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APPLICATION QUANTUM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT c/o Special District Services, Inc. 11000 Prosperity Farms Road, Suite 104 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 June 29, 2005 Mr Kurt Bressner CIty Manager CIty of Boynton Beach POBox 310 Boynton Beach, Fla. 33425-0310 w' ~ ~ ~ n T '~Il I II : I Jll - I 200S J8' DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT RE. Quantum Overlay Dlstnct Dear Mr B ressner On behalf of the Board of SupervIsors of the Quantum Commumty Development Dlstnct (the "Dlstnct"), please accept thIS letter as the formal petItIon of the DIStrIct to the CIty for the creatIon of a dependent dIstnct pursuant to the proVIsIOns of Chapter 189, Honda Statutes. The boundarIes of the proposed dependent dlstnct would be co-termmus WIth the boundarIes of the Quantum Park at Boynton Beach (the 'Park') In support of thIS request, please consIder the followmg. The ongmal plan of the Quantum Commumty Development Dlstnct contemplated the development of an mdustnal and commercial park. However, the land use of the Dlstnct has changed over tIme and reSIdentIal development has been permItted m portIons of the Dlstnct. ThIs has created a 'mIxed use' sItuatIon that will soon result m a votmg dilemma. Chapter 190, Honda Statutes proVIdes for the electIon of SupervIsors on the baSIS of one vote per acre (or portIOn thereot) untIl 6 years have elapsed after the date of creatIon and there are at least 250 qualIfied electors. Once these two condItIons are met, the Board of SupervIsors begms to transItIOn qualIfied electors onto the Board. The Dlstnct has surpassed the SIX year reqUIrement and most likely has m excess of 250 regIstered voters. ThIS IS now being evaluated. Assummg there are m excess of 250 regIstered voters, the electIon currently scheduled for this November WIll begm to phase m reSIdents of the DIstnct onto the Board. ThIS process WIll contmue for the next several years untIl all members of the Board of SupervIsors are popularly elected from the reSIdentIal commumtIes only At that tIme, the commercial and mdustnal property owners WIll have no representatIon on the Board. Chapter 190, F S offers no optIOn to thIS converSIOn of representatIOn, therefore, the Board of SupervIsors of the DIstnct has developed a plan that offers faIr representatIon on the Board. If the CIty CommISSIOn would consIder creatmg an overlay dependent dIstnct co-termmus WIth the boundanes of the eXIstmg Park as mdIcated m the enclosed ordmance, the Board has agreed to convey all of ItS assets to the overlay dlstnct. Kurt Bressner City of Boynton Beach June 29 2005 Page 2 The overlay dlstnct would then be responsible for the operatIon and mamtenance of the publIc mfrastructure prevIously owned by the Quantum CDD As mdIcated m the enclosed draft ordmance, the Board of the overlay dIstnct would be made up of representatIves of both the resIdentIal commumtIes and the non resIdentIal commumtIes. The Quantum CDD would contmue to eXIst only for the levy each year of the non ad valorem assessments reqUIred to retIre the outstandmg debt of the DIstnct. Once the debt has been satIsfied, the Quantum CDD WIll have no reason to remam m eXIstence and dIssolutIOn procedures could be mitIated. In order to aSSIst you m thIS matter, I have enclosed a form of an ordmance that would accomplIsh the purposes stated herem. The CIty Attorney has prevIOusly revIewed thIS proposed ordmance and If you like, I can forward the proposal ordmance and the enclosed map and legal descnptIon to you electromcally GIven these CIrcumstances, we request your favorable conSIderatIon of thIS request. We are avaIlable to reVIew thIS proposal m detaIl at your convemence. Very truly yours, a~Mu Peter L. PImentel DIStrICt Manager Enclosures cc. Thomas McGillIcuddy, ChaIrman Bernard A. Conko, General Counsel