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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Packet 02.21.2023 SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT AGENDA ST. LUCIE COUNTY Regular Meeting Tuesday, February 21, 2023 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 LINDA BARTZ District No. 4, Vice-Chair JAMIE FOWLER District No. 1 CHRIS DZADOVSKY District No. 2 LARRY LEET District No. 5 CATHY TOWNSEND Mission Statement St. Lucie Works to deliver superior service that enhances our quality of life Page 1 of 7 Regular Meeting Tuesday, February 21, 2023 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 Community Services Manager at 772-462-1777 or TDD 772-462-1428 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Page 2 of 7 Regular Meeting Tuesday, February 21, 2023 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 15, 2022. B. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the Sustainability District Reorganization Meeting of November 22, 2022. 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 15, 2022 Convened: 1:05 PM Adjourned: 1:06 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 1:05 PM by Chair Linda Bartz, District No. 3. Present Commissioner Sean Mitchell District 2, Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson District 4, Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky District 1, Commissioner Linda Bartz District 3, Commissioner Cathy Townsend District 5 Also Present Howard Tipton, County Administrator Dan McIntyre, County Attorney Alphonso Jefferson, Deputy County Administrator Katherine Barbieri, Assistant County Attorney III JoAnn Riley, Property Acquisition Manager Stan Payne, Director of Port & Airport Mark Satterlee, Deputy County Administrator Erin Elizabeth Taylor, Associate Planner Jeff Bremer, Deputy County Administrator Tahir Curry, Planning & Development Services Planner I Kori Benton, Planning & Development Services Planning Manager Barbara Guettler, Public Works MSBU Coordinator Mayte Santamaria, Planning & Development Services Director George Landry, Solid Waste Director Vera Smith, Deputy Clerk Recording Secretary 2. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT Chair Bartz opened the meeting for public comment at this time. With no one wishing to address the Board, Chair Bartz 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 4 Frannie Hutchinson Page 4 of 7 Sustainability District Meeting Tuesday, November 15, 2022 1:00 PM 2 | Page SECONDER: Commissioner District 1 Chris Dzadovsky AYES: Sean Mitchell, Frannie Hutchinson, Chris Dzadovsky, Linda Bartz, Cathy Townsend NAYS: None EXCUSED: None A. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the Sustainability District Meeting of August 9, 2022. B. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the Sustainability District Meeting of August 16, 2022. C. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the Sustainability District Meeting of October 18, 2022. 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 1:06 PM. Please note: Final minutes are recorded in the official minute's books filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court and available for inspection upon request. Page 5 of 7 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA Sustainability District Reorganization Meeting November 22, 2022 Convened: 10:05 AM Adjourned: 10:06 AM 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 10:05 AM by Chair Linda Bartz, District No. 3. 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 Howard Tipton, County Administrator Dan McIntyre, County Attorney Charles A. Schwab, 19th Circuit Chief Judge Michelle R. Miller, Clerk and Comptroller Ken Mascara, St. Lucie County Sheriff Thomas Perona, City of Fort Pierce, Commissioner District 2 Linda Hudson, City of Fort Pierce, Mayor Kelly Lang, County Administrator Executive Aide George Landry, Solid Waste Division Director Thomas Epsky, HR & Risk Management Director Mayte Santamaria, Planning & Development Services Director Alphonso Jefferson, Deputy County Administrator Erick Gill, Communications Division Director Vera Smith, Deputy Clerk Recording Secretary 2. REGULAR AGENDA A. Annual Reorganization - Election of Chair for 2022-2023 The Clerk and Comptroller of the Court presided and called for nominations for the Chair of the Sustainability District. Michelle Miller, Clerk and Comptroller, called for nominations for the Sustainability District Board Chair. A motion was made to nominate Commissioner Linda Bartz. The nomination was seconded, and the motion carried unanimously upon roll call. RESULT: APPROVE MOVER: Commissioner District 5 Cathy Townsend Page 6 of 7 Sustainability District Meeting Tuesday, November 22, 2022 9:00 AM 2 | Page SECONDER: Commissioner District 1 Chris Dzadovsky AYES: Cathy Townsend, Linda Bartz, Chris Dzadovsky, Larry Leet, Jamie Fowler NAYS: None EXCUSED: None B. Annual Reorganization - Election of Vice-Chair for 2022-2023 The Chair-elect presided and called for nominations for the Vice-Chair of the Sustainability District. Chair Linda Bartz 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 carried unanimously upon roll call. RESULT: APPROVE MOVER: Commissioner District 5 Cathy Townsend SECONDER: Commissioner District 1 Chris Dzadovsky AYES: Cathy Townsend, Linda Bartz, Chris Dzadovsky, Larry Leet, Jamie Fowler 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 10:06 AM. Please note: Final minutes are recorded in the official minute's books filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court and available for inspection upon request. Page 7 of 7