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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda 03.18.2025S�,Il m EROSION DISTRICT AGENDA ST. LUCIE COUNTY Regular Meeting Tuesday, March 18, 2025 9:01 AM 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. 2, Vice -Chair LARRY LEET District No. 3 ERIN LOWRY District No. 4 JAMIE FOWLER District No. 5 CATHY TOWNSEND Mission Statement St. Lucie delivers superior service that enhances our quality of life *Final on 3/12 Page 1 of 10 Regular Meeting Tuesday, March 18, 2025 9:01 AM 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. z1P,: Page 2 of 10 Regular Meeting Tuesday, March 18, 2025 9:01 AM 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the Erosion District Meeting Minutes of February 18, 2025. 4. CONSENT AGENDA A. WARRANTS 1. Warrant Lists 20 - 23 S. REGULAR AGENDA There are no items scheduled. 6. MOTION TO ADJOURN 3 1 P, : Page 3 of 10 SM ELL C-�' BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA Erosion District Meeting February 18, 2025 Convened: 9:02 AM Adjourned: 9:06 AM 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 9:02 AM by Chair James Clasby, District No. 1. 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 Dan McIntyre, County Attorney George Landry, County Administrator Mayte Santamaria, Deputy County Administrator Jason Davis, Deputy County Administrator Michelle R. Miller, Clerk and Comptroller Gertrude Walker, Supervisor of Elections Benjamin Balcer, Planning & Development Services Director JoAnn Riley, Property Acquisition Manager Tahir Curry, Planning & Development Services Planner I Benjamin Balcer, Planning & Development Services Director Joshua Revord, Port Director Amy Griffin, Environmental Resources Director Wes McCurry, Senior Vice President of St. Lucie County Economic Development Council Pete Tesch, President of St. Lucie County Economic Development Council Sydney Halleran, Agenda Coordinator Vera Smith, 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 minute sets, 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 Page 4 of 10 Erosion District Meeting Tuesday, February 18, 2025 9:01 AM NAYS: None EXCUSED: None A. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the Erosion District Meeting of January 21, 2025. 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 2 Larry Leet AYES: Jamie Fowler, Larry Leet, James Clasby, Erin Lowry, Cathy Townsend NAYS: None EXCUSED: None A. WARRANTS 1. Warrant Lists 16 - 19 Adopted by Consent Vote B. PORT, INLET & BEACHES 1. Work Authorization No. 12 (Coastal Tech, Inc.) - St. Lucie County, Florida, Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Project - Year 3 Post -Construction Physical and Biological Monitoring Staff recommended Board approval of Work Authorization No. 12 with Coastal Tech, Inc. ($509,658.58) for Year 3 Post -Construction Physical and Biological Monitoring efforts associated with the initial construction of the St. Lucie County CSRM project, and authorization for the Chair to sign documents as approved by the county attorney. Adopted by Consent Vote 2. Work Authorization No. 13 (Taylor Engineering) - Ft. Pierce Shore Protection Project — 2025 Physical and Biological Monitoring Staff recommended Board approval of Work Authorization No. 13 with Taylor Engineering ($431,701.00) for Year 2 Post -Construction Physical and Biological Monitoring efforts required by permit, and authorization for the Erosion District Chair to sign documents as approved by the county attorney. Adopted by Consent Vote S. REGULAR AGENDA A. PORT, INLET & BEACHES 1. 2025 Ft. Pierce Beach Emergency Truck Haul (+/- 95,000 Cubic Yards of Upland Sand) - 2 1 p„ Page 5 of 10 Erosion District Meeting Tuesday, February 18, 2025 9:01 AM ITEM AMENDED Joshua Revord, Director of Ports, Inlets & Beaches, presented to the Board the proposed request for approval of a state of emergency due to the chronic and aggressive erosion at Fort Pierce Beach as part of the Fort Pierce protection project. Staff have not executed a contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and need to preserve the beach until next year. The proposed item will allow for the placement of sand. An upland truck haul will be coordinated with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and the USACE to ensure the beach is preserved until next season. Staff recommended Board approval of 1) a Declaration of Emergency and the assigning of specific authority to the County Administrator as cited above, 2) Work Authorization No. 14 with Taylor Engineering, Inc., and 3) Work Authorization No. 02 with Dickerson Infrastructure, Inc., and authorization for the Chair to sign documents as approved by the County Attorney. Chair Clasby asked for an explanation of how the bid was missed with the USACE and the next steps to move forward. In response, Mr. Revord advised that they work with the USACE every cycle for funding and coverage projects. The funding for the nourishment event was secured for this spring but had challenges in contracting with the contractor. Despite bidding twice, they were unsuccessful, and this led to the emergency truck haul sand contract in the event things are unable to move forward with the USACE. Temporary measures have been taken, and staff hope to go back out for bid this summer to secure a contract for a fully funded project. The project should start on March 3, 2025, and continue until the required 95,000 cubic yards. The Board did not have any further questions or comments on this matter. 'IIIULIUII WdJ IIIdUC LU dIJ1J1UVC bAdlI 1UL.UIIIIIICIIUdUUIIJ, d11U IL IJdJJCU UIIdI11111UUJIV. RESULT: APPROVE MOVER: Commissioner District 5 Cathy Townsend SECONDER: Commissioner District 2 Larry Leet AYES: Jamie Fowler, Larry Leet, James Clasby, Erin Lowry, Cathy Townsend NAYS: None EXCUSED: None 6. MOTION TO ADJOURN With no other information to be brought for consideration before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 9:06 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. 3 1 p„ Page 6 of 10 02/14/25 ST. LUCIE COUNTY - BOARD FZABWARR WARRANT LIST #20- 08-FEB-2025 TO 14-FEB-2025 FUND SUMMARY- EROSION FUND TITLE EXPENSES 184 Erosion Control Operating Fund 160.68 GRAND TOTAL: 160.68 PAGE 1 PAYROLL 4,990.40 4,990.40 Page 7 of 10 02/21/25 ST. LUCIE COUNTY - BOARD FZABWARR WARRANT LIST #21- 15-FEB-2025 TO 21-FEB-2025 FUND SUMMARY- EROSION FUND TITLE EXPENSES 184 Erosion Control Operating Fund 308.72 GRAND TOTAL: 308.72 PAGE 1 PAYROLL 0.00 0.00 Page 8 of 10 02/28/25 ST. LUCIE COUNTY - BOARD FZABWARR WARRANT LIST #22- 22-FEB-2025 TO 28-FEB-2025 FUND SUMMARY- EROSION FUND TITLE EXPENSES 184 Erosion Control Operating Fund 2,198.00 GRAND TOTAL: 2,198.00 PAGE 1 PAYROLL 7,879.84 7,879.84 Page 9 of 10 03/07/25 ST. LUCIE COUNTY - BOARD FZABWARR WARRANT LIST #23- 01-MAR-2025 TO 07-MAR-2025 FUND SUMMARY- EROSION FUND TITLE EXPENSES 184 Erosion Control Operating Fund 2,506.72 GRAND TOTAL: 2,506.72 PAGE 1 PAYROLL 0.00 0.00 Page 10 of 10