students] / [FISH School Capacity
+ Additional Capacity]
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Five-year Facilities Work Program or the Five Year Work Program - means the document
created by the School District to assist it as it plans, proposes, and prioritizes its current and
five-year capital outlay needs. (see Section 1013.35, F.S.)
FISH (Florida Inventory of School Houses)- means the inventory numbering system used by
the Florida Department of Education for parcels, buildings, and rooms in public educational
facilities.
FISH School Capacity- means the number of students that may be housed in a facility at any
given time based on State Requirements of Educational Facilities (SREF).
Level-of-Service Standard or LOS Standard-establishes the minimum service level that will
be provided by public school facilities in Pinellas County. The LOS Standard is applied
consistently district-wide and is established within both the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement
and the Public School Facilities Element.
Local Government or Local Governments-means Pinellas County and all of the
municipalities within the County.
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)-An organization made up of local elected and
appointed officials responsible for developing, in cooperation with the state, transportation plans
and programs in metropolitan areas containing 50,000 or more residents. The Pinellas County
MPO develops plans, policies, and priorities that guide decision making on transportation issues
in Pinellas County.
Partner Local Governments- Includes Pinellas County and the municipalities within Pinellas
County that are a party to the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement. This term in the Public
School Facilities Element is equivalent to the term `Local Governments' as used in the Public
Schools Interlocal Agreement.
Pinellas Schools Collaborative- the group consisting of two elected representatives from the
School Board and. one elected representative from each of the partner local governments. The
Collaborative shall review and consider amendments to the Public School Facilities Element,
shall meet to consider the implementation of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement and
school concurrency, propose amendments for improvement if deemed necessary, and shall
have any other powers specifically assigned to it pursuant to the Public Schools Interlocal
Agreement.
Proportionate Share Mitigation- means a legally binding commitment by a developer to
provide mitigation proportionate to the demand for public school facilities to be created by a
proposed development, if school capacity is not available to meet the impact of the
development. The proportionate share mitigation amount shall be calculated using the following
formula for each school level:
Multiply the number of additional new student stations required for mitigation of the
estimated demand for public school facilities created by the proposed Residential
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Approval by the average cost per student station using the actual construction cost being
experienced by the School District for student stations at the time when proportionate
share mitigation is accepted plus the inclusion of land costs, if any.
Public School Facilities Element (PSFE) - means the element required to be adopted in local
government comprehensive plans by Section 163.3177 (12), F.S., for those communities that
are required to implement a school concurrency program.
Public Schools Interlocal Agreement - means the Interlocal Agreement filed with the
Pinellas County Board Clerk on April 24, 2007 between the Pinellas County School Board,
Pinellas County, and the twelve municipalities within Pinellas County that are required to
implement school concurrency per Section 163.31777(1), F.S., or as it may subsequently be
amended..
Remodeling - As defined in the Florida Building Code, Chapter 4, Section 423.5., means the
changing of existing facilities by rearrangement of space and/or change of use.
Renovations - As defined in the Florida Building Code, Chapter 4, Section 423.5., means the
rejuvenating or upgrading of existing facilities by installation or replacement of materials and
equipment. The use and occupancy of the spaces remain the same.
Residential Approvals- means residential site plans or final residential subdivision approvals.
School Capacity and Level of Service Report- means the report annually prepared by the
School District to calculate the existing level of service and the Available Capacity within each
Concurrency Service Area.
School Planning Workgroup- the group consisting of staff from each of the partner local
governments, the School District, and the Pinellas Planning Council that provides support to the
Pinellas Schools Collaborative.
School Transportation and Enhanced Pedestrian Safety (STEPS) Committee- means the
intergovernmental committee of transportation, education and law enforcement professionals, in
addition to citizen representatives. The Committee works exclusively on trip-to-school safety
issues, with a primary focus on interagency communication and resolutions to vehicular and
pedestrian safety concerns at school sites and on routes to school.
School Transportation Safety Committee (STSC)- means the MPO intergovernmental
committee comprised of elected officials and citizen re from the County, the municipalities, and
the School Board. The committee works exclusively on trip-to-school safety issues, with a
primary focus on policy, practices, multi-jurisdictional matters and site-specific concerns.
State Requirements for Educational Facilities- means a document produced by the State of
Florida Department of Education, outlining state requirements for property acquisition/disposal,
finance, lease and lease-purchase, historic buildings, program development, professional
services, inspection services, and design and inspection standards. The second volume of the
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document contains Florida's Uniform Building Code, while the appendices provide samples of
the required forms.
Sustainability - means meeting the environmental, social and economic needs of today without
compromising the ability to meet those needs in the future.
Type of School - means an elementary, middle or high school.
Vested Students - means the estimated number of students that would be generated from
Residential Approvals after the Effective Date (see Section 13.a.i. of the Public Schools
Interlocal Agreement) less the number of Vested Students represented by the dwelling units of
the Residential Approvals that (1) received certificates of occupancy since the Effective Date
when preparing the first School Capacity and Level of Service Report or since the preparation
date of the previous Report when preparing the second and subsequent Reports and are
located in a residential development that received School Concurrency Approval, or (2) had their
School Concurrency Approval expire.
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(Each City will attach their
Interlocal Agreement here)
APPENDIX A
Interlocal Agreement for
Public Educational Facilities Siting
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
FOR
PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL FACILITY SITING IN PINELLAS COUNTY
This INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 11th day of
mmc h , 1997, by and between the CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, a
political subdivision of the State of Florida (herein, the City. of Clearwater) and the
PINELLAS COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD (herein, the "School Board").
WHEREAS, it would be mutually beneficial for the City of Clearwater and the
School Board to support efforts that facilitate coordination of planning for the location
and development of public educational facilities; and
WHEREAS, Section 235.193(1), .Florida Statutes, requires coordination of
planning .between the school boards and local governing bodies to ensure that new or
expanded public educational facilities are facilitated and coordinated in time and place
with plans for residential development, concurrently with other necessary services, and
WHEREAS, Section 235.193(3), Florida Statutes, states that the location of
public educational facilities shall be consistent with the comprehensive plan of the
appropriate local governing body and the plan's implementing land development
regulations, to the extent that the regulations are not in conflict with or the subject
regulated is not specifically addressed by this chapter or the State Uniform Building
Code, unless mutually agreed by the local government and the School Board, and
WHEREAS, Section 163.3177(6)(a), Florida Statutes, was amended in 1995 by
the Educational Facilities Siting Act (hereafter "the Act") to require that the Future Land
Use. Element of a local comprehensive plan identify the Future Land Use Plan map
categories in which public educational facilities are an allowable use, and that all local
comprehensive plans must comply with this requirement no later than October 1, 1996;
and
WHEREAS, the Act identifies a specific process by which a local government
would review a proposed public educational facility site to determine whether it is
consistent with the local comprehensive plan and land development regulations; and
WHEREAS, Section 235.193(7), Florida Statutes allows a local government and
the School Board to agree on an alternative review process; and
WHEREAS, staff from the School Board, Pinellas County, several of the
municipalities, and the Pinellas Planning Council have met on a regular basis over
several months to develop locational review criteria that local governments can include
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in their Future Land Use Element as a common basis for determining whether a
proposed site is consistent with a focal government's comprehensive plan; and
WHEREAS, this staff group also developed an alternative review process that
can be use on a countywide basis and that is more representative of local procedures
than the one outlined in the Act; and
WHEREAS, both the City of Clearwater and the School Board have considered
the locational review criteria and alternative review process; and
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater has amended the Future Land Use Element
of the Comprehensive Plan to incorporate the provisions of Exhibit 2, that will serve as
the basis for determining whether a proposed public educational facility site is
consistent with the Comprehensive Plan's Future Land Use Element policies and
categories in which such facilities are identified as allowable uses.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants made by each party to
the other and of the mutual advantages to be realized by the parties hereto, the City of
Clearwater and the School Board agree as follows:
Section 1. Authority. This Interlocal Agreement is entered into pursuant to the general
authority of Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, relating to interlocal agreements.
Section 2. Purpose. The purposes of this agreement are to provide an alternative
process and locational criteria for reviewing a proposed public educational facility and
site plan, and offsite impacts as provided in Section 235.193(7), Florida Statutes, and
to recognize the mutual benefits derived from the coordination of planning between the
School Board and the City of Clearwater.
Section 3. Alternative Review Process Established.
(a) The City of Clearwater and the School Board agree to use the alternative
review process depicted as Option A in Exhibit 1 hereto. Where Option A is the
selected review process, the City of Clearwater has chosen the process for local
government approval. It is the intent that a final determination of consistency be made
by the local government within the 60 day time frame identified in Exhibit 1, unless an
extension is agreed to by both parties.
Section 4. Locational Criteria.
(a) The School Board and the City of Clearwater agree to use the objective and
policies identified in Exhibit 2 of this Interlocal Agreement when selecting potential
educational facility sites and when reviewing a potential site during the review process
as set forth in Exhibit 1.
Section 5. Modifications . Should either the City of Clearwater or the School Board
desire.to modify either the alternative review process depicted in Exhibit 1, or the
kocational review criteria identified in Exhibit 2, they shalt notify in writing their intent to
the other party, those other local governments that have entered into a similar interlocal
agreement with the School Board, and the Pinellas Planning Council. For the City of
Clearwater, such notice shall occur at least one month before the initial hearing of any
proposed amendments by the City of Clearwater local planning agency.
Section 6. Notice. Notice by either party to the other pursuant to this Interlocal
Agreement shall be given in writing and hand-delivered or. mailed as follows:
If to the City of Clearwater.
City Manager
P.O. Box 4748
Clearwater, FL 34618-4748
If to the School Board:
School Superintendent
P.O. Box 2942
Largo, FL 34649-2942
Section 7. Construction. This Interlocal Agreement shall be construed as an
expression of inter-agency cooperation enabling each party the most efficient use of its
powers in furtherance of the objectives of the Educational Facilities Act and the Growth
Management Act. However, this Interlocal Agreement shall not be construed as
delegating or authorizing the delegation of the constitutional or statutory duties of either
party to the other.
Section 8. Termination. Either party may terminate this Interlocal Agreement upon 30
days notice to the other. Upon termination, the City of Clearwater and the School
Board would use the review process identified in Section 235.193, Florida Statutes,
unless and until the two agencies are able to agree and establish another alternative
review process.
Section 9. Filina: Effective Date. As required by Section 163.01 (11), Florida Statutes,
this Interlocal Agreement shall be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pinellas
County, after execution by the parties, and shall take effect upon the date of filing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands and seals as
of the date set forth above.
Attest:
C t is ou eaT au
Approved as to Form:
By:1 ;?.
Leslie Dougall-Si e
Assistant. City Attorney
CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA by
and through its City Corpmission
By:
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Rita Garvey, Mayor
Countersigned:
By:
Corrine Freeman, Chairperson
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EXHIBIT 2
Objective and Policies To Be Incorporated in the
Future Land Use Element of the Local Comprehensive Plan
Objective 1.: The City of Gulfport shall support efforts that facilitate coordination
of planning between the City of Gulfport and the School Board for the
location and development of public educational facilities.
Policy 1.1: Public educational facilities are defined as elementary schools, special
educational facilities, exceptional education facilities, middle schools.
high schools, and area vocational • technical schools of the Pinellas
County School District.
Policy 1.2: Public educational facilities of the School Board are an allowable use
within the following future land use categories.
Residential Suburban
Residential Low
Residential Urban
C Residential Low Medium
Residential Medium
Residential High
Policy 1.3: The location and construction of new public educational facilities, or
the expansion of an existing site, within one of the future land use
categories listed in Policy 1.2. shall only be allowed upon a
determination by the City of Gulfport that the proposed site is
consistent with the City of Gulfport's Comprehensive Plan.
Policy 1.4.: In addition to overall consistency with the City of Gulfport
Comprehensive Plan, the proposed location of a new or expanded
public educational facility of the School Board within one of the land
use categories listed in Policy 1.2. shall be reviewed and considered
Mth the following general criteria:
The proposed location is compatible with present and
projected uses of adjacent property. [s. 235.19(2) (a))
2. The site area of the.proposed location is adequate for its
intended use based on the State Requirements for
Educational Facilities and provides sufficient area to
accommodate all needed utilities and support facilities and
allow for adequate buffering and surrounding land uses.
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3. Based on the 5-year Capital Improvement Program of the
School Board and the City of Gulfport Comprehensive Plan,
there will be adequate public services and facilities to
support the public school. (s. 235.193(2))
4. There are no significant environmental constraints that
would preclude development of a public education facility
on the site.
5. There will be no adverse impact on archaeological or historic
sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places or
designated by a local govemment as locally significant
historic or archaeological resources.
6. The proposed location is well drained and soils are suitable
for development or are adaptable for development and
outdoor educational purposes with drainage improvements-
7. The proposed Weation is not in conflict Arith the County's
Storn-,%vater Management Plan and the City of Gulfport's
adopted watershed management plan, if applicable.
3. The proposed location is not in a velocity flood zone or a
floood%vav.
9. The proposed location can accommodate the required
parking and anticipated queuing of vehicles onsite.
10. The proposed location lies outside the area regulated by
section 333.03(3). P.S., regarding the construction of public
educational facilities in the vicinity of an airport .
Policy 1.5.: The following criteria shall also be used to evaluate Micther proposed
locations of specific types of schools are consistent with they City. of
Gulfport's Comprehensive Plan:
Elementary Schools Special Education Fa.ilities, and Alternative
Education Facilities.
The proposed location shall I-.ave direct access to at (east a minor
collector road or as othervisc approved by the City of Gulfport
after determination of acceptable traffic impacts on adjacent roads
of lesser classification.
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Middle Schools
( 1. 'The proposed location shall have direct access to at least a minor
collector road or as otherwise approved by the City of Gulfport
after determination of acceptable traffic impacts on adjacent roads
of lesser classification.
2. Outdoor recreational facilities and similar support facilities shall
be located and buffered on the proposed site to minimize impacts
on adjacent properties.
High Schools
1. 'Me proposed location shall have direct access to at least a major
collector road, or as otherwise approved by the City of Gulfport
after determination of acceptable traffic impacts on adjacent roads
of lesser classification.
2. Stadiums, outdoor recreational facilities, and similar support
facilities shall be located and buffered on the proposed site to
minimize impacts on adjacent properties.
Vocational - Technical Schools
The proposed location shall have direct access to at least a major
collector road, or as otherwise approved by the City of Gulfport
after determination of acceptable traffic impacts on adjacent roads
of lesser classification.
2. Industrial education facilities shall be located and buffered on the
proposed site to minimize impacts on adjacent properties.
Policy 1.6.: Proposed locations that are less than the standard site acreage as
prescribed in the Florida Department of Education State
Requirements of Educational Facilities may be determined to be
consistent with the City of Gulfpdrt's Comprehensive Plan
provided the rquircments of s. 235.19(3). F.S., are met and off-
site impacts can be adequately mitigated.
Policy 1.7.: A consistency determination for a proposed new site or additional
property with the City of Gulfport's Comprehensive Plan may be
conditioned with reference to specific types of public educational
facilities.
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Policy 1.8.: At the time of consistency determination. the City of Gulfport
may Impose reasonable conditions for development of the site as
it relates to any of the criteria in Policies 1.4. and 1.5. Conditions
may not be imposed which conflict with those established in
Chapter 235 or the State Uniform Building Code, unless mutually
agreed -von. [s. 235.193 (6)]
Policy 1.9.: Before significant change of program at a public educational
facility is implemented, the School Board and the City of Gulfport
shall require a review of the facility's onsite and offsite impacts,
The School Board and the City of Gulfport will work
cooperatively to mitigate onsite and offsite impacts, including
impacts to public facilities, identified through the review.
Policy 1.10.: The City of Gulfport and the School Board shall annually
coordinate in the development of their respective capital
improvement programs.
Policy 1. H.: The policies in Objective 1 above are assumed to be consistent
with, and do not nullify or conflict with, the provisions in Chapter
235, F.S.
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Public Schools Interlocal Agreement
Proposed Objectives and Policies
for Adoption as Part of the
Intergovernmental Coordination
and
Capital Improvements Elements
of the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan
INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT
The Intergovernmental Coordination Element of the Pinellas County Comprehensive
Plan is amended by deleting Policy 1.1.3 and adding the following objective and policies:
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OBJECTIVE 1.13: Pinellas County shall continue to coordinate its Comprehensive
Plan with plans of the School Board of Pinellas County and other local
governments through participation in ioint planning processes and procedures.
Policy 1.13.1: Pinellas County shall implement the Public Schools Interlocal
Agreement in coordination with the School District and the other local
governments that are signatories to the Agreement (the partner local
governments).
Policv 1.13.2: In fulfillment of Section 8 of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement
Pinellas County shall continue its participation on the Pinellas Schools
Collaborative, which shall meet at least once a year to evaluate
implementation of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement and school
concurrence, and propose amendments for improvement if deemed
necessary.
Policv 1.13.3: Pinellas Countv. the School District, and the partner local governments
shall coordinate annually in preparing a staff report on the
effectiveness of school concurrency that will be presented at the
annual meeting of the Pinellas Schools Collaborative, with the annual
School Capacity and Level of Service Report forming the basis for the
staff report.
Policv 1.13.4: Pinellas Countv. the School District. and the partner local governments
shall coordinate in amending the Public School Facilities Element
according to the procedures in Section 10 of the Public Schools
Interlocal Agreement, to ensure that the Public School Facilities
Element within the local government comprehensive plans remains
coordinated and consistent with one another and with the plans of the
School Board.
Policy 1.13.5: Pinellas County, through the implementation of its concurrency
management system and the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement,
shall coordinate and share information with the School District and the
Pinellas County Planning Department to determine whether there is
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available public school capacity to support the anticipated students
from residential site plans and final residential subdivision approvals.
Policy 1.13.6: Pinellas County, its partner local governments, and the School District
shall cooperate in establishing a procedural manual for implementation
of school concurrence. This manual and an subsequent changes to the
manual will be developed by the School Planning Workgroup and
approved by the Pinellas Schools Collaborative.
Policv 1.13.7: Pinellas Countv shall coordinate with the School Board of Pinellas
County to implement the public educational facilities siting
requirements of Chapter 163 and Chapter 1013, F.S., as stipulated in
section 4 of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement, filed on April
24, 2007.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT
The Capital Improvements Element of the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan is
amended by adding the following objective and policies:
OBJECTIVE 1.6: Pinellas County, in coordination with the School District, shall ensure
that the capacity of public schools is sufficient to support the anticipated students
from residential site plans and final residential subdivision approvals consistent
with the adopted level-of-service standard for public schools.
Policv 1.6.1: Pinellas Countv shall utilize the following level-of-service standard for
public school facilities, which shall be applied consistently district-
wide by the School District and by the local governments within
Pinellas County that signed the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement
(the partner local governments).
District-wide Level of Service Standard: Student enrollment plus vested students
divided by Florida Inventory of School Houses (FISH) School Capacity plus additional
capacity does not exceed 100 percent. This level-of-service standard shall apply to each
type of public school facility.
Policy 1.6.2: Amendments to the adopted level-of-service standard shall be
accomplished using the procedure contained in Section 10 of the
Public School Facilities Interlocal Agreement.
Policy 1.6.3: The School Capacity and Level of Service Report, prepared by the
School District, approved by the School Board, and delivered to
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adiusted throughout the year based on the official student enrollment
count of the fall semester and the estimated number of vested students,
shall be utilized by Pinellas County as the basis for assessing the
existiniz level of service conditions and the available capacity within
each Concurrency Service Area.
Policv 1.6.4: By December 1St of each vear. Pinellas Countv shall adopt b
reference the School District's Five-Year Work Program to ensure the
level-of-service standard is achieved and maintained during the period
covered by the five-year schedule within the Capital Improvements
Element.
Policy 1.6.5: The School Board, in coordination with the partner local governments,
will use the procedure in Section 3(a) of the Public Schools Interlocal
Agreement to annually update the District's Five-Year Work Program
to maintain a financially-feasible capital improvements program that is
able to achieve and maintain the adopted level-of-service standard
within the period covered by the five-year schedule.
Policy 1.6.6: Pinellas County hereby adopts by reference, the School District's Five-
Year Work Program for FY 2007/08 through 2011/12, as adopted by
the School Board on September 11, 2007.
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Final Draft Policies for Adoption as Part of the
Intergovernmental Coordination and Capital Improvements
Elements of the Local Comprehensive Plans
May 30, 2007
Intergovernmental Coordination Element
Objective: LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall continue to coordinate its
Comprehensive Plan with plans of the School Board of Pinellas County
and other local governments through participation in joint planning
processes and procedures.
Policy: LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall implement the Public
Schools Interlocal Agreement in coordination with the
School District and the other local governments that
are signatories to the Agreement (the partner local
governments).
Policy: In fulfillment of Section 8 of the Public Schools
Interlocal Agreement, LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall
continue its participation on the Pinellas Schools
Collaborative, which shall meet at least once a year to
evaluate implementation of the Public Schools
Interlocal Agreement and school concurrency, and
propose amendments for improvement if deemed
necessary.
Policy: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, the School District, and the
partner local governments shall coordinate annually in
preparing a staff report on the effectiveness of school
concurrency that will be presented at the annual
meeting of the Pinellas Schools Collaborative, with
the annual School Capacity and Level of Service
Report forming the basis for the staff report.
Policy: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, the School District, and the
partner local governments shall coordinate in
amending the Public School Facilities Element
according to the procedures in Section 10 of the
Public Schools Interlocal Agreement, to ensure that
the Public School Facilities Element within the local
government comprehensive plans remains
coordinated and consistent with one another and with
the plans of the School Board.
Policy: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, through the implementation
of its concurrency management system and the
Public Schools Interlocal Agreement, shall coordinate
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and share information with the School District and the
Pinellas County Planning Department to determine
whether there is available public school capacity to
support the anticipated students from residential site
plans and final residential subdivision approvals.
Policy: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, its partner local
governments, and the School District shall cooperate
in establishing. a procedural manual for
implementation of school concurrency. This manual
and any subsequent changes to the manual will be
developed by the School Planning Workgroup and
approved by the Pinellas Schools Collaborative.
Policy: LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall coordinate with the
School Board of Pinellas County to implement the
public educational facilities siting requirements of
Chapter 163 and Chapter 1013, F.S., as stipulated in
the Interlocal Agreement for Public Educational
Facilities Siting entered into between LOCAL
GOVERNMENT and the School Board on [Insert day
and month of local government action], 1996, or as it may
be subsequently amended.
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Capital Improvements Element
Objective: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, in coordination with the School District, shall
ensure that the capacity of public schools is sufficient to support the
anticipated students from residential site plans and final residential
subdivision approvals consistent with the adopted level-of-service
standard for public schools.
Policy: LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall utilize the following
level-of-service standard for public school facilities,
which shall be applied consistently district-wide by the
School District and by the local governments within
Pinellas County that signed the Public Schools
Interlocal Agreement (the partner local governments).
District-wide Level of Service Standard: Student enrollment plus vested
students divided by Florida Inventory of School Houses (FISH) School Capacity
plus additional capacity does not exceed 100 percent. This level-of-service
standard shall apply to each type of public school facility.
Policy: Amendments to the adopted level-of-service standard
shall be accomplished using the procedure contained
in Section 10 of the Public School Facilities Interlocal
Agreement.
Policy: The School Capacity and Level of Service Report,
prepared by the School District, approved by the
School Board, and delivered to LOCAL
GOVERNMENT no later than November 30th of each
year, and as adjusted throughout the year based on
the official student enrollment count of the fall
semester and the estimated number of vested
students, shall be utilized by LOCAL GOVERNMENT
as the basis for assessing the existing level of service
conditions and the available capacity within each
Concurrency Service Area.
Policy: By December 1 st of each year, LOCAL
GOVERNMENT shall adopt by reference the School
District's Five-Year Work Program to ensure the level
of service standard is achieved and maintained during
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the period covered by the five-year schedule within
the Capital Improvements Element.
Policy: The School Board, in coordination with the partner
local governments, will use the procedure in Section
3(a) of the. Public Schools Interlocal Agreement to
annually update the District's Five-Year Work
Program to maintain a financially-feasible capital
improvements program that is able to achieve and
maintain the adopted level of service standard within
the period covered by the five-year schedule.
Policy: LOCAL GOVERNMENT hereby adopts by reference,
Sections of the School District's Five-Year Work
Program for FY 2007/08 through 2011/12, as adopted
by the School Board on
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CHARLIE GRIST
Govemor
?j p?? STATE OF "_ORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
. "Dedicated to making Florida a better place to call home"
Mr. Brian K. Smith, Director
Pinellas County Planning Dept.
600 Cleveland Street, Suite 750
Clearwater, Florida 33755
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June 12, 2007
RE: PINELLAS COUNTY School Interlocal Agreement
Dear Mr. Smith:
THOMAS G, PELHAM
Secretary
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I JUN 1 i:_7 2007 it
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The Department has completed its review of the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement
("Agreement") entered into between Pinellas County School Board and the following local
governments: Pinellas County, Clearwater, Dunedin, Gulfport, -Largo, Madeira Beach, Oldsmar,
Pinellas Park, Safety Harbor, Seminole City, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg Beach and Tarpon
Springs pursuant to Section 163.31777, Florida Statutes. The Department is issuing a Notice of
Intent to find the Agreement consistent with the minimum requirements of Sections 163.31777(2)
and (3), F.S. The Notice of Intent has been sent to the Florida Administrative Weekly for
publication on June 29, 2007.
Please note that a copy of the executed Agreement and the Notice of Intent must be
available for public inspection Monday through Friday, except legal holidays, during normal
business hours, at Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners, 600 Cleveland Street, Suite
750, Clearwater, Florida 33755.
Any affected person, as defined in Section 163.31777(3)(b), F. S., has a right to petition
for an administrative hearing to challenge the proposed agency determination that the Agreement
is consistent with the minimum requirements of fiectinne 163 117770)1 anri !2l '• C Tf r,.
petition is filed, this Notice of Intent will become final agency action.
2555 SHUMARD OAK BOULEVARD -TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32399-2900
Phone: (850) 488-8466/Suncom 278-8466 FAX: (850) 921-0781/Suncom 291-0781
Internet address: http://www.dca.state.fl_us
CRITICAL STATE CONCERN FIELD OFFICE COMMUNITY PLANNING HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
2796 Overseas Highway, Suite 212 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Marathon, FL 3305D-2227 Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100 Tallahassee, FL 32399.210D
(305) 289-2402 (850) 488-2356
(650) 488.7956
Mr. Brian K. Smith
June 12, 2007
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if an affected person challenges this determination, you will have the option of requesting
mediation under Section 120.573, F.S. Mediation is not available as of right, and will not occur
unless all parties agree to participate in the mediation. If you choose to attempt to resolve this
matter through mediation, you must file the request for mediation with the administrative law
judge assigned by the Division of Administrative Hearings. Choosing mediation will not affect the
right of any party to an administrative hearing.
If you have any questions, please contact Dan Evans at (850) 488.4925.
Sincerely yours,
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Mike McDaniel, Chief
Office of Comprehensive Planning
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Enclosure: Notice of Intent
cc: Hon. Ronnie E. Duncan, Chair, Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners
Hon_ Mary L. Tyus Brown, Chair, School Board of Pinellas County
Mayor, City of Clearwater
Mayor, City of Dunedin
Mayor, City of Gulfport
Mayor, City of Largo
Mayor, City of Madeira Beach
Mayor, City of Oldsmar
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Mayor, City of Safety Harbor
Mayor, City of Seminole City
Mayor, City of St. Petersburg _
Mayor, City of St. Petersburg Beach
Mayor, City of Tarpon Springs
STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
NOTICE OF INTENT TO FIND
PUBLIC SCHOOLS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 163.31777(2) AND (3), FLORIDA STATUTES
DCA DOCKET NO. 52-01
The Department gives notice of its intent to find the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement
("Agreement") entered into by Pinellas County, Clearwater, Dunedin, Gulfport; Largo, Madeira Beach,
Oldsmar, Pinellas Park, SafetyHarbor, Seminole City, St. and the Pinellas County School Board, pursuant
to Section 163.31777, F.S., to be consistent with the minimum requirements of Sections 163.31777(2) and
(3), F.S.
The Agreement is available for public inspection Monday through Friday, except for legal
holidays, during normal business hours, at the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners, 600
Cleveland Street, Suite 750, Clearwater, Florida 33755.
Any affected person, as defined in Section 163.31777(3)(b), F.S., has a right to petition for an
administrative hearing to challenge the proposed agency determination that the Agreement is consistent with
the minimum requirements of Section 163.31777(2) and (3), F.S. The petition must be filed within twenty-
one (21) days after publication of this notice in the Florida Administrative Weekly, and must include all of
the information and contents described in Uniform Rule 28-106.201, F.A.C. The petition must be filed
with the Agency Clerk, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee,
Florida 32399-2100, and a copy mailed or delivered to Pinellas County, Clearwater, Dunedin, Gulfport,
Largo, Madeira Beach, Oldsmar, Pinellas Park, SafetyHarbor, Seminole City, St. and the Pinellas County
School Board. Failure to timely file a petition shall constitute a waiver of any right to request an
administrative proceeding as a petitioner under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S. If a petition is filed, the
purpose of the administrative hearing will be to present evidence and testimony and forward a
recommended order to the Department. If no petition is filed, this Notice of Intent shall become final
agency action..
If a petition is filed, other affected persons may petition for leave to intervene in the proceeding. A
petition for intervention must be filed at least twenty (20) days before the final hearing and must include all
of the information and contents described in Uniform Rule 28-106.205, F.A.C. A petition for leave to
intervene shall be filed at the Division of A in'strative Hearings, Department of Management Services,
1230 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3060. Failure to petition to intervene within the
allowed time frame constitutes a waiver of any right such a person has to request a hearing under Sections
120.569 and 120.57, F.S., or to participate in the administrative hearing.
If a formal or informal proceeding is commenced as described above, any party to that proceeding
may suggest mediation under Section 120.573, F.S. Mediation is not available as of right, and iiU not
occur unless all parties agree to participate in the mediation. Choosing mediation does not affect the right
to an administrative hearing. -
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Mike McDaniel- Chief
Office of Comprehensive Planning
Department of Community Affairs
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
BARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
Ronnie E. Duncan - Chairman
!rt B. Stewart - Vice Chairman
,,in D. Harris
Susan Latvala
John Morroni
Karen Williams Seel
Kenneth T. Welch
Michael Delk, Planning Director
City of Clearwater
PO Box 4748
Clearwater, FL 337758-4748
Dear M{c:
April 27, 2007
Attached for filing with your jurisdiction, please find one certified copy of the completed Public
Schools Interlocal Agreement, filed with the Pinellas County Board Clerk on April 25, 2007 and
submitted to the Department of Community Affairs on April 27, 2007 for a determination of
consistency with the requirements of Section 163.31777, F.S. The completed Interlocal
Agreement includes the original signatory pages submitted by each local government and the
School Board. Rather than each jurisdiction having to separately submit the Interlocal
Agreement for a consistency determination, we are submitting one copy for all of the
participating local governments, by agreement with the Department of Community Affairs
(DCA). A copy of the letter transmitting the Interlocal Agreement to DCA on behalf of the
signatories is attached. Also attached is a flowchart that diagrams the uniform school
concurrency procedure contained in the Agreement.
As you know, Pinellas County, twelve municipalities, and the School District have been working
on the development of this Interlocal Agreement since January 2006. The Florida Legislature
amended the Growth Management Act in 2002 requiring that each county and the non-exempt
municipalities within that county enter into an interlocal agreement with the School Board to
establish jointly the specific ways in which the plans and processes of the School Board and
local governments are to be coordinated. In 2005, the Act was further amended to require that
the Interlocal Agreement also address the requirements of school concurrency. The adoption
and submittal of this Interlocal Agreement to the DCA highlights the effective collaboration
between the local governments within_ Pinellas County and t e c oo Bl Board. The Pubic
Schoois Interlocal Agreement commits the participants lF develop and- adopt i uniform Public
School Facilities Element. The Pinellas Schools Collaborative and the School Planning Work
Group are in the process of developing the Public School Facilities Element called for in the
Interlocal Agreement. A draft of this Element was recently sent to the City Manager's office for
review and comment by the City.
Should you have any questions, or need additional information regarding the submittal of the
Interlocal Agreement, please contact either me, Gordon Beardslee, or Chelsea Ross at (727)
464-8200.
Sincerely,
Brian K. smith. Director
ents
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RANKING DEPApvjENT
CITY OF Ci.EAWATER
PLEASE ADDRESS REPLY TO:
600 Cleveland Street
Suite 750
Clearwater, Florida 33755
Phone: (727) 464-8200
Fax: (727) 464-8201
Website: www.pinellascounty.org
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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into between Pinellas County, Florida (hereinafter referred
to as "County"), the Cities of Clearwater, Dunedin, Gulfport, Largo, Madeira Beach, Oldsmar, Pinellas
Park, Safety Harbor, Seminole, St. Petersburg, St. Pete Beach, and Tarpon Springs, Florida,
(hereinafter referred to as "Cities"), and the School Board of PI eiias County, Florida, (hereinafter
referred to as "School Board") (hereinafter individ.,14ah , a "Party", or collectively, the "Parties").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Legislature enacted Section 163.31777,. Florida Statutes (2002), requiring
county.and the non-exempt municipalities within that county enter into an interloca± agreement with
the district school board to establish jointly the specific ways in which the plans and processes of the
district school board and local governments are to be coordinated; and
WHEREAS, Section 163.31777 (1) (d), Florida Statutes (2002), provided that interlocal agr.: --;tents
between local governments and school boards adopted pursuant to Section 163.3177 before the
effective date of Section 163.31777, Florida Statutes (2002), must be updated and executed pursuant
to the requirements of Section 163.31777, if necessary; and
WHEREAS, the School Board, the County, and the Cities entered into an agreement dated April 22,
2003 to fulfill these statutory requirements (the "1906 Agreement) ; and
AEREAS, Section 163.31777, amended in 2005, requires that the 1906 Agreement also address
?-ne requirements in Section 163.3180(13)(g) regarding school concurrencY; and
WHEREAS, this agreement revises the 1906 Agreement to address the requirements of Section
163.3180(13)(g) (hereinafter the "Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Agreement acknowledges the School Board's constitutional and statutory obligations
to provide a uniform system of free public schools on`a countywide basis, and the land use authority
of local governments, including their authority to approve or deny comprehensive plan amendments
and development orders; and
WHEREAS, one purpose of this Agreement is to establish a uniform public school facilities element
and land development regulations in each Local Government to assist the Parties in assuring that
sufficient capacity is available for new and existing students in school facilities.
NOW THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed between the School Board, the County, and the Cities that
the definitions and procedures hereinafter set forth will be utilized and followed in coordinating land
use and public school facilities planning, and in coordinating a school concurrency system as required
by Sections 163.31777 and 163.3180(13), Florida Statutes (2005),
1. Definitions. The following terms used in this Agreement are defined as follows:
Additional Capacity - see Section 13.b.ii. of this Agreement.
Available Capacity - see Section 13.b.ii. of this Agreement.
Bradley Settlement Agreement - means the 1) Amended Order granting Unitary Status in the
areas of facilities and resources, transportation, and administrative staff assignment, enters
August 30, 1999; 2) Stipulation for Unitary Status in the areas of extracurricular activitiE_.
faculty assignment, student assignment, relative quality of education and mandatory injunctio
filed December 22, 1999; 3) Amended Stipulation for Unitary Status in the areas of
extracurricular activities, faculty assignment, student assignment, relative quality of education
and mandatory_injunction, filed June 29, 2000; and 4) Amended Final Order withdrawing
Federal supervision and granting Unitary Status to the public schools of Pinellas County,
Florida, entered August 16, 2000.
Concurrency Service Area - means the areas of the County within which the level of service
will be measured for school concurrency purposes. The boundaries of these areas shall be
adopted by the School Board. The initial Concurrency Service Areas will be represented by the
Choice Attendance Areas, which are areas of the County designated by the School Board for
purpose of student assignment.
Educational Plant Survey or the Five-Year Plant Survey- means the. systematic study of
educational and ancillary plants of the School Board conducted at least every. five years to
evaluate existing facilities and plan for future facilities to meet proposed program needs. (see
Section 1013.35, F.S.)
Existing Level of Service or LOS - see Section 11 of this Agreement.
Five-Year Facilities Work Program or the Five-Year Work Program - means the document
created by the School District to assist it as it plans, proposes, and prioritizes its current arf,
five-year capital outlay needs. (see Section 1013.35, F.S.)
FISH (Florida Inventory of School Houses) - means the inventory numbering system used by
the Florida Department of Education for parcels, buildings, and rooms in public educational
facilities.
FISH School Capacity means the number of students that may be housed in a facility at any
given time based on State Requirements of Educational Facilities 1999 (SREF).
Level of Service Standard or LOS Standard - see Section 11 of this Agreement.
Local Government or Local Governments means the County and all the Cities.
Public School Facilities Element (PSFE) - means the element required to be adopted in local
government comprehensive plans by Section 163.3177(12), F.S., for those communities that
are required to implement a school concurrency program.
Remodeling - As defined in the Florida Building Code, Chapter 4, Section 423.5., means the
changing of existing facilities by rearrangement of space and/or change of use.
Renovations - As defined in the Florida Building Code, Chapter 4, Section 423.5:, means the
rejuvenating or upgrading of existing facilities by installation or replacement of materials an("
equipment. The use_and_occupancy of the spaces remain the-same....-
Vested Students - see Section 13.b.ii. of this Agreement.
References to a Party, Parties, Local Government or named parties shall be interpreted to be a .
reference to that Party's governing board or its staff administering this Agreement, whichever
the context requires.
2. Student Enrollment and Population Projections. In fulfillment of their respective planning
duties, the Parties agree to coordinate and base their plans upon consistent projections of the
amount, type, and distribution of population growth and student enrollment. The Metropolitan
Planning Organization's Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) staff will annually utilize
established procedures to develop population growth projections for each Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ)
in the County, which will be provided to the Parties. The School District will use this data along with
student enrollment, birth rates, Florida Department of Education projections, and other relevant data
to project student enrollment. The preliminary student enrollment projections, and how they are
developed, will be provided to the TCC and all Local Governments for review and comments at least
thirty days prior to the establishment of final enrollment projections. Final enrollment projections will
be provided to all Local Governments within ten days of being established. See Section 163.31777
(2)(a)•
3. Coordinating and Sharing of Information.
(a) The School Board will notify all Local Governments of all proposed school facility changes, such
as new construction, remodeling, renovations, closures or change in type of school, as set forth
herein. The School Board will notify each Local Government of the initiation of the Five-Year Plant
Gurvey and of the initiation of the annual update of the Five-Year Facilities Work Program and
i luest comments and recommendations for consideration in the development of the survey and
work program at least thirty days prior to submittal to the School Board for approval. Each Local
government may provide comments and recommendations to assist in developing the final
recommendations to be submitted to the School Board for approval. Each Local Government- will be
provided with a copy of the recommendations concerning the survey and work program at the time
they are provided to the School Board. Each Local Government will be notified of the date and time
of the meeting at which the School Board will take action to approve the survey and work program.
The School Board will adopt the annual update to the Five-Year Work Program no later than October
1 of each year, and copies of the approved Five-Year Plant Survey and the Five-Year Work Program
will be provided to each Local Government within ten days of approval. See Section 163.31777 (2)
(f). Upon adoption by the School Board of the annual update to the Five-Year Work Program, each
Local Government with a Public School Facilities Element (PSFE) shall consider amendments to their
Capital Improvements Element to incorporate the updated Five-Year Work Program by December 1
of each year. The Five-Year Work Program may be incorporated by reference. See Section
163.3177(3)(b)1.
(b) Each Local Government will inform the School District in advance of the final approval of land use
plan amendments or rezonings that change residential densities, and major infrastructure projects
that may impact public schools with sufficient time for School District review and comment. Such
notification, where appropriate, and if known, should include the proposed site plan that indicates the
location, size, the number and types of units (number of bedrooms), price range of the units, any
d- -d restrictions that may impact student population, the build-out timeframe, and other information
a. iay be appropriate. Comments provided by the School District will identify how the School District
`II meet the anticipated--public-school demand associated with--proposed approval or changes based
un the Five-Year Facilities Work Program. See Section 163.31777 (2)(b).
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4. School Site Selection, Significant Renovations, and Potential School Closures,
Participation by each affected Local Government with the School Board in the process of evaluati,
potential school closures, significant renovations to existing schools, and school site selection befog..
land acquisition shall be in accordance with the existing Interlocal Agreements for Public Education
Facilities Siting that were entered into between the School Board, the County, and the Cities in 1996 .
In addition to the criteria included in these interlocal agreements, the School Board shall consider
school site locations that encourage public schools in proximity to urban residential areas, and
opportunities to collocate public schools with other public facilities such as parks, libraries, and
community centers. The Parties shall amend these agreements as necessary to address proposed
school closures and significant renovations to existing schools. See Section 163.31777 (2)(c).
5. Supporting Infrastructure. In addition to the notification required in Section 3 (a) above, the
School District will notify each Local Government of the need for on-site or off-site improvements to
support new, proposed expansion, or redevelopment of existing schools within the jurisdiction of that
Local Government. Thereafter, representatives of the School District and the affected Local
Government will meet and determine the responsibility for making such improvements and identify
other agencies that should be involved.. The parties will then meet with the other agencies to
coordinate the completion of the on-site and off-site improvements. See Sections 163.31777 (2) (d)
and 1013.36(4).
6. School Capacity. The School District will annually notify each Local Government of the FISH
School Capacities of the schools within its jurisdiction. The annual notification will indicate how many
spaces are allocated to permanent capacity and how many are allocated to relocatable classrooms.
See Section 163.31777 (2)(e).
7. Collocation and Shared Use of Facilities. The collocation and shared use of facilities ar'
important to the Parties. The Parties will look for opportunities to collocate or share the use of each
Parties' facilities. Opportunities for collocation and shared use will be considered for libraries, parks,
recreational facilities, community centers, auditoriums, learning centers, museums, performing arts
centers, stadiums, healthcare and social services, schools, and other uses and facilities as may be
determined appropriate. An agreement will be developed for each instance of collocation and shared
use to address legal liability, operating and maintenance costs, scheduling of use, and facility
supervision or any other issues that may arise from collocation or shared use. See Section 163.31777
(2)(9)•
8. Pinellas Schools Collaborative. The Parties hereby create the Pinellas Schools
Collaborative (the 'Collaborative'). The Collaborative shall consist of two elected representatives from
the School Board and one elected representative from each of the other Parties. Each member shall
be appointed by their respective governing body on or before January 1, 2007 and shall serve for a
term of two years. Any vacancy in the membership of the Collaborative shall be filled for the
unexpired term in the same manner as the initial appointment. An alternate elected representative
may be designated by each respective governing body who may act as a member of the
Collaborative when the appointed member is absent. Each Party will notify the other Parties and the
Pinellas County Planning Department of their appointee(s) to the Collaborative. The Collaborative
shall have the powers specifically assigned to it pursuant to this Agreement and may establish bylaws
for its operation which are not inconsistent with this Agreement.
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9. Coordinating the Development and Adoption of each Local Government's Public School
Facilities Element (PSFE):
The PSFE for Local Governments in the County must be adopted by March 1, 2008. Development
and adoption of the PSFE will occur using the following procedure and timetable:
a. September or October 2006 - The Collaborative shall initiate development of the PSFE at a
meeting of the Collaborative. This Agreement shall serve as the basis for development of
the PSFE.
b. September or October 2006 to April 2007 - The School Planning Work Group (the "Work
Group") consisting of staff from the Parties, and the Pinellas Planning Council, shall
coordinate in drafting a proposed PSFE for consideration by the Collaborative. One of the
subjects that will be addressed in the PSFE is the safety of students on their way to and
from public schools. At key junctures during this 7 to 8 month period, the Work Group will
update the Collaborative of their progress and receive direction from the Collaborative in
completing the draft PSFE.
c. April 2007 -The Work Group will present a completed draft of the PSFE to the
Collaborative for comment and direction.
d. April/May 2007 - Local Governments and the School Board may review the draft PSFE and
provide comments to the Collaborative and Work Group.
e. June 2007 - Based on comments received, the Work Group will present a final proposed
PSFE to the Collaborative for approval and distribution to the Local Governments and the
School Board.
f. July/August 2007 -Local Planning Agencies will conduct public hearings on the proposed
PSFE and present their recommendations to the local governing bodies.
g. September 2007 - Local Governments will conduct public hearings on the proposed PSFE
and transmit the proposed PSFE to the Florida Department of Community Affairs for review
and comment.
h. January/February 2008 - Local governing bodies will consider adopting the proposed
PSFE as part of their local comprehensive plans and submit to the Florida Department of
Community Affairs.
10. Amendment of the adopted PSFE shall occur using the following procedure to ensure that
the PSFE within the Local Government comprehensive plans remains coordinated and
consistent with one another and with the plans of the School Board:
a. Should a Local Government desire to amend their PSFE, or should the School Board
desire to have Local Governments consider a proposed amendment to their PSFE, ther
shall notify their intent in writing to the Collaborative and to all the Parties by January 315.
The notice shall specify the proposed amendments to the PSFE and all data and analysis
supporting the proposed amendments.
b. The proposed amendment to the PSFE shall be reviewed by the Collaborative during the
annual oversight process described in Section 15. The Collaborative will request a review
and recommendation from the Work Group prior to making a determination. The
Collaborative shall also solicit comments from the Parties. The proposed amendment shall
be provided to the Parties at least sixty days prior to the Collaborative's determination. If a
Party has concerns with the proposed amendment, the Party should provide reasons for its
concerns, and specify conditions or modifications that may result in the Party
recommending approval of the proposed amendment,._._
c. After receiving a recommendation from the Work Group and comments from the Parties,,
the Collaborative shall render a determination on whether the adopted PSFE should,,'
amended as proposed, amended as proposed with modifications, or not amended.
d. If the Collaborative determines that the proposed amendment, or a modified version of t'
proposed amendment,. is appropriate and should be incorporated into the local government
comprehensive plans, the Collaborative shall notify each Party and the Local Governments
shall initiate the Plan amendment process to consider amending their Plans .
e. If the Collaborative determines that the proposed amendment is not appropriate and should
not be incorporated into the Local Government comprehensive plans, the Collaborative
shall notify each Party of its decision, and the Local Governments shall consider this
recommendation if they initiate a Plan amendment process to consider amending their
Plan.
f. 'If a Rarty "disagrees with the decision of the Collaborative, they may utilize the conflict
resolution provision provided in Section 14 of this Agreement. If each Party agrees that a
proposed amendment is appropriate through the dispute resolution process, the Local
Governments shall initiate the Plan amendment process to consider amending their Plans.
g.. The above procedure shall also be utilized when considering amendments to the adopted
Level of Service (LOS) Standard to ensure it remains uniform throughout the district and
that the school concurrency system continues to be financially feasible. Decisions on
whether to amend the LOS Standard shall at a minimum take into consideration the Five-
Year Work Program and the proposed amendment's impact on the financial feasibility of
the PSFE and the concurrency management system.
11. Adopted Level of Service Standard.
a. The School Board hereby adopts a district-wide Level of Service Standard which shall be thr
student Enrollment plus the Vested Students divided by FISH School Capacity plus the Additiona,
Capacity should not exceed 100%.
b. The Existing Level of Service shall be calculated for each Concurrency Service Area. The Existing
Level of Service for each Concurrency Service Area shall be equal to the total number of student
Enrollment and the Vested Students within the Concurrency Service Area divided by the combined
FISH School Capacity and the.Additional Capacity within the same Concurrency Service Area.
c. The procedures and standards in this Agreement are established to ensure that the Level of
Service Standard is achieved and maintained throughout the five years covered by the Five-Year
Work Program, as amended annually by adding the new fifth year.
12. Boundary and Program Adjustments.
The School Board shall maximize utilization of student capacity through program and/or boundary
adjustments and shall annually institute necessary program and/or boundary adjustments or provide
additional capacity to ensure that each Concurrency Service Area will, in the aggregate, operate at
the adopted LOS Standard throughout the five-year period covered by the Five-Year Work Program,
as amended. Boundary adjustments to the Concurrency Service Areas shall be based on
consideration of the following factors:
a. Transportation costs
b. Provisions of-the-B-r-ad-ley-Settlement Agreement - ---- -- -
c. Projected growth and demographic changes
d. Municipal boundaries
e. Other relevant factors
Should the School Board propose to modify a Concurrency Service Area, or to redefine the
Concurrency Service Area as a different type of area, it shall do so by -public rulemaking in
accordance with Section 120.54, Florida Statutes. The School Board shall submit any such
modification to alternative dispute resolution if it is properly invoked by the plaintiffs in accordance
with the terms of the Bradley Settlement Agreement, a copy of which is available upon request by
calling the School Board Attorney.
13. Uniform, Districtwide Procedure for implementing School Concurrency. The purpose of
School Concurrency is to assure that there is available capacity for the -anticipated. students in each
Concurrency Service Area where residential units are created at the time those students need to go
to school:
a. Applicability:
i. School concurrency applies only to residential site plans or final residential subdivision
approvals (the "Residential Approval(s)") which are anticipated to generate demands for
public school facilities, and which are approved after the PSFE and land development
regulations implementing the PSFE are in effect in all Local Governments (the `Effective
Date').
ii. School concurrency shall be measured and applied on the basis of Concurrency
Service Areas as established by the School Board and as described in the PSFE.
b. School Capacity and Level of Service Report:
i. Each year, the School District shall prepare a School Capacity and Level of Service
Report (the "Report") to calculate the Existing Level of Service and the Available
Capacity within each Concurrency Service Area.
ii. Available Capacity shall be calculated based on the following formula:
Available Capacity = [FISH School Capacity + Additional Capacity] - [Enrollment ±
Vested Students]
"Enrollment" means the official student enrollment count of the fall semester.
"Vested Students" means the estimated number of students that would be generated
from the Residential Approvals after the Effective Date less the, number of Vested
Students represented. by the dwelling units of the Residential Approvals that (1)
received certificates of occupancy since the Effective Date when preparing the first
Report or since the preparation date of the previous Report when preparing the second
and subsequent Reports and are located in a residential development that received
School Concurrency Approval, or (2) had their School Concurrency Approval expire.
-"Additional Capacity" means school facilities that will be in place or under actual
construction within three years based on the Five-Year Work Program.
iii. The Local Governments shall notify the County when new dwelling units have received
certificates -of-occupancy- and -when the School Concurrency Approval--for -a--Residential
Approval has expired. The County shall provide this information to the School District
for inclusion in the annual Report.
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iv. The Report shall be approved by the School Board and delivered to all Lor
Governments no later than November 30th of each year. Each Local Government sh«„
provide the School District with the name, title, and address of the person within tl
Local Government to whom the Report should be sent. The School District shall begin
using the approved Report no later than December 1, of the year it is approved. The
County will track the number of dwelling units that receive School Concurrency Approval
from all Local Governments after the date of the approved Report, and will adjust the
Available Capacity accordingly throughout the year based on the Enrollment and the
estimated number of Vested Students. The most current adjusted information on
Available Capacity will be made available to Local Governments and the School District.
c. When the development review process for a Residential Approval. is initiated, the Local
Government shall consider the most current adjusted information on Available Capacity
provided by the County. If this information reveals that there is Available Capacity within
each of the Concurrency Service Areas where the proposed Residential Approval would be
located, then the Local Government shall proceed under Section 13.d. below. If the
information reveals that there is not Available Capacity within a Concurrency Service Area
where the proposed Residential Approval would be located, then the Local Government
shall proceed under Section 13.e. below.
d. Development Review Process when there is Available Capacity:
i. A Local Government is authorized to issue a School Concurrency Approval for a
residential site plan or final subdivision approval of less than 25 dwelling units withot,"'
submitting a School Concurrency Application (the `Application') to the School District.
ii. An Application for a Residential Approval of 25 dwelling units or greater shall be
submitted by the Local Government to the. School District and the County on a form
provided by the School District.
iii. Within 25 days of receipt from the Local Government of a completed Application, the
School District will review the Application. and. shall render a School Concurrency
Determination stating whether there is Available Capacity for all types of schools to
accommodate the estimated number of students that would be generated by the
proposed Residential Approval and maintain the adopted Level of Service Standard.
The School District may request assistance from the County in reviewing Applications.
iv. If the School District determines that there is Available Capacity within the Concurrency
Service Areas where the proposed Residential Approval would be located, then an
adequate Level of Service would be provided within the Concurrency Service Areas
and the Residential Approval shall be issued a School Concurrency Approval by the
Local Government.
v. If the School District determines that there is not Available Capacity within an affected
Concurrency Service Area and the adopted Level of Service Standard would be
exceeded, then the School District shall consider whether there is Available Capacity in
the contiguous Concurrency Service Area(s).
1. If the School District determines that, in the aggregate, there is Available Capacity in
the Concurrency Service Area and in the contiguous Concurrency Service Area(s) to
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accommodate the estimated number of students from the proposed Residential
Approval, then an adequate Level of Service would be provided and the Residential
Approval shall be issued a School Concurrency Approval by the Local Government.
2. If the School District determines that, in the aggregate, there is not Available
Capacity in the Concurrency Service Area and in the contiguous Concurrency
Service Area(s) to accommodate the estimated number of students from the
proposed Residential Approval, then an adequate Level of Service would not be
provided for that type of school and the Residential Approval shall not be issued a
School Concurrency Approval by the Local Government.
3. If the School District determines that, in the aggregate there is not Available
Capacity, then within 25 days after receiving the completed Application from a Local
Government, the School District shall identify the required proportionate share
mitigation and recommend acceptable form(s) of mitigation in writing to the Local
Government and the applicant.
4. The applicant and the School Board shall attempt to negotiate a development
mitigation agreement which shall provide for the required mitigation to mitigate the
impacts of the proposed development on public school facilities. The Local
Government shall be a party to this agreement. If the applicant and the School
Board are unable to agree on an acceptable form of mitigation, the Local
Government may utilize the conflict resolution provision provided in Section 14 of
this Agreement to attempt to resolve the impasse.
5. When the School District determines that there is not Adequate Capacity for a
Residential Approval, then the Local Government may only issue a School
Concurrency Approval after the execution of a legally binding development
mitigation agreement between the applicant, the Local Government, and the School
Board.
e. Development Review Process when at least one Concurrency Service Area has no
Available Capacity:
i. An Application shall be submitted by the Local Government to the School District and
the County for all Residential Approvals, regardless of size, that are located within the
Concurrency Service Area that has no Available Capacity. The Application shall be
submitted on a form provided by the School District.
The development review process shall then follow the procedures in Section 13. d. v
above.
f. The Local Government shall provide documentation of all School Concurrency Approvals to
the County within thirty days of issuance.
g. Continued Validity of a School Concurrency Approval:
A School Concurrency Approval shall be valid for purposes of the issuance of development
orders or permits.._for up to 24 months from the- date_of_issuance-by-the Local Government.
Once a development order or permit has been issued, the School Concurrency Approval
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shall be valid until a certificate of occupancy is issued or the development order or permit is
no longer in effect.
h. Mitigation:
i. Acceptable forms of mitigation may include, without limitation, the following:
a. contribution of land;
b. the construction of a public school facility;
c. expansion of an existing public school facility;
d. payment for land acquisition or the expansion or construction of a.public school
facility;
e. the creation of mitigation banking based on the construction of a public.school
facility in exchange for the right to sell capacity credits.
ii. The following standards shall apply to any mitigation required by the School District:
a. Proposed mitigation must be directed toward a permanent school capacity
improvement identified in the Five-Year Work Program that satisfies the
estimated demands created by the proposed Residential Approval.
b. Relocatable classrooms will not be accepted as mitigation.
c. Mitigation shall be proportionate to the demand for public school facilities
estimated to be created by the proposed Residential Approval.
iii. The Proportionate Share Mitigation amount shall be calculated using the following
formula for each school level:
Multiply the number of additional new student stations required for mitigation of thr
estimated demand for public school facilities created by the proposed Residentia.
Approval by the average cost per student station using the actual construction co:
being experienced by the School District for student stations at the time when
proportionate share mitigation is accepted plus the inclusion of land costs, if any.
i. Vesting. For the purposes of meeting the Level of Service Standard, Residential Approvals,
development orders, and permits approved for any property prior to the Effective Date shall
be vested and shall not require a School Concurrency Approval.
j. Credit. After the Effective Date, any property with existing dwelling units that are demolished
or destroyed shall receive a credit for the estimated number of students generated from
existing dwelling units. Credits may not be transferred to another property but may be used
on abutting property if part of the same Residential Approval.
14. Conflict Resolution. If any Parties to this Agreement fail to resolve any conflicts related to
issues covered in this Agreement, such dispute may be resolved in accordance with the
.governmental conflict resolution procedures specified in Chapters 164 and 186, Florida Statutes. See
Section 163.31777 (2)(h).
15. Oversight Process and Public Participation. The Collaborative and a staff representative
from each of the Parties will meet to consider the implementation of this Agreement and school
concurrency, and propose amendments for improvement if deemed necessary. The County planning
director or his or her designee, will schedule, coordinate, and facilitate an annual meeting of the
-Collaborative to be held in May and any--a-dditi-onal-meetings that the Collaborative may-hold-during
the year. The Parties shall coordinate in preparing a staff report on the effectiveness of school
concurrency that will be presented at the annual meeting of the Collaborative. If a Party does not.
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agree to some or part of a staff report, the Party may submit additional information to the
Collaborative. The annual School Capacity and Level of Service Report required in Section 13 shall
orm the basis for the staff report. The public will be provided an opportunity to provide input at all
Collaborative meetings. Each Local Government will.be provided with a copy of any proposed
amendments to the Agreement. If all Parties agree to a proposed amendment to the Agreement, a
written amendment to this Agreement shall be executed
16. School Board Participation in Local Planning Agency. Each Local Government will include
a School Board ;staff representative, as a. member of the Local Planning Agency as a nonvoting
member. Each Local Government will notify the School Board staff representative of the time, place,
and agenda of all meetings of the Local Planning Agency. The School Board staff representative
may participate in deliberations regarding comprehensive plan amendments.and rezonings at which
the Local Planning Agency considers such amendments and rezonings that would, if approved,
increase residential density on the property that is the subject of the application.
17. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution thereof by all
Parties and shall. remain in full force and effect for five years from that date. This Agreement shall be
automatically. renewed for successive five year periods unless any Party notifies the other Parties, at
least six months. in advance, of its intent not to renew the Party's participation, in which case the
Agreement shall. terminate as to that Party only. At any time any Party is not statutorily required to be
:a ;Party to this. Agreement, that Party may terminate their participation in the Agreement by providing
,..sixty days notice thereof to all Parties. After termination, the terminating Party shall no longer be
subject to any. terms or conditions of the Agreement, but shall continue to be required to comply with
all applicable. laws:
'S. Reservation of Right. Each Party hereto reserves any and all rights and remedies (at law and
.:quity) not expressly waived by this Agreement, including but not limited to the right to challenge any
determination or decision of the Collaborative, School Board, State or the Local Governments.
19. As required by section 163.01 (111), Florida Statutes, this Agreement shall be filed with the Clerk
of the Circuit Court of Pinellas County, Florida, after the execution by the Parties, and shall become
effective upon the date of filing.
20. Upon filing of this Agreement with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pinellas County, Florida, the
1906 Agreement entered into between the County, the Cities, and the School Board on April 22, 2003
is terminated.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this agreement on the dates indicated.
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Countersigned: CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
Y•
nk V. Hibbard William B. Horne II
Mayor City Manager
Approved as to form:
Leslie K. Dougall-S?.6s
Assistant City Attorney
Attest:
Cyn is E. Goudeau
City Jerk
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APPENDIX C
School District
Five-Year Work Program
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FIVE-YEAR. CAPITAL OUTLAY PLAN - One Page Summary
School, Center and Other Projects - 2007/08 Through 2011/12
c 2006107. 1 , 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 Five-Year
A. School & Center Projects Project Scope of Work & Prior Years.. Alloocation Allocation Allocation Allocation Allocation Project Totals
1 Blanton Elementary Replace Bldg. 6 Fully budgeted in PY
Sc Oak Park School (CEP) New School Fully budgeted In PY
Sc Azalea Middle (Library) Renovation Fully budgeted in PY
2 Boca Ciega High Replacement School 55,943,378 $11,941,622 2,115,000 14,056,622
Sc Old Dunedin Elem/Curtis Fun Major Construction $9,480,144 9,480,144
Sc Thurgood Marshall Fund. Mid. Complete 2nd Floor $2,048,232 2,048,232
3 High Point Elementary Replacement School Fully budgeted In PY
4 Dunedin Elementary Replacement School 27,241,7'79
' 194,269 194,269
5 Tyrone Elem. (old 16) Major Construction 32,765";221 402,500 402,500
6 Tarpon Springs EI(old 14 & 15 Replacement School 23,546,819 7,791,389 1,426,252 9,217,641
7 Clearview Elem. (old 5 & 6) Major Construction Fully budgeted in'PY
8 Tyrone Middle old 6 & 7 Replacement School 9;388,859
SUB-TOTAL - New Construct ion $148,886,656 $31,858,156 $3,541,252 $35,399,408
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B. Relocatables-Leases/Purchases/Retrofits 4,908,600 3,904,942 4,276,500 1 4,356,800 4,439,500 4,439,500 21,417,242
C. Site Acquisitions-Present and Future Sites 4,840,000: 4,840,000 4,840,000 4,840,000 4,840,000 4,840,000 24,200,000
D. Minor Capital Projects-Priority by Maintenance 47,.646,000 58,450,000 59,413,900 59,500,000 59,500,000 59,500,000 296,363,900
E. Furniture, Equip. &Technology-Instructional 1,89.8,250 1,996,250 2,120,250 2,232,250 2,344,250 2,344,250 11,037,250
F. Budget Steering Requests-Technology & Equip. 14,212,078 27,382,775 24,038,300 24,164,300 24,174,300 24,174,300 123,933,975
G. School Buses, Vehicles & Bus Facilities 5,264,669 5,509,385 5,766,337 6,036,136 6,319,425 6,319,425 29,950,708
H1. Miscellaneous Eapital Projects-Infrastructure 7,295,000. 7,520,000 7,750,000 7,985,000 7,985,000 7,985,000 39,225,000
H2. Capitalization of Gen Fund Expend/Two Mill Relief 2,482,500,. 2,557,000 15,633,700 16,712,700 17,794,100 17,794,100 70,491,600
H3. Instructional Equipment Transfer
1. Capital Contin enc -Restructed Reserve 7,000;000:
5,000,000. 7,000,000
5,000,000, 7,000,000
5,000,000, 7,000,000
5,000,000, 7,000,000
5,000,000, 7,000,000
5,000,000 35,000,000
25,000,000
7SUB-TOTAL - Other Projects .' $100,547,097 $124,160,352 $135,838,987 $137,827,186 $139,396,575 $139,396,575 $676,619,675
GRAND TOTAL - CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECTS : $249,433;153 $156,018,508 $139,380,239 $137,827,186 $139,396,575 $139,396,575 $712,019,083
Proposed:September 10, 2007
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January 25, 2008 .i
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Bill Horne, City Manager
City of Clearwater
112 South Osceola Avenue
Clearwater,'FL 33756
Dear Mr. Horne:
"Dedicated to Quality Service"
P.O. BOX 1348 RECENtu
DUNEDIN, FLORIDA 34697-1348
(727) 298-3000 JAN 2 g 2008
'ITY MANAGER'S OFP
Enclosed please find one (1) copy of Dunedin's Public School Facilities Element amendment (DCA
Number 08 PEFE-1). The amendments (Ordinance No. 07-12) were adopted at Second Reading on
January 17, 2008, with the modifications requested by the Department of Community Affairs:
(1) referencing the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement instead of the Public Educational
Facilities Siting Agreement (ICE Policy III-D-7); (2) adopting the School District's entire
Five-Year Work Program by reference (CIE Policy F-6); (3) adding four figures showing
the School Board's facilities located throughout the county (referenced in Section 20 of
the Ordinance); (4) deleting Policy I-B-4 within the Public School Facilities Element; (5)
modifying Policy I-C-2 within the PSFE to be consistent with previously mentioned CIE
Policy F-6; and (6) modifying Policy II-A-1 within the PSFE to be consistent with
previously mentioned ICE Policy III-D-7. T1-.ere Nvere also some minor changes to
policies within the PSFE to better match the language found in Pinellas County's version.
These include Policies I-B-14 and I-B-15, Objective I-C, Policy III-A-4 and Policy III-A-
6.
The entire document is on CD in PDF format.
We have requested that the Department of Community Affairs begin a compliance review pursuant
to state requirements.
Also included in this package, pursuant to Rule 9J-11, is a replacement copy on CD for the adopted
comprehensive plan as well as the support document Please note that the new version of Dunedin
2015 includes all changes based on the adoption of Ordinances 07-12 and 07-13 (also done on
January 17, 2008).
Thank you very much for your cooperation. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate
to contact me at (727) 298-3197.
Sin r 1 ,
F. Dow
Planner File COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS/2007 CPLUAMLT.018
'The City of Dunedin does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin,
sex, religion, age, and disabled status in employment or the provision of services"
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CITY OF DUNEDIN
"Dedicated to Quality Service"
P.O. BOX 1348
DUNEDIN, FLORIDA 34697-1348
(727) 298-3000
January 25, 2008
Bill Horne, City Manager
City of Clearwater
112 South Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
Dear Mr. Horne:
Enclosed please find three (3) copies of Dunedin's first amendment for Calendar Year 2008 (DCA
Number 08-1 AR). The amendments (Ordinance No. 07-13) were adopted at Second Reading on January
17, 2008, with two modifications:
(1) Pursuant to the Objections, Recommendations and Comments Report, Future
Land Use Element Policy G-7 was added to provide density and percent residential
distribution maxima for the proposed Planned Redevelopment-Mixed Use Category:
(2) In Future Land Use Element Policy P-1, part of the proposed language was
modified as follows:
Existing natural features (e.g. wetlands, open space).
As is necessary to protect wetlands, open space and similar types of uses
that protect open space, environmental sustainability, waterfront
accommodations, marinas and waterfront activities. Public access to
waterfront venues, including the visibility of St. Joseph's Sound. Efforts
will be made to limit theThe elimin tion or- substantial reduction of
waterfront vistas for the general public and from adjacent properties.
The remaining proposed compatibility language was retained.
We have requested that the Florida Department of Community Affairs begin a compliance, or equivalent,
review pursuant to the recently adopted alternative review requirements. Also included in this package,
pursuant to Rule 9J-11, is a replacement copy on CD for the adopted comprehensive plan as well as the
support document Please note that the new version of Dunedin 2015 includes all changes based on the
adoption of Ordinances 07-12 and 07-13 (also done on January 17, 2008).
Thank you very much for your cooperation. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to
contact me at (727) 298-3197.
Sincer ly,
off F. Dow
PI er File COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS/2007 CPLUAMLT.018
'The City of Dunedin does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin,
sex, religion, age, and disabled status in employment or the provision of services"
PROCEDURAL MANUAL FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AND SCHOOL
CONCURRENCY
December 2007
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER
PAGE
Student Enrollment and Population Projections ..........................................................
Coordinating and Sharing of Information .....................................................................
Notification about proposed school facility changes (e.g. new construction,
closures, or change in school types ......................................................................
Five-Year Work Program ........................................................................................
Five-Year Plant Survey ...........................................................................................
Land Use Plan Amendments or rezonings that change residential
densities ...............................................................................................................
Local government major infrastructure projects that may impact public
schools ..........................................'.......................................................................
School District notification to local government of the need for on-site and
off-site improvements to support new, proposed, expansion, or
redevelopment of existing schools ......................................................................
Procedure for considering amendments to the PSFE and the adopted Level
of Service Standard ....:............................................................................................
Modifications to Concurrency Service Areas ...............................................................
Procedure for Implementing School Concurrency .......................................................
Preparation and distribution of the School Capacity and LOS Report ....................
Determination of:
FISH School Capacity .......................................................................................
Additional Capacity ...........................................................................................
Fall semester school enrollment ........................................................................
Number of vested students ...............................................................................
Development and approval of student generation rates .........................................
Development review process and tracking residential development
approvals .............................................................................................................
Application of proportional share mitigation ............................................................
Annual Report evaluating the effectiveness of school concurrency ........................
Approval and Changes to the Procedural Manual ........................................................
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
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STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND POPULATION
PROJECTIONS
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
REFERENCE ACTIONS REQUIRED
The Metropolitan Planning
Organization's Technical Coordinating
Committee (TCC) staff will annually
utilize established procedures to
develop population growth projections
for each Traffic Analysis Zone in the
County, which will be provided to the The School District's Pupil Assignment
Parties. The School District will use Department will annually compile all necessary
this data along with student data and produce student projects for each
enrollment, birth rates, Florida public school facility for the five-year period
Department of Education projections, covered by the Five-Year Work Program.
and other relevant data to project Projections will also be developed for each
student enrollment. PSFE Section 2 school type (elementary, middle, and high) for
the long range planning period twenty years).
The preliminary student enrollment The School District's Pupil Assignment
projections, and how they are Department develop the enrollment projects by
developed, will be provided to the XXXXXX of each year and distribute
TCC and all local governments for electronically to the LOCAL GOVERNMENT
review and comments at least thirty Planning Department and to the TCC for
(30) days prior to the establishment of review and comment. The TCC and LOCAL
final enrollment projections. GOVERNMENT will have XX (15?) days to
PSFE Section 2 comment on the projections and respond to
the School District.
Final enrollment projections will be established
Final enrollment projections will be by XXXXXX of each year by the School
provided to all local governments District's Pupil Assignment Department and
within ten days of being established. distributed electronically to the TCC and the
PSFE Section 2 LOCAL GOVERNMENT Planning Department
within ten (10) days of being established.
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COORDINATING AND SHARING OF INFORMATION
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
REFERENCE ACTIONS REQUIRED
Notification about Proposed School Facility Changes
School Board will notify all local
governments of all proposed school facility
changes, such as new construction,
remodeling, renovations, closures or
change in type of school, as set forth in the
Public Schools Interlocal Agreement.
ILA Section 3a
The School District's Department of
XXXXX shall notify the LOCAL
GOVERNMENT Planning Department of
such changes annually, by DATE, in an
electronic format. In the case of
emergency school closures, LOCAL
GOVERNMENT Planning Department
shall be notified within XXX days of the
emergency order that the public school
facility has been closed.
Five-Year Educational Plant Survey
The School Board will notify each local
government and the Director of the
Planning Department (see Appendix
of each local government, of the
initiation of the Five-Year Plant Survey and
request comments and recommendations
for consideration in the development of the
survey at least 30 days prior to the
submittal to the School Board.
ILA Section 3a
The School District's XXXXX Department
shall notify the LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Administration in writing and the LOCAL
GOVERNMENT Planning Department
electronically, of the initiation of the Five-
Year Plant Survey at least 30 days prior to
submittal to the School Board.
Each local government may provide
comments and recommendations to assist
in developing the final recommendations to
be submitted to the School Board for
approval.
ILA Section 3a
Such comments shall be in writing and
mailed to the School District no more than
XXX days following the receipt of the
request for comments from the School
District in order to allow sufficient time for
School District review and incorporation
into the recommendations for the School
Board.
Each local government will be provided
with a copy of the recommendations
concerning the Survey at the time they are
provided to the School Board. Each local
government will be notified of the date and
time of the meeting at which the School
The School District's Department of XXXX
shall provide a hard copy to the LOCAL
GOVERNMENT Administration and an
electronic copy to the LOCAL
GOVERNMENT Planning Department, of
the recommendations and the date and
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Board will take action to approve the time of the School Board action at least
survey.
ILA Section 3a
The School District will provide copies of
the approved Five-Year Plant Survey to
each Local Government within ten days of
approval.
ILA Section 3a
The School District's Department of
XXXXX will send a hard copy of the
Survey to the LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Administration within 10 days of the
Survey's approval by the School Board. An
electronic copy will also be sent to the
LOCAL GOVERNMENT Planning
Department at this time.
The School District shall provide an
updated version of the Educational Plant
Survey to each of the local governments
by XXXXX of each year, incorporating any
amendments to the Survey that may have
been passed throughout the previous year.
Five Year Work Program
Each local government will be provided
with a copy of the recommendations
concerning the Work Program at the time
they are provided to the School Board.
Each local government will be notified of
the date and time of the meeting at which
the School Board will take action to
approve the Work Program.
ILA Section 3a
The School District's XXXXX Department
shall notify the LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Administration in writing and the LOCAL
GOVERNMENT Planning Department
electronically, of the initiation of the Five-
Year Work Program at least 30 days prior
to submittal to the School Board.
Each local government may provide
comments and recommendations to assist
in developing the final recommendations to
be submitted to the school Board for
approval.
ILA Section 3a
Such comments shall be in writing and
mailed to the School District no more than
XXX days following the receipt of the
request for comments from the School
District in order to allow sufficient time .for
School District review and incorporation
into the recommendations for the School
Board.
Each local government will be provided The School District's Department of XXXX
with a copy of the recommendations shall provide a hard copy to the LOCAL
concerning the Work Program at the time GOVERNMENT Administration and an
they are provided to the School Board. electronic copy to the LOCAL
Each local government will be notified of GOVERNMENT Planning Department, of
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the date and time of the meeting at which the recommendations and the date and
the School Board will take action to time of the School Board action at lea
approve the Work Program.
ILA Section 3a
The School District will provide copies of The School District's Department of
the approved Five-Year Work Program to XXXXX will send a hard copy of the Work
each Local Government within ten days of Program to the LOCAL GOVERNMENT
approval. Administration within 10 days of the Work
ILA Section 3a Program's approval by the School Board.
An electronic copy of the Work Program
will also be sent to the LOCAL
GOVERNMENT Planning Department at
this time.
Upon adoption of the Five-Year Work
Program by the School Board, each local
government with a PSFE shall consider
amendments to their Capital
Improvements Element to incorporate the
updated Five-Year Work Program by
December 1 st of each year.
ILA Section 3a
Land Use Plan Amendments or Rezonings that Change Residential Densities
Each Local Government will inform the
School District in advance of the final
approval of land use plan amendments or
rezonings that change residential densities
that may impact public schools with
sufficient time for School District review
and comment.
ILA Section 3b
Such notification, where appropriate, and if
known, should include the proposed site
plan that indicates the location, size, then
umber and types of units (number of
bedrooms), price range of units, any deed
restrictions that. may impact student
population, the build-out timeframe, and
other information as may be appropriate.
ILA Section 3b
Comments provided by the School District
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will identify how the School District will
meet the anticipated public school demand
associated with proposed approval or
changes based on the Five-Year Facilities
Work Program.
ILA Section 3b
Local Government Major Infrastructure Projects that May Impact Public Schools
Each local: government will inform the
School District in advance of the final
approval of major infrastructure projects
that may impact public schools with
sufficient time for School District review
and comment.
ILA Section 3b
School District Notification to local government of the Need for On-site and Off-
site Improvements to support New, Proposed, Expansions, or Redevelopment of
Existing Schools
The School District will notify each local
government of the need for on-site or off-
site improvements to support new,
proposed expansion, or redevelopment of
existing schools within the jurisdiction of
that local government.
ILA Section 5
Thereafter, representatives of the School
District and the affected local government
will meet and determine the responsibility
for making such improvements and identify
other agencies that should be involved.
ILA Section 5
The parties will then meet with the other
agencies to coordinate the completion of
on-site and off-site improvements.
ILA Section 5
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PROCEDURE FOR CONSIDERING AMENDMENTS TO THE PSFE AND THE
ADOPTED LEVEL-OF-SERVICE STANDARD
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
REFERENCE ACTIONS REQUIRED
Should a local government desire to
amend their PSFE, or should the
School Board desire to have local
governments consider a proposed
amendment to their PSFE, they shall
notify their intent in writing to the
Pinellas Schools Collaborative and to
all local governments with a PSFE by
January 31St. The notice shall specify
the proposed amendments to the
PSFE and all data and analysis
supporting the proposed amendments.
ILA Section 10a
The proposed amendments to the
PSFE shall be reviewed by the
Collaborative during the annual
oversight process described in Section
15 of the Public Schools Interlocal
Agreement (Appendix ). The
Collaborative will request a review and
recommendation from the Work Group
prior to making a determination. The
Collaborative shall also solicit
comments form the Parties.
ILA Section 10b
The proposed amendment shall be
provided to the Parties at least sixty
(60) days prior to the Collaborative's
determination. If a Party has concerns
with the proposed amendment, the
Party should provide reasons for its
concerns, and specify conditions or
modifications that may result in the
Party recommending approval of the
proposed amendment.
ILA Section 10b
After receiving a recommendation from
the Work Group and comments from
the Parties, the Collaborative shall
render a determination on whether the
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adopted PSFE should be amended as
proposed, amended as proposed with
modifications, or not be amended.
ILA Section 10c
If the Collaborative determines that the
proposed amendment, or a modified
version of the proposed amendment, is
appropriate and should be incorporated
into the local government
comprehensive plans, the Collaborative
shall notify each Party and the local
governments shall initiate the Plan
amendment process to consider
amending their Plans.
ILA Section 10d
If the Collaborative determines that the
proposed amendment is not
appropriate and should not be
incorporated into the local government
comprehensive plans, the Collaborative
shall notify each Party of its decision,
and the local governments shall
consider this recommendation if they
initiate a Plan amendment process to
consider amending their Plan.
ILA Section 10e
If a Party disagrees with the decision of
the Collaborative, they may utilize the
conflict resolution provision provided in ,
Section 14 of the Public Schools
Interlocal Agreement (Appendix _). If
each Party agrees that a proposed
amendment is appropriate through the
dispute resolution process, the local.
government shall initiate the Plan
amendment process to consider
amending their Plan.
ILA Section 10f
The above procedure shall also be
utilized when considering amendments
to the adopted Level-of-Service (LOS)
Standard to ensure it remains uniform
throughout the district and that the
school concurrency system continues
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to be financially feasible.
ILA Section 10g
Decisions on whether 'to amend the
LOS Standard shall at a minimum, take
into consideration the Five-Year Work
Program and the proposed
amendment's impact on the financial
feasibility of the PSFE and the
concurrency management system.
ILA Section 10g
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MODIFICATIONS TO CONCURRENCY SERVICE AREAS
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
REFERENCE ACTIONS REQUIRED
The School Board shall maximize
utilization of student capacity through
program and/or boundary adjustments
and shall annually institute necessary
program and/or boundary adjustments or
provide additional capacity to ensure that
each Concurrency Service Area will, in
the aggregate, operate at the adopted
Level-of-Service Standard throughout the
Five-year Work Program, as amended.
Boundary adjustments to the Concurrency
Service Areas shall be based on
consideration of the following factors:
• Transportation costs
• Provisions of the Bradley
Settlement Agreement
• Projected growth and
demographic changes
• Municipal boundaries
• Other relevant factors
.Should the School Board propose to
modify a Concurrency Service Area, or to
redefine the Concurrency Service Area as
a different type of area, it shall do so by
public rulemaking in accordance with
Section 120.54, Florida Statutes. The
School Board shall submit any such
modification to alternative dispute
resolution if it is property invoked by the
plaintiffs in accordance with the terms of
the Bradley Settlement Agreement, a
copy of which is available upon request by
calling the School Board attorney.
ILA Section 12
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PROCEDURE FOR IMPLEMENTING SCHOOL CONCURRENCY
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
REFERENCE ACTIONS REQUIRED
Preparation and Distribution of the School Capacity and Level of Service Report:
Each year, the School District shall
prepare a School Capacity and Level of
Service Report (the "Report") to
calculate the existing Level of Service
and the Available Capacity within each
Concurrency Service Area. The report
shall include the enrollment and
capacities for each individual public
school facility, by type (elementary,
middle, high). _ Those school facilities
that reserve seats for students outside
of the designated Concurrency Service
Area, shall total those seats separately
and have them distributed among the
Concurrency Service Area for that type
of school. Countywide seats will be
distributed among the Concurrency
Service Areas according to the
percentage of total enrollment that each
service area has in that school year.
Available Capacity shall be calculated
based on the following formula:
Available Capacity=[FISH School
Capacity + Additional Capacity] -
[Enrollment + Vested Students]
The local governments shall notify the
County when new dwelling units have
received certificates of occupancy and
when the School Concurrency Approval
for a Residential Approval has expired.
The County shall provide this
information to the School District for
inclusion in the annual Report.
The Report shall be approved by the
School Board and delivered to all local
governments no later than November
30th of each year. Each local
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government shall provide the School
District with the name, title, and address
of the person within the local
government to whom the Report shall
be sent. The School District shall being
using the approved Report no later than
December 1, of the year it is approved.
Determination of:
FISH School Capacity
The School District will annually
notify each local government of the
FISH School Capacities of the
schools within its jurisdiction. The
annual notification will indicate how
many spaces are allocated to
permanent capacity and how many
are allocated to relocatable
classrooms.
ILA Section 6
Additional Capacity
The school facilities that will be in
place or under actual construction
within three years based on the Five-
year Work Program.
ILA Section 13bii
Fall Semester School Enrollment
The official final student enrollment
count of the fall semester of each
year.
Number of Vested Students
The estimated number of students
that would be generated from the
Residential Approvals after the
Effective Date less the number of
Vested Students represented by the
dwelling units of the Residential
Approvals that (1) received
certificates of occupancy since the
Effective Date when preparing the
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first Report or since the preparation
date of the previous Report when
preparing the second and
subsequent Reports and are located
in a residential development that
received School Concurrency
Approval or (2) had their School
Concurrency Approval expire.
ILA Section 13bii
ACTIONS REQUIRED
Development and Approval of Student Generation Rates
The School District's Department of XXXX
staff shall be responsible for the development
of student generation rates.
Development Review Process and Tracking Residential Development Approvals
When the development review process
for a Residential Approval is initiated,
the local government shall consider the
most current adjusted information on
Available Capacity provided by the
County.
ILA Section 13c
Development Review Process When There is Available Capacity:
If this information reveals that there is
Available Capacity within each of the
Concurrency Service areas where the
proposed Residential Approval would
be located, then the local government
is authorized to issue a School
Concurrency Approval for a residential
site plan or final subdivision approval of
less than 25 dwelling units without
submitting a School Concurrency
Application (the 'Application') to the
School District.
ILA Section 13di
An Application for a Residential
Approval of 2 dwelling units or greater
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shall be submitted by the local
government to the School District and
the County on a form provided by the
School District.
ILA Section 13dii
Within 25 days of receipt from the local
government of a completed
Application, the School District will
review the Application and shall render
a School Concurrency Determination
stating whether there is Available
Capacity for all types of schools to
accommodate the estimated number of
students that would be generated by
the proposed Residential Approval and
maintain the adopted Level-of-Service
Standard. The School District may
request assistance from the County in
reviewing Applications.
ILA Section 13diii
If the School District determines that
there is Available Capacity within the
Concurrency Service Areas where the
proposed Residential Approval would
be located, then an adequate Level of
Service would be provided within the
Concurrency Service Areas and the
Residential Approval shall be issued a
School Concurrency Approval by the
local government.
ILA Section 13div
If the School District determines that
there is not Available Capacity within
an affected Concurrency Service Area
and the adopted Level-of-Service
Standard would be exceeded, then the
School District shall consider whether
there is Available Capacity in the
contiguous Concurrency Service
Area(s).
ILA Section 13dv
If the School District determines that, in
the aggregate, there is Available
Capacity in the Concurrency Service
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Area and in the contiguous
Concurrency Service Area(s) to
accommodate the estimated number of
students from the proposed Residential
Approval, then an adequate Level of
Service would be provided and the
Residential Approval shall be issued a
School Concurrency Approval by the
local government.
ILA Section 13dv1
If the School District determines that, in
the aggregate, there is not Available
Capacity in the Concurrency Service
Area and in the contiguous
Concurrency Service Area(s) to
accommodate the estimated number of
students from the proposed Residential
Approval, then an adequate Level of
Service would not be provided for that
type of school and . the Residential
Approval shall not be issued.
ILA Section 13dv2
If the School District determines that, in
the aggregate, there is not Available
Capacity, then within 25 days after
receiving the completed Application
from a local government, the School
District shall identify the required
proportionate share mitigation and
recommend acceptable form(s) of
mitigation in writing to the local
government and the applicant.
ILA Section 13dv3
The applicant and the School Board
shall attempt to negotiate a
development mitigation agreement
which shall provide for the required
mitigation to mitigate the impacts of the
proposed development on public
school facilities. The local government
shall be a party to this agreement, If
the applicant and the School board are
unable to agree on an acceptable form
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of mitigation, the local government may
utilize the conflict resolution provision
provided in Section 14 of the Public
Schools Interlocal Agreement
(Appendix ) to attempt to resolve
the impasse.
ILA Section 13dv4
When the School District determines
that there is not Adequate Capacity for
a Residential Approval, then the local
government may only issue a School
concurrency Approval after the
execution of a legally binding
development agreement between the
applicant, the local government and the
School Board.
ILA Section 13dv5
Development Review Process When at Least One Concurrency Service Area Has
No Available Capacity;
An Application shall be submitted by
the local government to the school
District and the County for all
Residential Approvals, regardless of
size, that are located within the
Concurrency Service Area that has no
Available Capacity. The Application
shall be submitted on a form provided
by the School District.
ILA Section 13ei
The development review process shall
then follow the procedures for the
development review process for when
there is available capacity.
ILA Section 13eii
Development Tracking
The County will track the number of
dwelling units that receive School
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Concurrency Approval from all Local
Governments after the date of the
approved School Capacity and LOS
Report, and will adjust the estimated
number of Vested Students. The most
current adjusted information on
Available Capacity will be made
available to local governments and the
School District.
ILA Section 13biv
The local government shall provide
documentation of all School
Concurrency Approvals to the County
within thirty (30) days of issuance.
ILA Section 13f
Continued Validity of a School Concurrency Approval:
A School Concurrency Approval shall
be valid for purposes of the issuance of
development orders or permits for up to
24 months from the date of issuance by
the local government. Once a
development order or permit has been
issued, the School Concurrency
Approval shall be valid until a certificate
of occupancy is issued or the
development order or permit is no
longer in effect.
ILA Section 13g
Application of Proportional Share Mitigation:
Acceptable forms of mitigation may
include, without limitation, the following:
• Contribution of land;
• The construction of a public
school facility;
• Expansion of an existing public
school facility;
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• Payment for land acquisition or
the expansion or construction of
a public school facility;
• The creation of mitigation
banking based on the
construction of a public school
facility in exchange for the right
to sell capacity credits.
ILA Section 13hi
ACTIONS REQUIRED
The following standards shall apply to
any mitigation required by the School
District:
• Proposed mitigation must be
directed toward a permanent
school capacity improvement
identified in the Five-Year Work
Program that satisfies the
estimated demands created by
the proposed Residential
Approval.
• Relocatable classrooms will not
be accepted as mitigation.
• Mitigation shall be proportionate
to the demand for public school
facilities estimated to be created
by the proposed Residential
Approval.
ILA Section 13hii
The Proportionate Share Mitigation
amount shall be calculated using the
following formula for each school level:
Multiply the number of additional
new student stations required for
mitigation of the estimated demand
for public school facilities created by
the proposed Residential Approval
by the average cost per student
station using the actual construction
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cost being experienced by the
school district for student stations at
the time when proportionate share
mitigation is accepted plus the
inclusion of land costs, if any.
ILA Section 93hiii
Annual Report Evaluating the Effectiveness of School Concurrency
The Annual School Capacity and LOS
Report shall be utilized to evaluate the
effectiveness of school concurrency for
public school facilities. Each
Concurrency Service Area, for each
school type, will be analyzed to
determine if the school concurrency
process is working effectively to ensure
that the level-of-service standard is
being achieved and maintained.
DRAFT GENPLAN/School Planning Workgroup/School Concurrency/Procedural Manual 20
APPROVAL AND CHANGES TO THE PROCEDURAL MANUAL
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.
REFERENCE ACTIONS REQUIRED
DRAFT GENPLAN/School Planning Workgroup/School Concurrency/Procedural Manual 21
APPENDIX A
Definitions
Additional Capacity
Available Capacity
Bradley Settlement Agreement .
Concurrency Service Area
Educational Plant Survey or the Five-Year Plant Survey
Existing Level of Service
Enrollment
Five-year Facilities Work Program or Five Year Work Program
FISH (Florida Inventory of School Houses)
Level-of-Service Standard
Local government or Local Governments
Public School Facilities Element (PSFE)
Remodeling
Renovations
Vested Students
DRAFT GENPLAN/School Planning Workgroup/School Concurrency/Procedural Manual 22
APPENDIX B
Public Schools Interlocal Agreement
DRAFT GENPLAN/School Planning Workgroup/School Concurrency/Procedural Manual 23
APPENDIX C
List of Contacts
DRAFT GENPLAN/School Planning Workgroup/School Concurrency/Procedural Manual 24
CITY OF CLEARWATER
NOTICE OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS
The City of Clearwater proposes to adopt the following ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. 7870-07
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, MAKING AMENDMENTS TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY AS ADOPTED ON MAY 18, 2000 AND AMENDED ON JULY
12, 2001, OCTOBER 7, 2004, OCTOBER 20, 2005, DECEMBER 15, 2005, AND AUGUST 14, 2007,
BY AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE, INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION, AND CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENTS; MAKING SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO THESE ELEMENTS; AND BY
CREATING A NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES ELEMENT; AS AGREED UPON BY THE
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE CITIES OF
CLEARWATER, DUNEDIN, GULFPORT, LARGO, MADEIRA BEACH, OLDSMAR, PINELLAS PARK,
SAFETY HARBOR, SEMINOLE, ST. PETERSBURG, ST. PETE BEACH, AND TARPON SPRINGS,
FLORIDA, AND THE SCHOOL BOARD OF PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTIONS 163.3177 AND 163.31777, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO ESTABLISH JOINTLY THE
SPECIFIC WAYS IN WHICH THE PLANS AND PROCESSES OF THE DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE TO BE COORDINATED, TO ADDRESS THE REQUIREMENTS IN
SECTION 163.3180(13) REGARDING SCHOOL CONCURRENCY, TO PROVIDE A UNIFORM
SYSTEM OF FREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON A COUNTYWIDE BASIS, AND TO IMPLEMENT THE
LAND USE AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, INCLUDING THEIR AUTHORITY TO
APPROVE OR DENY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT ORDERS,
AND TO ESTABLISH A UNIFORM PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES ELEMENT AND LAND
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO ASSIST THE PARTIES IN ASSURING THAT SUFFICIENT
CAPACITY IS AVAILABLE FOR NEW AND EXISTING STUDENTS IN SCHOOL FACILITIES;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE;
The proposed ordinance will affect the land area shown on the map in this advertisement:
(INSERT MAP HERE)
Public hearings on the proposed ordinance will be held as follows:
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - Community Development Board 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 21, 2008 - City Council (2nd Reading) 6:00 p.m.
(or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard)
The public hearings will be heard in the City Council Chambers, 3rd floor of City Hall, 112 South Osceola
Avenue, Clearwater, Florida,
Any person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board or Council, with respect to any matter
considered at such hearings, will need a record of the proceedings and, for such purpose, may need to
ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and
evidence upon which the appeal is to be based per Florida Statute 286.0105.
Gina Clayton Cynthia E. Goudeau, MMC
Planning Department City Clerk
City of Clearwater
P.O. Box 4748, Clearwater, FL 33758-4748
A COPY OF THIS AD IN LARGE PRINT IS AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICIAL RECORDS AND
LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DEPT. ANY PERSON WITH A DISABILITY REQUIRING REASONABLE
LI
ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING. SHOULD CALL THE OFFICIAL
RECORDS AND LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DEPT. WITH THEIR REQUEST AT (727) 562-4093.
To learn more about presenting to Clearwater boards and City Council, go to
http://clearwater.granicus.comNiewPublisher.php?view id=11 and click on "Resident Engagement Video."
You can also check the informational video out from any Clearwater public library
Ad: 02/07/08
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SUSAN LATVALA
COMMISSIONER
Robert Dispirito
PINELLAS COU
BOARD OF COUNTY CO
PHONE (727) 464-3276 • FAX (727) 464-3022 • 315 COURT STRcl
www.pinellascounty.org
City Manager
City of Dunedin
P.O. Box 1348
Dunedin, FL 34697-1348
Dear Robert,
June 21, 2007
JUN 15 2007
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PLANNING & pE O?
SERVICES ti1ENr
This letter was address"ecl'ti?IN OP CLEARWATER
City Manager for Clearwater, Dunedin,
Gulfport, Largo, Madeira Beach,
Oldsmar, Pinellas.Park, Safety Harbor,
St. Pete Beach, St. Petersburg,
Seminole and Tarpon Springs.
Attached is the proposed Public School Facilities Element (PSFE) that is being distributed
by the Pinellas Schools Collaborative for adoption as part of your local comprehensive
plan. The. proposed Element was approved by the Collaborative at their meeting on June
6, 2007 after reviewing and making some modifications to a final draft that had been
submitted by the School Planning Workgroup. The Collaborative, on June 6th, also
approved proposed amendments to the Intergovernmental Coordination Element (ICE),
and Capital Improvements Element (CIE) of the local comprehensive plans that are
required by the Growth Management Act to support coordination of school facilities
planning and school concurrency. These are also attached for consideration and
adoption as part of your local comprehensive plan.
The Pinellas Schools Collaborative produced the attached proposed PSFE and the
proposed objectives and policies for inclusion in the CIE and ICE based on the attached
schedule. This schedule allows adequate time for Pinellas County and each of the 12
municipalities in.the County that are required to implement school concurrency (the
partner local governments) to conduct the required public hearings and adopt the
Element and comprehensive plan amendments prior to the deadline of March 1, 2008
established by the State. It will be your responsibility to schedule and conduct the
necessary public hearings to accomplish the required amendments to your local
comprehensive plan.
It is intended that the goals, objectives and policies within the proposed PSFE will be
adopted by the partner local governments in fulfillment of both §163.3177(12), F.S., and
the updated Public Schools Interlocal Agreement that was executed on April 24, 2007.
The Florida Statutes require that all Public School Facilities Elements within a county be
consistent with each other. Adoption of the attached proposed Element will meet this
requirement since it was developed jointly by local governments and the School District
through the Pinellas Schools Collaborative. It is intended that the data and analysis
"PINELLAS COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER" ?1a
PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
City of Dunedin
Robert Dispirito
Page 2 of 3
section of the PSFE not be adopted as part of the local comprehensive plan. This will
allow the supporting documentation in the data and analysis section to be updated
without having to process the changes through the plan amendment procedure.
As directed by the Collaborative on April 11th, a draft of the PSFE was submitted to the
School District and to each local government represented on the Collaborative for review
and comment. This draft was also sent to the Florida Department of Community Affairs
(DCA) for their comment. The attached proposed Element responds to comments from
DCA and from the local governments.. The supporting data and analysis has also been
revised since the April draft based on comments from DCA, the School District, the
municipalities, and the County.
In preparing the attached proposed PSFE for adoption by your community, the following
actions will need to be taken by your staff. The term "LOCAL GOVERNMENT' used in the
goals, objectives, and policies will need'to be replaced with the name of your
jurisdiction. Some of the policies in the PSFE provide flexibility and you will need to
decide which of the available options your community wants to adopt. These decisions
will need to be made for policies 1.2.12, 2.1.1, 2.1.3, 3.1.4, and 3.1.6.. One of the key
proposed amendments is a new policy in the Capital Improvements Element in which the
municipalities and the County will be adopting the School District's Five-Year Work
Program by reference. The Work Program for next fiscal year is anticipated to be
. approved by the School Board on September 10, 2007. Since that is roughly the same
time that the municipalities and the County are scheduled to conduct their transmittal
public hearings to send the proposed PSFE to DCA for review and comment, the
proposed Element will likely contain only the tentative 2008 Five-Year Work Program
when transmitted to DCA. The tentative Work Program is scheduled to be distributed to
local governments around August 10th. However, when the PSFE is adopted in January
or February 2008 it will contain the final Five-Year Work Program as approved by the
School Board. Finally, there are two sections within the data and analysis portion of the
PSFE that will need to be written to reflect the situation within your jurisdiction. The
"Safe Access to Public Schools" section on page 66 of the Element currently describes
how Pinellas County addresses the prioritization of sidewalk construction for serving
public school facilities. This discussion will need to be replaced with an analysis that
reflects your jurisdiction's approach to this subject. Also, on page 78 there is an
opportunity to discuss any unique circumstances or initiatives that your jurisdiction has
with the School District that are not covered elsewhere in the Element.
While the above proposed amendments to the local comprehensive plans are proceeding
through the adoption process, the School Planning Workgroup has agreed to work on
the following items and bring them forward for consideration by the Collaborative over
the next several months.
City of Dunedin
Robert Dispirito
Page 3 of 3
Develop and implement a Development Tracking System as required by DCA and
the executed Public Schools Interlocal Agreement. The tracking system is
required to implement school concurrency and will involve all 12 of the partner
municipalities, Pinellas County, and the School District..
Prepare model language that a local government can use in developing the
amendments to its land development regulations to implement school
concurrency:
• Prepare an Administrative Procedures Manual that the partner local governments
and the School District will use for implementation of school concurrency and
other. provisions in the PSFE and the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement.
The attached proposed PSFE is a fine example of the effective cooperation and
coordination that is occurring between the School District, Pinellas County, and the
municipalities. If you have any questions concerning the adoption of the PSFE and the
proposed amendments to the CIE and ICE, your representatives on the Pinellas Schools
Collaborative and the School Planning Workgroup (membership lists are attached) will be
able to help you, or you may contact either Gordon Beardslee, Liz Freeman, or Chelsea
Ross at the Pinellas County Planning Department at (727) 464-8200. The Collaborative
would request that you notify the Pinellas County Planning Department when you have
determined your public hearing schedule for adopting the PSFE and the CIE and ICE
amendments.
Sincereply,
F
Commissioner Susan Latvala
Pinellas County Commissioner
Chairman, Pinellas Schools Collaborative
Attachments
Schedule for Adoption of the proposed Public School Facilities Element
Proposed Public School Facilities Element (hardcopy and on CD)
Proposed Amendments to the Intergovernmental Coordination Element and the Capital Improvements
Element (hardcopy and on CD)
Membership of the Pinellas Schools Collaborative
Membership of the School Planning Workgroup
Cc: Members of the Pinellas Schools Collaborative
Members of the School Planning Workgroup
Brian Smith, Pinellas County Planning Director
c• . •
• • •
SUSAN LATVALA
COMMISSIONER
PINELLAS COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PHONE (727) 464-3276 • FAX (727) 464-3022 • 315 COURT STREET • CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33756
www,pinellascounty.org
RECEIVED
Bill Horne
City Manager
City of Clearwater
PO Box 4748
Clearwater, FL 33758-4748
Dear Bill,
June 21, 2007
JUN 2 5 2001
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
Attached is the proposed Public School Facilities Element (PSFE) that is being distributed
by the Pinellas Schools Collaborative for adoption as part of your local comprehensive
plan. The proposed Element was approved by the Collaborative at their meeting on June
6, 2007 after reviewing and making some modifications to a final draft that had been
submitted by the School Planning Workgr.oup. The Collaborative, on June 61h, also
approved proposed amendments to the Intergovernmental Coordination Element (ICE)
and Capital Improvements Element (CIE) of the local comprehensive plans that are
required by the Growth Management Act to support coordination of school facilities
planning and school concurrency. These are also attached for consideration and
adoption as part of your local comprehensive plan.
The Pinellas Schools Collaborative produced the attached proposed PSFE and the
proposed objectives and policies for inclusion in the CIE and ICE based on the attached
schedule. This schedule allows adequate time for Pinellas County and each of the 12
municipalities in the County that are required to implement school concurrency (the
partner local governments) to conduct the required public hearings and adopt the
Element and comprehensive plan amendments prior to the deadline of March 1, 2008
established by the State. It will be your responsibility to schedule and conduct the
necessary public hearings to accomplish the required amendments to your local
comprehensive plan.
It is intended that the goals, objectives and policies within the proposed PSFE will be
adopted by the partner local governments in fulfillment of both §163.3177(12), F.S., and
the updated Public Schools Interlocal Agreement that was executed on April 24, 2007.
The Florida Statutes require that all Public School Facilities Elements within a county be
consistent with each other. Adoption of the attached proposed Element will meet this
requirement since it was developed jointly by local governments and the School District
through the Pinellas Schools Collaborative. It is intended that the data and analysis
?s
"PINELLAS COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER"
PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
City of Dunedin
Bill Horne
f Page 2 of 3
section of the PSFE not be adopted as part of the local comprehensive plan. This will
allow the supporting documentation in the data and analysis section to be updated
without having to process the changes through the plan amendment procedure.
As directed by the Collaborative on April 1 1th, a draft of the PSFE was submitted to the
School District and to each local government represented on the Collaborative for review
and comment. This draft was also sent to the Florida Department of Community Affairs
(DCA) for their comment. The attached proposed Element responds to comments from
DCA and from the local governments. The supporting data and analysis has also been
revised since the April draft based on comments from DCA, the School District, the
municipalities, and the County.
In preparing the attached proposed PSFE for adoption by your community, the following
actions will need to be taken by your staff. The term "LOCAL GOVERNMENT" used in the
goals, objectives, and policies will need to be replaced with the name of your
jurisdiction. Some of the policies in the PSFE provide flexibility and you will need to
decide which of the available options your community wants to adopt. These decisions
will need to be made for policies 1.2.12, 2.1.1, 2.1.3, 3.1.4, and 3.1.6. One of the key
proposed amendments is a new policy in the Capital Improvements Element in which the
municipalities and the County will be adopting the School District's Five-Year Work
Program by reference. The Work Program for next fiscal year is anticipated to be
approved by the School Board on September 10, 2007. Since that is roughly the same
time that the municipalities and the County are scheduled to conduct their transmittal
public hearings to send the proposed PSFE to DCA for review and comment, the
proposed Element will likely contain only the tentative 2008 Five-Year Work Program
when transmitted to DCA. The tentative Work Program is scheduled to be distributed to
local governments around August 10th. However, when the PSFE is adopted in January
or February 2008 it will contain the final Five-Year Work Program as approved by the
School Board. Finally, there are two sections within the data and analysis portion of the
PSFE that will need to be written to reflect the situation within your jurisdiction. The
"Safe Access to Public Schools" section on page 66 of the Element currently describes
how Pinellas County addresses the prioritization of sidewalk construction for serving
public school facilities. This discussion will need to be replaced with an analysis that
reflects your jurisdiction's approach to this subject. Also, on page 78 there is an
opportunity to discuss any unique circumstances or initiatives that your jurisdiction has
with the School District that are not covered elsewhere in the Element.
While the above proposed amendments to the local comprehensive plans are proceeding
through the adoption process, the School Planning Workgroup has agreed to work on
the following items and bring them forward for consideration by the Collaborative over
the next several months.
City of Dunedin
Bill Horne
t Page 3 of 3
• Develop and implement a Development Tracking System as required by DCA and
the executed Public Schools Interlocal Agreement. The tracking system is
required to implement school concurrency and will involve all 12 of the partner
municipalities, Pinellas County, and the School District.
• Prepare model language that a local government can use in developing the
amendments to its land development regulations to implement school
concurrency.
• Prepare an Administrative Procedures Manual that the partner local governments
and the School District will use for implementation of school concurrency and
other provisions in the PSFE and the Public Schools Interlocal Agreement.
The attached proposed PSFE is a fine example of the effective cooperation and
coordination that is occurring between the School District, Pinellas County, and the
municipalities. If you have any questions concerning the adoption of the PSFE and the
proposed amendments to the CIE and ICE, your representatives on the Pinellas Schools
Collaborative and the School Planning Workgroup (membership lists are attached) will be
able to help you, or you may contact either Gordon Beardslee, Liz Freeman, or Chelsea
Ross at the Pinellas County Planning Department at (727) 464-8200. The Collaborative
would request that you notify the Pinellas County Planning Department when you have
determined your public hearing schedule for adopting the PSFE and the CIE and ICE
amendments.
Sincerely,
Commissioner Susan Latvala
Pinellas County Commissioner
Chairman, Pinellas Schools Collaborative
Attachments
Schedule for Adoption of the proposed Public School Facilities Element
Proposed Public School Facilities Element (hardcopy and on CD)
Proposed Amendments to the Intergovernmental Coordination Element and the Capital Improvements
Element (hardcopy and on CD)
Membership of the Pinellas Schools Collaborative
Membership of the School Planning Workgroup
Cc: Members of the Pinellas Schools Collaborative
Members of the School Planning Workgroup
Brian Smith, Pinellas County Planning Director