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Home My WebLink About21-375 RESOLUTION NO. 2021-375 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 WITHN THE PROPOSED LAKEWOOD PARK WATER 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 Lakewood Park Water Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "Lakewood Park Water MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Lakewood Park Water 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 Lakewood Park Water 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". Page 1 of 5 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 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 Lakewood Park Water MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Lakewood Park Water MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the proposed Lakewood Park Water 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 Lakewood Park Water 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: ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA L`_ % ,a, 01 CO,M4* By: eetA27, Deputy Clerk p it Chair o z c Si,o4 r ' APPROVED AS TO FORM AND �wokrr,rtON°' CORRECT ESS: at Ito i° ounty Att�'� Page 3 of 5 EXHIBIT A PROOF OF PUBLICATION Page 4 of 5 Treasure Coast Newspapers MIT E IJSA10MY I✓ETWCKK St Luck News Tribune 1801 U.S.1,Vero Beach,FL 32960 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ST LUCIE COUNTY BOCC ST LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 2300 VIRGINIAAVE FORT PIERCE,FL 34982-5632 STATE OF YWSCONSIN 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 TrbMre. a daily newspaper published at Foil Pierce In St. Lurie County, Florida: that the attached copy of adverfisemeM vies published In the St Lucie News Tribune In the blowing Issues below. Man( further says that the said St Lucia News Tribune Is a newspaper published in Fort Pierce in said St. Lucie County. Florida, and that saki 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 he Post Offices In Fort Pierce. SI. Lucie County, Florida and has been for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of adverkemerd. Issue(s)dated before where the dates are noted:0W21/2021, 0912//2021 10N5/2021,10/12/2021 Subscribed and to before on October 16 2021: ji OP N.TSrSlate of W1,County of Brown 1)27)?$; My commission expires Publication Cost$3 26.44 Cu No:0004905613 SARAH BERTELSEN Customer No:1313620 Notary Public PO a'. 20-20 Notice of Intent State of Wiscon$10. . O of Affidavits: 1 ,.. :.k1 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. Lude County. Florida (the 'Board") hereby movides notice, pursuant to Section 1973632, Florida Stat- utes, of Its Intent to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments to be levied wiin certain proposed or establishedspe- cial assessment districts CSADC) to fund the cost of providing capital Improve- ments endtor essential services wflkh may Include but are not limited to roadway sidewalk, potable waterMre protection. wastewater, drainage, street lighting and beach renouridlment improvements and smokes, commenting In November 2022. A list of the proposed or established SADs appears below. The Board well consider the adoption of resolutions stating IO Intent to use the uniform method of collecting olllM1 iigdsuch assessments as on 197.3632, Florida Statutes, at public hearings on October 19, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. In the Commission Chambers, 2300 Virginia Avenue. Fort Pierce, Florida. Such resolutions will state the need for the levy sand will contain a legal de- cNdon of the real property subject to the key. Copies of the proposed form of resolu- tion,including a legal descrip- tion of the real property cob- fact to the levy are on the at the neOHk soon ere County At- Vir99uria Avenue. Fort Pierce Florida 34982. All interested persons a the public hearings '.. In the evert any Person de- cides 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 thaebrerfethatvrattim cod oth rdncnphmo record i lluds t testimony and evidence on which the appeal Is to be based. SACK I. Canoe Creek MSBU pro- posed - potable water/ire protection 2.Culvert MSBU-proposed- culvert replacement 3.Hatcher MSBU-proposed- potable water/fire protection 4. Lakewood Park 2 MSBU - proposed -potable waterMire protection 9.Lakewood Park Drainage - proposed-storm water drain- age Improve .nts 6. Naylorr MSBU - proposed - potable water/fire protection >. Property Clean-Up SAD - created-Remedy Code Viola- tions B.Rose Ln MSBU-proposed- potable water/fire protection 9. Saint lames MSBU - pro- posed-potable water to.Taylor Creek MSBU -pro- posed TrTreasurree Coast Air Park - proposed -waterMire protec- DATED this 21st Day of September.2021. By �� the Clerk of the Board of of StWtleCoi Commission- ersI TCb.Stt21Tocts.12.2021 p EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: LAKEWOOD PARK WATER 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 SECTION 2, T-34-S, R-39-E; AND EAST % OF SECTION 11, T-34-S, R-39-E AND; THE WEST % OF SECTION 12, T-34-S, R-39-E AND; THE NORTH % OF THE NORTHWEST % OF SECTION 13, T- 34-S, R-39-E AND; THE NORTHEAST '/ OF SECTION 14, T-34-S, R-39-E, LESS AND EXCEPT THE SOUTHWEST Y OF THE NORTHEAST '% OF SAID SECTION 14. 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