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Home My WebLink About24-191 MICHELLE R.MILLER,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT SAINT LUCIE COUNTY FILE# 5402215 10/29/2024 11:09:34 AM OR BOOK 5225 PAGE 2597-2602 Doc Type:RESO RECORDING: $52.50 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-191 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 2025, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, on October 15, 2024, 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 2025-2026 Fiscal Year and with the ad valorem tax bills issued in November 2025, 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: Jamie Fowler, Chair AYE Linda Bartz, Vice Chair AYE Chris Dzadovsky, Commissioner AYE Cathy Townsend, Commissioner AYE Larry Leet, Commissioner AYE PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 15th day of October, 2024 �l GOMM/ss/O ATTEST: O j y ST. LUCIE COUNTY yam= g SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT `Gc�F ooutrrh s (yr �'ot l;l�Gf�h 1� 1� Deputy Clerk Chair APPROVED AS TO FO AND CORREC NE S: County ttorney Page 3 of 5 EXHIBIT A PROOF OF PUBLICATION FrJ 4 ;) 5 LocaliQ Florida PO Box 631244 Cincinnati,OH 45263-1244 GANNETT NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Barbara Guettler The Board of County Commissioners of Si. Lucie County, Florida Nile St Lucie County Bocc 'Board•) hereby provides notice. pursuant to Section t,Flortdo Statutes, 01 its intent to to use the 2300 Virginia AVE uniform method of collecting non-ad valoremassessments to be touted Fort Pierce FL 34982-5632 within certain proposed or e5fah- Ilshed special assessment districts ('SADs')to fund the cost of provid- ing Capitol improvements and/or essential services whichmay includ e but ore not limited to road- STATE OF WISCONSIN,COUNTY OF BROWN way, sidewalk, potable water/fire protection, wastewater, drainage, street lighting and beach renourtsh- ment improvements and services, commencing in November 2025. A Before the undersigned authority personally appeared,who lot of plhe ogbeposed Tie Bteao";;fit consider the adoption of resolutions on oath says that he or she is the Legal Advertising stating its intent to use the uniform method of collecting such assess- Representative of the Indian River Press Journal/St Lucie moms as authorized by Section 197.3632,Florida Statutes,at public hearings an October 15,2024,at 9:00 News Tribune/Stuart News, newspapers published in Indian o.m.In the Commission Chambers, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, River/St Lucie/Martin Counties,Florida;that the attached theFlorida. Such resolutions the levy and swill contain need for the and the a legal description of the copy of advertisement, being a Legal Ad in the matter of realproperty sublect to the levy Copies of the propaosed form of reso- lution,Public Notices,was published on the publicly accessible of he real prnogpertye legal to description Publiclevy,are on file of the Office of the websites of Indian River/St Lucie/Martin Counties Florida County Attorney located at 2300 r r Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce. Florida persons r ida 349e2.All interested or in a newspaper by print in the issues of,on: ore invited to attend the public hear. Ings. In the event any person decides to appeal any decision by the Board with respect to any mailer relating 09/17/2024,09/24/2024, 10/01/2024, 10/08/2024 to the consideration of the resolu- tions at the above-referenced public hearings,a record of the proceeding may he needed and In such an event, such person may need to Affiant further says that the website or newspaper complies purectblicic thatncarins is r verbatim record of the made, Which record Includes the testimony and with all legal requirements for publication in chapter 50, evidence on which the appeal is to be based. Florida Statutes 5AD51 I.Culvert MSBU-culvert replace- ments Subscribed an sw t rn to before a)•, by the legal clerk,who 2. Lakewood Park Drainage - proposed stormwater drainage improvements is personally now to me, •n 10 08/2024 3.Lakewood Pork Water-proposed water/fire protection Improvements I 4.Property Clean-Up SAD-remedy Code Violations -' --- , atilt p. St. Lucie Vl pro 2 MSBU - 7j proposed s e rVemenl5 6. 5urhlae Harbor - proposed Legal C'Ier, potable walerklre protection improvements 7. Taylor Creek MSBU -proposed L1 ` 414‘4r/ dredging IL Towns Villages and Countryside Nota ,State of WI,Count of Brown MSBU-proposed-Infrastructure rY Y DATED this 17th Day of September 2024 Byo Lucie Order of the drk of the Board of County Commissioners of St. Pu County,Sept Florida24, TNPublish: 4Pt 17,24,Oct I.B,2024 TCN 10546442 My commission expires Publication Cost: $197.20 Tax Amount: $0.00 Payment Cost: $197.20 Order No: 10546442 #of Copies: Customer No: 1125957 1 PO#: THIS IS NOT AN INVOICE! Please do not use this formJor payment remittance. KAITLYN 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