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Home My WebLink About03-307RESOLUTION NO. 03-307 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 SAINT LUCIE VILLAGE 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 Saint Lucie Village Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water and wastewater improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Saint Lucie Village 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 Saint Lucie Village MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water and wastewater improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Saint Lucie Village 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". This intent to assess is subject to the consent of the Township of St. Lucie Village pursuant to Section 125.01(q), Florida Statues (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. After motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as follows: Chair Paula Lewis Aye Vice Chairman John Bruhn Aye Commissioner Doug Coward Aye Commissioner Cliff Barnes Aye Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson Aye PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 9th day of December, 2003. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Chairman c,- ,/ - ' APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRE{~TNESS: ~, ~ CoUnty Attorn h 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. Lucie Tdbune, 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[ publication of the attached copy of advertisement. A.~.d Pub Customer Number Date Copyline PO # ST. LUCIE COUNTYBOCC 371147 11/11/2003STLUClEVILL STLUCIEVILL ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 11/18/2003 ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 11/25/2003 12/2/2003 ENGINEERIPIG I Subscribed and sworn to me before this date: December 02, 2003 Notary Publip -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 F or da Statutes, of its intent to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special assessments to provide 3otable water and wastewater improve- ments/service to the Saint Lucie Village MSBU within unincorpo- rated St. LucJe County and a portion of the Town of Saint Lucie Vil- lage commencing Coun- ty Fiscal Year 2004-2005. The Board will consider the adoption of a resolu- tion stating its intent to use the uniform method of collecting such as- sessments authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, at a public hearing to be held at 9:00 a.m., Tues- 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- )osed form of resolu. rich, which contains the legal description of the real property subject to the levy, are on file ~ the office of the Count AttOrney of St. Luci County, Florida, 2301 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 thi~ 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: November 11, 18, 25, and Decem- ber 2, 2003 371147 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: SAINT LUCIE VILLAGE MSBU ALL THAT PART OF SECTIONS 16,17,20,21,27,28,33 AND 34, T-34-S, R-40-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA LYING EAST OF THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF US HIGHWAY NO. 1 AND LYING WEST OF THE MEAN HIGH WATER LINE OF THE INDIAN RIVER; SAID PARCEL BEING BOUND ON THE NORTH BY THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH ½ OF SECTIONS 16 AND 17, T-34-S, R-40-E; SAID PARCEL BEING BOUNDED ON THE SOUTH BY THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINE; COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 34, T-34-S, R-40-E, THENCE N 00 38'00" E ALONG SAID SECTION LINE A DISTANCE OF 1976.90' FEET; THENCE S 89 22'00" E A DISTANCE OF 311.97' FEET; THENCE S 00 38'00" W A DISTANCE OF 6.10' FEET; THENCE S 89 22'00" E A DISTANCE OF 130' FEET TO A POINT ON THE MEAN HIGH WATER LINE OF THE INDIAN RIVER AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE HEREIN DESCRIBED LINE; THENCE N 89 22'00" W A DISTANCE OF 130' FEET; THENCE S 00 38'00" W A DISTANCE OF 205.24' FEET; THENCE S 89 29'15" W A DISTANCE OF 228.70' TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILROAD; THENCE CONTINUE S 89 29'15" W TO A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF OLD DIXIE HIGHWAY; THENCE S 21 08'34" E ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH 875.2' FEET OF THE SOUTH 2238.70' FEET OF SECTIONS 33 AND 34, T-34-S, R-40-E; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID LINE TO A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF US HIGHWAY NO. 1 AND THE POINT OF TERMINATION. TOGETHER WITH ALL THAT PART OF THE NORTH ½ OF SECTIONS 16 AND 17, T-34- S, R-40-E LYING SOUTH OF MICHIGAN AVENUE AND EAST OF OLD DIXIE HIGHWAY AND WEST OF THE MEAN HIGH WATER LINE OF THE INDIAN RIVER. LESS AND EXCEPT ALL RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD. H:\VILLAGEMSBU -5- EXHIBIT "B" SAINT LUCIE VILLAGE MSBU ST. LUCIE VILLAGE *: ' ~.s.e.q!