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SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT
AGENDA
ST. LUCIE COUNTY
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
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 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
Regular Meeting Tuesday, February 19, 2019 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. General comments in
support or opposition to candidates for public office are not pertinent to the Board’s duties.
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.
Regular Meeting Tuesday, February 19, 2019 9:00 AM
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Sustainability District minutes for the meeting of Tuesday, November 20, 2018
B. Sustainability District minutes for the meeting of Tuesday, November 27, 2018
C. Sustainability District minutes for the meeting of Tuesday, January 22, 2019
3. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
4. CONSENT AGENDA
There are no items scheduled.
5. MOTION TO ADJOURN
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SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Regular Meeting
November 20, 2018 Convened: 9:26 AM
Adjourned: 9:27 AM
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 9:26 AM by District No. 3, Chair Linda Bartz
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Linda Bartz District No. 3, Chair Present 9:00 AM
Cathy Townsend District No. 5, Vice-Chair Present 9:00 AM
Chris Dzadovsky District No. 1 Present 9:00 AM
Frannie Hutchinson District No. 4 Present 9:00 AM
Sean P. Mitchell District No. 2 Present 9:00 AM
Brittany Jones Recording Secretary Present 9:00 AM
Kara Hilson Odom Chief Admin. Officer, Clerk of Court Present 9:00 AM
2. REGULAR AGENDA
A. Annual Reorganization - Election of Chair for 2018-2019
Mrs. Kara Hilson Odom, Chief Administrative Officer of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, presided
and called for nominations for the Chair of the Sustainability District. A motion was made to
nominate Townsend as Chair. The motion was seconded and upon roll call, the motion carried
unanimously.
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RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Frannie Hutchinson, District No. 4
SECONDER: Sean P. Mitchell, Commissioner
AYES: Bartz, Townsend, Dzadovsky, Hutchinson, Mitchell
B. Annual Reorganization - Election of a Vice-Chair for 2018-2019
Chairman Townsend presided and called for nominations for the Vice-Chair of the Sustainability
District. A motion was made to nominate Sean Mitchell as Vice-Chair. The motion was
seconded and upon roll call, the motion carried unanimously.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Chris Dzadovsky, District No. 1
SECONDER: Linda Bartz, District No. 3, Chair
AYES: Bartz, Townsend, Dzadovsky, Hutchinson, Mitchell
3. 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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SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Regular Meeting
November 27, 2018 Convened: 10:00 AM
Adjourned: 10:02 AM
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 AM by District 2, Vice-Chair Sean P. Mitchell
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Cathy Townsend District No. 5, Chair Excused -- --
Sean P. Mitchell District 2, Vice-Chair Present 9:00 AM
Chris Dzadovsky District No. 1 Present 9:00 AM
Linda Bartz District No. 3 Present 9:00 AM
Frannie Hutchinson District No. 4 Present 9:00 AM
Brittany Jones Recording Secretary Present 9:00 AM
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A motion was made to approve all four sets of minutes and it passed unanimously.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Chris Dzadovsky, District No. 1
SECONDER: Linda Bartz, District No. 3
AYES: Sean P. Mitchell, Chris Dzadovsky, Linda Bartz, Frannie Hutchinson
EXCUSED: Cathy Townsend
A. Sustainability District minutes for the meeting of Tuesday, August 21, 2018
B. Sustainability District minutes for the meeting of Tuesday, September 04, 2018
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C. Sustainability District minutes for the meeting of Tuesday, September 18, 2018
D. Sustainability District minutes for the meeting of Tuesday, October 16, 2018
3. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
Vice-Chair Mitchell opened the meeting for public comment at this time. There being no one wishing
to address the Board, Vice-Chair Mitchell closed public comment.
4. CONSENT AGENDA
There are no items scheduled.
APPOINTMENTS
Commissioner Hutchinson asked to re-address a motion she previously made to elect the Chair of the
Sustainability District.
A motion was made to appoint Commissioner Bartz as the Chair. The motion was seconded and it
passed unanimously.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Chris Dzadovsky, District No. 1
SECONDER: Sean P. Mitchell, District No. 2
AYES: Chris Dzadovsky, Linda Bartz, Sean P. Mitchell, Frannie Hutchinson
EXCUSED: Cathy Townsend
5. 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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SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Regular Meeting
January 22, 2019 Convened: 9:44 AM
Adjourned: 10:10 AM
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 9:44 AM by District No. 3, Chair Linda Bartz
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Linda Bartz District No. 3, Chair Present 9:00 AM
Sean P. Mitchell District 2, Vice-Chair Present 9:00 AM
Chris Dzadovsky District No. 1 Present 9:00 AM
Frannie Hutchinson District No. 4 Present 9:00 AM
Cathy Townsend District No. 5 Present 9:00 AM
Daniel S. McIntyre County Attorney Present 9:00 AM
Brittany Jones Recording Secretary Present 9:00 AM
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
There are no items scheduled.
3. 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.
4. CONSENT AGENDA
There are no items scheduled.
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5. REGULAR AGENDA
A. Professional Administrator Services - Property Assessment Clean Energy (PACE) for Single
Family Residential
The County Attorney, Dan McIntyre, presented this item. At the August 14, 2018 Board informal
meeting, the Board directed staff to prepare a request soliciting interest from firms that are
interested in providing PACE services for single family residential homes in unincorporated St.
Lucie County. County staff contacted Chris Roe, Esq., the County’s bond counsel for special
assessment financing and who also has assisted the County in implementing the District’s PACE
program. Staff asked Mr. Roe if he has aware of any jurisdiction that had developed a recent
solicitation for PACE administrator services for a local government that wanted to retain some
level of oversight. Mr. Roe replied and suggested that staff review the Request for Applications
developed by the City of Cape Coral.
The draft “Request for Applications Professional Administrator Services - Property Assessment
Clean Energy (PACE) for Single Family Residential” is patterned after the Request by the City of
Cape Coral. On September 18, 2018, the Board voted 3-2 to grant permission to advertise the
Request for Applications.
The County received submittals from 4 firms: Alliance Energy, Renew Financial, Renovate
America, and YGRENE. Please note the Renovate America’s submittal was received after the
submittal deadline. Please also note that SELF did not submit an application.
Discussion of Options for Further Processing:
It appears that the Board has the following options:
1. Evaluate all of the submitted proposals including the proposal submitted late by
Renovate America.
2. Evaluate all of the submitted proposals except the proposal submitted late by Renovate
America.
3. Reject all of the Applications.
If the Board determines to evaluate the Applications staff recommends that the Board direct
the County Administrator to appoint a staff committee to review the applications and make a
recommendation to the Board.
Based on prior Board direction received on September 18, 2018, staff recommended that the
Board direct the County Administrator to appoint a staff committee to review all of the
applications received (including the Application received late from Renovate America) and
make a recommendation to the Board.
The Board had a discussion in regards to the different options presented. Commissioner
Townsend was in support of vetting all the companies who submitted an application to
determine if they are a liable company and would like to see any qualifying companies be
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allowed to do business in St. Lucie County. The County Attorney responded that was staff’s
intent if all four companies met a minimum basis of qualifications, they would presumably bring
all four companies back as recommendations.
Commissioner Hutchinson had questions for clarifications regarding the exclusive agreement
with SELF for commercial property. The County Attorney provided clarification. Commissioner
Dzadovsky commented on the history and benefits of the SELF program. He stated he is in
support of maintaining the current operator and rejecting all applicants.
Commissioner Townsend commented on the numbers from the SELF program in terms of how
much the applicants paid and how much the County paid. The numbers shared by the
Commissioner appear to indicate that the SELF program costs the County money.
A motion was made to reject all applicants and remain with the current vendor and the motion
was seconded.
Chair Bartz commented on supporting business competition, however she does not support
working with companies that have had prior issues in terms of disclosures to residents.
Commissioner Mitchell stated he sat on the original Solar and Energy Loan Fund (SELF) and
supports not-for-profit. He also stated he would like to see credit checks to ensure the
residents can afford the loans they qualify for. Commissioner Hutchison requested the
agreements be reviewed to confirm if the SELF program is costing the County money and if that
is the case, to have that brought back before the Board. She also stated she is in support of the
motion proposed to reject all applicants.
The motion was amended to include language that requires the provision that loans be granted
to those with the ability to pay them. The amended motion was seconded and upon roll call,
the motion passed 4-1.
RESULT: ADOPTED AS AMENDED [4 TO 1]
MOVER: Chris Dzadovsky, District No. 1
SECONDER: Sean P. Mitchell, District 2, Vice-Chair
AYES: Linda Bartz, Sean P. Mitchell, Chris Dzadovsky, Frannie Hutchinson
NAYS: Cathy Townsend
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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