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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Packet 02.18.2025SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT AGENDA ST. LUCIE COUNTY Regular Meeting Tuesday, February 18, 2025 9:01 AM St. Lucie County Commission Chambers 2300 Virginia Avenue 3rd Floor of Roger Poitras Building Fort Pierce, FL 34982 BOARD MEMBERS District No. 3, Chair ERIN LOWRY District No. 4, Vice-Chair JAMIE FOWLER District No. 1 JAMES CLASBY District No. 2 LARRY LEET District No. 5 CATHY TOWNSEND Mission Statement St. Lucie delivers superior service that enhances our quality of life *Final on 2/12 Page 1 of 7 Regular Meeting Tuesday, February 18, 2025 9:01 AM 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 7 Regular Meeting Tuesday, February 18, 2025 9:01 AM 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 Sustainability District Meeting of November 12, 2024. B.Board of County Commissioners minutes for the Sustainability District Reorganization Meeting of November 19, 2024. 4.CONSENT AGENDA There are no items scheduled. 5.REGULAR AGENDA There are no items scheduled. 6.MOTION TO ADJOURN Page 3 of 7 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA Sustainability District Meeting November 12, 2024 Convened: 6:04 PM Adjourned:6:04 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6:04 PM by Chair Jamie Fowler, District No. 4. Present Commissioner Cathy Townsend District 5, Commissioner Linda Bartz District 3, Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky District 1, Commissioner Larry Leet District 2, Commissioner Jamie Fowler District 4 Also Present Dan McIntyre, County Attorney George Landry, County Administrator Mayte Santamaria, Deputy County Administrator Jason Davis, Deputy County Administrator JoAnn Riley, Property Acquisition Manager Katherine Barbieri, Assistant County Attorney III Michael Jerrahian, County Building Official Caroline Valentin, Assistant County Attorney III Grant Chambers, Public Works Senior Project Engineer Thad Crowe, Planning & Development Services Senior Planner Kori Benton, Planning & Development Services Planning Manager Rebecca Olson, Public Utilities & Solid Waste Director Irene Szedlmayer, Planning & Development Services Senior Planner Katrina Slay, Executive Aide to County Administration/Agenda Coordinator Sydney Halleran, Agenda Coordinator Vera Smith, Deputy Clerk Recording Secretary 2. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT Chair Fowler opened the meeting for public comment at this time. With no one wishing to address the Board, Chair Fowler 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 3 Linda Bartz Page 4 of 7 Sustainability District Meeting Tuesday, November 12, 2024 6:01 PM 2 | Page SECONDER: Commissioner District 2 Larry Leet AYES: Cathy Townsend, Linda Bartz, Chris Dzadovsky, Larry Leet, Jamie Fowler NAYS: None EXCUSED: None A. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the Sustainability District Meeting of August 27, 2024. B. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the Sustainability District Meeting of October 15, 2024. 4. CONSENT AGENDA There were no items scheduled. 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 6:04 PM. Please note: Final minutes are recorded in the official minute books filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller available for inspection upon request. Page 5 of 7 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA Sustainability District Meeting November 19, 2024 Convened: 9:41 AM Adjourned: 9:42 AM 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 9:41 AM by Michelle R. Miller, Clerk and Comptroller Present Commissioner Jamie Fowler District 4, Commissioner Larry Leet District 2, Commissioner Cathy Townsend District 5, Commissioner Erin Lowry District 3, Commissioner James Clasby District 1 Also Present Dan McIntyre, County Attorney George Landry, County Administrator Mayte Santamaria, Deputy County Administrator Jason Davis, Deputy County Administrator Michelle R. Miller, Clerk and Comptroller Katrina Slay, Executive Aide to County Administration/Agenda Coordinator Sydney Halleran, Agenda Coordinator Vera Smith, Deputy Clerk Recording Secretary 2. REGULAR AGENDA A. Annual Reorganization - Election of Chair for 2024-2025 Michelle Miller, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller presided and called for nominations for the Chair of the Sustainability District. The Clerk called for the Sustainability District Board Chair nomination. A motion was made to nominate Commissioner Erin Lowry. The nomination was seconded, and the motion carried unanimously upon roll call. RESULT: APPOINT - COMMISSIONER ERIN LOWRY MOVER: Commissioner District 5 Cathy Townsend SECONDER: Commissioner District 1 James Clasby AYES: Jamie Fowler, Larry Leet, Cathy Townsend, Erin Lowry, James Clasby NAYS: None EXCUSED: None B. Annual Reorganization - Election of Vice-Chair for 2024-2025 Page 6 of 7 Sustainability District Meeting Tuesday, November 19, 2024 9:00 AM 2 | Page The Chair-elect presided and called for nominations for the Vice-Chair of the Sustainability District. Chair Erin Lowry called for nominations for the Sustainability District Board Vice-Chair. A motion was made to nominate Commissioner Jamie Fowler. The nomination was seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously upon roll call. RESULT: APPOINT - COMMISSIONER JAMIE FOWLER MOVER: Commissioner District 5 Cathy Townsend SECONDER: Commissioner District 2 Larry Leet AYES: Jamie Fowler, Larry Leet, Cathy Townsend, Erin Lowry, James Clasby NAYS: None EXCUSED: None 3. MOTION TO ADJOURN With no other information to be brought for consideration before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 9:42 AM. Please note: Final minutes are recorded in the official minute books filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court and available for inspection upon request. Page 7 of 7