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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Regular Meeting
January 28, 2020
1. CALL TO ORDER
Convened: 9:00 AM
Adjourned: 10:26 AM
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM by District No. 5, Chair Cathy Townsend.
,Present
Commissioner District 1 Chris Dzadovsky
Commissioner District 2 Sean Mitchell
Commissioner District 3 Linda Bartz
Commissioner District 5 Cathy Townsend
Commissioner District 4 Frannie Hutchinson
Also Present
Howard Tipton, County Administrator
Daniel McIntyre, County Attorney
Alice Sennott, Recording Secretary
2. INVOCATION
The County Administrator led the invocation.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. PUBLIC COMMENT (excluding Public Hearing Items)
Chair Townsend opened the meeting for public comment at this time. The following people addressed
the Board:
• David Rodriquez, 439 Prima Vista Blvd., commented about Consent Item 8.D.9.
There being no one further wishing to address the Board, Chair Townsend closed public comment.
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S. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A motion was made to approve minutes from the meetings of December 10, 2019 and December 17,
2019 and it passed unanimously.
RESULT:
APPROVE
MOVER:
Linda Bartz
SECONDER:
Chris Dzadovsky
Chris Dzadovsky, Sean Mitchell, Linda Bartz, Cathy Townsend, Frannie
AYES:
Hutchinson
NAYS:
None
A. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the informal meeting of December 10, 2019
B. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the meeting of December 17, 2019
6. PROCLAMATIONS APPROVAL
A. Resolution No. 20-010 - A Resolution Recognizing Scott Van Duzer with the Van Duzer
Foundation for his Many Contributions to St. Lucie County, Florida.
The deputy clerk read the proclamation into the record. A motion was made to adopt the
resolution and it passed unanimously. Scott VanDuzer thanked the Board and accepted the
proclamation with gratitude.
RESULT:
ADOPT
MOVER:
Sean Mitchell
SECONDER:
Linda Bartz
Chris Dzadovsky, Sean Mitchell, Linda Bartz, Cathy Townsend,
AYES:
Frannie Hutchinson
NAYS:
None
7. PRESENTATIONS
A. Greenbelt Culvert Care Project
Kimberly Graham, County Engineer, presented the Board with an overview of her Lean Six Sigma
Green Belt project, which was an effort to reduce the number of culvert failures. She mentioned
the staff members part of her team, gave some background on the number and state of St. Lucie
County's culverts, discussed the team's culvert data collected and analysis of that data,
conclusions drawn, improvements made, and strategic plans for reducing culvert failures going
forward.
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8. CONSENT AGENDA
Consent items 8.D.9 and 8.F.1 were pulled from the consent agenda and moved to the Regular Agenda
for separate discussion and vote. See 10.13.1 and 10.C.1 for these items.
A motion was made to adopt the remainder of the consent agenda and it passed unanimously.
RESULT:
ADOPT
MOVER:
Sean Mitchell
SECONDER:
Frannie Hutchinson
Chris Dzadovsky, Sean Mitchell, Linda Bartz, Cathy Townsend, Frannie
AYES:
Hutchinson
NAYS:
None
A. WARRANTS
1. Warrant Lists 13-14
Adopted by consent vote
B. COUNTY ATTORNEY
1. Letter of Agreement - Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers Trust Fund Grant for the time period of
July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023
Adopted by consent vote
2. Resolution - Right -of -Way donation on Shinn Road - Eduardo Leal - Parcel ID 2330-111-0002-
000-5
Adopted by consent vote
3. Revocable License Agreement - Subdivision of McNurlen Farms - Parcel ID 2320-501-0065-
000-0
Adopted by consent vote
4. Escheated Property - Transfer to The Arc of St. Lucie County, Inc. Parcel ID 3420-545-0549-
000-3 - 1050 SE Lansdowne Avenue - Resolution No. 2020-20
Adopted by consent vote
5. Permission to Advertise a Public Hearing to declare real property surplus property
Adopted by consent vote
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C. LIBRARY SERVICES
1. SIRSIDYNIX - Long Term Agreement (LTA)
Adopted by consent vote
D. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET
1. Fixed Asset Inventory - Property Record Removal
Adopted by consent vote
2. Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 19-076, General Planning Services - Continuing
Contracts
Adopted by consent vote
3. Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 19-078, General Environmental Consulting Services -
Continuing Contracts
Adopted by consent vote
4. Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 19-061, Professional Engineering Services for
Stormwater Management and Design - Continuing Contracts
Adopted by consent vote
5. Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 20-003, Professional Engineering Services for Johnston
Road at FPFWCD Canal 1 and Canal 15 Culverts
Adopted by consent vote
6. Award of Bid No. 20-018, Purchase and Delivery of Clean Fill Dirt
Adopted by consent vote
7. Award of Bid No. 20-020, Purchase and Delivery of Asphalt Millings
Adopted by consent vote
8. Award of Bid No. 20-021, Purchase and Delivery of Coquina and Shell Rock Materials
Adopted by consent vote
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E. PARKS & RECREATION
1. Indrio Schoolhouse Park Restroom
Adopted by consent vote
2. Florida Indian Heritage Association Pow -Wow Fee Waiver
Adopted by consent vote
G. PUBLIC SAFETY
1. Inter -local Agreement between St. Lucie County and the City of Port St. Lucie regarding
State -Owned Generators
Adopted by consent vote
H. PUBLIC WORKS
1. Noble Oaks Estates Subdivision Improvement Agreement
Adopted by consent vote
2. Kings Highway Conduit Installation
THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE INFRASTRUCTURE SALES TAX
Adopted by consent vote
3. Lennard Road 1 Municipal Services Benefit Unit (MSBU)
Adopted by consent vote
I. SHERIFF'S OFFICE
1. 2020 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program Grant
Adopted by consent vote
J. SOLID WASTE
1. Bid No. 20-002 Vac -Con Truck & Jetting Services
Adopted by consent vote
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9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET
1. Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Budget
Jennifer Hill, OMB Director, presented this item. With Fiscal Year 2018-2019 complete, staff
calculated the actual beginning balances of the numerous funds and needed to recognize
additional balance forward that was not appropriated in the 2020 adopted budget. The FY
2019-2020 budget that was adopted on September 19, 2019 was $587,539,740. Since then,
there have been several amendments to the budget bringing the current budget to
$595,703,086. The proposed resolution amended the budget by $33,013,400 and increased
it to $628,716,486. Staff recommended the Board approve the budget resolution amending
the fiscal year 2019-2020 budget.
Chair Townsend opened the hearing for public comment at this time. There being no one
wishing to address the Board, Chair Townsend closed the public hearing. A motion was
made to approve the budget amendment and it passed unanimously.
RESULT:
APPROVE
MOVER:
Chris Dzadovsky
SECONDER:
Linda Bartz
Chris Dzadovsky, Sean Mitchell, Linda Bartz, Cathy Townsend, Frannie
AYES:
Hutchinson
NAYS:
None
10. REGULAR AGENDA
A. COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
1. Infrastructure Surtax Citizens Oversight Committee Annual Report to the Board of County
Commissioners
The County Administrator explained that the Infrastructure Surtax Citizens Oversight
Committee was established on November 27, 2018 after the voters of St Lucie County
approved the 1/2 cent sales tax. The Oversight Committee submitted their findings for the
period covering January 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019 — or, the portion of Fiscal Year
2018-2019 for which sales tax proceeds were available. The Infrastructure Surtax Citizens
Oversight Committee was tasked with preparing an annual report to the Board that includes
Committee findings on the following two items: Whether County's expenditure of Surtax
proceeds for the fiscal year was consistent with the requirements of Section 212.055(2),
Florida Statutes, and the ballot language approved by the voters; and Whether the County's
expenditure of Surtax proceeds for the fiscal year was consistent with the County's approved
Surtax proceeds project list, if any, or future revisions to that list as approved and adopted by
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the BOCC. The report confirmed that during the first year that surtax proceeds were
available to the County, the Infrastructure Surtax Citizens Oversight Committee was provided
all appropriate documents, plans, budgets, designs, permits (or permit applications), reports,
photographs, presentations or other materials to sufficiently determine the status of projects
the County undertook as part of the BOCC adopted 3-Year Sales Tax Plan. The Infrastructure
Surtax Citizens Oversight Committee also found and affirmed that based upon the materials
presented in the report that: St Lucie County has expended Surtax proceeds in FY 2018-2019
consistent with Section 212.055(2), Florida Statutes and consistent with the ballot language
in Ordinance No. 18-004 wherein the language that appeared on the November 2018 ballot
appeared; and St Lucie County has expended Surtax proceeds in FY 2018-2019 consistent
with the Board approved St Lucie County 2018 Sales Tax Referendum 3-Year Plan. Staff
recommended the Board review the report and accept the Annual Report from the
Infrastructure Surtax Citizens Oversight Committee. Ms. Carolyn Niemczyk and Gayle Pike
from the Citizens Oversight Committee presented the findings of their report to the Board
and recommended the Board accept the report.
A motion was made to accept the annual report and it passed unanimously.
RESULT:
APPROVE
MOVER:
Sean Mitchell
SECONDER:
Linda Bartz
Chris Dzadovsky, Sean Mitchell, Linda Bartz, Cathy Townsend, Frannie
AYES:
Hutchinson
NAYS:
None
B. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
1. Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 20-010, Public Transportation Operations - Treasure Coast
Connector, Fixed Route & Demand Response
This item was pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate vote (was consent item 8.D.9).
Commissioner Bartz stated that she would be abstaining from voting because she is on the
Board of Directors of the St. Lucie Council on Aging.
On December 18, 2019, responses to RFP No. 20-010, Public Transportation Operations,
were opened. Two proposals were received and on January 14, 2020, the selection
committee evaluated and ranked the proposals that were received: MV Transportation, Inc
and Council on Aging of St. Lucie County. Staff recommended Board approval of the short-
listed Proposers and permission to: Conduct discussions/presentations with the short-listed
proposers; Conduct contract negotiations with the successful short-listed proposer; If
negotiations are successful, staff shall present a draft contract to the Board for review and
approval; If staff is unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with the highest ranked
proposer, negotiations with that company shall be terminated and staff shall attempt to
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negotiate a contract with the second ranked proposer. If these negotiations are not
successful, they shall be terminated with the second proposer and a new request for
proposal shall be advertised.
A motion was made to approve staff recommendation and it passed 4-0, with Commissioner
Bartz abstaining from the vote.
RESULT:
APPROVE
MOVER:
Frannie Hutchinson
SECONDER:
Sean Mitchell
AYES:
Chris Dzadovsky, Sean Mitchell, Cathy Townsend, Frannie Hutchinson
NAYS:
None
ABSTAIN:
Linda Bartz
C. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
1. Noble Oaks Estates - 15 Single -Family Lot Subdivision
This item was pulled from the Consent Agenda for separate vote (was consent item 8.F.1)
County staff members Leslie Olson, Amy Griffin, Patrick Dyan, and George Landry presented
information on this item. Aurelio & Maria Pereira had requested a Final Plat for Noble Oaks
Estates, consisting of 15 residential lots. The Final Plat includes private streets and associated
infrastructure, with construction nearing completion. The applicant will execute a Subdivision
Improvement Agreement prior to recording the Final Plat to guarantee necessary
improvements are completed. Staff recommended the Board approve the Noble Oaks Estates
plat.
Commissioner Dzadovsky commented that although sewer lines were not presently available to
this new subdivision, he had wanted the developer to put in dry lines so that residents could
hook up to sewer in the future. Commissioner Dzadovsky spoke about the more general
problem of retrofitting septic to sewer and the increased expense of converting after the fact;
He opined that the County should not be approving community developments where they know
there could be a septic problem in the future.
Leslie Olson, Planning and Development Services Director, explained that at the time of major
site plan the County worked with the developer to find a way to hook up to sewer and were not
able to find a solution. She elaborated that the developer was not required by code to hook up
to sewer, but had met all of the setback requirements and voluntarily agreed to have an annual
inspection of their septic tanks by state -licensed septic tank contractors to make sure they are
in good working order and not leaking. She thought the developer went "above and beyond" to
help the long-term protection of the water bodies.
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Commissioner Dzadovsky brought up the issue of what the County could do going forward to
avoid having septic systems near water. He asked staff if there was a possibility of adding a
text amendment to change the code to address future hook up to sewer. The Planning and
Development Services Director replied that there were some ways to encourage potential
sewer connection when it becomes available. She suggested that staff could present the Board
with a few text amendments to consider at a future informal meeting. Commissioner
Dzadovsky asked the Board if it would agree to having staff present potential text amendments
at an informal meeting to help deal with the systemic challenges that that the County faces
from an environmental standpoint. The Board generally agreed to discuss the issue; however,
Commissioner Hutchinson suggested that what was needed was a broader discussion of
utilities as a whole before talking about specific text amendments and hookup requirements.
A motion was made to approve staff recommendation and the motion passed 4-1.
RESULT:
APPROVE
MOVER:
Frannie Hutchinson
SECONDER:
Linda Bartz
AYES:
Sean Mitchell, Linda Bartz, Cathy Townsend, Frannie Hutchinson
NAYS:
Chris Dzadovsky
11. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. The Board of County Commissioners will hold a Regular meeting on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at
6pm 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 an Informal meeting on Tuesday, February 11,
2020 at gam in Conference Room 3 of the Roger Poitras Administration Annex located at 2300
Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL.
C. County offices will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2020 in observance of Presidents' Day.
D. The Board of County Commissioners will hold a Regular meeting on Tuesday, February 18, 2020
at 9am in the Commission Chambers of the Roger Poitras Administration Annex located at 2300
Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL.
12. MOTION TO ADJOURN
There being no further business to be brought before the Board, the meeting was adjourned.
Please note: Final minutes are recorded in the official minute books that are filed with the Clerk of the
Circuit Court and available for inspection upon request.
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