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Home My WebLink About20-276 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-276 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 2021 , in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, on December 15, 2020, 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 2021-2022 Fiscal Year and with the ad 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 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 Chris Dzadovsky AYE Vice Chair Sean Mitchell AYE Commissioner Linda Bartz AYE Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson AYE Commissioner Cathy Townsend AYE PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 15th day of December, 2020. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Deputy I Chair � �- Y CUB ` ,�' u'� APPROVED AS TO FORM AND y Z CORRECTN SS: -a m „A„ . 0, -LNry. Ft.00 - ounty A orn y Page 3 of 5 EXHIBIT A PROOF OF PUBLICATION Page 4 of 5 Treasure Coast.Newspapers PART OF THE USA TODAYNETWORK 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. 11/17/2020,11/24/2020,12/01/2020,12/08/2020 Subscribed a d sworn to before on December 15,2020: 50,Lo Wt.a.C.C.t. Notary,State of WI,County of Brown TARA N'IONDLOCH Notary Public State of Wisconsin t My commission expires August 6,2021 Publication Cost:$771.84 Ad No:0004462587 Customer No:1375720 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, Florida 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 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 Iighting and beach renourlshment improvements and services, commendng In November 2021. A list of the proposed or established SADs appears below. The Board will consider the adoption of resolutions stating its intent to use the uniform method of collecting such assessments as authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, at public hearings on, December 15,20 at 9:00 a.rn,in the Com- mission Chambers, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida. Such resolutions will State the need for the levy and will contain a legal de- scription of the real property subject to the levy. Copies of the proposed form of resolu- tion,including a legal descrip- tion of the real property sub- ject to the levy, are on file at the Office of the County At- torney located at 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida 34982 All Interested persons are Invited to attend the October 22nd public hear- ing. In the event any person de- ckles to appeal any decision by the Board with respect to any matter relating to the consideration of the resolu- tions at the above-referenced public hearings, a record of the proceeding may be need- ed 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 protection 2. Culvert MSBU-pro- posed-culvert replacement 3. Hatcher MSBU-pro- posed - potable water/fire protection 4. Lakewood Park 2 MSBU - proposed - potable water/fire protection 5. Lakewood Park Drainage - proposed - storm water drainage improvements 6, North Hutchinson Island MSBU-wastewater 7. Property Clean-Up SAD-created-Remedy Code Violations 8. Rainbow Drive 1 MSBU - proposed - potable water/fire protection 9. Rainbow Drive 2 MSBU - proposed -wastewa- ter 10. Rose Ln MSBU-pro- posed - nntahle waterffue protection 11. Saint James MSBU - proposed-potable water 12. Taylor Creek MSBU -proposed-dredging 13. Towns Villages and Countryside MSBU - proposed - infrastructure related 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. By Order of the Clerk of the Board of County Commission- ers of St.Lucie County,Florida Publish: Nov. 17,24,Dec. 1, 8, 2020 TCN4462587 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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