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Home My WebLink About21-373RESOLUTION NO. 2021-373 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 CULVERT 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 Culvert Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "Culvert MSBU") to fund the cost of projects to construct culvert replacements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Culvert 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 Culvert MSBU to fund the cost of the Projects 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 6 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 Culvert MSBU to fund the cost of projects to construct culvert replacements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Culvert MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the proposed Culvert 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 Culvert 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 Projects. 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 6 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. ATTEST: Deputy Clerk BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: C it APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: County PXtto�ney Page 3 of 6 EXHIBIT A PROOF OF PUBLICATION Page 4 of 6 Treasure Coast Newspapers PARTGF-M- UliATIO t`AY NETWORK St Lucie 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 WISCONSIN COUNTY OF BROWN Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, said legal deck, who on oath says that he/she is a legal dark of the St Lucie News Tribune, a daily newspaper published at Forl 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, fine 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. Issue(s) dated before where the dates are noted:09/2112021, 09/28/2021. 1010612021,1011212021 Subscribed and im, to before on October 19, 2021: of W, County of Brown ..� � s My commission expires Publication Cost: $226.44 Ad No: 0004905613 S A R A H B E R T E L S E N Customer No:1313428 Notary Public PO #: 20-20 Notice of Intent u t i 8 of V1/ I S C O jI $ j n # of Affidavits: 1 i. ' z �' NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON -AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS The Board :of County Cdnii ts, sinners of 'St Lucie i aunty, Klorida (th_e . "Board") hereby pprovides rat U e, pursuant to 5ettion )9.73632, Florida Stat• utes, of its inteht to use the uniform method of collecting nort-�hd valorem assessments to be ' levied' within certain pip�esetlishedrpe- asssmendistricts ('SADs") to fund the costof provjding capital irr. preve- e unifdrM r6etl od of 1 such assessments as �d by Section . Florida Statutes, at earings on October at 4:00 a.m. in the on Chambers, 2300 Avenue, Fort Pierce, Such resolutions will i- need for the Ie_W contain a, legal de. torney located at 72300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce Florida 34'901, All interLie-J Persons are'invited to attend In- the event. any person., de cides to appeal aity. decision by the B"id with respect to any matter relating to the conslderztion of -the resotu- tions_ at the above referenced. public hearings, a record: of the pros�edIng may be need-. ed andih such an e_ vent suds 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 - pro- posed - potable water/fire pprotection 2..Cuiveqt M.590 - proposed - culvert replarehtent 3. Hatcher Iv15BU - propasee. - po able waterffire protecbon. 4.!IA kewood Park 2 MSaW - proposed potable waterifire protection 5 Lakevrood 'Park Drainage - ag p sppa ro��stbeenwater drain- 6: 90a.yylor M58U -,proposed - ppotabte wate, rffke=¢rotediotv 7. fIrp arty Clean -Up SAD - cie -Remedy Code Viola- tions 8. Rose Ln MSBU - proposed - �otable water/fire protection . Saint larges MSBU _ = pro- posed - potable water 10: Taylor Creek M9QQ - pro- posed - dredging 11. Treasure Coast Air Park - Iroposed - watedfire protec- tion DATED this 21st Day of September, 2021. By Oder of the Cie* of the BOOM of. County C6inmksion- ert of St: Wde Cour. ty; EIO►ida Pub. Sept 21,28,Oc6,12, 2021 TCN4965613 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: CULVERT MSBU— The boundary lines of St. Lucie 53 County are as follows: Beginning on the eastern boundary of the 54 State of Florida at a point where the north section line of 55 section thirteen, township thirty-seven south, range forty-one 56 east, produced easterly, would intersect the same; thence 57 westerly on the north line of said section and other sections to 58 the northwest corner of section eighteen, township thirty-seven 59 south, range forty-one east; thence south along the range line 60 between ranges forty east and forty-one east which is concurrent 61 with the St. Lucie County and Martin County boundary lines to 62 the intersection with the north line of the south 508.15 feet of 63 the northeast quarter of section twenty-four, township thirty-64 seven south, range forty east; thence west along the south 65 508.15-foot line of the northeast quarter of section twenty-66 four, township thirty-seven south, range forty east and 67 concurrent with the municipal boundary line of the City of Port 68 St. Lucie to the intersection of the east 924.15-foot line of 69 section twenty-four, township thirty-seven south, range forty 70 east; thence south along the east 924.15-foot line of section 71 twenty-four, township thirty-seven south, range forty east and 72 continuing along the municipal boundary line of the City of Port 73 St. Lucie, to the intersection of the south line of the 74 northeast quarter of section twenty-four, township thirty-seven 75 south, range forty east; thence west along the south line of the 76 northeast quarter of section twenty-four, township thirty-seven 77 south, range forty east to the intersection with the west edge 78 of Howard Creek; thence southerly and along with the west edge 79 of Howard Creek being concurrent with the municipal boundary 80 line of the City of Port St. Lucie to the intersection of the 81 north shore of the north fork of the St. Lucie River and the 82 west edge of Howard Creek as concurrent with the City of Port 83 St. Lucie municipal boundary; thence departing said north shore 84 of the north fork of the St. Lucie River and the municipal 85 boundary line of the City of Port St. Lucie, a bearing direction 86 (State Plane Coordinate System, Florida East Zone) of south 45 87 Page 5 of 6 degrees, 16 minutes west, 2,355 feet more or less, to a point 88 within the body of water of the north fork of the St. Lucie 89 River; thence departing said point a bearing direction (State 90 Plane Coordinate System, Florida East Zone) of south 41 degrees, 91 4 minutes east, 6,155 feet more or less to a point located in 92 the body of the north fork of the St. Lucie River which 93 intersects with the west line of section thirty, township 94 thirty-seven south, range forty-one east; thence south 6,459 95 feet along the west line of sections thirty and thirty-one, 96 township thirty-seven south, range forty-one east, to the 97 intersection with the township line between townships thirty-98 seven and thirty-eight south; also being the southwest corner of 99 section thirty-one, township thirty-seven, range forty-one east; 100 thence west on the said township line to the range line dividing 101 ranges thirty-six and thirty-seven east; thence north on said 102 range line, concurrent with the east boundary of Okeechobee 103 County, to the northwest corner of township thirty-four south, 104 range thirty-seven east; thence east on the township line 105 dividing townships thirty-three and thirty-four south to a point 106 of intersection with the easterly mean high water line of Round 107 Island Creek; thence meandering northwesterly along said mean 108 high water line to its intersection with the north line of Lot 109 25, plat of Kansas City Colony, as recorded in Plat Book 4, page 110 23, of the public records of St. Lucie County, Florida. Said 111 north line of Lot 25 lying 150 feet north of, and parallel with, 112 as measured at right angles to, the township line dividing 113 townships thirty-three and thirty-four south; thence east along 114 the north line of said Lot 25 to the west right-of-way line of 115 State Road A1A; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way 116 line to the intersection of said west right-of-way line and a 117 line lying 45.22 feet south of, as measured at right angles to, 118 the township line dividing townships thirty-three and thirty-119 four south; thence east along said line lying 45.22 feet south 120 of, and parallel with the line dividing townships thirty-three 121 and thirty-four south, to the Atlantic Ocean; thence continuing 122 easterly to the eastern boundary of the State of Florida; thence 123 southerly along said east boundary, including the waters of the 124 Atlantic Ocean within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, 125 to the place of beginning. Page 6 of 6