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Home My WebLink About25-195 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-195 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT STATING ITS INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS LEVIED WITHIN THE ENERGY SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT; DESCRIBING THE AREA SUBJECT TO THE ASSESSMENT; STATING A NEED FOR THE LEVY; PROVIDING FOR MAILING THE RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, St. Lucie County, Florida (the "County") created the St. Lucie County Sustainability District (the "District") for purposes of offering an energy financing program throughout the County pursuant to which the District may impose non-ad valorem assessments against real property, with the consent of the owners of such property, to finance the acquisition and construction of energy conservation, energy efficiency, renewable energy, wind resistance and sustainability improvements (the "Improvements"); and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the District (the "Board"), as the governing body of the District, intends to use the uniform method for collecting such non-ad valorem special assessments to fund the cost of the Improvements 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# 5537194 10/08/2025 11:11.26 AM OR BOOK 5378 PAGE 2277 R. 2282 Doc Type:RESO RECORDING: $52.50 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the St. Lucie County Sustainability District, 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 within the District to fund the cost of the Improvements. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the District and subject to the levy is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "B". The non-ad valorem assessments levied by the District are annual assessments that will continue from year to year until discontinued by the District. Section 2: The Board hereby determines that the levy of the assessments is necessary to fund the cost of the Improvements. 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. Section 4: This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption. After motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as follows: Erin Lowry, Chair AYE Jamie Fowler, Vice Chair AYE James Clasby, Commissioner AYE Cathy Townsend, Commissioner ABSENT Larry Leet, Commissioner AYE PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 16th day of September, 2025 ?�y GOMM/ss/ 0 � 1`0 / ) ATTEST: * * ST. LUCIE COUNTY �Gc4.oouterco. SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT of di/L1-4i By: 40J) Deputy Clerk r APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: h/,r County Attorney EXHIBIT A PROOF OF PUBLICATION LocaliQ Florida PO Box 631244 Cincinnati, OH 45263-1244 GANNETT AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE O UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Barbara Guctticr The Board of County Commission- ers Barbara Guctticr County, Florida "( of St. Lucie (the County"), SLC BOCC-MSBU C/O Engineering acting ex officio as the governing body of the St. Lucie County 2300 Virginia AVE provides notice,District, hereby pursuant to Fort Pierce FL 34982-5632 Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, of its intent to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments commencing in November, 2026, for assess- STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF BROWN ments levied within the County to fund the cost of providing certain energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainability improve- ments.Before the undersigned authoritypersonallyappeared,who Such non-adbem valorem g Pp r assessments may be imposed only at the request of, and with the on oath says that he or she is the Legal Advertising consent of, affected property owners in accordance with Article Representative of the Indian River Press Journal/St Lucie VI of the County Code of Ordi- nances and Section 163.08, Florida News Tribune/Stuart News, newspapers published in Indian Statutes. The Board will consider the adoption of a resolution stating River/St Lucie/Martin Counties, Florida;that the attached its intent to use the uniform method of collecting such assess- ments as authorized by Section copy of advertisement, being a Legal Ad in the matter of 197.3632, Florida Statutes, at a public hearing on September 16, Public Notices, was published on the publicly accessible 2025,at 9:00 a.m.or as soon there- after may be heard,in the Commis- websites of Indian River/St Lucie/Martin Counties, Florida, sion Chambers, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida. Such or in a newspaper by print in the issues of, on: resolution will state the need for the levy and will contain a legal description of the real property subject to the levy. A Copy of the 08/19/2025,08/26/2025,09/02/2025,09/09/2025 including ng a legal descriptioroposed form of n of the real property subject to the levy,is on file at the Office of the County Attorney located at 2300 Virginia Affiant further says that the website or newspaper complies Avenue,Fort Pierce,Florida 34982. All interested persons are invited with all legal requirements for publication in chapter 50, to attend the public hearings. In the event any person decides to Florida Statutes. appeal any decision by the Board with respect to any matter relating to the consideration of the resolu- Subscribed and sworn to before me, by the legal clerk,who tion at the above-referenced public hearing,a record of the proceeding is personally known to me, on 09/09/2025 may be needed and in such an event, such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of ñ4441/1 the c hearing is made, which record includes the testimony ano evidence on which the appeal is to be based. Legal Clerk DATED this 19th Day of August 025 By Order of the Clerk of the Board //�� of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County,Florida Notary,State of WI,Countyof BroPublish: August 19th, 26th,..September 2n ,and 9th,2025 //) ^ ' � TCN11569984 My commission expires Publication Cost: $167.04 Tax Amount: $0.00 Payment Cost: $167.04 Order No: 11569984 #of Copies: Customer No: 1506194 1 PO#: NOI Public Hearing THIS IS NOT AN INVOICE! Please do not use this form for payment remittance. .0111.01.11.1111••••••6•1••=1.......MMINIRirmieftistiOmel2Seal KAITLYN FELTY Notary Public State of Wisconsin Page 1 of 1 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: ST. LUCIE COUNTY SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT The boundaries of the St. Lucie County Sustainability District are coterminous with the boundaries of St. Lucie County which are described as follows: Beginning on the eastern boundary of the State of Florida at a point where the north section line of section thirteen, township thirty-seven south, range forty-one east, produced easterly, would intersect the same; thence westerly on the north line of said section and other sections to the northwest corner of section eighteen, township thirty-seven south, range forty-one east; thence south on the range line between ranges forty and forty-one east, to the township line between townships thirty-seven and thirty-eight south; thence west on the said township line to the range line dividing ranges thirty-six and thirty-seven east; thence north on said range line, concurrent with the east boundary of Okeechobee County, to the northwest corner of township thirty-four south, range thirty-seven east; thence east on the township line dividing townships thirty-three and thirty-four south, to the Atlantic Ocean; thence continuing easterly to the eastern boundary of the State of Florida; thence southerly along said east boundary, including the waters of the Atlantic Ocean within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the place of beginning. 12/30/2009