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Home My WebLink About24-197 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-197 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 PROPOSED TAYLOR CREEK 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 Taylor Creek Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "Taylor Creek MSBU") to fund the cost of dredging improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Taylor Creek 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 Taylor Creek MSBU 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". MICHELLE R.MILLER,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT SAINT LUCIE COUNTY FILE# 5402220 10/29/2024 11:09:34 AM OR BOOK 5225 PAGE 2627-2632 Doc Type:RESO RECORDING: $52.50 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 Taylor Creek MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide dredging improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Taylor Creek MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the proposed Taylor Creek 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 Taylor Creek 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 15tt' day of October, 2024. ,GOMIWiso u 'c;! � w BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: / * ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA , op "le coutiri. - lJ.i 12t 1) By. ire Deputy Clerk hair APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORREC ESS: County rney 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 at St. Lucie Courtly, Florida (the Board') hereby provides notice, St Lucie County Bocc pursuant to Section 197.3632,Florida Statutes, of its Intent to use the 2300 Virginia AVE uniform method of collecting non-ad 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. Ina capitol Improvements and/or essential services which may include but are 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 SADsfo the prsroaolsoewd .oreeBbarldewl on oath says that he or she is the Legal Advertising strings ItshIntenttoouseftresolutions e uniform method of collecting such assess- Representative of the Indian River Press Journal/St Lucie ^ants as authorized by Section 197.34M. 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 the erineed to resolutions levy will state contain o legal description of the copyof advertisement, beinga Legal Ad in the matter ofreal property sabiect to the levy opies of the proposed form of reso. loPublic Notices,was published on the publicly accessible 'the realuproperty�subiel c description levy,are on file at the Office of the websites of Indian River/St Lucie/Martin Counties, Florida, ounty Attorney located at 2300 VIrrinta Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida 34982.All interested persons or in a newspaper by print in the issues of,on: are invited to attend the public hear- ings. 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 10 Me consideration of the resolb- 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 ensure thatct r verbatim record of the recor ncludes the node, which record includes th testimony and with all legal requirements for publication in chapter 50, evidence on which the appeal is fa be based. Florida Statutes 1.Culvert Culvert MSBU-culvert replace- ments • Subscribed an, sw t rn to before m• by the legal clerk,who 2. Lakewood Pork Drainage - prapased stormwoter drainage improvements is personally now to me, en 1+ 08/2024 3.Lakewood Park Water-proposed water/fire protection Improvements 4.Property Clean-Up SAD-remedy Code Violations L.�j/ 5. Si, Lucie Village2 MSBU - proposed sewer Improvements 6. Surfslde Harbor - proposed Legal Cler. — potable water/fire protection Improvements 7, Taylor Creek MSBU -proposed dredging L J nnTowns roilposeds and Countryside Notary,State of WI,County of Brown DATED this 17th Day of September 2024 BY Lucie Order County,th l Clerk of the Board of ry Chmmisscoof t of 51. Lubli ;Sept 17,rldo Publish;Sept 17,24,Oct 1,B,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 not use this formJor payment remittance. KAITLYN FELTY Notary Public State of Wisconsin Page 1 of 1 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: TAYLOR CREEK MSBU ALL THOSE PARCELS OF LAND LYING NORTH OF THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SEAWAY DRIVE (ALSO KNOWN AS STATE ROAD A-1-A SOUTH) FROM A POINT ON SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE INTERSECTED BY THE SOUTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE EASTERN MOST EDGE OF THE APPARENT WEST SHORELINE OF THE INDIAN RIVER. TOGETHER WITH: ALL THOSE PARCELS LYING EAST OF THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF NORTH U.S. HIGHWAY ONE (ALSO KNOWN AS STATE ROAD 5) FROM THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH U.S. HIGHWAY ONE WITH STATE ROAD A-1-A SOUTH, TO THE INTERSECTION WITH NORTH STATE ROAD A-1-A (ALSO KNOWN AS NORTH BEACH CAUSEWAY) , EAST TO THE EASTERN MOST EDGE OF THE APPARENT WEST SHORELINE OF THE INDIAN RIVER. TOGETHER WITH: ALL THOSE PARCELS LYING SOUTH OF THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF NORTH STATE ROAD A-1-A FROM IT'S INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF NORTH U.S. ONE TO A POINT ON THE SAID SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE WHICH IS THE NORTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE EASTERN MOST EDGE OF THE APPARENT WEST SHORELINE OF THE INDIAN RIVER. Page 5 of 5