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Dylan Reingold, County Attorney William K. DeBraal, Deputy County Attorney Susan J. Prado, Assistant County Attorney /(341 Public Hearings - B.C.C. 5.16.23 Ofce of INDIAN RIVER COUNTY MEMORANDUM TO: Board of County Commissioners FROM: Dylan Reingold, County Attorney DATE: May 2, 2023 ATTORNEY SUBJECT: Public Hearing to Consider a Resolution Electing to Use the Uniform Method for the Levy, Collection and Enforcement of Non -Ad Valorem Assessments for Street Paving in the Oslo Park Area - LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND. On October 19, 2021, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners ("Board") voted to direct the County Attorney and Public Works Director to initiate the process of creating a Municipal Service Benefit Unit ("MSBU") for a specified area of the Oslo Park to raise funds for future road paving projects. The Public Works Department and the County Attorney's Office worked together to prepare the proper documents to establish the MSBU for the 500 residential properties in the specified area. The Board considered establishing the MSBU last year, but due to the expected timing of the project, on June 7, 2022, the Board deferred taking action. On December 13, 2022, the Board voted to move forward with initiating the assessment process this year, which would allow for assessments to be collected on the tax bills that will go out in the fall of 2023. In preparation of this public hearing, County staff sent letters to the owners within the proposed MSBU area stating that although it was initially proposed last year that the amount to be levied per parcel would be $398.00 per year for 20 years, the amount to be levied per parcel will now be $500.00 per year for 20 years. The letter indicated that the increase will assist in addressing the desire to accelerate the timing of the improvements and increases in construction costs. The total revenue collected will be $5 million. This proposed assessment is based upon a 25 percent contribution to the cost of construction from the County's Secondary Roads Fund. Per the statute, at this public hearing, the Board is to receive written objections and hear testimony from all interested persons. Per the statute, notice has been provided by first-class mail to each person owning property subject to the assessment. Additionally, per statute, notice has also been provided by publication in a newspaper generally circulated within Indian River County. C: IGranicnslLe&W51L51T—pI7b5/6375-8-3-16J9ti58c gyjDj 4- 226