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Home My WebLink About04-364 RESOLUTION NO. 04 - 364 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 NAVAJO AVENUE SOUTH 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 Navajo Avenue South Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Navajo Avenue South 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 2005, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, on December 14, 2004, 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 2005-2006 Fiscal Year and with the tax statement mailed for the 2005-2006 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 proposed the Navajo Avenue South MSBU to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Navajo Avenue South 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: Chairman Frannie Hutchinson Aye Vice Chairman Doug Coward Aye Commissioner Paula Lewis Aye Commissioner Chris Craft Aye Commissioner Joseph Smith Aye PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 14th day of December, 2004. ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA n~,,--~( ~~"/.._ )L:' . ''---- /,'--, BY:~~if~~~_-~~:'>r) APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECllN : ./ {, 3 December 07,2004 ~. ~4Jc1,I.'~/";"(f )J/~~ Notary PU~liC / NOTICE OF INT!NT TO USE THE UNIFOAM METHOD OFCOLLECT- ING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC , HEARING The B~ar? of County, CO":lmlssloners of St'-' Lucie" County, Florida (the Board") hereby provides notice, pursu- ant to Section 197.3632 J,lorida Statutes, of its IJiltent to use the uniform ll1ethod of collecting non-ad valorem special aSsessments to provide potable water improve- ments/service to the Na- 1{ajo Avenue South f\IISBU within unincorpo- r,ilted St. Lucie County commencing County Fiscal Year 2005-2006. 'Fhe Board will consider' the adoption of a resolu- ~lon stating its intent to use the uniform method of collecting such as- :;:essments authorized by Section 197.36321 F lori?a Stat utes, at a public hearing to be h'eld at 9:00 a.m., Tues- day~ December 14, 2004'1 Qt . S~. Luci~ Cou nty Ad- ministration Annex i Commission Chambers'! 2300 Virginia Avenue'; Port Pierce, Florida :34982. Such resolution vyill state the need for toe levy and will contain II' legal description of the boundaries of the real property subject to the, I~vy. Copies of the pro-! ~osed form of resolu-I ti.on, which contains the i Il!gal description of the' real property subjllct to! the levy, are on file atl the office of the County i Attorney of St. Lucie: County, Florida, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Forti Pierce, Florida. All inter-, ~ted persons are in-r 'ted to attend. the event any person ecides to appeal any! ecision by the Board of I ounty Commissioners. ith respect to any mat-I r relating to the con-I' ideration of the resolu- on at the above refer- need public hearing, a I cord of the proceeding ay be needed and in " uch an event, such per- on may need to ensure at a verbatim record of e public hearing is ~ ade, which record in- ludes the testimony nd evidence on which he appeal is to be ased. ' ~ :.A: ~ iii SCRIPPS TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Fort Pierce Tribune 600 Edwards Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34982 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION SCRIPPS HOWARD 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, a daily newspaper published at Fort Pierce in St Lucie County, Florida: that the attached copy of advertisement was publshed in the Fort Pierce Tribune in the following issues below. Affiant further says that the said Fort Pierce 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 SI. Lucie County, Florida, daily and distributed in SI. 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 corporation 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 Periodical Matter at the Post Offices in Fort Pierce, SI. 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 Copvline PO# 8T LUCIE COUNTY 833987 11/16/2004 PH12/14/04 PH12/14/04 BOCC 8T LUCIE COUNTY 11/23/2004 BOCC 8T LUCIE COUNTY 11/30/2004 BOCC 8T LUCIE COUNTY 12/7/2004 BOCC Subscribed and sworn to me before this date: /'"\ ----J ( Jl)t~ J TED this 16th Day of ovember, 2004. Order of: rk of the Circuit Court x Officio ' erk of .the Board of ount~Commissioners f St. Lucie County lorida ' , blish: November , 6, 23, 30, and Decem- er 7, 2004 3987 ...,,'~If'~. MARY T. BYRNE .':m'''~- ..~ Notary - State of FIoIIda =- . " ~ ;. \.tt:_ A.." 'lI 2OIl6 :' '.' '. ,::My ~-"""'~ ~ ' Zr1i Commmission t 00132804 ~~~~ Bonded By National Notary Alan. EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: NAVAJO AVENUE SOUTH MSBU A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 33, T-34-S, R-40-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; LOTS 6 THRU 20, BLOCK 45 AND LOTS 1 THRU 12, BLOCK 29 AND LOTS 4 THRU 11, BLOCK 22 AND LOTS 13 THRU 24, BLOCK 28, LOTS 10 THRU 20 BLOCK 23 AND LOTS 21 THRU 35 BLOCK 46 OF SAN LUCIE PLAZA UNIT NO, 1 SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5 AT PAGE 57 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; TOGETHER WITH THAT PORTION OF THE ABANDONED ROAD RIGHT OF WAYS OF HAWTHORNE ROAD AND LOWELL ROAD LYING WITHIN THE AFOREMENTIONED BOUNDARY. 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