24-2250 Inclusion of Twin Lakes Properties for the purpose of MSBU to fund Lake Management ORDINANCE NO. 24-2250
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD,
FLORIDA; CREATING A NEW ARTICLE VIII OF CHAPTER 82, TAXATION, OF THE
CITY CODE; AUTHORIZING THE INCLUSION OF CERTAIN WATERFRONT
PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY IN THE TWIN LAKE MUNICIPAL SERVICE
BENEFIT UNIT CREATED AND ESTABLISHED BY SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING LAKE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO THE LAKE
WITHIN THE UNIT; PROVIDING IDENTIFICATION OF PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY
OF LONGWOOD AUTHORIZED FOR INCLUSION IN SUCH UNIT; AND PROVIDING
FOR THE REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS;
INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE; CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City is granted the authority, under Section 2(b), Article VIII, of the State
Constitution,to exercise any power for municipal purposes, except when expressly prohibited by
law; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Longwood, Florida, has entered into the
Interlocal Agreement between Seminole County and City of Longwood Lake Management of Twin
Lake("Interlocal Agreement"),whereby the City has agreed to authorize inclusion of certain lands
lying in the City of Longw000d in a Municipal Service Benefit Unit ("MSBU") to be created and
established by Seminole County to provide for the control of aquatic vegetation in Twin Lake;
and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Seminole County, Florida, has the
authority to establish a Municipal Service Benefit Unit ("MSBU") pursuant to Section
125.01(1)(q), Florida Statutes, and other controlling law; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 125.01(1)(q), Florida Statutes, the County is required to
obtain the City Commission' s consent, by Ordinance, to operate a County MSBU within the
incorporated area of a municipality, and this Ordinance and the above-referenced Interlocal
Agreement are in furtherance of satisfying this statutory requirement; and
WHEREAS,there are Twin Lake waterfront properties located within the City of Longwood
and unincorporated Seminole County that will benefit from the lake management services and
resulting improvements to the lake; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, local governments are encouraged
to cooperate on the basis of mutual advantage to provide services that will influence the needs
of local communities; and
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WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Longwood enacts this Ordinance to ensure
that the high quality of life available to citizens of the City and the County is protected and
maintained; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Longwood finds that it is appropriate and
furthers the public good to provide authorization for Seminole County to assess and collect
through a uniform method the lake management cost share allocation from Twin Lake waterfront
parcels within the City limits; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Longwood, Florida, hereby finds this
Ordinance to be in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of
Longwood; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD,
FLORIDA,AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. RECITALS. The foregoing recitals are fully incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. New Article VIII is hereby added
to Chapter 82 —Taxation of the City Code as follows (underlined type indicates additions to the
City Code, t--ikcthrough type indicates deletions, and asterisks (* * *) indicate unchanged
portions of the code that are omitted from this ordinance for convenience. It is intended that
the text in Chapter 82 denoted by the asterisks and set forth in this Ordinance will remain
unchanged from the language existing prior to adoption of this Ordinance):
ARTICLE VIII.—TWIN LAKE MSBU
Sec. 82-280. -Approval of inclusion of certain properties in Twin Lake MSBU.
The city commission hereby approves and authorizes the inclusion of Twin Lake
waterfront parcels within the city limits into the boundaries of Seminole
County's Twin Lake Lake Management Municipal Service Benefit Unit ("Twin
Lake MSBU"). Such included parcels are more particularly described in Exhibit A
to the enacting ordinance. The city commission further authorizes the county to
levy the Twin Lake MSBU non-ad valorem assessments, as deemed appropriate,
via the Twin Lake MSBU process, and to collect the non-ad valorem assessments
according to the uniform method beginning with tax year 2024.
Sec. 82-281. -Term.
This division will remain effective until otherwise repealed by ordinance adopted
by the city commission. Notice of the proposed repeal of this division must be
provided in writing to Seminole County in accordance with the provisions of the
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interlocal agreement for lake management of Twin Lake. Any repeal of this
division will not be effective until satisfaction or completion of the assessment
commitment period associated with financed expenses and expenses incurred
or under contract prior to the notice of the intent to terminate or repeal this
division is delivered to Seminole County.
SECTION 3. CONFLICTS. If any ordinance or part thereof is in conflict herewith, this Ordinance
shall control to the extent of the conflict.
SECTION 4: CODIFICATION. Section 2 of this Ordinance will be codified; and any sections,
subsection, paragraph, or subparagraph may be renumbered or re-lettered as appropriate to
accomplish the intent of this Ordinance. Regardless of the foregoing, Exhibit "A"of this ordinance
as referenced in Section 2 will not be codified.
SECTION 5: SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Ordinance are separable, and if any section,
paragraph, sentence, or word of this Ordinance or the application thereto to any person or in any
circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity will not affect the other sections, words, or
applications of this Ordinance. If any part of this Ordinance is found to be preempted or
otherwise superseded, the remainder of the Ordinance will nevertheless be given full force and
effect to the extent permitted by the severance of such preempted or superseded part.
SECTION 6: EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
FIRST READING this 15th day of April 2024.
PUBLIC HEARING this 6th of May 2024.
FINAL READING AND ADOPTION this 6th of May 2024.
CITY COMMISSION
CITY OF LONGWOOD, F ORIDA
MATTHEW MCMILLAN, MAYOR
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ATTEST:
MICHELLE LO O, MMC, FCRM, CITY CLERK
Approved as to form and legality for the use and reliance of the City of Longwood,
Florida, only.
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DANIEL W. LANkLEI TTORNEY
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