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Legislative Funding Requests /
Policy Issues / Regional
Transportation Issues
October, 2003
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51. Lucie County
Legislative Requests
2003/2004
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2003/2004 Leqislative Fundinq Request
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Orange Avenue - $1,020,000 / Don West
New Library Construction - $500,000 / Susan Kilmer
Regional Disaster Control Center/Special Needs Facility - $2,000,000 / Jack
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2003/2004 Leqislative Policy Issues
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Inmate Medical Costs / Hospital Charges / Doug Anderson
Annexation / Chapter 171 & 163 Review / Doug Anderson
Medicaid Nursing Home Bills/ Beth Ryder
Health Care Responsibility Act (HCRA)/ Beth Ryder
Department of Juvenile Justice - Juvenile Assessment Centers/
State Trust Funds for SHIP and Transportation Disadvantaged Programs
/ Beth Ryder
Article 5 - Revision 7 / Marie Gouin
Dedicated Funding Source to Adequately Fund Schools / Doug Anderson
Baseball Spring Training / Doug Anderson
Postponement of Draw Down of Lake Tohopekaliga / Doug Anderson
S1. Lucie River Issues Team / Doug Anderson
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North Bridge / Dennis Murphy
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BOARD OF COUNTY
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FRANNIE HUTCHINSON
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Mr. Rick Chesser, P.E., District Four
District Secretary, State of F10rida
Florida Department of Transportation
3400 West Commerc~al Bou1evard
Fort Lauderda1e, F1or~da 33309 - 3421
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RE: Orange Avenue
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I have been rece~v~ng comp1a~nts regar~ng the con~t~on of Orange
Avenue from K~ngs H~ghway west to the St. Luc~e and Okeechobee County
1~ne. I persona11y, a10ng w~th county staff have dr~ven the road and
~t ~s ~n dep1orab1e con~tion. Several of the other Commiss~oners
have also dr~ven the road to v~ew its con~t~on, as we have a1l
rece~ved comp1a~nts. I have contacted the St. Luc~e County Sher~ff' s
Off~ce and between that agency and the Flor~da H~ghway Patro1, o~er
200 acc~dents have been ~nvest~gated within the 1ast twenty-four
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I have attached p~ctures taken by county staff and the drop-
off varies ~n depth from four to eight ~nches and ~s a
safety condit~on that requires immediate repa~r. St. Luc~e
County has spent over $2,000,000.00 on the road ~n the past s~x 'years
for bridge repair ma~ntenance and culvert replacement ~1one. Orange
Avenue wa.s transferred to St. Lucie County from the; State H~ghway
System ~n 1979 and the road components were åccepted by the County
with an assumed 1~fe of not 1ess than 10 years. From 1990 to 2000 we
have spent an average of $3,600.00 per mile per year, ~n addit~on to
one resurfac~ng of the ent~re 17 miles of roadway at cost of
$700,000.00. At our 1ast M.P.O. Meeting the Board agreed to 1ist
Orange Avenue (State Road 68) on its 2025 Long Range Plan. Hopefu11y,
it will move rap~dly up the l~st. At this time, I'm ask~ng for your
input and he1p ~n try~ng to obtain some type of emergency funding for
what is be~ng recogn~zed 1oca11y as a very ser~ous prob1em.
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County Adminisrroror . Douglas M. Anderson
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2JOO Virginia Avenue · Forr Pierce. Fl J4982-5652 · (561) 462-1451
FAX (561) 462-2131 . TOD (561) 462-1428
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March 13, 2001
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I w~11 be ~n Ta11ahassee on March 29~ and have a meet~ng schedu1ed
with Mr: Barry and w~11 br~ng up the con~tion of the road at that
time. I contacted your off~ce ~n the hopes that you wou1d be ~n
. Ta11ahassee and cou1d attend the mee~g with me, however, I was to1d
that you would not be ~n Ta11ahassee.
If possw1e,
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I wou1d 1~ke
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rann~e Hutch~nson, Cha~r
St. Luc~e County Commiss~on
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Ray Wazny, Public Works Dir~ct~
Ron Harris, County Surveyor Y¿;<,
FROM:
DATE:
February 28, 200l
SUBJECT: Orange.Avenue a.k.a. S.R. 68
Right of Way Conveyance
Functional Classification
The instruments listed below transferred the jurisdiction and
maintenance responsibilities of Orange Avenue to St. Lucie County.
The right of way maps encompass ~7.2 miles of roadway, beginning at
the Okeechobee County line and extending easterly to Kings Highway
a.k.a. S.R. 7~3 (Stations on right of way map end 700' feet west of
Kings Highway) .
1. March 08, ~979 recorded in Plat Book ~9 at pages ~3,14 and ~s.
2. May 05, ~98~ recorded in Plat Book 22 at pages ~6, 16A-~6D.
cc: Don West,P.E., County Engineer
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t, CONSTRUCTION BOND (2.5%) L.S. 1 $11,500 $11,500
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2. CONSTRUCTION SURVEYING L.S. 1 8,000 8,000
1. 3. MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC L.S. 1 3,000 3,000
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WIDENING STRIPS (2'1 THICK) S.Y. 7040 4.00 28,160
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PRIMED (8" THICK) . S.Y. 7627 8.00 61,016
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(12" THICK) S.Y. 8214 2.50 20,535
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(6" THICK) S.Y. 4693 1.75 8,213
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S.Y. 4693 1.50 7,040
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(2" TYPE S-3 ASPHALT) S.Y. 18,773 4.00 75,092
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FOR SHOULDERS C.Y. 10,000 4.50 45,000
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17 MILES @ $536,0601MILE = $9,113,020
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MEMORANDUM
ST. LUCIE COUNTY LIBRARY
TO:
Doug Anderson, County Administrator
FROM:
Susan Kilmer, Library Director
DATE:
September 23, 2003
SUBJECT: 2004/2005 Legislative Issues
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St. Lucie County submitted a grant proposal in April 2003 for the construction of a new
15,000 square foot library in western Port St. Lucie. There is an established need for a
library in this zone with the closest library being 8-9 miles away. The area which is being
considered has all the key elements in selecting a library site - ie., nearby schools, churches,
shopping centers, athletic fields, easy access from a major road, good lighting, good drainage
and access by both pedestrian and vehicle traffic. The County requested $500,000 through
the LSTA program and at this time St. Lucie County's project is ranked #34 out of 39. The
projects ranked during the 2003 legislative session but were not funded are given preference
over those submitted for funding during the 2004 session.
There is some discussion about State Aid funding which will directly impact services in St.
Lucie County - more information will be forthcoming after the Library Director's conference
in Orlando on October 9th & 10th.
cc Ray Wazny, Assistant County Administrator
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St. Lucie County Regional Disaster Control Center and Special Needs Facility
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St. Lucie County Public Safety Director
2300 Virginia Avenue
Fort Pierce, Florida 34982
Telephone (772) 462-1736
Fax: (772) 462-1737
Emai1: jacks@co.st-Iucie.f1.us
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St. Lucie County currently has three significant and imminent emergency management
needs. Without resolution, these three deficiencies place St. Lucie County residents at
high risk during severe emergency events.
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First, due to rapid population growth, the County does not have adequate shelter for
individuals with special needs. St. Lucie County has greater than 500 special needs
individuals, but shelter space for only 200. During any emergency shelter event,
approximately 300 special needs persons would have to be sheltered at the St. Lucie
County Civic Center. This center, however, does not meet emergency shelter codes.
Independent engineering studies indicate it is not cost effective to bring the building to
code given the building's age and structure.
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Secondly, St. Lucie County does not have a reserve disaster control center. Ifthe current
disaster control center had to be evacuated or became non-operational due to fire, bomb
threat, communication loss or other event; the County would be without a centralized
center from which to manage and coordinate services. This would severely impact vital
response services during any emergency event. In addition, the current disaster control
center is small, both in terms of the building itself and the surrounding property. The site
does not allow adequate space for staging response services to a major emergency event
involving multiple agencies, storage of supplies and centralized equipment location.
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Third, the County does not have a backup 911 communications center. If the current
center became non-operational, the County would lack this vital emergency
communications program.
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To address each ofthese critical needs, St. Lucie County proposes to construct a building
that will have three primary functions.
· It will serve as a special needs shelter facility.
· It will serve as a regional disaster control center with specialized areas for
the staging and distribution of equipment and supplies in the event of an
emergency incident.
· It will provide 911 - communications backup capability.
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The building will be located at the new St. Lucie County Fairgrounds. The Fairgrounds
site was acquired in 1998 with the intent that it will serve not only as home to the
St. Lucie County Fair; but also as the site of a special needs shelter, a regional disaster
control center and a regional emergency animal shelter. Since 1998, the site has
undergone marked development toward this goal. This location is ideal in that it is
centrally located not only within the St. Lucie County, but also within the four-county
area that additionally includes Martin, Okeechobee and Indian River Counties. The
building could therefore serve as a control center for planning, staging and distribution in
the event of a disaster affecting the four-county area. The site, bordered by State Road 70
and Midway Road, is easily accessible. Both ofthese roads have direct exits from 1-95.
State Road 70 also has a direct exit from the Florida Turnpike. The site is approximately
six miles from the Florida Turnpike and from either 1-95 exit. These highway
connections provide easy accessibility from all areas of the State (Please see Addendum
Location Maps). The site is also fifteen miles from the coast and would therefore not be
subject to storm surge or coastal flooding. It is additionally located outside the 10-mile
radius emergency planning area of the St. Lucie County Power Plant. During any nuclear
power plant emergency, the site could be utilized as a central area to which all school
children can be quickly evacuated. The site's collocation with the County Fairgrounds
and the existing animal barns allow it to serve as a regional emergency animal shelter to
which animals can be evacuated in the event of wildfires or floods in other areas of the
State.
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St. Lucie County's contributions to this project have been significant. These include the
land, site development and construction of ten buildings. The ten buildings include four
animal barns, three exhibit buildings, two restrooms and a food service building. In the
event of an emergency, the four animal barns will be utilized as animal shelters and the
three exhibit buildings will be utilized for storage of emergency supplies and equipment.
The food service building and restrooms will provide operations with necessary services.
All of the buildings have been constructed to withstand at least a category 3 storm event.
The buildings have been wired to allow for full communications between the buildings in
the event that outside communications are disrupted by the emergency. The Fairgrounds
additionally has a fully equipped campsite for 80 recreational vehicles. During
emergency events that do not involve severe weather conditions or during emergency
evacuation events in other areas ofthe State, the RV campsite will be available to those
in need, Project expenditures incurred by St. Lucie County are the following:
· Land Acquisition........ ..... ..,.......... .., .. .... ...... .. .., . .$1,033,000
· Stormwater..... ... ....................,.,. ,.......... ............. ..$200,000
· Water/Sewer Lines. ................................. ............. ...$287,000
· Electric.............................................................. .$285,000
· Heavy Equipment RentaL......... ......... .................. ... . .$100,000
· PemlÌts. . .. .. . .. . .., . .. . .. . .. .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . . .. . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . .. .$15 ,000
· Impact Fees....,...........,..,.................·..·..·..····..·..·.., $10,000
· Trucking MateriaL.....................,.....·..·..····..·..·..· ....$100,000
· Construction of 8 buildings...................,...·..···..·..· ..$1,020,050
· Construction of 2 restrooms. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. ..... $200,000
· In-kind services..................................····..·..·..···· .$1.100.000
· TotaL............................................................. .$4,470,760
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The St. Lucie County Fairgrounds project provides a prime example of an
accomplishment that can be achieved through coordination of effort and strategic
planning, The Fairground site was purchased with private funds secured by the Fair
Association and was then deeded to St. Lucie County. St. Lucie County assumed a
significant percent of site development costs. Numerous contractors donated time and
equipment to the development ofthe site. A private developer donated thousands of tons
of fill dirt and additionally agreed to contribute landscaping. A nursery agreed to donate
$50,000 in landscaping. The Kiwanis Club donated an exhibit building. The Busch
Family Foundation donated horse stables. St. Lucie Battery and Tire Company donated
an exhibit building. Eli's Western Wear from Okeechobee County donated a picnic
pavilion. Numerous local organizations have made monetary contributions and will
additionally be making programming contributions. Significant among the monetary
contributions is $8,000 from students of Westwood High School. The St. Lucie County
School Board has been significantly involved in the development of the Agtivity Center,
an interactional education center pertaining to agriculture. The 4H, Future Farmers of
America, Cowboy Club, Cattlemen's Association, and the University of Florida
Extension Service have all been involved in planning, programming, and fund raising for
the Fairgrounds. St. Lucie County also has a very proactive Humane Society, 4H Club,
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have agreed to provide a large source of volunteers to assist in emergency and disaster
situations involving the animal shelter. These are only few examples ofthe coordinated
effort that has been expended in behalf of the Fairgrounds.
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During 2002, a spatial needs assessment was completed by Architects Design Group,
Incorporated. The 32,852 square foot building, based upon their recommendations, will
be adequately large to shelter 500 special needs persons and to house the disaster control
center functions and 911 back-up functions. When combined with the existing special
needs shelter for 200 persons that currently exists in the County, the space will be
sufficient to provide shelter for the County's projected special needs population growth
beyond the year 2010. The building will be designed for expansion as needs arise.
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· Land Acquisition..........,.................·..·..·..·..·..····..·..·..· ...$0
· Construction Finished Area. . .., . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . .. . . .. .. . .. . .. ..$6,077,620
32,852 sq. ft. @ $185.00 sf
· Site Improvements. ............................ ....... ....,....... ,...$65,000
· Landscape Improvements.... . ..................... ........ ....... ..$50,000
· Site Security System........................·..··..·..·······..·.... $20,000
· Furnishings..,..................... ,....,........................ ....$300,000
· Cabling.. ........ ..,. ........ ....... .............. .................., ..$22,000
· Site Identification.. ... ................,......... ................... ..$25.000
· Subtotal........................................................... $6,519,620
· Professional Fees.. .......................... ................... .... $782,354
12% of$6,519,620
· Site Investigation Costs.........................·..·..·······..·..· .$12,000
· Reimbursable Expenses. ......... ,.............. ............ ,....... $30,000
· 2.1.13 TotallEstimated Development Value...............$7,343,974
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consistent with the following purposes of the State Comprehensive Emergency
Management Plan 2002:
. Reduce the vulnerability of people and communities of this state to loss of
life, injury, or damage and loss of property resulting from natural,
technological or man-made emergencies, catastrophes, or hostile military
or paramilitary action;
. Prepare for prompt and efficient response and recovery activities to protect
lives and property affected by emergencies;
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implementation of restoration and rehabilitation programs for persons and
property affected by emergencies; and
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emergencies that may be caused or aggravated by inadequate planning for,
and regulation of, public and private facilities and land use.
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This project improves the operation capabilities of the following agencies assigned lead
or support responsibilities as identified on the Emergency Support Functions (ESF)
Matrix of the Florida Emergency Management Plan:
. It assists the Department of Transportation and the S1. Lucie County
Sheriffs Department in delivering ESFl (Transportation) services by
providing a central, easily accessible, easily located special needs shelter
and animal shelter to which residents and animals ofS1. Lucie County, the
Treasure Coast Region, and the State can be evacuated during an
emergency or disaster.
. It assists the Division of Communications and S1. Lucie County Public
Safety Department in delivering ESF2 (Communications) services by
providing a reserve regional disaster control center in S1. Lucie County
through which emergency communication services can be coordinated. It
additionally provides a backup 911 communications system.
. It assists the Division of State Fire Marshall, Division of Forestry, the
Florida Fire Chiefs Association, and the S1. Lucie County Fire District in
delivering ESF4 (Firefighting) services by providing a shelter to which
citizens and animals can be evacuated and by providing a reserve
command and communications center where wildfire response and rescue
services can be coordinated and managed in S1. Lucie County.
. During the planning, response and recovery phases of a disaster; it assists
the Division of Emergency Management and the S1. Lucie County Public
Safety Department in delivering ESF5 (Infonnation and Planning) services
by providing a reserve command and communications center in S1. Lucie
County where incident action planning can be conducted and facilitated
through infonnation collection, processing, and dissemination.
. It will assist all agencies involved in ESF6 (Mass Care) by providing a
central, easily accessible location for individuals with special needs and
for animals.
. During the initial response stage after a disaster, the project assists the
Department of Management Services and the S1. Lucie County Public
Safety Department in delivering ESF7 (Resource Support) services by
providing a reserve command and communications center where
emergency response and rescue services can be assessed, planned,
coordinated, and managed.
. It assists the Division of State Fire Marshall, the S1. Lucie County
Sheriff's Department and the S1. Lucie County Fire District in delivering
ESF9 (Search and Rescue) services by reducing the need for search and
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rescue efforts by providing additional special needs and animal shelter
space.
· It assists the Department of Environmental Protection in delivering ESF10
(Hazardous Environmental) services by providing shelter and a centralized
location to which school children can be evacuated in the event of an
emergency at St. Lucie County Nuclear Power Plant.
· It will assist all agencies involved in ESF11 (Food and Water) by
providing a central location to which food and water for special needs
individuals and animals can be delivered and maintained during an
emergency event.
· It will assist the Department of Community Affairs and St. Lucie County
Public Safety Department in delivering ESF14 (Public Infonnation)
services by creating a reserve site through which emergency infonnation
can be disseminated.
. It provides assistance to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and
the St. Lucie County Sheriff s Department in ESF 16 (Law Enforcement
and Security) by providing a reserve facility through which the services of
law enforcement personnel can be assessed, planned, coordinated, and
monitored during emergencies involving evacuation, rioting, crowd
control, or other law enforcement events.
. It will assist all agencies involved in ESF17 (Animal Protection) by
providing a central location which will provide all animals affected by a
disaster with emergency medical care, evacuation, rescue, temporary
confinement, food, shelter, water, and identification return to the owner.
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Florida Association of Counties
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St. Lucie County continues to be faced with extraordinary inmate medical costs for hospital care.
Our inmatè ITJedicat costs paid to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center over the past eight months
are $1.,064,69'6. As the costs of !TIE1dical services increase, so does the impact on County jail
budgets. At the present time, Sf. Lucie County pays 60% of billed charges to the. LawnwQod
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The St. Lucie County-Sheriffs Office has done an informal survey and it was learned that different
hospitals offer different discounts to counties for inmate medical services. We have requested that
HCA, the parent company of the Lawnwood Regional Medical Center, bill the County the Medicaid
rate of $871 per day, which is' approximately $3,758 per day less than we are currently billed for
these charges. They have denied this request. Over this eight month period, the difference paid
between the Medicaid rate and'billed charges is approximately $873,000.
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We are requesting that the Florida Association of Counties perform a survey of County-run jails
around the State to see what rates they have established with their local hospitals for payment of
inmate medical services. Once this information is gathered, we will be better prepared to discuss
this with our local hospitals and perhaps be able to pursue a unified billing/payment system for
inmate medical services within the State of Florida.
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Ray Wazny, Assistant County Administrator
Dan McIntyre, County Attorney
Ken Mascara, Sheriff
Toby Long, Finance Director, Sheriff's Office
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FAX (772) 462-1648 · email: douga@co.st-Iucie.fl.us
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Annexation (Chapters 171 & 163 Review)
Municipalities traditionally are the urban form of government, allowing counties to fulfill the
duty as the local arm of the state. With the onset of counties providing services, the
traditional reason to annex has been diminished greatly. Florida's tremendous growth rate
and inflexible annexation policies have caused disruption in this historical relationship and
has resulted in a continuous conflict in the delivery and taxation procedures for many public
services. In the absence of a joint planning agreement, annexation in Florida has become
an invitation to litigation between cities and counties.
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EmDhasize communication versus /itiaation
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Joint Dlanning aareements should be encouraged
Create a procedure for the establishment, through the local planning process, of
urban service and annexation boundaries adjacent to and between municipalities
that recognize eventual annexation of those areas in a reasonable and responsible
manner.
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SUDDort resDonsible arowth
Cities and counties must collaborate to protect the quality of life in Florida.
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Because of previous budget deficits, several attempts have been
proposed to shift additional costs to the County for Medicaid
nursing home and hospital billings. The aging population and
the population growth has increased the County budget
responsibility with no increase in the per client share. To
increase the per client share would severely impact the budget.
Therefore, it is very important that the current required level of
responsibility remain the same or be lowered, not increased.
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Last year there was an attempt to increase the County
expenditure for this program by requiring the excess funds that
were not spent to be dedicated to other areas. The County urges
our delegation to defeat any legislation that might be proposed to
the Health Care Responsibility Act.
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for the Juvenile Assessment Centers (JAC) from the State to local government
therefore, St. Lucie County requests our delegation to continue to support
State funding for the JAC's. Shifting this responsibility would be a
tremendous financial burden to the County's operating budget.
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Two programs that have been funded by Trust Funds that were established
through user fees are the State Housing Initiative Program (SHIP) and the
Transportation Disadvantaged (TD) program. These two programs provide
vital services that assist our most vulnerable citizens with a hand up rather
than a hand out. St. Lucie County urges our delegation to only allocate the
SHIP and the TD Trust Funds for those two programs and not divert the funds
to the general fund.
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DATE: September 23, 2003
TO: DOUGLAS M. ANDERSON, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
FROM: MARIE GOUIN, OMB DIRECTOR rv\ fY'(!;¡
SUBJECT: LEGISLATNE ISSUES RELATED TO ARTICLE V CHANGES
There are a few pending issues related to the Revision 7 of Article V that should be included in the FY04
Legislative Delegation request.
The County needs clarification from the State regarding the status of cash balances remaining in program funds that
will either be discontinued or transferred to the State on 7/1/04. In particular, the County would like to know if the
State plans to ask for any unobligated funds remaining in the Drug Abuse Court Fines Fund, Court Facility Fees
Fund, ArbitrationlMediation Fund, Teen Court Fund, Traffic Infraction Fund, and the Law Library Fund.
At present, the State provides no guidelines for counties to fund legal aid programs and alternative sanctions
coordinators mandated by Revision 7. Of particular importance are the estimated costs in relation to population
served, and the scope of work expected from those programs.
Before Revision 7 to Article V, counties were able to collect "Court Facilities Fees". The revenues were used to
defray the cost of providing and maintaining facilities for the judicial system. It would be of utmost importance for
the legislators to revisit the elimination of this revenue and its impact on counties' budgets.
BACKGROUND
On the budget side, the St. Lucie County BOCC has accomplished most of the tasks in the early stages of the
implementation of Revision 7 to Article V (see the attached OMB Implementation Plan). Decreases in revenues
have been identified (see OMB Fine & Forfeits Listing) and forecasted. Reductions in judicial expenditures have
been calculated and reflected in the County's budget. Pending issues include tasks in the next budget cycle to set up
the Crime Prevention budget and to communicate with the judges their potential requests for the so called "local
requirements". The unresolved issues include the three areas mentioned above in the legislative request, as well as
County's funding for prosecution of violations of its own local laws.
Please call if you require any additional information.
Attachments: OMS Implementation Plan for Article V Revision
OMS Fine & Forfeits Revenues Listing
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IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET
UPDATED: September 23, 2003
REVISION 7 TO ARTICLE V OF THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION
BILL HB113A
SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR 6/25/03
MAJOR CHANGES FOR ST. LUCIE COUNTY BUDGETING PROCESS:
)õ- Reduction in Half-Cent Sales Tax and Revenue Sharing from the State
)õ- Elimination of most revenues from court-related fines and forfeits
)õ- Elimination of budget line items for court-related expenses transferred to the State
)õ- Calculation of budget line items for court-related expenses covered by the County
REVENUE ASPECTS:
STEP 1
./ Forecast Half-Cent Sales Tax revenues considering reduction from 9.653 to 8.814%.
./ Forecast Revenue Sharing reduction from 2.25 to 2.0440%.
oRe-calculate IT and G&A revenues from all court-related entities through 7/1/04.
STEP 2
./ Identify all court-related revenue line items that will be eliminated as of 7/1/04.
./ Clarify the status of the following revenues:
./ Family Protection Surcharge
./ $12 Traffic Fine Surcharge
./ Law Enforcement Trust revenues from confiscated property.
./ Drug Abuse Safety Fine-eliminated
./ Law Library revenues-eliminated
./ Court Facility Fees-eliminated
./ Animal Control Fines-continues
./ Violation of Alann Pennits fines collected through Tax Collector-continues
./ Dori Slosberg Fund-continues
./ Civil Traffic Infraction Officer Surcharge-eliminated.
EXPENDITURES:
STEP 3
./ Identify all the expense line items that will not be necessary as of 7/1/04
./ Calculate amounts necessary to cover 9 months of expenses ending 7/1/04
./ Confinn Finance Dept. budget needs for the period 6/30/04 to 9/30/04
o Clarify if any transfers of residual cash will be required from the County to the State on
7/1/04
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Clarify if all of the court-related expenditures assigned to the County have appropriate line items
for bnJgeting purposes:
./ Facilities including parking.
./ Security of facilities - equipment, bailiffs, law enforcement, and security guards.
./ Furnishings and equipment in public areas. Ownership is to be transferred to the State, at
no charge, by 7/1/05.
./ Utilities.
./ Custodial services and groundskeeping.
./ Telephone infrastructure including computer lines with access to local and long-distance
servIce.
./ Computer hardware, software, network connections, maintenance, and support staff.
./ Radio systems.
./ Real-time transcription services and equipment for the hearing impaired.
./ Auxiliary aides for the disabled and other ADA accommodations for qualified
individuals.
./ Legal aid programs in counties with population over 75,000.
./ Alternative sanctions coordinators.
./ Subpoenas.
./ Courier services.
I:! Communicate to the judges the procedure for the so called "local requirements" budget
requests for the period from 7/1/04 to 9/30/04. Local requirements - defined as
specialized programs with non-judicial staff and other expenses related to unique local
factors, for example special prosecution needs or legal aid programs. Chief Judge shall
identify such local requirements and shall submit a budget request before June 151 of each
year in the following manner:
· Chief judge submits a request to the county detailing local requirements.
· Board of County Commissioners may, by resolution, require the certification to
be submitted by the judge.
· BOCC includes the request in the budget process.
· BOCC detennines the level of funding or decides not to fund.
I:! A separate crime prevention fund or other tracking mechanism will be required within
each County for the collections of crime prevention court fees ($50 for felony and $20 for
other offenses). Counties are to consult with the Sheriff regarding the use of these funds
for crime prevention programs. Crime prevention fund is a continuation of the existing
program.
STEP 5
Communicate to the Board the need to budget County funds for the following items:
./ Counties will pay a $200 filing fee for each ordinance violation case filed, as well as, the
prosecution costs and any indigent defense costs.
./ Counties will pay recording fees/other court service charges previously exempted.
./ Counties will pay for hearing officers presiding over violations of county ordinances.
./ Teen Court
./ Mandated local requirements: legal aid program and alternative sanctions coordinator.
./ Drug court treatment programs (state takes care of monitoring, coordination and service
referral)
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FINES, FORFEITS, SURCHARGES, AND FEES
REVENUES UPDATED 9/23/03
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FUND ACCT DESCRIPTION CONTINUE RECEIVING COMMENTS
(for info only) YES NO
UNINCORPORATED:
102-62401 354100 Violation - Animal Ctrl 3,500 x
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ADDITIONAL COURT COSTS:
1 06-629 348240 Add'l Court Costs CirCrim 113,000 x
106-739 348140 Add'l Court Costs CtvCrim 56,000 x
106-769 348540 Add'l Court Costs Traffic 90,530 x
FINE & FORFEITURE:
107 -oooe 348350 Court Facilitv Fee-CtvCiv 0 x Sec. 1-7-4, 1-7-7 Ctyordinances
348450 Court Facilitv Fee-CirCiv 0 x Sec. 1-7-4, 1-7-7 Ctvordinances
348750 Court Facilitv Fee-Probate 0 x Sec. 1-7-4, 1-7-7 Ctvordinances
351100 Fines & Forfeits 1,689,200 Section 81 of HB 113A 70%
x Traffic Fines, 30% Court Fines
354000 Violation Alarm Permits 32,000 x Ord.87-441?\
107-2115 351150 Juvenile Assessment 200 x
351114 Familv Protection Surcharoe 0 x s.938.08
107-621 348670 Public Defender Liens 0 x
107-629 351103 BCC Costs Reimbursement 0 x
107-723 351102 Public Defender 40,000 x
DRIVER EDUCATION SAFETY:
107004 I 351113 I Dori Slosbera Safety Fine 190,000 x s.318.121
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DRUG ABUSE FUND:
109 I 351109 Drua Abuse Court Fines 8,000 x s.938.21-23
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COURT FACILITIES:
170-0000 348350 Court Facilitv Fee - Ctv Civ 50,000 x Sec. 1-7-4, 1-7-7 Ctyordinances
348450 Court Facilitv Fee - Cir Civ 70,000 x Sec. 1-7-4, 1-7-7 Ctvordinances
348750 Court FaciliiV Fee - Probate 8000 x Sec. 1-7-4, 1-7-7 Ctyordinances
COURT FACILlTIES-COURT COSTS:
171 I 348250 ICourt Imo Fund - Cir Crim 6,800 x Sec. 1-7-4, 1-7-7 Ctvordinances
I 348550 ICourt ImD Fund - Traffic 21,000 x Sec. 1-7-4, 1-7-7 Ctv ordinances
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COURT ADMINISTRATION:
183 1 329001 ICertification Fees 2,775 x
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ARBITRATION/MEDIATION:
183002 I 348660 Mediation & Arbitration Fees 50,000 x Sec. 1-7-4 Ctv ordinances
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TEEN COURT:
183003 I 351160 Teen Court Fees 100,000 x Sec. 1-7-12 Ctvordinances
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CIVIL TRAFFIC INFRACTION FUND:
1830051 348530 1 Civil Traffic Infraction Officer 80,000 x Ord.99-27
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COMMUNICATION SYSTEM 1&5
204 359300 '1$12 SLC Traffic Fine Surcharoe 444,000 x 318,2119\ and Sec. 1-20-5 Ctv 0
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LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST:
620 -1 351200 Confiscated ProDertv 150,000 x FS 932.7055
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LAW LIBRARY:
625 347120 Law Librarv CODY Machine 4,000 x
348360 Law Librarv - Ctv Civ 64,000 x Sec. 1-7-6,2-10-19 Ctv ordinances
348460 Law Librarv - Cir Civ 88,000 x Sec. 1-7-6, 2-10-19 Ctv ordinances
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Now that the phase-in period for Revision 7 has passed, St. Lucie
County supports the continuing process of implementing legislation
in order to meet the voter mandated July 1, 2004 deadline.' The
implementing legislation should include clarification of the County
and State areas of responsibility and immediate state funding of
essential court elements, court reporting services, court
interpreter/translator services, conflict counsel, witness fees, and
expert witness fees. The counties will remain a partner in the state
court by continuing to fund facilities, security, communication
services, existing radio systems and existing multi-agency criminal
justice information systems.
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October 16, 2003
Dear Legislative Delegation:
The Board of County Commissioners approved the enclosed 2004 Legislative Funding Requests
at Tuesday's Board meeting. The Funding Requests are ranked in priority. We have also
included ten legislative policy issues and one regional transportation issue that are outlined
in the enclosed book.
The 2003/2004 Funding Requests are as follows:
· Orange Avenue -- $1,020,000
· New Library Construction -- $500,000
· Regional Disaster Control Center/Special Needs Facility -- $2,000,000
ADDITIONAL ISSUES:
At the meeting, the Commissioners emphasized the need for a dedicated revenue source to
adequately fund schools, teacher salaries, etc., and urged the legislature to revisit options
such as the Real Estate Transfer Tax and Sales Tax proposal.
The Commissioners also added two other legislative issues:
. Postponement of Draw Down of Lake Toho
. St. Lucie River Issues Team
Postponement of Draw Down of Lake Toho
On January 21, 2003 The Board of County Commissioners approved Resolution No. 03-24
requesting the Army Corps of Engineers, the South Florida Water Management District, and
the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission postpone the draw down of Lake Toho to a
non-El Nino year. (A copy of the resolution is enclosed)
St. Lucie River Issues Team
St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners requests the State Legislators and the
Governor to limit the amount of discharge from Lake Okeechobee to the St. Lucie Estuary.
Since our economy is generated from tourism, sport fishing, and other water-related jobs, the
release of dirty water from Lake Okeechobee has negatively impacted the residents of the
Treasure Coast.
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2003/2004 Legislative Funding Requcsts
One solution is to request that the South Florida Water Management District lower the
amount of reserve water that is dedicated to protect the sugar industry from drought
conditions. Because severe droughts are rare, a reserve of the size now provided for use by
the sugarcane industry is seldom needed. When rainfall is above average and this large
drought reserve has made the Lake level high, the destructive fill and dump cycle occurs
negatively impacting the St. Lucie Estuary and Indian River Lagoon. If the sugarcane drought
reserve was maintained at a lower level, the extent and frequency of damaging Lake depths
and freshwater dumping to the Estuaries will be lower. To improve our waterways and our
economy, the Board of County Commissioners request that the depth of the reserve be
maintained at a lower level.
Please contact me should you need any additional information.
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Board of County Commissioners
Ray Wazny, Assistant County Administrator
Jack Southard, Public Safety Director
Don West, Public Works Director
Susan Kilmer, Library Director
Beth Ryder, Community Services Director
Dennis Murphy, Community Development Director
Dan McIntyre, County Attorney
Ron Book, P.A., Ronald L. Book and the Rubin Group
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St. Lucie County 'negotiated a new 16-year agreement with the New York Mets for
spring training at Thomas J. White Stadium. This will translate into 31 years that the
New York Mets have been in St. Lucie County.
As you knoW, State legislation has previously been approved by the State Legislature to
provide matching funds for spring training facilities that have a 15-year agreement with
a major league team. It is our understanding that at the time the legislation was
approved, $75,000,000 was to be appropriated to fund these improvements. We have
been informed that only $59,000,000 of the $75,000,00 has been assigned to spring
training facilities.
St. Lucie County requests the Legislative Delegation allocate a portion of this funding
for the $9, 0,000 Stadium Capital Improvement Plan that has been approved.
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Ray Wazny, Assistant County Administrator
Pete Keogh, Parks and Recreation Director
Marie Gouin, Management and Budget Director
Dan Mcintyre, County Attorney
Ron Book. P .A., Ronald Book and the Rubin Group
Robert Freeman, Esq., Squire, Sanders and Dempsey
Bill Leedy, William R. Hough and Company
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County Administrotor - Douglos M. Anderson
2.300 Virginia Avenue · Fort Pierce. FL .34982-5652 · Phone (772) 462-1450 . TOD (772) 462-1428
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On January 21, 2003 The Board of County Commissioners approved
Resolution No. 03-24 requesting the Army Corps of Engineers, the South
Florida Water Management District, and the Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission postpone the draw down of Lake Toho to a non-
El Nino year. (A copy of the resolution is attached)
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A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE ARMY
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AND THE FISH AND WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION COMMISSION POSTPONE
THE DRAWN DOWN OF LAKE TOHO TO A
NON-EL NINO YEAR
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of S1. Lucie County, Florida, has made
the following determinations:
1. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has expressed its desire to draw
down the level of Lake Tohopekaliga ("Lake Toho") to allow fisheries restoration activities and such
draw down needs the approval and consent of the US Anny Corps of Engineers and the South
Florida Water Management District to do so.
2. The levels of Lake Okeechobee since mid-December 2002, have been above levels
suitable under the present Lake Regulation Schedule and there have been a series of pulse releases
from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries to adhere to this schedule.
3. The draw down of Lake Toho, which is at the head waters of Lake Okeechobee, would
drain significant volumes of water into Lake Okeechobee and exacerbate the implementation to the
Lake Regulation Schedule by requiring additional pulse releases to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie
estuaries.
4. St. Lucie County has experienced significant ecological and water quality impacts to the
St. Lucie estuary from pulse releases, and the proposed drawn down of Lake Toho would require
more and higher volume pulse releases in the future.
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St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners requests the State
Legislators and the Governor to limit the amount of discharge from Lake
Okeechobee to the St. Lucie Estuary. Since our economy is generated from
tourism, sport fishing, and other water..;related jobs, the release of dirty
water from Lake Okeechobee has negatively impacted the residents of the
Treasure Coast.
One solution is to request that the South Florida Water Management
District lower the amount of reserve water that is dedicated to protect the
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the Board of County Commissioners request that the depth of the reserve
be maintained at a lower level.
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St. Lucie County Legislative Delegation
Douglas M. Anderson, County Administrator
September 10,2002
North SR A-1-AI Replacement of the existing Bascule Bridge with a Fixed
Span Bridge.
The SR A-1-A Bridge (North Bridge) in Ft. Pierce was competed in the early 1960's. This bridge is a
two-lane bascule bridge that serves to connect the area of North Hutchinson Island with the Florida
mainland in Ft. Pierce. The North Bridge is the only bridge connection over the Indian River Lagoon
in St. Lucie County that serves North Hutchinson Island. The next closest crossing point is
approximately 20 miles north in Vero Beach (17th Street).
Between the Jupiter Inlet and the Kennedy Space Center / Bee Line Expressway, there are 12
crossings of the Indian River Lagoon. Over the past 20 years the Department of Transportation has
replaced, or has programmed for replacement, all of the existing drawbridges over the Indian River
Lagoon, except two, the one in Hobe Sound (Bridge Road) and the one in Ft. Pierce (SR A-1-A).
In the 1980's the Bridge Road structure onto Jupiter Island was reconstructed as a drawbridge. In
the summer of 2003, the drawbridge in Ft. Pierce is scheduled for a major rehabilitation, but not
replacement. The North Bridge has over the past several years experienced numerous
maintenance closures, often exceeding several days at a time. The Department of Transportation
believes that this rehabilitation will extend the useful life of this structure another 10/ 20 years,
St. Lucie County believes that the North Bridge needs to be replaced, and replaced as soon as
possible. At the request of the St. Lucie Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Department of
Transportation has included a preliminary alignment! feasibility and cost review for replacing the
bridge in the adopted work program for FY 2002/03. However, no formal PD&E reviews have been
programmed.
The replacement of the North Bridge is a part of the St. Lucie Metropolitan Planning Organizations
Long Range Transportation Plan. The replacement of the North Bridge is a project of statewide
benefit (Tourism & Commerce), serves as a primary hurricane evacuation route, and is part of the
States Scenic Highway Program (designation pending).
On behalf of the citizens and visitors to St. Lucie County, the St. Lucie County Board of County
Commissioners requests that the legislative delegation of and for St. Lucie County continue to
support our efforts at obtaining the replacement of the North Bridge and that the Department of
Transportation be requested to include as part of the upcoming Tentative Work Program (FY
2003/04 through 2007/08) the PD&E process for the replacement of this bridge.
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Chairman DougCoward
Comm. Cliff Barnes
Corom. John Bruhn
Corom. Frannie Hutchinson
Corom. Paula Lewis
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Dear Commissioners:
As we move into the new fiscal year and priorities are set, we wish to remind all of you that
the $250,000 that was in the state budget for the year, was vetoed by Governor Bush. This was
expected but still a disappointment. We are asking again that you consider the need to start the
process for a new fixed bridge.
It is quite apparent that the present bridge is in serious condition and the closing every few
weeks indicates there is much more wrong with the bridge than was anticipated. We are concerned
with the cost of repairs and the costs that will continue even when the present bridge is rehabilitated.
Since we are all aware of the damage to the mechanism of the bascule sections by salt water, we
realize that it will continue. We are a boating community and the number of trailered boats will
continue to increase over the years. We cannot stop residents from hauling boats over the bridge nor
do we want to. The boaters need good, safe launching areas and the causeway offers safe launching
and easy access to the jetty. Probably the best in the County.
Therefore, we encourage you to proceed with the necessary priority listing of the new fixed
bridge in this next session. We know that it will take many years but it must start soon. I call the
present bridge, my "prayer bridge" . You pray that you will make it safely to the other side and pray
when you come back that it will still be operating.
Thank you for your consideration and your help in the past, present and future. We
appreciate everything that you do.
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August 25. 2002
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson, Chair
St. Lucie County Property & Homeowners Association
2300 Virginia A venue
Fort Pierce, FL 34982
Re: North Bridge
Dear Commissioner Hutchinson:
This is to follow up on our discussion about the North Bridge last Wednesday at the
County Property and Homeowners Association meeting.
As I mentioned, the drawbridge to North Hutchinson Island has been closed for repairs
numerous times during the past several months. You also know that we on North Beach
have campaigned for years for a pennanent bridge. We were extremely disappointed
when Governor Bush disapproved proposed funding for a study that would have begun
the long process for replacement.
You mentioned that the County Commissioners would be in budget discussions with
Tallahassee this fàl1. At that time, please lobby for restoration of those funds to the state
budget
'Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
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Sandi Simmons
Tiara Towers
3150 North AlA
Apt. 1002N
North Hutchinson Island, FL 34949
cc: Commissioner Barnes
Commissioner Bruhn
Commissioner Coward, Chairman, BOCC
Commissioner Lewis
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