HomeMy WebLinkAbout16-174RESOLUTION NO. 16-174
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 WITHIN THE PROPOSED
SABAL 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 Sabal Creek Municipal Services
Benefit Unit (the "Sabal Creek MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to construct potable
water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Sabal Creek
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
Sabal Creek MSBU 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 2017, in the same manner as provided for ad
valorem taxes; and
WHEREAS, on October 18, 2016 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".
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners
of St. Lucie County, Florida, as follows:
Section 1: Commencing with the 2017-2018 Fiscal Year and with the ad
valorem tax bills issued in November, 2017, 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 within the proposed
Sabal Creek MSBU to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water
improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Sabal 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". The non -
ad valorem assessments levied by the County within the Sabal Creek 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, the St. Lucie County Property Appraiser and the St. Lucie
County Tax Collector.
Section 4: This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption.
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After motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as follows:
Chairman
Kim Johnson
AYE
Vice Chairman
Chris Dzadovsky
AYE
Commissioner
Tod Mowery
ABSENT
Commissioner
Paula A. Lewis
AYE
Commissioner
Frannie Hutchinson
AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 18th day of October, 2016.
ATTEST:
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORJDA
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EXHIBIT A
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
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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, Linda Klein, 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 published 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, St. Lucie County, Florida and has been for a period of one year next
preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement.
Customer Ad Number Copyline PO #
435195 - ST LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 1261618 Meeting: 10/18/16: Notice - SADs Meeting 10/18/16
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September 27, 2016
October 4, 2016
October 11, 2016
Sworn toand ibed before me this day of, October 10, 2016, by
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EXHIBIT B
DESCRIPTION: SABAL CREEK MSBU
A parcel of land lying in Sections 21and 28, T -36-S, R -39-E, St. Lucie County, Florida. Said parcel
being more particularly described as follows:
All that part of Sabal Creek, Phase 1 as recorded in Plat Book 23 at pages 32, 32A and 32B of the
public records of St. Lucie County, Florida; together with
All that part of Sabal Creek, Phase II as recorded in Plat Book 24 at pages 1, 1A, 1B and 1C of the
public records of St. Lucie County, Florida; together with
All that part of Sabal Creek, Phase IV as recorded in Plat Book 24 at pages 17 and 17A of the
public records of St. Lucie County, Florida; together with
All that part of the parcel of land described and recorded within Official Record Book 2905 at
pages 711-713 of the public records of St. Lucie County, Florida.
Less and except right of ways of record.
Created 9/17/2014
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