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Home My WebLink About03-305RESOLUTION NO. 03-305 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 SOUTH 26TM STREET 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 South 26th Street Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to construct wastewater improvements to properties within the boundaries of the South 26th Street 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 South 26th Street MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide wastewater improvements to properties within the boundaries of the South 26th Street MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the proposed MSBU and subject to the levy is attached hereto and made part hereof as Exhibit "B". This intent to assess is subject to the consent of the City of Ft. Pierce pursuant to Section 125.01(q), Florida Statutes (2000). 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. ~ ~ ~ ,, ,.--,-.~:z "~. BOARD OF COUN~ COMMISSIONERS ATTEST' [G~ D~,~ ¢ ~ ~ ,t '. ~::~-:":'-'~"¢~'~ ST. LUCIE COUNt, FLORIDA . Chairma~ /- APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: County 'Atto~y ! SCRIPPS HOWARD EXHIBIT 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. Dadene Mailing, who on oath says that she is Classified Inside Sales Manager of the Fort Pierce 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 Tdbune 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.coporat on 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 Copyline PO # ST. LUCIE COUNTYBOCC 371118 11/11/2003 SOUTH26TH SOUTH26TH ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 11/18/2003 11/25/2003 12/2/2003 ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC Subscribed and sworn to me before this date: December 02, 2003 Notary Public -4- 0109 mmc : 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.I Lucie'CountY, Florida (the ABoarcJ~) hereby provides notice, pursu~! ant to Section 197.3632,1 Florida Statutes, of its intent to use the uniform method of collectingI non-ad valorem special' assessments to provide wastewater improve- ments to South 26th Street MSBU within un- incorporated St. Lucie County commencing County Fiscal Year 2004- 2005. Subject to the adoption of an ordi- nance by the City of Ft. Pierce pursuant to Sec- tion 125.01(q), Florida Statutes {2000) consent- ing to include that por- tion of the MSBU within the boundaries of the City as part of the MSBU. The Board will consider the adoption of a resolution stating its intent to use the uniform method of collecting such assessments au- thorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Stat- utes, at a public hearing to be held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 9, 2003, at St. Lucie Count~ Administration Annex Commission Chambers 2300 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, Florid~ 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 tc the levy,' are on file a the office of the Count, Attorney of St. Lucii County, Florida, 230£ 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-, 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 of 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,I Ex Officio Clerk of the Board of County Commssonersl of St. Lucie County,~ Florida Publish: November 11, 18, 25, and Decem- ber 2, 2003 1371118 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: SOUTH 26TM STREET MSBU A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH, RANGE 40 EAST, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOTS 10 THROUGH 20, BLOCK 1 AND LOTS 1 THROUGH 16, BLOCK 2, MARION HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 10, PAGE 28 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; TOGETHER WITH LOT 10, 11, AND THE SOUTH 20 FEET OF LOT 12, BLOCK 1; LOTS 1 THROUGH 16, BLOCK 3; LOTS 1 THROUGH 16, BLOCK 4 AND LOTS 1 THROUGH 16, BLOCK 5, SOUTH TWENTY-FIFTH STREET, REVISED PLAT, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 11, PAGE 46 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; TOGETHER WITH LOTS 1 THROUGH 16, BLOCK 6, SOUTH 25TH STREET SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 10, PAGE 19 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA. 10/29/02 -5- EXHIBIT "B" 285 (///'0005-0001/8] ',.. , . ,. , ,~.-, ~ ,~outh 26th St MSBU i CANAL. NO. 8 I ~1 I ~1 I I I I I I I 1~ (//4-000~.~00/0) ~ -i4'01 Ac I I I 461.56 620.73 ( / '~ /-ooo /-ooo J~7, ) 4.67- Ac 620.93 (/4/-0002-000/~) ' - ~ I 4.-~1 Ac i I I I FPUA - Wastewater MSBU MSBU within city limits Ft. Pierce city limits 01~, ..~,~.~ ..~. October 16, 2003 · Scale: 1" = 275'