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Home My WebLink AboutSpecial Mosquito Control District Packet - 1/13/2026 MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT AGENDA ST. LUCIE COUNTY Special Meeting Tuesday, January 13, 2026 6:01 PM St. Lucie County Commission Chambers 2300 Virginia Avenue 3rd Floor of Roger Poitras Building Fort Pierce, FL 34982 BOARD MEMBERS District No. 3, Chair ERIN LOWRY District No. 2, Vice-Chair LARYY LEET District No. 1 JAMES CLASBY District No. 4 JAMIE FOWLER District No. 5 CATHY TOWNSEND Mission Statement Committed To Service, Focused On Our Future, Grounded By Tradition *Final on 1/7 Page 1 of 9 Regular Meeting Tuesday, January 13, 2026 6:01 PM 2 | P a g e WELCOME All meetings are televised. All meetings provided with wireless internet access for public convenience. Please turn off all cell phones and pagers prior to entering the commission chambers. Please mute the volume on all laptops and PDAs while in use in the commission chambers. GENERAL RULES AND PROCEDURES – Attached is the agenda, which will determine the order of business conducted at today’s Board meeting. INVOCATION-PLEDGE – To bring order and decorum to its meeting, the Board begins its meetings with an invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Participation is voluntary. CONSENT AGENDA – These items are considered routine and are enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commissioner so requests. REGULAR AGENDA – Proclamations, Presentations, Public Hearings, and Department requests are items, which the Commission will discuss individually, usually in the order listed on the agenda. PUBLIC HEARINGS – These items are usually heard on the first Tuesdays at 6 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. However, if a public hearing is scheduled for a meeting on the third Tuesday, which begins at 9 a.m., then public hearings will be heard at 9 a.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. These time designations are intended to indicate that an item will not be addressed prior to the listed time. The Chair will open each public hearing and asks anyone wishing to speak to come forward, one at a time. Comments will be limited to five minutes, and must be pertinent to the agenda item being considered by the Board. As a general rule, when issues are scheduled before the Commission under department request or public hearing, the order of presentation is: (1) County staff presents the details of the Board item (2) Commissioners comment (3) if a public hearing, the Chair will ask for public comment, (4) further discussion and action by the Board. ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION – Please state your name and address, speaking clearly into the microphone. If you have backup material, please have eight copies ready for distribution. NON-AGENDA ITEMS – These items are presented by an individual Commissioner or staff as necessary at the conclusion of the printed agenda. PUBLIC COMMENT – Time is allotted at the beginning of each meeting for general public comment. Please limit comments to three minutes. Comments may pertain to any matter related to the Board’s duties as the County’s governing body. Comments in support or opposition to candidates for public office are not pertinent to the Board’s duties. This includes any speaker identifying himself or herself as a candidate for public office. DECORUM – Please be respectful of others’ opinions. MEETINGS – All Board meetings are open to the public and are held on the first Tuesdays of each month at 6 p.m. and on the third Tuesdays at 9 a.m., unless otherwise advertised. Meetings are held in the County Commission Chambers in the Roger Poitras Administration Annex at 2300 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce, Fla. 34982. The Board schedules additional workshops throughout the year necessary to accomplish their goals and commitments. Notice is provided of these workshops. Anyone with a disability requiring accommodation to attend this meeting should contact the St. Lucie County Human Resources Department at 772-462-1456, HumanResources@stlucieco.gov or TDD 772-462-1428 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Page 2 of 9 Regular Meeting Tuesday, January 13, 2026 6:01 PM 3 | P a g e 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES There are no items scheduled. 4. CONSENT AGENDA A. MOSQUITO CONTROL 1. Bear Point Mitigation Bank Credit Reservation Agreement - Michael Rosenblatt, Collier Vero, LLC Staff recommends the Board approve the Bear Point Mitigation Bank Credit Reservation Agreement to complete the reservation of mitigation bank credits and process the payment in the amount of $90,000.00 and authorize the Chair to sign the documents as prepared by the County Attorney in accordance with Strategic Plan Policy ES 6.32 and ES 6.42. 5. REGULAR AGENDA There are no items scheduled. 6. MOTION TO ADJOURN Page 3 of 9 ITEM NO. (ID # 2026-33) DATE: 1/13/2026 AGENDA REQUEST TO: Mosquito Control District PRESENTED BY: Roger Jacobsen, Mosquito Control Director SUBMITTED BY: Mosquito Control SUBJECT: Bear Point Mitigation Bank Credit Reservation Agreement - Michael Rosenblatt, Collier Vero, LLC BACKGROUND: The Bear Point Mitigation Bank offers secure and beneficial environmental credits that help to improve the health of the Indian River Lagoon. It is a 317-acre mangrove saltwater marsh located in St. Lucie County and has operated successfully along the Lagoon near Fort Pierce since 2003. The bank, permitted by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, sells Mangrove Forest credits that are valued in terms of the ecological value of the Mitigation Bank. The funds collected are used to preserve and maintain wetland habitat as a way of sustaining the ecological and hydrological functions of the Indian River Lagoon. The primary service covers the barrier islands and mainland Indian River waterfront from the Sebastian Inlet on the north to St. Lucie Inlet on the south. The reservation agreement outlines the reservation of mitigation bank credits required by St. John's River Water Management District for the applicant to offset their development's estuarine impact. Please see the included Bear Point Mitigation Bank Reservation Agreement for Michael Rosenblatt, Collier Vero, LLC for the project known as The Collier Companies Multi-Family Vero Beach. PREVIOUS ACTION: N/A FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Developer, Michael Rosenblatt, will pay St. Lucie County BOCC the sum of $90,000.00, which represents 25% of the total purchase price of $360,000.00 for the reservation of 2.00 State credits. Upon receipt, this revenue will be posted to Revenue Account Number 147-0000-369960-000. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Board approve the Bear Point Mitigation Bank Credit Reservation Agreement to complete the reservation of mitigation bank credits and process the payment in the amount of $90,000.00 and authorize the Chair to sign the documents as prepared by the County Attorney in accordance with Strategic Plan Policy ES 6.32 and ES 6.42. COMMISSION ACTION: Page 4 of 9 RESULT: MOVER: None SECONDER: None AYES: None NAYS: None EXCUSED: None Coordination/Signatures Date: December 23, 2025 Jennifer Hill, Office of Management & Budget Director Date: December 23, 2025 Roger Jacobsen, Mosquito Control Director Date: December 29, 2025 Ciara Forbes, Assistant County Attorney III Date: December 29, 2025 Katherine Barbieri, County Attorney Date: January 05, 2026 George Landry, County Administrator Page 5 of 9 1 MITIGATION BANK CREDIT RESERVATION AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this ______ day of ___________ 2025, by and between ST. LUCIE COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, (“County”), whose address is 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida, 34982, and COLLIER VERO, LLC, whose address 220 N. Main St., Gainesville, FL 32601. WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the County owns and operates the Bear Point Mitigation Bank (“Bank”); and, WHEREAS, Collier Vero, LLC is the owner of certain property lying in the Bank’s Mitigation Service Area (“Site”); and, WHEREAS, Collier Vero, LLC intends to develop the Site for a project to be known as “the Collier Companies Multi-Family Vero Beach,” SJRWMD application no. 105275-4, in a manner consistent with all local, state, and federal regulations (“Project”); and, WHEREAS, Collier Vero, LLC desires to reserve Credits in the Bank to seek the necessary permits for the proposed development of the Project; and, WHEREAS, the County is willing to reserve the requested Credits pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the parties agree as follows: 1. The County agrees to reserve 2.0 State Credits for the Project as set forth in this Agreement and the Reserved Credit Allocation attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “A.” The term of this reservation shall begin on the date first written above and shall continue for a period of one year from the date of this Agreement, subject to annual extension based upon the prior written agreement of the parties. 2. In consideration of such reservation, the parties acknowledge that Collier Vero, LLC has paid the County a non-refundable reservation fee (“Reservation Fee”) in the total amount of Ninety Thousand and 00/100 dollars ($90,000.00) based upon twenty-five percent (25%) of the current price of the reserved Credits on the date of this Agreement, as set forth in the Reserved Credit Allocation and the Bank has provided Collier Vero, LLC with a receipt for such payment. 3. It shall be the responsibility of Collier Vero, LLC to provide the regulatory Page 6 of 9 2 agencies with a copy of the receipt or other acceptable proof indicating reservation of the Credits. 4. In the event the permits for the Project are issued, the parties shall enter into a Mitigation Bank Credit Purchase Agreement for the required number of Credits. The amount of the Reservation Fee shall be credited against the Credit purchase price. In the event the permits for the Project are not issued, the County shall retain the Reservation Fee and The Collier Companies shall have no claim against the County for the Reservation Fee or the reserved Credits. 5. Any disputes relating to interpretation of the terms of this Agreement or a question of fact or arising under this Agreement shall be resolved through good faith efforts upon the part of Collier Vero, LLC and the County. Any dispute which is not resolved by mutual agreement shall be decided by the County Administrator who shall reduce the decision to writing. The decision of the County shall be final and conclusive unless determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be fraudulent, capricious, arbitrary, so grossly erroneous as to necessarily imply bad faith, or not be supported by substantial evidence. 6. Prior to initiating any litigation concerning this Agreement, the parties agree to submit the disputed issue or issues to a mediator for non-binding mediation. The parties shall agree on a mediator chosen from a list of certified mediators available from the Clerk of Court for St. Lucie County. The fee of the mediator shall be shared equally by the parties. To the extent allowed by law, the mediation process shall be confidential, and the results of the mediation or any testimony or argument introduced at the mediation shall not be admissible as evidence in any subsequent proceeding concerning the disputed issue. 7. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior verbal or written agreements between the parties with respect thereto. This Agreement may only be amended by written document, properly authorized, executed and delivered by both parties hereto. This Agreement shall be interpreted as a whole unit. All interpretations shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida. In the event it is necessary for either party to initiate legal action regarding this Agreement, venue shall be in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit for St. Lucie County, Florida, for claims under state law and the Southern District of Florida for any claims which are justiciable in federal court. {Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank} IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed on Page 7 of 9 3 the day first above written. ST. LUCIE COUNTY BY:___________________________________________ CHAIR, MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: ______________________________________ COUNTY ATTORNEY Michael Rosenblatt, Collier Vero, LLC BY:______________________________________ NAME: __________________________________ TITLE: __________________________________ Page 8 of 9 4 EXHIBIT “A” RESERVED CREDIT ALLOCATION Federal/State Dual Credits Reservation Price Total Price 2.0 State Credits $90,000.00 $360,000.00 BALANCE DUE UPON PURCHASE OF THE CREDIT - $270,000.00 Page 9 of 9