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Home My WebLink About2007 05 03 Other Handout by Steven Richart during Agenda Item 301 GIS G GOVERNMENT SERVICES GROUP, INC. May 3,2007 Via Facsimile and E-Mail Transmission Michelle Greco, Finance Director City of Winter Springs 1126 East S.R. 434 Winter Springs, FL 32708 Re: Approval of Notice of Hearing to Impose and Provide for Tuscawllla Phase I and Phase II Collection of Maintenance Assessment Dear Ms. Greco: Attached is a revised notice of hearing to impose and provide for collection of Tuscawilla Phase I and Phase II maintenance assessments. Please review the document for final verification, sign below if all Information is accurate, initial the notice and return this letter and the initialed notice via facsimile. If you have any changes that need to be made to the attached, please call me at (850) 681-3717. We will make the changes and then refax you the corrected version for final verification and sign-off. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, CbM.Ota ~ Camille Tharpe Senior Vice President Attachment cc: Chris Traber, NG&N The notice of hearing contains the correct information to be used for the Tuscawilla Phase I and Phase II maintenance assessments. It is approved to proceed for completion. (H>"1 Ntltt(.e 10' Date 1.500 Mall,'1f) Drive. Suitt: 250 1 Tal!<lhassf.!'1 FL .32308 I T.850.68t.37P 1 F 850.n'L ,'206 280 Wekiva Springs Hnad. SUIte 2000 j LOt~_gw()O(j Fl.. .327i030?G ! T 401.-f329.b~~H)O 1 F 40i,G:?5~L{3~~b~'{. City of Winter Springs 1126 East State Road 434 Winter Springs, Florida 32708 WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA NOTICE OF HEARING TO COMBINE PHASE I AND PHASE II MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT RATES AND TO INCREASE CAPITAL AND MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS FOR PHASES I AND II NOTICE DATE: MAY 8, 2007 * * * * * NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER * * * * * <<OwnerName1 >> <<OwnerName2>> <<OwnerAdd1 >> <<OwnerAdd2>> <<City-State-Zip>> Tax ID: <<PID>> Sequence Number: TLBDC-<<SeqNum>> Dear Property Owner: Notice is hereby given that the City Commission of Winter Springs, Florida will conduct a public hearing to consider increasing the Phase I Capital and Phase I & (I Maintenance Assessments imposed in the Tuscawilla Assessment Area, as shown the table below, for Fiscal Year 2007-08 and for future fiscal years. The total assessment revenue to be collected within the combined Tuscawilla Phase I and II maintenance assessment program by the City of Winter Springs is estimated to be $550.000 for fiscal year October 1, 2007 _ September 30, 2008 and in future fiscal years. The City intends to collect, inclusive of all administrative and statutory discounts. $3,801,000 in assessments over the next 22 years for Phase I Capital, and $594,000, over the next 14 years for Phase II Capital. Prior Rate New Rate Maximum Annual Assessment Assessment per ERU Der ERU ERUs/Parcel for Tax Parcel <<PID>> Phase I Capital $42.18 $43.00 <P1ERU> <Max PH1 CaD> Phase (I Capital (No chanae) $17.00 $17.00 <P2ERU> <Max PH1 Cap> Phase I & II Maintenance (Combined) $115.82 $128.00 <ERU> <Max Comb Maint> The Tuscawilla Improvement and Service Area - Phase I was created to fund capital and maintenance costs for wing walls, median improvements, street lights and street monuments within that area. The Tuscawilla Improvement and Service Area - Phase II was created to fund capital and maintenance costs for the removal of existing street signage and streetlights and installation of new decorative street lampposts and signage along the collector roads within the Tuscawilla (Phase II) Improvement and Service Area. The project to remove existing street signage and streetlights and install new decorative street lampposts and sign age is referred to as the Tuscawilla (Phase II) Improvement Project. The assessment for each parcel of property within the Tuscawilla (Phase I and II) Assessment Area is based upon the number of residential dwelling units per parcel of property measured in Equivalent Residential Units "ERUs." The assignment of ERUs is based on the level of benefit each lot receives from aesthetic beauty and enhanced safety as a result of the Tuscawilla (Phases I and II) Improvement Projects. A more specific description is set forth in the Tuscawilla Improvement Area (Phase I) Final Local Improvement Assessment Resolution Number 99-887, the Tuscawilla Service Area (Phase I) Final Local Service Assessment Resolution Number 99- 888 and the Final Improvement Assessment Resolution and Maintenance Assessment Resolution for the Tuscawilla (Phase II) Assessment Area Number 2005-43 adopted by the City Commission on August 9, 1999, August 9, 1999 and November 14, 2005, respectively. Copies of the Final Assessment Resolutions, the plans and specifications for the project, and the preliminary assessment rolls are available for inspection at the office of the City Clerk, located at 1126 East State Road 434, Winter Springs, Florida 32708. Annual capital assessments, for up to 30 years, and maintenance assessments, for the life of the project, to fund the Tuscawilla (Phase I) Improvement Project and the Tuscawilla (Phase II) Improvement Project are being collected on the ad valorem tax bill as authorized by Florida Statutes 197.3632, commencing with the tax bills mailed in November 2000 and November 2006, respectively. If you have prepaid the capital assessment portion for a particular phase, you will not be subject to future capital assessments for such phase. Failure to pay the assessments will cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property which may result in a loss of title. Future annual capital assessments may be prepaid at the option of the property owner. However, future annual maintenance assessments may not be prepaid. The City Commission will hold the public hearing at 5:15 PM on May 29, 2007, in the City Hall - Commission Chambers, Winter Springs, Florida, for the purpose of receiving comments on combining the Phase I and Phase II Maintenance Assessments as well as the increase in Capital and Maintenance Assessments for Phases I and II. You are invited to attend and participate in the hearing. You may also file written objections with the City Commission prior to or during the hearing. 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 that a verbatim record is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding, please contact the City Clerk's office at (407) 327-1800 extension 227 at least 48 hours prior to the date of the hearing. If you have any questions, please contact the City of Winter Springs Urban Beautification Manager at (407) 327-1800 extension 315. * * * * * THIS IS NOT A BILL * * * * * 'tuv~ '5\')\01 GS G GOVERNMENT SERVICES GROUP. INC. May 3, 2007 Via Facsimile and E-mail Transmission Michelle Greco, Finance Director City of Winter Springs 1126 East S.R. 434 Winter Springs, FL 32708 Re: Approval of Rates for Collection of Tuscawllla Phase I and Phase II Maintenance and Capital Assessments Dear Ms. Greco: For documentation purposes, please review the attached rates for final verification, sign where indicated if all information is accurate, and return this letter via facsimile. If you have any changes that need to be made to the rates, please call me at (850) 681-3717. We will make the changes and then refax you the corrected rates for final verification and sign-off. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, ~~ Camille Tharpe Senior Vice President Attachment 1500 Mahan Dr. Suite 250 I Tallahassee Fl. 32308 I T 850.68.1..37.17 i F 850.224.7206 280 Wekiva Springs Road. Suite 2000 Longwood FL 32779-3026 Michelle Greco May 3, 2007 Page 2 Tuscawilla Phase I Capital Assessments Rate Per ERU $43.00 Tuscawilla Phase II Capital Assessments Rate Per ERU $17.00 Tuscawilla Phase' & II Combined Maintenance Assessments for Phase I and Phase II Rate Per ERU (combined total) $128.00 The above rate tables contain the correct information to be used for collection of Tuscawilla Phase I and Phase II Capital and Maintenance Assessments. Date