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Home My WebLink About04-361 RESOLUTION NO. 04 - 361 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 HARMONY HEIGHTS 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 Harmony Heights 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 Harmony Heights 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 the Harmony Heights MSBU to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Harmony Heights MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the 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, 200"'". I ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA / / ~--",-/../ \. /~ l/ . "'----;; / ~ ,.....;;'In:.,y?./'''y~&LL ,//~hl. ',-t:..a ~'Y' , Chairman, I By: APPROV~~S TO FORM AN"",9l, CORRECT~ESS:,1 .Ii' J I /'l "~ /7' ' Lti;/, ,/ ',/""/,'({" ,/1/ / VJ ,',' i,l . '..1. " ;. /' ~r r j , County Attorn' ! 3 SCRIPPS TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Fort Pierce Tribune 600 Edwards Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34982 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ~ :A.: ~ III 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 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 corporation any discount, rebate. commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for pubiication in the said newspaper. The Fort Pierce Tribune has been entered as Periodical 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 Copvline PO# ST LUCIE COUNTY 833923 11/16/2004 PH12/14/04 PH12/14/04 SOCC ST LUCIE COUNTY 11/23/2004 SOCC ST LUCIE COUNTY 11/30/2004 SOCC ST LUCIE COUNTY 12/7/2004 SOCC Subscribed and sworn to me before this date: December 07,2004 ~. ~4Jch." ."1Jtti./" ""'(f ~ -jv(a Notary PUbliJ /1 r6bVV--- j .....,~........ MARY T. BYRNE ~m' . ~'\ Notary;~ t state of FIof1da ~. '.i MyComlllllismExpnsAug2,2006 ~~~ Commmlnion . 00132804 -'~W- Bonded By National Notary Aasn. 'NOTICE OF INTENT TO- USETHE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECT- ING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of County CO":1missioners of St. LUCie County, Florida (the, "Board") hereby prOVides notice, pursu- ant to Section 1!l7.3632, Flonda Statutes, of its Intent to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special assessments to provide potable water improve- ments/service to' the H~r~ony Heights MSBU within unincorporated SI. L~cie County com- mencing County Fiscal Year 20p5-2006. The Board Will consider the actoptlory of a resolution stating Its intent to use the uniform method of collecting such assess- ments authorized b Section 197.3632. Florf- da S!atutes, at a public heaJlng to be' held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, De- ce~ber 14, 2004, at St Luc.'e County Adminis~ I t~atlon Annex, Commis- sl.on. ~hambers, 2300 V.lrglnla 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 f~rm of resolu- tion, which contains the legal description of the real property subject to the levy, are on file at the office of the County Attorney of S.t. Lucie C~u~ty, Florida, 2300 V,lrglnla Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida. All inter- e.sted persons are in- Vited to attend. n t~e event an9 person de~l~es to ,appeal any decIsion by.the Board of C?unty Commissioners with respect to any mat- t~r rel?ting to the con- s.lderatlon 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 ver~ati m record of the publl.c hearing is made, which record In- eludes the testimony 35 and evidence on which ,the appeal is to be' I based, i DATED this 16th Day of '" November, 2004. ~ By Order of: Clerk of the Circuit Court Ex Officio ' Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County Florida " Publish: November 16, 23, 30, and Decem- ber 7, 2004 833923 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: HARMONY HEIGHTS MSBU ALL THAT PART OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF SECTION 31, T-34-S, R-40-E, S1. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; TOGETHER WITH ALL THAT PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 6, T-35-S, R- 40-E, S1. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA LYING NORTHWESTERLY OF THE NORTH EMERGENCY RELIEF CANAL AND NORTHEASTERLY OF ANGLE ROAD AND NORTH OF SOUTH AVENUE; TOGETHER WITH THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND; COMMENCE AT THE NW CORNER OF THE SW 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 6 THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE SW X OF THE NE 1/4 A DISTANCE OF 10' FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF AVENUE "Q"; THENCE EAST ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 150' FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE EAST ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 1127.43' FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE NORTH EMERGENCY RELIEF CANAL ; THENCE SOUTHWEST ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 123.13' FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH 100' FEET OF THE SW 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 6; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE A DISTANCE OF 1137.68' FEET; THENCE NORTH 90' FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. TOGETHER WITH THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SE 1/4 OF SECTION 36, T-34-S, R-39-E, S1. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA. LESS AND EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCELS OF LAND: BLOCK J; AND LOTS 6 THRU 13, BLOCK I; AND LOTS 10,12 THRU 14, BLOCK H; AND BLOCK K; AND LOTS 1,2,9,10 AND 11, BLOCK L; AND THE 50'VACATED R/W BOUNDED ON THE WEST BY THE EAST LINE OF BLOCK K AND BOUNDED ON THE EAST BY THE WEST LINE OF LOT 9, BLOCK L; AND LOTS 3, 21 AND 22, BLOCK M; AND LOTS 2 AND 17, BLOCK N. LESS AND EXCEPT ALL RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD. REVISED 11/05/04 REVISED 11/25/03 11/02/01 G:\ENG\MSBU\MSBU WORD\NOI 2005\RESOLUTIONS\HarmonyHts.doc 5