HomeMy WebLinkAbout18-204RESOLUTION NO. 2018-204
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT
STATING ITS INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD
OF COLLECTING NON -AD VALOREM SPECIAL
ASSESSMENTS LEVIED WITHIN THE ENERGY SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT; DESCRIBING THE AREA
SUBJECT TO THE ASSESSMENT; STATING A NEED
FOR THE LEVY; PROVIDING FOR MAILING THE
RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, St. Lucie County, Florida (the "County") created the St. Lucie
County Sustainability District (the "District") for purposes of offering an energy
financing program throughout the County pursuant to which the District may impose
non -ad valorem assessments against real property, with the consent of the owners of
such property, to finance the acquisition and construction of energy conservation,
energy efficiency, renewable energy, wind resistance and sustainability improvements
(the "Improvements"); and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the District (the "Board"), as the
governing body of the District, intends to use the uniform method for collecting such
non -ad valorem special assessments to fund the cost of the Improvements as
authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes because this method will allow the
special assessments to be collected annually commencing in November 2019, in the
same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and
WHEREAS, on October 16, 2018, 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 Commissioners of the
St. Lucie County Sustainability District, Florida, as follows:
Section 1: Commencing with the 2019-2020 Fiscal Year and with the ad
valorem tax bills issued in November, 2019, 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 District to
fund the cost of the Improvements. A description of the boundaries of the real property
within the District and subject to the levy is attached hereto and made a part hereof as
Exhibit "B". The non -ad valorem assessments levied by the District are annual
assessments which will continue from year to year until discontinued by the District.
Section 2: The Board hereby determines that the levy of the assessments is
necessary to fund the cost of the Improvements.
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:
Chair Linda Bartz AYE
Vice Chair Cathy Townsend AYE
Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky AYE
Commissioner Anthony Bonna AYE
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 16th day of October, 2018.
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EXHIBIT A
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
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Treasure Coast Newspapers TCPAI &A
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 Copyline PO #
435195 - ST LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 2112704 NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM
Pub Dates
September 18, 2018
September 25, 2018
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October 9, 2018
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE
THE UNIFORM METHOD OF
COLLECTING NON-AD VALOR-
EM ASSESSMENTS AND
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Board of County Com-
missioners (the "Board") of
St. Lucie County, Florida (the
"County"), acting ex officio
as the governing body of the
St. Lucie County Sustainabil-
ity District, hereby provides
notice, pursuant to Section
197.3632, Florida Statutes, of
its intent to use the uniform
method of collecting non-ad
valorem assessments com-
mencing in November, 2019,
for assessments levied within
the County to fund the cost of
providing certain energy effi-
ciency, renewable energy and
sustainability improvements.
Such non-ad valorem assess-
ments may be imposed only
at the request of, and with the
consent of, affected proper-
ty owners in accordance with
Article VI of the County Code
of Ordinances and Section
163.08, Florida Statutes. The
Board will consider the adop-
tion of a resolution stating
its intent to use the uniform
method of collecting such
assessments as authorized
by Section 197.3632, Florida
Statutes, at a public hearing
on October 16, 2018 at 9:00
a.m. or as soon thereafter may
be heard, in the Commission
Chambers, 2300 Virginia Ave-
nue, Fort Pierce, Florida. Such
resolution will state the need
for the levy and will contain
a legal description of the real
property subject to the levy.
A Copy of the proposed form
of resolution, including a legal
description of the real prop-
erty subject to the levy, is on
file at the Office of the County
Attorney located at 2300 Vir-
ginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Flor-
ida 34982. All interested per-
sons are invited to attend the
October 16th public hearing.
In the event any person
decides to appeal any decision
by the Board with respect to
any matter relating to the con-
sideration of the resolution at
the above-referenced public
hearing, a record of the pro-
ceeding may be needed and
in such an event, such person
may need to ensure that a
verbatim record of the public
hearing is made, which record
includes the testimony and
evidence on which the appeal
is to be based.
DATED this 18th Day of Sep-
tember, 2018.
By Order of the Clerk of the
Board of County Commission-
ers of St. Lucie County, Florida
Publish: September 18, 25,
October 2, and 9, 2018
TCN 2112704
DESCRIPTION: ST. LUCIE COUNTY SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT
The boundaries of the St. Lucie County Sustainability District are coterminous with the
boundaries of St. Lucie County which are described as follows: Beginning on the
eastern boundary of the State of Florida at a point where the north section line of
section thirteen, township thirty-seven south, range forty-one east, produced easterly,
would intersect the same; thence westerly on the north line of said section and other
sections to the northwest corner of section eighteen, township thirty-seven south, range
forty-one east; thence south on the range line between ranges forty and forty-one east,
to the township line between townships thirty-seven and thirty-eight south; thence west
on the said township line to the range line dividing ranges thirty-six and thirty-seven
east; thence north on said range line, concurrent with the east boundary of Okeechobee
County, to the northwest corner of township thirty-four south, range thirty-seven east;
thence east on the township line dividing townships thirty-three and thirty-four south, to
the Atlantic Ocean; thence continuing easterly to the eastern boundary of the State of
Florida; thence southerly along said east boundary, including the waters of the Atlantic
Ocean within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the place of beginning.
12/30/2009
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