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CITY COMMISSION AGENDA
 

Regular Meeting - Monday, July 19, 2021 - 4:30 p.m.
City Hall - City Commission Chambers, 100 North U.S. #1, Fort Pierce, Florida
 
             
1.   CALL TO ORDER
 
2.   OPENING PRAYER - Pastor Amos Adhemar, Fort Pierce Haitian United Methodist Church
 
3.   PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
 
4.   ROLL CALL
 
5.   APPROVAL OF MINUTES
 
a.   Approval of minutes from the July 6, 2021 regular meeting. Click to View
 
6.   PROCLAMATIONS
 
a.   POSTPONED.  Presentation of Home Rule Hero Award to Mayor Hudson by Councilwoman Caraballo, Treasure Coast Regional League of Cities, and brief presentation on Home Rule and Advocacy efforts.  Click to View
 
b.   Treasure Coast Waterway Cleanup Week Proclamation being received by Justin Beard and Robert Mac Keen of Derecktor.  Click to View
 
7.   LETTERS TO COMMISSION
 
a.   Letter from Scott Coats expressing his sincere gratitude to acting Sergeant John Fasanello and Officer Clifford Gray for their assistance and information during a difficult and emotional time.  Click to View
 
8.   COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS

Any person who wishes to comment on an agenda item which is not under Public Hearings on the Agenda may be heard at this time and must sign up to speak in advance. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes or less, as directed by the Mayor, as this section of the Agenda is limited to thirty minutes. The City Commission will not be able to take any official actions under Comments from the Public. Speakers will address the Mayor, Commissioners, and the Public with respect. Inappropriate language will not be tolerated.
 
9.   ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO AGENDA AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA
 
10.   MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS
 
a.   Added:  Representative Dana Trabulsy Update on 2021 Legislative Session Click to View
 
b.   Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) Update by Jacob Williams, General Manager and CEO Click to View
 
c.   Presentation of the rebranding of the public transit system by St. Lucie County staff. Click to View
 
d.   Presentation by Melaine George, Sunrise Theatre Advisory Board Member of a Specialized Area of a  Public Facility  Click to View
 
11.   CONSENT AGENDA
 
a.   Approve Request to enter into a 48 month lease agreement with John Deere for golf course equipment effective October 1, 2021. Click to View
 
b.   Approval of Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Fort Pierce and the Kiwanis Club for a public private partnership for site improvements at Jaycee Park. Click to View
 
12.   PUBLIC HEARINGS
 
a.   Presentation and Public Hearing on the Draft 2021-2025 Five-Year Consolidated Plan and the Draft 2020 Annual Action Plan.  Click to View
 
b.   Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 21-019 establishing a registration program for vacation rentals, including standards, rules and enforcement.  SECOND READING Click to View
 
c.   Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 21-021 modifying the existing vendor code to eliminate the requirement for a Vendor Permit, Application and the payment of the fee as a result of the preemption by Florida Statute 509.102.  SECOND READING Click to View
 
d.   POSTPONED FROM 7/6/2021 MEETING Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 21-020 - Text Amendment to Section 125-187: "Use Table" in order to allow for Dwelling Rentals to be permitted by right in every zoning district.  FIRST READING Click to View
 
e.   Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 21-022 - extending the territorial limits of the City of Fort Pierce, to include three (3) properties at or near 3171 Morning Dew Lane, 3051 South 25th Street, and 2503 Edwards Road in Fort Pierce, Florida. FIRST READING Click to View
 
f.   Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 21-023 - extending the territorial limits of the City of Fort Pierce, to a property at or near 186 Melton Drive in Fort Pierce, Florida. FIRST READING Click to View
 
g.   Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 21-024 - extending the territorial limits of the City of Fort Pierce, to include four (4) properties at or the northeast corner of King Orange Drive and Mura Drive in Fort Pierce, Florida. FIRST READING Click to View
 
h.   Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Ordinance 21-025  REZONING OF NINE (9) PARCELS LOCATED AT OR NEAR 2496 SOUTH KINGS HIGHWAY FROM SINGLE FAMILY, 2 DU/ACRE (E-2) AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL (C-3) TO COMMERCIAL PARKWAY (CP-1). FIRST READING Click to View
 
i.   Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Ordinance 21-026 - AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA; MODIFYING THE HARBOUR ISLE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO REVISE THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MASTER PLAN FOR PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 835 SEAWAY DRIVE.  FIRST READING Click to View
 
13.   CITY COMMISSION
 
a.   Resolution 21-R36 establishing vacation rental registration fee. Click to View
 
b.   Resolution 21-R37 authorizing the issuance of Fort Pierce Redevelopment Agency Redevelopment Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2021, in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $26,000,000, and authorizing the Mayor to execute all necessary documents. Click to View
 
c.   Resolution 21-R38 appointing Tanya Earley as Interim City Attorney effective upon the resignation of Peter J. Sweeney.  Click to View
 
d.   Submittal of applications to serve on the Civil Service Appeals Board. Click to View
 
e.   Submittal of applications to serve on the Keep Fort Pierce Beautiful Board. Click to View
 
f.   ADDED ITEM:  Memo from Assistant City Attorney Tanya Earley regarding the arrest of a current member of the Fort Pierce Utilities Authority. Click to View
 
14.   COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC

Any person who wishes to comment on any subject may be heard at this time. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes or less, as directed by the Mayor, as this section of the Agenda is limited to thirty minutes. The City Commission will not be able to take any official actions under Comments from the Public. Speakers will address the Mayor, Commissioners, and the Public with respect. Inappropriate language will not be tolerated.
 
15.   COMMENTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER
 
a.   Reports Click to View
 
16.   COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION
 
17.   ADJOURNMENT

Immediately following adjournment, please move toward the doors and exit the chambers.   This allows for the safe and courteous exit of all persons, and those on the dais.  Conversations after the meeting should be held outside of chambers, in the foyer or elsewhere, but not in the commission chambers where lights will be out as soon as the chambers are empty.
 
 
Pursuant to Sec. 2-49, Fort Pierce Code of Ordinances, persons desiring to place an item on the agenda may make written request to the city manager no later than 5:00 p.m. fifteen (15) days preceding the regular city commission meeting. Such request must state the subject matter of the individual's appearance and should include any background materials pertinent to the issue. The city manager shall review the request to determine if the item might be handled administratively or whether the subject matter is an item of city business. If appropriate, the city manager shall submit the item for placement on the agenda to the city clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. ten (10) days preceding the regular city commission meeting. The mayor may impose a time limitation of five (5) minutes, or allow such additional time he or she determines necessary and appropriate for such person to make presentation. All reports, communications, ordinances, resolutions, contracts, documents or other materials to be submitted to the commission shall, no later than 12:00 noon on Wednesday prior to each meeting, be delivered to the city clerk and furnish each member thereof with a copy of the same prior to the regular meeting.

Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, the City hereby advises you that if you or another person decide to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at its meeting or hearing, that you or said person will need a record of the proceedings, and that for such purpose, affected persons may need to insure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.  This notice does not constitute consent by the City for the introduction or admission into evidence of otherwise inadmissible or irrelevant evidence, nor does it authorize challenges or appeals not otherwise allowed by law. 
 
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in this meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Office at (772) 467-3065 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

    

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