INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT REGARDING PLANS AND PROCESSES OF DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into between the Board of County
Commissioners of Pine lias County, Florida (hereinafter referred to as "County"), the City
Commission or City Council of 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 Pinellas County, Florida, (hereinafter referred to as "School Board").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Legislature has enacted section 163,31777, Florida Statutes (2002),
requiring that each county and the non-exempt municipalities within that county enter
into an interlocal 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), provides that interlocal
agreements between local governments and district 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 enter into this agreement in
fulfillment of the statutory requirements and in recognition of the benefits accruing to
their citizens and students residing in Pinellas County.
NOW THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed between the School Board, the County, and
the Cities that the procedures hereinafter set forth will be followed in coordinating land
use and public school facilities planning as provided in section 163.31777, Florida
Statutes (2002),
1. Student Enrollment and Population Projections. In fulfillment of their respective
planning duties, the County, Cities, and School Board 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
(TAl) in the County, which will be provided to the School Board and all local
governments. The School Board 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 enrollment projections and how they are developed
will then be provided to the TCC and all local governments for review and comments.
Final enrollment projections will be provided to all local governments, See section
163.31777 (2) (a).
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2. Coordinating and Sharing of Information.
(a) The School Board will notify all local governments of proposed school facility
changes, such as new construction, remodeling, renovations, closures or change in type
of school that may have an impact on a particular local government. This notification
will be provided by furnishing a copy of the school district's annual update of the district
facilities five-year work program wit,h a written summary describing the proposed
changes in each jurisdiction. The notification will be provided to the person designated
by each local government. The School Board will also provide to each local government
a copy of the district's five-year school plant survey and any annual updates with
sufficient time for local government review and comment.
(b) Each local government will inform the School Board in advance of approval of plans
for residential development and redevelopment, land use plan or zoning changes that
change residential densities, and major infrastructure projects that may impact public
schools with sufficient time for School Board review and comment. Such notification,
where appropriate, 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
deed restrictions that may impact student population, and other information as may be
appropriate. See section 163.31777 (2) (b).
3. School Site Selection, Significant Renovations. and Potential School Closures.
Participation by each affected local government with the School Board in the process of
evaluating potential school closures, significant renovations to existing schools, and
school site selection before land acquisition shall be in accordance with existing
interlocal agreements concerning school site selection. The parties to each interlocal
agreement will review the agreement and amend as necessary to handle proposed
school closures and significant renovations to existing schools.
See section 163.31777 (2) (c).
4. Supporting Infrastructure. In addition to the notification required in paragraph 2(a)
above, the School Board 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 Board 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 section 163.31777 (2) (d).
5. School Capacity, The School Board will determine the capacities of all school
facilities in accordance with the rules adopted by the School Board in the applicable
student assignment plan and annually notify each local government of the 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).
6. School District Five-Year School Plant Survey and District Facilities Five-Year Work
Program. The School Board will notify each local government of the initiation of the
district's five-year school plant survey and of the initiation of the annual update of the
district facilities five-year work program and request comments and recommendations
for consideration in the development of the survey and work program. Each local
government will 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 plan. Copies of the approved
school plant survey and district facilities five-year work program will be provided to each
local government. See section 163.31777 (2) (t).
7. Collocation and Shared Use of Facilities. The collocation and shared use of facilities
are important to the School Board and local governments. The School Board and each
local government will look for opportunities to collocate or share the use of each entity's
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 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) (g).
8. Conflict Resolution. If the parties to this agreement fail to resolve any conflicts
related to issues covered in this agreement, such dispute will be resolved in accordance
with the governmental conflict resolution procedures specified in Chapters 164 and 186,
Florida Statutes. See section
163.31777 (2) (h).
9. Oversight Process and Public Participation. Each year the parties to this agreement
will each appoint an elected representative and a staff representative to meet and to
consider the implementation of this interlocal agreement and propose amendments for
improvement if deemed necessary. The county planning director or his or her designee,
will schedule, coordinate, and facilitate the meeting. The public will be provided an
opportunity to provide input at the meeting. Each governmental entity will be provided
with a copy of any proposed amendments. If all parties agree to the proposed
amendments, a written amendment to this interlocal agreement shall be executed. See
section 163.31777(2)(i).
10. School Board Participation in Local Planning Agency. Each local government in the
County with an existing public school 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.
11. 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, Florida, after the execution
by the parties, and shall become effective upon the date of filing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this agreement on the dates
indicated.
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