HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-293RESOLUTION NO. 03-293
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 GREY TWIG
LANE 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") has created the Grey Twig Lane 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 Grey Twig Lane 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 Grey Twig Lane MSBU to fund the
cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries
of the Grey Twig Lane 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.
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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, FLOR!rJA
C hair~t'an /
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
CORRECTNESS:
County Attorn
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 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.coporetion 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 CO368840
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11/11/2003
Copyline PO #
GREYTWIG GREYTWIG
ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF CO 11/18/2003
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ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF CO 11/25/2003
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ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF CO 12/2/2003
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Subscribed and sworn to me before this date:
December 02, 2003
Notary PuDlic !
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO~''
USE THE UNIFORM
METHOD OF
COLLECTING NON-AD
VALOREM ASSEss-
MENTs AND .
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
The BOard of Count~
Commissioners of S't.~T
Lucie County, Florid~Z
(the ABoard@) here~b~-~
provides notice, purst~-
ant to Section 197 363~'J
.Florida Statutes, of
Intent to use the uniform,~
method of collectir~,~
non-ad valorem special
assessments to provi~Tg
potable water improve-.;
ments/service to tb'6~
Grey Twig Lane MSB~;i
within unincorporated,;
St. Lucie County
mencing County Fiscal,'
Year 2004-2005. Th-e~.
Board will consider the'-
adoption of a resolutio~
stating its intent to usp~
the uniform method of,;
collecting such asses~,¢
merits author zed b.Y.~.'
Section 197.3632, FIo'~l!~
da Statutes, at a pubii~;
hearing to be held
9:00 a.m., Tuesday,
cember 9 2003, at
Luc e County Admini~.
tration Annex, Comm/~,~
sion Chambers, 2301)'
Virginia Avenue
Pierce, Flor da 34982~
Such resolution wh~l~
state the need for th~-
levy and wi l contain-~-
legal description of thee''
boundaries of the
property subject to th~"
levy. Copies of the prp,~
posed form of resolu-
tion, which contains tl~
legal description of tiff'
real property subject
the levy, are on file a~i~
the office of the Cour~
Attorney of St. Luc~l~,~,~
County Florida,
Vrginia Avenue, Fort
Pierce, Florida. All int~i~T_'
ested persons are in~:
vited to attend.
In the event any pers~.~
decides to appeal
decision by the Boardam/''-
County Commissione?~
with respect to any m~
ter relating to the co~
sideration of the resolu,
tion at the above refer-
enced public hearing,,a.,~.
record of the proceedi.r~
may be needed 'and
such an event, such p~
son may need to-ensu,r~
that a verbatim record of
the public hearing
made, which record
cludes the testimony
and evidence on whieb
the appeal is to b~
based.
)ATED this 11th Day'~''~
, November, 2003. ,~
By Order of: '~'~
Clerk of the Circuit Cou~',
Ex Officio
iC~lerk of the Board ~.~
'county Commissione~'~
I of St. Lucie Coun.,t~,
IFlorida
Publish: Novem be-r.:
I 11, 18, 25, and Dece,~,
bar 2, 2003
,' 368840
EXHIBIT B
DESCRIPTION: GREY TWIG LANE MSBU
SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH, RANGE 40 EAST
LOTS 2 THROUGH 24, TWELVE OAKS ESTATES SUBDIVISION, AS RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 16, PAGE 26 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
FLORIDA.
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EXHIBIT "B"
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