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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOCC Minutes 01-11-2005 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA REGULAR MEETING Date: January 11, 2004 Convened: 9:00 a.m. Tape: 1-2 Adjourned: 11:05 a.m. Commissioners Present: Chairperson, Frannie Hutchinson, Doug Coward, Joseph Smith, Chris Craft, Paula A. Lewis (absent) Others Present: Doug Anderson, County Administrator, Ray Wazny, Asst. County Administrator, Faye Outlaw, Asst. County Administrator, Dan McIntyre, County Attorney, Pete Keogh, Parks & Rec. Director, Don West, Public Works Director, Mike Bowers, Utilities Director, Marie Gouin, M & B Director, Ed Parker, Purchasing Director, Mike Pawley, County Engineer, Paul Phillips, Airport Director, Roger Shinn, Central Services Director, Ed Cox, Growth Management Director, Millie D. Feliciano, Deputy Clerk 1. MINUTES (1-024) It was moved by Com. Coward, seconded by Com. Smith, to approve the minutes of the meeting held January 4, 2005, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. 2. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS A. The County Administrator read upcoming events and scheduled meetings. 3. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS Ms. Susie Caron, 8500 Indrio Road resident, addressed the Board regarding the motion and direction given at the previous meeting in reference to the Waterstone Development in her area. Ms. Caron stated they had not followed Board direction where they were instructed not to work on the south side of the property line. She informed the Board of an illegal mulch berm constructed between the properties that had to be removed by noon today. The County Administrator advised the Board of the Code Enforcement action taken at the job site. The developer had been cited and will have to appear before the Code Enforcement Board next month regarding the violations. Ms. Caron requested the job site be shut down and stated they are presently constructing the placing of water pipes at the south end of the property. The County Administrator and the Code Enforcement Manager could not verify this action at this time. Com. Coward stated if indeed work was continuing on the south side of the property line, he did not have a problem issuing a stop work order for the entire project. He does believe there was some good faith done, but at the same time there have been some good points made by Ms. Caron and was his reason for moving forward with a stop work order. Com. Craft seconded for discussion. He expressed his concern with the developer not being aware of a marketing strategy being used for the development and is also not aware 1 of what is going on with the contractor and this would his reason for his second on the stop work order. Com. Coward clarified his comments as not being a motion. Com. Smith expressed his lack of confidence in this developer and stated he concurred with the stop work order. Com. Craft the moved to place a full stop work order on the project, seconded by Com. th Smith until the 18 of January and to also notify the developer to attend the meeting on January 18, 2005 to discuss the project, the stop work order and the revised site plan, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. Ms. Helen Dufais, resident addressed the Board regarding the 3 to 5 hour wait for permits in our building and zoning department. The attached comments were read into the record by Ms. Dufais. The Code Enforcement Manager addressed Ms. Dufais’ comments and stated our Information Technology is working on a computer glitch that seems to be the problem with the delays in the permit issuing process. He also stated they are working on the added personnel request. Mr. Craig Mundt, North Beach Association, addressed the Board regarding the abandoned property known as PV Martins. He asked the Board take action in requiring the property owner to clean up the building and do the improvements on the property. The County Administrator advised Mr. Mundt that he would contact the new property owner and would get back to him on the response. Mr. Jeff Furst, Property Appraiser, addressed the Board regarding the impact fees. He questioned some of the areas sees the county is moving towards regarding impact fees and suggested before the county patch meals every idea that comes before them as an impact fee, it may be time at some point to re-visit this whole issue and see what things we see in the community that really impact the public bodies that we should really have a fee. Mr. John Arena, Ft. Pierce, addressed the Board and related his experience with Hurricane Frances. Mr. Randy Berry , Aero Acres, and member of the Treasure Coast Builders Association, addressed the Board regarding the permitting process and suggested the Board consider dividing the building offices so they concentrate on what they do best which is permitting and zoning. He also asked the Board to consider raising the salaries of the employees so the county may have the opportunity to recruit experienced and qualified people. The County Administrator advised Mr. Berry of the salary survey and once they receive st the study, the salaries would be adjusted as of April 1. Mr. George (unintelligible last name) representing Koltier Signature Homes, addressed the Board in support of the Code Enforcement, Building and Zoning Departments and commended their efforts however, he felt they had limited resources and asked the Board to approve any requests the department may have. The County Administrator stated they are working on the new system and once it’s up and running they expect things would run more smoothly. Ms. Gail Kavanagh, Treasure Coast Builders Association addressed the Board regarding the permits and the building department and submitted the attached letter with her comments. 2 Mr. Charles Grande, Hutchinson Island, addressed the Board regarding the placement of townhouses and single family homes in future developments. If this information is related upfront it would have eliminated the present situation. 4. CONSENT AGENDA (1-3300) It was moved by Com. Coward, seconded by Com. Craft to approve the Consent Agenda with item C-11B pulled, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. Com. Hutchinson requested the cap for the Dori Slosberg Mini-Grants be raised from $10,000 to $25,000. The County Attorney suggested sending a letter to those awarded the grants and informing them of the increase in the cap. It was moved by Com. Craft, seconded by Com. Coward, to approve the increase in the cap as requested by Com. Hutchinson, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. 1. WARRANT LIST The Board approved Warrant List No. 15. 2. COUNTY ATTORNEY A. The Board approved Resolution No. 05-004 extending the State of Emergency for Hurricane Frances and Resolution No. 05-005 extending the State of Emergency for Hurricane Jeanne. B. Record Destruction- The Board approved the destruction of records as requested by the Finance Department. 3. PARKS AND RECREATION A. Approval of Work Authorization No. 6 - The Board approved Work Authorization No. 6 with Hazen & Sawyer and approved to move $14,300 from other contractural services account to O/T Buildings Consulting Engineering (Capital Account) as required for tracking purposes. B. St. Lucie County Centennial Celebration Entertainment Contract- The Board approved the contract with Mark Chesnutt in the amount of $25,000 as drafted by the County Attorney and authorized the Chairman to sign. C. Termination of the Civic Center Change Fund- The Board approved the termination of the $800.00 change fund at the Civic Center. D. Revised Capital Equipment Purchase EQ02-149- The Board approved modifying EQ05-149 to reflect the purchase of a portable aquatic lift and to increase the purchase amount from $4,000.00 to $4,995.00. 4. INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE Central Services- Contract Change Order No. 1 to Contract No. C04-02-091 Hennis Construction Company- The Board approved Change Order No. 1 to Contract No, C04- 02-091 Hennis Corporation Inc., to increase the contract sum an additional $1, 025.00 and contract time an additional 72 days for the completion date of January 31, 2005 and authorized the Chairman to sign the Change Order. The Board approved the final payment and release of retainage in the amount of $14,052 to Hennis Construction for the Concession/Restroom project. 3 5. COMMUNITY SERVICES A. Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged Rural Area Capital Equipment Support Grant Amendment # 1. The Board authorized the Chairman signing the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged Rural Area Capital Equipment Support Grant Amendment # 1-Contract AN939. B. Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged Rural Area Capital Equipment Support Grant Amendment # 1.- The Board authorized the Chairman to sign the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged Rural Area Capital Equipment Support Grant Amendment # 1- Contract ANN08. 6. PUBLIC WORKS A. Code Division- The Board approved the request for 8 new positions to be added to the Code Compliance Division, position numbers 05-071 through 05-116 in order to provide services for the immediate need and to meet the continuing growth in St. Lucie County. B. Request of Robert Tierney through agent Randy Mosby- The Board approved the exemption from the requirements of Section 11.01.09 (A)(5) and that no environmental impact report be required for the project to be know as First Replat of Jana Park S/D. C. Road and Bridge Division- The Board accepted the Prima Blvd., Extension and Release of Maintenance Bond. D. Solid Waste Division- CDM Amendment to 5 Year Professional Services Agreement- The Board approved the December 18, 2004 proposal from CDM for engineering services to assist St. Lucie County with annual water quality monitoring, analysis, and report for both the Glades Road Landfill and Fairwinds Golf Course, annual aerial survey and financial responsibility update, Glades Road Landfill annual Leachate collection pipes survey and evaluation, Title V reporting and continuing consulting services for a total annual amount of $219,650.00 and approved this change in scope for the Glades Road Landfill Annual Permit Compliance issues. E. Solid Waste Division CDM Proposal – Landfill Gas Collection Wells Deactivation- The Board approved the December 18, 2004 proposal from CDM for engineering services related to the deactivation of non- performing landfill gas collection wells for a lump sum of $35,400.00. F. Solid Waste Division- Southern Waste Services, LLC- The Board approved the Non-Exclusive Commercial Solid Waste and Recyclable Material Collection Service Agreements for southern Waste Systems, LLC and authorized the Chairman to execute. G. Solid Waste Division- Time Clock- The Board approved an upgrade to the time clock system with a purchase from Timeco for EQ# 05-277 in the amount of $2,151.00 including shipping for an upgraded biometric time clock and EQ# 05-278 for one new biometric time clock in the amount of $2,515 including shipping. H. Professional Service Agreement with Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin Lopez Rinehart, Inc. - The Board approved the Professional Services Agreement with Glatting Jackson and designate the need to hire Glatting Jackson results from a valid public emergency. 4 7. AIRPORT A. Master Drainage Plan & Modification Scope of Work with PBS&J- The Board approved Work Authorization No. 6 for $194,372 with PBS&J for the Master Drainage Plan Modification for Basin A at St. Lucie County International Airport. B. Approval of Change Order No. 1 for the Airfield Lighting Upgrade Project at the St. Lucie County International Airport – The Board approved Change Order No. 1. 8. PURCHASING A. Bid # 05-001-Enhance Swale Maintenance Contract- The Board approved awarding the bid to the second lowest bidder, All Terrain Earthmoving. B. Bid # 05-004- Purchase and installation of Live Streaming Video of SLCTV and Video On-Demand- The Board approved awarding Bid # 05-004 to the sole responsible and responsive bidder, V2Net (D.CO) for a total cost of $18,876.00. C. Permission to advertise an RFP for a Golf Course Designer for the Fairwinds Golf Course Expansion- The Board approved advertising for an RFP. D. Approval of Bid Waiver and Ratification of Emergency Purchases from Hurricane Frances/Jeanne- The Board approved 1) ratifying the County Administrator’s order effective September 3, 2004 at 5:00 p.m. and September 24, 2004 at 9:00 a.m.2) approved the waiver of sealed bids as a result of declared emergency, 3) ratifying the County Administrator’s list of emergency purchase orders, credit card purchases, and authorized the Chairman to sign the contracts as prepared by the County Attorney. E. First Extension to Contract C01-12-180 with Sierra International Machinery, LLC for maintenance services for the baler and conveyor system- The Board approved the first extension to the contract and authorized the Chairman to sign the extension as prepared by the County Attorney. F. Second Extension to Contract C98-12-185 with Severn Trent-Avatar Utility Services for operation maintenance and management services for St. Lucie County water, wastewater and reclaimed water facilities- The Board approved the second extension to the contract and authorized the Chairman to sign the extension as prepared by the County Attorney. G. Fourth Amendment to Contract No. CO1-12-253 with Florida Tire Recycling, Inc. for waste tire processing- The Board approved the fourth amendment to the contract and authorized the Chairman to sign as prepared by the County Attorney. H. First Amendment to Contract No. C04-10-499 with Wilco Construction, Inc., and Contract C04-10-560 with Summerlin Seven Seas, Inc., for removal of old debris and replace structures to original condition- The Board approved the first amendment to the contract and authorized the Chairman to sign as prepared by the County Attorney . 5 I. Permission to advertise a RFP for Continuing Professional Surveying Services- The Board approved advertising for RFP for Continuing Professional Surveying Services. J. Bid # 04-099- South Hutchinson Island Water Reclamation Facility Repair & Painting- The Board approved awarding Bid # 04-099 to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, West Florida Maintenance, Inc., for a total cost of $110,275.00 and authorized the Chairman to sign the contract as prepared by the County Attorney. 9. PARKS REFERENDUM Lawnwood Football Stadium Lighting/Piggyback off of the City of Jacksonville’s contract with Musco Lighting – The Board approved piggybacking off of the City of Jacksonville’s contract with Musco Lighting in the amount of $281,188.00 for materials, labor, and installation of the Lawnwood Football Stadium lighting and also approved the contract between Musco Lighting and St. Lucie County as drafted by the County Attorney and authorized the Chairman to sign. 10. ADMINISTRATION A. Planning and Zoning Commission Appointment- The Board approved ratifying Com. Smith’s appointment of Mr. Rusty Aikens to the Planning & Zoning Commission. B. Tourism Development Council Appointment- The Board approved ratifying Com. Smith’s appointment of Mr. Simmie Burnes to the Tourist Development Council. C. Public Art & Design Committee Appointment- The Board approved ratifying Com. Smith’s appointment of Mr. James D. Gibson to the Public Art & Design Committee. D. TEA-21 Funding submission of projects to Congressman Alcee Hastings- The Board approved submitting the following projects to Congressman Hastings to be considered for TEA-21 funding. th 1. Widening of Midway Road from S. 25 Street to U.S. 1 2. Widening of U.S. 1 from Midway Road to Edwards Road 3. Widening of West Virginia Drive from Floresta to U.S. 1 4. Widening of U.S. 1 from Edwards Road to Virginia Avenue 5. Widening of Okeechobee Road from Jenkins Road to Florida Turnpike 6. Citrus Avenue/Delaware Realignment with U.S. 1 7. Orange Avenue reconstruction from Kings Highway to Okeechobee County line 8. Feeder Routs to Job Transit Project (Acquisition of 24 transit buses for new transit routes 9. Sidewalk/bicycle paths on Peachtree Blvd., and Emerson Avenue 10. Okeechobee Road Pedestrian Bridge Transportation enhancement 11. Extension to taxiway at St. Lucie County Airport E. Change Order No. 8 for Ahrens Companies- The Board approved Change Order No. 8 in the amount of $10,040.45 to provide additional electrical service at the Fairgrounds Arena. 11. MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET A. Approval of Budget Amendment # 04-117 transferring funding to cover General Fund purchase orders that were rolled over from fiscal year 2004- The Board approved Budget Amendment # 04-117. 6 B. Dori Slosberg Mini-Grant Awards- This item was pulled. 12. UTILITIES A. Route 4 16” Water Main and 16” Force Main Extension – The Board approved the Work Authorization with Masteller & Moler Inc., for engineering services related to the Route 4 project for the extension of a 16” water main and 16” force main through the proposed Waterstone/Emerson Estates project in the amount of $216,950.00. B. Holiday Pines Water Treatment Plant- Work Authorization Concentrate Disposal Relocation Permitting Phase 1 - The Board approved the Work Authorization with Camp, Dresser & McKee for engineering services related to the Holiday Pines Water Treatment Plant concentrate disposal relocation permitting-Phase 1 in the of $16,480.00. C. Holiday Pines Water Treatment Plant- Work Authorization Disinfection System Conversion - The Board approved a Work Authorization with Camp Dresser & McKee Inc., for engineering services related to design, permitting and construction site visits for the disinfection system conversion at the Holiday Pines Water Treatment Plant in the amount of $14,480.00. D. Holiday Pines Water Treatment Plant Expansion- Work Authorization- Preliminary Engineering Analysis- The Board approved the Work Authorization with Camp, Dresser and McKee, Inc., for engineering services related to the Holiday Pines Water Treatment Plant expansion preliminary engineering analysis in the amount of $36,490.00. REGULAR AGENDA 5.A PUBLIC WORKS (2-126) Engineering Division- Indian River Estates Street Lighting District- Public Hearing to add additional lighting- staff recommends the Board approve Resolution No. 05-006 amending the Indian River Estates Street Lighting District for the addition of one light. It was moved by Com. Coward, seconded by Com. Craft, to approve Resolution No. 05- 006, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. 6. COUNTY ATTORNEY (2-348) Proposal for Consulting Services- Emergency Shelter Impact Fees- Consider staff recommendation to approve the Proposal and authorize the Chairman to sign. It was moved by Com. Craft, seconded by Com. Smith to approve staff recommendation and approve the proposal authorizing the Chairman to sign, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. 7. PUBLIC WORKS Engineering Division- Indian River Drive Shoreline Restoration (Hurricane Jeanne Damage) Work Authorization to the Coastal Engineering contract with Taylor Engineering- Consider staff recommendation to approve the Work Authorization for the continuation of coastal engineering in the amount of $26,920.00 and authorize the Chairman to sign. It was moved by Com. Coward, seconded by Com. Smith, to approve the Work Authorization for the continuation of coastal engineering in the amount of $26,920.00, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. 7 8. ADMINISTRATION (2-833) Legislative Funding/Community Budget Issue Request (CBIR) Authorize the County Administrator to submit the six CBIR requests as follows: 1) Emergency Operations center/special needs shelter 2) Hazard Mitigation grant program funding 3) Treasure Coast Regional Biosolids management facility 4) Indian River Drive Restoration Project Phase 2 th 5) South 26 St. Wastewater Collection System 6) Orange Avenue widening-Kings Highway to Okeechobee County It was moved by Com. Coward, seconded by Com. Craft to approve the submission of the six CBIR requests, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. 9. CULTURAL AFFAIRS Cultural Affairs Council Vacancy- Consider staff recommendation to select one appointee from the candidates submitted. Upon tally of the votes Mr. Oscar Bravo was appointed to the position. UNAGENDAD The County Administrator advised the Board that staff will be visiting the Skatetown facility during certain hours to measure noise levels. He advised the Board he had spoke with Mr. Stewart, owner of the facility and stated he expressed frustration and was having discussions with the Fire Department. The County Administrator stated he would contact the Fire District to find out why the Fire District is having discussions with Mr. Stewart and bring the information back to the Board. There being no further business to be brought before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. ________________________ Chairman _________________________ Clerk of Circuit Court 8