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Home My WebLink About05-447 RESOLUTION NO. 05 - 447 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 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") has created 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 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 2006, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, on December 13, 2005, 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 2006-2007 Fiscal Year and with the tax statement mailed for the 2006-2007 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 Navajo Avenue South MSBU to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Navajo Avenue South 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 Doug Coward AYE Vice Chairman Chris Craft (Absent) Commissioner Paula Lewis AYE Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson AYE Commissioner Joseph Smith AYE PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 13th day of December, 2005. ,/p' /2/J ( 't:¿ ~/ )if/t' Deputy Clerk BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA ATTEST: -4t{?~ By: APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: Ik -~ ~ ~ County Attorney 3 SCRIPPS TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Fort Pierce Tribune 600 Edwards Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34982 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ~ :.6: ~ !II SCRIPPS HOWARD STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, S, Darlene Mailing, who on oalh says Ihat she is Classified Inside Sales Manager of Ihe Fort Pierce Tribune. a daily newspaper published at Fort Pierce in St. Lucie County, Florida: that the attached copy of advertisement was publshed in Ihe Fort Pierce Tribune in Ihe 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 thaI said newspaper has herelofore been conlinuously published in said St. Lucie County, Florida. daily and distribuled in St. Lucie County. Florida, for a period of one year next preceding Ihe first publication of the attached copy of advertisemenl; and affianl further says thaI she has neilher paid or promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for Ihe purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in Ihe said newspaper. The Fort Pierce Tribune has been entered as Periodical Matter al the Post Offices in Fort Pierce. St. Lucie County. Florida and has been for a period of one year nexl preceding the firsl publication of Ihe attached copy of advertisement. Ad Pub Customer Number Date Copvline PO# BOCC PUBLIC 1266074 11/15/2005 NAVAJOSO MTG12/13/05 WORKS DEPT BOCC PUBLIC 11/22/2005 WORKS DEPT BOCC PUBLIC 11/29/2005 WORKS DEPT BOCC PUBLIC 12/6/2005 WORKS DEPT Subscribed and sworn to me before this date: December 06, 2005 ~. '(4)J~~~J~ ~(f / ---:- ) Cl- (LÞl Notary P(¡blic eUf MARY T BYRNE ~ NotaIy,~ - statD of FIofIcIa ~. .: My~Aug2.2Oœ i ;: Commmlllion I DD132804 Bonded By NatJonøI Notary Alan. NOTICE OF INTENTTO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF , COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESS- MENTS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of County Commissioners of SI. Lucie County, Florida (Ihe "Board") hereby provides nOlice, pursu- ant to Section 197.3632, Florida Slalutes, of ils in1ent 10 use Ihe uniform melhod of collecting non-ad valorem special assessmenls 10 provide pOlable waler improve- ments/service 10 the Na- vajo Avenue Soulh MSBU wilhin unincorpo- raled SI. Lucie County commencing Counly Fiscal Year 2006-2007. The Board will consider ..' the adoption of a resolu- lion stating ils inlent to use Ihe uniform melhod of collecting such as- sessmenlS authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Slalules, al a public hearing 10 be held at 9:00 a.m., Tues- day, December 13, 2005, al SI. Lucie County Ad- minislration . Annex, Commission Chambers, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida 34982. Such resolution will slale Ihe need for Ihe levy and will contain a legal descriplion of the boundaries of Ihe real property subject to Ihe levy. Copies of Ihe pro- posed form of resolu- lion, which conlains Ihe legal descriplion of Ihe real property subject 10 the levy, are on file al the office of Ihe County Attorney of SI. Lucie County, Florida, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida. All inler- esled persons are in- viled 10 attend. In Ihe event any person decides to appeal any decision by Ihe Board of Counly Commissioners wilh respect to any mat- ter relaling 10 Ihe con- sideration of Ihe resolu- tion al Ihe above refer- enced public hearing, a record of the proceeding may be needed and in such an evenl, such per- son may need 10 ensure thaI a verbalim record of the public hearing is made, which record in-' eludes Ihe lestimony and evidence on which the appeal is to be based. DATED this 15th Day ofl November, 2005. By Order of: I Clerk of Ihe Circuit Court, I Ex Officio ' Clerk of Ihe Board of County Commissioners of SI. Lucie County, Florida Publ~ih; November , 15, '22, 29, ·and Decem-I:: ber 6, 2005 1266074 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: NAVAJO AVENUE SOUTH MSBU A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 33, T-34-S, R-40-E, S1. 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 S1. 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. LESS AND EXCEPT ROAD RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD. 10/17/03 G: \ENG\MSB U\MSBU WORD\NOI's\NOI 2006\R ESOLUTION S\NavajoA veSouth. doc 5