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File Number: 14-00820
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
RELATED TO TAXATION, DEFINING AND DESIGNATING THE TERRITORIAL
LIMITS OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ("DISTRICT") OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ("CITY"); FIXING THE FINAL MILLAGE AND LEVYING
TAXES IN SAID CITY DISTRICT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER
1, 2014 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2015, AT .478 MILLS ON THE DOLLAR OF
NONEXEMPTASSESSED VALUE OF ALL REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY IN
SAID DISTRICT; PROVIDING THAT SAID MILLAGE AND THE LEVYING OF TAXES
WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE CITY AS REFLECTED IN THE CITY'S
MILLAGE LEVY ORDINANCE FOR THE AFORESAID FISCAL YEAR WHICH IS
REQUIRED BY CITY CHARTER SECTION 27, SECTION 14-60 OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AND FLORIDA STATUTES
SECTIONS 200.065 AND 200.081; PROVIDING THAT THE FIXING OF THE
MILLAGE AND THE LEVYING OF TAXES HEREIN SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL NOT BE
DEEMED AS REPEALING OR AMENDING ANY OTHER ORDINANCE FIXING
MILLAGE OR LEVYING TAXES, BUT SHALL BE DEEMED SUPPLEMENTAL AND IN
ADDITION THERETO; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Tax Assessor of Miami Dade County, Florida, a political subdivision of the State of
Florida, has determined the nonexempt aggregate valuation of taxable property, real and personal, in
the Downtown Development District of the City of Miami ("City") to be $13,425,192,335;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are adopted by
reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. For the purpose of this Ordinance, the "Downtown Development District" is defined as
that area within the territorial limits of the City as it now exists, with the boundaries thereof being
designated in Ordinance No. 12307, adopted December 12, 2002, and more specifically described in
Exhibit "A", attached and incorporated.
Section 3. There shall be and is levied upon the nonexempt assessed value of all property, real
and personal, in the Downtown Development District as described in Section 2 hereof, taxes at a rate
shown below for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2014 and ending September 30, 2015 for the
following purpose:
A tax of .478 mills on the dollar for the purpose of financing the operation of the Downtown
Development Authority ("DDA") of the City.
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Section 4. This final proposed millage rate herein adopted by the governing body is more than the
rolled -back rate by 13.4%.
Section 5. The fixing of the millage and levying of taxes in this Ordinance shall be in addition to
the fixing of the millage and levying of taxes within the territorial limits of the City as reflected in the
millage-levy Ordinance for the aforesaid fiscal year which is required by Section 27 of the City Charter,
Section 14-60 of Code of the City of Miami, as amended, and Florida Statutes Sections 200.65 and
200.081.
Section 6. The fixing of the millage and levying of taxes in the Downtown Development District,
as provided by this Ordinance, shall be in addition to the special assessments for improvements
imposed by the City Commission within the territorial limits of the City.
Section 7. This Ordinance shall not repeal or amend any other ordinance fixing millage or
levying taxes for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2014 and ending September 30, 2015, but shall
be deemed supplemental and in addition thereto.
Section 8. If any section, part of this section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of the Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 9. This Ordinance shall become effective October 1, 2014 after final reading and
adoption thereof. {1}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
VIC 'ORIA MENDEZ
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{1 } This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date
state herein, whichever is later.
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