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Home My WebLink About03-299RESOLUTION NO. 03-299 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 NORTH LENNARD ROAD 1 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") has created the North Lennard Road 1 Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to construct roadway improvements to properties within the boundaries of the North Lennard Road 1 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 North Lennard Road 1 MSBU to fund the cost of a project to construct roadway improvements to properties within the boundaries of the North Lennard Road 1 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: Chairma~r/ APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: County ~tt~ey.~) -3- 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 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 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 pedod 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 m~tter 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. NOTICE OF INTENT ~ TO USE. THE UNtR~R~ .... M_EZH, O0 b'F ..... ~,ULLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESS- MENTS .AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The BOsrd of County Commissioners of'St. Lucia County; Florida~ (the ABoard@) hsreb~1 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 providel roadway improvements./ /service to the NorthJ Lennard Road 1 MSBU/ Tear Board adoption Ad Pub Customer Number Date Copyline PO # ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF C0367994 CO · 11/11/2003 NORTHLENNARD1 NORTHLENNAR1 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 Subscribed and sworn to me before this date: December 02, 2003 Notary Public[ EC.- 8 2003 -4- ~s the 3f the, real property subject the levy, ere on file at I the office .of the Couhty ] Attorney of St, Lucia I: County Florida, 23001 / Virgima Avenue, / Pierce, Florida, All Jnter-J ested persons are in- vited to attend. n the event any petso decides to appeal anyn, I decision by the Board of County CommissiOners ~v/th respect to any mat- :er relating to the con- ~ideration of the reso/u-j ion at the above refer-J enced P.ublic hearinn ar o! the proceed°i'ng needed and in record may be such an event, .such p~ son may need to ensu that a verbatim record the public hearing made, Which rebord ii cludes the testimon end evidence on whic the appeal is to b based. DATED this 11th Day November, 2003. B,~.. Order of Clerk of the Cimuit Court, Ex Officio Clerk of the BOard ol County COmmissioners of St. Lucia County, Florida Publish: November 11, 18, 25, and Decem- t bar 2, 2003 1367994 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: LENNARD ROAD 1 MSBU A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTIONS 15, 22 AND 23, T-36-S, R-40-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: TOGETHER WITH LOTS 4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 AND 16, BLOCK 2; LOTS 3 4,5,6,7,8, AND THE NORTH ½ OF LOT 1, BLOCK 3; TOGETHER WITH ALL OF BLOCK 4, SECTION 23, T-36-S, R-40-E, ST. LUCIE GARDENS AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1 AT PAGE 35 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; TOGETHER WITH LOTS 11,12,13,14,15 AND 16, BLOCK 1; LOTS 1,2, 3,4,5,6,11,12,13,14, AND 15, BLOCK 4, SECTION 15, T-36-S, R-40-E, MODEL LAND COMPANY SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1 AT PAGE 41 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; TOGETHER WITH THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND; COMMENCE AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 22, T-36-S, R-40-E; THENCE N 89 52'00" W ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION A DISTANCE OF 1917' FEET; THENCE S 00 10'54" W A DISTANCE OF 120' FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE N 89 52'00" W A DISTANCE OF 60' FEET; THENCE S 00 10'54" W ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE WEST % OF THE NW 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4 A DISTANCE OF 1859.20' FEET; THENCE S 89 52'00" E PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SECTION 22 A DISTANCE OF 350.00' FEET; THENCE S 27 32'30" E A DISTANCE OF 109.35' FEET; THENCE S 89 52'00" E A DISTANCE OF 99.23' FEET; THENCE S 00 10'54' WA DISTANCE OF 300.00' FEET; THENCE S 89 52'00" E A DISTANCE OF 58.36' FEET; THENCE S 27 32'30" E A DISTANCE OF 615.02' FEET; THENCE N 89 51 '00"W A DISTANCE OF 350' FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY NO. 1; THENCE S 27 32'30" E ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 1508.51' FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF A PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN ORB 328, PAGE 351 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE N 69 00'00" E ALONG SAID NORTH PROPERTY LINE A DISTANCE OF 300.00' FEET; THENCE S 27 32'30" E AND PARALLEL WITH THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY OF US NO. 1 A DISTANCE OF 175.00' FEET; THENCE N 69 00'00" E A DISTANCE OF 454' FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SECTION 22, T-36-S, R-40-E; THENCE N 00 08'00" E ALONG SAID EAST LINE A DISTANCE OF 2978.15' FEET; THENCE N 89 52'00' W A DISTANCE OF 1026.93' FEET; THENCE S 00 08'00" W A DISTANCE OF 117.00' FEET; THENCE N 89 52'00" W A DISTANCE OF 270.00' FEET; THENCE N 00 08'00" E A DISTANCE OF 117.00' FEET; THENCE N 89 52'00" W A DISTANCE OF 278.00' FEET; THENCE N 44 52'00" W A DISTANCE OF 484.74' FEET; THENCE N 00 10'54" E A DISTANCE OF 700.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; LESS AND EXCEPT ROAD AND CANAL RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD. H:LENN1 Revised 11/13/96; 10/30/97; 10/17/00 -5-