Resolution 116-2008
RESOLUTION NO. 116-2008
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING STAFF TO
REQUEST OF KEY LARGO WASTEWATER TREATMENT
DISTRICT EXEMPTIONS FROM THE WASTEWATER
ASSESSMENTS FOR PROPERTIES ACQUIRED FOR
CONSERVATION AND OTHER PURPOSES NOT CONSISTENT
WITH DEVELOPMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, as it progresses on its system projects, Key Largo Wastewater
Treatment District (KLWTD) imposes on properties in the area affected special assessments
for the provision of wastewater treatment; and
WHEREAS, some of the County-owned properties within the KLWTD service area
are not expected to be developed, generate wastewater, or benefit from wastewater treatment
service; and
WHEREAS, KL WTD has a procedure by which the County may request an
exemption from wastewater assessments for said properties; and
WHEREAS, the County understands and acknowledges that in the event an exempted
property is later developed in a manner requiring connection to the KL WTD Wastewater
treatment system, the County shall be required to pay to KL WTD all direct and indirect costs
and expenses, including but not limited to, an amount fairly representing the special benefit
the property will receive, as determined by KL WTD, which amount is expected to be higher
than current KL WTD assessments; and
WHEREAS, the County should not pay for infrastructure which will not benefit those
properties which are expected to be conserved and have no development which will generate
wastewater;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners
for Monroe county, Florida that:
1. The County Administrator or his designee is hereby authorized to submit to KL WTD
requests for exemptions from assessments for any County-owned properties where the
purpose or means of acquisition, the applicable development regulations, or the existing use
indicate the properties will not be developed in a manner requiring state-mandated connection
to a central sewerage system. Such properties shall consist primarily of, but not limited to,
conservation lands acquired by ROGO dedication, purchase with grant funds, or settlements;
lands designated Tier I; wetlands; undeveloped park lands acquired by dedication on plats;
and properties serving as right-of-way.
Exemptions from KL WTD Assessment 1
2. The County Administrator and the County Attorney each have the authority to execute
any documents required by KLWTD in order to finalize the award of exemption from any
assessment.
3. This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida at
a regular meeting of said Board held on the21stday of May ,2008.
Mayor Charles McCoy
Mayor Pro Mario DiGennaro
Commissioner Sylvia J. Murphy
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner Dixie Spehar
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