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Home My WebLink About06-357 RESOLUTION NO, 06- 357 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 Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida (the "Board") has created the Harmony Heights 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 Harmony Heights 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 2007, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, on December 12, 2006, 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 2007-2008 Fiscal Year and with the tax statement mailed for the 2007-2008 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 Harmony Heights MSBU to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Harmony Heights 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 Chris Craft AYE Vice Chairman Joseph Smith AYE Commissioner Paula Lewis AYE Commissioner Doug Coward AYE Commissioner Charles Grande AYE PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 12th day of December, 2006. ATTEST: \\~~, ~ . . ~ ( , ~ \ ' ~ jl _, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST, LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA .' -.f'( i 1./' i tj Æ .:,J' By: M!~vi, ~" h,.,AIc,-,- - ',' 'V. (~ Chairma" 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 51. LUCIE Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, S Darlene 8roeg, 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 01 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 S1. 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, 51. 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 SOCC 1502992 11/14/2006 NOTICE OF INTENT HARMONY HEIGHTS 12/1 ST LUCIE COUNTY SOCC 11/21/2006 ST LUCIE COUNTY SOCC 11/28/2006 ST LUCIE COUNTY SOCC 12/5/2006 Subscribed and sworn to me before this date: December 05, 2006 ~~41t."taL/~ ~ ,...11""'" MARY T. BYRNE !~œ"'" '\ NeIlly Public . Stale of Florida ~. 'MY c....,_ Expires Aug 2. 2010 >~ ~.;- eomrnlsslan , DD 544327 ";;'.?f,r,r.f:'" Bonded By National Notary Assn. NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECT- 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 197.36~2'1 Florida Statutes, of Its' intent to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special' assessments to provide potable water Improve- ments/service to the Harmony Heights MSBU within unincorporated St. Lucie County com- mencing County Fiscal Year 2007.-2008. The Board will consider the adoption of a resolution stating its intent to use the uniform method of collecting such assess- ments authorized by Section 197.3632, Flori- da Statutes, at a public hearing to be held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, De- cember 12, 2006, at St. Lucie County Admlnls· tration Annex, Commis- sion Chambers, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida 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 ~esolu- 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 St, Lucie County, Florida, 2300 Virginia ~venue, .Fort Pierce, Florida. All m~er- ested persons are In- vited to attend. In the event any person decides to appeal any decision by 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 rec?rd in- cludes the testimony and evidence on which the appeal is to be based. DATED this 14th Day of November, 2006. By Order of: Clerk of the Circuit Court, Ex Officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners ofSI. Lucie County, Florida Publish: November 14, 21, 28, December 5, 2006 1502992 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: HARMONY HEIGHTS MSBU ALL THAT PART OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF SECTION 31, T-34-S, R-40-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; TOGETHER WITH ALL THAT PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 6, T-35-S, R- 40-E, ST. 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 Yo 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, ST, 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 RIW 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 11/25103 11/02/01 G:\ENG\MSBU\MSBU WORD\NOI 2005\RESOLUTIONS\HarmonyHts.doc 5 9:".£..w. ~~ GIS _"-_~ Harmony Heights MSBU-SLC-FPUA Potable Water I Fire Protection , ,-- ': : ! L I i , I N Â , , ,.- I' - .. CJ 0: a. a. " U) o 245 490 98D 1,470 1,960 Feet Map prepared on October 4, 2006 Usf) I, , , p - , N.NRD 51 --- --- CJ 0: ì - , YVONNE DR _' , , II.~'I;I~' I:~I;'I;~ ~{; II, : ~¡;'I;' ~~II '''I~~~ ~-;11 Ir- ',: ~ :..c: !;:::.." ,:.f; '_ - :!! t:=--- I, I -. Ir- ," ... ,'- -fil-=~~-- ! 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