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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-227-3356 City Manager Pursue Annexation RESOLUTION NO. 2019-227-3356 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURSUE ANNEXATION OF THE UNINCORPORATED PORTION OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY LOCATED EAST OF THE CITY LIMITS ALONG NW 1ST AVENUE, NW 176 STREET, NW MIAMI COURT, NE 181ST STREET AND NE 5TH AVENUE, TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 134.41 ACRES, PROVIDING FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH ANNEXATION; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on December 11th, 2013, the City Council adopted Resolution #2013-279-1975 authorizing the City Manager and City Attorney to initiate the required steps to annex certain property from NW 211 Avenue south of NW 171St Street to 1-95 ("Proposed Annexation Area") into the City of Miami Gardens' ("City") jurisdiction, and WHEREAS, the City of Miami Gardens' annexation relates to a commercial/industrial area known as the "Miami Industrial District - Section Four (4) per Plat 27-15 and North Dade Industrial Tract per Plat 65-64 (Exhibit #1 and #2)", and WHEREAS, the Proposed Annexation Area is bounded north by NW 183rd Street between NW Miami Court & NE 2nd Ct; bounded on the west by NW Miami Court between NW 183rd Street and NW 176th Street and NW 1st Avenue between 176th Street and approximately NW 172nd Street; bounded on the east by NE 5th Avenue from NE 181 st Street to NW 176th Street and East Drive between NW 177th Street to NW 172nd Street and to the south by East Drive approximately between NW 1St Avenue to NE 1St Avenue (See Attached Boundary Survey), and WHEREAS, the proposed annexation area is estimated to add approximately $98.4 million in tax revenues based on a 95% collection rate, offset by debt to taxable assessed value ratio of 3.79%, and WHEREAS, the City will develop a general land use plan and zoning for the proposed annexation area, a timeline for providing Public Works services such as street and sidewalk installation and repairs, drainage maintenance, swale maintenance, a proposal addressing safety and security issues and an estimate of the costs to provide such services, and WHEREAS, on January 10, 2018, the City Council adopted Resolution #2018- 002-3315 authorizing the City Manager to submit an annexation application to the Miami-Dade County Commission, and WHEREAS, Section 20-3 of the Miami-Dade County code, "Initiation of the Boundary Changes by a Municipality", states "any proposed boundary change desired by the governing body of a municipality shall be initiated by resolution of such governing body adopted after a public hearing held pursuant to written notice mailed to all owners of property within the area and within six hundred (600) feet thereof in such proposed boundary changes, according to the current tax assessment roll and pursuant to published notice...", and WHEREAS, on October 23, 2019, the City Council had a public hearing, 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 authorizes the City Manager to pursue an Annexation of the unincorporated portion of Miami-Dade County located east of the City limits along NW 1st Avenue, NW Page 2 of 3 Resolution No. 2019-227-3356 176th Street, NW Miami Court, NE 181st Street and NE 5th Avenue, totaling approximately 134.41 acres. 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 REGULAR MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 13, 2019. a,— it , OLIVER GILBERT, III, MAYOR ATTEST: /V MARIO 8ATAILLE, CMC, CI CLERK PREPARED BY: SONJA KNIGHTON DICKENS, CITY ATTORNEY SPONSORED BY: CAMERON D. BENSON, CITY MANAGER Moved by: Councilman Williams Jr. Seconded by: Councilwoman Odom VOTE: 6-0 Mayor Oliver Gilbert, III X (Yes) (No) Vice Mayor Rodney Harris X (Yes) (No) Councilwoman Katrina Wilson (Yes) (No) (Absent) Councilman Erhabor Ighodaro, Ph.D. X (Yes) (No) Councilwoman Lillie Q. Odom X (Yes) (No) Councilman Reggie Leon X (Yes) (No) Councilman David Williams, Jr. X (Yes) (No) Page 3 of 3 Resolution No. 2019-227-3356