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Home My WebLink About03-297RESOLUTION NO.03-297 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 LEBANON ROAD 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 Lebanon Road Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Lebanon Road 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". -1- 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 Lebanon Road MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Lebanon Road 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. After motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as follows: Chair Vice Chairman Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Paula Lewis Aye John Bruhn Aye Doug Coward Aye Cliff Barnes Aye Frannie Hutchinson Aye PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 9th day of December, 2003. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Chairma(ix / .. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRE~.~TNESS: County Atto~ -3- EXHIBIT A SCRIPPS TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Fort Pierce Tribune Port St. Lucia Tribune 600 Edwards Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34982 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE Before the undersigned authority pemonally appeared, S. Darlene Mailing, who on oath says that she is Classified Inside Sales Manager of the Fort Pierce Tribune and the Port St. Lucia Tdbune, a daily newspaPer published at Fort Pierce in St. Lucia County, Florida: that the attached copy of advertisement was publshed in the Fort Pierce/Port St. Lucia Tribune in the following issues below. Affiant further says that the said Fort Pieme/Port St. Lucia Tribune is a newspaper published in Fort Pierce in said St. Lucia County, Florida, and that said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said St. Lucie County, Florida, daily and distributed in St. Lucia County, Florida, for a period 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. Lucia County, Florida and has been for a period of one year next preceding the first, publication of the attached copy of advertisement. A._~d Pub Customer Number Date Cop¥1ine PO # ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 3~0055 11/11/2003 LEBANON LEBANON ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 11/18/2003 ST. LUCIECOUNTYBOCC ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 11/25/2003 12/2/2003 Subscribed and sworn to me before this date: December 02, 2003 Notary Public -4- NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESS- MENTS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of C~unty Commissioners ~f St.J Lucia County, Floridaj (the ABoard(~) h~erebyJ provides notice, I~ursu-! ant to Section 19~.3632 Florida Statutes intent to use the method of . non-ad valorem assessments to potable water im merits/service t Lebanon Road within unincor St. Lucia Cou mencing Count Year 2004-200! Board will conside adoption of a resol stating its intent the uniform collecting such as ments authorizec Section 197.3632 da Statutes, at a hearing to be hah 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, camber 9, 2003, at Lucia County tr. ation Annex, s~on Chambers, Virginia Avenue Pierce, Forida 3z Such resolution state the need for levy and will contai legal description of boundaries of the property subject to levy. Copies of the posed form of res~ tion, which contains legal description of real property subjecl the levy, are on file the office of the Cou~ Attorney .f st. County, Florida, Virginia Avenue, Fc~rt~ Pierce, Florida. All int.~r-I ested persons are il- vited to attend. In the event any persqn/ decides to appeal ar~yl decision by the Board ~f/ County Commissione~sJ with respect to any ma~-/ ter relating to the cod-| sideration of the resol~-! tion at the above refel-J enced public hearing,B! record of the proceedint~! may be needed and i~ such an event, such per~ son may need to ensurb that a verbatim record ( the public hearing i made, which record ir cludes the testimon and evidence on whicl the appeal is to b, based. DATED this 11th Day November, 2003. By Order of: Clerk of the Circuit Cou~ Ex OffiCio Clerk of the Board o County Commissioners of St. Lucia County, Florida Publish: November 11, 18, 25, and Decem- Jber 2, 2003 370055 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: LEBANON ROAD MSBU A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 34, T-35-S, R-40-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; THE EAST ½ OF THE WEST ¼ OF THE NE 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4 OF SECTION 34, T-35- S, R-40-E; LESS AND EXCEPT THE NORTH 396' FEET THEREOF; AND LESS AND EXCEPT THE WEST 100' FEET OF THE SOUTH 300' FEET OF THE EAST ½ OF THE WEST ½ OF THE NE 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4; AND LESS AND EXCEPT THE EAST 215' FEET OF THE SOUTH 175' FEET OF THE WEST ½ OF THE NE 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4 OF SECTION 34. H:/MSBULEBANON -5- EXHIBIT "B" 330.25 330 .506 ~ 0_,_ Ac- oo (512-0001-000/4) ~ (.-'z11-0002-000/8) ---- 2~ I-- ~o '~' 25 o, .5.0 Ac ~ 4.75 Ac "' ¢ __j ,,~ 40 25~. CREEK Ij.J 330 (-'Zl2-0002-000/I) ,~ ,,-; o4 255 75 o , ~- I~ -- 282 9.86 Ac o ~ .._ ~ ," , ~ ~ ~6.52 ~, (~14-0001 mI i 65 -- o '-- 3.59 Ac ' ' ' -OGO/6) P , a~.s6 ,~ (.~14-0010-0¢10/6L ~ ~ ~ ~ 215 ~_ ~0.55 ~ 100 115 ~ 100 60 195 85,56 275.44 KLINO ROAD o 15/ ~ 0 132.07 115.57 F 115-57 135 135 } 137.39 119 50 I 11~ ~ 174.16~' Lebanon Road MSBU FPUA - Water ~ MSBU Map prepared by Communi~ Development Octo~r 16, 2003 S~le: 1" = 175'