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Home My WebLink About03-296RESOLUTION NO. 03-296 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 LAKE DRIVE 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 Lake Drive 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 Lake Drive 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 Lake Drive MSBU to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Lake Drive 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. 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 Chairnl~n /- APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CO~R~~CTNESS: 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, $. Darlene Mailing, who on oath says that she is Classified Inside Sales Manager of the Fort Pierce Tribune and the Port St. Lucie Tdbune, a daily newspaper published at Fort Pierce 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 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. Lucie 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 ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF CO368913 11/11/2003 CO ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF CO 11/18/2003 CO ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF CO 1112512003 CO ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF CO 12/2J2003 CO Copyline PO # LAKEDR LAKEDR DEC- 8 ENGINEERING Subscribed and sworn to me before this date: December 02, 2003 -4- NOTICE OF INTENT T0 USE THE :UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESS-! MENTS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Cou Commissioners of Lucie Count the provides notice, ant to Section Florida Statutes, ntent to use method of collec~ non-ad valorem assessments to pro potable water impr monte/service to Lake Drive MSBU unincorporated County .commem County Fiscal Year 2005. The Board consider the ado a resolution statin, intent to use method of colle¢ such assessments thorized by Sec 197.3632, Florida utes, at a public to be held at 9:00 Tuesday, Dec~ 2003, at St. Administration Commission Chart il' '2300 Virginia Av, Fort Pierce, Fh 34982. Such [eso will state the. nee the levy and will o a legal description boundaries of th~ property subject 1 ~ the' levy. Copies of th pro- posed form of r~ solu- tion, which contai~ s the legal description f the real property subj ~ct to the levy, are on ilo at the office of the ( :)unty Attorney of St..ucrsi County, Florida, 2300~ Virginia Avenue Fort~ Pierce, Florida. A inter-~ ested persons · in-/ vited to attend. ~. In the event any ,erson decides to appe I any decision by the Bard of County Commie= loners with respect to a~ f mat- ter relating to tt ~ con- sideration of the 'esolu- tion at the abow refer- enced public he~ 'ing, a record of the pre eeding may be needed ~nd in such an event, sqch per-! son may need tol ensurei that a verbat m r~cord ofi the public heating is made, which re(~0rd cludes the tes~[imonyl and evidence or~ whichI the appeal islto be based. DATED this 11thl Day of November, 2003. I ' By Order of: / Clerk of the Circu~i Court, Ex Officio / Clerk of the B ~rd of County Commi ~eioners of St. Lucie ;ounty, Florida l~)ublish: No ember 11, 18, 25, an( Decem- ber 2, 2003 ~L68913 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: LAKE DRIVE MSBU A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 27, T-35-S, R-40-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; LOTS 1 THRU 24 AND THE NORTH 31' FEET OF LOT 25, BLOCK 4; AND LOTS 1 THRU 11, BLOCK 5; AND LOTS 18 THRU 24, AND LOTS 27 THRU 32, BLOCK 1; AND BLOCKS 2 AND 3; AND LOT A OF SILVER LAKE PARK SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 10 AT PAGE 4 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; TOGETHER WITH THE NORTH 100' FEET OF THE SILVER LAKE TRACT AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF SILVER LAKE PARK SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 10 AT PAGE 4 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA. 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