R7H-Set PH Owners To Be Assessed In Sunset Islands 3 and 4 Utility Improvement DCOMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
Condensed Title:
A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida Setting A Public
Hearing On December 9, 2015 At 1 1 :00 A.M. For The Owners Of The Property To Be Assessed Within The
Proposed Sunset lslands 3 & 4 Utility Improvement District Or Any Other lnterested Persons To Be Heard By
The Mayor And City Commission As To The Propriety And Advisability Of Funding The Placement
Underground Of Utilities On Sunset lslands 3 & 4 With Special Assessments, As To The Cost Thereof, As To
The Manner Of Payment Therefor, And As To The Amount To Be Assessed Against Each Property So
lmproved, Following Which The Mayor And City Commission Shall Meet As An Equalizing Board To Hear
And Consider Any And All Complaints As To The Special Assessments And To Adjust And Equalize The
Assessments On A Basis Of Justice And Riqht.
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Item Su mmary/Recommendation :
On Octobet 14,2015, the Mayorand City Commission adopted Resolution No.2015-29180, creating,
pursuant to Chapter 170, Florida Statutes, a special assessment district to be known as the Sunset
lslands 3 & 4 Utility lmprovement District (the "District"), for a term of ten (10) years, to fund the
placement underground of utilities on Sunset lslands 3 & 4, at an estimated cost of $2,412,398.
Following the adoption of the first Resolution creating the District, and the completion of the preliminary
assessment roll, the Mayor and City Commission must, pursuant to Section 170.07, Florida Statutes, adopt a
subsequent resolution to schedule a public hearing at which the owners of the properties to be assessed or
any other persons interested therein may appear before the Mayor and City Commission and be heard as to
the propriety and advisability of making such improvements, as to the cost thereof, as to the manner of
payment therefor, and as to the amount thereof to be assessed against each property so improved.
The attached proposed Resolution sets a public hearing on December 9,2015 at 11:00 a.m., in the
Commission Chambers, Miami Beach City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139.
Pursuant to Section 170.07, Florida Statutes, thirty days' notice in writing shall be given to each property
owner, and the public hearing shall also be advertised by two publications a week apart in a newspaper of
generalcirculation.
Following the public hearing, the Mayor and City Commission shall make a final decision on whether to levy
the special assessments. Thereafter, the Mayor and City Commission shall meet as an equalizing board to
hear and consider any and all complaints as to the special assessments, and shall adjust and equalize the
assessments on a basis of justice and right.
When so equalized and approved by resolution of the Mayor and City Commission, a final assessment roll
shall be filed with the Office of the City Clerk, and such assessments shall stand confirmed and remain legal,
valid, and binding first liens upon the property against such assessments are made until paid.
The Administration recommends adopting the Resolution.
Board Recommendation:
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CO ISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members the City
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: October 21,2015
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTTON OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MtAMt BEACH, FLORTDA SETTINQ A PUBLIC HEARING ON DECEMBER 9, 2015
AT 11:00 A.M. FOR THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY TO BE ASSESSED
WITHIN THE PROPOSED SUNSET ISLANDS 3 & 4 UTILITY IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT OR ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS TO BE HEARD BY THE
MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION AS TO THE PROPRIETY AND ADVISABILITY OF
FUNDING THE PLACEMENT UNDERGROUND OF UTILITIES ON SUNSET
ISLANDS 3 & 4 WITH SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, AS TO THE COST THEREOF, AS
TO THE MANNER OF PAYMENT THEREFOR, AND AS TO THE AMOUNT TO BE
ASSESSED AGAINST EACH PROPERTY SO IMPROVED, FOLLOWING WHICH
THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION SHALL MEET AS AN EQUALIZING BOARD
TO HEAR AND CONSIDER ANY AND ALL COMPLAINTS AS TO THE SPECIAL
ASSESSMENTS AND TO ADJUST AND EQUALIZE THE ASSESSMENTS ON A
BASIS OF JUSTICE AND RIGHT.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMEN DATION
The Administration recommends adopting the Resolution.
BACKGROUND
On Octobet 14,2015, the Mayorand City Commission adopted Resolution No.2015-29180,
creating, pursuant to Chapter 1 70, Florida Statutes, a special assessment district to be known as
the Sunset lslands 3 & 4 Utility lmprovement District (the "District"), for a term of ten (10) years, to
fund the placement underground of utilities on Sunset lslands 3 & 4, at an estimated cost of
$2,412,398.
ANALYSIS
Following the adoption of the first Resolution creating the District, and the completion of the
preliminary assessment roll, the Mayor and City Commission must, pursuant to Section 170.07,
Florida Statutes, adopt a subsequent resolution to schedule a public hearing at which the owners of
the properties to be assessed or any other persons interested therein may appear before the Mayor
and City Commission and be heard as to the propriety and advisability of making such improvements,
as to the cost thereof, as to the manner of payment therefor, and as to the amount thereof to be
assessed against each property so improved.
The attached proposed Resolution sets a public hearing on December 9,2015 at 1 1:00 a.m., in the
Commission Chambers, Miami Beach City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida
33139. Pursuant to Section 170.07, Florida Statutes, thirty days' notice in writing shall be given to
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each property owner, and the public hearing shall also be advertised by two publications a week apart
in a newspaper of general circulation.
Following the public hearing, the Mayor and City Commission shall make a final decision on whether
to levy the special assessments. Thereafter, the Mayor and City Commission shall meet as an
equalizing board to hear and consider any and all complaints as to the special assessments, and shall
adjust and equalize the assessments on a basis of justice and right.
When so equalized and approved by resolution of the Mayor and City Commission, a final
assessment roll shall be filed with the Office of the City Clerk, and such assessments shall stand
confirmed and remain legal, valid, and binding first liens upon the property against such assessments
are made until paid.
CONCLUS!ON
The Adminis[ration recommends adopting the Resolution.
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND GITY COMMISSION OF THE
GITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON
DECEMBER 9, 2015 AT 11:00 A.M. FOR THE OWNERS OF THE
PROPERW TO BE ASSESSED WITHIN THE PROPOSED SUNSET
ISLANDS 3 & 4 UTTLITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT OR ANY OTHER
INTERESTED PERSONS TO BE HEARD BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION AS TO THE PROPRIEry AND ADVISABILITY OF
FUNDING THE PLACEMENT UNDERGROUND OF UTILITIES ON
SUNSET ISLANDS 3 & 4 WITH SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, AS TO THE
COST THEREOF, AS TO THE MANNER OF PAYMENT THEREFOR,
AND AS TO THE AMOUNT TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST EACH
PROPERTY SO IMPROVED, FOLLOWING WHICH THE MAYOR AND
CITY COMMISSION SHALL MEET AS AN EQUALIZING BOARD TO
HEAR AND CONSIDER ANY AND ALL COMPLAINTS AS TO THE
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND TO ADJUST AND EQUALIZE THE
ASSESSMENTS ON A BASIS OF JUSTIGE AND RIGHT.
WHEREAS, presently, on Sunset lslands 3 & 4, utility lines and equipment for electrical,
telephone, and cable television services are located overhead; and
WHEREAS, the residents of Sunset lslands 3 & 4 have expressed a desire to relocate
such utilities underground; and
WHEREAS, on October 14,2015, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution
No. 2015-29180, which created, pursuant to Chapter 170 of the Florida Statutes, a special
assessment district, to be known as the "sunset lslands 3 & 4 Utility lmprovement District," for a
term of ten (10) years, to fund the placement underground of utilities on Sunset lslands 3 & 4, at
an estimated cost of $2,412,398; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 170, Florida Statutes, the City must fix a time and
place at which the owners of the property to be assessed or any other interested persons may
appear before the City Commission and be heard as to the propriety and advisability of making
such improvements, as to the cost thereof, as to the manner of payment therefor, and as to the
amount thereof to be assessed against each property so improved; and
WHEREAS, following the testimony, the Mayor and City Commission shall make a final
decision on whether to levy the special assessments; and
WHEREAS, thereafter, pursuant to Chapter 170, Florida Statutes, the Mayor and City
Commission shall meet as an equalizing board to hear and consider any and all complaints as
to the special assessments and shall adjust and equalize the assessments on a basis of justice
and right.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE !T RESOLVED BY THE THE MAYOR AND CITY
coMMtsstoN oF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and city
Commission hereby set a public hearing on December 9, 2015 at 11:00 a.m., in the
Commission Chambers, Miami Beach City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach,
Florida 33139, at which the owners of the property to be assessed or any other interested
persons may be heard by the Mayor and City Commission as to the propriety and advisability of
funding the placement underground of utilities on Sunset lslands 3 & 4 with special
assessments, as to the cost thereof, as to the manner of payment therefor, and as to the
amount to be assessed against each property so improved, following which the Mayor and City
Commission shall meet as an equalizing board to hear and consider any and all complaints as
to the special assessments and to adjust and equalize the assessments on a basis of justice
and right.
PASSED and ADOPTED this daY of
ATTEST:
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
2015.
Philip Levine, Mayor
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