City of Orlando Economic Development Department

Strengthen Orlando Transportation Impact Fee Initiatives

June 27, 2011

Presentation Overview

• Strengthen Orlando Program Overview• Transportation Impact Fee Incentives

– 2010• Strengthen Orlando Initiatives for 2011• Proposed Transportation Impact Fee

Incentives

Strengthen Orlando Program

• A comprehensive economic action plan to sustain our community and ensure Orlando remains in position for future growth and prosperity.

• Three EDV “pillars” :

– Orlando Builds

– Orlando Works

– Buy Local Orlando

2009/2010 Strengthen Orlando Initiatives

• Expedited permit and review process – Projects creating ten or more jobs

• Five day commercial plan review– Expedites construction

• One day residential plan review• Extended all permit expirations for an additional year• Provided same day inspections

2009/2010 Strengthen Orlando Initiatives (cont.)

• Offered home renovation reviews• Expanded UCF Business Incubator – Orlando and its

services• Expanded Mayor’s Business Assistance Team• Recruited businesses to participate in Orlando Main

Street Program• Launched Buy Local Orlando Program

Strengthen Orlando Results

• Created more than 600 jobs in 2010 as a result of expedited permit review process

• Administered 10 Sewer Impact Fee payment plans

• Provided 3,447 same day inspections out of 62,990 total inspections

• Expedited plan review for projects such as:

– Alinean, iGPS- projects in Downtown representing 85 new high wage jobs to our economy and almost $400,000 in capital investment

Strengthen Orlando Results

• Created Mayor’s BAT Team Customer Care Center in Permitting Services to increase access and visibility

• Recruited approximately 300 business members to join the Orlando Main Street program in five districts

• Registered 500+ businesses in Buy Local Orlando Program; distributed 120,000+ consumer cards

• Created more than 900 jobs by expediting more than $180 million in planned capital projects.

2009 - 2010 Transportation Impact Fee Initiatives

• Deferred impact fee indexing increases

• Extended prior rate applications

• Offered payment plans for transportation impact

fees

2009 – 2010 Impacts

• Transportation Impact Fee Payment Plan Recipients: – Piranha Cable (26 employees)– Jimmy John’s (25 employees)– Alfonso’s Pizza (25 employees)– Ramada Plaza Resort (45 employees)– Draft Orlando (46 employees)– St. Phillip’s Anglican Church– Xymogen (>100 employees)– Toyota of Orlando (relocation)

• These projects represent a total capital investment of over $30 million and over 250 jobs

2011 Strengthen Orlando Initiatives• Continue to expedite permit and review process for

projects creating more than ten jobs• Continue to offer payment plans for transportation

and sewer impact fees• Continue five day commercial plan review to expedite

construction• Continue one day residential plan review• Extend all permit expirations for an additional year• Continue same day inspections• Continue home renovation reviews

2011 Strengthen Orlando Initiatives (cont.)

• Continue funding Economic Development partner organizations

• Continue funding Small Business support programs• Reinstate the Business Assistance Program (Orlando

Builds)• Extension of UCF Business Incubator-Orlando

agreement (Orlando Works)

2011 Strengthen Orlando Initiatives (cont.)

• Provide an additional five years of funding for the Orlando Main Street Program (Orlando Works)

• Enhance Buy Local Orlando Program• Revise Transportation Impact Fee Ordinance

(Orlando Builds)• Small Business Incentives• Rate Adjustment

2011 Transportation Impact Fee Initiatives

• Impact Fee Waiver for building permits on Small Businesses within existing structures

• Since April 11th, 2011:– Permits: 12– Employees: 63– Fee Impact: $123,975– Construction Cost Estimate: $1,036,260

Proposal

• 25 % reduction in the City’s Transportation Impact Fee – All uses – Temporary reduction applied to new building

permits• June 27, 2011 (First Reading)• July 11, 2012

• Consultant recommendation to follow – July 2012

Purpose

• Seeking Balance– Short Term Capital Goals – Long Term Ad Valorem Revenue Appreciation

• Incentivizing Private Investment in Orlando– Reduce the Financial Barrier to Entering the Marketplace

• Remaining Competitive– Regionally – Locally

• Maintaining Capital Program– President Barack Obama Parkway– Debt Service

Transportation Impact Fee ActionsCOMMUNITY IMPACT FEE ACTION COMMUNITY IMPACT FEE ACTION

•       Tampa 3 Exemption Areas •       Glades County Suspended All Fees •       Jacksonville/Duval Co. No Fees Charged •       Henry County Suspended All Fees

•       West Palm Beach No Action / Discussed •       Hernando County Rolled back fees to 2001 rate

•       Tallahassee/Leon Co No Action •       Highlands County Suspended All Fees•       Pensacola/Santa Rosa Co Fee Moratorium •       Indian River County Fees Suspended

•       Ft. Myers/Lee Co 25% Reduction •       Lake County Road Fee Suspended

•       Sarasota 50% Reduction •       Manatee County

Road Fee 50%, Sch. Suspended

•       Brevard County Suspended Fee 2 yrs •       Marion County Suspended Fee

•       Charlotte County Reduced Fees by 2/3 •       Nassau County Fees suspended except Sch.

•       Citrus County Suspended Fee •       Orange County Reduced Fee by 25%

•       Clay County Suspended Fee 2 yrs •       Osceola County Suspend Trans/Fire/Parks

•       Collier County Reduction in Fees •       Polk County Reduced Fee by 50%

•       Columbia County Suspended Fee •       Putnam County Suspended All Fees

•       Desoto County Suspended All Fees •       Santa Rosa County Suspended Road Fees

Thank You

F. J. Flynn, AICP, Division ManagerEconomic Development Department

Transportation Planning Division407.246.2092

francis.flynn@cityoforlando.net