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Home My WebLink About21-379RESOLUTION NO. 2021- 379 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 ROSE LANE 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 Rose Lane Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "Rose Lane MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Rose Lane 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 Rose Lane 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 Rose Lane MSBU to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Rose Lane MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the proposed Rose Lane 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 Rose Lane 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 APPROVED AS TO FORM ►�(+ID CORRECTNESS: 1 County Att ne� Page 3 of 5 EXHIBIT A PROOF OF PUBLICATION Page 4 of 5 Treamm Coast Newspapers I+ARTOFTHE USA TODAY 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. Afflant 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, 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 noted:09/21/2021, 09/2812021; 10/05/2021,1011212021 Subscribed and su. to before on October 19, 2021. of Wl, County of Brown 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 --Plate of Wiscons.i,,,,. ,, # of Affidavits: 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 Lucie County Florida (the _ Board") hereby provides notice, pursuant to Section 197z3632, Florida Stat- utes, of its intent to use the unifofm method of collecting nowbd .valorem assessments to be levied within certain Proposed or established spe- cial assessment districts ("SADs") to fund the cost of providing capital improve- ments. and/or essential services 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 the real property tign, inclucung a legal- descripp- tion-of the real property sub- ject to the levy, are on file at the Office of :the County At- torney located at 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce Florida 34982. All interested 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 consideration of the resole- tions at the. above -referenced. public hearings, a record. of the proceeding may be need- ed and in such an event: suc11 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 3rotection ..Culvert MSBU proposed - culvertreplare'ment 3. Hatcher MSBU. - nronesed - 2 6. Naylor MSBU .proposed - r. ri.v m_ r s.�ren-up one - create - em dy Code Viola- tions 8. Rose Ln MSBU - proposed - potable waterifire protection 9. Saint lames MSBU - pro- posed - potable water 10. Taylor .Creek MSBU - pro- posed -dredging 11. Treasure Coast Air Park - proposed - water/fire protec- tion DATED this 21st Day of September; 2021. By Order of the Clerk of the Board of County Commission- ers Cf St. Lude County; Florida Pub: Sept 21,28,Oct5,12, 2621 TCN4905613 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: ROSE LANE MSBU SIX (6) PARCELS OF LAND ALL LYING IN THE SOUTHEAST ONE QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST ONE QUARTER OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH, RANGE 40 EAST, ST. LUCIE COUNTY FLORIDA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: FIVE (5) OF THE AFOREMENTIONED SIX (6) PARCELS ARE DESCRIBED IN THE OFFICIAL RECORD BOOKS OF ST LUCIE COUNTY FLORIDA TO WIT: O.R. 4093 PAGE 1338, O.R. 1853 PAGE 2726, O.R. 3794 PAGE 2575, O.R. 3587 PAGE 2798, O.R. 3993 PAGE 2375, AND O.R. BOOK 4368 PAGE 2026. THE REMAINING PARCEL WILL BE DESCRIBED BY ALIQUOT PARTS AS FOLLOWS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE PARCEL; THE EAST ONE HUNDRED TEN (110) FEET, OF THE WEST TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY- NINE (279) FEET, OF THE SOUTH TWO HUNDRED NINETY- FIVE (295) FEET, OF THE NORTH SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY (780) FEET, OF THE EAST FIFTEEN (15) ACRES, OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE QUARTER, OF THE SOUTHWEST ONE QUARTER, OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH, RANGE 40 EAST. ACCORDING TO THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER, THE PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IS, 2434-341-0005-0002. NO ADDRESS WAS AVAILABLE, AND CURRENT OWNER IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. Page 5 of 5