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Home My WebLink About21-381 RESOLUTION NO. 2021- 381 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 TAYLOR CREEK 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 Taylor Creek Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "Taylor Creek MSBU") to fund the cost of dredging improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Taylor Creek 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 Taylor Creek 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 2022, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, on October 19, 2021, 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 2022-2023 Fiscal Year and with the ad Page 1 of 5 valorem tax bills issued in November, 2022, 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 Taylor Creek MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide dredging improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Taylor Creek MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the proposed Taylor Creek 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 Taylor Creek 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 5 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 ABSENT Commissioner Cathy Townsend AYE PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 19th day of October, 2021. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: �.� 1,� _' ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA �A A& tl h SY CO,ys� �j�y/7�By: Deputy Clerk Gpv sp C""!- Chair i SN n, Y,• APPROVED AS TO FORM D cooAt%r��o� CORRE r ES : ,r,42 County Att Page 3 of 5 EXHIBIT A PROOF OF PUBLICATION Page 4 of 5 Treasure Coast Newspapers PAIRS 111E USAICCAY NETWOfB St Lucie News Tribune 1801 U.S. 1,Vero Beach,FL 32860 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ST LUCIE COUNTY BOCC ST LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 2300 VIRGINIAAVE FORT PIERCE,FL 34982-5832 STATE OF WSCONSIN COUNTY OF BROWN Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, said legal dark. who on oath says that he/she is a legal clerk of the St Lude News Tribune, a daily newspaper published at Fort Pierce In St. Lida County. Florida: that the attached copy of advertisement was published In the St Lurie News Tribune in the following Issues below. Aslant further says that the said St Lurie News Tribune is a newspaper published in Fort Pierce In said St. Lude County. Florida. and that said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said St. Lude County, Florida, day and diaibuted In St Lucie County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement are affiant further says that she has neither paid or pronised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing Ids advertisement for publication In the said newspaper. The St Lude News Tribune has been entered as Periodical Matter al the Post Offices In F00 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 Issue(s)dated before where the dates are noted:00/21/2021, 08128/2021,10N6/2021,10M2/2021 Subscribed and to before on October 18 2021: its N TPStete of WI,County of Brown My commission expires Publication Cost L226.41 SARAH BERTELSEN Ad No:0004905813 Notary No:1313428 Public PO*: 20-20 Notice of Intent Mate of Wisconi0 u-� 0&AMdavits: I . ,i NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS AND • NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS The Board of County Commis- Noners of St. Lude County. Florida (the 'Board') hereby pprrovles notice, puwnuam to Section 1973632, Fordo Stat- uniform met of Its hod of colntent to lecting non-ad valorem assessments to be levied within certain proposed or established spe- cial assessment districts MAN') to fund the cost of providing capital Improve- ments and/or essential services which may Include but are not limited to roadway sidewalk, potable waterthre protection, wastewater, drainage, street lighting and beach renourishment Improvements and services, cornmenrJng November 2022. A list of the proposed or established SADs appears below. The Board will consider the adoption of resolution stating Its intent to use the uniform method of collecting such abyyenmSeection 1a97.363Z Florida Statutes, at public hearings on October 19, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission Chambers, 2300 Virginiari Avenue, Yrees Fort ill state the need for the lay and will contain a legal de- 'caption of the real property subject to the levy. Copies of the proposed form of reselu- Hon.Including a legal dewip- tian of the real property wb- Sect to on G the Office ofoof theteCountylRAt- torney located at 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce Florida 34982. All interested persons a Invited to attend the public hearings. • In the event any person de- cides to appeal any decision by the Board with respect to any matter Sating consideration. of the roolee tions at the above-referenced public hearings, a record of thed and In such eeding an event, person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the public hearing record udsttestimony and evidence on which the appeal is to be based. SADF. 1. Canoe Creek MSBU - pro- posed - potable water/fire protection 2.Culvert MSBU -proposed - cuNert replacement 3.Hatcher MSBU-proposed - 4. Lakfewoe�od Parkdfl p 2 MSSU - proposed -potable water/fire protection 5.Lakewood Park Drainage - propMeed-norm water drain- 6-Nyl laay Naylor MSBU reposed p7. Prooepewny ClearWpefSAiD- ccreated-Remedy Code Viola- tions 8.Rose Ln MSBU-proposed- potable water/fire protection 9. Saint lames MSBU - pro- posed-potable water 10.Taylor Creek MSBU -pro- posedt.. Treasure dredging ICoast Air Park - proposed -waterdlre protec- tion DATED this list Day of September,2021. By Order of the Clerk of the Board of County Commission- en of St Ludo County,Florida Pub Sepptt 21,28,O[t5,12.2021 TCNa905613 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: TAYLOR CREEK MSBU ALL THOSE PARCELS OF LAND LYING NORTH OF THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SEAWAY DRIVE (ALSO KNOWN AS STATE ROAD A-1-A SOUTH) FROM A POINT ON SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE INTERSECTED BY THE SOUTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE EASTERN MOST EDGE OF THE APPARENT WEST SHORELINE OF THE INDIAN RIVER. TOGETHER WITH: ALL THOSE PARCELS LYING EAST OF THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF NORTH U.S. HIGHWAY ONE (ALSO KNOWN AS STATE ROAD 5) FROM THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH U.S. HIGHWAY ONE WITH STATE ROAD A-1-A SOUTH, TO THE INTERSECTION WITH NORTH STATE ROAD A-1-A (ALSO KNOWN AS NORTH BEACH CAUSEWAY) , EAST TO THE EASTERN MOST EDGE OF THE APPARENT WEST SHORELINE OF THE INDIAN RIVER. TOGETHER WITH: ALL THOSE PARCELS LYING SOUTH OF THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF NORTH STATE ROAD A-1-A FROM IT'S INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF NORTH U.S. ONE TO A POINT ON THE SAID SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE WHICH IS THE NORTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE EASTERN MOST EDGE OF THE APPARENT WEST SHORELINE OF THE INDIAN RIVER. Page 5 of 5