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Home My WebLink About03-288RESOLUTION NO. 03-288 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 ATLANTIC BEACH BOULEVARD 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 Atlantic Beach Boulevard Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to provide wastewater improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Atlantic Beach Boulevard 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 Atlantic Beach Boulevard MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide wastewater improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Atlantic Beach Boulevard 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. -2- 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. A~EST. ' .... ·, ,,~ '.' ,. Deity Clerk BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: ChairmCa~ APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: County Attor/~¥) -3- SCRIPPS HOWAHD F/MIBIT A 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 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 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 ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF CO368052 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 # ATLANTICBEACH ATLANTICBEAC Subscribed and sworn to me before this date: December 02, 2003 Notary PuUlic / .-'~', NOtary Public - Sta~ of ~ ~..~.,~.~ Commrnission · 00132804 --4~,~,,,- Bonded By Na'Uona] Notary A,SNI. -4- . NOTICE OF INTENT TO-- USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESS- MENTS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida (the ABoard@) hereb~ provides notice, purs[ ant to Section 197.363; Florida Statutes, of intent to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special assessments to provide waste water improve- ments/service to the At- lantic Beach Boulevard MSBU within unincorpo- rated St. Lucie County commencing County Fiscal Year 2004~2005. ' The Board will consider~ I the adoption of a resolu. ~ tion stating its intent to j use the uniform method ! of collecting such as- / sessments authorized J by Section 197.3632, J Florida Statutes, at a /public hearing to b~ ! held at 9:00 a.m., Tues r day, December 9, 2003 "at St. Lucie County Ad ministration Annex, Commission 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 I the levy, are on file at f the office of the CountyI Attorney of St. Lucie County, Florida, 23001 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 Commissoners with respect to any mat. ter relating to 'the con- sideration of the resolu- tion at the above refer- enced public hearing, a record of the proceeding may be needed and in such an event, such per- son may need to ensure that a verbatim record ot the public hearing is made, which record in- cludes the testimony and evidence on which the appeal is to be based. DATED this 11th Day of~ November, 2003. By Order of:Clerk of the Circuit Court, Ex Officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, !Florida Publish: Novemberl 11, 18, 25, and Decem-I ber 2 2003 1368o5~ { EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: ATLANTIC BEACH BOULEVARD MSBU A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTIONS 25 AND 36, T-34-S, R-40-E ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; SAID PARCEL BEING A PORTION OF FT. PIERCE SHORES REVISED PLAT OF UNIT FIVE AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 AT PAGE 36 AND FT. PIERCE SHORES UNIT ONE AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 AT PAGE 9 AND FT. PIERCE SHORES UNIT THREE AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 AT PAGE 19 AND FT. PIERCE SHORES REVISED PLAT OF UNIT FOURAS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 AT PAGE 35. SAID PARCEL LYING WESTERLY OF THE MEAN HIGH WATER LINE OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. SAID PARCEL BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; LOTS 6,7, AND 8, BLOCK 43 AND LOTS 8,9,10,11,12,13 AND 14, BLOCK 35 AND LOTS 6,7,8,9, AND 10, BLOCK 28, AND LOTS 14AND 15, BLOCK 4, OF FT. PIERCE SHORES REVISED PLAT OF UNIT FIVE AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 AT PAGE 36; TOGETHER WITH BLOCKS 29 AND 30, FT. PIERCE SHORES REVISED PLAT OF UNIT FOUR AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 AT PAGE 35; TOGETHER WITH BLOCKS 1,2 AND LOTS 9,10,11,12,13,14 AND 15, BLOCK 3 AND LOTS 7,8,9,10,11,12, AND LOT 13, BLOCK 4, AND TRACT A, FT. PIERCE SHORES UNIT ONE AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 AT PAGE 9; TOGETHER WITH BLOCKS 8 AND 9 AND TRACT B OF FT. PIERCE SHORES UNIT THREE AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 AT PAGE 19 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA. h/msbubeach 1 O/21/O2 -5- EXHIBIT "B" -. ~ ff ~- :: ~ ... : J m I II , · -.. .~' ~'. ': x ~ Atlantic Beach Boulevard MSBU ~,~~~ SLC - Wastewater ~s ~to~r 16, 2~3 ~e: