17-2988 Approving & Adopting Stormwater & Lakes Management Master Plan & Fee Schedule

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RESOLUTION 17 -2988 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY STORMWATER AND LAKES MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN AND ASSOCIATED STORMWATER AND LAKE MANAGEMENT UTILITY FEE SCHEDULE; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Casselberry is authorized pursuant to Section 403.0893, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Home Rule Powers Act, to create a stormwater utility and adopt stormwater utility fees sufficient to plan, construct, operate and maintain stormwater management systems; and WHEREAS, the City of Casselberry is dedicated to maintaining a stormwater system for the benefit of real property within the municipal boundaries of the City of Casselberry in order to provide proper drainage infrastructure to mitigate against flooding; provide recharge to the aquifer; provide storage for stormwater runoff so that it does not adversely impact downstream receiving water bodies; and provide other stormwater retention benefits; and WHEREAS, the City of Casselberty stormwater utility is an enterprise fund which is established to ensure stable funding for operation, maintenance, and capital projects that are necessary for addressing flooding issues and meet the required level of service adopted by law; and WHEREAS, the City of Casselber7y recognizes the importance of stormwater and lakes management for natural resource protection, water quality, flood risk reduction, and quality of life; and WHEREAS, the City of Casselberry has adopted Article V, Stormwater and Lake Management, providing for the establishment of a Stormwater and Lake Management Utility, and Section 86 -304 provides for the establishment of stormwater and lake management utility rates by resolution; and WHEREAS, the City of Casselberry has engaged Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. to conduct a detailed planning effort to technically evaluate, analyze, and establish the City's methodology used in imposing stormwater charges based on the beneficiaries' relative contribution to the need for the City's stormwater utility, that has resulted in a new City of Casselberry Storniwater and Lakes Management Master Plan; and WHEREAS, said Master Plan identifies and prioritizes a 10 -year capital improvement program outlining necessary stormwater and lake management projects; and WHEREAS, operational and regulatory requirements associated with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), which requires the City to implement and fund a comprehensive Stormwater management program, and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) were reviewed and incorporated into the Master Plan; and