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Home My WebLink About04-356 RESOLUTION NO. 04 - 356 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 EMERSON ESTATES 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 Emerson Estates Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water and wastewater improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Emerson Estates 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 proposed Emerson Estates MSBU to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water and wastewater improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Emerson Estates 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 /....-.., ---,/" /'<;/ BY:;MJYlM~~<<~n .. /' Ch Ir-----..... .,.....-- 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 SI. 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 SI. 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 advertisemenl. Ad Pub Customer Number Date Copvline PO# 8T LUCIE COUNTY 832027 11/16/2004 PH12/14/04 PH 12/14/04 SOCC 8T LUCIE COUNTY 11/23/2004 SOCC 8T LUCIE COUNTY 11/30/2004 SOCC 8T LUCIE COUNTY 12/7/2004 SOCC Subscribed and sworn to me before this date: December 07,2004 cS. ~uJu..~-"'~;"(f iv? Notary PublicI '/ --rb~~ J - - .- .- - - ,....,!./'''~. ,.., ,MI\RY T. BYRNE ~m'\l'!! .~ NotliIYPiJblic - State of FIorId8 ~. .~ My Ccm1lisSion 8cpi'esAug2,2Oll6 ~~V.A Commmlssion .. 00132804 -'q,~' Bonded By National Notary Assn. N~ M~fE THE UNIFORM 0 ING N'W~g6 eOLLECT. i ASSESSMENtl~REM NOTICE OF PUBLI~D HEARING The Board Commissionof COunty Lucie Cou ers of St. (the "Boar~tY.' Florida prOVides no ' ) hereby ant to Secti tlce, pursu. Florida Staton 197.3632, Intent to use ~~es, ,?f its methOd of e uniform non.ad val COllecting assessment~r~m spe~ial Potable w 0 prOVide wastewater a,ter and ments/serv' Improve. Emerson E Ice to the Within un,states MSBU St, Lucie bncorpOrated mencin County Com. iYear 2805.~~~ty Fiscal Board w'l/ 6. The adoption 'Of Consider the stating its ' a resolution j the unifor Intent to use I cOl/ecting % mhethod of ments c assess. Section ~~~~orized by i da Statutes' 632, Flori. I hearing to' bat a public 9:00 a.m T e held at cember i4 ~ggday, De. Lucie COU~ 4, at St. tration Ann ty Adminis. sion Cha ex, Commis. Virginia A~bers, 2300 Pierce Flo ednue, Fort SUch 'res rI a 34982. state th olutlon will , levy ande :;ifJed for the begal descriPti;~nt~in a OUndaries of 0 the property sub' the real levy. Copies Jefct to the ,!Osed form Of the pro- tlon, which 0 ~esolu. . legal descri~t~~talns the I real property nbPf the the lev su Ject to ! the Offi{~ ~~ethon file at I Attorney of se ,County C?unty, Floridt. LUCie Virginia Ava, 2300 Pierce, Floridaen~~i ,Fort ested pers' Inter. vited to atten~~s are in. In the event decides to any person decision by t~PPBeal any County Co e, oard of with respect~::'Ss/oners t~r relating to ;hny mat- slderation of th e con. tlon at the b e reso/u. enced pUbli; hove. refer. reCord of the earlng, a may be needP~oCeeding Such an eVent e and in son may need SUch per. that a verbal' to ensure the PUblic 'f; re?ord of made h' earlng is cl d' w Ich reCord ' u es the t' In. and evid estlmony th ence on wh' h e appeal" IC based, I s to be DNA TED this 16th Day of Ovember. 2004, By Order of' ' Clerk of th~ C' , Ex Officio IrCUlt Court, Clerk of th County C e Board of of St L o'!1missioners Florida' uCle COunty, PUbliSh' N 16. 23 30 OVember ber 7, 2004' and Decem. ~, EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: EMERSON ESTATES MSBU THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NW 1/4 OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 39 EAST, S1. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, LESS AND EXCEPT THE SOUTH 50 ACRES THEREOF, AND LESS AND EXCEPT THE EAST 80 FEET AND THE WEST 95 FEET THEREOF FOR ROAD AND CANAL RIGHT OF WAY. THE SW 1/4 OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 39 EAST, S1. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, LESS AND EXCEPT THE EAST 80 FEET AND THE WEST 95 FEET THEREOF FOR ROAD AND CANAL RIGHT OF WAY. THE SOUTH 50 ACRES OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NW 1/4 OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 39 EAST, S1. LUCIE COUNTY FLORIDA, LESS AND EXCEPT THE EAST 80 FEET AND THE WEST 95 FEET THEREOF FOR ROAD AND CANAL RIGHT OF WAY. THE N 1/2 OF THE N 1/2 OF THE SW 1/4 OF THE NW 1/4 AND THE N 1/2 OF THE N 1/2 OF THE SE 1/4 OF THE NW 1/4 AND THE S 1/2 OF THE NW 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4 OF THE NW 1/4 OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 39 EAST; SAID LAND LYING AND BEING IN S1. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA LESS AND EXCEPTING THERE FROM THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY THE EAST 1780 FEET OF THAT PORTION OF THE N 1/2 OF THE N 1/2 OF THE SW 1/4 OF THE NW 1/4 AND THE N 1/2 OF THE N 1/2 OF THE SE 1/4 OF THE NW 1/4 AND THE S 1/2 OF THE NW 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4 OF THE NW 1/4 OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 39 EAST, S1. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA. LYING WEST OF THE FORT PIERCE FARMS WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT CANAL NUMBER 5, THE SAID EAST 1780 FEET BEING MEASURED ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH LINES OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL. G:\ENG\MSBU\MSBU WORD\NOI 2005\RESOLUTIONS\EmersonEstates.doc 5