HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet 12.15.2020SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT
AGENDA
ST. LUCIE COUNTY
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
9:00 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. 2, Vice‐Chair
SEAN MITCHELL
District No. 1
CHRIS DZADOVSKY
District No. 4
FRANNIE HUTCHINSON
District No. 5
CATHY TOWNSEND
Mission Statement
To provide service, infrastructure and leadership necessary to advance a safe and sustainable community,
maintain a high quality of life, and protect the natural environment for all our citizens
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Regular Meeting Tuesday, December 15, 2020 9:00 AM
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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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Regular Meeting Tuesday, December 15, 2020 9:00 AM
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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 November 10,
2020.
4.PUBLIC HEARINGS
A.Energy Special Assessment District
Staff recommends Board adoption of the special assessment notice of intent resolution for the
Energy Special Assessment District.
5.MOTION TO ADJOURN
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Sustainability District Meeting
November 10, 2020 Convened: 7:33 PM
Adjourned: 7:34 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:33 PM by District No. 3, Chair Linda Bartz
Present
Commissioner District 1 Chris Dzadovsky, Commissioner District 2 Sean Mitchell, Commissioner District
3 Linda Bartz, Commissioner District 5 Cathy Townsend, Commissioner District 4 Frannie Hutchinson
Also Present
Howard Tipton, County Administrator
Mark Satterlee, Deputy County Administrator
Dan McIntyre, County Attorney
Lillian O'Farrell, Recording Secretary
2. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
Chair Bartz opened the meeting for public comment at this time. There being no one wishing to address
the Board, Chair Bartz closed public comment.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A motion was made to approve all sets of minutes and it passed unanimously.
RESULT: APPROVE
MOVER: Commissioner District 1 Chris Dzadovsky
SECONDER: Commissioner District 5 Cathy Townsend
AYES: None
NAYS: None
EXCUSED: None
A. Board of County Commissioners minutes for the Sustainability District Meeting of
August 18, 2020.
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4. CONSENT AGENDA
A motion was made to adopt the consent agenda and it passed unanimously.
RESULT: APPROVE
MOVER: Commissioner District 1 Chris Dzadovsky
SECONDER: Commissioner District 4 Frannie Hutchinson
AYES: Chris Dzadovsky, Sean Mitchell, Linda Bartz, Cathy Townsend, Frannie
Hutchinson
NAYS: None
EXCUSED: None
A. PUBLIC WORKS
1. Energy Special Assessment Notice of Intent
Staff recommended the Board’s permission to advertise a public hearing to consider use of
the uniform method of collecting special assessments to be held at the Board’s regular day
meeting on December 15, 2020.
Adopted by Consent Vote
5. REGULAR AGENDA
There were no items schedule
6. MOTION TO ADJOURN
There being no further business to be brought before the Board, the meeting was adjourned.
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.
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4.A.
RES-2020-269
-PUBLIC HEARINGS
AGENDA REQUEST DATE: 12/15/2020
*RESOLUTION ITEM -
NOTICE OF INTENT
QUASI-JUDICIAL ITEM? NO
TO:Board of County Commissioners
PRESENTED BY:Barbara Guettler, MSBU Coordinator
SUBMITTED BY:Public Works
SUBJECT:Energy Special Assessment District
BACKGROUND:
One of the 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 pursuant to Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes. In order to preserve
this collection option, it is necessary for the Board to adopt a resolution expressing its intent to use the
uniform method commencing in November, 2021. The resolution must be considered at a duly advertised
public hearing held prior to January 1, 2021.
The resolution does not in any way obligate the County to levy special assessments; rather, it simply
preserves the County’s option to use the uniform method of collection if special assessments are levied.
The Board has created the Energy Special Assessment District to provide energy conservation and renewable
energy improvements to the parcels within the proposed boundary.
PREVIOUS ACTION:
November 10, 2020 - Board granted permission to advertise this public hearing.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends Board adoption of the special assessment notice of intent resolution for the Energy Special
Assessment District.
COMMISSION ACTION:
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RESULT:
MOVER:None
SECONDER:None
AYES:None
NAYS:None
EXCUSED:None
Coordination/Signatures
Date: December 01, 2020
Katrina Slay, Agenda Coordinator
Date: December 02, 2020
Don West, Public Works Director
Date: December 02, 2020
Daniel McIntyre, County Attorney
Date: December 03, 2020
Mark Satterlee, Deputy County
Administrator
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RESOLUTION NO. 2020-
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT
STATING ITS INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD
OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM SPECIAL
ASSESSMENTS LEVIED WITHIN THE ENERGY SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT; DESCRIBING THE AREA
SUBJECT TO THE ASSESSMENT; STATING A NEED
FOR THE LEVY; PROVIDING FOR MAILING THE
RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, St. Lucie County, Florida (the "County") created the St. Lucie
County Sustainability District (the "District") for purposes of offering an energy
financing program throughout the County pursuant to which the District may impose
non-ad valorem assessments against real property, with the consent of the owners of
such property, to finance the acquisition and construction of energy conservation,
energy efficiency, renewable energy, wind resistance and sustainability improvements
(the "Improvements"); and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the District (the "Board"), as the
governing body of the District, intends to use the uniform method for collecting such
non-ad valorem special assessments to fund the cost of the Improvements as
authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes because this method will allow the
special assessments to be collected annually commencing in November 2021, in the
same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and
WHEREAS, on December 15, 2020, the Board held a duly advertised public
hearing to consider the adoption of this resolution, proof of publication of this hearing is
attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "A".
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the
St. Lucie County Sustainability District, Florida, as follows:
Section 1: Commencing with the 2021-2022 Fiscal Year and with the ad
valorem tax bills issued in November 2021, the Board intends to use the uniform
method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments authorized in Section 197.3632,
Florida Statutes for collecting non-ad valorem assessments levied within the District to
fund the cost of the Improvements. A description of the boundaries of the real property
within the District and subject to the levy is attached hereto and made a part hereof as
Exhibit "B". The non-ad valorem assessments levied by the District are annual
assessments which will continue from year to year until discontinued by the District.
Section 2: The Board hereby determines that the levy of the assessments is
necessary to fund the cost of the Improvements.
Section 3: Upon adoption, the County Attorney or his designee is hereby
directed to send a copy of this resolution by United States mail to the Florida
Department of Revenue, the St. Lucie County Property Appraiser and the St. Lucie
County Tax Collector.
Section 4: This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption.
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After motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as follows:
Chair Linda Bartz
Vice Chair Sean Mitchell
Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson
Commissioner Cathy Townsend
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 15th day of December, 2020
ATTEST:ST. LUCIE COUNTY
SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT
______________________________By:_____________________________
Deputy Clerk Chair
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
CORRECTNESS:
________________________________
County Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
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EXHIBIT B
DESCRIPTION: ST. LUCIE COUNTY SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT
The boundaries of the St. Lucie County Sustainability District are coterminous with the
boundaries of St. Lucie County which are described as follows: Beginning on the
eastern boundary of the State of Florida at a point where the north section line of
section thirteen, township thirty-seven south, range forty-one east, produced easterly,
would intersect the same; thence westerly on the north line of said section and other
sections to the northwest corner of section eighteen, township thirty-seven south, range
forty-one east; thence south on the range line between ranges forty and forty-one east,
to the township line between townships thirty-seven and thirty-eight south; thence west
on the said township line to the range line dividing ranges thirty-six and thirty-seven
east; thence north on said range line, concurrent with the east boundary of Okeechobee
County, to the northwest corner of township thirty-four south, range thirty-seven east;
thence east on the township line dividing townships thirty-three and thirty-four south, to
the Atlantic Ocean; thence continuing easterly to the eastern boundary of the State of
Florida; thence southerly along said east boundary, including the waters of the Atlantic
Ocean within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the place of beginning.
12/30/2009
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