HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015 05 20 Regular 602 History and Responsibilities of Oak Forest Wall Committee Oak Forest Wall and Beautification District Fact Sheet
1. What is the Oak Forest Wall and Beautification District? An assessment area that was created in May of 2000 to
finance the construction of a brick wall that runs the length of Tuskawilla Road along Oak Forest. The widening of
Tuskawilla Road from two lanes to four lanes in 1999 necessitated the removal of trees that served as a buffer
between Oak Forest and Tuskawilla Road. Without the vegetated buffer, the 936 homes that make up the Oak
Forest community would have been exposed to the traffic. The solution was to construct a brick wall to protect the
homes from the light and noise of traffic, while also beautifying the area.
2. How much did it cost? In Fiscal Year (FY) 2000, the City Commission authorized a Capital Improvement Revenue
Note in the amount of $725,000 for the construction of the brick wall and associated landscaping. By the end of
FY15, $87,532 will remain on the note, which will be paid in full by FY17.
3. How is the Oak Forest assessment amount determined?The total assessment is comprised of a capital component
and a maintenance component. The current capital assessment is $64 per Benefit Unit (BU), with a maximum
authorized assessment of $72 per BU. The capital assessment finances the payment of the loan for wall
construction. When the loan is repaid in 2017, the capital component of the assessment will be eliminated. The
current maintenance assessment is $60 per BU, with a maximum authorized assessment of $63 per BU. The
maintenance assessment finances ongoing wall and landscape maintenance. The assessment for each parcel is
determined by the benefit received, as outlined below.
Parcel Location Benefit BU #Homes Levied Capital #Homes Levied Maintenance
Abutting the wall Vehicle light reduction 1.25 54 59
Noise reduction
Beautification
Within 600' of wall Noise reduction 1.1 140 167
Beautification
Greater than 600' Beautification 1.0 627 710
*The capital assessment can be prepaid. There is no prepayment for the maintenance assessment.
4. What does the money collected for maintenance pay for?
FY15 Budget Contractor Purpose
$300 Seminole County Tax Collector Collection of assessment dues
$6,000 City of Winter Springs Water for irrigation
$3,000 Duke Energy Entrance lighting
$20,500 Annan Landscape Landscape and irrigation maintenance
$3,500 Lightscapes Maintenance of monument lighting
$2,500 Nabors, Giblin, & Nickerson, PA Legal oversight
$5,500 NBS Government Finance Group Contract administration
5. Whom should I contact with questions or concerns regarding maintenance issues? If you notice broken sprinklers,
damaged landscaping,wall damage, light outages, or other issues, please contact any of the following City staff:
Sara Miller/Urban Beautification Coordinator/407-327-5976/smiller @winterspringsfl.org
Stephanie Monica/Water Conservation-Arborist/407-327-6584/smonica @winterspringsfl.org
Brian Fields/City Engineer/407-327-7597/bfields @winterspringsfl.org
Kipton Lockcuff/Director Utilities and Public Works/407-327-5989/klockcuff@winterspringsfl.org
May 200h, 2015