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Home My WebLink About07-347 RESOLUTION NO. 07- 347 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 CANOE CREEK 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 Canoe Creek 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 proposed Canoe Creek 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 2008, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, on December 11, 2007, 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 2008-2009 Fiscal Year and with the tax statement mailed for the 2008-2009 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 Canoe Creek MSBU to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Canoe Creek 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 After motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as follows: Commissioner Doug Coward Charles Grande AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE Chairman Joseph Smith Paula Lewis Vice Chairman Commissioner Chris Craft Commissioner PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 11th day of December, 2007. ATTEST: -! t. '. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA B~!~ D AS TO FORM AND NESS: 3 ~:6:~ III SCRIPPS TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Fort Pierce Tribune 600 Edwards Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34982 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COllECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ,'''''''''' MARY f~aYRNE " ~y p(/, '" ~~œ·(i~ Notary Public - State of Florida Ë· * . ~ Commission Expires Aug 2, 2010 \~~ ill Commission # OD 544327 '",'ff,r.i," Bonded By National Notary Assn. The Board of County Commissioners of St. lucie County, Florida (the "Board") hereby provides notice, pursu- ant to Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, of its. intent to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special assessments to provide potable waterlfire pro- tection improvements to the proposed Canoe Creek MSBU within un- incorporated St. lucie ~County commencing County Fiscal Year 2008- 2009. The Board will consider the adoption of a resolution stating its intent to use the uniform method of collecting such assessments au- thorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Stat- utes. at a public hearing to be held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday. December 11, 2007, at St. lucie County Administration Annex, Commission~ 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 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 St. lucie County, Florida, 2300 Virginia A~enU~Fort.. Pierce, Flonda. :Z" ested persons\" <.."," l:it::etoe::~~d~nY ';;~~, decides to appe~~'~1. decision by the Board of County Commissionels 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 re~ord of the public hearing .IS made, which record in- cludes the·testlmony and evidence on which the appeal is to be based. DATED this 13th Day of November, 2007. By Order of: Clerk of the Circuit Court, Ex Officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida SCRIPPS HOWARD STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF ST. lUCIE Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, S. Darlene Broeg, 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# 8T LUCIE COUNTY SOCC 1740137 11/13/2007 NOTICE OF INTENT CANOE CREEK 8T LUCIE COUNTY SOCC 11/20/2007 8T LUCIE COUNTY SOCC 11/27/2007 8T LUCIE COUNTY SOCC 12/4/2007 Subscribed and sworn to me before this date: December 04, 2007 O"h· N"v~mhp.r 13. 20. EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: CANOE CREEK MSBU A parcel of land lying in Section 4, T-36-S, R-40-E, St. Lucie County, Florida being more particularly described as follows: All that part of Canoe Creek as recorded in Plat Book 18 at page 9 of the public records of St. Lucie County, Florida: Together with the following described parcel of land being a portion of Lots 64 and 65 of the White City Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 1 at page 23 of the public records of St. Lucie County, Florida: Begin at the northwest corner of Lot 2 of Canoe Creek; Thence North 100' along the projection of the west line of Lot 2; Thence East and parallel with the north line of Canoe Creek subdivision a distance of 1619' more or less to the west waters edge of the North Fork of the St. Lucie River; Thence meander southwesterly along said waters edge a distance of 464' more or less to the intersection of the easterly extension of the south line of the plat of Canoe Creek; Thence west along said extension a distance of 142' more or less to the southeasterly corner of Lot 10 of Canoe Creek; Thence northwesterly along the easterly line of said Lot 10 to a point on a curve concave to the west, having a radius of 50'; Thence northeasterly a distance of 78.54' along the arc of said curve through a central angle of 90° 00'00" to the southwesterly corner of Lot 8 of Canoe Creek; Thence east along the south line of said Lot 8 a distance of 177.3'; Thence north along the east line of Lot 8 a distance of 144' to a point on the north line of Canoe Creek; Thence west along said north line a distance of 1326.25' to the point of beginning. 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