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CHAPTER 6: NEXT STEPS/IMPLEMENTATION The County has a choice to adopt an impact fee ordina nce based on this study or not to adopt an impact fee ordinance at this time and continue to fund new infrastructu re and public facilities with existing planning and budgetary processes. Infrastructure financing options currently utilized by the Coun include bond issues, current revenues, state and fe deral funding, and the Ñfair shareÒ contribution program. The County needs to d etermine the adequacy of current funding sources with the need f new facilities along with the legality of the current Ñfair shar Action Items If Impact Fees Not Adopted Should the County of HawaiÓi decide not ad opt an impact fee ordinance, the following recommendations are suggested: A more extensive and comprehensive discussion of funding options " public facilities should take place, with the cons ideration of impact fees in the context of other financing tools. This was an overarching them e that permeated all aspects of public discussion during this project. An Impact Fee Working Group shou ld be established to receive an overview and education of " the CountyÔs present budgetary and planning process for funding new infrastructure and informed of existing financing tools availabl e to government. The Working Group would be tasked with considering and exploring new and cr eative financing options, including impact fees. A collaborative approach involving developers , businesses, non-profit organizations, local impact fee ÑexpertsÒ and government agencies would provide an opportunity to work on specific infrastructure improvements. The Working Group could also be tasked with identifying specific infrastructure projects with cons ideration of the General Plan, Community Development Plans and Capital Improvement Pr oject (CIP) budget and proceed to implement a collaborative resolution to the planning, impl ementation and construction of specific projects. Action Items if Impact Fees Adopted Should the County of HawaiÓi decide to adopt an im pact fee ordinance there are also several options for implementing a fair and legally-defensible system. A full-fledged impact fee program could be imposed using maximum fees island-wide for roads, parks, fire, police so options and variations could also be implemented. The maximum fees could be used as a guide for establishing a low reasonable impact fee. A single benefit district coul d be selected as a test case or impact fees could be collected for a particular type of infrastructure, such as for r Whichever options are selected, should the impa ct fee ordinance proceed to adoption, it is recommended that the Mayor immediately proceed with the followin Designate an appropriate agency to be the overa ll administrator of the impact fee program. In " other jurisdictions, this responsibility has falle n on the building permit department (which is responsible for collection of the fee), the finance department ( administration of the impact fee accounts), or the planning depa H Ó C \I N A ÐI F S September 19, 2006, Page 29 AWAI I OUNTY NFRASTRUCTURE EEDS SSESSMENT MPACT EE TUDY