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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-20-2012 AgenaNOVEMBER 20, 2012 9:00 A.M. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REGULAR AND REORGANIZATION MEETING 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; the first Tuesday at 6:00 P.M. and the third Tuesday 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 Risk & Benefits Manager at (772) 462-1404 or TDD (772) 462-1428 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS www.co.st-lucie.fl.us www.stlucieco.org Chris Dzadovsky, Chairman Tod Mowery, Vice Chairman Paula A. Lewis Frannie Hutchinson Chris Craft November 20, 2012 9:00 A.M. INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE District No.1 District No. 2 District No. 3 District No. 4 District No. 5 1. PROCLAMATIONSIPRESENTATIONS Presentation by Staci Storm on the Tax Exemption Referendum Efforts 2. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT 3. CONSENTAGENDA A. WARRANTS Approve warrant list No. 4, 5, 6 and 7. B. MANAGEMENT & BUDGET 1. Approval of Budget Amendment No. BA12-012 and Resolution No. 12-202 to cover fiscal year 2012 insufficient accounts and to recognize unanticipated revenue. Consider staff recommendation to approve Budget Amendment No. BA12-012 and Resolution No. 12-202 to cover fiscal year 2012 insufficient accounts and to recognize unanticipated revenue. Regular Agenda November 20, 2012 Page Three 4. REORGANIZATION ? Presentation by Chairman Chris Dzadovsky ? Mr. Joseph E. Smith, Clerk of the Circuit Court will administer the Oath of Office to Commissioner Paula Lewis for her 5th term. ? Mr. Joseph E. Smith, Clerk of the Circuit Court will administer the Oath of Office to Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky for his 2nd term. ? Mr. Joseph E. Smith, Clerk of the Circuit Court will administer the Oath of Office to Commissioner Kim Johnson for his 1st term. A. ELECT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Mr. Joseph E. Smith, Clerk of the Circuit Court will preside and call for nominations for the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners. B. ELECT THE VICE-CHAIRMAN The Chairman will preside and call for nominations for the Vice-Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners. RECESS AS THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Regular Agenda November 20, 2012 Page Four 4. REORGANIZATION CONTINUED C. SPECIAL MEETINGS TO ELECT THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE FOLLOWING BOARDS WILL BE HELD AT THIS TIME: MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT 1. The Clerk of the Court will preside and call for nominations for the Chairman of the Mosquito Control District. 2. The Chairman will preside and call for nominations for the Vice-Chairman of the Mosquito Control District. EROSION DISTRICT 1. The Clerk of the Court will preside and call for nominations for the Chairman of the Erosion District. 2. The Chairman will preside and call for nominations for the Vice-Chairman of the Erosion District. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD 1. The Clerk of the Court will preside and call for nominations for the Chairman of the Environmental Control Board. 2. The Chairman will preside and call for nominations for the Vice-Chairman of the Environmental Control Board. SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT 1. The Clerk of the Court will preside and call for nominations for the Chairman of the Sustainability District. 2. The Chairman will preside and call for nominations for the Vice-Chairman of the Sustainability District. Regular Agenda November 20, 2012 Page Five 4. REORGANIZATION CONTINUED D. The Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners Automatically Serves as a member on (or their designee): • Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors • Public Safety Coordinating Council • Roundtable of St. Lucie County, Inc. • St. Lucie County Insurance Committee • *Tourist Development Council • Treasure Coast Workforce Consortium E. The Chairman will appoint Commissioners to serve on the following boards/committees for a one- yearterm. • 19th Judicial Circuit Conflict Committee • Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Committee • *Blueway Advisory Committee • Children's Services Council • Council on Aging • County Coalition for Responsible Management of Lake Okeechobee and St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee Estuaries • Friends of the St. Lucie County Library • Healthy Kids • Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program Advisory Committee • *Land Acquisition Selection Committee • Law Library Board of Trustees • Transportation Planning Organization (Four Commission members and one alternate) • Transportation Planning Organization/Regional Transit Organization (One Commission member and one alternate) • Property & Homeowners' Associations • St. Lucie County Fire District (Two Commissioners) • *Sustainability Advisory Committee • Treasure Coast Community Action Agency Tripartite Board • Treasure Coast Education Research Development Authority • Transportation Disadvantaged Local Coordinating Board Regular Agenda November 20, 2012 Page Six 4. REORGANIZATION CONTINUED • Treasure Coast Council of Local Governments • Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council (Two Commission members and two alternates) • Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council/Southeast Regional Partnership-Executive Committee • Value Adjustment Board (Two Commission members and two alternates) • SFWMD Water Resources Advisory Commission's Lake Okeechobee Subcommittee • Workforce Development Board of the Treasure Coast *BOCC Advisory Board F. Recommendation to approve, by motion, the various appointments made by the Chairman. G. ADVISORY BOARD VACANCIES DISTRICT #1 Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky - Staff recommends ratification by motion the appointments made by Commissioner Dzadovsky. 2. DISTRICT #2 Commissioner Tod Mowery - Staff recommends ratification by motion the appointments made by Commissioner Mowery. 3. DISTRICT #3 Commissioner Paula A. Lewis - Staff recommends ratification by motion the appointments made by Commissioner Lewis. 4. DISTRICT #4 Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson - Staff recommends ratification by motion the appointments made by Commissioner Hutchinson. 5. DISTRICT #5 Commissioner Kim Johnson - Staff recommends ratification by motion to retain the current District No. 5 appointments to the various boards and committees and reserve the right to review and make changes at a future date. 6. AT-LARGE APPOINTMENTS A. Board at-large appointments - Staff recommends ratification by motion the Board at-large appointments as listed. Consent Agenda November 20, 2012 Page Seven 11HftiiliiifiiiihillHidii)iiNifihliiiinin ifi&iinIfifulu nIiaflatiac IlithutifilitiIniIFiiltifiiiIIIfiliititihiiiii i ililiii 1. County offices will be closed on Thursday, November 22, 2012 and Friday, November 23, 2012 to observe Thanksgiving. 2. The Board of County Commissioners will hold a Joint meeting with the Treasure Coast Education & Research Development Authority on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at the University of Florida / IFAS Center located at 2199 S. Rock Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34945 3. County offices will be closed on Monday, December 24, 2012 and Tuesday, December 25, 2012 to observe Christmas. 4. County offices will be closed on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 to observe New Years. 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.