RESOLUTION - REPEAL SERVICE AREA AGREEMENTS
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS. in 1969 and early 1970, the City of Clearwater, the City
of Dunedin and the City of Safety Harbor negotiated respective service areas;
and
WHEREAS. these service areas were delineated largely on the basis
of topographical considerations, natural growth areas, negotiation, or in
isolated cases, based on the desires of property owners; and
WHEREAS. it was an incumbent responsibility upon each of the
municipalities to plan and construct the necessary utilities and, in general, to
be able to provide the services required within the respective growth area; and
WHEREAS. the City of Safety Harbor and the City of Dunedin after the
negotiations with the City of Clearwater, jointly and without consultation by the
City of Clearwater, established a contiguous north-south boundary, North of
S. R. 580; and
WHEREAS. at that time it did not appear to Clearwater officials that
Clearwater's service area would be extended North of S. R. 580; and
WHEREAS. it was unknown at the time of these negotiations that a large
tract of land was under single ownership and was being divided into different
municipal service area's; and
WHEREAS. tl}e U. S. Home Corporation vlhich subse9,uently owned this
tract of land, after having negotiated with Pinellas County and then the City of
Dunedin, applied to the City of Clearwater for services and subsequently was,
after a considerable period of negotiation with several public hearings and after
much discussion between Clearwater and Dunedin City officials, annexed into
the City of Clearwater; and
WHEREAS. the City of Dunedin has requested a new service area and
supplied a proposed map delineating that area which is more in line with the
ability:' capacity and willingness of Dunedin to serve the subject area; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater purchased three hundred and twenty
(320) acres of land at the intersection of S. R. 580 and Booth-McMullen Road
which may well be used for municipal purposes and is contiguous to the U. S.
Home development which is now annexed into the City of Clearwater; and
WHEREAS, the City of Safety Harbor unilaterally amended its service
area so that the Westerly boundary would be contiguous with the Easterly
boundary of the U. S. Home development irre spective of the fact that this area
includes portions of the three hundred and twenty (320) acres aforementioned
which have been annexed into the City of Clearwater; and
: WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Manager of the City of Clearwater have,
in several written con~munications for the past three (3) months, petitioned
officials of Safety Harbor to sit down around the conference table in an effort
to amicably resolve mutual interests including mutual service areas; and
WHEREAS, said communications have not resulted in any discussion
other than frequent comments through the news media that are counter-productive
to meaningful solutions of the respective municipal problems;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CI:TY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
IN SESSION DULY AND REGULARLY ASSEMBLED, AS
FOLLOWS:
1. That the service area agreements with the City of Dunedin and the
City of Safety Harbor are hereby rescinded and repealed in their entirety and
the Mayor and City Manager are authorized to negotiate new and more meaningful
service area agreements that more accurately reflect current conditions and the
ability of the respective municipalities to provide services within their respective
areas, and that these agreements be brought back to the Clearwater City
Commission for consideration at future public hearings.
2. That certified copies of this Resolution shall be directed to the
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City of Dunedin, the City of Safety Harbor, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning
Council and other appropriate agencies.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
14th
day of September, A. D. 1972.
Is / H. Everett Hougen
Mayor - C ommi s s ione r
Attest:
/ s / R. G. Whitehead
City C1er k
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