HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-239RESOLUTION NO. 2019-239
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
TOWNS, VILLAGES, AND COUNTRYSIDE 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 Towns, Villages, and Countryside
Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "Towns, Villages, and Countryside MSBU") to fund
the cost of a project to provide infrastructure improvements to the area within the
boundaries of the proposed Towns, Villages, and Countryside 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
Towns, Villages, and Countryside 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 2020, in the same
manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2019, 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 2020-2021 Fiscal Year and with the ad
valorem tax bills issued in November, 2020, 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 Towns, Villages, and Countryside MSBU to fund the cost of a project to
provide infrastructure improvements to the area within the boundaries of the proposed
Towns, Villages, and Countryside MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real
property within the proposed Towns, villages, and Countryside 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 Towns, Villages, and Countryside 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.
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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 Sean Mitchell AYE
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson ABSENT
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 22"d day of October, 2019.
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EXHIBIT A
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
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Tireases Coast Newspapers
PARTOF THE USA TODAY NETWORK
Indian River Press Journal
1801 U.S, 1, Vero Beach, FL 32960
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
ST LUCIE COUNTY BOCC FINANCE DEPT.
2300 VIRGINIA AVE
FORT PIERCE, FL 34982-5632
STATE OF WISCONSIN
COUNTY OF BROWN
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, said
legal clerk, who on oath says that he/she is a legal clerk of
the Indian River Press Journal, a daily newspaper
published at Vero Beachin Indian River Press Journal, a
daily newspaper published at Vero Beach in Indian River
County, Florida: that the attached copy of advertisement
was published in the Indian River Press Journal in the
following issues below. Affiant further says that the said
Indian River Press Journal is a newspaper published in
Vero Beach in said Indian River County, Florida, and that
said newspaper has heretofore been continuously
published in said Indian River County, Florida, daily and
distributed in Indian River 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 Indian River Press Journal has been
entered as Periodical Matter at the Post Offices in Vero
Beach, Indian River County, Florida and has been for a
period of one year next preceding the first publication of the
attached copy of advertisement.
September 24, 2019, October 1, 2019, October 8, 2019,
October 15, 2019
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TAIGA MONULOCI-I
Notary Public
State of Wisconsin
My commission expires August 6, 2021
Publication Cost: $265.20
Ad No: 0003784480
Customer No: 1313428
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF
COLLECTING NON -AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS AND
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
The Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Flori-
da (the "Board") hereby provides notice, pursuant to Section
197.3632, Florida Statutes, of its intent to use the uniform
method of collecting non -ad valorem assessments to be levied
within certain proposed or established special assessment dis-
tricts ("SADs") to fund the cost of providing capital improve-
ments and/or essential services which may include but are not
limited to roadway, sidewalk, potable water/fire protection,
wastewater, drainage, street lighting and beach
renourishment improvements and services, commencing in No-
vember 2020. A list of the proposed or established SADs ap-
pears below. The Board will consider the adoption of resolu-
tions stating its intent to use the uniform method of collecting
such assessments as authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida
Statutes, at public hearings on, October 22, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.
in the Commission Chambers, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort
Pierce, Florida. Such resolutions will state the need for the
levy and will contain 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 locat-
ed at 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida 34982. All in-
terested persons are invited to attend the October 22nd public
hearing.
In the event any person decides to appeal any decision by the
Board with respect to any matter relating to the consideration
of the resolutions at the above -referenced public hearings, a
record of the proceeding 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.
SADs:
1.Canoe Creek MSBU - proposed - potable water/fire protec-
tion
2.Hatcher MSBU - proposed - potable water/fire protection
3.Lakewood Park 2 MSBU - proposed - potable water/fire pro-
tection
4.Lakewood Park Drainage - proposed - storm water drainage
improvements
5.Mura MSBU - proposed - potable water/fire protection
6.North Hutchinson Island MSBU - wastewater
7.Property Clean -Up SAD - created - Remedy Code Violations
8.Rainbow Drive 1 MSBU - proposed - potable water/fire pro-
tection
9.Rainbow Drive 2 MSBU - proposed - wastewater
10.Saint James MSBU - proposed - potable water
11.Taylor Creek MSBU - proposed - dredging
12.Towns Villages and Countryside MSBU - proposed - infra-
structure related to paving, drainage, water, sewer, sidewalks,
and street lights
13.Treasure Coast Air Park - proposed - water/fire protection
14.Yates Road MSBU - proposed - potable water/fire protec-
tion
DATED this 24th Day of September, 2019.
By Order of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners
of St. Lucie County, Florida
Pub: Sep 24, Oct. 1, 8, 1 S, 2019 TCN3784480
EXHIBIT B
DESCRIPTION: TOWNS, VILLAGES, AND COUNTRYSIDE MSBU
A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTIONS 3, 4, 5, 8, 9,10, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28,
29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, AND 36, T-34-S, R-39-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA BEING MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS. -
BEGIN AT THE N.W. CORNER OF SECTION 5, T-34-S, R-39-E; THENCE SOUTH ALONG
THE WEST LINE OF SECTIONS 5, 8, AND 17, T-34-S, R-39-E TO THE S.W. CORNER OF
THE N.W.1/4 OF SECTION 17, T-34-S, R-39E; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF
THE N.E. '/4 OF SECTION 18 T-34-S, R-39-E 1356.54' TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 76.00'
TO A POINT; THENCE WEST 1356.70' TO THE WEST LINE OF THE S.E.1/4 OF SECTION
18, T-34-S, R-39-E; THENCE SOUTH 456.63' TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY
182.60' MORE OR LESS TO A POINT ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE FORT PIERCE FARMS
WATER CONTROL DISTRICT DIKE AS REFERENCED WITHIN ORB 287 AT PAGE 1830 OF
THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE ALONG SAID
CENTERLINE THE FOLLOWING FOUR (4) CALLS;
1. THENCE SOUTH 1980.10' TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 18, T-34-
S, R-39-E;
2. THENCE SOUTH 2697.26' MORE OR LESS TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF
THE N.W. '/4 SECTION LINE OF SECTION 19, T-34-S, R-39-E;
3. THENCE SOUTHEAST 886.31' MORE OR LESS TO A POINT;
4. THENCE SOUTH 1946.51' TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 19, T-34-
S, R-39-E;
THENCE RUN WEST DEPARTING SAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF 58' MORE OR LESS
TO THE N.W. CORNER OF THE EAST'/2 OF SECTION 30, T-34-3, R-39-E; THENCE
SOUTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 30 TO THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY
LINE OF SUNSHINE STATE PARKWAY; THENCE EAST AND SOUTH EAST ALONG THE
NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SUNSHINE STATE PARKWAY TO A POINT ON THE
NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
CANAL
C-25; THENCE EAST ON THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID C-25 CANAL TO A
POINT ALONG THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF KEEN ROAD; THENCE NORTH
ALONG THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF KEEN ROAD TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF ST. LUCIE BOULEVARD; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF ST. LUCIE BOULEVARD TO A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT-OF-
WAY LINE OF KINGS HIGHWAY; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY
LINE OF KINGS HIGHWAY TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE S.W.1/4 OF
SECTION 25, T-34-S,R-39-ElTHENCE WEST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF THE S.W.1/4
OF SECTION 25 TO THE S.W. CORNER OF THE EAST'/2 OF THE N.E. % OF SECTION 26,
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T-34-S, R-39-E; THENCE RUN NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST'/2 OF THE
NE % OF SECTION 26, T-34-S,R-39-E TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 14,
T-34-S, R-39-E; THENCE EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTIONS 14 AND 13, T-34-
S, R-39-E TO THE S.E.CORNER OF THE S.W. % OF THE S.W. % OF SECTION 13, T-34-S,
R-39-E; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE S.W.1/4 OF THE S.W.1/4 OF
SECTION 13, T-34-S, R-39-E TO THE N.E. CORNER OF SAID S.W.1/4 OF THE S.W.1/4;
THENCE EAST TO A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF TAYLOR DAIRY
ROAD,;THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF TAYLOR DAIRY
ROAD TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF INDRIO ROAD; THENCE
WEST ON THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF INDRIO ROAD TO A POINT ON THE
WEST LINE OF SECTION 14, T-34-S, R-39-E; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF
SECTIONS 14, 11, AND 2, T-34-S, R-39-E TO THE N. W. CORNER OF SECTION 2, T-34-S,
R-39-E; THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SECTIONS 3, 4, AND 5, T-34-S, R-
39-E TO THE N.W.CORNER OF SECTION 5, T-34-S, R-39-E AND THE POINT OF
BEGINNING.
PREPARED DATE: DECEMBER 28, 2006
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