DEPARTMENT MAKING REQUEST
Budget & Admin Services
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MSBU Assessment Rates and Mailing
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REQUESTED MOTION/ACTION
recommendation
Recommended Action:
a) Approve and authorize the mailing of required first-class notification of proposed Municipal Services Benefit Unit (MSBU) assessment rate for FY24/25 for properties assessed for the first time in the Charlotte County Sanitation Unit, Alligator Creek Waterway Unit, Charlotte County Fire Rescue Department, Greater Port Charlotte Street and Drainage Unit, Peace River Shores Street and Drainage Unit, South Punta Gorda Heights (West) Street and Drainage Unit, Tropical Gulf Acres Street and Drainage Unit, Mid-Charlotte Stormwater Utility Unit - Greater Port Charlotte Basin, and South Charlotte Stormwater Utility Unit; and
b) Set 9 public hearings for June 25, 2024 at 10:00am., or soon thereafter as may be heard, in Room 119 at 18500 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte, Florida, to consider resolutions adopting the final assessment for the first time assessed properties for Charlotte County Sanitation Unit, Alligator Creek Waterway Unit, Charlotte County Fire Rescue Department, Greater Port Charlotte Street and Drainage Unit, Peace River Shores Street and Drainage Unit, South Punta Gorda Heights (West) Street and Drainage Unit, Tropical Gulf Acres Street and Drainage Unit, Mid-Charlotte Stormwater Utility Unit - Greater Port Charlotte Basin, and South Charlotte Stormwater Utility Unit; and
c) Approve proposed rate increases for Charlotte County Sanitation MSBU, Charlotte County Fire Rescue Department, Barrier Islands Fire Service Unit, and Lemon Bay Street and Drainage Unit.
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budget
Budgeted Action:
No action needed. Funding for mailing costs comes from assessments within the respective MSBU, as applicable.
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BACKGROUND (Why is this Action Necessary, and What Action will be accomplished)
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Background:
Proposed to be assessed for the first time are 23 properties with a total of 23 units in Charlotte County Sanitation Unit, 1 property with a total of 8.9 units in Alligator Creek Waterway Unit, 10 properties with a total of 6,366.6 units in Charlotte County Fire Rescue Unit, 3 properties with a total of 15.4 units in Greater Port Charlotte Street and Drainage Unit, 1 property with a total of 1 unit in Peace River Shores Street and Drainage Unit, 1 property with a total of 3.1 units in South Punta Gorda Heights (West) Street and Drainage Unit, 7 properties with a total of 6.5 units in Tropical Gulf Acres Street and Drainage Unit, 1 property with 1.08 units in Mid-Charlotte Stormwater Utility Unit - Greater Port Charlotte Basin, and 8 properties with a total of 1.97 units in the South Charlotte Stormwater Utility Unit. These properties will be considered at the public hearings on June 25, 2024.
The proposed new rates for Charlotte County Sanitation MSBU, Charlotte County Fire Rescue Department, Barrier Islands Fire Service Unit, and Lemon Bay Street and Drainage Unit are the rates that will be included on the TRIM Notices to be mailed in August. The new rates are within the maximum rates that were previously established in Resolutions 2019-106, 2023-125, 2023-129, 2017-177 and do not require a public hearing.
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