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Home My WebLink AboutR-2024-127 Solid Waste Assessment Annual ResolutionRESOLUTION NO.2024- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF SOLID WASTE SERVICE ASSESSMENTS IN THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA; RE. IMPoSINGSoLIDWASTESERVICEASSESSMENTSAGAINSTASSESSED PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH FOR THE FISCAI YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER I'2024; APPROVING THE RATE OF ASSESSMENT; APPROVING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; FURTHER, PROVIDING FORAN EFFECTIVE DATE. wHEREAS, the city commission of the city of Dania Beach, Florida, enacted ordinance No. 09-96 (the "Ordinance"), which authorizes the imposition of Solid Waste Service Assessments for Solid waste collection and Disposal Services, facilities or programs against assessed property located within the City; and WHEREAS,solidWasteServiceAssessmentsarenotbeingimposeduponallimproved properties within the City, as certain improved properties are subject to direct billing anangements with an authorized commercial collection service provider for the collection and disposal of Solid Waste; and WHEREAS, the re-imposition of a solid waste Service Assessment for Solid waste collection and Disposal Services, facilities or programs less than city-wide is an equitable and efficient method of allocating and apportioning the Solid Waste cost among parcels of assessed property located in those incorporated areas of the City annexed pursuant to Chapter 90-483' ,,Laws ofFlorida" (the "Griffin Road Annexation Area") and annexed pursuant to chapter 2000- 47 4, "Laws of Florida" (collectively referred to as the "Solid waste Assessment Area"); and WHEREAS, the re-imposition of a Solid waste Service Assessment for Solid waste collection and Disposal Services, facilities, or programs each fiscal year is an equitable and efficient method of allocating and apportioning the Solid Waste cost among parcels of assessed property; and WIIEREAS, the city commission on July 9, 2024, adopted Resolution No. 2024-091 (the ,,2024 preliminary Rate Resolution"), containing and referencing a brief and general description of the Solid waste collection and Disposal services, facilities or programs to be provided to assessed property, describing the method of apportioning the Solid waste cost for Solid waste Collection and Disposal Services, facilities or proglams against assessed property, directing the )fl updating and preparation of the Assessment Roll for Fiscal Year beginning October l' 2024 (,,Fiscal Year 2024-25") and the provision of published notice required by the Ordinance and mailed notice, if circumstances described in Section 2.08(F) of the ordinance so require; and WHEREAS, in order to re-impose Solid waste Service Assessments for the Fiscal Year beginning october 1,2024,the ordinance requires the city commission to adopt an Annual Rate Resolution during its budget adoption process for each Fiscal Year, which establishes the rate of assessment and approves the Assessment Roll for the upcoming Fiscal Year, with such amendments as the city commission deems appropriate, after hearing comments and objections of all interested Parties; and WHEREAS,theupdatedAssessmentRollhaspreviouslybeenmadeavailablefor inspection by the public, as required by the Ordinance; and WHEREAS, notice of a public hearing has been published and mailed as required by the terms of the ordinance, which provides notice to all interested parties of an opportunity to be heard; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on Septembet 12,2024, during which comments and objections ofall interested parties were heard and considered, as required by the terms of the Ordinance. NOW, TIIEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY TIIE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA: Section That this Resolution is adopted pursuant to the Ordinance, the 2024 Preliminary Rate Resolution, Article VIII, Section 2 ofthe Florida Constitution, Sections 166'021 and 166.04t, Florida Statutes, and other applicable provisions of law' section 2. That this Resolution constitutes the Annual Rate Resolution for Fiscal Year 2024-25. All capitalized terms in this Resolution shall have the meanings defined in such ordinance, the Initial Assessment Resolution (Resolution No. 64-96), the Final Assessment Resolution (Resolution No. 71-96), and the 2024 Prcliminary Rate Resolution' Section 3. (A)TheparcelsofassessedpropertydescribedintheAssessmentRoll,whichRollis approved, are found to be specially benefitted by the provision ofthe Solid waste collection and Disposal Services, facilities, or programs described or referenced in the 2024 Preliminary Rate Resolution in the amount of the Solid Waste Service Assessment set forth in the updated 2 RESOLUTION#2024 \1) Assessment Roll for Fiscal Year 2024-25,acopy of which was present and available for inspection at the above-referenced public hearing and is incorporated into and made a part of this Resolution by this reference. It is ascertained, determined, and declared that each parcel ofassessed property within the city wiu specially benefit from the city's provision of Solid waste collection and Disposal Services, facilities, or programs in an amount not less than the Solid waste service Assessment for such parcel, computed in the manner set forth in the 2024 Preliminary Rate Resolution. (B)AdoptionofthisAnnualRateResolutionconstitutesalegislativedeterminationthat all parcels assessed derive a special benefit in a manner consistent with the legislative declarations, determinations, and findings as set forth in the Ordinance, the Initial Assessment Resolution, the Final Assessment Resolution, and the 2024 Pretiminary Rate Resolution from the Solid waste Collection and Disposal Services, facilities or programs to be provided, and a legislative determination that the Solid Waste Service Assessments are fair and reasonably apportioned among the properties that receive the special benefit as set forth in the 2024 Preliminary Rate Resolution. (C)ThemethodforcomputingSolidWasteserviceAssessmentsdescribedor referenced in the 2024 Preliminary Rate Resolution is approved' (D) For the Fiscal Year beginning october l, 2024, the estimated solid waste cost shall be allocated among all parcels of Assessed Property, based upon each parcel's classification as Residential Property and the number of Dwelling Units for such parcels. An annual rate of assessment equal to $390.00 for each Dwelling Unit is approved' Solid Waste Service Assessments for Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Services, facilities, or programs in the amounts set forth in the Assessment Roll, as approved, are levied and re-imposed on all parcels of Assessed Property described in the Assessment Roll' (E)AsauthorizedinSection2.l3oftheordinance,interimSolidWasteService Assessments are also levied and imposed against all property for which a Certificate ofOccupancy is issued after adoption of this Resolution based upon the rates of assessment approved in this Resolution. (F) Solid waste Service Assessments shall constitute a lien upon the assessed properry so assessed equal in rank and dignity with the liens ofall state, county, district, or municipal taxes RtsSOLUTION #2024-\1)3 and other Non-Ad valorem assessments, except as otherwise provided by law, and such lien shall be superior in dignity to all other liens, titles, and claims, until paid' (G)TheAssessmentRoll,asapproved,togetherwiththecorrectionofanyerrorsor omissions as provided for in the Ordinance, shall be delivered to the Tax Collector for collection using the tax bill collection method in the manner prescribed by the Ordinance' section 4. The 2024 Preliminary Rate Resolution is hereby ratified and confirmed. section 5. The adoption ofthis Annual Rate Resolution shall be the final adjudication of the issues presented including, but not limited to, the determination of special benefit and fair apportionment to the assessed property, the method of apportionment and assessment, the rate of assessment, the Assessment Roll and the levy and lien of the Solid waste service Assessments, unless proper steps shall be initiated in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure relief within twenty (20) days from the date of adoption of this Solid waste Service Assessment Resolution. Section 6. That all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict with this Resolution are repealed to the extent ofsuch conflict. Section 7. That this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED ON +L Motion by a rnfil_a . second by bde FINAL VOTE ON ADOPTION:Unanimous Yes No Commissioner Joyce L. Davis Commissioner Tamara James Commissioner Marco Salvino Vice Mayor Lori Lewellen Mayor Archibald J. RYan IV 4 RESOLUTION #2024-\11 2024. ATTEST: ELORA CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: SIS TTORNEY MAYOR . RYAN IV 5 RESOLUTION #2024-\r