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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA
ST. LUCIE COUNTY
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
6:00 PM
St. Lucie County Commission Chambers
2300 Virginia Avenue
3rd Floor of Roger Poitras Building
Fort Pierce, FL 34982
BOARD MEMBERS
District No. 5, Chair
CATHY TOWNSEND
District No. 1, Vice -Chair
CHRIS DZADOVSKY
District No. 2
LARRY LEET
District No. 3
LI N DA BARTZ
District No. 4
JAMIE FOWLER
Mission Statement
St. Lucie Works to deliver superior service that enhances our quality of life
*Revised Final on 2/5
Regular Meeting Tuesday, February 6, 2024 6:00 PM
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 Human Resources Department at 772-462-1456,
HumanResources@stlucieco.org or TDD 772-462-1428 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA - ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, REVISIONS
S. PRESENTATIONS
There are no items scheduled.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT (excluding Public Hearing Items)
7. PROCLAMATIONS APPROVAL
There are no items scheduled.
8. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the BOCC Regular Meeting of January 9, 2024.
B. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the BOCC Special Regular Meeting of January 23,
2024.
C. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the BOCC Informal Meeting of January 23, 2024
D. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the BOCC Regular Meeting of January 23, 2024.
9. CONSENT AGENDA
A. WARRANTS
1. Warrant Lists 16 - 17
B. AIRPORT
1. Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Public Transportation Grant Agreement (PTGA)
FM 449634-1-94-01 Airport West Commerce Park Taxiway Design $280,000.00
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Staff recommends acceptance of FDOT's Public Transportation Grant Agreement (PTGA) FM
449634-1-94-01 Airport West Commerce Park Taxiway Design and authorization for the Chair
to sign documents as approved by the County Attorney.
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Public Transportation Grant Agreement (PTGA)
FM 454343-1-94-01 Renovations 2850 Curtis King Blvd (Old Sheriff Building) $300,000.00
Staff recommends acceptance of FDOT's Public Transportation Grant Agreement (PTGA) FM
454343-1-94-01 Renovations 2850 Curtis King Blvd and authorization for the Chair to sign
documents as approved by the County Attorney.
MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul) Hangar Fire Suppression Pumphouse Engine
Replacement
Staff recommends approval of the MRO Pumphouse diesel engine removal and replacement
$206,871.00 and permission for the Chair to sign documents as approved by the County
Attorney.
C. COUNTY ATTORNEY
Escheated Property - Transfer to the City of Port St. Lucie - Parcel ID 3420-515-0045-000-7,
3420-630-1570-000-7, 3420-545-0549-000-3 and 3419-520-0047-000-3
Staff recommends the Board authorize the Chair to sign the County Deed transferring four
parcels to the City of Port St. Lucie and record the County Deed in the public records of St.
Lucie County, Florida.
2. First Amendment to Job Growth Incentive Grant Agreement No. 23-001 - Meyer Utility
Structures, LLC. AKA ARCOSA
Staff recommends the Board approve the proposed first amendment to the Job Growth
Incentive Grant Agreement No. 23-001 with Meyer Utility Structures, LLC. AKA ARCOSA, and
authorize the Chair to sign the amendment.
D. COMMUNITY SERVICES
Resolution 24-30 Amending Resolutions 23-50 and 22-124 to Provide for Revisions to the
Composition, Roles and Responsibilities, and Meeting Frequency of the Homeless Advisory
Committee (HAC)
Staff recommends Board approval of Resolution 2024-30 amending the composition, roles
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and responsibilities, and meeting frequency of the Homeless Advisory Committee; and
authorization for the Chair to sign documents subject to legal form and correctness as
approved by the County Attorney.
E. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 23-072 - Professional Construction Engineering &
Inspection/Geotechnical Services - Keen Road over Taylor Creek Bridge Replacement - THIS
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Staff recommends Board approval of the short-listed firm for RFQ No. 23-072 and permission
to:
• Conduct contract negotiations with the highest ranked proposer, Johnson, Mirmiran
& Thompson, Inc.
• If negotiations are successful, award the contract to the highest ranked proposer and
authorization for the Chair to sign the documents as approved by the County
Attorney.
• If negotiations are unsuccessful with the highest ranked firm, negotiations would be
terminated with that firm and staff would start negotiations with the second ranked
firm.
F. PARKS, RECREATION & FACILITIES
1. Award of RFP No.24-009-River Park Marina Boat Tours
Staff recommends Board approval to award RFP NO 24-009, River Park Marina Boat Tour
Services, to Water Lilly Cruises, Inc. as outlined in this agenda and authorize the Chair to sign
as approved by the County Attorney.
Agreement - Overhaul on an Existing Chiller for the Downtown Courthouse - $108,429.00
Staff recommends Board approval of the agreement to overhaul and existing chiller for the
Downtown Courthouse on 2nd St. in the amount of $108,429.00 and authorize the Chair to
sign the contract as approved by the County Attorney.
Award of BID No. 24-011- St. Lucie County Service Garage Fuel Tank Upgrade - $1,272,469.84
Staff recommends Board approval to reallocate funding from:
001009-1930-563000-221605 (General one time funding/Admin Parking Lot West Redesign)
$574,494.00,
001009-1930-563000-221604 (General one time funding/Virginia Ave. Data Center
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Renovation) $97,975.84,
And - 316-1930-546200-1905 (County Capital/Feasibility Study - St. Lucie West Annex
Building) $100,000 to fund the SLC Service Garage Fuel Tank Upgrade project
#231601 and award BID No. 24-011 to Tank Wizards, Inc. in the amount of $1,272,469.84 and
authorize the Chair to sign the contract as approved by the County Attorney.
4. Bid Award No. 24-004 Event Cleaning of Clover Park Stadium - $85,697.28 - ADD ON
Staff recommends Board approval to award Bid No. 24-004 to Clean Space, Inc., the lowest
responsive and responsible bidder, in the amount of $85,697.28 and authorize the Chair to
sign documents as approved by the County Attorney.
G. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Creekside Tracts Plat
Staff recommends the Board approve the Creekside Tracts Plat, authorizing the Chair to sign
documents as approved by the County Attorney.
H. PUBLIC UTILITIES
1. Grant Modification Acceptance - FEMA Project Grant for Emergency Generator through the
Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM), Mitigation Bureau, Hazard Mitigation
Grant Program
Staff recommends Board approval of the attached grant agreement modification in the
amount of $108,568.50 between St. Lucie County and Florida Division of Emergency
Management (FDEM) for the purchase and installation of a permanent stand-by generator at
the Main Lift Station#1 on South Hutchinson Island and authorize the Chair to sign
documents as approved by the County Attorney.
Sale of the Power Screen - Warrior 1800 Shaker from the St. Lucie County Solid Waste
Operation
Staff recommends the Board authorize staff to enter into a sales agreement with
Powerscreen to buy back the Warrior 1800 from the St. Lucie County Solid Waste Operation
"as is where is" for total amount of US $100,000.00 FCA Fort Pierce, FL and authorization for
the Chair to sign documents as approved by the County Attorney.
I. PUBLIC WORKS
Seagrove PUD - Payment Fee -in -Lieu of Sidewalk Construction
Regular Meeting Tuesday, February 6, 2024 6:00 PM
Staff recommends Board approval of the fee -in -lieu of construction agreement with Lennar
Homes LLC, accept funds in the amount of $230,465.00 and authorization for the Chair to
sign documents as approved by the County Attorney.
Bev Smith Toyota South - Request to accept payment in lieu of sidewalk construction along
Southland Drive in the amount of $20,861.11. Southland Drive is a dead-end road and
sidewalks would have limited utility, staff recommends acceptance of payment.
Staff recommends Board approval of the fee -in -lieu of construction funds in the amount of
$20,861.11 and authorization for the Chair to sign the agreement.
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. COUNTY ATTORNEY
Public Hearing - Ordinance No. 24-006 - Assessment of Additional Court Costs
Staff recommends that the Board adopt Ordinance No. 24-006 proposing changes to the
assessment of additional court costs.
B. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Land Development Code Text Amendment - Jenkins Road Special Area Plan - Road & Trail
System
Staff recommends that the Board review the proposal and schedule the proposed ordinance
for a second reading at the February 20, 2024 meeting of the Board.
Feeder Road Self -Storage Conditional Use - THIS ITEM IS QUASI-JUDICIAL
Staff recommends the Board approve this Conditional Use Petition, via Resolution 2024-27
with conditions of approval, authorizing the Chair to sign documents as approved by the
County Attorney.
Indrio Storage - Request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow Household Goods
Warehousing and Storage -Mini -Warehouses, featuring a 49,349 sq. ft. north building and a
16,926 sq. ft. south building for a total of 66,275 sq. ft., within the CG (Commercial, General)
Zoning District. The subject parcel's street address is 4875 N. US Highway 1, located at the
northwest corner of US N. Highway 1 and Indrio Rd. - THIS ITEM IS QUASI-JUDICIAL
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Staff recommends approval with summarized conditions below, further detailed in the Staff
Report.
• Screen dumpsters from US 1.
• Label preserve.
• Label stormwater as dry.
• Establish gopher tortoise pass between the property's preservation area and the
preserve.
• Enhanced buffer tree heights raised to 12' from 10', new tree size 2.5" dbh.
• Install signs to prevent mowing of understory in scrub restoration area.
4. Indrio Woods Rezone & Planned Unit Development Preliminary Site Plan - Rezone from AR-1
(Agricultural, Residential - 1) Zoning District to PUD (Planned Unit Development) and a
Preliminary Site Plan for a 274-unit (reduced from 288), Multi -family Development - The
applicant has requested a continuance tote March 5, 2024, Board of County
Commissioners Meeting
Staff recommends the Board grant the request for a continuance to the March 5, 2024, Board
of County Commissioners Meeting.
Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment - Lennar Homes Proposal to amend the Towns,
Villages & Countryside (TVC) Element - The applicant has requested a continuance tot e
March 5, 2024, Board of County Commissioners Meeting
Staff recommends that the Board approve the transmittal of the proposed amendments to
the comprehensive plan that are the subject of this public hearing to the state and regional
agencies for review, subject to any adjustments the Board may wish to make and/or
direction to staff on adjustments that could be considered at the adoption public hearing.
Land Development Code Text Amendment - Lennar Homes Proposal to Amend the Towns,
Villages & Countryside (TVC) Overlay - The applicant has requested a continuance tot e
March 5, 2024, Board of County Commissioners Meeting
Staff recommends the Board direct staff to schedule the second public hearing on the
proposed amendments to the Land Development Code and provide any additional directions
regarding the content of the amendments for the second reading.
7. County Initiated Land Development Code Text Amendment to Increase the Minor
Adjustment Thresholds for Minor Site Plans, Major Site Plans, and Planned Developments, as
well as Allowing Improvement Made on Previously Approved Developments for the Sole
Purpose of Complying with F.S. ch. 553, pt. II, Accessibility by Handicapped Persons, to be
Exempt from the Requirement of Obtaining a Site Plan Adjustment
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Staff recommends the Board pass a motion to hold the second public hearing for the draft
ordinance on February 20th, at the regularly scheduled Board meeting beginning at 1:00 p.m.
or as soon thereafter as may be heard.
8. County Initiated Land Development Code Text Amendment to allow Utility Trade Contractors
with Specialty Storage, Engaged in the Construction of Water and Sewer Mains, Pipelines,
Communications and Powerlines, Subject to the Supplemental Standards of Land
Development Code Section 7.10.36, as an Eligible Conditional Use within the Agricultural-5
(AG-5) Zoning District
Staff recommends the Board hold a public hearing on the proposed ordinance, provide
feedback to staff, and schedule the Second Reading at their February 20, 2024 meeting, to
begin at 1pm or shortly thereafter.
11. REGULAR AGENDA
A. SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Budget Amendment for FY 24 for $770,527.00
Staff recommends the approval of the Sheriff's Office budget amendment of $770,527.00.
12. UPCOMING MEETINGS
A. The Board of County Commissioners will hold an Informal meeting on Tuesday, February 20, 2024
at gam in the Commission Chambers of the Roger Poitras Administration Annex located at 2300
Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL.
B. The Board of County Commissioners will hold a Regular meeting on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at
1pm in the Commission Chambers of the Roger Poitras Administration Annex located at 2300
Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL.
13. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. The 59th Annual St. Lucie County Fair takes place Feb. 23 through March 3 at the Fairgrounds,
15601 Midway Road in Fort Pierce. For details and tickets visit: www.stluciecountyfair.org.
B. The New York Mets kick off their spring training season in Port St. Lucie on Saturday, Feb. 24
against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Mets will play 15 home games at Clover Park, located a 31
Piazza Drive in Port St. Lucie with five night games. For tickets visit www.stluciemets.com.
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14. MOTION TO ADJOURN