City of Coral Gables

File #: 14-2935    Version: Name: Special Assessments for Miracle Mile and Giralda Avenue
Type: Ordinance Status: Adopted
File created: 3/5/2014 In control: City Commission
On agenda: 4/8/2014 Final action: 4/8/2014
Enactment date: 4/8/2014 Enactment #: 2014-07
Title: An Ordinance of the City of Coral Gables, Florida, relating to capital improvements and related services providing a special benefit to local areas within the city; authorizing the imposition and collection of special assessments to fund the cost of capital improvements and related services providing a special benefit to local areas within the city; providing certain definitions; providing for the creation of assessment areas; providing a procedure to impose special assessments; establishing procedures for notice and adoption of assessment rolls and for correction of errors and omissions; providing that assessments constitute a lien on assessed property upon adoption of the assessment rolls; authorizing hardship assistance and certain exemptions; providing a procedure for voluntary assessment programs; providing a procedure for collection of special assessments; providing a mechanism for the imposition of assessments on government property; repealing sections 58-19, 58-20, 58-22 throug...
Attachments: 1. Signed Ordinance 2014-07, 2. E-1 Signed Cover Memo 4-8-14, 3. E-5 Signed Cover Memo 3-11-14, 4. CapitalAssessmentOrdinance_FINAL_03 05 14, 5. CapitalAssessmentOrdinance_FINAL_2nd_Reading, 6. Verbatim Transcript - CCMtg March 11 2014 Agenda Item E-5 - Ordinance relating to capital improvements, 7. Verbatim Transcript - CCMtg April 8 2014 - Agenda Item E-1 - Ordinance relating to capital improvements and special benefit to local areas
Title
An Ordinance of the City of Coral Gables, Florida, relating to capital improvements and related services providing a special benefit to local areas within the city; authorizing the imposition and collection of special assessments to fund the cost of capital improvements and related services providing a special benefit to local areas within the city; providing certain definitions; providing for the creation of assessment areas; providing a procedure to impose special assessments; establishing procedures for notice and adoption of assessment rolls and for correction of errors and omissions; providing that assessments constitute a lien on assessed property upon adoption of the assessment rolls; authorizing hardship assistance and certain exemptions; providing a procedure for voluntary assessment programs; providing a procedure for collection of special assessments; providing a mechanism for the imposition of assessments on government property; repealing sections 58-19, 58-20, 58-22 through 58-49 and 58-53 of the City of Coral Gables Code of Ordinances; providing for severability; and providing an effective date. (Passed on First Reading March 11, 2014)

Body
The City is contemplating the imposition of capital special assessments for the provision of improvements along Miracle Mile and Giralda Avenue. The attached Capital Project and Related Services Assessment Ordinance will establish the city’s procedures for the imposition of these two special assessment programs, as well as any additional capital special assessment programs the Commission may consider in the future.

The Ordinance provides for the creation of assessment areas within the city, outlines the procedures for the establishment of an assessment area and the initial and annual implementation steps for imposing special assessments by subsequent resolution. The ordinance also provides for collection on the ad valorem tax bill pursuant to section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, or pursuant to an alte...

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