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SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT
AGENDA
ST LUCIE COUNTY
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, October, 15, 2013
9:03 AM
St. Lucie County Commission Chambers
2300 Virginia Avenue
3rd Floor of Roger Poitras Building
Fort Pierce, FL 34982
COUNTY COMMISSION MEMBERS
District No. 3
PAULA A. LEWIS
District No. 2
TOD MOWERY
District No. 4
FRANNIE HUTCHINSON
District No. 1, Chair
CHRIS DZADOVSKY
District No. 5, Vice-Chair
KIM JOHNSON
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, October 15, 2013 9:03 AM
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WELCOME
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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 may be heard on the first Tuesday at 6:00 P.M. or as soon
thereafter as possible and on a third Tuesday at 9:00 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 Chairman 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.
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 Chairman will ask
for public comment, (4) further discussion and action by the board.
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necessary at the conclusion of the printed agenda.
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public comment. Please limit comments to five minutes.
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MEETINGS – All Board meetings are open to the public and are held on the first and third
Tuesdays of each month; the first Tuesday at 6:00 P.M. and the third Tuesday at 9:00 A.M.,
unless otherwise advertised. Meetings are held in the County Commission Chambers in the
Roger Poitras Administration Annex at 2300 Virginia Ave., Ft. Pierce, FL 34982. The Board
schedules additional workshops throughout the year as necessary to accomplish their goals
and commitments. Notice is provided of these workshops. Assistive Listening Device is
available to anyone with a hearing disability. Anyone with a disability requiring
accommodation to attend this meeting should contact the Safety & Risk Manager at (772)
462-1783 or TDD (772) 462-1428 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting.
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I. CALL TO ORDER
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Sustainability District minutes for the meeting of Tuesday, August 20,
2013
III. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
V. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Resolution 2013-222 - Energy Special Assessment District Notice of
Intent for 2014
Board adoption of the Special Assessment Notice of Intent Resolution
for the Energy Special Assessment District.
VI. MOTION TO ADJOURN
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SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT
ST LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Regular Meeting
August 20, 2013 Convened: 11:33 AM
Adjourned: 11:34 AM
I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 11:33 AM by District No. 1, Chair Chris Dzadovsky
Attendee
Name
Title Status Arrived
Paula A. Lewis District No. 3 Present 11:33
AM
Tod Mowery District No. 2 Present 11:33
AM
Frannie
Hutchinson
District No. 4 Present 11:33
AM
Chris Dzadovsky District No. 1, Chair Present 11:33
AM
Kim Johnson District No. 5, Vice-Chair Present 11:33
AM
Faye W. Outlaw County Administrator Present 11:33
AM
Bob Bentkofsky Deputy County Administrator Present 11:33
AM
Heather Young Asst. County Attorney Present 11:33
AM
Katherine
Barbieri
Asst. County Attorney Present 11:33
AM
Edward
Matthews
Parks & Recreation Director Present 11:33
AM
Marie Gouin OMB Director Present 11:33
AM
James R. David Mosquito Control and Coastal Mgt.
Serv. Director
Present 11:33
AM
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Mark Satterlee Planning & Dev Director Present 11:33
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Tara Raymore Director of Human Resources Present 11:33
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Karen L. Smith Environmental Resources Department
Director
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Kelly Phelan Recording Secretary Present 11:33
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II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Sustainability District minutes for the meeting of Tuesday, May 21,
2013
RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Kim Johnson, District No. 5, Vice-Chair
SECONDER: Paula A. Lewis, District No. 3
AYES: Lewis, Mowery, Hutchinson, Dzadovsky, Johnson
III. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no General Public Comments.
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Paula A. Lewis, District No. 3
SECONDER: Kim Johnson, District No. 5, Vice-Chair
AYES: Lewis, Mowery, Hutchinson, Dzadovsky, Johnson
A. COUNTY ATTORNEY
There are no items scheduled..
B. PUBLIC WORKS
Special Assessment Notice of Intents for 2014 - Sustainability
District.
There being no further business to be brought before the Board, the meeting
was adjourned.
Chairman
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Clerk of the Circuit Court
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ITEM NO. RES-2013-
222
DATE: 10/15/2013
AGENDA REQUEST *PUBLIC HEARINGS
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 proposed 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, 2014. The resolution must be considered at a duly
advertised public hearing held prior to January 1, 2014.
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 is considering the creation of the Energy Special Assessment District to provide
energy conservation and renewable energy improvements to the parcels within the proposed
boundary.
PREVIOUS ACTION:
August 9, 2013 - Board granted permission to advertise this public hearing.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
Board adoption of the Special Assessment Notice of Intent Resolution for the Energy Special
Assessment District.
COMMISSION ACTION:
TO: Sustainability District
PRESENTED BY: Barbara Guettler, MSBU Project Manager
SUBMITTED BY: MSBU Program
SUBJECT: Resolution 2013-222 - Energy Special Assessment District Notice
of Intent for 2014
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Updated: 10/7/2013 9:02 AM by Shane A. De Witt Page 2
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RESOLUTION
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 BY THE PROPOSED 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, the Board of Commissioners of the St. Lucie County Sustainability
District (the "Board") is contemplating the creation of the Energy Special Assessment
District (SAD) to fund the cost of a project which would retrofit homes and businesses
throughout St. Lucie County with energy conservation and renewable energy
improvements within the boundaries of the proposed Energy SAD (the "Project") in St.
Lucie County; and
WHEREAS, the Board, as the governing body of the SAD, intends to use the
uniform method for collecting non-ad valorem special assessments to fund the cost of
the Project as authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes because this method
will allow the special assessments to be collected annually commencing in November
2014, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and
WHEREAS, on October 15, 2013, 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 2014-2015 Fiscal Year and with the tax
statement mailed for the 2014-2015 Fiscal Year, 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 by the proposed
Energy SAD to fund the cost of energy conservation and renewable energy
improvements within the boundaries of the proposed Energy SAD. A description of the
boundaries of the real property within the proposed SAD and subject to the levy is
attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "B".
Section 2: The Board hereby determines that the levy of the assessments is
necessary to fund the cost of the Project.
Section 3: Upon adoption, the County Attorney is hereby directed to send a
copy of this resolution by United States mail to the Florida Department of Revenue, and
the St. Lucie County Property Appraiser and 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:
Chairman Chris Dzadovsky
Vice Chair Kim Johnson
Commissioner Paula Lewis
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson
Commissioner Tod Mowery
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 15th day of October, 2013.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST: ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
______________________________ By:_____________________________
Deputy Clerk Chairman
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
CORRECTNESS:
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County Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
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EXHIBIT B
BOUNDARY: ENERGY SAD
The boundary lines of St. Lucie County are 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.
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