HomeMy WebLinkAbout20-172 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-172
A RESOLUTION OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RELATING TO THE
CONSTRUCTION AND FUNDING OF POTABLE
WATER AND FIRE PROTECTION IMPROVEMENTS
BENEFITTING REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN
THE IROQUOIS/NAVAJO MSBU; SUPPLEMENTING
COUNTY RESOLUTION NOS. 2018-104 AND 2018-142;
REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF THE SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT IMPOSED AGAINST THE PARCELS
COMPRISING THE IROQUOIS/NAVAJO MSBU IN
LIGHT OF LOWER THAN ESTIMATED
CONSTRUCTION COSTS; AUTHORIZING PARTIAL
REFUNDS FOR ASSESSMENTS WHICH WERE
PREPAID IN FULL; APPROVING AND FINALIZING
THE ASSESSMENT ROLL; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST.
LUCIE COUNTY AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY. This Resolution of the St. Lucie County
Board of County Commissioners (the "Board") is adopted pursuant to the provisions of
Article IV of Chapter 40 of the County Code of Ordinances (as successor to Chapter 1-
13.6 thereof) (the "Assessment Ordinance"), sections 125.66, 197.3632, and 197.3635,
Florida Statutes, and other applicable provisions of law, and County Resolution Nos.
2018-104 and 2018-142 (collectively, the "Initial Resolutions").
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. All capitalized terms in this Resolution
shall have the meanings defined in the Assessment Ordinance and the Initial
Resolutions.
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SECTION 3. FINDINGS. It is hereby ascertained, determined and
declared that:
(A) The Initial Resolutions described the potable water and fire protection
improvements comprising the Project, provided for the funding thereof through
Assessments and the method of assessing the cost of such improvements against the
real property located within the Iroquois/Navajo MSBU benefited by the Project, and
approved the preliminary Assessment Roll.
(B) The amount of the Assessments imposed against Assessed Property was
based on construction cost estimates developed at the time the Initial Resolutions were
adopted.
(C) Construction of the Project is now complete and the actual costs associated
with the Project are known. The final cost of the Project is less than the preliminary
estimates used to develop the Assessments and Assessment Roll.
(D) Section 5(E) of Resolution No. 2018-142 provides that the Assessment
imposed against each Parcel may be reduced upon completion of the Project based
upon lower than expected construction costs, and that such reduction shall be
established by supplemental resolution of the Board.
(E) This Resolution is adopted for purposes of reducing the Assessment
imposed against the Parcels comprising the Iroquois/Navajo MSBU to reflect the actual
cost of the Project, approving and finalizing the Assessment Roll for the Project, and
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authorizing a partial refund for the owners of Assessed Property who prepaid the
Assessment based on the higher cost estimate.
SECTION 4. ASSESSMENT REDUCTION. In light of the lower than
estimated construction costs for the Project and related interest savings, the Board
hereby determines as follows:
(A) The total amount of the Assessment imposed against each ERC included
on the Assessment Roll shall be reduced by $1,472.00, such that the annual installment
of the Assessment collected from each ERC shall be reduced from $683.58 to $540.52
beginning with the installment to be collected in November, 2020 and thereafter for the
remainder of the Assessment term.
(B) Thirteen (13) of the ERCs were prepaid in full by the owners of Assessed
Property, as authorized by Section 7 of Resolution No. 2018-104. The Assessment
Coordinator is authorized to process a partial refund for the prepaid ERCs in the
amount of$1,811.25 each. Such partial refund shall be paid to the current owner of the
Assessed Property for which prepayment was made.
SECTION 6. APPROVAL OF ASSESSMENT ROLL.
(A) The Assessment Roll has been updated to reflect the reduced Assessments
as provided for herein and is now finalized. The updated Assessment Roll, a copy of
which is on file in the office of the County Engineer and incorporated herein by
reference, is hereby approved. The Assessment Coordinator is authorized and directed
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to certify the updated Assessment Roll to the Tax Collector for collection pursuant to
the Uniform Assessment Collection Act, and to take such actions as may be necessary or
desirable in furtherance thereof.
(B) The updated Assessment Roll shall be retained by the Assessment
Coordinator and shall be available for public inspection.
SECTION 7. RATIFICATION AND CONFIRMATION OF INITIAL
RESOLUTION AND PRIOR ACTIONS.
(A) As supplemented herein, the Initial Resolutions are hereby ratified and
confirmed.
(B) Any and all prior actions of the Board and County staff associated with
the imposition of Assessments to fund the Project are hereby approved, ratified and
confirmed in their entirety.
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SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall take effect immediately
upon its passage and adoption.
AFTER MOTION AND SECOND, the vote on this Resolution was as
follows:
Chair Cathy Townsend AYE
Vice Chair Chris Dzadovsky AYE
Commissioner Linda Bartz AYE
Commissioner Sean Mitchell AYE
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 28th day of July, 2020.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
ATTEST:
De uty Clerk Chair
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
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County Attorney
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