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CITY COMMISSION AGENDA
 

Regular Meeting - Tuesday, June 20, 2023 - 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 Mike Schneider with Faith Baptist Church
 
3.   PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
 
4.   ROLL CALL
 
5.   APPROVAL OF MINUTES
 
a.   Approval of Minutes from June 05, 2023 Regular Meeting Click to View
 
6.   PROCLAMATIONS
 
a.   Introduction of Miss Juneteenth Click to View
 
7.   LETTERS TO COMMISSION
 
a.   Email from Michelle Danaluk commending Latoya Ransom, Deputy City Clerk, for her excellent customer service. Click to View
 
b.   Email from Kathleen Boutin in appreciation of Public Works Facilities Maintenance Technician Herbert Cunningham's dedication to the City of Fort Pierce and for the department’s efforts in maintaining Jaycee Park. Click to View
 
c.   Thank you card from Rita Piero in recognition of Police Officers Therilus Thervil and Milton Dames’s professionalism and considerateness when assisting her with the filing of police reports. Click to View
 
d.   Letter from Darryl Epps expressing his appreciation for the night-shift Fort Pierce Police Officers’ professional conduct and readiness to assist. Click to View
 
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
 
a.   Waste Management check presentation to Commission Click to View
 
11.   CONSENT AGENDA
 
a.   Approval of travel for Commissioner Curtis Johnson to attend the 2023 Florida League of Cities Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida from August 10, 2023 to August 13, 2023 in the amount of $1636.15.  Click to View
 
b.   Approval of travel for Mayor Linda Hudson to attend the 2023 Florida League of Cities Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida from August 10, 2023 to August 13, 2023 in the amount of $1635.15. Click to View
 
c.   Approval of travel for Commissioner Arnold S. Gaines to attend the Florida League of Cities Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida from August 10, 2023 to August 13, 2023 in the amount of $1636.15. Click to View
 
d.   Approval of Infill Lien Reduction Program Development Agreement with Shores Pad, LLC, Owner of 801 Avenue B. Click to View
 
e.   Approval of Grant Awarded Pursuant to Chapter 2022-156, Laws of Florida, Specific Appropriation 2944A.
  Click to View
 
f.   Approval to purchase traffic signal supplies from Econolite, Jacksonville, FL, in the amount of $97,518.00.  Click to View
 
g.   Approval of "Award Agreement" from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement JAG21 - Countywide Grant in the amount of $29,799.00.  Click to View
 
h.   Approval of letter of support to Florida Division of Cultural Affairs on behalf of the St. Lucie Cultural Alliance for general program support for 2024-2025. Click to View
 
i.   Approve request of the Fort Pierce Police Department to purchase two DART mobile training simulators and accessories in an amount not to exceed $29,990.00, from DART Range, Lake Mary, FL. Click to View
 
j.   Approval the following contributions in the total amount of $69,500.00 from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund to the following non-profit organization or programs that are in good standing, support and serve the citizens of Fort Pierce in the following amounts: Project Lift - $5,000, GraceWay Village - $5,000, In the Image of Christ - $5,000, Mustard Seed Ministries and Sarah’s Kitchen - $10,000, New Life Christian Fellowship Church, Inc. - $3,500, Little Birthday Angels - $3,000, Pace for Girls - $5,000, IRSC Foundation $2,000, United Against Poverty - $3,000, Northside Bat and Ball Little League Baseball, Inc. - $3,000, Courageous Kids - $5,000, Resources In Community Hope (RICH) North and South – $10,000, Fort Pierce Police Explorers - $5,000 and Unity In Our Community - $5,000. Click to View
 
12.   PUBLIC HEARINGS
 
a.   POSTPONED TO AUGUST 21, 2023. Quasi-Judicial Hearing deferred from April 17, 2023 - Review and approval of an application for a Site Plan (Development and Design Review) and Conditional Use by property owner Love Center Regeneration Ministries and applicant Deborah L. Martohue, Esq. AICP, to construct a 199-foot monopole telecommunication tower located at 3111 Avenue D, more specifically located at Parcel ID: 2408-123-0008-000-2. Click to View
 
b.   Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Review and Approval of an application for Final Plat, submitted by Property Owner(s), CCCV Fort Enterprises LLC, and Applicant, Dennis Murphy of Culpepper & Terpening, Inc., to subdivide approximately 1.7 acres of land (more or less)  into 13 platted lots including 1 common-area tract for The Coral Sands Subdivision located at or near 511 South Ocean Drive in Fort Pierce, FL. The property is currently zoned Planned Development (PD). Parcel Control Number: 2401-502-0026-000-6. Click to View
 
c.   Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-031: Annexation - City Initiated - 13 Parcels owned by Cypress Knee LLC located north of Orange Ave and East of Jenkins Road, Parcel ID's; 2407-231-0001-000-2, 2407-231-0002-000-9, 2407-231-0002-140-2, 2407-231-0002-130-9, 2407-231-0002-120-6, 2407-231-0002-110-3, 2407-231-0002-150-5, 2407-231-0002-050-4, 2407-231-0002-060-7, 2407-231-0002-070-0, 2407-231-0002-080-3, 2407-231-0002-090-6, and 2407-231-0002-100-0 - SECOND READING Click to View
 
d.   Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-032 - Annexation - City Initiated - 1 Parcel Gerald Groothouse located at 5310 Orange Ave, Parcel ID's; 242407-234-0004-000-2. - SECOND READING Click to View
 
e.   Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-033 - Annexation - City Initiated - 1 Parcel owned by St. Lucie Battery and Tire Company located at 5500 Orange Ave, Parcel ID; 2407-232-0001-000-5. -SECOND READING Click to View
 
f.   Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-034 - Annexation - City Initiated - 2 Parcels owned by Palm Way Investments LLC, located at 5750 Orange Ave, Parcel ID's; 2312-144-0004-000-5 and 2312-144-0003-000-8 - SECOND READING Click to View
 
g.   Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-035 - Annexation - City Initiated - 1 Parcel owned by Consolidated Properties of FP, located at 121 N.Jenkins Road, Parcel ID: 2312-144-0001-000-4 - SECOND READING Click to View
 
h.   Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-036 - Annexation - City Initiated - 1 Parcel owned by Turner Trust Properties LLC located at 5900 Orange Ave, Parcel ID: 2312-143-0001-000-1 - SECOND READING Click to View
 
i.   Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-037 - Annexation - City Initiated - 1 Parcel owned by SECP FTP LLC located at 6000 Orange Ave, Parcel ID: 2312-143-0002-000-8 - SECOND READING Click to View
 
j.   Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-038 Annexation - City Initiated - 2 Parcels owned by Joseph G. Miller located at 5501 and 5513 Orange Ave, Parcel ID's: 2407-701-0001-000-4 and 2407-701-0002-000-1 - SECOND READING Click to View
 
k.   Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-039 - Annexation - City Initiated - 2 Parcels owned by SAJ 1 SUNRISE LLC located at 5701 Orange Ave, Parcel ID: 2312-411-0001-000-3 and 2312-411-0003-000-7 - SECOND READING Click to View
 
l.   Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-040: Annexation - City Initiated - 1 Parcel owned by City of Fort Pierce and Fort Pierce Utility Authority located at or near 550 feet South of the intersection of Orange Avenue and S. Jenkins Road. Parcel ID: 2407-322-0000-000-4 - SECOND READING Click to View
 
m.   Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Ordinance 23-041 - Review and approval of a Zoning Map Amendment by owner Resurrection Life Family Worship Center Inc. and applicant Brad Currie with EDC, Inc., to change the zoning from Medium, Density Residential, R-4, to Planned Development, PD, of 4.883 acres of the parcel located at 1910 S. Jenkins Road Fort Pierce, FL 44947. Parcel ID: 2418-322-0001-000-5.  First Hearing. Click to View
 
n.   Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-042 - An Ordinance by the City Commission of the City of Fort Pierce, Florida; amending the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan to change the designation of a portion of one (1) parcel generally located at or near 1602 South 30th Street, from City of Fort Pierce (RL) Low Density Residential to City of Fort Pierce (GC) General Commercial; providing for a severability clause; providing for repeal of ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith; and providing for an effective date. Subject Parcel: 2417-506-0033-000-9. First Reading Click to View
 
o.   Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Ordinance 23-043 - An Ordinance by the City Commission of the City of Fort Pierce, Florida; Rezoning a portion of the property generally located at or near 1602 South 30th Street, from (R-3) Single Family Moderate-Density Residential Zone to (C-3) General Commercial Zone; providing for a severability clause; providing for repeal of ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith; and providing for an effective date. Subject Property: Parcel ID: 2417-506-0033-000-9. First Reading Click to View
 
p.   Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-044 - An ordinance by the City Commission of the City of Fort Pierce, Florida; amending the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan to change the designation of one (1) parcel generally located at or near 7325 Pruitt Research Center Road, from City of Fort Pierce (RM) Medium Density Residential to City of Fort Pierce (GC) General Commercial; providing for a severability clause; providing for repeal of ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith; and providing for an effective date. Subject Parcel: 2323-501-0001-000-3. - FIRST READING Click to View
 
q.   Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Ordinance 23-045 - An ordinance by the City Commission of the City of Fort Pierce amending the City’s Zoning Atlas and establishing a Zoning Designation of Planned Development (PD) for one (1) parcel containing approximately 19.55 acres and being generally located at or near 7325 Pruitt Research Center Road in Fort Pierce, Florida; providing for a severability clause; repealing all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith; and providing for an effective date. First Reading Click to View
 
r.   Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-046  Amending Chapter 103, Article V, Amending Section 103-203 Regulation of Stormwater Run-off.  FIRST READING Click to View
 
13.   CITY COMMISSION
 
a.   Selection of the City of Fort Pierce Voting Delegate at the 97th Annual Conference being held at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek from August 10-12, 2023. Click to View
 
b.   Resolution 23-R38 reappointing Frank "Hank" Fee, IV to the Fort Pierce Utilities Authority Board as the District 2 representative. Click to View
 
c.   Resolution 23-R39 Modifying Registration and Renewal Fees for Short Term and Vacation Rentals.  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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