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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOCC Minutes 01-09-2007 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA REGULAR MEETING Date: January 9, 2007 Converned:9:00 a.m. Adjourned: 10:05 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, Lauri Case, Utilities Director, Beth Ryder, Community Services Director, Jack Southard, Public Safety Director, Marie Gouin, M & B Director, Roger Shinn Central Services Director, Richard Bouchard, Erosion District Manager, Vanessa Bessey, Environmental Resources Department, Millie Delgado-Feliciano, Deputy Clerk 1.MINUTES It was moved by Com. Coward, seconded by Com. Lewis, to approve the minutes of the meetings held on December 11, 2006. It was moved by Com. Smith, seconded by Com. Lewis to approve the minutes of the meeting held December 19, 2006, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. 2.PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS None 3.GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS Mr. Kurt Holden, 1404 Platts Lane, presented the Board with a plaque for its support of the minor league football team he co-owns and the other teams who have participated in the events. Ms. May Chapman, Chairperson of the Ft. Pierce Harbor Advisory Committee, addressed the Board regarding the revised agenda for the upcoming meeting. She advised the Board it was her position that the public should have a say as to what is placed on the agenda at the Harbor Advisory meetings and changes should not be made without prior discussions between staff and the committee. 4.CONSENT AGENDA It was moved by Com. Smith, seconded by Com. Grande, to approve the Consent Agenda, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. 1.Warrant List The Board approved Warrant List Nos. 12, 13 and 14. 2.COUNTY ATTORNEY A.Interlocal Agreement with North St. Lucie River Water Control District- Canal No. 103- The Board approved the interlocal agreement and authorized the Chairman to sign the agreement. 1 B.Third Extension to Contract C02-12-122 with eCivis (Grant Locator)- The Board approved the Third Extension to Contract C02-12-122. C.Resolution No. 07-024- Urging the Florida Legislature to address the Extreme Insurance Rate Increases in the Special Session called for in January 2007- The Board approved the attached Resolution and authorized the Chairman to sign the Resolution. D.Maintenance and Support Agreement for the Automated Fingerprint Identification System at the Juvenile Assessment Center - The Board approved the agreement with Motorola as a sole source provider in the amount of $13,097.00. E.Extension of Declaration of State of Local Emergency – Indian River Drive- The Board approved the Extension of Declaration of State of Local Emergency and authorized the Director of Public Safety to sign the Declaration. F.St. Lucie County Utilities- Sixth Amendment with Severn Trent Environmental Services, Inc.- The Board approved the Sixth Amendment and authorized the Chairman to sign the Amendment. 3.SHERIFF’S OFFICE Draw Request- January, 2007- The Board approved the Sheriff’s Draw request for January 2007 in the amount of $9,872,262.00. 4.AGRICULTURE First Amendment to Interlocal Agreement dated April 17, 2004 between Martin County, St. Lucie County, The city of Stuart and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences, Florida Cooperative Extension Services- The Board approved the First Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement dated April 17, 2004 . 5.PARKS AND RECREATION A.First Amendment to Edlund Dritenbas Work Authorization No. 10 (C05-05- 248) Llous Ellis Basketball Canopy- The Board approved the First Amendment to Work Authorization No. 10 with Edlund Dritenbas in the amount of $13,200 that will allow Edlund Dritenbas to provide staff requested additional services for the Llous Ellis Basketball Canopy Project. B.First Amendment to Edlund Dritenbas Contract No. C06-04-182, Llous Ellis Open Space Pool Pad – The Board approved the First Amendment to Contract No. C06-04-182 in the amount of $4,400 that will allow Edlund Dritenbas to provide staff requested additional services for the Llous Ellis Open Space Splash Pad Project. C.Minor League Complex Air Conditioning Replacement at Tradition Field – The Board approved an Interfund loan in the $100K, approved to use $1,500 for revision of existing plans, and if approved authorized for bid and award it to the lowest responsive bidder. D.Equipment Request No. 07-173- The Board approved increasing Equipment Request No. 07-173 from $3,500.00 to $9,000.00 for the purchase of a shade structure for the Lawnwood Tennis Center. 6.PUBLIC SAFETY New Emergency Operations Center- The Board approved and authorized the Chairman to sign Budget Resolution No. 07-021 for the acceptance of the $6,000,000 grant award 2 from the Department of Community Affairs, Division of Emergency Management to aid in the construction of a new Emergency Operations Center. 7.PURCHASING A.Award of Bid No. 07-012- Purchase of one 400 KW Diesel Generator to the lowest responsive bidder- The Board approved awarding Bid No. 07-012 to the lowest responsive bidder Power Pro-Tech Services, Inc. for the total amount of $65,879. B.Permission to advertise an RFP for the development of a St. Lucie County Research & Education park Conceptual Master Plan- The Board approved advertising the RFP. 8.PUBLIC WORKS A.Engineering Division – Agreement with Inwood Consulting Engineers for additional professional engineering services regarding the 4 lane design of Walton Road from Village Green to Lennard Road- The Board approved the First Amendment to the December 20, 2005 Agreement with Inwood Consulting Engineers in the a mount of $78,336.07 for the additional coordination efforts, sub-consultant fees and stormwater re-design of the 4- lane widening section of Walton Road from Village Green Drive to Lennard Road and authorized the Chairman to sign. B.Road and Bridge Division- The Board approved revising the dollar amount on EQ 07-207 from $18,000 to $21,895 to purchase a 4” pump from MWI Pump Rental. 9.COURT ADMINISTRATION th A.Acting as the Fiscal Agent for the 19 Judicial Circuit Court- The Board approved the expenditure in the amount of $ 7,250.00 previously approved by the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners on December 19, 2006. th B.Acting as the Fiscal Agent for the 19 Judicial Circuit Court- The Board approved the expenditure in the amount of $25,145.00 previously approved by the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners on December 19, 2006. C.Approve the transfer of funds in the amount of $35,438.00- The Board approved the transfer of funds in the amount of $35,438.00 from the IT Fee Reserve into the Court Administration IT Machinery and Equipment account and approved Budget Amendment No. BA07-026. D.Supplement to the FY 06/07 Court Administration Court Innovation fund budget- The Board approved the supplement to the FY 06/07 Court Administration Court Innovation fund budget for the construction of a courtroom at New Horizons of the Treasure Coast, Inc. 10.MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET A.Deletion and Addition of Assets- The Board approved the deletion of assets that were either transferred to other governmental entities or incorrectly recorded as county owned assets years ago and approved the additions discovered during the research period. The changes are to be effective as of September 30, 2006. B.Dori Solsberg Mini-Grant Awards- The Board approved the awards of grant stst funds; changing the award date this year to February 1 instead of march 1 and authorizing the County Attorney’s office to draw up the appropriate contracts for the Chairman’s signature. The Board also approved increasing 3 the cap on individual grant awards to $50,000 and approved the revised grant procedures. C.Request for approval of 2007 Budget Amendment in the amount of $246,674.00 for the St. Lucie County Property Appraiser- the Board approved the budget amendment. 11.PARKS REFERENDUM Musco Sports Lighting, LLC Release of Retainage Lawnwood Soccer Fields - The Board approved the release of retainage in the amount of $77,553.60 to Musco Sports Lighting relating to the satisfactorily completion of Lawnwood Complex soccer field lighting installation. 12.GRANTS The Board authorized acceptance of an amendment authorizing the receipt of an additional $34,500. and an extension to March 15, 2007 of an Emergency Watershed Protection Program Agreement with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. 13.ECONOMIC AND STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT- A.Amendment to EDC grant- The Board approved the amendment of the Economic Development Council Grant to cover both the two years of 2006- 2007 and 2007-2008 in the amount of $100,000 per year to extend the grant to September 30, 2008 and to develop the agreement and authorized the Board chairman to sign the agreement when completed. B.Approval of a grant for Ft. Pierce Fire Minor League Football Team- The Board approved the grant in the amount of $4,000 for the Ft. Pierce Fire Minor League Football Team supporting the National Bowl Weekend on January 13 and 14, 2007 . 14.INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE Award of Bid No. 07-009 to the low bidder Sun Sky Roofing-The Board approved the bid being awarded to the low bidder Sun Sky Roofing for the Roof Replacement at Morningside Library and the Sheriff’s Administration Building. The Board further approved the use of available FY 06-07 IF Funds in the amount of $39,377.00 to cover additional funds needed for the Sheriff’s Administration building roof project and authorized the Chairman to sign the contract as prepared by the County Attorney. 15.COMMUNITY SERVICES A.Approval to execute contract with the State of Florida Department of Community Affairs - The Board approved executing the contract with the State of Florida Department of Community Affairs in order to administer the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program grant in the amount of $1,332,433.00 and authorized the Chairman to sign any necessary documents. B.Request approval of Change Order No. 1- The Board approved and authorized the Chair to sign Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $25,400.00 for the community Development Block Grant Rehabilitation project and release retainage in the amount of $9,291.00 and authorized the Chairman to sign the necessary documents. 16.ADMINISTRATION Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Committee- The Board ratified Commissioner Coward’s appointment of Karen 4 Russell to the Treasure coast Regional Planning Council Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Committee. 17.COMMISSIONER GRANDE Ratify Committee Appointments- The Board ratified Commissioner Grande’s appointments of Jerry Kuklinski to the Harbor Advisory Committee and Ed Lounds to the Sustainability Advisory Ad Hoc Committee. REGULAR AGENDA 5.A. NO PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED 6. ADMINISTRATION (0:23:33:4) Staff recommends that the Board consider the request of Peter Angelos to allow construction of an 80’x 32’ building at the chuck’s Seafood Restaurant Inc., to be used as a dining facility subject to the following conditions: 1.Architectural enhancements be added to the building 2.A site plan be submitted for Board approval, which identifies the specific location of the building. 3.Mr. Angelos’ agreed that the County will own the building fee simple after construction. 4.Chuck’s signs the lease agreement approved by the Board on October 10, 2006. It was moved by Com. Coward, seconded by Com. Lewis, to approve staff recommendation subject to the stated conditions, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. RA-1. COUNTY ATTORNEY Cloud Grove Utilities, LLC- Consider staff recommendation to approve the filing of the Notice of Objection and authorize the Chairman to sign the Notice. Mr. Phillip Gildan, Esquire for St. Lucie County, addressed the Board regarding the application and process and the presumption of correctness the county would need to overcome. Com. Coward expressed his disappointment with the entities involved proceeding in this manner contrary to the agreement discussed. The broader process of the Comprehensive Plan and the Stewardship plan he felt was being disregarded. Mr. Nix, Growth Management Director advised the Board he shared the Board’s concerns with this application. At this time there has not been designated a receiving area that has been approved in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan. They are not sure they will be approving this level of development, there is no development that will support such a utility and felt the process was being re-arranged at the option of the applicant. Mr. Bill Sundstrom, Council to applicant, Florida Conservancy, Lemnar/Centex Homes, addressed the Board’s concerns. He advised the Board they are not attempting to do anything behind the Boards back. They are attempting to create a vehicle for designing permitting and constructing the utility system to an operational stage. It will become the property of the county as discussed. They do not have a problem suspending the application or amending it to the satisfaction of the Board. Mr. Sundstrum apologized for any misconception that may have occurred and he offers to suspend the application which would give them am opportunity to get the application right. 5 Mr. Steve Kaufman, Florida Conservancy addressed the Board and apologized for any miscommunication and stated they are not trying to change any of the deal at all and explained their reasoning for filing the application at this time. They do not wish to own or operate a utility. Com. Craft stated he was not looking for a suspension of the application but was looking for a withdrawl and suggested they work with staff. Com. Grande concurred with Com. Craft and stated they need to turn the relationship around and understand they must meet the Boards approval and requirements. Com. Coward asked the Utility Director if they had approached them regarding this utility application. Ms. Lauri Case, Utility Director advised the Board they did not. Com. Coward stated this was not only a utility issue but an issue in not following the Comprehensive Plan and the Stewardship Plan. Mr. Kaufman stated they would withdraw their application today and start the process again with the county staff’s involvement. The County Attorney suggested the Board move to withdraw the application and the county would acknowledge the withdraw . Com. Coward suggested the condition be to have a letter of withdrawl today otherwise the Board would move forward with the objection. Mr. Kaufman stated they would make sure the county receives the letter of withdrawl today and would prefer not having any “no” votes on this project. It was moved by Com. Coward, seconded by Com. Grande, to require a letter of withdrawl from the applicant today otherwise the county will move forward with the objection, and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously. UNAGENDAD ITEM Com. Grande presented a paper regarding his position and proposal to change the way growth management should be administered in the county and asked the Board members to review for future discussion. The Board will be a scheduling monthly informal meetings, a schedule will follow. There being no further business to be brought before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. _________________________ Chairman ________________________ Clerk of Circuit Court 6 7