BY COMMISSIONER _________________________ RESOLUTION NO. __________
A RESOLUTION FOR VIVA VILLAS, PROJECT NO. 704, PROPOSING TO PAVE AND IMPROVE CERTAIN RIGHTS-OF-WAY BY ASSESSSING THE OWNERS OF LANDS INVOLVED IN THE BENEFITED AREA; PROVIDING FOR A UNIT BASIS UPON WHICH ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE DETERMINED; PROVIDING AN ESTIMATED COST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS; PROVIDING A METHOD OF PAYMENT OF ASSESSMENTS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Pasco County Ordinance No. 97-08, Section VIII, a completed assessment roll for the proposed Viva Villas Paving Assessment project is on file and open to the public for inspection in the Paving Assessment Department at the West Pasco Government Center, 7530 Little Road, Suite 230, New Port Richey, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the Engineering Services Department has scheduled a public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners on August 27, 2002, at 9:30 am, at the West Pasco Government Center, Board Room, 7530 Little Road, New Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida; and
WHEREAS, this is a combined public hearing in accordance with Pasco County Ordinance No. 97-08, Section VIII, which provides for a single, combined public hearing in those instances in which quantities and unit cost required to complete the proposed project are known; and
WHEREAS, the amount of each special assessment for improvements shall be based on the respective lands benefited thereby in accordance with the per lot unit method of determining the extent to which lands are specifically benefited by said improvement; and
WHEREAS, the resurfacing project will provide a particular and special benefit to those property owners listed on the completed assessment roll, which benefits include but are not limited to, an increased use and enjoyment of the property; potentially increased property values; improved public health, safety, and welfare considerations; and better access for public safety and service vehicles; and
WHEREAS, 70 percent (70%) of the property owners responded to a petition requesting the Viva Villas Paving Assessment project; and
WHEREAS, 58 percent (58%) of the property owners who responded to said petition are in favor of the Viva Villas Paving Assessment project and are requesting the Board of County Commissioners pave and improve certain road rights-of-way in the specially benefited area described below.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, in regular session duly assembled that:
Section 1. Pursuant to the provisions of Pasco County Ordinance No. 97-08, Section V, the Board of County Commissioners hereby proposes to pave and improve the following rights-of-way:
NAME/LIMITS
Villa Drive 2,387 linear feet Treeline Drive 915 linear feet
Adobe Drive 1,650 linear feet Surrey Drive 910 linear feet
Winterhaven Drive 1,140 linear feet Pine Ridge Drive 905 linear feet
Summer Drive 1,070 linear feet Frost Drive 890 linear feet
Viva Via 985 linear feet Bella Via 760 linear feet
Total 11,612 linear feet
(2.199) miles
by assessing the owners of property with the following parcel identification numbers: Section 14, Township 24 South, Range 16 East, Sub 029A, Block 00000, Lots 0880-0910 inclusive; Lots 1000-1200 inclusive; Lot 1860, Lot 1880, Lot 1900, Lot 1920, Lot 1940, Lot 1960, Lot 1980, Lot 2000, Lot 2020, and Lot 2040. Lots 2060-2280 inclusive. Sub 0290, Block 00000, Lots 0010-0020 inclusive; Lots 700-780 inclusive. Sub 0300, Block 00000, Lots 0790-0870 inclusive; Lots 1210-1480 inclusive; Lot 1491, Lot 1500, and Lot 1511. Lots 1520-1850 inclusive. Lot 1870, Lot 1890, Lot 1910, Lot 1930, Lot 1950, Lot 1970, Lot 1990, Lot 2010, Lot 2030, and Lot 2050. Section 23, Township 24 South, Range 16 East, Sub 0000, Block 00200, Lot 0020 and Lot 0050. Sub 029A, Block 00000, Lots 0920-0990 inclusive. Sub 0290, Block 00000, Lots 0030-0690 inclusive. There are 230 lots included in this project.
Section 2. The maximum total cost for the Viva Villas Paving Assessment project is Two Hundred Two Thousand, Fifteen Dollars and 90/100 ($202,015.90), or Eight Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars and 33/100 ($878.33) per lot. The maximum project cost includes resurfacing of the listed streets only and no costs have been included for drainage alterations. It should be noted that the maximum total cost for the entire project includes roadway reconstruction and asphalt work to be performed pursuant to Pasco County’s Annual Asphalt Contract in a maximum amount of $169,999.29, together with additional work to be performed by the County’s own services, employees, and equipment in a maximum amount of $32,016.61 for said additional work.
Section 3. The Board of County Commissioners has determined that it is in the public’s best interest to perform a portion of the work on the Viva Villas Paving Assessment project using Pasco County’s own services, employees, and equipment together with the County’s Annual Asphalt Contract.
Section 4. The assessments to be levied against the properties shall become due and payable to the Board of County Commissioners thirty-three (33) days after the date of initial billing, said billing to be issued only after substantial completion of the paving assessment project. All special assessments not paid within said period shall become payable in equal annual installments in each of the five (5) succeeding years with interest of 7.00 percent (7.00%) per annum from the expiration of said thirty-three (33) days; provided that any special assessment becoming so payable in installments may be paid at any time together with interest accrued thereon to the date of payment.
Section 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
DONE AND RESOLVED this ________ day of ____________________, 2002.
(SEAL)
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA
ATTEST:
BY: _____________________________ BY: _______________________________
JED PITTMAN, CLERK ANN HILDEBRAND, CHAIRMAN
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM AND SUFFICIENCY
Office of the Pasco County Attorney
ATTORNEY
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