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April 15, 2008
6:00 P.M.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA
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GENERAL RULES AND PROCEDURES - Attached is the agenda which will determine the order of business conducted at
today’s Board meeting:
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 and third Tuesday at 6:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as
possible. However, if a public hearing is scheduled for a meeting on a second or fourth Tuesday, which begins at 9:00
A.M., then public hearings will be heard 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.
ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION – Please state your name and address, speaking clearly into the microphone. If you
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of the printed agenda.
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to five minutes.
DECORUM – Please be respectful of others opinions.
MEETINGS - All Board meetings are open to the public and are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 6:00
P.M. and on the second and fourth Tuesdays 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 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 St. Lucie County Community Services
Director at (772) 462-1777 or TDD (772) 462-1428 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting.
April 15, 2008
6:00 P.M
BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
www.co.st-lucie.fl.us
Joseph Smith, Chairman District No. 1
Paula Lewis, Vice Chairman District No. 3
Doug Coward District No. 2
Charles Grande District No. 4
Chris Craft District No. 5
I. INVOCATION
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. MINUTES
Approve the minutes from the April 8, 2008 meeting.
IV. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
A. Resolution No. 08-121 – Proclaiming April 19, 2008, as “Patriots Day” in St. Lucie County, Florida –
Consider staff recommendation that the Board adopt the attached Resolution No. 08-121 as drafted.
V. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
VI. CONSENT AGENDA
A. WARRANTS
Approve warrant list No. 28
B. COUNTY ATTORNEY
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1. South 25 Street Roadway Widening – Midway Road to Edwards Road – Permanent Easement –
Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church of Fort Pierce, Florida, Inc. – Parcel I.D. No. 2428-232-
0001-000-0 – Parcel 804 – Resolution No. 08-126 – Consider staff recommendation to accept the
Permanent Easement, authorize the Chairman to sign Resolution No. 08-126 and direct staff to
record the document in the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida.
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2. South 25 Street Roadway Widening - Midway Road to Edwards Road - Contract for Sale and
Purchase – Thompson - Parcel I.D. Nos. Part of 2429-444-0014-000-8 and 2432-111-0001-000-1
– Consider staff recommendation to approve the Contract for Sale and Purchase with Gloria
Thompson for $13,100.00, authorize the Chairman to execute the Contract and direct staff to
close the transaction and record the documents in the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida.
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3. South 25 Street Roadway Widening – Midway Road to Edwards Road – Temporary Construction
Easement – James P. Raab, as Trustee of the James P. Raab Trust dated June 22, 2000 – Tax
I.D. No. 2428-233-0002-000/0 – Parcel 740 – Resolution No. 08-127 – Consider staff
recommendation to accept the Temporary Construction Easement, authorize the Chairman to
sign Resolution No. 08-127 and direct staff to record the documents in the Public Records of St.
Lucie County, Florida.
C. PUBLIC WORKS
1. Engineering Division - Agreements with Westside Baptist Church, Inc. on Edwards Road to pay
fee-in-lieu-of for constructing a turn lane and concrete sidewalk on Jenkins Road related to the
expansion of their property – Consider staff recommendation to approve the Agreements to pay
fee-in-lieu-of for constructing a turn lane and a concrete sidewalk associated with Westside
Baptist Church, Inc., and authorize the Chairman to sign.
2. Engineering Division -Road Improvement Agreement with NNN/1031 No. 16 SR 70 Jenkins LLC,
developers of Okeechobee Crossings for public roadway improvements related to the
construction of a Walgreens on the northeast corner of Okeechobee Road and Jenkins Road –
Consider staff recommendation to approve the Road Improvement Agreement with NNN/1031
No. 16 SR 70 Jenkins LLC and authorize the Chairman to sign.
3. Engineering Division -Approve Work Authorization No. 1 to the Agreement for Continuing
Engineering Services with Camp, Dresser & McKee, Inc., in the amount of $59,960.00, to provide
additional assessment services for the Lennard Road 1, Lennard Road 2, and Lennard Road 3
MSBU projects – Consider staff recommendation to approve Work Authorization No. 1 to the
Agreement for Continuing Engineering Services with Camp, Dresser & McKee, Inc., in the amount
of $59,960.00, to provide additional assessment services for the Lennard Road 1, Lennard Road
2, and Lennard Road 3 MSBU projects
4. Engineering Division -Change Order No. 1 and Final in the amount of ($3,368.40); accept the
project; release retainage in the amount of $25,355.26 and make Final Payment in the amount of
$25,355.26 to Johnson-Davis, Inc., for the Kings Highway Canal Culvert Replacement at Lakeland
Boulevard project – Consider staff recommendation to approve Change Order No. 1and Final in
the amount of ($3,368.40); accept the project; release retainage in the amount of $25,355.26
and make Final Payment in the amount of $25,355.26
5. Road & Bridge Division - GT Greens, LLC – Partial Release of Security (50%) in the amount of
$110,135.00 – Consider staff recommendation to approve the partial release of surety for GT
Greens, LLC and authorize the Chairman to sign.
D. PURCHASING
1. Board approval to advertise an Invitation to Bid for the sale of the incinerator located at the St.
Lucie County International Airport – Consider staff recommendation to approve to advertise an
Invitation to Bid for the sale of the incinerator located at the St. Lucie County International
Airport.
2. Board approval to 1, Terminate all negotiations and the Request for Proposals (RFP) process for
RFP #07-083 Code Compliance Software for Permitting and Interactive Voice Recognition (IVR)
replacement; and 2, Board permission to upgrade the current IVR system – Consider staff
recommendation to approve to: 1, Terminate all negotiations and the Request for Proposals
(RFP) process for RFP #07-083 Code Compliance Software for Permitting and IVR replacement;
2: Board permission to upgrade the current IVR system with Vetrol Data Systems, Inc., for the
cost of $15,875, and 3: Authorize the Chairman to sign the contract as prepared by the County
Attorney.
3. Approval of Work Authorization No. 11 for Contract C07-08-543 with Miller Legg – Consider staff
recommendation to approve of Work Authorization No. 11 to Contract C07-08-543 with Miller
Legg in a total amount not to exceed $51,603.80, and authorize for the Chairman to sign the
work authorization as prepared by the County Attorney.
E. CENTRAL SERVICES
1. Genset Services, Inc. – Third Amendment to #C05-08-485 – Consider staff recommendation to
approve the Third Amendment to Contract C05-08-485, Genset Services, for the addition of two
generators located at the St. Lucie County Logistics Center to the “Generator Preventative
Maintenance, Service, Inspections & Load Bank Testing” contract, and authorize the Chair to sign
the Amendment as prepared by the County Attorney.
2. David Brooks Enterprises, Inc. – Change Order No. 23 to C05-12-636 – Change Order No. 24 to
C05-12-636 Construction of the New Clerk of Courts Building, Downtown Chiller Plant and Phase
I of the Old Clerk of Court Remodel – Consider staff recommendation to approve: Change Order
No. 23 to C05-12-636, David Brooks Enterprises, Chiller Plant, to increase contract time four (4)
days, changing the date of the substantial completion to July 27, 2008. Change Order No. 24 to
C05-12-636, David Brooks Enterprises, Old Clerk of Court Remodel-Phase I, to increase the
Owner Direct Purchase Order Allowance $300,000, decreasing the original contract sum from
$18,079,848 to $17,779,848. Staff further recommends the Board authorize the Chair to sign the
Change Order as prepared by the County Attorney.
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. GROWTH MANAGEMENT
Petition of Plantation Acres, LLC that the preliminary PUD approved through Resolution No. 06-052 and
amended by Resolution No. 08-089; be extended for a period of 12 additional months from its date of
scheduled expiration of April 18, 2008. Inclusive of the petitioner’s request for a 12-month extension, is
the Petitioner’s request for additional time to complete their due diligence regarding design and
concurrency issues addressed by this Board at the August 7, 2007 public hearing on the matter of their
Final PUD Site Plan Approval. File No. PUD 06-26/RZ 06-037 – Consider staff recommendation to
approve the Petitioner’s request for a 12-Month extension for the Preliminary PUD and approval by this
Board granting additional time for completion of their work.
END OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
REGULAR AGENDA
VIII. COUNTY ATTORNEY
Contracts for Sale and Purchase/Harmony Heights Stormwater Improvements – Consider staff
recommendation to approve the Contracts for Sale and Purchase from the mentioned property owners,
authorize the Chairman to sign the Contracts, direct staff to proceed with closings and record Warranty
Deed in Public Records of St. Lucie County.
IX. COUNTY ATTORNEY
Contract for Sale and Purchase – Harmony Heights Stormwater Improvements – Dyanne Krane-Parcel ID
1431-701-0276-000/4 – Consider staff recommendation to approve the Contract for Sale and Purchase
from the above-mentioned property owner, authorize the Chairman to sign the Contract, direct staff to
proceed with the closings and record the Warranty Deed in the Public Records of St. Lucie County.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. The Oxbow Eco-Center will hold its "Living Green" Earth Day Festival on April 19th from 10:00
am until 3:00 pm at 5400 N.E. St. James Drive, Port St. Lucie.
2. The Board of County Commissioners will hold a Joint Meeting with the TCERDA on Friday, April
25, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. in Room #219 at the University of Florida Building located at 2199 S. Rock
Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34945.
3. The Master Gardener Spring into Gardening Festival will be held on Saturday April 26 from 8-2
p.m. As well as plants for sale from our nursery, there will also be some local vendors selling
their products too. We will have a fashion show at 11:30 a.m. and the Taste of the Tropics at
12:30 p.m. where you can sample fruits you may have never tried before! The sale will be held
at the Extension office, 8400 Picos Road, Fort Pierce. Call 772-462-1660 for additional
information.
4. The Board of County Commissioners will hold a Joint Meeting with the City of Fort Pierce on
budget issues on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in the County Commission Chambers.
NOTICE: All Proceedings before this Board are electronically recorded. Any person who decides to appeal any action taken by the Board at these
meetings will need a record of the proceedings and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made. Upon the
request of any party to the proceedings, individuals testifying during a hearing will be sworn in. Any party to the proceedings will be granted the
opportunity to cross-examine any individual testifying during a hearing upon request. Anyone with a disability requiring accommodation to attend this
meeting should contact the St. Lucie County Community Services Director at (772) 462-1777 or TDD (772) 462-1428 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior
to the meeting.