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Sponsored by Mayor Stoddard
01/21/17 City Commission meeting
RESOLUTION NO. __________ 1
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A Resolution directing the City Manager to explore and engage the process of 3
annexing the unincorporated High Pines & Ponce Davis neighborhoods. 4
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WHEREAS, residents of the unincorporated area known as High Pines are considering 6
the prospects of being annexed into a nearby municipality, possibly Coral Gables, South Miami, 7
or Pinecrest; and 8
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WHEREAS, the area under consideration for annexation, known as the High Pines & 10
Ponce-Davis neighborhoods, would be approximately one square mile, bounded by Red Road 11
(SW 57th Ave), Sunset Drive (SW 72nd St), Erwin Road (SW 47th Ave), and Kendall Drive (SW 12
88th St), home to about 3400 residents; and 13
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WHEREAS, the City of Coral Gables has already expressed interest in annexing this 15
area and has empowered their City Manager to engage the process; and 16
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WHEREAS, residents of High Pines asked Mayor Stoddard to make a short presentation 18
to them regarding the possibility of High Pines joining the City of South Miami; and 19
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WHEREAS, upon hearing this presentation, these residents of High Pines asked the City 21
of South Miami to more formally consider the possibility of annexing the High Pines & Ponce-22
Davis neighborhoods; and 23
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WHEREAS, preliminary estimates by the City’s Finance Department indicate that 25
annexation of this area would be revenue positive for the City of South Miami, even after adding 26
the additional police shifts and solid waste routes necessary to maintain City services; and 27
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WHEREAS, if the City of South Miami were to apply this additional revenue toward 29
citywide tax reduction, it would not only benefit existing South Miami residents and business, it 30
would allow the City to offer residents of the newly annexed area better services at the 31
essentially same tax cost they are paying now to be in the unincorporated area; and 32
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WHEREAS, the City of South Miami would benefit in at least two ways from annexing 34
the High Pines & Ponce-Davis neighborhoods: (1) the City of South Miami could use the 35
residual tax revenues to significantly reduce the City’s millage rate for all City property owners; 36
and (2) having a larger population would help the City of South Miami obtain a greater share of 37
the State’s municipal sharing revenues and the potential to apply for more grants. 38
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY 40
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, THAT: 41
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Section 1. The City Commission hereby empowers the City Manager to explore and 43
engage the process whereby the City of South Miami might ultimately annex the unincorporated 44
High Pines & Ponce-Davis neighborhoods. 45
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Section 2. If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for any 1
reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall not 2
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution. 3
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Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption. 5
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this th day of , 2017. 7
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ATTEST: APPROVED: 9
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CITY CLERK MAYOR 12
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READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM, COMMISSION VOTE 14
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY, Mayor Stoddard: 15
AND EXECUTION THEREOF: Vice Mayor Welsh: 16
Commissioner Edmond: 17
Commissioner Harris: 18
Commissioner Liebman: 19
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CITY ATTORNEY 21
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