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RESOLUTION APPROVING, ADOPTING, AND CONFIRMING A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLL PROVIDING FOR ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS AGAINST REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CARPAU MULTIPURPOSE MAINTENANCE AND STREET LIGHTING SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, GENERALLY BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY THEORETICAL SW 290 TERRACE, ON THE EAST BY HARRIET TUBMAN HIGHWAY, ON THE SOUTH BY THEORETICAL SW 292 STREET, AND ON THE WEST BY SW 162 AVENUE; PROVIDING THAT ASSESSMENTS MADE SHALL CONSTITUTE A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LIEN ON REAL PROPERTY; AND PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF SUCH ASSESSMENTS

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WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 18 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida (�Code�), this Board created and established a special taxing district in Miami-Dade County, Florida, known and designated as the CARPAU Multipurpose Maintenance and Street Lighting Special Taxing District (�Special Taxing District�); and

WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 18 of the Code, the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee caused a preliminary assessment roll for the street lighting services to be prepared and filed with the Clerk of the Board (�Clerk�); and

WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of section 18-14 of the Code, notice of the public hearing on the preliminary assessment roll was provided; and

WHEREAS, this Board held a public hearing on this date upon the preliminary assessment roll submitted by the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee, and all interested persons were afforded the opportunity to present their objections, if any, with respect to such assessment roll; and

WHEREAS, each property owner within the Special Taxing District was notified that the special assessments may be placed on their real property tax bills, and that, if these special assessments are not paid when due, the properties on which the special assessments are levied will be subject to the same collection procedures as for ad valorem taxes, including possible loss of title,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:

Section 1. The preliminary assessment roll for the CARPAU Multipurpose Maintenance and Street Lighting Special Taxing District (a copy of which is made a part hereof by reference) is approved, adopted, and confirmed pursuant to section 1814(6) of the Code.

Section 2. Within 30 days from the effective date of this resolution, the Clerk is directed to deliver to the Finance Director a copy of the assessment roll, and to cause a duly certified copy of this resolution, together with the assessment roll, to be filed and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Section 3. All assessments made upon said assessment roll shall constitute a special assessment lien upon the real property so assessed from the date of the confirmation of such assessments, in accordance with the provisions of section 18 14(8) of the Code.

Section 4. All assessments shall be payable in accordance with section 1814(7) of the Code. As authorized by section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, all special assessments levied and imposed under the provisions of the Ordinance creating the Special Taxing District, and this resolution, shall be collected, subject to the provisions of Chapter 197, Florida Statutes, in the same manner and at the same time as ad valorem taxes. Unless paid when due, such assessments shall be deemed delinquent and payment thereof may be enforced by means of the procedures provided by the provisions of Chapter 197, Florida Statutes, and section 1814 of the Code.