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Home My WebLink About04-370 RESOLUTION NO. 04 - 370 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 SOUTH HUTCHINSON ISLAND BEACH RESTORATION 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 South Hutchinson Island Beach Restoration Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to provide beach restoration improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed South Hutchinson Island Beach Restoration 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 South Hutchinson Island Beach Restoration MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide beach restoration improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed South Hutchinson Island Beach Restoration 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 liB", 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 ) APPROV~D AS TO FORM.AND CORREC NESS: ~,/\ I ' 1 .//? /11 -"I;' 1 , ,i' I.,.. /'~! f/ 1../ J //)1./ V' I, .. fA/t""Y' t' ,/ County Alto ey 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 SI. Lucie County, Florida, and that said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said SI. 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# 8T LUCIE COUNTY 834110 11/16/2004 PH12/14/04 PH 12/14/04 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: December 07, 2004 ~. ~.vdu~6"'(f ! N:2i:~~( iJc; I) NOTICE O~ IN TENTrol USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECT- ING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS AND NOTICEO~ PUBLIC , HEARING >r j, ). 0' 'J. The B~ar9 of County . Commissioners of St Lucie County, Florid~ (the "Board") hereby provides notice, pursu-j ant !o Section 197.3632,' ~Iorlda Statutes, of its - Intent to use the uniform K method of collecting r non-ad valorem special assessments to provide - beach restoration im- provements for proper- ties within the bounda- ries of the proposed South Hutchinson Island Beach Restoration MSBU within unincorpo- rated SI. Lucie County commencing County Fiscal Year 2005-2006. The Board will consider the adoption of a resolu- tion stating its inten,t to use the uniform method of collecting such as- s'essments authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes at a public hearing to be held at 9:00 a.m., Tues- day, December 14, 2004, at. S~, Luci~ County Ad: ministration Annex, Commission Chambers, 2300 Virginia Avenue , Fort Pierce, Florid~ 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- posed 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 countyjl Attorney of St. Lucie County, Florida, 23001 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, FlorKJa. All inter- ested persons are in- vited to attend. In the event any person d~c.ides to appeal any declslonny the Board of County Commissioners with respect to any mat- ter relating to the con- sideration 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 verbatim record of the public hearing is made, which record in- cludes the testimony and eVidence on Which the appeal is to be based. 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 ,834110 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: SOUTH HUTCHINSON ISLAND BEACH RESTORATION MSBU ALL THAT PART OF SECTIONS 9,15,16,21,22 AND 27, T-36-S, R-41-E AND SECTIONS 2, 3, 11 AND 12, T-37-S, R-41-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA. LESS AND EXCEPT ALL RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD. G:\ENG\MSBU\MSBU WORD\NOI 2005\RESOLUTIONS\SHIBeach.doc 5