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AGENDA
ST. LUCIE COUNTY
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
1:00 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
LINDA BARTZ
District No. 2, Vice-Chair
SEAN MITCHELL
District No. 1
CHRIS DZADOVSKY
District No. 4
FRANNIE HUTCHINSON
District No. 5
CATHY TOWNSEND
Mission Statement
St. Lucie Works to deliver superior service that enhances our quality of life
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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.
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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 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 are no items scheduled.
5. REGULAR AGENDA
There are no items scheduled.
6. MOTION TO ADJOURN
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Sustainability District Meeting
August 9, 2022 Convened: 6:01 PM Adjourned: 6:04 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:01 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
Mark Satterlee, Deputy County Administrator
Alphonso Jefferson, Deputy County Administrator
Dan McIntyre, County Attorney
Daniel Zrallack, County Engineer
Sarah Smith, Community & Business Engagement Coordinator
Jennifer Hance, Housing Manager
John Titkanich, Innovation & Performance Division Director
Benjamin Balcer, Planning & Dev. Services Assistant Director
Kori Benton, Planning & Dev. Services Planning Manager
Jodi Kugler, Planning & Dev. Services Senior
Irene Szedlmayer, AICP, Senior Planner
George Landry, Solid Waste Division 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.
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3. CONSENT AGENDA
A motion was made to adopt the consent agenda, and upon roll call, it passed (4)-(1).
RESULT: APPROVE
MOVER: Commissioner District 4 Frannie Hutchinson
SECONDER: Commissioner District 1 Chris Dzadovsky
AYES: Sean Mitchell, Frannie Hutchinson, Chris Dzadovsky, Linda Bartz
NAYS: Cathy Townsend
EXCUSED: None
A. PUBLIC WORKS
1. Energy SAD - 5th Amendment to the Funding Agreement
Adopted by Consent Vote
Staff recommended the Board approve the amendment to the funding agreement and
authorization for the Chair to sign documents as approved by the County Attorney.
The item was pulled for comment by Commissioner Townsend, who advised she is not in support
of the item.
4. REGULAR AGENDA
There are no items scheduled.
5. 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's books filed with the Clerk of the
Circuit Court and available for inspection upon request.
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Sustainability District Meeting
August 16, 2022 Convened: 9:03 AM Adjourned: 9:03 AM
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 9:03 AM 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
Mark Satterlee, Deputy County Administrator
Alphonso Jefferson, Deputy County Administrator
Dan McIntyre, County Attorney
Benjamin Balcer, Planning & Dev. Services Assistant Director
Jennifer Hill, Office of Management & Budget Director
Kori Benton, Planning & Development Services Planning Manager
Stan Payne, Director of Port & Airport
Aimee Copper, Environmental Planner
Jodi Kugler, Planning & Development Services Senior Planner
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 3 Linda Bartz
SECONDER: Commissioner District 2 Sean Mitchell
AYES: Sean Mitchell, Frannie Hutchinson, Chris Dzadovsky, Linda Bartz, Cathy Townsend
NAYS: None
EXCUSED: None
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A. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the Sustainability District Meeting of May 17, 2022.
B. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the Sustainability District Meeting of July 19, 2022.
4. CONSENT AGENDA
There are no items scheduled.
5. REGULAR AGENDA
There are no items scheduled.
6. MOTION TO ADJOURN
With no other information to be brought for consideration before the Board, the meeting was adjourned
at 9:03 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.
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Sustainability District Meeting
October 18, 2022 Convened: 9:05 AM Adjourned: 9:07 AM
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 9:07 AM 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
Mayte Santamaria, Planning & Development Services Director
Barbara Guettler, Public Works MSBU Coordinator
JoAnn Riley, Property Acquisition Manager
Mark Satterlee, Deputy County Administrator
Thomas Epsky, HR & Risk Management Director
Daniel Zrallack, County Engineer
Lori Rocky, Government Relations Coordinator
Kara DePasquale, Human Resources Risk Manager
George Landry, Solid Waste Director
Patrick Dayan, Public Works 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. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. PUBLIC WORKS
1. Energy Special Assessment District
Barbara Guettler, Public Works MSBU Coordinator, presented this item to the Board. One of the
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funding methods available for capital improvements and essential services is through non-ad
valorem special assessments levied on specially-benefited properties within the special
assessment district and collected using the uniform method according to Section 197.3632,
Florida Statutes. To preserve the option, the Board must adopt a resolution expressing its intent
to use the uniform method commencing in November 2023. The resolution must be considered
at a duly advertised public hearing held before January 1, 2023. The resolution does not oblige
the County to levy special assessments; rather, it preserves the County's option to use the
uniform collection method if special assessments are levied.
Staff recommended the Board's adoption of the special assessment notice of intent resolution
for the Energy Special Assessment District.
Chair Bartz opened the hearing for public comment at this time. With no one wishing to address
the Board, Chair Bartz closed the public hearing.
A motion was made to approve staff recommendations, and it passed unanimously.
RESULT: APPROVE
MOVER: Commissioner District 1 Chris Dzadovsky
SECONDER: Commissioner District 4 Frannie Hutchinson
AYES: Sean Mitchell, Frannie Hutchinson, Chris Dzadovsky, Linda Bartz, Cathy
Townsend
NAYS: None
EXCUSED: None
4. MOTION TO ADJOURN
With no other information to be brought for consideration before the Board, the meeting was
adjourned at 9:07 AM.
Please note: Final minutes are recorded in the official minutes books filed with the Clerk of the
Circuit Court and available for inspection upon request.
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