HomeMy WebLinkAbout25-194 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-194
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
TOWNS, VILLAGES, AND COUNTRYSIDE 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 Towns, Villages, and Countryside
Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "Towns, Villages, and Countryside MSBU") to fund
the cost of a project to provide infrastructure improvements to the area within the
boundaries of the proposed Towns, Villages, and Countryside 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
Towns, Villages, and Countryside 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# 5537193 10/08/2025 11:11:26 AM RESO
OR BOOK 5378 PAGE 2270-2276 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 Towns, Villages, and Countryside MSBU to fund the cost of a project to
provide infrastructure improvements to the area within the boundaries of the proposed
Towns, Villages, and Countryside MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real
property within the proposed Towns, villages, and Countryside 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 Towns, Villages, and Countryside 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.
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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 era 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('SAD:')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 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,
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 property subject to the levy.
copy of advertisement, being a Legal Ad in the matter of Copies of the 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 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-
08/19/2025t 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, �pappeal is to be based.
c 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
3is personally known to me,on 09/09/2025 w tereweod pr Watertproposed
meter/fire proo t tectioonn
m improve-
ents
4.Property Clean-Up SAD-estab-
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lished/77/
d • 6. Ta for Cre Coda BUO-Lionsd 5. St. Lucie Village MSBU
proposed sewer improvements
B. Taylor Creek MSBU-proposed
dredging
7.Towns Villages and Countryside
Legal Cler MSBU DATED this proposed
-Day ofInfrar"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,
Sep 2nd,and 9th,2025
TCN115699921
My commission expires
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 TS NOT AN INVOICE!
Please do not use this jam for payment reinittance.
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EXHIBIT B
DESCRIPTION: TOWNS, VILLAGES, AND COUNTRYSIDE MSBU
A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTIONS 3. 4, 5, 8, 9,10, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22. 23, 26, 27, 28.
29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35. AND 36. T-34-S, R-39-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA BEING MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGIN AT THE N.W. CORNER OF SECTION 5. T-34-S, R-39-E; THENCE SOUTH ALONG
THE WEST LINE OF SECTIONS 5, 8, AND 17, T-34-S, R-39-E TO THE S.W. CORNER OF
THE N.W.1/4 OF SECTION 17. T-34-S, R-39E; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF
THE N.E. '/4 OF SECTION 18 T-34-S. R-39-E 1356.54' TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 76.00'
TO A POINT; THENCE WEST 1356.70' TO THE WEST LINE OF THE S.E.1/4 OF SECTION
18, T-34-S, R-39-E: THENCE SOUTH 456.63' TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY
182.60' MORE OR LESS TO A POINT ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE FORT PIERCE FARMS
WATER CONTROL DISTRICT DIKE AS REFERENCED WITHIN ORB 287 AT PAGE 1830 OF
THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY. FLORIDA; THENCE ALONG SAID
CENTERLINE THE FOLLOWING FOUR (4) CALLS;
1. THENCE SOUTH 1980.10' TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 18, T-34-
S, R-39-E;
2. THENCE SOUTH 2697.26' MORE OR LESS TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF
THE N.W. IA SECTION LINE OF SECTION 19, T-34-S, R-39-E:
3. THENCE SOUTHEAST 886.31' MORE OR LESS TO A POINT;
4. THENCE SOUTH 1946.51' TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 19. T-34-
S, R-39-E;
THENCE RUN WEST DEPARTING SAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF 58' MORE OR LESS
TO THE N.W. CORNER OF THE EAST '/2 OF SECTION 30, T-34-S, R-39-E; THENCE
SOUTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 30 TO THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY
LINE OF SUNSHINE STATE PARKWAY: THENCE EAST AND SOUTH EAST ALONG THE
NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SUNSHINE STATE PARKWAY TO A POINT ON THE
NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
CANAL
C-25; THENCE EAST ON THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID C-25 CANAL TO A
POINT ALONG THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF KEEN ROAD; THENCE NORTH
ALONG THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF KEEN ROAD TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF ST. LUCIE BOULEVARD; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF ST. LUCIE BOULEVARD TO A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT-OF-
WAY LINE OF KINGS HIGHWAY; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY
LINE OF KINGS HIGHWAY TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE S.W.1/4 OF
SECTION 25. T-34-S,R-39-E; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF THE S.W.1/4
OF SECTION 25 TO THE S.W. CORNER OF THE EAST '/2 OF THE N.E. '/4 OF SECTION 26,
T-34-S, R-39-E; THENCE RUN NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST '/2 OF THE
NE '/4 OF SECTION 26, T-34-S,R-39-E TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 14,
T-34-S, R-39-E; THENCE EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTIONS 14 AND 13, T-34-
S, R-39-E TO THE S.E.CORNER OF THE S.W. '/4 OF THE S.W. '/4 OF SECTION 13, T-34-S,
R-39-E; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE S.W.1/4 OF THE S.W.1/4 OF
SECTION 13, T-34-S. R-39-E TO THE N.E. CORNER OF SAID S.W.1/4 OF THE S.W.1/4;
THENCE EAST TO A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF TAYLOR DAIRY
ROAD.;THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF TAYLOR DAIRY
ROAD TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF INDRIO ROAD; THENCE
WEST ON THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF INDRIO ROAD TO A POINT ON THE
WEST LINE OF SECTION 14, T-34-S, R-39-E; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF
SECTIONS 14, 11, AND 2, T-34-S, R-39-E TO THE N. W. CORNER OF SECTION 2, T-34-S,
R-39-E: THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SECTIONS 3, 4, AND 5, T-34-S, R-
39-E TO THE N.W.CORNER OF SECTION 5. T-34-S, R-39-E AND THE POINT OF
BEGINNING.
PREPARED DATE: DECEMBER 28, 2006