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Home My WebLink About02-280RESOLUTION NO. 02-280 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 SMALLWOOD AVENUE 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 Smallwood Avenue 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 Smallwood Avenue 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 --1-- 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 Smallwood Avenue MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the Smallwood Avenue 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: ~ 'l~eputy Clerk BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: ~ -- Chairman APPROVED AS TO FORM AND COR~SS: County?A~or~ -3- EXMIBIT" A" SCRIPPS TREASURE COAST PUBLISHING COMPANY Fort Pierce Tribune Port St. Lucie Tribune 600 Edwa.rds 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 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, Flodda, 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 amant 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 Coovline PO # 2567776 ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF CO 11~9~002 11~6/2002 12/03~002 12/10~002 Subscribed and sworn to me before this date: Smallw0od Ave 12/17 Smallwo0d Ave 12/17 Smallwood Ave 12/17 Smallw0od Ave 12/17 12/10/2002 Notary Public CATHERINE HUDSON Notary Pubhc, S~ate ot Florida My corem exp Apr 19, 2004 Comm. No. CC927458 OF COLLECTING - NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD ~ON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS AND NOTICE OF -4- EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: SMALLWOOD AVENUE MSBU A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH, RANGE 40 EAST BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ALL OF BLOCKS A AND B; ALL OF LOTS 13 THRU 24 AND THE SOUTH ½ OF VACATED 2ND STREET, BLOCK 7; LOTS 12 THRU 18, BLOCK 8, RUHLMAN'S SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 PAGE 55 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS O'F ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA. TOGETHER WITH: BEGINNING 450 FEET WEST OF THE NE CORNER OF THE SW 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4, RUN SOUTH 100 FEET, THENCE EAST 200 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 82.50 FEET, THENCE EAST 100 FEET, THENCE NORTH 22.5 FEET, THENCE EAST 120 FEET, THENCE NORTH 140 FEET, THENCE WEST 70 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 15 FEET, THENCE WEST 350 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. LESS CANAL AND ROAD RIGHTS OF WAY OF RECORD. -5- SMALLWOOD AVENUE MSBU 7. g.?..Ac 5.80 Ac CANAL NO. 19 = 1 I i- ¢80_,¢_01~: