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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-276RESOLUTION NO. 02-276 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 REVELS LANE1 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") has created the Revels Lane1 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 Revels Lane 1 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 Revels Lane1 MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Revels Lane1 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 Cliff Barnes Aye Vice Chairman Paula Lewis Aye Commissioner Doug Coward Aye Commissioner John Bruhn Aye Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson Aye PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 17th day of December, 2002. 'O~puty Clerk BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Chairm~// APPROVED AS TO FORM AND County At¢_~ -3- ~IIBIT" 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 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. Lucie Tribune, a daily newspaper published at Fort Pierce in St. Lucia County, Florida: that the 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. Lucie Tribune is a newspaper publbhed 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, Flodda, 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 Tdbune has been entered as second class matter at the Post Office in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, FIodda and has been for a period of one year next preceding the first public~tion of the attached copy of advertisement. Ad # Customer Naq'l~ Pub Date CoDvline PO # 2567594 ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF CO 11/19/2002 11/26/2002 12/03/2002 12/10/2002 Subscribed and sworn to me before this date: Revels Lane 1 12/17 Revels Lane 1 12/17 Revels Lane 1 12/17 Revels Lane 1 12/17 12/10/2002 Notary Public CATHERINE HUDSON Notary Pubhc, Stale of Florida My comm ex0 Apr 19, 2004 Comm. No CC927458 NOTICE OF INTENT TO U~E THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING -4- EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: REVELS LANE 1 MSBU LOTS 5 THRU 23, BLOCK 3, OF WAGNER SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 PAGE 74, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; TOGETHER WITH LOT 17, BLOCK 1; AND THE SOUTH ½ OF LOT 25 AND LOTS 26 THRU 42, BLOCK 4; AND LOTS 12 THRU 22, BLOCK 5, SILVER LAKE PARK SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 10, PAGE 4, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; LESS AND EXCEPT ROAD AND CANAL RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD. -5- LANE 1 ~SBU 0.73 65.a' NORTH ' SOUTH REVELS SKYLARK