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Home My WebLink About02-278RESOLUTION NO. 02-278 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 SAN LUCIE PLAZA 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 San Lucie Plaza Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to construct roadway improvements and to provide water, wastewater and natural gas improvements to properties within the boundaries of the San Lucie Plaza 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 ta× 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 San Lucie Plaza MSBU to fund the cost of a project to construct roadway improvements and to provide water, wastewater and natural gas improvements to properties within the boundaries of the San Lucie Plaza 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. BOARD OF COUNTY COMiVIISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: C~ APPROVED AS TO FORM AND COR~ESS: -3- ~x~IBIT "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 personafly appeared, S. Dartene Mailing, who on oath says that she is Classified Inside Sales Manager of the Fort Pierce Tribune and the Port 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 dist~ibuted in St. Lucie 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. Luc[e 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 Convline PO # Date 2567703 ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF CO 11/19/2002 11/26/2002 ~.-~ r~ 12/03/2002 ~'- .: 12/10/2002 Subscribed and sworn to me before this date: San Lucie Plaza San Lucie Plaza San Lucie Plaza San Lucie Plaza 12/10/2002 Notary Public CATHERIN£ HUDSON Nolary Pubhc, State of 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 Board of CouPW Com missioners of St. Lucie Count~, Florida ("The Board'] hereby provides notice, pursuant to Section 197.3632, Elorido Statures, of its intent to use the un]- form method of collecting non-ad valorem Special assessments to provide roadway, potab[e water, ~ qstewater and notural ~ s improvements/service to the San LucJe Plaza MSBU within unincorpo- rated St. Lucle County com- mencing Count'/ Fiscat Yeor 2003-2004. The Board will resolution stating[ts Jr*tent to use the uniform method * co~lectthg such assess- s authprized by Sec- 197.3632, Florida ,res, at a public hear- ~o be held at 9:00 a.m. ~sday December 2300 Vlrglma Avenue, For Pierce, Florida 34982. Such resolution will state the contain g legal delcription -4- EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: SAN LUCIE PLAZA MSBU ALL THAT PART OF THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 40 EAST, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, LYING WEST OF CAPRON TRAIL BOULEVARD. LESS AND EXCEPT ALL ROAD RIGHTS OF WAY OF RECORD. -5- ~L :~192 t SAN LUCIE PLAZA MSBU