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Home My WebLink About03-294RESOLUTION NO. 03-294 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 HARMONY HEIGHTS 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 Harmony Heights 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 Harmony Heights 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 Harmony Heights MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Harmony Heights 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 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: Chairrr~ ,,/' APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: County Attor~ 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 Pieme Tribune and the Port St. Lucie Tribune, 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 Pieme/Port St. Lucie Tribune is a newspaper published in Fort Pieme 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 Pieme 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 Copyline PO # ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF CO3'68858 CO 11/11/2003 HARMONY HGTS HARMONYHGTS ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF CO 11/18/2003 CO ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF CO 11/25/2003 CO ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF CO 12/2/2003 CO' IIHI ': :' - "- ENGINEERING Subscribed and sworn to me before this date: December 02, 2003 Not -4- NOTICE'OF INTENT TO-~'. USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF . COLLECTING NON-A~;; VALOREIV~'~ASS ES S- ,/~. MEN'IS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC - HEARING The BOard of CounT[ CommissiOners of Lucie County, Florida (the ABoard@) hereb3* provides notice, pursu-~, ant to Section 197.36.~i Florida Statutes, of intent to use the uniform~ method of collectiog - non-ad valorem special; assessments to provide- potable water improv~,=,~ merits/service to Harmony Heights MSBa; within unincorporated, St. Lucie County cotWe mencing County Fisca~ Year 2004-2005. The~ Board will consider th~, adoption of a resolutiOff' stating its intent to use~ the uniform method collecting such assess, ments authorized Section 197.3632, Flor~-' da Statutes, at a pub~,~ hearing to be held 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, camber 9, 2003, at ~t'.~ Lucie County Admini~=~ tration Annex, Commis~ sion Chambers, Virginia Avenue, Fq~'~~', Pierce, Florida 34982,,~ Such resolution will_ state the .need for levy and will contain .a legal description of the, boundaries of the property subject to th~' levy. Copies of the posed form of tion, which contains the- legal description of the: real property subject to_; the levy, are on file at. the office of the County.' Attorney of St. Lu.c,['~-'~ County, Florida, 23(][~,-- Virginia Avenue, Fo~ Pierce, Florida. All inter~,, ested persons are i~,~'~' vited to attend. , In the event any person decides to appeal a,,r~,~ decision by the Board ~,"o County Commissioner, s%~ with respect to any mat-,, ter relating to the com_~ sideration of the tesolu-.~. tion at the above refe~,~ enced public hearing, record of the proceedir)g,'~ may be needed and such an event, such per- _ son may need to ensur~:'~_' that a verbatim reco~d Of.: the public hearing is.C made, which record inu cludes the testimon~) and ewdence on whm~ the appeal is to based. ., DATED this 11th Day o"f'~ November, 2003. By Order of: Clerk of the Circuit Coup,;, Ex OfficiO ,~ Clerk of the Board ef County Commissioners''^ of St. Lucie Count~,.~'' Florida Publish: Novemb(i~;~' 11, 18, 25, and Decem~ ber 2, 2003 ,, 168858 '"~ EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: HARMONY HEIGHTS MSBU ALL THAT PART OF THE SOUTH ¼ OF SECTION 31, T-34-S, R-40-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; TOGETHER WITH ALL THAT PART OF THE NORTH ¼ OF SECTION 6, T-35-S, R-40-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA LYING NORTHWESTERLY OF THE NORTH EMERGENCY RELIEF CANAL AND NORTHEASTERLY OF ANGLE ROAD AND NORTH OF SOUTH AVENUE; AND THE NORTH 90' FEET OF THE SW 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 6 BEING BOUNDED ON THE WEST BY ANGLE ROAD AND BOUNDED ON THE EAST BY THE NORTH EMERGENCY RELIEF CANAL; TOGETHER WITH THE EAST ½ OF THE SE 1/4 OF SECTION 36, T-34-S, R-39-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA. LESS AND EXCEPT ALL RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD. REVISED 11/25/03 11/02/01 H:\msbuharmony -5- EXHIBIT "B" ~L-z