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Home My WebLink About03-292RESOLUTION NO. 03-292 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 GREEN ACRES 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 Green Acres 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 Green Acres 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 Green Acres MSBU to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Green Acres 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: Chairma~ /' APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: County Attor~y// -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. Luc e 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 Pierce/Port St. Lucie Tdbune 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, Flodda 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 CO368800 CO 11/11/2003 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' Copyline .PO # GREENACRES GREENACRES DEC- 8 2003 ENGINEERING Subscribed and sworn to me before this date: December 02, 2003 -4- NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESS- MEN'IS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Floridal (the ABoard@) herebyI provides notice, pursu-I ant to Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, of itsl intent to use the uniformI method of collect ng non-ad valorem special assessments to provide potable water improve-i ments/service to thel Green Acres MSBU within unincorporated St. Lucie County com- mencing County Fiscal Year 2004-2005. The Board will consider the adoptio~ of a resolution stating its intent to use the uniform method ofi collecting .such assess-I ments authorized SectiOn 197.3632, Flori- da Statutes, at a public hearing to be held 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, De-J cember 9, 2003, at St.[ Lucie County Adminis-] tration Annex, Commis-~ sion' Chambers, 2300! Virginia Avenue, Fort~ Pierce, Florida 34982. Such resolution will state the need for the levy and will contain a legal description of the boundaries of the real property subject tO the levy. Copies of the pro- posed form of resolu- tion which contains the~ legal description of .the real property subject to~ the levy, are on file atr the office of the County Attorney of St. Lucie County, Florida, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort pierce, Florida. All inter- ested, persons are in- vited to attend, - In the event any person decides to appeal any decision by the Board of County Commissioners with respect to any mat- ter relating to the con-i sideration of the resolu-i tion at the above refer-! enced public hearing, a record of the proceedingl may be needed and inl such an event, such per- son may need to ensurel that a verbatim record of the public hearing isI made, which record in- cludes the testimony and evidence on wh ch the appeal is to be based. DATED this 11th Day of November; 2003. By Order of: Clark of the Circuit Court, Ex Officio Clerk of the Board of~ County Commissionersl of St. Lucie County,} Florida Publish: November~ 11, 18, 25, and Decem-' ber 2, 2003 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: GREEN ACRES MSBU A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 30, T-34-S, R-40-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; GREEN ACRES SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 16 AT PAGE 10 AND GREEN ACRES SUBDIVISION UNIT TWO AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 16 AT PAGE 17 AND GREEN ACRES SUBDIVISION UNIT THREE AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 16 AT PAGE 28 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA. LESS AND EXCEPT ROAD RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD. 10/17/O3 -5- EXHIBIT "B" 10. 21 Ac 1. 07 Ac 9.8~ Ac · o~ .... DEANNA o ........ AMY ................ z.. ................... ~ ................................... . ~ .................... LANE ~0 M/LRGARE? ~JNN ' ' ' "' ....... .............. LN~E.' ............. 420_+ (34-.Z-0027-000/3) (343-0028-000/0) (344-0026-000/9) 1. 85 Ac 2. 15 AC ; 1. 95 Ac 2. 76 Ac .88 281.92 /~ ~ - / 325.52 297.5 420_+ ' ' .......... ST-. ...... LUCIE ............. BOULEVARD ....... ........................................... j. .. ........ 01-000/3) '- !-I 312.25 ~ 50 (2//'000/-0/0/5) .~ 1.0Ac 312.25 542.25 Green Acres MSBU FPUA - Water I~1 MSBU GIS . Map p~epared by Commun~iy Developme~ October 16,