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Orange County’s 2007 Legislative Wrap-up

Orange County’s 2007 Legislative Wrap-up. Presentation to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners May 22, 2007. 2007 Legislative Session. Tallahassee Team: Mark Jeffries Erin Waldron Elizabeth Gianini Johnson & Blanton Government Consultants Capitol Hill Group.

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Orange County’s 2007 Legislative Wrap-up

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  1. Orange County’s 2007 Legislative Wrap-up Presentation to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners May 22, 2007

  2. 2007 Legislative Session • Tallahassee Team: • Mark Jeffries • Erin Waldron • Elizabeth Gianini • Johnson & Blanton Government Consultants • Capitol Hill Group

  3. 2007 Legislative Session • Presentation Outline: • Legislative Overview • Legislative Priorities • Funding Priorities • Community Initiatives • Other Issues

  4. 2007 Legislative Session • Legislative Overview: • January 16 – Special Session on Property Insurance • March 6 – Session Convened • April 11 – Orange County Day • May 4 – Final Day of Regular Session • May 21 – Joint Property Tax Committee Meeting • May 24 – Budget Bill Action Deadline • June 4 – Joint Property Tax Committee Meeting • June 12-22 Property Tax Special Session

  5. 2007 Legislative Session • Legislative Overview: • Bill Statistics: • 2538 Bills Filed/345 Passed • 109 Presented to Governor • 29 Bills Signed by Governor • 0 Bills Vetoed • 80 Bills Pending in Governor’s office • 236 Bills not yet delivered to Governor

  6. 2007 Legislative Session • Legislative Priorities: • Transportation Funding • Convention Center Economic Incentive • Charter County Preemption • Affordable Housing • Red Light Cameras

  7. 2007 Legislative Session • Legislative Priorities: • Transportation Funding: • $ 2 Local Option Rental Car Surcharge • Revision of FDOT distribution formula • Charter County Transit System Surtax (Uniform Availability Language Change) • SB 1778 (Alexander) • FAILED

  8. 2007 Legislative Session • Legislative Priorities: • Convention Center Economic Incentive • 50% rebate of taxes • Economic development or recruitment of convention business • Installation of alternative energy systems at convention centers • SB 2124 (Constantine) & HB 841 (Flores) • FAILED

  9. 2007 Legislative Session • Legislative Priorities: • Charter County Preemption • Oppose cities’ preemption legislation • Affects issues related to environmental protection, county road system, annexation, and growth management • Preempts county authority to address regional issues via countywide ordinances and referendums within municipal boundaries • Repeals countywide ordinances and referendums within city boundaries • HB 791 (Gonzalez) and SB 2080 (Bennett) • FAILED

  10. 2007 Legislative Session Home Rule Impacts • Cablevision Franchises • HB 529 (Traviesa) • PASSED • Fireworks Ordinance Preemption • SB 1372 (Senate Agriculture Committee) • PASSED

  11. 2007 Legislative Session • Legislative Priorities: • Affordable Housing • Housing element contained in the local comprehensive plan must identify adequate sites for affordable workforce housing • Provides for transportation concurrency exemption for workforce housing units in close proximity to employment centers • Permits expediting comp plan amendments for certain SHIP-related projects • Allows an affordable housing tax deferral program by ordinance for owners engaged in the operation, rehabilitation, or renovation of affordable rental housing property • HB 1375 (M. Davis) • PASSED

  12. 2007 Legislative Session • Legislative Priorities: • Affordable Housing • HB 1375 does not include: • Amending the Sadowski Affordable Housing Act to repeal the $243 million cap on affordable housing trust fund; • Extending the State Housing Initiative Partnership Program’s expenditure requirement to four years;

  13. 2007 Legislative Session • Legislative Priorities: • Red Light Cameras • Allowing traffic infraction camera ordinances • Requiring signage • Requiring public awareness procedures • Requiring review by law enforcement • HB 1247 (Reagan) and SB 2558 (Bennett) • FAILED

  14. 2007 Legislative Session • Funding Priorities: • Central Receiving Center • Requested $3 million for additional beds • CBIRs filed by Sen. Posey and Rep. Gardiner • $2.25 million appropriated • Awaits action by Governor

  15. 2007 Legislative Session • Funding Priorities: (Continued): • Mental Health Funding • Department of Children and Families Reorganization • SB 1394 (Storms) • PASSED • Integrated CSU & Addiction Receiving Facilities • SB 2868 (Children, Families & Elder Affairs Committee) • FAILED

  16. 2007 Legislative Session • Funding Priorities: (Continued): • PCAN Clinics • PCAN Extended Hours – $ 3.5 million, 1-year pilot project to provide after-hours and weekend service pilot PCAN Clinics • Expanded to include Pasco, DeSoto, Manatee & Sarasota Counties • SB 1732 (Webster) • HB 977 (Gardiner) • PASSED • Orange County share undetermined • Awaits action by Governor

  17. 2007 Legislative Session • Funding Priorities (Continued): • Little Wekiva River Quality Improvement Initiative (Phase 2) – Requested $ 3 million appropriation to install TMDL reduction system at Lake Lawne • CBIRS filed by Sen. Constantine and Rep. Thompson • $ 1 million appropriated • Awaits action by Governor

  18. 2007 Legislative Session • Funding Priorities(Continued): • Orange County Convention Center solar energy collectors -- $ 1.4 million • CBIRs filed by Sen. Constantine and Rep. Gardiner • No Appropriation • Northwest Orange County mouse infestation study -- $ 180,000 • CBIRs filed by Sen. Posey and Rep. Nelson • No Appropriation

  19. 2007 Legislative Session • Community Initiatives: • LYNX • Repeal prohibition on using federal funds as TRIP match for public transit facilities • PASSED as part of HB 985 (Glorioso) • Awaits action by Governor • Legislation requiring local transit systems to generate 50 % of operating costs from fare box • FAILED

  20. 2007 Legislative Session • Community Initiatives: • UCF • $ 4.7 million – First year Medical School Operating costs (recurring) • $ 3 million – Life Sciences curriculum and research capabilities (partially recurring) • $ 20 million – Partnership 3 Building • $ 16 million – From Alec P. Courtelis Capital Facilities Matching Funds • PASSED • Awaits action by Governor

  21. 2007 Legislative Session Growth Management HB 7203 • Local comp plan is financially feasible for purposes of transportation and school concurrency if the adopted level-of-service standards are achieved and maintained by the end of the appropriate planning period • Allows transportation concurrency waiver in an urban service area that has been designated as a transportation concurrency exception area (TCEA) • Prohibits use of proportionate fair-share mitigation to reduce backlogs

  22. 2007 Legislative Session Growth Management HB 7203 (Cont.) • Allows interlocal agreements creating transportation concurrency backlog areas • Allows tax increment financing to fund the construction and maintenance of transportation improvements to resolve backlog and deficiency issues • Must include a schedule for financing and construction to eliminate the backlog within 10 years • Authorizes interlocal agreements establishing a tax increment area for the purchase of conservation lands • Allows WMD to participate with ad valorem revenues • Extends deadline to adopt updates to Capital Improvement Elements to 2008

  23. 2007 Legislative Session Unfunded Mandates • Anti-murder Act • SB 146 (Dockery & Adams) • PASSED and Signed by Governor • Elections/Voting Machines • HB 537 (Rivera) • PASSED and Signed by Governor • Workers Comp/First Responders • SB 746 (Alexander & Adams) • PASSED • Conflict Counsels • SB 1088 (Crist) • PASSED

  24. Orange County’s 2007 Legislative Wrap-up Presentation to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners May 22, 2007

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