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Home My WebLink About02-283RESOLUTION NO. 02-283 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 SAINT LUCIE VILLAGE 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 Saint Lucie Village Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water and wastewater improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Saint Lucie Village 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 Saint Lucie Village MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water and wastewater improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Saint Lucie Village 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". This intent to assess is subject to the consent of the Township of St. Lucie Village pursuant to Section 125.01(q), Florida Statues (2000). 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. LUClE COUNTY, FLORIDA ATTEST:~ APPROVED AS TO FORM AND COR~ESS: / Count~ -3- KX fffBIT" 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. Lucia Tribune, a daily newspaper published at Fort Pierce in St. Lucia County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement was published in the FoR Pierce/Port St. Lucie Tribune in the following issues below. Affiant further says that the said Fort Pierce/Port St. Lucia Tribune is a newspaper publiehed 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. Ad # Customer Name Pub Date Convlino PO ~ 2567787 ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF C0 Subscribed 11/19/2002 St, Lucie Village 11/26/2002 St. Lucia Village 12/03/2002 St. Lucie Village 12/10/2002 St. Lucia Village and sworn to me before this date: 12/10/2002 Notary PubI~,THERiNE HUDSON Notary Public, State ol Florida My comm. exp Apr. 19, 200a Comm. No. CC927458 NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS AND NOTICE OF -4- EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: SAINT LUCIE VILLAGE MSBU ALL THAT PART OF SECTIONS 16,17,20,21,27,28,33 AND 34, T-34-S, R-40-E, ST. LUClE COUNTY, FLORIDA LYING EAST OF THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF US HIGHWAY NO. 1 AND LYING WEST OF THE MEAN HIGH WATER LINE OF THE INDIAN RIVER; SAID PARCEL BEING BOUND ON THE NORTH BY THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH ¼ OF SECTIONS 16 AND 17, T-34-S, R-40-E; SAID PARCEL BEING BOUNDED ON THE SOUTH BY THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINE; COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 34, T-34-S, R-40-E, THENCE N 00 38'00" E ALONG SAID SECTION LINE A DISTANCE OF 1976.90' FEET; THENCE S 89 22'00" E A DISTANCE OF 311.97' FEET; THENCE S 00 38'00" W A DISTANCE OF 6.10' FEET; THENCE S 89 22'00" E A DISTANCE OF 130' FEET TO A POINT ON THE MEAN HIGH WATER LINE OF THE INDIAN RIVER AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE HEREIN DESCRIBED LINE; THENCE N 89 22'00" WA DISTANCE OF 130' FEET; THENCE S 00 38'00" W A DISTANCE OF 205.24' FEET; THENCE S 89 29'15" W A DISTANCE OF 228.70' TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILROAD; THENCE CONTINUE S 89 29'15" W TO A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF OLD DIXIE HIGHWAY; THENCE S 21 08'34" E ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH 875.2' FEET OF THE SOUTH 2238.70' FEET OF SECTIONS 33 AND 34, T-34-S, R-40-E; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID LINE TO A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF US HIGHWAY NO. 1 AND THE POINT OF TERMINATION. TOGETHER WITH ALL THAT PART OF THE NORTH ½ OF SECTIONS 16 AND 17, T-34- S, R-40-E LYING SOUTH OF MICHIGAN AVENUE AND EAST OF OLD DIXIE HIGHWAY AND WEST OF THE MEAN HIGH WATER LINE OF THE INDIAN RIVER. LESS AND EXCEPT ALL RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD. H:WILLAGEMSBU -5- SAINT LUCIE VILLAGE. MSBU ST. LUCRE VILLAGE