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Home My WebLink About20-273RESOLUTION NO. 20-273 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 LWP DRAINAGE 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 LWP Drainage Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "LWP Drainage MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to provide drainage improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed LWP Drainage 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 LWP Drainage 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 2021, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, on December 15, 2020, 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". NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, as follows: Section 1: Commencing with the 2021-2022 Fiscal Year and with the ad Page 1 of 5 valorem tax bills issued in November 2021, 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 LWP Drainage MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed LWP Drainage MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the proposed LWP Drainage 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 LWP Drainage 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. After motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as follows: Chair Chris Dzadovsky AYE Vice Chair Sean Mitchell AYE Commissioner Linda Bartz AYE Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson AYE Commissioner Cathy Townsend AYE Page 2 of 5 PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 15th day of December 2020. ATTEST: Deputy, ,C/ lerk Z rn BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: hair APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: Page 3 of 5 EXHIBIT A PROOF OF PUBLICATION Page 4 of 5 ree Coast. N PART OF'TN E USA TODAYWETWORk St Lucie News Tribune 1801 U.S., 1, Vero Beach, FL 32960 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ST LUCIE COUNTY PLAN NING & DEV 2300 VIRGINIAAVE 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 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. 11117/2020, 11124/2020, 1210112020, 12108/2020 Subscribed a d sworn to before on December 15, 2020; Notary, Stale of WI, County of Brown TARA MONDLOCH Notary Public State of VVlsconsin commission expires August 6, 2021 Publication Cost: $771.84 Ad No: 0004462587 Customer No: 1376720 PO #: # of Affidavits: 1 NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON -AD VALOREM 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, Fl t.sda Stat- utes, of its intent to use the uniform method of collecting non -ad valorem assessments to be levied within certain proposed or :established spe- cial assessment districts ("SADs") to fund the cost of such Avenue, Such re d to public 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 - pro&g6sW - potable water/fire pro taiLtion 2. Culvert MSBU — pro- posed — culVepe"amot F3. atceMSB pro posed pat.Nb .t;9ire- protection 4. Lakewood Park 2 Wou. - p8api<tis d - potable watdrffire,ptotettiort. 5.` k+"alOW : Park orainagge prcrpp.,oaspd —storm . YYdter dra ina.9Q IMpr4_Vp ri0n N ._fts. .:HUtt►i%ti5on Island MSBU-wastewater 7. Pirdperty Clean -Up SAD — created — Remedy Code Violations 8. Rainbow Drive 1 M5BU - proposed potable water/fire protection 9. Rainbow Drive 2 M5BU - proposed — wastewa- ter 10. Rose Ln MSBU—:prod nosed — notable watattfrre protedion 11. Saint James MSBU - proposed - potable water 12. Taylor Creek MSBU - proposed - dredgingg 13. Towns Villages and Countryside MSBU . top4sed - infrastructure re( t�; to paving, drainage, water, sew- er, sidewalks, and street lights 14. Treasure Coast Air Park - proposed - water/fire protection 15. Yates Road MSBU - proposed - potable water/fire protection DATED this 17th Day of No- vember, 2020. Br QWet: of jhe CIerk,:of the B.oa�ii of bib tp EortiW» iion- empf.St W. Je:Courtty,Flasida PU611 N* 17, 24, Det,:1, 8, 2020.... TCN4462587 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: LWP DRAINAGE MSBU A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTIONS 1,2, 11,12,13 AND 14, T-34-S, R-39-E. ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA. SAID PARCEL BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE WEST 1/2 OF SECTION 1, T-34-S, R-39-E; AND THE EAST 3/ OF SECTION 2, T-34-S, R-39-E; AND EAST '/2 OF SECTION 11, T-34-S, R-39-E AND; THE WEST Y2 OF SECTION 12, T-34-S, R-39-E AND; THE NORTH Y2 OF THE NORTHWEST '/ OF SECTION 13, T-34-S, R-39-E AND; THE NORTH '/2 OF THE NORTHEAST '/a OF SECTION 14, T-34-S, R-39-E. LESS AND EXCEPT ALL ROAD AND CANAL RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD AND ALL COUNTY OWNED PARCELS OF RECORD. OCTOBER 18, 2005 Page 5 of 5