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land development, (2) greater efficiency for the school board and local governments by placing schools to take advantage of existing and planned roads, water, sewer, and parks, (3) improved student access and safety by coordinating the construction of new and expanded schools with the road and sidewalk construction programs of the local governments, (4) better defined urban form by locating and designing schools to serve as community focal points, (5) greater efficiency and convenience by co-locating schools with parks, ball fields, libraries, and other community facilities to take advantage of joint use opportunities, (6) reduction of pressures contributing to urban sprawl and support of existing neighborhoods by appropriately locating new schools and expanding and renovating existing schools, and (7) improving the quality of education in existing, renovated and proposed schools; and, WHEREAS, Section 1013.33, Florida Statutes, requires that the location of public educational facilities must be consistent with the comprehensive plan and implementing land development regulations of the appropriate local governing body; and, WHEREAS. the County has iurisdiction over land use and arowth manaaement decisions within its unincorporated boundaries, includina the authority to approve or deny comprehensive plan amendments and rezoninas. or other development orders that aenerate students and impact the school system. and the Cities have similar iurisdiction within their boundaries; and. WHEREAS, Sections 163.3177(6)(h) 1 and 2, Florida Statutes, require each local government to adopt an intergovernmental coordination element as part of their comprehensive plan that states principles and guidelines to be used in the accomplishment of coordination of the adopted comprehensive plan with the plans of the school boards, and describes the processes for collaborative planning and decision-making on population projections and public school siting; and, WHEREAS, Sections 163.31777 and 1013.33, Florida Statutes, further require each county and the non-exempt municipalities within that county to 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 the local governments are to be coordinated; and, WHEREAS, the 2005 Florida Leaislature adopted Chapter 2005-98. Laws of Florida. codified at Sections 163.31777. 163.3180(13) and 1013.33. Florida Statutes. which. in relevant part. required that all school interlocal aareements be updated to reflect a new statutory mandate to implement public school concurrency; and WHEREAS. the School Board. County and Cities have further determined that it is necessary and appropriate to cooperate with each other to coordinate the approval of residential development with the provision of adequate public school facilities in a timely manner and at appropriate locations. to eliminate any deficit 2