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Home My WebLink About02.17.26 - MC Packet MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT AGENDA ST. LUCIE COUNTY Regular Meeting Tuesday, February 17, 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 2/11 Page 1 of 9 Regular Meeting Tuesday, February 17, 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, February 17, 2026 6:01 PM 3 | P a g e 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the Mosquito Control District Meeting of January 27, 2026. 4. CONSENT AGENDA A. WARRANTS 1. Warrant Lists 17 - 19 5. REGULAR AGENDA There are no items scheduled. 6. MOTION TO ADJOURN Page 3 of 9 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA Mosquito Control District Meeting January 27, 2026 Convened: 6:11 PM Adjourned: 6:14 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6:11 PM by Chair Erin Lowry, District No. 3. Present Commissioner Jamie Fowler, District 4; Commissioner Larry Leet, District 2; Commissioner James Clasby, District 1; Commissioner Erin Lowry, District 3; Commissioner Cathy Townsend, District 5 Also Present Katherine Barbieri, County Attorney George Landry, County Administrator Erick Gill, Communications Director Jennifer Hill, Office of Management & Budget Director Jennifer Garrity, Budget Manager Benjamin Balcer, Planning & Development Services Director Daniel Zrallack, County Engineer Chris Lestrange, Public Works Department Assistant Director Ken Kroll, Chairman of the Infrastructure Surtax Committee Katrina Slay, Executive Aide to County Administration/Agenda Coordinator Vera Smith, Deputy Clerk Recording Secretary 2. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT Chair Lowry opened the meeting for public comment at this time. With no one wishing to address the Board, Chair Lowry closed public comment. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made to approve all minute sets, and it passed unanimously. RESULT: APPROVE MOVER: Commissioner District 2 Larry Leet SECONDER: Commissioner District 1 James Clasby AYES: Jamie Fowler, Larry Leet, James Clasby, Erin Lowry, Cathy Townsend NAYS: None EXCUSED: None A. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the Mosquito Control District Meeting of December 9, Page 4 of 9 Mosquito Control District Meeting Tuesday, January 27, 2026 6:01 PM 2 | Page 2025. B. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the Special Mosquito Control District Meeting of January 13, 2026. 4. CONSENT AGENDA A motion was made to adopt the consent agenda, and it passed unanimously. RESULT: APPROVE MOVER: Commissioner District 4 Jamie Fowler SECONDER: Commissioner District 1 James Clasby AYES: Jamie Fowler, Larry Leet, James Clasby, Erin Lowry, Cathy Townsend NAYS: None EXCUSED: None A. WARRANTS 1. Warrant Lists 10 - 16 Adopted by Consent Vote B. GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 1. 2026 State Legislative Program - Mosquito Control Expansion Local Bill Resolution No. 26-002 Staff recommended that the Board approve Resolution of Support No.26-002 for the 2026 State Legislative Program - Mosquito Control Expansion Local Bill, and authorization for the Chair to sign documents as approved by the County Attorney. This item aligns with Strategic Plan Objective HS 4.4.5. Adopted by Consent Vote DISCUSSION Chair Lowry and Commissioner Townsend discussed the expansion of the Mosquito Control District. They explained the need for legislative action to extend services to new areas and explained the importance of understanding the process. The expansion requires approval from Tallahassee, as it involves legislative action. Additionally, the goal is to provide services to regions further out in Tradition, and this initiative is progressing favorably through the legislative process. C. MOSQUITO CONTROL 1. Bear Point Mitigation Bank Credit Purchase Agreement - Atlantic Hutchinson, LLC Staff recommended that the Board of County Commissioners approve the Bear Point Mitigation Bank Credit Purchase Agreement to complete the sale of mitigation bank credits and process the payment in the amount of $157,500.00, and authorize the chair to sign the documents as prepared by the County Attorney. Adopted by Consent Vote Page 5 of 9 Mosquito Control District Meeting Tuesday, January 27, 2026 6:01 PM 3 | Page 5. REGULAR AGENDA There were no items scheduled. 6. MOTION TO ADJOURN With no other information to be brought for consideration before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 6:14 PM. Please note: Final minutes are recorded in the official minute books filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, which are available for inspection upon request. Page 6 of 9 Page 7 of 9 Page 8 of 9 Page 9 of 9