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CITY COMMISSION AGENDA
 

Regular Meeting - Monday, September 20, 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 - Rev. Liz Roundtree, Antioch Missionary Baptist Church 
 
3.   PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
 
4.   ROLL CALL
 
5.   APPROVAL OF MINUTES - there will be no approval of minutes.
 
6.   PROCLAMATIONS
 
a.   Manufacturing Awareness Month Proclamation being received by Jerry Jacques and/or Pete Tesch  Click to View
 
b.   Constitution Week Proclamation being received by Lurana C. Hillard of Cora Stickney Harper Chapter Click to View
 
7.   LETTERS TO COMMISSION
 
a.   Letter from Bob Calhoun with St. Lucie Habitat for Humanity thanking the City of Fort Pierce for a CDBG grant allocation of $5,000. 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.   St. Lucie County Public Transportation Municipal Services Taxing Unit – Presentation on extension of Interlocal Agreement between the City of Fort Pierce and St. Lucie County Click to View
 
11.   CONSENT AGENDA
 
a.   Approve award of design services to Marlin Engineering, Inc., (Ref. RFQ No. 2019-027 - Professional Engineering Services) for a portion of the SUNTRAIL passing through Fort PierceĀ in an amount not to exceed $282,019.21; amount is 100% reimbursable from FDOT. Click to View
 
b.   Approve award of the Bid No. 2021-036, Porpoise Avenue Beach Access Parking Improvements construction contract to the low bidder, PavCo Contracting, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $290,479.29. Click to View
 
c.   Approve staff recommendation in response to request to reduce lot clearing and demolition fees in the amount of $19,488.32 against 1501 Avenue D, Fort Pierce, FL, Parcel ID# 2409-506-0006-000/6 owned by Comian X2 Tax Lien Fund, by waiving the interest, penalties and a portion of the administrative costs in the amount of $11,940.60, leaving a balance due of $7,548.38 payable in 60 days. The applicant, Vincent Marcellino, 8015 Plantation Lakes Drive, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986, is asking to waive all costs including the hard costs in the amount of $19,488.32 leaving a balance due of $0.00, which requires the item be pulled from the Consent Agenda with a direct vote of the City Commission. Click to View
 
d.   Approve awarding Bid No. 2021-029 Landscape Maintenance of Medians to Higher Ground Land Services, Okeechobee, FL in the amount of $51,000.00. Click to View
 
e.   Approve contract with L&S Enterprises, LLC, as a single source purchase, to replace missing light fixtures along Seaway and S. Ocean Drive for an amount not to exceed $68,568.00. Click to View
 
f.   Approval of Blanket Purchase Orders for the Public Works Department for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 to ensure efficient maintenance, service and repair of all City owned facilities, amenities and equipment, in the total budgeted amount of $3,658,139.42. Click to View
 
g.   Approval of Axon Officer Safety Plan 7+ for a five (5) year contract in the total amount of $2,473,199.80 and is funded from the American Rescue Plan. Click to View
 
h.   Approve Change Order Increase of $8,400.00 awarded to KIB Construction Corp to include the installation of flooring for the emergency rehabilitation project at 1114 Colonial Road, Fort Pierce. Click to View
 
i.   Approve agreement with Professional Facilities Management for Consulting Services for the Sunrise Theatre in an amount not to exceed $120,000.00.  Click to View
 
j.   Approval of Amended and Restated Interlocal Agreement between City of Fort Pierce and St. Lucie County for the Public Transit MSTU. Click to View
 
12.   PUBLIC HEARINGS
 
a.   Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Application for a Site Plan (Development Review and Design Review) submitted by Property Owner, RV Development LLC, and Representative, Engineering, Design, & Construction Inc, to construct and operate an RV sales and service development at or near 2398 Peters Road in Fort Pierce, FL. The properties are zoned General Commercial Zone (C-3). Parcel IDs: 2324-123-0000-000-9 & 2324-122-0001-000-3 Click to View
 
b.   Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Application for a Conditional Use with New Construction and a Site Plan (Development and Design Review) submitted by Property Owner, Patricia Farley, and Representative, Engineering, Design, & Construction Inc, to construct and operate a development that will contain office/flex space and RV storage at 2564 S. Kings Highway in Fort Pierce, FL. The property is zoned General Commercial Zone (C-3). Parcel ID: 2324-233-0000-000-7 Click to View
 
c.   Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Application for a Site Plan (Development Review and Design Review) submitted by Property Owners, Kings Hwy Commerce Park LLC, Australian Properties LLC, Kings Highway Commercial South LLC, RV Development LLC, Great American RV Prop LLC, and Grady Sapp, along with Representative, JHI Inc, to construct and operate a warehouse, office, and flex space development at or near 2496 S. Kings Highway in Fort Pierce, FL. The properties are zoned Commercial Parkway Zone (CP-1). Parcel IDs: 2324-210-0000-000-6, 2324-211-0002-000-3, 2324-232-0000-000-4, 2324-211-0001-000-6, 2324-214-0001-000-5, 2324-214-0002-000-2, 2324-241-0004-000-0, 2324-241-0002-000-6, and 2324-241-0003-000-3 Click to View
 
d.   Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Review and approval of an application for Subdivision (Preliminary Plat), submitted by property owner, Surfside Land, LLC & applicant/representative Schulke, Bittle, & Stoddard, LLC, to subdivide approximately 0.54 acres of land at or near the east side of Surfside Drive, located approximately 200 feet east of South Ocean Drive in Fort Pierce, FL. The property is zoned Hutchinson Island Medium Density Residential (R-4A). Parcel ID: 2412-501-0132-000-3. Click to View
 
e.   Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 21-032 establishing Mayor and Commission compensation by ordinance, and clarifying the method of changing compensation in the future. SECOND READING Click to View
 
f.   Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 21-033 amending Chapter 2, Sec. 2-49 to modify the order of business of City Commission Meetings and amending Sec. 2-48 to address remote participation by City Commissioners at their meetings.  SECOND READING Click to View
 
g.   Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 21-034 - extending the territorial limits of the City of Fort Pierce, to a property at or near 1701 Woodward Drive in Fort Pierce, Florida. SECOND READING Click to View
 
h.   Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 21-035 Establishing the Preserve at Savannah Lakes Community Development District.   FIRST READING Click to View
 
13.   CITY COMMISSION
 
a.   Resolution No. 21-R51 determining that the structure located at 435 N 16th Street is unsafe, has been condemned in accordance with the International Property Maintenance Code as adopted by the City Commission and should be demolished. A hearing to determine this matter is scheduled before the City Commission on October 18, 2021. Click to View
 
b.   Resolution No. 21-R52 appointing members to serve on the Fort Pierce Youth Advisory Committee. 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
 
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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