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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
RESOLUTION NO. R-2001-196
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, 2001; 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 2002 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
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of notice thereof is required by Ordinance No. 0-96-8 for the reimposition of the fire rescue
assessments.
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), the Annual Rate Resolution for Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 1997
(Resolution No. R-97-193), the Annual Rate Resolution for Fiscal Year commencing
October 1, 1998 (Resolution No. R-98-248), the Annual Rate Resolution for Fiscal Year
commencing October 1, 1999 (Resolution No. R-99-231), the Annual Rate Resolution for
Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2000 (Resolution No. R-2000-227), 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, 2001. 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
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"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 that begins with the numeral 3. 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,
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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 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
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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.
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 benefited by the City's provision of fire
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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.
SECTIONS. 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.
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 law.
(B) 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,
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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.
cost apportionment
(D) It is fair and reasonable and consistent with the decision from the Fourth
District Court of Appeal in the case of SMM Properties, Inc. v. City of North Lauderdale,
760 So. 2d 998 (Fla. 41" DCA 2000), rev. granted, Case No. SC00-1555 (Fla. Supreme Ct.),
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.
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(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
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
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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.
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.
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(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 benefited parcels; and (4) the classification of parcels within Building
Area classification ranges is a fair and reasonable method to classify benefited parcels and
to apportion costs among benefited 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 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
benefited 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
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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 such
parcels of Institutional Property whose use is wholly exempt from ad valorem taxation
under Florida law. Accordingly, no Fire Rescue Assessment shall be imposed upon a
parcel of Institutional Property whose 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.
(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
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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
benefited parcels pursuant to the Cost Apportionment and the Parcel Apportionment for the
Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2001, 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. The
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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, 2001. 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,
2001 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, 2001, 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,
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the Ordinance, the Initial Assessment Resolution, the Final Assessment Resolution,
documentation related to the estimated amount of the Fire Rescue Assessed 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, 2001 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 6, 2001, 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, 2001 and collecting
such assessments on the same bill as ad valorem taxes.
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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 22, 2001, in substantially the form attached hereto as
Appendix D.
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 22, 2001.
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
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unconstitutional or invalid, in part or application, it shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions or applications of this resolution.
SECTION 16. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Preliminary Rate Resolution shall
take effect immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS 11TH DAY OF JULY, 2001.
-ATTEST:
MARION S ENSON, CMC
- CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I
have approved this
RESOLUTION as to form.
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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 Description
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Fire, Explosion; insufficient information to further classify
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Structure Fire
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Outside of Structure Fire
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Vehicle Fire
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Trees, brush, grass fire
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Refuse fire
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Explosion, no after -fire
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Outside spill, leak with ensuing fire
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Fire, Explosion not classified above
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Overpressure Rupture; insufficient information to further classify
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Steam rupture
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Air, gas rupture
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Other Overpressure Rupture
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Rescue call; insufficient info
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Inhalator call
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Emergency medical call
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Lock -in
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Search
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Extrication
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Water rescue
39
Rescue call — not classified above
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Hazardous Condition, standby; insufficient information to further
classify
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Spill, leak with no ignition
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Excessive heat
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Power line down
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Situation
Found Description
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Arcing, shorted electrical equipment
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Aircraft standby
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Chemical emergency
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Hazardous Condition, Standby; not class
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Service Call; insufficient information to further classify
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Lock -out
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Water evacuation
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Smoke, odor removal
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Animal rescue
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Assist police
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Unauthorized burning
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Cover assignment, standby at fire station, move -up
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Service Call; not class above
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Good Intent Call
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Smoke scare
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Wrong location
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64 Vicinity alarm
65 Steam, other gas mistaken for smoke
69 Good Intent Call not classified
70 False call; insufficient information to further classify
71 Malicious, mischievous false call
72 Bomb scare, no bomb
73 System malfunction
74 Unintentional
79 False call not classified above
99 Unclassified situation
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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)
feet;
Buildings with a Building Area between 20,000 square feet and 29,999
square
(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;
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(3) Subsection (13)(3) of this Section by 3,500 square feet;
(4) Subsection (B)(4) of this Section by 5,000 square feet;
(5) Subsection (13)(5) of this Section by 10,000 square feet;
(6) Subsection (13)(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 (A) of this Section by each of the respective products
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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 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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APPENDIX C
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, 2001, is $3,085,468.
SECTION C-2. ESTIMATED FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENTS. 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, 2001, are hereby
established as follows for the purpose of this Preliminary Rate Resolution:
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY USE CATEGORIES
Residential
Rate Per Dwelling Unit
$ 60
NON-RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY USE
CATEGORIES
Building Classification
(in square foot ranges)
Commercial
Industrial/
Warehouse
Institutional
Nursing Home
a 1,999
$ 378
$ 175
$ 1,198
$ 288
2,000 - 3,499
$ 756
$ 349
$ 2,395
$ 575
3,500 - 4,999
$ 1,323
$ 611
$ 4,192
$ 1,007
5,000 - 9,999
$ 1,890
$ 873
$ 5,988
$ 1,438
10,000 - 19,999
$ 3,780
$ 1,746
$ 11,976
$ 2,876
20,000 - 29,999
$ 7,560
$ 3,492
$ 23,952
$ 5,753
30,000 - 39,999
$ 111339
$ 5,237
$ 35,928
$ 8,629
40,000 - 49,999
$ 15,119
$ 6,983
$ 47,904
$ 11,505
50,000
$ 18,899
$ 8,729
$ 59,880
$ 14,382
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APPENDIX D
FORM OF NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED
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APPENDIX D
FORM OF NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED
To Be Published by August 22, 2001
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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,
2001.
The hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m. on September 6, 2001, 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.
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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.
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY USE CATEGORIES
Residential
Rate Per Dwelling Unit
$ 60
NON-RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY USE
CATEGORIES
Building Classification
(in square foot ranges)
Commercial
Industrial/
Warehouse
Institutional
Nursing Home
a 1,999
$ 378
$ 175
$ 1,198
$ 288
2,000 - 3,499
$ 756
$ 349
$ 2,395
$ 575
3,500 - 4,999
$ 1,323
$ 611
$ 4,192
$ 1,007
5,000 - 9,999
$ 1,890
$ 873
$ 5,988
$ 1,438
10,000 - 19,999
$ 3,780
$ 1,746
$ 11,976
$ 2,876
20,000 - 29,999
$ 7,660
$ 3,492
$ 23,952
1 5,753
30,000 - 39,999
$ 11,339
$ 5,237
$ 35,928
$ 8,629
40,000 - 49,999
$ 15,119
Is 6,983
$ 47,904
$ 11,505
50,000
$ 18,899
1 $ 8,729
$ 59,880
$ 14,382
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 Annual Rate Resolution for Fiscal Year commencing
October 1, 1997 (Resolution No. R-97-193), 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 2001, 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.
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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 22, 2001
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 for the fiscal year October 1, 2001 -
September 30, 2002. 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 $ . 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 of billing units on the above parcel is
The annual fire rescue assessment for the above parcel is $
A public hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m. on September 6, 2001, 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 proceedings and may need to ensure
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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 Annual Rate Resolution for Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 1997 (Resolution No. R-97-
193), 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. 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. If you have a correction, please fill out the
enclosed correction request card and return it to the City immediately.
*****THIS IS NOTA BILL*****
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