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FY 2022-23 Proposed Assessment Public Hearing
July 5, 2022 City Council Meeting
What is the purpose of a Lighting and Landscaping District?
To fund ongoing maintenance, repair and improvements of public lighting and landscaping assets within the District.
Why a Public Hearing?
Each District’s annual assessment includes a public hearing to allow for:
1.Any interested person, prior to the conclusion of the hearing, may file a written protests with the clerk
2.During the hearing, City Council may order changes in any of the matters or the Engineer’s report
3.If a majority of assessed persons protest against the increase of an assessment of any previous year exists, the proposed increase will be abandoned.
4.If a majority protest has not been filed, the City Council may adopt a resolution confirming the diagram and assessment, either as originally proposed or as changed.
History
•1990: Formed to protect and enhance wildlife habitat and water quality in the Baypoint (Spinnaker) Lagoons, the adjacent ponds, and diked salt marsh.
•Approximately 150 homes
•Mid-2000’s: HOA took over landscaping
•2015: HOA approached City with 2 major concerns:•Odor from Lagoons•Improvements to nearby Cayespump station
FY 2022-23 Proposed Assessment
•$131.44 per parcel (unchanged since 1996)
•Approximately 150 homes (several low-cost
housing parcels are exempt from
assessment)
•Each single-family dwelling unit are assessed
for equal payment of total
Three Dedicated Funds
Fund Purpose Anticipated
Balance as of
June 30, 2022
Eradication of Exotic Plants
Fund
to protect and enhance the wildlife
habitat in the lagoons, ponds and diked
salt marsh located within the district
parameters
$44,986
Environmental Monitoring
Fund
address the homeowners concern over
the odor emitted from the lagoons in the
summer months
$44,854
Cayes Stormwater
Improvement Fund
Drainage and regular pumping of
overflowed lagoons $78,893
HOA Outreach
•HOA met with City staff annually to
discuss needs and updates for district
•HOA agreed to Engineer’s report
recommendation for funding allocation
for FY 2022-23
Options
1.Conduct the public hearing and adopt the
resolution, thus ordering the levy of assessments
for FY 2022-23.
2. Do not adopt the resolution, which will result in no
levy of assessments for FY 2022-23.