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Resolution 11-1300RESOLUTION NO. 11-1300 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA, ELECTING TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON -AD VALOREM SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS LEVIED WITHIN THE INCORPORATED AREA OF THE CITY; STATING A NEED FOR SUCH LEVY; PROVIDING FOR THE MAILING OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Longwood, Florida (the "City") is contemplating the imposition of non -ad valorem special assessments to fund the cost of certain capital improvements and maintenance thereof including: (i) road paving, resurfacing and ancillary drainage improvements; (ii) enhancement of rights -of -way, subdivision walls, subdivision entrances —and medians; (iii) maintenance of rights -of -way, subdivision walls, subdivision entrances and Medians; and (iv) water and wastewater improvements. WHEREAS, the City intends to use the uniform method for collecting the abov_P- described non -ad valorem special assessments imposed against property within the -incorporated area of the City as authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes; as amended, because this method will allow such non -ad valorem special assessments to. - be; collected- annually commencing in November 2012, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, the City held a duly advertised public hearing prior to the adoption of this Resolution, proof of publication of such hearing being attached hereto as Exhibit A; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of Longwood, Florida, that: Section 1. Commencing with the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2012 and with the tax statement mailed for such fiscal year, the City intends to use the uniform method of collecting non -ad valorem special assessments authorized in Section 1.97.3632, Florida Statutes, as amended, for collecting non -ad valorem special assessments imposed by the City to fund the cost of providing certain capital improvements and maintenance thereof including: (i) road paving, resurfacing and ancillary drainage improvements; (ii) enhancement of rights -of -way, subdivision walls, subdivision entrances and medians; (iii) maintenance of rights -of -way, subdivision walls, subdivision entrances and medians; and (iv) water and wastewater improvements. Such non -ad valorem assessments shall be levied within the incorporated area of the City. A legal description of such area potentially subject to non -ad valorem special assessments is more particularly described as follows: The corporate limits of the City of Longwood, Florida, shall consist of the boundaries of the City as established by Chapter 9825, Laws of Florida, 1923, Section 6, and in addition thereto all land annexed by the City of Longwood, Florida subsequent to 1923, and prior to the effective date of the City Charter. Section2. The City hereby determines that the levy of the assessments is needed to fund the cost of providing certain capital improvements and maintenance thereof including: (i) road paving, resurfacing and ancillary drainage improvements; (ii) enhancement of rights-of- Resolution No. 11-1300/ Page 2 way, subdivision walls, subdivision entrances and medians; (iii) maintenance of rights -of -way, subdivision walls, subdivision entrances and medians; and (iv) water and wastewater improvements, all within the incorporated area of the City. Section 3. Upon adoption, the City Clerk is hereby directed to send a copy of this Resolution by United States mail to the Florida Department of Revenue, the Seminole County Tax Collector, and the Seminole County Property Appraiser by January 10, 2012. Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage and adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS �9:�'DAY OF IM l Clr A.D., 2011. ATTE • /jai Sarah M. Mirus, MMC, MBA, City Clerk Approved as to form and legality for the use and reliance 6fthe Cit of Longwoo Florida, only. TI—aniel Lang e. , Cit ttoie EXHIBIT A PROOF OF PUBLICATION City Of Longwood 175 W WARREN AVE CITY OF LONGWOOD LONGWOOD, FL 32750-4107 :Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Jennifer Rhodes/Tamela Vargas/Deborah M. Toney, who on oath says that s/he is the Legal Advertising Representative of Orlando Sentinel, a daily newspaper published in Seminole County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a Public Dearing in the matter of December 19, 2011 in the Seminole County _, was published in said newspaper in the issue(s); of 11/21/11 11/28/11 12/05/11 12/12/11 Affiant further says that the said Orlando Sentinel is a newspaper published in said Seminole County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published 'in said Seminole County, Florida, each week day and has been entered as second-class mail matter at the post office in said Seminole County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that s/he has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in the said newspaper. he foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this l day of December, 2011, Jennifer Rhodes/Tamela Vargas/Deborah M. Toney, who is personally known to me and who did take an oath. DEBORAH M. TONEY n NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE OF FLORIDA G,)mm# OU938521 �3�F'1r�g 11/1�l�Ir}1 1160613 NrCE OF IfiT W TO t)SE U'WKO6Mf METRoo OF CQllECTIQ ti0N-A0 VALOREM ASSESS(AEN7S The City vvill consider the edoollon of AHl aifecled re of ,property awners..hav2 a right to gpp�or at the hearing ond.,ta file iHriElen objections with the City Clerk any lime prior -to the public hearing. If o peF.3on decide3 ta-aPOeal ✓;ith re<pect to on'! 1. at the: lle.01n1, u: h a record Of the pros nd to 7/ 260-3461 of '.ifle date of jf you have any auesiions„please con - fact Ifie City's Asses�menf, Co,rdinalbr of E07/ 260-3175, Doted this Ord cloy of November, 2011. Scroll NA, Mir,us, MMC, MBA. City CfErk' CITY OF LONGWOOD, ELORIDA CSE1160613 11/21,20,, 12105,1277011