HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-076-3474 Agreement with MDC Property Appraiser's Office RESOLUTION NO. 2020-076-3474
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER AND THE CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST
RESPECTIVELY THAT CERTAIN AGREEMENT WITH MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE, FOR
ACCESS TO EXEMPT INFORMATION; PROVIDING FOR
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK; PROVIDING FOR THE
ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Florida's public records law (Chapter 119, F.S.) requires the
Property Appraiser's Office to maintain as exempt certain personal information of
qualifying individuals from its records, and
WHEREAS, due to recent changes to Florida's public records law, which went
into effect on July 1, 2019, the Property Appraiser's Office must now maintain as
exempt certain additional information, including "the physical address, mailing address,
neighborhood name and lot number, GPS coordinates, and any other descriptive
information that may reveal the home address," and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Florida's law, the Property Appraiser's Office may share
exempt information with other governmental entities as required for their legitimate
governmental operations and it becomes the responsibility of any such entities to
protect from disclosure the exempt information as required by the public records law,
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Gardens ("City") utilizes the uniform method of
collecting non-valorem assessments and to prepare the non-valorem assessment roll,
the City requires certain information regarding the properties subject to the assessment,
including information exempt from disclosure, and
WHEREAS, the City must execute the attached agreement, so that the
appraiser's office may provide exempt information to the City for the purpose of
preparing the City's non-valorem assessment roll,
WHEREAS, City Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City
Manager to excute an Agreement with the Property Appraiser's Office,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 : ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS: The foregoing Whereas
paragraphs are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true, and the same are hereby
made a specific part of this Resolution.
Section 2: AUTHORIZATION: The City Council of the City of Miami Gardens
hereby[LW1] authorizes the City Manager and the City Clerk to execute and attest
respectively that certain agreement with Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser's
Office, for access to exempt information.
Section 3: INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK: The City Clerk is hereby
authorized to obtain two (2) fully executed copies of the subject Agreement with one to
be maintained by the City, and one to be delivered to Miami-Dade County Property
Appraiser's Office.
Section 3: EFFECTIVE DATE: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon
its final passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
GARDENS AT ITS SPECIAL VIRTUAL MEETING HELD ON JUNE 10, 2020.
OLI GILBERT, III, MAYOR
ATTEST:
MARIO BATAILLE, CMC, CITY CLERK
PREPARED BY: SONJA KNIGHTON DICKENS, CITY ATTORNEY
SPONSORED BY: CAMERON D. BENSON, CITY MANAGER
Moved by: Vice Mayor Harris
Seconded by: Councilman Leon
VOTE: 5-0
Mayor Oliver Gilbert Yes
Vice Mayor Rodney Harris Yes
Councilman Erhabor Ighodaro Yes
Councilwoman Lillie Q. Odom Absent
Councilman Reggie Leon Yes
Councilman David Williams Jr. Absent
Councilwoman Katrina Wilson Yes
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