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Home My WebLink About25-192 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-192 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 ST. LUCIE VILLAGE 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 St. Lucie Village Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "St. Lucie Village MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to construct sewer improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed St. Lucie Village 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 St. Lucie Village 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 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# 5537199 10/08/2025 11'.11:26 AM RESO OR BOOK 5378 PAGE 2308-2313 Doc Type: RECORDING. $52.50 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 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 St. Lucie Village MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide sewer improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed St. Lucie Village MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the proposed St. Lucie Village 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 St. Lucie Village 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 are 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. 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. GOMM/Ss,O Z p e w BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: %/� * ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA tGc�E COUNN'fo 4ep A uty Clerk air APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 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 ors of St.Lode County,Florida(the ''Board') hereby provides notice, Barbara Guettler pursuant to Section 197.3632. Florida Statutes,of its Intent to use SLC BOCC-MSBU CIO 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 CSADs-)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 'Zen ofresoutionsngatinr gitsIntent 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 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 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 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. SAFlorida Statutes. 1. Culvert MSBU - established culvert replacements 2.Lakewood Park Drainage-estab- Subscribed and sworn to before me, by the legal clerk,who fished vementsmwater drainage 3. is personally known to me, on 09/09/2025 water/fire proLakewoodtection improve- menu 4.Property Clean-Up SAD-estab- lished/) ^�4 ., m../ .., remedy Code Violations // !/d/jf ✓✓✓%%%��/ 5. St. Lucie Village MSBU - /(, proposed sewer improvements / 6. Taylor Creek MSBU-proposed 6 dredging 7.Towns Villages and Countryside Legal Cler MSBU-DATED this proposed Day infrastructureof 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 ,e • 1 ,, TCN11569992 My commission expires J/ 1 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. KAITLYN FELTY Notary Public State of Wisconsin Page 1 of 1 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: ST. LUCIE VILLAGE MSBU ,,,, , — I \ ffr•a5a tIrmi, Indian A A A A A A A A A River A .... /. 44A AAA AAA A A ., 4. A A A A A A A A A A 4 A 4 A A ..* . :. A le %143 rH4 AI :. 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