City of Tampa Agenda Item Request Department: Budget Office Council Regular Submittal Date: 8/8/2016 Requested Meeting Date: 8/25/2016 Type of Request: Resolution Contact Susan Gobble 274-3173 Subject FY2017 Downtown Special Services District Services Agreement Resolution / A resolution regarding a non-ad valorem assessment within an area of the City Ordinance known as the Downtown Special Services District (“Downtown”), approving a Title Downtown Special Assessment Services Agreement between the City of Tampa and the Tampa Downtown Partnership, Inc., regarding the provision of certain improvements and services within said area; authorizing the execution thereof by the Mayor of the City of Tampa; providing an effective date. RECOMMENDATION: Approve resolution. BACKGROUND: The City contracts with the Tampa Downtown Partnership on an annual basis to oversee and administer the activities within the legal boundaries of the Downtown District (Exhibit A) for the purpose of providing certain enhanced services in said area including, but not limited to, marketing and business development, safety, maintenance, transportation and planning, beautification and urban design. On August 25, 2016, a public hearing is scheduled to consider the adoption of the 2016 (FY2017) non- ad valorem assessment within the Downtown District of the City of Tampa. Services provided under this agreement are to be funded through the annual levy of a non-ad valorem assessment in accordance with the Downtown Budget (Exhibit C). Exhibit "B" of the FY2017 Downtown Special Assessment Services Agreement provides a complete description of the services and activities to be performed in Downtown and overseen by the Tampa Downtown Partnership. FISCAL IMPACT: Yes FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT: The Downtown Special Assessment Services Agreement has no financial impact to the City's General Fund. The annual service agreement budget amount is estimated to equal the annual non-ad valorem assessment revenue amount net of early payment discounts, County fees, and City of Tampa’s cost allocation. PROJECTED COSTS: 11900 221900 534000 $2,068,192 (Expenditure) Item Sign Off: Susan Gobble - 8/12/2016 7:52:13 AM (Originator Review) Giannina Carballa - 8/12/2016 2:40:51 PM (Department Review) Susan Gobble - 8/12/2016 3:00:43 PM (Originator Review) Peggy Curtin - 8/12/2016 3:32:01 PM (Department Head) Heather Herlein - 8/15/2016 8:18:35 AM (Atty Coordinator) Salvatore Territo - 8/15/2016 10:10:00 AM (Assistant Attorney) Julia Mandell - 8/15/2016 11:54:28 AM (City Attorney) Jennifer Seth - 8/15/2016 12:01:13 PM (Finance Coordinator) Susan Gobble - 8/16/2016 3:48:04 PM (Finance Fiscal and Lead Analyst) Peggy Curtin - 8/16/2016 3:56:00 PM (Budget Operating Mgr) Ty Hawthorne - 8/16/2016 5:05:42 PM (Budget Officer) Sonya Little - 8/17/2016 9:23:56 AM (CFO) Dennis Rogero - 8/18/2016 8:36:05 AM (Chief of Staff) Bridgett McCormick - 8/19/2016 9:28:22 AM (For Mayor Bob Buckhorn) RESOLUTION NO. 2016 - A RESOLUTION REGARDING A NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT WITHIN AN AREA OF THE CITY KNOWN AS THE DOWNTOWN SPECIAL SERVICES DISTRICT (“DOWNTOWN”), APPROVING A DOWNTOWN SPECIAL ASSESSMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TAMPA AND THE TAMPA DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP, INC., REGARDING THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS AND SERVICES WITHIN SAID AREA; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION THEREOF BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMPA; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority granted to it under its home rule powers, the City of Tampa (the “City”) desires to provide certain improvements and services for the Downtown Area, as more particularly described in the attached agreement; and WHEREAS, through public meetings and mailings conducted by the Tampa Downtown Partnership, Inc., it has be ascertained that the property owners within the Downtown Area desire to have such improvements and services provided; and WHEREAS, the Downtown Area Non-Ad Valorem Assessment (the “Assessment”), which was approved pursuant to Resolution 2016- , adopted by the City Council on August 25, 2016, was levied to provide funding for such improvements and services; and WHEREAS, the Tampa Downtown Partnership, Inc. has presented evidence to the City that each property in the Downtown Area shall be specially benefited by the provision of such improvements and services, and the Assessment will be assessed upon each such property in reasonable proportion to the benefits to be derived therefrom; and WHEREAS, the Tampa Downtown Partnership, Inc. is willing and able to provide such improvements and services on the terms and conditions set forth in the attached agreement; and WHEREAS, the City believes the Tampa Downtown Partnership, Inc. can provide such improvements and services on the terms and conditions set forth in the attached agreement; and WHEREAS, the City believes the Tampa Downtown Partnership, Inc. can provide such improvements and services efficiently and effectively; and WHEREAS, the activities of the Tampa Downtown Partnership, Inc. will advance an important public purpose. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA: Section 1. The Downtown Area Special Assessment Services Agreement between the City and the Tampa Downtown Partnership, Inc., in substantially the form attached hereto and by reference made part hereof, is hereby approved in its entirety. Section 2. The Mayor of the City is hereby authorized and empowered to execute, and the City Clerk of the City to attest and affix the official seal of the City to, said Agreement for and on behalf of the City. Section 3. The Downtown Area Special Assessment Services Agreement has no financial impact to the City's General Fund. The annual services agreement budget amount is estimated to equal the annual non-ad valorem assessment revenue amount net of the early payment discounts, County fees, and the City of Tampa’s cost allocation as it is spelled out further in the Agreement. Section 4. Other proper officers of the City are hereby authorized to do all things necessary and proper to carry out and make effective the provisions of this Resolution, which shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Tampa, Florida, on . CHAIRMAN, CITY COUNCIL ATTEST: CITY CLERK/DEPUTY CITY CLERK APPROVED by me this APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: SALVATORE TERRITO BOB BUCKHORN, MAYOR CHIEF ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY Exhibit A Downtown Special Services District Non‐Ad Valorem Assessment Area Legal Description Begin at the intersection of the Westerly projection of the Centerline of Cass Street as shown on TAMPA, a subdivision of record in Plat Book 1, Page 7 of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida, and the Centerline of the Hillsborough River, said Centerline lying between the Easterly and Westerly combined Pierhead and Bulkhead lines of said River as determined by the Jacksonville District, Corps of Engineers of the Department of the Army, and shown on their drawing of the U.S. Harbor Lines, Tampa Harbor, Florida, Hillsboro River and Hillsboro Bay, Sheet No. 3, File 454‐20, 641; run thence northwesterly and northeasterly along said Centerline, which is abutted by Blocks 10A, 8, 10B, 11 and 7A, as shown on RIVERFRONT SUBDIVISION EAST, a subdivision of record in Plat Book 42, Page 56 of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida, to a point of intersection with the Centerline of the Scott Street exit ramp of the State of Florida‐State Road Department Interstate Expressway No. 4, as shown on said RIVERFRONT SUBDIVISION EAST: run thence Northeasterly and Easterly along said Centerline to and along the Centerline of the Scott Street Right of Way lying South of and abutting the Southerly Limited Access Right of Way Lines, and their Easterly projections, as shown on the Tampa Expressway System Downtown Distributor, Section No. 10190‐2412‐41‐14 of State Road No. 400, Hillsborough County, State of Florida State Road Department Right of Way Map; run thence Easterly along said Centerline, which is abutted by Blocks 13 (Lots 1‐4), 14 (Lots 1‐4) and 15 (Lots 1‐4) of PLAN OF BOURQUARDEZ'S SUBDIVISION, a subdivision of record in Deed Book "K", Page 148 of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida, and Blocks 19 (Lots 1‐4), 20 (Lots 1‐4), 21 (Lots 1‐4), 22 (Lots 1‐4) and 23 (Lots 1,2) as shown on PLAN OF MOBLEY'S SUBDIVISION, a subdivision of record in Deed Book "Q", Page 539 of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida, to the Centerline of Central Avenue; run thence Southerly along said Centerline to its point of intersection with the Westerly projection of the Southernmost boundary of the Housing Authority of the City of Tampa, Florida Central Avenue Project, said boundary as established per City of Tampa Ordinance No. 1518‐A; run thence Easterly along said projection and boundary, and Northerly and Easterly along said Southernmost boundary of said Housing Project, to the Southeasterly corner of said Project; continue then Easterly along the Easterly projection of said boundary to the Westerly boundary of Section 18, Township 29 South, Range 19 East, as lying in Nebraska Avenue (State Road 45), all of which is abutted by Blocks F (Lots 1‐5), E (Lots 1‐7), D (Lots 1‐7), C (Lots 1‐7), B (Lots 1‐7) and A (Lots 1‐7) of GHIRA'S SUBDIVISION, a subdivision of record in Plat Book 1, Page 155 of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida, lots 1‐4 of DORCHESTER'S SUBDIVISION, a subdivision of record in Plat Book 1, Page 154 of the Public Records of Hillsborough County,