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HomeMy WebLinkAbout25-187 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-187 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 CULVERT 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 Culvert Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "Culvert MSBU") to fund the cost of projects to construct culvert replacements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Culvert 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 Culvert MSBU to fund the cost of the Projects as authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes because this method will allow the special assessments to be collected annually commencing in November 2026, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, on September 16, 2025, 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# 5537195 10/08/2025 11.1126 AM RESO OR BOOK 5378 PAGE 2283-2289 Doc Type: RECORDING'. $61.00 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, as follows: Section 1: Commencing with the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year and with the ad valorem tax bills issued in November 2026, 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 Culvert MSBU to fund the cost of projects to construct culvert replacements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Culvert MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the proposed Culvert 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 Culvert 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 Projects. 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. After motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as follows: Jamie Fowler, Chair AYE Larry Leet, Vice Chair AYE Cathy Townsend, Commissioner ABSENT Erin Lowry, Commissioner AYE James Clasby, Commissioner AYE PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 16th day of September, 2025. ?mayGGOOMMI o .' � Oyte O io, j lo am: w BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: * ��` * ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA 45, 01 0F eouN1 �`� Deputy Clerk air APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: j„le/: w County Attorney EXHIBIT A PROOF OF PUBLICATION * LocaliQ Florida PO Box 631244 Cincinnati,OH 45263-1244 GANNETT NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS The Board of County Commission- Barbara Guettler ers of St.Lucie County,Florida(the "Board') hereby provides notice, Barbara Guettler pursuant to Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes,of its intent to use SLC BOCC-MSBU C/O Engineering the uniform valmremethodssme collectts to ing non2300 Virginia AVE levied within certain proposed or established special assessment Fort Pierce FL 34982-5632 districts('SADs')to fund the cost of providing capital improvements and/or essential services which may include but are not limited to roadway, sidewalk, potable water/lire protection. wastewater, STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF BROWN drainage,street lighting and beach renourishment improvements and services,commencing in November 2026. A list of the proposed or established SADs appears below. Before the undersigned authority personally appeared,who The Board will consider the adop- tion of resolutions stating its intent to use the uniform method of on oath says that he or she is the Legal Advertising collecting such assessments as authorized by Section 197.3632. Florida Statutes,at public hearings Representative of the Indian River Press Journal/St Lucie on September 16, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.in the Commission Chambers, News Tribune Stuart News, newspapers published in Indian 2300 Virginia Avenue. Fort Pierce, p pers Florida.Such resolutions will state the need for the levy and will River/St Lucie/Martin Counties, Florida;that the attached contain a legal description of the real propertysubject to the levy. copy of advertisement, being a Legal Ad in the matter of Copiesofte proposed form of resolution, includinga legal description of the real property Public Notices, was published on the publicly accessible subject to the levy,are on kIn at the Office of the County Attorney located at 2300 Virginia Avenue. websites of Indian River/St Lucie/Martin Counties, Florida, Fort Pierce.Florida 34982.All inter- ested persons are invited to attend or in a newspaper by print in the issues of, on: the public hearings. In the event any person decides to appeal any decision by the Board with respect to any matter relating to the consideration of the resolu- 08/19/2025,08/26/2025, 09/02/2025,09/09/2025 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 ensure that a verbatim record of the public hearing is Affiant further says that the website or newspaper complies made, which record includes the testimony and evidence on which with all legal requirements for publication in chapter 50, the appeal is to be based. SADE 1. Culvert MSBU - established Florida Statutes. culvert replacements 2.Lakewood Park Drainage-estab- Subscribed and sworn to before me, by the legal clerk, who lisped ementsrmwater drainage 3.Lakewood Park Water-proposed is personally known to me, on 09/09/2025 water/fire protection improve- ments 4.Property Clean•Up SAD-estab- lished /7477„.„7„zA 6. remedy re Code Violations - S. St. facie Village MSBU Proposed sewer improvements 6. Taylor Creek MSBU-proposed dredging 7.Towns Villages and Countryside Legal Cler " MSBU-proposed-infrastructure DATED this 19th Day of August 2025. By Order of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of St. Br Lucie County,Florida Notary,State of WI,County of Br - Publish: August 19th, 26th, September 2nd,and 9th.2025 • ^ TCN11569992 My commission expires J'( L Publication Cost: $197.20 Tax Amount: $0.00 Payment Cost: $197.20 Order No: 11569992 #of Copies: Customer No: 1506194 1 PO#: NOI Public Hearing THIS IS NOT AN INVOICE! Please do not use this,form few payment remittance. .a.r. KAITLYN FELTY Notary Public State of Wisconsin Page 1 of 1 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: CULVERT MSBU— The boundary lines of St. Lucie 53 County are as follows: Beginning on the eastern boundary of the 54 State of Florida at a point where the north section line of 55 section thirteen, township thirty-seven south, range forty-one 56 east, produced easterly, would intersect the same; thence 57 westerly on the north line of said section and other sections to 58 the northwest corner of section eighteen, township thirty-seven 59 south, range forty-one east; thence south along the range line 60 between ranges forty east and forty-one east which is concurrent 61 with the St. Lucie County and Martin County boundary lines to 62 the intersection with the north line of the south 508.15 feet of 63 the northeast quarter of section twenty-four, township thirty-64 seven south, range forty east; thence west along the south 65 508.15-foot line of the northeast quarter of section twenty-66 four, township thirty-seven south, range forty east and 67 concurrent with the municipal boundary line of the City of Port 68 St. Lucie to the intersection of the east 924.15-foot line of 69 section twenty-four, township thirty-seven south, range forty 70 east; thence south along the east 924.15-foot line of section 71 twenty-four, township thirty-seven south, range forty east and 72 continuing along the municipal boundary line of the City of Port 73 St. Lucie, to the intersection of the south line of the 74 northeast quarter of section twenty-four, township thirty-seven 75 south, range forty east; thence west along the south line of the 76 northeast quarter of section twenty-four, township thirty-seven 77 south, range forty east to the intersection with the west edge 78 of Howard Creek; thence southerly and along with the west edge 79 of Howard Creek being concurrent with the municipal boundary 80 line of the City of Port St. Lucie to the intersection of the 81 north shore of the north fork of the St. Lucie River and the 82 west edge of Howard Creek as concurrent with the City of Port 83 St. Lucie municipal boundary; thence departing said north shore 84 of the north fork of the St. Lucie River and the municipal 85 boundary line of the City of Port St. Lucie, a bearing direction 86 (State Plane Coordinate System, Florida East Zone) of south 45 87 degrees, 16 minutes west, 2,355 feet more or less, to a point 88 within the body of water of the north fork of the St. Lucie 89 River; thence departing said point a bearing direction (State 90 Plane Coordinate System, Florida East Zone) of south 41 degrees, 91 4 minutes east, 6,155 feet more or less to a point located in 92 the body of the north fork of the St. Lucie River which 93 intersects with the west line of section thirty, township 94 thirty-seven south, range forty-one east; thence south 6,459 95 feet along the west line of sections thirty and thirty-one, 96 township thirty-seven south, range forty-one east, to the 97 intersection with the township line between townships thirty-98 seven and thirty-eight south; also being the southwest corner of 99 section thirty-one, township thirty-seven, range forty-one east; 100 thence west on the said township line to the range line dividing 101 ranges thirty-six and thirty-seven east; thence north on said 102 range line, concurrent with the east boundary of Okeechobee 103 County, to the northwest corner of township thirty-four south, 104 range thirty-seven east; thence east on the township line 105 dividing townships thirty-three and thirty-four south to a point 106 of intersection with the easterly mean high water line of Round 107 Island Creek; thence meandering northwesterly along said mean 108 high water line to its intersection with the north line of Lot 109 25, plat of Kansas City Colony, as recorded in Plat Book 4, page 110 23, of the public records of St. Lucie County, Florida. Said 111 north line of Lot 25 lying 150 feet north of, and parallel with, 112 as measured at right angles to, the township line dividing 113 townships thirty-three and thirty-four south; thence east along 114 the north line of said Lot 25 to the west right-of-way line of 115 State Road A1A; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way 116 line to the intersection of said west right-of-way line and a 117 line lying 45.22 feet south of, as measured at right angles to, 118 the township line dividing townships thirty-three and thirty-119 four south; thence east along said line lying 45.22 feet south 120 of, and parallel with the line dividing townships thirty-three 121 and thirty-four south, to the Atlantic Ocean; thence continuing 122 easterly to the eastern boundary of the State of Florida; thence 123 southerly along said east boundary, including the waters of the 124 Atlantic Ocean within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, 125 to the place of beginning.