Subject:
Title
Ordinance Amending the Geographic Boundaries of the District 1 Road and Bridge Municipal Service Taxing Unit
End
Fiscal Impact:
To be determined.
Dept/Office:
Public Works Department/Finance and Contracts Administration
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners hold a Public Hearing and consider adopting an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 94-06 to amend the geographic boundaries of the District 1 Road and Bridge Municipal Service Taxing Unit to include portions of the City of Cocoa, Florida.
End
Summary Explanation and Background:
Beginning in 2004, the County and the City of Cocoa were involved in litigation regarding the City's annexation of lands. On December 11, 2007, Brevard County entered into a Stipulated Settlement Agreement with the City of Cocoa, as well as Florida Space Needle, LLC, and Barrera Shores, LLC ("Developments") regarding the development of a 267 +/- acre parcel. As part of the Settlement Agreement, the County and City agreed to enter an interlocal agreement whereby municipal service taxing unit revenues ("MSTU revenues") derived from the Developments would be used on existing County-owned and County-maintained facilities in the immediate area impacted by the Developments.
On January 9, 2024, the Board of County Commissioners approved the Interlocal Agreement with the City to incorporate a specified area into District 1's MSTU. By way of the Interlocal Agreement, within 60 days of the effective date, the City agreed to adopt an ordinance to include the areas identified in Exhibit "A" into the County's District 1 MSTU. The Board action also approved legislative intent and permission to advertise an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 94-06. The ordinance was advertised for ten days on the County's websites for legal ads.
Clerk to the Board Instructions:
Upon execution by the Chair and attestation by the Clerk, file the ordinance with the Department of State as required by l...
Click here for full text