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Home My WebLink About21-372 RESOLUTION NO. 2021- 372 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 CANOE 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 Canoe Creek Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "Canoe Creek MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Canoe 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 Canoe 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 Canoe Creek MSBU to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Canoe Creek MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the proposed Canoe 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 Canoe 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: ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA , COM Alm c By: •s,l Deputy Clerk 0 tr °%Tv..rLo* APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECT ' SS: County Att ', Page 3 of 5 EXHIBIT A PROOF OF PUBLICATION Page 4 of 5 Treasure Coast Newspapers PARTOF TH E USA TODAY NETWORK St Luck News Tribune 1801 U.S.1,Vero Beach,FL 32960 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ST LUCIE COUNTY BOCC ST LUCIE COUNTY BOCC 2300 VIRGINIA AVE FORT PIERCE,FL 34982-5632 STATE OF WISCONSIN COUNTY OF BROWN Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, said legal dark. who on oath says that he/she is a legal deck of the St Luck 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. Affirm' further says that the said St Lucia News Tribune Is a newspaper published in Fort Pierce In said St Luce County, Florida, and that said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in sad St. LLide County, Fledda, 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 reliant further says that she has neither paid or promised any person, Wm or corporation any discount rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of searing this advertisement for publication in the said newspaper. The St Lucie News Tribune has been entered as Periodical Matter et the Post Offices in Fri Mace, SI. 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:09/21/2021, 0M28/2021,10/05/2021,10/12/2021 Subscribed and to before on October 19,2021: I It ad N M.,/FSyate of yid,County of Brown 112-7 2) My commission expires Ad No0onCost:S2 26,44 :0004905813 SARAH BERTELSEN cuetpmarr No:1313428 Notary Public PO a: 20-20 Name of intro State of WisconaioErk 0 of Affidavits: t _,f 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. Ludt County, Florida (the 'Board') hereby notice, pursuant to on 1973632, Florida Stat- utes. Imtte Intent oftccollectinge uninon-ad valorem assessments to be levied withinaertain proposed or established spe- cial assessment districts i'SADs') fnd the cost of Providing capital improve- ments and/or essential services whith may include but are not limited to roadway, sidewalk. potable water/fire protection, wastewater. drainage, street lighting and beach renourrshment improvements and services, commencing in November 2022. A Inc 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 900 a.m. In the Commission Chambe0. 2300 Virginia FortFlorida, Suchuresolut onsew will state the need for the levy and will contain a legal de- scription toof the property subject cores of the proposedin tale of ex'lu- Non,Including legal ryssub- Hpn of th reallev propertyonf a at thet Officeto the eery, are on the t- the of the County At- torney located at 2300e, Virginia Avenue, Fort rested Floridao 349.92.rAll to attend pm are Invited to attend the public hearings. In the event any person de- cides to appeal any decision by the Board with rspett to any matter relating to the consideration of the resolu- tions at the above-referenced publk hearings, a record of the proceeding may be need- ed and in such an event, such person need ensuretha verbatimecod of th reolbFkqisdemh recrd includes t testimony and evidence on which the appeal Is to be based. SADS'. 1. Canoe Creek MSBU pro- posed water/fire ter/fire protection 2.Culvert MSBU-proposed - culvert replacement 3.Hatcher MSBU-proposed- potable water/fire protection 4. Lakewood Park 2 MSBU - proposed - potable water/fire protection S.Lakewood Park Drainage - ppoposs4eddd -Improvements drain- potable ry CClea -protection Dla-created B.Rosa Ln MSBU-proposed- potable water/fire protection 9. Saint lames MSBU - pro- posed-potable water 10.Taylor Creek MSBU -pro- lI.�ream�egCoast Air Park - proposed -water/fire protec- tion DATED this list Day of September,2021. By Order of the Clerk of the Board of C�CommDsbn- en fitp.tudec t5,1;bN121 TCNe905613 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: CANOE CREEK MSBU A parcel of land lying in Section 4, T-36-S, R-40-E, St. Lucie County, Florida being more particularly described as follows: All that part of Canoe Creek as recorded in Plat Book 18 at page 9 of the public records of St. Lucie County, Florida: Together with the following described parcel of land being a portion of Lots 64 and 65 of the White City Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 1 at page 23 of the public records of St. Lucie County, Florida: Begin at the northwest corner of Lot 2 of Canoe Creek; Thence North 100' along the projection of the west line of Lot 2; Thence East and parallel with the north line of Canoe Creek subdivision a distance of 1619' more or less to the west waters edge of the North Fork of the St. Lucie River; Thence meander southwesterly along said waters edge a distance of 464' more or less to the intersection of the easterly extension of the south line of the plat of Canoe Creek; Thence west along said extension a distance of 142' more or less to the southeasterly corner of Lot 10 of Canoe Creek; Thence northwesterly along the easterly line of said Lot 10 to a point on a curve concave to the west, having a radius of 50'; Thence northeasterly a distance of 78.54' along the arc of said curve through a central angle of 90° 00'00" to the southwesterly corner of Lot 8 of Canoe Creek; Thence east along the south line of said Lot 8 a distance of 177.3'; Thence north along the east line of Lot 8 a distance of 144' to a point on the north line of Canoe Creek; Thence west along said north line a distance of 1326.25' to the point of beginning. Less and except right of ways of record. Created 11/10/06 Revised 11/06/07 Page 5 of 5