CELEBRATION POINTE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICTS
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DECEMBER 11, 2012
CELEBRATION POINTE
DEVELOPMENT
• Transit Oriented Development
• Preliminary Plan approved in 2010
• 225.59 acres
• Final for some initial infrastructure under
review by staff for DRC consideration.
CELEBRATION POINTE DEVELOPMENT
• 2,225 residential units:
• Apartments, Townhomes, Condos
• Flats, Studios, Live Work, City Homes
• Assisted Living Facility
• Hotels
• 896,000 non-residential square footage:
• Retail & Personal Services
• General Office, Medical & Dental
• Research & Development, Green Technology
• Civic, Recreation, Entertainment
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICTS
• Uniform Community Development District
Act of 1980 established authority for CDDs in
Florida.
• local, special purpose government unit
authorized by Chapter 190 of the Florida
Statutes
• alternative means of financing,
constructing, operating and maintaining
community-wide infrastructure and services
for large developments
POWERS OF THE CDD
• Obtain funds by borrowing, issuing bonds
and imposing assessments and levying taxes
on properties within the district.
• Pay for the construction, operation and
maintenance of the infrastructure.
• The Board sets the taxes and assessments
which are included in the property tax
statement issued by the local jurisdiction.
CDD BOARD
• 5 Board members appointed initially -Board
of Supervisors.
• District manager hired - responsible for daily
operations of the CDD.
• After 6 years of operation, the property
owners elect 5 individuals that live within the
CDD boundaries to the Board.
• CDD Board is subject to state ethics,
financial disclosure and Florida Sunshine
Law.
CELEBRATION POINTE CDDS 1 & 2
• Requests to establish two CDDs of
less than 1,000 acres in size each
for the Celebration Pointe Transit
Oriented Development.
• CDDs under 1,000 acres subject to
County Commission approval
CDD NO. 1 – MIXED USE,
CONSERVATION
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Category
Stormwater Management, Grading
Water, Sewer, & Other Utilities
Public Roadways
Southwest District Transportation
Improvement Agreement (SWTIA)
Projects and Transit (attached)
Other Infrastructure (Parks,
Landscaping, Hardscaping,
Surface Parking & Structured
Parking)
• Total
Cost
$3,500,000
$2,800,000
$5,600,000
$16,800,000
$20,300,000
$49,000,000
CDD NO. 2 - RESIDENTIAL
Category
Stormwater Management, Grading
Water, Sewer & other Utilities
Public Roadways
Southwest District Transportation
Improvement Agreement (SWTIA)
Projects and Transit (attached)
• Other Infrastructure (Parks,
Landscaping, Hardscaping, Surface
& Structured Parking)
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• Total
Cost
$1,500,000
$1,200,000
$2,400,000
$7,200,000
$8,700,000
$21,000,000
STATUTE REQUIREMENTS
• Chapter 190, F.S. - six (6) factors to consider:
1. Whether all statements contained within the petition have
been found to be true and correct.
2. Whether the establishment of the district is inconsistent with
any applicable element or portion of the state
comprehensive plan or of the effective local government
comprehensive plan.
3. Whether the area of land within the proposed district is of
sufficient size, is sufficiently compact, and is sufficiently
contiguous to be developable as one functional
interrelated community.
STATUTE REQUIREMENTS
4. Whether the district is the best alternative available for
delivering community development services and facilities to
the area that will be served by the district.
5. Whether the community development services and facilities
of the district will be incompatible with the capacity and uses
of existing local and regional community development
services and facilities.
6. Whether the area that will be served by the district is
amenable to separate special-district government.
SECTION 190.011
GENERAL POWERS
• To sue and be sued in the name of the district;
• To acquire and to dispose of real and personal property,
public easements, dedications to public use, platted
reservations for public purposes .
• To make and execute contracts and other instruments
necessary or convenient to the exercise of its powers.
• To apply for coverage of its employees under the state
retirement system
• To contract for the services of consultants to perform
planning, engineering, legal, etc. - subject to public bidding
SECTION 190.011
GENERAL POWERS
• To borrow money, issue bonds, accept gifts; to
obtain grants or loans
• To adopt rules and orders pursuant to the provisions
of chapter 120 prescribing the powers, duties, and
functions of the officers of the district; the conduct
of the business of the district; etc.
• To hold, control, and acquire by donation,
purchase, or condemnation, or dispose of, any
public easements, dedications to public use,
platted reservations for public purposes.
SECTION 190.011
GENERAL POWERS
• To levy such tax and special assessments as may be
authorized; and to charge, collect, and enforce fees and
other user charges.
• Right and power to use eminent domain
• To contract with other government agencies
• To assess and impose upon lands in the district ad valorem
taxes as provided by this act.
• To determine, order, levy, impose, collect, and enforce
special assessments pursuant to this act and chapter 170.
SECTION 190.012(2), FLORIDA STATUTES
OPTIONAL POWERS
(a) Parks and recreational facilities
(b) Fire prevention and control
(c) School buildings and related
facilities
(d) Security but not police power
(e) Mosquito abatement
(f) Waste collection and disposal
SECTION190.012(3), FLORIDA STATUTES
• Power for the CDDs to be able to adopt and
enforce appropriate rules following the
procedures of Chapter 120, in connection
with the provision of one or more of the
services by the districts
• This power is bestowed upon establishment
of the CDD, no separate consent needed
by BoCC
SECTION190.012(4), FLORIDA STATUTES
• Adopt rules necessary for the districts to enforce
deed restrictions pertaining to the use and
operation of real property within the districts,
pursuant to pursuant to s. 190.012(4), F.S.
• Bestowed with establishment of CDD
• These proposed CDDs do not meet parameters
• Must have been established prior to this section of Statute
being adopted and be part of multiple DRIs
RECOMMENDATION
• Staff recommends that the County
Commission adopt the ordinances
establishing the Celebration Pointe
Community Development District No. 1 and
the Celebration Pointe Community
Development District No. 2. Staff does not
recommend including the additional
optional special powers in this approval.