LTC 058-2010 Transmittal of South Miami Reso 24-10-13058
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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 058-2010
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LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City mmission
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
DATE: March 2, 2010
SUBJECT: Transmittal of City of South Miami Resolution No. 24-10-13058
The City of South Miami Transmitted the attached Resolution No. 24-10-13058; Supporting
The Proposed Green Corridor Legislation.
I am forwarding this for your review.
JMG/R~P/ b
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RESOLUTION NO. 24-10-13458
A RESOLUTION OP THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING
THE PROPOSED GREEN CORRIDOR LEGISLA'T'ION;
TRANSMITTING THIS RESOLUTION TO CERTAIN PUBLIC
OI+'I•'TCIALS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of South Iv~iami finds climate change to be one of the most
serious issues facing our planet today; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission continues to be deeply concerned about the
adverse effects of climate change and the future health and well-being of not only our planet,
but our community as well; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission is similarly concerned with the continued
dependence of the United States and the State of Florida on conventional energy sources,
whose use has been scientifically proven to contribute significantly to the threat of climate
change;' and
WHEREAS, the City Commission recognizes the importance of encouraging the
expansion of the use of renewable energy sources in order to diversify the state's energy
supplies, reduce dependence on foreign oii, and mitigate the effects of climate change; and
WHEREAS, the City would like'to encourage the increased use of renewable energy
sources by its residents, but one of the most significant impediments to the purchase by home
owners of products that produce energy from renewable sources, and solar panels in
parkicular, is the upfront cost associated with those devices; and
WHEREAS, the City supports the creation'of a voluntary special assessment program
that provides a local governing entity or entities the authority to finance the installation of
renewable energy sources that are permanently fixed to real property, thereby eliminating the
primary impediment to the purchase of devices that produce renewable energy; and
WHEREAS, the City further supports the creation of special assessment districts to be
named Green Corridors that can consist of a single municipality or several municipalities, a
single county or several counties, or any other combination thereof; and
WHEREAS, these Goren Corridors would be able to utilize the special assessment
process to facilitate the financing and installation of renewable energy sources to be
permanently attached to previously developed, private lots or parcels; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission supports the proposed legislation that would create
the Green Corridor program, attached hereto as Exhibit "A"; and
Pg. 2 of Res. No. 24-10-13058
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission believe that it is in the best interest of
the health safety, and welfare of residents of the City for the state of Florida to create a Green
Corridor program. •
NOW, THEREFORE, BE TT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals.' The above recitals axe true and correct and are
incorporated herein by this reference.
Section Z. Sunpox~t. The Mayor and City Commission hereby support legislation
that would create a special assessment program which would assist in the financing of
renewable energy pzoducing devices in substantially the fozm attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
Section 3. Transmittal. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit
electronic copies of this Resolution to the Governor of the State of Florida, the President of
the Florida Senate, the Speaker o£ the Florida House of Representatives, any Members of the
Florida House of Representatives or Florida Senate introducing legislation in accordance with
the terms of this Resolution, and the Mayoxs and Members of the governing bodies of the
municipalities within Miami-Dade County.
Section 4. Effective Date. This resolution shall take effect immediately
upon adoption.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 26th day of Janua , 2010.
ATTEST:
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ITY CLEItRr~~~
RE APPROVED O FORM:
ITY ATTORNEY
APPR~OVE~D:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE: 5-0
Mayor Feliu: Yea
Vice Mayor Beasley: Yea
Commissioner Newman: Yea
Commissioner Sellars: Yea
Commissioner Palmer: Yea
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Exhibit "A"
Amendment to SB
Insert at Line
Section 1. Section 171.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
170.01 Authority for providing improvements and levying and collecting special
assessments against property benefited: -
j4) The Legislature of the State of Florida recognizes the importance of encouraging ~e
expansion of the use of renewable energy sources in order to diversify the state's energy
supplies, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and mitigate the effects of climate change.
The Legislature declares that a public purpose will be served by a special assessment
program that provides a local ov~g entity or entities the authority to finance the
installation of renewable energy sources that are permanently fixed to real property.
a) As used in this subsection, the term:
1. "Green Corridor" means a special assessment district composed of a single
municipality of several municipalities, a single county or several counties. or any other
combination thereof that is created to facilitate the financing and installation of renewable
energy sources.
2. "Green Corridor Council" means the eoverning_body of a Green Corridor that may
levy and collect special assessments a inst property benefited by the installation of
renewable energy sources to the property of the individually_affected property owners.
(b) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--It is the intent of this act to encourage the creation of
special assessment districts to be named Green Corridors that can consist of a singlg
municipality or several municipalities, asin le county_or several counties, or any other
combination thereof. A Green Corridor utilizes the special assessment process to
facilitate the financing and installation of renewable energy sources to be permanently
attached to previousl developed. private tots or parcels. The Green Corridor pro rg am is
to be used in conjunction with the programs described in part III of chapter 377, Florida
Statues entitled "Renewable Energy and Green Government Programs "
Ic) A Green Corridor may be created pursuant to section 4(a~, subject to the approval by
a~ajoriri vote of the overning body each participating_public entity of an interlocal
agreement that sets forth the terms and conditions of the Green Corridor and the selection
of a Green Corridor Council to oversee the creation and operation of the Green Corridor
fd) Individual property owners residing within public entities that have chosen to
participate in the Green Corridor may yoluntaril oy_Ut t0 participate in the Green Corridor
Individual property owners can not be compelled to participate in the Green Corridor
ro am.
~ Words stfiekert are deletions, words u derli are additions.
(e) The Green Corridor Council, subject to the voluntary approval of the individually
affected property owners, may, levv and collect special assessments a a~ inst propertv
benefited by the installation of renewable energy sources to the ~roperty of the
individually affected property owners, for the purpose of reducing the dependence of the
benefited nro~ertYon non-renewable energy sources, increasing- the benefited property's
value, and reducing_the carbon emissions from the use of those non-renewable energy
sources which adversely impaot the climate. '
TTfLE AMENDMENT
Insert at
. _; amendine s. 170.01 F.S. to create Green Corridors and provide for the
imposition of special assessments on homeowners that voluntarily agprove of the
addition of renewable ener~v sources to their nronerty;