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Home My WebLink About23-193 MICHELLE R.MILLER,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT SAINT LUCIE COUNTY FILE# 5260726 10/27/2023 02:24:58 PM OR BOOK 5063 PAGE 2901-2906 Doc Type RESO RECORDING: $52.50 RESOLUTION NO. 2023-193 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT STATING ITS INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS LEVIED WITHIN THE ENERGY SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT; DESCRIBING THE AREA SUBJECT TO THE ASSESSMENT; STATING A NEED FOR THE LEVY; PROVIDING FOR MAILING THE RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, St. Lucie County, Florida (the "County") created the St. Lucie County Sustainability District (the "District") for purposes of offering an energy financing program throughout the County pursuant to which the District may impose non-ad valorem assessments against real property, with the consent of the owners of such property, to finance the acquisition and construction of energy conservation, energy efficiency, renewable energy, wind resistance and sustainability improvements (the "Improvements"); and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the District (the "Board"), as the governing body of the District, intends to use the uniform method for collecting such non-ad valorem special assessments to fund the cost of the Improvements 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 Commissioners of the St. Lucie County Sustainability District, 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 within the District to fund the cost of the Improvements. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the District and subject to the levy is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "B". The non-ad valorem assessments levied by the District are annual assessments that will continue from year to year until discontinued by the District. Section 2: The Board hereby determines that the levy of the assessments is necessary to fund the cost of the Improvements. 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, 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: Linda Bartz, Chair AYE Jamie Fowler, Vice Chair AYE Chris Dzadovsky, Commissioner AYE Cathy Townsend, Commissioner AYE Larry Leet, Commissioner AYE PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 17th day of October, 2023 ATTEST: ST. LUCIE COUNTY SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT LdttS/ Om** , Deputy Clerk J# qr.", io air O fett y ' APPROVED AS TO FORM AND c/FcouNr•*‘.- CORRECTNESS: SSI 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 PROOF OF PUBLICATION NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS AND St Lucie County Bocc Finance Dept NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Finance Department The Board of County Commissioners p (the "Board") of St. Lucie County, ex St Lucie County Bocc officlioaas(the the governing b dylof the 2300 Virginia AVE St. Lucie District, abilitY hereby niprovides y nnotice Fort Pierce FL 34982-5632 pursuant to Section 197.3632,Florida Statutes, of its intent to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments commencing In November,2024,for assessments STATE OF WISCONSIN,COUNTY OF BROWN levied within the County to fund the cost of providing certain energy effi- ciency, renewable energy and sustainability improvements. Such Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, i who nmpOon-asetl only ematth asseessmentsrequest mof,ay and with the consent of, affected prop- on oath says that he or she is the Legal Advertising erty owners in accordance with Arti- cle VI of the County Code of Ordi- Representative of the Indian River Press Journal/St Lucie nances and Section 163.08, Florida Statutes. The Board will consider News Tribune/Stuart News, newspapers published in Indian the adoption of a resolution stating its intent to use the uniform method River/St Lucie/Martin Counties, Florida;that the attached of collecting such assessments as authorized by Section 197.3632, copy of advertisement, being a Legal Ad in the matter of Florida Statutes,of a public hearing on October 17, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter may be heard, In Govt Public Notices,was published on the publicly the Commission Chambers, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, accessible websites of Indian River/St Lucie/Martin Florida. Such resolution will state the need for the levy and will Counties,Florida, or in a newspaper by print in the issues contain a legal description of the real property subject to the levy.A of, on: Copy of the proposed form of resolu- tion,Including a legal description of the real property sublect to the levy, is on file at the Office of the County 09/19/2023,09/26/2023,10/03/2023, 10/10/2023 Attorney located at 2300 VirginiaAvenue, Fort Pierce, Florida 34982. All interested persons are invited to attend the public hearings. Affiant further says that the website or newspaper complies In the event any person decides to appeal any decision by the Board with all legal requirements forpublication in chapter 50, with respect to any matter relating 6 4 P to the consideration of the resolution Florida Statutes. at the above-referenced public hear- ing,a record of the proceding may Subscribed a sworn to before e, by the legal clerk,who such person mneededa ay ineed su to ensure that a verbatim record of the public is personal) k own to me, on /10/2023 hearing is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence on which the appeal is to be based. DATED this 19th Day of September 2023. Legal t ICrh By Order of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County,Florida Pub:Sept 19,26,Oct 3,10,2023 Notary.tits I.County TCN5822570 My commision expires Publication Cost: $171.36 Order No: 9307721 #of Copies: Customer No: 1125957 1 PO#: Tiiis iS NOT AN INVOICE! Please do not use this form Jar payment remittance. VICKY FELTY Notary Public State of Wisconsin Page 1 of 1 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: ST. LUCIE COUNTY SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT The boundaries of the St. Lucie County Sustainability District are coterminous with the boundaries of St. Lucie County which are described as follows: Beginning on the eastern boundary of the State of Florida at a point where the north section line of section thirteen, township thirty-seven south, range forty-one east, produced easterly, would intersect the same; thence westerly on the north line of said section and other sections to the northwest corner of section eighteen, township thirty-seven south, range forty-one east; thence south on the range line between ranges forty and forty-one east, to the township line between townships thirty-seven and thirty-eight south; thence west on the said township line to the range line dividing ranges thirty-six and thirty-seven east; thence north on said range line, concurrent with the east boundary of Okeechobee County, to the northwest corner of township thirty-four south, range thirty-seven east; thence east on the township line dividing townships thirty-three and thirty-four south, to the Atlantic Ocean; thence continuing easterly to the eastern boundary of the State of Florida; thence southerly along said east boundary, including the waters of the Atlantic Ocean within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the place of beginning. 12/30/2009 Page 5 of 5