City of Coral Gables

File #: 16-5579    Version: 1 Name: Banyan Drive Taxing District
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 11/17/2016 In control: City Commission
On agenda: 12/6/2016 Final action: 12/6/2016
Enactment date: 12/6/2016 Enactment #: 2016-275
Title: A Resolution authorizing the creation of a Special Taxing District by Miami-Dade County for Banyan Drive, Coral Gables, Florida, for purpose of providing for twenty-four hours stationary security guard service subject to compliance with applicable Miami-Dade County and City requirements, approving construction of a guard house facility, operation of traffic control devices, and requiring execution of Interlocal Agreement between City and Miami-Dade County.
Attachments: 1. Signed Resolution 2016-275, 2. Signed Cover memo - Banyan Drive GH, 3. RESO - Banyan Drive GH, 4. Banyan Drive District Map, 5. Banyan Drive Validated Petition Filed in MDC, 6. CCMtg December 6 2016 - Agenda Item H-3 - Reso authorizing the creation of special taxing district by MDC for Banyan Drive
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A Resolution authorizing the creation of a Special Taxing District by Miami-Dade County for Banyan Drive, Coral Gables, Florida, for purpose of providing for twenty-four hours stationary security guard service subject to compliance with applicable Miami-Dade County and City requirements, approving construction of a guard house facility, operation of traffic control devices, and requiring execution of Interlocal Agreement between City and Miami-Dade County.
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[Enter Brief History/Summary HereThe Banyan Drive residents petitioned Miami-Dade County, under Chapter XVIII of the Miami-Dade Charter and Sections 18-2 and 18-3 of the Miami-Dade County Code, to create a Special Taxing District to provide stationary security guard service for Banyan Drive neighborhood. This petition is proposing the installation of a guard house at the entrance of Banyan Drive and was validated by Miami Dade County and filed with the Clerk of the Board.

It is the requirement of Miami-Dade County that the City of Coral Gables Commission adopt a Resolution in support of the creation of a Special Security Taxing District for Banyan Coral Gables, Florida, according to the provisions of Miami-Dade County Charter Chapter XVIII, Sections 18-2 and 18-3, in order to hold a referendum vote of the residents of Banyan Drive, at no expense to the City of Coral Gables, to determine whether a Special Security Taxing District should be created in and around Banyan Drive. If approved, the following provisions will be in order:

a. That the formal creation of a Special Taxing District and the levying of annual assessments to support this service and the construction and maintenance of the improvements shall require the execution of an Inter-local Agreement between the City of Coral Gables, the (City) and Miami-Dade County, the (County), wherein the City will furnish and install for the subject district all capital improvements necessary to complete the construction of a guard house, traffic c...

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