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Home My WebLink About24-195 I MICHELLE R.MILLER,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT SAINT LUCIE COUNTY i FILE# 5402218 10/29/2024 11:09:34 AM OR BOOK 5225 PAGE 2615-2620 Doc Type:RESO RECORDING: $52.50 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-195 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 PROPERTY CLEAN-UP SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT TO FUND REMEDIATION AND ABATEMENT OF UNSAFE AND UNSANITARY CONDITIONS; DESCRIBING THE AREA SUBJECT TO THE ASSESSMENT; STATING A NEED FOR THE LEVY; PROVIDING FOR MAILING THE RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, by the enactment of Ordinance No. 14-018, the Board of County Commissioners (the "Board") of St. Lucie County, Florida (the "County") provided for the imposition of non-ad valorem special assessments against certain real property within the County to fund the costs associated with services related to the remediation and abatement of unsafe and unsanitary conditions (the "Remediation Services"); and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 14-018 described the area within which the County may impose such special assessments as the County's Urban Service Boundary as defined in the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan, and established such area as a special assessment district (the "SAD"); and WHEREAS, the Board, as the governing body of the County, intends to use the uniform method for collecting such non-ad valorem special assessments 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 Page 1 of 5 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". 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 Property Clean-up SAD. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the Property Clean-up SAD 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 Property Clean-up SAD 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 recover the cost of remedying and abating unsafe and unsanitary conditions. 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. Page 2 of 5 Section 4: This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption. 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. .1/44 GOMM/S`s/0 ti i 1 u ��' �� " BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: *PA ; ; 1?'' 41 ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA • 0 fGo/EcouN'r�� 1% ta14,di1 By: ..1k4N.4044:0 Deputy Clerk air APPROVED AS TO FOR ND CORR NESS: County or 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 Commissloners of SI. Lode Courtly, Florida flhe •8aord•) hereby provides notice, St Lucie County Bocc pursuant to Section 197.3632.Florida Statutes, o1 its intent to use the 2300 Virginia AVE uniform method of collecting non-od valorem assessments to be levied Fort Pierce FL 34982-5632 within certain proposed or estab- lished special assessment districts ('SADs•)to fund the cost of provid- ing capitol improvements and/or essential services which may include but ore not limited to road- STATE OF WISCONSIN,COUNTY OF BROWN way, sidewalk, potable water/fire protection, wastewater, drainage, street lighting and beoch«nourish- ment improvements and services, commencing in November 2025. A Before the undersigned authority personally appeared,who list at the sbelow.or estwridswl on oath says that he or she is the Legal Advertising consider tshIntent°oOuse tiresolutions e unifo m method of collecting such assess- Representative of the Indian River Press Journal/St Lucie ments as authorized by Section 197.3632,Florida Stotutes,at public hearings on 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 he`'need Such resolutions l will swill contain a legal description of the copy of advertisement, being a Legal Ad in the matter of real property subtect to the levy Copies of the proposed form of reso- lution,Public Notices,was published on the publicly accessible fh real prnogpertyssubaect description levy,are on file at the Office of the websites of Indian River/St Lucie/Martin Counties, Florida, aunty Attorney located of 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida 34982.All interested persons or in a newspaper by print in the issues of, on: are invited to offend the public hear• Inas. In the event any person decides to appeal any decision by the 8aord with respect to any molter relating 09/17/2024,09/24/2024, 10/01/2024, 10/08/2024 to the consideration of the resolu- lions 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 erubrnsureic thatncari r nverbatimgis record of the made, wMnd 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 t. 1.CCulvert MSBU-culvert replace- ments Subscribed an, sw 3 rn to before m•, by the legal clerk,who 2. Lakewood Park Drainage - proposed stormwater drainage is personallynow to me, en improvements 1 08/2024 3.Lakewood Pork Water-proposed 4.water/fireprope protection Improvements remedy Code otions . I J e 5. St. Lode Village 2 MSBU - 6.p Sided sewerimprovements- proposed Surfslde Harbor - proposed Legal C'ler. — potable water/fire protection Improvements 7, Taylor Creek M58U-proposed 1 dredging -4 L ! l 8. Towns Villages and countryside Notary, of WI,Countyof Brown MSBU-proposed-Infrastructure rYDATED this t7th Day of September 2024 By l Order of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of St Lucie County,:Sept F17 Trida CNI05 Sept 17,24,Oct 1,e.2024 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,lot use this formJor payment remittance. KAITLYN FELTY Notary Public State of Wisconsin Page 1 of 1 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: PROPERTY CLEAN-UP SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT The boundaries are as follows: That portion of the unincorporated area of the County lying to the east of the following described line: begin at the point Interstate 95 enters the County from Indian River County and run southerly along Interstate 95 to Angle Road; then run westerly along Angle Road to Florida's Turnpike; then run southerly along Florida's Turnpike to Picos Road; then run westerly along Picos Road to Gentile Road; then run southerly along Gentile Road to Okeechobee Road; then run easterly along Okeechobee Road to Florida's Turnpike; then run southerly along Florida's Turnpike to Interstate 95; then run southerly along Interstate 95 to Glades Cutoff Road; then run westerly along Glades Cutoff Road to C-24 Canal; then run southerly along C-24 Canal to Juliette Avenue; then run westerly along Juliette avenue to Salvatierra Boulevard; then run southerly along Salvatierra Boulevard to Tanforan Boulevard; then run easterly along Tanforan Boulevard to Interstate 95; then run southerly along Interstate 95 to the point at which it enters Martin County. * The County provides Remediation Services solely within the unincorporated area of the County and therefore will not impose or collect non-ad valorem assessments to fund Remediation Services from real property located within the corporate limits of any municipality. 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