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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". Page 1 of 6 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. Page 2 of 6 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. ATTEST: IN V1, I �g, co i VQ � Z * M a C9 �G c'�C�UNTY, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA Chair APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: County'Ador,hey Page 3 of 6 EXHIBIT A PROOF OF PUBLICATION Page 4 of 6 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 c,,1­,­r;k.,a ­4 ­.,., + hofnrc r, rl,i .ber 15, 2019: TAIGA MONULOCI-I Notary Public State of Wisconsin My commission expires August 6, 2021 Publication Cost: $265.20 Ad No: 0003784480 Customer No: 1313428 PO #: 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, Page 5 of 6 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 Page 6 of 6