HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-044RESOLUTION NO. 01-044
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 OLEANDER
BUSINESS PARK 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 Oleander Business Park Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the
"MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to construct wastewater improvements to properties
within the boundaries of the Oleander Busir~ess Park 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 2001, in the
same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and
WHEREAS, on December 5, 2000 the Board adopted Resolution No. 00-223 stating
the County's intent to use the uniform method of collection; and
WHEREAS, subsequent to the public hearing, the boundaries of the proposed
assessment district have increased; and
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WHEREAS, as provided for in Section 197.3632(3)(a), Florida Statutes, the deadline
may be extended to March 1, 2001, provided that the Board, Tax Collector and the
Property Appraiser agree to waive the statutory requirement. The Tax Collector and
Property Appraiser have agreed to waive the January 1, 2001 deadline.
WHEREAS, on February 27, 2001 the Board held a public hearing to consider the
adoption of this resolution to modify the boundaries of the assessment district, 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. Lucia County, Florida, as follows:
Section 1: Commencing with the 2001-2002 Fiscal Year and with the tax statement
mailed for the 2001-2002 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 Oleander Business Park MSBU
to fund the cost of a project to construct wastewater improvements to properties within the
boundaries of the Oleander Business Park 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
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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:
Chairman Frannie Hutchinson Aye
Vice Chairman Doug Coward Aye
Commissioner Cliff Barnes Aye
Commissioner Paula Lewis Aye
Commissioner John Bruhn Aye
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 27th day of February, 2001.
ATTE~S~':
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA ~
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
C~,/~N ESS: _
County
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THE TRIBUNE
ST. LUClE COUNTY, FLORIDA
P,O. Box 69, Fort Pierce, FL 34954-0069
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, Lynn Ferraro, General Manager; Kathy LeClair, Business
Manager or Dorothy Dicks, Advertising Manager of T~e Tribune, a daily newspaper pubIished at
Fort Pierce in St, Lucie County, Florida; that the a~tached copy of advertisement was published in
The Tribune ir: the felIowin9 issues below. Affiant further says that the said Tribune is a newspaper published
at Fort Pierce in said St. Lucia County, Florida and that the 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 attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that
he/she has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or oorporatiori any discount, rebate, commission
or refuf3d for ti3e purpose of secunng this advertisement for publication in the said newspaper.
The Tribune has been entered as second class matter at the Post Office in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County,
Flodda and has been fo~ ~- period of one year pext precedin~ the first publication of the attac~ed copy of
advertisement.
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Date Price Per Day PO #
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Subscribed and sworn to me before this date:
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March 6, 2001
EXHIBIT B
OLEANDER BUSINESS PARK MSBU
A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 28, T-35-S, R-40-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
FLORIDA BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS;
LOTS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 AND TI-YE NORTH 20~20' OF LOT 9; AND LOTS 26, 27, 28, 29,
30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, AND 39 INDUSTRIAL SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED
IN PLAT BOOK 9 AT PAGE 5 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
FLORIDA;
TOGETHER WITH THE PARCELS OF LAND AS DESCRIBED IN OFFICIAL RECORD
'BOOK 1223, PAGE 57 AND OFFICIAL RECORD BOOK 1137, PAGE 1197 OF THE
PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
LESS AND EXCEPT ALL RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD.
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OLEANDER BUSINESS PAtLK
MSBU
EXHIBIT B