[c. Approval of the Amendment to the grant agreement between the State of Florida, the Department of State and the City of Fort Pierce extending the grant period for the Highwaymen Museum project to December 31, 2025.]

BETWEEN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE CITY OF PORT PIERCE EXTENDING THE GRANT PERIOD THROUGH

DECEMBER THURSDAY THE 2025. >> MADAM MAYOR, I HAVE ASKED THIS ITEM TO BE PULLED. WHILE I HAVE READ THE BACKGROUND AND PACKET, I GREATLY APPRECIATE AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE GRANT WE WERE APPROACHING THAT TIMELINE OF HAVING TO HAVE THIS STUFF SUBMITTED AND WE DID NOT WANT TO LOSE THAT. HOWEVER, IT DID PROMPT OTHER QUESTIONS AS A RESULT OF MY THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS IN THE PROGRESS IN PARTICULAR AS I READ THE BACKGROUND REGARDING UPCOMING CHANGES PERHAPS OF CHANGING ORDERS, AGAIN? AND AS I READ THROUGH THOSE THINGS AND SOME OF THE FINAL PUNCH LIST ITEMS, I HAD SOME QUESTIONS AND SO I WANTED TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO TRY TO GET AHEAD OF THIS. LAST TIME, I KIND OF GOT ON MY SOAPBOX ABOUT THESE CHANGE ORDERS AND I THOUGHT WE WERE PRETTY MUCH DONE WITH THEM BUT IN ANTICIPATION OF THIS, WE ANTICIPATE CHANGE ORDERS AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW FROM STAFF , WHERE ARE WE WITH THAT? AND, OVERALL, I TOOK A GANDER ABOUT A PLACE ON THE WAY IN HERE TONIGHT AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT WE SAW. WE HAD SOME MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE. IT TOOK A LOT OF ELEVATION AND GRADING OF THAT PARKING LOT AND BASED ON WHAT I SAW AND I AM NO CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER, THAT REQUIRES HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND SOME STUFF TO BE DONE AND THAT TO ME DID NOT APPEAR. I ALSO SAW BRICKS SETTING NEXT TO THE DUMPSTER. WE HAVE SOMETHING OF A DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE SO I AM A LITTLE CONCERNED AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET AN UPDATE FROM STAFF ON

WHERE WE ARE. >> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS WHERE WE ARE WITH THE PROJECT, THERE WERE FOUR REMAINING CHANGE ORDERS . CHANGE ORDER 13 IS TO LEVEL THE SECOND FLOOR . CHANGE ORDER 14 IS A REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDOWS .

CHANGE ORDER 50 WAS A CONSTRUCTION OF A DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE AND CHANGE ORDER 16 IS THE PARKING LOT CORRECTION.

THOSE CHANGE ORDERS ARE UNDER REVIEW BY THE CITY ATTORNEY BUT I DID ASK MARK , OUR CITY ENGINEER TO BE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT CHANGE ORDER NUMBER 6, THE PARKING LOT, BECAUSE WE DID MEET WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND THEY HAVE SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL OR A PLAN THAT MARK IS GOOD WITH SO THAT IS KIND OF WHERE WE ARE, RIGHT NOW.

>> THAT IS A HEAVY LIFT, THE WHOLE GRADING AND RE-GRADING OF THAT. YOU KNOW, TIME IS GOING BY HERE AND I GUESS AS I READ IT, AND FELT LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO BE NEAR COMPLETION HERE AND I DID NOT LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT BASED ON WHAT I AM SEEING .

>> HOLD ON JUST ONE SECOND. AND ONCE THOSE CHANGE ORDERS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, THEN THEY WILL COME BACK TO YOU FOR REVIEW AND WHETHER YOU WANT TO APPROVE

THEM OR NOT. >> OKAY. YES .

>> DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO? >> TO HAVE ANY SPECIFIC

QUESTIONS? >> THE QUESTION OF IT IS, YOU GUYS ARE WAITING ON SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CITY FOR US TO APPROVE? THAT MEANS YOU WILL COME BACK AND WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER REQUEST FOR A BOWL OF MONEY TO COVER THESE CHANGE ORDERS? OR HAVE THEY BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE BUDGET?

>> CHANGE ORDERS WERE NOT INCORPORATED INTO THE BUDGET BUT THESE ARE THE FINAL CHANGE ORDERS THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY. REGARDING THE PROJECT.

>> SAID WE ARE WAITING ON THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IT WILL COST TO DO THIS AS WELL IS THE APPROVAL?

>> YES. >> ARE THESE BUDGETED OR UNBUDGETED WASTE ON WHAT WE HAVE PUT FORTH SO FAR?

>> THESE ARE CHANGE ORDERS THAT ARE UNBUDGETED .

>> TO WE HAVE A FORECAST, BALLPARK, VICINITY NEIGHBORHOOD OF WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT HERE?

>> FOR THESE LAST FOUR, IT IS APPROXIMATELY $148,000 IF THEY

ARE APPROVED . >> THAT SEEMS A LITTLE LOW TODAY

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FOR A PARKING LOT. >> FOR THE PARKING LOT , I'M

SORRY. >> I AM TAKING A TOTAL OF ALL OF

THE CHANGE ORDERS. >> THAT IS ONLY IF YOU APPROVE THEM FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDOWS. THAT WAS A REPLACEMENT ON WHETHER THEY ARE HIGH-IMPACT. THE BUILDING INSPECTOR HAS SAID , PAUL THOMAS HAS SAID THAT IS INCLUDED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IF THAT IS SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO BUT CURRENTLY, THE WINDOWS

ARE HIGH-IMPACT WINDOWS. >> I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE OVER THIS NEXT WEEK , I JUST WANT TO HAVE MY HAND IN ARMS AROUND THIS. CHANGE ORDERS ALWAYS SEND ME OVER THE CLIFF .

I TALKED ABOUT IT LAST TIME AND NOW WE HAVE FOUR PENDING CHANGE ORDERS THAT ARE TO COME. THAT IS WHAT YOU JUST SHARED WITH ME?

>> DOLLS HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED . >> I UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED BUT FOR ME, IT IS BUDGET AND WHERE IS THE MONEY COMING FROM. I AM CERTAINLY NOT TRYING TO DELAY THIS PROJECT THAT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I CAN SEE THE FINISH LINE AND I THOUGHT I COULD AND BASED ON WHAT I READ IN THE BACKGROUND, I HAVE SOME CONCERNS, FURTHER CONCERNS OF PEOPLE BASICALLY SUPPOSED TO SHOW UP THAT DID NOT SHOW UP BASED ON WHAT I READ IN THE BACKGROUND FOR SOME INSPECTIONS

THIS WEEK. >> THIS WEEK?

>> YEAH . AM I THE ONLY PERSON THAT READ THE BACKGROUND ON THIS FOR THIS WEEK? OKAY. I READ THE BACKGROUND . AND THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A FINAL INSPECTION.

>> YES SIR, THERE WAS. >> AND THE FINAL INSPECTIN DID NOT TAKE PLACE ACCORDING TO THE UPDATE ON THIS .

>> THEY ACTUALLY FAILED THE INSPECTION AND THEY WILL HAVE TO COME BACK AND REDO THE PLANS AND ORDER ANOTHER PART THAT HAS TO

BE INSTALLED. >> WHAT WAS THE BASIS OF THE

FAILURE? DO YOU KNOW OFFHAND? >> IT WAS A FIRE ALARM. WHATEVER THE PART THAT WAS ORDERED, IT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY DURING THE TIME THAT THEY WERE DOING THE INSPECTION . SO, NOW, THEY HAVE TO BRING OR ORDER A NEW PART AND REDO THE PLANS AND SCHEDULE ANOTHER INSPECTION . I WAS EXPECTING FOR THAT TO BE COMPLETED THIS WEEK. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT IT MIGHT NOT BE COMPLETED UNTIL DOES

>> I HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP EVERY TIME WE HAVE THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, WE ARE BEING EATEN ALIVE BY CHANGE ORDERS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE SCOPE OF THE WORK BEING DELEGATED BY THESE CHANGE ORDERS, PARKING LOT CONDITION, I HAVE INSPECTED IT CLEARLY AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. CLOSURE, THOSE THINGS ARE $25,000 ALL DAY LONG. THAT IS WHAT IT COSTS FOR A CLOSURE. WE -- IMPACT GLASS WILL BE A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THIS CHANGE ORDER FOR $148,000 IN WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THEIR , THE WINDOWS THAT ARE INSTALLED NOW ARE EARLIER GENERATION . WHEN STORM WINDOWS THEY ARE RATED , MIAMI METRO DATE STAMP ON THEM SO THEY ARE QUALITY PRODUCT. NOW AS FOR THE TYPE OF WINDOWS THAT YOU WOULD PUT INTO A MUSEUM, NECESSARILY, I DON'T TAKE SO. IT HAS THE WINDOWPANE AND ALL OF THAT. THEY ARE THERE . I AM WILLING TO SPEND ANOTHER $40,000 OR $50,000 ON WINDOWS BECAUSE WE HAVE PERFECTLY SAFE WINDOWS INSTALLED NOW. I AGREE WITH THE ASSESSMENT, WE NEED TO TAKE A VERY HARD LOOK AT THIS . THE PARKING LOT IS A NECESSITY IN THE DUMPSTER IS REQUIRED BY CODE. WE WILL HAVE TO PUT THAT IN SO THEY HAVE DUMPSTER SERVICE OR THEY DON'T HAVE DUMPSTER SERVICE. THAT IS MY TAKE ON IT, THE PARKING LOT DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE AND WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE?

>> PARKING LOT, DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE, SECOND FLOOR .

>> THAT NEEDS ANOTHER LOOK BECAUSE I LOOKED AT THAT WORK THE FIRST TIME AROUND AND DID THAT NOT SATISFY THE PROBLEM DO

WE KNOW? >> IT WAS COMPLETED. THE SECOND

FLOOR LEVELING BASE. >> I OBSERVED THE CONDITION AND I SAW THE WORKING PROCESS AND I WAS SATISFIED WITH THE WORK IN PROGRESS BUT I THOUGHT WE HAD FUNDED THAT ALREADY?

>> THE CHANGE ORDER HAS NOT COME FORWARD TO APPROVE BUT THE WORK

HAS BEEN DONE. >> THEY FLOATED IT, THEY INSTALLED PLYWOOD TO GRADE THE FLOOR AND I START WHEN IT WAS IN

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PROCESS AND I SAID, NO, I CANNOT COME UP WITH A BETTER IDEA OR A LESS-EXPENSIVE IDEA ESPECIALLY FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE. THE LIABILITY IS NOT WORTH IT SO I THINK IT WAS A WORTHWHILE UNDERTAKING TO DO THAT WORK BUT THE PARKING LOT, THAT IS GOING

TO BE THE BIG NOT, HERE . >> WHAT WAS THE CONDITION OF THE

PARKING LOT THAT CONCERNED YOU? >> NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, MADAME . IT IS THAT AND I REMEMBER US TALKING ABOUT THAT EXTENSIVELY LAST TIME AND HOW THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE AND NOW I GUESS I AM GETTING AN UPDATED SENSE OF IT, WHATEVER THAT PLAN IS, IT IS WORKING ITS WAY THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT FOR APPROVAL.

>> IF I COULD COMMENT ON THAT? WE GOT THE INITIAL QUOTE OF THE CONTRACTOR TO DO THE GRADING WORK. I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH IT .

IT WAS EXCESSIVE, I THOUGHT, FOR WHAT WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO DO SO WE HAD THEM READ DID IT WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL WE ARE DOING IS GRADING , TAKING THE PARKING LOT TO CORNER . SO THERE IS NO NEED TO REPLACE THE BASE. THERE IS NO NEED TO DO ALL OF THIS EXTRA WORK WHEN THERE WAS NO BASE VALUE ARE EVIDENT IN THAT PARKING LOT. SO WE HAD TO REBID IT WITH THE UNDERSTAND THAT THE BASE MATERIAL IS FINE. WE ARE REMOVING MATERIAL. WE DON'T NEED TO BRING MATERIAL TO THE SITE. IN ESSENCE, THAT PROBABLY DRAGGED OUT A LITTLE BIT FROM REBIDDING. THAT'S WHAT

MAY HAVE EXTENDED THIS. >> NOT TO PUT AN UNFAVORABLE POINT ON IT BUT THE FAVORABLE -- THE FUNDING MECHANISM IS COMING OUT OF THAT $6.4 MILLION THAT IS SITTING IN THE ACCOUNT THAT EVERYBODY HAS THEIR EYES ON SPENDING SO THAT IS WHERE IT IS

COMING FROM. >> THAT'S BEEN CHALLENGES OF

THE PROJECTS . >> OF COURSE IT DOES .

>> AT THIS POINT AND WE STARTED OUT WITH ANTICIPATION IN ONE PLACE SO WHAT I AM HAVING CONCERNED WITH IS THAT IT IS NOT MEETING MY EXPECTATIONS OF OUR SPEND VERSUS WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE AND WHERE WE ARE WITH THIS PROJECT AT THIS POINT .

>> THE COMMISSIONER TELLS US THAT SHE IS GOING TO GET THE

MONEY FOR THAT >> WE ARE GOING TO GET IT FROM SOMEWHERE AND I GUESS MY LAST POINT, WHEN I READ HERE THAT THERE WERE PEOPLE FROM STAFF ET CETERA TO AVAIL THEMSELVES TO MEET THE INSPECTOR THERE AND THAT WHOEVER THAT WAS DID NOT SHOW UP, THAT SENT ME OVER THE EDGE THIS AFTERNOON . AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT WAS ABOUT BUT APPARENTLY HE DID SHOW UP AND WE FAILED ON WHATEVER INSPECTION WITH THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM ALARM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, MADAME . I AM NOT SATISFIED BUT I'M GOING TO BE DONE.

>> REAL QUICK, MADAME, AND WE CAN GET OFF THE THIS POINT . I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR BECAUSE THESE FOUR CHANGE ORDERS ARE NOT NEW . THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT. IT WAS THE FIVE OF US SITTING UP HERE WANTING THE WINDOWS. WE ASKED FOR THE WINDOWS. AND AS THE COMMISSIONER SAID, THE WINDOWS THAT ARE THERE NOW HAVE THE STAMP BUT WE ASKED FOR THE WINDOWS FOR THEM TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE HIGH-GRADE WINDOWS OF THE MUSEUM . WE WILL USE THE TERM MUSEUM WINDOWS. THE CODE REQUIRES THE ENCLOSURE OF THE DUMPSTER. SO I AM GLAD THAT THE ENGINEER DIRECTOR CAME IN WITH THE PARKING LOT AND SAID, NO, WE DON'T NEED THIS, AND THEN YOU WALKED THROUGH , I HAVEN'T BEEN THROUGH, YOU WALK THROUGH BECAUSE THE DEVELOPER SAID WITH THE SECOND FLOOR THAT HE WOULD GO AHEAD AND DO THAT WHEN HE WAS STANDING HERE. YOU ARE TELLING ME HE DID THAT AND IS WAITING TO BE PAID AND YOU WERE SATISFIED. BASICALLY, ONE IS DONE AND THE OTHER STUFF IS BEING REVIEWED AND THERE WAS A DELAY , A GOOD DELAY, IN MY POINT, THAT THE ENGINEER DIRECTOR SAID, WE NEED TO STOP AND THIS IS NOT NEEDED. LET'S DO IT THIS WAY. AND I WANT TO PUT WORDS BUT THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED. I READ IT, TOO .

AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT KEEPS MOVING . I UNDERSTAND COMMISSIONER, IT LOOKS LIKE IT KEEPS MOVING FROM WHAT I AM HEARING, STUFF IS BEING DONE AND THEY ARE JUST WAITING FOR THE REVIEW TO BE FINALIZED AND BASED ON YOUR WITH THE PARKING LOT HAS THE BID COME IN AND HAS THE BID COME IN FOR THE NEW PARKING LOT OR WHATEVER YOU WANT FOR THE PARKING LOT , ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE PARKING LOT? HOW ARE THEY GOING TO DO IT?

>> THEY WANTED TO BRING IN MATERIAL. IT WAS NECESSARY .

>> AND YOU ARE SATISFIED WITH WHAT YOU TOLD ME. WITH THAT BEING SAID AND YOU JUST SAID IT SAVED US MONEY. WE HAVE TO MAKE

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A DECISION ON WHAT TYPE OF WINDOWS WE WANT. THAT WILL SAVE US MONEY. YOU GUYS, IT IS 20,000 FOR THE ENCLOSURE OF THE DUMPSTER. 25, THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DO. SO IT COMES BACK AND FORTH BUT I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THESE ARE NOT THE SAME FOUR THAT WE JUST JUST BEFORE . THERE WAS NOTHING NEW TO COME BACK TO

US? THANK YOU MADAME. >> WELL, I THINK YOU HEAR OUR FRUSTRATION BECAUSE WE ARE ALL ANXIOUS FOR THIS TO BE DONE AND TO BE DONE RIGHT AND THE CONTRACTOR WAS HERE BEFORE AND

WE DISCUSSED ALL OF THIS. >> I JUST WANT TO ADD A POINT.

IT HAS BEEN MENTIONED TO ME THAT MY COMMENTARY REGARDING THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN TAKEN AS CRITICISM , THE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS . THAT IS COMPLETELY OFF BASE . I AM NOT CRITICAL OF STAFF FOR ANY STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION. I NEED YOU TO KNOW THAT. I AM CRITICAL OF HOW THIS WHOLE PROCESS STARTED AND I AM NOT CRITICAL OF THE CONTRACTOR, EITHER. I WENT THROUGH THAT PLACE FINITELY AND I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THE QUALITY OF WORK BEING COMPLETED AND THE WILLINGNESS AND OPENNESS TO SHOW EVERYTHING TO ME. EVERYTHING IS AN OPEN BOOK. I DON'T WANT MY COMMENTARY MISCONSTRUED AS BEING CRITICAL OF STAFF IN ANY CAPACITY I THINK STAFF WAS DEALT A BAD HAND TO UNDERTAKE A PROJECT WITH SPECIFICATIONS WRITTEN ON THE BACK OF A NAPKIN.

THAT IS MY FAVORITE TERM AND I WILL KEEP HAMMERING AT, PLANS ON THE BACK OF A NAPKIN AND HOW DO YOU COME UP WITH RFP FOR THAT IS BEYOND ME. I COULDN'T DO IT . BUT I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND, MY COMMENTARY IS BASED ON THE INFANCY OF THIS PROJECT WAS NOT DONE CORRECTLY AND THAT WAS NOT BY THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT PEOPLE THAT ARE HANDLING THIS. THAT IS THIS BODY. THAT IS OUR JOB TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE GIVEN THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO ACCOMPLISH THIS CORRECTLY AND NOT HAVE TO COME BACK HERE. THE LAST THING, TO COME HERE AND ASK FOR ANOTHER $148,000, WE ALL KNOW THAT. SHAKING HER HEAD YES BUT CLEARLY, I WOULD NOT WANT TO BE IN THAT POSITION EITHER BECAUSE IT WAS NOT TO BE CRITICIZED AND ALL OF THAT BUT I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMMENTS ABOUT THE PROCESS TAKING PLACE BUT IT IS NOT LEVELED AT STAFF WITH A CONTRACTOR THAT IS WORKING ON PROJECT AT ALL . I THINK BOTH HAVE DONE A QUALITY JOB SO I WILL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT PIERCED BACK OKAY, ARE YOU READY TO MAKE A MOTION?

>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM C.

>> SECONDED . >> CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE .

[i. Approval of Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated MOU for the Smart City Initiative with FPUA.]

>> AMENDMENT TO BE REINSTATED WITH FPA.

>> I MIGHT'VE PUT THE WRONG ITEM BECAUSE I HAVE 211 I ON MY

PAPER. >> GO AHEAD AND START .

>> CAN YOU GO AHEAD AND REPROVE I BECAUSE WE DID APPROVE IT. GO AHEAD AND DO A MOTION TO APPROVE IT.

>> I'M SORRY. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 11

I . >> SECOND.

>> COMMISSIONER BRODRICK , CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.

[j. Approval of Increase of Purchase Order No.250544 - Jack Hammer Audio from $50,000 to $80,000 for monthly sound equipment rental at the Sunrise Theatre.]

DISCUSSION ON A PULLED ITEM. >> 11 J IS THAT APPROVAL OF INCREASED A PURCHASE ORDER 250544 -JACKHAMMER AUDIO FROM $50,000-$80,000 FOR MONTHLY SOUND EQUIPMENT RENTAL AT THE

SUNRISE THEATER. >> DO YOU WANT TO START?

>> I AM BAFFLED TODAY . >> I AM BAFFLED MOST DAYS. I JUST CALLED IT BECAUSE I WANTED TO HEAR MORE ON THE BACKGROUND ON THIS . IF YOU CAN LET US KNOW WHAT THE SITUATION IS AND WHAT IT IS WE ARE LEASING AND WHY IT IS SUCH A LARGE INCREASE AND EXPENDITURE AND IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO ON

PURPOSE VERSUS LEASING ? >> YES. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, GOOD EVTHANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. HOLLAND RYAN, SUNRISE

THEATER. >> WELCOME .

>> CURRENTLY, WE ARE RENTING ALL COMPONENTS OF A SOUND SYSTEM AND THAT WAS AT A RATE OF , WITHOUT LOOKING AT, $6700 A MONTH. THERE

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WAS AN INCREASE JUST RECENTLY DUE TO A FAILURE OF OUR SOUND CONSUL , THEY HAVE INCREASED IT TO 7.9, I BELIEVE. AND THAT IS JUST THE LEASE OF THAT EQUIPMENT . JACKHAMMER LIVE AUDIO ALSO SUPPLIES US REGULAR EQUIPMENT FOR FOR FULL -- PERFORMANCE-BASE D LEADS PART OF THE CONTRACTOR PERFORMERS . WE HAVE ALSO ASKED FOR AT LEAST A OWNED OPTION WHICH IS PRESENTED IN THE BACKGROUND THAT WOULD TAKE IN CONSIDERATION THE RENTAL AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE ALREADY PAID TO GO TOWARD THE PURCHASE.

>> IS IT YOURS -- OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE HANDS ON, IS IT YOUR RECOMMENDATION FROM A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS PERSPECTIVE THAT IT WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO DO THE LEAST OWNED SCENARIO?

>> IT WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO DO A LEAST OWNED SCENARIO. LIKE ALL TECHNOLOGY, THERE IS A 7 TO 10 YEAR LIFESPAN. THE PREVIOUS EQUIPMENT THAT WAS IN THE FACILITY EXCEEDS 20 YEARS. SO IT IS NO LONGER VIABLE . IT IS NO LONGER UTILIZED. IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN EVEN DUCT TAPED TOGETHER. SO THE POLICE TO WOULD BE THE BEST CASE SCENARIO AND IT WOULD SAVE YOU IN THE

LONG RUN, THE MONTHLY LEASE . >> I WOULD LIKE TO GET A SPECIFIC PROPOSAL ON THAT SO THAT THIS BODY CAN ENTERTAIN THAT BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO MAKE SENSE TO ME. CAN WE RIFLE SHOT THIS THING TO GET A PROPOSAL ON WHAT THE SCOPE OF THE EQUIPMENT -- LET'S NOT BE PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH, IS GET WHAT WE NEED ON AT LEAST ONE SCENARIO. LET'S GET THAT SPECIFIC PROPOSAL TO THE COMMISSION FOR US TO REVIEW . I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL AND A PRUDENT INVESTMENT, IT APPEARS TO ME . JUST TO BACKTRACK A LITTLE BIT, THE EQUIPMENT WE ARE UTILIZING NOW THAT WE ARE LEASING , IT HAS A 7 TO 10 YEAR LIFESPAN, I WILL TAKE THAT RACE VALUE. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR INDUSTRY SO IF YOU ARE TELLING ME THAT THAT IS THE LIFESPAN OF THIS EQUIPMENT, WHAT IS THE AGE OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE ARE USING NOW THAT WE ARE LEASING?

>> IT HAS A VARIED LIFESPAN BUT ROUGHLY 3 TO 5 YEARS OLD .

>> THE PACKAGE YOU ARE REFERENCING FOR THE LEASE TO OWN SCENARIO WOULD NOT BE THAT EQUIPMENT THAT A NEW PACKET OF

EQUIPMENT? >> IT WOULD BE THIS EQUIPMENT .

>> IT WOULD BE DEPRECIATED, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE OF THE FUNCTIONALITY LEFT WITH THE EQUIPMENT . I WOULD BE VERY

INTERESTED TO SEE THIS ANALYSIS. >> SO DO YOU WANT TO APPROVE THIS TONIGHT OR DO YOU WANT TO POSTPONE THIS?

>> I HAVE SOME ISSUES AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY MY ABCS,

TONIGHT. >> DID I ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS

FOR YOU? >> SO, YOU ARE THE ACOUSTIC SKY FOR THE THEATER, THE SOUND? SO WHAT YOU ARE ASKING FOR , WE ARE INCREASING FROM 50 TO 80,000 I THINK IN THE BUDGET SO THAT 80,000 EXTRAPOLATED BASICALLY IS THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE WOULD NEED TO LEASE THEIR PERFORMANCES AND BASICALLY GET A CLIP OF ABOUT 6000 A MONTH THAT WE ARE LEASING THIS?

>> ABOUT 7900 . >> THAT BASICALLY GETS TO THE

FISCAL? TO SEPTEMBER? RIGHT. >> THE INCREASE WOULD CARRY US TO THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR TO REVIEW AFTERWARD .

>> THE INCREASES ON 30,000 . ALL RIGHT. THAT HELPED TO QUANTIFY .

SO FOR THE NEXT FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS, SIX MONTHS OR WHATEVER, THAT IS 30,000 THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE EQUIPMENT

THAT OPERATES THERE, RIGHT? >> IN THAT FUNCTIONAL SPACE.

>> META MAYOR, I AM WITH THE COMMISSIONER BRODRICK , WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM SUNRISE THEATER. I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY MORE QUESTIONS, MORE DETAILED QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME OF THESE BUDGET ITEMS. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THIS VERSUS GATE RECEIPTS BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, I WANT TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND, IS THIS PERFORMANCES AND THINGS, ARE WE BASICALLY PAYING OUR BILLS BY WHATEVER IS TAKING PLACE? WHATEVER SHOWS AND ET CETERA, THAT IS THE STUFF . I GET THIS BUT I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE HAVE HEARD FROM T■HE SUNRISE THEATER AND I THINK IT WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THIS A LITTLE BIT

MORE. >> YES, WE CAN TIE IN WITH AN UPDATE ON SUNRISE CAPITOL EQUIPMENT .

>> I DON'T KNOW HOW QUICKLY THIS CAN HAPPEN ABOUT GETTING THE QUOTE FOR THE LEASE 20 BUT SHOULD WE GO AHEAD AND APPROVE

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THIS TONIGHT OR HAVE IT COME BACK TO US?

>> IT SEEMS TO MAKE SENSE. IF THEY NEED THIS TO BE APPROVED NOW, WE NEED TO GIVE THEM THE APPROVAL. THEY ARE ALSO INDICATING THAT THERE IS SOME CREDIT BACK IF WE DO A LONG-TERM LEASE TO OWN SCENARIO THAT WE WILL BE CAPTURING SOME OF THAT .

>> AND WE DID RECEIVE A QUOTE ON THE LEASE TO OWN.

>> AND MAYBE KIND OF A GENERAL REPORT ON THE SUNRISE THEATER.

>> JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION. THIS IS COMING OUT OF OUR BUDGET .

TYPICALLY, SUNRISE, I THOUGHT WE WOULD USE THE RA .

>> WE GIVE THE FBR A A SUBSIDY . >> THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT. SO THIS IS COMING OUT OF WHAT BUDGET? BECAUSE IT IS AN INCREASE . OR DOES IT START HERE AND GO TO FBR?

>> I DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE. THE ONLY REASON IS THAT IT IS AN INCREASE AND SHOULDN'T BE HERE FIRST, I'M JUST , I AM GOING TO

NEED SOME HELP ON THIS ONE. >> COMMISSIONERS, THERE'S A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS GOING ON. AT THIS POINT BASED ON EVERYTHING I AM HEARING, I WILL STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT WE PULL THIS ITEM AND READDRESS THIS AT THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING AND ALLOW STAFF AND MYSELF TO GO THROUGH THIS BEFORE IT COMES

BACK. >> WE ARE THE ONES BEING ASKED TO INCREASE THE RENTAL EXPENDITURE. SO I SUGGEST WHATEVER OPTION , WE WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF. DOES THAT GIVE YOU OPERATIONAL TIMELINES . WE DELAY THIS FOR 30

DAYS >> NOT IF IT IS A 30 DAY DELAY,

NOT AT ALL. >> THAT IS FINE BECAUSE IT WILL

IMPACT OPERATIONS. >> MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR MADAME ATTORNEY BUT WHEN DOES IT GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE NEED TO GET'S ON THESE ITEMS? A FORMAL BID PROCESS OR SOMETHING

LIKE THAT? >> WE ARE DEFINITELY THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IT NEEDS TO REVIEW TO MAKE SURE WE ARE AT THE PROPER LEVEL OF SOPHISTICATION SO THAT IS SOMETHING STAFF AND I

NEED TO REVIEW . >> I THINK I SAW THE COMMITTEE'S MEETING TO REVIEW THE PROPOSALS , I THINK I SAW ON THE CALENDAR. BUT, YEAH, I THINK ANY TYPE OF LEASE TO OWN THING, I WOULD NOT WANT TO GET INTO UNTIL WE HAVE WHATEVER THAT OPERATORS GOING TO BE AND WHATEVER THE KINDS OF THINGS THEY ARE BRINGING TO THE TABLE. SO I THINK IF WE NEED TO DO IT, LEAST NOW JUST TO GET US BY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TIMEFRAME WILL BE FOR THAT GETTING A NEW OPERATOR. ALSO WORTH GETTING SEVERAL BIDS , LOTS OF COMPANIES OUT THERE.

>> ANY IDEA WHAT THE TIMELINE IS?

>> META MAYOR? SO I DID PULL IT UP AND IT APPEARS THAT IT HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK A LITTLE BIT. BUT THE DATA EXTENSION I HEAR MS. HARNAGE SAYING SHE CAN ANSWER IT BUT FROM WHAT I'M SEEING, I BELIEVE IN JULY, IT WILL BE COMING BEFORE YOU

RECOMMENDATION . >> HELLO . META MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION, THE RFP HAS CLOSED AND THE INITIAL MEETING WAS HELD ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO THIS WEDNESDAY. THAT IS TWO DAYS FROM NOW AND THEY WILL BE MEETING AGAIN TO EITHER EVALUATE THE PROPOSALS OR THEY CAN REQUEST PRESENTATIONS SO WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT THEY WILL DECIDE AT THAT MEETING BUT WE WILL KEEP YOU ABREAST OF WHAT THOSE CHANGES ARE IF THEY EVALUATE THEM , WE WILL GET OUR MEMO TOGETHER WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF WHAT WILL COME FORWARD AS A CITY COMMISSION. YOU ARE THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THAT IS WHY IT IS COMING TO THE COMMISSION

AS OPPOSED TO THE OF PR BOARD . >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> I THINK I WANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW OR WHY THAT THIS GOT TO US WITHOUT HAVING THREE BIDS OR HOWARD FOR MANY BIDS THAT ARE REQUIRED BECAUSE WE JUST VOTED ON THIS TONIGHT FROM THE PO STANDPOINT AND IT FEELS LIKE WE ARE CIRCUMVENTING OUR PROCESS .

SO I AM JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS GOT TO THE

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AGENDA TO BEGIN WITH. CAN ANYONE ANSWER THAT?

>> I DON'T KNOW. >> I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN ANSWER IT ALL TONIGHT. I THINK BETWEEN NOW AND OUR NEXT MEETING, WE CAN PROVIDE THE ANSWERS THAT THE COMMISSION IS SEEKING. UNLESS MR. CHESS KNOWS THE BACKGROUND OF EVERYTHING.

>> I WILL TABLE IT AND WE WILL DISCUSS IT .

>> IS THAT THE PROPER THING, TABLE IT OR POSTPONE IT OR PULL

IT? >> ALL OF THOSE WORDS ARE GOING

TO DO THE SAME THING. >> MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE PULL AGENDA ITEM J FROM THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

>> IS THERE A SECOND? ANY MORE DISCUSSION? CALL THE ROLL,

PLEASE. THANK YOU, MR. RYAN. >>

>> PRIOR TO MOVING ON, I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION . IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WERE TRANSFERRING OWNERSHIP OF THE SUNRISE THEATER FROM THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE TO FBR A? DOES THAT FALL INTO YOUR -- HAVE WE DONE ANYTHING WITH THAT?

>> WE NEED TO COME BACK. >> MS. HARNAGE?

>> MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION, GOOD EVENING. YES .

THIS IS DISCUSSED. IT IS STILL IN THE WORKS. WE INITIATED THE RFP PROCESS AND KEPT IT WITH THE CITY COMMISSION AT THIS POINT.

THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SURVEY AND THE MATH WHICH IS WHAT CAUSED THE DELAY IN INITIATING THE TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP. WAS THAT THE TITLE COMPANY THAT I THINK INITIALLY FOUND ONE OF THE BOUNDARY MAPS IS ACTUALLY INVERTED SO THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED. WE HAD THE CITY ENGINEER JACK ENGINEERS AT THE TIME BUT THAT SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROCEED WITH THAT BUT WITH THIS RFP BEING ACTIVE, WE FIGURED WE WOULD KEEP UP WITH THE OWNERSHIP OF THE CITY COMMISSION AT THIS TIME TO GET

TO THE SOLICITATION BASE. >> ASSUMING THE TITLE GETS FIXED , THIS COULD BE DONE INSTANTANEOUSLY.

>> SURE . IF THAT IS THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION, WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.

>> INITIAL DISCUSSIONS, REMIND ME WHY WE DID THIS?

>> WHY WE WERE PLANNING ON TRANSFERRING THE OWNERSHIP? SO THE MAINTENANCE COSTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, WE WERE DOING A TRANSFER TO THE GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT IT . I THINK IT WAS 400,000 AT ONE POINT AND NOW I THINK IT IS 500,000 LAST YEAR.

INSTEAD OF JUST TRANSFERRING THAT MONEY AND NOT KNOWING , WE KNOW WHERE IT GOES BUT INSTEAD, WE CAN BUILD THEIR CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN PROJECTS INTO THE OF PRA'S BUDGET AND WE CAN DEAL WITH THOSE MAINTENANCE AND BEAUTIFICATION AS WELL . THOSE PROJECTS. SO THAT WAS THE DISCUSSION AT THAT TIME.

>> INSTEAD OF A LUMP-SUM TRANSFER ?

>> AND THEY DO HAVE A CAPITOL PROJECTS LIST AND WE CAN INCORPORATE THAT IN , AS WELL. IT WOULD BE OUR FACILITY THAT WE WOULD MAINTAIN AS THE PROPERTY OWNER INSTEAD OF THE CITY OF

FORT PIERCE. >> I THINK THAT MAKES A LOT OF

SENSE. >> SO WE CAN PROCEED WITH THAT AND I WILL GET BACK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND MOVING ALONG BUT WE WERE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THE RFP PROCESS, THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE ON WEDNESDAY AND WE WILL GO FROM THERE THE NEXT STEPS WITH THE SOLICITATION. OKAY? THANK YOU .

[a. Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Review and Approval of an application for a Major Site Plan (Development Review & Design Review) by property owner, Mehul Patel, and representative, PHMI WS Fort Pierce LLC, to construct a four-story, one-hundred and twenty-two (122) room hotel, grossing approximately 48,100 square feet with associated site improvements, located at 2480 South Jenkins Road in Fort Pierce, FL, more specifically located at Parcel Control Number: 2419-232-0003-000-6.]

>> DID WE VOTE ON THIS ? >> WE DID. WE ARE READY TO MOVE

ON . >> MS. HEDGES, WE ONLY HAVE ONE, TONIGHT. THAT IS A GOOD THING. WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ OUR

PROCEDURES, PLEASE? >> THE CITY COMMISSION SERVES BOTH THE LEGISLATIVE AND QUASI JUDICIAL ROLL WHEN ACTING AS A LEGISLATIVE BODY, THE COMMISSION ENGAGES IN LAWMAKING ACTIVITY BY PASSING LAWS AND ESTABLISHING POLICIES. WHEN ACTING AS A BODY, THE COMMISSION APPLIES THOSE LAWS AND POLICIES AND IS HELD TO STRICT PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS. QUASI PROCEEDINGS ARE LESS FORMAL THAN PROCEEDINGS BEFORE A SEPARATE COURT BUT MORE FORMAL THAN A NORMAL COMMISSION MEETING. QUASI MEETINGS MUST FOLLOW BASIC STANDARDS OF NOTICE AND DUE PROCESS AND DECISIONS MUST BE MADE BASED ON SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. THEREFORE, COMMISSIONERS HAVE A DUTY TO CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS MORE LIKE JUDGES THAN LEGISLATORS AND THAT IS WHY THE COMMISSION HAS ESTABLISHED THE UNIFORM PROCEDURES FOR QUASI

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HEARINGS THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED THIS EVENING. FINALLY, NO ONE SHOULD APPROACH ANYONE DURING THE HEARING. IF DOCUMENTS ARE TO BE GIVEN TO THE CITY CLERK, AT ARMS WHICH ARE ANY OF THE POLICE OFFICERS IN THE CHAMBER.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM CLARK, THE ADVERTISING AND

NOTICE REQUIREMENTS BEEN MET? >> YES, MA'AM. REQUIREMENTS

HAVE BEEN MET FOR THIS ITEM . >> WOULD YOU ASK COMMISSIONERS ABOUT X PONTE COMMUNICATION PLEASE?

>> YES, MAN.

>> AND WOULD YOU SHOULD WEAR AND WITNESSES?

>> SO THIS IS FOR THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR A MAJOR SITE PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN REVIEW BY PROPERTY OWNER AND REPRESENTATIVE PHM IWS FOR YEARS TO CONSTRUCT A FOUR-STORY 122 ROOM HOTEL GROSSING APPROXIMATELY 48,100 SQUARE FEET WITH ASSOCIATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED AT 2480 SOUTH JENKINS ROAD IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. WITH THAT, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. AS THE APPLICANT IN THE AUDIENCE? OR ANY REPRESENTATIVES? DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? THANK YOU

VERY MUCH. PROCEED. >> BEFORE YOU, WE HAVE A MAJOR SITE PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN REVIEW APPLICATION FOR WITH SPRING SUITES HOTEL AT THE PROPOSED LOCATION OF 2480 SOUTH JENKINS ROAD . THIS IS PROJECT NUMBER 24:0700006 . THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO CONSTRUCT A FOUR-STORY 122 ROOM HOTEL GROSSING APPROXIMATELY 48,100 SQUARE FEET FOR THE ASSOCIATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS. THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY VACANT ON OCTOBER 24TH 2024, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WAS APPROVED TO BE SUBDIVIDED INTO CREATE THE ADJACENT PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH AS AN OUT PARCEL FOR POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL HOTEL. SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE DESIGNATED AS COMMERCIAL USE AND CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES. THE CURRENT PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH BY STORAGE USE. PROPERTIES TO THE WEST AND EAST HAVE ST.

LUCIE COUNTY JURISDICTION FUTURE LAND USE AND ZONING. THE SITE PRESENTS AS THE PROPOSED AND IS APPROXIMATELY 3.39 ACRES PLUS OR MINUS. THE EXISTING ZONING IS COMMERCIAL AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS PREDOMINANTLY SURROUNDED BY COMMERCIAL TO THE NORTH WHICH IS OFFICE COMMERCIAL AND TO THE EAST IS COUNTY OF THE AREA LABELED AS COMMERCIAL ZONING FOR THE COUNTY. AND TO THE SOUTH IS GENERALLY COMMERCIAL WHICH IS WITHIN THE CITY. THE EXISTING FUTURE LAND USE IS GC GENERAL COMMERCIAL. BEFORE YOU, WE HAVE A SITE PLAN FOR THE PROPOSED BUILDING AREA OF 48,100 GROSS SQUARE FEET TOTAL. EACH FLOOR WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 12,025 SQUARE FEET. IT IS FOUR FLOORS , PROPOSED PARKING IS 135 AND SIX OF THOSE BEING HANDICAPPED . THIS WILL BE AN EXTENDED STAY SUITE HOTEL, ALL SUITES ARE UNDER 500 FEET. KITCHEN, DESK SPACE AND LAUNDRY . THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPING PLAN INCLUDES 170 NATIVE TREES, 51 PROPOSED DATE OF ONSET 339 NATIVE SHRUBS.

THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 74 NATIVE TREES ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY THAT MEETS THE CITY'S REQUIREMENTS FOR MITIGATION.

THIS IS BEFORE YOU, WE HAVE THE ORIGINAL DESIGN THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. AFTER FURTHER STAFF REVIEW, TO ADD TO THE AESTHETICS OF THE SOUTH JENKINS ROAD STREET GATE AND THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, STAFF WAS ABLE TO HAVE , CONVINCE THE APPLICANT TO ADD ADDITIONAL EMBELLISHMENTS . THIS IS THE FINAL DESIGN WHICH INCLUDES CONTEMPORARY STYLE THAT BEAR TRENDS IN MANY HOSPITALITY AND PROJECTS. HORIZONTAL

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ARTICULATION ALLOWS THE BUILDING MASS TO BE BROKEN UP . FEATURES AND MATERIALS INCLUDING FRAMING, VINYL SIDING, MULTICOLORED SIDING, CULTURED STONE WHICH IS IN THE DARK AREAS AND YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE IT. ASPHALT FOR VARIATION AND INSTRUCTION VARIATION AND A CONTEMPORARY COLOR PALETTE. THE PLANNING BOARD AT THE MAY 12 2025 MEETING VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH AN AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE A MINIMUM FENCE HEIGHT OF EIGHT FEET. ORIGINALLY, THE REQUEST WAS FOR A FEE AND BUT IT DID NOT LIST THE HEIGHT. THE FOLLOWING ARE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL . THERE ARE SEVEN CONDITIONS: LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WILL BE REQUIRED AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO THE FINAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

A LANDSCAPING SESSION WILL BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE FINAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND ANY SITE CLEARING APPLICATIONS INAUDIBLE ] AND COORDINATE WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE FOR THE REQUIRED MITIGATION OF THE CITY REGULATED TREES TO BE REMOVED AS A RESULT OF THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY. NUMBER 4, INSTALL A LANDSCAPE AREA AROUND THE MONUMENT SIGN WHICH EXTENDS THREE FEET IN ALL DIRECTIONS AND SUCH LANDSCAPED AREAS ARE TO BE COMPLETELY COVERED BY GROUND COVER, SHRUBS OR SIMILAR MATERIALS. UPDATE THE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE TO THIS CURRENT STANDARDS BY THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT WHICH INCLUDES A PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE. NUMBER 6, INSTALL A CONCRETE , WOOD OR VINYL FENCE TO BUFFER FROM RESIDENTIAL USES TO THE NORTH AND EAST AND INSTALL A STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS TABLES OR BENCHES AROUND OR NEAR THE STORM WATER POND AREA OR AN OUTDOOR RECREATION AREA. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE SITE PLAN AND THE CONDITIONS , OPTION POSSIBLE ACTIONS OF THE CITY COMMISSION ARE APPROVAL WITH THE SITE PLAN CHANGES OR DISAPPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN. THANK YOU.

>> ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER BRODERICK ?

>> BACK TO THE SITE PLAN COMMISSION.

>> THE OUT PARCEL IS JUST AN OUT PARCEL NOT DEVELOPED?

>> NO, IT IS NOT DEVELOPED. >> I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PARKING RATIOS. YOU HAVE 120 GUEST SUITES AND YOU ONLY HAVE 135 PARKING SPACES, DOES THAT BEAT OUR PARKING REQUIREMENT?

>> BECAUSE THE SUITES ARE LESS THAN 500 SQUARE FEET, THEY WOULD HAVE NEEDED 1.32 AND THEY ROUNDED IT OFF TO 135 .

>> BECAUSE YOU HAVE EMPLOYEE PARKING AND GUEST PARKING. IF THEY ARE RUNNING CLOSE TO CAPACITY, THE PARKING LOT WILL BE MAXED. IF IT MEETS CODE, I AM GOOD WITH THAT. THE OTHER COMMENT WILL BE DIRECTOR FREEMAN.

>> IS YOUR CONCEPT OF UPGRADED FRONTAL FACING PROPERTIES TO MAIN THOROUGHFARES , I COMPLIMENT YOU ON INCORPORATING THAT INTO THIS PLAN . THIS HAS BEEN YOUR CONCEPT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND IT IS STARTING TO BEAR FRUIT. I KNOW IT IS ONE PIECE AT A TIME BUT THOSE PIECES ADD UP AND IT GIVES US A TOTALLY DIFFERENT STREETSCAPE SO THANK YOU AND KEEP DOING SO. THAT IS

ALL I HAVE. >> ANYBODY ELSE? I WOULD LIKE FOR THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE. STATE YOUR NAME

FOR THE RECORD FOR ME PLEASE. >>

>> DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF?

>> NO . I AM FINE . >> TO HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD OR SHARE WITH US ABOUT YOUR PROJECT?

>> AS FAR AS ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT STAFF HAD MENTIONED WITH PARTICULARLY FOCUSED MOSTLY ON THE FENCING WITH THE EIGHT FOOT HEIGHT AND I THINK I DID CONFIRM THAT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STATED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE WOOD FENCE OR MASONRY, THEY ELECTED TO GO WITH THE VINYL FENCE. I BELIEVE I WAS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD WITH THE REVIEW . ALL OF THE OTHER COMMENTS WERE ADDRESSED.

>> QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? >> FENCE INSTALLATION, YOU ARE

SAYING VINYL? >> CHAIN-LINK ?

>> IS THAT ONE OF THE OPTIONS? >> THIS IS TO PROTECT THE VISUAL IMPACT FROM RESIDENCE. THERE WAS NO AGREEMENT.

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>> I AM ASSUMING THEY ARE SUGGESTING VINYL.

>> MASONARY WOOD OR VINYL. >> MASONARY WOOD OR VINYL IS NOT

CHAIN-LINK. >> VINYL, OKAY, SORRY ABOUT THAT. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ISSUE? SEEING NO, I WILL BRING IT BACK TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION.

>> JUST A COMMENT ON THE FENCE ISSUE, MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE IN THERE THAT IT IS OPAQUE. I AM SURE THAT IS THE INTENTION. YOU

CAN STILL HAVE A WOOD FENCE. >> WE CAN ADD THAT.

>> COMMENT ON THE SIX , CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL?

>> WITH THAT, YES . ANY OTHER? YES, SIR .

>> THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS HURT ME HARPING ON THIS ISSUE FOR YEARS, THE TRAFFIC ON JENKINS ROAD, WE CONTINUE TO APPROVE PROJECTS IN THAT CORRIDOR. WE HAVE BEEN ON THAT ROAD RECENTLY. THERE IS CONSTRUCTION, EXTENSIVE CONSTRUCTION TAKING PLACE . I AM THRILLED THAT THIS PROJECT IS COMING TO FORT PIERCE. IT IS A QUALITY PROJECT AND I FULLY SUPPORTED BUT CHICKENS IS A COUNTY ROAD AND I SERVE WITH CURTIS ON THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING BOARD AND THIS IS SLATED FOR IMPROVEMENTS FOR MULTIPLE YEARS SO WE WILL JUST HAVE TO SUCK IT UP AND DEAL WITH IT UNTIL THEN.

>> IT IS FIVE YEARS. WE MAY TRY TO GET IT CELEBRATED WITH YOUR HELP AT THE NEXT MEETING, WE PROBABLY NEED TO REEVALUATE AND

SEE IF WE CAN ACCELERATED. >> IT IS GOING TO GET PAINFUL

OUT THERE. >> I THINK EVERYBODY IS IN SUPPORT OF IT. WHERE IS THE BRINKS TRUCK BACKING UP WITH THE

CASH TO DO IT? >> EXERT A LITTLE PRESSURE ON

THE D.O.T.. >> AND IT IS ON THE AGENDA TO BE DONE. WHEN I WAS ON THE PLANNING BOARD, WE APPROVED AT LEAST A DOZEN PROJECTS OUT THERE. THAT PLACE IS GOING TO START GROWING CONCRETE AND WOOD TWO BY FOURS LIKE THEY'RE GOING OUT OF

STYLE. >> IT FEELS LIKE A WHOLE NEW

CITY. >> I AGREE WITH YOU, IT IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT WORLD OUT THERE AND IT WILL BECOME MUCH MORE

INTENSIVE VERY SOON . >> ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ROAD IS

IMPROVED. >> THAT IS ONE OF THOSE WHERE YOU MIGHT GET WHAT YOU WISH FOR. AS LONG AS IT IS COMING INTO DOWNTOWN AND SPENDING TONS OF MONEY.

>> I THINK IT BRINGS UP A GOOD QUESTION OF SEQUENCE. THAT IS SOUTH JENKINS FROM OKEECHOBEE DOWN TO MIDWAY. I KNOW WE HAVE APPROVED SEVERAL THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT LARGE COMPLEXES COMING INTO THAT AREA. COULD YOU MAYBE AT SOME POINT HELP US AND SEQUENCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WILL ARE WE IN THE PROCESS AND I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THAT TO THE BOARD MEETING TO SEE IF WE CAN ACCELERATE WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO ON THAT ROAD. THAT LEADS ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. THAT'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC. RAILWAYS OVER THERE AND WE HAVE APPROVED A LOT OF PROJECTS IN THIS AREA AND IF YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THE SEQUENCE AND WHERE ARE WE IN THAT PROCESS, MAYBE WE CAN ACCELERATE THIS. I JUST WANT TO HANDLE THIS PART FIRST. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT PART OF JENKINS AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE OTHER HALF. I'M SORRY, I AM BACKWARDS ON IT. IT IS STILL ALIVE, THOUGH? ALL RIGHT .

>> DO WE HAVE A MOTION . >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH ALL OF THE CONDITIONS.

>> I SECOND. >>

[a. Resolution 25-R43 appointing Clarice Jean as an at-large member of the Fort Pierce Youth Council. ]

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>> CONGRATULATIONS . >> NEXT WE HAVE RESOLUTION 25 - R 43 APPOINTING CLARICE JEAN AS AN AT-LARGE MEMBER OF THE FORT PIERCE YOUTH COUNCIL. THIS APPOINTS CLARICE JEAN

>> IS THERE A MOTION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE .

>> SECONDED. >>

[b. Resolution 25-R44 appointing Allyson Mendez as Commissioner Gaines' appointee to the Board of Adjustment. ]

>> WE HAVE 25 - R 44 THIS APPOINTS ALLISON MENDEZ AS COMMISSIONER GAINES APPOINTEE TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.

>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE .

[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.]

THE PUBLIC. >> AND A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, PLEASE MOVE FORWARD.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AND THERE IS A WARNING BUZZER FROM MS.

COX, 10 SECONDS AND WELCOME . >> MY NAME IS SANDRA. MY ADDRESS IS FORT PIERCE. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE NEW TO YOUR AREA AND I WANTED TO STOP BY COMPLEMENTING YOUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. COMING FROM THE SOUTH AND I MEAN MIAMI, I JUST , HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE JUST INCREDIBLY NICE. THE MA'AM PORTION OF YOUR MEETINGS, THE YES MA'AM'S, WE HAVE A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE WORKING AT MANY RESTAURANTS AND YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS EXCEPTIONAL AND SO ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED. HAVING SAT ON CITY COUNCIL FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS AND WORKED ON THE FOUNDATION OF OUR CITY, I UNDERSTAND WHAT ALL OF YOU ARE KIND OF GOING THROUGH. I ENJOYED IT, BACK THERE. I HAVE THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER SAY YOU ARE NOT RUNNING FOR OFFICE AND I SAID ABSOLUTELY NOT. THE ISSUES OF PROCUREMENT , IT IS KIND OF GOOD AND BAD TO SEE THAT EVERY SINGLE CITY GHOST IN THAT. THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE PROJECTS WHERE THE WORK IS BEEN COMPLETD SOMETIMES BEFORE IT IS EVEN APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL BASICALLY MEANS THAT YOU GUYS ARE NOT MAKING THE DECISIONS BUT OTHERS ARE MAKING IT FOR YOU. IT IS NOT UNIQUE TO FORT PIERCE . I THINK WE ALL FACE IT AND WE TRY TO WORK TO SEE HOW WE CAN STOP THAT FROM HAPPENING, ALL OF THE CHANGE ORDERS. SO I WANTED TO COMPLIMENT YOU ON HOW WELL RUN YOUR MEETING IS AND REST ASSURED WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH, WE WENT THROUGH IT. WE WENT FROM BEING A CITY OF ONLY 35,000 RESIDENT TO NOW CLOSE TO 85,000 SO WE JUST HAD A HUGE PROJECT APPROVED AT THE TRUMP RESORT WHERE HE IS COMING IN WITH FOUR OR FIVE TOWERS THAT WILL BRING IN CLOSE TO 1000 CONDOMINIUM UNITS AND OUR ROADS JUST CANNOT SUSTAIN THAT SO BELIEVE ME, YOU KNOW, GROWTH IS HERE BUT I REALLY LOVE TO SEE HOW YOU GUYS ARE JUST TRYING TO MONITOR AND TAMPER IT. BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T DO IT NOW, IT JUST COMPLETELY GOES OUT OF YOUR HANDS .