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Home My WebLink About23-184 MICHELLE R.MILLER,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT SAINT LUCIE COUNTY FILE# 5260716 10/27/2023 02:24:58 PM OR BOOK 5063 PAGE 2835-2840 Doc Type:RESO RECORDING: $52.50 RESOLUTION NO. 2023-184 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 WITHN THE PROPOSED LAKEWOOD PARK WATER 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 Lakewood Park Water Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "Lakewood Park Water MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Lakewood Park Water 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 Lakewood Park Water 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 2024, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, on October 17, 2023, 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 2024-2025 Fiscal Year and with the ad valorem tax bills issued in November 2024, 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 Lakewood Park Water MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Lakewood Park Water MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the proposed Lakewood Park Water 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 Lakewood Park Water MSBU are annual assessments that 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: Cathy Townsend, Chair AYE Linda Bartz, Vice Chair AYE Chris Dzadovsky, Commissioner AYE Jamie Fowler, Commissioner AYE Larry Leet, Commissioner AYE PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 17th day of October, 2023. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA 4GOM44 A 'C By: Deputy Clerk r OJ ;!'"�- ti� Chair fett `Gc�F�ouHr�,G 0 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 14)9 County Attorney Page 3 of 5 EXHIBIT A PROOF OF PUBLICATION Page 4 of 5 * LocaliQ Florida PO Box 631244 Cincinnati, OH 45263-1244 GANNETT USE PROOF OF PUBLICATION NOTICEG NT TO THE U NIMFOROOR M METHOD O OF F COLLECTING N VALOREM ASSESSMENTS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS St Lucie County Bocc Finance Dept Ow bum-. um<e((WW1- W 1-C rlo si rnnu 01 Finance Department -Buureri hereby provide9 oOlice. pursuant ro Section 19).3632,Florid° St Lucie County Bocc unifales, of as intent to use ,he uniform mellow ssest or cane,,Ibe nor ad valorem os05itmenls tp be ,fused 2300 Virginia AVE wl'h'n 'erlal'I °roamed °r *sash fished special assessment districh Fort Pierce FL 34982-5632 ro Ian II nl w,ad Ina cop.II Improvanwnls attdfnr esseninclu a w services may coy.k out ore not:Unitedolo rand wee. sldemolk. voluble walet:•hre tirotectfoo. wastewoter. drhMonae, street bunting and swoocn,a srrlsh- STATE OF WISCONSIN,COUNTY OF BROWN met leforntn'°nts and services, try November 2024 A Ilsl et he nrnpoa aal"olovedshd r, e SAD,°spoo beloww. Be.The ard wilt consider the adoption of resolutions theme its tnlMk to use the endure, Before the undersigned authority personally appeared,who method ut cabestin such °seess. ME1(1,s as °ulhorlrM by Section 197.3632.Fiends Ssnitdrs.of public on oath says that he or she is the Legal Advertising wurhgt an&Mbar 17.2013,at 9:00 odnn Ina Commtozlan Chambers. Representative of the Indian River Press Journal/St Lucie Florida.00 5 resoentonirwl"Pierce. the need for the One and will News Tribune/Stuart News, newspapers published in Indian coo;apra�ego;, a;lo lotion,afle;.y Conies of toe proposedrtl torn, of,Peso River/St Lucie/Martin Counties Florida;•that the attached 1U0enM „inkn I of the reel ornately-fouler,In the lev,are an Lee nr Me Office of Ms copy of advertisement, being a Legal Ad in the matter of County Attorney located l 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida 34982.All Interested persons Govt Public Notices,was published on the publicly are invited to attend the public near. inns accessible websites of Indian River/St Lucie/Martin In the event any person decides to appeal any decision by the Board Counties, Florida,or in a newspaper by print in the issues fo'the"oonsideraton of";tte relating d. lions of the above-referenced public of,on: hearings,o record of the proceeding • may be needed and in such an event, such person m need to ensure that a verbatim record of the public hearing is mode, which 09/19/2023,09/26/2023, 10/03/2023, 10/10/2023 evidence includes the a cereal and record i cl which me cereal is to oe based SADs: 1 Culvert MSBU-culvert replace. Affiant further says that the website or newspaper complies meets 2 Lakewood Park Drainage - proWsed slormwarer drainage with all legal requirements for publication in chapter 50, 3.Lakewood'Park Water-proposed water/lireNaylor protection Florida Statutes. watternlre pprroection reposed potable 5. North Hutchinson Island Subscribed sworn to before e, clerk,by the legal who proPased wastewater imorovernenl5 6.Property Clean.Up SAD-remedy is personal k own to me on /10/2023 Code 7.Rosa eLntlens MSBU-proposed potable Ol Brnlrere protection ) 12111it'Ybf— 8.w to Lucie Vblege - proposed wastewater Improvements 9.Taylor Creek MSBU-proposed dredging 10.Towns Villages and Countryside MSBU.proposed-infrastructure DATED this 19th Day of September t.egal Clerk 2023 By Order of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie Courtly,Florida Pub:Sept 19,26,Oct 3.le,2023 Notary-1 WI,County or Ilrm n TCN5822560 M commi i n q Z( y s o expires Publication Cost: $218.28 Order No: 9307704 #of Copies: Customer No: 1125957 1 PO#: THIS IS NOT AN INVOICE! Please do no!use this form for payment remalance VICKY FELTY Notary Public State of Wisconsin Page 1 of 1 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: LAKEWOOD PARK WATER 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 SECTION 2, T-34-S, R-39-E; AND EAST IA OF SECTION 11 , T-34-S, R-39-E AND; THE WEST IA OF SECTION 12, T-34-S, R-39-E AND; THE NORTH '/2 OF THE NORTHWEST '/4 OF SECTION 13, T- 34-S, R-39-E AND; THE NORTHEAST IA OF SECTION 14, T-34-S, R-39-E, LESS AND EXCEPT THE SOUTHWEST '/4 OF THE NORTHEAST '/4 OF SAID SECTION 14. 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