HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2010-07 Submission To The United States Highway Corridor 17-92 To Fund Shepard Road Streetscape RESOLUTION NO. 2010-07
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, SEMINOLE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF A REQUEST
TO THE UNITED STATES HIGHWAY CORRIDOR 17 -92
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO FUND THE
SHEPARD ROAD STREETSCAPE PROJECT IN AN
AMOUNT ESTIMATED AT $500,000; PROVIDING FOR THE
REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT RESOLUTIONS,
SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City is granted the authority, under § 2(b), Art. VIII of the State
Constitution, to exercise any power for municipal purposes, except when expressly prohibited by
law; and
WHEREAS, on June 24, 1997, the Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
adopted Resolution 97 -8 -130, establishing the United States Highway 17 -92 Corridor Community
Redevelopment Agency (the "CRA "), pursuant to section 163.357, Florida Statutes, and determining
that the United States Highway 17 -92 Corridor Community Redevelopment Area (the
Redevelopment Area) is a blighted area; and
WHEREAS, on December 16, 1997, the Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
approved Ordinance No. 97 -54, which adopted a Redevelopment Plan for the Redevelopment Area;
and
WHEREAS, on December 16, 1997, the Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
adopted Ordinance No. 97 -55, which authorized the establishment of a Redevelopment Trust Fund,
as provided for in section 163.387, Florida Statutes, in which tax increment revenues deriving from
the Redevelopment Area will be deposited for the purposes of financing particular elements of the
Community Redevelopment Project; and
WHEREAS, on November 24, 1997, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs
adopted a resolution which, pursuant to section 163.356, Florida Statutes, concurred with the
Redevelopment Plan adopted by the Seminole County Board of County Commissioners so that the
portions of the Redevelopment Area and the programs and projects of the Redevelopment Plan that
fall within or which will be implemented within the corporate limits of the City of Winter Springs
will function as intended by the County and City; and
WHEREAS, on October 21, 1998, the City entered into a Multi -Party Interlocal Agreement
establishing the U.S. Highway 17 -92 Corridor Redevelopment Planning Agency (Multi -Party
Agreement) with Seminole County, the City of Casselberry, the City of Lake Mary and the City of
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Sanford to establish a partnership for the purposes of carrying out the intent of the Redevelopment
Plan; and
WHEREAS, the purposes of the Redevelopment Plan include the eradication of blight as
evidenced in defective street layout, faulty lot layout, unsafe conditions and visual blight; and
WHEREAS, the portion of Shepard Road that is located in the Redevelopment Area shows
evidence of a blighted condition; and
WHEREAS, the City is proposing a beautification and improvement plan for that portion
of Shepard Road that is located in the Redevelopment Area in order to eliminate the blighted
condition, advance economic development and increase the valuation of property in the
Redevelopment Area (the "Shepard Road Streetscape Project "), consistent with the criteria for
development projects set forth in the Multi -Party Agreement;
WHEREAS, City Commission deems that this Resolution is in the best interests of the
public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Winter Springs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The foregoing recitals are deemed true and
correct and are hereby fully incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. Implementing Administrative Actions. The City Commission hereby
directs the City Manager to prepare and submit a request to the U.S. Highway 17 -92 CRA for
funding of the Shepard Road Streetscape Project in an amount estimated at $500,000.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word, or
portion of this Resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, whether for substantive or procedural reasons, such portion shall be deemed a separate,
distinct, and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this Resolution.
Section 4. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Resolutions. All prior resolutions or parts of
resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon
its adoption by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida.
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ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a regular
meeting assembled on this 8th day of March, 2010.
OHN F. BUSH, Mayor
ATT ST:
A Wit ORENZO- LUACES, City Clerk
Approved as to legal form and sufficiency for
the City . ' ft inter Springs only:
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ANTHONY A. GARGANESE, City Attorney
City of Winter Springs
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