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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOCC Minutes 11-28-2006 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA REGULAR MEETING Date: November 28, 2006 Convened: 9:00 a.m. Adjourned: 10:47 a.m. Commissioners Present: Chairman, Chris Craft, Joseph Smith, Paula A. Lewis, Charles Grande, Doug Coward Others Present: Doug Anderson, County Administrator, Ray Wazny, Asst. County Administrator, Faye Outlaw, Asst. County Administrator, Dan McIntyre, County Attorney, Michael Brillhart, Economic & Strategic Development Director, Beth Ryder, Community Services Director, Jim David, Mosquito Control Director, Roger Shinn, Central Services Director, Ed Fry, Clerk of Courts, Leo Cordeiro, Solid Waste Director, Millie Delgado-Feliciano, Deputy Clerk 1.MINUTES It was moved by Com. Coward, seconded by Com. Smith, to approve the minutes of the meeting held November 14, 2006 and November 21, 2006, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. 2.PROCLAMATION/PRESENTATIONS A.Resolution No. 06-371- Congratulating the St. Lucie Mets on winning their Fifth Florida State League Championship this 2006 season. It was moved by Com. Lewis, seconded by Com. Grande, to approve Resolution No. 06- 371, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. B.Executive Round Table of St. Lucie County, Inc.- The audience and the Board viewed an HIV/AIDS Outreach Video. C.Ed Fry, Clerk of Court presented the Annual Financial Report and Excess Fees for Fiscal Year 2005-2006. D.Corine Williams, St. Lucie County Transit Manager demonstrated the Council on Aging entry for Electronic Media Promotion. 3.GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS None 4.CONSENT AGENDA Com. Grande requested the letter to the Glades County Board of County Commissioners urging them to reconsider their support for a coal fired power plant ( item C-11-A) be amended indicating the coal plant being proposed is not state of the art technology . It was moved by Com. Grande, seconded by Com. Coward to amend the letter as indicated by Com. Grande, authorized the Chairman to sign the letter and forward to the Glades County Board of County Commissioners, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. 1 Com. Coward requested both bicycle and pedestrian paths be indicated as a separate bullet on item C-4 A. It was moved by Com. Lewis, seconded by Com. Coward, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended, with item C 7C pulled and addition of CA-1, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. 1.WARRANT LIST The Board approved Warrant List No. 8. 2.COUNTY ATTORNEY Resolution No. 06-345 – Changes to the St. Lucie County Investment Policy- The Board adopted Resolution No. 06-345 as drafted. The Clerk of the Court advised the County Attorney of a minor change in the policy. Page number 8, item IX., re-insert the words “and by the Board of County Commissioners”. 3.PURCHASING A.Work Authorization No. 14- The Board approved Work Authorization No. 14 to Contract C05-04-170 with Masteller & Moler, Inc., in the amount of $164,500.00 and authorized the Chairman to sign the work authorization as prepared by the County Attorney. B.Approval to Piggyback- The Board approved piggybacking the City of Delray Beach contract (Bid # 2002-37) with Chaz Equipment and authorized the Chairman to sign the Continuing contract as prepared by the County Attorney. 4.ADMINISTRATION A.Midway Road Improvement Project- I-95 to SR70- The Board authorized the Chairman signing the letter to the Mayor of Port St. Lucie outlining the terms and conditions for the Interlocal Agreement. B.Indian River Drive- Emergency Repairs- The Board approved the emergency actions recommended by the County Administrator and staff to maintain the structured integrity of Indian River Drive and to enter into a contract as prepared by the County Attorney with Ranger Construction to perform the work. 5.MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET A.Approval of Budget Amendment BA 06-175 and Resolution No. 06-335- The Board approved Budget Amendment BA 06-175 and Resolution No. 06-335 to cover fiscal year 2006 insufficient accounts and to recognize revenues from FEMA and the State for Hurricane related expenses. B.Approval of Budget Amendment BA 07-009 transferring funding to cover General Fund purchase orders that were rolled over from fiscal year 2006 - The Board approved Budget Amendment BA 07-009. C.Adopt Budget Resolution No. 06-347 to accept the grant award from the Florida Department of Community Affairs in the amount of $200,000 - The Board approved Budget Resolution No. 06-347 to implement the Emergency Management Residential Construction Mitigation Program. D.Acceptance of a reimbursement agreement FDOT- The Board approve Budget Resolution No. 06-322 in the amount of $1,081,502. accepting the reimbursement from the FDOT for Hurricane Wilma’s debris removal, washouts and bridge repairs. 2 6.SHERIFF Budget Amendment for Miscellaneous Income- The Board approved the Sheriff’s request for a budget amendment to increase the budget for miscellaneous revenues by $137,269. 7.AIRPORT A.Request approval of the 2007 AB Management Associates Consulting Agreement- SLC Intl. Airport- The Board approved the Consulting Agreement with AB Management Associates for an amount not to exceed $26,400 to provide Federal Government Affairs support services to facilitate the commissioning of the ASR-11 Radar, and funding for the proposed parallel runway, and to provide other services at the Federal level, and authorized the Chairman or designee to execute the same. B.Request for approval of Kimley-Horn Work Authorization Phase 3- The Board approved the Kimley Horn Work Authorization the amount of $8,115 for security fencing & culvert plan preparation, permitting assistance, bidding and construction phase services, and construction management for the St. Lucie County International Airport. C.This item was pulled. 8.PARKS AND RECREATION Equipment Request 07-292 Budget Amendment 07-018- The Board approved Equipment Request 07-292 and Budget Amendment No. 07-018 for the purchase of a combination snack and soda vending machine in the amount of $1650 for the Savannas Recreation Area. 9.MOSQUITO CONTROL Bear Point Mitigation Bank- Credit Reservation Agreement with CGW Mitigation Bank - The Board approved thee proposed Bear Point Mitigation Bank Credit Reservation Agreement with CGW Mitigation Bank, pending review and approval/changes of the Agreement by the County Attorney’s Office and authorized the Chairman to sign the Agreement. 10.COMMUNITY SERVICES A.Approval of Resolution No. 06-372 , authorization to apply and accept the 2005/06 grant- The Board approved Resolution No. 06*372, the grant application, acceptance of the FTA grant and authorization for the Chairman to sign all documents necessary and approval of the Subgrant Agreement with Council on Aging for the implementation of the program. B.Authorize submission of Federal Appropriation request - The Board approved the submission of a Federal Appropriation request for buses and bus stop infrastructure. C.New Horizon’s of the Treasure Coast Grant Agreement- The Board approved the First Amendment to Grant Agreement C06-06-556 in order to correct the amount from $680,411.00 to $748,452.00 and authorized the Chairman to sign all necessary documents. 3 D.Subgrant Agreement with Council on Aging- The Board approved the subgrant agreement with the Council on Aging of St. Lucie, Inc., for radio marketing of the Treasure Coast Connector, and authorized the Chairman to sign all the necessary documents. E.HOME CONSORTIUM- The Board approved the advertisement, bid selection, award and enter into a contract with the highest ranked firm for project delivery services and administration for the Home Consortium. F.Equipment Request- The Board approved the equipment request for Community Services Housing Department and authorized the Chairman to sign the necessary documents. 11.ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES A.This item was addressed earlier in the meeting. B.Budget Amendment No. BA 07-020- in the amount of $120. and Equipment Requests EQ 07-063, EQ 07-064, EQ 07-066, for the purchase of three new computers- The Board approved the Budget Amendment and the Equipment Requests as indicated above. 12.CULTURAL AFFAIRS Grant Contract /Jorgensen House- The Board authorized the Chairman signing the grant contract prepared by the County Attorney to provide a $25,000 grant to match $25,000 raised by the White City Improvement Club to move the historic Jorgensen House. CA-1 ADDITION COUNTY ATTORNEY- Extension of Declaration of State of Local Emergency- Indian River Drive- The Board approved the Declaration and authorized the Public Safety Director to sign the Declaration. REGULAR AGENDA (0:36:14:3) 5.A MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET Amendment to FY 2006 Budget - Consider staff recommendation to adopt Budget Resolution No. 06-352 amending the FY06 Budget. It was moved by Com. Smith, seconded by Com. Coward, to approve Budget Resolution No. 06-352 amending the FY06 Budget, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. 5.B COMMUNITY SERVICES Proposed budget amendment to Community Services Block Grant Disaster Recovery Initiative (CDBG DRI) # 06DB-W32 - Consider staff recommendation to approve the budget amendment to CDBG DRI # 06DB-W3 and authorize the Chairman to sign. It was moved by Com. Lewis, seconded by Com. Grande, to approve staff recommendation, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. 5.C COUNTY ATTORNEY Geoplasma- St. Lucie LLC- Industrial Development Revenue Bonds- Based on the recommendation of the County’s Bond Counsel, staff recommends the Board adopt Resolution No. 06-373 and authorize the Chairman to sign the Resolution. Mr. Robert Freeman, Bond Counsel for St. Lucie County, addressed the Board on this item. 4 Com. Grande questioned who would be responsible for the bonds should the operation cease to operate in the future. Mr. Freeman advised the Board St. Lucie County is not liable for any of the bonds should Geoplasma cease to operate. Dr. Hillburn O. Hillestad, President, Geoplasma, LLC addressed the Board’s questions on this item. Mr. Ben Speed, Financial Advisor to Geoplasma addressed the questions relative to the Bond issues. Mr. Speed stated Geoplasma intends to finance most of the project with tax exempt bonds as well as taxable bonds and also a significant equity investment in the project. Com. Craft stated he felt they could move forward with the land lease quickly and schedule a workshop to discuss the contract. Com. Coward stated he was not sure if he would move forward with the land lease without having a contract. Com. Craft stated he believed they were pretty well into the contract. Com. Lewis stated she too would also prefer to have a workshop before moving forward and felt there were still steps that needed to be taken. The County Administrator suggested three dates in January. Com. Craft suggested having the workshop in December and requested the Board members review their calendars and advise the County Administrator of their availability. It was moved by Com. Coward, seconded by Com. Grande, to approve Resolution No. 06-373, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. 6. COUNTY ATTORNEY TVC Stewardship District- Implementation Options- Staff recommends the Board determine which option the Board desires staff to pursue. Mr. Terry Lewis, Attorney, Lewis, Longman & Walker addressed the Board and reviewed the three options as stated in the memo of September 28, 2005 directed to Mr. Michael Busha, Executive Director of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council. Mr. Lewis recommended option 3, as an independent district with the County having the opportunity to appoint two members and the other three being appointed by the Governor. This district would need to be approved by a Special Act of the Legislature. Mr. Lewis reviewed the pros and cons of each option. He also recommended opening discussions with the Ft. Pierce Water Control District regarding the dissolution transition of the District in the future. Ms. Anthea Gennetis, RPC advised the Board they concur with Mr. Lewis’ recommendations. Com. Grande stated in his opinion he could not see any advantage to having an independent district with an independent Board. Com. Craft stated he felt the landowners should have an opportunity to participate in this issue 5 The County Attorney suggested scheduling a meeting with any landowner who is affected in the near future to discuss the issues and receive their input and come back to the Board and present what has been obtained. The Chairman asked if the Board members were comfortable with sending this to the stakeholders meeting. Com. Coward asked Mr. Lewis if he was comfortable with option 1 since the Board seemed to lean more towards that option. Mr. Lewis advised the Board he was comfortable with either option 1 or 3, both he felt would work well. Com. Grande suggested starting the process through the Legislative Delegation knowing that they may change and go with option 1. Mr. Lewis suggested the Board contact Senator Pruitt and request he place this item on the agenda for the Legislative Session in January. The County Administrator advised the Board staff would be bringing the legislative items th before the Board at the December 5 Board meeting. The County Attorney stated he would try to coordinate the meeting with Mr. Jornegan group and any other group and also obtain the list from the Regional Planning Council of those landowners both large and small and attempt to set up a meeting as soon as possible. Ms. Gennetis suggested obtaining the most up to date information from the GIS staff in order to work together with all interested parties. There being no further business to be brought before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. __________________________ Chairman _________________________ Clerk of Circuit court 6