TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Proposal utilizing Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. for professional services related to the methodology, yearly assessment roll and future projections for the Road and Drainage District in an estimated amount of $122,424.
Recommended Action
Approve Proposal utilizing Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. for professional services related to the methodology, yearly assessment roll and future projections for the Road and Drainage District in an estimated amount of $122,424.
Background Information
Ordinance Number 2014-01, amending Chapter 66, Road and Drainage District Article III, Section 66-52, enabling legislation for the Road and Drainage District, requires that the methodology and rate studies be reviewed every four years. A methodology and rate study were prepared by Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. during fiscal year 2018.
During a City Commission Workshop held on August 21, 2018, there was consensus by the Commission to review the proposed methodology for the Road and Drainage District to determine how it can be amended to be more equitable. In addition, the Commission requested that staff provide an overview on the methodology process. A City Commission Workshop has been scheduled on December 3, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. to discuss the Road and Drainage District Methodology process and proposed amendments to the methodology.
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. submitted a proposal which includes the following components:
* Update the Assessment Methodology, Rates and Assessment Roll
* Accomplish First Class Mailing of Notices of Hearing and Implementation
Services included in the agreement will include:
* Preparing and mailing of required first-class mailings of Notices of Hearing, including postage (necessary if the methodology is proposed to be changed). The Notices of Hearings will be revised to include clear and concise basic verbiage...
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