CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Memo Date: April 22, 2024
Agenda Date: April 23, 2024
Prepared By: Kristin Eick, Assistant City Attorney
Through: Anthony Garganese, City Attorney
Requested Action:
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Approve on Second and Final Reading an Ordinance authorizing the inclusion of the Winward Preserve and Lakes at Cocoa Grove projects located within the City of Cocoa into the Brevard County District 1 Road and Bridge Municipal Service Taxing Unit...End
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BACKGROUND:
On January 26, 2024, the City Council of the City of Cocoa entered into an Interlocal Agreement with Brevard County, Florida, recorded in the Official Records of Brevard County, Book 9978, Page 1677, whereby the City has agreed to consent to and authorize the inclusion of certain lands lying within the City of Cocoa in a Municipal Service Taxing Unit ("MSTU") established by Brevard County, known as the Brevard County District 1 Road and Bridge MSTU, for the purpose of funding improvements to County-owned and maintained facilities in the immediate area of those certain lands as described herein.
The proposed Ordinance is in furtherance of the commitment made by the City Council in the Interlocal Agreement. The lands are generally known as the Winward Preserve and Lakes at Cocoa Grove projects.
Pursuant to Section 125.01(1)(q), Florida Statutes, the County is required to obtain the City Council's consent, by ordinance, to operate a County MSTU within the incorporated area of the municipality, and this Ordinance, and the above-referenced Interlocal Agreement, are in furtherance of satisfying this statutory requirement.
The subject properties will benefit from the improvements provided through the MSTU, including improvements to County roadways and drainage infrastructure within the City which is anticipated to be affected by new development and growth.
STRATEGIC PLAN CONNECTION:
The Intergovernmental Coordination Element of the Comprehensive Plan and Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, en...
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