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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Packet 11.04.2025 SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT AGENDA ST. LUCIE COUNTY Regular Meeting Tuesday, November 4, 2025 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. 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 Committed To Service, Focused On Our Future, Grounded By Tradition *Final on 10/29 Page 1 of 8 Regular Meeting Tuesday, November 4, 2025 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 8 Regular Meeting Tuesday, November 4, 2025 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 Sustainability District Meeting of August 19, 2025. B. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the Special Sustainability District Meeting of September 16, 2025. 4. CONSENT AGENDA There are no items scheduled. 5. REGULAR AGENDA There are no items scheduled. 6. MOTION TO ADJOURN Page 3 of 8 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA Sustainability District Meeting August 19, 2025 Convened: 9:03 AM Adjourned: 9:04 AM 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 9:03 AM by Chair Erin Lowry, District No. 3. 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, Interim County Attorney George Landry, County Administrator Mayte Santamaria, Deputy County Administrator Eric Gill, Communications Director Jennifer Hill, Office of Management & Budget Director Kori Benton, Planning & Development Services Planning Manager Benjamin Balcer, Planning & Development Services Director Adolfo Covelli, Transit Director Joseph Sabater, Senior Management Analyst Patrick Dayan, Public Works Director Sydney Halleran, Agenda Coordinator Vera Smith, Deputy Clerk Recording Secretary 2. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT Chair Lowry opened the meeting for public comment at this time. With no one wishing to address the Board, Chair Lowry 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 1 James Clasby AYES: Jamie Fowler, Larry Leet, James Clasby, Erin Lowry, Cathy Townsend NAYS: None EXCUSED: None Page 4 of 8 Sustainability District Meeting Tuesday, August 19, 2025 9:01 AM 2 | Page A. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the Sustainability District Meeting of May 20, 2025. 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 1 James Clasby AYES: Jamie Fowler, Larry Leet, James Clasby, Erin Lowry, Cathy Townsend NAYS: None EXCUSED: None A. PUBLIC WORKS 1. Energy Special Assessment District (SAD) Annual Assessment Resolution Adopted by Consent Vote 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 9:04 AM. 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 5 of 8 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA Sustainability District Meeting September 16, 2025 Convened: 9:04 AM Adjourned: 9:07 AM 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 9:04 AM by Chair Erin Lowry, District No. 3. Present Commissioner Jamie Fowler, District 4; Commissioner Larry Leet, District 2; Commissioner James Clasby, District 1; Commissioner Erin Lowry, District 3 Excused Commissioner Cathy Townsend, District 5 Also Present Katherine Barbieri, Interim County Attorney George Landry, County Administrator Mayte Santamaria, Deputy County Administrator Erick Gill, Communications Director Benjamin Balcer, Planning & Development Services Director Barbara Guettler, MSBU Coordinator Joseph Sabater, Sr. Management Analyst Kori Benton, Planning & Zoning Manager Daniel Ramos, Community Services Assistant Director Linda Hudson, City of Fort Pierce Mayor Jennifer Hance, Community Services Director Michael Jerihan, Building Inspector Sydney Halleran, Agenda Coordinator Vera Smith, Deputy Clerk Recording Secretary 2. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT Chair Lowry opened the meeting for public comment at this time. With no one wishing to address the Board, Chair Lowry closed public comment. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES There were no items scheduled. 4. CONSENT AGENDA There were no items scheduled. Page 6 of 8 Sustainability District Meeting Tuesday, September 16, 2025 9:01 AM 2 | Page 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. PUBLIC WORKS 1. Energy Special Assessment District Barbara Guettler, MSBU Coordinator, presented this item to the Board. One of the funding methods available for energy conservation and renewable energy improvements is to levy non-ad valorem assessments on the properties that derive a direct benefit from the improvements. This type of assessment is based on benefits and is collected with property taxes using the uniform method pursuant to Section 197.3632 of the Florida Statutes. To preserve the funding option, the Board must adopt a resolution expressing its intent to use the uniform method of collecting, commencing in November 2026. The resolution must be considered at a duly advertised public hearing held before January 1, 2026. The resolution does not in any way obligate the County to levy the special assessments. Rather, it simply satisfies the legal requirement, preserving the County's option to use a uniform method of collection if special assessments are levied. Staff recommended that the Board adopt the Energy Special Assessment District, notice of intent, resolution, and authorization for the chair to sign documents as approved by the County Attorney. Chair Lowry opened the hearing for public comment at this time. With no one wishing to address the Board, Chair Lowry closed public comment. Commissioner Clasby requested clarification of the resolution. In response, Ms. Guettler explained that the resolution is specifically for the pace projects that were previously approved and are still ongoing, with assessments levied annually for properties already in the program until the loans are paid off. The resolution is being renewed for next year, and there is no new information or changes to the previous approvals. The Board did not have any further questions or comments on this item. A motion was made to approve the staff recommendation, and it passed unanimously. RESULT: APPROVE MOVER: Commissioner District 1 James Clasby SECONDER: Commissioner District 2 Larry Leet AYES: Jamie Fowler, Larry Leet, James Clasby, Erin Lowry NAYS: None EXCUSED: Cathy Townsend 6. REGULAR AGENDA There were no items scheduled. 7. MOTION TO ADJOURN With no other information to be brought for consideration before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 9:07 AM. Page 7 of 8 Sustainability District Meeting Tuesday, September 16, 2025 9:01 AM 3 | Page 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 8 of 8