Sec. 655.407. - Levels of Service; DCPS Five Year Capital Facilities Plan; DCPS Long Range Capital Improvements Plan.

(a) The uniform LOS standards for all public schools including magnets and all instructional facility types shall be 105% of the permanent Florida Inventory of School House (FISH) capacity plus portables, based on the utilization rate as established by the SREF. (b) The designated middle schools in CSA 5 shall be identified as backlogged facilities and an interim level of standard within CSA 5 shall be 115% until January 1, 2018, after which the uniform LOS standard shall apply. (c) The implementation of long term concurrency management shall be monitored to evaluate the effectiveness of the implemented improvements and strategies toward improving the level of service standards for middle schools in CSA 5 over the 10-year period. (d) The City shall adopt DCPS Long Range Capital Improvements Plan as the 10-year long-term schedule of improvements for the purpose of correcting existing deficiencies and setting priorities for addressing backlogged facilities within CSA 5. The long-term schedule shall include capital improvements and revenues sufficient to meet the anticipated demands for backlogged facilities within the 10-year period. The long-term schedule shall improve interim level of service standards for backlogged facilities and ensure uniform LOS is achieved by 2018. The long-term schedule shall be updated by December 1st of each year, in conjunction with the annual update to the DCPS Five-Year Capital Facilities Plan and the City's Capital Improvements Element. (e) The City's strategy, in coordination with DCPS, for correcting existing deficiencies and addressing future needs includes: (1) Implementation of a financially feasible Five Year Capital Facilities Plan to ensure level of service standards are achieved and maintained; (2) Implementation of interim level of service standards within designated concurrency service areas with identified backlogged facilities in conjunction with a long-term (10-year) schedule of improvements to correct deficiencies and improve level of service standards to the district-wide standards; (3) Identification of adequate sites for funded and planned schools; and (4) The expansion of revenues for school construction. (f) If there is a consensus to amend the LOS, it shall be accomplished by the execution of an amendment to the adopted Interlocal Agreement relating to schools, adoption of necessary amendments to each local governments' comprehensive plan, and an amendment to this Part 4, following an advisory review by the ILA Team and the Joint Planning Committee. The amended LOS shall not be effective until the amended Interlocal Agreement relating to schools is fully executed, amendments to the local government comprehensive plans are adopted, and amendments to this Part 4 are adopted. No LOS shall be amended without showing that the LOS is financially feasible. (Ord. 2007-1146-E, § 2)