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TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 10757
June 27, 2005
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
PRELIMINARY RATE RESOLUTION
ADOPTED JULY 13, 2005
TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 10757
June 27, 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1.
AUTHORITY....................................................................................2
SECTION 2.
PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS.......................................................2
SECTION 3.
PROVISION AND FUNDING OF FIRE RESCUE SERVICES
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SECTION 4.
IMPOSITION AND COMPUTATION OF FIRE RESCUE
ASSESSMENTS..............................................................................5
SECTION 5.
LEGISLATIVE DETERMINATIONS OF SPECIAL BENEFIT
AND FAIR APPORTIONMENT........................................................5
SECTION 6.
COST APPORTIONMENT............................................................10
SECTION 7.
PARCEL APPORTIONMENT METHODOLOGY ...........................11
SECTION 8.
DETERMINATION OF FIRE RESCUE ASSESSED COSTS;
ESTABLISHMENT OF ANNUAL FIRE RESCUE
ASSESSMENT RATES.................................................................11
SECTION 9.
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT ROLL....................................................12
SECTION 10.
AUTHORIZATION OF PUBLIC HEARING....................................13
SECTION 11.
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION..........................................................13
SECTION 12.
NOTICE BY MAIL..........................................................................14
SECTION 13.
APPLICATION OF ASSESSMENT PROCEEDS ..........................14
SECTION 14.
CONFLICTS..................................................................................14
SECTION 15.
SEVERABILITY.............................................................................14
SECTION 16.
EFFECTIVE DATE........................................................................15
APPENDIX A: FIRE RESCUE INCIDENT REPORT
TYPE OF SITUATION FOUND CODES.................................A-1
APPENDIX B: PARCEL APPORTIONMENT METHODOLOGY ....................B-1
APPENDIX C: ESTIMATED FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT
RATE SCHEDULE..................................................................C-1
APPENDIX D: FORM OF NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED................................D-1
APPENDIX E: FORM OF NOTICE TO BE MAILED ....................................... E-1
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TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 10757
June 27, 2005
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
RESOLUTION NO. (P
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
TAMARAC, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF
FIRE RESCUE SERVICES, FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS IN
THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA; ESTABLISHING THE
ESTIMATED ASSESSMENT RATE FOR FIRE RESCUE
ASSESSMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING
OCTOBER 1, 2005; DIRECTING THE PREPARATION OF AN
ASSESSMENT ROLL; AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING
AND DIRECTING THE PROVISION OF NOTICE THEREOF;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in June of 1996, the City of Tamarac implemented a recurring annual fire
rescue special assessment program to provide a portion of the funding for the City's fire
rescue services and facilities with the adoption of Ordinance No. 0-96-8 and imposed fire
rescue assessments for Fiscal Year 1997 with the adoption of Resolution Nos. R-96-160 and
R-96-175; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 0-96-8, the reimposition of fire rescue
assessments for Fiscal Year 2005 requires certain processes such as the preparation of the
Assessment Roll; and
WHEREAS, annually a Preliminary Rate Resolution describing the method of
assessing fire rescue costs against assessed property located within the City, directing the
preparation of an assessment roll, authorizing a public hearing and directing the provision of
notice thereof is required by Ordinance No. 0-96-8 for the reimposition of the fire rescue
assessments.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY. This resolution is adopted pursuant to the provisions of the
Fire Rescue Assessment Ordinance (Ordinance No. 0-96-8), the Initial Assessment
Resolution (Resolution No. R-96-160), the Final Assessment Resolution (Resolution No. R-
96-175), sections 166.021 and 166.041, Florida Statutes, and other applicable provisions of
law.
SECTION 2. PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS. This resolution constitutes the
Preliminary Rate Resolution as defined in the Ordinance which initiates the annual process
for updating the Assessment Roll and directs the reimposition of Fire Rescue Assessments
for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2005. All capitalized words and terms not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Ordinance, the Initial Assessment
Resolution and the Final Assessment Resolution. Unless the context indicates otherwise,
words imparting the singular number, include the plural number, and vice versa:
"Demand Percentage" means the percentage of demand for fire rescue services,
facilities, or programs attributable to each Property Use Category determined by analyzing
the historical demand for fire rescue services as reflected in the Fire Rescue Incident Reports
in the State Database under the methodology described in Section 6 of this Preliminary Rate
Resolution.
"Emergency Medical Services" means those services recorded in Incident Reports
that assign a "type of situation found" code of 300, 311, 320, 321, 322, 323, 340, 341, 342,
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343, 354, 355, 356, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 370, 371, 381, or 661. The "type of
situation found codes" are attached hereto as Appendix A.
"Emergency Medical Services Cost" means the amount, other than first response
medical rescue services, determined by the City Commission that is associated with
Emergency Medical Services.
"Fire Rescue Assessed Cost" means
(1) the amount determined by the City Commission to be assessed in any Fiscal
Year to fund all or any portion of the cost of the provision of fire rescue services, facilities, or
programs which provide a special benefit to Assessed Property, and shall include, but not be
limited to, the following components: (A) the cost of physical construction, reconstruction or
completion of any required facility or improvement; (B) the costs incurred in any required
acquisition or purchase; (C) the cost of all labor, materials, machinery, and equipment; (D)
the cost of fuel, parts, supplies, maintenance, repairs, and utilities; (E) the cost of computer
services, data processing, and communications; (F) the cost of all lands and interest therein,
leases, property rights, easements, and franchises of any nature whatsoever; (G) the cost of
any indemnity or surety bonds and premiums for insurance; (H) the cost of salaries, volunteer
pay, workers' compensation insurance, or other employment benefits; (1) the cost of uniforms,
training, travel, and per diem; (J) the cost of construction plans and specifications, surveys
and estimates of costs; (K) the cost of engineering, financial, legal, and other professional
services; (L) the costs of compliance with any contracts or agreements entered into by the
City to provide fire rescue services; (M) all costs associated with the structure,
implementation, collection, and enforcement of
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the Fire Rescue Assessments, including any service charges of the Tax Collector, or
Property Appraiser and amounts necessary to off -set discounts received for early payment of
Fire Rescue Assessments pursuant to the Uniform Assessment Collection Act or for early
payment of Fire Rescue Assessments; (N) all other costs and expenses necessary or
incidental to the acquisition, provision, or construction of fire rescue services, facilities, or
programs, and such other expenses as may be necessary or incidental to any related
financing authorized by the City Commission by subsequent resolution; (0) a reasonable
amount for contingency and anticipated delinquencies and uncollectible Fire Rescue
Assessments; and (P) reimbursement to the City or any other Person for any moneys
advanced for any costs incurred by the City or such Person in connection with any of the
foregoing components of Fire Rescue Assessed Cost.
(2) In the event the City also imposes an impact fee upon new growth or
development for fire rescue related capital improvements, the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost
shall not include costs attributable to capital improvements necessitated by new growth or
development that will be paid by such impact fees.
(3) In no event shall the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost include any amount
attributable to the Emergency Medical Services Cost.
"Fire Rescue Incident Reports" means those Incident Reports that do not record
Emergency Medical Services.
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SECTION 3. PROVISION AND FUNDING OF FIRE RESCUE SERVICES.
(A) Upon the imposition of Fire Rescue Assessments for fire rescue services,
facilities, or programs against Assessed Property located within the City, the City shall
provide fire rescue services to such Assessed Property. A portion of the cost to provide such
fire rescue services, facilities, or programs shall be funded from proceeds of the Fire Rescue
Assessments. The remaining cost required to provide fire rescue services, facilities, and
programs shall be funded by available City revenues other than Fire Rescue Assessment
proceeds.
(B) It is hereby ascertained, determined, and declared that each parcel of Assessed
Property located within the City will be benefitted by the City's provision of fire rescue
services, facilities, and programs in an amount not less than the Fire Rescue Assessment
imposed against such parcel, computed in the manner set forth in this Preliminary Rate
Resolution.
SECTION 4. IMPOSITION AND COMPUTATION OF FIRE RESCUE
ASSESSMENTS. Fire Rescue Assessments shall be imposed against all Tax Parcels within
the Property Use Categories. Fire Rescue Assessments shall be computed in the manner
set forth in this Preliminary Rate Resolution.
SECTION 5. LEGISLATIVE DETERMINATIONS OF SPECIAL BENEFIT AND FAIR
APPORTIONMENT. It is hereby ascertained and declared that the Fire Rescue Assessed
Costs provide a special benefit to the Assessed Property based upon the following legislative
determinations.
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General
(A) Upon the adoption of this Preliminary Rate Resolution, determining the Fire
Rescue Assessed Costs and identifying the Assessed Property to be included in the
Assessment Roll, the legislative determinations of special benefit ascertained and declared in
Section 1.04 of the Ordinance are hereby ratified and confirmed, to the extent authorized by
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A It is fair and reasonable to use the Improvement Codes and the DOR Codes for
the Cost Apportionment and the Parcel Apportionment because: (1) the Tax Roll database
employing the use of such property use codes is the most comprehensive, accurate, and
reliable information readily available to determine the property use and Building Area for
improved property within the City, and (2) the Tax Roll database within such property use
codes is maintained by the Property Appraiser and is thus consistent with parcel designations
on the Tax Roll which compatibility permits the development of an Assessment Roll in
conformity with the requirements of the Uniform Method of Collection.
(C) The data available in the Improvement Codes is more useful and accurate to
determine Building Area than relying exclusively upon the data maintained in the DOR Code
alone because (1) the data maintained in the Improvement Codes reveals the existence of a
Building with a different use than the use described on the DOR Code, and (2) the
Improvement Codes represent records maintained by the Property Appraiser with the most
information relative to Building Area regardless of property use.
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Cost Apportionment
(D) It is fair and reasonable and consistent with the decision from the Florida
Supreme Court in the case of City of North Lauderdale v. SMM Properties, Inc., 825 So. 2d
343 (Fla. 2002), to exclude from the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost amounts determined to
constitute the Emergency Medical Services Cost.
(E) Apportioning Fire Rescue Assessed Costs among classifications of improved
property based upon historical demand for fire rescue services, but not Emergency Medical
Services, is fair and reasonable and proportional to the special benefit received.
(F) The Fire Rescue Incident Reports are the most reliable data available to
determine the potential demand for fire rescue services from property use and to determine
the benefit to property use resulting from the availability of fire rescue services to protect and
serve Buildings located within Assessed Property and their intended occupants. There exist
sufficient Fire Rescue Incident Reports documenting the historical demand for fire rescue
services from Assessed Property within the Property Use Categories. The Demand
Percentage determined for each Property Use Category by an examination of such Fire
Rescue Incident Reports is consistent with the experience of the City. Therefore, the use of
Demand Percentages determined by an examination of Fire Rescue Incident Reports is a fair
and reasonable method to apportion the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs among the Property
Use Categories.
(G) As a result of the urbanized character of the City, the suppression of fire on
vacant property primarily benefits the Buildings within the adjacent improved property by
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the containment of the spread of fire rather than the preservation of the vacant property.
Therefore, it is fair and reasonable not to apportion any of the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs to
vacant property and the Fire Rescue Incident Reports documenting historical fire services
provided to vacant property were thus omitted from the Demand Percentage calculation.
(H) The level of services required to meet anticipated demand for fire rescue
services and the corresponding annual fire rescue budget required to fund fire rescue
services provided to non-specific property uses would be required notwithstanding the
occurrence of any incidents from such non-specific property uses. Therefore, it is fair and
reasonable to omit from the Demand Percentage calculation the Fire Rescue Incident
Reports documenting fire rescue services provided to non-specific property uses.
Residential Parcel Apportionment
(1) The size or the value of the Residential Property does not determine the scope
of the required fire rescue response. The potential demand for fire rescue services is driven
by the existence of a Dwelling Unit and the anticipated average occupant population.
(J) Apportioning the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs for fire rescue services
attributable to Residential Property on a per Dwelling Unit basis is required to avoid cost
inefficiency and unnecessary administration and is a fair and reasonable method of Parcel
Apportionment based upon historical call data.
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Non -Residential Parcel Apportionment
(K) The risk of loss and the demand for fire rescue service availability is
substantially the same for Buildings below a certain minimum size. Because the value and
anticipated occupancy of non-residential Buildings below a certain minimum size is less, it is
fair, reasonable and equitable to provide a lesser assessment burden on improved property
containing such Buildings by the creation of specific Building Area classification ranges for
such parcels.
(L) The separation of improved Non -Residential Property into Building Area
classification ranges is fair and reasonable for the purposes of Parcel Apportionment
because: (1) the absence of a need for precise square footage data within the ad valorem
tax records maintained by the Property Appraiser undermines the use of actual Building Area
within each improved parcel as a basis for Parcel Apportionment; (2) the administrative
expense and complexity created by an on -site inspection to determine the actual Building
Area within each improved parcel assessed is impractical; (3) the demand for fire rescue
service availability is not precisely determined or measured by the actual Building Area within
benefitted parcels; and (4) the classification of parcels within Building Area classification
ranges is a fair and reasonable method to classify benefitted parcels and to apportion costs
among benefitted parcels that create similar demand for the availability of fire rescue
services.
(M) The demand for the availability of fire rescue services diminishes at the outer
limit of Building size because a fire occurring in a structure greater than a certain size is not
capable of being suppressed under expected conditions and the fire control activities
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under such circumstances are directed to avoid the spread of the fire event to adjacent
Buildings. Therefore, it is fair and reasonable to place a cap on the Building Area
classification of benefitted parcels within Non -Residential Property.
(N) Institutional Property whose use is exempt from ad valorem taxation under
Florida law provide facilities and uses to the ownership, occupants, membership as well as
the public in general that otherwise might be requested or required to be provided by the City
and such property uses serve a legitimate public purpose and provide a public benefit.
Therefore, it is fair and reasonable not to impose Fire Rescue Assessments upon Buildings
located on such parcels of Institutional Property whose Building use is wholly exempt from ad
valorem taxation under Florida law. Accordingly, no Fire Rescue Assessment shall be
imposed upon a Building located on a parcel of Institutional Property whose Building use is
wholly exempt from ad valorem taxation under Florida law.
SECTION 6. COST APPORTIONMENT.
(A) Utilizing data from the Fire Rescue Incident Reports related to the type of calls
and physical location of each call, the City assigned fire rescue incidents within the City, to
Property Use Categories.
(B) Based upon such assignment of Fire Rescue Incident Reports to Property Use
Categories, the number of Fire Rescue Incident Reports filed within a sampling period were
determined for each Property Use Category. A Demand Percentage was then determined for
each Property Use Category by calculating the percentage that Fire Rescue Incident Reports
allocated to each Property Use Category, bear to the total number of Fire Rescue Incident
Reports documented for all Property Use Categories within the sampling period.
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(C) The Demand Percentage for each Property Use Category was then applied to
the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs and the resulting product is the cost allocation of that
portion of the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs allocated to each individual Property Use
Category.
SECTION 7. PARCEL APPORTIONMENT METHODOLOGY.
(A) The apportionment among Tax Parcels of that portion of the Fire Rescue
Assessed Costs apportioned to each Property Use Category under the Cost Apportionment
shall be consistent with the Parcel Apportionment methodology described and determined in
Appendix B, which Parcel Apportionment methodology is hereby approved, adopted, and
incorporated into this Preliminary Rate Resolution by reference.
(B) It is hereby acknowledged that the Parcel Apportionment methodology
described and determined in Appendix B is to be applied in the calculation of the estimated
Fire Rescue Assessment rates established in Section 8 of this Preliminary Rate Resolution.
SECTION 8. DETERMINATION OF FIRE RESCUE ASSESSED COSTS;
ESTABLISHMENT OF ANNUAL FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT RATES.
(A) The Fire Rescue Assessed Costs to be assessed and apportioned among
benefitted parcels pursuant to the Cost Apportionment and the Parcel Apportionment for the
Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2005, is the amount determined in the
Estimated Fire Rescue Assessment Rate Schedule, attached hereto as Appendix C. The
approval of the Estimated Fire Rescue Assessment Rate Schedule by the adoption of this
Preliminary Rate Resolution determines the amount of the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs.
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The remainder of such Fiscal Year budget for fire rescue services, facilities, and programs
shall be funded from available City revenue other than Fire Rescue Assessment proceeds.
(B) The estimated Fire Rescue Assessments specified in the Estimated Fire
Rescue Assessment Rate Schedule are hereby established to fund the specified Fire Rescue
Assessed Costs determined to be assessed in the Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2005.
No portion of such Fire Rescue Assessed Costs are attributable to impact fee revenue that
funds capital improvements necessitated by new growth or development. Further, no portion
of such Fire Rescue Assessed Costs are attributable to the Emergency Medical Services
Cost.
(C) The estimated Fire Rescue Assessments established in this Preliminary Rate
Resolution shall be the estimated assessment rates applied by the City Manager in the
preparation of the updated Assessment Roll for the Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2004
as provided in Section 9 of this Preliminary Rate Resolution.
SECTION 9. ANNUAL ASSESSMENT ROLL.
(A) The City Manager is hereby directed to prepare, or cause to be prepared, an
updated Assessment Roll for the Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2005, in the manner
provided in the Ordinance. The updated Assessment Roll shall include all Tax Parcels within
the Property Use Categories. The City Manager shall apportion the
estimated Fire Rescue Assessed Cost to be recovered through Fire Rescue Assessments in
the manner set forth in this Preliminary Rate Resolution. A copy of this Preliminary Rate
Resolution, the Ordinance, the Initial Assessment Resolution, the Final Assessment
Resolution, documentation related to the estimated amount of the Fire Rescue Assessed
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Cost to be recovered through the imposition of Fire Rescue Assessments, and the updated
Assessment Roll shall be maintained on file in the office of the City Clerk and open to public
inspection. The foregoing shall not be construed to require that the updated Assessment Roll
proposed for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2005 be in printed form if the amount of
the Fire Rescue Assessment for each parcel of property can be determined by the use of a
computer terminal available to the public.
(B) It is hereby ascertained, determined, and declared that the method of
determining the Fire Rescue Assessments for fire rescue services as set forth in this
Preliminary Rate Resolution is a fair and reasonable method of apportioning the Fire Rescue
Assessed Cost among parcels of Assessed Property located within the City.
SECTION 10. AUTHORIZATION OF PUBLIC HEARING. There is hereby
established a public hearing to be held at 6:30 p.m. on September 14, 2005, in City
Commission Chambers of City Hall, 7525 Northwest 88th Avenue, Tamarac, Florida, at which
time the City Commission will receive and consider any comments on the Fire Rescue
Assessments from the public and affected property owners and consider imposing Fire
Rescue Assessments for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2005 and collecting such
assessments on the same bill as ad valorem taxes.
SECTION 11. NOTICE BY PUBLICATION. The City Manager shall publish a
notice of the public hearing authorized by Section 10 of this Preliminary Rate Resolution in
the manner and time provided in Section 2.04 of the Ordinance. The notice shall be
published no later than August 24, 2005, in substantially the form attached hereto as
Appendix D.
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SECTION 12. NOTICE BY MAIL. The City Manager shall also provide notice by
first class mail to the Owner of each parcel of Assessed Property, in the event circumstances
described in Section 2.08(F) of the Ordinance so require. Such notice shall be in
substantially the form attached hereto as Appendix E. Such notices shall be mailed no later
than August 24, 2005.
SECTION 13. APPLICATION OF ASSESSMENT PROCEEDS. Proceeds
derived by the City from the Fire Rescue Assessments will be utilized for the provision of fire
rescue services, facilities, and programs. In the event there is any fund balance remaining at
the end of the Fiscal Year, such balance shall be carried forward and used only to fund fire
rescue services, facilities, and programs.
SECTION 14. CONFLICTS. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 15. SEVERABILITY. If any clause, section, other part or application
of this resolution is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or
invalid, in part or application, it shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions or
applications of this resolution.
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SECTION 16. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Preliminary Rate Resolution shall take
effect immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS 13TH DAY OF JULY, 2005.
/_11aIan0
IM4ARION SW NSON, CMC
. CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that
I have approved this
RESOLUTION as to form.
UEL S. GOREN
INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY
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�' JOE SCHREIBER
MAYOR
RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE:
MAYOR SCHREIBER
DIST 1:
COMM. PORTNER
DIST 2:
V/M TALABISCO
DIST 3:
COMM. SULTANOF
DIST 4:
COMM. ROBERTS
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APPENDIX A
FIRE RESCUE INCIDENT REPORT
TYPE OF SITUATION FOUND CODES
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FIRE RESCUE INCIDENT REPORT
TYPE OF SITUATION FOUND CODES
Situation
Found I Description
000
Skipped Run
100
Fire, Other
111
Building Fire
112
Fires in structures other than in a building
113
Cooking fire, confined to a container
114
Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue
115
Incinerator overload or malfunction, fire confined
116
Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined
117
Commercial compactor fire, confined to rubbish
118
Trash or rubbish fire, contained
120
Fire in mobile property used as a fixed structure, other
121
Fire in mobile home used as a fixed residence
122
Fire in mobile home, camper, recreational vehicle
123
Fire in portable building, fixed location
130
Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other
131
Passenger vehicle fire
132
Road freight or transport vehicle fire
133
Rail vehicle fire
134
Water vehicle fire
135
Aircraft fire
136
Self propelled motor home or recreational vehicle
137
Camper or RV fire
138
Off Road vehicle or heavy equipment fire
140
Natural vegetation fire
141
Forest, woods or wildland fire
142
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire
143
Grass fire
150
Outside rubbish fire, other
151
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire
152
Garbage dump or sanitary landfill fire
153
Construction or demolition landfill fire
154
Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire
155
Outside stationary compactor/compacted trash fire
160
Special outside fire, other
161
Outside storage fire
162
Outside equipment fire
163
Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion
164
Outside mailbox fire
170
Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other
171
Cultivated grain, or crop fire
172
Cultivated orchard or vineyard fire
173
Cultivated trees or nursery stock fire
200
Overpressure rupture, explosion, overheat, other
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Situation
Found I Description
210
Overpressure rupture from steam, other
211
Overpressure rupture of steam pipe or pipeline
212
Overpressure rupture of steam boiler
213
Steam rupture of pressure or process vessel
220
Overpressure rupture from air or gas, other
221
Overpressure rupture of air or gas pipe/pipeline
222
Overpressure rupture of boiler from air or gas
223
Air or gas rupture of pressure or process vessel
231
Chemical reaction rupture of process vessel
240
Explosion (no fire), other
241
Munitions or bomb explosion (no fire)
242
Blasting agent explosion (no fire)
243
Fireworks explosion (no fire)
251
Excessive heat, scorch burns with no ignition
300
Rescue, EMS call, other
311
Medical assist, assist EMS crew
320
Allergic reaction
321
EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
322
Vehicle accident with injuries
323
Motor vehicle/pedestrian accident (MV Ped)
331
Lock -in (if lock out, use 511)
340
Search, other
341
Search for person on land
342
Search for person in water
343
Search for person underground
350
Extrication, rescue, other
351
Extrication of victim(s) from building/structure
352
Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle
353
Removal of victim(s) from stalled elevator
354
Trench/below grade rescue
355
Confined space rescue
356
High angle rescue
357
Extrication of victim(s) from machinery
360
Water & ice related rescue, other
361
Swimming/recreational water areas rescue
362
Ice rescue
363
Swift water rescue
364
Surf rescue
365
Watercraft rescue
370
Electrical rescue
371
Electrocution or potential electrocution
372
Trapped by power lines
381
Rescue or EMS standby
400
Hazardous condition, other
410
Flammable gas or liquid condition, other
411
Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill
412
Gas leak
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Situation
Found I Description
413
Oil or other combustible liquid spill
420
Toxic condition, other
421
Chemical hazard ( no spill or leak )
422
Chemical spill or leak
423
Refrigeration leak
424
Carbon monoxide incident
430
Radioactive condition, other
431
Radiatin leak, radioactive material
440
Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other
441
Heat from short circuit (wiring), defective/worn
442
Overheated motor
443
Light ballast breakdown
444
Power line down
445
Arcing, shorted electrical equipment
460
Accident, potential accident, other
461
Building or structure weakened or co►lapsed
462
Aircraft standby
463
Vehicle accident, general cleanup
471
Explosive, bomb removal (for bomb scare, use 721)
480
Attempted burning, illegal action, other
481
Attempt to burn
482
Threat to burn
500
Service call, other
510
Person in distress, other
511
Lock -out
512
Ring or jewelry removal
520
Water problem, other
521
Water evacuation
522
Water or steam leak
531
Smoke or odor removal
540
Animal problem, other
541
Animal problem
542
Animal rescue
550
Public service assistance, other
551
Assist police or other governmental agency
552
Police matter
553
Public service
554
Assist invalid
555
Defective elevator
561
Unauthorized burning
571
Cover assignment, standby, moveup
600
Good intent call, other
611
Dispatched & canceled en route
621
Wrong location
631
Authorized controlled burning
632
Prescribed fire
641
Vicinity alarm (incident in other location)
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Situation
Found I Description
650
Steam, other gas mistaken for smoke, other
651
Smoke scare, odor of smoke
652
Steam, vapor, fog or dust thought to be smoke
653
Barbecue, tar kettle
661
EMS call, party transported by non -fire agency
671
Hazmat release investigation w/no hazmat
700
False alarm or false call, other
710
Malicious, mischievous false call, other
711
Municipal alarm system, malicious false alarm
712
Direct tie to FD, malicious/false alarm
713
Telephone, malicious false alarm
714
Central station, malicious false alarm
715
Local alarm system, malicious false alarm
721
Bomb scare - no bomb
730
System malfunction
731
Sprinkler activation due to malfunction
732
Extinguishing system activation due to malfunction
733
Smoke detector activation due to malfunction
734
Heat detector activation due to malfunction
735
Alarm system sounded due to malfunction
736
CO detector activation due to malfunction
740
Unintentional transmission of alarm, other
741
Sprinkler activation, no fire - unintentional
742
Extinguishing system activation
743
Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional
744
Detector activation, no fire - unintentional
745
Alarm system sounded, no fire - unintentional
746
Carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO
800
Severe weather or natural disaster, other
811
Earthquake assessment
812
Flood assessment
813
Wind storm, tornado/hurricane assessment
814
Lightening strike (no fire)
815
Severe weather or natural disaster standby
900
Special type of incident, other, Dumpster fire
911
Citizen complaint
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APPENDIX B
PARCEL APPORTIONMENT METHODOLOGY
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APPENDIX B
PARCEL APPORTIONMENT METHODOLOGY
The Cost Apportionment to each Property Use Category and to Mixed Use
Property shall be apportioned among the Tax Parcels within each Property Use
Category and to Mixed Use Property Tax Parcels as follows.
SECTION B-1. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. The Fire Rescue Assessment
for each Tax Parcel of Residential Property shall be computed by multiplying the
Demand Percentage attributable to Residential Property by the Fire Rescue Assessed
Costs, dividing such product by the total number of Dwelling Units shown on the Tax
Roll within the City, and then multiplying such quotient by the number of Dwelling Units
located on such Tax Parcel,
SECTION B-2. NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. The Fire Rescue
Assessments for each Building of Non -Residential Property shall be computed as
follows:
(A) Respectively, multiply the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs by the Demand
Percentage attributable to each of the non-residential Property Use Categories. The
resulting dollar amounts reflect the portions of the City's fire rescue budget to be
respectively funded from Fire Rescue Assessment revenue derived from each of the
non-residential Property Use Categories.
(B) Separate each Building in each of the non-residential Property Use
Categories into one of the following square footage categories:
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(1) Buildings with a Building Area of less than 1,999 square feet;
(2) Buildings with a Building Area between 2,000 square feet and 3,499
square feet;
(3) Buildings with a Building Area between 3,500 square feet and 4,999
square feet;
(4) Buildings with a Building Area between 5,000 square feet and 9,999
square feet;
(5) Buildings with a Building Area between 10,000 square feet and 19,999
square feet;
(6) Buildings with a Building Area between 20,000 square feet and 29,999
square feet;
(7) Buildings with a Building Area between 30,000 square feet and 39,999
square feet;
(8) Buildings with a Building Area between 40,000 square feet and 49,999
square feet; and
(9) Buildings with a Building Area of 50,000 square feet or greater.
(C) As to each non-residential Property Use Category multiply the number of
Buildings categorized in:
(1) Subsection (B)(1) of this Section by 1,000 square feet;
(2) Subsection (B)(2) of this Section by 2,000 square feet;
(3) Subsection (B)(3) of this Section by 3,500 square feet;
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(4) Subsection (13)(4) of this Section by 5,000 square feet;
(5) Subsection (B)(5) of this Section by 10,000 square feet;
(6) Subsection (B)(6) of this Section by 20,000 square feet;
(7) Subsection (13)(7) of this Section by 30,000 square feet;
(8) Subsection (B)(8) of this Section by 40,000 square feet; and
(9) Subsection (13)(9) of this Section by 50,000 square feet.
(D) For each non-residential Property Use Category, add the products of
subsections (C)(1) through (C)(9) of this Section. The sum of these products reflects an
aggregate square footage area for each non-residential Property Use Category to be
used by the City in the computation of Fire Rescue Assessments.
(E) Divide the product of subsection (A) of this Section relative to each of the
non-residential Property Use Categories by the sum of the products for each non-
residential Property Use Category described in subsection (D) of this Section. The
resulting quotient expresses a dollar amount adjusted or weighted per square foot of
improved area to be used in computing Fire Rescue Assessments on each of the
respective non-residential Property Use Categories.
(F) For each of the non-residential Property Use Categories, multiply the
resulting quotients from subsection (E) of this Section by each of the respective
products in subsections (C)(1) through (C)(9) of this Section. The resulting products for
each non-residential Property Use Category expresses a series of gross dollar amounts
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expected to be funded by all Buildings in the respective non-residential Property Use
Categories in each of the square footage categories described in subsection (B) of this
Section.
(G) For each of the non-residential Property Use Categories, divide each of
the respective products of subsection (F) of this Section by the number of Buildings
determined to be in each of the square footage categories identified in subsection (B) of
this Section. The result expresses the respective dollar amounts of the Fire Rescue
Assessments to be imposed upon each Building in each of the non-residential Property
Use Categories.
SECTION B-3. MIXED USE PROPERTY. The Fire Rescue Assessments
for each Tax Parcel classified in two or more Property Use Categories shall be the sum
of the Fire Rescue Assessments computed for each Property Use Category.
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ESTIMATED FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT RATE SCHEDULE
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APPENDIX C
ESTIMATED FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT RATE SCHEDULE
SECTION C-1. DETERMINATION OF FIRE RESCUE ASSESSED COSTS.
The estimated Fire Rescue Assessed Costs to be assessed for the Fiscal Year
commencing October 1, 2005, is $6,527,879,00.
SECTION C-2. ESTIMATED FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENTS.
(A) The estimated Fire Rescue Assessments to be assessed and apportioned
among benefited parcels pursuant to the Cost Apportionment and Parcel Apportionment
to generate the estimated Fire Rescue Assessed Cost for the Fiscal Year commencing
October 1, 2005, are hereby established as follows for the purpose of this Preliminary
Rate Resolution:
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
USE CATEGORIES
Residential
Rate Per
Dwelling Unit
$ 129
NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
USE CATEGORIES
Building Classification
in square foot ranges)
Commercial
Industrial/
Warehouse
Institutional
Nursing
Home
c 1,999
$ 60C
$ 171
$ 3,07
$ 322
000 - 3, 499
$ 1,19
$ 341
$ 6,141
$ 644
3,500 - 4,999
$ 2,09
$ 59
$ 10,746
$ 1,12
5,000 - 9,999
$ 2,99E
$ 85
$ 15,352
$ 1,60
10,000 - 19,999
$ 6,996
$ 1,705
$ 30,704
$ 3,21
0,000-29,999
$ 11,992
$ 3,41
$ 61,407
$ 6,43
30,000 - 39,999
$ 17,98
$ 5,115
$ 92,111
$ 9,65
0,000 - 49,999
$ 23,985
$ 6,82
$ 122,814
$ 12,87
a 50,000
$ 29,981
$ 8,525
$ 153,518
$ 16,093
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B) No Fire Rescue Assessment shall be imposed upon a parcel of
Government Property or upon a Building located on a parcel of Institutional Property
whose Building use is wholly exempt from ad valorem taxation under Florida law.
(C) Any shortfall in the expected Fire Rescue proceeds due to any reduction
or exemption from payment of the Fire Rescue Assessments required by law or
authorized by the Commission shall be supplemented by any legally available funds, or
combination of such funds, and shall not be paid for by proceeds or funds derived from
the Fire Rescue Assessments. In the event a court of competent jurisdiction determines
any exemption or reduction by the Commission is improper or otherwise adversely
affects the validity of the Fire Rescue Assessment imposed for this Fiscal Year, the sole
and exclusive remedy shall be the imposition of a Fire Rescue Assessment upon each
affected Tax Parcel in the amount of the Fire Rescue Assessment that would have been
otherwise imposed save for such reduction or exemption afforded to such Tax Parcel by
the Commission.
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FORM OF NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED
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FORM OF NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED
To Be Published by August 24, 2005
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NOTICE OF HEARING TO REIMPOSE AND
PROVIDE FOR COLLECTION OF FIRE RESCUE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
Notice is hereby given that the City Commission of the City of Tamarac will
conduct a public hearing to consider reimposing fire rescue special assessments for the
provision of fire rescue services within the City of Tamarac for the Fiscal Year beginning
October 1, 2005.
The hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m. on September 14, 2005, in the City
Commission Chambers of City Hall, 7525 Northwest 88th Avenue, Tamarac, Florida, for
the purpose of receiving public comment on the proposed assessments. All affected
property owners have a right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections with
the City Commission within 20 days of this notice. If a person decides to appeal any
decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at the
hearing, such person will need a record of the proceedings and may need to ensure that
a verbatim record is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal
is to be made. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing
a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding should
contact the City Clerk's office at (954) 724-1200 at least 72 hours (3 days) prior to the
date of the hearing.
The assessment for each parcel of property will be based upon each parcel's
classification and the total number of billing units attributed to that parcel. The following
table reflects the proposed fire rescue assessment schedule.
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RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
USE CATEGORIES
Residential
Rate Per
Dwelling Unit
$ 129
NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
USE CATEGORIES
Building Classification
in square foot ranges)
Commercial
Industrial/
Warehouse
Institutional
Nursing
Home
c 1,999
$ 600
$ 171
$ 3,070
$ 322
000 - 3,499
$ 1,19
$ 341
$ 6,141
$ 64
3,500-4,999
$ 2,09
$ 59
$ 10,746
$ 1,127
5,000 - 9,999
$ 2,99
$ 85
$ 15,352
$ 1,60
10,000 - 19,999
$ 5,996
$ 1,70
$ 30,704
$ 3,21
0,000 - 29,999
$ 11,992
$ 3,41
$ 61,407
$ 6,43
30,000 - 39,999
$ 17,989
$ 5,115
$ 92,111
$ 9,65
0,000 - 49,999
$ 23,985
$ 6,820
$ 122,814
$ 12,87
a 50,000
$ 29,981
$ 8,525
$ 153,518
$ 16,093
Copies of the Fire Rescue Assessment Ordinance (Ordinance No. 0-96-8), the
Initial Assessment Resolution (Resolution No. R-96-160), the Final Assessment
Resolution (Resolution No.
R-96-175), the Preliminary
Rate Resolution
initiating the
annual process of updating
the Assessment Roll and
reimposing the
Fire Rescue
Assessments, and the preliminary Assessment Roll for the upcoming fiscal year are
available for inspection at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, located at 7525 Northwest
88th Avenue, Tamarac, Florida.
The assessments will be collected on the ad valorem tax bill to be mailed in
November 2005, as authorized by section 197.3632, Florida Statutes. Failure to pay
the assessments will cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property which may
result in a loss of title.
If you have any questions, please contact the City Finance Department at (954)
724-1310, Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
CITY CLERK
OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
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APPENDIX E
FORM OF NOTICE TO BE MAILED
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APPENDIX E
FORM OF NOTICE TO BE MAILED
* * * * * NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER*****
City of Tamarac
7525 Northwest 88th Avenue
Tamarac, Florida 33321-2401
Owner Name
Address
City, State Zip
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
NOTICE OF HEARING TO IMPOSE AND
PROVIDE FOR COLLECTION OF FIRE
RESCUE NON -AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS
NOTICE DATE: AUGUST 24, 2005
Tax Parcel #:
Legal Description:
Sequence #.
As required by section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, and the direction of the City Commission,
notice is given by the City of Tamarac that an annual assessment for fire rescue services using
the tax bill collection method, may be levied on your property. The use of an annual special
assessment to fund fire rescue services benefiting improved property located within the City of
Tamarac in the past has proven to be fair, efficient and effective. The total annual fire rescue
assessment revenue to be collected within the City of Tamarac is estimated to be
$6,527,879.00 for fiscal year October 1, 2005 — September 30, 2006. The annual fire rescue
assessment is based on the classification of each parcel of property and number of billing units
contained therein.
The above parcel is classified as
The total number and type of billing units on the above parcel is
The annual fire rescue assessment for the above parcel is $
The maximum annual fire rescue assessment that can be imposed without further notice for
fiscal year 2005-06 and for future fiscal years for the above parcel is $
A public hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m. on September 14, 2005, in the City Commission
Chambers of City Hall, 7525 Northwest 88th Avenue, Tamarac, Florida for the purpose of
receiving public comment on the proposed assessments. You and all other affected property
owners have a right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections with the City
Commission within 20 days of this notice. If you decide to appeal any decision made by the City
Commission with respect to any matter considered at the hearing, you will need a record of the
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proceedings and may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made, including the testimony
and evidence upon which the appeal is to be made. In accordance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this
proceeding should contact the City Clerk's office at (954) 724-1200 at least 72 hours (3 days)
prior to the date of the hearing.
Unless proper steps are initiated in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure relief within 20
days from the date of City Commission action at the above hearing (including the method of
apportionment, the rate of assessment and the imposition of assessments), such action shall be
the final adjudication of the issues presented.
Copies of the Fire Rescue Assessment Ordinance (Ordinance No. 0-96-8), the Initial
Assessment Resolution (Resolution No. R-96-160), the Final Assessment Resolution
(Resolution No. R-96-175), the Preliminary Rate Resolution initiating the annual process of
updating the Assessment Roll and reimposing the Fire Rescue Assessments, and the
preliminary Assessment Roll for the upcoming Fiscal Year are available for inspection at the
City Clerk's Office, City Hall, located at 7525 Northwest 88th Avenue, Tamarac, Florida.
Both the fire rescue non -ad valorem assessment amount shown on this notice and the ad
valorem taxes for the above parcel will be collected on the ad valorem tax bill mailed in
November of each year that the assessment is imposed. Failure to pay the assessments will
cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property which may result in a loss of title.
If there is a mistake on this notice, it will be corrected. If you have any questions regarding your
fire rescue assessment, please contact the City Finance Department at (954) 724-1310,
Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
***** THIS ISNOTABILL *****
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