City of Gainesville - File #: 020730

• File #: 020730
• Version: 1
• Name: Southwest 20th Avenue Annexation (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 1/13/2003
• In control: City Attorney
• Final action: 1/21/2003
• Title: URBAN SERVICES REPORT - SOUTHWEST 20TH AVENUE (B) Ordinance No. 0-03-06 An Ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, adopting an Urban Services Report which sets forth the plans to provide urban services to an area generally described as follows: bounded on the south by the northern boundary of SW 24th Avenue as extended west to the western boundary of Interstate 75, bounded on the east by the City limits and the eastern boundary of Southwest 34th Street, bounded on the west by the western boundary of Interstate 75 and the City limits, and bounded on the north by the City limits; the area is proposed for annexation by the City of Gainesville pursuant to Chapter 90-496, as amended, Special Acts, Laws of Florida, known as the Alachua County Boundary Adjustment Act; providing directions to the City Manager, the City Attorney and the Clerk of the Commission; providing a repealing clause; providing a severability clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/21/2003	1	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading, as revised (Ordinance)	Pass
1/13/2003	1	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading, as revised (Ordinance)	Pass
12/9/2002	0	City Commission	Approved, as shown above - See Motion(s)

title
URBAN SERVICES REPORT - SOUTHWEST 20TH AVENUE (B)

Ordinance No. 0-03-06

An Ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, adopting an Urban Services Report which sets forth the plans to provide urban services to an area generally described as follows: bounded on the south by the northern boundary of SW 24th Avenue as extended west to the western boundary of Interstate 75, bounded on the east by the City limits and the eastern boundary of Southwest 34th Street, bounded on the west by the western boundary of Interstate 75 and the City limits, and bounded on the north by the City limits; the area is proposed for annexation by the City of Gainesville pursuant to Chapter 90-496, as amended, Special Acts, Laws of Florida, known as the Alachua County Boundary Adjustment Act; providing directions to the City Manager, the City Attorney and the Clerk of the Commission; providing a repealing clause; providing a severability clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance, as revised.

explanation
The Alachua County Boundary Adjustment Act requires a municipality to prepare and adopt by nonemergency ordinance, a report setting forth plans to provide urban services to any reserve area to be annexed prior to commencing the annexation procedures under the Act.

The report must generally include the following information:

1) a map or maps of the City and adjacent territory showing the present and proposed municipal boundaries, the present major trunk water mains and sewer interceptors and outfalls, the proposed extensions of such mains and outfalls, and the general land use pattern in the area to be annexed.

2) a statement indicating to what extent services to existing residents would need to be reduced within the next 5 years because of the annexation; to what extent taxes would need to be adjusted within the next 5 years to provide services to the areas to be annexed, includi...