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Home My WebLink About19-235RESOLUTION NO. 2019-235 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 2020, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, on October 22, 2019, 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 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 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 Linda Bartz AYE Vice Chair Cathy Townsend AYE Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson ABSENT Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky AYE Commissioner Sean Mitchell AYE PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 22nd day of October, 2019. ATTEST: s,. coumv F` BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Chair APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: . _lJ County/At,torney Page 3 of 5 EXHIBIT A PROOF OF PUBLICATION Page 4 of 5 Treasure 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 `----, f., hof. , n,' ,ber 15, 2019: �Jtlrxll TARA MONDLOCH 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, 15, 2019 TCN3784480 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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