HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-282RESOLUTION NO. 02-282
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 SOUTH
HUTCHINSON ISLAND BEACH RESTORATION 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 South Hutchinson Island Beach Restoration
Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to provide beach
restoration improvements to properties within the boundaries of the South Hutchinson
Island Beach Restoration 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 South Hutchinson Island Beach
Restoration MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide beach restoration improvements
to properties within the boundaries of the proposed 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.
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
CO~ESS:coun~
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EXItIBIT "A"
SCRIPPS TREASURE COAST
PUBLISHING COMPANY
Fort Pierce Tribune
Port St. Lucia Tribune
600 Edwa[ds Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34982
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF ST. LUClE
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. Lucre 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. Lucia Tdbune 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 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 advedisement 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 Coavline PO #
2567736
ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF CO
11/19/2002 So Hutch Island
11/26/2002 So Hutch Island
12/03/2002 So Hutch Island
12/10/2002 So Hutch Island
Subscribed and sworn to me before this date:
1 2/1~20 0~2';
Notary Public
CATHERINE HUDSON
Notary Pubhc, Stale el FI0rida
My c0mm exD Apr. 19, 2004
C0mm. No. CC927458
NOTICE OF
INTENT TO USE
THE UNIFORM METHOD
OF COLLECTING
NON-AD VALOREM
ASSESSMENTS AND
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
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EXHIBIT B
DESCRIPTION: SOUTH HUTCHINSON ISLAND BEACH RESTORATION MSBU
ALL THAT PART OF SECTIONS 9, 15, 16, 21, 22 AND 27, T-36-S, R-41-E AND
SECTIONS 2, 3, 11 AND 12, T-37-S, R-41-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
LESS AND EXCEPT ALL RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD.
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RANGE
41 EAST
SOUTH HUTCHINSON ISLAND
BEACH RESTORATION
MSBU
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NORTHERN LIMITS
OF BOUNDARY
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