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ORDINANCE NO. 1118, SERIES 1993 - SUBMITTING TO THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO, AN ADVISORY QUESTION OF WHETHER THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD ADOPT A SCHOOL IMPACT FEE APPLICABLE TO NEW RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS IN THE CITY - 2ND READING - PUBLIC HEARING (PUBL. LSVL. TIMES 8/4/93) Griffiths read by title only Ordinance No. 1118, Series 1993, "An ordinance submitting to the registered electors of the City of Louisville, Colorado, an advisory question of whether the City Council should adopt a school impact fee applicable to new residential dwelling units in the city." Susan Griffiths, City Attorney, stated that she had received a telephone call yesterday from Jerry Kaplan, School District Attorney. She explained that she had requested information on the School Board's position on the school impact fee prior to this Council meeting, because of the close time requirements of the November election. Mr. Kaplan indicated that the School Board had acted last Thursday evening and had decided not to include in any bond question the receipt of impact fees as part of any required funding for the School District. However, the Board encouraged communities to continue the discussion of impact fees after the November election. He also stated that they encouraged Louisville to place the matter on the ballot in November, so that it could be adopted after the election, if Louisville voters decided to approve the measure. He stated that the Board is sensitive to and in some part unhappy with respect to some of the conditions included in the Louisville's proposed Ordinance No. 1118. She explained concerning time deadlines that she has calculated that September 8 is the 55th day prior to the November 2 election and is the last day for the city to certify ballot questions to the County Clerk for appearing on the November 2 ballot. There is a Council meeting September 7, so action could be taken on that day. Hornbostel stated that the items they didn't like were: 1.) Year around schools must not be imposed within Louisville, unless they are imposed District-wide at the same time. 2.) Louisville had said that the school impact fee must be phased in over a three to four year period, at no more than $1,500.00 per year. They wanted to try to have the fee all at once. 3.) They weren't happy with the fact that within a year of the effective date of Louisville's impact fee, Boulder County and all municipalities within the School District must impose a similar impact fee or develop and implement an alternate source. Davidson opened the public hearing. 5