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RESOLUTION NUMBER 2005-18
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE LEVY OF ONE
ADDITIONAL CENT OF LOCAL OPTION GAS TAXES
BY THE SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA COMMISSION
TO FINANCE ADA PARATRANSIT AND FIXED BUS
ROUTE SERVICES IN INCORPORATED AND
UNINCORPORATED SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
AND ADOPTION OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
WITH THE SEMINOLE COUNTY COMMISSION
PROVIDING FOR SAME.
Whereas, LYNX, the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority, is the
transit agency for Seminole, Orange and Osceola Counties and has been
designated the Community Transportation Coordinator since 1992 by the State
Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged;
Whereas, LYNX provides door-to door van paratransit service called ACCESS
LYNX for medically qualified, physically challenged customers through its
contracted carrier, MV Transportation and that currently the County and Cities
pay LYNX for providing paratransit trips to those eligible individuals who in their
jurisdiction qualify for the van paratransit service specified by the American
Disabilities Act (ADA);
Whereas, approximately 39,000 ADA paratransit trips are projected to occur
county-wide in Seminole County in Fiscal Year 2004/05, of which approximately
19,300 are projected to occur within municipal boundaries;
Whereas, the Cities and Seminole County Government have cooperated in the
past in allotting the "9th Cent Local Option Gas Tax" to be dedicated to the
payment of operating expenses for LYNX transit services;
Whereas, the revenues from the 9th Cent Local Option Gas Tax have not
covered the entire cost of fixed bus route services, ADA paratransit services and
membership in the regional transportation authority for a number of years, thus
requiring supplemental funding from the Cities and the County;
Whereas, additional revenue is needed to ensure that paratransit services
continue for those residents of Seminole County qualifying for ADA paratransit
transportation from LYNX; and
Whereas, Seminole County currently levies in full the "Six Cent Local Option
Fuel Tax" and the "9th Cent Local Option Gas Tax" and has the ability to levy
additional fuel revenues under section 336,025(1) (b), Florida Statutes and that
these revenues may be used for public transportation (transit) expenditures.
Whereas, No ADA payments will be required from the City of Winter Springs
during the initial year of the levy or at any future year without the consent of the
City.
Now, Therefore Be It Resolved, that the City Commission of the City of Winter
Springs, Florida supports an action of the Board of County Commissioners of
Seminole County to levy an additional one cent local option fuel tax to be
dedicated to funding the cost of public transportation (transit) expenditures in the
Cities and in Seminole County and will enter into an interlocal agreement
assigning the tax revenues to the County for the purpose of public transportation
(transit) expenditures.
Adopted this the 25th Day of April, 2005 by the Winter Springs City Commission.
John F. Bush, Mayor
ATTEST:
Andrea Lorenzo-Luaces, City Clerk
City of Winter Springs
Resolution 2005-18
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