Res No 024-10-13058RESOLUTION NO. 24- 10-13058
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING
THE PROPOSED GREEN CORRIDOR LEGISLATION;
TRANSMITTING THIS RESOLUTION TO CERTAIN PUBLIC
OFFICIALS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of South Miami finds climate change to be one of the most
serious issues facing our planet today; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission continues to be deeply concerned about the
adverse effects of climate change and the future health and well -being of not only our planet,
but our community as well; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission is similarly concerned with the continued
dependence of the United States and the State of Florida on conventional energy sources,
whose use has been scientifically proven to contribute significantly to the threat of climate
change; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission recognizes the importance of encouraging the
expansion of the use of renewable energy sources in order to diversify the state's energy
supplies, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and mitigate the effects of climate change; and
WHEREAS, the City would like to encourage the increased use of renewable energy
sources by its residents, but one of the most significant impediments to the purchase by home
owners of products that produce energy from renewable sources, and solar panels in
particular, is the upfront cost associated with those devices; and
WHEREAS, the City supports the creation of a voluntary special assessment program
that provides a local governing entity or entities the authority to finance the installation of
renewable energy sources that are permanently fixed to real property, thereby eliminating the
primary impediment to the purchase of devices that produce renewable energy; and
WHEREAS, the City further supports the creation of special assessment districts to be
named Green Corridors that can consist of a single municipality or several municipalities, a
single county or several counties, or any other combination thereof; and
WHEREAS, these Green Corridors would be able to utilize the special assessment
process to facilitate the financing and installation of renewable energy sources to be
permanently attached to previously developed, private lots or parcels; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission supports the proposed legislation that would create
the Green Corridor program, attached hereto as Exhibit "A "; and
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WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission believe that it is in the best interest of
the health safety, and welfare of residents of the City for the state of Florida to create a Green
Corridor program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals. The above recitals are true and correct and are
incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. Support. The Mayor and City Commission hereby support legislation
that would create a special assessment program which would assist in the financing of
renewable energy producing devices in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A ".
Section 3. Transmittal. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit
electronic copies of this Resolution to the Governor of the State of Florida, the President of
the Florida Senate, the Speaker of the Florida I -louse of Representatives, any Members of the
Florida House of Representatives or Florida Senate introducing legislation in accordance with
the terns of this Resolution, and the Mayors and Members of the governing bodies of the
municipalities within Miami -Dade County.
Section 4. Effective Date. This resolution shall take effect immediately
upon adoption.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 26'x' day of Janua , 2010.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
QltTY�E 6r 'MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE: 5 -0
Mayor Feliu:
Yea
Vice Mayor Beasley:
Yea
Commissioner Newman:
Yea
Commissioner Sellars:
Yea
Commissioner Palmer:
Yea
Exhibit "A"
Amendment to SB
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Section 1. Section 171.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read
170.01 Authority for providing improvements and levying and collecting special
assessments against property benefited.- -
(4) The Legislature of the State of Florida recognizes the importance of encouraging the
expansion of the use of renewable energy sources in order to diversify the state's energy
supplies, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and mitigate the effects of climate change.
The Legislature declares that a public purpose will be served by a special assessment
program that provides a local governing entity or entities the authority to finance the
installation of renewable energy sources that are permanently fixed to real property.
(a) As used in this subsection, the term:
1. "Green Corridor" means a special assessment district composed of a single
municipality or several municipalities, a single county or several counties, or any other
combination thereof that is created to facilitate the financing and installation of renewable
energy sources.
2. "Green Corridor Council" means the governing body of a Green Corridor that may
levy and collect special assessments against property benefited by the installation of
renewable energy sources to the property of the individually affected properly owners.
(b) LEGISLATIVE INTENT. - -It is the intent of this act to encourage the creation of
special assessment districts to be named Green. Corridors that can consist of a single
municipality or several municipalities, a single county or several counties, or any other
combination thereof. A Green Corridor utilizes the special assessment process to
facilitate the financing and installation of renewable energy sources to be permanently
attached to previously developed, private lots or parcels. The Green Corridor program am is
to be used in conjunction with the programs described in part III of chapter 377, Florida
Statues, entitled, "Renewable Energy and Green Government Programs."
(c) A Green Corridor may be created pursuant to section 4(a), subject to the approval, by
a majority vote of the governing body each participating public entity, of an interlocal
agreement that sets forth the terms and conditions of the Green Corridor and the selection
of a Green Corridor Council to oversee the creation and operation of the Green Corridor.
(d) Individual property owners residing within public entities that have chosen to
participate in the Green Corridor may voluntarily opt to participate in the Green Corridor.
Individual property owners can not be compelled to participate in the Green Corridor
program.
' Words strieken are deletions, words underlined are additions.
(e) The Green Corridor Council subject to the voluntary approval of the individually
individually affected property owners for the purpose of reducing the he dependence of the
benefited property on non- renewable energy sources increasing the benefited property's
value and reducing the carbon emissions from the use of those non - renewable energy
sources which adversely impact the climate.
TITLE AMENDMENT
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_; amending s. 170.01 F.S. to create Green Corridors and provide for the
imposition of special assessments on homeowners that voluntarily approve of the
addition of renewable energy sources to their property;