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Home My WebLink About03-306RESOLUTION NO. 03-306 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 HUTCHINSON ISLAND BEACH RESTORATION 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 Hutchinson Island Beach Restoration Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to provide beach restoration improvements to properties within the boundaries of the South Hutchinson Island Beach Restoration 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 Hutchinson Island Beach Restoration MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide beach restoration improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed 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 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: County -3- EXHIBIT 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. 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 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 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 firs.t publication of the attached copy of advertisement. A.~.d Pub Customer Number Date Copyline PO # ST. LUCIE COUNTYBOCC 3~1008 11/11/2003 SHUTCHINSON SHUTCHINSON ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 11/18/2003 ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 11/25/2003 12/2/2003 Subscribed and sworn to me before this date: December 02, 2003 Notary P~bli~ -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@) hereby provides notice, pursu- ant to Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, of its intent to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special assessments to provide beach restoration im- provements for proper- ties within the bounda- ries of the proposed South Hutchinson Island Beach Restoration MSBU within unincor- porated St. Lucie County commencing County Fiscal Year 2004- 2005. 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 ,c 2003, at St. Lucie Count Administration Anne) 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 to the levy, are on file at the office of the County Attorney of St. Lucie County, Florida, 230(~ Virginia Avenue, For1 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 th~ con- sideration of the resolu-I tion at the above refer-I enced public hearing, a~ record of the proceeding~ may be needed and inI such an event, such per-~ son may need to ensureI that a verbatim record of~ the public hearing made, Which record in-i cludes the testimonyl and evidenbe on whichl the appeal is to' be based. DATED this 11th Day df November, 2003. By Order of: Clerk of the Circuit Court,I Ex Officio Clerk of the Board of! County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida J Publish: NovemberI 11, 18, 25, and Decem-I her 2, 2003 371008 _! EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: SOUTH HUTCHINSON ISLAND BEACH RESTORATION MSBU ALL THAT PART OF SECTIONS 9, 15, 16, 21, 22 AND 27, T-36-S, R-41-E AND SECTIONS 2, 3, 11 AND 12, T-37-S, R-41-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA. LESS AND EXCEPT ALL RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD. -5- EXHIBIT "B" i I I 04 SOUTH HUTCHiNsON ISLAND BEACH RESTORATION MSBU NORTHERN LIMITS OF BOUNDARy O9 RANGE 41 -FAST 0; \ I i ; 02, I ST_ LUCIE / MARTIN CO.': NE SOUTHERN LIMITS OF F~OU~'iDAFiN' 0 0 N.T.S.