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Home My WebLink About21-378 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2021- 378 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 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 Page 1 of 5 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 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 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. 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 U2k_ PAL _ tY C04.46,_ By: ` Deputy Clerk VO air J • 2 • ? • APPROVE S TO FORM AND c%7Y,rt09• CORREC N SS: County Att rn y Page 3 of 5 EXHIBIT A PROOF OF PUBLICATION Page 4 of 5 Treasure Coast Newspapen PAJTOFTNF uSATODAY NETWORK St Lucie News Tribune 1801 U.S.1,Vero Beath,FL 32960 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ST LUCIE COUNTY BOCC ST LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 2300 V1RGINIAAVE FORT PIERCE,FL 349824632 STATE OF NBSCONSIN 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 Fon Pierce in St. Lucie County, Florida that the attached copy of advertisement was published in the St Lude News Tribune in the following Issues below. Meath further says that the said St Lude 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. Lucie County, FIoMa, 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 nether paid or promised any person, firm or cnrporatlon any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in the said newspaper. The St Lude News Tribune has been entered as Periodical Matter at the Post Offices in Fort Pierce, St. Lude County. Florida and has been for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of adverdaemeM. Issue(s)dated before where the dates are neted:0912112021, 09/2812021,1010812021,10/1N2021 Subscribed end to before on October 19,2021: OA_! N•rr. te of WI,County of Broom z My commission expires Publication Cost:$226.44 SARAH BERTELSEN Ad No:0004905813 Customer No:1313428 Notary Public POP: 20-20 Notice or intent State of WisconsiQ lrr'. e of Ahdavits: 1 .. Nona OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS The Board of County Commis- sioners of St. Lucie County, Florida (the 'Bard') hereby provides notice. pursuant to 3ecdon 1913632. Florida Stat- utes, of its Intent to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valore assessments to m be levied witin certain proposed or established spe- cial assessment disvicts ('SADs') to fund the cost of providing capital improve- ments and/or essential services "aIim may include but are not limited t0 roadway, sidewalk, potable waw/Ibe protection. wastewater, drainage, street lighting and beach renWnshment improvements and services, commencing In November 2022. A list of the proposed or established SADs appears below. The Board will consider the adoption of resolutions stating Its intent to use the uniform method of collecting such assessments as authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, at public hearings on October 19, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission Chambers, 2300 Virginia Avenue, FOrt Pierce Florida. Such resolutions will state the need for the levy and will contain a legal de- scription of M real opi subject to the levy. Copies the proposed form resolu- tion,Including legal rtyssup- teon of e real propertyonI s the Office the levy, are on at the of the Countyt0 At- torney located at ere VirginiaFrd49$?.Avenue, Fort rted son 3eeIn Alld tinterested te persons are 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 relating to the considration of the resolu- tions at the above-referenced public hearings, a record of the providing may be need- ed and In such an went, such person may need toensure that a verbattiim record o e reecoolrd hncludestlmade. itimmoony and evidence on which the appeal Is to be based. SAns: I. canoe Creek MSBU - pyro- pposed . potable water/fire rOtOn 2.Culvert MSBU -Proposed - culvert replacement 3.Hatcher MSBU-proposed - 4.potable Paa k 2 Mre SBaU proposed -potable water/fire protection 5.Lakewood Park Drainage - proposed-storm water drain- age 6. ppotaleb ssrrwattter/flre protection D - cre Property -RemedyO CCodeSViola- tions B.Rose Ln MSBU-proposed- potable water/fire protection 9. Saint lames MSBU - pro- posed potable water 10.Taylor Creek MSBU -pro- soled Treasure dredging Air Park - proposed -watemire protec- tion DATED this 21st Day of September,2021. By Onler of the Mrk of the Board of County Commission- ers of St bade unH.Florida Pub:Sept21,2t0tt5,t2,2021 TCN4905B13 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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