Res. No. 093-09-12902RESOLUTION NO. 93-09-12902
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, EXPRESSING STRONG CONCERNS
REGARDING SB 630 AND SIMILAR LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
IMPOSE A MORATORIUM ON THE COLLECTIONS OF IMPACT FEES
BY LOCAL .GOVERNMENTS; URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
NOT TO PASS SUCH LEGISLATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, SB 630 has been filed for consideration during the 2009 state
legislative, by Senator Mike Bennett (R - Bradenton); and
WHEREAS, SB 630 would impose a three -year moratorium on the imposition
and collection of impact fees for any purpose by a county or municipality from October
1, 2009 through September 30, 2012; and
WHEREAS, City of South Miami as the authority to collect impact fees for roads, fire and
emergency services, water and sewer, police services, parks, and schools; and
WHEREAS, road and school impact fees are countywide in nature and individual
municipalities also collect various other impact fees within their cities, and
WHEREAS, impact fees ensure that new development bears its proportionate share of the
capital cost of new infrastructure and services necessary to support the new development; and
WHEREAS, SB 630 or similar legislation would have a substantial fiscal impact on The
City of South Miami; and
WHEREAS, passage of SB 630 or similar legislation would mean that fewer funds are
available for new infrastructure projects, with corresponding losses in potential jobs; and
WHEREAS, passage of SB 630 or similar legislation also could have the effect of
stopping infrastructure projects already planned or being constructed, with further corresponding
job losses; and
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WHEREAS, a moratorium on impact fees for infrastructure improvement would create
concurrency deficiencies and therefore have the unintended consequence of impeding
development; and
WHEREAS, studies have shown that reducing government spending by reducing fees and
taxes does not stimulate the economy and that the opposite is actually true: spending government
funds on needed infrastructure projects acts to stimulate the economy; and
WHEREAS, passage of SB 630 or similar legislation would result in reduced
infrastructure projects and a loss of construction jobs at a time when stimulus packages are being
proposed at the federal, state and local levels to increase infrastructure funding and associated
jobs,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, that:
Section 1. Expresses strong concerns regarding SB 630 and similar legislation that
would impose a three -year or other moratorium on the collection of impact fees by local
governments and urges the legislature not to pass such legislation.
Section 2. Directs the City Clerk to transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the
Governor, Senate President, House Speaker, the Chair and Members of the City of South Miami
State Legislative Delegation, Senator Mike Bennett, the Presiding Officer and Members of the
municipalities in of the Miami - League of Cities.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5 th day of MaY 2009.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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COMMISSION VOT ' 4 -0
READ ERA. -- Mayor Feliu: Yea
Vice Mayor Beasley: Yea
"�— Commissioner Newman: Yea
TTORNEY Commissioner Palmer: Yea
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