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Home My WebLink AboutBOCC Agenda 09-01-2009 September 1, 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. September 1, 2009 6:00 P.M. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS www.co.st-lucie.fl.us www.stlucieco.org Paula A. Lewis, Chair District No. 3 Charles Grande, Vice Chair 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 August 25, 2009 meeting. IV. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS A. There are no proclamations/presentations scheduled for September 1, 2009. V. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT VI. CONSENT AGENDA A.WARRANTS Approve warrant list No. 48 B.COUNTY ATTORNEY 1. Approval of Budget Resolution No. 09-235 allowing the County to budget second year grant funds from the State of Florida (Criminal Justice, Mental Health and Reinvestment Grant). Consider staff recommendation to approve Budget Resolution No. 08-239 to budget the funds from the State Criminal Justice, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Reinvestment Grant. 2. Termination and Waiver of Road Agreement and Intersection Agreement – Sunnyland Farms, LLC Consider staff recommendation to approve the Termination and Waiver Agreement and authorize the Chair to sign the Agreement. C. PUBLIC WORKS 1. Cortez Boulevard at Admiral Street and Cortez Boulevard at Esplanade Avenue Culvert Improvement Projects Consider staff recommendation to approve acceptance of the bid from H&D Construction Co., Inc. for Cortez Boulevard at Admiral Street and Cortez Boulevard at Esplanade Avenue Culvert Improvement Projects in the amount of $182,666.25, establish the project budget, and authorization for the Chair to sign documents as approved by the County Attorney. 2. White City Drainage Improvements Project – Citrus and Saeger Avenues Consider staff recommendation to approve the Second Amendment to Work Authorization No. 1 (C0-07-381) Continuing Professional Roadway Design Services, with AECOM USA, INC. in the amount of $31,900 and authorization for the Chair to sign documents as approved by the County Attorney. D. PARKS AND RECREATION Second Amendment to Interlocal Agreement for Bus Stop Locations with the School Board of St. Lucie County. Consider staff recommendation to approve the Second Amendment to Interlocal Agreement for Bus Stop Locations with the School Board of St. Lucie County as drafted by the County Attorney and authorization for the Chair to sign. E. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s FY2010 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Habitat Conservation Planning Assistance Program – Grant Application Consider staff recommendation to submit a grant application to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s FY2010 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Habitat Conservation Planning Assistance Grant Program, requesting funds of $286,298. F. SHERIFF’S OFFICE Permission to accept the 2009 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance (JAG) Program – Local Solicitation Grant. Consider staff recommendation to authorize the acceptance of the 2009 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance (JAG) Program – Local Solicitation Grant (2009-DJ-BX-1320) in the amount of $116,436. Budget Resolution No. 09-251. G. GRANTS White City Stormwater Drainage Project, Citrus and Saeger Avenue – Grant Application and Budget Amendment Consider staff recommendation to approve authorization to submit a grant application to the St. Lucie River Issues Team for construction funding for a stormwater drainage project in the neighborhood adjacent to Citrus and Saeger Avenues. In addition, Board approval of Budget Amendment No. 09-038 moving $922,371 from Stormwater Reserves. END OF CONSENT AGENDA VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. COUNTY ATTORNEY Ordinance No. 09-007 – Chapter 7 Land Development Code – Street Trees Consider staff recommendation to approve Ordinance No. 09-007. REGULAR AGENDA VIII. HUMAN RESOURCES County Administrator, End of Probation Consider staff recommendation for the Board to determine whether or not to approve End of Probation for the County Administrator. IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. The Board of County Commissioners will hold the Preliminary Budget Public Hearing on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. 2. The Board of County Commissioners will hold the Final Budget Public Hearing on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. 3. The Board of County Commissioners will hold a Budget Workshop on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. in Conference Room #3 4. The Board of County Commissioners will hold a Workshop with Fort Pierce Farms on Friday, October 9, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Conference Room #3 5. There will be a Joint meeting with the City of Fort Pierce, Fort Pierce Utilities Authority, City of Port St. Lucie and the Board of County Commissioners on Friday, October 16, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in the St. Lucie County Commission Chambers. 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.