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Home My WebLink About04-354 RESOLUTION NO. 04 - 354 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 AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL 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") is contemplating the creation of the Airport Industrial Park Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to provide wastewater improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Airport Industrial 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 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 Airport Industrial Park MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide wastewater improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Airport Industrial 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 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 V2; 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, FL,ORIDA / I ) / ' / ~~-"- ~ ,/~)~. . .." - By:> /~t"-'~) ......--' APPROVED AS TO FORM AND COR~J" T~?S! /1~/I,,] j v.'}~/ I " I ',I' IV '~f t ~' County Att n 3 ~:A:~ III SCRIPPS TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Fort Pierce Tribune 600 Edwards Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34982 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION NO'rICE oi=lNTENT TO USE- THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECT- I ING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of County Commissioners of St. LUCie County. Florida (the. "Board") hereby proVides notice, pursu- ant to Section 1973632 Florida Statutes, ~f it; Jntentto use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special assessments to provide waste water improve- ments/service to the Air- port Industrial Park MSBU within unincorpo- rated St. Lucie County c~mmencing County Fiscal Year 2005-2006. The Board will consider t~e adoption of a resolu- tion stating its intent to use the uniform method I of collecting such as- I sessments authorized by ~ection 197.3632, Flonda Statutes. at a publiC hearing to be i held at 9:00 a.m., Tues- day. December 14 2004 at.S~. Lucie Couniy Ad: ministration Annex Commission Chambers' 2300 Vlrginia Avenue' Fort Pierce, Florida 34982. Su{:h 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 form 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 SI. Lucie C~u~ty, Florida, 2300 V,lrglnla Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida. All inter- ested persons are in- vited to attend, In t~e event any person dec.'~es to, appeal any deCISion by the Board of County Commissioners with respect to any mat- ter relating to the con- s.'deratlon of the resolu- tion at the above refer- enced public hearing, a I record of the proceeding I may be needed and in! such an event. such per- son may need to ensure that a verbatim record Ofj' the public hearing is made, which record in- cludes the testimony and evidence on which the appeal is to be based. 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 publication 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 831964 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 .S ~AJr.lt~~"(f --) t ,,{ 0 "1 ----r&v.--- Notary Publicf I "" ",,~My T. BYRNE ~~ NOtarY Public - state of F10Itda _ .~ MyCammilslon8cphlsAug2,2008 ~ ~ Commmlssion , 00132804 ~~- Bonded By Nation8I Notary AIIn. 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 I' ~1964 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL PARK MSBU A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 40 EAST, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ALL THAT PORTION OF THE AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL PARK-UNIT ONE AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 12, PAGE 40 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, LESS AND EXCEPT LOTS 1 THRU 8, AND LOTS 10 AND 11 BLOCK 7; TOGETHER WITH ALL THAT PORTION OF THE REPLAT OF LOTS 2 THROUGH 19, BLOCK 6, AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL PARK-UNIT ONE, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 20, PAGE 3 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; LESS AND EXCEPT ROADS AND CANAL RIGHT-OF-WAYS OF RECORD. Revised 11/12/03 G:\ENG\MSBU\MSBU WORD\NOI 2005\RESOLUTIONS\AirportlndPk.doc 5