TO: Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Cale Curtis, City Manager
DATE: July 7, 2021
Title
PUBLIC HEARING TIME OF 7:00 P.M.
RESOLUTION - RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF FIRE RESCUE SERVICES, FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE CITY OF MARGATE, FLORIDA; REIMPOSING FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENTS AGAINST ASSESSED PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF MARGATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2021; APPROVING THE RATE OF ASSESSMENT; APPROVING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BACKGROUND: This rate resolution directs the reimposition of Fire Rescue Assessments for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2021 and approves the rate of assessment.
In Fiscal Year 2020, Coconut Creek notified the City that it would not be renewing its contract for fire services after the end of fiscal year 2021. As a result, the City is now exploring different options for a three station department. The estimated increase to expenditures for Fiscal Year 2022 is $3.5 Million. In order to help fund this increase, staff has recommended an increase of $50 to the annual residential fire assessment. The increase will bring in approximately $1,350,000 of additional revenue for the General Fund. The fee is still below the maximum allowable fee of $367 that was calculated in the 2016 study.
RECOMMENDATION: For approval.
FISCAL IMPACT: For the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2021, the total estimated Fire Rescue Assessed Cost to be assessed is $12,866,646. The Fiscal Year 2022 budgeted revenue will be $10,400,000 after buy-downs and pre-payment discounts.
The Fire Rescue Assessments to be assessed and apportioned among benefited parcels pursuant to the Cost Apportionment and Parcel Apportionment are hereby established as follows:
|
Residential Property Use Categories |
Rate Per Dwelling Unit |
|
Residential |
$350.00 |
|
Non-Residential Property Use Categories |
Rate Per Square Foot |
|
Commercial |
$0.35 |
|
Industrial/Warehouse |
$0.04 |
|
Institutional |
$0.80 |
|
Nursing Home |
$0.80 |
CONTACT PERSON: Cale Curtis, City Manager