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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
RESOLUTION NO. R-2005- L�j3
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, MODIFYING THE FEES
APPLICABLE TO THE TAMARAC STORMWATER
MANAGEMENT UTILITY AS ESTABLISHED; PROVIDING
FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-93-122, the City Commission established
a monthly fee for residential, non-residential and undeveloped property to pay for
stormwater management utility based on a mean statistical average impervious area called
Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) of 1,830 square feet; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-2002-228,
the
stormwater fee
was
increased to meet the anticipated requirements during
the
City's Seven
Year
Comprehensive Street Improvement Program, and it was identified that the City's
stormwater infrastructure was under -designed at several locations and needed to be
upgraded. It was also identified that the City -maintained pump stations abutting the C-14
primary canal were in need of replacement; and
WHEREAS, the Stormwater Utility Fund pays for programs such as canal
maintenance, street sweeping, certain ground maintenance, roadside Swale regrading and
certain capital projects; and
WHEREAS, due to the combined need for several stormwater capital projects,
increased cost of canal maintenance, and increased cost allocation to the Utilities Fund
and the General Fund to pay the fair share of outside city services provided to the
Stormwater Utility, it is necessary to raise stormwater management utility fees; and
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WHEREAS, Section 22-254(a) of the City Code allows the stormwater management
fee to be adopted by resolution; and
WHEREAS, Section 22-255(g) of the City Code allows the administrative expenses
incurred by the City in the processing of a petition for appeal of discontinuance of utility
services to be adopted by resolution; and
WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the City Manager, Director of Public Works,
and Director of Finance that the stormwater fee be increased; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida deems it to be in
the best interests of the citizens and residents of the City of Tamarac to increase the
stormwater fee.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, THAT:
SECTION 1: The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and
confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this resolution.
SECTION 2: The fee rate of $8.00 per month is hereby adopted as being the
official fee for one Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU).
SECTION 3: The monthly fee of $13.00 per acre or fraction thereof is hereby
adopted as being the official fee for undeveloped property.
SECTION 4: A fee of $110.00 shall be charged for the purpose of
administrative expenses incurred by the City in the processing of a petition for appeal of
discontinuance of utility services.
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SECTION 5: This Resolution shall be in force and effect until supplemented,
amended, repealed or otherwise altered.
SECTION 6: All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 7: 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.
SECTION 8: This Resolution shall become effective October 1, 2005.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 2gth day of /-U9 U5f• , 2005.
ATTEST:
MARION SWENSON, CMC
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that
I have approved this
RESOLUTION as to form.
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EL S. GOREN
INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY
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 ,4\/e