Resolution 03-1077�wm„cuauno���
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THECITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA. RELATING TO A
NEIGHHO RI IOOD IMPROVEMENTS AS SE.SSMENT
PROGRAM'. APPROVING TIIE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
REPORT'. AND PROVIDINGAN EFFECTIVE DATE,
\\H EREAS,,he C iry Cammission(,he"City Commission") of,he Ci,yof Longwood,
Florida_ enemed Ordnance Nu. 01-I5"l4 on June I & 2061 (the "Ordinance'). m pmvidc for
,he crevnon of essessmen, a,cas and authorize the impaai,ion of spuial essessmen,s,o tLnd
,he construction of local improvements to serve ,he properly located rhecein; and
—EREAS, on July ].2003 and ]uly 21, 2003.Ihc City Commission disw.ased [ 1)
, ail- op,i a,zilabE, to assis, property --, m mamOl—g cG-m—ghborhood
improvemems such as wing wall, mcdiao planing IF,& signs and r6-d -ge— and
o,har landscape improvemens along a particular road or mods ,ha, wind [hmueh each of
d,eir noighb-.-, and (2) 1,e metlmd or assessing the mom,enanee cos, of lhese
mprovemen,s against,he rent property,hO ,vill be specially beneri„ed ,hereby' and
\\'H EREAS,,he Ci[y Commission now desires,o adopt a formal policy,vith regard
—he matters diunssed.
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NOW, [ HE ItEF0RE, RE 11 RESOLVED BY THE CITY COAIAIISSION OF
'FIIE CITY Of LONG W OOD, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
ITC 'I'to, 1. AUTHORITY. This Resolution is adop[ed pursuant to the
Ordinance_ Chapter 166. Florida Sgtntes- and other applicable ptovuions of law.
SECTION 2. ASSESSMENT PROGRAM REPORT'. The City of
L g ood.Florida-Nelglrborhood lmprovemen[s Assessment Pr g—Report, a copy of
which is atta - hereto as Appendix A. is hereby approved.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resalntion shall takezff-
arrE'y
Sarah M. M�jarcs�y C_�1
Approved as to form and coereetnzss:
Richar "5-, aylor. Jr., C tro nay
CITY OF LONG W OOD, FLORIDA
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Daniel Daniell—Viayor
APPENDIX A
NEIGHBORHOOD I:MPRON'EMEN TS ASSESSMENT PROGRAM REPORT
CITI'OF LONGNk OOD,FLORI0k-NEIGRBORROODINIPROVE\IENTS
ASSESS,\IENI PROGRAM REPORT
This report will describe the proposed special a program to fund
of certain neighborhood improvamen[s. The ]p,imary elements of [he
asse ssm nt program ere outlined in the following [able of can—,
Table of Con1en11
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Background .. ... ............ .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . .. . ... . .. . .. . .. 2
Standards for a Valid Special Assessmen[....... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .....2
proposed Assessment —hadology ........... . .. . .. .... .. . ... .. .. .. .. .. .... 3
Assessment Area .. .... .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. . ... .. .. .. .. 3
Allocation of Cost [o ASsessment Areas ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. 3
Allocation of Cos[ wid[in Assessment Area ....................... ...... 3
.4ssignm ent of E9 vM,,,l es idential Units ... ............. ........ . .. .. 4
Gzneral \1ethod .. ... ...... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . ... .. .. . .. ..4
S ingla-Family Rcsidenial ......... . .. .... .... .. ... . ... .. .. . ....4
Multi -Family Residential ........ .. . .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. 4
Nonresidential ... ............ .. . .. ... .. .. .. ... ... . .. ... 4
Optional PrepaYmen[of Assessments ...... .. .. .. .. .... .. . .. .. ... .. . .. ..4
Cnmpu[ation ofA -i Assessments ....................................
Assessment Timing .................. . .. . .. ... .. ... .. . .. .. ... .. . .. .. 5
LeE':h 've Findings ..... ....... ......... ...... ........... ... 5
Action Steps ...... ....... .. .. .. . .. .... .. .. .. ... . ... . ... .. b
Ordinance...................................................... b
Noticzofhttent .......... .... ... . ... .... ... .. . ... b
Agreement with Tax C: ollector and Properly Appraiser ... .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. J
Initial Assessment Resolution ........... . .. .. .. ..... .... . .. .. .. . ... . ..
Notice to PropenY Owners ............ .. . .. ... .. . .. ... .. .. . .. .. ... . .. 8
Final Assessment Resolution .................... .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. ..8
.. perry....... from --1 local (the "Neighborhoods") have
od_ Florida (the "City") for assis[ance with the mainrevance
of ecrtain ncighborltootl improvements such as wing wells. median planting beds signs and
"W'd irrigation and other landscape improvements along I parfcular —d or —d, that
The Cily and be Neighborhoods -m to NiId , portion of the maintenance w.s[ f he
Neighborhood
-]—d through h. , t [armloansby the 'by'. general fund which
would b, bpid from proceeds oflpl,i.1 ---- imposed m—h, —0, deriving
If the —&-l—d bi,--,ill Si— each
Neighborhood h,, a different size --1. a— ..d —11mg -s, of --bim,, lllC
N,i,hl,b-.d Improvements, the proposed I--- —I.-,gy will
subarea f., each Neighborhood -
Standards for i Valld Spi,bl.1 Assessment
Counties I , 1,11 111 ill ,Idl, Ili, home rule
b1b.111. �'b 'bp p iiii --bi-1, to e collectedId
valorem lax bill outlined a, theend' 1,-, A, —.bli,h,d by — law, two
requirementry
st 111%1' for the fl iil,d special i--bib,: (I ) ll,e propertypropertyassessedassessderiveap '-1 benefit from the improvement o, —i� P—Aed ,id (2) the
-b-ii,, Oil, —,i- the
special benefit. Cil ��fB—Rwbb , -li,, 595 S., 2d 25 (FlI, IM),
e fairly and reasonably appurtioved among the
III I—fll 111—Id for I valid special nssessment --m of.— than simply an racket value and includes b,i,1, potential ivcreasos in v.1—d theadded ... and
enjoy '—i,fthe p,p—y Although thebenefit derived need
not
bC direct end bi—dibil,
the benefit must be special end peculiar to he properly assessed end not a p—M lb—fi, to
the lf� p,,1j-i provides . -Iy benefit. bur still
P" 'id. b-1.1 to specific ly, of the project cost may be
bli,Lk for assessment against the beneficed pbperty. The Supreme Court reoen[ly
uph ld I --1 ibip .. d by � City,, fundco=a
of roadway and median
"P ............... ; �lgi av-a�
A255-2 51 (Fla. IN
improvement or 1-1— which sp mllybbb efi
be fairly apportioned vmong the benefitted properties. A
alloevfov methods 111, 1— passed j,,di,W mutter. [he —Rd applied to
each specific
n[program mus.reasonably represen.lhe ...alive emoum ofspecialbenef[lo be
derived by the assessed properry.
In d—rmining[he vn.idi[y ofa spacial assusmrent_courts ¢e—.Ily ¢ive defareace
othe legislative dme --ion ofa local govern mend. The loeel6overnmcnfs deremiinmion
of special benefit and cost alincarion should be upFeltl by �Fe courts unless they are found
to be arbi[rary_Seraco aCot vSa'.o eCl tiro.ofCh'st, 667 So, 1d 191(1:1e. 1995)end
Herr s v \v'Ison. 693 So, 1d 915 (Fla 199)),
Proposed Assessment,,\l erhodoingy
\sse.ss meat A—
, i—ly described. each Neighborhood has a differem size wmmon area end
esulring M ainb--Cos,. Accordingly_ the proposed ossessnrem methodology will uti lize
subareas for each Neighborhood. Each Neighborhood is omposed of single-family
osidonces which ingress end egress over one or snore roads which abut and share a spccif c
e upon which ,heNeiphborhnod lmprovememsamlocated- Eech Neighborhood
v� getup of romi6uons Neighborhoods will form a separe�e assesamen[ erza (each an
"Assessment Area'). bur will shaa a common formula for computing assessmems'.
Similar sorvices will be provided m ach Assessment Area. Accordingly. the
matmene gb—fta
n ribu[nb le �o each Assessmen[Area will be determined by multipl ying the
emgesquarefoot,f inemred ibdie Ciry Iomnimain Neighborhood Improvements by
the number of square fee[ to be maintained in each Assessmem Aree,
L\0f�9ltLi I(
H(aintenanceofrhe Neighborhood. mprovememsis designed to preserve end en hence
the ralu� u and enj M-1 oflhe properties loomsxe ed nshe Assmen[ Area byimproving
ehe vesthmiceappearanoe of[l—r hfares in she Assessmem Aron, The Maintenance Cost
butable to each Assessmem Area evil. be shard by she properties within tFe Assessmem A— on t hebasisof "egbi,Ml cores idcm.a.unib' ,r ikUs"as described in the next section.
Gen ralMnhoa, sin e[ne ialA nt Are mly of developed.
Hale-ramily parcels, each p, reel ofnpr.peny upon which acsivgle (family residence can be
boil[ will bear en equal shnre of[he Main tenenee Cost In oeder to translate between
different types of pdmn[ial n n furore Assessmca[ Areas (e,g. residemial, sell
cial [race and multi-family—idencesl and —dl—, rewrds of.d[iipl, biildable
lots m'i[hin a[ax parcel, a common denomiaa[dr referred [o as [he "aquivalem residential
r"ERU" will be used. Each parcel ofp pd,ly wi[hln the Assessment Area will be
assi6ned o Hum bcr of ERUs ns follows
Sinele-Fam ilv ResidentixL Since all single-family d resiences will derive a special
benefit from roes ntenance nC she Neighborhood Improvmnentc in a similar manner. each
est.tt hug cad porcntsal s,dgl, family residence 011 be assigns one ERU.
Mul[-Fam lv —id—W. There an endy no multi-Pemily rosidevccc in the
m Areas- In the future_ if applicable land use regula[lona perms[ the eonstmetion
of mu hmlhm ily residences wiI hin the A ---,I Areas, the methodology for allocating the
M ei n[enance Cos[ among proper[i es wi[h'in each Assessment A— will need [o be analyzed
av4 if n sary. revlsea t the Maintenance Cos[ of the Neighborhood
Improvements is allodoted in a fair enAvrcasoneble manner.
Nonres-dc -al. There ore --Idy no nonresidential buildings in the Assessment
Areas. In the furore, if aVDlicable land us regulations permit the co of
esidential building, within the Assa--,1eA—, Iii meth odd logy for nllocating the
Maintenance Cort umong properties rvitl,in eacM1 Assessment Area will need m be analyzed
and. if ve scary_ re iced to e the Maintenance Cos[ of the Neighborhood
Imprdvements is allocated in a Calr and [easovab le manner.
Optional—pavmea r of Assessmears
Sincethe Maintenance Cos[of,he Neighborhood liuprovements is--ined on an
annual basis, there is no prepayment option.
Computation of Annual assessments
1'he annual assess mem 11, 1111 of property will include its fi— (based- bl� annuall _ ibll-- C11, If the Neighborhood
l.p
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and the City', annualbb Id— 1. 1-1 1h, d.11— 1'1'1� ',,Al� Iyh lapl�,,i_ 11 An I will
d -II,taxes and
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special assessments.
I biihn,,
It i, expected 1- the F.111 group If A11,11-1 A-1 will b, implemented in
2003 or early 2004, end placed on dhe o,[ -II-, tax bill —H,d in November I004,
Recent eases have Dlainly indica[ed theivrportance of legislative MUinga'to the legal
speciald, If , osxssment progm m. Our —,—d assessment
--I-y — based IpII the assumption that we will -p— end —1- ,.P-11
14,1,ii", fl'Idm, in the -d to implement the p,,g,., A,
P-- we envis inn that the lcgis lative findings would include th, fallowing
• The mib-- If N,ighb-,,.d i,p,--,, will pros— and .hI— the
value
I,, -d -pl If 1I, p, located m 1,1 A �—, A— 11
the —1h,,fl, appervrance of ehoroughferes in the Assessment A—,
• S-[,
,—,i— ill I, provided 11 A—. Accordingly i, i,
_ablz Assessment Area
by_—ldplymg f— co,, —I—d by the City to
Neighborhood bythe sq
uare q, feet --- .d peach
A , A,
Si— Asingle-family —ide .... .. 11 derive a -,—fimfly sm,ih, —1 benefit
f,., the N,ighb-- each parcel ofproperty upon wh,h I m&
fa,iiby '—d— can be bui It should b, assigned one ERU and -- equal share If
the lhi-- C-,
Actton Steps
It is the City's nu cglleet all n special a v the ad
valorem tax bill pursux n[r[og�he Unifomtt Assesnn cat Collee[ion Actss lvsconjunaion sv ith
thispolicy-the City beady maned a capital projec[spuial a.ssessntent ordim ace under its
home Mc power on lone 18, 2001. The ordinance established new assessment procedures
that ore conslstenrtvlth[he Uniform Asscssmen[ Collection Act. The process ray wires only
ne public hea11-bn uddition to a procedural notice of in iem hearing described below) end
ompleted prior to constnietian ofthe project. A very beieF sum mnry of [heard finance is
provided below.
Ordinance
The ordinance provides home rule authorization For the Ciry ro impose special
and includes pr—&cal an d sgbl—I five requ i remcnts. Tiienrdimnceauthori—
specialassessnen[s fora wide variety of wprtalpmjects and authorizes[he issuance ofb-d,
other deb[payab1, From assessment proceeds, but does not address specific projects or
s [ethndologios. Tho project-sp—bc information is ovided in [he In v'al
Assessmcenr Resolution for each project- Imposition of [he assessments described in this
report would require a minor am end- em w [hc City: Ordinance in order to provide for the
funding of an ngal maintenance and services.
\once of Intent
Pxtsuan[to the Uniform Assessnrem Collection Al, the City must initiate the special
s entprocess almosie fitll year be fore it inwndcro use the ad valorem tax bi 11 t000 llec[
ehe assessmenu'. The process begins with ihz passage ofa resolution prior to ]xnuery 1 or.
ifihe property appraiser. tax cn 11 actor, and local govem�n ant agree to an extension. Ylarch
1.l he adoption fa revolution of intent does no l obligate the local go vzm —to use this
method ova impose a special vue ssmcxt- bat it is required xs a prerequ isi[e to usng the tax
bill crolluti nethod. The resolution of'mmm oan not be adopted untiIa public heating is
conducted by the Ciry. Notice of the public hearing ..... be published .weekly for 4
.... ecn i -eehs prior to tbn public hearing. Copies of the resolution must bx sent to the
propertyappraiser, the tax colIcnnr. and the f)eparb— of Revenge by Jan wary 10orifthe
property aDPtaiser-tax collector -and local government agree to anextension-Ylarch lo. The
e ofm nt process is ryp ica I ly completed by the C iry in December of each year and the
tial group of Assessment Areas .ch nu Id he 'included on N years no0- of invent
resolution_
A91--1 I ilh T., Collector and Property Appraiser
Use
"", u""- Asxssment Collection d- fl" City enter into
agreement withthe Pl.p�y Appraiser and T. providing for
.f necessaryadministrative expenses. A.—, paid under this vgre —, xould b,
---d ft— the property — i. the collection c —,p.—I ,f he an ual
The City ,II lyp..Ily 1- f— the
Cl,, O-m, "C..f.,, Level" with A-11.1.1 Area
Although not required byl—.pl—l- of —Y specific project
Assessment A _ , the City may d,l— - h,11- 60% o Nhe,-y owner specific
A1,111-- Area wish to h— the project. The City ..y awompIkh h,, by
directing a ceni{ed mailing Io the property owners in the proposed A-11-11t Al—
Ini[iul assessment Resolution
Th, Initial AIII—l-, Resolution begins the assessment process for any specific
project end does not mqu ire publichearing. The Initial Assessment Resolution must include
me famwmg:
description of- ty located jlhi., the proposed assessment area-
description ff the maintenon c proposed f,, funding fr.., proceeds of the
a description ofthe proposed method ofapponioning the maintenance oostamong the
W—d h,., ffi Id 11
parcel
xmem area_ such Met the owner
fp,.P_y_ _objectively
f ��y the amount ohhe
• specifclegislative findings [bat tecognizetbe Caimeax provided by the apportionment
--d-, -d
provides that the City 11,Iff will publish and mail notices to the effected
P"'"Y ll,fy,,,�hll igh, 1�,.P.b i. Ip's. cy,
adoption of a "_ I., --mg the assess—[,
Nodce ro Moper[p 0—ii"
Afteredopt ing the Initial Asvessment Resolution, the City is requimd to publish notice
of the public healing end eo mail an iudivlduel notice to each property ownor. The mailed
notme most iochide [he following information'.
• the purpose f,he assessment
the tmal amount to be levied against the parcel:
the un itof measurementapplied to del—.,' the asxessmen[
• the number of oohs contained n the parcel:
• [he[o[al revenue[o be colletted by the assessment_
smnt that feilore to pay the assessmem will cause a raz —ifl,— to be issued
the property, which may result In a loss of utln-
[hat all affected property owners havo e ngFt to app— at the public
hear ng end [o FIe written objections wi,h the Ci[y prior bi the public h—mg; and
the dale, time and place of the public hearing_
Final Assersment Resol urtoo
Immediately following the public h—mg, nrat anysubsequent meeting, the Ciry may
adopt [he Final Assessment Resolution which musi'.
create or affirm the evsessmen[ area:
establish the maximum amoum of the annual assecsmem for each measumment unit;
approve the a.ssessmem toll; avd
• determine the method of collee[ion.