Resolution - 2 Dist. in Cape Fear District - #2011-11

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services provided through the Cape Fear RFP District is 8.6 cents per $100 of property • valuation. Because of the loss of property valuation that would occur should the proposed Clearwater Fire, Ambulance and Rescue Service District be carved out of the existing Cape Fear RFP, the proposed Cape Fear Fire, Ambulance and Rescue Service District would require an increase in the special tax of approximately 0.6 cents per $100 of property valuation to maintain its projected Fiscal Year 2011 -2012 revenue. Therefore, the total additional special tax rate for fire protection, ambulance and rescue service for the proposed Cape Fear Fire, Ambulance and Rescue Service District would be approximately 9.2 cents per $100 of property valuation for Fiscal Year 2011 -2012. (8) The property owners in the proposed Cape Fear Fire, Ambulance and Rescue Service District have the ability to sustain the additional special taxes necessary to have fire protection, ambulance and rescue services provided to the district. (9) The other options available to improve the Clearwater area's fire protection class rating are to: (a) establish a new fire station in the Cape Fear RFP District closer to the Clearwater area or (b) expand the Carolina Trace and Northview RFP Districts to provide services to the area. The first option would result in additional costs to the Cape Fear RFP District while the second option would reduce Cape Fear's property tax base. Each option, therefore, likely would cause an increase in the special tax rate for the Cape Fear District similar to the tax rate increase that would result from creating the proposed two service districts. • WHEREFORE, this Board finds: (1) There is a demonstrable need for providing fire protection, ambulance and rescue services in each of the two proposed service districts. (2) It is impossible or impracticable to provide fire protection, ambulance and rescue services on a countywide basis. (3) It is economically feasible to provide the fire protection, ambulance and rescue services in the proposed two service districts without unreasonable or burdensome annual special tax levies on the property owners in the proposed districts. (4) There is a demonstrable demand for fire protection, ambulance and rescue services for the proposed services by persons residing in the proposed service districts. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Lee County Board of Commissioners does hereby support the petition of the Clearwater area property owners and residents to transfer fire protection services provided in the area from the Cape Fear Rural Fire Protection District to the City of Sanford. • 3