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C I T Y O F F O R T P I E R C E CITY COMMISSION AGENDA Regular Meeting - Monday, December 5, 2022 -5:05 p.m. City Hall - City Commission Chambers, 100 North U.S. #1, Fort Pierce, Florida



1.		CALL TO ORDER

2.		OPENING PRAYER - Pastor David Star with Citadel of Truth Faith Ministries

3.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.		ROLL CALL

5.		APPROVAL OF MINUTES

	a.	Approval of minutes from the November 7, 2022 regular meeting. Click to View

	b.	Approval of minutes from the November 21, 2022 regular meeting. Click to View

6.		PROCLAMATIONS

	a.	Special Presentation of a Donation by Hibiscus Park Neighborhood Association Click to View

7.		LETTERS TO COMMISSION

8.		ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO AGENDA AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA

9.		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.

10.		MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS

11.		CONSENT AGENDA

	a.	Approval of a blanket purchase order to use awarded funds from the 2022 Bullet Proof Vest Program (BVP) to purchase vests from GL Distributors, Inc in an amount not to exceed $104,500. Click to View

	b.	Approval of Florida Housing Finance Corporation Local Government Verification of Contribution to support an affordable housing development at 3000 Okeechobee Road by authorizing $460,000 local match funding in the form of a CDBG loan from the City. Click to View

12.		PUBLIC HEARINGS

	a.	Public Hearing and Resolution 22-R47 - TEFRA Hearing for Synergy School of Tomorrow, f/k/a St. James Christian Academy, Inc., request to issue tax exempt private activity bonds to be used to acquire facilities located at 5900 Tedder Road, 6130 Tedder Road, and 5200 Oleander Avenue in Fort Pierce, Florida, and related activities. Click to View

	b.	Public Hearing for the 2021 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) Click to View

	c.	POSTPONED FROM NOV. 7, 2022 Legislative Hearing - Ordinance No. 22-036 amending Chapter 34 - Article I and Chapter 34 - Article II establishing Parking Regulations. FIRST READING Click to View

	d.	Legislative Hearing - Ordinance No. 22-038 Amendments to Chapter 109 of the Code of Ordinances entitled Floodplain Management. FIRST READING Click to View

13.		CITY COMMISSION

	a.	Resolution No. 22-R46 appointing Tina Peterson to the Board of Examiners of Contractors to fill the vacancy left by Mr. Fogg. 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.