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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 01.22.2019T. LUr@pE COUNTY FLO RI D A BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA Regular Meeting January 22, 2019 Convened: 9:01 AM Adjourned: 9:43 AM 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 9:01 AM by District No. 3, Chair Linda Bartz Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Linda Bartz District No. 3, Chair Present 9:00 AM Cathy Townsend District No. 5, Vice -Chair Present 9:00 AM Chris Dzadovsky District No. 1 Present 9:00 AM Sean P. Mitchell District No. 2 Present 9:00 AM Frannie Hutchinson District No. 4 Present 9:00 AM Howard Tipton Administrator Present 9:00 AM Mark Satterlee Deputy Administrator Present 9:00 AM Daniel S. McIntyre County Attorney Present 9:00 AM Heather Young Asst. County Attorney Present 9:00 AM Jeffrey Bremer Deputy Administrator Present 9:00 AM Erick Gill Communications Division Director Present 9:00 AM Don West Public Works Director Present 9:00 AM Leslie Olson Director, Planning & Development Services Present 9:00 AM Douglas Baber HR Manager Present 9:00 AM Charlotte Bireley Director of Tourism & Marketing Present 9:00 AM Kelly Phelan Brittany Jones Executive Assistant to the County Administrator Recording Secretary Present 9:00 AM Present 9:00 AM 2. INVOCATION The County Administrator led the invocation. Generated 112312019 3:32 PM Regular Meeting Tuesday, January 22, 2019 9:00 AM 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the meeting of Tuesday, January 08, 2019 RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Sean P. Mitchell, District No. 2 SECONDER: Frannie Hutchinson, District No. 4 AYES: Bartz, Townsend, Dzadovsky, Mitchell, Hutchinson 5. PROCLAMATIONS APPROVAL There are no items scheduled. 6. PUBLIC COMMENT (excluding Public Hearing items) Chair Bartz opened the meeting for public comment at this time. There being no one wishing to address the Board, Chair Bartz closed public comment. 7. PRESENTATIONS A. Boys & Girls Club of St. Lucie County - A Place to Become This presentation was given by Will Armstead, CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of St. Lucie County and Melanie Wiles, COO of the Boys & Girls Club of St. Lucie County. To start, Mr. Armstead spoke on the leadership within their board and recapped the previous year with some statistics. Next, Ms. Wiles detailed the five core programs offered, described the activities that make up a day in one of their clubs and highlighted the varied programs and opportunities offered throughout the year. A brief video of a parent's testimony and gratitude for the Boys & Girls Club of St. Lucie County was shown. Mr. Armstead thanked all their community partners, especially the Board of County Commissioners and he shared their upcoming events. Lastly, they presented each Commissioner with a plaque to express their thanks and appreciation. B. SLCTV Video PSA Grant Program Update The Communications Division Director, Erick Gill, spoke on the SLCTV Video PSA Grant Program and introduced Keith Singletary from the Roundtable of St. Lucie County, who was the recipient of last year's grant. Mr. Singletary, who is the Kids at Hope Coordinator for the Roundtable, spoke about the PSA video filmed last year that focused on student's mental health and also promoted the help that is available for anyone suffering from a mental illness. Then, the Communications Division Director detailed the grant program and stated the application is available online. He said the deadline to submit applications is March 4, 2019. 2 1 P a g e Regular Meeting Tuesday, January 22, 2019 9:00 AM 8. CONSENT AGENDA The Chair noted there was an addition to the consent agenda (added prior to the meeting) - Item 8.13.5. (Appointment of Jeffrey Lyons to the Infrastructure Surtax Oversight Committee). A motion was made to adopt the consent agenda and it passed unanimously. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Cathy Townsend, District No. 5, Vice -Chair SECONDER: Frannie Hutchinson, District No. 4 AYES: Bartz, Townsend, Dzadovsky, Mitchell, Hutchinson A. WARRANTS 1. Warrant Lists 14 & 15 �eV1►�iII�1��l:L��[�L 1. Appointment of Hector Rodriguez to the Citizen's Budget Committee 2. Appointment of Jane Rowley to the Infrastructure Surtax Oversight Committee 3. Appointment of Carolyn Niemczyk to the Infrastructure Surtax Oversight Committee 4. Appointment of Mike Monahan to the Infrastructure Surtax Oversight Committee 5. Appointment of Jeffrey Lyons to the Infrastructure Surtax Oversight Committee C. AIR & SEA PORT There are no items scheduled. D. COUNTY ATTORNEY 1. Resolution - Right -of -Way Donation - 10 feet on Rock Road - Robert L. Snowe d/b/a American Concrete Industries - Parcel ID 2311-123-0001-000-6 2. Contract for Sale and Purchase - Melville Road Drainage Project - John K. Volk - Parcel ID 3409-113-0001-000-8 3. Resolution - Economic Incentives for American Concrete Industries, Inc. E. COMMUNITY SERVICES There are no items scheduled. 3 1 P a g e Regular Meeting Tuesday, January 22, 2019 9:00 AM F. COOPERATIVE EXTENSION 1. Resolution - Memorandum of Understanding Between St. Lucie County and the University of Florida for the Sea Grant Position G. COURT ADMINISTRATION There are no items scheduled. H. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES There are no items scheduled. I. FACILITIES There are no items scheduled. J. HUMAN RESOURCES There are no items scheduled. K. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY There are no items scheduled. L. LIBRARY SERVICES There are no items scheduled. M. MOSQUITO CONTROL & COASTAL MGMT. SERVICES There are no items scheduled. N. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET There are no items scheduled. O. PARKS & RECREATION There are no items scheduled. P. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES There are no items scheduled. Q. PUBLIC SAFETY 1. Inter -local Agreement - Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council (TCRPC) and St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners 4 1 P a g e Regular Meeting Tuesday, January 22, 2019 9:00 AM R. PUBLIC WORKS 1. Resolution - Lakewood Park HMGP Grant Authorization S. SHERIFF'S OFFICE There are no items scheduled. T. SOLID WASTE There are no items scheduled. U. SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS 1. Supervisor of Elections Lease of Additional Space (unit 67) V. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION There are no items scheduled. W. UTILITIES There are no items scheduled. 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS There are no items scheduled. 10. REGULAR AGENDA A. ADMINISTRATION 1. Resolution - Budget Resolution for Tourist Development from Summer Crush Vineyard & Winery The Director of Tourism & Marketing, Charlotte Bireley, presented this item. She introduced representatives from breweries and vineyards and members of the Treasure Coast Wine & Ale Trail, as well as employees from the tourism departments in both Indian River County and St. Lucie County. Pete Anderson from Pareidolia Brewing Company in Sebastian provided background information. In August 2016, the St. Lucie County Tourism office partnered with the Indian River County and Martin County Tourism offices to create a public/private partnership with local craft breweries and wineries on the Treasure Coast for the purpose of attracting niche markets to the region. The trail officially launched in March 2017 and has successfully increased awareness of the Treasure Coast region and has generated customer traffic to the partners on the trail. As the trail continues to grow, it has been 5 1 P a g e Regular Meeting Tuesday, January 22, 2019 9:00 AM crucial to maintain awareness and continue to provide printed marketing materials along with other marketing support such as of digital and social media marketing, public relations, advertising, etc. Next, the Director of Tourism & Marketing highlighted the festival held last year. As a way for the partners to help contribute towards the marketing efforts, the first -ever Treasure Coast Wine & Ale Trail Festival was held at Summer Crush Vineyard & Winery on Saturday, November 17, 2018. The event attracted over 650 people that enjoyed local craft beer & wine tastings, live music, local craft vendors and more. The venue host, Summer Crush Vineyard & Winery, LLC donated the net income from the event with a check in the amount of $8,506.79 payable to the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners. These funds will be used for the future marketing and promotion of the Treasure Coast Wine & Ale Trail. Both Mr. Anderson and the Director of Tourism & Marketing presented the Board with the check. Staff recommended Board approval of budget resolution to accept Summer Crush Vineyard & Winery's donation in the amount of $8,506.79 to be utilized for future marketing and promotion of the Treasure Coast Wine & Ale Trail and authorization for the Chair to sign documents as drafted by the County Attorney. A motion was made to approve staff recommendation and it passed unanimously. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Frannie Hutchinson, District No. 4 SECONDER: Chris Dzadovsky, District No. 1 AYES: Bartz, Townsend, Dzadovsky, Mitchell, Hutchinson 2. At -Large Appointment to the Infrastructure Surtax Oversight Committee The County Administrator, Howard Tipton, presented this item and provided background. At the November 271" Board meeting, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution 18-240, establishing the Infrastructure Surtax Citizen Oversight Committee that calls for two at -large appointments. The County Administrator stated there are 18 applicants and explained the voting process. Staff recommended that the Board vote and appoint two at -large members from the applications received to fill the Infrastructure Surtax Oversight Committee vacancies. The County Administrator stated the two applicants with the most votes were Kenneth Kroll and Gayle Pike. He published the Commissioners' votes as follows: • Commissioner Mitchell voted for DJ Ferguson and Gayle Pike • Commissioner Dazdovsky voted for Shaniqua Jeudy and Elisea Sanchez • Chair Bartz voted for Rolf Jensen and Gayle Pike • Commissioner Hutchinson voted for Kenneth Kroll and Raymond Kummer 6 1 P a g E Regular Meeting Tuesday, January 22, 2019 9:00 AM • Commissioner Townsend voted for Kenneth Kroll and Gayle Pike Next, the County Administrator said the Board will need to vote for an alternate. He stated there were four applicants that received a vote of one and asked the Commissioners to vote for one of the following to be the alternate: DJ Ferguson, Shaniqua Jeudy, Raymond Kummer, and Elisea Sanchez. The County Administrator published the Commissioners' votes for an alternate as follows: • Commissioner Dzadovsky voted for Elisea Sanchez • Commissioner Mitchell voted for DJ Ferguson • Chair Bartz voted for Shaniqua Jeudy • Commissioner Hutchinson voted for Raymond Kummer • Commissioner Townsend voted for DJ Ferguson He stated the alternate will be DJ Ferguson. 11. ANNOUNCEMENTS A. The Board of County Commissioners will hold a Regular meeting on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 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 12, 2019 at 9am in Conference Room 3 of the Roger Poitras Administration Annex located at 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL. C. County offices will be closed Monday, February 18, 2019 in observance of President's Day. D. The Board of County Commissioners will hold a Regular meeting on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 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. 7 1 P a g e