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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Miscellaneous_Tab 4_6/24/1998 C 411 -- Memorandum To: Finance and Administration Committee Members From: Joann Manganiello,Assistant Village Manager/Village ClerlC Date: June 17, 1998 Subject: Annexation; Village Manager's Objective As you know, one of the Village Manager's Objectives,as established by the Village Council, is to . . . Pursue Annexation During Calendar Year 1998 or Sooner, If Possible, Within at.Least One Annexation Area. In order to complete this objective, three annexation options are offered for your consideration: 1) Annexation of Area 6 - County Line Road East Of and Including the Florida East Coast(FEC)Railway Right-of-Way - Via Primary Election at the Polls Area 6 had the highest vote "for" annexation (38%) in the 1995 Referendum. It includes the Tequesta Hills subdivision whose residents, we believe, are desirous of greater police presence and protection and quicker response time provided by both the Tequesta Police and Fire-Rescue Departments. This area may still be strongly supportive of annexation, and staff believes it is the most nicely area to take to an Annexation Referendum at this time. The Village can piggyback our Annexation Referendum for Area 6 with the County's October 1998 Primary. (The Supervisor of Elections has informed me that the November General Election ballot is "loaded" and suggested that we try to piggyback one of the Primaries.) The deadline for ballot language to be forwarded to the Supervisor of Elections for the October Primary is July 31, 1998. It will be necessary to have two readings of the Annexation Ordinance prior to the July 31st deadline. Time is of the essence if this option is chosen. Cost: $2,000 approx. 2) Annexation of Area 6 - County Line Road East Of and Including the Florida East Coast(FEC)Railway Right-of-Way.Via Mail Ballot Election As an alternative to piggybacking our Annexation Referendum with the County's October 1998 Primary, Florida Statutes 101.6101 provides for Annexation Referendum by mail ballot election (Mail Ballot Election Act). In this case, the Supervisor of Elections would be responsible for the conduct of said Annexation Referendum, and the costs of the mail ballot election would be borne by the Village of Tequesta, the jurisdiction initiating the calling of the election. The mail ballot election can be held prior to the end of the year, probably in December. Cost: $4,000 approx. 3) Special Bill for the Unilateral Annexation of Anchorage Point and Jupiter Manors (Annexation Area 1) The Special Bill for the Unilateral Annexation of Anchorage Point and Jupiter Manors (Annexation Area 1)is enclosed for your review. The required Notice of Special Annexation Bill publication and Affidavit of Proof of Publication have been prepared as well. Memorandum: Finance and Administration Committee Members June 17, 1998 Page 2- If authorized by the Village Council, the Mayor, Village Manager, Village Cleric and Village Attorney will seek Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation support for Annexation of Area 1 - Anchorage Point and Jupiter Manors - through State Legislative Special Bill via the 1998/99 Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation Public Hearings scheduled this Fall. The Special Annexation Bill will also be presented to Senator Myers and Representative Warner to seek their support, as well, in lobbying the members of the Legislature on behalf of the Village during the 1999 Florida State Legislature Regular Session. If the Florida State Legislature passes the Special Annexation Bill, Anchorage Point and Jupiter Manors will be annexed into the corporate boundaries of the Village of Tequesta. An affirmative vote of the affected property owners is not needed. Cost: $700 approx. Staff asks for your recommendation and direction relative to the Village's annexation plans so that the same can be presented to the Village Council for consideration, as soon as possible, and staff can proceed accordingly. Enclosures c: Thomas G. Bradford,Village Manager,w/attachments Scott D. Ladd,Director of Community Development,w/attachments Michelle E. Maw.,Planner, w/attachments 2F e •W` ul• �•G�/� amnpro/Sles/asstal&/Priority/annetfika /S' 7 2c J 6 0(/ / • �� u�____�, RANGE 42 EAST RANGE 43 EAST Mitt H� , i!# La_ii - - __.. 1 _ MARTIN COUNTY �tit�nq�lrl'•I�rruraaar►r... wung44. i �-''•:' : Y h r>` a a ft 1^rnn■try as. •I� _ : 1' `t r i-.."1,*C PALM REACH COUNTY f1. %t 0.11 MIK 4 Lib J, ♦Ax .♦0` � •p Laia..`, ir• e♦•� ;a.■ ., „ �'G' 44`a�5�?� e�" i*r 222222 •1, Ma i,,�fa� Ewa.+♦laia\61rIsfFl1■L.+ j •• sr art } „. ,„. 1� ,i. 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FLORIDA 39460 MOM: (S61) vas-6424 187Q {C SCALE IN FEET 1� R14 FILE; TEQ—KEYI , A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA; EXTENDING AND ENLARGING THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA BY INCLUDING PREVIOUSLY UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY KNOWN AS ANCHORAGE POINT AND JUPITER MANORS, HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE TERRITORY TO BE ANNEXED, 'INTO SAID CORPORATE LIMITS; PROVIDING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE TERRITORY TO BE ANNEXED; DESCRIBING THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE VILLAGE' S EXISTING ORDINANCES SHALL APPLY IN THE TERRITORY TO BE ANNEXED; PROVIDING FOR THE JURISDICTION, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE VILLAGE, ITS OFFICERS AND BOARDS WITHIN AND OVER THE TERRITORY TO BE ANNEXED; PROVIDING THAT THE PROPERTY IN THE TERRITORY TO BE ANNEXED SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE TAXES AND DEBTS OF THE VILLAGE; PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY OF AD VALOREM TAXES WITHIN THE TERRITORY TO BE ANNEXED; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF LAWS AND PARTS OF LAWS IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Article VIII, Section 2 (c) , of the Florida Constitution, authorizes the legislature to establish and regulate municipalities by special or local laws; and WHEREAS, Article VIII, Section 2 (c) , of the Florida Constitution, authorizes annexation through legislative prerogative at the initiation of the local jurisdictions ' legislative delegations and ultimate passage of the bill by the state legislature; and • WHEREAS, determination of municipal boundaries is a discretionary legislative function; and WHEREAS, the legislature is entitled to annex an area without an affirmative vote of the affected property owners; and WHEREAS, it is a policy of the State of Florida to eliminate enclaves; and WHEREAS, enclaves can create significant problems in planning, growth management and service delivery; and • WHEREAS, the territory to be annexed constitutes an enclave as that term is defined in Section 171 .031 (13) , Florida Statutes; WHEREAS, it is a policy of the State of Florida to insure the efficient provision of urban services to areas that become urban in character; and WHEREAS, all the elements essential to constitute sound legislative annexation are present; and WHEREAS, the Village of Tequesta is a full service municipality providing a 'complete range of urban services; and WHEREAS, the territory to be annexed is contiguous to and is situated in such a manner that its inclusion within the limits of the Village of Tequesta is a logical extension of such boundaries; and WHEREAS, community of interest exists between the Village of Tequesta and the territory to be annexed; and WHEREAS, the territory to be annexed is a logical extension of the Village of Tequesta; and WHEREAS, the territory to be annexed has sufficient population so that municipal services would benefit the area; and WHEREAS, the territory to be annexed has a population of 66 and averages 3 .85 persons per acre; and WHEREAS, the current residential population of Tequesta is 4, 686 with an average 3 .14 persons per acre; and WHEREAS, the territory to be annexed is suited for municipal purposes. 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA: SECTION 1 . The present corporate limits of the Village of Tequesta, Palm Beach County, Florida, are hereby extended and enlarged so as to include, in addition to the territory presently within its corporate limits, the following described lands and territory, to-wit : Begin at the intersection of the northeasterly extension of the northwesterly line of land described in Official Record Book 243, Page 235, of Palm Beach County, Florida, Public Records with the centerline of the north fork of the Loxahatchee River; thence southwesterly :.álong. .said northeasterly extension and along said northwesterly line to the northeasterly right-of-way line of Point Drive; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way line to the southeasterly line of Jupiter Manors, Section 1, as recorded in Plat Book 12, Page 38, Palm Beach County, Florida, public records; thence southwesterly along said southeasterly line and along its southwesterly extension to the centerline of the northwest fork of the Loxahatchee River; thence along said centerline of the northwest fork to the centerline of the north fork of the Loxahatchee River; thence along said centerline of said north fork to the Point of Beginning. SECTION 2 . The corporate limits of the Village of Tequesta are hereby extended to include and shall hereafter contain, and said Village shall hereafter embrace, include and have jurisdiction over, all of the above described territory, situated in Palm Beach County, Florida. SECTION 3 . (a) Unless otherwise provided herein, the Village of Tequesta shall have and may exercise within its corporate limits, as extended by this Act, all of the powers and authority it now has under its Charter and under the Constitution and laws of the State of Florida. Nothing herein shall be construed in any way limiting, or abridging the exercise of, any power conferred on the Village, its officers or boards, or by any general or special law now in force, unless such law is in 3 conflict with the provisions of this Act, or unless expressly hereby repealed. (b) Unless otherwise provided herein, all existing ordinances of the Village of general application throughout its existing territory shall also apply throughout the annexed territory from and after the effective date of this Act, except that the building, electrical, plumbing and boiler codes, and all other similar codes and ordinances regulating construction or the installation of equipment or machinery, shall not apply within the annexed territory to any construction or installation completed or actually and visibly commenced prior to the effective date of this Act. SECTION 4 . Property within the annexed territory shall be subject to the taxes and debts of the Village on the effective date of this Act . SECTION 5 . All real and personal property within the annexed territory shall be subject to ad valorem taxes levied by the Village for 2000, and for each year thereafter, to the same extent as property within the present limits of the Village, except such property as may be exempt by law and except as otherwise provided in Section 4 above. No ad valorem taxes shall be levied by the Village against any real or personal property within the annexed territory for the year 1999. SECTION 6. The Village of Tequesta is hereby given and granted all of the public property, lots, franchises, easements, streets, roads and public highways, now located and dedicated, acquired, laid out, platted or conveyed to the public in all of the territory described in Section 1 of this Act. SECTION 7 . If any portion or portions of this Act shall be declared to be invalid the remaining portion shall have the same force and effect as though such invalid portion or portions had not been included. SECTION 8 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 9 . It is •hereby declared to be the legislative intent, and it is hereby provided, that, this, Act shall have the 4 'P effect of including within the corporate limits of the Village of Tequesta all of the annexed territory, as described in Section 1 of this Act, or, if any part of said territory should be held to have been improperly included in the Village, then this Act shall have the effect of including therein the remainder of said territory. SECTION 10. Notice of intention to apply for the passage of this Act by the legislature has been published as required by Section 10 of Article III of the Constitution of the State of Florida, and an affidavit of proof of such publication, together with a true copy of such notice, was duly attached to this Act when the bill was introduced in the legislature and accompanied said bill throughout the legislature as required by Sections 11 .02 and 11. 03, Florida Statutes. The legislature hereby declares that said notice and affidavit are sufficient in form and substance and that Section 10 of Article III of the Constitution and Sections 11.02 and 11 . 03 have been complied with in every respect. SECTION 11. This Act shall take effect immediately upon becoming a law. JCR\13153-01\ANNEX-RE.BIL 5