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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOCC Agenda 03-03-2009 March 3, 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. March 3, 2009 6:00 P.M. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS www.co.st-lucie.fl.us www.stlucieco.org 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 February 24, 2009 meeting. IV. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS A. There are no proclamations/presentations scheduled for March 3, 2009. V. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT VI. CONSENT AGENDA A. WARRANTS Approve warrant list No. 22. B. COUNTY ATTORNEY 1. Resolution No. 09-063 – Public, Educational, and Government Channels. Consider staff recommendation to approve Resolution No. 09-063. 2. Request to approve a Contractual Rate Agreement with United for Families, Inc. (UFF) for drug testing services received at the St. Lucie County Drug Screening Lab. Consider staff recommendation to approve The Contractual Rate Agreement with United for Families, Inc. for testing clients receiving services, and fees will be paid in part or whole, by UFF. The clients are adult caregivers of children who are at risk of abusing, neglecting and or abandoning the children under their care. The clients are referred by dependency case managers and/or by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) Protective Investigators for drug testing. C. PUBLIC WORKS 1. Board approval of the attached Local Agency Program (LAP) Agreement #423197-1-38-01 in the amount of $153,000 for the design of Weatherbee Road Sidewalk East of US Highway 1 and Commission Resolution #09-055, and signature by Chair. This project funding is part of the Safe Routes to School Program through Florida Department of Transportation. Consider staff recommendation to approve the Local Agency Program (LAP) Agreement #423197-1-38-01 in the amount of $153,000 for the design of Weatherbee Road Sidewalk East of US Highway 1 and Commission Resolution #09-055, and signature by Chair. C. PUBLIC WORKS CONTINUED 2. Board approval of Supplemental Joint Participation Agreement (JPA) Number 1 with Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for Taylor Creek Phase 3 Shoreline Restoration and Commission Resolution 09-062, and signature by Chair. The Supplemental JPA changes the project description to allow remaining funding to be used for Taylor Creek Emergency Shoreline Repair Site 7. Consider staff recommendation to approve the Supplemental JPA Number 1 with FDOT for Taylor Creek Phase 3 Shoreline Restoration and Commission Resolution 09-062, and signature by Chair. 3. Harmony Heights Stormwater Phase I – Fourth Amendment to Work Authorization No. 1 Consider staff recommendation to approve the Fourth Amendment to Work Authorization No. 1 to the Contract for Professional Engineering Services related to Stormwater Management with Inwood Consulting Engineers for additional surveying efforts for Harmony Heights Stormwater Improvements Phase I in the amount of $8,081.00, and authorize the Chair to sign. D. AIRPORT 1. Request authorization to enter into a Underground Facilities Conversion Agreement with FPL for the relocation of the distribution lines impacting the new Runway 9L/27R at an estimated additional cost of $75,287 for a total cost of $1,708,776 to fund the total FPL powerline relocation, and moving funds from the Airport West Commerce Park capital budget to cover the additional shortfall of $75,287 on this project. Consider staff recommendation to authorize entering into the Underground Facilities Conversion Agreement with FPL for the relocation of distribution lines, authorize reallocation of an additional $75,287 needed from the Airport West Commerce Park project to address the shortfall of funds for the FPL distribution line relocation, and authorize the up-front payment of $75,287, for a total cost of $1,708,776, to FPL for the relocation of transmission lines and distribution lines at the St. Lucie County International Airport and authorize the Chair or designee to execute same. 2. Request that the Board approve Change Order #3 for Dickerson Florida, Inc., for $50,738.00 resulting in a net increase to the original contract amount of $64,532.00 from $3,689,879.78 to $3,754,411.78, with an increase of 20 days to the contract time Changing the substantial completion date from June 6, 2009 to June 26, 2009, for the second phase of Runway 9L/27R and Taxiway construction at the St. Lucie County International Airport. Consider staff recommendation to approve Change Order #3 for Dickerson Florida, Inc., for $50,738.00 resulting in a net increase to the original contract amount of $64,532.00 from $3,689,879.78 to $3,754,411.78, with an increase of 20 days to the contract time changing the substantial completion date from June 6, 2009 to June 26, 2009, for the second phase of Runway 9L/27R and Taxiway construction at the St. Lucie County International Airport and authorize the Chair or designee to execute the same. END OF CONSENT AGENDA VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. GROWTH MANAGEMENT Request for continuance of the adoption hearing for Comprehensive Plan Amendment Cycle 2009-1, formerly known as Comprehensive Plan Amendment Cycle 2008-2 Ordinance No. 09-006 (formerly known as Ordinance No. 08-030) Project Name: Cassens White City Grove Applicant/Agent: Terry L. Virta, AICP File No. FLUMA-420081453 / TCP-420081454: Future Land Use Map Amendment from RS (Residential Suburban – 2 du/acre) to MXD (Mixed Use Development) Specific Use Area, adding Figure 1-7m and Sub-Area policy language. Consider staff recommendation to continue this item to April 21, 2009. B. GROWTH MANAGEMENT Consider the petition of Barol LLC for a waiver from the paving requirements of Section 7.05.07 of the St. Lucie County Land Development Code for the Minor Site Plan for the project known as “Horseshoe Grove.” Draft Resolution No. 09-010 File No.: 720071270 Current Zoning: AG-5 (Agriculture – 1du/ 5 acres) Future Land Use: AG-5 (Agriculture – 1du/ 5 acres) Project Area: 40.61 acres Staff recommends adoption of Draft Resolution 09-010 denying the request. C. GROWTH MANAGEMENT The continuation of the petition of St. Lucie Self Storage, LLC for Preliminary/Final PNRD (Planned Non - Residential Development) Site Plan approval for the project to be known as St. Lucie Business Park Storage PNRD located in Lot #1 St. Lucie Business Park. The project is located on Business Park Drive, 610 feet West of US-1, and across US-1 from Mediterranean Avenue in a PNRD Zoning District. Draft Resolution No. 09-008 is attached. Staff is requesting that this petition be continued to April 6, 2009, at 6:00 PM or as soon thereafter. D. PUBLIC WORKS Sunland Gardens Phase II MSBU Second Public Hearing - Continued from the 2/17/2009 Board Meeting - Agenda Item # VII – B Consider staff recommendation to adopt Resolution No. 09-048 (Attachment 1) to levy a non-ad valorem special assessment on the Sunland Gardens Phase II Municipal Services Benefit Unit; approve the preliminary assessment roll; amend the MSBU boundary; and authorize staff to proceed with construction of the project. END OF PUBLIC HEARINGS REGULAR AGENDA VIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. The Board of County Commissioner will hold a Special Informal Meeting on the Local Stimulus Plan Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Conference Room #3. th 2. The 44 Annual St. Lucie County Fair runs through Sunday, March 8th at the St. Lucie County Fairgrounds. 3. The New York Mets Spring Training games run through April 2, 2009. For tickets call (772) 871-2115 or visit www.traditionfield.com. 4. The Board of County Commissioners will hold the Board’s 2009 Strategic Planning Session on Monday, March 23, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Havert L. Fenn Center located at 2000 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL. rdthth 5. Zora Fest! will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 3, 4 and 5 at Lincoln Park Academy and other venues. Hurston scholars will be on hand to discuss her writings and her life. Niece Lucy Hurston, a professor at Manchester Community College in Connecticut, will be on hand for the festival and a Sunday brunch at the Pelican Yacht Club on April 5, 2009. For additional information, contact the St. Lucie County Cultural Affairs Council at (772) 462-1767 or go online at www.stlucieco.org/culturalaffairs/index.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.