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Home My WebLink About05-441 C~1 b. reG\> 'r,j6u ¡oj {IDllufbr r(Gf· Afr· Flnlllll¿ ¡:de, RESOLUTION NO. 05 - 441 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 Commjssioners of St. Lucie County, Florjda (the "Board") has created the Harmony Heights Municipal Servjces Benefit Unit (the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water improvements to propertjes wjthjn the boundaries of the Harmony Heights MSBU (the "Project") jn St. Lucie County; and WHEREAS, the Board, as the governjng body of the MSBU, jntends to use the uniform method for collectjng non-ad valorem special assessments to fund the cost of the Project as authorized by Section 197.3632, Florjda Statutes because thjs method wjll allow the specjal assessments to be collected annually commencjng in November 2006, jn the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, on December 13, 2005, the Board held a duly advertised publjc hearjng to consider the adoptjon of this resolutjon, proof of publication of thjs hearjng js attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "A". 1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commjssjoners of St. Lucie County, Florjda, as follows: Section 1: Commencing with the 2006-2007 Fjscal Year and wjth the tax statement mailed for the 2006-2007 Fiscal Year, the Board intends to use the unjform method of collectjng non-ad valorem assessments authorized in Sectjon 197.3632, Florjda Statutes for collecting non-ad valorem assessments levjed by the Harmony Hejghts MSBU to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water improvements to propertjes wjthin the boundaries of the Harmony Hejghts MSBU. A descrjption of the boundaries of the real property wjthjn the MSBU and subject to the levy is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "B". Section 2: The Board hereby determjnes that the levy of the assessments are necessary to fund the cost of the Project. Section 3: Upon adopt jon, the County Attorney js hereby directed to send a copy of thjs resolutjon by Unjted States majl to the Florida Department of Revenue, and the St. Lucie County Property Appraiser and Tax Collector. Section 4. Thjs Resolutjon shall be effectjve upon adoptjon. 2 After motjon and second, the vote on thjs Resolutjon was as follows: Chajrman Doug Coward AYE Vice Chajrman Chris Craft (Absent) Commjssjoner Paula Lewis AYE Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson AYE Commissioner Joseph Smjth AYE PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED thjs 13th day of December, 2005. ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY CONîM1SSIONERS~ ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDÀ ' {)LaÇ~ By: APPRO..~.. D AS T. 0 F.ORM AND CORRE NESS: / );) , i J;/!JJ County A or ey 3 SCRIPPS TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Fort Pierce Tribune 600 Edwards Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34982 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ~:&:~ III SCRIPPS HOWARD STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE Before the undersigned authorily 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 advertisemenl 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 SI. Lucie County, Florida, daily and distributed in St. Lucie County. Florida, for a period of one year next preceding Ihe first publication of Ihe attached copy of advertisemenl; and affiant further says that she has neilher paid or promised any person, firm or corporalion any discount, rebate, commission or refund for Ihe purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in the said newspaper. The Fort Pierce Tribune has been enlered 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 firsl publicalion of the attached copy of advertisement. Ad Pub Customer Number Date Copvline PO# BOee PUBLIC 1266049 11/15/2005 HARMONY HEIGHTS MTG12/13/05 WORKS DEPT BOee PUBLIC 11/22/2005 WORKS DEPT BOee PUBLIC 11/29/2005 WORKS DEPT BOee PUBLIC 12/6/2005 WORKS DEPT Subscribed and sworn to me before this date: December 06, 2005 ~. 'lt~jU"~¿~(J -J --~ .'.. MARY T, BYRNE f c ~ - State of florida i· . š MyCoiiiiriiíiìn~AIG 2.2008 ~ Commmla8ion # 00132804 Bonded By National Notary Aesn. NOTICE OF INTENTTO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESS- , MENTS AND I NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of County I Commissioners of SI. Lucie County Florida (the. "Board"; hereby provides notice, pursu- anI to Section 1973632 F'orida Statutes, of it~ Intenl to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special. assessments to provide potable water improve- ments/service to the H~rmony Heights MSBU within unincorporated 51. ~ucie County com- mencing County Fiscal Year 20~6-2007. The Board. will consider the adoptlo~ of a resolution stating lIs inlent "to use the uniform method of' collecting such assess- ments authorized by Section 197.3632, Flori- da ~tatutes, at a public heanng to be held at 9;00 a.m., Tuesday" De- ce"!ber 13, 2005, at SI. Luc!e County Adminis- t~atlon Annex, Commis- sl,on. . Chambers, 2300 V.'rglnla Avenue, Fort ' Pierce, Florida 34982. 5uch resolution will state the need for Ihe levy and will contain a legal d~scriplion of Ihe boundanes of the real property subject to the levy. Copies of the pro- posed f.arm of resolu- lion, which contains the legal description of the real property subject to the levy, are on file at , the office of the County I Attorney of 51. Lucie C.au~ty, Florida, 2300 V!rglnla Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida. All inter- e~ted persons are in- vited to attend. In t~e evenl any person dec!d.es to appeal any decIsion by the Board of Cc;>unty Commissioners with respect to any mat: t~r rel!lting to the con- ~Ideratlon of the resolu- tion at the above refer- enced public hearing, a record of the proceeding may be needed and in such an evenl, such per- son may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the publi~ hearing is made, which record in- cludes . the lestimony. and eVidence on which the appeal is to be based. DATED this 151h Day of November, 2005. By Order of: Clerk of the Circuit Court Ex Officio ' Clerk ,of the Board of County Commissioners of 51. Lucie County Florida ' Publish: November 15, 22, 29, and Decem- ber 6, 2005 1266049 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 % 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 RMI 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