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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda 10-08-2008 ST. LUCIE COUNTY PROPERTY & HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 Time: 9:00 A.M. Location: Dekker Family Farms-meet at Red Metal Building 4823 Shinn Road Fort Pierce, FL 34945 (Directions are attached) AGENDA 1. Opening Remarks, Commissioner Chris Craft, Chairman 2. Self Introductions 3. Dean Dekker, President Dekker Family Farms 4. Guided Tour 5. Closing remarks 6. Refreshments will be served REMINDER : The next Property & Homeowners Association meeting will be on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Directions to Dekker Family Farms 4823 Shinn Road Ft. Pierce, FL 34945 Phone: 772-468-9682 Located on the SW corner of State Road 70 and Shinn Road in Fort Pierce. (About 5 miles west of the Turn' on Okeechobee j State Road 70 ~ SªfeSubscriI:H:;Sr1 Directions from: Building, 2300 Virginia Avenue 34982 1. on Virginia Avenue toward 25th 3. on Okeechobee Road 7.4 miles Road 2. .-. .~ rCE'1ïe '," !I: 7·;¿,o8 Dekker Famil'Y. Farms 4823 Shinn Road, Fort Pierce FL 34945 772-468-9682 Fax 772-468-9683 www.DekkerFamilvFarms.com Status of Local and Nationwide Food Supply and its effects On St. Lucie County - June 30~ 2008 Commissioner Craft: What a couple of months!! With gas prices soaring, millions of acres of farmland in the Midwest flooding, salmonella infecting tomatoes, and a global food crisis threatening, it seems to me that America and St Lucie County is finally, slowly waking up. The world is not what it seemed to'be. Change seems inevitable in ways it didn't even a few months ago. The question now is not how much whether the collective we is going to change, but how - with what frame of mind. As we alter our consumptive patterns, food and otherwise, we must be aware of how we approach change. We can be anxious or relaxed, defensive or curious, fearful or joyful. The differences are vast and vital. Many of us live lives that are overly determined by convenience. Day to day decisions is made as if expediency and ease were our highest values. So habituated are we to these conveniences that the idea of going without them actually makes us feel afraid. But fear - of scarcity, of change - is a "terrible master." It makes us forget our own creativity and adaptability. We mistake the way it is for the way it has ,to be. In that mindset, there is no way to discover something that might be better. Since January I have been giving beginner hydroponic classes twice a week at the farm. The turn out and interest has been tremendous, especially in the past month since the salmonella scare. Hundreds of people have learned that they can take control of the food their family consumes. But unfortunately so many people feel that their HOA will not allow them to set up a vertical system in their backyard. As you know, many of our citizens live in communities with active HOA's. This frame of mind is an example of the kind of thinking we as a community need to leave bel1iIld. , If..»,.e gr¡;:eteyery Ile\y iqt::a\yith, t::x:cu~est.l1atflÌ.nl todefen~ ()urol~w~ys, we will be lost. I would like the opportunity to go before the SLC Property and Home Owners Association committee in order to gauge a response from the members. I would also appreciate your support in this endeavor to better our community, by offering our citizens' a safe and healthy alternative to this food crisis. '..., US 1 - Progress Update for September 26, 2008 Page 1 of2 Eva O'Donnell - US 1 - Progress Update for September 26, 2008 From: To: Date: Subject: "Scott, Randall" <rscott@BoyleEngineering.com> <alena@tropical-isles.org>, <bolduc.ann.s28@flsenate.gov>, Carolyn Gish <carolyn.gish@dot.state.fl.us>, Cissy <Cisnjer@aol.com>, <dale@buddysholiday.net>, Eva O'Donnell <odonnele@stlucieco.gov>, <glenpreston@wallaceautogroup.com>, <grussel@bellsouth.net>, <guillermo. vignier@dot.state.fl.us>, <hco1l211 @rogerdeanbuick.com>, HeshamAli <hesham.ali@dot.state.fl.us>, <kchristiansen@rogerdeanbuick.com>, "Kyzer, Bill" <Bill- K@BoyleEngineering.com>, <lauraallen@wallaceautogroup.com>, <linda@vougevacations.com>, "Lynch, Jim" <Jim- L@BoyleEngineering.com>, <maryjo@sunrise-ford.com>, <mikewetzel@sunrisefordco.com>, <nina.margetis@myfloridahouse.gov>, PeteNissen <peter.nissen@dot.state.fl.us>, <reinkster l@yahoo.com>, <richard.machek@myfloridahouse.gov>, "Schurmann, Wayne" <Donald- S@BoyleEngineering.com>, <scottok@bellsouth.net>, <tam825@yahoo.com>, <tangie.jennings@myfloridahouse.gov>, <zutshis@bellsouth.net>, "Lawrence, Chloann" <Chloann.Lawrence@dot.state.fl.us> 9/26/2008 2:32 PM US 1 - Progress Update for September 26,2008 Dear US 1 Business Owners, The following is an update on the progress that has taken place as of September 26th, 2008. As you all are aware, Phase II was completed on July 25th, two weeks ahead of the August 5th target date. The next milestone for the project is the completion date in early March 2009. As you may have noticed, the finish date has shifted a few weeks due to the rains from Tropical Storm Fay. The contractor experienced a two week set back from the flooding on the project site. We are still pushing hard to finish the project ahead of schedule, but currently the allowable contract days extend into March. What we have accomplished to date... · Completed Phase III south bound traffic switch on 7/25/08. The northbound traffic remained in the Phase II configuration. · Removed 100% of the old pavement in the median portion of the roadway. Due to traffic constraints during Phase II, the median portion of the old roadway was not able to be removed. · Began to prepare the road beds for the left hand turn lanes. As soon the as contractor finishes all the widening for the left hand turn lanes, a paver will place asphalt on the turn lanes. · Continue to pour the curb and traffic separators in the US 1 medians. As you may have noticed this work does not progress as quickly as the curb in phase II. Due to the type and location of the curb in Phase III (mostly at the turn lanes and intersections), some of this curb has to be placed manually, as opposed to using the curb machine as was used in Phase II. · Continue installing the irrigation lines in the medians. · Continue to install the equipment and wiring necessary to control the traffic lights throughout the project. The intersection will be equipped with cameras file://C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settina"\Tpmn\YPnrnm;",,,\L12T'\r<P'1 () ''"IC ''"1(\(\0 US 1 - Progress Update for September 26, 2008 Page 2 of2 for vehicle detection (senses the vehicle and triggers the light to turn to green). All of the intersections within the project limits will be connected together by a fiber optic cable. The fiber optic cable and additional communication equipment will allow the system of intersections to be controlled from a remote site if needed. What to expect throughout October..... · Continue to pour curb in the medians. · Begin to backfill medians, in preparation for landscaping plants. · Continue to install the traffic signal equipment. · Continue to excavate pond 23 West (at the intersection of Sager Ave. and Oleander Ave.) and pond 28 (adjacent to Savannah Ridge Elementary), · Continue to place permanent signs throughout the project. Any questions pertaining to the construction activities for the US 1 project can be answered at (772) 461-2450. Thanks again for your time and your patience. Randall J, Scott, PE Construction Services Manager Boyle Engineering Corporation 3550 SW Corporate Parkway Palm City, FL 34990 (772) 286-3883 - Palm City (772) 461-2450 - Fort Pierce (772) 801-9465 - Cell rscott@BoyleEngineering,com www.boyle.aecom.com file ://C: \Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\ Temp \XPgrpwise \48DCF2... 9/26/2008