HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem U13 COUNTY of MONROE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Mayor Michelle Lincoln,District 2
The Florida Keys Mayor Pro Tem David Rice,District 4
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Craig Cates,District 1
e' Tames K. Scholl,District 3
� Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5
Regular Meeting
July 15, 2026
Agenda Item Number: U13
26-32367
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: Waste Water
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Suzi Rubio
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
A Public Hearing to consider approval of a Resolution relating to the continuation of annual
wastewater assessments based on previously established studies and phased inclusion of benefitted
properties within the following wastewater service areas: South Stock Island Phase 2, Big Coppitt and
Duck Key, Cudj oe Regional Centralized, East/West Long Key, No Name Key, and Middle and Big
Torch Key for the 2026 Tax Year. The administrative costs associated with the imposition of
wastewater assessments are paid from the collection of the annual assessments.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
The following annual rates for wastewater assessments are as described below:
South Stock Island Phase 2 Service Area: For the service area as established by Resolution No. 116-
2017, on the tax roll that started in 2017, to be levied at a rate of$211.3 7 per EDU.
Big Coppitt and Duck Key Service Area: For the Big Coppitt and Duck Key Service Area as
established by Resolution No. 264-2007, on the tax roll that started in 2007,properties are hereby
levied at the rate of$271.88 per EDU; For the Big Coppitt and Duck Key Service Area Supplemental
Parcels as established by Resolution No. 157-2013, on the tax roll that started in 2013, properties are
hereby levied at a rate of$329.24 per EDU.
Cud'oe Regional Centralized Service Area: For the Inner Islands as established by Resolution No.
173- 2012, on the tax roll that started in 2012,properties are hereby levied at a rate of$302.53 per
EDU; For the Outer Islands as established by Resolution No. 174-2012, on the tax roll that started in
2013, properties are hereby levied at a rate of$310.29 per EDU; For the Inner Islands Supplemental
Parcels as established by Resolution No. 154-2013, and the Outer Islands Supplemental Parcels as
established by Resolution No. 155-2013, both on the tax roll that started in 2013, properties are hereby
levied at a rate of$308.93 per EDU; For the Inner Islands - Venture Out- Supplemental Parcels as
established by Resolution No. 156-2013, with certain parcel owners that opted to be on the tax roll
that started in 2012 and the others in 2013, properties are hereby levied at a rate of$302.53 per EDU;
and For the 35 Additional Parcels - Supplemental Parcels as established by Resolution No. 157-2015,
on the tax roll that started in 2015, properties are hereby levied at a rate of$337.10 per EDU.
East/West Loney Service Area: For the service area established by Resolution No. 157-2015, on
the tax roll that started in 2015, to be levied at a rate of$337.10 per EDU.
No Name Key Service Area: For the service area established by Resolution No. 157-2015, on the tax
roll that started in 2015, to be levied at a rate of$337.10 per EDU.
Big and Middle Torch Key Service Area: For the service area established by Resolution No. 157-
2015, on the tax roll that started in 2015, to be levied at a rate of$337.10 per EDU.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
Section 20-164, "Adoption of annual rate resolution," of the Monroe County Code of Ordinances,
requires that the BOCC adopt an annual rate resolution for each fiscal year following the initial fiscal
year of a wastewater assessment term. These assessments are imposed for a term of years, not to
exceed 20 years, in equal annual amounts sufficient to pay the assessable costs and the assessment
interest amount for loans and other debt that the County incurred while constructing the essential
infrastructure to support wastewater services.
Through this Resolution, the County Administrator, or designee, is hereby authorized and directed to
submit to the Monroe County Tax Collector, pursuant to the Uniform Assessment Collection Act
(Sections 197.3632 and 197.3635, Fla. Stat.), the assessment rolls for the above-referenced Service
Areas for the upcoming fiscal year, and as previously authorized by the Board of County
Commissioners in connection with the above-referenced ordinances and resolutions.
All public notice requirements for this Public Hearing have been met.
INSURANCE REQUIRED:
No
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approval
DOCUMENTATION:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Effective Date: 07/15/2026
Expiration Date:
Total Dollar Value of Contract:
Total Cost to County:
Current Year Portion:
Budgeted: Yes
Source of Funds: Special Assessments
CPI:
Indirect Costs:
Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts:
Revenue Producing: Yes If yes, amount:
Grant:
County Match:
Publicing to consider a v esirelating to the continuation
annual wastewater assessments based on previouslyestablished studies ase
inclusion of benefitted properties within the following wastewater service areas: South
Stock Island Phase 2, Bigitt and Duck Key, CudjoeRegional e tiz East/West
Long Key,No Name Key, and Middlei rc the 2026 Tax Year. The
administrative costs associated withthe imposition of wastewater assessments are paid
from collection of the annual assessments.
RESOLUTION NO. - 2026
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
RELATING TO THE CONTINUATION OF ANNUAL
WASTEWATER ASSESSMENTS BASED ON
PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED STUDIES AND PHASED
INCLUSION OF BENEFITTED PROPERTIES WITHIN
THE FOLLOWING WASTEWATER SERVICE AREAS:
SOUTH STOCK ISLAND PHASE 2, BIG COPPITT AND
DUCK KEY, CUDJOE REGIONAL CENTRALIZED, EAST/
WEST LONG KEY, NO NAME KEY,AND MIDDLE AND
BIG TORCH KEY FOR THE 2026 TAX YEAR;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, over the course of several decades, Monroe County has adopted ordinances
that are codified within Chapter 20, "Sewage and Sewage Disposal," of the Monroe County Code
of Ordinances, and specifically within Article III, "Connections of On-Site Sewage Disposal
Systems to Central Sewerage System," Article IV, "Connection of Sewage Disposal Systems to
Facilities of Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority," Article V, "Wastewater Connection Standards,"
and Article VI, "Wastewater Assessments,"that relate to the provision of wastewater service and
facilities, as well as authorize the imposition and collection of wastewater assessments against
benefitted properties within the County; and
WHEREAS, Section 20-164, "Adoption of annual rate resolution,"of the Monroe County
Code of Ordinances (MCCO) provides that the Board of County Commissioners will adopt an
annual rate resolution during its budget adoption process for each fiscal year following the initial
fiscal year of a wastewater assessment term; and
WHEREAS, MCCO Section 20-157(b) states that, "Annual wastewater assessments shall
be imposed for a term of years, not to exceed 20 years, in equal annual amounts sufficient to pay
the assessable costs and the assessment interest amount;" and
WHEREAS,over time,the County has created six(6)wastewater service areas to include:
South Stock Island Service Area Phase 2 via Resolution Nos. 261-2004 and 116-2017; Big Coppitt
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and Duck Key Service Area, as supplemented, via Resolution Nos. 264-2007 and 157-2013;
Cudj oe Regional Centralized(Inner Islands, as supplemented,and Outer Islands, as supplemented)
Service Area via Resolution Nos. 173-2012, 174-2012, 156-2013, 155-2013, 154-2013, and 157-
2015; East/West Long Key Service Area via Resolution No. 157-2015; No Name Key Service
Area via Resolution No. 157-2015; and Middle and Big Torch Key Service Area via Resolution
No. 157-2015; and
WHEREAS, the resolutions that created the service areas, as subsequently modified, set
forth terms and conditions for the provision of wastewater services to parcels defined therein, and
described the systems to be developed, fees, collection costs, and other aspects associated with the
collection of non-ad valorem annual wastewater assessments; and
WHEREAS, for example, the non-ad valorem annual assessment levied upon property
owners in the South Stock Island Service Area Phase 1 who elected to pay the assessment over 20
years had their final non-ad valorem annual assessment placed on the November 2023 tax roll and
no longer carry an obligation pay such assessment; and
WHEREAS, the remaining service areas must collect the annual assessment revenue in
order to repay the outstanding debt obligations and capital construction costs for said infrastructure
benefiting those areas; and
WHEREAS,pursuant to the final assessment resolutions, as supplemented, modified, and
approved via Resolution Nos. 187-2017, 302-2007, 212-2013, 197-2012, 331-2012, 198-2012,
186-2013, 185-2013, 184-2013, and 185-2015, each property within its corresponding service area
has a specific rate per equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) that represents the non-ad valorem
wastewater assessment; and
WHEREAS, such assessments as applied to the annual tax roll have been approved by the
Board of County Commissioners according to each of the herein-referenced resolutions; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.02 of Resolution No. 261-2004 established the assessment term for
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South Stock Island Phase 1 to be 5, 10, or 20 years, and the 10-year payment option matured in
2013, and the 20-year payment option matured in 2023, therefore, no wastewater assessment is
currently applied to those properties; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.02 of Resolution No. 116-2017 established the assessment term for
South Stock Island Phase 2 to be 20 years starting on the November 2017 tax roll; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.02 of Resolution No. 264-2007 established the assessment term for
Big Coppitt and Duck Key to be 20 years starting on the November 2007 tax roll; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.02 of Resolution No. 157-2013 established the assessment term for
the Big Coppitt and Duck Key Service Area (Supplemental Parcels) to be 20 years starting on the
November 2013 tax roll; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.02 of Resolution No. 173-2012 established the assessment term for
Cudjoe Regional Centralized Service Area(Inner Islands)to be 20 years starting on the November
2012 tax roll; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.02 of Resolution No. 174-2012 established the assessment term for
Cudjoe Regional Centralized Service Area(Outer Islands)to be 20 years starting on the November
2013 tax roll; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.02 of Resolution No. 154-2013 established the assessment term for
the Cudjoe Regional Centralized Service Area(Inner Islands) Supplemental Parcels to be 20 years
starting on the November 2013 tax roll; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.02 of Resolution No. 155-2013 established the assessment term for
the Cudjoe Regional Centralized Service Area(Outer Islands) Supplemental Parcels to be 20 years
starting on the November 2013 tax roll; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.02 of Resolution No. 156-2013 established the assessment term for
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the Cudj oe Regional Centralized Service Area(Inner Islands -Venture Out) Supplemental Parcels
to be 20 years starting with certain parcels opting in for a first annual bill dated November 1, 2012,
and other parcels on November 1, 2013, as more specifically described therein; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.02 of Resolution No. 157-2015 established the assessment term for
East/West Long Key Service Area, No Name Key Service Area, Middle/Big Torch Key Service
Area,and Cudj oe Regional Centralized Service Area(35 Additional Parcels) Supplemental Parcels
to be 20 years starting on the November 2015 tax roll; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the County's Code of Ordinances and State law, the County has
provided the duly required public notice of this annual rate resolution, obtained the required
County staff certification, and met all other conditions precedent to the adoption of this resolution;
and
WHEREAS,pursuant to Article VIII, Section 1, of the Florida Constitution, and Sections
125.01, Fla. Stat., the Board of County Commissioners for Monroe County has all powers of local
self-government to perform county functions and to render county services in a manner not
inconsistent with law, and the Board hereby determines that this resolution establishing the
annual rate for wastewater assessments for fiscal year 2026-2027 complies with law and is in
the best interest of the County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1: That the foregoing"WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed
as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this resolution.
Section 2: South Stock Island Phase 2 Service Area. That the County Commission
hereby imposes a non-ad valorem annual assessment for parcels in said service area as established
by Resolution No. 116-2017, on the tax roll that started in 2017, to be levied at a rate of $211.37
per EDU.
Section 3: Big Coppitt and Duck Key Service Area. That the County Commission
hereby imposes a non-ad valorem annual assessment for parcels within the Big Coppitt and Duck
Key Service Area in the following manner:
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a) For the Big Coppitt and Duck Key Service Area as established by Resolution No. 264-
2007, on the tax roll that started in 2007, properties are hereby levied at the rate of
$271.8 8 per EDU.
b) For the Big Coppitt and Duck Key Service Area Supplemental Parcels as established
by Resolution No. 157-2013, on the tax roll that started in 2013, properties are hereby
levied at a rate of$329.24 per EDU.
Section 4: Cudioe Regional Centralized Service Area. That the County Commission
hereby imposes a non-ad valorem annual assessment for parcels within the Cudjoe Regional
Centralized Service Area in the following manner:
a) For the Inner Islands as established by Resolution No. 173-2012, on the tax roll that
started in 2012, properties are hereby levied at a rate of $302.53 per EDU;
b) For the Outer Islands as established by Resolution No. 174-2012, on the tax roll that
started in 2013, properties are hereby levied at a rate of $310.29 per EDU;
c) For the Inner Islands Supplemental Parcels as established by Resolution No. 154-2013,
and the Outer Islands Supplemental Parcels as established by Resolution No. 155-2013,
both on the tax roll that started in 2013,properties are hereby levied at a rate of$308.93
per EDU; and
d) For the Inner Islands-Venture Out- Supplemental Parcels as established by Resolution
No. 156-2013, with certain parcel owners that opted to be on the tax roll that started in
2012 and the others in 2013,properties are hereby levied at a rate of$302.53 per EDU.
e) For the 35 Additional Parcels - Supplemental Parcels as established by Resolution No.
157-2015, on the tax roll that started in 2015, properties are hereby levied at a rate of
$337.10 per EDU.
Section 5: East/West Long Key Service Area. That the County Commission hereby
imposes a non-ad valorem annual assessment for parcels in said service area established by
Resolution No. 157-2015, on the tax roll that started in 2015, to be levied at a rate of $337.10 per
EDU.
Section 6: No Name Key Service Area. That the County Commission hereby imposes
a non-ad valorem annual assessment for parcels in said service area established by Resolution No.
15 7-2015, on the tax roll that started in 2015, to be levied at a rate of $3 3 7.10 per EDU.
Section 7: Big and Middle Torch Key Service Area. That the County Commission
hereby imposes a non-ad valorem annual assessment for parcels in said service area established by
Resolution No. 157-2015, on the tax roll that started in 2015, to be levied at a rate of $337.10 per
EDU.
Section 8: That the County Administrator, or designee, is hereby authorized and
directed to submit to the Monroe County Tax Collector the assessment rolls for the above-
referenced Service Areas for the upcoming fiscal year, and as previously authorized by the Board
of County Commissioners in connection with the above-referenced ordinances and resolutions.
Section 9: That if any clause, section, other part or application of this resolution is held
by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, in part or in application, it
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion or applications of this resolution.
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Section 10: That this resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its
adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a meeting of said Board held on the 15th day of July , 2026.
Mayor Michelle Lincoln
Mayor pro tem David Rice
Commissioner Craig Cates
Commissioner James K. Scholl
Commissioner Holly Merrill Raschein
(Seal)
Attest: Kevin Madok, Clerk BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By: By:
Deputy Clerk Michelle Lincoln, Mayor
Approved as to form and legal sufficiency.
6-16-2026
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