Res. No. 199-99-108221 RESOLUTION NO.199-99-10822
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3A RESOLUTION OFTHEMAYORANDCITY COMMISSION OFTHE
4 CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,RELATING TO ANNEXATION;
5 AUTHORIZING THECITYMANAGERTO RESERVE $15,000FROMTHE
6 1998/99 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENGAGING THE
7 SERVICESOFA CONSULTANT TOASSISTTHECITYINTHE
8 ANNEXATION PROCESSANDPROVIDINGFOR DISBURSEMENT TOBE
9MADEFROM ACCOUNT NUMBER 001-2100-519-9910,TITLED
10 GENERAL CONTINGENCY.
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12 WHEREAS,the City Commission has expressed a desire to evaluate the feasibility of
13 annexing certain communities in the area into the City,and has appointed the Vice Mayor to be
14the Commission Liaison inthis effort;and
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16 WHEREAS,the City recognizes that successful municipal annexation efforts require
17 analysis,the development of collateral materials and the use of specialized consultants;and
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19 WHEREAS,the City has estimated that it will cost about $15,000 to begin this process
20 and wishes to reserve this amount in an escrow account to be created after the approval of this
21 resolution.
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24NOW,THEREFORE,BEITRESOLVEDBYTHEMAYORANDCITY
25 COMMISSION OFTHECITYOF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,THAT:
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27 Section1.TheCityManagerisauthorizedtocreateanescrowaccounttoreservethe
28 amount of $15,000 tobe used for the annexation efforts.
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30 Section 2.This resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval.
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32PASSEDANDADOPTEDthis 21st day of September,1999.
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34 ATTEST:APPROVED:
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37 CITY CLERK O MAYOR
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39 READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:COMMISSIONER VOTE:5-0
40 ^-^^^t s*Mayor Robaina:Yea
41 tSSSS /^~^^"b^r//^/*-^Vice Mayor Oliveros:Yea
42 CITY ATTORNEY ^Commissioner Feliu:Yea
Commissioner Bethel:Yea
Commissioner Russell:Yea
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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
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To:MayorandCityCommission Date:September 17,1999
From:Charles D.Scurr //Re:AGENDA ITEM #ft
City Manager^^/J \AJj€^]City Commission meeting
Of Sept.21,1999
Resolutionregarding
Annexation.
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REQUEST
The attached resolution seeks the City Commission's authorization for the City Manager to
create an escrow account to reserve $15,000 from the 1998/99 fiscal year budget to assist the
Cityonannexationmatters.The resolution is sponsored byViceMayorOliveros.
BACKGROUND &ANALYSIS
The City of South Miami has been approached by a number of groups desiring to join the City
through annexation.The Commission has expressed willingness to study the possibility of
annexingsomeadjacentareastotheCity of SouthMiami,if theresidents of theseareasshow
interest tobe annexed.Vice Mayor Oliveros has been appointed to lead the City inthis effort.
In order to ensure successful completion of the process if the City Commission decides to pursue
theissuefurther,theCityAdministrationwishestosetasidesomefundstobeusedtodo
analysis,prepare materials and possibly to hire a Consultant who will assist the City.
The $15,000 for the escrow account will be charged to the current fiscal year budget account
number 001-2100-519-9910,titled "GeneralContingency".Weare unable toobtainthecurrent
balance of this account because the AS400 computer system is down for the Y2K upgrade.The
fund balance will be provided priortothe Commission meeting.
RECOMMENDATION
Approval is recommended.