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Home My WebLink About02-262RESOLUTION NO. 02-262 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 BY THE PROPOSED ATLANTIC BEACH BOULEVARD 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 Atlantic Beach Boulevard Municipal Services Benefit U nit (the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to provide wastewater improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Atlantic Beach Boulevard MSBU (the "Project") in St. Lucie County; and WHEREAS, the Board, as the governing body of the MSBU, intends to use the uniform method for collecting non-ad valorem special assessments 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 2003, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, on December 17, 2002, 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 2003-2004 Fiscal Year and with the tax statement mailed for the 2003-2004 Fiscal Year, 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 Atlantic Beach Boulevard MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide wastewater improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Atlantic Beach Boulevard MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the proposed MSBU and subject to the levy is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "B". 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 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 Tax Collector. Section 4. This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption. -2- After motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as follows: Chairman Vice Chairman Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Cliff Barnes Aye Pauia Lewis Aye Doug Coward Aye John Bruhn Aye Frannie Hutchinson Aye PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 17th day of December, 2002. ATTEST: ~ Deputy Cler~ " BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Chairman" APPROVED AS TO FORM AND County Atto~x{y -3- E]~IBIT "A" SCRIPPS TREASURE COAST PUBLISHING COMPANY Fort Pierce Tribune Port St. Lucie Tribune 600 Edwards Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34982 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE Of FLORIDA COUNTY OF ST. LUClE Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, S. Darlene Mailing, who on oath says that she is Classified Inside Sales Manager of the Fort Pierce Tribune and the Port St. Lucia Tribune, a daily newspaper published at Fort Pierce in St. Lucia County, Florida: that the attached copy of advertisement was publisherl in the Fort Pierce/Port St. Lucia Tribune in the following issues below. Affiant further says that the said Fort Pierce/Port St. Lucia Tdbune is a newspaper published in Fort Pierce in said St. Lucia County, Florida, and that said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said St. Lucia County, Florida daily and distributed in St. Lucia County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that she has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in the said newspaper. The Fort Pierce Tribune has been entered as second class matter at the Post Office in Fort Pierce, St. Lucia County, Florida and has been for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement. Pub Coovline PO # Ad # Custumer NarilO Dattt 2566672 ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF CO 11/19/2002 11/26/2002 ~"- r~ 12/03/2002 >~ 12/10/2002 Subscribed and sworn to me before this date: Atlantic Beach 12/17 Atlantic Beach 12/17 Atlantic Beach 12/17 Atlantic Beach 12/17 12/10/2002 Notary Public CATHERIN£ HUDSON Notary Pubhc, State al Florida My c0mm exp Apr 19, 2004 Comm. No CC927458 ENGINEERING NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING · NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Count~ Cam- missioners of St. Lucia County, Florida ("The Board*') hereby provides notice, pursuant to Section 197.3632, FI0dd~ Statutes, o n ant to u~e the uni- form method of collecting non'ad valorem special a~s, essment~ to provide ~aste water improvements/ service to the Atlantic Beach Boulevard MSBU within unincorporated St. Lucia County commencing County/Fiscal Year 2003- 2004. The Board will con- sider the adoption of a res- oluEon stating its Ir~ent to use the uniform method of collecBng such assessments authorized by Section 197.3632, FIorlda Stotute$~ at a public hea ng t~ be held at 9:00 a,m., Tuesday, Dec&mbe~ 17, 2002, at St. Lucia County Admlnistrafion Annex, Commission Cham- bers, 2300 ~rglnia Avenue, Fort Piece, Florida 34982. Such r~olution will state the need fo~ the levy and wilt contain a legal desc~ip* floe of the boundaries of the real properlY/ $ubie¢ to the levy. Copies of the pro- description of the real posed form of resolution, which co~taJns the legal properly subject to the law/, ore on tile at the office of the County Attorney of St. Lucie County, Florida, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida. All inter- ested persons a?e i~vJted to attend. In the eveT~t any persoh referenced public hearing, based. No.ember, 2002. By Order of: Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucia County, Ftorida Publish: November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2002 i2566672 -4- EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: ATLANTIC BEACH BOULEVARD MSBU A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTIONS 25 AND 36, T-34-S, R-40-E ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; SAID PARCEL BEING A PORTION OF FT. PIERCE SHORES REVISED PLAT OF UNIT FIVE AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 AT PAGE 36 AND FT. PIERCE SHORES UNIT ONE AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 AT PAGE 9 AND FT. PIERCE SHORES UNIT THREE AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 AT PAGE 19 AND FT. PIERCE SHORES REVISED PLAT OF UNIT FOUR AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 AT PAGE 35. SAID PARCEL LYING WESTERLY OF THE MEAN HIGH WATER LINE OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. SAID PARCEL BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; LOTS 6,7, AND 8, BLOCK 43 AND LOTS 8,9,10,11,12,13 AND 14, BLOCK 35 AND LOTS 6,7,8,9, AND 10, BLOCK 28, AND LOTS 14 AND 15, BLOCK 4, OF FT. PIERCE SHORES REVISED PLAT OF UNIT FIVE AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 AT PAGE 36; TOGETHER WITH BLOCKS 29 AND 30, FT. PIERCE SHORES REVISED PLAT OF UNIT FOUR AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 AT PAGE 35; TOGETHER WITH BLOCKS 1,2 AND LOTS 9,10,11,12,13,14 AND 15, BLOCK 3 AND LOTS 7,8,9,10,11,12, AND LOT 13, BLOCK 4, AND TRACT A, FT. PIERCE SHORES UNIT ONE AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 AT PAGE 9; TOGETHER WITH BLOCKS 8 AND 9 AND TRACT B OF FT. PIERCE SHORES UNIT THREE AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 AT PAGE 19 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA. h/msbubeach 10/21/02 -5- ATLANTIC BEACH BOULEVARD MSBU \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \