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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 8, 2012 Agenda PacketAGENDA Tuesday, May 8, 2012 9:00 A.M. INFORMAL MEETING 1. CALL TO ORDER - COMMISSIONER TOD MOWERY, CHAIRMAN BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2. ST. LUCIE COUNTY EMPLOYEE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER ACCUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE DATA -INTERIM HUMAN RESOUCE DIRECTOR 3. PRESENTATION OF COLD IN -PLACE RECYCLING (CIR) - AIRPORT MANAGER 4. DISCUSSION: REPRESENTATIVE ALLEN WEST'S APRIL 19T" LETTER REGARDING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ISSUES THAT AFFECT ST. LUCIE COUNTY'S PORT 5. DISCUSSION: JOINT MEETING WITH CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE 91 7. ADJOURNMENT CONFERENCE ROOM #3 ROGER POITRAS ADMINISTRATION ANNEX 2300 VIRGINIA AVENUE, FORT PIERCE FLORIDA 34982 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 Risk & Benefits Manager at (772) 462-1404 or TDD (772) 462-1428 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. CO[iNTY` F L Q R 1_ D A_ AGENDA Tuesday, May 8, 2012 9:00 A.M. INFORMAL MEETING 1. CALL TO ORDER - COMMISSIONER TOD MOWERY, CHAIRMAN BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2. ST. LUCIE COUNTY EMPLOYEE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER ACCUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE DATA -INTERIM HUMAN RESOUCE DIRECTOR 3. PRESENTATION OF COLD IN -PLACE RECYCLING (CIR) - AIRPORT MANAGER DISCUSSION: REPRESENTATIVE ALLEN WEST'S APRIL 19TH LETTER REGARDING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ISSUES THAT AFFECT ST. LUCIE COUNTY'S PORT 5. DISCUSSION: JOINT MEETING WITH CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE 6. ADJOURNMENT CONFERENCE ROOM #3 ROGER POITRAS ADMINISTRATION ANNEX 2300 VIRGINIA AVENUE, FORT PIERCE FLORIDA 34982 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 Risk & Benefits Manager at (772) 462-1404 or TDD (772) 462-1428 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. Qor Q Z J Q ? 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LUCIE COUNTY EMPLOYEE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER ACCUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE DATA 1ST SIX MONTHS DATA MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG Utilization 97.1% 98.9% 98.6% 91.0% 97.1% 94.0% Employees 74.2% 66.2% 62.9% 63.3% 63.6% 57.9% Dependents 19.2% 25.1% 25.3% 20.0% 23.8% 22.5% No Shows 3.2% 7.7% 8.4% 7.5% 9.5% 13.5% Other 0.6% 0.0% 1.9% 0.6% 1.1% 0.0% 2ND SIX MONTHS DATA SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB Utilization 95.5% 89.2% 83.5% 77.7% 82.0% 84.5% Employees 60.0% 65.4% 51.1% 49.8% 53.1% 56.7% Dependents 25.9% 17.0% 26.1% 21.8% 22.7% 22.0% No Shows 9.5% 6.6% 6.4% 6.1% 6.3% 5.3% Other 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% DATA FROM MARCH 1, 2011 TO FEBRUARY 29, 2012 MAR 97.1 APR 98.9 MAY 98.6 JUN 91.0 JUL 97.1 AUG 94.0 SEP 95.5 OCT 89.2 * (see note below) NOV 83.5 DEC 77.7 JAN 82.0 FEB 84.5 TOTAL 1089.1 91% AVERAGE UTILIZATION FOR 1ST YEAR OPERATION * NOTE: Increased provider hours in October to reduce utilization (appointment wait time) Benefits of cold in -place recycled asphalt Rehabilitation of Taxiways A and B, St. Lucie County International Airport When the time comes to rehabilitate an existing stretch of asphalt pavement, traditionally, options have been limited to a mill and overlay or a full - depth reconstruction. Conventional mill and overlay techniques typically involve the removal and replacement of existing bituminous material with new bituminous material brought from another location. While this method has proven to be effective and much cheaper than doing a full depth pavement reconstruction, recent efforts have been made to develop more cost effective and environmentally friendly methods of rehabilitation. One such alternative is cold in -place recycling (CIR). The recycling and reuse of existing bituminous material is a simple and effective tool for maintaining and upgrading existing pavement. The CIR process involves the variable depth milling of existing asphalt material; the blending of this material with a new binder and/or additional virgin aggregate; and the placement and compaction of this new bituminous course to the desired grade, slope, and profile. This entire process is accomplished with a single pass equipment train, thus offering several benefits over the more traditional method of milling and overlaying. The full range of benefits of CIR are still being discovered; however, people are already seeing many of the benefits this process can offer. Benefits include environmental, substantial cost savings, time savings, and an overall greater level of public acceptance, among others. Many of these benefits can be found in the Rehabilitation of Taxiways A and B project at the St. Lucie County International Airport (SLCIA) in Ft, Pierce, Florida, even though it is still in the construction phase. This project is one of the first to utilize CIR on airfield pavement. Environmental benefits CIR is an environmentally friendly pavement rehabilitation process performed without the use of heat. Because it is a cold process, very little pollution is created. Unlike with conventional hot mix asphalt, there is no heat applied to the asphalt during the CIR process. This absence of heat reduces the production of noxious fumes. CIR also reduces the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that are produced. This is a result of the process not only being cleaner, but also from the reduction in hauling of milled and new asphalt material. The project at SLCIA involves the reconstruction of approximately 60,000 square yards of existing asphalt pavement. Using the conventional mill and overlay method, it would take approximately 300 to 350 truck loads to haul milled material offsite and approximately the same amount of truck loads to bring new bituminous material back onto the site. However, by using the CIR method, there has been a reduction in the number of trucks needed for hauling operations. Also, by being able to reuse many of the materials already on site, there is no longer a need to remove large quantities of materials, only to be replaced by newer, off -site materials. As a result, close to 90 to 95 percent of the existing asphalt that is being rehabilitated at SLCIA is able to be re -used as a 3-inch asphalt base course. In addition, since materials will be recycled, landfill space will not be taken up by recyclable resources. Cost savings CIR also provides a great cost savings when compared to conventional rehabilitation methods. For the Rehabilitation of Taxiways A and B project, the CIR portion of the project cost about 50 percent less when compared to a conventional mill and overlay. In total, it cost approximately $550,000 to perform the CIR portion, which consisted of 4 inches of existing pavement being recycled, emulsified, and re-laid as a 3-inch base course. The excess material from this process was able to be re -used on other portions of the project that were being widened, thus creating less waste. In comparison, the approximate cost to mill 4 inches of asphalt and re -lay 3 inches of hot mix asphalt would have been approximately $1.1 million. On top of the cost of materials and labor for placing the materials, the use of CIR also produces a reduction in hauling costs. A further cost savings is found without the need for the operation of a hot mix asphalt plant, since a smaller quantity of new asphalt will need to be produced. Time savings CIR has also proven to save time. As previously stated, the Rehabilitation of Taxiways A and B project involves approximately 60,000 square yards of pavement. Typically, it takes one day to mill 8,000 square yards. At this rate, it would take approximately eight days to mill the designated pavement area. The milled area would then need to be overlaid with approximately 10,000 tons of asphalt. At a typical rate of 700 tons of asphalt per day, it would take approximately 15 days The rehabilitation c Taxiways A and B a SLCIA is one of the first to utilize CIR a airfield pavement. ATKINS to place the new asphalt. This equates to a total of 23 days to perform a mill and overlay for this project. However, with the use of CIR, which yields an average construction rate of about 4,500 square yards per day, the total time of the pavement rehabilitation is reduced to 14 days. This is a time savings of nine days on the construction schedule. One large benefit that is a result of a reduced construction schedule is less impact to operations. CIR minimizes the time for which a segment needs to be closed during construction. In some cases, CIR has the potential to allow for segments to be re -opened the same day in which the rehabilitation has been performed. As a result, pavement that could have taken weeks to rehabilitate using mill and overlay methods, can now be recycled in just a few days. Other benefits Other benefits of CIR include the elimination and retardation of reflective cracking. CIR is able to eliminate this problem by pulverizing the existing asphalt pavement surface, which in turn destroys the old crack pattern found in the layer being recycled. Another benefit of CIR is that when it is time to rehabilitate the pavement again, the recycled pavement can be recycled and re -used. In addition, since CIR is environmentally friendly, it is widely supported by local governments and communities. Despite the fact that CIR is still a fairly new method of asphalt pavement rehabilitation, its wide range of benefits are already being discovered and enjoyed by not only clients and contractors, but also by the millions of people that utilize the areas that were rehabilitated by CIR. Owner: St. Lucie County International Airport (Todd Cox, C.M. — Airport manager) Engineer: Atkins (Craig Sucich, PE — Project manager / Brian Holsneck, PE — Lead project engineer) Contractor: Ranger Construction Industries, Inc. Construction: October 2011 — May 2012 Construction Cost: $3.5 million Item No. 4 ALLEN B. WEST 22ND DISTRICT, FLORIDA 1708 LONGWORTH HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, DC 20515-0922 202-225-3026 FAX 202-225--8398 6300 NE 1ST AVENUE, SUITE 100 FT. LAUDERDALE, FL 33334 954-202-6211 FAX 954-202-6212 3111 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWA SUITE 308 WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33405 561-055-1943 FAX 561-655-8018 Ms. Faye Outlaw wooe of Aepreontatibeg Wagbington, IC 20515-0922 St. Lucie County Administrator 2300 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, FL 34982-5632 Dear Ms. Outlaw: April 19, 2012 Ulwl ate' COMMITTEES: ARMED SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEES: EMERGING THREATS AND CAPABILITIES MILITARY PERSONNEL SMALL BUSINESS SUBCOMMITTEES: INVESTIGATIONS, OVERSIGHT, AND REGULATIONS CONTRACTING AND WORKFORCE As you may be aware, since first taking office in January 2011, I have been in constant communication with the United States Army Corps of Engineers regarding issues of beach renourishment, dredging, permitting and reimbursements of funds for previous projects on behalf of the ports, municipalities and counties located throughout South Florida. As a newly elected Member of the House of Representatives, I was constantly frustrated at the lack of progress we had been able to achieve in a timely manner from the Army Corps. Hopeful that more could be done, I hosted a roundtable discussion with the Army Corps of Engineers and local coastal community leaders on October 17, 2011. Recognizing that these issues would not be resolved overnight, I have committed to holding this roundtable biannually. As such, I would like to personally invite you to our second roundtable discussion I will be hosting with leadership from the Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The roundtable discussion will be held at the Elinor Bernon Rosenthal Lifelong Learning Complex at the MacArthur Campus of Florida Atlantic University (FAU) on Thursday May 24, 2012 at 2:30 pm. The Elinor Bernon Rosenthal Lifelong Learning Complex at FAU is located at 5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter, FL 33458. During the first part of the roundtable, the Army Corps of Engineers will provide a briefing on all outstanding Corps -related issues that affect Broward, Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie Counties, the cities and towns that are located within the counties, as well as those issues that affect each of the Ports located within those counties. The second half of the roundtable will provide an opportunity for each respective party to address their four priority issues or concerns they are having with the Corps, and to have them addressed by Army Corps leadership. Recognizing the many projects and issues that this entails, the Army Corps will work off a set agenda. To ensure that the Army Corps leadership is fully prepared to address each agenda item, please have your respective staff contact our Congressional office to have your top two priorities and top two concerns placed on the agenda. PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER a. Furthermore, in the interest of time and space, I would greatly appreciate that you please limit the number of representatives from your office to two people. As your Representative in the United States Congress, I have a responsibility to ensure that the Army Corps of Engineers is carrying out their mission to protect our beaches and maintain our ports efficiently and thoroughly. Should you have any additional questions, or to RSVP, and have your top two priorities added to the agenda, please contact my Legislative Director, Josh Grodin, at Josh. Grodin@mail.house.gov or 202-225-3026 no later than COB Wednesday May 16, 2012. Once again, I want to thank you in advance for taking time out of your schedule to attend this roundtable discussion with the Army Corps of Engineers. Steadfast and Loyal, 4j& 1:3. W4- Allen B. West Member of Congress AW/J g Item No. 5 / QdRT S�� CITY OF PORT ►ST. LUCIE ® ® ® ® ® ® ® 0 ® ® ® ® ® 6 ® 0 ® ® 0 �CdRIDP "A CITY FOR ALL AGES" April 17, 2012 Ms. Faye W. Outlaw, MPA County Administrator St. Lucie County 2300 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, Florida 34982 Dear Ms. Outlaw: This letter serves to thank you for your recent e-mail and letter notifying us of the cancellation of the April 30, 2012, joint meeting. Please be advised that the Port St. Lucie City Council would like to meet with the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners. I will have my assistant, Mary Ann Verillo, contact your office to coordinate a mutually agreeable date, time and location. Enclosed, please find a list of topics that the City would like to discuss with the County. If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Very truly yours, Gregory J. ravec City Manager Enclosure CC: Mayor & City Council Roger G. Orr, City Attorney Pam Booker, Senior Assistant City Attorney Karen Phillips, City Clerk 191 q W Pnrt Rt I urie Boulevard . Port St. Lucie, FL 34984-5099 • 772/871-5225 List of Topics to Discuss City of Port St. Lucie/St. Lucie County • Utilities • Inland Port • Walton Road Turnover • Road Right -of -Way Safety Ordinance • Impact Fees • Beau Rivage Update • Midway Road • CRA • Parks/Ravenswood • Airport • Traffic Signals — Prima Vista/St. Lucie West Boulevard • Other issues as determined by the meeting members