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Home My WebLink About24-193 MICHELLE R.MILLER,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT SAINT LUCIE COUNTY FILE# 540221610/29/2024 11:09:34 AM OR BOOK 5225 PAGE 2603-2608 Doc Type:RESO RECORDING: $52.50 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-193 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 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 County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, 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 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 Chris Dzadovsky, Vice Chair AYE Linda Bartz, Commissioner AYE Jamie Fowler, Commissioner AYE Larry Leet, Commissioner AYE PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 15th day of October, 2024. GOMM/SSG ti C? �4 � 3 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 9ATTEST: v 4;; A ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA VA l} `ate Co 44A_ ,(2111/C'Crel C By. Deputy Clerk air APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORREC NESS: County A r ey Page 3 of 5 EXHIBIT A PROOF OF PUBLICATION Page 4 of 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. Lode County, Florida Me St Lucie County Bocc 'Board') hereby provides notice, oursuont to Section 32.Florida Statutes, of its intentent t to use the 2300 Virginia AVE uniform method of collecting non-ad valoremassessments to be levied Fort Pierce FL 34982-5632 within certain proposed or estab- Ilahed special assessment distracts ('SADo)to fund the cost of provid- ing capitol Improvements and/or essential services which may 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 renourish- ment improvements and services, commencing In November 2025. A Before the undersigned authority personally appeared,who gSADosfap"e The 0ttardshed on oath says that he or she is the Legal Advertising stating consider ItshIntennt tfoause tresolutions fo method of collecting such assess- Representative of the Indian River Press Journal/St Lucie ments as authorised by Section men.32. Florida Statutes,at public hearings on October 15,2024,at 9:00 News Tribune/Stuart News, newspapers published in Indian a.m.In the Commission Chambers. 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, River/St Lucie/Martin Counties,Florida;that the attached herid�gfoh resolutions and state contain a legal description of the copy of advertisement, being a Legal Ad in the matter of real property sublet' to the levy Copies of the proposed form of reso• lotion,Including a legal description Public Notices,was published on the publicly accessible of the real property subiect to the levy,are an file at 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 3/982.All interested or in a newspaper by print in the issues of, on: ore invited to attend the public hear• logs. In the event any person decides to appeal any decision by the Board with respect to any matter 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 be needed and In such an event, such person may need to Affiant further says that the website or newspaper complies pubure that o verbotlm record of the public Iteorles is matle, 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 SAOs: 1.Culvert MSBU-culvert replace- ments Subscribed an, sw t rn to before m-, by the legal clerk,who 2. Lakewood Pork Drainage - proposed stormwater dratnoge Improvements is personally now to me, en 10 08/2024 3.Lokewooa Pork Water-proposed water/fire protection Improvements 4.Property Clean-Up SAD-remedy Code Violations `, - - , 14I1 5. St. Lode Village pro 2 MSBU - SurOS!f sewer eimprovements p. Surfsltle Harbor - rroposen Legal Cler. potable waterMire protection improvements 7.Taylor Creek MSBU-proposed L.` dredging L ` L / 8. Towns Villages and Countryside Notary,State of WI,Count of Brown MSBU•proposed-Infrastructure 'J Y DATED this 17th Day of September 2024 By Order of the Cleric oard of the B r rJ11 of County Chmmisscoo of r Lucie rida li County,:Sept7F,24, TCNI05 Sept 17,2�,Oct 1.8.202s TCN10546M2 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 form for payment remittance. KAITLYN 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 1/2 OF SECTION 11 , T-34-S, R-39-E AND; THE WEST 1/2 OF SECTION 12, T-34-S, R-39-E AND; THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST '/4 OF SECTION 13, T- 34-S, R-39-E AND; THE NORTHEAST '/4 OF SECTION 14, T-34-S, R-39-E, LESS AND EXCEPT THE SOUTHWEST '/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/2 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