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ITEM 11.
County Attorney - Consent


AGENDA ITEM REPORT

DATE:	November 7, 2023
DEPARTMENT:	County Attorney
REQUESTER:	Michael Jacob
TITLE:	Authorize Public Hearing to Modify Boundaries of Saltleaf Community Development District

I.	MOTION REQUESTED
	Direct an Ordinance to modify boundaries of Saltleaf Community Development District to Public Hearing on December 5, 2023 at 9:30 am.

II.	ITEM SUMMARY
	Authorizes County staff to advertise a public hearing to be held December 5, 2023 at 9:30 am to adopt an Ordinance authorizing the Saltleaf Community Development District to amend Lee County Ordinance 23-16 to expand the District’s external boundary.

III.

BACKGROUND AND IMPLICATIONS OF ACTION

	A)	Board Action and Other History
		The Saltleaf Community Development District (CDD) is a uniform community development district established by the Board through adoption of LCO #23-16 on June 20, 2023. Currently, the Saltleaf CDD is comprised of 197.36 acres and has the power to finance, fund, plan, establish, acquire, construct or reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip, operate and maintain systems and facilities for the following basic infrastructure: water management; water supply; sewer and waste water management; bridges and culverts; district roads; and other projects within or without the district boundary for which a development order is issued. In accordance with Florida Statutes Ch. 190, the Saltleaf CDD has petitioned the Board of County Commissioners to conduct a public hearing for the purpose of adopting a non-emergency ordinance to: Expand the Saltleaf CDD to include 11.96 acres, contiguous to the original Saltleaf CDD property, and amend the district’s external boundary. Adding 11.96 acres to the Saltleaf CDD will cause an increase of approximately 6% to the District area. The Saltleaf CDD’s request for boundary expansion is consistent with the Lee County Comprehensive Plan. At the subject public hearing, inquiry will focus on whether or not a change has occurred since the creation of the District that would render authorization for expansion of the boundaries inappropriate. Staff has reviewed the factors set forth in F.S. §190.005 and finds no new information relevant to those factors that is inconsistent with the expansion of District boundaries. The Office of the County Attorney and Planning Staff recommend that the Board of County Commissioners grant the Saltleaf CDD’s petition by adopting the proposed amendment to LCO #23-16.

	B)	Policy Issues

	C)	BoCC Goals

	D)	Analysis

	E)	Options

IV.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

	A)	Current year dollar amount of item:	No funding required.
	B)	Is this item approved in the current budget?	N/A
	C)	Is this a revenue or expense item?	N/A
	D)	Is this Discretionary or Mandatory?	N/A
	E)	Will this item impact future budgets? If yes, please include reasons in III(D) above.	No
	F)	Fund: Program: Project: Account Strings:
	G)	Fund Type?	N/A
	H)	Comments:

V.	RECOMMENDATION
	Approve

VI.	TIMING/IMPLEMENTATION

VII.	FOLLOW UP

ATTACHMENTS:
Description	Upload Date	Type
Ordinance (Proposed)	10/17/2023	Ordinance
Petition to Amend Boundaries (08/14/23)	10/17/2023	Backup Material
Petition to Amend Boundaries - Updated (09/28/23)	10/17/2023	Backup Material
Staff Report	10/17/2023	Cover Memo
FAIS Form	10/18/2023	Backup Material

REVIEWERS:
Department	Reviewer	Action	Date
County Attorney	Wesch, Richard Wm.	Approved	10/25/2023 - 1:30 PM
Budget Services	Henkel, Anne	Approved	10/26/2023 - 8:48 AM
Budget Services	Winton, Peter	Approved	10/26/2023 - 8:49 AM
County Attorney	Jacob, Michael D.	Approved	10/26/2023 - 9:19 AM
County Manager	Mora, Marc	Approved	10/30/2023 - 4:40 PM