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Home My WebLink AboutERO - Final Agenda Packet on 513 (7) EROSION DISTRICT AGENDA ST. LUCIE COUNTY Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 19, 2026 6:01 PM 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 Committed To Service, Focused On Our Future, Grounded By Tradition *Final on 5/13 Page 1 of 10 Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 19, 2026 6:01 PM 2 | P a g e 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. Page 2 of 10 Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 19, 2026 6:01 PM 3 | P a g e 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the Erosion District Meeting of April 21, 2026. 4. CONSENT AGENDA A. WARRANTS 1. Warrant Lists 29 - 32 5. REGULAR AGENDA There are no items scheduled. 6. MOTION TO ADJOURN Page 3 of 10 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA Erosion District Meeting April 21, 2026 Convened: 6:01 PM Adjourned: 6:03 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6:01 PM by Chair James Clasby, District No. 1. Present 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 Katherine Barbieri, County Attorney George Landry, County Administrator Mayte Santamaria, Deputy County Administrator Thomas Carrino, Deputy County Administrator Erick Gill, Communications Division Director JoAnn Riley, Property Acquisition Director Benjamin Balcer, Planning & Development Services Director Kori Benton, Planning & Development Services Planning Manager Irene Szedlmeyer, Planning & Development Services Senior Planner Don Arellano, Planning & Development Services Planner II 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 3 Erin Lowry AYES: Jamie Fowler, Larry Leet, James Clasby, Erin Lowry, Cathy Townsend NAYS: None EXCUSED: None Page 4 of 10 Erosion District Meeting Tuesday, April 21, 2026 6:01 PM 2 | Page A. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the Erosion District Meeting of March 17, 2026. 4. CONSENT AGENDA A motion was made to adopt the consent agenda, 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 NAYS: None EXCUSED: None A. WARRANTS 1. Warrant Lists 24 - 28 Adopted by Consent Vote B. PORT, INLET & BEACHES 1. Fort Pierce Shore Protection Project, Project Cooperation Agreement (PCA) - Amendment No. 3 (Federal Project Life Time Extension) Staff recommended Board approval of Fort Pierce Beach Shore Protection Project, Project Cooperation Agreement (PCA) Amendment No. 3 (and associated documents), and authorization for the Chair to sign those documents as approved by the County Attorney. This item is in accordance with the Strategic Objective EP 4.4. Adopted by Consent Vote 2. 2026 Ft. Pierce Shore Protection Project - 2nd USACE Non-Federal (Supplemental) Funding Request for Additional Sand Staff recommended Board approval to distribute an additional $572,000.00 (via wire transfer) to the USACE for the purchase of additional sand associated with the soon-to-be constructed FY- 2025/2026 Fort Pierce Shore Protection Project, as requested in the attached USACE letter dated April 10, 2026. This effort falls under Strategic Initiative ES 6.1.3. Adopted by Consent Vote Discussion Joshua Revord, Port, Inlet & Beaches Director, provided an update on the Fort Pierce shore protection project. The ongoing federal project has had approximately 240,000 cubic yards of sand placed on Fort Pierce beach. He mentioned the challenges faced, including maintenance issues and weather impacts, and that they are expecting to place upwards of 400,000 yards of sand in the coming weeks. He announced the receipt of additional federal funding, which will help in placing more beach sand and addressing the impacts of the past few months. There has also been an PCA amendment number three with the Corps of Engineers, which extends the current federal project for six years, through 2032. He expressed hope that they could get as Page 5 of 10 Erosion District Meeting Tuesday, April 21, 2026 6:01 PM 3 | Page much sand on the beach as possible. 5. REGULAR AGENDA There were no items scheduled. 6. MOTION TO ADJOURN With no other information to be brought for consideration before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 6:03 PM. 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. Page 6 of 10 Page 7 of 10 Page 8 of 10 05/01/26 ST. LUCIE COUNTY - BOARD PAGE 1 FZABWARR WARRANT LIST #31- 25-APR-2026 TO 01-MAY-2026 FUND SUMMARY- EROSION FUND TITLE EXPENSES PAYROLL 184 Erosion Control Operating Fund 1,836.07 0.00 GRAND TOTAL: 1,836.07 0.00 Page 9 of 10 Page 10 of 10