HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-302RESOLUTION NO. 03-302
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 OSCEOLA
DRIVE 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 Osceola Drive Municipal Services Benefit Unit
(the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to
properties within the boundaries of the Osceola Drive 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 Osceola Drive MSBU to fund the
cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries
of the Osceola Drive 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.
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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.
ATTEST:
"~ Deputy¢{~
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLOR, IDA
Chair~an¢;.- - /
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
CORRECTNESS:
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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, $. 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. Lucia 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
Pieme 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.
Ad Pub
Customer Number Date Copyline PO #
ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 370792 11/11/2003 OSECOLA OSECOLA
ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC
11/18/2003
ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC
ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC
11/25/2003
12/2/2003
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ENGINEERING
Subscribed and sworn to me before this date:
December 02, 2003
Notary Pdblic !
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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.
Lucia 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
potable water improve-:
ment~/servica to the OsH
caola Drive MSBU with-I
in unincorporated St.
cie COunty commencingJ
County Fiscal Year 2004-~
2005. The Board will
consider the adoption
a resolution stating its
intent to use the uniform
method of collecting
such assessments au~
thoHzed by Section
197.3632, Florida Stat-
utes, at a public hearin[
to be held at 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, December ~
2003, at St. Lucia Count
Administration Anne~
Commission Chambers,
2300 Virginia Avenue
Fort P arcs, 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-
posed form of resolu-
tion, which contains the
legal description of the
real property subject to
the levy, ere on file at
the office of the County
Attorney of St. Lucia
County, Florida, 2300
Virginia Avenue, Fort
Pierce, Florida. All inter-i
~sted persons are in-
vited t° attend, r
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
mede, which record in-
cludes the testimony
and evidence on which
the appeal~is to be
based~
3ATED this 11th Day of
November, 2003.
By Order of:
Clerk of the Circuit Court,
EX Officio
Clerk of the Board of
County Corem seioflers
of St. Lucia County,
Florida
Publish: November
11, 18, 25, and Decem-
ber 2, 2003
370792
EXHIBIT B
DESCRIPTION: OSCEOLA DRIVE MSBU
A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 9, T-36-S, R-40-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
FLORIDA. SAID PARCEL BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS;
ALL THAT PART OF SORORA SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 10 AT
PAGE 41 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; TOGETHER
WITH THE WEST 300' FEET OF THE SOUTH 495' FEET OF THE EAST ½ OF THE
NORTH 30 ACRES OF THE NE 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4 OF SECTION 9, T-36-S, R-40-E.
LESS AND EXCEPT ALL RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD.
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EXHIBIT "B"
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