TO: Mayor and Commission AGENDA DATE: 9/15/2025
FROM: City Manager AGENDA ITEM: 8 - B
SUBJECT:
Title
Resolution No. 2025-135 – Reaffirming the Established Annual Assessment Rates for Stormwater, Streetlighting, Lake McGarity and Nuisance Abatement as set on July 21, 2025 by Resolution Fiscal Year 2025-26
Body
LOCATION:
Citywide
COST:
Not Applicable
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
Not Applicable
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
Finance
POTENTIAL MOTION:
Recommendation
“I move to adopt Resolution No. 2025-135.”
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BACKGROUND:
Background
The City Commission by Resolution set the Maximum Assessment Rates for Stormwater, Streetlighting, Lake McGarity and Nuisance Abatement as set on July 21, 2025. Staff reaffirm that these rates remain the same as the following resolutions.
1. Resolution No. 2025-79 – Establishing the Maximum Stormwater Annual Assessment.
The Stormwater Utility System is funded by fees levied to the property owners to fund operation and capital needs. The current rate of $170 was adopted last year as part of a five-year phase to support the Stormwater Utility System for operating and capital projects.
The attached Resolution only establishes the stormwater annual assessment of $190.00 per equivalent residential unit for FY2025/2026 per F.S. 197.3632.
The future increases are scheduled per Gov Rates as follows:
• Fiscal Year 2026 – 2027 - $210.00
• Fiscal Year 2027 – 2028 - $230.00
• Fiscal Year 2028 – 2029 - $250.00
These increases are necessary to fund the operations, debt service, capital outlay and capital improvements program of the stormwater conveyance system.
2. Reaffirming Resolution No. 2025-81 – Establishing the Maximum Streetlighting Annual Assessment.
The Streetlighting Services System is based on operational and capital needs and is funded by fees levied to the property owners in the City.
Section 54-253 of the Code of Ordinances requires that the City Commission adopt an Annual Rate Resolution during the budget adoption process for each fiscal year.
The attached Resolution establishes the streetlighting annual assessment per parcel for FY2025/2026 for Stormwater Assessments.
3. Reaffirming Resolution No. 2025-82 – Establishing the Maximum Lake McGarity Annual Assessment.
The Lake McGarity Special Assessment District was established to provide aquatic weed control services for the Lake. The cost of those services is apportioned to properties that will benefit from those services and will be levied to the property owners.
Section 54-16 of the Code of Ordinances requires that the City Commission adopt an Annual Rate Resolution during its budget adoption.
The attached Resolution establishes the annual assessment of $30.00 per assessed parcel for FY2025/2026 for the Lake McGarity Assessments.
4. Reaffirming Resolution No. 2025-83 – Establishing the Maximum Nuisance Abatement Annual Assessment.
The Nuisance Abatement Assessment was established in 2018 for the collection of unpaid costs and expenses incurred by the City for nuisance and lot clean-up. This is an effort for the City to recoup the costs associated with the abatement of the four (4) properties for clean-up that are a nuisance and a threat to public health, safety, and welfare per Section 54 of the Code of Ordinances.
The attached Resolution establishes the annual assessment of each applicable parcel for FY2025/2026 for the Nuisance Abatement Services Assessments.
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