20-0071
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
ORDINANCE NO. 20-007
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A SUNSET DATE FOR THE
BOYNTON BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY (CRA); PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY; AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in September, 2014, the City Commission approved Ordinance 14-026
clarifying that the time certain for the CRA to sunset is September 30, 2044, 60 years from the
date the original redevelopment plan was adopted; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the 2019 legislation that amended the CRA statutes, the
Sunset Date for the CRA automatically reset to September 30, 2039, unless the City of Boynton
Beach approves the continued existence of the CRA beyond this date by majority vote; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that it is necessary to establish the sunset date
to a time certain to make the Community Redevelopment Plan consistent with the Florida
Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has held a public hearing after public notice in
conformance with the requirements of the Act.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Florida Statute 163.3755 , a community redevelopment agency
in existence on October 1, 2019, shall terminate on the expiration date provided in the agency's
charter on October 1, 2019, or on September 30, 2039, whichever is earlier, unless the governing
body of the county or municipality that created the community redevelopment agency approves its
continued existence by a majority vote of the members of the governing body; and
WHEREAS, if the governing body of the county or municipality that created the
community redevelopment agency does not approve its continued existence by a majority vote
of the governing body members, a community redevelopment agency with outstanding bonds
as of October 1, 2019, that do not mature until after the termination date of the agency or
September 30, 2039, whichever is earlier, remains in existence until the date the bonds mature;
and
WHEREAS, a community redevelopment agency operating under this subsection on
or after September 30, 2039, may not extend the maturity date of any outstanding bonds. The
county or municipality that created the community redevelopment agency must issue a new
finding of necessity limited to timely meeting the remaining bond obligations of the community
redevelopment agency; and
SACM0rdinances\Re-Adapting CRA Sunset - Ordinance.Docx
1
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65.
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA THAT:
Section 1: The WHEREAS clauses set forth above are adopted herein as findings of fact.
Section 2: This Ordinance establishes a sunset date for the CRA of September 30, 2044,
Section 3: This Ordinance amending the sunset date of the Community Redevelopment
Plan conforms to Section 163.361, Florida Statutes, as amended.
Section 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 5: Should any section or provision of this ordinance or any portion hereof, any
paragraph, sentence or word be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such
decision shall not affect the remainder of this ordinance.
Section 6: This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage.
FIRST READING this day of MA" 2020.
SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSAGE this
, 2020.
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
Mayor — Steven B. Grant
Vice Mayor—Ty Penserga
Commissioner — Justin Katz
Commissioner — Christina L. Romelus
Commissioner —Woodrow L. Hay
ATTEST:
Cof stal Gibson, MMC
City Clerk •`.`.,
1920
(Corporate Seal)
S:\CA\Ordinances\Re-Adopting CRA Sunset' Ordiiyacer'D xN • _ =
VOTE
c2l st day of
YES NO