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Home My WebLink About02-277RESOLUTION NO. 02-277 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUClE COUNTY, FLORIDA, STATING ITS INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS LEVIED BY THE PROPOSED SAEGAR AVENUE 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 Saegar Avenue Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Saegar Avenue 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". -1- 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 Saegar Avenue MSBU to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Saegar Avenue 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 Paula Lewis Aye Doug Coward Aye John Bruhn Aye Frannie Hutchinson Aye PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 17th day of December, 2002. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: ~ Chairman APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORR:E~TNESS: County Atto~ ~/ -3- EZ~tIBIT" 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. LUCIE Before the undersigned a~thority 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. Lucie County, Florida: that the attached copy of advertisement was published in the Fort Pierce/Port St. Lucie Tribune in the following issues below. Affiant further says that the said Fort Pierce/Port St. Lucie Tribune is a newspaper published in Fort Pierce in said St. Lucie County, FIodda, and that said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said St. Lucie County, Florida daily and diskibuted in St. Lucie 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. Lucie County, Florida and has been for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement. Ad # Customer Namq Pub CoDvline pQ d Date 2567687 ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF CO 11/19/2002 Saeger Ave 12/17 11/26/2002 Saeger Ave 12/17 12/03/2002 Saeger Ave 12/17 12/10/2002 Saeger Ave 12/17 Subscribed ~fld sworn to me before this date: 12/10/2002 . Notary Public CATHERINE HUDSON Notary Pubhc, State of Florida My comm exl) Apr. 19. 2004 Comm. No CC927458 THE U~IFORM METHOD NOTfCE OF INTENT TO USE ;~: COLLECTING N~N-AD VALOeEM decides to ap~e~r~ny -4- EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: SAEGER AVENUE MSBU A PARCEL OF LAND LYING WITHIN THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 9, T - 35 - S, R - 40 -E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE NORTH 105' FEET OF THE SOUTH 130' FEET OF LOTS 222 AND 223 ACCORDING TO SHEEN'S PLAT OF WHITE CITY AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, AT PAGE 23 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; TOGETHER WITH NORTH 105' FEET OF THE SOUTH 235' FEET OF THE EAST 97.23' FEET OF THE WEST 511.15' FEET OF LOT 223, SHEEN'S PLAT OF WHITE CITY, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1 AT PAGE 23. THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL ALSO BEING A PART OF THE BROOME TIOGA SUBDIVISION, AN UNRECORDED PLAT. LESS AND EXCEPT ALL ROAD RIGHT OF WAY OF RECORD. -5- (1110901-090/4,1 ' ~7.33 Ac 0.98 Ac (~6.84 Ac) SAEGAR AVENUE MSBU .!