| MOORINGS BAY SYSTEM - SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT To provide a funding source for the continued maintenance of Doctor's Pass and the Moorings Bay Waterways System, Naples City Council established taxing districts which were approved by the voters who owned property adjoining the waterways. Those living across the street do not pay the tax but enjoy the benefits of well kept waterways. The first district, established in 1987, was the Moorings Bay System Special Taxing District. Following their annexation into the city, Park Shore Unit 2 and Unit 5 Special Taxing Districts were established in 1989. The taxing districts were merged in 1994. The present taxing district includes all the Moorings Bay Waterways from Seagate Dr. at the north to Banyan Blvd. on the south, a distance of 3 1/4 miles. Specified purposes for use of taxing district funds are: 1. Maintenance dredging in the canals and waterways including Doctor's Pass and its approaches. (Dredging of Doctor's Pass and approaches is now reimbursed by tourist development tax funds as the removed sand is used for beach maintenance. However, the remainder of the bay system maintenance, including dredging, is still funded soley by the taxing district.) 2. Maintenance of necessary aids to navigation. 3. Inspection of seawalls. 4. Surveillance of surface water pollution. In 1988, Naples City Council established the Moorings Bay System Special Taxing District Advisory Committee, now called the Moorings Bay Citizens Advisory Committee. , whose duties and responsibilities are: to review the development of budgets for the work and the scope of work in any contracts for professional or construction related services and to make recommendations to the City Council, and other duties as may be assigned. The committee consists of five volunteer members of the taxing district, serving without compensation, appointed by City Council to terms of 3 years. The current members are: Al Katz (Chairman), Michael Bozzo (Vice Chairman), Merrill Kuller, and Harold Zinc . The maximum allowed millage rate for the district was established at 0.5 mills. The actual amount assessed each year is based on projected expenses and has been reduced to the current 0.025 mills, which equates to $2.50 per $100,000 taxable property valuation and yields approximately $25,000 to the district. This meets normal operations and maintenance needs, with interest income adding to the reserves. The reserve fund is approximately $800,000 which the advisory committee considers adequate to respond to emergency needs such as major storm damage. The amount assessed is not shown separately on your tax bill but is combined with the other city ad valorem tax. If you would like to read the Meeting Minutes for the Advisory Committee Meetings, click on the date below. More recent reports will be found under News Items on the main Index page. Note that these are PDF files and require that Acrobat Reader be installed in your computer. If you do not have this Reader in your computer, it can be downloaded free by clicking HERE. (You will find that this plug-in is a very useful tool to have in your computer as government documents, manuals and letters are frequently transmitted in this format.) Meeting Dates: June 17, 2003 Sept. 16, 2003 Dec. 16, 2003 Feb. 17, 2004 Spina Report April 20, 2004 Spina Report STB Attachment 1 STB Attachemnt 2 May 18, 2004 Spina Report STB Attachemnt 1 STB Attachment 2 June 15, 2004 Aids to Navigation by Dan Spina August 17, 2004 Attach 2, Pres. Tempest of Save The Bays September 21, 2004 Spina Report October 19, 2004 Spina Report November 16, 2004 December 21, 2004 Spina Report January 25, 2005 Spina Report February 15, 2005 Spina Report March 15, 2005 Spina Report April 19, 2005 Tempest Report October 18, 2005 November 15, 2005 Finlay Report January 24, 2006 Finlay Report March 21, 2006 Finlay Report April 18, 2006 Finlay Report May 16, 2006 Finlay Report August 15, 2006 Finlay Report September 19, 2006 Finlay Report October 17, 2006 Finlay Report November 21, 2006 Finlay Report January 16, 2007 Kroeschell Report February 20, 2007 Kroeschell Report |