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Home My WebLink About18-193RESOLUTION NO. 2018-193 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 PROPERTY CLEAN-UP SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT TO FUND REMEDIATION AND ABATEMENT OF UNSAFE AND UNSANITARY CONDITIONS; DESCRIBING THE AREA SUBJECT TO THE ASSESSMENT; STATING A NEED FOR THE LEVY; PROVIDING FOR MAILING THE RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, by enactment of Ordinance No. 14-018, the Board of County Commissioners (the "Board") of St. Lucie County, Florida (the "County") provided for the imposition of non -ad valorem special assessments against certain real property within the County to fund the costs associated with services related to the remediation and abatement of unsafe and unsanitary conditions (the "Remediation Services"); and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 14-018 described the area within which the County may impose such special assessments as the County's Urban Service Boundary as defined in the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan, and established such area as a special assessment district (the "SAD"); and WHEREAS, the Board, as the governing body of the County, intends to use the uniform method for collecting such non -ad valorem special assessments 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 Page 1 of 5 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 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 by the County within the Property Clean-up SAD. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the Property Clean-up SAD 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 Property Clean-up SAD 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 recover the cost of remedying and abating unsafe and unsanitary conditions. 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. Page 2 of 5 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 Linda Bartz AYE Commissioner Cathy Townsend AYE Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky AYE Commissioner Anthony Bonna AYE PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 16th day of October, 2018. ATTEST: ��MLL Deput I BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA a _. L- - ;::� Cha' APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORR7NIESS- ( ^} County At me Page 3 of 5 EXHIBIT A PROOF OF PUBLICATION Page 4 of 5 Treasure Coast Newspapers l 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 2112685 NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM Pub Dates September 18, 2018 September 25, 2018 October 2, 2018 October 9, 2018 Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of, October 09, 2018, by / who is Natalie Zoll r (X) personally known to me or ( ) who has produced �� 14 f q `''V r tG Karol Kangas Notary Public as identification. 'v'e� •.., 9 <•`. r�"� • ` KAROLEKANGAS Notary Public -State of Florida Commission k GG 126041 My Comm,Explreslul29,2021 Banded lhmWh W&AI olaryAsat as identification. NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON -AD VALOR- EM ASSESSMENTS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS The Board of County Commis- sioners of St. Lucie County, Florida (the "Board") hereby provides notice, pursuant to Section 197.3632, Florida Stat- utes, of its intent to use the uniform method of collecting non -ad valorem assessments to be levied within certain pro- posed or established special assessment districts ("SADs") to fund the cost of providing capital improvements and/or essential services which may include but are not limited to roadway, sidewalk, potable water/fire protection, waste- water, drainage, street light- ing and beach renourishment improvements and services, commencing in November 2019. A list of the proposed or established SADs appears below. The Board will consid- er the adoption of resolutions stating its intent to use the uniform method of collecting such assessments as autho- rized by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, at public hearings on, October 16, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. in the Commis- sion Chambers, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida. Such resolutions will state the need for the levy and will con- tain a legal description of the real property subject to the levy. Copies of the proposed form of resolution, including a legal description of the real property subject to the levy, are on file at the Office of the County Attorney located at 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida 34982. All inter- ested persons are invited to attend the October 16th public hearing. In the event any person decides to appeal any deci- sion by the Board with respect to any matter relating to the consideration of the resolu- tions at the above -referenced public hearings, a record of the proceeding may be need- ed 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 testimo- ny and evidence on which the appeal is to be based. SADs: 1. Canoe Creek MSBU - pro- posed - potable water/fire protection 2. Hatcher MSBU - proposed - potable water/fire protection 3. Lakewood Park 2 MSBU - proposed - potable water/fire protection 4. Lakewood Park Drainage - proposed - storm water drain- age improvements 5. Mura MSBU - proposed - potable water/fire protection 6. North Hutchinson Island MSBU - wastewater 7. Property Clean -Up SAD - created - Remedy Code Vio- lations 8. Rainbow Drive 1 MSBU - proposed - potable water/fire protection 9. Rainbow Drive 2 MSBU proposed - wastewater 10. River Hammock MSBU proposed - potable water/fire protection 11. Sabal Creek MSBU - pro- posed potable water/waste- water 12. Saint James MSBU - pro- posed - potable water 13. Towns Villages and Coun- tryside MSBU - proposed - infrastructure related to pav- ing, drainage, water, sewer, sidewalks, and street lights 14. Treasure Coast Air Park - proposed - water/fire pro- tection 15. Yates Road MSBU - pro- posed - potable water/fire protection 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 2112685 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: PROPERTY CLEAN-UP SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT The boundaries are as follows: That portion of the unincorporated area of the County lying to the east of the following described line: begin at the point Interstate 95 enters the County from Indian River County and run southerly along Interstate 95 to Angle Road; then run westerly along Angle Road to Florida's Turnpike; then run southerly along Florida's Turnpike to Picos Road; then run westerly along Picos Road to Gentile Road; then run southerly along Gentile Road to Okeechobee Road; then run easterly along Okeechobee Road to Florida's Turnpike; then run southerly along Florida's Turnpike to Interstate 95; then run southerly along Interstate 95 to Glades Cutoff Road; then run westerly along Glades Cutoff Road to C-24 Canal; then run southerly along C-24 Canal to Juliette Avenue; then run westerly along Juliette avenue to Salvatierra Boulevard; then run southerly along Salvatierra Boulevard to Tanforan Boulevard; then run easterly along Tanforan Boulevard to Interstate 95; then run southerly along Interstate 95 to the point at which it enters Martin County. * The County provides Remediation Services solely within the unincorporated area of the County and therefore will not impose or collect non -ad valorem assessments to fund Remediation Services from real property located within the corporate limits of any municipality. 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