PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
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TO: Honorable Chairman and DATE: 5/20/02 FILE: EDA02-034
Members of the Board of
County Commissioners SUBJECT: Oaks Boulevard
Revised Set Assessment
THRU: Bipin Parikh, P.E. PVAS No. 581
Assistant County Administrator
(Development Services)
FROM: James C. Widman, P.E. REFERENCES: Special Assessment Ordinance
Engineering Services Director No. 97-08; Resolution Nos. 00-108
and 01-281
Commission District 2
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It is recommended that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners.
DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS:
Oaks Boulevard, PVAS No. 581, was approved at a single public hearing before the Board on February 15, 2000. Resolution No. 00-108 was approved as a result of that hearing and set an assessment of $18.65 per front foot based upon the estimated total project cost of $157,667.10. On August 14, 2001, Oaks Boulevard was presented to the Board after completion of the project and the actual project costs were totaled. Resolution No. 01-281 was approved as a result of that hearing and set a final assessment of $15.91 per front foot based upon the actual costs of $134,503.14, such costs included administrative and overhead expenses. The difference between the estimate and the actual cost was therefore $23,163.96 under the estimated project cost. The resolution set an interest rate of 9.25% over a ten-year period. There were 23 lots, or 8,454 assessable front feet in this project.
At the time the petition was being prepared for Board approval, the owner of Parcel No. 16-26-19-0000-00100-0000 was listed as having 1,509 front feet. Before the Board's approval of the initial assessment roll, the parcel was sold and split into four lots. The new parcel numbers and corresponding front feet are listed below.
Owner Parcel ID Number Front Feet on Oaks Blvd.
Ralph L. Jr. & Linda M. Spaulding 16-26-19-0000-00100-0000 350 front feet
Charles R. & Debra S. Crawford 16-26-19-0000-00100-00B0 607 front feet
Steven M. & Carol A. Hill 16-26-19-0000-00100-00D0 202 front feet
Richard W. & Therese M. Burgess 16-26-19-0000-00100-00D1 350 front feet
and Lois M. Burgess
In accordance with Ordinance 97-08, Section XVIII, Correction of Errors or Adjustments in the Assessment Roll,
"In case of any omission, error or mistake in making up the assessment roll or imposing special benefit assessment liens, the Commission may, at any time, correct such omission, errors or mistakes by resolution upon its own motion provided such correction does not impose a greater special improvement assessment lien on any such lot or parcel of land."
On February 19, 2002, an Agenda was prepared and submitted to the Board advising of the above discrepancy and parcel split. The Board authorized the preparation of an assessment initiated by the Board. A new resolution, assessment roll, and amortization schedule is attached for the Board's consideration, which would correct the proposed assessments of the four individual parcels mentioned above by modifying the assessments based upon the actual front footage of each parcel.
ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS:
Based upon the attached documents and/or documents on file, some of the alternatives available to the Board in this matter are:
1. Approve a modification to the original set assessment roll and resolution approved by the Board on August 14, 2001. This modification will correct the assessment of Parcel No. 16-26-19-0000-00100-0000 by breaking this parcel into four separate parcels and would assess each of the four parcels with the appropriate front footages or assessments. This modification will not modify the assessments of the other 22 lots that were previously approved by the Board on August 14, 2001.
This alternative requires the approval of the modification of one parcel in the original set assessment roll and resolution, and would authorize the Chairman's signature on the attached new resolution, which adds the three separate parcels not previously included on the assessment roll and resolution.
2. Allow the original roll and resolution to stand. This alternative leaves the amount of the assessment for Parcel No. 16-26-19-0000-00100-0000 at $24,0008.19 for 1,509 front feet, instead of the correct amount of $5,568.50 for 350 linear feet.
3. Approve the reduction of 1,159 front feet from the original 1,509 front feet assessed to Parcel Number 16-26-19-0000-00100-0000. This option would correctly assess only one parcel and would not assess the other three lots currently receiving a special benefit from the road-paving project. This option would reduce the assessment amount collected by $18,439.69 principal and an equitable amount of accrued prorated interest from the Paving Assessment Receivables Account.
RECOMMENDATION AND FUNDING:
The Engineering Services Department recommends that the Board approve Alternative No. 1, approving the attached assessment roll and resolution, authorize the Chairman's signature on the attached resolution, and direct Secretarial Services to distribute as follows: provide one copy of the of the executed resolution to the Design/Stormwater Division of the Engineering Services Department, New Port Richey, and one copy of the executed resolution to the Administrative Services Manager, Development Services Branch, New Port Richey.
No funding is required at this time.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution
2. Assessment Roll
3. Amortization Schedule
4. Proof of Publication
JCW/GTR/JMM/eda02034
APPROVED AGENDA ITEM FOR
DATE: _____________________
BY: _______________________