15-1386 Electing the Uniform Method of Collecting Non-Ad Valorem Special Assessments Levied Withing Incorporated Area of the CityRESOLUTION NO.15-1386
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 improvements and ancillary drainage facilities;
(ii) certain neighborhood improvements (e.g. walls, signage, irrigation, landscaping, etc.); (iii)
residential and non-residential improvements near a potential light rail station for the purpose of
promoting economic redevelopment; (iv) certain qualifying renewable energy, energy efficiency
and conservation and wind resistance improvements; and (v) water and/or wastewater services
and facilities improvements.
WHEREAS, the City intends to use the uniform method for collecting the above -
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 2016, 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, 2016 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 197.3632, 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 improvements and ancillary drainage facilities; (ii) certain neighborhood improvements
(e.g. walls, signage, irrigation, landscaping, etc.); (iii) residential and non-residential
improvements near a potential light rail station for the purpose of promoting economic
redevelopment; (iv) certain qualifying renewable energy, energy efficiency and conservation and
wind resistance improvements; and (v) water and/or wastewater services and facilities
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.
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Section 2. 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 improvements and ancillary drainage facilities; (ii) certain neighborhood
improvements (e.g. walls, signage, irrigation, landscaping, etc.); (iii) residential and non-
residential improvements near a potential light rail station for the purpose of promoting
economic redevelopment; (iv) certain qualifying renewable energy, energy efficiency and
conservation and wind resistance improvements; and (v) water and/or wastewater services and
facilities improvements.
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, 2016.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage and
adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 7 DAY OF ece r-A.D., 2015.
Joseph Durso, Mayor
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