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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOCC Agenda 01-06-2009 January 6, 2009 6:00 P.M. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA 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. January 6, 2009 6:00 P.M. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS www.co.st-lucie.fl.us Paula A. Lewis, Chairman District No. 3 Charles Grande, Vice Chairman District No. 4 Doug Coward District No. 2 Chris Dzadovsky District No. 1 Chris Craft District No. 5 I. INVOCATION II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. MINUTES Approve the minutes from the December 16, 2008 meeting. IV. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS There are no proclamations/presentations scheduled for January 6, 2009. V. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT VI. CONSENT AGENDA A.WARRANTS Approve warrant list No. 12, 13 & 14. B.COUNTY ATTORNEY 1. Logistics Center – Facilities Use Agreement with Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida, Inc., for 2009 Girl Scout Cookie Distribution – Consider staff recommendation to approve the proposed Facilities Use Agreement with Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida, Inc., and authorize the Chairman to sign the Agreement. 2. Humane Society of St. Lucie County, Inc. – Third Amendment to October 1, 2006 Agreement – Consider staff recommendation to approve the proposed Third Amendment to the October 1, 2006 Agreement with the Humane Society of St. Lucie County, Inc., and authorize the Chairman to sign the Third Agreement. 3. Midway Road Right-of-Way – North St. Lucie Water Control District – Adjacent to property formerly owned by International Alzheimer’s Foundation Trust, Inc. – Resolution No. 09-013 – Consider staff recommendation to accept the Fee Simple Deed, authorize the Chairman to sign Resolution No. 09-013 and direct staff to record the documents in the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida. 4. Airport West Commerce Park – 20’ Drainage Easement – Consider staff recommendation approve the Drainage Easement, authorize the Chairman to execute the Easement and direct staff to record the Easement in the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida. C. GROWTH MANAGEMENT Approve the Second Amendment to Contract C08-03-189 with Municipal Corporation to extend the term of the Contract until 12/31/09 – Consider staff recommendation to approve the amendment to the Contract for extension of time and authorize the Chairman to sign. D. PUBLIC WORKS 1. Request the Board approval of Railroad Reimbursement Agreements from Florida East Coast Railroad (FEC) and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for safety improvements at Midway Road and Walton Road railroad crossings; and approval of Resolution #08-386, and authorization for signature by Chair – Consider staff recommendation to approve the Railroad Reimbursement Agreements from Florida East Coast Railroad (FEC) and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for safety improvements at Midway Road and Walton Road railroad crossings; and approval of Resolution #08-386, and authorize the Chairman to sign. th 2. SR 615 South 25 Roadway Widening (Midway Road – Edwards Road) – Construction Engineering and Inspection Services – Consider staff recommendation to approve the Fifth Amendment to Work Authorization No. 1 (C03-05-645) which amends Kimley-Horn and Associates contract to reflect a $50,000 increase for construction engineering inspection services th and a time extension relative to bridge repairs for the South 25 Street Roadway Widening Project (Midway Road – Edwards Road) and authorize the Chairman to sign. th 3. SR 615 S. 25 Roadway Widening (Midway Road – Edwards Road – Geotechnical Engineering and Construction Materials Testing – Consider staff recommendation to approve the Ninth Amendment to Work Authorization No. 16 (C03-05-645) which amends the Dunkelberger Engineering & Testing, Inc. contract to reflect a $20,000 increase for geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing services and a time extension relative to bridge repairs for the th S. 25 Street Roadway Widening project (Midway Road – Edwards Road), and authorize the Chairman to sign. 4. Avenue J Pedestrian Bridge over Drainage Ditch No. 2 – Consider staff recommendation to approve Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Sheltra & Sons Construction Company, Inc. (C08-02-053) for the Avenue J Pedestrian Bridge over Drainage Ditch No. 2 in the amount of $8,257, and authorize the Chairman to sign. 5. Sneed Road Emergency Culvert Replacement at North St. Lucie River Water Control District Canal No. 67 – Consider staff recommendation to approve Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Johnson-Davis, Inc., (C08-11-540) for repair of Sneed Road Emergency Culvert Replacement at North St. Lucie River Water Control District Canal No. 67 in the amount of $22,800 and authorize the Chairman to sign. 6. Sneed Road Emergency Culvert Replacement at North St. Lucie River Water Control District Canal No. 64 - Consider staff recommendation to approve Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Johnson-Davis, Inc., (C08-11-541) for repair of Sneed Road Emergency Culvert Replacement at North St. Lucie River Water Control District Canal No. 64 in the amount of $22,000 and authorize the Chairman to sign. 7. Award of Bid #09-006 Striping and Pavement Markings – Consider staff recommendation to award the contract of striping and pavement markings to both Whiteleaf, Inc. (Gene’s Striping) and Oglesby Construction, Inc. 8. Sneed Road Emergency Culvert Replacement at North St. Lucie River Water Control District Canal No. 68 - Consider staff recommendation to approve Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Sheltra & Son Construction Company, Inc., (C08-10-463) for repair of Sneed Road Emergency Culvert Replacement at North St. Lucie River Water Control District Canal No. 68 in the amount of $2,688.20 and authorize the Chairman to sign. E.GRANTS 1.Approve an agreement with the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) to accept grant funding from FDEM and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for disaster relief funding from Tropical Storm Fay – Consider staff recommendation to approve the agreement and accept disaster relief funding from FDEM and FEMA. 2.Approve changing the name of the St. Lucie County Historical Museum to the St. Lucie County Regional History Center – Consider staff recommendation to approve changing the name of the St. Lucie County Historical Museum to the St. Lucie County Regional History Center. 3.Staff requests authorization to: (1) change the pending grant agreement to move $2,000,000 in anticipated County Incentive Grant Program (CIGP) funds from the Kings Highway and Orange Avenue intersection to the Kings Highway and Indrio Road intersection; (2) move $500,000 from the Transportation Bond funds designated for Kings and Orange to the Transportation Bond funds designated for Kings Highway and Indrio Road; and (3) continue to work with FDOT for the most beneficial solution for maintaining and maximizing the $2,000,000 CIGP funding. 4.Request submittal of a grant application to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), School Infrastructure Pilot Program, in the amount of $5,000,000, to be used toward the cost of constructing the intersection at Kings Highway and Orange Avenue – Consider staff recommendation to authorize the submittal of a grant application to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), School Infrastructure Pilot Program, in the amount of $5,000,000, to be used toward the cost of constructing the intersection at Kings Highway and Orange Avenue. 5.Staff requests authorization for the submittal of applications to Walmart, Lowes and CVS Pharmacy for funding to cover the approximately $23,500 cost of materials for the build-out of a no-pay access to health care clinic designed to serve the uninsured and under-insured of St. Lucie County F.PARKS AND RECREATION 1.Tradition Field Proposed Pricing for the 2009 Baseball Season – Consider staff recommendation to approve Sterling Facility Services, LLC’s proposed 2009 pricing for the following areas of operation: tickets, parking, programs and concessions at Tradition Field. 2.Approval of Budget Amendment No. BA09-008 Transferring Funds for the installation of a Pervious Concrete Pad for the Playground Safety Surface at MLK, Jr./Dreamland Park – Consider staff recommendation to approve Budget Amendment BA09-008 to transfer $9,640 from Account No. 001- 7210-546200-700 Parks Maintenance Improvement Projects into Parks Infrastructure Capital Fund Account No. 001-7210-563000-7697. 3.Increase Change Fund for the Havert L. Fenn Center – Consider staff recommendation to increase the change fund assigned to the Havert L. Fenn Center to $225. 4.Award of RFP 09-010/Services of a Tennis Professional – Consider staff recommendation to accept the revised proposal from Woody Newson, Inc., for the Services of a Tennis Professional and award the RFP and authorize the Chairman to sign the contract as drafted by the County Attorney. G.SHERIFF’S OFFICE Draw Request – January 2009 – Consider staff recommendation to approve the Sheriff’s double draw request for January 2009 in the amount of $10,881,345.50. H.INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Request Board approval to renew the second amendment extension to contract C07-03-171 exercising the second one year renewal option and extending the contract through September 30, 2009 between St. Lucie County and R&S Integrated Products in the amount of $28,088 – Consider staff recommendation to approve the request to renew the annual maintenance and the Board sign the contract extension between St. Lucie County and R&S Integrated Products in the amount of $28,088. I.ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Request approval to amend the Economic Development Council Grant for 2008-2009 by increasing the Grant from $150,000 to $250,000 – Consider staff recommendation to approve the amendment for the increase of $100,000 to the Grant and authorize the Chairman to sign. The total County Grant to the EDC for 2008-2009 would be $250,000. J.ADMINISTRATION 1.Jail Medical Wing and 100-bed Minimum Security Dormitory-Type Facility – Consider staff recommendation to go out for proposals for design and engineering services to engineer and design renovations and expansion of the jail medical wing and 100-bed minimum security dormitory-type facility and grant permission to advertise for RFP. 2. Airport Master Plan Update Technical Advisory Committee – Consider staff recommendation to ratify the fourteen (14) recommended appointees to the Airport Master Plan Update Technical Advisory Committee. 3. Proposed New Distributor Operation – Letter of Intent (LOI) – Consider staff recommendation to approve the September 22, 2008, Letter of Intent Agreement with the proposed new distributor operation. K. COMMUNITY SERVICES 1.Donation of Surplus Equipment – Consider staff recommendation to donate eight (8) computers and accessories to the new Volunteer Income Tax Assistance site at the Church of Philadelphia of the Nazarene, a non-profit community organization, and remove them from the County’s Fixed Asset Inventory records. 2.Permission to advertise Requests for Proposals for services necessary to administer the Neighborhood Stabilization Program – Consider staff recommendation to advertise Requests for Proposals for services necessary to administer the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. END OF CONSENT AGENDA VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. COUNTY ATTORNEY Ordinance No. 09-003 (formerly No. 08-031) – Amending Section 7.10.23(N)(3) of the Land Development Code – Revise Separation Requirements for Telecommunications Tower Height Requirements and Minimum Standards – No action required at this time. A second reading of the proposed Ordinance is scheduled for Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at 6 p.m. or soon thereafter as may be heard. B. COUNTY ATTORNEY Ordinance No. 09-002 – Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption – Ineligible Business or Industry – Consider staff recommendation to adopt Ordinance No. 09-002 as drafted and authorize the Chairman to sign the Ordinance. C. GROWTH MANAGEMENT Petition of International Airport Business Park, LLC., for a Proportionate Fair Share and Road Impact Fee Credit Agreement for the intersection improvements to Kings Highway and St. Lucie Boulevard to support the project known as International Airport Business Park located at the southwest corner of the intersection of St. Lucie Boulevard and Cayuga Avenue in the IL (Industrial Light) zoning district – Consider staff recommendation to adopt Draft Resolution No. 09-004 that grants approval to the Proportionate Fair Share and Road Impact Fee Credit Agreement, which complies with Condition of Approval Number 4 of Resolution No. 09-003 regarding the cost of intersection improvements on Kings Highway to serve the project known as International Business Park. END OF PUBLIC HEARINGS VIII. GROWTH MANAGEMENT Petition of International Airport Business Park of St. Lucie County, LLC for a second 12-month extension to a previously approved Major Site Plan for the project known as International Airport Business Park located at the southwest corner of Cayuga Avenue and St. Lucie Boulevard in the IL (Industrial Light) Zoning District – Draft Resolution No. 09-003 – Consider staff recommendation to approve the extension through the adoption of Draft Resolution No. 09-003. IX. COUNTY ATTORNEY 1903 Edwards Road, Fort Pierce, FL – Unsightly and Unsanitary Conditions – Consider staff recommendation to authorize a 30 day notice be sent to the property owner ordering him to remove the unsightly and unsanitary conditions on the property or St. Lucie County will have it cleared and place a lien on the property. X. ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. The Board of County Commissioners and the City of Fort Pierce will hold a Joint Meeting on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. in the County Commissioners Chambers. 2. MoneyFest is happening Saturday, February 21, 2009 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Fenn Center. This is a free event for the public to learn about ways to save, protect themselves from loss and increase their wage earning power. The St. Lucie County Extension office is coordinating this program. For more information, please call 772-462-1660. EROSION DISTRICT www.co.st-lucie.fl.us Chris Craft, Chairman District No. 5 Charles Grande, Vice Chairman District No. 4 Doug Coward District No. 2 Chris Dzadovsky District No. 1 Paula A. Lewis District No. 3 I. MINUTES Approve meeting minutes from the December 9, 2008 and December 16, 2008 meeting. II. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT III. CONSENT AGENDA A. WARRANTS Approve warrant list No. 12, 13 & 14 B. PUBLIC WORKS 1. One year contract extensions to provide upland sand sources associated with future post-storm emergency beach and dune restoration needs - Consider staff recommendation for the Erosion District Board to exercise their option for one year contract extensions and approve the attached contract amendments with CKA Associates, Inc. / Patco Contractors, Inc., and Dickerson Florida, Inc., to provide upland sand sources associated with future post-storm emergency beach and dune restoration needs and authorize the Chairman to sign. 2. Amendment No. 5 to Project Amendment No. 06SL1 with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (C06-06-303) and Work Authorization with Taylor Engineering, Inc. - Consider staff recommendation for the Erosion District Board to approve (1) Amendment No. 5 to Project Agreement 06SL1 (C06-06-303) with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, (2) Budget Resolution No. 09-001, (3) a Work Authorization with Taylor Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $350,090, as prepared by the County Attorney and (4) the execution of said documents by the Chairman. 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.