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Home My WebLink About25-193 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-193 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 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# 5537192 10/08/2025 11:11:26 AM OR BOOK 5378 PAGE 2264-2269 Doc Type:RESO 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 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 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. 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. GOMMAu /, N BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: c� %, % ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA 1/CatciF Court r4•*%9 __ t Deputy Clerk Ara: • Sin • %_ _ 1. hair APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: rle County Attorney EXHIBIT A PROOF OF PUBLICATION LocaliC 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 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 drach enoueaqe.lshment timprovements lighting and sand services,commencing in November 2026. A list of the proposed or established SAGS appears below. Before the undersigned authority personally appeared,who The Board will ns sating he adept tion of resolutions statin is 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 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 [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 lished improvements 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 ��,//i�/ s, i 5. St.y Lucre Village MSBU - G �� proposed sewer improvements 6. Taylor Creek MSBU-erososed 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, TCN11569 9nd,and 9th,2025 is • /1 . w TCN 11569992 My commission expires 1 /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. KAITLYN FELTY Notary Public State of Wisconsin Pagel of 1 f+�sstaa 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.