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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 07.05.2017S■TkaL■(di 1 E COUNTY F L o R r D A BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA Regular Meeting July 5, 2017 Convened: 6:00 PM Adjourned: 7:38 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM by District No. 1, Chairman Chris Dzadovsky Attendee Name Chris Dzadovsky District No. 1, Chairman District No. 2, Vice -Chairman District No. 3 Arrived 6:00 PM Present Tod Mowery Present 6:00 PM Linda Bartz Present 6:00 PM Frannie Hutchinson District No. 4 Present 6:00 PM Cathy Townsend District No. 5 Present 6:00 PM Howard Tipton Administrator Present 6:00 PM Mark Satterlee Deputy Administrator Present 6:00 PM Daniel S. McIntyre County Attorney Present 6:00 PM Edward Matthews Parks, Recreation & Facilities Director Present 6:00 PM Beth Ryder Community Services Director Present 6:00 PM Leslie Olson Director, Planning & Development Services Present 6:00 PM Ron Parrish Public Safety Director Present 6:00 PM Melissa Upton Clerk to the Board Present 6:00 PM 2. INVOCATION 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Generated 71712017 12:49 PM Regular Meeting Wednesday, July 5, 2017 6:00 PM A. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the meeting of Tuesday, June 20, 2017 RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Tod Mowery, District No. 2, Vice -Chairman SECONDER: Cathy Townsend, District No. 5 AYES: Dzadovsky, Mowery, Bartz, Hutchinson, Townsend S. PROCLAMATIONS APPROVAL There are no items scheduled. 6. PUBLIC COMMENT Before Public Comment, Chairman Dzadovsky clarified that the application for Sunbreak Farms was not currently before the Board for approval. He stated the public can comment on that item during public comment and the ordinance for commercial composting will have a public hearing which allows for public comments separately. Jerry Carpino, St Lucie County Resident - Mr. Carpino addressed the Board regarding the situation facing septic haulers in St Lucie County. He indicated the haulers had been dumping their trucks in Indian River County for the last 10-12 years and identified himself as the manager of Drain Master and American Portable Toilets. He stated there is nowhere for these businesses to dump and there was no warning before the change. Mr. Carpino listed the other options which were more time consuming and expensive. He said he had met with representation from the City of Port St Lucie, who indicated it would be a county issue. Chairman Dzadovsky advised Mr. Carpino to speak with staff about his comments. Richard Silvestri, 5708 Buchanan Dr - Mr. Silvestri asked if the Board had considered joining with the American Medical Association to oppose new proposals related to health care. He spoke about the impact to elderly citizens and those on Medicare. Mr. Silvestri explained the cost of nursing homes and the various scenarios these residents may face. Robert Hall, St Lucie County Resident - Mr. Hall asked the Board to not allow business entities to do what they want to the local environment. He spoke about the possible actions by composting businesses and discussed previous impacts of a sod farm in the county. Charles Grande, St Lucie County Resident - Mr. Grande identified himself as the director of the Rivers Coalition and the St Lucie County Conservation Alliance and the president of the Rivers Coalition Defense Fund. Mr. Grande spoke about the application by Sunbreak Farms. He indicated the company did not inform the state or South Florida Water Management District about the intended use of biosolids and the status of the protected watershed. Mr. Grande stated discussed the settlement agreement and his understanding of the document, that the county would not apply the new ordinance to this application. He urged the county to not leave the matters up to state agencies. Chairman Dzadovsky stated the county has not entered into an agreement with Sunbreak Farms. He stated the county's consultant has drafted a possible statement they may be 2 1 P a g E Regular Meeting Wednesday, July 5, 2017 6:00 PM presented in the future. He emphasized this document is not for approval tonight and there will be multiple public hearings in the future if it is brought before the Board. Don Dysko, Holiday Pines Resident - Mr. Dysko spoke about the Board of Education's website and he indicated the site included a political statement urging residents not to sign a certain bill. He indicated he felt this was an unwise decision to express political views on their site which is paid for by tax dollars. At this time, Chairman Dzadovsky asked the county's legal consultant to provide an overview of the proposed draft settlement for the Sunbreak Farms application. David Dee, identified himself as outside counsel for the county and indicated he has practiced environmental law issues in the State of Florida for the last 38 years. Mr. Dee stated he assisted the county with the composting ordinance and the Sunbreak Farms application. He explained his justification for the draft response and stated the intention of attempting to settle. Mr. Dee stated the goal of determining issues that may need to be address by Sunbreak Farms if the county were to enter the settlement. He also recognized that Sunbreak Farms wanted assurance they would not be regulated under the ordinance. Mr. Dee indicated the county wanted assurance the applicant would act in accordance with their application to FDEP and the comments made to the Board in regards to environmental impacts. He stated a draft was circulated to staff and consultants and sought comment from Indian River County's attorney. He prepared a second draft based on the feedback received and circulated that document as well. He stated there was no discussion and any proposal between the county and Sunbreak Farms would be brought before the Board. Mr. Dee indicated Sunbreak Farms has shown no interest in negotiating the settlement agreement and has not provided any comments to the consultant. He reiterated the current document is a hypothetical exercise in order to prepare for any scenario that may arise to avoid litigation and minimize costs. The County Attorney stated the document is not before the Board and therefore the item is not presentable during this meeting. He stated Mr. Dee had looked into settlement as a potential option for the Board to consider. 7. PRESENTATIONS There are no items scheduled. 8. CONSENT AGENDA RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Tod Mowery, District No. 2, Vice -Chairman SECONDER: Linda Bartz, District No. 3 AYES: Dzadovsky, Mowery, Bartz, Hutchinson, Townsend A. WARRANTS 1. Warrant Lists 37 & 38 3 1 P a g e Regular Meeting Wednesday, July 5, 2017 6:00 PM B. ADMINISTRATION 1. Design, Bid, and Award Work Authorization for Airport Terminal Parking Lot C. COUNTY ATTORNEY 1. Devereux Contract 2. All Aboard Florida - Payment of Legal Defense Invoices through All Aboard Legal Defense Fund 3. Permission to Advertise - Postponement of the Placement of Wireless Telecommunications Facilities D. COMMUNITY SERVICES 1. Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) 3 - Closeout Agreement 2. Resolution - Granting Authority to the Escambia Housing Finance Authority to Continue to Operate its Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds (TBA Program) and Mortgage Credit Certificate Program (MCC Program) within St. Lucie County. 3. Scrivener Error Correction 4. Resolution - Florida Department of Transportation Intermodal Development Program - Bike Share E. COURT ADMINISTRATION There are no items scheduled. F. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES There are no items scheduled. G. HUMAN RESOURCES There are no items scheduled. H. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY There are no items scheduled. I. MOSQUITO CONTROL & COASTAL MGMT. SERVICES There are no items scheduled. 4 1 P a g e Regular Meeting Wednesday, July 5, 2017 6:00 PM J. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET There are no items scheduled. K. PARKS, RECREATION & FACILITIES 1. Award of Bid No. 17-030 Bob Gladwin Baseball Field #1 Renovation 2. Professional Architectural Design Services for the Guardian Ad Litem Office Space at the City of Fort Pierce Parking Garage L. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES There are no items scheduled. M. PUBLIC SAFETY 1. AT&T Internet Agreement 2. St. Lucie County & School Board MOU N. PUBLIC WORKS 1. Grant Acceptance for Artificial Reef Grant FWC#17019 2. Resolution - Fisherman's Wharf - JPA Bulkhead Design & Dredging Pre -Construction Phase 3. Resolution - Port Wide Seagrass Resource Study and Conceptual Development Study for Harbour Pointe JPA 4. Kings Highway and Indrio Road Intersection Improvements - Contract Award to Culpepper & Terpening, Inc. for CEI Services O. SHERIFF'S OFFICE There are no items scheduled. P. SOLID WASTE There are no items scheduled. Q. SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS There are no items scheduled. R. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION There are no items scheduled. 5 1 P a g e Regular Meeting Wednesday, July 5, 2017 6:00 PM S. UTILITIES There are no items scheduled. 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. COUNTY ATTORNEY 1. Proposed Ordinance Regulating Commercial Composting Facilities Chairman Dzadovsky asked the Board to move this item after Item 10. Regular Agenda. The County Attorney presented this item for a proposed ordinance regulating commercial composting facilities in St Lucie County. He explained this item began in 2016 when the Board discussed the issue of regulating the location and operation of commercial composting facilities. The Board instructed staff to study the issue and the county adopted Ordinance No. 16-006, which temporarily postponed the processing of those applications for a period of 330 days. The County Attorney explained that ordinance and the additional 30 day extension expired on June 2, 2017. He stated the county retained a professional engineering firm, CDM Smith to assist the county with its evaluation of the issues and the development of suitable land use regulations. He continued that CDM Smith submitted a report and staff drafted an ordinance based on that report and public input. He indicated staff has proposed changes to the original ordinance presented based on comments received. The proposed changes included: A. The definition of "backyard composting" has been revised. The definition now specifically excludes composting with biosolids and other forms of sewage sludge. B. The definition of "Commercial Composting Facility" has been clarified. The definition now specifically includes facilities that produce compost, as part of or in association with a commercial business or other for -profit operation. C. A definition has been added for FDEP-the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. D. Section 7.10.34.13 has consistently stated that the standards would not apply to normal farming operations. The definition of normal farming operations has been clarified. As clarified, the definition shows that normal farming operations include composting with yard trash, manure, or vegetative wastes. A prior reference to composting with solid waste was eliminated. E. In Section 7.10.34.B (subsection 1c), the exemption for normal farming operations was expanded to include a "bona fide farm operation," as defined in the Right to Farm Act. However, this exemption does not apply to a farm operation that involves the transportation or land application of biosolids or other forms of sewage sludge. This new exemption recognizes that, under the Florida Right to Farm Act and Section 163.3162 of Florida Statutes, the county cannot apply duplicative regulations to certain farm operations. However, the new exemption also recognizes that pursuant to 6 1 P a g e Regular Meeting Wednesday, July 5, 2017 6:00 PM Subsection H, a county can regulate the transportation or land application of domestic wastewater residuals or other forms of sewage sludge shall and that is not deemed to be a duplication of regulation. F. Added clarification to explain that the boundary of the urban service area. G. "Leachate" was added to the text because the removal of leachate should be included in the costs that must be covered by the applicant's performance bond. H. The county clarified text in Section 7.10.34.F.11 the text was clarified to show that an applicant must comply with its approved operating plan in addition to the county's requirements. I. In Section 7.10.34.14, the text was revised to require an applicant to provide the county with copies of certain reports that the applicant submits to the South Florida Water Management District. The County Attorney continued that staff also received a proposed change by Dennis Corrick, an attorney representing Sunbreak Farms in an email dated June 21. He indicated Mr. Corrick submitted the following proposal for the Board's consideration: "We would propose that Section 7.10.34.B.1(a) and (b) of the proposed ordinance, which exempt "normal farming operations," be replaced by the following language: Agricultural Composting, which is defined as composting activities which are conducted in connection with bona fide agricultural activities, and which are conducted pursuant to a permit from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, or which are exempt from such a permit. For purposes of this section, an operation which produces compost for uses other than its own agricultural operations shall be presumed not to be conducting Agricultural Composting. Staff indicated Mr. Corrick's proposal raises a policy issue that the Board needed to resolve. The issue is whether the draft ordinance should apply to composting operations on agricultural lands where biosolids are used to create compost. He stated the draft ordinance would regulate those operations as drafted, because the draft ordinance would apply to a commercial composting facility that processes biosolids as part of or in association with a commercial business such as a farm. If the Board did not wish to regulate such operations, the Board would have to create a new exemption as proposed by Mr. Corrick in Section 7.10.34.B.5 of the draft ordinance. If the Board elected to so, staff recommended the following text to be used in place of the text proposed by Mr. Corrick. "Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, the requirements in this Section 7.10.34 do not apply to: 5. A bona fide farm operation, as defined in Section 823.14(3)(b), Florida Statutes, on land classified as agricultural land pursuant to Section 193.461, Florida Statutes, where Biosolids are used to create Compost in compliance with the rules and best management practices adopted by the FDEP, SFWMD, and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the Compost is used on the farm where the 7 1 P a g E Regular Meeting Wednesday, July 5, 2017 6:00 PM Compost is produced. A farm operation that produces Compost for sale or for use off of the farm shall be presumed to not qualify for an exemption from the County's supplemental standards pursuant to this Section 7.10.34.B.5. " The County Attorney indicated this suggestion had not been incorporated into the draft ordinance at that time. He stated the Board would have to amend the ordinance if they chose to include that language in the ordinance. He stated the first public hearing for this item was held on June 20th and this would be the second public hearing as advertised. Staff recommended the Board approve the draft ordinance subject to the revisions described in paragraphs A through I during the presentation. Commissioner Mowery asked if the Board made changes to the ordinance based on the comments, would the Board have to advertise the item. The County Attorney answered that staff has already made their proposed changes and that would be covered under the title. He indicated the Board has the option to continue the hearing and advertise if they felt it were necessary. Chairman Dzadovsky asked to confirm that the information has provided to the public prior to the hearing. The County Attorney confirmed the changes were included in the Board memo. He reiterated that staff was not proposing Mr. Corrick's language in the draft ordinance. He stated staff is presenting that language as an option to be added if the Board chose to do so. At this time, Jill Grimaldi with CDM Smith presented the technical aspects of the draft ordinance for commercial composting facilities. She began by answering a common question regarding a total ban on these facilities. Ms. Grimaldi indicated that her colleagues felt an outright ban would not be legally defensible in court based on the presence of other similar facilities in the county. She stated it was the goal of CDM Smith to draft an ordinance that could be defended in court that was based on existing regulations. Ms. Grimaldi continued by detailing Chapter 373.4595, of Florida Statute and explaining how it pertains to the application of biosolids within the watershed. She explained that the draft ordinance only applies to Commercial Composting Facilities that produce compost from biosolids, manure, food waste, or similar organic materials. The ordinance does not apply to composting conducted as part of normal farming operations, backyard composting or facilities that use yard trash. She added it does not apply to commercial composting facilities that were in place prior to the ordinance. Ms. Grimaldi explained the county's current land use regulations and detailed the list of supplemental standards in the proposed ordinance, including standards related to the building structures, leachate, stormwater management, odors, water quality protection, setbacks, operating plans, the conditions of the performance bond, contingency plans in case of emergency, and materials being tracked onto local roads. She indicated the county would be able to impose additional requirements if needed based on individual cases and county staff may enter the site for inspection. The County may also revoke the conditional approval for the facility. Next Ms. Grimaldi detailed the conditional waivers process which would be reviewed by staff and presented to the Board for final decision. Regular Meeting Wednesday, July 5, 2017 6:00 PM Chairman Dzadovsky asked if a new technology is introduced, an applicant can request a waiver to implement the change. Ms. Grimaldi confirmed a waiver does not alleviate any requirements but will provide the flexibility to present an alternative. She continued by reviewing the proposed changes, as presented by the County Attorney. She stated that most of the changes since the first reading would be considered clarifications of language. Ms. Grimaldi explained the detailed the changes to the language pertaining to "normal farming operations" and clarified that a farming operation that is transporting biosolids onto the property would not be exempt from the ordinance. Ms. Grimaldi reiterated the policy decision for the Board to consider if the draft ordinance should apply to those operations. She explained the potential exemption language as presented by the County Attorney, and reiterated that language is not currently present in the draft ordinance as proposed. Chairman Dzadovsky opened the hearing to the public at this time. Dennis Corrick - Mr. Corrick identified himself as the attorney for Sunbreak Farms. He stated Sunbreak Farms would support county staff's proposed amendment to the ordinance. He stated that he disagreed with Mr. Dee's comments on the Right to Farm Act and spoke about the exemption regarding duplication of regulation. He indicated the ordinance would be in conflict with the Right to Farm Act if not amended as proposed. Chairman Dzadovsky asked for clarification about the proposed additional language. The County Attorney answered that staff received a suggested language change from Mr. Corrick. Staff took that concept and rewrote to make it more clearly express the county's intentions. He added that staff is not necessarily recommending the amendment and it has not been added to the ordinance. He said it is the Board's decision to amend the ordinance to include that language. Mr. Corrick confirmed he is comfortable with the language as drafted by staff. Ginny Sherlock - Ms. Sherlock identified herself as counsel for the PGA Village Property Owners' Association. She stated she agreed with Mr. Dee's comments on the Right to Farm Act. She spoke on behalf of the PGA Village Property Owners' Association and encouraged the Board to adopt the ordinance as presented by staff without change. She commended staff for their work on the item. Ms. Sherlock indicated she submitted a study on biosolids and read an excerpt from "10 Government Industry Myths about Biosolids". She emphasized the importance of regulating this type of activity. Chairman Dzadovsky asked for members of PGA Village to stand to be recognized as representatives of their community. He stated approximately 90 residents stood in support of Ms. Sherlock's statements. Carol Anderson, PGA Village - Ms. Anderson spoke on behalf of 5000 residents in her community and residents of Port St Lucie. She spoke about the time committed by the county to this subject and the importance of the ordinance for current and future residents. Ms. Anderson indicated residents will be vigilant during the implementation of the ordinance and urged the Board to consider the possible health consequences. She 9 1 P a g e Regular Meeting Wednesday, July 5, 2017 6:00 PM supported and asked the Board to approve the ordinance as presented and without amendment. Alan Norsworthy, 10137 Spyglass Lane PGA Village - Mr. Norsworthy indicated he had continued his research related to the dangers of drugs in biosolids. He discussed the danger of leachate reaching the water supply. He urged the Board to pass the proposed ordinance to protect county waterways. Charles Grande, St Lucie County Resident - Mr. Grande thanked Ms. Grimaldi for her review of the state statute. He discussed the possibility of a 100 year event and the danger of these waters reaching the lagoon when the waters need to be dumped. Julie Norsworthy, Cypress Point PGA Resident - Ms. Norsworthy thanked the Board and county staff for responding to residents' concerns regarding the ordinance. She discussed her visit to biosolids facilities in the state and the permit approval for those sites. She stated her concerns related to the disaster in Ocala and considered the county's ordinance to address those potential issues. Jack Paluszek, Vitalia Resident - Mr. Paluszek suggested replacing the term biosolids with "human feces" to adjust the perception. He indicated that PGA residents were in opposition previously and stated there may be many residents who do not agree with Ms. Sherlock. Chairman Dzadovsky clarified that the ordinance would be to regulate commercial composting facilities. Mr. Paluszek confirmed that and reiterated that he did not want any such facility in the county. He spoke about the potential environmental impacts to the county. He asked why the county cannot make it more difficult for these facilities and read an excerpt from the county's website regarding conservation. Robert Hall, St Lucie County Resident - Mr. Hall spoke about the increased occurrence of 100 year events and the current fertilizer ban based on elevated nutrient levels. He asked to board to implement the strongest regulations for these companies. Richard Silvestri, 5708 Buchanan Dr - Mr. Silvestri indicated that he did not know any residents in the county that were against the ordinance. He stated he felt confident in the county's efforts to examine the topic and expressed his support of the proposed ordinance. Tom Scott, Port St Lucie Resident - Mr. Scott discussed the topic of pathogens in relation to potential diseases. He stated the quarter mile buffer around PGA would not prevent pathogen issues. Mr. Scott also discussed the potential of a tornado or hurricane destroying the buildings. Mark Boston, St Lucie County Resident - Mr. Boston identified himself as the president of the Nettles Island Community Action Association. He asked the Board how many phone calls and emails they have received regarding the ordinance. Chairman Dzadovsky stated he did not have the exact figure, however he estimated it to be around 4000 contacts since the first ordinance was presented and 1000 additional correspondence recently. Mr. Boston continued by requesting the Board notify residents of these meetings approximately 1 month before they are held so residents may attend. He also discussed the elevation of water levels in 100 years, in relation to 100 year storm events. Chairman Dzadovsky asked Ms. Grimaldi how the 100 year storm calculated. 10 1 P a g Regular Meeting Wednesday, July 5, 2017 6:00 PM Ms. Grimaldi answered the Federal Government uses flood insurance rating maps to determine flood zone regulations and to calculate elevations. She indicated the ordinance references "100 year flood elevation" to consider any changes in the future. At this time Chairman Dzadovsky closed public comment. Chairman Dzadovsky clarified comments related to not permitting these facilities in the county. He indicated this ordinance is to address new changes and implement regulations for these operations in the future. Commissioner Hutchinson recognized Representative Larry Lee Jr. She spoke about the county's work on this ordinance over the past 2 years and new concerns related to the Right to Farm issue. She reiterated the Board decision tonight is focused on commercial composing and the right to farm issue would be designated to the state. She asked the representative to consider efforts to clarify definitions regarding what is intended and urged the Board to consider the importance of that issue. Commissioner Hutchinson stated her support of staff's recommendation as proposed as a commercial composting issue. She commended staff and the county's consultants for their efforts. Commissioner Bartz thanked staff and CDM Smith for their work and assistance on this ordinance. She emphasized the importance of protecting residents with the reiterated that the county does not currently have a commercial composting ordinance for consideration. She stated her support of the ordinance. Commissioner Hutchinson made the motion to approve and Commissioner Bartz seconded the motion. Upon roll call, the motion passed unanimously. Chairman Dzadovsky thanked everyone involved in the process, including county residents. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Frannie Hutchinson, District No. 4 SECONDER: Linda Bartz, District No. 3 AYES: Dzadovsky, Mowery, Bartz, Hutchinson, Townsend 10. REGULAR AGENDA A. COMMUNITY SERVICES 1. Request for Proposal No. 17-035, St. Lucie County Community Services Bike Share Program - Phase 2 Chairman Dzadovsky asked the Board to move this item before Item 9. Public Hearings. The County Transit Planning Manager and Transportation Planner presented this item for the Request for Proposal for the St Lucie County Community Services Bike Share Program. The County Transit Planning Manager explained the 2 year pilot program funded by the Florida Department of Transportation to develop a county wide bike share program to enhance the access to the Treasure Coast Connector bus system, improve accessibility to recreation and activity centers and to promote public health and fitness. She stated the FDOT has issued a joint participation agreement which will 111 Page Regular Meeting Wednesday, July 5, 2017 6:00 PM fund the purchase and installation of 6 bike share stations and 35 bicycles. The County Transit Planning Manager explained the county will contract with Zagster and will monitor the usage of the bicycles for a 2 year period. The Transportation Planner explained the details of the program including the number of stations and bicycles and presented a map of the locations of the stations through the county. He stated the locations were vetted by the cities, St Lucie County Planning Department, TPO and the Florida Department of Transportation. Staff indicated the operator contractor is responsible for station and bicycle maintenance, equipment repair, replacement of stolen bicycles and program insurance. The Transportation Planner explained the insurance coverage and rental costs for residents. He stated the rental charge program would be similar to the transit program costs, $1 for the first hour for county residents. He stated approval of this item would allow staff to create a final negotiation contract with Zagster, indicating they were the sole bidder for the program. Chairman Dzadovsky asked if the program was based on a European model, where the first and last mile option to transit stations. The Transportation Planner confirmed that the majority of the stations were located in conjunction with transit stations. He stated residents would be able to use a bicycle to get to a transit location, put the bicycle on the rack on the bus, get to their location and return the bicycle to any station. Commissioner Mowery asked if the bicycles would have tracking devices to determine commonly used routes. The Transportation Planner indicated there is a GPS chip in the bike in case of theft and he would contact the operator if that could be used to gather information as well. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Frannie Hutchinson, District No. 4 SECONDER: Linda Bartz, District No. 3 AYES: Dzadovsky, Mowery, Bartz, Hutchinson, Townsend B. COUNTY ATTORNEY 1. Permission to Advertise - Solicitation in the County Rights -of -Way The County Attorney presented this item for a permission to advertise a draft ordinance to regulate solicitation in the county rights -of -way. Staff explained the ordinance was drafted with input from the St Lucie County Sheriff's Office in an effort to improve traffic safety in the county's roads. The County Attorney indicated according to a report by Smart Growth America since 2009 pedestrians in Florida are more likely to be struck by vehicles than anywhere else in the United States. He continued that in Florida in 2015 632 pedestrians were killed and 7,870 pedestrians were injured on Florida roadways. He suggested consulting newspaper vendors and the Muscular Dystrophy Association for their input, based on previous attempts to create an ordinance addressing this issue. He also recommended furthering discussion with the Florida Department of Transportation to determine if there is the ability to regulate state roadways. The County Attorney asked the Board for permission to circulate the draft ordinance among those interested groups before scheduling the first public hearing. 12 1 P a g Regular Meeting Wednesday, July 5, 2017 6:00 PM Commissioner Hutchinson spoke in support of the County Attorney's recommendation. She reiterated the importance of considering the input by those organizations to avoid the delays experienced previously. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Tod Mowery, District No. 2, Vice -Chairman SECONDER: Linda Bartz, District No. 3 AYES: Dzadovsky, Mowery, Bartz, Hutchinson, Townsend 11. ANNOUNCEMENTS A. The Board of County Commissioners will hold an Informal Meeting on Tuesday, July 11th at 9 a.m. in Conference Room #3 of the Roger Poitra's Administration Annex located at 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL. B. St. Lucie County will host an informational Open House for the Kings Highway & Indrio Road Intersection Improvement project on July 12, 2017 between 4 p.m.- 6 p.m. at the Lakewood Park Branch Library located at 7605 Santa Barbara Drive, Fort Pierce, FL. If you have questions or concerns please contact Micheal Halter at (772) 462-2719. C. The Board of County Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, July 18th at 9 a.m. in the Commission Chambers of the Roger Poitras Administration Annex located at 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL. D. The Board of County Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, August 1st at 6 p.m. 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. 13 1 P a g