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Home My WebLink About02-284RESOLUTION NO. 02-284 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 SUNLAND GARDENS MUNICIPAL SERVICES BENEFIT UNIT; DESCRIBING THE AREA SUBJECTTO 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 Phase I, the South West quadrant, of the Sunland Gardens Municipal Services Benefit Unit and will create the entire area, Phase II, as shown on the map (the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Sunland Gardens 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 Sunland Gardens MSBU to fund the cost of a project to construct potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Sunland Gardens 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. ATTEST: Del~u~ Clerk BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA APPROVED AS TO FORM AND County ~tto~ -3- 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 pemonally appeared, S. Darlene Mailing, whe on oath says that she is Classified Inside Sales Manager of the Fort Pierce Tribune and the Pod St. Lucie 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, Florida, and that said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said St. Lucie County, Florida daily and distributed in St. Lucie County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the erst 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 maffer 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 # Customur Name Pub Date Coifvlino PO # 2567803 ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF C0 Subscribed 11/19/2002 Sunland Gardens 11/26/2002 Sunland Gardens 12/03/2002 Sunland Gardens 12/10/2002 Sunland Gardens and sworn to me before this date: 12/10/2002 Notary Public CATHERINE HUDSON Notary Pubhc, S~afe ct Florida My corem exp Apr. 19, 2004 Comm. No, CC927458 NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Beard of County Com- missioners of St. Lucie County, Florida ("The Board")," hereby provides notice, pursuclnt to Section 197.3632, Rorido Sfotute$; of its intent to use the uni- form method of collectIn9 non-ad valorem Speciol assessments to provide potable water improvements/sesvice to the Sunland Gardens MSBU within unincorporated St. County Fiscal Year 2003- Lu~ie County commencing 2004. The B°°rd will con- -4- EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: SUNLAND GARDENS MSBU ALL THAT PART OF THE WEST ¼ OF SECTION 5, T~35-S, R-40-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA LYING NORTHEAST OF ANGLE ROAD; TOGETHER WITH ALL THAT PART OF THE NORTH ¼ OF SECTION 6, T-35-S, R-40-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY , FLORIDA LYING SOUTHEAST OF THE NORTH EMERGENCY RELIEF CANAL AND NORTHEASTERLY OF ANGLE ROAD; TOGETHER WITH ALL THAT PART OF THE SW 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4 OF SECTION 5, T-35-S, R-40-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA LYING SOUTHWESTERLY OF ANGLE ROAD; LESS AND EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCELS OF LAND; THE SOUTH 94.55' FEET OF THE NORTH 274.55' FEET OF THE WEST 300' FEET OF THE EAST 330' FEET OF LOT 121 GARDEN CITY FARMS AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2, AT PAGE 5 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; AND COMMENCE AT TH E NORTH LINE OF LOT 105 OF GARDEN CITY FARMS AND THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF ANGLE ROAD, SAID RIGHT OF WAY LYING 33' FEET SOUTHWESTERLY OF THE BASE LINE OF SURVEY AS SHOWN ON THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RIGHT OF WAY MAP OF ANGLE ROAD, SECTION NO. 9400-102, LAST REVISION DATE NOVEMBER 1967; THENCE S 43 01'31" E ALONG THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF ANGLE ROAD A DISTANCE OF 422.4' FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE S 43 01'31" E ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE DISTANCE OF 50' FEET; THENCE S 46 58'29" W DEPARTING SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 99' FEET; THENCE S 43 01'31" E A DISTANCE OF 100' FEET; THENCE S 46 58'29" W A DISTANCE OF 210.41' FEET; THENCE S 00 00'01" E A DISTANCE OF 30' FEET; THENCE S 89 59'59" W A DISTANCE OF 181.66' FEET TO A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SECTION 5, T-35-S, R-40-E; THENCE N 00 02'06" E ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 5 A DISTANCE OF 65.68' FEET; THENCE N 46 58'29" E A DISTANCE OF 417.84' FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. LESS AND EXCEPT ALL RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD. H:\SUNMSBU3 REVISED 11/24/02 -5- Sunland ' Gardens MSBU FPUA - Water [~ N~SBU ~ FI Pierce City Umils SUNLAND GARDENS MSBU