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HomeMy WebLinkAbout18-002RESOLUTION NO. 18-002 A RESOLUTION OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REGARDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF POTABLE WATER AND FIRE PROTECTION IMPROVEMENTS TO SERVE THE PROPOSED RIVER HAMMOCK MUNICIPAL SERVICE BENEFIT UNIT AND THE FUNDING THEREOF THROUGH SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS; DESCRIBING THE REAL PROPERTY TO BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE RIVER HAMMOCK MUNICIPAL SERVICE BENFEFIT UNIT; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING COUNTY STAFF TO TAKE SUCH ACTIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH PROJECT AND THE FUNDING THEREOF THROUGH SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS; APPROVING AND CONFIRMING THE PETITIONS SUBMITTED BY AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS CONCERNING THE IMPOSITION OF SUCH ASSESSMENTS TO FUND THE PROJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. AUTHORITY. This Resolution of the Board of Commissioners (the 'Board") of St. Lucie County, Florida (the "County") is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 40, Article IV of the County Code of Ordinances (the "Assessment Ordinance"), sections 125.01, 125.66, 197.3632, and 197.3635 of the Florida Statutes, and other applicable provisions of law (collectively, the "Act"). SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in Assessment Ordinance. SECTION 3. FINDINGS. It is hereby ascertained, determined and declared as follows: (A) The County has undertaken preliminary measures related to the provision of potable water and fire protection improvements to serve the area generally described as River Hammock (the "Project"), including but not limited to engineering due diligence, submitting ballots to affected property owners regarding support for the Project, and developing a plan of finance and a timetable for the Project. (B) The Assessment Ordinance established a procedure for the levy and collection of special assessments (as defined therein, "Assessments") by the County to fund the delivery of capital improvements such as those comprising the Project. The County is authorized by the Act to levy and collect Assessments. 25048/029/01179465.DOCv3 1 (C) The Board now wishes to authorize and direct County staff to take such actions as may be necessary or desirable in furtherance of the Project, including but not limited to initiating the process set forth in the Assessment Ordinance for the levy and collection of Assessments. SECTION 4. PROPOSED MSBU. The Board hereby proposes establishment of the "River Hammock Municipal Service Benefit Unit" generally consisting of the real property described in Appendix A attached hereto (the "MSBU"). Subsequent resolutions of the County may modify and/or confirm the boundaries of the MSBU, and shall confirm establishment of the MSBU, as required by the Assessment Ordinance. SECTION 5. PROPERTY OWNER PETITIONS. Property owners within the proposed MSBU submitted petitions in accordance with the process set forth in Section 40-99 of the Assessment Ordinance, which petitions indicate that 83% of affected property owner approved creation of the MSBU and imposition of the Assessments to fund the Project. The results of the petition process are hereby approved and confirmed. Copies of the petitions are on file in the St. Lucie County Engineering Division. SECTION 6. AUTHORITY AND DIRECTION. The County Engineer and other members of County staff are hereby authorized and directed to take such actions as may be necessary or desirable in furtherance of the Project, including but not limited to the following: (A) Obtain easements or other necessary interests or authorizations for construction of the Project. (B) Finalize plans and specifications necessary for construction of the Project. (C) Prepare such resolutions as may be required under the Assessment Ordinance in order to impose and collect Assessments to provide for the funding of the Project. (D) Finalize an apportionment methodology for allocation of the Assessments among specially benefited property and develop a preliminary Assessment Roll for consideration by the Board. (E) Prepare such agreements by and between the County and the St. Lucie County Tax Collector and St. Lucie County Property Appraiser as may be required by the Uniform Assessment Collection Act. (F) Implement procurement processes pertaining to construction of the Project. (G) Mail and publish any required notices. (H) Take such other actions as may be required by the Assessment Ordinance or the Act in furtherance of the Project. [Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank] 25048/029/01179465.DOCv3 2 SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption. AFTER MOTION AND SECOND, the vote on this Resolution was as follows: Chair Frannie Hutchinson AYE Vice Chair Linda Bartz AYE Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky AYE Commissioner Cathy Townsend AYE PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 91h day of January, 2018. ATTEST: Deputy Clerk 25048/029/01179465.DOCv3 3 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA Chair APPROVED AS TO FORM AND APPENDIX A DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED RIVER HAMMOCK MUNICIPAL SERVICE BENEFIT UNIT A parcel of land lying in Section 4, T -36-S, R -40-E, St. Lucie County, Florida and also being a portion of River Hammock Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 23 at page 2 of the public records of St. Lucie County, Florida and a portion of River Hammock Addition an unrecorded subdivision. Said parcel being more particularly described as follows: Commence at the northwest corner of the SW'/4 of the SW'/4 of Section 4, T -36-S, R -40-E; thence S 00° 09'38" E along the west line of said Section 4 a distance of 300.00'; thence N 89° 50'56" E a distance of 173.12' to the southwest corner of Lot 2 of River Hammock Addition (unrecorded subdivision) as described within ORB 1305, Pages 1526-1527 of the public records of St. Lucie County Florida and the Point of Beginning; thence N 00° 09'38" W a distance of 400.0' to the northwest corner of Lot 2 of River Hammock Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 23, page 2 of the public records of St. Lucie County, Florida; thence N 89° 50'56" E along the north line of said River Hammock Subdivision and easterly extension thereof a distance of 1950' more or less to the mean high water line of the St. Lucie River; thence meander southerly along said mean high water line a distance of 420' more or less to a point on a line lying 400.00' south (as measured at right angles) of the north line of River Hammock Subdivision; thence S 89'50'56" W parallel with the north line of River Hammock Subdivision a distance of 1690' more or less to the Point of Beginning. Less and except right of ways of record. 4 Treasure Coast Newspapers I TCPALM 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, Natalie Zollar, 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 Cooyline PO # 435195 - ST LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 1854941 TUES JAN 9 Pub Dates December 20, 2017 Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of, December 21, 2017, by Lt'��LC 0&a who Is Natalie Zoll r (X) personally known to me or ( ) who has produced � w1al' �' . q �v� Karol Kangas Notary Public as identification. .......... a'. KAROL E KANGAS NotaryNWIc - State of Florida Commission It GG 126041 `' My Comm. Expires Jul 29,2021 as identification. 14A 1 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2017 1 TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Sc With the Sky7rain out of service, travelers are directed to a long line for shuttle buses Monday at Hartsfield -Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. Power was restored after an outage Sunday afternoon that left planes and passengers stranded for hours and forced airlines to cancel more than 1,100 flights. eon ANDREs/ATLANTA JOURNAL -CONSTITUTION VIA AP FBI involved with airport blackout probe; no sign of terror Jeff Martin ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA - The FBI is part of the probe into what caused a fire that knocked out power to the world's busiest airport in Atlanta, but an agency spokesman said Tuesday there was no sign of anything connected to terrorism. "There's no indication at this point of anything ne- farious," FBI spokesman Kevin Rowson said. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has also been involved in the investi- gation, Georgia Power spokesman Craig Bell said. No conclusions have been drawn as to the cause of the fire, which took out the airport's power supply and also its backup electricity for about B hours Sunday. The blackout stranded thousands of passengers on grounded jets and in darkened concourses and led to the cancellation of more than 1,500 Bights just ahead of the frenzied holiday travel period. Hartsfield -Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the main hub for Delta Air Lines, is a crucial cog in the nations air travel system. Delays there typically ripple across the nation because so many U.S. and intent, tional Bights are routed through the Atlanta hub. Because of the magnitude of Sunday's outage, "we want to be able to rule out any possible scenario that wasn't equipment malfunction," Bell said. "We really dont expect any answers like that to come forth for a few days," he said. The power company is working with the airport to explore how to prevent the situation from happening again. Among ideas being discussed: Encasing in concrete the area that holds key electric equipment, or moving parts of the system to other areas. 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But passengers trying to catch Tuesday morning Bights faced wait times of up to an hour just to get through the main security check- point in the domestic terminal, the airport's website showed. No matter how fast Delta and other airlines move, it will take a few days to get the hundreds of thousands of grounded passengers to their final destinations, said Robert Mann, president of an airline consulting firm in Port Washington, New York. in rare cases, some passengers wont arrive until Thursday, he said. "There are just so few seats available during a peak holiday week, that's just going to take a lot of Bights with four or five seats apiece," Mann said. On Tuesday — two days after the outage — passen- ger; were still sleeping in the atrium area that's often used for events aimed at showcasing the world's busi- est airport. Video from news outlets showed passen- gers sprawled out on benches and chairs, and luggage piled up in a nearby area of the domestic terminal. Hartsfield -Jackson serves an average of 275,000 passengers a day. Nearly 2,500 planes arrive and de- part each day. House offices paid $342K to settle workplace complaints Heidi M. Prrybyla USA TODAY WASHINGTON - Between 2008 and 2012, more than $342,000 in taxpayer funds were paidto settle discrimination and harassment complaints involving members of the House, the chairman of the House Administration Committee said Tuesday. Included in that larger total was $115,000 for sexual harassment and harassment be- cause of retaliation claims, according to the statement released by Rep. Gregg Harper, the Mississippi Republican who chairs the com- mittee. Harper gave a breakdown of sexual ha- rassment -related payments relating to mem- bers of Congress after a public backlash to re- ports about aspecial Treasury fund that's paid the victims. According to a previous report from the Office of Compliance, more than $17 million has been paid out in settlements over a peri- od of 20 years —1997 to 2017. Those settlements, however, included of- fices other than Congress and claims other than sexual harassment, such as racial dis- crimination and ageism. Harper said $342,225.85 was paid to settle different types of discrimination and harass- ment between 2008 and 2012, with $85,000 going toward "sexual harassment and ha- rassment because of retaliation." An addi- tional $30,000 went to sex harassment -re- lated payouts, including retaliation, for a to- tal of $115,000, Harper's statement says. "One case of sexual harassment is one case too many. We must create a culture within our Capitol Hill community that in- stills in every employee and employer, new and old, that there is no place for sexual ha- rassment in the halls of Congress," Harper said. Through an anonymous source, Politico reported that $84,000 was paid to a former staffer of U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R -Tex- as. In December 2014, she filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing Farenthold of making sexually charged statements toward her and engaging in off-color behavior. The Congressional Accountability Act was intended to make lawmakers subject to the same workplace laws against harassment and discrimination as the rest of American employers. NOTICE OF HEARING TO LVIPOSE AND PROVIDE FOR COLLECTION OF NON -AD VALOREM SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS River Hammock MSBU •�a'-J7.. Potable Water -PSLU Not- A hereby given that the Board of County Commtsooncrs (the "Board') of Sr Lucio County. Flonda will o ndu a public hearing W c nude, adoption of a Creation Resolution related to the tmpouuoo of sp—al rise mums someumea referred to a n -ad valorem --ns; .,thin the proposed Rwer Hammock Municipal Semces Benefit Unit Ithe MSBU i if adapted the crea(ton mi.luuon wdI accept i.b.iuM peuuons, create the Kt 11—moek MSBU d th ries ardd,—, Staff to takesuch acuonsasmity he nceessary in further— of the Protect. The hearing .711be held on Tuesday. January 9. 21) 19 at 6:00 p.m.. or C�on thereafter .. the matters .-y be heard, to the . Lisle C ... ty Comrnieo. Chanthas 211 Vnions Avenue. Fon Pierce Flonda. Please enter through the Orth entrance of the Roger Pon— Annex sad proud to the County Commission Chambers located on the third floor. All off 1d property owners have a nghi to appear at the hearing and to file written objections with the Board within twenty (20) days of the notice ANY PERSON WISHING TO ENSURE THAT AN ADEQUATE RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MAINTAINED FOR APPELLATE PURPOSES IS ADVISED 'IU MAKE THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR RECORDING AT HIS OR HER OWN EXPENSE. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES NEEDING ASS191'ANCE '1'U PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE PROCEEDINGS SHOULD CONTACT THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY CLERK AT LEAST' 4s HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. D ,es,b•r9. 917 T('N-IaV9al