Amendment
Bill No. 1163

Amendment No. 550755

CHAMBER ACTION
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1	Representative(s) Seiler offered the following:
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3	Amendment
4	Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
5	Section 1.  Prospect Field Road/N.W. 31st Avenue Annexation
6	Boundary is described as follows:
7
8	A portion of Sections 8 and 17, Township 49 South,
9	Range 42 East, Broward County, Florida, described as
10	follows: BEGIN at the point of intersection of the
11	North right of way line of Prospect Field Road with a
12	line 264 feet East of and parallel with the West line
13	of said Section 8, said point being on the municipal
14	boundary of the City of Fort Lauderdale, as
15	established by Chapter 71-640, Laws of Florida; Thence
16	along said municipal boundary the following 3 courses;
17	Thence Easterly, along said North right of way line,
18	to the North line of said Section 17; Thence Easterly,
19	along said North line of Section 17, to the West line
20	of Lot 11 of, LITTLE FARMS, according to the plat
21	thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 27, Page 29 of the
22	Public Records of Broward County, Florida; Thence
23	Southerly, along said West line and the Southerly
24	prolongation thereof, to the centerline of Orange
25	Street as shown on said plat of, LITTLE FARMS, said
26	point being on the municipal boundary of the City of
27	Fort Lauderdale, as established by Ordinance No. C-87-
28	10 of the City of Fort Lauderdale; Thence Southerly,
29	along the West line of Lot 30 of said plat and the
30	Northerly prolongation thereof and said municipal
31	boundary, to a point on the South line of the
32	Northwest One-Quarter (NW 1/4) of the Northwest One-
33	Quarter (NW 1/4) of the Northeast One-Quarter (NE 1/4)
34	of said Section 17, said point being on the municipal
35	boundary of the City of Tamarac, as established by
36	Ordinance No. 0-81-17 of the City of Tamarac. Thence
37	along said municipal boundary of the City of Tamarac
38	the following 3 courses; Thence Westerly, along said
39	South line, to the Southwest corner of the Northeast
40	One-Quarter (NE 1/4) of the Northeast One-Quarter (NE
41	1/4) of the Northwest One-Quarter (NW 1/4) of said
42	Section 17; Thence Southerly to the Southeast corner
43	of the Southwest One-Quarter (SW 1/4) of the Northeast
44	One-Quarter (NE 1/4) of the Northwest One-Quarter (NW
45	1/4) of said Section 17;
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47	Thence Westerly to the Southwest corner of the
48	Southwest One-Quarter (SW 1/4) of the Northeast One-
49	Quarter (NE 1/4) of the Northwest One-Quarter (NW 1/4)
50	of said Section 17, said point being on the municipal
51	boundary of the City of Fort Lauderdale, as
52	established by Ordinance No. C-72-22 of the City of
53	Fort Lauderdale; Thence along said municipal boundary
54	the following 4 courses;
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56	Thence Westerly, along the South line of the Northwest
57	One-Quarter (NW 1/4) of the Northwest One-Quarter (NW
58	1/4) of said Section 17, to the West line of said
59	Section 17; Thence Northerly, along said West line, to
60	the South line of the West 264 feet of the North One-
61	Half (N 1/2) of the North One-Half (N 1/2) of the
62	Northwest One-Quarter (NW 1/4) of the Northwest One-
63	Quarter (NW 1/4) of said Section 17; Thence Easterly,
64	along said South line, to the Southeast corner
65	thereof;
66
67	Thence Northerly, along the East line thereof, to the
68	POINT OF BEGINNING.
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70	Section 2.  The legal descriptions of the areas referred to
71	in this bill are as follows:
72	(1)  Continental Plaza Annexation Boundary is described as
73	follows:
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75	A portion of Section 18, Township 49 South, Range 42
76	East, Broward County, Florida, more particularly
77	described as follows:
78
79	BEGIN at the intersection of a line 861.35 feet West
80	of and parallel with the East line of the Southwest
81	One-Quarter (SW 1/4) of said Section 18 with the South
82	line of the North 1,011.04 feet of the Southwest One-
83	Quarter (SW 1/4) of said Section 18, said point being
84	on the municipal boundary of the City of Lauderdale
85	Lakes, as established by Chapter 84-463, Laws of
86	Florida;
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88	Thence Easterly along said South line and said
89	municipal boundary to the West line of the East 331.00
90	feet of the West 631.00 feet of the East 861.35 feet
91	(measured at right angles) of the North 1,011.04 feet
92	of the Southwest One-Quarter (SW 1/4) of said Section
93	18, said point being on the municipal boundary of the
94	City of Lauderdale Lakes, as established by Ordinance
95	No. 87-10 of the City of Lauderdale Lakes;
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97	Thence Northerly along said West line and said
98	municipal boundary to the South line of the North 565
99	feet of the East 861.35 feet of the Southwest One-
100	Quarter (SW 1/4) of said Section 18;
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102	Thence Westerly along said South line to a line 861.35
103	feet West of and parallel with the East line of the
104	Southwest One-Quarter (SW 1/4) of said Section 18,
105	said point being on the municipal boundary of the City
106	of Tamarac, as established by Ordinance No. 0-81-17 of
107	the City of Tamarac;
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109	Thence Southerly along said parallel line and said
110	municipal boundary to the POINT OF BEGINNING,
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112	TOGETHER WITH;
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114	The South 10 feet of the North 565 feet of the West
115	731.35 feet of the East 861.35 feet of the Southwest
116	One-Quarter (SW 1/4) of said Section 18.
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118	(2)  West Commercial Boulevard/NW 31st Avenue Annexation
119	Boundary is described as follows:
120
121	A portion of Section 18, Township 49 South, Range 42
122	East, Broward County, Florida, described as follows:
123	BEGIN at the intersection of the North right of way
124	line of West Commercial Boulevard with a line 53.00
125	feet West of and parallel with the East line of the
126	Southeast One-Quarter (SE 1/4) of said Section 18,
127	said point being on the municipal boundary of the City
128	of Fort Lauderdale, as established by Ordinance No. C-
129	72-22 of the City of Fort Lauderdale; Thence along
130	said municipal boundary the following 3 courses;
131	Thence Northerly, along said parallel line, to a line
132	200 feet North of and parallel with the North right of
133	way line of West Commercial Boulevard; Thence
134	Westerly, along said parallel line, to a line 253 feet
135	West of and parallel with the East line of the
136	Southeast One-Quarter (SE 1/4) of said Section 18;
137	Thence Southerly, along said parallel line, to a point
138	on the North right of way line of said West Commercial
139	Boulevard, said point being on the municipal boundary
140	of the City of Tamarac, as established by Ordinance
141	No. 0-81-17 of the City of Tamarac;
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143	Thence Easterly along said North right of way line and
144	said municipal boundary to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
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146	Section 3.  The Broward County Board of County
147	Commissioners shall schedule an election on March 11, 2008, in
148	accordance with the provisions of the law relating to elections
149	currently in force in Broward County. The subject of said
150	election shall be the annexation of the subject area described
151	in section 1. Only registered voters residing in the subject
152	area as described in this act may vote in said election. Mail
153	ballots shall not be used in this election; however, voters may
154	vote by absentee ballots, as provided by law.
155	Section 4.  Upon a majority of the registered voters
156	residing in the subject area voting for annexation into the City
157	of Tamarac, the area described in section 1, the Prospect Field
158	Road/N.W. 31st Avenue Annexation Boundary, shall be deemed a
159	part of said municipality on September 15, 2008, pursuant to
160	section 171.062, Florida Statutes, and chapters 96-542 and 99-
161	447, Laws of Florida, except as provided in this act.
162	Section 5.  The areas described in section 2, the
163	Continental Plaza Annexation Boundary and the West Commercial
164	Boulevard/NW 31st Avenue Annexation Boundary, shall be deemed a
165	part of the City of Tamarac on September 15, 2008, pursuant to
166	section 171.062, Florida Statutes, and chapters 96-542 and 99-
167	447, Laws of Florida.
168	Section 6.  An interlocal agreement shall be developed
169	between the governing bodies of Broward County and the City of
170	Tamarac and executed prior to the effective date of the
171	annexation, as provided in sections 4 and 5. The agreement shall
172	address infrastructure improvement projects and include a
173	financially feasible plan for transitioning county services,
174	buildings, infrastructure, waterways, and employees.
175	Section 7.  Upon annexation into the municipality, the
176	areas described in sections 1 and 2 shall be governed by the
177	relevant land use and zoning provisions of the City of Tamarac's
178	Code of Ordinances. Any change of the zoning districts or land
179	use designations may only be accomplished by enactment of the
180	vote of the majority of the full governing body of the
181	municipality plus one. Notwithstanding sections 1 and 2, any use,
182	building, or structure that is legally in existence at the time
183	of annexation shall not be made a prohibited use by the City of
184	Tamarac, on the property of said use, for as long as the use
185	shall continue and not be voluntarily abandoned.
186	Section 8.  Subsequent to the effective date of this act,
187	no change in land use designation or zoning shall be effective
188	within the limits of the lands subjected to annexation herein
189	until the subject area has been annexed into the municipality;
190	and no annexation within the subject area by any municipality
191	shall occur during the time period between the effective date of
192	this act and the effective date of the annexation.
193	Section 9.  Any resident of the area annexed by this act
194	into the City of Tamarac shall be deemed to have met any
195	residency requirements for candidacy for municipal office.
196	Section 10.  Nothing in this act shall be construed to
197	affect or abrogate the rights of parties to any contracts,
198	whether the same be between Broward County and a third party or
199	between nongovernmental entities, which contracts are in effect
200	prior to the effective date of the annexation.
201	Section 11.  All rights, title, interests, and
202	responsibilities for all public roads and the public rights-of-
203	way associated therewith in the Broward County Road System
204	within the limits of the land described in sections 1 and 2,
205	except for Prospect Field Road, including, but not limited to,
206	the ownership, operation, maintenance, planning, design, and
207	construction of said roads and rights-of-way, shall transfer
208	from Broward County jurisdiction and ownership to the
209	jurisdiction and ownership of the City of Tamarac upon the
210	effective date of the annexation.
211	Section 12.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a
212	law.

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