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HomeMy WebLinkAbout14-173RESOLUTION NO. 14-173 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 WITHN THE PROPOSED LAKEWOOD PARK 2 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 Lakewood Park 2 Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "Lakewood Park 2 MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Lakewood Park 2 MSBU (the "Project") in St. Lucie County (the "County"); and WHEREAS, the Board, as the governing body of the County, intends to use the uniform method for collecting non-ad valorem special assessments levied within the Lakewood Park 2 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 2015, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, on October 21, 2014, 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". NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, as follows: Section 1: Commencing with the 2015-2016 Fiscal Year and with the ad Fage 1 of 5 valorem tax bills issued in November, 2015, 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 County within the proposed Lakewood Park 2 MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Lakewood Park 2 MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the proposed Lakewood Park 2 MSBU and subject to the levy is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "B". The non-ad valorem assessments levied by the County within the Lakewood Park 2 MSBU are annual assessments which will continue from year to year until discontinued by the County. Section 2: The Board hereby determines that the levy of the assessments is necessary to fund the cost of the Project. Section 3: Upon adoption, the County Attorney or his designee 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 the St. Lucie County Tax Collector. Section 4: This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption. After motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as follows: Chair Frannie Hutchinson AYE Vice Chair Paula Lewis AYE Commissioner Tod Mowery AYE Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky AYE Commissioner Kim Johnson AYE Page 2 of 5 PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 21st day of October, 2014. ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA --~~ i APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECT S: %~ ~~~~, ~~~ County Att rn~y Fage 3 of 5 ~1~~ SCRIPPS TREASURE COAST -' '*~ NEWSPAPERS ~~~ St. Lucie News-Tribune 1939 SE Federal Highway, Stuart, FL 34994 ~'~'~~~ AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, Sherri Cipriani, who on oath says that she is Classified Inside Sales Manager of the St. Lucie News-Tribune, a daily newspaper published at Fort Pierce in St. Lucie County, Florida: that the attached copy of advertisement was publshed in the St. Lucie News-Tribune in the following issues below. Affiant further says that the said St Lucie News-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 St. Lucie News-Tribune has been entered as Periodical Matter at the Post Offices in Fort Pierce, Sl. Lucie County, Florida and has been for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement. Customer ST LUCIE COUNTY BOCC ST LUCIE COUNTY BOCC ST LUCIE COUNTY BOCC ST LUCIE COUNTY BOCC Ad Pub Number -Date Couvline PO # 2649909 9/23/2014 PUBLIC HEARING SEC. 197.3632 9/30/2014 10/7/2014 10/14/2014 Sworn t nd subscribed b ore me this day of, October 14, 2014, by ~~~ ,who is Sherri Cipriani [X] personally known to me or [ ]who has produced NEWSPAPER E-Sheet® LEGAL NOTICE ATTACHED DO NOT SEPARATE PAGES as identification. Sandra Coldren Notary Public r • tr.~ ~%"'••, S/WDRA COLDREN ?.~ ~'r MY COMMISSION M FF 004035 ~:~a€ EXPIRES: April 1, 2017 z'!,,~ ~~`• Bonded Thro Notary Public thMerwdte~s ORIGINAL V C 3 O V w O 'o O ca ~ o H m z c ~ ~ ? o ~ V O m W .~ Q V J Q ~,,, ~ ~ z v~ Z rn a> c 0 N ti> rn ~ d .o `~ >• c a r ~ o •~ > ~ U ~ Q Q (/~ ~ R 10 N ~ N o x o> ~ o N Z r Z 7 ~ z ~ o ~ Z a~iaio 'p N N p Q ~ in U r y O ~(' . N s ~ ~_ ~ ~_ ~ ~ +~+ ~* ~ Z3 Fpp ~ = tq F~ Y '~ ~e .n • 1~ TCGAIM.COM CLASSIFIED SL iVESCAY, CCTO BER II, 1011 SC XIiPS iREASUPE COAST NEWSPpPEPS 31 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: LAKEWOOD PARK 2 MSBU A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTIONS 1,2, 11,12,13 AND 14, T-34-S, R-39-E. ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA. SAID PARCEL BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE WEST 1/2 OF SECTION 1, T-34-S, R-39-E; AND SECTION 2, T-34-S, R-39-E; AND EAST'/z OF SECTION 11, T-34-S, R-39-E AND; THE WEST'/2 OF SECTION 12, T-34-S, R-39-E AND; THE NORTH'/z OF THE NORTHWEST'/4 OF SECTION 13, T- 34-S, R-39-E AND; THE NORTHEAST'/4 OF SECTION 14, T-34-S, R-39-E, LESS AND EXCEPT THE SOUTHWEST'/4 OF THE NORTHEAST'/4 OF SAID SECTION 14. LESS AND EXCEPT ALL ROAD AND CANAL RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD AND ALL COUNTY OWNED PARCELS OF RECORD. OCTOBER 18, 2005 Page 5 of 5