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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOCC Agenda 10-21-2008 Revised October 21, 2008 6:00 P.M. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REVISED 10/17/08 WELCOME ALL MEETINGS ARE TELEVISED. ALL MEETINGS PROVIDED WITH WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS FOR PUBLIC CONVENIENCE. PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES AND PAGERS PRIOR TO ENTERING THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS. PLEASE MUTE THE VOLUME ON ALL LAPTOPS AND PDAS WHILE IN USE IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS. 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 may be heard on the first and third Tuesday at 6:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as possible, or 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 have backup material, please have eight copies for distribution. NON-AGENDA ITEMS – These items are presented by an individual Commissioner or staff as necessary at the conclusion of the printed agenda. PUBLIC COMMENT – Time is allotted at the beginning of each meeting for general public comment. Please limit comments 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 as 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. October 21, 2008 6:00 P.M. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS www.co.st-lucie.fl.us Joseph E. Smith, Chairman District No. 1 Paula A. 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 October 14, 2008 meeting. IV. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS A. Presentation by Jessica Parrish, Housing Project Coordinator to congratulate housing clients on the completion of new home construction projects funded by a Community Development Block Grant. V. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT VI. CONSENT AGENDA A. WARRANTS Approve warrant list No. 55 and 3. B. COUNTY ATTORNEY 1. Donation – South Florida Water Management District – Surplus Parcel in Harmony Heights Subdivision – Tract#75100-004 – Tax I.D. 1431-701-0279-00/5 – Consider staff recommendation to accept the Quitclaim Deed, authorize the Chairman to sign Resolution No. 08-316 and direct staff to record the Resolution in the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida. 2. Request Permission to Advertise – Notice of Public Hearing – Petition to abandon a portion of th North 15 Street in Paradise Park between Barcelona Avenue and Rosarita Avenue – Consider staff recommendation to authorize staff to advertise a Public Hearing to be held on December 2, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. 3. Revocable License Agreement – Cedar Creek Engineering – Orange Avenue – Monitoring Wells – Consider staff recommendation to approve the Revocable License Agreement, authorize the Chairman to sign the Revocable License Agreement and instruct Cedar Creek Engineering to record the Revocable License Agreement in the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida. 4. Sneed Road Emergency Culvert Replacement – Temporary Construction Easements – Rhem Group, LLC – Resolution No. 08-323 – MCZ/Centrum Citrus Farms, LLC – Resolution No. 08-324 – Gates Brothers I, LLC/Bank One – Resolution No. 08-325 – Consider staff recommendation to accept the Temporary Construction Easements, authorize the Chairman to sign Resolution No. 08-323, Resolution No. 08-324 and Resolution No. 08-325 and direct staff to record the documents in the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida. B. COUNTY ATTORNEY (Contd.) 5. ADDITION TO THE AGENDA – Treasure Coast FBO, LLC – Consent to Sublease, First Amendment to Sublease and Assignment and Assumption of Sublease for Hangar 3179 – Consider staff recommendation to consent to the Sublease, First Amendment and Assignment and Assumption Agreement for Hangar 3179, and authorize the Chairman to sign the documents. C. PARKS AND RECREATION Port St. Lucie Fall Festival – Request to Waive Rental Fees at Tradition Field – Consider staff recommendation to approve waiving rental fees of $5,916.08 for Core Communities’ Port St. Lucie Fall Festival at Tradition Field parking lot, October 29, 2008 – November 2, 2008, as requested. D. PUBLIC WORKS Engineering Division - Lennard Road PD&E Study – Fourth Amendment to the Agreement with Kimley- Horn and Associates, Inc. – Consider staff recommendation to approve the Fourth Amendment to the Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for the Lennard Road PD&E Study to extend the contract to December 31, 2008, and signature by the Chairman. E. MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET ADDITION TO THE AGENDA – Request for approval of revision to October advance in the amount of $400,000 plus the previous request of $275,000 totaling $675,000 for October advance to the County Tax Collector – Consider staff recommendation to approve the Tax Collector’s request for a revision to the October commission advance in the amount of $400,000 in addition to the $275,000 previously requested totaling $675,000 for October. END OF CONSENT AGENDA VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. GROWTH MANAGEMENT Petition of “William Bessemer” for an Amendment to the Official Zoning Atlas to change the zoning from the RM-5 (Residential Multiple Family – 5 du/acre) Zoning District to the AR-1 (Agriculture, Residential – 1 du/acre) Zoning District for the project known as “William Bessemer” located East of US 1 and Prima Vista Blvd., on the South side of Tilton Road as 1103 Tilton Road in St. Lucie County, Florida – Consider staff recommendation to adopt Draft Resolution No. 08-184 granting approval of an amendment to the Official Zoning Atlas to change the zoning from the RM-5 (Residential, Multiple Family – 5 du/acre) Zoning District to the AR-1 (Agriculture, Residential – 1 du/acre) Zoning District. B. GROWTH MANAGEMENT th Petition of “17 Street Church of God” for an Amendment to the Official Zoning Atlas to change the zoning from the RF (Religious Facility) Zoning District to the RS-4 (Residential, Single Family – 4 du/acre) thrd Zoning District for the project known as “17 Street Church of God” located at the west side of N. 43 Street and approximately 152 feet South of San Diego Avenue, St. Lucie County, Florida – Consider staff recommendation to adopt Draft Resolution No. 08-138 granting approval of an amendment to the Official Zoning Atlas to change the zoning from the RF (Religious Facility) Zoning District to the RS-4 (Residential, Single Family – 4 du/acre) Zoning District. C. GROWTH MANAGEMENT Petition of Jacqueline Rhaheed for a Conditional Use Permit to allow the operation of a Family Residential Home within a 1,000 foot radius of another such Family Residential Home in the RS-4 (Residential, Single Family – 4 du/ac) Zoning District for property located at 2682 Mohawk Avenue. – Consider staff recommendation to approve the proposed Conditional Use Permit application and finds that the petition meets the standards of review as set forth in Section 11.07.03 of the St. Lucie County Land Development Code and is not in conflict with the goals, objectives, and policies of the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan. Draft Resolution No. 08-178 is attached for consideration, subject to two limiting conditions of approval. D. GROWTH MANAGEMENT St. Lucie County Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) – Consider staff recommendation to adopt Evaluation and Appraisal Report and transmit to the Department of Community Affairs. END OF PUBLIC HEARINGS VIII. CENTRAL SERVICES Restructuring Proposal: Second Street Parking Garage – Staff is recommending the following Board actions: (1) Board approval of Resolution No. 08-313 restructuring the Second Street Parking Garage system effective April 1, 2009; (2) Board approval of Resolution No. 08-293 reserving 13 first floor parking spaces and an additional 9 parking spaces adjacent to the downtown chiller plant for the Judiciary and (3) Board approval to utilize Investment For the Future funds in the amount of $63,500 for the purchase and installation of four multi-space meters, signage and meter maintenance. IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. St. Lucie County will be hosting the 2nd Annual Treasure Coast Green Conference on Thursday, October 23, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the Havert L. Fenn Center at 2000 Virginia Avenue in Fort Pierce. Call the Oxbow Eco-Center at (772) 785-5833 or visit www.treasurecoastgreen.com for more information. 2. The St. Lucie Cooperative Extension will hold a Spread the Shade Plant a Tree, Tree Give-A-Way on October 25, 2008 from 8:00 a.m. until Noon at City Hall 121 SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard, Port St. Lucie. 3. The Board of County Commissioners will hold an Informal Monthly Meeting on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. in Conference Room #3. 4. The November 4, 2008 Regular Board of County Commissioners Meeting has been canceled due to the General Election. 5. County offices will be closed on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 to observe Veteran’s Day. 6. St. Lucie County International Airport Staff and Tenants are hosting Airport Day on Saturday, November 15, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the Airport Administration Building at 3000 Curtis King Boulevard, Ft. Pierce. Free airplane rides for ages 8-17 through EAA Young Eagles program (call 772-489-7776 for reservations). Students and families are invited to learn about aviation careers and businesses and see static displays of aircraft. Florida Institute of Technology and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University will also be present to talk to students. The Aviation History Wall will be dedicated at 10:00 AM. Come learn about the history of aviation in St. Lucie County! For more information, call 772 462-1732. 7. The National Navy UDT-SEAL will host its FREE annual Veterans’ Day Celebration (Muster) on November 15, 2008. This will be the first Muster the Museum has hosted since receiving National Designation by the United States Congress. This year’s Muster, which will be the biggest and best yet, will include celebrities, activities for the entire family, and demonstrations by the US Navy Seals! For more information, please contact the Museum at 772-595-5845, or via the Internet at www.NavySEALmuseum.com. 8. The Board of County Commissioners will hold the Annual Reorganization meeting on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. in the County Commission Chamber. 9. The Board of County Commissioners will hold an Informal Monthly Meeting on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. in Conference Room #3. 10. County offices will be closed on Thursday, November 27, 2008 and Friday, November 28, 2008 to observe Thanksgiving. 11. The December 23, 2008 Regular Board of County Commissioners Meeting has been canceled. 12. County offices will be closed on Thursday, December 25, 2008 and Friday, December 26, 2008 to observe Christmas. 13. Please note below a quick link for the draft Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) which is also included on the Growth Management homepage of the County website. It was published at 4:00 p.m. on October 1, 2008. http://co.st-lucie.fl.us/growth/publications.htm 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.