HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-281RESOLUTION NO. 02-281
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 26TM
STREET 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 26th Street Municipal Services Benefit
Unit (the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to construct wastewater improvements to
properties within the boundaries of the South 26th Street 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".
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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 26th Street MSBU to fund
the cost of a project to construct wastewater improvements to properties within the
boundaries of the South 26th Street MSBU. Subject to the adoption of an ordinance by the
City of Ft. Pierce pursuant to Section 125.01(q), Florida Statutes (2000) consenting to
include that portion of the MSBU within the boundaries of the City as part of the 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
By:
Chairm~~''~
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
COR~SS:
Coun~A~ttor~
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EXHIBIT" A"
SCRIPPS TREASURE COAST
PUBLISHING COMPANY
Fort Pierce Tribune
Port St. Lucia 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. Lucia Tribune, a daily newspaper published at
Fo~t 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 Tribune 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
affached 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 et 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.
Pub CoDvline PO #
Ad # Customer Naqlo Date
2567672
ST LUCiE CO BOARD OF CO 11/19/2002
11/26/2002
12/03/2002
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Subscril~ed ai~d sworn to me before this date:
South 26th St. 12/17
South 26th St. 12/17
South 26th St. 12/17
South 26th St. 12/17
12/10/2002
Notary Public
CATHERIN[ HUDSON
Notary Public, Stale ot Florida
My comm exo Ap/ 19, 2004
Comm. No CC927458
NOTICE OF
INTENT TO USE
THE UNIFOBM METHOD
OF COLLECTING
NON-AD VALOREM
ASSESSMENTS AND
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
the County Attorne~ of St.
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EXHIBIT B
DESCRIPTION: SOUTH 26TM STREET MSBU
A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH, RANGE 40 EAST,
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS:
LOTS 10 THROUGH 20, BLOCK 1 AND LOTS 1 THROUGH 16, BLOCK 2, MARION
HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 10, PAGE 28 OF THE PUBLIC
RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA;
TOGETHER WITH LOT 10, 11, AND THE SOUTH 20 FEET OF LOT 12, BLOCK 1; LOTS
1 THROUGH 16, BLOCK 3; LOTS 1 THROUGH 16, BLOCK4 AND LOTS 1 THROUGH
16, BLOCK 5, SOUTH TWENTY-FIFTH STREET, REVISED PLAT, AS RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 11, PAGE 46 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
FLORIDA;
TOGETHER WITH LOTS 1 THROUGH 16, BLOCK 6, SOUTH 25TH STREET
SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 10, PAGE 19 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS
OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
10/29/02
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SOUTH 26TM STREET
MSBU
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