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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOCC Minutes 05-03-2005 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA REGULAR MEETING Date: May 3, 2005 Convened: 6:00 p.m. Tape: 1 Adjourned: 7:40 p.m. Commissioners Present: Chairperson, Frannie Hutchinson, Paula A Lewis, Doug Coward, Chris Craft, Joseph Smith Others Present: Doug Anderson, County Administrator, Faye Outlaw, Asst. County Administrator, Dan McIntyre, Don West, Public Works Director, Paul Phillips, Airport Director, Mike Pawley, County Engineer, Millie Delgado-Feliciano, Deputy Clerk 1. MINUTES (1-024) It was moved by Com. Lewis, seconded by Com. Craft, to approve the minutes of the meeting held April 26, 2005, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. 2. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS The County Administrator read upcoming events. 3. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS (1-100) Mr. Charles Gallagher, Spanish Lakes addressed the Board regarding the permit process and advised the Board the carports being repaired and re-built are not according to what the resident is paying for. They are weak and he is concerned with the fact residents are being overcharged. Com. Hutchinson asked Mr. Gallagher to provide his phone number to her Executive Assistant and she will advise him the date of the meeting to be held between herself, Mr. Gallagher and the Code Compliance Manager. Ms. Dorothy Davis, Spanish Lakes addressed the Board regarding the permitting process and how long it takes for contractors to complete the work on their roofs, carports etc. Com. Craft addressed Ms. Davis’ concerns and stated the County has employed additional staff in order to meet the needs of the community when applying for permits. He also advised Ms. Davis that contractors are not picking up their permits on a timely basis. There are presently quite a few permits in the building and code departments waiting to be picked up. Mr. Charles Grande, Hutchinson Island, addressed the Board regarding the Dune stabilization project and thanked the Board and the Erosion Manager for moving the project along. He stated many of the complaints are from residents who do not live on the island. 4. CONSENT AGENDA (1-687) It was moved by Com. Craft, seconded by Com. Lewis, to approve the Consent Agenda, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. 1. WARRANT LIST The Board approved Warrant List No. 31. 2. COUNTY ATTORNEY 1 A. The Board approved Resolution No. 05-183 Extending the State of Emergency for Hurricane Frances; and Resolution No. 05-184 Extending the State of Emergency for Hurricane Jeanne and authorized the Chairman to sign the Resolutions. nd B. Revocable License Agreement- FPUA Boston Avenue and 2 St.- The Board approved the Revocable License Agreement, authorized the Chairman to sign the Revocable License Agreement and directed Fort Pierce Utilities Authority to record the document in the Public Records of St. Lucie County. C. Revocable License Agreement- Dept. of Transportation, Turnpike Enterprise-Landfill Road- The Board approved the Revocable License Agreement, authorized the Chairman to sign and directed staff to record the document in the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida. D. Revocable License Agreement- Dept. of Transportation, Turnpike Enterprise-Glades Cut off Road County Road 709- The Board approved the Revocable License Agreement authorized the Chairman to sign and directed staff to record the document in the Public Records of St. Lucie County. 3. GRANTS A. The Board approved staff’s request to submit the Florida Forever grant application to the Florida Communities Trust for funds to assist in the acquisition of Paleo Hackberry, a 231 acre project that is immediately adjacent to the Paleo Hammock Natural area. B. The Board approved staff’s request for St. Lucie County to partner with the Trust for Public Lands in TPL’s attempt to acquire 55 acres as part of the Paleo Hackberry project. If TPL is successful in acquiring the land, it will then sell it to St. Lucie County at an agreed upon future date. C. The Board authorized the submittal of a grant application to the Florida Communities Trust Florida Forever Program for funds in the amount of $3,201,250 to assist in the acquisition of Heathcote Botanical Park Phase 2. 4. PUBLIC WORKS A. The Board authorized accepting the project, release the retainage in the amount of $23,265.05 and make Final Payment in the amount of $23,265.05 to Ranger Construction Industries, Inc., for the removal of hurricane generated debris from Indian River Drive. B. The Board approved Change Order No. 2 for Lake Michigan Contractors, Inc.. in the amount of $1779.40 for the Taylor Creek Dredging Project and authorized the Chairman to sign. 5. CENTRAL SERVICES Rock Road Jail Expansion Project - The Board approved Change Order No. 2 to Contract No. C04-04-323/Centex Rooney/Schenkel Shultz, to increase the contract sum $86,640.00 to provide for the wetland mitigation program for the jail expansion project, and authorized the Chair to sign this contract Change order as prepared by the County Attorney. The Board also approved using Environmental Design South to provide five year monitoring of the wetland area at a cost of $44,400.00 and authorized the Chairman to sign the contract as prepared by the County Attorney. There is a $240,000 budgeted in the project for this work. 2 6. CULTURAL AFFAIRS The Board approved offering free admission to the St. Lucie county Historical Museum th on Wednesday, May 18 in celebration of International Museum Day. 7. AIRPORT Release Retainage and Final Payment-Dickerson Florida Inc.- The Board approved the release of retainage in the amount of $84,380.16 and the invoice amount of $3,536.38 for a final invoice amount of $87,916.44 to Dickerson Florida, Inc., for the runway 14/32 rehabilitation project (bid # 03-078) at St. Lucie International Airport. 8. GROWTH MANAGEMENT A. Request of Emilio and Lili Gonzales - The Board approved the final plat of Lili Estates S/D and authorized its final execution. B. Request of Joseph G. Miller- The Board approved the final plat of Carlton Country Estates S/D and authorized its final execution. 9. INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE Purchase and Installation of flooring for Finance and Management & Budget/Roger Poitras Building- The Board approved the amount of $10,000 toward the purchase and installation of floor covering for Finance and Management for a total cost of $43,918.10 through Collins & Aikman Floor Covering State Contract 360-240-00-1. 10. ADMINISTRATION Consultant Agreement with Innovial Inc.- The Board approved the Consultant Agreement with Innovial Inc., for a feasibility study to determine whether a business incubator will work in St. Lucie County, and authorized the Chairman to sign the agreement. REGULAR AGENDA (1-853) 5.A GROWTH MANAGEMENT Consider Draft Resolution No. 05-027 granting Preliminary Planned Unit Development approval for the project to be known as Rocking Horse Ranch-PUD for property located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Johnston Road and the Indian River County line. Staff recommends approval of Draft Resolution 05-027 granting Preliminary Planned Unit Development approval for the project to be known as Rocking Horse Ranch- PUD subject to the four conditions. The County Attorney advised the Board that a developers’ agreement should be in place prior to Board approval. Until the agreement is in place, the item should not be heard and he recommended it be continued indefinitely until such an agreement is in place. Mr. Chuck Barquette, representing the developer stated he became aware of the traffic problem only a few days ago and would be happy to enter into a developers’ agreement and pay the fair share if the item could move forward. The County Attorney advised the Board according to Chapter 5 of the Code, the agreement must be in place before moving forward. He suggested finding out the nature of the problem and finding a solution. They need to deal with the issues first before approving the development and then the approval can be done concurrently. Com. Coward expressed his concern and stated they may be more items coming up such as the area being designated agriculture and the area being located beyond the urban 3 service area. He expressed his concern with the fact they would need fire and medical services which presently are not within a close proximity of the development. Com. Smith questioned the water availability in the area for fire hydrants. The applicant advised Com. Smith they are planning on utilizing dry hydrants and the water supply for the hydrants will be provided by 40 acres of lakes. Com. Lewis stated she felt there was not a need to continue a full discussion this evening unless there are members who have additional concerns. Com. Craft stated he also did not think we needed additional discussion. Mr. Cullen Jay Maycumber, St. Lucie County resident, Indrio Road complimented staff regarding the new found importance of concurrency. Com. Coward stated the project needed to come in concurrently with the North County Charette. Mr. Buddy Emerson, St. Lucie County Fire Marshall, addressed the Board and stated this had been the first time the Fire Department has looked at the project and they had serious concerns about being able to provide fire and emergency medical services to the project and stated there are many other issues that need to be addressed. He presented a letter from the Insurance Services Office which stated due to the growth in our area, they will be contacting the Fire District on a annual basis. It was moved by Com. Craft, seconded by Com. Lewis, to continue this item to a date uncertain and it run concurrent with the developers’ agreement, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. 5.B COUNTY ATTORNEY (1-2192) Joint Planning Agreement- City of Ft. Pierce- Consider staff recommendation to approve the Joint Planning Agreement and authorize the Chairman to sign the Agreement. The County Attorney summarized the agreement. It provides for improved communications on the annexation ordinances, it requires the city to provide the County with notice of annexations prior to action on the first reading by the city. It also provides that both the city and county have the right to designate a non voting representative to attend each others site plan review committee and will provide notification to each other of when these meetings are held. At a staff level they look at this agreement as a start. Com. Hutchinson stated she felt the agreement was watered down and was disappointed in the agreement and felt it did not give the county anything and was not in favor of it. Her issue was the lack of coordination of the facts. The County Attorney stated they hope they would be able to improve this agreement in the future. Com. Craft concurred with Com. Hutchinson’s comments and disappointment, however he felt this was a working document with room and availability for improvements. They can make the adjustments in the future together. However, he does feel this is a start. Com. Coward stated he concurred with Com. Craft’s comments and while the agreement is not as strong as they previously wished, it is still a starting point and asked for the Board’s support. He felt it was important to send the message to both cities that the county was willing to work with them and asked her to reconsider and vote in the affirmative with the balance of the Board. 4 Com. Hutchinson stated she would be willing to go with the affirmative vote if the agreement was reviewed in six months and not the way it is written today. If after six months the city cannot feel a level of trust with the county then there was no reason to sign such an agreement. Com. Coward stated he would like to move more toward a more optimistic goal and use this starting point also to the city of Port St. Lucie to show they are willing to work together. Com. Smith stated it may be difficult and challenging and he is inclined to agree with those on the Board on this being a starting point of a good relationship in the future. Com. Lewis stated she concurred this was different than what they wished, there are several positive points in the agreement. It was moved by Com. Craft, seconded by Com. Smith, to approve the agreement with the internal policy to review it in 6 months and to send a cover letter from the Chairman acknowledging having more dialogue and stating their intent as a policy to review it every 6 months, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. 7. ADMINISTRATION Monthly Committee reports- The Board provided updates on the Committees and Advisory Board on which they serve. There being no further business to be brought before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. ___________________________ Chairman ___________________________ Clerk of Circuit Court 5