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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 05.05.2015S■TkaL■(di 1 E COUNTY F L o R r D A BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA Regular Meeting May 5, 2015 Convened: 6:00 PM Adjourned: 8:42 PM I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM by District No. 3, Chair Paula A. Lewis Attendee Name Title District No. 3, Chair District No. 5, Vice -Chair District No. 1 Paula A. Lewis Present 6:00 PM Kim Johnson Present 6:00 PM Chris Dzadovsky Present 6:00 PM Frannie Hutchinson District No. 4 Present 6:00 PM Tod Mowery District No. 2 Present 6:00 PM Howard Tipton Administrator Present 6:00 PM Robert G. Adolphe PE Deputy County Administrator Present 6:00 PM Mark Satterlee Deputy County Administrator Present 6:00 PM Daniel S. McIntyre County Attorney Present 6:00 PM Edward Matthews Parks, Recreation & Facilities Director Present 6:00 PM Don West Public Works Director Present 6:00 PM Laurie Waldie Utility Director Present 6:00 PM Beth Ryder Community Services Director Present 6:00 PM Asheley Hepburn Director, Office of Management & Budget Present 6:00 PM Leslie Olson Planning Manager Present 6:00 PM Ron Roberts Solid Waste Director Present 6:00 PM Sue Korunow Clerk to the Board Present 6:00 PM Generated 71112015 3:19 PM Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 5, 2015 6:00 PM II. INVOCATION III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES These items were voted on concurrently. 1. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the meeting of Tuesday, March 31, 2015 RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Frannie Hutchinson, District No. 4 SECONDER: Tod Mowery, District No. 2 AYES: Lewis, Johnson, Dzadovsky, Hutchinson, Mowery 2. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the meeting of Tuesday, April 21, 2015 RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Frannie Hutchinson, District No. 4 SECONDER: Tod Mowery, District No. 2 AYES: Lewis, Johnson, Dzadovsky, Hutchinson, Mowery V. PUBLIC COMMENT (excluding Public Hearing items) The following members of the public spoke out against All Aboard Florida (AAF) confirming their desire to have the county fund the Legal Defense Fund and asking the County to find a way to make residents more aware of the detrimental effects of AAF to the entire Treasure Coast. Richard Neil, Town Attorney for St. Lucie Village, FL Ingrid Van Hekken, 304 Anchor Way, St. Lucie Village, FL Phillip McAdam, Jensen Beach, FL - Provided Handout Jane DuBran, Fort Pierce, FL Gail Ryan, Retired School Teacher from Chicago Pat Weiner, St. Lucie Village, FL Representative Larry Lee Jr. - 7936 Saddlebrook Drive, Port St. Lucie, FL John Arena, Fort Pierce, FL - Spoke on the how mega yacht ports do maintenance in indoor facilities with state of the art filtering systems which contain paint and powder debris that has been sanded off the hulls of ships. He talked about past times when he did commercial clamming and raked up a large clam plated with shiny metal. He stated he wondered if the shiny metal was part of treasure but after a few days it tarnished, indicating it was possibly from old bottom paint removed from boats used to help keep marine organisms from growing on boats. He spoke about the need to have the contaminated muck on the bottom of the Lagoon shaved off with modern pneumatic dredging equipment, the same type used to remove PCB's off the bottom of the Hudson River. Using the Indian River Lagoon as a hazardous waste site is no longer an option. 2 1 P a g e Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 5, 2015 6:00 PM He stated the Port land being considered as a oversized cargo port was originally lagoon and was filled in some 80 years ago and therefore comes under strict environmental regulations to protect sea and wild life in general. VI. PROCLAMATIONS APPROVAL 1. Resolution - Adoption of a resolution proclaiming the week of May 10-16, 2015 as "Law Enforcement Week" and designating May 15, 2015 as "Law Enforcement Memorial Day" in St. Lucie County, Florida. Commissioner Lewis presented Chief Garry Wilson, Majors David Thompson and Jerry Rothman, Captains Doug Hardie, Mark Schimpf and Charlie Scavuzzo with the Proclamation. Chief Wilson thanked the Board on behalf of Sheriff Mascara stating it was an honor and speaking about the dangers law enforcement professionals deal with on a daily basis. He spoke of the loss of several law enforcement officers around the county as well as locally noting how important the County and community's support is to them as they do their job. He announced the upcoming Law Enforcement Memorial on May 14, 2015 at 7:00p.m. at St. Bernadette Catholic Church, 350 N.W. California Blvd., Port St. Lucie, FL. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Kim Johnson, District No. 5, Vice -Chair SECONDER: Tod Mowery, District No. 2 AYES: Lewis, Johnson, Dzadovsky, Hutchinson, Mowery 2. Resolution - Adoption of a resolution proclaiming the week of May 3-9, 2015 as "St. Lucie County Correction Officer's Week" in St. Lucie County, Florida. Commissioner Lewis presented Chief Garry Wilson, Major Pat Tighe, Captain Bill Lawhorn, and Chaplain Dave Thompson with the Proclamation. Chief Wilson spoke on the importance of the Correctional Officers and the task they have dealing with those in the community who have committed crimes in St. Lucie County. He noted the St. Lucie County Jail is the number one provider of mental health services in St. Lucie County because they have found that many of the people they have come in contact with have mental health, substance abuse issues and staff at the jail is tasked with making sure those people are treated safely properly while being held in custody are properly cared for until their day in court. Commissioner Lewis thanked all in attendance for all they do for all the St. Lucie Residents. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Kim Johnson, District No. 5, Vice -Chair SECONDER: Tod Mowery, District No. 2 AYES: Lewis, Johnson, Dzadovsky, Hutchinson, Mowery 3. Resolution - Adoption of a resolution proclaiming May 2-10, 2015 as "Travel and Tourism Week" in St. Lucie County, Florida. Commissioner Lewis presented Manager of Tourism & Venues Charlotte Bierly with the proclamation. Ms. Bierly provided information on the present years rising tourism statistics 3 1 P a g e Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 5, 2015 6:00 PM noting none of it would have been possible without he collaboration and support of the Tourist Development Council, Chamber of Commerce's Tourism Committee, City's of Fort Pierce and Port St. Lucie as well as their partnership with the Hotel and Lodging Association. She thanked the Board for their support and talked about an upcoming Tourism Showcase event on Wednesday, May 27th at the Fenn Center, 5:30-7:30; calling it a "tourist information center on steroids" because all of the tourism venues will be represented in one location for the public to access. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Frannie Hutchinson, District No. 4 SECONDER: Tod Mowery, District No. 2 AYES: Lewis, Johnson, Dzadovsky, Hutchinson, Mowery 4. Resolution naming two new baseball fields at John B. Parks Regional Sports Complex as the Vincent Carlesi, Sr. Baseball Field and the Vincent Pica Baseball Field to honor both gentleman's efforts to bring Florida Coast Spring Training Baseball (Vinny Ball) and major economic impact to St. Lucie County, Florida Commissioner Lewis presented Vinny Carlesi with the proclamation. Mr. Carlesi accepted the proclamation and thanked the Board for their support and for naming the fields after the two gentlemen. The men have spent their entire careers building a business which has helped St. Lucie County bring many people to the area and has had a positive impact economically for the area. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Kim Johnson, District No. 5, Vice -Chair SECONDER: Tod Mowery, District No. 2 AYES: Lewis, Johnson, Dzadovsky, Hutchinson, Mowery 5. Resolution - Proclaiming May 7, 2015 as "National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day" in St. Lucie County, Florida. Commissioner Lewis presented New Horizons President/CEO John Romano with the proclamation. Mr. Romano thanked the Board for their continued support of the program and provided background information and statistics on mental health client numbers in the County. He spoke on the desperate need for funding of mental health services and asked that the representatives continue to push for funding from Tallahassee to help receive additional funding for those in need. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Kim Johnson, Tod Mowery SECONDER: Frannie Hutchinson, District No. 4 AYES: Lewis, Johnson, Dzadovsky, Hutchinson, Mowery 6. Resolution - Adoption of a resolution proclaiming the month of May 2015 as "Community Action Agency Month" in St. Lucie County, Florida. Commissioner Lewis presented Florida Association of Community Action Agencies/Treasure Coast Community Action Chair Barbara Mason Gardiner, Vice Chair Treasure Coast Community 21 Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 5, 2015 6:00 PM Action Barbara Felton and Chief Probation Officer of the Department of Juvenile Justice/Treasure Coast Community Action Wydee'a Wilson with the proclamation. Ms. Mason Gardiner spoke on the details of the program while emphasizing the program goal of being a "Hand Up, not a Hand Out." She listed the benefits and funding sources along with providing a presentation which outlined statistics and specific programs currently operating within the county. She introduced Wydee'a Wilson, Member of the Roundtable and Chair of the Economic Sufficient Network who announced a Public Forum the Roundtable is hosting to help St. Lucie County leaders and residents learn about the causes of poverty and identify potential solutions. The 2015 Poverty Forum is being held at Indian River State College Wednesday, May 6, 2015, 8:30-12:OOpm at the Kight Center, V-110 in Fort Pierce. She explained the it's breakout sessions and it's ultimate goal while encouraging members of the public to attend. Commissioner Dzadovsky talked about the "Bridges to Prosperity" program and how the programs are teaching the people how move to the next level and asked Ms. Wilson to explain the process participants go through as they work through the program. Ms. Wilson explained the two Best Practice Initiatives: 1.) Bridges Out of Poverty - which brings together all people from different sectors including different economic classes and together they work on how to improve and support those who are moving out of poverty; 2.) Getting Ahead in a Just Getting By World - which is a 57 hour, 19 session class each individual has to attend. The individuals are called "investigators" and they investigate the causes of poverty from an individual, agency and community perspective. They investigate their situation with a goal toward building resources for a more prosperous life for themselves, their families and their communities. The expectation is for the investigators to finish the 57 hour course, build their resources and social capital and come out successful. Ms. Mason Gardner recognized Ms. Felton, Board Chair appointee to the Treasure Coast Community Action Committee for her work and asked her to share a few words. Ms. Felton thanked the Board for their continued support noting the Committee could not do what they do for the citizens and families in the communities without their support or the support of the Board and staff of the Community Services Department. She commended staff for their diligence in tracking the funding received and partnering with other agencies to assist the citizens. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Chris Dzadovsky, District No. 1 SECONDER: Kim Johnson, District No. 5, Vice -Chair AYES: Lewis, Johnson, Dzadovsky, Hutchinson, Mowery Announcement: Staff Donation of Pet Supplies to Humane Society Commissioner Lewis took a moment to explain the display of pet food and items in from of the dais noting the County had chosen to sponsor a pet food drive for the Humane Society. Employees who chose to participate donated items to the cause and were granted permission to wear jeans on Wednesday for the month of April. 5 1 P a g E Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 5, 2015 6:00 PM VII. PRESENTATIONS 1. United Way Campaign - Howard Tipton, County Administrator County Administrator provided background information on the United Way Campaign noting he had been involved in United Way campaigns for more than two decades. He discussed his appointment of the Solid Waste Manager as the Chair of the 2015 Campaign and their goals for the ensuing year. He announced the final total for workplace giving campaign as over $30,000 and talked about the first United Way Golf Tournament called "Dickerson Ultimate Drive" in honor of the county's title sponsor. That tournament raised $24,000. A "big check" in the amount of $54,373 was presented to United Way CEO Karen Knapp, Building and Code and Campaign Chair Horace Webb. Ms. Knapp thanked the County Administrator, employees and staff for their hard work and support. Mr. Webb also thanked the County Administrator for leading the campaign noting many of the agencies represented in the meeting today are supported by United Way showing the money raised by the employees comes back into the community in various ways. He thanked all for their assistance and encouraged them to continue supporting United Way in the future. Commissioner Mowery remarked that he was excited about going from $5,000 to over $50,000 in one year. He thanked the County Administrator for leading the effort. 2. SLCTV Comcast Update - Shane De Witt, Technical Operations Manager Technical Operations Manager provided a brief presentation which included a clip from the first SLCTV broadcast BOCC Meeting on January 7, 2003 to highlight the differences. In the ensuing 12 years much has changed; SLCTV is now on AT&T U-Verse channel 99 across the entire Treasure Coast, Internet, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and now is moving to Comcast Channel 28 as of May 6, 2015, making SLCTV live throughout St. Lucie County. VIII. CONSENT AGENDA RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Tod Mowery, District No. 2 SECONDER: Kim Johnson, District No. 5, Vice -Chair AYES: Lewis, Johnson, Dzadovsky, Hutchinson, Mowery A. WARRANTS Warrant List Numbers 28, 29 & 30 B. ADMINISTRATION 6 1 P a g e Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 5, 2015 6:00 PM 1. Resolution Authorizing Submittal of a USDA Rural Business Development Grant by the Treasure Coast Education, Research and Development Authority 2. Resolution Approving a USDA Grant Agreement Related to a Proposed Biofuels Feedstock Feasibility Study 3. Commissioner Hutchinson's Appointment to the Historical Commission C. COUNTY ATTORNEY 1. Resolution - Re -naming the St. Lucie County International Airport as the "Treasure Coast International Airport and Business Park" in St. Lucie County, Florida 2. Revocable License Agreement - Florida City Gas - 210 SE Camino Street - River Park 3. Surplus Property - Quit Claim Deed from Ronald W. Wampler to St. Lucie County - County Deed to the City of Fort Pierce - Parcel ID 2404-514-0029-000-3 D. COMMUNITY SERVICES 1. Florida Hardest Hit Fund Principal Reduction (HHF-PR) Program - First Contract Amendment 2. Neighborhood Stabilization Program 3 (NSP 3) Invitation to Bid (ITB) No. 2015-3 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. MOSQUITO CONTROL & COASTAL MGMT. SERVICES There are no items scheduled. I. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET There are no items scheduled. J. PARKS, RECREATION & FACILITIES 7 1 P a g e Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 5, 2015 6:00 PM 1. Waiver of Calvin R. Triplett Field Facility Rental Fees - Saint James Christian Academy End -of -School -Year Field Day 2. Award Bid No. 15-028 Mosquito Control Roof Replacement 3. Award Bid No. 15-029 Roof Replacement for Walton Road Annex Building K. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES There are no items scheduled. L. PUBLIC SAFETY & COMMUNICATIONS There are no items scheduled. M. PUBLIC WORKS There are no items scheduled. N. SHERIFF'S OFFICE There are no items scheduled. O. SOLID WASTE There are no items scheduled. There are no items scheduled. Q. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION There are no items scheduled. Resolution - North County District Annual Report IX. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES A resolution of the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners granting Compost USA of the Treasure Coast, LLC conditional use permit approval for the establishment of a biosolids composting facility for property located on Shinn Road in St. Lucie County, Florida. Interim Director of Planning & Development Services provided background information 8 1 P a g e Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 5, 2015 6:00 PM and a summary of the conditional use permit resolution. Staff identified additional data required from the applicant pertaining to air- and water -quality issues. As a result, the applicant requested an additional continuance to August 4, 2015 in order to gather and submit the data, and allow for the County to perform necessary analyses of the data. Staff supported the continuance request. Staff recommended the Board continue the public hearing for the Compost USA of the Treasure Coast, Inc. Conditional Use Permit for a Biosolids Composting Facility to August 4, 2015, at 6 PM or as soon as possible thereafter. Commissioner Dzadovsky noted the EPA 503 Rules can either be more stringent or have less regulations and he feels they will be important in considering the permit application. The Rule deals specifically with Biosolids but will not be available until October. He feels it would be more prudent to consider the project once all the information is available to the public. Without this vital information the Board will not have all the facts and may have to delay or reconvene over the subject which would cause undue inconvenience to interested community members by requiring them to attend multiple meetings or miss important meetings due to continuances while members are out of town for the summer months. He asked staff when a good date to delay the meeting in order to allow for consideration of the release of the EPA 503 Rules. Ms. Olson noted the best time would most likely be the first meeting in December since they do not know the exact date of release of the Rules, deadlines which need to be considered and allow time to review the Rule. Rick Melchiori with Becker Holdings on behalf of the Applicant spoke to the Board regarding the continuance request noting their biggest concern with waiting until the Rule is published is possible challenges which many times occur and lead into lawsuits and legal challenges, sometimes taking years to resolve. He stated they are going through the drafts and working with the publics consultants who had concerns and trying to address everything possible with them and looked at the changes to the Resolutions and trying to work with them. He stated as an agriculture company they don't want to do anything that is going to harm the agriculture community around them so they are working with them as best they can. His biggest concern is that it is dragging out over and over and he would rather get started and if issues come up they can come back and deal with them at that time. Commissioner Dzadovsky stated his concerns about previous Biosolids approvals which were later found to be harmful. He does not wish to be found in that same situation. Mr. Melchiori stated they could not do anything that would violate EPA rules and however/whenever those change they be required to change accordingly. Commissioner Dzadovsky stated he does not want the Board to be at a disadvantage by 9 1 P a g e Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 5, 2015 6:00 PM not having the information they need to make a proper decision either for or against the project. So he asked the Applicant as a good community partner, to do the project right and do it properly. Instead of stringing the community along from continuance to continuance they need to have all the information available to us to make a proper decision. Mr. Melchiori stated if the decision is continue until December, they will accept that. Commissioner Johnson agreed with Commissioner Dzadovsky's comments regarding having all the information before making any decisions on the project. Stating they make an educated decision and do what is in the best interest of the community. Commissioner Hutchinson stated she is glad for the delay but requested they take into consideration the December night meeting when the 4-H'ers are in attendance and not schedule this meeting at the same time as there would not be enough space in Chambers to accommodate all the attendees. Additional discussion on the length of time needed to review the Rule and deadlines for the Agenda were reviewed. Commissioner Hutchinson suggested they call a special meeting specifically for the Compost USA item in December so they can focus solely on this project and the public can attend. There were no objections to calling a Special Meeting and County Administrator suggested they set the date for Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 6:00 PM. Chairman Lewis asked County Attorney if a motion to set the Special Meeting date as mentioned was needed. County Attorney confirmed a motion would be necessary to set the meeting date. He stated it appears the majority of the Board is interested in continuing the Item to a specially set meeting Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 6:00 PM or as soon thereafter as the item may be heard. Noting the meeting had been opened to the Public Hearing but given the length of time before the item will be addressed, the Board would prefer all members of the audience who will be in attendance at the December meeting hold their comments until that time. The comments will be more timely, appropriate and have more impact if held until that date. If you know for sure you will not be able to attend the Board will allow those comments at this time. Commissioner Lewis asked for Public Comments based on those conditions. PUBLIC COMMENT: The following members of the public spoke out against the Compost USA Project: 10 1 Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 5, 2015 6:00 PM Antwone Pablocheck, PGA Village, FL Pamela Hammer, 7672 Charleston Way, PGA Village, FL Douglas Loge, Private HOA 2 Miles West of the Planned Community -Mr. Loge asked how a person could submit scientific evidence against the project to the Board. Commissioner Dzadovsky explained he could bring it with him when he spoke and submit it to the Clerk who would then distribute it to the Board. Mike Monahan, farmer from the "Wesley" End of County Dennis Bonchek, Heritage Oaks Board of Directors Member in Tradition Gail Ryan, Retired School Teacher Sandra Griffin, Short Chip Circle, PGA Village, FL Charles Allbee, PGA Village, FL James Cunningham, PGA Village, FL Commissioner Dzadovsky responded to the public's comments which asked the Board to tell the Applicant to "go away" by stating the Board is bound by law to hear the application and go through the process accordingly. He asked the County Attorney to review that process for the benefit of the public. County Attorney provided the background information on the rules/process/codes which must be adhered to and allow for fair process to all who wish to apply. He also confirmed the meeting which will be held on December 3rd will be a quasi-judicial meeting with full disclosures. It was moved by Commissioner Hutchinson, seconded by Commissioner Dzadovsky, to continue the Public Hearing on the Compost USA of the Treasure Coast, LLC Condition Use Permit Approval to the Special Meeting on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 6:00 PM or soon thereafter per the discussion held, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. RESULT: CONTINUED Next: 12/3/2015 6:00 PM X. REGULAR AGENDA A. SHERIFF'S OFFICE Authorization to submit an electronic application for the 2015 Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Grant County Administrator provided a brief overview of the item noting the grant does not appear to require additional matching funds. Staff recommended the Board of County Commissioners approve the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office submission of the electronic application for the 2015 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant (BVP) offered by the Department of Justice/Office of Justice Programs. Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 5, 2015 6:00 PM RESULT: APPROVE [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Tod Mowery, District No. 2 SECONDER: Kim Johnson, District No. 5, Vice -Chair AYES: Lewis, Johnson, Dzadovsky, Hutchinson, Mowery B. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET Creation of the All Aboard Legal Defense Fund County Administrator provided background information on the item noting the funds will be segregated as mentioned earlier specifically for the purposes of a legal defense fund for All Aboard Florida (AAF). Any expenditures of the funds will be made via a request to the Board, in advance, by the County Attorney so the legal strategies and the anticipated costs will be known as the County moves forward. Staff recommended the Board approve Budget Amendment BA15-010, approving the transfer of $500,000 to establish funding for the legal fight against the entity commonly known as "All Aboard Florida". RESULT: APPROVE [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Kim Johnson, District No. 5, Vice -Chair SECONDER: Chris Dzadovsky, District No. 1 AYES: Lewis, Johnson, Dzadovsky, Hutchinson, Mowery C. ADMINISTRATION Resolution - Sunshine Kitchen EDA Grant Acceptance TCERDA Director suggested the deferral of the EDA Grant acceptance due to the pending award of State funding of the project. Commissioner Lewis stated it was her understanding staff was expecting grant funding from the Legislature which has been delayed until at least June so it could be sometime before they have the answer as to whether or not those funds will be awarded or not. Commissioner Dzadovsky asked how the Board would move the project forward at this point then based on those facts. County Administrator stated since it is unclear when the Legislature and the Governor would complete it's processes it is necessary to leave the continuation date open. When those items are concluded staff will bring it back at the next regularly scheduled meeting. TCERDA Director commented that he wanted to be clear if there is a deferral, at this point, there is risk of losing the EDA Grant funding, stating there is no certainty the EDA will approve an extension when requested. 12 1 Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 5, 2015 6:00 PM County Attorney continued by stating the grant application states applicants have 30 days from the date you are notified to accept the grant. That 30 days will expire in a couple of days. If the Board does not approve the Resolution tonight, there is no guarantee the EDA will defer or extend it. Staff will ask, but there is just no way to know and the EDA may decline the request and it will not be possible for the County to receive the funds so even if we receive the funds from the State we would no longer have the opportunity to receive the EDA Grant. Discussion regarding the repercussions of accepting the funds and not receiving State funding were discussed and the actions which would be required were explored. The majority of the Board were against accepting the EDA Grant without the State Grant in place for several reasons; the County budget does not have the ability to supply the matching funds to cover the State's portion if the State does not choose to fund the project, but the second option discussed - accepting the funds and returning them to the EDA if State funding does not come through - could have far greater repercussions as funding agencies typically do not look favorably upon applicants who return funds which have been awarded to them. It is far less likely that those applicants will be funded in the future if they have returned funds to a grantor. The County does not wish to place itself in that type of position with the EDA so they chose not to accept the funds. The original recommendation by staff was Board acceptance of an $895,000 assistance agreement from the U.S. Economic Development Administration for construction of the Sunshine Kitchen Food Business Incubator at the Treasure Coast Research Park, approval of Resolution and authorization for the Chair to sign documents as approved by the County Attorney. After further discussion it was deemed necessary to instead have staff ask for an extension from the EDA as stated previously based on funding by the State. It was moved by Commissioner Dzadovsky, seconded by Commissioner Hutchinson, to have TCERDA Director contact EDA on Wednesday and request and extension of the Grant extension contingent upon receipt of State funding per the discussion held, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. "POST MEETING NOTE" It was requested by Glenn Henderson that this item date be moved to the 7/7/15 Meeting due to the time sensitivity of the Grant. The item was approved no need to resend for approval. The email request has been placed in the file for back up. 13 1 P a g Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 5, 2015 6:00 PM RESULT: CONTINUED Next: 7/7/2015 6:00 PM XI. ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. The Master Gardener Spring into Gardening Festival will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2015 from 8am-2pm. There will be plant vendors, horticulture merchants, plant fashion show, garden tours and Taste of the Tropics. The festival will be held at the Extension office, 8400 Picos Road, Fort Pierce. Call 772-462-1660 or visit http://stlucie.ifas.ufl.edu for additional information. 2. The Board of County Commissioners will hold an Informal meeting on May 12, 2015 at 9am in Conference Room #3. 3. The Board of County Commissioners will hold a Joint meeting with the City of Ft. Pierce regarding the Port of Fort Pierce on May 15, 2015 at 2pm in the County Commission Chambers of the Roger Poitras Administration Annex located at 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL. 4. The Board of County Commissioners will hold a Regular Board meeting on May 19, 2015 at 9am in the County Commission Chambers of the Roger Poitras Administration Annex located at 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL. 5. County Offices will be closed on May 25, 2015 in observance of Memorial Day. XII. MOTION TO ADJOURN There being no further business to be brought before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. � r r Paula A. Lewis, District No. 3, Chair 5/5/2015 A i Joseph E. Smith Clerk of Circuit Court 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. 14 1