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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOCC Agenda 01-13-2009 January 13, 2009 9:00 A.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 13, 2009 9:00 A.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 January 6, 2009 meeting. IV. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS A.Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day – Consider staff recommendation to adopt the proclamation 08-389 as written for January 30, 2009 as Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day in St. Lucie County. V. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT VI. CONSENT AGENDA A.WARRANTS Approve warrant list No. 15. B.COUNTY ATTORNEY Treasure Coast FBO, LLC – Consent to Sublease, First Amendment to Sublease and Assignment and Assumption of Sublease for Hangar 3816 – Consider staff recommendation to approve the First Amendment to Sublease, and Assignment and Assumption for Hangar 3816, and authorize the Chairman to sign the documents. C. PUBLIC SAFETY Professional Services Agreement with the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council – Update and revision of the St. Lucie County Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) in the amount of twenty-nine thousand, six hundred, thirty-seven dollars ($29,637.00) – Consider staff recommendation to approve the Professional Services Agreement with the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council and authorize the Chairman to sign. D. GRANTS 1. Approve Equipment Request No. EQ#09-019 and the contract with Stephanie Jaffe Werner of ESplande 7, Inc., to construct and install a permanent sculpture at the Avenue D roundabout th located at the intersection of Avenue D and 15 Street – Consider staff recommendation to approve Equipment Request No. EQ#09-019 and the contract with Stephanie Jaffe Werner of ESplande 7, Inc., to construct and install a Highwaymen obelisk at the Avenue D roundabout th located at the intersection of Avenue D and 15 Street. D. GRANTS CONTINUED 2. Request the Board to authorize the submittal of a grant application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, for funds in the amount of $50,000 from the Environmental Education Grants Program. These funds will be utilized to provide education, resources, and stewardship opportunities to volunteers, in regards to the Indian River Lagoon region – Consider staff recommendation to authorize the submittal of a grant application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Environmental Education Grants Program, requesting $50,000 to promote the Indian River Lagoon Environmental Stewardship Program. 3. Request the Board to authorize the submittal of a grant application to the American Association for State and Local History, for funds not to exceed $3,000 from the 2009 Alderson Internship Grant Program. These funds will be utilized to assist the St. Lucie County Regional History Center with staffing needs by hiring a summer-graduate intern to assist with museum procedures, cataloguing artifacts, organizing special events, and exhibit improvements – Consider staff recommendation to authorize the submittal of a grant application to the American Association for State and Local History – 2009 Alderson Internship Grant Program, requesting $3,000 to provide for a summer-graduate intern at the St. Lucie County Regional History Center. E. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES Board approval to award RFP 09-011 to JMWA Architects for the design and construction of a St. Lucie River “Living in a Watershed” Exhibit at the Oxbow Eco-Center in the amount of $70,000. – Consider staff recommendation to approve to award RFP #09-011 (Oxbow Eco-Center Watershed Exhibit) to the top ranked proposer JMWA Architects and permission for the Chairman to sign the contract as prepared by the County Attorney. F. ADMINISTRATION Office Space – Congressman Rooney’s Office – Staff recommends rental of an office to Congressman Rooney, subject to a Lease Agreement by the County Attorney. G. AIRPORT Request approval to submit a grant application of up to $150,000 to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in support of ongoing security fencing projects at the St. Lucie County International Airport – Consider staff recommendation to approve to submit a grant application to the Federal Aviation Administration in support of security fencing projects of up to $150,000 at the St. Lucie County International Airport. H. COMMUNITY SERVICES 1. Approve Budget Resolution No. 09-012 to budget funds for fixed routes in the St. Lucie West area for the Florida Department of Transportation Joint Participation Agreement; and approve sub grant agreement with Council on Aging, transportation provider – Consider staff recommendation to approve Budget Resolution No. 09-012 to budget funds for the FDOT Joint Participation Agreement for the St. Lucie West fixed routes; approve to accept sub agreement with COASL/Community Transit and the Chair to sign all necessary documents. 2. Acceptance of FY08/09 Trip/Equipment Grant with the Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged; approval of the new Transportation Development Service Plan (TDSP) and trip rates; approval of Budget Resolution No. 09-015 to budget funds – Consider staff recommendation to approve acceptance of Trip/Equipment Grant, approval of the Transportation Development Service Plan (TDSP) and new trip rates; approval of Budget Resolution No. 09-015 to budget funds; and authorize the Chair to sign the agreement. H. COMMUNITY SERVICES CONTINUED 3. Approve Budget Resolution No. 09-011 to budget funds from the U.S. Department of Justice Violence Against Women for the Safe Havens grant – Consider staff recommendation to approve Budget Resolution No. 09-011 to budget funds from the U.S. Department of Justice Violence Against Women for the Safe Haven grant. I. UTILITIES 1. Change Order No. 3 with Johnson-Davis, Inc. for construction services related to the South Hutchinson Island SR A-1-A Utility Relocation to increase the contract in the amount of $3,750.00 – Consider staff recommendation to approve Change Order No. 3 with Johnson-Davis, Inc. for construction services related to the South Hutchinson Island SR A-1-A Utility Relocation to increase the contract in the amount of $3,750.00. 2. Staff requests approval to increase the Utilities Department change fund by $150, from $300 to $450, for additional funds in three customer service cash drawers – Consider staff recommendation to approve additional utility customer service cash drawer funds in the amount of $150. J. SOLID WASTE Request Board approval to advertise for Proposals for the Exclusive Residential Collection Service Agreement for the County Urban Service Area – Consider staff recommendation to approve to advertise the Request for Proposals for the Exclusive Residential Collection Service Agreement for the County Urban Service Area. K. MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 1. Purchasing Division – Board approval of fixed asset inventory-property record removal – Consider staff recommendation to authorize staff to remove the attached records from the fixed asset inventory of the Clerk of Court Department. 2. Purchasing Division - Board approval of fixed asset inventory-property record removal – Consider staff recommendation to authorize staff to remove the attached records from the fixed asset inventory of the St. Lucie County Health Department. 3. Purchasing Division – Board approval of fixed asset inventory-property record removal – Consider staff recommendation to authorize staff to remove the attached records from the fixed asset inventory of the Board of County Commissioners. L. PUBLIC WORKS 1. USDA/NRCS Grant Agreement partnership with NSLRWCD for repairs to Header Canal Road bank stabilization – Public Works Staff requests Board direction to prepare an Interlocal agreement between the NSLRWCD and St. Lucie County to perform repairs to Header Canal Road embankment, and to provide matching funds in an amount not to exceed $620,000. 2. Engineering Division - Emergency Verada Ditch repair related to Tropical Storm Fay - Consider staff recommendation approve Amendment No. 1 to Work Authorization No. 6 (C07-07-387) with Miller Legg for the emergency repair of Verada Ditch in the amount of $269,737.03, and authorization for the Chair to sign. 3. Work Authorization No. 10 with Dredging and Marine Consultants, LLC. for professional engineering services for the Taylor Creek (Site 7) Shoreline Emergency Repair including Permitting, Engineering, Bidding and Construction Inspection Services – Consider staff recommendation for approval and signature of the Chair for approval of Work Authorization No. 10 with Dredging and Marine Consultants, LLC., in the amount of $185,100.00 for professional services for the Shoreline Emergency Repair of Taylor Creek (Site 7). REGULAR AGENDA VII. GROWTH MANAGEMENT A request by Allied New Technologies via the County Attorney’s office and the Growth Management Department to amend Section D of Resolution No. 07-135. The purpose of this request is to clarify the language in Section D regarding which permits are subject to agencies other than St. Lucie County – Consider staff recommendation to approve Resolution No. 09-014 as drafted. VIII. COUNTY ATTORNEY County Administrator Contract - Consider staff recommendation to approve the Contract. IX. 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 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 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. 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. MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT www.co.st-lucie.fl.us Chris Dzadovsky, Chairman District No. 1 Chris Craft, Vice Chairman District No. 5 Doug Coward District No. 2 Charles Grande District No. 4 Paula A. Lewis District No. 3 I. MINUTES Approve the minutes from the December 9, 2008 meeting. II. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT III. CONSENT AGENDA A. WARRANTS Approve warrant list No. 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15. 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. 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 January 6, 2009 meeting. II. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT III. CONSENT AGENDA A. WARRANTS Approve warrant list No. 15 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.