Sec. 122-1776. - Created; boundaries, purpose, taxing authority.

(a)

There is hereby created the Forest Lakes Roadway and Drainage Municipal Service Taxing Unit (hereinafter referred to as the "unit") with boundaries described as follows, to wit:

A tract of land in Section 14, Township 49 South, Range 25 East, Collier County, Florida described as follows:

Commencing at the northwest corner of said Section 14, run S. 00° 19' 00" W along the west line of said Section 14 for 50.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, said point being on the southerly right-of-way line of State Road S-896 (Pine Ridge Road) and being the northwestern most corner of the Forest Lakes Homes as recorded in Plat Book 12, Pages 41—46 in the public records of Collier County, Florida; thence run east, along said right-of-way line for 1275.27 feet to a point on the western right-of-way of Forest Lakes Boulevard; thence continuing along said right-of-way of SR S-896, east for 1,372.88 feet to the north ¼ corner of Section 14; thence continuing along said right-of-way N. 89° 59' 40" E. for 1,323.81 feet to a point on the east line of the northwest ¼ of the northeast ¼ of said Section 14 and being the eastern right-of-way of Woodshire Lane; thence leaving SR S-896 and run along the eastern right-of-way of Woodshire Lane and the east line of the northwest ¼ of the northeast ¼ of said Section 14, S. 00° 04' 18" E. for 749.54 feet to a point of curvature of said road; thence leaving said road and continuing along said line, S. 00° 04' 18" E. for 512.50 feet to the southeast corner of the northwest ¼ of the northeast ¼ of said Section 14; thence along the south line of the northwest ¼ of the northeast ¼ S. 89° 48' 47" W. for 512.50 feet to a point on the southern right-of-way of Woodshire Lane; thence continuing along said line S. 89° 48' 47" W. for 811.38 feet to the north-south ½ line of said Section 14; thence along the eastern right-of-way of Woodshire Lane and the north-south ½ line S. 00° 01' 23" E. for 2,508.87 feet to a point; thence leaving said line S. 89° 39' 24" W. for 21.59 feet to a point, said point being the southeasterly most corner of Forest Lakes Homes as recorded in Plat Book 12, Pages 41—46 in the public records of Collier County, Florida; thence S. 89° 39' 24" W. for 476.79 feet to a point of curvature; thence 221.52 feet along the arc of a curve, concave to the southeast, having a radius of 667.29 feet and subtended by a chord having a length of 220.51 feet and bearing S. 80° 08' 46.5" W. to a point of tangency; thence S. 70° 38' 09" W. for 78.45 feet to a point of curvature; thence 990.66 feet along the arc of a curve, concave to the northeast, having a radius of 1,250.00 feet and subtended by a chord having a length of 964.94 feet and bearing N. 86° 39' 35.5" W. to a point of reverse curvature; thence 829.00 feet along the arc of a curve, concave to the south, having a radius of 900.00 feet and subtended by a chord having a length of 800.00 feet and bearing S. 89° 39' 24" W.; thence S. 89° 38' 30" W. for 64.95 feet to a point on the west line of Section 14, said point being the southwestern most corner of Forest Lakes Homes subdivision; thence N. 02° 15' 35" W. along said west line for 1,195.80 feet to the west ¼ corner of Section 14; thence continuing along said west line N. 00° 19' 00" E. for 2,595.97 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

(b)

The unit hereby created and established is for the purpose of providing, installing and maintaining improved roadway lighting, traffic control signage and devices, the installation of sidewalks and related amenities, beautification and maintenance of areas within the MSTU as determined by the Advisory Committee, and roadway-related drainage and roadway restoration within the area of the Unit; and to that end shall possess all the powers to do all things reasonably necessary in connection therewith. The initial improvements hereunder shall be within that area depicted on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and shall include:

(1)

Complete restoration of roadway including:

a.

Existing road bed mixed in place.

b.

Prime and cover.

c.

Two inches of asphalt pavement surface course.

d.

Installation of necessary drainage pipe.

(2)

Providing pump and force main for drawdown of lake surface and off-site discharge to enable improved roadway drainage.

(3)

Maintenance of such improvements, as required.

Said unit shall have the authority to levy ad valorem taxes as prescribed by law not to exceed four mil in any one fiscal year.

(Ord. No. 91-107, § 1; Ord. No. 00-57, § 1, 9-12-00; Ord. No. 02-23, § 1, 5-14-02; Ord. No. 2005-20, § 1; Ord. No. 2009-28, § 1)

Editor's note—

* Exhibit "A" is not included herein but is available for public inspection in county offices.

State law reference— Authority to create municipal service taxing or benefit unit, F.S. § 125.01(1)(q).

Sec. 122-1777. - Governing board, powers and duties.

The governing board of the unit shall be the Board of County Commissioners, with the power and duty to conduct the affairs of the unit as prescribed by Florida Statutes.

(Ord. No. 91-107, § 2)

State law reference— Board of county commissioners to be governing body of unit, F.S. § 125.01(2).

Sec. 122-1778. - Advisory committee, duties, responsibilities.

The Board of County Commissioners shall, by ordinance, designate an advisory committee composed of residents who are taxpayers and electors from within the unit, with advisory authority to assist in conducting the business affairs of the unit and such other duties of the unit as may be assigned from time to time by the Board of County Commissioners.

(Ord. No. 91-107, § 3)

Sec. 122-1779. - Itemized budget.

For the purpose of implementing this article, the Board of County Commissioners shall annually, at the time required by general law, make an itemized estimate of the amount of money required to perform the business of the unit for the next fiscal year, which shall be from October 1 to and including September 30 following. The estimate shall detail the purposes for which the monies are required and the amount necessary to be raised by taxation within the unit. At the time and place for fixing the annual rate of taxation for county purposes, the Board of County Commissioners shall fix and cause to be levied on all property within the unit subject to taxation a millage sufficient to meet the purposes and obligations of the unit; provided, however, the total millage shall not exceed one mill.

(Ord. No. 91-107, § 4)

Sec. 122-1780. - Collection of taxes.

Taxes herein provided for shall be assessed and collected in the same manner and form as provided for the assessment and collection of general county taxes and subject to the same fees for assessing and collecting as general county taxes.

(Ord. No. 91-107, § 5)

Secs. 122-1781—122-1800. - Reserved.