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Home My WebLink About02.17.26 - Environmental Packet ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD 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. 1, Chair JAMES CLASBY District No. 3, Vice-Chair ERIN LOWRY District No. 2 LARRY LEET 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 7 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 7 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 Environmental Control District Meeting of November 4, 2025. B. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the Environmental Control District Reorganization Meeting of November 18, 2025. 4. CONSENT AGENDA There are no items scheduled. 5. REGULAR AGENDA There are no items scheduled. 6. MOTION TO ADJOURN Page 3 of 7 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA Regular Meeting November 4, 2025 Convened: 6:03 PM Adjourned: 6:03 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6:03 PM by Chair James Clasby, District No. 1. 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 George Landry, County Administrator Mayte Santamaria, Deputy County Administrator Katherine Barbieri, Interim County Attorney Erick Gill, Communications Director Irene Szedlmayer, Planning & Development Services Senior Planner Kori Benton, Planning & Development Services Planning Manager JoAnn Riley, Property Acquisition Director Jose Capellan, Veterans Service Manager Desiree Cimino, Purchasing Manager Sydney Halleran, Agenda Coordinator Angela Riggins, Interim Deputy Clerk Recording Secretary 2. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT Chair Clasby opened the meeting for public comment at this time. With no one wishing to address the Board, Chair Clasby closed public comment. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made to approve all sets of minutes, and it passed unanimously. RESULT: APPROVE MOVER: Commissioner District 2 Larry Leet SECONDER: Commissioner District 4 Jamie Fowler AYES: Jamie Fowler, Larry Leet, James Clasby, Erin Lowry, Cathy Townsend NAYS: None EXCUSED: None Page 4 of 7 Environmental Control Board MeetingTuesday, November 4, 2025 6:01 PM 2 | Page A. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the Environmental Control Meeting of August 19, 2025. 4. CONSENT AGENDA There were no items scheduled. 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 6:03 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 5 of 7 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA Reorganization Meeting November 18, 2025 Convened: 9:07 AM Adjourned: 9:09 AM 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 9:07 AM by Michelle R. Miller, Clerk and Comptroller 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, Interim County Attorney George Landry, County Administrator Mayte Santamaria, Deputy County Administrator Erick Gill, Communications Director Michelle R. Miller, Clerk and Comptroller Chris Craft, Tax Collector Katrina Slay, Executive Aide to County Administration Sydney Halleran, Agenda Coordinator Vera Smith, Deputy Clerk Recording Secretary 2. REGULAR AGENDA A. Annual Reorganization - Election of the Chair for 2025-2026 Michelle Miller, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, presided and called for nominations for the Chair of the Environmental Control District. Clerk Miller called for the Environmental Control Board Chair nomination. A motion was made to nominate Commissioner James Clasby. The nomination was seconded, and the motion carried unanimously upon roll call. RESULT: APPOINT - COMMISSIONER JAMES CLASBY MOVER: Commissioner District 4 Jamie Fowler SECONDER: Commissioner District 2 Larry Leet AYES: Jamie Fowler, Larry Leet, James Clasby, Erin Lowry, Cathy Townsend NAYS: None EXCUSED: None Page 6 of 7 Environmental Control Board MeetingTuesday, November 18, 2025 9:00 AM 2 | Page B. Annual Reorganization - Election of the Vice-Chair for 2025-2026 The Chair presided and called for nominations for the Vice-Chair of the Environmental Control District. Chair James Clasby called for nominations for the Environmental Control Board Vice-Chair. A motion was made to nominate Commissioner Erin Lowry. The nomination was seconded, and the motion carried unanimously upon roll call. RESULT: APPOINT - COMMISSIONER ERIN LOWRY MOVER: Commissioner District 5 Cathy Townsend SECONDER: Commissioner District 4 Jamie Fowler AYES: Jamie Fowler, Larry Leet, James Clasby, Erin Lowry, Cathy Townsend NAYS: None EXCUSED: None 3. MOTION TO ADJOURN With no other information to be brought for consideration before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 9:09 AM. 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 7 of 7