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Home My WebLink AboutBOCC Agenda 09-21-2010September 21, 2010 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 r~i~or 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 21, 2010 6:00 P.M. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS www.co.st-lucie.fl.us www.stlucieco.org Charles Grande, Chairman District No. 4 Doug Coward, Vice Chairman District No. 2 Chris Dzadovsky District No.1 Paula A. Lewis District No. 3 Chris Craft District No. 5 iNVnrnTinN II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. MINUTES Approve the minutes from the September 9, 2010 Preliminary Budget Public Hearing. Approve the minutes from the September 14, 2010 meeting. IV. PROCLAMATIONSIPRESENTATIONS A. COUNTY ATTORNEY Resolution No. 10-221 -Proclaiming the fourth Monday in September 2010 as "Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your with Your Children" in St. Lucie County, Florida. Consider staff recommendation to adopt Resolution No. 10-221 as drafted. B. COUNTY ATTORNEY Resolution No. 10-243 - "Indian River State College Month". Consider staff recommendation to adopt Resolution No. 10-243 as drafted. C. Dr. Joe Schaefer, OF/IFAS South Florida District Extension Director, will present the following awards: ^ The Florida Entomological Society 2010 Achievement Award for Research Teams for the Tropical Soda Apple Integrated Pest Management Program ^ The Association of Natural Resources Extension Professionals Gold (first place national): Promotional Materials Award for the Sea Turtle Friendly Beaches Program ^ The Association of Natural Resources Extension Professionals Bronze (third place national): Outstanding Team for the Tropical Soda Apple Integrated Pest Management Program V. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT VI. CONSENT AGENDA A. WARRANTS Approve warrant list No. 51 COUNTY ATTORNEY Resolution No. 10-244 -Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Consider staff recommendation to adopt Resolution No. 10-244 as drafted. C. HUMAN RESOURCES Prison Health Services Inmate HIV Medications Invoice for July, 2010 Consider staff recommendation to approve authorization for payment of Prison Health Services invoice number PHS0008076 for HIV medications for the period of July 01, 2010 through July 31, 2010, in the amount of $38,484.90. 2. Electron Open Enrollment of Employee in County Offered Benefits. Consider staff recommendation to approve the implementation of electronic benefit enrollment and agreements with Benefits Technology Division 3, LLC and Common Census, Inc. and authorization for the County Administrator to sign documents as approved by the County Attorney. VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Rezoning Request-Hardscapes, Inc. Consider staff recommendation to approve adoption of Resolution No. 10-107 approving the petition of Hardscapes, Inc. for a change in zoning from CO (Commercial, Office) to CG (Commercial, General), as outlined in the agenda memorandum. VIII. HUMAN RESOURCES Bid for Employee Dental Benefits Consider staff recommendation to approve to award Employee Dental Benefits to Delta Dental as provider of employee dental benefits effective January 1, 2011 and authorization for the Chairman to sign documents as approved by the County Attorney and Board decision regarding County contribution from options delineated on Attachment C. IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS The Board of County Commissioners will hold the Final Budget Public Hearing on Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. St. Lucie Cooperative Extension will hold a Spread the Shade Plant a Tree, Tree Give-A-Way on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 7:00 a.m. at the Civic Center located at 9221 SE Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie. The Board of County Commissioners will hold an Informal Monthly Meeting on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. in Conference Room #3. 4. The St. Lucie County Master Gardener 27th Annual Plant Sale will be on Saturday, October 9, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the St. Lucie County Extension 8400 Picos Road, Fort Pierce. 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 foray-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting.