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CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA
RESOLUTION NO. 110-97
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA,
RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF FIRE RESCUE
SERVICES, FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE CITY OF
DANIA, FLORIDA; UPDATING THE INFORMATION USED
TO DOCUMENT THE HISTORICAL DEMAND FOR FIRE
RESCUE SERVICES AND REVISING THE PARCEL
APPORTIONMENT METHODOLOGY TO BE APPLIED IN
CALCULATING FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENTS;
ESTABLISHING THE ESTIMATED ASSESSMENT RATE
FOR FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENTS FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 1997; DIRECTING THE
PREPARATION OF AN ASSESSMENT ROLL;
AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING AND DIRECTING THE
PROVISION OF NOTICE THEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in developing Fire Rescue Assessments for the Fiscal Year beginning
October 1, 1996, the City Commission used historical demand information from a
comparable urban area because such information was not readily available from the City;
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to use incident report information
documenting demand for fire rescue services gathered from within the City over the past
year to update and revise its approach to calculation of Fire Rescue Assessments; and
WHEREAS, in order to use such information specific to the City it is necessary
to rescind, replace, or amend the resolutions adopted by the City Commission on
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July 22, 1997, and reschedule the required public hearing for reimposition of non-ad
valorem assessments proposed for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 1997.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY. This Resolution is adopted pursuant to the provisions
of the Fire Rescue Assessment Ordinance (Ordinance No. 10-96), the Initial Assessment
Resolution (Resolution No. 63-96), the Final Assessment Resolution (Resolution No.
72-96), sections 166.021 and 166.041, Florida Statutes, and other applicable provisions
of law.
SECTION 2. PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS. This Resolution shall constitute the
Preliminary Rate Resolution as defined in the Ordinance which initiates the annual
process for updating the Assessment Roll and directs the reimposition of Fire Rescue
Assessments for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 1997. All capitalized words and
terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Ordinance,
the Initial Assessment Resolution and the Final Assessment Resolution. Unless the
context indicates otherwise, words imparting the singular number, include the plural
number, and vice versa.
SECTION 3. PROVISION AND FUNDING OF FIRE RESCUE SERVICES.
(A) Upon the imposition of Fire Rescue Assessments for fire rescue services,
facilities, or programs against Assessed Property located within the City, the City shall
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provide fire rescue services to such Assessed Property. A portion of the cost to provide
such fire rescue services, facilities, or programs shall be funded from proceeds of the
Fire Rescue Assessments. The remaining cost required to provide fire rescue services,
facilities, and programs shall be funded by available City revenues other than Fire
Rescue Assessment proceeds.
(B) It is hereby ascertained, determined, and declared that each parcel of
Assessed Property located within the City will be benefited by the City's provision of fire
rescue services, facilities, and programs in an amount not less than the Fire Rescue
Assessment imposed against such parcel, computed in the manner set forth in this
j Preliminary Rate Resolution.
SECTION 4. IMPOSITION AND COMPUTATION OF FIRE RESCUE
ASSESSMENTS. Fire Rescue Assessments shall be imposed against all Tax Parcels
within the Property Use Categories. Fire Rescue Assessments shall be computed in the
manner set forth in this Preliminary Rate Resolution.
SECTION 5. LEGISLATIVE DETERMINATIONS OF SPECIAL BENEFIT AND
FAIR APPORTIONMENT.
(A) The legislative determinations of special benefit and fair apportionment
embodied in the Ordinance, the Initial Assessment Resolution, and the Final Assessment
Resolution shall be deemed to be supplemented by the subsequent legislative
determinations contained herein and are affirmed and incorporated herein by reference.
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(B) There now exists sufficient Incident Reports filed by the City with the
Florida State Fire Marshal documenting the historical demand for fire rescue services
from Assessed Property within each Property Use Category. Therefore, the use of
Demand Percentages determined by an examination of Incident Reports filed by the City
during approximately a one year period between 1996 and 1997 is a fair and reasonable
method to apportion the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs among the Property Use
Categories.
(C) The classification of each Building into Building Area square footage
' categories is a fair and reasonable method to calculate the Fire Rescue Assessments
for each Tax Parcel of Non-Residential Property.
SECTION 6. COST APPORTIONMENT METHODOLOGY. The Cost
Apportionment as explained and calculated in the Initial Assessment Resolution and
Final Assessment Resolution and in the applicable explanatory appendices incorporated
therein is affirmed and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 7. REVISED PARCEL APPORTIONMENT METHODOLOGY.
(A) The apportionment among Tax Parcels of that portion of the Fire Rescue
Assessed Costs apportioned to each Property Use Category under the Cost Apportionment
shall be consistent with the revised Parcel Apportionment methodology described and
determined in Appendix A, which revised Parcel Apportionment methodology is hereby
approved, adopted, and incorporated into this Preliminary Rate Resolution by reference.
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(B) The revised Parcel Apportionment methodology described in Appendix A shall
be applied in the calculation of the estimated Fire Rescue Assessment rates established
in Section 8 of this Preliminary Rate Resolution.
SECTION 8. DETERMINATION OF FIRE RESCUE ASSESSED COSTS;
ESTABLISHMENT OF ANNUAL FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT RATES.
(A) The Fire Rescue Assessed Costs to be assessed and apportioned among
benefited parcels pursuant to the Cost Apportionment and the Parcel Apportionment for
the Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 1997, is the amount determined in the Estimated
Fire Rescue Assessment Rate Schedule, attached hereto as Appendix B. The approval
of the Estimated Fire Rescue Assessment Rate Schedule by the adoption of this
Preliminary Rate Resolution determines the amount of the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs.
The remainder of such Fiscal Year budget for fire rescue services, facilities, and
programs shall be funded from available City revenue other than Fire Rescue
Assessment proceeds.
(B) The estimated Fire Rescue Assessments specified in the Estimated Fire
Rescue Assessment Rate Schedule are hereby established to fund the specified Fire
Rescue Assessed Costs determined to be assessed in the Fiscal Year commencing
October 1, 1997.
(C) The estimated Fire Rescue Assessments established in this Preliminary
Rate Resolution shall be the estimated assessment rates applied by the City Clerk in the
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preparation of the updated Assessment Roll for the Fiscal Year commencing October 1,
1997 as provided in Section 9 of this Preliminary Rate Resolution.
SECTION 9. ANNUAL ASSESSMENT ROLL.
(A) The City Clerk is hereby directed to prepare, or cause to be prepared, an
updated Assessment Roll for the Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 1997, in the
manner provided in the Ordinance. The updated Assessment Roll shall include all Tax
Parcels within the Property Use Categories. The City Clerk shall apportion the estimated
Fire Rescue Assessed Cost to be recovered through Fire Rescue Assessments in the
manner set forth in this Preliminary Rate Resolution. The updated Assessment Roll shall
include an amount for the applicable Fire Rescue Assessment for the prior fiscal year
in the event a parcel of property specially benefitted by the provision of fire rescue
services, facilities, and programs, was either omitted or not listed on the Tax Roll as of
the effective date of the Final Assessment Resolution. A copy of this Preliminary Rate
Resolution, the Ordinance, the Initial Assessment Resolution, the Final Assessment
Resolution, and the updated Assessment Roll is maintained on file in the office of the
City Clerk and open to public inspection. The foregoing shall not be construed to require
that the updated Assessment Roll proposed for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1,
1997 be in printed form if the amount of the Fire Rescue Assessment for each parcel of
property can be determined by the use of a computer terminal available to the public.
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(B) It is hereby ascertained, determined, and declared that the method of
determining the Fire Rescue Assessments for fire rescue services as set forth in the
Initial Assessment Resolution, the Final Assessment Resolution, and, as amended and
revised by this Preliminary Rate Resolution, is a fair and reasonable method of
apportioning the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost among parcels of Assessed Property
located within the City.
SECTION 10. AUTHORIZATION OF PUBLIC HEARING. There is hereby
established a public hearing to be held at 7:30 p.m. on September 11, 1997, in the City
Commission Chambers of City Hall, 100 West Dania Beach Boulevard, Dania, Florida,
at which time the City Commission will receive and consider any comments on the Fire
Rescue Assessments from the public and affected property owners and consider
reimposing Fire Rescue Assessments for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 1997 and
collecting such assessments on the same bill as ad valorem taxes.
SECTION 11. NOTICE BY PUBLICATION. The City Clerk shall publish a
notice of the public hearing authorized by Section 10 of this Preliminary Rate Resolution
in the manner and time provided in Sections 2.04 and 2.08 of the Ordinance. The notice
shall be published no later than August 21, 1997, in substantially the form attached
hereto as Appendix C.
SECTION 12. NOTICE BY MAIL. The City Clerk shall also provide notice
by first class mail to the Owner of each parcel of Assessed Property, as required by
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Sections 2.05, 2.08, and 2.12 of the Ordinance, in substantially the form attached hereto
as Appendix D. Such notices shall be mailed no later than August 21, 1997.
SECTION 13. APPLICATION OF ASSESSMENT PROCEEDS. Proceeds
derived by the City from the Fire Rescue Assessments will be utilized for the provision
of fire rescue services, facilities, and programs. In the event there is any fund balance
remaining at the end of the Fiscal Year, such balance shall be carried forward and used
only to fund fire rescue services, facilities, and programs.
SECTION 14. SUPERSESSION. This Preliminary Rate Resolution shall be
deemed to supersede, amend in its entirety, and supplant Resolution No. 106-97
j adopted on July 22, 1997. Resolution No. 106-97 shall be of no further force and effect.
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SECTION 15. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Preliminary Rate Resolution shall
take effect immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED and ADOPTED on this 12th day of August, 1997.
F�OBERT MIKES
MAYOR - COMMISSIONER
ATTEST: �1
MARIE J. JABALEE
CITY CLERK - AUDITOR
APPROV AST FORM AND CORRECTNESS
FRANK . ADLER,
CITY ATTQRNEY
7t'YA fS/S IG Llr `�r
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APPENDIX A
REVISED PARCEL APPORTIONMENT METHODOLOGY
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APPENDIX A
PARCEL APPORTIONMENT METHODOLOGY
The Cost Apportionment to each Property Use Category and to Mixed Use Property
shall be apportioned among the Tax Parcels within each Property Use Category and to
Mixed Use Property Tax Parcels as follows.
SECTION A-1. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. The Fire Rescue Assessment for
each Tax Parcel of Residential Property shall be computed by multiplying the Demand r
Percentage attributable to Residential Property by the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs,
dividing such product by the total number of Dwelling Units shown on the Tax Roll within
the City, and then multiplying such quotient by the number of Dwelling Units located on
such Tax Parcel.
SECTION A-2. NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. The Fire Rescue
Assessments for each Tax Parcel of Non-Residential Property (except Nursing Home
Property) shall be computed as follows:
(A) Respectively, multiply the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs by the Demand
Percentage attributable to each of the non-residential Property Use Categories. With the
exception of Nursing Home Property, the resulting dollar amounts reflect the portions of the
City's fire rescue budget to be respectively funded from Fire Rescue Assessment revenue
derived from each of the non-residential Property Use Categories.
(B) Separate each Building in each of the non-residential Property Use
Categories into one of the following square footage categories:
(1) Buildings with a Building Area of less than 1,999 square feet;
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(2) Buildings with a Building Area between 2,000 square feet and 3,499 square
feet;
(3) Buildings with a Building Area between 3,500 square feet and 4,999 square
feet;
(4) Buildings with a Building Area between 5,000 square feet and 9,999 square
feet;
(5) Buildings with a Building Area between 10,000 square feet and 19,999 square
feet;
(6) Buildings with a Building Area between 20,000 square feet and 29,999 square
feet;
(7) Buildings with a Building Area between 30,000 square feet and 39,999 square
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feet;
(8) Buildings with a Building Area between 40,000 square feet and 49,999 square
feet; and
(9) Buildings with a Building Area of 50,000 square feet or greater.
(C) As to each non-residential Property Use Category (except Nursing Home
Property), multiply the number of Buildings categorized in:
(1) Subsection (B)(1) of this Section by 1,000 square feet;
(2) Subsection (B)(2) of this Section by 2,000 square feet;
(3) Subsection (B)(3) of this Section by 3,500 square feet;
(4) Subsection (B)(4) of this Section by 5,000 square feet;
(5) Subsection (B)(5) of this Section by 10,000 square feet;
(6) Subsection (B)(6) of this Section by 20,000 square feet;
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(7) Subsection (B)(7) of this Section by 30,000 square feet;
(8) Subsection (B)(8) of this Section by 40,000 square feet; and
(9) Subsection (B)(9) of this Section by 50,000 square feet.
(D) For each non-residential Property Use Category (except Nursing Home
Property), sum the products of subsections (C)(1) through (C)(9) of this Section. With the
exception of Nursing Home Property, the sum of these products reflects an aggregate
square footage area for each non-residential Property Use Category to be used by the City
in the computation of Fire Rescue Assessments.
(E) With the exception of Nursing Home Property, divide the product of
subsection (A) of this Section relative to each of the non-residential Property Use
Categories by the sum of the products for each non-residential Property Use Category
described in subsection (D) of this Section. The resulting quotient expresses a dollar
? amount adjusted or weighted per square foot of improved area to be used in computing
Fire Rescue Assessments on each of the respective non-residential Property Use
Categories (except Nursing Home Property).
(F) For each of the non-residential Property Use Categories (except Nursing
Home Property), multiply the resulting quotients from subsection (A) of this Section by each
of the respective products in subsections (C)(1) through (C)(9) of this Section. The
resulting products for each non-residential Property Use Category (except Nursing Home
Property)expresses a series of gross dollar amounts expected to be funded by all Buildings
in the respective non-residential Property Use Categories in each of the square footage
categories described in subsection (B) of this Section.
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(G) For each of the non-residential Property Use Categories (except Nursing
Home Property), divide each of the respective products of subsection (F) of this Section by
the number of Buildings determined to be in each of the square footage categories
identified in subsection (B) of this Section. Except for Nursing Home Property, the result
expresses the respective dollar amounts of the Fire Rescue Assessments to be imposed
upon each Building in each of the non-residential Property Use Categories.
SECTION A-3. NURSING HOME PROPERTY. The Fire Rescue Assessments
for each Tax Parcel of Nursing Home Property shall be computed as follows:
(A) For Nursing Home Property, assign the respective dollar amounts of the Fire
Rescue Assessments determined in Section A-2 of this Appendix for Institutional Property
to the comparable square footage category ranges of Nursing Home Property. Such
amount shall be the amount of the Fire Rescue Assessments imposed upon each Building
of Nursing Home Property.
(B) Multiply the amount directed to be imposed as Fire Rescue Assessments on
Nursing Home Property in subsection (A) of this Section by the number of Buildings
determined to be in each of the square footage category ranges related to Nursing Home
Property in subsection (B)(1) through (13)(9) of Section A-2. The sum of the resulting
products represents the aggregate revenue to be derived from Fire Rescue Assessments
imposed upon Nursing Home Property.
(C) The remaining portion of the City's fire rescue budget otherwise attributable
to Nursing Home Property, and not funded through Fire Rescue Assessments imposed
upon Nursing Home Property, shall be funded from available City revenue other than Fire
Rescue Assessment proceeds.
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SECTION A-4. MIXED USE PROPERTY. The Fire Rescue Assessments for
each Tax Parcel classified in two or more Property Use Categories shall be the sum of the
Fire Rescue Assessments computed for each Property Use Category.
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APPENDIX B
ESTIMATED FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT RATE SCHEDULE
APPENDIX B
ESTIMATED FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT RATE SCHEDULE
SECTION B-1. DETERMINATION OF FIRE RESCUE ASSESSED COSTS.
The estimated Fire Rescue Assessed Costs to be assessed for the Fiscal Year
commencing October 1, 1997, is $1,316,993. Additional fire rescue proceeds may be
received and the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs to be assessed may be adjusted as a
result of reclassification of Assessed Property or inclusion of parcels not included on the
Assessment Roll for a prior Fiscal Year.
SECTION B-2. ESTIMATED FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENTS. The estimated
Fire Rescue Assessments to be assessed and apportioned among benefited parcels
pursuant to the Cost Apportionment and Parcel Apportionment to generate the estimated
Fire Rescue Assessed Cost for the Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 1997, are
hereby established as follows for the purpose of this Preliminary Rate Resolution:
Billing Building Industrial/ Nursing
Unit Area Residential Commercial Warehouse Institutional Home
Type (in sq. ft.) Rates/Unit Rates Rates Rates Rates
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Parcel <1,999 $108.35 $12,10 $227.44 $227.44
2,000-3,499 $216.70 $24.19 $454.88 $454.88
3,500-4,999 $379.23 42.34 $796.04 $796.04
5,000-9,999 $541.75 $60.48 $1,137.21 1,137.21
10,000-19,999 $1,083.51 $120.97 $2,274.41 $2,274.41
20,000-29,999 $2,167.02 $241.93 $4,548.82 $4,548.82
30,000.39,999 3,250.53 362.90 $61823.24 6'823.24
40,000-49,999 4,334.03 $483.87 $9,097.65 9,097.65
>50,000 $5'417.54 $604,83 $11,372.06 1 $11,372.06
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APPENDIX C
FORM OF NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED
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APPENDIX C
FORM OF NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED
To Be Published by August 21, 1997
[INSERT MAP OF CITY SHOWING CITY AND ANNEXED
AREA. MAP NEEDS TO REFLECT THAT FIRE RESCUE
ASSESSMENTS AND STORMWATER ASSESSMENTS ARE
BEING IMPOSED ON IMPROVED PROPERTY CITY-WIDE,
WHILE SOLID WASTE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ARE
BEING IMPOSED ONLY ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
WITHIN THE GRIFFIN ROAD ANNEXED AREA.]
NOTICE OF HEARING TO REIMPOSE AND PROVIDE FOR
COLLECTION OF FIRE RESCUE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS,
STORMWATER ASSESSMENTS, AND
SOLID WASTE SERVICE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
FIRE RESCUE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
Notice is hereby given that the City Commission of the City of Dania will conduct
a public hearing to consider reimposing fire rescue assessments for the provision of fire
rescue services within the City of Dania for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 1997.
The assessment for each parcel of property will be based upon each parcel's
classification and the total number of billing units attributed to that parcel. The following
table reflects the proposed fire rescue assessment schedule.
Billing Building Industrial/ Nursing
Unit Area Residential Commercial Warehouse Institutional Home
Type (in sq. ft.) Rates/Unit Rates Rates Rates Rates
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Parcel <1,999 $108.35 $12.10 $227.44 $227.44
2,000-3,499 216.70 24.19 454.88 454.88
3,500-4,999 $379.23 $42.34 $796.04 796.04
5,000-9,999 $541.75 $60.48 $1,137.21 $1.137.21
To 000-19,999 $1,083.51 $120. 7 _ $2,274.41 $2,274.41
20,000-29,999 $2,167.02 241.93 4,548.82 $4,548.82
30,000-39.999 3,250.53 362.90 6,823.24 6,823.24
40,000-49,999 $4.334.03 $483.87 $9,097.65 $97097.65
>50,000 $5,417.54 1 $604.83 1 711,372.06 1 $11,372.06
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Copies of the Fire Rescue Assessment Ordinance (Ordinance No. 10-96), the
Initial Assessment Resolution (Resolution No. 63-96), the Final Assessment Resolution
(Resolution No. 72-96), the Preliminary Rate Resolution initiating the annual process of
updating the Assessment Roll and reimposing the Fire Rescue Assessments, and the
updated Assessment Roll for the upcoming fiscal year are available for inspection at the
City Clerk's office.
If you have any questions, please contact the City Fire Rescue Department at
(954)921-8700, extension 205, Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
STORMWATER SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
Notice is hereby given that the City Commission of the City of Dania will conduct
a public hearing to consider reimposing stormwater assessments for the provision of
stormwater management services within the City of Dania for the Fiscal Year beginning
October 1, 1997.
The stormwater assessments are based upon the estimated amount of stormwater
runoff generated by impervious surface on each parcel of property. Impervious surfaces
include the roof top, patios, driveways, parking lots and similar areas. The City has
determined that the median single-family residence in the City includes 1,836 square feet
of impervious surface, which is defined as one "equivalent stormwater unit" or "ESU".
The annual stormwater assessment rate for the upcoming fiscal year will be $20.00 for
each ESU.
Generally, the number of ESUs will be calculated individually for each parcel of
property by dividing the impervious surface area by 1,836. However, since verifying the
impervious surface for each single-family residence in the City is a practical impossibility,
single-family residences with impervious surface area between 918 square feet and
3,672 square feet, inclusive, have been assigned one ESU. Smaller single-family
residences have been assigned one-half ESU and larger single-family residences have
been calculated individually.
Copies of the Stormwater Utility Ordinance (Ordinance No. 13-96), the Initial
Stormwater Assessment Resolution (Resolution No. 73-96), the Final Stormwater
Assessment Resolution (Resolution No. 73-96, as amended by Resolution No. 103-96
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and Resolution 116-96), the Preliminary Rate Resolution initiating the annual process of
updating the Assessment Roll and reimposing the Stormwater Assessments, and the
updated Stormwater Assessment Roll for the upcoming fiscal year are available for
inspection at the City Clerk's office.
If you have any questions, please contact the City Utility Department at
(954)921-8700, extension 321.
SOLID WASTE SERVICE ASSESSMENTS
Notice is hereby given that the City Commission of the City of Dania will conduct
a public hearing to consider reimposing solid waste service assessments for the Fiscal
Year beginning October 1, 1997, against certain improved residential properties located
within those incorporated areas of the City of Dania annexed pursuant to Chapter 90-
483, Laws of Florida (sometimes referred to as the "Griffin Road Annexation Area" or the
"Ravenswood Road Annexation Area") or any other incorporated area served by water
and sewer service providers other than the City, to fund the cost of solid waste collection
I ) and disposal services and programs provided to such properties and to authorize
f collection of such assessments on the tax bill.
The solid waste service assessments will be computed by multiplying the number
of dwelling units on each parcel by the rate of assessment. The rate of assessment for
the upcoming fiscal year shall be $320.86. Unimproved properties, mobile home parks,
apartments with 10 or more dwelling units, condominiums, or commercial properties are
not subject to the solid waste service assessment.
Copies of the Solid Waste Service Assessment Ordinance (Ordinance No. 9-96),
the Initial Assessment Resolution (Resolution No. 64-96), the Final Assessment
Resolution (Resolution No. 71-96), the Preliminary Rate Resolution initiating the annual
process of updating the Assessment Roll and reimposing the Solid Waste Service
Assessments, and the updated Assessment Roll for the upcoming fiscal year are
available for inspection at the City Clerk's office.
If you have any questions, please contact the City Utility Department at
(954)921-8700, extension 220 or extension 223, Monday through Friday between 9:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
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The above special assessments will be collected on the ad valorem tax bill to be
mailed in November 1997, as authorized by section 197.3632, Florida Statutes. Failure
to pay the assessments will cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property
which may result in a loss of title. These special assessment programs proved to be
successful last year in fairly and efficiently providing a much needed alternative funding
and collection approach for these vital and essential services.
A public hearing will be held at 7:30 p.m. on September 11, 1997, in the City
Commission Chambers of City Hall, 100 West Dania Beach Boulevard, Dania, Florida,
for the purpose of receiving public comment on the proposed assessments. All affected
property owners have a right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections with
the City Commission within 20 days of this notice. If a person decides to appeal any
decision made by the City Commissioner 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
I a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding should
contact the City Clerk's office at (954)921-8700, extension 202, at least two days prior
to the date of the hearing.
CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA
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APPENDIX D
FORM OF NOTICE TO BE MAILED
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* * * * * NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER
City of Dania
100 West Dania Beach Boulevard CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA
ania, Florida 33063 NOTICE OF HEARING TO IMPOSE AND PROVIDE
FOR COLLECTION OF NON-AD VALOREM
ASSESSMENTS
NOTICE DATE: AUGUST 21, 1997
Sequence #
Tax Parcel #
Legal Description:
Owner
address
city, state zip
The following is a summary of the non-ad valorem special assessments being reimposed on the
above parcel for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1997.
The above parcel is subject to the fire rescue assessment:
The above parcel is classified as
The total number of billing units on the above parcel is
The annual fire rescue assessment for the above parcel is $
The above parcel is subject to the stormwater assessment:
The total number of equivalent stormwater units (ESU) on the above parcel is
The annual stormwater assessment for the above parcel is $
The above parcel is subject to the solid waste assessment:
The total number of residential dwelling units on the above parcel is
The annual solid waste assessment for the above parcel is $
* * * * * THIS ISNOTABILL ' * * ' *
[Please see reverse side for more information.]
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As required by section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, and the direction of the City Commission, notice is given
by the City of Dania that annual assessments for 1) fire rescue services, 2) stormwater services, and 3) solid
waste services using the tax bill collection method, may be reimposed and levied on your property for the
fiscal year October 1, 1997 - September 30, 1998.
The use of an annual special assessment to fund fire rescue services, solid waste services and stormwater
services benefiting improved property located within the City of Dania in the past has proven to be fair,
efficient and effective.
Annual special assessments for fire rescue services and stormwater services are being imposed on improved
properties city-wide. An annual special assessment for solid waste services is only being imposed in the
Griffin Road or Ravenswood Annexed Areas as the fees for such services are no longer collected as a
separate bill sent by the City.
The total annual fire rescue assessment revenue to be collected within the City of Dania is estimated to be
$ . The annual fire rescue assessment is based on the classification of each parcel of
property and number of billing units contained therein.
The total annual stormwater assessment revenue to be collected within the City of Dania is estimated to
be $ . The annual stormwater assessment is based upon the estimated amount of stormwater
runoff generated by impervious surface on the property.
The total annual solid waste assessment revenue to be collected within the City of Dania is estimated to
be $ . The annual solid waste assessment is based on the number of residential dwelling units
contained on each parcel of property.
A public hearing will be held at 7:30 p.m. on September 11, 1997, in City Commission Chambers of City
Hall, 100 West Dania Beach Boulevard, Dania, Florida for the purpose of receiving public comment on the
proposed assessments. You and all other affected property owners have a right to appear at the hearing
and to file written objections with the City Commission within 20 days of this notice. If you decide to appeal
any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at the hearing, you 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 City Clerk's office at (954)921-8700, extension 202, at least two days prior to the date
of the hearing.
Unless proper steps are initiated in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure relief within 20 days from the
date of City Commission action at the above hearing (including the method of apportionment, the rate of
assessment and the imposition of assessments), such action shall be the final adjudication of the issues
presented.
Copies of the legal documentation for the three non-ad valorem assessment programs are available for
inspection at the City Clerk's office in the Municipal Building, located at 100 West Dania Beach Boulevard,
Dania, Florida.
The special assessment amounts shown on this notice and the ad valorem taxes for the above parcel will
be collected on the ad valorem tax bill mailed in November. Failure to pay the assessments will cause a
tax certificate to be issued against the property which may result in a loss of title.
If there is a mistake on this notice, it will be corrected. If you have any questions, please contact the City
at (954) 921-8700, extension 205, Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. If you have a
correction, please fill out the enclosed correction request card and return it to the City immediately.
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