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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda & Minutes 12-13-2007 FORT PIERCE HARBOR ADVISORY CONNlnEE Meeting Held On December 13, 2007 Convened at 3:03 p.m. Adjourned at 3:50 p.m. ,,·om'~='~'='^'~~'·~=~~~·'·"····~~'~="<^~~V'·,~'w.-_·_-,-^-,-,,,,,,=,,,,,,~~,-,,.,^,-,,..,..,,,,,"-..~..,,~,,,~,~~>_.>-,~~~"~_.".-.,~.---------_--..-."~~---=",""",,,,,"~~,,.,,"~.,,,=~-,..,",.,".,~~,,.,~,~,~ This meeting of the Fort Pierce Harbor Advisory Committee (FPHAC) was held Thursday, December 13, 2007 at 3:03 p.m. in Conference Room #3 on the 3rd floor of the Administration Building, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida. ROLL CALL Roll call was ta\:?en. Members Present. Howard Con\:?lin, Vice Chairman Bill Thiess, Commissioner Craft Appointee Gerald KURlins\:?i, Commissioner Grande Appointee Councilman Christopher S. Cooper, City of P.S.L. John Holt, Commissioner Smith Appointee Pieter Stry\:?er AIs. Present. Heather Young, SLC Assistant County Attorney Michael Brillhart, SLC Economic & Strategic Development Director APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. The minutes from the November 8, 2007 meeting were unanimously approved with one change; Commissioner Eddie Becht was not present at the November 8, 2007 meeting. OLD BUSINEU. Heather Young gave an update on Chuc\:?'s Seafood. There are new construction plans. They will be rebuilding the bac\:? structure that was damaged during the hurricanes. They are wor\:?ing on expanding and accommodating the needed parRing spaces. The fines are continuing to increase as the process continues. Howard ConRlin stated, "I got a call from Commissioner Coward and he read the minutes the last time about the concern of the committee, that the Commissioners were not reviewing or reading our minutes, or motions, or ignoring us, etc. He said that's quite the contrary, he reads all the minutes and is very much influenced by what we do and say. He assured me that our existence is appreciated and certainly warranted. So. 1 wanted to convey that to everybody here. I thinR Mary was getting the impression that we were not being given any sense of reaction from the Commissioners, I thinR that was good feedbac\:?" Bill Thiess replied, "I thin\:? there was issues there about communication with staff and being left out of the loop with County staff." Howard ConRlin stated, "I also oSRed the Commissioner that whatever feedbac\:? the Commission wished to give us would be very helpful. In other words if they feel there's an issue that they want us to focus on or even Fort Pierce Harbor Advisory Committee December 13, 2007 Page 2 feedbacR on what we do would be very helpful to us instead of silence, which gives us no direction whatsoever." Councilman Chris Cooper did not speaR with the HasRell group. He said he was advised by the City of Port St. Lucie that they did not have good relations with them anymore. Michael Brillhart said he spORe with four (4) of the vendors that 100Red at the Harbor Pointe RFQ but did not submit. They all implied that they did not respond due to not Rnowing exactly what would happen with the adjacent land. NEW BUSINEU. The Committee voted to forward the following recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners: . The South Causeway Island North DocR Lease (RFP 07-112)- The Committee agreed unanimously with the Selection Committee's recommendation that the Board reject the proposal received from Downeast Sailing Adventures. The Committee also voted unanimously to recommend to the Board that it consider the adoption of a rental schedule and leasing policy for the docR and pursue a partnership with the City of Fort Pierce Marina to lease and manage the docR. Howard ConRlin made the motion by stating, "The motion is to modify the method of leasing / renting the County docR at the port and eliminating the request for proposal's and converting to an established leasing rental policy and further to negotiate with the City Marina to manage the usage of the docR by interested vessel owners." John Holt seconded the motion. . Harbor Pointe- The committee voted unanimously to recommend to the Board that it consider low cost recreational improvements to the site, such as temporary boat dOCRS and picnic facilities, and improve access to the site in order to maRe it more accessible to the public. Howard ConRlin made the motion by stating, "In view of the findings of the survey of bidders of Harbor Pointe, they are concerned about the Master Plan and existing infrastructure that a plan be developed by the Commissioners as an interim basis to upgrade the parR facilities to include pavilions, fishing piers and boat ramps to recognize the current shortage of available boat ramps." John Holt seconded the motion. The Committee decided to elect a new Chair for the Harbor Advisory Committee at the January 10, 2008. AD,OURNMENT. At 3:50 p.m. the meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will be held Thursday, January 10,2008 at 3:00 pm in Conference Room 3, on the third floor of the Administration Building. Respectfully submitted: Stephanie Bush INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA TO: Board of County Commissioners FROM: Heather Young, Assistant County Attorney \tor C.A. NO.: 07-2195 DATE: December 14, 2007 SUBJECT: Harbor Advisory Committee Recommendations During its meeting of December 13,2007, the Harbor Advisory Committee voted to forward the following recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners: 1. South Causeway Island North Dock Lease (RFP 07-112) - The Committee concurred with the Selection Committee's recommendation that the Board reject the proposal received from Downeast Sailing Adventures. The Committee further voted to recommend to the Board that it consider adoption of a rental schedule and leasing policy for the dock and pursue a partnership with the City of Fort Pierce Marina to lease and manage the dock. 2. Harbor Point - The Committee voted to recommend to the Board that it consider low cost recreational improvements to the site, such as temporary boat docks and picnic facilities, and improve access to the site in order to make it more accessible to the public. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. 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