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Home My WebLink About03-287RESOLUTION NO. 03-287 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 AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL PARK 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 Airport Industrial Park Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to provide wastewater improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Airport Industrial Park 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 Airport Industrial Park MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide wastewater improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Airport Industrial Park 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. ~;;:.,:, ~ ,~,¢.~-~ ~,,..:., ~;BOARD OF COUN~ COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: t~'~l ~ ~::'~ ~:"~ ST. LUCIE COUNt, FLORIDA D~uty Clerk Chair~n ~ APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: -3- EXHIBIT A SCRIPPS HOWARD SCRIPPS TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Fort Pierce Tribune Port St. Lucia 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 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. Lucia County, Florida and has been for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement. Ad Pub Customer Number Date Copyline PO # ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 370283 11/11/2003 AIRISORT AIRPORT ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 11/18/2003 ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 11/25/2003 12/2/2003 DEC 8 ENGINEERING . Subscribed and sworn to me before this date: December 02, 2003 Notar~ PL~:)Iic/ ~ -4- NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF J:OLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESS.- MENTS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucia County, Florida ({he ABoard@) hereby provides nOtice~ pursu- ant to Section 197.3632, FlOrida Statutes, of its idtent to use the uniform method of collecting n~n-ad valorem special a,~sessments to provide waste water improve. ments/service to the Air- i~ort Industrial Parl SBU within unincorpo rated St. Lucia Count1 cbmmencing Count~ F~scal Year 2004-2005. The Board will consider the adoption of a resolu ti,on stating its intent to; u~e the unifOrm method of collecting such as- sessments authorized b~y Section 197.3632, FJorida Statutes; at a~ lblic hearing to d at 9:00 a,m., Tues. (ray, December 9, 2003 a~ St. Lucie County Ad; d~inistration Annex (~ommiesion Chambers 3~00 Virginia Avenue Port Pierce, Florid~ :~982. Such resolutiof will state the need f, the levy and will contain ~ legal description of the bOundaries of the real. ~roperty subject to the! I~vy. Copies of the pro-I osed form of resolu tion,-whmh conta ns the legal description of theI ~eal property subject toJ the levy, are on file at the office of the Countyl ,~ttorney of St. Lucie~ ~ounty Florida, 2300~ Virginia Avenue, Fort/ Pierce, Florida. All inter-I ~sted persons are in,~ ~ted to attend. Iq the event any personl {~ecides to appeal any decision by the Board of, CoUnty Commissioners ith respect to any mat- r relating to the con- · ideration of the resolu- tion at the above refer- ~nced public hearing, a ~ecord of the proceec]ing may be needed and in ~uch an event, such per- [Oa~ may need to ensure a verbatim record of the public hearing is ~nade, which record in- cludes the testimony end evidence on which the appeal is to beJ BATED this 11th Day ofl ~ovember,, 2003 y Order of:. ark of the Circuit Court ~x Officio ~lerk of the Board of ,County Commissioners 13f St. Lucia County, ~lor da I~ublish: November eI, 18, 25 and Decatu- r 2, 2003' 370283 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL PARK MSBU A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 40 EAST, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ALL THAT PORTION OF THE AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL PARK-UNIT ONE AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 12, PAGE 40 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, LESS AND EXCEPT LOTS 1 THRU 8, BLOCK 7; TOGETHER WITH ALL THAT PORTION OF THE REPLAT OF LOTS 2 THROUGH 19, BLOCK 6, AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL PARK-UNIT ONE, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 20, PAGE 3 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; LESS AND EXCEPT ROADS AND CANAL RIGHT-OF-WAYS OF RECORD. Revised 10/28/02 -5- EXHIBIT "B" ~:~~ - ~. ~ ...~~, ~. -.~. i ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~:: ~Ta.~ ~2.~a.~ i t .. ,-~---, =_~. , ~ " ~' ' I ~.~ __~, _ -:~ . :- I I , .~~~~~~-,. - - -~ ...... ~ - - .... ,~ , ~,~ ....... "~ I~ ' - i ~:~. ,T..~ ~ .~.'~ , . , . __ ,~_~.. ~ ..... ',~I ~ '~. Airpo~ Industrial Park MSBU SLC - WastewateF ~ MSBU M~ pre.red by Communi~ Development I October 17, 2003 ~e: