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County Attorney's Report 11. 4.

BCC Regular Meeting

Action

Meeting Date:	01/18/2018
Issue: Authorize the Scheduling of a Public Hearing to Consider an Ordinance Relating to the IIDC Sewage System Improvements MSBU
From:	Kristin Hual
Department:	County Attorney's Office
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning the Scheduling of a Public Hearing to Consider an Ordinance Amending Volume I, Chapter 70, Article VIII, Division 3, Section 70-827, Exhibit A, of the Escambia County Code of Ordinances Relating to the Innerarity Island Development Corporation Sewage System Improvements Municipal Service Benefit Unit to Revise the Boundaries of the District.

That the Board authorize the scheduling of a Public Hearing on Thursday, February 1, 2018, at 5:32 p.m., to consider an Ordinance amending Volume I, Chapter 70, Article VIII, Division 3, Section 70-827, Exhibit A, of the Escambia County Code of Ordinances relating to the Innerarity Island Development Corporation Sewage System Improvements Municipal Service Benefit Unit to revise the boundaries of the District.

BACKGROUND:

On March 2, 2017, the Board of County Commissioners previously enacted an Ordinance establishing the Innerarity Island Development Corporation (IIDC) Sewage System Improvements Municipal Service Benefit Unit (MSBU). The boundaries of the district were defined in the Ordinance to include a total of 601 lots. It was later discovered that 109 lots, referred to as the “Innerarity Townhomes” development, are serviced by a private lift station and would not benefit from the proposed sewage system improvements. The proposed Ordinance will reduce the geographical area of the MSBU to include a total of 492 lots and exclude those lots that would not benefit from the improvements funded by the proposed MSBU.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

The MSBU assessment will defray the cost of sewage system improvements within the District based upon a fair and reasonable apportionment of the cost to all specially benefitted properties. The assessment may be paid in a single lump sum or may be amortized over a ten (10) year period at four percent (4%) interest compounded annually plus any applicable statutory administrative fees payable to the Tax Collector and Property Appraiser.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

The proposed Ordinance was drafted by Senior Assistant County Attorney, Kristin D. Hual, and will be advertised in the Pensacola News Journal on Saturday, January 20, 2018.

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

N/A

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

A copy of the Ordinance will be filed with the Department of State.

Attachments
Ordinance with Legal Sign-off