Okaloosa County BOCC — December 15, 2015 — Resolution of Intent to Use Non-Ad Valorem Assessment Multiple Streets (2) — reading text

RESOLUTION NO. 2015-_____ A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA ELECTING TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS LEVIED WITHIN CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE COUNTY; STATING A NEED FOR SUCH LEVY; PROVIDING FOR THE MAILING OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners (the “Board”) of Okaloosa County, Florida (the “County”) is contemplating the imposition of special assessments over a number of years to fund the cost of providing: (i) improvements to ancillary drainage facilities; and (ii) road paving and improvements located in separate, to be established, municipal service benefit units within certain unincorporated areas of the County; and WHEREAS, the Board intends to use the uniform method for collecting non-ad valorem special assessments imposed over a number of years for the cost of providing such services and facilities to property within the County described herein, as authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, as amended, because this method will allow such special assessments to be collected annually commencing in November, 2016, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, the Board advertised and scheduled a public hearing for consideration of this Resolution on December 1, 2015 and continued that to a specific time prior to the adoption of this Resolution; proof of publication of such hearing being attached hereto as Exhibit A. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: 1. Commencing with the Fiscal Year beginning on October 1, 2016, and with the tax statement mailed for such Fiscal Year, the Board intends to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments authorized in Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, as amended, to collect special assessments imposed over a number of years to fund the cost of providing (i) improvements to ancillary drainage facilities; and (ii) road paving and improvements. Such non-ad valorem assessments may be levied within certain portions of the unincorporated area of the County. A legal description of such areas subject to the imposition of such special assessment is attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by reference. 1  2. The Board hereby determines that the levy of such non-ad valorem assessments is needed to fund the cost of providing necessary improvements to (i) improvements to ancillary drainage facilities; and (ii) road paving and improvements within the areas described in Exhibit B. 1 3. Upon adoption, the Clerk of the Circuit Court as Clerk to the Board, is hereby directed to send a copy of this Resolution by United States mail to the Florida Department of Revenue, the Okaloosa County Tax Collector, and the Okaloosa County Property Appraiser by January 10, 2016. 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. DULY ADOPTED this 15th day of December, 2015. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA __________________________ Nathan D. Boyles Chairman Attest: _________________________ J. D. Peacock, II, Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: By:_______________________________ Gregory T. Stewart, County Attorney 2  EXHIBIT A PROOF OF PUBLICATION 3  EXHIBIT B ASSESSMENT AREA: Forest Shore Drive Legal description as follows: Beginning at the Northwest corner of Section 19, Township 2 South, Range 25 West, Okaloosa County, Florida, proceed South 880 38’ 36” East, along the North line of said section for 1600.00 feet; thence South 010 29’ 24” West, parallel to the West line of said section for 66.00 feet; thence North 880 38’ 36” West, 1600.00 feet to the West line of Section 19; thence North along said West line of Section 19, Township 2 South, Range 25 West, 66.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. Also included commencing a the Southwest corner of Section 18, Township 2 South, Range 25 West, Okaloosa County, Florida; thence South 880 38’ 36” East along the South line of said Section, 1146.26 feet for a Point of Beginning; thence continue South 880 38’ 36” East, 66.00 feet to an iron pin; thence North 010 25’ 14” East, 327.95 feet to a found concrete monument on the South right-of-way of US Highway No. 98; thence South 870 38’ 38” West along said right-of-way line, a distance of 66.14 feet; thence leaving the Southerly right-of-way of US Highway No. 98 proceed South 010 25’ 14” West, 323.67 feet to the Point of Beginning. Old Hickory Road – Gibbs Drive Legal description as follows: A right-of-way for roadway and utilities lying 30 feet either side of the following described centerline: Beginning at the Northwest corner of the Northeast ¼ of Section 34, Township 4 North, Range 23 West, Okaloosa County, Florida; proceed S 000 07’ 18” W for 640.65 feet; thence S 900 00’ 00” E for 2304.40 feet to end of centerline description, said point also marks the Southeast corner of Lot 43 according to an unrecorded plat of Foredeer Ranch. The Southeast corner of Lot 43 lies S 000 00’ 00” E for 665.84 feet of the Northeast corner of Lot 43, said Northeast corner of Lot 43 is also lying on the North line of Section 34, Township 4 North, Range 23 West, Okaloosa County, Florida. 4