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Home My WebLink About21-376RESOLUTION NO. 2021-376 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 LWP DRAINAGE 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 LWP Drainage Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "LWP Drainage MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to provide drainage improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed LWP Drainage 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 LWP Drainage 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 LWP Drainage MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed LWP Drainage MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the proposed LWP Drainage 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 LWP Drainage 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. ATTEST: Deputy Clerk BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA CO�y9By: vZ/ Ch rG � nr��NTY Ft��APPROVED AS TO FORMA D CORRECTN SS: County A Onej Page 3 of 5 EXHIBIT A PROOF OF PUBLICATION Page 4 of 5 Treastwe Coast Newspapers PARTCbF*i IJSAT&AV 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 clerk, who on oath says that he/she is a legal clerk of the St Lucie 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. Affiant further says that the said St Lucie News Tribune is a newspaper published in Fort Pierce In sold 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, 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 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 ncted:0912V2021, 09128/2021� 10/0512021,1011212021 YM Subscribed and to before on October 19, 2021: of WM, County of Brown A� My commission expires Publication Cost: $226.44 S A R A H B E R T E L S E N Ad No: 0D04905813 Customer No:1313428 Notary Public PO#: 20-20 Notice of Intent .State of WiSCO[1S1f1 �4. # of Affidavits: 1 NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON -AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ores, oT its intent to use the unifcilrrt method of collecting non-aad..Yaiorem assessments to be levied' within certain proposed or established spe- cial assessment districts (•SADs") to fund the cost of conecnng sucn 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 . ae- jeer to the. levy, are an life at the Office:.of ""the County At torney located at 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce Florida 34992. All interested the public hearing to attend In the everri arty. person., de- cides to appeal ally decisioil eo ana in such an oent, such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the public hearing Is made, <which record includes the testimony and evidence on: avrhl+lt the appeal is to be based. SADs: 1. Canoe Creek MSBU - ppr�o- posed, : - potable waterA. �• \.YIYCIi IYIJVL - FII VFiViCY - culvert replateinent 3. etcher MSBU - proposed pofablewaterlfire protection 4. ?LakeNrpod Park 2 MSBU - proposed - potable water/fire protectfbrt 5 i akewood Park Drainage - proposed - stafrri water drain- age tmpp. rove �..t silts L 'IVavlor N158U .- oronowd. - 7. •Pro er% ear] -Up SAD - creCl ated - efliedy. Code Viola- tions 8. Rose Ln MSBU - proposed - potable water/fire protection 9. Saint James MS81,1. - pro- posed - potable water' 10 T. ylqr creek MU - pro- posed - dredging 11. Treasure Coast Air Park - proposed - waterifire protec- tion BATED this 21st Day of Sptember, 2021. By Order of the Clerk of the Board of County Com h ion- e►s:of St t. de County; Florida Pub: Se 21,28,OctS,12, 2021 TCN490'5613 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: LWP DRAINAGE 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 THE EAST 3/ OF SECTION 2, T-34-S, R-39-E; AND EAST Y2 OF SECTION 11, T-34-S, R-39-E AND; THE WEST Yz OF SECTION 12, T-34-S, R-39-E AND; THE NORTH Y2 OF THE NORTHWEST Y OF SECTION 13, T-34-S, R-39-E AND; THE NORTH Y2 OF THE NORTHEAST Y OF SECTION 14, T-34-S, R-39-E. 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