[a. Rebecca Seaman called the Public Works Department to commend Roger Guadamuz, Sanitation Driver, for his kindness toward her grandson and for doing a good job.]

OF LIFE. IT IS TIME WE TALK AWAY THE DARK. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> OKAY. THE FOLLOWING LETTER WILL BE KEPT ON FILE AT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. REBECCA SEAMAN CALLED THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO COMMAND ROGER

[8. ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO AGENDA AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

GUADAMUZ, SANITATION DRIVER, FOR HIS KINDNESS TOWARD HER GRANDSON AND HER DOING A GREAT JOB. THEN WE HAVE ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO AGENDA AND APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

>> ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? IF NOT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A

MOTION. >> MOTION AND SECOND. CALL THE

ROLL, PLEASE. >>

[11. CONSENT AGENDA]

>> OKAY. WE DID NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, SO WE WILL MOVE ALONG TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

>> ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA?

RIGHT THIS TIME. >> IT'S THE RIGHT TIME.

>> YOU SURE? >> YEAH.

>> --. ITEM B >> ITEM B FOR COMMISSIONER

BRODERIC. >> CAN I MAKE ONE QUICK COMMENT? I'M JUST EXCITED ABOUT 11 C IF IT DOES GET APPROVED TONIGHT. THE RESTRIPING OF DELAWARE AVENUE FROM 17TH STREET TO U.S. 1. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT A LONG TIME, INCLUDING SOME JOINT MEETINGS WITH OUR COUNTY FOLKS. GLAD TO SEE THAT

MOVING FORWARD. >> YES.

>> I WANT TO PULL 11 F. >> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHERS? SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT

AGENDA. >> MOTION AT SECOND. CALL THE

ROLL, PLEASE. >>

[b. Approval to Negotiate with Highest-Ranked Bidder of RFP 2023-008 Parking Availability Counting System, EnSight Technologies.]

>> ITEM 11 B IS APPROVAL TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE HIGHEST RANKED BIDDER OF RFP 2023-008 PARKING AVAILABILITY COUNTING SYSTEM WITH INSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES.

>> COMMISSIONER BRODERIC. >> I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE INVOLVED WITH THIS INITIATIVE FOR FOUR YEARS NOW.

THIS CAME OUT OF THE PARKING COMMITTEE AT ITS INCEPTION. I READ THROUGH ALL OF THE DOCUMENTATION AND I'M SURE I JUST MISSED IT AND I READ IT AGAIN AND I MISSED IT AGAIN. I

CANNOT FIND THE PRICE. >> OKAY. I THINK MR. ANDREWS IS COMING UP HERE TO ENLIGHTEN US. MR. ANDREWS.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS NOT THE PRICE YET. THIS IS ASKING TO GO INTO NEGOTIATIONS.

>> OKAY. THE REASON I BRING IT UP IS BECAUSE I HAVE THE RANKINGS BASED ON THE WORKING GROUP AND ONE OF THE TESTS WAS PRICE POINTS. I MUST BE MISSING SOMETHING. BUT IF THAT IS THE CASE, I'M PERFECTLY FINE WITH THAT. I'M VERY CURIOUS TO SEE. I READ ALL OF THE LITERATURE. THE LITERATURE IS IMPRESSIVE. SPECIFICALLY WHAT WE DISCUSSED WITH THE PARKING COMMITTEE AS FAR AS WHAT DETAIL WE THINK IS NECESSARY -- OF COURSE, THE ONGOING TABULATION OF CAPACITY ABUSE WAS ONE OF THE KEY FEATURES. JUST NOT FOR THE PERSON LOOKING FOR A

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PARKING SPACE BUT INTERNALIZING THAT HERE TO SEE WHAT OUR PARKING DEMAND IS IN THAT FACILITY IS GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUSLY VALUABLE TOOL. SO CAN YOU JUST GIVE ME A BRIEF OVERVIEW AS TO WHERE YOU SEE THE PROCESS GOING? YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET INTO THE WEEDS ON IT. IF YOU HAVE SOME

DEMARCATION FOR TIMING. >> YEAH. THE REASON WHY I DID NOT PUT A PRICE IN IT -- THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE THERE. THE OUTSIDE MONITORING. THE TYPE OF HOW WE MONITOR THE CARS COMING INTO THE GARAGE AND EVERYTHING. ROUGHLY IT IS -- I WANT TO SAY IT IS RIGHT IN THE 150-$160,000 RANGE. SO, WHAT WE WILL DO IS -- THIS IS THROUGH ALL THE PRESENTATIONS OF THE PRESENTERS . AND WE WILL REACH OUT TO ENSIGHT NOW, START THE NEGOTIATIONS, AND I EXPECT WE WILL PROBABLY BE BACK TO THE COMMISSION WITHIN THE NEXT 50 DAYS FOR APPROVAL ON THIS.

>> THAT'S GREAT. I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THEIR PROPOSAL.

ALSO, THE MUNICIPALITIES THEY HAVE WORKED WITH OBVIOUSLY CARRY SOME HEFT HERE. REFERRALS FROM THEM WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. BUT I THINK THIS PACKAGE IS PRECISELY WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR. I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT UP TO YOU AND YOUR WORKING GROUP TO KIND OF WORK THROUGH THOSE OPTIONS AS TO WHAT YOU GUYS THINK IS BEST. YOU KNOW ALL THE ISSUES. I DON'T THINK YOU REALLY NEED ANY MORE INPUT. YOU GUYS HAVE AT IT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU COMING BACK WITH YOUR RECOMMENDATION. YOU MAKE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ISSUE? IF NOT, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM B? MOTION AND A SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.

[f. Approval and acceptance for signature by the Chief Executive of the City of Fort Pierce for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) FY21 - Project Safe Neighborhoods - Southern District of Florida Grant Program in the amount of $111,597.00, for the purchase of seven community based cameras and approximately $50,000 for overtime to conduct drug and violent crime enforcement.]

>> FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THE SIGNATURE FOR THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FY 21 PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA GRANT PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $111,597 FOR THE PURPOSE -- PURCHASE OF SEVEN COMMUNITY-BASED CAMERAS AND APPROXIMATELY $50,000 FOR OVERTIME TO CONDUCT DRUG AND

VIOLENT CRIME ENFORCEMENT. >> I PULL THIS ITEM, ONE, TO HAVE THE CLERK READ IT SO EVERYBODY COULD HEAR WHAT IS GOING ON . AND THIS WAS THE ITEM THAT COMMISSIONER JOHNSON AND I TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK DURING OUR SPECIAL HEARING THAT SOMETHING WAS COMING UP TONIGHT. SO I JUST -- I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I JUST WANTED THE COMMUNITY TO HEAR IT. I WANTED THE COMMUNITY TO HEAR IT TO LET THEM KNOW THAT WE ARE HEARING THEIR CONCERNS AND HERE IS ANOTHER ACTION BY THIS BOARD TO COMBAT AND TRY TO PREVENT THE SHOOTINGS AND CRIME HAPPENING IN OUR CITY. AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE , IF YOU ARE NOT HERE AND THEY DON'T GET A COPY OF THE AGENDA, THE CONSENT AGENDA IS SOMETIMES NOT REDBIRD SO I WANTED IT READ OUT. AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE DEPUTY CHIEF STANDING UP THERE. I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR THE JOB HE IS DOING AND HIS OFFICE IS DOING. I JUST ONE OF THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT THEIR CRIES AND THEIR EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS ARE NOT GOING ON DEAF EARS. WE ARE WORKING TO MAKE FORT PIERCE A BETTER

PLACE. >> YES, WE ARE. DEPUTY CHIEF,

DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? >> NONA BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR OKAYING THIS BECAUSE IT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR INVESTIGATIVE WORK . BUYING EQUIPMENT. BEING ABLE TO HAVE OFFICERS COME IN OVERTIME. PARTNERING WITH OUR FEDERAL AGENCIES. EXPENDITURE PROBLEMS. WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN OUT THERE. IT IS A FIGHT THAT WE REFUSE TO LOSE. WE'RE GOING

TO GIVE EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT. >> WE APPRECIATE THAT.

>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION, DEPUTY CHIEF. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

COMMISSIONER GAINES, POINT WELL TAKEN. THIS CAME UP LAST WEEK. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO WE WERE HERE. CHIEF BROUGHT SOME INFORMATION TO US. I JUST WANT TO -- THIS IS IN ADDITION TO SOME OTHER THINGS. THIS IS A GRANT THAT WE DID NOT REALLY HAVE ON OUR RADAR, FRANKLY. I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE A GRANT PROCESS AND YOU APPLY FOR GRANTS ALL THE TIME. I JUST KIND OF WANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT SCOPE AND HAVE YOU MAY BE EXPLAINED TOP LEVEL. YOU GUYS ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR THINGS. SO THIS IS KIND OF A WELCOME ADDITION TO EVERYTHING ELSE WE HAVE GOING ON. COULD YOU EXPOUND ON IT A LITTLE BIT? PRETTY CLEARLY. WE ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR GRANTS OR ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO HELP US IN THE OUR INVESTIGATIONS OUR INVESTIGATIVE WORK. THE FORENSIC EQUIPMENT. TECHNOLOGY.

AND AS YOU GUYS KNOW, EVERYTHING IS GOING UP.

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TECHNOLOGY IS GETTING BETTER. YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR IT ALSO. ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE CONSTANTLY DOING IS CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR GRANTS TO ASSIST US WITH THE OVERALL INVESTIGATIONS. WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT BECAUSE THAT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF LAW ENFORCEMENT NOW. WE NEED TO GET AS MUCH HELP AS WE POSSIBLY CAN WHEN IT COMES TO FINANCIAL. SO WE ARE GOING TO CONSTANTLY KEEP LOOKING FOR GRANTS.

>> IN LIGHT OF WHAT MY FELLOW COMMISSIONER SAID LAST TIME, DURING THE MEETING, WE APPROVE DETAIL FOR ACTIVITY GOING ON ON THE BEACH. AS I READ THIS GRANT AND UNDERSTOOD IT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND MANPOWER THROUGH CERTAIN UNITS TO ALLOW FOR THAT TO BE THROUGHOUT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD -- IS THAT MY UNDERSTANDING AS WELL?

>> YEAH. IT IS GOING TO BE FOR THE FORT PIERCE AREA IN

PARTICULAR. >> WE ARE GOING TO BE DECISIVE FROM WHAT AREAS WERE GOING TO LOOK AT AS FAR AS OUR INCREASED BEACH ACTIVITY. AS YOU KNOW, FORT PIERCE IS BECOMING AN EXTREMELY POPULAR DESTINATION. THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO REALIZE AND CONTEND WITH. WE HAVE THE BEACH IN ITS OVERFLOW. THE WORD IS OUT. FORT PIERCE IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO COME VISIT. WITH THAT, THAT'S A BLESSING. WITH THE BLESSING SOMETIMES COMES TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS. THAT IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR NOW. LIKE YOU SAID, WE WILL BE USING IT FOR OTHER AREAS OF FORT PIERCE AS WELL . CRIME OR POTENTIAL

FOR CRIME TO OCCUR. >> THIS GRANT SPECIFICALLY THOUGH IS TARGETED FOR INCREASED ACTIVITY IN THE

LINCOLN PARK AREA. >> YES, IT IS.

>> OKAY. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RESIDENT -- THEY EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY AND WELL-BEING IN THAT AREA. AGAIN, COMMISSIONER GAINES HAS PULLED THIS, BUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LISTENING TO THIS, THIS IS IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE HAD DONE ALMOST TWO OR THREE MONTHS AGO. WE HAD A WHOLE OTHER PROCESS. CHIEF CAME IN AND ASKED FOR SOME DIFFERENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES. WE APPROVED THAT .

NOW WE HAVE THIS IN ADDITION TO THAT , BRINGING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO AN AREA TO BEGIN TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF THE CITIZENS. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ECHO THAT TONIGHT.

THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ARE COMING. TECHNOLOGY AND MANPOWER AS EVIDENT HERE IN THIS GRANT.

FORENSIC -- WHEN I FIRST STARTED , THERE WAS -- WE HAD THE MOBILE CAMERAS. NOW TECHNOLOGY IS AT A PLACE WHEREAS IT IS CONSTANTLY MOVING YEAR-BY-YEAR. WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITIES BECAUSE THAT HELPS US OUT. IT GIVES US AN ADVANTAGE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE OF THIS COMING FROM US AS FAR AS PUTTING IN

FOR MORE GRANTS AND SO FORTH. >> THANK YOU.

>> ANYBODY ELSE? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO,

WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE MOTION? >> MADAM MAYOR, MAKE A MOTION

THAT WE APPROVE 11 F. >> MOTION AND SECOND. CALL THE

[a. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-049 levying and collecting taxes for Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2023 and ending September 30, 2024, adopting final millage rate. SECOND READING]

ROLL, PLEASE. >>

>> OKAY, NOW WE MOVE ONTO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. AND WE HAVE ORDINANCE 23-049 , AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE LEVYING AND COLLECTING OF TAXES FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2023, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING SUCH AMOUNT AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO CARRY ON THE GOVERNMENT OF SAID CITY DURING SAID FISCAL YEAR AND TO PAY FUNDS SO COLLECTED INTO THE ACCOUNTS PROVIDED THEREFORE. ADOPTING THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE 2023-24 FISCAL YEAR FINAL MILLAGE RATE AND DIVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE RATE. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE , FLORIDA, SECTION 1, THE FINAL MILLAGE RATE OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2023 AND NDED SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024, IS HEREBY LEVIED AT THE RATE OF 6.9 FOR THOUSAND DOLLAR EVALUATION FOR GENERAL CITY PURPOSES. SAID RATE BEING IN EXCESS OF THE ROLLBACK RATE BY 10.85%. SECTION 2. THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE , FLORIDA HEREBY LEVIES A TAX OF 6.9 PER THOUSAND DOLLAR EVALUATION ON ALL REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF SAID CITY , SUBJECT TO TAX ON THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY 2023, PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT SUCH SHALL NOT BE LEVIED UPON PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE EXEMPT UNDER STATE STATUTE OR FEDERAL CONSTITUTION. SECTION 3. IN THE SAID CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISION OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FORT

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PIERCE. SECTION 4. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE AND BECOME

EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, 2023. >> THIS IS A SECOND READING.

ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND

ENTERTAIN MOTION. >> MOVED TO THE APPROVAL.

>> MOTION AND SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.

>> ORDINANCE 23- -- HOLD ON. MISSING ONE. I GOT IT HERE.

>> WE SHOW IT AS 050 . >> I HAD 0492 READ AGAIN, WHICH

[b. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-050 Adopting a Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2024, beginning October 1, 2023 and ending September 30, 2024. SECOND READING]

WE DON'T WANT TO DO. SO, WE HAVE 23-050, ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA ADOPTING A FINAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2023, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, SECTION 1, THE CITY COMMISSION OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, AFTER HAVING HELD A HEARING, HEREBY ADOPTS AS HIS FINAL BUDGET FOR THE OPERATION FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 2021 -- OCTOBER 21, 2283. THE ESTIMATES MADE BY SAID CITY PREVENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2023, WHICH DETAILED AMENDMENT ESTIMATES ARE NOW ON FILE WITH THE CITY CLERK AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. SECTION 2. THAT IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE CITY MANAGER TO SET THE AFORESAID APPROPRIATION OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES ON THE ACCOUNT RECORDS OF SAID CITY TO KEEP SUCH ACCOUNTS THEREOF AS REQUIRED BY THE CHARTER OF SAID CITY AS MAY BE DIRECTED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE CITY COMMISSION. SECTION 3. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE AND BECOME EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, 2023.

>> THIS IS THE SECOND READING. ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEEING NO MOVEMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 23-050 .

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND. CALL THE

ROLL , PLEASE. >>

[c. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-051 amending Chapter 22, Article X Short Term and Vacation Rental Regulations to amend responsible person requirements and other minor revisions . SECOND READING]

>> OKAY, NEXT, WE HAVE ORDINANCE 23-051. ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA AMENDING ORDINANCES OF CHAPTER 2022 -- CHAPTER 22 , AMENDING SECTION 22-503, DEFINITIONS TO DEFINE RESPONSIBLE PERSON.

REMOVING SECTION 22-508 EXEMPTIONS FOR PRE-EXISTING RENTAL AGREEMENTS AMENDING SECTION 22 -509 . RESPONSIBLE PERSON TO CLARIFY REQUIREMENTS. AMENDING SECTION 22-510 SUBSECTION TWO , APPLICATION FOR RENTAL UNIT REGISTRATION TO NO LONGER REQUIRE THE EMERGENCY CONTACT BE LOCAL . AMENDING SECTION 22-511 -- RENTAL UNIT ADVERTISING REQUIREMENT -- TO REQUIRE THE CITY RENTAL UNIT REGISTRATION NUMBER IN ALL ADVERTISING . AMENDING SECTION 22-513. DURATION OF RENTAL UNIT REGISTRATION FOR REGISTRATIONS TO EXPIRE ANNUALLY ON THE DATE OF INITIAL REGISTRATION. AMENDING SECTION 22-514 SUBPARAGRAPH A -- RENEWAL OF RENTAL UNIT REGISTRATION TO REQUIRE REGISTRATION ANNUALLY ON THE ANNIVERSARY DATE OF INITIAL REGISTRATION. AMENDING SECTION 22-515 A -- DENIAL AND REVOCATION OF RENTAL UNIT REGISTRATION TO PROVIDE APPLICABILITY LANGUAGE. AMENDING SECTION 22-FIVE TO WANT TO REQUIRE NOTIFICATION TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES. PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

>> THIS IS THE SECOND READING. ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS

ISSUE, PLEASE CALL FORWARD. >> MOTION AND SECOND. CALL THE

ROLL , PLEASE. >>

[d. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-052: Review and approval of an ordinance extending the territorial limits of the City of Fort Pierce, Florida, to include one (1) parcel at or near approximately Avenue Q in Fort Pierce, Florida. The parcel ID is 2405-501-0131-000-4. SECOND READING]

SPEAKER -- >> OKAY, NEXT WE HAVE ORDINANCE 23-052. TO INCLUDE ONE PARCEL AT OR NEAR

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APPROXIMATELY AVENUE Q AND SHOWN ON EXHIBIT A. THIS IS ST.

LUCIE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER AND PLACE IT ON CITY TAX RULES AS OF JANUARY 21 -- GENERALLY FIRST, 2024.

DIRECTING THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR TO COLLECT TAXES ON THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PROPERTY. ESTABLISHING FORT PIERCE ZONING DESIGNATION OF SINGLE-FAMILY LOW-DENSITY DIRECTING FILING OF THE ORDINANCE WITH THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF ST.

LUCIE COUNTY DIRECTING REVISION OF THE CHARTER BOUNDARY ARTICLE TO BE FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH. PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT WITH AND PROVIDING

FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, PLEASE COME FORWARD. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

>> APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 23-052.

>> CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >>

[e. Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Review and approval of an application for Final Plat, submitted by applicant Todd Howder of MBV Engineering, to subdivide 3 parcels of land, approximately 14.14 acres, into 5 platted lots at 5553, 5555 and 5557 Okeechobee Road, more specifically at Parcel IDs: 2419-321-0001-000-5, 2419-0003-000-2 and 2419-322-0002-000-5.]

>> OKAY. NOW WE HAVE A QUASIJUDICIAL HEARING FOR THE APPROVAL OF APPLICATION FOR FINAL PLAT SUBMITTED BY TODD HAUSER OF MBB ENGINEERING TO SUBDIVIDE THREE PARCELS OF LAND APPROXIMATELY 14.1 ACRES AND 25 PLOTTED LOTS AT 5555 AND 5557

OKEECHOBEE ROAD. >> THAT IT? JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE THROUGH. MADAM ATTORNEY, WILL YOU READ THE GUIDELINES FOR THE QUASIJUDICIAL PROCEDURES? WE

HAVE TWO TONIGHT. >> MA'AM, THESE PROCEDURES WILL APPLY TO ALL QUASIJUDICIAL HEARINGS FOR THE EVENING. THE CITY COMMISSION SERVICES BOTH THE LEGISLATIVE AND QUASIJUDICIAL ROLE. THE COMMISSION ENGAGES IN LAWMAKING ACTIVITY BY PASSING LAWS AND ESTABLISHING POLICIES.

WHEN ACTING AS A QUASIJUDICIAL BODY, THE COMMISSION APPLIES THOSE LAWS AND POLICIES AND IS HELD TO A STRICTER PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENT . CAUSE I JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS ARE LESS FORMAL THAN PROCEEDINGS BEFORE A CIRCUIT COURT BUT MORE FORMAL THAN THE NORMAL COMMISSION MEETING. WAS I JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS MUST FOLLOW BASIC STANDARDS OF NOTICE AND DUE PROCESS AND DECISIONS MUST BE BASED ON COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. THEREFORE, COMMISSIONERS HAVE A DUTY TO CONDUCT QUASIJUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS MORE LIKE JUDGES THAN LEGISLATORS. THAT IS WHY THE COMMISSION HAS ESTABLISHED A UNIFORM PROCEDURES FOR QUASIJUDICIAL HEARINGS THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED THIS EVENING. NO ONE SHOULD APPROACH ANY MEMBER OF THE CITY COMMISSION FOR THE CITY CLERK DURING THE HEARING. IF DOCUMENTS ARE GIVEN TO THE CITY CLERK, PLEASE GIVE THEM TO THE SERGEANT AT ARMS, WHICH ARE EITHER OF THE TWO POLICE OFFICERS IN THE CHAMBER.

>> THANK YOU, MA'AM. MADAM CLERK, HAVE WE MET THE ADVERTISING AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS?

>> WE HAVE. >> WOULD YOU ASK COMMISSIONERS ABOUT EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS?

>> YES. COMMISSIONER BRODRICK.

>> NOTHING TO REPORT. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES.

>> NO, MA'AM. >> MAYOR HUDSON.

>> NO, MA'AM. >> ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND

NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> PROCEED. >> COMMISSIONERS, MAYOR, BEFORE YOU TODAY IS AN APPLICATION FOR A FINAL PLAT FOR FORT PIERCE COMMERCIAL. THE APPLICANT WAS TODD HOWDER. THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE OKEEJEN LLC. THE PARCEL I.D.S ARE 2419 321000100005 241 32200030002 AND 241932200020005 . IN SUMMARY, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR REVIEW OF AN APPLICATION FOR A FINAL PLAT TO SUBDIVIDE THREE PARCELS IN TWO THREE -- FIVE PLOTTED LOTS. THIS IS THE 14.14, GIVE OR TAKE, ACRES.

THE FUTURE LAND USE OF THESE PARCELS IS GENERAL COMMERCIAL.

THE ZONING IS GENERAL COMMERCIAL AS WELL. THIS IS THE PLAT IN QUESTION. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE FIVE PLATTED LOTS, ONE BEING THE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT. THE FINAL PLAT FOR SUBDIVISION TITLED OKEEJEN COMMERCIAL PLAT. THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL FOR THIS REQUEST FOR THE FINAL PLAT CRITERIA AS SPECIFIED IN CHAPTER 121 OF THE CODE OF

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ORDINANCE. IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE STAFF RECOMMENDS ONE CONDITION.

THE APPLICANT WILL SUPPLY TWO FOR APPROPRIATE SIGNATURES AND THE PLAT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 177 111. AT PLANNING BOARD SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 MEETING, THEY UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT. THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION TODAY IS THAT THE CITY COMMISSION VOTE APPROVAL WITH THE ONE CONDITION. THE OTHER ACTIONS -- THE COMMISSION CAN TAKE IS A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL WITH ALTERNATE CONDITIONS OR RECOMMENDATION OF DISAPPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT. THANK YOU.

>> QUESTIONS OF STAFF? ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? ALL RIGHT.

I WOULD LIKE THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND THEN TELL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY

QUESTIONS OF STAFF. >> OKAY. MAY I STAND IN FOR THE APPLICANT. OUR ADDRESS IS 20TH STREET IN VERO BEACH, FLORIDA.

I AM HERE TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

>> DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF?

>> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

>> QUESTIONS OF THIS APPLICANT? NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, SIR.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, PLEASE COME FORWARD. ANYONE ELSE. OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAIN DISCUSSION OR EMOTION.

>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE WITH ONE CONDITION.

>> SECOND. >> CALLED THE ROLL, PLEASE.

[f. Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Review and approval of an application for a Site Plan (Development and Design Review) by property owner, Performance NAPA LLC, and applicant, Michael DePree of DePree Engineering LLC, to construct an approximately 14,086 square foot Auto Parts-Retail Store with associated site improvements at or near 4001 Oleander Avenue in Fort Pierce, Florida, more specifically located at Parcel Control Number: 2433-144-0001-000-6. ]

>> NEXT WE HAVE A QUASIJUDICIAL HEARING FOR THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR A SITE PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN REVIEW BY A PROPERTY OWNER, PERFORMANCE NAPA LLC, AND APPLICANT , MICHAEL DEPREE TO CONSTRUCT AN APPROXIMATELY 14,086 SQUARE-FOOT AUTO PARTS RETAIL STORE WITH ASSOCIATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS AT OR NEAR 4001 OLEANDER AVENUE IN FORT

PIERCE. >> HAVE THE ADVERTISING AND

NOTICE REQUIREMENTS BEEN MET? >> THE ADVERTISING AND NOTICE

REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET . >> WOULD YOU ASK THE COMMISSIONERS ABOUT EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS PLEASE?

>> YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER BRODERIC.

>> I ATTENDED THE PLANNING BOARD MEETING WHERE THIS WAS PRESENTED. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT REALLY FITS INTO THAT.

>> WE WILL NOTE IT. COMMISSIONER GAINES.

>> NO, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER CURTIS

JOHNSON. >> NO, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER

JEREMIAH JOHNSON. >> I HAVE SPOKEN TO A COUPLE

RESIDENTS ABOUT THE PROJECT. >> ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM TO TELL THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT

THE TRUTH? THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. WE HAVE A SITE PLAN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND DESIGN REVIEW APPLICATION FOR NAPA AUTO PARTS PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED AT 4001 OLEANDER AVENUE. THE APPLICANT IS MICHAEL DEPREE. NAPA LLC. PARCEL I.D. IS 144- 00010006 .

THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING TO CONSTRUCT APPROXIMATELY 14,086 SQUARE-FOOT AUTO PARTS RETAIL STORE WITH ASSOCIATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 4.217 ACRES. THE SITE IS SURROUNDED BY RESIDENTIAL USES TO THE WEST AND SOUTH AND VACANT PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH AND EAST. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL INCLUDE THE PROPOSED STORE WITH ASSOCIATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS. 39 PARKING SPACES ARE PROPOSED FOR THE SITE PLAN WITH TWO BEING HANDICAP SPACES. IN ADDITION TO A BICYCLE RACK WITH FOUR SPACES PROPOSED. THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE SITE, WHICH IS PLUS OR -4.217 ACRES . THIS IS JUST NORTH OF THE OLEANDER OAKS SUBDIVISION. THE FUTURE LAND USE IS GENERAL COMMERCIAL WITH ZONING OF C-3 ZONING COMMERCIAL. AND THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE APPLICANT -- IT WILL NOT BE CONSTRUCTING ON MAJORITY OF THE SITE. THEY WILL BE LEAVING A RETENTION AREA AS WELL AS THE NATURAL VEGETATION

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SURROUNDING IT. THIS IS THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLAN. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING 52 HOLLYS, 12 SOUTHERN LIVE OAK, AS WELL AS MULTIPLE SHRUBS AND GROUNDCOVER AND GRASS SOD .

THIS IS THE PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN. THE STRUCTURE WILL INCLUDE A SECOND FLOOR , WHICH WILL NOT BE USABLE. IT IS MAINLY FOR STORAGE. DURING THE TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE AND PLANNING BOARD DESIGN REVIEW, STAFF RECOMMENDED DENIAL OF THE PROPOSAL'S DESIGNED TO THE PLANNING BOARD. IT WAS BASED UPON THOSE NO ARCHITECTURAL ROOF OVERHANGS, AND ARTICULATION IN BUILDING ELEVATIONS, LIMITED ARTICULATION OF ROOF LINES, LARGE AREAS OF BLANK WALLS.

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL DESIGN FOR DESIGN REVIEW. PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDED APPROVAL ALONG WITH OUR THREE PROPOSED CONDITIONS, WHICH WAS THE COMPLETION CERTIFICATION BY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT COST ESTIMATE LANDSCAPE. REQUIRED PRIOR TO CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. NUMBER TWO, PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF ANY SITE CLEARING PERMITS, THIS SHALL PROVIDE TREE MITIGATION SURVEY AND COORDINATE WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE ARBORIST . THREE, PRIOR TO CITY COMMISSION, THE PROPOSED DESIGN OF THE BUILDING SHALL BE AMENDED TO INCORPORATE, A, ELEVATIONAL ARTICULATION, B, ROOFLINE ARTICULATION, AND C, BREAKING UP OF AREAS OF BLANK WALL.

SINCE THEN, THE APPLICANT HAS AMENDED THEIR PROPOSED ELEVATIONS . THE PLANNING BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL ON AUGUST 14, 2023 MEETING. BEFORE YOU, WE HAVE THE NEW ELEVATIONS THAT THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THOSE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE APPLICANT HAS ADDED ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL EMBELLISHMENTS.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN AND DESIGN REVIEW. TWO CONDITIONS. NUMBER ONE, A COMPLETION CERTIFICATION BY A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT , COST ESTIMATE, AND LANDSCAPE BOND PURSUANT TO CITY CODE SECTION 123-6 SHALL BE REQUIRED BEFORE THE FINAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IS APPROVED FOR THE SITE. NUMBER TWO, PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF ANY SITE CLEARING PERMITS, THE APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE A TREE MITIGATION SURVEY AND COORDINATE WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE ARBORIST FOR THE REQUIRED MITIGATION OF CITY REGULATED TREES TO BE REMOVED. ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE AMENDED APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL. THANK YOU.

>> QUESTIONS OF STAFF? COMMISSIONER BRODERIC.

>> I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF THIS AT THE PLANNING BOARD MEETING . DIRECTOR FREEMAN, YOU GAVE A VERY INTERESTING TALK THAT DAY . I WAS QUITE IMPRESSED WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE DIRECTION YOU ARE LOOKING TO ELEVATE THE GAME TO NOT JUST ON THIS APPLICATION , OF COURSE, BUT ON FUTURE APPLICATIONS. THOSE -- PRIMARILY THE DISCUSSION CAME DOWN TO INSTEAD OF JUST STOCK INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT TO TRY TO ENHANCE THESE BUILDINGS FOR A GREATER AESTHETIC VALUE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO DRIVE BY, ET CETERA. AND I THOUGHT THE COMMENTARY AND THE DIRECTION WAS EXACTLY ON . IN THIS PARTICULAR APPLICATION, I KNOW THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF THE GIVE-AND-TAKE BETWEEN THE APPLICANT AND YOURSELF. ARE YOU SATISFIED THAT THEY HAVE ADDRESSED YOUR CONCERNS AND -- LET ME ALSO PREFACE THAT BY SAYING, I KNOW THAT THE APPLICANT IS UNDER A TIME DURESS SCENARIO TO GET THIS APPROVED AND GET OUT OF THE GROUND DUE TO THEIR EXISTING LOCATION. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THE ISSUES BEHIND THAT.

SUFFICE IT TO SAY THERE ARE TIMELINE PRESSURES. SO HAVE

THEY SATISFIED YOUR CONCERNS? >> I THINK WE ARE VERY HAPPY WITH WHAT THEY DID. HOW THEY REACTED TO THE COMMENTS THAT WE MADE . WE HAVE BEEN IN CONSTANT DISCUSSION WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO HAPPEN HERE IS PRECISELY WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. WE DON'T WANT TO HOLD THINGS UP. WE WANT TO SEE IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE THAT ARE NOT BURDENSOME ON APPLICATIONS AND APPLICANTS . BUT WE DO WANT TO

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SEE AT LEAST AN ATTEMPT BY NEW DEVELOPMENT TO COME UP TO A HIGHER STANDARD THAN WHAT WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING. AND I THINK IT IS THIS SORT OF IMPROVEMENT -- IT'S OF GREAT VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY. I THINK IT STARTS TO SET A BETTER APPEARANCE TO FORT PIERCE. IT STARTS TO SET -- WE WANT TO GET MORE PRIDE IN THE TOWN AND IN THE CITY. AND I THINK A REALIZATION FROM DEVELOPERS IS THAT IN DOING THIS THEY ARE CREATING THEIR OWN VALUE. IT IS NOT JUST THE VALUE FOR THE CITY. IT IS THE VALUE FOR THEIR OWN PROPERTY. IT IS THE VALUE FOR THEIR OWN BUSINESS. THEY COULD ATTRACT MORE -- A WIDER SCOPE OF CUSTOMERS BECAUSE THEY HAVE AN ATTRACTIVE LOCATION.

AND WE ARE ALSO COGNIZANT THAT MOST LOCATIONS IN THE CITY ARE CLOSE TO RESIDENTIAL. AND THEY ARE VISIBLE FROM RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND PEOPLE VISITING THOSE PROPERTIES AND ALSO IN TERMS OF MARKETING THOSE PROPERTIES. I WOULD RATHER SEE A STREET , WHICH IS OF SOME ARCHITECTURAL VALUE , THEN A LINE OF INDUSTRY UNITS LEADING TO A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

AGAIN, TRYING TO MARKET ITSELF AND TRYING TO CREATE VALUE. SO WE ARE VERY HAPPY WITH THE RESPONSE OF THE APPLICANT AND THE ATTEMPT THAT HAS BEEN MADE . I THINK IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GET.

>> OBVIOUSLY OLEANDER AVENUE IS ONE OF THE OLDER INDUSTRIAL AREAS OF THE CITY. CERTAINLY COULD USE SOME ASSISTANCE .

THIS, I THINK, IS A GREAT START. I APPLAUD YOU FOR TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO DO THAT. I'M SURE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASIER TO SIT BACK AND SAY, FIE. I ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR EFFORTS THERE.

IT'S BEEN VERY POSITIVE. MY PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE -- I SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM THAT YOU ARE STRIVING TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES, ET CETERA. I THINK IT IS A GREAT INITIATIVE. I'M REALLY, REALLY THRILLED ABOUT IT. IT'S GOOD

WORK. IT'S GOOD WORK. >> THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> A COUPLE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. THANK YOU FOR THE INITIATIVE . JUST LOOKING AT OLEANDER AVENUE, WHETHER IT IS IN THE CITY OR THE COUNTY, I'VE ALWAYS CLAIMED THAT OLEANDER AVENUE HAS AN IDENTITY CRISIS. HE DOESN'T KNOW IF IT WAS TO BE

RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL. >> IT USED TO BE RESIDENTIAL A

LONG TIME AGO. >> IT IS. IT IS KIND OF FORMING ITS OWN NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL WITH THIS KIND OF APPLICATION.

A COUPLE OF THE COMMENTS -- A COUPLE OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT I HAVE HAD, THERE'S ABOUT THREE QUESTIONS HERE. ONE IS REGARDING THE TRAFFIC AND TURNING MOVEMENT. WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION HAS THE APPLICANT PROVIDED, IF ANY , FOR WHAT KIND OF DELIVERY VEHICLES COME TO THE SITE. I DID NOTICE SOME LOADING ZONES AND ABILITIES -- IT LOOKS LIKE -- TO BE BACKING MOVEMENTS OR MAYBE COMING IN AND THEN BACKING INTO A LOADING AREA. CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT?

>> I WOULD HAVE TO DEFER THAT TO THE APPLICANT AS FAR AS THE

DELIVERIES. I'M NOT SURE. >> ALL RIGHT. PROBABLY ONE

QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. >> WHAT WE WOULD SAY IS WE HAVE OBVIOUSLY LOCATED DELIVERIES . WE UNDERSTAND THE LOCATION OF THOSE COULD BE CAUSING DISTURBANCE TO RESIDENCE. WE TRY TO LOCATE THOSE TO THE REAR AND MORE REMOTE SIDES OF THE PREMISES. SO WE DON'T SUSPECT THERE IS GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF LOADING AND UNLOADING HERE. IT'S PRIMARILY CUSTOMER SERVICE AROUND THE FRONT AND THE SIDES OF THE BUILDING. WHEN I SAY THE FRONT, I'M IN THE SOUTH

SIDE OF THE BUILDING. >> ANY LOADING ACTIVITY IS RESTOCKING SHELVES AND RESTOCKING WHATEVER DEVICES AND ITEMS ARE WITHIN THE STORE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S TIE IN A LITTLE BIT TO THE STORMWATER PLANS. I SEE A RETENTION AREA HERE. I'VE SEEN ANOTHER APPLICATION AROUND THE CITY WHERE THEY ARE ABUTTING SOME KIND OF WETLAND OR WHATNOT. SO ARE THEY ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE AREA AROUND THE RETENTION AREA PROPERLY SO IT DOESN'T BECOME OVERGROWN? BECAUSE , LIKE I SAID, IT IS NEXT TO A WETLAND AREA . SOME FOLKS DEEM IT TO BE BETTER IF IT JUST GETS OVERGROWN. SOMETIMES IT JUST LOOKS UNSIGHTLY AFTER A TIME. IS THAT SOMETHING ELSE ? I AM PRIMING THE PUMP FOR THE APPLICANT AGAIN.

>> WHAT WE WOULD SAY IS WE WOULD BE LOOKING FOR THE

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STORMWATER SYSTEM TO BE MAINTAINED AS APPROVED. WHETHER THAT WOULD NEED TO BE -- HAVE MAINTENANCE AROUND THAT RETENTION AREA TO ENSURE THAT FUNCTIONS CORRECTLY, THAT IS GOING TO BE A RESPONSIBILITY ON THE APPLICANT. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PROTECTED AREAS DEBARKED OR PRESERVED AREA AS SUCH. IT IS STATED THAT IT WILL NOT BE DEVELOPED WE UNDERSTAND THERE IS GOING TO BE ACCESS TO CONSTRUCTION AND SO FORTH AND

MAINTENANCE. >> THANK YOU. THE LAST PART OF THE QUESTION -- SAME TOPIC OF CONVERSATION. IT'S NOT VERY OFTEN THAT WE GET A COMPONENT SUCH AS AN AUTO PARTS STORE .

THIS PROPERTY HAPPENS TO BE ADJACENT TO A VERY LARGE CONVEYANCE SYSTEM -- STORMWATER CONVEYANCE -- WHICH IS A CREEK TO THE SOUTH. THEN CLOSE , IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, WESTERLY. I WILL LET SOMEBODY ELSE TESTIFY TO THAT. THAT'S WHAT I RECALL. IN THE EVENT OF A SITUATION OR SOME KIND OF EVENT ON THE PROPERTY, LET'S SAY THE FIRE DISTRICT HAD TO RESPOND -- WHAT KIND OF PROTECTION PARAMETERS DO WE HAVE SO THAT IF THEY ARE PUTTING OUT A FIRE, FOR INSTANCE -- IS THAT GOING TO GO TO THE CREEK? OR WHAT HAPPENS? DOES IT FLOW INTO THE STORMWATER SYSTEM? BECAUSE THERE IS A SLIDE IN OUR PACKET. I'M NOT SURE YOU HAVE THE SLIDE WITH THE STORMWATER PIPES THAT CONNECT. THERE YOU GO. TO THE SOUTH. SO IT GOES OFF THE PROPERTY INTO THE POND AND TO THE CURB. THAT IS THE OUTFALL. SO, ARE THERE ANY PRIAM PARAMETERS WE HAVE EVER QUALIFIED OR QUANTIFIED? I'M NOT EVEN SURE WE HAVE IT IN OUR CODE.

>> I'M NOT CERTAIN OF THAT. THAT'S AN UNUSUAL QUESTION. I THINK IT AFFECTS EVERY DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY. IF THE FIRE DISTRICT ARE RESPONDING -- I'M NOT CERTAIN HOW THAT IS QUANTIFIED AND IF THAT IS WORKED INTO THE STORMWATER

CALCULATIONS. >> OBVIOUSLY WITHIN THE STORMWATER CALCULATIONS THERE IS SOME KIND OF -- IT IS GOING TO HOLD FOR SO LONG. AND WITHIN THE RETENTION AREA BEFORE IT DISCHARGES. WHEN I SAW IT, I RECALLED FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE THE FIRE DOWN IN MARTIN COUNTY WHERE THERE WAS A BIODIESEL PLANT AND WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WITH THE RUNOFF FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

>> HOPEFULLY THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE RECYCLING BIODIESEL.

>> NOT IN THEIR PLAN, I DON'T THINK. IT JUST DAWNED ON ME.

>> YEAH. >> THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF? WITH THE APPLICANT COME FORWARD, PLEASE AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF ? GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS AND TELL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF.

>> AT EVENING. MY NAME IS MICHAEL DEPREE . ORLANDO, FLORIDA. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. BUT THANK YOU FOR PRIMING ME UP WITH THE QUESTIONS AND GIVING ME TIME TO

PREPARE FOR THOSE. >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO RIGHT INTO ANSWERING THOSE OR DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY

BEFORE THAT? >> I WILL ADDRESS THE CONCERNS.

THE TRAFFIC AND LOADING AREA -- YEAH. WE MADE AN ATTEMPT TO PUT THE LOADING AWAY FROM THE NEW OLEANDER OAKS RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE SOUTH AND ALSO AWAY FROM THE RESIDENTIAL AREA TO THE WEST . I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT THERE WILL BE A SUBSTANTIAL NATURAL BUFFER BETWEEN ALL RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND THIS COMMERCIAL LOT AS WE WILL NOT BE DEVELOPING THE SOUTHERN PORTION AND WESTERN PORTION. SO WE FEEL LIKE THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE REALLY EVEN IN SIGHT OF ANY OF THIS, INCLUDING THE LOADING DOCK. AS FAR AS THE AREAS SURROUNDING THE POND, PERSONALLY, I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT MAINTENANCE OF STORMWATER SYSTEMS VERY IMPORTANT TO FLORIDA AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND WHEN PONDS GOOD OVERGROWN, THAT PRESENTS A MASSIVE ISSUE AS FAR AS THE EFFICIENT THE OF THE SYSTEMS. AND ALSO IT TENDS TO BE INVASIVE SPECIES THAT DO SO. WHAT I WILL SAY IS THE OPERATION MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR THE POND WILL STIPULATE THAT IT WILL BE KEPT CLEAR OF UNWANTED VEGETATION. AS FAR AS THE AREA TO THE SOUTH AND WEST AND THE IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING AREAS , THOSE WILL BE LEFT , AS IS AGAIN FOR THE BUFFER FROM THE RESIDENTIAL LOTS AS WELL AS JUST PRESERVING FLORIDA'S NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS AS THEY ARE. THERE IS ALSO A WETLAND TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE SITE THAT WE DON'T WANT TO GO ANYWHERE NEAR. WE WANT TO LET THAT BE. AS FAR AS THE CANAL 15 OR WHICHEVER CREEK IT IS DESIGNATED AS, THE NORTH ST.

LUCIE RIVER DISTRICT -- AS FAR AS A FIRE SITUATION

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ACCOUNTING FOR AND CAPTURING ALL FIRE FLOWS WASN'T CONSIDERED GOOD HOWEVER, I WILL MENTION THAT, AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THE SITE PLAN HERE, IT IS A FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM . IN PART BECAUSE WE HAD THE SPACE. IN PART ALSO BECAUSE THE NORTH ST. LUCIE WATER HAS STRICT CRITERIA ABOVE THE CRITERIA OF SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. IF THERE WAS A FIRE AND THERE ARE OILS GETTING INTO THE SYSTEM, IT WILL TAKE A LOT OF FIRE FLOW BEFORE IT ENTERS THE POND -- EXCUSE ME -- CONTROL STRUCTURE . SO IT CAN EASILY BE CONTAINED IF THERE IS CONCERN DURING THE FIRE OF OILS THAT HAVE GONE INTO THE POND. AS FAR AS WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN AFTER THAT, PROBABLY SOME REMEDIATION. BUT IT WASN'T CONSIDERED IN THE DESIGN SPECIFICALLY, BUT I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE THAT IT WILL BE EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSED IF AND

WHEN IT EVER HAPPENS. >> I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

SO, IS THIS A RETAIL -- IS THERE WORK DONE ON AUTOMOBILES? TO THIS. THERE IS NO ON-SITE MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES. THIS IS STRICTLY RETAIL . AS YOU MAY HAVE -- IF YOU HAVE BEEN TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE, HEY NEED A SUBSTANTIAL STORAGE AREA FOR BATTERIES AND CAR PARTS. CARS ARE BIG AND THE PARTS ARE BIG.

BUT, NO. NO ON-SITE WORK IS PROPOSED , SUCH AS A GARAGE.

>> YOU CAN TELL I DON'T HANG AROUND AUTO-PARTS PLACES A LOT.

SO, WHAT ARE YOUR HOURS GOING TO BE?

>> AS FAR AS THAT GOES, THAT IS FROM AN OPERATIONS STANDPOINT -- I WOULD IMAGINE STANDARD --.

>> SUNDAY HOURS. NO SUNDAY HOURS?

>> THAT WHEN I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.

>> HERE IS WHAT I AM ASKING. DO YOU HAVE A LOT OF TRUCKS BACKING UP OUTSIDE WITH THE BEEPS GOING ON ?

>> THE LOADING DOCK CONFIGURATION -- AS YOU KNOW, YOU PULL FORWARD AND BACK OUT. THAT IS ALSO FOR FIRE STRUCK -- FIRE TRUCKS . THERE WILL BE SOME LEVEL OF THE COMMERCIAL NOISE . AS FAR AS WINDOWS WILL BE , I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN THE PLANS THAT STIPULATE A SPECIFIC TIME OR HOURS THAT THOSE CAN HAPPEN. HOWEVER, I DO FEEL THAT THE LOCATION OF IT AND ALSO THE BUFFER -- BETWEEN ANY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND THE LOADING AREA WHERE THE BEEPING WOULD MOST LIKELY OCCUR , THERE IS -- THE CANAL/CREEK. AS A WETLAND SPIRIT OF THE NATURAL BUFFER. THE ENTIRE SITE AND THE BUILDING WILL BE BLOCKING SOME OF THAT. BEFORE IT GETS TO THE LOADING AREA. TO THE NORTH OF THE SITE, WHICH IS VERY -- ADJACENT TO THE LOADING AREA -- I BELIEVE THAT IS PROPOSED TO BE A SILICA MANUFACTURING OR HANDLING FACILITY. SO, AS FAR AS -- WERE NOT TOO WORRIED ABOUT DISTURBING THEIR --.

>> OKAY. GOOD. WE ARE. BECAUSE WE WILL HEAR ABOUT IT. AND WE HAVE HAD SIMILAR SITUATIONS IN AREAS JUST A LITTLE WEST OF THAT WHERE YOU WOULD THINK IT DOES NOT TRAVEL THAT FAST, BUT WHERE SOME INDUSTRIAL SITES OR COMMERCIAL SITES ARE OPERATING . ESPECIALLY ON A SUNDAY EARLY IN THE MORNING. AND THAT IS VERY DISTURBING TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORS. SO I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE HOURS ARE JUST SO THAT WE COULD -- AND WHAT KIND OF SUNDAY HOURS YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TOO. LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY IS GOING TO HELP YOU THERE. INTRODUCE YOURSELF

FOR US, PLEASE, SIR. >> I'M THE ARCHITECT ON THE

PROJECT. LIP AREA. >> WERE YOU SWORN IN , SIR? OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. MET THE CURRENT STORE, WHICH IS LOCATED IN FORT PIERCE, HAS 7:00 TO 7:30 DURING THE WEEKDAYS. THEY CLOSE AT 1:00 ON SATURDAYS AND THEY ARE NOT OPEN ON SUNDAYS. SO, KNOWING THE OWNER, I SUSPECT THEY WILL KEEP

THE SAME HOURS. >> SO --

>> THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY HOURS ON SUNDAY. AND NOTHING PASSED

TYPICAL BUSINESS. >> MAYBE NOT A WHOLE LOT OF DELIVERIES AT 7:00 A.M. IN THE MORNING. BECAUSE WE WILL HEAR THAT. EVEN THOUGH YOU THINK IT'S NOT GOING TO TRAVEL THAT FAR, IT DOES TRAVEL. SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE

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ARE NOT DISTURBING THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS . YES, SIR.

>> WITH THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING, ARE YOU INCORPORATING THE LETTERING TO BE ON THE FACADE OF THE BUILDING IN LIEU

OF A SIGN? >> THERE IS NO EXTERNAL SIGN.

ALL THE SIGNAGE IS ON THE SOUTH AND EAST FACADES.

>> THANK YOU. >> THIS HAS A LOT OF TREES ON IT, IT LOOKED LIKE. IT IS TOTALLY NOT CLEARED, RIGHT TO MAKE AND WE ARE A TREE CITY. SO WE ARE GOING TO BE VERY INTERESTED IN YOU KEEPING TO WHATEVER YOU PROMISED TO DO IN TERMS OF THE TREES BECAUSE PEOPLE GET VERY UPSET ABOUT THE TREES THAT GET DESTROYED FOR DEVELOPMENT. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT STAFF AND YOU HAVE WORKED OUT A PLAN. AND WE WANT THEM DOES AS MANY TREES AS POSSIBLE. ALREADY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, PLEASE COME FORWARD. OKAY. I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

>> MADAME MAYOR, I MOVED TO APPROVE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS. TWO CONDITIONS.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND A SECOND. CALL

THE ROLL, PLEASE. >>

[a. Resolution 23-R51 approving the adoption of the amended Solid Waste Administrative Guidelines and the schedule of fees for the collection and disposal of garbage and trash.]

>> CONGRATULATIONS. >> OKAY. NOW, WE HAVE RESOLUTION 23-R51 , A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE SOLID WASTE ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES AND APPROVING THE SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE AND TRASH IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION OF THE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE

DATE. >> MADAME MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION, WE DO HAVE WITH US THIS EVENING OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND OUR SOLID WASTE DIVISION MANAGER. THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE US A SLIGHTLY REVISED RESOLUTION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

>> MR. REALS AND MR. WASHINGTON, WELCOME AGAIN.

>> GOOD EVENING, MADAME MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. AS STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS COMMISSION MEETING WE WERE AT, MR. WASHINGTON IS A RISING STAR WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION. YOU WILL BE SEEING MORE OF HIM. WE DIDN'T REALIZE IT WOULD BE THIS QUICK.

PRETTY GOOD NEWS COMPARED TO -- >> AFTER THE APPROVAL AND RESOLUTION OF OUR LAST MEETING, MR. WASHINGTON AND HIS TEAM GOT TO WORK WITH WORKING ON THE PARTNERS AT THE WAY TO MAKE SURE THIS IS A SEAMLESS TRANSITION AND IT WILL BE ABLE TO BE IMPLEMENTED, OCTOBER 1ST. IN DOING SO, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE MODELING FOR OUR MULTIPLE DAYS OF SERVICE ON OUR COMMERCIAL SIDE WAS A LITTLE FLAWED. AND WE FOUND SOME CALCULATION ERRORS IN THAT. WE ARE HERE TODAY TO CORRECT THAT.

AND IT IS A SAVINGS TO OUR CUSTOMERS.

>> SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME. >> SAVINGS TO THE CUSTOMER.

>> SO YOU HAVE ANYTHING MORE TO SAY?

>> HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ALTHOUGH LANGUAGE IS THE SAME ON EVERY OTHER ITEM WITHIN THE RESOLUTION. WE HAVE JUST CORRECTED THE CALCULATION ERRORS ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE .

WANTING TO CHALLENGE THAT, BUT, COMMISSIONER GAINES, DO YOU?

>> HOW MUCH DID THEY SAY? >> WE CAN TELL YOU THAT ON OUR LARGEST SERVICE , AN EIGHT-YARD CONTAINER , SIX DAYS A WEEK WOULD BE A SAVINGS OF ABOUT $130 PER MONTH.

>> OKAY. >> SAVINGS. SAVINGS. I LIKE