HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-263RESOLUTION NO. 02-263
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 CORAL
STREET MUNICIPAL SERVICES BENEFIT UNIT;
DESCRIBING THE AREASUBJECTTO 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 Coral Street Municipal Services Benefit Unit
(the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to
properties within the boundaries of the Coral Street 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 Coral Street MSBU to fund the
cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries
of the Coral Street 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.
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After motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as follows:
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Cliff Barnes Aye
Paula Lewis Aye
Doug Coward Aye
John Bruhn Aye
Frannie Hutchinson Aye
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 17th day of December, 2002.
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.~puty Clerk
Chairman
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
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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. LUCIE
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. Lucis Tribune. a daily newspaper published at
Fort Pierce in St. Lucia County, Florida: that fl~e attached copy of advertisement was published in the Fort
Pierce/Port St. Lucia Tribune in the following issues below. Affiant further says that the said
Fort Pierce/Port St. Lucia Tribune 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 pedod of one year next preceding the erst publicaeon of the
affached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that she has neeher 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 peen 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 CoDvline PO #
Ad # Customer Name Date
256669~:: ~r3:..LUCIE CO BOARD OF CO 11/19/2002 Coral Street 12/17
- ~ ._. 11/26/2002 Coral Street 12/17
._ (r.,. 12/03/2002 Coral Street 12/17
- 12/10/2002 Coral Street 12/17
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Subscribed and sworn to me before this date:
12/10/2002
Notary Public
CATHERINE HUDSON
Notary Public, State oi Florida
My comm. exD Apr 19. 200a
Comm. No. CC927458
NOTICE OF
INTENT TO'USE:
THE IJNIFO P,M METHOD
OE COLLECT!NG
NON-AD VALOREM
ASSESSMENTS AND
NOTICE OF '
PUBLIC HEARING
The Board of County Com-
missioners of St. Lucle
County, Florida {"The
Board") hereby provides
i~0 per~y subiecr to the levy,
based.
NoVember, 2002.
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EXHIBIT B
DESCRIPTION: CORAL STREET MSBU
A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 9, T-36-S, R-40-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
FLORIDA. SAID PARCEL BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS;
THE NORTH 270' FEET OF LOTS 222 AND 223 OF WHITE CITY SUBDIVISION AS
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1 AT PAGE 23 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE
COUNTY, FLORIDA;
LESS AND EXCEPT THE SOUTH 105' FEET OF THE NORTH 270' FEET OF THE WEST
89.23' FEET OF THE EAST 122.23' FEET OF LOT 222, WHITE CITY SUBDIVISION; AND
LESS AND EXCEPT THE WEST 97.23' FEET OF THE EAST 608.38' FEET OF THE
SOUTH 210' FEET OF THE NORTH 375' FEET OF LOT 222, WHITE CITY SUBDIVISION.
LESS AND EXCEPT ALL RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD.
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