Resolution 07-1171RESOLUTION NO. 07-1171
A :RESOLUTION OF THE :CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLOFJDA, RELATING TO THE
CONSTRUCTION AND FUNDING OF ROAD
IMPROVEMENTS; DESCRIBING THE REAL PROPERTY
TO BE LOCATED WITHIN THE PROPOSED CREDO
STREET ROAD PAVING .ASSESSMENT AREA;
DETERMINING THAT SUCH REAL PROPERTY WILL
BE. SPECIALLY BENEFITED BY CONSTRUCTION OF
THE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS: ESTABLISHING THE
METHOD OF ASSESSING THI; PROJECT COSTS OF
THE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AGAINST TIE REAL
PROPERTY THAT WILL BE SPECIALLY BENEFITED
THEREBY; ESTABLISHING OTHER TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THE ASSESSMENTS; ESTABLISHING
A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER IMPOSITION OF
THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS AND THE METHOD
OFTHEIR COLLECTION; DIRECTING THE PROVISION
OF NOTICE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA., AS FOLLOWS:
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DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 1.01. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Resolution, the following
terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context hereof otherwise requires.
"Adjusted Prepayment Amount" means the amount required to prepay the
Assessment for each Tax Parcel located in the Assessment Area as computed pursuant
Section 3.03(B) hereof and revised annually pursuant to Section 3.04(I) hereof.
"Annual Debt Service Component" :means the amount computed for each Tax
Parcel pursuant: to Section 3.04(E) hereof. '
"Annual Debt Service Factor" means the factor computed pursuant to Section
3.04(D) hereof.
"Assessment" means an annual special assessment imposed against real property
located within the Assessment Area to fund the Project Cost of Road Improvements to
serve the Assessment Area and related expenses, computed in the manner described in
Section 3.04 hereof.
"Assessment Area" means the proposed Credo Street Road Paving Assessment
Area described in Section 3.01 hereof.
"Assessment Coordinator" means the person designated by the City
Commission to be responsible for coordinating Assessments, or such person's designee.
"Assessment Roll" means a non -ad valorem assessment roll relating to the
Project Cost of the Road Improvements and related expenses.
"Capital Cost" means all or any portion of the expenses that are properly
attributable to the acquisition, design, construction, installation, reconstruction, renewal
or replacement (including demolition, environmental mitigation and relocation) of the
Road Improvements and imposition of the Assessments under generally accepted
accounting principles; and including reimbursement to the City for any funds advanced
for Capital Cost and interest on any interfund or intrafund loan for such purposes.
"City means the City of Longwood, a municipal corporation duly organized and
validly existing under the laws of the State of Florida.
"City Attorney" means the City's Attorney, or such person's designee.
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11-� "City Commission-" means the City Commission of the City.
"Collection Cost" means the estimated cost to be incurred by the City during any
Fiscal Year in connection with the collection of Assessments.
"Collection Cost Component" means the: amount computed for each Tax Parcel
pursuant to Section 3.04(F) hereof
"Debt Service Amount" means the amount computed pursuant to Section
3.04(A) hereof.
"Final Assessment Resolution" means the resolution described in Section 2.07
of the Ordinance that imposes Assessments within the Assessment Area.
"Fiscal Year" means the period cpmi.nencing on October 1 of each year and
continuing through the next succeeding Soptember 30, or such other period as may be
prescribed by law as the fiscal year for the City.
"Frontage" means, for any Platted Lot or Parcel of Record, the length of the
boundary line abutting a road to be improved. as part of the Road Improvements,
measured to the nearest whole foot. With respect to any Platted Lot or Parcel of Record
with boundaries abutting more than one! road to be improved as part of the Road
Improvements, "Frontage" shall mean the boundary line through which the Platted Lot or
Parcel of Record gains access. In the event there exists two or more access boundary
lines, "Frontage" shall be determined by street address.
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"Government Property" means real property owned by the United States of
America or any agency thereof, the State of Florida or any agency thereof, a county, a
special district or a municipal corporation.
"Initial Prepayment Amount" means the amount computed pursuant Section
3.03(A) hereof for each Tax Parcel located in the Assessment Area to prepay the
Assessment in full.
"Local Improvement"" means a capital improvement constructed or installed by
the City for the special benefit of a neighborhood or other local area, for which special
assessments are imposed pursuant to the Ordinance.
"Maximum Rate" means an Assessment calculated using a rate of $25.00 per
lineal foot.
"Modified Debt Service Amount" means the amount computed pursuant to -1�
Section 3.04(C) hereof.
"Obligations" means a series of bonds or other evidence of indebtedness
including but not limited to, notes, commercial paper, internal loans; capital leases or any
other obligations of the City issued or incurred to finance any portion of the Project Cost
of the Road Improvements and secured, in whole or in part, by proceeds of the
Assessments.
"Ordinance" means Ordinance No. 01-1574 enacted by the City Commission on
June 18, 2001, as amended and supplemented by Ordinance No. 04-1701 enacted by the
City Commission on July 19, 2004.
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\--, "Parcel of Record" means an unplatted parcel of record or a subdivided Platted
Lot in existence on the effective date of this Resolution.
"Platted Lot" means a building lot described on a map or plat recorded in the
Seminole County Official Records on or prior to the effective date of this Resolution.
"Prepayment Modification Factor" m(,ans the factor computed pursuant to
Section 3.04(B) hereof.
"Project Cost" means all or any portion of the expenses attributable to (A) the
Capital Cost of t:he Road Improvements, ($) the debt service reserve fund or account, if
any, established for the Obligations attributable to the Road Improvements, and (C) any
other costs or expenses related thereto
"Property Appraiser" means the Seminole County Property Appraiser.
I- �- "Road Improvements" means the following road and ancillary improvements to
be constructed by the City in the Assessment Area: road repair, paving and resurfacing,
sidewalks and curbing, driveway aprons, sod, anv appropriate drainage facilities to meet
storm water requirements (i.e. swales but not retention ponds) and related improvements.
"State" means the State of Florida.
"Statutory Discount Amount" means the: amount computed for each Tax Parcel
pursuant to Section 3.04(G) hereof
"Tax Parcel" means a parcel of real property to which the Property Appraiser has
assigned a distinct ad valorem property tax identification number.
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"Tax Roll" means the real property ad valorem tax assessment roll maintained by
the Property Appraiser for the purpose of the levy and collection of ad valorem taxes.
"Uniform Assessment Collection Act" means Sections 197.3632 and 197.3635,
Florida Statutes, or any successor statutes authorizing the collection of non -ad valorem
assessments on the same bill as ad valorem taxes, and any applicable regulations
promulgated thereunder.
SECTION 1.02. INTERPRETATION. Unless the context indicates
otherwise, words importing the singular number include the plural number, and vice
versa; the terms "hereof," "hereby," "herein," "hereto," "hereunder" and similar terms
refer to this Resolution; and the term "hereafter" means after, and the term "heretofore"
means before, the effective date of this Resolution. Words of any gender include the
correlative words of the other gender, unless the sense indicates otherwise.
SECTION 1.03. GENERAL FINDINGS. It is hereby ascertained,
determined and declared that:
(A) Pursuant to Article VIII, Section 2(b) of the Florida Constitution, and
Sections 166.021 and 166.041, Florida Statutes, the City Commission has all powers of
local self-government to perform municipal functions and to render municipal services
except when prohibited by law and such power may be exercised by the enactment of
legislation in the form of City ordinances.
(B) The City Commission may exercise any governmental, corporate, or
proprietary power for a municipal purpose except when expressly prohibited by law, and
the City Commission may legislate on any, subject matter on which the Legislature may
act, except those subjects described in (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 166.021(3), Florida
Statutes. The subject matter of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 166.021(3),
Florida Statutes., is not relevant to imposition of assessments related to Local
Improvements within the City.
(C) The City Commission has enacted the Ordinance to provide for the creation
of Assessment Areas and authorize the imposition of Assessments to fund the
construction of Local Improvements to serve the real property located therein.
(D) The Road Improvements constitute a Local Improvement, as defined in the
Ordinance.
(E) The City Commission desires to create the Assessment Area to fund
construction of the Road Improvements.
(F) The Assessment Area consists solely of all developed and undeveloped Tax
Parcels whose Frontage faces the street upon which Road Improvements are constructed.
(G) The construction of such Road Improvements will improve access to all
real property located within the Assessment Area, thereby providing a special benefit to
such real property.
(H) Due to the configuration and relative size of the individual parcels, the use
of Frontage is the most fair and equitable method of allocating the Capital Cost among
Tax Parcels located within the Assessment Area.
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(I) The use of Frontage is a statutorily and judicially approved method of
allocating the costs related to Assessments.
(J) Several parcels abut Credo Street but have primary access via the various
side streets that intersect Credo Street. In accordance with the City's frontage policy,
these parcels will not derive a special benefit from construction of the Road
Improvements and are thus excluded from the Assessment Area but will be assessed
when roadway improvements are made on their respective streets.
(K) Several parcels abut Credo Street and have dual access from both Credo
Street and an intersecting side street. These parcels will derive a special benefit from
construction of the Road Improvements and are included in the Assessment Area.
(L) In order to reduce the financial impact the Assessment will have on the real
property owners in the Assessment Area, the City has decided to provide a 15-year
internal loan to the real property owners for their share of the Project Cost. No interest
will be charged on this loan.
(M) In order to further reduce the financial impact the Assessment will have on
the real property owners in the Assessment Area, the City shall limit the Assessment to a
maximum rate of $25.00 per lineal foot. The City shall forgo reimbursement in an
amount equal to the difference between the normal annual Assessment and the reduced
annual Assessment payable by real property owners.
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(N) In order to further reduce the financial impact the Assessment will have on
the real property owners in the Assessment Area, the City will fiord all Collection Costs
and the Statutory Discount Amount related to collecting the Assessments on the tax bill.
(0) The City has established a policy to exempt Government Property due to
the problems related to collection under the laws of the State. In order to avoid an
inequitable shift of the burden to other real property owners, the City shall forgo
reimbursement in an amount equal to the arvival Assessment payable by Govermnent
Property.
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(P) In order to provide an incentive for real property owners to prepay their
Assessments, the City shall establish a discount prepay period in which real property
owners may prepay their Assessment in full with a discount of ten percent. In order to
avoid an inequitable shift of the burden to other real property owners, the City shall forgo
reimbursement in an amount equal to the discount provided.
(Q) The City Commission hereby fines and determines that the Assessments to
be imposed in accordance with this Resolution provide an equitable method of funding
the Road Improvements by fairly and reasonably allocating the cost to specially benefited
real property.
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ARTICLE II
NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING
SECTION 2.01. ESTIMATED CAPITAL COST. The estimated Capital
Cost for the Road Improvements is $1,219,000. The Project Cost of the Road
Improvements will be funded through the imposition of Assessments against real
property located in the Assessment Area in the manner set forth in Article III hereof.
SECTION 2.02. ASSESSMENT ROLL. The Assessment Coordinator is
hereby directed to prepare a final estimate of the Capital Cost of the Road Improvements
and to prepare the preliminary Assessment Roll in the manner provided in the Ordinance.
The Assessment Coordinator shall apportion the Project Cost among the parcels of real
property within the Assessment Area as reflected on the Tax Roll in conformity with
Article III hereof. The estimate of Capital Cost and the Assessment Roll shall be
maintained on file at City Hall and open to public inspection. The foregoing shall not be
construed to require that the Assessment Roll be in printed form if the amount of the
Assessment for each Tax Parcel can be determined by use of a computer terminal
available to the public.
SECTION 2.03. PUBLIC HEARING. A public hearing will be conducted by
the City Commission at 7:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, on
September 5, 2007, at City Hall located at 175 West Warren Avenue, Longwood, Florida,
to consider (A) creation of the Assessment Area, (B) imposition of the Assessments, and
(C) collection of the Assessments pursuant to the Uniform Assessment Collection Act.
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SECTION 2.04. NOTICE BY PUBLICATION. Upon completion of the
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materials required by Section 2.02 hereof, the: Assessment Coordinator shall publish a
notice of the public hearing authorized by Section 2.03 hereof in the manner and the time
provided in Section 2.05 of the Ordinance. Such notice shall be in substantially the form
attached hereto as Appendix A.
NOTICE BY MAIL.
SECTION 2.05.
Upon completion of the materials
required by Section 2.02 hereof, the Assessment Coordinator shall, at the time and in the
manner specified in Section 2.06 of the Ordinance, provide first class mailed notice of the
public hearing authorized by Section 2.03 hereof to each real property owner proposed to
be assessed at the address indicated on the Tax Roll. Such notice shall be in substantially
the form attached hereto as Appendix B.
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ARTICLE III
ASSESSMENTS
SECTION 3.01. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED ASSESSMENT AREA.
The City Commission proposes to create the Credo Street Road Paving Assessment Area
including those parcels described in Appendix C attached hereto. The Assessment Area
is proposed for the purpose of improving the use and enjoyment of real property by
funding the construction of Road Improvements to improve the access to real property
located therein.
SECTION 3.02. IMPOSITION OF ASSESSMENTS. Assessments shall be
imposed against real property located within the Assessment Area for a period of fifteen
(15) years. The first annual Assessment will be included on the ad valorem tax bill to be
mailed in October or November 2007_ When imposed, the Assessment for each Fiscal
Year shall constitute a lien upon the Tax Parcels located in the Assessment Area,
pursuant to the Ordinance.
SECTION 3.03. PREPAYMENT AMOUNTS.
(A) The Initial Prepayment Amount for each Tax Parcel located within the
Assessment Area shall be shall be the amount determined by (1) dividing the Frontage
attributable to such Tax Parcel by the total Frontage attributable to Tax Parcels within the
Assessment Area, and (2) multiplying the result by the estimated Capital Cost of the
Road Improvements; provided, however, if the Adjusted Prepayment Amount results in a
greater Adjusted Prepayment Amount than one computed at the Maximum Rate, then the
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Adjusted Prepayment Amount shall equal the one computed at the Maximum Rate. In
such case, the City shall fund an amount equal to the difference between the calculated
Adjusted Prepayment Amount and the Adjusted Prepayment Amount calculated at the
Maximum Rate, in accordance with the City's finding in Section 1.03(M) hereof.
(B) Following the initial prepayment: pi,riod described in Section 3.05 hereof,
the Adjusted Prepayment Amount shall be set equal to the Initial Prepayment Amount for
each Tax :Parcel, other than those Tax Parcels as to which the Assessment has been
prepaid. The Adjusted Prepayment Amount i:or each Tax Parcel shall be revised
annually, as -provided in Section 3.04(I) hereof.
SECTION 3.04. COMPUTATION OF ANNUAL, ASSESSMENTS. The
annual Assessment shall be computed for each Tax Parcel in the manner set forth in this
Section 3.04.
(A) DEBT SERVICE AMOUNT. A "Debt Service Amount" shall be computed
for each Fiscal Year as the amount which is payable in respect of the Obligations in
accordance with a debt service schedule prepared by the Assessment Coordinator.
(B) PREPAYMENT MODIFICATION FACTOR. A "Prepayment
Modification Factor" shall be computed for each Fiscal Year by dividing (1) the amount
computed by subtracting (a) the sum of the Adjusted Prepayment Amounts, as of the date
on which the Obligations are issued by the: City, for all Tax Parcels as to which
prepayment has been made following issuance of the Obligations, from (b) the total
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principal amount of Obligations initially issued by the City, by (2) the total principal "`
amount of Obligations 'initially issued by the City.
(C) MODIFIED DEBT SERVICE AMOUNT. A "Modified Debt Service
Amount" shall be computed for each Fiscal Year by multiplying (1) the Debt Service
Amount by (2) the Prepayment Modification Factor.
(D) ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE FACTOR. An "Annual Debt Service Factor"
shall be computed for each Fiscal Year by dividing (1) the Modified Debt Service
Amount by (2) the aggregate Adjusted Prepayment Amount.
(E) ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE COMPONENT. The "Annual Debt Service
Component" shall be computed for each Fiscal Year for each Tax Parcel by multiplying
(1) the Adjusted Prepayment Amount for such Tax Parcel by (2) the Annual Debt Service
Factor.
(F) COLLECTION COST COMPONENT. In accordance with the City
Commission's finding in Section 1.03(N) hereof, the City is paying for the Collection
Cost related to the Assessments. Accordingly, the "Collection Cost Component" shall be
$0 each Fiscal Year for each Tax Parcel.
(G) STATUTORY DISCOUNT AMOUNT. The "Statutory Discount Amount"
is the amount allowed by law as the maximum discount for early payments of ad valorem
taxes and non -ad valorem assessments placed on the tax bill. In accordance with the City
Commission's finding in Section 1.03(N) hereof, the City is paying for the Statutory
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Discount Amount related to the Assessments. Accordingly, the "Statutory Discount
Amount" shall be $0 each Fiscal Year for each Tax Parcel.
(H)
ASSESSMENT
The annual Assessment for each Tax Parcel shall be
computed as the sum of (1) the Annual Debt Service Component, (2) the Collection Cost
Component and (3) the Statutory Discount Amowit.
(I) REVISION OF ADJUSTED PREPAYMENT AMOUNT. Upon
certification of the Assessment Roll for each :Fiscal Year, the Adjusted Prepayment
Amount for each Tax Parcel shall be recomputed by deducting (1) the Annual Debt
Service Component included on the .Assessment Roll for the Tax Parcel, from (2) the
Adjusted Prepayment Amount utilized to compute the amzual Assessment included on the
Assessment Roll for such Tax Parcel.
-" SECTION 3.05. INITIAL PREPAYMENT OPTION.
(A) Following adoption of the Final Assessment Resolution, the Assessment
Coordinator shall provide first class mailed notice to the owner of each Tax Parcel
subject to the Assessment of the owner's option to prepay all future annual Assessments.
On or prior to September 30, 2007, the owner of each Tax Parcel subject to the
Assessment shall be entitled to prepay all future annual Assessments, upon payment of
the Initial Prepayment Amount. The City Commission, in its sole discretion, may elect to
give a discount of ten percent for those owners rhat prepay in such period. In order to
avoid an inequitable shift of the burden to other real property owners, the City shall forgo
reimbursement in an amount equal to any discount provided.
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(B) The amount of all prepayments made pursuant to this Section 3.05 shall be
final. The City shall not be required to refund any portion of a prepayment if the actual
Capital Cost of the Road Improvements is less than the estimated Capital Cost upon
which such the Initial Prepayment Amount was computed.
SECTION 3.06. ADDITIONAL PREPAYMENT OPTION.
(A) Following the date specified in the notice provided pursuant to Section
3.05(A) hereof, or such later date as the. City Commission may allow in its sole
discretion, the owner of each Tax Parcel subject to the Assessments shall be entitled to
prepay all future unpaid annual Assessments upon payment of an amount equal to the
Adjusted Prepayment Amount for such Tax Parcel.
(B) During any period commencing on the date the annual Assessment Roll is
certified for collection pursuant to the Uniform Assessment Collection Act and ending on
the next date on which unpaid ad valorem taxes become delinquent, the City may reduce
the amount required to prepay the future unpaid annual Assessments for the Tax Parcel
by the amount of the Assessment that has been certified for collection with respect to
such Tax Parcel.
(C) The amount of all prepayments made pursuant to this Section 3.06 shall be
final. The City shall not be required to refund any portion of a prepayment if (1) the
Capital Cost of the Road Improvements is less than the amount upon which such
Adjusted Prepayment Amount was computed, or (2) annual Assessments will not be
imposed for the full number of years anticipated at the time of such prepayment.
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SECTION 3.07. MANDATORY PREPAYMENT.
(A) The owner of a Tax Parcel subject to the Assessment shall immediately
prepay all future unpaid amoral Assessments for such Tax Parcel if (1) the Tax Parcel is
acquired by a public entity through condemnation, negotiated sale or otherwise, or (2) a
tax certificate has been issued and remains outstanding in respect of the Tax Parcel and
the City, at its sole option, elects to accelerate the Assessment.' The amount required to
prepay the future unpaid annual Assessments will be. equal to the Adjusted Prepayment
Amount for such Tax Parcel.
(B) During any period commencing on the date the annual Assessment Roll is
certified for collection pursuant to the Uniforrn Assessment Collection Act and ending on
the next date oil which unpaid ad valorem taxes become delinquent, the City may reduce
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by the amount of the Assessment that has been certified for collection with respect to
such Tax Parcel.
(C) The amount of all prepayments made pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be
final. The City shall not be required to refund any portion of a prepayment if (1) the
Capital Cost of the Road Improvements is less than the amount upon which such
Adjusted Prepayment Amount was computed, or (2) annual. Assessments will not be
imposed for the full number of years anticipated it the time of such prepayment.
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SECTION 3.08. REALLOCATION UPON FUTURE SUBDIVISION.
(A) Upon subdivision of any Tax Parcel located within the Assessment Area
that is subject to the Assessment, and compliance with the conditions set forth below, the
Adjusted Prepayment Amount for such Tax Parcel shall be reallocated among the
subdivided parcels.
(B) In order to have the Adjusted Prepayment Amount for such Tax Parcel
reallocated in connection with any such subdivision, the owner shall be required to apply
to the City and comply with each of the following conditions:
(1) a recorded plat, approved site plan or comparable document must be
provided to the City sufficient in detail to describe adequately the location of the
Tax Parcel and the individual parcels in the proposed subdivision;
(2) the Property Appraiser must have assigned distinct ad valorem
property tax identification. numbers to each individual subdivided parcel or
committed in writing to assign such numbers prior to the next ensuing August 1 or
any later date approved by the City that will not prevent timely certification of the
Assessment Roll in accordance with the Uniform Assessment Collection Act;
(3) at the expense of the real property owner, an appraisal must be
provided by .a "certified general appraiser," as defined in Section 475.611(g),
Florida Statutes, approved by the City, which indicates the fair market value of the
Tax Parcel prior to the subdivision and the fair market value of each individual
subdivided parcel; in determining the fair market value of the individual
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subdivided parcels, the appraiser may take into consideration any infrastructure
improvements that are then under construction if funds sufficient for their
completion are secured to the satisfaction of the City Attorney;
(4) a proposed reallocation of the, Adjusted Prepayment Amount to each
individual parcel must be provided to the City; provided however, that no portion
of the Adjusted Prepayment Amount may be reallocated to real property proposed
for dedication to the public or to common use of the subdivided parcels;
(5) the fair market value of each separate parcel after the subdivision
must be at least five times the Adjusted Prepayment Amount reallocated thereto;
and
(6) the real property owner shall pay an assessment reallocation fee to
�>- the City for each individual parcel resulting from the subdivision, in an amount to
be established by resolution of the City Commission.
(C) If the owner of any Tax Parcel subject to the Assessment subdivides such
Tax Parcel and fails to comply with the foregoing conditions, the City shall reallocate the
Adjusted Prepayment Amount among the subdivided parcels, based upon the land value,
without improvements, assessed to each subdivided parcel by the Property Appraiser. At
its sole option, the City may obtain an appraisal of the subdivided parcels at any time and
reallocate the Adjusted Prepayment Amount based upon the land value, without
improvements, reflected in the appraisal. If an appraisal is obtained, the cost of the
appraisal will be allocated among the subdivided parcels on the basis of the value
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reflected therein and added to the Adjusted Prepayment Amount of the Assessment for
each subdivided parcel in the Fiscal Year following receipt of the appraisal. It is hereby
found and determined that the foregoing method of reallocating the Adjusted Prepayment
Amount among subdivided parcels is fair and reasonable, taking into consideration the
opportunity for reallocation available to the owner and the requirement to provide
adequate security for the Obligations.
(D) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Tax Parcel includes more than one
Platted Lot and no Parcels of Record, the Assessment imposed against such Tax Parcel
may be reallocated among the Platted Lots upon (1) application of the owner, and (2)
assignment of a distinct ad valorem property tax identification number to each Platted Lot
or any combination of Platted Lots by the Property Appraiser.
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ARTICLE ]IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 4.01. METHOD OF COLLECTION. The Assessments shall be
collected pursuant to the Uniform Assessment Collection Act.
SECTION 4.02. SEVERABILITY. If any clause, section or provision of this
Resolution shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason or cause, the
remaining portion of said Resolution shall be in full force and effect and be valid as if
such invalid portion thereof had not been incorporated herein.
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SECTION 4.03. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall take effect
immediately upon its adoption.
DULY ADOPTED this 20th day of August, 2007.
ATTEST:
Linda Goff; Depu ity Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
CORRECTNESS:
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Teresa SS. Roper, Acting City Attorney
CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA
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John C. M ot, ayor
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APPENDIA.' A
FORM OF NOTICE TO 13E PUBLISHED
To Be Published on or before August 16, 2007
[INSERT SMALL MAP OF ASSESSMENT AREA]
NOTICE OF HEARING TO IMPOSE AND
PROVIDE FOR COLLECTION OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
IN THE CREDO STREET
ROAD PAVING ASSESSMENT AREA
Notice is hereby given that the City Commission of the City of Longwood will
conduct a public hearing to consider creation of the Credo Street Road Paving
Assessment Area, as shown above, and imposition of special assessments for the
construction of road improvements. The hearing will be held at 7:00 :P.M., or as soon
thereafter as the matter can be heard, on September 5, 2007, at City Hall, 175 West
Warren Avenue, Longwood, Florida, for the purpose of receiving public comment on the
proposed Credo Street Road Paving Assessment Area and collection of the assessments
on the ad valorem tax bill. All affected real property owners have a right to appear at the
hearing and to file written objections with t1.1e City Clerk anytime prior to the public
hearing. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with
respect to any matter considered at the hearing:, such person will need a record of the
proceedings and may need to ensure that a. verbatim record is made, including the
testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be made. In accordance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation or an
interpreter to participate in this proceeding should contact the ADA Coordinator at
407/260-3481 at least seven days prior to the date: of the hearing.
The assessment for each parcel of real property will be based upon the total
number of lineal feet of frontage along the streets to be improved. A more specific
description of the improvements and the method of computing the assessment for each
parcel of real property are set forth in the Initial Assessment Resolution adopted by the
City Commission on August 20, 2007. Copies of the Initial Assessment Resolution and
the preliminary Assessment Roll are available for inspection at City Hall, located at 175
West Warren Avenue, Longwood, Florida.
The assessments will be collected on th(: ad valorem tax bill, as authorized by
Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes. The City Commission intends to collect the
assessments in fifteen (15) annual installments, the first of which will be included on the
ad valorem tax bill to be mailed in October or November 2007. Failure to pay the
assessments will cause a tax certificate to ''be :issued against the real property which may
result in a loss of title.
APPENDIX: B
FORM OF NOTICE TO BE MAILED
CITY OF LOI.vC,WOOD
175 West Warren Avenue
Longwood, Florida 32750
407/260-•3440
August _, 2007
[Property Owner Name]
[Street Address]
[City, State and zip]
Re: Parcel Number [Insert Number]
Credo Street
Road Paving Assessment Area
Dear Property Owner:
The City of Longwood is considering cr(>ation of the Credo Street Road Paving
Assessment Area for the construction of road improvements. The cost of the road
improvements will be funded by assessments against real property within the Assessment
Area. The assessment for each parcel of real property is based upon the total number of
lineal feet of frontage along the streets to be improved. A more specific description of
the assessment program is included in the Initial Assessment Resolution adopted by the
City Commission on August 20, 2007. Copies of the Initial Assessment Resolution and
the preliminary Assessment Roll are available for your review at City Hall located at 175
West Warren Avenue, Longwood, Florida. Information regarding the assessment for
your specific real property, including the number of lots, is attached to this letter.
The City intends to internally finance this and other assessment projects. This will
permit the cost attributable to your real property to be amortized over a period of fifteen
(15) years. Please do not send payment now.. If the assessments are imposed, you will
receive a separate notice of the date and place for payment.
In order to reduce the financial impact the assessment will have on the real
property owners in the Assessment Area, the City has decided not to charge any interest
on the loan and fund all administrative. and collection costs related to placing the
assessments on the tax bill from other City revenue sources.
The maximum annual assessment is $25.00 per lineal foot. Although actual
construction costs may be higher in some cages, the City has decided to limit the
Assessment to this rate. The City intends to :include annual assessments on your ad
valorem tax bill with the first payment on the bill to be mailed in October or November
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SEND NO MONEY NOW. THIS IS NOT AN INVOICE
Credo Street
Road Paving Assessment Area
[Property Owner Name]
Parcel Number [Insert Number]
Total number of lineal feet attributed to properly:
Amount to make full payment in discount lieriod:
(represents 10% discount)
Prepayment amount after discount period:
(represents no discount)
Number of annual payments:
Maximum annual payment*:
[Insert Number]
[Insert Amount]
[Insert Amount]
15
[Insert Amount]
* The City has placed a $25.00 per lineal foot cap on the assessment.
* * * * * SEND NO MONEY NOW. THIS IS NOT AN INVOICE * * * * *
IN
APPENDIX C
DESCRIPTION OF PARCELS IN THE
CREDO STREET
ROAD PAVING ASSESSMENT AREA
32-20-30-510-0000-0200
32-20-30-510-OA00-0090
32-20-30-503-0000-009D
32-20-30-510-0F00-0010
32-20-30-510-0E100-0110
32-20-30-512-0000-023A
32-20-30-512-0000-0230
32-20-30-512-0000-0010
32-20-30-512-OL00-013A
3 2-20-3 0-512-0L 00-0110
32-20-30-512-OK00-0010
32-20-30-512-0000-0230
32-20-30-514-0000-0120
32-20-30-515-0000-0090
32-20-30-5;12-0E00-0110
32-20-30-512-OMOO-0110
32-20-30-512-OD,00-0120
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