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Home My WebLink About25-191 MICHELLE R.MILLER,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT SAINT LUCIE COUNTY FILE# 5537198 10/08/2025 11:11:26 AM OR BOOK 5378 PAGE 2302-2307 Doc Type:RESO RECORDING: $52.50 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-191 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 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". 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 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. 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. ,'•A GpMM/86> 0 /:a y BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: * * ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA �� r !G �01' /�cfF COUNr•* r� Dep7.___ uty Jerk Chair APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: . - �;,k 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 ere 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 method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments to be 2300 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/fire 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 of raerdszt `s statinr gt itsl tent 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 in Indian 2300 Virginia Avenue. Fort Pierce, publishedFlorida.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 property subject to the levy. copy of advertisement, being a Legal Ad in the matter of Copies of the proposed form of resolution, including a legal description of the real property Public Notices, was published on the publicly accessible subject to the levy,are on file at the Office of the County Attorney located at 2300 Virginia Avenue, websites of Indian River/St Lucie/Martin Counties, Florida, Fort inter- estedPierce,Florida 34982.All or in a newspaper by print in the issues of on: thep bper lic hearings.narshsergnvited to attend i 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 =Ions 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. 1. Culvert MSBU - established Florida Statutes. culvert replacements 2.Lakewood Park Drainage-estab- Subscribed and sworn to before me,by the legal clerk, who lishimpeeovemend ormwater 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 remedy Code Violations �7 i//,�/ 5. St. Lucie Village MSBU 1;1.4d �� f�, / /� proposed sewer Improvements /(/'(�// 6. Taylor Creek MSBU-proposed dredging 7.Towns Villages and Countryside Legal Cler MSBU-proposed-Infrastructure g DATED this 19th Day of August 2025. By Order of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County,Florida Notary,State of WI,County of Br Publish: August 19th, 26th, September 2nd,and 9th,2025 ' A TCN11569992 My commission expires v/\ /1V• 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 for payment remittance. pKAITLYN 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.