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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-001 SWDDSOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT RESOLUTION NO. 2024- 001 A RESOLUTION OF THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, SITTING AS THE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, ELECTING TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING A NON -AD VALOREM SPECIAL COLLECTION ASSESSMENT TO BE LEVIED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY; STATING A NEED FOR SUCH LEVY; PROVIDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER'S ERRORS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Pursuant to Article VIII, Section 1 of the Florida Constitution, and Sections 125.01 and 125.66, Florida Statutes, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners has all powers of local self-government to perform county functions and to render services in a manner not inconsistent with general law and such power may be exercised by the enactment of county ordinances; and WHEREAS, the Board has created the Indian River County Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD or District), a dependent special district of Indian River County; and WHEREAS, the regulation of the collection and disposal of solid waste within the county by the Board and SWDD serves a public purpose, and promotes and protects the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Indian River County; and WHEREAS, the SWDD is contemplating the imposition of a special collection assessment to residential properties within the unincorporated areas of Indian River County, as authorized by F.S. 197.3632, as this method will allow such special assessments to be collected annually, commencing for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2025, and continuing until discontinued by the District; WHEREAS, the District duly advertised a public hearing of this Resolution, in a newspaper of general circulation with Indian River County, Florida, for four (4) consecutive weeks preceding the public hearing; and WHEREAS, proof of publication of such hearing being is attached hereto as Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, a legal description of the boundaries of real property subject to the levy is attached hereto as Exhibit B; and WHEREAS, upon adoption of this Resolution, the District shall dispatch a copy via United States mail to the Indian River County Property Appraiser, Indian River County Tax Collector, and the State of Florida Department of Revenue; and WHEREAS, upon passage of this Resolution, the County Administrator is authorized to take the necessary administrative measures required to ensure that the solid waste collection assessments are properly assessed and collected; and WHEREAS, adoption of this Resolution, the levy collection and enforcement of costs of SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT RESOLUTION NO. 2024- 001 non -ad valorem assessments for the cost of solid waste collection services to real residential property within the unincorporated Indian River County is determined to be in the public interest and provides for the general health safety and welfare of the citizens within unincorporated Indian River County; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA ACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT, THAT: SECTION 1. RECITALS. The above Whereas Clauses are true, correct, and are hereby adopted and incorporated herein as the legislative findings of the Board of County Commissioners. SECTION 2. INTENT. The District does hereby state and express its clear intent to utilize the uniform method for the levy, collection and enforcement of non -ad valorem collection assessments pursuant to Florida Statute 197.3632 for the levy, collection and enforcement of costs for solid waste collection services for all real residential property located within unincorporated Indian River County, as described in Exhibit B attached hereto in order to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of unincorporated Indian River County. SECTION 3. NEED FOR LEVY. The District does hereby state and express the need for levy in order to provide for the collection and enforcement of non -ad valorem assessments pursuant to Florida Statute 197.3632 collection and enforcement of costs for solid waste collection services for all real residential property located within unincorporated Indian River County, as described in Exhibit B attached hereto in order to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Unincorporated Indian River County. SECTION 4. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONSIMEASURES. C Upon adoption, the County staff is hereby directed to send a copy of this Resolution by United States mail to the Florida Department of Revenue, the Indian River County Tax Collector, and the Indian River County Property Appraiser by January 10, 2025. The County Administrator is further authorized to take all other necessary administrative measures required to ensure that the solid waste collection assessments are properly assessed and collected. SECTION 5. CONFLICT. All Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall take effect upon adoption. SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT RESOLUTION NO. 2024- 001 The foregoing resolution was moved for adoption by Commissioner Moss and seconded by Commissioner F 1 e s cher , and, upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: Chairman Joseph E. Flescher AYE Vice -Chairman Deryl Loar AYE Commissioner Susan Adams AYE Commissioner Joseph H. Earman AYE Commissioner Laura Moss AYE The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and adopted this 17'h day of December 2024. SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF INDI RIVER C NTY, FLORIDk3. By. J ph E. Flescher, Chairman '9��FR COUt11� � Ryan L. Butler, Clerk of Court and Comptroller By: �� (SEAL) Deputy Clerk Approved as to form and legal sufficiency: By: W . J fifer W huler, County Attorney EXHIBIT "A" TO SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT RESOLUTION NO. 2024- 001 PROOF OF PUBLICATION aw LocaliQ Florida PO Box 631244 Cincinnati, OH 45263-1244 GANNETT In the event any person decides to opixal any decision by the County watter relating with respect to any m ro the consideration ofthe resolution at the obove,relerence I public rear - Ing, o record of the procendl ng may be eared and In such event, such person may need to ensure that o y,rr him record of the Pub l lc hearing made, which record includes the one evidence on which the appealal Is IS toa 1A bored. app - Clerk Leal l.�l " ` / NOTICF OF INTENT TO USE AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION UNIFORM METHOD OF Customer No: COLLECTING PO #: NON -AD VALOREM ASSESS- MENTS Christina Moore Indian River County Attorneys Office 1801 27Th ST Vero Beach FL 32960-3388 Indian"Coun River County, Florida (the "Countyt hereby Provides notice, Pursuant settlors 197.3602 it. us, Florida Slatotutes, of Its Intent to use the uniform method of collecting non -cid valorem special assessments throuvo houl the unincorporatedld all Incorporated areas of the County, ter wry Ices, facilities, and programs for street lighting mainte- nance and Improvements, roadway STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF BROWN Before the undersigned authority appeared, who maintenance and Imorovemenls. star mwoter maintenance and improvements, water and sewer maintenance and Improvements, solid waste disposal maintenance and Improvements: and Other public services and locllltles allby low, commencing for the Fiscal personally g Y p Y pp on oath says that he or she is the Legal Advertising Representative of the Indian River Press Journal/St Lucie News Tribune/Stuart News, newspapers published in Indian Year beginning an October 1. 2075. and the Countyutng until discontinued by, The County will consider the adop• tion orrenal Oh eleclic to use the uniform mee thod of collecting such assessments authorized by section 197.3632, Florida Sintates, at River/St Lucie/Martin Counties Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a Legal Ad in the matter of a public hearing ip ba held at 9:00 a.m. an Iver .r 17, 2aBo in the CountRiver County Board of County Commission Chambers, 1e01 27th Streel, Vera Beach, Florida. All Public Notices, was published on the publicly accessible Interested persons are Invited to attend. Such resolution will state the need for the levy and will contain a legal description of the boundaries websites of Indian River/St Lucie/Martin Counties, Florida, or in a newspaper by print in the issues of, on: 11/15/2024 11/22/2024, 11/29/2024, 12/06/2024 Affiant further says that the website or newspaper complies of the real property sublect to the levy. Cop les of the proposed form of resolution, which contains the legal descriptn of the real property in subject to the levy, are on file at the Office of the Clerk to the Board of Cc'my Commissioners, located at Building A of the Indian River county Adminlstrative Complex, left 271h Street, Vero Beach, Florida. This notice of intent to use the uniform method of collection in n, wov obligates the County to Imple- ment any program of on -ad with all legal requirements for publication in chapter 50, valorem speclai assessments. It simply preserves this collection method, Florida Statutes. Subscribed and sworn to before me, by the legal clerk, who is personally known o me, on�6/2024 In the event any person decides to opixal any decision by the County watter relating with respect to any m ro the consideration ofthe resolution at the obove,relerence I public rear - Ing, o record of the procendl ng may be eared and In such event, such person may need to ensure that o y,rr him record of the Pub l lc hearing made, which record includes the one evidence on which the appealal Is IS toa 1A bored. app - Clerk Leal l.�l " ` / In acrnrtlance with the Americans with Oflabrefer lhies Act, persons need - Ing a special occommodoflon or on interpreter to aarticl cont in this CountProceeding shooltl ator of the County's ADA Coordinator of (772) Nota , State of WI, Count ot'Brown ry, $1 40 of heart rl Dears pear to the dale of the hearing. the date Customer No: INDIAN RIVER COUNTY BOARD PO #: OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS �2 SUSAN ADAMS, CHAIRMAN Pub: Nov 15,22,29, Dec 6, 2024 My commission expires TCN 10771435 Publication Cost: $591.90 Tax Amount: $0.00 Payment Cost: $591.90 Order No: 10771435 # of Copies: Customer No: 1125303 1 PO #: THIS 1S NOT AN INVOICE! Please do not use thi,sJormJor payment remittance I� KAITLYN FELTY Notary Public State of Wisconsin h Page 1 of 1 Page 1 EXHIBIT "B" TO SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT RESOLUTION NO. 2024-001 MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE BOUNDARIES OF UNICORPORATED INDIAN RIVER COUNTY i p Cw�M Tu.n u( a I S.bartian. U.Nd o L. � csvM imw sro. 5 - �.rn A^^�UNINCORPORATED -'-' UnincwpoatedC-nty s' INDIAN RIVER COUNTY e�] Municipalities LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF UNINCORPORATED INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA Being all of those lands as described and recorded in Chapter 7, Section 31 (7.31), Florida Statutes and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of township thirty-one south, of range thirty-five east; thence east on the line dividing the townships thirty and thirty-one south, to the point where said line intersects the thread of the south fork of the St. Sebastian River; thence northerly down the thread of said stream to the main stream of the St. Sebastian River; thence down the thread of the St. Sebastian River to its confluence with the Indian River; thence east to the intersection with the southwesterly extension of the centerline of the approach channel to the Sebastian Inlet from the Indian River; thence northeasterly along said centerline and continue northeasterly and easterly along the centerline of the Sebastian Inlet to the Atlantic Ocean; thence southward along the Atlantic coast, including the waters of the Atlantic Ocean within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida to the intersection of said Atlantic coast and a line lying 45.22 feet south of, as measured at right angles to, the township line dividing townships thirty-three and thirty-four south; thence west, parallel with, and 45.22 feet south of said township line, to the west right-of-way line of State Road AIA; thence northwesterly along said right-of-way line to the intersection of said right-of-way line and the north line of Lot 25, plat of Kansas City Colony, as recorded in Plat Book 4, page 23, of the public records of St. Lucie County, Florida- Said north line of Lot 25 lying 150 feet north of, and parallel with, as measured at right angles to, the township line dividing townships thirty-three and thirty-four south; thence west along the north line of said Lot 25 to the easterly mean high water line of Round Island Creek; thence meandering southeasterly along said mean high water line to its intersection with the township line dividing townships thirty-three and thirty-four south; thence west on said township line to range line dividing ranges thirty-five and thirty-six east; thence north between ranges thirty-five and thirty-six east to the northeast corner of section one, township thirty-three south, range thirty-five east; thence west on township line dividing townships thirty-two and thirty-three south, range thirty-five east to the range line dividing ranges thirty-four and thirty-five east; thence north on said range line to the northwest corner of township thirty- one south, range thirty-five east, being the place of beginning. Less and excepting therefrom the following: All lands lying within the bounds of the City of Vero Beach, Florida: AND All lands lying within the bounds of the City of Fellsmere, Florida: AND All lands lying within the bounds of the City of Sebastian, Florida: AND All lands lying within the bounds of the Town of Orchid, Florida: AND All lands lying within the bounds of the Town of Indian River Shores, Florida. Page 1