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Home My WebLink About03-298RESOLUTION NO. 03-298 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, STATING ITS INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS LEVIED BY THE PROPOSED NAVAJO AVENUE SOUTH MUNICIPAL SERVICES BENEFIT UNIT; DESCRIBING THE AREA SUBJECT TO THE ASSESSMENT; STATING A NEED FOR THE LEVY; PROVIDING FOR MAILING THE RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida (the "Board") is contemplating the creation of the Navajo Avenue South Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Navajo Avenue South MSBU (the "Project") in St. Lucie County; and WHEREAS, the Board, as the governing body of the MSBU, intends to use the uniform method for collecting non-ad valorem special assessments to fund the cost of the Project as authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes because this method will allow the special assessments to be collected annually commencing in November 2004, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, on December 9, 2003 the Board held a duly advertised public hearing to consider the adoption of this resolution, proof of publication of this hearing is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "A". NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, as follows: Section 1: Commencing with the 2004-2005 Fiscal Year and with the tax statement mailed for the 2004-2005 Fiscal Year, the Board intends to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments authorized in Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes for collecting non-ad valorem assessments levied by the Navajo Avenue South MSBU to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Navajo Avenue South MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the proposed MSBU and subject to the levy is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "B". Section 2: The Board hereby determines that the levy of the assessments are necessary to fund the cost of the Project. Section 3: Upon adoption, the County Attorney is hereby directed to send a copy of this resolution by United States mail to the Florida Department of Revenue, and the St. Lucie County Property Appraiser and Tax Collector. Section 4. This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption. -:2- After motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as follows: Chair Paula Lewis Aye Vice Chairman John Bruhn Aye Commissioner Doug Coward Aye Commissioner Cliff Barnes Aye Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson Aye PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 9th day of December, 2003. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Chairman~/ / APPROVED AS TO FORM AND County Att~ -3- EXHIBIT A SCRIPPS HOWARD SCRIPPS TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Fort Pierce Tribune Port St. Lucie Tribune 600 Edwards Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34982 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, S. Darlene Mailing, who on oath says that she is Classified Inside Sales Manager of the Fort Pierce Tribune and the Port St. Lucie Tribune, a daily newspaPer published at Fort Pieme in St. Lucie County, Florida: that the attached copy of advertisement was publshed in the Fort Pierce/Port St. Lucie Tribune in the following issues below. Affiant further says that the said Fort Pierce/Port St. Lucie Tribune is a newspaper published in Fort Pierce in said St. Lucie County, Florida, and that said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said St. Lucie County, Florida, daily and distributed in St. Lucie County, Florida, for a pedod of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that she has neither paid or promised any person, firm or coporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in the said newspaper. The Fort Pierce Tribune has been entered as second class matter at the Post Offices in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida and has been for a period of one year next preceding the first, publication of the attached copy of advertisement. A._dd Pub Customer Number Date Copyline PO # ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 3~0077 11/11/2003 NAVAJOAVSOUTH NAVAJOAVSOUT ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 11/18/2003 ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 11/25/2003 12/2/2003 EN I 'qEERIN J Subscribed and sworn to me before this date: December 02, 2003 Notary Pbblid -4- 'NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESS- MENTS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARIN~ The Board of County Commissioner of St, Lucie County, Florida (the ABoard@ hereby provides noti( pursu- ant to Section 97,3632, Florida Statul ;, of its intent to use th uniform method of cc lecting hon-ad valorer~ special assessments to provide poteble water "nprove- lents/service tc the Na- vajo Avenue South MSBU within u incorpo- rated St. LuciE County commencing ;ounty FisCal Year 20 ,4-2005. The Board will ;onsider the adoption of ~ resolu~ tion stating its ltent to use the uniforrr method of collecting ,, Jch as- sessments au lorized by Section 1! 7.3632, Florida Statut s, at a public hearin, to be held at 9:00 a.r Tues- day, December 2003, t at St. Lucie Co y Ad- ministration ~nex,I Commission C! lbers, 2300 Virginia enue, Fort Pierce, 9rida 34982. Such n lutionJ will state the ~d for the levy and wil ontainI a legal descripti~ of the boundaries of ; reall property subje( :o theI levy. Copies of e pro- posed form of ;so u- tion, which con )ins the legal descriptio of the real property sqbject to:~ the levy, are o(~ file at the office of th~ County Attorney of Sl~. Lucie County, Floridla, 2300 Virginia Aven~e, Fort Pierce, Florida. ~AII inter- ested personslare in- vited to attend. / In the event decides to decision by the County Commi with respect to ter relating to sideration of th tion at the abo enced public h{ record of the may be such an event, son may need that a verbatim the public he made, which cludes the and evidence the appeal based. DATED this 11~ November, 2003. By Order of: ,~erk of the Ex Officio Clerk of the ,ard of County of St. Lucie ounty,, Florida I ~Publish: No~'emberl 11, 18; 25, andlDecem-~ ber 2, 2003 1370077 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: NAVAJO AVENUE SOUTH MSBU A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 33, T-34-S, R-40-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; LOTS 6 THRU 20, BLOCK 45 AND LOTS 1 THRU 12, BLOCK 29 AND LOTS 4 THRU 11, BLOCK 22 AND LOTS 13 THRU 24, BLOCK 28, LOTS 10 THRU 20 BLOCK 23 AND LOTS 21 THRU 35 BLOCK 46 OF SAN LUCIE PLAZA UNIT NO. 1 SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5 AT PAGE 57 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; TOGETHER WITH THAT PORTION OF THE ABANDONED ROAD RIGHT OF WAYS OF HAWTHORNE ROAD AND LOWELL ROAD LYING WITHIN THE AFOREMENTIONED BOUNDARY. LESS AND EXCEPT ROAD RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD. 10/17/03 -5- EXHIBIT "B" ROAD BRYANT ' ' · PI ' I ' ~r~ ~1~ ~ I~'l' ~ ;F ~'il ~::~~ '..';: ............... :*.'..' Navajo Avenue South MSBU FPUA - Water ~ MSBU 124