[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:08] I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE COMMISSION. MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2019. PLEASE STAND FOR THE OPENING PRAYER BY DEPUTY CHIEF KENNY NORRIS. REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS. DEAR FATHER, FIRST AND FOREMOST WE GIVE YOU HONOR AND GLORY. WE ASKEW CONTINUE TO WATCH OVER THE CITY, FATHER. WE ASKEW CONTINUE TO LET US BE THE CITY THAT SITS ON THE HILL TO GIVE US LIFE. LET US BE A BEACON TO OTHERS. WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE THE COUNCILMEMBERS AND THE MAYOR THE ABILITY TO LAY NOT ON THEIR OWN UNDERSTANDING, BUT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU IN OTHER WAYS AND HE WILL DIRECT THEM. WE ASKEW BLESS THE CITY, EVERYONE IN THIS BUILDING. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. >>. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> CALLED THE ROLE PLEASE. >> [5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE OCTOBER 7, 2019 REGULAR MEETING.> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> EMOTION AND THE SECOND. CALL THE ROLL-PLAYS. >>. ROLL CALL] >> NEXT A PROCLAMATION FOR THE [a. Treasure Coast Scenic Highway Mobility Week proclamation being received by Pete Buchwald of the St. Lucie Transportation Planning Organization. ] HIGHWAY MOBILITY WEEK BEING RECEIVED BY PETER BUCHWALD FROM THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY PLANNING ORGANIZATION. WHEREAS MOBILITY WEEK 2019 PROMOTED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS FLORIDA'S ANNUAL COLLECTION OF OUTREACH EVENTS INTENDED TO BRING ATTENTION TO SAFE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION CHOICES AND WHEREAS MOBILITY WEEK ENCOURAGES FLORIDA RESIDENTS TO TRY A NEW METHOD OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THEIR COMMUTING, SHOPPING AND RECREATION, SUCH AS, RIDE THE BUS, WALKING, BICYCLING OR CARPOOLING. WHEREAS THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE ENDEAVORS TO PROVIDE MOBILITY CHOICES FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS AND BICYCLE LANES AND ITS SUPPORT OF BUS SERVICES, SHARED BY SCHOOLS AND SHARED ELECTRIC SCOOTERS. AND WHEREAS THE HIGHWAY THAT TRAVERSES NORTH AND SOUTH STATE ROW A1 A CITY OF FORT PIERCE WAS DESIGNATED TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE CULTURAL HISTORIC, AND RECREATIONAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE AREA WIDE PROMOTING ENJOYMENT FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE. WHEREAS MOBILITY WEEK AT FRIDAY FEST NOVEMBER 1 SPONSORED BY THE TREASURE COAST SCENIC HIGHWAY WILL FEATURE FREE TRIM TOURS OF THE TREASURE COVE SCENIC HIGHWAY AND SPIN ELECTRIC SCOOTER RIDES TO PROMOTE SAFE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION CHOICES AND THE ENJOYMENT OF HISTORIC DOWNTOWN FORT PIERCE. NOW THEREFORE I LINDA HUDSON, MAYOR OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, PROCLAIMED OCTOBER 25 THROUGH NOVEMBER 1, 2019 AS TREASURE COAST SCENIC HIGHWAY MOBILITY WEEK IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS AND RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE THIS WEEK BUT TRYING A NEW METHOD OF TRANSPORTATION SUCH AS A SHARED BICYCLE OR ELECTRIC SCOOTER INTO TOUR THE HIGHWAY WITH THE EXPANSIVE VIEWS CULMINATING IN FRIDAY FEST, THE LONGEST REPORTED ON TREASURE COAST TAKING PART NOVEMBER 1 FROM 5:30 UNTIL 9:00 P.M. AT MARINA SQUARE. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS FOR THIS TERRIFIC PROCLAMATION. AND I AM PETE BUCHWALD. IN ADDITION TO PLANNING AND DEVELOPING PROJECTS IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING, THE STATE SUPPORTS THE EFFORT TO PROMOTE THE SCENIC HIGHWAY WHICH EXTENDS THROUGH DOWNTOWN FORT PIERCE. AFTER IT WAS DESIGNATED IN 2005, TREASURE COAST SCENIC HIGHWAY LAY DORMANT UNTIL IT WAS RESURRECTED AND REVIVED IN 2016 THROUGH THE DEDICATED VOLUNTEER EFFORTS OF CHAIRWOMAN DIANA GREGORY AND VICE CHAIRWOMAN MARY CHAPMAN. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROMOTES MOBILITY WEEK FROM OCTOBER 25 THROUGH NOVEMBER 1 TWO ENCOURAGE FLORIDA RESIDENTS TO ABANDON THEIR CARS AND TRY A DIFFERENT METHOD OF TRANSPORTATION. THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE CONTINUES YEAR-ROUND TO PROVIDE SUCH TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS, BICYCLE LANES AND TRAILS AND THE SUPPORT OF BUS SERVICES AND SHARED BICYCLE AND SCOOTER RIDES. WHY NOT ENJOY THE TREASURE [00:05:04] COAST SCENIC HIGHWAY USING ONE OF FORT PIERCE'S TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS AS THEY ARE CELEBRATED TOGETHER AS A GRAND FINALE OF MOBILITY WEEK .FRIDAY FEST NOVEMBER 1. HERE TO PROMOTE THE TREASURE COAST SCENIC HIGHWAY AND MOBILITY WEEK AND FRIDAY FEST IS THAT CHAIRWOMAN GREGORY. MADAM CHAIRWOMAN. >> WELCOME.> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.IT'S A PLEASURE. AND ALL THE STATE OF FLORIDA, THERE ARE EXACTLY 26 SCENIC HIGHWAYS WHICH I LIKE TO CALL BYWAYS BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF A DAY GONE BY TERM THAT'S USED. IT'S 1500 MILES OF ALL THE MILES OF ROADS THAT WE HAVE IN FLORIDA. IT'S A SELECT GROUP AND WE CONSIDER OURSELVES VERY SELECT AND BEING ONE OF THOSE 26. INDIAN RIVER DRIVE IS PART OF THE SCENIC HIGHWAY. THE TREASURE COAST SEGMENT GOES FROM COUNTY LINE ROAD AT JENSEN BEACH UP TO HERE AND THEN OVER TO THE ISLAND AND BACK. IT'S A 42 MILE SEGMENT OF ROAD. WE ARE PLEASED WITH OUR JOB, VERY SIMILAR TO THE JOBS OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY, TO HAVE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR TRAVELERS WHO COME TO OUR AREA. WE HAVE WORKED TO PROMOTE OUR WEBSITE. WE HAVE WORKED TO PROMOTE OUR REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE SO PEOPLE WILL WANT TO COME. WE HAVE ALREADY 17 POINTS OF INTEREST, BE AT THE SCRUB, THE SAVANNAS, THE PORT. MULTIPLE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY. OUR GOAL IS TO NOT ONLY PROMOTE MULTIMODAL WAYS OF ENJOYING THE HIGHWAY, OR THE BYWAY, BUT ALSO ENJOY OUR AREA. >> WE APPRECIATE IT. >> WE HAVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? >> DIANA GREGORY. >> THANK YOU. >> THE FOLLOWING LETTERS WILL BE KEPT ON FILE AT THE CITY [7. LETTERS TO COMMISSION] CLERK'S OFFICE.E RECEIVED AN E-MAIL FROM GLENDA THANKING PAUL THOMAS BUILDING OFFICIAL AND ED ROSENBERRY FOR COORDINATING AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION AND BEING EXTREMELY HELPFUL. WE HAVE RECEIVED THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT CUSTOMER SERVICE [8. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS Any person who wishes to comment on an agenda item which is not under Public Hearings on the Agenda may be heard at this time and must sign up to speak in advance. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes or less, as directed by the Mayor, as this section of the Agenda is limited to thirty minutes. The City Commission will not be able to take any official actions under Comments from the Public. Speakers will address the Mayor, Commissioners, and the Public with respect. Inappropriate language will not be tolerated.] FEEDBACK FOR CONSISTENT OUTSTANDING SERVICE. NEXT, COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS. >> WE HAVE ONE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP, BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING 715 SOUTH OCEAN DRIVE. DOESN'T THAT HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING? >> I'M SORRY. >> THAT WILL BE DONE THAT. THAT'S ALL THAT SIGNED UP. WE ARE FINE. [9. ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO AGENDA AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA] >> NEXT, ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA AND APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. >> ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? IF NOT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> SET THE AGENDA. >> MOTION IS SECONDED. CALL THE ROLL- [11. CONSENT AGENDA] ROLE PLEASE. CALLED THE ROLL PLEASE. [a. Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Review and approval of an application for Subdivision (Final Plat), submitted by property owner, Premier Hospitality, Inc. and the applicant/representative Richard Laventure of Laventure & Associates, Inc. to subdivide 5.79 acres of land into three parcels at or near 6505 Metal Drive in Fort Pierce, FL. The property is zoned General Commercial (C-3). Parcel ID: 2324-341-0002-000-3. ] HEARING FOR REVIEW FOR SUBDIVISION FINAL PLAT SUBMITTED BY PROPERTY OWNER PREMIER HOSPITALITY AND RICHARD LAVENDER AS LAVENDER AND ASSOCIATES TO SUBDIVIDE 5.79 ACRES OF LAND INTO THREE PARCELS AT OR NEAR 6505 METAL DRIVE IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. >> MR. CITY ATTORNEY IS GOING TO READ THE PROCEDURES FOR THE QUASIJUDICIAL PROCEDURES. IF YOU HAVE ONE ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, PLEASE LISTEN CAREFULLY. WE ARE ONLY GOING TO HAVE HIM READ IT WANTS. MR. SWEENEY. >> WHEN ACTING AS A LEGISLATIVE BODY, COMMISSION ENGAGES IN LAWMAKING ACTIVITY BY PASSING LAWS AND ESTABLISHING POLICIES. WHEN ACTING AS A QUASIJUDICIAL BODY, THE COMMISSION APPLIES THE LAWS AND POLICIES AND IS HELD TO STRICTER PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS. QUASIJUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS ARE MORE FORMAL THAN THE NORMAL COMMISSION MEETING. QUASIJUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS DECISIONS MUST BE BASED ON COMMON EVIDENCE. [00:10:12] COMMISSIONERS HAVE A DUTY TO CONDUCT THE QUASIJUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS MORE LIKE JUDGES THAN LIKE LEGISLATORS. THAT'S WHY THE COMMISSION HAS ESTABLISHED A UNIFORM PROCEDURES FOR QUASIJUDICIAL HEARINGS. >> WILL THE CITY CLERK CONFIRM COMPLIANCE WITH ADVERTISING AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.> ADVERTISING HAS BEEN MET FOR THIS ITEM. >> AT THIS TIME ANY X PARTAKE COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE DISCLOSED BY EACH MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION. CLERK, CALL THE ROLL. >> ITEM 12 A. >> NO. >> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. COMMISSIONER PERONA. COMMISSIONER SESSIONS. MAYOR HUDSON.> NO MA'AM. WE WILL PROCEED WITH THE HEARING. WILL THE CITY CLERK SWEAR IN THE WITNESSES. >> ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM TO TELL THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? THANK YOU. WHEN YOU COME FORWARD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME CLEARLY FOR THE RECORD. SIGN IN ON THE SHEET BELOW ON THE PODIUM AND CONFIRM WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. >> THE CITY STAFF WILL NOW MAKE ITS PRESENTATION ON THIS MATTER. THIS IS TIME FOR QUESTIONS OF STAFF BY THE COMMISSION. STAFF HAS A MAXIMUM OF 20 MINUTES EXCLUDING ANY CROSS-EXAMINATION OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION. PLEASE PROCEED. >> GOOD EVENING MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PLANNING. YOU HAVE AN APPLICATION FOR SUBDIVISION FINAL PLAT. THIS PROJECT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE NEXT PROJECT HE WILL BE SEEING WHICH IS THE HOME2SUITES WHICH IS THE SITE PLAN FOR THE PROJECT LOCATED AT 6505 METAL DRIVE. YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE AERIAL LOCATED IMMEDIATELY TO THE SOUTH OF OKEECHOBEE ROAD. IT IS GROUPED BY THE OTHER HOTELS GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF OKEECHOBEE ROAD. HERE YOU HAVE THE ZONING MAP. AS YOU CAN SEE, BASED ON THIS MAP, THE PROPERTY IS ZONED C-3. IT HAS FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF COMMERCIAL. AS I SAID PREVIOUSLY, THIS IS THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE SUBDIVISION TITLED PREMIER. PREMIER FINAL PLAT. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT SUBJECT TO TWO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. FIRST, THAT THE FINAL PLAT MEET THE CRITERIA SPECIFIED IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND SECONDLY THAT IT BE CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. . HERE YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE PLAT ITSELF. IS BEING SUBDIVIDED INTO THREE TRACKS. I APOLOGIZE. THOSE ARE THE REASONS WHY WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. HERE ARE THE ACTUAL TWO COMMISSIONS OF APPROVAL. FIRST, THAT THEY SUBMIT TO SEE COMMISSION PRIOR TO APPROVAL AND PRIOR TO THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL THAT THERE BE PROVIDED A BONDING MECHANISM THAT COVERS THE ASSOCIATED COSTS FOR THE REQUIRED SIDEWALK. SEE COMMISSION HAS THREE ACTIONS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF. SUBJECT TO CHANGE HE CAN CHANGE THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL OR MODIFY THEM.INALLY, YOU CAN DISAPPROVE OF THE PROPOSED FINAL PLAT.HIS CONCLUDES PRESENTATION. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR FOR STAFF? NO QUESTIONS. WILL THE APPLICANT COME FORWARD AND SIGN IN AND ALSO SEE IF THE APPLICANT HAS ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> I DON'T. RICHARD L'VENTURE. >> IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION. >> FOR THE RECORD, WE WAIVED QUASIJUDICIAL. >> OH. ALL RIGHT. >> AND THE NEXT PROJECT ALSO. I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT. >> IF I MAY VERY BRIEFLY, THE WAIVER ASPECT IS FINE. IT'S ONLY ON BEHALF OF THE ONE INDIVIDUAL, THE APPLICANT, UNDER THE RESOLUTION REQUIRED EVERY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS EVERY MEMBER OF THIS COMMISSION WAVE IT. THAT HASN'T HAPPENED. >> WE WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS QUICKLY. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY TO US BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? >> NO. >> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? >> DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CHANGES BEING PROPOSED? >> I WASN'T PREPARED FOR QUASIJUDICIAL, BUT -- >> YOU MEAN THE CONDITIONS? >> RIGHT. [00:15:03] >> WE ARE AWARE OF THE CONDITIONS.S FAR AS I KNOW WE HAVE COMPLIED WITH ALL OF THEM. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE PLEASE COME FORWARD. . OKAY. SEEING NOTHING THE BEST YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT OR STAFF? >> NO MA'AM. >> WILL CLOSE ALL THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND WE WILL HAVE DISCUSSIONS. THE COMMISSIONER WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MUTU APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS. >> EMOTION AND SECONDED. CALLED THE ROLE PLEASE. [b. Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Application for Site Plan and Design Review submitted by property owner, Premier Hospitality, Inc, and the applicant/representative, Richard Laventure, of Laventure & Associates, Inc to construct a 58,083 square foot, four-story, 95 room Hotel at 6505 Metal Drive, Fort Pierce, FL. The property is zoned General Commercial (C-3). Parcel ID: 2402-501-0001-010-8. ] >> NEXT WE HAVE A QUASIJUDICIAL HEARING ON APPLICATION FOR SITE PLAN AND DESIGN REVIEW SUBMITTED BY PROPERTY OWNER PREMIER HOSPITALITY AND THE APPLICANT REPRESENTED RICHARD LEVENGER OF LEVIN T A 95 ROOM HOTEL AT JUNE 5, 2005 METAL DRIVE IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. >> MADAME CLARK, ADVERTISING AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS HAVE THEY'VE BEEN MET? >> YES. ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET. >> WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL IN DESPER X PARTAKE COMMUNICATIONS ON THIS ISSUE. >> PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK. YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM TO TELL THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? >> YES. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THE CITY STAFF WILL NOW MAKE ITS PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING MADAM MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. BEFORE YOU IS THE REVIEW FOR THE HILTON HOTEL AT JUNE 5, 2005 METAL DRIVE. PROPERTY IS OWNED C-3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL WITH FEATURED LAND USE OF GC GENERAL COMMERCIAL. REQUEST FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN REVIEW TO CONDUCT A FOUR-STORY 95 ROOM HOTEL. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL AS PLANNING BOARD HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF 4 TO 0. CONDITIONAL USE. PROJECT CONDITION WITH THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THIS IS A COPY OF THE SITE PLAN. IS FOUR STORY HOTEL THAT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 58,083 SQUARE FEET IN TOTAL. THE FIRST FLOOR WILL HAVE 14 HOTEL ROOMS AND THE 17 HOTEL ROOMS ON FLOORS TWO THROUGH FOUR. THE REQUIRED HEIGHT OF 65 FEET IN THE C-3 GENERAL AND COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. WILL HAVE 105 PARKING SPACES. 100 REGULAR PARKING SPACES. FIVE OF THOSE HANDICAP PARKING SPACES. IT COMPLIES WITH ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS IN CITY CODE CHAPTER 22. THIS IS JUST A COPY OF WHAT THE BUILDING IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE UPON COMPLETION. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH FIVE CONDITIONS. BEFORE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUANCY, NEED TO PROVIDE A LANDSCAPE BOND FOR ALL PROPOSED LANDSCAPING PURSUANT TO CITY CODE 22 Ã180. THE FINAL PLAT SHOULD BE APPROVED BY CITY COMMISSION WHICH YOU JUST DID. THEY WILL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT MODIFICATION TO THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AT THE TIME. IF ALCOHOL WILL BE SOLD ON-SITE, AND ALCOHOL LICENSE WILL NEED TO BE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND ALL COMMENTS FROM THE ST. LUCIE FIRE DISTRICT SHOULD BE SATISFACTORILY ADDRESSED AT THE TIME OF BUILDING PERMIT SUBMITTAL. POSSIBLE ACTIONS IS YOU CAN APPROVE THE DESIGN AND REVIEW WITH NO ADDITIONAL CHANGES AS A PLANNING BOARD HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AND STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH FIVE CONDITIONS. YOU CAN IMPROVE WITH CHANGES OR YOU CAN DISAPPROVE THE PROPOSED APPLICATIONS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? >> BRIEFLY. ARE THERE SIDEWALKS IN THIS AREA? DOES THIS HAVE CONNECT ABILITY? >> THERE WILL BE SIDEWALKS. ART OF THE FINAL PLAT YOU JUST APPROVED HAS A SIDEWALK CONDITION THAT THEY HAD TO GIVE US A CHECK FOR. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF? I LIKE THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD PLEASE. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? >> I DON'T. AGAIN, RICHARD LEVENGER WITH ATLANTIC CIVIL ENGINEERING FOR THIS PROJECT. >> YES, SIR. >> I HAVE ANDERSON ARCHITECTURE. THEY CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS THEY RELATE TO BUILDING ZONING. >> ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CONDITIONS? >> THANK YOU. [00:20:06] >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE IN THIS AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEEING NO ONE, WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION OR DISCUSSION. >> MOVE WITH APPROVED TO CONDITIONS. >> SECOND. >> EMOTION AND SECOND. CALL THE ROLL. THANK YOU. >> KEEP BRINGING THEM, RICHARD. [LAUGHTER] [c. Quasi Judicial Hearing - Review and approval of an application for Conditional Use with New Construction and Design Review submitted by the Property Owner, Surfside Equities, LLC, & Representative, Braden & Braden, to construct a single-family home seaward (east) of the Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL), located at 1814 Surfside Drive in Fort Pierce, FL. The property is zoned Single-Family Low Density (R-1) Parcel ID: 2412-501-0124-000-4.] >> NEXT QUASIJUDICIAL HEARING FOR THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN REVIEW SUBMITTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER SURFSIDE EQUITIES LLC AND REPRESENTATIVE BRADEN AND BRADEN TO CONSTRUCT FAMILY HOME OF THE COASTAL CONSTRUCTION CONTROL LINE LOCATED AT 1814 SURFSIDE DRIVE IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. THE PROPERTY IS ZONED SINGLE-FAMILY LOW DENSITY R1. >> HAVE THE ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS BEEN MET? >> THEY HAVE BEEN MET FOR THIS PROJECT. >> PLEASE POLL THE COMMISSIONERS AND ASK FOR EX PARTE COMMUNICATION [POLLING] >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SWEAR IN THE WITNESSES NOW, PLEASE? >> ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM TO TELL THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? >> YES. >> THANK YOU. >> PLEASE PROCEED. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING MADAM MAYOR. BEFORE YOU IS CONDITIONAL USE WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN REVIEW FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOME AT 1814 SURFSIDE DRIVE. NORMALLY SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES WOULD NOT HAVE TO COME BEFORE CITY COMMISSION IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, BUT BECAUSE IT IS THE COASTAL CONSTRUCTION CONTROL AND IT DOES REQUIRE APPROVAL. THE FUTURE LAND USE ON THE PROPERTY IS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL WITH ZONING OF R1 SINGLE-FAMILY. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL AS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY CODE AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT DOES NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY CONVENIENCE OR GENERAL WELFARE. AS PROPOSED, WILL NOT CAUSE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE DUNE SYSTEM IN THE PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. CITY CODE SECTION 22 Ã16 3B SPECIFIES ALLOWABLE HEIGHT AND IT CAN EXTEND TO 35 FEET WITH CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL. THIS APPLICANT ONLY ASKING TO GO UP TO 28 FEET, SO IT DOES NOT RISE TO THE EXTRA CONDITIONAL USE LEVEL. HOUSES ON THE SOUTH BEACH OVERLAY DISTRICT ARE MEASURED FROM FLOOD ELEVATION AND NOT EXISTING GRADE LIKE THEY WOULD BE ON THE MAINLAND. THIS IS THE FLOOR PLAN TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA. IT HAS A GREAT ROOM AND TWO GUESTROOMS, MASTER BEDROOM, WALK-IN CLOSET, BEDROOM, OFFICE, POOL AND COVERED PORCH. THIS IS WHAT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE UPON COMPLETION. 36 NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THREE WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR AND THREE RETURNED IN OPPOSITION. OF THE THREE OPPOSITION LETTERS, WE ONLY RECEIVED ONE COMMENT. THEY DID NOT WANT ANYTHING TO BE BUILT PAST THE CONTROL LINE THAT VIOLATED CITY CODE, BUT THIS PROJECT DOESN'T VIOLATE CITY CODE AT ALL. BECAUSE THE OPPOSITION LETTERS DID NOT REACH 20 PERCENT, THIS WILL NOT REQUIRE A CONCURRING VOTE. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST WITH ONE CONDITION. PRIOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES, APPLICANT SHALL OBTAIN APPROVAL FROM THE FTP FROM THE SEAWARD OF THE COASTAL CONTROL LINE. CITY COMMISSION CAN APPROVE THE REQUEST WITH THE PROPOSED CONDITIONS AS STAFF IS RECOMMENDING WITH ONE CONDITION AND THE PLANNING BOARD VOTED 6-0 TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL P CAN PROVE WITH CHANGES OR DISAPPROVE THE PROPOSAL.'M AVAILABLE WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? OKAY. WILL THE APPLICANT PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE FOR THE RECORD. >> CHRIS SERBIN WITH BRADEN AND BRADEN ARCHITECTS., PROJECT [00:25:03] MANAGER. OUR ADDRESS 417 SE. COCONUT AVENUE IN STUART, FLORIDA. >> IF YOU COULD SIGN IN AND ALSO I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF. >> WE DO NOT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF. >> OKAY. THEN YOU CAN MAKE A PRESENTATION OR ALLOW US TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. >> WE WERE NOT PREPARED TO DO A PRESENTATION. >> THAT'S FINE. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? NO. THANK YOU. WHEN ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC? PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEEING NO ONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAIN DISCUSSION OR A MOTION. COMMISSIONER PERONA. >> A BEAUTIFUL RENDERING OF A HOME THAT I THINK WILL BE AN ENHANCEMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND THE INFILL OF ALL THE EMPTY LOTS ALONG SURFSIDE. IT'S ABOUT TIME WE START FILLING THAT UP. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? CALL THE ROLL. >> CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. >> NEXT, ANOTHER QUASIJUDICIAL HEARING FOR THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE WITH NO NEW CONSTRUCTION SUBMITTED BY PROPERTY OWNERS -- >> MADAM CLERK, YOU SKIPPED [d. Quasi Judicial Hearing - Review and approval of an application for Conditional Use with New Construction and Design Review submitted by the Property Owners, Anne Supina & Sandra Twoey, & Representative, Architectonic Inc, to construct a single family home seaward (east) of the Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL), located at 1912 Surfside Drive in Fort Pierce, FL. There is also a request to allow for a height increase to 34 feet from FEMA Based Flood Elevation.The property is zoned Single Family Low Density (R-1) Parcel ID: 2412-501-0121-000-3.] ONE. >> WE HAVE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN REVIEW SUBMITTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS ANNE SUPINA AND AND TWOEY. ALSO A HEIGHT INCREASE TO 34 FEET FROM THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION. THIS PROPERTY IS ZONED SINGLE-FAMILY LOW DENSITY R1. >> MADAME CLERK HAS A REQUIREMENTS FROM ADVERTISING BEEN MET? >> THE ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET. >> AT THIS TIME WOULD ANY COMMISSIONER DISCLOSE ITS EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> NO, BUT I DID VISIT THE SITE. IT IS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. >> COMMISSIONER SESSIONS. >> NO MA'AM. >> MAYOR HUDSON. >> NO MA'AM. WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO OPEN THE HEARING HIS MATTER. IF CITY CLERK WOULD LIKE TO SWEAR ANYONE IN, PLEASE STAND. >> ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM TO TELL THE WHOLE TRUTH, NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? >> YES. >> STAFF WILL PROCEED. >> THANK YOU. MADAM MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, BEFORE YOU IS ANOTHER CONDITIONAL USE WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN REVIEW FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME LOCATED AT 1912 SURFSIDE DRIVE. AS STATED EARLIER, NORMAL SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES DO NOT NEED TO COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION, BUT BECAUSE IT'S PAST THE CONTROL LINE IT DOES REQUIRE CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL. THIS HAS AN EXTRA CONDITIONAL USE ATTACHED TO IT FOR THE HEIGHT UP TO 34 FEET. FUTURE LAND USE ON THIS PROPERTY IS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL WITH ZONING OF R1 SINGLE-FAMILY LOW DENSITY. THE APPLICANT REQUESTING CONDITIONAL USE AND DESIGN FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOME SEAWARD FOR THE COASTAL LINE. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL AS THE HOME IS CONSISTET WITH CITY CODE AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT DOES NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE AND GENERAL WELFARE. AS PROPOSED, IT WILL NOT CAUSE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE DUNNING SYSTEM AND PLANNING BOARD IS REQUESTING APPROVAL. 22-16-3B SET MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE HEIGHT IS 28 FEET. THE HEIGHT OF THE STRUCTURE MAKES UP TO 35 FEET WITH CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL. AS STATED, THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED TO GO UP TO 34 FEET WHICH IS A 6 FOOT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT IS ALLOWED WITHOUT CONDITIONAL USE AND WHAT IS NOT ALLOWED. AS NOTED, HEIGHT AND THE SOUTH BEACH OVERLAY DISTRICT IS MEASURED FROM FLOOD ELEVATION AND NOT EXISTING GRADE. THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE SINGLE-FAMILY HOME WILL CONTAIN THE GARAGE, ENTRYWAY, ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT AREA. THE SECOND FLOOR WILL BE THE [00:30:08] LIVING AREA YOU WILL HAVE THE GREAT ROOM, DINING ROOM, KITCHEN, BEDROOMS, BATHROOMS, PATIO AND POOL-SPOT AREA. THIS IS WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE UPON COMPLETION. 30 NOTIFICATIONS SENT TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THREE RETURNED IN FAVOR AND THREE RETURNED IN OPPOSITION. AS WITH THE LAST PROJECT, ONE OPPOSITION LETTER STATED THEY DID NOT FEEL THIS WAS APPROPRIATE TO BE PASSED FOR THE CONTROL LINE. AS THE OPPOSITION DID NOT REACH 20 PERCENT, THIS WILL NOT REQUIRE A VOTE BY CITY COMMISSION TONIGHT.TAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH THREE CONDITIONS. ONE, LANDSCAPE PLAN TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH CITY CODE 22 Ã186 SHALL BE SUBMITTED WITH THE BUILDING PERMIT. A LIGHTNING SURVEY THAT DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH 5-375 SUBMITTED WITH THE BUILDING PERMIT. THAT IS THE TURTLE LIGHTING CODE. AND THREE, PRIOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES THE APPLICANT SHALL OBTAIN APPROVAL FROM THE FTP FOR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES SEAWARD OF THE COASTAL CONSTRUCTION CONTROL LINE. ACTIONS BY CITY COMMISSIONER TO APPROVE THE CHANGES FOR CONDITIONAL USE AND DESIGN REVIEW WITH NO CHANGES AS STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL AND PLANNING BOARD IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. YOU CAN APPROVE THE CHANGES OR APPROVE THE PROPOSAL WITH CHANGES OR DISAPPROVE THE PROPOSAL ALTOGETHER.'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE BEFORE? YOU SAID THE LIGHTING PLAN OR PHOTOMETRIC SURVEY, DO WE NOT DO THAT WITH ONE BEFORE THIS? >> SUBMITTED WITH THE APPLICATION. >> WE HAVE ALREADY DONE IT. WE ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS BECAUSE OF THE TURTLES, RIGHT? OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? ANY QUESTIONS? I WOULD LIKE FOR THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND SIGN IN PLEASE. >> MIKE, 806 DELAWARE AVENUE, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. WE HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE CONDITIONS. WE KIND OF KNEW THAT BUT WE DIDN'T WANT TO SPEND A BUNCH OF TIME AND MONEY IF WE HAVE TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO IT. THE PURPOSE OF THE HEIGHT VARIANCE OR CONDITIONAL USE IS TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW FOR RV PARKING ON FIRST FLOOR GARAGE. I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS ANYBODY ELSE MAY HAVE. >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> TO COMMENT, THAT MAY HAVE BEEN INSIDE, BUT I REMEMBER WHEN THE RULE CAME UP FOR THE 28 FEET WITH ADDITIONAL 6 FOOT. USUALLY THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ARCHITECTURAL EMBELLISHMENTS, SOMETHING THAT WILL ADD TO THE LOOK OF THE HOUSE. I THINK THAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE DRAWING THAT I SAW. WHAT HAPPENS UNDER THE ROOF IS NO CONSEQUENE TO ME, BUT THERE IS THE DRAWING RIGHT THERE. YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THE ARCHITECTURAL EMBELLISHMENTS AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. NEXT TIME YOU STAND UP THERE, JUST SAY THAT WAS THE ARCHITECTURAL EMBELLISHMENTS THAT THE OWNER WANTED TO DO. OKAY? I'M HELPING YOU OUT HERE. [LAUGHTER] WE DON'T CARE ABOUT THE MOTORHOME. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU, SIR. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEEING NO ONE, WILL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION OR DISCUSSION. >> A VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL. >> I SECOND WITH A COMMENT. THIS IS LIKE THREE LOTS AWAY FROM THE ONE WE JUST APPROVED. YOU BETTER HURRY. THE STREET IS FILLING UP. >> A LOT OF NEW NEIGHBORS. >> STARTING TO MOVE IN. I HAVEN'T SCARED EVERYBODY AWAY YET. ANYWAY, I SECOND THE MOTION. >> ALREADY. CALLED THE ROLL, PLEASE. [e. Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Review and approval of an application for Conditional Use with No New Construction submitted by property owner, Nicholas Danaluk Jr. and applicant, Michelle Longarzo to establish a Vacation Rental, offering lodging for less than six (6) months; with a minimum of two (2) days at 715 S. Ocean Drive, Unit D, Fort Pierce, FL. The property is zoned Hutchinson Island Medium Density Residential Zone (R-4A), Parcel ID: 2401-504-0004-000-2.] >> NOW, WE NEED A QUASIJUDICIAL HEARING FOR THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE WITH NO NEW CONSTRUCTION SUBMITTED BY PROPERTY OWNER NICHOLAS AND MICHELLE FOR A VACATION RENTAL FOR LESS THAN SIX MONTHS RENTAL FOR MINIMAL OF TODAY'S DATE AT 715 SOUTH OCEAN DRIVE UNIT D IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. THE PROPERTY IS ZONED HUTCHISON ISLAND, MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE 4A. >> HAVE ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS BEEN MET? >> ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET FOR THIS PROJECT. >> WILL YOU PULL THE COMMISSIONERS AND ASK IF THEY HAVE HAD ANY EX PARTE [00:35:04] COMMUNICATIONS.> COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER? >> I RECEIVED THE E-MAIL. >> OKAY. COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. >> YES, MA'AM. I RECEIVEDEMAILS FROM RESIDENTS NEARBY THIS PROPERTY AND ALSO MET WITH THE APPLICANT. >> COMMISSIONER PERONA. >> YES, MA'AM. I MET WITH THE APPLICANT SEVERAL TIMES.> COMMISSIONER SESSIONS. >> THE APPLICANT HIMSELF AND THE ATTORNEY. YES. >> MAYOR HUDSON. >> I HAVE MET WITH THE APPLICANT. I WATCHED THE PLANNING BOARD MEETING. I RECEIVED EMAILS. >> THANK YOU. >> WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO OPEN THE HEARING ON THIS MATTER. WILL YOU PLEASE WHERE THE WITNESSES. >> ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? >> YES. >> WHEN YOU COME FORWARD, I'LL HAVE YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND SIGN IN, PLEASE. >> THE CITY STAFF WILL MAKE ITS PRESENTATION. YOU HAVE 20 MINUTES EXCLUDING OUR QUESTIONS AND THEN I WILL PROCEED FROM THERE.YSTERY GILMORE. >> GOOD EVENING MADAM MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATION FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AT 715 SOUTH OCEAN DRIVE UNIT D. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED OFF OF SOUTH OCEAN DRIVE BETWEEN HERNANDO STREET AND SOUTH OCEAN DRIVE. APPROXIMATELY .53 ACRES.THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS ZONED R A WHICH IS MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE OF HUTCHISON ISLAND RESIDENTIAL. CONSIDERATION OF THIS CONDITIONAL USE WITH NO NEW CONSTRUCTION TO BE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE TO OPERATE THE VACATION RENTAL OPERATING LODGING LESS THAN SIX MONTHS FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD OF TWO DAYS. STAFF IS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH EIGHT CONDITIONS. A BRIEF SYNOPSIS FOR OUR RECOMMENDATION IS ORDINANCE K Ã 114 Ã2001. FLORIDA LEGISLATURE PROHIBITS CITIES FROM DENYING SHORT-TERM RENTAL RATES. CONDITIONAL USES ARE ALLOWED TO QUASIJUDICIAL HEARING. NO EVIDENCE CONSISTENT WITH CODE. NO CITY OF FORT PIERCE CODE ENFORCEMENT WERE FORT PIERCE POLICE DEPARTMENT CURRENT VIOLATIONS. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ARE BEING ADDED TO PROTECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE WERE 158 NOTIFICATIONS MAILED TO ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 500 FEET. 13 IN FAVOR AND 26 IN OPPOSITION. POSSIBLE ACTIONS OF THE CITY COMMISSION ARE APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED CONDITIONAL USE SUBJECT TO EIGHT CONDITIONS AND NO CHANGES. APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED CONDITIONAL USE WITH NO CHANGES. DISAPPROVAL OF PROPOSED CONDITIONAL USE. IT REQUIRES A 4/5 VOTE. THE PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH EIGHT CONDITIONS. THE PROPERTY MANAGER FOR THE VACATION RENTALS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES TO RESOLVE COMPLAINTS OR VIOLATIONS OF CITY CODE. SAID MANAGER SHOULD RESIDE IN THE COUNTY AND BE REGISTERED WITH FORT PIERCE. GUIDE BOOKLETS AVAILABLE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO RENTERS INCLUDING RULES AND PUBLIC RESOURCES TO MINIMIZE CONFLICTS. THE APPLICANT SHOULD FILE FOR AN OBTAIN CITY OF FORT PIERCE BUSINESS LICENSE WITHIN 30 DAYS. FOUR, THERE SHALL BE A LIMITATION OF NO MORE THAN TWO VEHICLES AT THE SITE. FIVE, THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE BUSINESS TAX LICENSE NUMBER SHOULD BE INCLUDED ON ALL ADVERTISING. THE MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY OF THE HOME SHOULD ONLY SHARE COMPLIANCE WITH CITY CODE. INSTALLATION OF ONE HANDICAP SPACE PER CODE FOR OFFSTREET PARKING AND LOADING. NUMBER EIGHT, SIDEWALKS, APPLICABILITY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CONTINUAL -- THE PERMIT APPLICANT SHOULD PROVIDE WITHIN 31 DAYS A PERMIT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALKS ON THEIR PROPERTY LINE THAT ABUTS HERNANDO STREET. THANK YOU. >> ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? >> I HAVE A QUESTION. >> YES. COMMISSIONER PERONA. >> I READ THROUGH THAT. I PROBABLY DON'T NEED THIS ANSWERED RIGHT NOW, BUT I WAS LOOKING FOR THE SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT SUPPORTED THAT. I'M NOT SO SURE I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THAT. WE DO INSTRUCT THE PLANNING BOARD TO LOOK AT THE SAME WAY THE COMMISSION DOES. IS THAT RIGHT? >> CORRECT.> I WILL GO WITH THAT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF? THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO ASK STAFF QUESTIONS. ALREADY. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT NOW AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, SIR. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KELLY ARMITAGE WITH THE LAW FIRM ROONEY AND ROONEY. 1517 STATE ROAD 60 VERO BEACH, [00:40:11] FLORIDA. >> WELCOME. IF YOU WOULD SIGN IN PLEASE AND I WILL ASK YOU A QUESTION. MR. ARMITAGE, YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OF STAFF? >> KNOW. WE ACCEPT THE EIGHT CONDITIONS AS STAFF HAS LAID OUT AND WE HAVEN'T PLANNED ON PRESENTING ANY EVIDENCE AT THIS TIME SINCE WE ADOPT THE STAFF'S POSITION. WE WOULD SIMPLY LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE AND GIVE HIGHLIGHTS TO THE FACT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME QUESTIONS THAT HAVE ARISEN REGARDING THIS PROJECT AS THE PROJECT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE PROCESS. TODAY, MY CLIENTS ARE HERE TO SIMPLY HAVE THE COUNCIL VOTE ON THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WITH THE EIGHT CONDITIONS. ANYTHING OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED BY THE PROPER AGENCIES AT THE PROPER TIMES AND OUR CLIENTS WILL MEET THAT AT THOSE TIMES. >> ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? ANY QUESTIONS? >> NO. >> ALREADY. I MAY ASK YOU TO COME BACK. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND SIGN IN AND YOU CAN START AND BEGAN. >> I AM CHRIS EHRHARDT, 715 SOUTH OCEAN DRIVE UNIT K, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, 34949. I HAVE LIVED THERE SINCE 2005. >> PLEASE SIGN IN. MADAM CLERK, THE THREE MINUTE TIME KERRY IS IN EFFECT. >> A FIVE SECOND WARNING. >> THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT IS IN EFFECT. >> YOU WON'T TAKE TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME. >> I JUST WANT TO BE FAIR. >> GREAT. ISSUE I SEE HAPPENING HERE IS NOT SO MUCH WITH THIS, BUT ONCE YOU GET IT THE REST WILL GET IT. WE SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH PARKING. WE HAVE LESS THAN TWO SPACES PER UNIT. I MEAN, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED. OUR BYLAWS ALSO SAY NUISANCE TO HOMEOWNERS. THIS DEFINITELY HAS US ALL SEPARATED. I MEAN, I JUST CAN'T SEE HOW THEY CAN DO THIS. I DIDN'T COME WITH AN ATTORNEY. I JUST REALLY WOULD NOT LIKE TO LIVE IN A MOTEL. PLUS, IS GOING TO BE COMPETITION TO THE OTHER HOTELS ON THE ISLAND WHEN WE GET IT ALL. JUST MY OPINION. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. >> THANK YOU, SIR. ANYONE ELSE? NOT YET. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE? OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? USUALLY WE GO BACK TO THE APPLICANT AT THE END. I'M GOING BACK TO YOU BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE IS SPEAKING. IS THAT CORRECT? >> CORRECT. >> GOOD. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLEAN UP ANY ISSUES OR ADDRESS ANY ISSUES? >> I DON'T THINK THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER RAISED ANY SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES. WE CONGRATULATE STAFF ON A THOROUGH APPLICATION PROCESS AND ACCEPT THE CONDITIONS AS OUTLINED. ANYTHING THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER HAS RAISED IS REALLY NEITHER HERE NOR THERE. MY CLIENTS ARE AVAILABLE SHOULD COMMISSION HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF MY CLIENTS. >> MADAM MAYOR, I DO HAVE A QUESTION SINCE THE GENTLEMAN BROUGHT IT UP. SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS AN HOA TYPE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION. COULD YOU EXPLAIN THAT AND WHAT THE GENTLEMAN WAS REFERRING TO? >> WELL, RESPECTFULLY, I WOULD RESPOND THAT THE HOA IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. THERE ARE SOME CONDITIONS THAT ARE APPLIED TO THIS APPLICATION THAT COULD INVOLVE SOME MEMBERS OF THE HOA. MIKE LYONS WILL ADDRESS THAT AT THE PROPER TIME. >> OKAY. [00:45:04] HE BROUGHT UP SOME POINTS KNOW THAT IF THERE'S SO MANY UNITS WITHIN THE BUILDING.THAT HOW MANY UNITS ARE THERE WITHIN THE BUILDING AND HOW MANY PARKING SPACES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE ENTIRE COMPLEX? >> THERE ARE 13 UNITS. THERE IS ONE PER EACH UNIT AND A FEW GUESTS. >> SOMEONE PER UNIT AND A FEW GUEST PARKING SPACES LABELED AS GUEST PARKING SPACES? >> CORRECT. >> OKAY. >> YES, SIR. >> DID I SEE SOME TYPE OF REQUIREMENT FOR HANDICAP? >> ONE OF THE CONDITIONS, YES. >> OKAY. SO WHERE DOES HANDICAP COME IN? >> IS THERE AN EXISTING HANDICAP? >> NO. >> IT'S BECAUSE OF THE REQUEST FOR RENTALS FOR LESS THAN 31 DAYS. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I'M JUST ASKING. AS FAR AS THE BUILDING ITSELF, DOESN'T HAVE REQUIRED HANDICAP? >> IT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES OR CONDOMINIUMS, BUT ONCE YOU CHANGE THE USED TO A TRANSIENT USE, WHICH IS THE CITY CLASSIFIES AS HOTEL-MOTEL IN THE STATE, THAT'S WHEN THE HANDICAP SPACES REQUIRED. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? ANY OTHER DISCUSSION WITH THE APPLICANT? >> MADAM MAYOR. >> BEING THAT'S A CONDITION, HOW IS THE APPLICANT PREPARED TO IMPLEMENT A HANDICAP PARKING SPACE IF IT'S COMMON USE PARKING? >> YOU NEED TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND SIGN IN. WERE YOU SWORN IN? >> YES I WAS. >> THANK YOU. >> MICHELLE L- 715 SOUTH OCEAN DRIVE. >> THANK YOU. >> THERE IS NOT A HANDICAP SPACE, HOWEVER, WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION IN THE PLANNING BOARD MEETING BY BRODRICK THAT HE HAD GONE TO THE SITE. THERE IS AN ACTUAL PARKING SPOT LABELED GUESTS IN WHICH THERE IS ENOUGH ROOM PER THE CODE REQUIREMENTS AND THE ORDINANCES TO PAINT BLUE AND MAKE IT FOR HANDICAP/GUEST. WE ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR THAT AND PAY FOR THE SIGNAGE. AS FAR AS THE HOA, WE HAVE A LAWYER AND WE WILL GET IT THROUGH THE HOA AT ALL COSTS. >> THAT HAS YET TO BE APPROVED BY YOUR RESIDENT OWNERS. IS THAT ACCURATE? >> THE MEETING IS IN DECEMBER. ANNUAL MEETING. IT'S ON THE DOCKET. >> ALL RIGHT. . >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? CLOSE TO PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL ENTERTAIN DISCUSSION. YES. >> CLARIFICATION STAFF NEEDS TO MAKE ON ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS THEY OBTAIN A BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIVING THE CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL. THEY CANNOT DO THAT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THEY GET THEIR STATE LICENSE. IF WE CAN MODIFY THAT CONDITION THAT IS NOT THIS CONDITIONAL USE IT'S 30 DAYS UPON RECEIVING THEIR STATE LICENSE. >> OKAY. >> GOOD CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU. >> THAT IS NUMBER THREE. . >> COMMISSIONERS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DISCUSS? >> MADAM MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE FOR MY ATTORNEY TO SPEAK. HE KNOWS THE CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE LEGISLATION ABOUT THIS. I THINK YOU NEED TO EXPRESS TO THE PUBLIC AND RENOVATED TO THE COMMISSIONERS WITH THE CONDITION IS. >> MR. SWEENEY. >> MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSION, WE STILL HAVE THE ABILITY CURRENTLY IN OUR ORDINANCE TO REGULATE CONDITIONAL USES FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS. THIS IS A VERY COMPLICATED AREA OF THE LAW UP TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE AS YOU ARE AWARE. YOU GO TO THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF [00:50:02] CITIES COMING UP SOON AND IT WILL BE COMING UP IN DISCUSSION. IT DOES EVERY YEAR. THERE'S ISSUES RELATED TO THAT VERSUS THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND WHAT THEY HAVE DECIDED. AS IT PERTAINS PARTICULARLY TO THIS INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION, AND EACH ONE OF THEM IS UNIQUE AND JUDGED ON ITS OWN MERITS, THERE'S NO ISSUE BEING RAISED WITH NONCOMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW AS FAR AS DURATION OR LOCATION. IT HAS BEEN THROUGH THE FORMAL PROCESS AS STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED THE CONDITIONS. MOST OF WHICH YOU HAVE SEEN BEFORE FOR SIMILARLY SITUATED R4 TYPE OF LOCATIONS. R4A. YOU ALSO HAVE AN APPLICANT HEAR WHO HAS SUGGESTED THEY WILL MEET WITH THOSE. THERE ARE ANCILLARY ISSUES AND THAT OFTEN TIME COMES UP IN THOSE ARE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT. ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. THIS IS A CONDITIONAL USE. CONDITIONAL USE DOES NOT LAST FOREVER IF YOU DON'T ABIDE BY IT. IF THERE WHERE A FAILURE TO MEET ONE OF THESE CONDITIONS, THEY WOULD NOT, ANY APPLICANT, BE ENTITLED TO CONDITIONAL USE TO THE EXTENT ONE OF THE CONDITIONS IS A HANDICAP SPOT BE PROCURED. IF IT'S NOT PROCURED AND IS BEING RENTED OUT ON A SHORT-TERM BASIS, IN MY IMMEDIATE VIEW IT WOULD BE A VIOLATION AND THEREFORE THE CONDITIONAL USE WOULD GO AWAY. DOES THAT HELP GIVE SOME CONTEXT COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER? >> AND THE PUBLIC. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> MADAM MAYOR, LOW DISCUSSION ON THE CONDITIONS. WE HAVE DONE A NUMBER OF THESE IN THE R4A. THIS IS PROBABLY THE FIRST ONE LESS THAN ONE WEEK FOR SURE. MAYBE LESS THEN 30 DAYS. IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT. I THINK THE CONDITIONS ARE PRETTY CONSISTENT. I FEEL LIKE SOME OF THEM IN THE PAST WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT OF LANDSCAPE. MAYBE SOME OUTDOOR LIGHTING. DO ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS REMEMBER THOSE KINDS OF DISCUSSIONS? I REMEMBER THE PARKING. >> LANDSCAPE AND PARKING AND THE LIMITATION OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE. COMMISSIONER PERONA. >> SOME IN THE R4A POOR NEIGHBORHOODS OR DUPLEXES IN SOME PART OF THE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION. I THINK THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE RIGHT THERE. IF THEY WERE IN NEIGHBORHOODS, WE LOOKED TO SOME OF THE EMBELLISHMENTS FROM THE ROADWAY. THE CONDO ASSOCIATION I DON'T REMEMBER OR RECALL ANYTHING DEALING WITH THAT AS FAR AS PLANTINGS AND DEFENSES AND STUFF LIKE THAT PRETTY MUCH HANDLED BY THE HOA'S. >> I TALK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I DID MEET WITH THE APPLICANT. I DON'T REMEMBER IT BEING SHORT-TERM OF TWO DAYS EXACTLY. I REMEMBER IT BEING SHORTER. I'M NOT SAYING THIS IS A BAD DEAL. THE LOCATION IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE. AS THE GENTLEMAN BROUGHT UP TONIGHT, IF YOU LOOK LONG-TERM AND EVERYONE WERE TO COME FORWARD AND SAY I WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS WITH MY UNIT, TWO PARKING STALLS PER UNIT, NOW WHAT? WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF REAL STATE. WE ARE NOT, BUT THE HOA IS RUNNING OUT OF REAL ESTATE. IF THIS WERE COMING TO US AS A SITE PLAN, WE WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE PARKING, THE HANDICAP, LANDSCAPE, OUTDOOR LIGHTING. WE HAVE CHANGED -- ESSENTIALLY, IF E HAD 13 APPLICATIONS, WHICH IS CHANGED THE ENTIRE THING. WE FLIPPED IT UPSIDE DOWN. THE USE JUST CHANGED. AGAIN, IT'S GOOD. I'M CHALLENGED WITH THE FUTURE. I DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE A BAD DECISION WHERE TWO YEARS FROM NOW WE'VE HAD 12 OTHER PAPPLICANTS COME FORWARD AND NO WHAT HAPPENS? WE ARE STUCK AT ANOTHER JUNCTURE TRYING TO MAKE ANOTHER DECISION TRYING TO FIGURE OUT AND PUT THE PIECES OF THE PUZZLE TOGETHER. >> RIGHT. COULD I SEE THE SECOND CONDITIONS? I WANT TO LOOK AT THOSE AGAIN. SUTHERS OCCUPANCIES DEALT WITH, RIGHT? THE HANDICAP SPACE. WE DIDN'T DEAL WITH THE FIRE REQUIREMENTS. WHEN I WATCHED THE PLANNING BOARD, THERE WAS A LOT OF [00:55:01] DISCUSSION ABOUT THE HOA AND THE DOCUMENTS OF THE HOA AND THE ROOF GARMENTS AND THE DPR ETC. MAYBE THIS IS FOR MR. SWEENEY. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS APPLICANT AND THEIR BUSINESS DEALINGS WITH HOA. IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT IS CORRECT, MAYOR. SEVERAL AGENCIES OUTSIDE THE SCOPE AND PURVIEW OF THIS COMMISSION. OF COURSE THAT'S BY DESIGN. >> THE FIRE DISTRICT AS WELL. >> THE FIRE DISTRICT, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATIONS AND DIVISION OF HOSPITALITY IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER. THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE INDEPENDENTLY ON ITS OWN. I WOULD ANALOGIZE THIS TO THE FIRST OF POSSIBLY MANY HURDLES THAT AN APPLICANT WILL HAVE TO GET THROUGH. AGAIN, ALL OF THOSE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE COMPLIED WITH. I AM CONFIDENT IF THE COMMISSION WERE TO GIVEN APPROVAL OF THAT I'M NOT SUGGESTING YOU SHOULD OR SHOULDN'T B HAVE TO COMPLY WITH OUR RULES BECAUSE CITY OF FORT PIERCE GAVE YOU APPROVAL. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR BECAUSE THERE SHOULD BE NO MISAPPREHENSION THAT WE ARE THE ULTIMATE GOVERNING BODY ACROSS ALL OF THESE OTHER REGULATORY AGENCIES JUST LIKE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DEP AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE PREVIOUS CRA MEETING. WE DON'T TELL DEP WHAT TO DO. DEP DECIDES WHAT IS GOING TO DO AND WE WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEM. MAYOR, AS SOMETHING AS SPECIFIC AS THE FIRE MARSHAL AND FIRE PROTECTION, THAT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AGENCY. >> RIGHT. THIS I THINK HAS MORE CONDITIONS AND WAS MORE PROBLEMATIC CERTAINLY FOR THE PLANNING BOARD AND FOR US. NOT PROBLEMATIC, BUT DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF THE TWO DAYS. THAT MAKES IT FALL UNDER HOTEL-MOTEL KIND OF REQUIREMENTS. IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES. ANYTHING WITH LESS THAN 30 DAYS. IN MY TIME COMING UPON ONE YEAR, I'M NOT AWARE WE HAD A REQUEST FOR LESS THAN 30 DAYS. THAT'S A STATE DRIVEN MANDATE. THAT IS NOT OURS. >> THAT MAKES A COMMERCIAL. >> ESSENTIALLY, FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES. WE CAN BE CLEAR, THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE HURDLE. WE DON'T KNOW ANY APPLICANT INCLUDING THIS APPLICANT CHANGE ONLY GOING TO BE 31 DAYS FROM NOW ON AND MAYBE MAKE THAT DECISION. WE HAVE TO TAKE THE APPLICATION ON ITS FACE. >> SOME CONDITIONS ARE BECAUSE OF THAT. >> IT'S THE APPLICANT THAT DROVE THE REQUEST. >> RIGHT. COMMISSIONER PERONA. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARITY. . I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY FOR ME, WHICH I HAVE A HARD TIME STAYING IN MY OWN LANE, WANT TO MAKE A DECISION AND CARRY EVERYONE'S INTENT AND RULE AND REGULATION ALONG WITH ME. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WE FOCUS ON JUST WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US TODAY. I PUT MYSELF IN THE SAME SPOT AS ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS WHO SAID I'VE BEEN LIVING HERE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND THIS IS HAPPENING. I'M NOT SO SURE THIS CITY COMMISSION IS WHERE THE SOLUTION TO THAT PROBLEM IS. I'M CONFIDENT THAT IN ONE OF THE REGULATORY AGENCIES THAT THIS THING WILL GET VENTED OUT AND A DECISION WILL BE MADE. I DON'T GET TO MAKE SOME OF THESE DECISIONS. WE HAVE APPROVED THIS APPLICATION IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS INCLUDING THE CONDO DOWN THE STREET. WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT THAN THE REST I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING I CAN SAY MAKES IT DIFFERENT THAN THE REST.FROM MY PERSPECTIVE AND STAYING IN MY OWN LANE, I WOULD RATHER BE CONSISTENT WITH THE WAY THE COMMISSION HAS MOVED FORWARD. BECAUSE IT'S LESS THAN 30 DAYS, THERE ARE OTHER LANES THAT THIS APPLICANT MUST TRAVEL IN THAT ISN'T TODAY IN FRONT OF ME. >> YES, SIR. >> MADAM MAYOR, HAVE A STATEMENT. I DIDN'T SEE ANY MENTION OF THE COASTAL CONSTRUCTION CONTROL LINE. WE JUST HAD A COUPLE APPLICATIONS IN FRONT OF US. THE LINE MOVED RECENTLY. BROUGHT UP THE MAP AND THIS PROPERTY APPEARS TO BE INSIDE OF IT. IT'S EAST OF THAT. I'M NOT TRYING TO PUT HOLES IN ANYTHING. I WANT TO BE FORWARD THINKING. >> IT CROSSES A1A? >> IT'S BASICALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STRUCTURE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT PUTS US IN A DIFFERENT CONDITION. WE HAD SOME CONDITIONAL USES. [01:00:07] IF WE HAVE TO MAKE DIFFERENT STATEMENTS OR ADD CONDITIONS BECAUSE IT PUTS US IN A DIFFERENT PARAMETER LIKE WE JUST EXPERIENCED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF APPLICATIONS. IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR THOSE APPLICATIONS, I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF IT, BUT I THOUGHT OF IT AS SOON AS SOMEONE MENTIONED IT'S ON A1A. >> MADAM MAYOR, I'M NOT THE EXPERT, BUT I CAN GIVE SOME INFORMATION AND WE CAN DO OUR HOMEWORK AFTER. WHEN IT COMES TO THAT, IT'S A REGULATION BASED ON NEW CONSTRUCTION. IT DOESN'T FORBID CONSTRUCTION EAST OF COASTAL CONSTRUCTION CONTROL LINE. IT JUST REGULATES IT. THIS IS AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR USE WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION. IT IS JUST ON THE USE. IT WOULD NOT IMPACT THAT REGULATION. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. >> THAT HELPS. I'M GLAD TO KNOW THAT. GREAT. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> I MOVED FOR THE APPROVAL WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. >> SECOND. >> DISCUSSION, MADAM MAYOR. >> YES. >> I HAVE ISSUES WITH WHAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD AS FAR AS THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF EVERY SINGLE UNIT. I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT IT BECAUSE OF THAT. I THINK IT'S A GOOD INITIATIVE. EVERY PART OF IT I LOVE EXCEPT THE FACT WE ARE IN A CONDITION IMITED.HE BUILDING IS JUST THE PARKING LOT IS LIMITED. WE HAVE SOME HURDLES TO CROSS. IT'S NOT THE BASIS OF THE DECISION. MORE OF A PLANNING AND CODE SECTION WHERE WE ARE LOOKING AT ALL OF THE PARKING PARAMETERS PIF EVERY SINGLE UNIT WERE TO >> YES, SIR. >> I HEAR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES, BUT I DO BELIEVE, AS FAR AS THE BOARD'S AUTHORITY IS CONCERNED, YOU HAVE TWO FOR THE MOST PART REMEMBER WHERE OUR ROLE IS IN TERMS OF REGULATORY BODIES I HAVE HEARD MENTIONED TONIGHT. WHEN WE ASSESS THE SITUATION FROM PARALYSIS OF SAFETY HAZARDOUS, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THAT. TRUE ENOUGH, AS I SIT HERE, I ALWAYS TRY TO HANDLE THESE SITUATIONS AS IF IT'S MY OWN HOME, BUT AS FAR AS THE PUBLIC IS CONCERNED, THEY HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT OUR HANDS ARE TIED IF WE STICK TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS IN THE LAW AS THE LEGISLATION BRINGS THEM DOWN TO US. ME PERSONALLY, I WOULD HAVE SOME RESERVATIONS TO SOME DEGREE. I LOVE THE CONCEPT. I LIKE WHAT THEY'RE DOING. OUR HANDS ARE TIED. IF WE FOLLOW THE RULES LIKE WE ARE SUPPOSED TO, WE HAVE TO DICTATE WHAT THE LEGISLATION HAS GIVEN US AND ENFORCE IT. DICTATE IS THE WRONG CHOICE OF WORDS. ENFORCE IT AS THEY ARE HANDED DOWN TO US. I JUST DON'T SEE ANY CAVEATS THAT WOULD PREVENT THE APPROVAL OF THIS WITH RECOMMENDATION. STAFF HAS GIVEN NUMEROUS CONDITIONS AND TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION THAT TRUE ENOUGH THIS IS A THREE-DAY POSSIBILITY.HEY HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB TRYING TO FIND TUNE IT. AT THE END, I DON'T THINK FROM MY PERSPECTIVE I WILL BE ABLE TO DENY IT IN LIGHT OF LACKING ANY CONDITIONS THAT WOULD PROPOSE A SAFETY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. I WOULD HAVE TO SUPPORT A MOTION IN LIGHT OF THAT. >> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU, MR. SWEENEY. IN HEARING COMMISSIONER JOHNSON'S CONCERN ABOUT IF EVERYBODY DID THIS, WHAT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A CITY IF EVERYBODY DID DO IT? AT SOME POINT WE WOULD HAVE TO DENY I WOULD THINK BECAUSE IT WOULD BE NOT ENOUGH PARKING FOR THE REQUIREMENT. >> MAYOR, IF WE WERE TO USE AN EXAMPLE THAT HAPPENING, I THINK YOU WOULD HAVE SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE PRESENTED BY SOMEBODY IN OPPOSITION TO THE APPLICATION THAT WOULD SAY THERE'S 10 UNITS IN THIS BUILDING. FOUR HAVE BEEN GRANTED THIS STATUS. THAT MEANS OF THE 15 PARKING SPACES ALREADY ATE ARE SPOKEN FOR. [01:05:01] MATHEMATICALLY, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE AND THAT IS JUST ON ITS FACE. YOU KNOW LONGER HAVE IT. NOT TO MENTION, I THINK AT THAT POINT YOU ARE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT INTERNAL DISCUSSION WITHIN THE HOMEOWNERS OR CONDO OWNERS ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE EVER WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN. I'M SURE THIS COMMISSION NEVER WANTS TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THOSE BATTLES. >> WE HAVE OUR OWN. [LAUGHTER] >> YES. THE REALITY IS THAT'S BY DESIGN. YOU JOIN A CONDO ASSOCIATION OR BOUND BY CERTAIN RULES AND REGULATIONS. THOSE ARE OUTSIDE OF CITY RULES OR STATE RULES OR ANYBODY ELSE. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE BOUND BY THEM, YOU CAN FIGHT THEM AND CHANGE THEM AND DO WHATEVER, BUT IT IS NOT FOR US TO BE THE ARBITER OF THAT DECISION. COULD IT HAPPEN IN ONE YEAR OR FIVE YEARS WHERE THE 8TH UNIT OWNER SAYS THEY WANT TO DO THIS? QUITE POSSIBLY. HOWEVER, MY EXPECTATION WOULD BE UNIT OWNERS 1-7 SAY THEY ARE TOO LATE TO THE GAME OR WHATEVER. THAT'S HOW I HAVE SEEN THESE THINGS PLAY OUT IN THE PAST. AS FAR AS LIABILITY FOR THE CITY, I DON'T THINK WE WOULD HAVE ANY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE WE READY TO VOTE? LET'S VOTE. >> EIGHT CONDITIONS WITH A MODIFICATION TO THE BUSINESS TAX. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. >> NO, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER PERONA, YES. >> MAYOR HUDSON. >> YES, MA'AM. [f. POSTPONED FROM OCTOBER 7, 2019. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 19-041 - An Ordinance by the City Commission of the City Of Fort Pierce, Florida; Rezoning property generally located between Glades Cut Off Road & Bandy Boulevard approximately 1,100 feet east of Selvitz Road from St. Lucie County Industrial Heavy (IH) to City of Fort Pierce Planned Development ( PD); further approving a Development Plan pursuant to Section 22-40, providing for a severability clause; providing for repeal of ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith; and providing for an effective date. SECOND READING] >> I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK THE COMMISSIONER FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT. >>> NEXT ITEM POSTPONED FROM OCTOBER 7 OF 2019. THIS IS A LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON ORDINANCE 19-041. ORDINANCE BY CITY COMMISSION THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, REZONING PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED BETWEEN GLADES CUT OFF ROAD AND BANDY BOULEVARD APPROXIMATELY 1100 FEET EAST OF SELVITZ ROAD FROM ST. LUCIE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL HEAVY TO CITY OF FORT PIERCE PLAN DEVELOPMENT FURTHER APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT PLAN PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-40, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS THE SECOND READING. >> MR. CREAGAN. >> THIS IS THE SECOND READING SO STAFF DOESN'T HAVE A PRESENTATION. >> ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, PLEASE COME FORWARD. PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS TO SIGN IN. >> WE DO HAVE THE THREE MINUTE RULE. >> WE DO HAVE THE THREE MINUTE RULE. >> MY NAME IS DENNIS CORBETT. 1903 CELL 25TH STREET. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT AND I AM PART OF A TEAM. . >> DO YOU WISH TO SWEAR -- >> IT'S A LEGISLATIVE HEARING. PREVIOUSLY IT WAS QUASIJUDICIAL. THE SECOND READING IS ALWAYS LEGISLATIVE. >> I CONSIDER MYSELF SWORN IN FROM THE LAST TIME. >> YOU'RE GOING TO TELL THE TRUTH ANYWAY, RIGHT? I THOUGHT YOU WERE. [LAUGHTER] >> ONLY TRUTH COMES OUT OF MY MOUTH. >> OKAY. >> AT FIRST READING FOR THIS ORDINANCE, COMMISSIONER PERONA PROPOSED AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONDITIONS AFTER THE POINT AT WHICH THE APPLICANT CAN NO LONGER SPEAK. WE DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE ANY INPUT INTO THAT MODIFICATION WITH THE COMMITMENT TO THE CONDITIONS. WE WROTE A LETTER TO STAFF WHICH WE HAD HOPED STAFF WOULD MENTION TONIGHT. THE CONDITION WAS THAT COMMISSIONER PERONA HAD SAID HE WOULD LIKE FOR OPERATIONS TO BE LIMITED FROM THE 7:00 A.M. UNTIL 7:00 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE APPLICANT REQUESTED TO MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 7:30 UNTIL 5:30. HE DID SAY I DON'T CARE IF THEY'RE THERE WORKING, I JUST DON'T WANT OPERATIONS TO BE GOING ON. WE SENT A LETTER TO STAFF. I MET WITH COMMISSIONER PERONA DURING OFFICE HOURS TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT THE FACT THE APPLICANT HAS NO ISSUE WITH THE CRUSHING OPERATION, ACTUAL RECYCLING, THE MACHINERY AT THE HEART OF THE OPERATION. HE SAID 7:30 UNTIL 5:30. IN REALITY IT WOULD BE 7:30 UNTIL 5:00. THAT'S THE REAL OPERATIONS WINDOW. GIVING UP SATURDAY, WITH THAT DOES IS ELIMINATE THE ABILITY OF THE APPLICANT TO TAKE RESIDENTIAL CONCRETE FOR [01:10:09] RECYCLING FOR FREE FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHICH IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAD TALKED ABOUT AS A SELLING POINT FOR THE PROJECT THROUGHOUT. WE WOULD LIKE FOR THAT CONDITION, WHICH TALKS ABOUT OPERATIONS, WE ARE FINE WITH THE LIMITATION THAT KEEPS US FROM CRUSHING ON SATURDAY, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE DOORS OPEN ON SATURDAY AND RECEIVED MATERIALS ON SATURDAY WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE THE OPERATION OF THE CRUSHING MACHINE, BUT DOES WORK ARE THE OPERATION OF VEHICLES, THE COMPANY'S VEHICLES. AS I SPOKE TO COMMISSIONER PERONA AND AS ONE OF MY TEAM MEMBERS WILL TALK ABOUT, WE DO HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE FOR THE BACKUP ALARMS FOR THE TRUCKS, WHICH IS A LOT LESS PIERCING. IT'S SOMETHING COMPLIANT WITH OSHA AND SO FORTH. AGAIN, WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP WITHIN THE THREE MINUTE LIMITS. THE MEMBERS OF MY TEAM WILL TALK ABOUT IT. THAT WAS OUR PRESENTATION. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH THE REST OF THE COMMISSION. IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER. >> YOU HAVE SOMEONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK FROM YOUR TEAM? >> YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR. >> STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> MY NAME IS JONATHAN RICKETTS. I'M A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. I ALSO HAVE GOOD PLEASURE OF GETTING TO SERVE AS THE ENGINEER OF RECORD FOR DSE HOLDINGS. WANT TO REITERATE ALL AREAS OF THE SITE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH CITY, STATE AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. THE WORK WILL BE OBSERVED BY MY OFFICE. UPON COMPLETION OF THE WORK, WE WILL CERTIFY TO THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND TO THE OTHER AUTHORITIES HAVING JURISDICTION THAT THE WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED TO THE REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS AND THE WORK WILL FUNCTION WITH ITS INTENDED CONSEQUENCES. THE BERMS IN THE PROJECT WE HAVE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT DURING THE COMMISSION DISCUSSION. WE CONSTRUCTED INCREMENTS OR LIFTS OF APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT. EACH INCREMENT WILL BE COMPACTED AND TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SDOT REQUIREMENTS. THESE METHODS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE THE SAME METHODS AND SPECIFICATIONS USED TO BUILD CRITICAL STRUCTURES, SUCH AS, FEDERAL HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND AIRPORTS WITH THE STABILITY OF THE CONSTRUCTED EMBANKMENT CRITICAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE FACILITY. THE SEPARATE ENGINEER WHO IS A SPECIALIST IN GEOTECHNICAL WORK OR SOILS WILL BE ON-SITE DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BERM NOT ONLY TO VERIFY THE WORK IS BEING CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS, BUT THAT EACH COMPLETED SEGMENT, 1 FOOT IN HEIGHT, HAS BEEN COMPACTED TO THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY FOR CRITICAL EARTHWORK EMBANKMENTS. CONCERNING STORMWATER, THE RUNOFF FROM THE STORM WATER SYSTEM WILL BE CAPTURED AND TREATED ON-SITE. IT WILL PASS THROUGH TWO AREAS FOR TREATMENT PRIOR TO LEAVING THE SITE. THE FIRST AREA WILL BE DRY SWAILS ALONG THE EDGE OF THE PROCESSING AREA THAT WILL CAPTURE THE REQUIRED PORTIONS OF PARTICULATES AND NUTRIENTS CONTAINED WITHIN THE STORMWATER RUNOFF. BECAUSE WE ARE TREATING 150 PERCENT OF THE TYPICAL REQUIREMENTS, THE MAJORITY OF THE STORMS WILL BE CAPTURED IN THE SWAILS AND WILL NOT BE DISCHARGED FROM THE SITE. LARGER STORMS WILL STILL RECEIVE THE MAJORITY OF THEIR TREATMENT IN THE SWAILS, BUT WILL RECEIVE A SECOND TREATMENT IN THE STORMWATER LIKE ALSO LOCATED ON-SITE. AFTER PASSING THROUGH, THE WATER WILL BE DISCHARGED IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH ALL THE APPLICABLE RULES. STORMWATER SYSTEM WILL BE OBSERVED BY MY OFFICE DURING CONSTRUCTION AND WE WILL VERIFY THAT ALL THE ELEMENTS NEEDED TO ENSURE THE SITE FUNCTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND ALL WORK HAS BEEN BUILT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS AND WE WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS UPON THE COMPLETION. >> THANK YOU. >> ONE QUICK QUESTION. THE MAINTENANCE OF THE DRY SWELLS, DOES THE OWNER HAVE A PROGRAM FOR MAINTENANCE? >> YES HE DOES. >> THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE FROM YOUR TEAM? >> GOOD EVENING MADAM MAYOR AND [01:15:12] COUNSEL. ON WITH THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT FOR THE PROJECT. >> TEACHER ADDRESS. >> 1907 COMMERCE LANE, JUPITER, FLORIDA. >> THANK YOU. >> JUST A QUICK REITERATION. WE LISTENED TO THE PUBLIC. WE WORKED WITH STAFF ALMOST TWO YEARS ON THIS PROJECT AND IT'S BEEN ONE YEAR SINCE THE INITIAL SUBMITTAL. BEFORE IT WAS A PROJECT WITHIN THE VERSATILITY OF A PUD THAT OFFERS COMMERCIAL USE OF HEAVY INDUSTRIAL REFLECTING THE HISTORIC ZONING AS FAR AS BUFFERING. JUST TO REITERATE, LANDSCAPE BUFFER B WHICH IS AGAINST THE RESIDENTIAL AND HIGH SCHOOL, IS FIVE AND A HALF TIMES THE REQUIRED WIDTH. 2.8 TIMES THE MINIMUM HEIGHT AND TWO TIMES THE NUMBER OF TREES. WE HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CONDITION OF APPROVAL OTHER THAN CLARIFICATION OF CONDITION 11, THE OPERATIONS. IF OPERATIONS COULD BE DEFINED AS RUNNING THE CRUSHING MACHINE, I THINK WE WOULD ALL BE ONLINE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE FROM YOUR TEAM? >> GOOD EVENING MADAM MAYOR, COUNSEL. MY NAME IS DOUGLAS AIKINS. . >> YOUR TIME DOESN'T START UNTIL AFTER YOU SIGN IN. . >> I'M PRESIDENT OF SA HOLDINGS. I STARTED THE CONCRETE RECYCLING IN 1980 BEFORE THERE WAS RECYCLING. I AM OPERATING IN THREE CITIES. THIS IS THE FOURTH CITY. THE FOURTH OPERATION THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO START. THIS IS THE TOUGHEST ONE. WE HAVE WORKED WITH STAFF ALMOST TWO YEARS. THEY HAVE BEEN GREAT. THEY BROUGHT US TO DIFFERENT LEVELS. MAINLY BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED BEFORE WE GOT HERE. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF WE ARE ALLOWED, WE WILL PRODUCE A SITE THAT EVERYBODY WILL BE PROUD OF INCLUDING THE STAFF THAT HELPED US GET THERE. THE MANAGER, MS. COX, STAFF. WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO BE HERE AND EMPLOY HERE AND HAVE A BUSINESS HERE. ONE OF THE ISSUES I WANTED TO BRING UP TONIGHT THAT WAS BROUGHT UP EARLIER WAS THE FENCE AND THE SCREENING ON THE FENCE. IF THERE'S A HURRICANE, THE SCREENS WILL ALL BE DROPPED. THERE IS NO SCREEN THAT CAN WITHSTAND A HURRICANE WITHOUT TAKING THE FENCE DOWN. WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF MONEY IN THIS FENCE AND IN THIS SITE. WE ARE GOING TO PROTECT IT. WE ARE GOING TO MAINTAIN IT THE WAY IT SHOULD BE. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN ANSWER. >> ANY QUESTIONS OF THE SPEAKER? >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? PLEASE COME FORWARD. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M STEVE AIKINS FROM LAKE PARK, FLORIDA. IT IS TOUGH TO FOLLOW THAT. HERE GOES NOTHING. AFTER THE LAST MEETING, ONE OF THE SPEAKERS FROM SEAMAX GAVE US A NEW BACKUP ALARM THAT WE DECIDED TO IMPLEMENT. IT'S A LOW FREQUENCY THAT MAKES MORE OF A SQUAWK SOUND. IT'S CALLED WHITE NOISE. I BELIEVE WE SENT IT IN A LETTER. THERE'S A VIDEO IF YOU LIKE TO [01:20:06] SEE IT. IT IS LESS INVASIVE. THEY INSTALLED ONE IN THE SHOP THE OTHER DAY AND MY OFFICE IS RIGHT BY THE WALL BETWEEN THE SHOP AND THE INSIDE OFFICE. THEY ARE ALSO SMART ACTIVATED. THE LOUDER THE MACHINE RUNS, IT IS SO MANY DECIBELS ABOVE THAT. IF THE MACHINE IS QUIETER, SO MANY DECIBELS BELOW THAT. IT REACTS BASED ON THE NOISE THE MACHINE IS MAKING AS WELL AS DIRECTIONAL. AS THE MACHINE WOULD GO BY, STANDING BESIDE IT IT'S LESS INTRUSIVE THAN THE HIGH PITCH OF THE TRADITIONAL BACKUP ALARMS. WE HAVE SOME MACHINES ON-SITE FOR THE MOWING AND MAINTAINING OF THE PROPERTY. WE HAVE TAKEN THE LIBERTY OF INSTALLING THEM ON THESE MACHINES TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND ANY MACHINE THAT WE BRING TO THIS FACILITY GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY, WE WILL HAVE THIS APPARATUS INSTALLED PRIOR TO COME IN TO THE SITE. OTHER THAN THAT, WE WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE HOW WE LIKE TO MEET AND EXCEED STANDARDS. OUR GOAL IS NOT JUST TO MEET, BUT EXCEED AND PROVE EVERYONE WRONG. WE REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S TIME. HAVING BECOME A NEW FATHER, IT MEANS A LOT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? PLEASE COME FORWARD. >> GOOD EVENING MADAM MAYOR AND ESTEEMED MEMBERS. I'M SURE IN MERCHANT, CEO LOCATED IN WEST PALM BEACH 1804 NORTH DIXIE HIGHWAY. MY ROLE WAS PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT, TO MAKE SURE WE REACHED OUT TO OUR NEIGHBORS AND MADE SURE THEY KNEW WHAT WE WANTED TO DO AND WE ACCOMMODATED THEM IN EVERY WAY THAT WE COULD.O DO THAT, WE DID HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING. WE ALSO PUT DOOR HANGERS OUT TWICE TO MAKE SURE WE GAVE THE INFORMATION AS WE HAD IT TO OUR NEIGHBORS. WE ALSO PUT TOGETHER A PROJECT WEBSITE. ON THAT WEBSITE ARE ALL THE PROJECT DOCUMENTS THAT WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO ANYBODY WHO MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT THIS PROJECT. I CAN TELL YOU WE HAD A LOT OF VIEWS ON THE WEBSITE LOOKING AT THE ANALYTICS, BUT WE HAD NOBODY E-MAIL US. NOT EVEN ONE PERSON. ALSO ON THE DOOR HANGERS WE HAD MY OFFICE NUMBER AND I RECEIVED NO PHONE CALLS. WE SPOKE WITH MOST OF YOU. WE SPOKE WITH YOUR STAFF. MISTER SANDERS AND ALL OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH US. I CAN TELL YOU A NUMBER OF ACCOMMODATIONS WERE MADE BASED ON THOSE CONVERSATIONS. I WANT TO MENTION THE EAKINS ARE EXCITED ABOUT BEING HERE IN FORT PIERCE. IT IS THEIR INTENTION TO HIRE LOCALLY. THEY ARE INTERESTED IN GIVING A SECOND CHANCE TO FELONS. THE LOCAL DISCRETIONARY TAX REVENUE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT AND THEY DO INTEND TO STAY AND GROW HERE. ON A PERSONAL NOTE, MY FAMILY HAS KNOWN THE EAKINS FOR DECADES AND HAVE DONE BUSINESS WITH THEM AND WE KNOW THEM TO BE HONORABLE BUSINESSPEOPLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION PLEASE COME FORWARD. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNSEL. >> COULD YOU SIGN IN FOR US PLEASE. >> SURE. . [LAUGHTER] [01:25:05] [LAUGHTER] >> NOW THAT WE ARE ALL THING. >> JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TONY S --. 577 NORTH L WOULD CIRCLE PORT ST. LUCIE ST. LUCIE COUNTY. I AM REPRESENTING BURKART CONSTRUCTION AND MYSELF.OR A LOT OF YOU IN THIS ROOM, YOU KNOW ME AND THE COMPANY I WORKED FOR. WE ARE LONG TIME WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. WE WOULD LOVE TO COME BACK HERE. THIS ISN'T ABOUT BURKART OR TONY SABATINO. IT'S ABOUT THE EAKINS COMING INTO THE CITY AND WORKING AS A GOOD BUSINESS FOR THIS COMMUNITY. INTEGRITY, THEY HAVE IT. HONESTLY, THEY HAVE IT. THE PRODUCT THEY PRODUCE IS BY FAR THE BEST I HAVE EVER USED. ENVIRONMENTALLY THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE CONCRETE AND CRUSH IT SO YOU CAN REUSE IT IN YOUR PROJECTS HERE IN THE CITY. THINK ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT. THINK ABOUT THE PRODUCT THAT'S PRODUCED. I HAVE SEEN IT. I'VE BEEN HERE 15 YEARS. I WORKED IN THE CITY LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT EVERYTHING'S COMING HERE. PEOPLE SAID IN HERE TONIGHT AND ARE GOING TO BUILD HOUSES, BUILDINGS, IN YOUR AREA. I HIGHLY SUGGEST YOU GET ON BOARD WITH THIS. INTEGRITY, HONESTY. IT IS SITTING RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF YOU. THEY WILL BRING MORE BUSINESS INTO YOUR AREA. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE PLEASE COME FORWARD. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I'LL ENTERTAIN DISCUSSION. >> WE ARE ALMOST THERE, MAYOR. FROM WHAT I'M SAYING WE ALMOST HAVE A CONSENSUS. WE PROBABLY NEED TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSION ON THE SATURDAY ISSUE AS IT RELATES TO THE WORK HOURS. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING THEY BE ALLOWED TO WORK; HOWEVER, UNDER A VERY LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCE OF COLLECTING CONCRETE ITEMS, WHICH MAKES A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE. PEOPLE ARE OFF WORK ON THE WEEKENDS AND THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO COME IN AND DROP OFF THE CONCRETE. I CAN SEE THAT BEING A BIG DAMPER AND THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF THINGS AS FAR AS THE OBJECTIVE WHERE THIS COMPANY IS CONCERNED. I'M JUST TRYING TO OPEN UP FOR DISCUSSION WHERE YOU ARE WITH THAT. I THINK THEY ARE ALSO MENTIONING THEY WILL PRESENT A DIFFERENT TYPE OF ITEM AS FAR AS BACKUP IS CONCERNED SAID THE LOUD NOISE WON'T BE A BIG PROBLEM. I WILL SAY THIS, TOO. IN FOLLOW-UP, MINISTER ATKINS, THE YOUNG MAN HAS BEEN COMING BEFORE US, AND I HAVE MET WITH HIM ON A COUPLE OCCASIONS, I JUST GET A REAL GOOD FEELING ABOUT HIM IN TERMS OF HIS INTEGRITY. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME NOW. I'VE HAD A WHOLE LOT OF DEVELOPERS MAKING A LOT OF PROMISES AND SO FORTH. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY PDON'T LIVE UP TO IT. THIS IS A MAN THAT HAS WORKED VERY HARD TO GET THIS PROJECT. . HE BROUGHT BACK SOME CONVERSATIONS ME AND MR. BILL USED TO VE ABOUT AGGREGATE. HE REALIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF CONCRETE AND AGGREGATE AND HOW IT WAS GOING TO BE SOMETHING OF OUR AGE TO BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM AND PROSPER AND MAKE MONEY OFF OF. THAT'S WHY HE BUILT THE SILOS THAT ARE SITTING THERE. HE LIVED TO SEE IT. NEVERTHELESS, WE HAVE A COMPANY THAT APPEARS TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO FULFILL IT AND MAKE MONEY AND MAKE IT PROSPEROUS FOR ALL OF US. WE HAD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND SAFETY. TONIGHT THOSE INDIVIDUALS AREN'T HERE, SO I TAKE IT THAT IS NO LONGER A CONCERN OF THEIRS. STEVE HAS PUT HIS TEAM TOGETHER. IT APPEARS THEY'RE GOING TO DO WHAT THEY SAY THEY'RE GOING TO DO. GOD KNOWS I LOVE THE IDEA OF GIVING PEOPLE A SECOND CHANCE. THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE GOTTEN IN TROUBLE, FELONS, AND PUTTING PEOPLE BACK TO WORK. THEY STARTED LIKE THEY PROMISED, BUT FROM WHAT I'M SEEING NOW, THEY FELL BY THE WAYSIDE. I JUST BELIEVE IF THIS YOUNG MAN AS PART OF THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS BEING PRESENTED HERE TONIGHT, THEY'RE GOING TO FULFILL THE PROMISES THEY HAVE MADE. [01:30:02] I WILL CLOSE ON THAT NOTE AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIGURE OUT THIS ISSUE AND SEND THEM DOWN SO THEY CAN GET TO WORK. >> MR. PERONA. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I, TOO, WAS IMPRESSED WITH STEVE AND HIS TEAM. SORRY THIS HAS BEEN A HARD PROCESS. SOMEHOW WE ENDED UP BRINGING INTO THE CITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY THAT BACKS UP TO INDUSTRIAL. WE HAD A PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH. WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH A LOT OF HOOPS. A LOT OF US WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO HELP THE PROJECT BUILD THIS ECONOMIC DRIVER AND YET TRY NOT TO HAVE TOO MUCH IMPACT FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES AS WE HAVE HEARD FROM PEOPLE BEFORE. I THINK THE REASON THEY'RE NOT HERE TONIGHT IS BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND READING ON AN ISSUE. FIRST, YES, I DID CHANGE THE WORKING HOURS WITH LISTENING TO THE PUBLIC AND TRYING TO COME UP WITH A BALANCE AS WE HAVE SAID MANY TIMES TONIGHT. THE BIGGEST PART OF THE MACHINERY OPERATION WAS THE CRUSHER. ALSO, I DID TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION BACKUP ALARMS WHICH WE DID HEAR FROM RESIDENTS OF THE ASSOCIATIONS THAT WERE IMPACTED. WITH THE ONSET OF THE NEWER OSHA APPROVED SYSTEM, WHICH I HAVEN'T HEARD, I CAN UNDERSTAND THIS MAY BE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AND BY ALL MEANS I WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO USE THE FACILITY FOR CONCRETE RECYCLING. IT JUST MAKES SENSE. THIS IS THE BUSINESS PLAN. IT WORKS. MY QUESTION GOES TO LEGAL SAYING SINCE THIS IS A SECOND READING, AND THERE ARE NO PEOPLE HERE BECAUSE THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE VOTING ON TONIGHT, IF WE SUBSTANTIVELY CHANGE THAT EVEN TO INCLUDE THIS, ARE WE CAUSING A PROBLEM? IS THERE A BETTER WAY TO DO THIS? >> COMMISSIONER PERONA, YES. THE REQUIREMENT -- CAN YOU HEAR ME BETTER? I APOLOGIZE. THE REQUIREMENT UNDER FLORIDA LAW IS IT HAS TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME BETWEEN THE TWO READINGS. IT'S FOR THE VERY DUE PROCESS AND FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS REASON YOU JUST OUTLINED. EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT REALLY IS GETTING A FINAL TOUCH WHEN IT COMES TO THE SECOND READING. IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES, AS WAS STATED, THERE IS NO OPPOSITION IN THE AUDIENCE VERSUS MORE THAN A HANDFUL LAST TIME. ITEM NUMBER 11, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE ESSENTIAL ITEM, THE WORK HOURS SHALL BE 7:30 A.M. UNTIL 5:30 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR PROCESSING EQUIPMENT OPERATION. AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO INTERPRET THAT ANY DIFFERENTLY THAN ANYBODY ELSE. THE REALITY IS IF IT IS INTERPRETED IT ULTIMATELY WOULD BE INTERPRETED IF CHALLENGED BY A JUDGE IF IT'S NOT EXACTLY THE SAME LANGUAGE. THERE ARE AT LEAST ONE ALTERNATIVE. IF THIS IS CHANGED, THIS EFFECTIVELY BECOMES THE FIRST READING AND WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A SECOND READING PROBABLY LATE NOVEMBER. THE CLERK AND I LOOKED AT THE TIMING RELATED TO ADVERTISING. THE FIRST MEETING IN NOVEMBER IS THE FOURTH OR THIRD. FOURTH. THE TIMING WOULD PUSH IT BACK UNTIL PRETTY CLOSE TO THANKSGIVING. AGAIN, LET'S JUST ASSUME USE THE ONE RIGHT ABOVE IT, NUMBER 10. IF SUDDENLY IT WAS THIS COMMISSION'S DECISION TO CHANGE THE LANDSCAPING AND SAY, WE WERE IN OVERKILL BEFORE AND LET'S MAKE IT 3 FEET, THAT WOULD BE FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT. SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT TO THE POINT THE PUBLIC THAT WAS HERE BEFORE KNOWS THAT'S WHAT'S MOVING FORWARD AND THAT SUDDENLY IS A SORT OF BAIT AND SWITCH IF THATS NOT WHAT GOES FORWARD. THAT IS THE HANDS WE HAVE BEEN DEALT. >> COMMISSIONER PERONA. >> IN FOLLOW-UP, OKAY. I GET THAT. I THINK THAT'S A FAIR ASSESSMENT. PRETTY MUCH WHAT I THOUGHT OF, TOO. I'LL BE HOME WATCHING THIS ON TV THINKING HOW FAST I CAN DRIVE MY CAR DOWN THERE. WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. THERE IS A QUESTION OF EITHER MAKING THIS THE FIRST READING -- IS THEIR DESIRE TO DO THAT, [01:35:02] OR WE CAN APPROVE THIS LIKE IT IS AND GIVE A CHANCE FOR THE NEW BACKUP ALARMS TO HAPPEN AND BRING THIS BACK AT A LATER DATE. YOU HAVE HEARD FROM THE COMMISSION. BE ABLE TO MAKE THE AMENDMENT AT THAT TIME. I THINK PERSONALLY THAT WOULD BE THE WAY TO GO IS TO USE THIS AS A SECOND READING IN ITS ORIGINAL TEXT. AND THEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE APPLICANT TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE OTHER SIGNALING DEVICES AND BE ABLE TO HAVE IF THE PUBLIC WANTS TO APPROACH THE COMMISSION ON THAT AT THE TIME THAT WE CAN AMEND THIS DECISION. >> COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER. >> I AM AGREEABLE WITH YOU WITH GOING ALONG WITH WHAT'S BEFORE US TONIGHT. JUST ASKING ONE QUESTION. WILL THE APPLICANT AT A LATER DATE HAVE ABILITY TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL DATES? >> MADAM MAYOR? MAY I? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER, ABSOLUTELY. I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT WHAT'S BEING ESTABLISHED, WHEN YOU HAVE A FIRST AND SECOND READING, FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS. EVERYONE IS PLAYING BY THE SAME RULES. YOU ARE ALSO ESTABLISHING A FLOOR THAT THEY CAN'T GO BELOW. THERE'S NO REASON IN MY PURVIEW OF LOOKING AT THIS THAT THEY COULDN'T COME BACK FOR A MODIFICATION OF THE CONDITIONAL USE. THAT MAKES SENSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT THE REST OF OUR CODE SAYS. IF YOU APPLY FOR CONDITIONAL USE AND YOU ARE REJECTED FOR IT ALTOGETHER YOU CAN COME BACK IN SIX MONTHS. THAT IS THE PRESUMPTIVE TIMEFRAME. I'M NOT SUGGESTING ANY TIMEFRAME IS RIGHT OR WRONG. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE SOME BUILDUP TIME TO EVEN GET GOING WITH THIS PROJECT. YES, THEY CAN COME BACK. ABSOLUTELY. IT WILL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. PROBABLY THERE WOULD BE A TRC IN ALL LIKELIHOOD. AT THAT POINT YOU WOULD ALSO HAVE TIME HAD THERE BEEN COMPLAINTS WERE ARE THEY DOING EVERYTHING WE EXPECT THEY'RE GOING TO DO? >> SO, I WAS VERY COMPELLED TONIGHT BY THE EFFORTS THEY MADE TO TRY TO ACCOMMODATE WHAT THEY HEARD BEFORE AND THE OUTREACH EFFORTS. I TRULY WOULD LIKE THIS BUSINESS IN FORT PIERCE. I THINK IF IT'S GIVEN A CHANCE TO ESTABLISH A TRACK RECORD OF KEEPING THEIR WORD AND BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR, I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY AND WELCOME THEM TO COME BACK FOR A CHANGE BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A VERY COMPELLING ARGUMENT. AS COMMISSIONER SESSION SAID, PEOPLE ARE OFF WORK ON SATURDAY AND THAT IS THE CHANCE THEY WILL GET. IT'S PART OF THEIR BUSINESS PLAN. I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. . I BELIEVE AS WE SAID BEFORE IN THE LAST MEETING THAT THIS APPLICANT KIND I'VE GOT THROWN IN WITH OTHER ACTIVITY ALONG SELVITZ ROAD WHICH IS NOT SOMETHING THAT NECESSARILY IS CORRECT OR RIGHT. GIVEN A CHANCE, I LIKE THE IDEA FOR NOW 7:30 UNTIL 5:30 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY LEAVING IT LIKE THIS AS A SECOND READING AND THEN JUST AS SOON AS THE OPERATIONS ARE SUCH THAT THEY ARE READY TO OPERATE ON SATURDAY THEY COME BACK AND I PRESUME THAT WOULD BE THEY CAN COME BACK ANY SOONER THAN SIX MONTHS. >> ON THAT, THERE IS NO RULE. I SUGGEST SIX MONTHS IS PROBABLY FAIR. >> THEY CAN COME SOONER IF THEY LIKE THE RIGHT? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER PERONA. >> IF WE COULD COME THIS APPLICATION PROCESS IS ALMOST LIKE A TEMPLATE OF EXACTLY WHAT WE NOW EXPECT. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF BLOODSHED ON ALL OF THIS. YOU ALSO HELP THE CITY OUT REFERRING TO MY CHILDHOOD, WE ASKED STEVE TO BRING THE BROOM OF THE WICKED WITCH HE WOULD FIND IT AND BRING IT TO US. YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. EVERYTHING WE ASKED YOU FOR YOU DID. I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THIS BUILT AND IF SO BRING BACK YOUR REQUESTS. IF THE BACKUP ALARMS ARE WHAT YOU SAID, I PERSONALLY DON'T THINK YOU WILL HAVE A PROBLEM. >> WE WANTED TO BE IN FORT [01:40:09] PIERCE. COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. >> ARE WE MAKING A MOTION? I DID HAVE A CHANCE TO MEET WITH THE TEAM AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR SHARING WITH ME PERSONALLY YOUR OPERATION. I CAN TELL YOUR HEART IS IN IT. IS A FAMILY BUSINESS. CONGRATULATIONS BY THE WAY, DAD. AND GRANDPA TO? [LAUGHTER] >> I WASN'T SURE EXACTLY. CONGRATULATIONS. [LAUGHTER] >> I WASN'T SURE EXACTLY. CONGRATULATIONS. A LOT OF THE CONDITIONS THAT I WAS REFERENCING THAT I HAD CONCERNS WITH AT THE TIME YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO COME BACK AND ANSWER. MAYBE YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE TECHNICAL DATA. THE BERM SPECIFICATIONS AND THE SCREENS ON THE FENCES WHICH ARE PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS SPOKEN TONIGHT IN THIS APPLICATION. YOUR MAINTENANCE PLAN AND YOUR SCREEN AND DROPPING THE SCREENS DURING A DISASTER DECLARATION. POTENTIAL FOR STORM TO COME OUR WAY. STORMWATER TREATMENT IS HUGE. WE ARE HERE ADJACENT TO 10 MILE CREEK. THIS IS NORTH OF ST. LUCIE. IF YOU GO SOUTH, WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WITH LAKE OKEECHOBEE. BACKUP ALARMS. YOU KNOW, LL NEW INFORMATION THAT YOU ARE PRESENTING TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS. YOU CHANGED MY MIND. I VOTED 4-1 IN THE LAST MEETING WITH ME DISSENTING. I WILL BE HONEST. THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I HAVE MET WITH A GROUP AFTER THE FACT AND GOT MORE INFORMATION. TALKED WITH THE FOLKS WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND YOU PRESENT A GOOD PLAN. TO MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, THE TIMEFRAME IS A CONCERN. NUMBER 11 TALKS ABOUT PROCESS AND, OPERATION. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT DROP-OFF OF CONCRETE. I ASKED SOME QUESTIONS IN MY MEETING WITH THE FOLKS HERE. EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS. YOU HAVE TO MOVE THE MATERIALS ONCE THERE'S A FEW DROP-OFFS AND A FEW DUMP TRUCK LOADS. THERE WILL BE IN OPERATION TO MOVE THE MATERIAL AROUND A LITTLE BIT. MY CONCERN IS IF WE WERE TO IMPROVE THIS WITH THE CONDITIONS AND WE SAY TO COME BACK AND GET YOUR OPERATION, YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AGAIN. I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY ORDINANCES THAT ALLOW THEM TO GO THROUGH A FULL-FLEDGED CONDITIONAL USE PROCESS.S GOING TO BE A FULL-FLEDGED APPLICATION WHICH MEANS MONETARY VALUE. TRC PLANNING BOARD, COMMISSION AND WHATNOT. I DON'T KNOW OF ANY DIFFERENCES UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING IN OUR ORDINANCES THAT SAYS OTHERWISE. >> MADAM MAYOR. THIS IS REZONING TO A PLAN DEVELOPMENT. >> YOU ARE RIGHT. >> DEPENDING UPON WHAT THE ORDINANCES HAVE TO SAY AND 22 Ã 40, THEY NEED TO GO TO THE MINOR AMENDMENT PROCESS WHICH IS TYPICALLY ANY DEVIATION MORE THAN 10 PERCENT OF THE SITE. FOR INSTANCE, IF THEY'RE ASKING FOR SQUARE FOOTAGE AND THEY WANT TO GO 10 PERCENT MORE ON A SQUARE FOOTAGE OF A BUILDING AND THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE MAJOR AMENDMENT PROCESS. IF IT'S NOTHING MAJOR, CAN GO THROUGH THE MINOR PROCESS WHICH STAFF OF PROOS AND BRINGS TO THE PROCESS WHICH YOU CAN TALK PABOUT AND USE AS A PUBLIC HEARING. >> SO MINOR AMENDMENT TO THE SITE PLAN WITH CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS ARE JUST BEEN MODIFIED. HOW MANY HEARINGS WITH THE CITY OMMISSION? >> JUST ONE. IT WILL GO ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> IF I MAY, MADAM MAYOR. WE CAN WRITE THAT CONDITION IN SUCH A WAY IT IS SPECIFIC TO RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING OF CONCRETE. REGULATE THAT ASKED WHAT TYPE OF COMMITMENT OR TRUCKS ARE THERE AND WE WILL VET THAT THROUGH STAFF AT THE TRC LEVEL AND BRING IT TO YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO THROW THAT OUT THERE TO MAKE SURE WE WEREN'T RE-CREATING THE WHEEL. >> WE WANT TO MAKE THIS HAPPENED. RIGHT. >> IS THE ONLY COMMENTS I HAVE. >> COMMISSIONER PERONA. [01:45:03] >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS.>> SECOND. >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL THE ROLL. >> WELCOME TO FORT PIERCE. >> WELCOME TO FORT PIERCE IS RIGHT. [g. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 19-042 amending Chapter 9, the Vendor Ordinance, to remove the distance restrictions for mobile vendors in proximity to similar type of business. SECOND READING] >> NEXT IS ORDINANCE 19 Ã042, ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 4 VENDORS, SOLICITORS AND CANVASSERS DIVISION III MOBILE VENDING OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AMENDING SECTION 9 Ã111, GENERAL REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS THE SECOND READING. >> THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WISHING TO ADJUST THIS HEARING PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THIS. CALL THE ROLL. [h. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 19-043 - Text Amendments to Chapter 5 and Chapter 22, Clarifying Planning Department and Planning Director Titles. FIRST READING] ORDINANCES IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE 9, SECTION 5 Ã303 CLARIFYING THE PLANNING DIRECTOR MAY GRANT A SETBACK VARIANCE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FALLOUT SHELTER. CHAPTER 22, ARTICLE 4, SECTION 22 Ã59. CHAPTER 22 ARTICLE 8 SECTION 22 Ã109. SECTION 22 Ã111. SECTION 22 Ã112 YEARS SECTION 22 Ã117. AND ARTICLE 14 SECTION 22 Ã118 AMENDING THE TITLE OF PLANNING DIRECTOR AND NAME OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE REPEALING ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS THE FIRST READING. >> YES, MA'AM. >> GOOD EVENING. REBECCA GARA. I WANT TO MAKE THIS AS SIMPLE AS I CAN. WE HAVE ANOTHER AMENDMENT THAT DOVETAILS THIS ONE. THIS AMENDMENT NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED AND HOPEFULLY APPROVED FIRST. THE SUBSEQUENT TEXT INCORPORATES THE CHANGES, MINOR CHANGES, TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S NAME AND PLANNING DIRECTOR'S TITLE. MY PRESENTATION, AS BRIEF AS IT IS, AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS THE MEAT OF THE PRESENTATION ITSELF. CAN GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION THAT THIS ALL HAS TO DO WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S NAME AND PLANNING DIRECTOR'S TITLE. WE CAN MAKE RECOMMENDATION, SORRY, AND APPROVAL OF THE TEXT AMENDMENT TO CHAPTERS 5 AND 22, WHICH ADDRESS THAT. THESE ONLY ENCOMPASS CHAPTER 5 AND 22 IN HOW THEY RELATE TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. OUR CITY ATTORNEY WILL BE DOING AN ALL-ENCOMPASSING CHANGE TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES IN GENERAL AND WE WILL TACKLE THE REST OF THE SECTIONS THAT NEED TO BE CHANGED. WE CAN DO ALL OF THAT. SINCE IT WAS GERMANE TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT -- I DIDN'T REALIZE I HAD TO CREATE TWO DIFFERENT ORDINANCES. FOR EASE OF PRESENTATION AND APPROVAL, IF WE COULD JUST GO AHEAD AND HAVE A DISCUSSION BASED ON THE PLANNING DIRECTOR AND PLANNING DEPARTMENTS CHANGES, THEN WE CAN GO INTO THE HEART OF THE CHANGES OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. >> THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT. YOU'RE JUST PRESENTING JUST THE CHANGE OF THE TITLES AT THIS POINT. >> JUST WAS LOCATED ABOVE THE DASHED LINE. >> OKAY. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS HEARING PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEEING NO ONE, WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR DISCUSSION. >> APPROVED WITH RECOMMENDATION. >> SECOND. >> OKAY. CALL THE ROLL. [i. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 19-044 Amending Chapters 5, 11.5 and 22 specific to modifying the Board of Adjustment. FIRST READING] >> NOW WE WILL MOVE TO I. CORRECT? >> OH YES. MY ORDINANCE TITLE IS MORE THAN A PAGE LONG TO SIT BACK AND BEAR WITH ME. >> WHERE IS THAT KETO DIET? >> ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE 9, SECTION 5 Ã303 TO CORRECT THE NAME OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT IN REFERENCE TO SETBACK VARIANCES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FALLOUT SHELTERS CHAPTER 11.5 ARTICLE 1, SECTION 11.5 Ã33 ADDING THE CITY COMMISSION AS AN ENTITY WHICH MAY NOT VARY DISTANCE RESTRICTIONS FOR ADULT ENTERTAINMENT USES. CHAPTER 22, ARTICLE 4, SECTION 22 Ã50 9D24 REMOVING REFERENCE TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, [01:50:13] CHAPTER 22, ARTICLE 7, SECTION 22 Ã102.1 PERMITTING CITY COMMISSION THE ABILITY TO GRANT SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS FOR NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES AND ALLOWING FOR A MAJORITY VOTE OF EITHER THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OR CITY COMMISSION TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE AN ENLARGEMENT OR ALTERATION OF A NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE AS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION. CHAPTER 22, ARTICLE 7, SECTION 22 Ã105.1 PERMITTING CITY COMMISSION THE ABILITY TO ALLOW FOR THE USE OF A LOT FOR A DUPLEX AS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION, CHAPTER 22 ARTICLE 8, SECTION 22 Ã107, AUTHORIZING CITY COMMISSION TO GRANT OR DISAPPROVE VARIANCES, DELINEATING WHAT ACTIONS MAY BE TAKEN BY THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND CITY COMMISSION IN RELATION TO VARIANCES NONCONFORMITIES ABUSES AND/OR STRUCTURES AND REVERSING DECISIONS OF THE PLANNING DIRECTOR AND ALLOWING FOR A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OR CITY COMMISSION IN THEIR DECISIONS. CHAPTER 22, ARTICLE 8, SECTION 109, SECTION 22 Ã109 SUB TWO AND SECTION 22 Ã109 SUB THREE PERMITTING CITY COMMISSION TO GRANT VARIANCES FOR FLOOD HAZARD ZONE PROVISIONS, IDENTIFYING CONSIDERATIONS THE COMMISSION MAY UNDERTAKE IN SUCH DECISIONS, AND ALLOWING THE COMMISSION TO ATTACH CONDITIONS AS NECESSARY. HAPTER 22, ARTICLE 8, SECTION 22 Ã110, PERMITTING CITY COMMISSION TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR PLANS WHEN DELIBERATING A VARIANCE REQUEST. CHAPTER 22, ARTICLE 8, SECTION 22 Ã111, REMOVING A REFERENCE TO A COURT OF RECORD ON APPLICATION FOR A STAY PROCEEDINGS ONCE A VARIANCE IS SOUGHT. CHAPTER 22, ARTICLE 8, SECTION 22 Ã112 C, CLARIFYING WHAT ACTIONS ON AN APPLICATION MAY BE TAKEN BY THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, CHAPTER 22, ARTICLE 8, SECTION 22 Ã15, USING THE VERBIAGE OF DISAPPROVED VERSUS DENIED. FINAL VERSUS EARLIER IN REFERENCE TO THE LIMITATIONS ON REFILING AND APPLICATION. CHAPTER 22, ARTICLE 8, SECTION 22 Ã118, ADDING A NEW SECTION WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT TO BE APPEALED TO THE CITY COMMISSION AND DELINEATING THE PROCEDURES, DEADLINES, DATES AND COST ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH APPEALS. ARTICLE 8, RENUMBERING OBSERVES. 22 Ã118 THROUGH SECTION 22 Ã 124 TWO SECTION 22 Ã119 THROUGH SECTION 22 Ã124. CHAPTER 22, ARTICLE 10, SECTION 22 Ã140 ALLOWING FOR APPEALS FROM RULINGS OF ONLY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR RATHER THAN FROM ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS USING THE VERBIAGE OF DISAPPROVED VERSUS DENIED AND ALLOWING FOR A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT TO DECIDE SUCH APPEALS. CHAPTER 22, ARTICLE 10, SECTION 22 Ã147, RESTRUCTURING THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT TO ALLOW FOR FIVE MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED SINGULARLY BY EACH OF THE CITY COMMISSIONERS AND THE MAYOR, LIMITING THE TWO ALTERNATE POSITIONS ON THE BOARD, COORDINATING THE TERMS OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WITH THE TERMS OF THE RESPECTIVE APPOINTEES ALLOWING FOR THE EXCUSING OF THREE CONSECUTIVE ABSENCES FROM REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS TO BE MADE WITHOUT A RESOLUTION. CHAPTER 22 ARTICLE 12 SECTION 22 Ã182, REMOVING A REFERENCE TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND CLARIFYING APPEALS AND DETERMINATIONS MADE BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR SHALL BE MADE TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. CHAPTER 22 ARTICLE 14 SECTION 22 Ã218 USING THE VERBIAGE OF DISAPPROVED VERSUS DENIED REMOVING REFERENCE TO CITY COMMISSION ESTABLISHING A FEE FOR APPEALS RELATING TO CONCURRENCY ASSESSMENTS AND CLARIFYING THE ROLE OF THE CITY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND CITY COMMISSION PERTAINING TO APPEALS OF CONCURRENCY ASSESSMENTS.HAPTER 22, ARTICLE 15, SECTION 2 DUDASH 310, USING THE VERBIAGE OF DISAPPROVED VERSUS DENIED CORRECTING THE NAME OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND ALLOWING THE CITY COMMISSION TO DECIDE UPON VARIANCES RELATING TO SIDEWALK CAFC AND OTHER SUPPLEMENTARY SIDEWALK REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE REPEALING ALL ORGANISMS OR PARTS IN CONFLICT PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS THE FIRST READING. >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION? >> YES, MA'AM. I'LL BE AS BRIEF AS I CAN. REBECCA GARA. WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU IS BASICALLY AN ITEM BROUGHT FORWARD AT A PREVIOUS CONFERENCE AGENDA WHERE YOU ALL DIRECTED STAFF THROUGH THE CITY [01:55:05] MANAGER'S OFFICE TO LOOK AT THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, ITS MAKEUP, AND REALLY LOOK AT AWAY TO HAVE THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS FINAL DECISIONS, THEIR FINAL DECISION. THAT IS, BEING ABLE TO HAVE SOME PELLET PROCESS OUTSIDE GOING DIRECTLY TO THE COURT IN ORDER FOR THOSE DECISIONS TO BE REVIEWED AND RE-EXAMINED. AND SO, WHAT WE HAVE DONE, IS WE WENT BEFORE THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND THE PLANNING BOARD AND STAFF SAT DOWN AND DISCUSSED THE ISSUE AND LOOK HOW DIFFERENT BOARDS WITHIN THE CITY FUNCTION. LOOKING AT HOW THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD IS MADE UP, THEY HAVE A MANNER IN WHICH THEY OPERATE IN A QUASIJUDICIAL OPERATION IN WHICH DECISIONS CAN BE FINAL, BUT CAN BE APPEALED TO THIS COMMISSION. GIVEN HOW WE CAN MOVE THIS PROCESS ALONG AND THEORETICALLY DON'T NEED TO BE APPEALED, CAN MOVE ON IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.ROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN DENIED FOR WHATEVER REASON NOW HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO BE APPEALED TO CITY COMMISSION. USING THAT FORMAT, THE TEMPLAT THAT ALREADY EXISTS, WE ARE PROPOSING THAT WITH THESE CHANGES THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE ADDED A SECTION FOR THE POA AND ALSO THE SUBSEQUENT CITY COMMISSION DECISIONS TO NOT HAVE TO BE MADE IN A SUPER MAJORITY FASHION. IT'S A SIMPLE MAJORITY WILL ONLY BE REQUIRED FOR THE FINAL DECISIONS WERE APPEALS THAT YOU WILL BE SEEING OR THAT THE POA WILL INITIALLY SEE. GIVEN THAT, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT WILL REMAIN A QUASIJUDICIAL. WILL BE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND EACH CITY COMMISSIONER. AGAIN, NO ALTERNATES. EACH ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, THEIR TERMS WILL BE DIRECTLY TIED TO THE TERMS OF THE APPOINTING MAYOR OR CITY COMMISSIONERS. THAT WAY WHEN WE HAVE NEW COMMISSIONERS THAT COME ON BOARD WE DON'T FEEL AS IF YOU HAVE TO TAKE ON AN APPOINTEE THAT YOU INHERITED. YOU WILL NOW HAVE THE ABILITY TO APPOINT BOARD MEMBERS CONSISTENT WITH YOUR TERM. FINALLY, THE APPEALS AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE APPEALS OF THE BOARD DECISIONS MAY BE MADE TO CITY COMMISSION AND NOT A COURT. THE PROCESS THE SAME FOR THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD. WITH THAT, WE LOOK AT THE SECOND RECOMMENDATION. STAFF RECOMMENDS CITY COMMISSION APPROVED THE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT TO MODIFY CHAPTERS 5, 11.5, AND 22 CHANGES IN THE ROLE, FUNCTION, MAKEUP AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HAS SEEN THESE CHANGES. THEY HAVE NO OBJECTIONS THAT THEY HAVE VOICED TO US. THE PLANNING BOARD HEARD THIS AT THEIR LAST MEETING AND RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGES. THIS CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> COMMISSIONER PERONA. >> JUMMY APPEALS DOES THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS GET ON AN ANNUAL BASIS? >> I HAVE ONLY BEEN HERE ONE-YEAR. I HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY THAT HAVE HAPPENED WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS THAT HAVE BEEN APPEALED TO THE COURT SYSTEM. TODAY THAT'S HOW IT WOULD STAND. >> AN APPEAL IS AN APPEAL REGARDLESS. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU DON'T HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE? THIS ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN ON A MONTHLY BASIS? >> WE HOPE NOT. >> I ONLY REMEMBER ONE HAPPENING WITH HISTORIC PRESERVATION. I ONLY REMEMBER ONE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF. >> A QUICK ONE ON THE APPEALS PROCESS. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY TO MAKE SURE I'M READING IT CORRECTLY. A DECISION MADE BY THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT IS FINAL LIST APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO APPEAL THAT. THEY CAN REAPPLY AFTER SIX MONTHS UNLESS THEY DECIDE TO APPEAL, WHICH IS A VERY NOMINAL FEE TO APPEAL AND A VERY SHORTENED TIMEFRAME. >> THE EXACT FEE AND TIMEFRAME AS THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD. >> VERY GOOD, WHICH IS ABOUT 20 DAYS AND 60 DAYS. >> $25. >> OKAY. VERY GOOD. >> YOUR POINT IS THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO COME BACK AT IT. >> THAT'S RIGHT. TWO WAYS TO COME BACK AT IT AND A PROCESS WITHOUT GOING OUTSIDE CITY HALL AND CROSSING OVER TO SECOND STREET. GOT IT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEEING NO ONE, WILL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAIN DISCUSSION OR A MOTION. >> I MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> CALL THE ROLL. [a. Applications submitted for appointment as Commission Alternates to the Civil Service Appeals Board.] [02:00:08] >> NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA APPLICATION SUBMITTED FOR APPOINTMENT AS COMMISSION ALTERNATES FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE APPEALS BOARD FOLLOWING THE MEETING OF THE CIVIL SERVICE APPEALS BOARD AND ELECTIONS BY THE CITY EMPLOYEES, TWO INDIVIDUALS YOU SELECTED AS YOUR ALTERNATES HAVE BEEN APPOINTED AS REGULAR MEMBERS BY OTHER APPOINTING PEOPLE. HAVE A LIST OF ALL OF THE NAMES. MOST OF THEM YOU HAVE SEEN BEFORE. I CALLED TO VERIFY EVERYONE WAS STILL INTERESTED IN SERVING. THOSE INTERESTED ARE ON THIS LIST SO IT WILL COME BACK TO YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING FOR YOUR VOTE. JUST THE TWO ALTERNATES. THIS IS ONE OF THE BOARDS THAT HAS MORE ALTERNATES THE MEMBERS. [LAUGHTER] [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.] P>> OKAY. >> NEXT WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. >> THIS IS TIME FOR COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. WHEN YOU APPROACH, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES WITH A FIVE SECOND WARNING. ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AS A BODY AND PLEASE ADDRESS THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS WITH RESPECT AND NO INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE. YES, SIR. COULD YOU SIGN IN FOR US PLEASE. >> MIKE PERRY, 1135 ANTILLES AVENUE FORT PIERCE. I WANT TO ADDRESS WHAT HAPPENED TODAY AT THE FIRST MEETING YOU HAD ABOUT THE VOLUNTARY TAX CLEANUPS. THAT MONEY IS SUPPOSED TO GO TO THE UTILITIES AUTHORITY.HERE WAS AN AGREEMENT OF SUCH. NOW I UNDERSTAND THE CITY WANTS TO USE IT FOR SOME OTHER PURPOSE. UNDERSTAND THE CITY IS IN BAD SHAPE FINANCIALLY, BUT IT'S THEIR OWN DOING AND YOU CAN'T PUT IT ALL BACK ON THE RATEPAYERS AND KEEP TAPPING THE UTILITIES AUTHORITY FOR THE MONEY. YOU HAVE A SAINT ANASTASIA BUILDING THAT WE SPENT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON. YOU ARE LEASING IT FOR $10 A YEAR. SOME THINGS THAT YOU PEOPLE DO DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE. I MEAN, YOU PAY $5 MILLION FOR A PIECE OF PROPERTY AND SELL IT FOR 1,000,000 A FOURTH. WHAT ARE WE DOING IN THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS? YOU'VE GOT TO GET A GRIP ON WHAT YOU'RE DOING. YOU ARE SPENDING MONEY LIKE A DRUNKEN SAILOR APPARENTLY BECAUSE YOU ARE TRYING TO GET MONEY ANYPLACE YOU CAN. IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT. YEARS AGO YOU PUT THE SOUTH BEACH IN THE FOOTPRINT OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND ALL THE INCREMENTAL TAXES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, HARBOR AISLES TAXES, THEY DON'T GO TO THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND. THEY GO TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY THAT PURCHASED PROPERTY BENCH HAS GOT US PAYING 5 MILLION OR $6 MILLION A YEAR IN BOND. IT'S CRAZY. GET A GRIP, PEOPLE. GET A GRIP. DO SOMETHING. P>> THANK YOU, SIR. ANYONE ELSE ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEEING NO ONE, WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. YES, SIR. YOU NEED TO SIGN IN, PLEASE. , SIR.OU NEED TO SIGN IN, PLEASE. >> FIRST I LIKE TO SAY. >> DATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. >> MY NAME IS RODNEY --. I LIVE AT 707 NORTH SEVENTH STREET IN FORT PIERCE. THE QUESTION I WOULD LIKE TO ASK AS WE LACK RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY. WE LACK AMNESTY PROGRAMS. LITERACY RATE IS HIGH IN THE COMMUNITY. . MORE PEOPLE ARE REALIZING TO GO INTO THE DEGENERATE WAY OF DOING THINGS LIKE GOING INTO SELLING NARCOTICS AND ALL SORTS OF MOLLIE IN THE STREETS. THERE'S NO RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY. NOTHING TO HELP THE CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY ARE FALLING VICTIM OF WHAT OTHER DOGS ARE DOING IN THE STREETS. THERE IS NO REEF FORMATION FOR THE CHILDREN. WHEN PRISONERS COME FROM PRISON, THERE'S NOTHING FOR THEM. [02:05:08] THE LAWS HERE ARE TO OPPRESS THE PEOPLE INSTEAD OF HELPING THE PEOPLE. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S NO JOBS REALLY. A LOT OF JOBS HAVE TO DO WITH LICENSE. HAVE TO HAVE A LICENSE TO GO HERE AND THERE AND THERE. WITHOUT THE FINANCES AND THE FUNDS, HOW COULD YOU DO IT? TODAY HEAD TO GO TO LIFE BUILDERS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN SOME TYPE OF FUNDS. I WAS DENIED THE FUNDS. I HAD TO EXPLAIN TO THE INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR ERIC, THE RESOURCE OFFICER FOR THE COMMUNITY, THE RESOURCE OFFICER FOR THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER FOR US TO OBTAIN CERTAIN THINGS OR FOR ME TO OBTAIN CERTAIN THINGS. ENDED UP GETTING $200 AS WELL AS $70 FROM ANOTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. HOW MUCH OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DENIED THOSE RIGHTS? THE COMMUNITY IS GOING BAD. THE ECONOMY IN THE CITY IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. OUR CHILDREN ARE DYING IN THE STREETS. EDUCATION IS BAD. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ILLITERATE. WE DON'T HAVE ANY CULTURE TO REALLY PROVIDE. A LOT OF THEM DON'T KNOW THEMSELVES. IT HELPS YOU TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. THE RESIDENTS HERE, LOVE THE RESIDENCE DON'T DO IT BECAUSE THEY ARE SHUNNED. IT DOESN'T SERVE US. IT SERVES Y'ALL. WE ARE ASKING FOR MORE RESOURCES LIKE AMNESTY PROGRAMS TO UPLIFT THE PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THE NEXT THING IS EDUCATION PERTAINING TO THE LAWS SO THE CHILDREN WILL HAVE BETTER CHOICES. >> THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS [15. COMMENTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER] THE COMMISSION PLEASE COME FORWARD. ANYONE ELSE? SEEING NO ONE, HOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM. >> THE NEXT ITEM IS COMMENTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER. >> MR. MIMMS. >> ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF FLORIDA CITY GOVERNMENT. WILL HAVE ANOTHER AWARD-WINNING SCAVENGER HUNT IN DOWNTOWN FORT PIERCE THAT WILL BE TOMORROW. IN PREVIOUS YEARS WE HAVE HAD ANYWHERE FROM 200 TO 400 PEOPLE MILLING AROUND DOWNTOWN. IT IS AN EVENT THAT IS BROUGHT TOGETHER BY THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE STAFF WITH OUR VOLUNTEERS. WE GET PEOPLE TO THE CORE OF OUR CITY. WE WANT TO EXPOSE AND WE WANT TO MAKE THE FOLKS AWARE AND EDUCATE OUR PEOPLE AND OUR VISITORS ABOUT THE WONDERFUL HISTORY AND RESOURCES HERE IN BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN FORT PIERCE. ALSO, THIS FRIDAY THERE IS AND LIBERIAN DELEGATION COMING FROM THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA TO THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF FORT PIERCE. WE WILL BE MEETING WITH THEM ON FRIDAY. ALSO, WE ARE COORDINATING WITH THE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND DIRECTOR OF TOURISM TO PUT TOGETHER A TOUR ON OUR TROLLEY. THAT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. I BELIEVE WE WILL BE MEETING WITH THE LIBERIAN DELEGATION AT INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE ON FRIDAY ABOUT MIDDAY. HOPEFULLY IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE PLEASE SWING THROUGH. YOU KNOW JEROME WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LEADER IN OUR COMMUNITY BRINGING THE LIBERIAN DELEGATION TO FORT PIERCE. IT WILL BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE EVENT. AND THEN MOVING FORWARD LET'S TALK ABOUT HALLOWEEN. ON HALLOWEEN WE ARE PARTNERING WITH DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ALLIANCE AND WE ARE HAVING AN EVENT IN DOWNTOWN FORT PIERCE. TRICK-OR-TREAT ON SECOND STREET OR DOWNTOWN. WE ARE GOING TO BLOCK STREETS. I'M SURE IF SOME OF THESE POLICE OFFICERS RIGHT HERE MAY HAVE THEIR OWN VEHICLES DECKED OUT AND FULL OF CANDY LIKE WE DID LAST YEAR. I THINK WE HAD SEVERAL HUNDRED OR MAYBE THOUSANDS OF YOUNG FOLKS IN OUR DOWNTOWN. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE STAFF IS PUTTING TOGETHER A MOVIE NIGHT ON THE LAWN ON HALLOWEEN. HOPEFULLY THE MOVIE WILL BE SCARY TO EMBRACE THE HOLLOWING TIME AND GIVE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES SOMETHING TO DO ON THAT NIGHT. AND THEN WE HAVE SET A SPECIAL MEETING. THE TIME IS 2:00 P.M. NOVEMBER 12, 2019. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A FINALIZED DOCUMENT THAT OUR CONSULTANT WILL WALK YOU [02:10:05] THROUGH AND SPECIFICITY TO DISCUSS OUR PERSPECTIVE 85-$90 MILLION INVESTMENT IN THE CENTER OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH OUR PROSPECTIVE PARTNER AUDUBON DEVELOPMENT FOR THE KINGS LANDING WORKING PLANT SITE IS GOING TO BE CALLED KINGS LANDING. I WANT YOU ALL TO PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS. WE WOULD REALLY LIKE IT THAT WAY BECAUSE AS YOU SEE TODAY WE RAN INTO A TIME RESTRAINT. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING ON A DAY WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER MEETINGS AND WE ARE GOING TO DEDICATE OURSELVES TO MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE TIME NECESSARY TO ADEQUATELY DISCUSS THIS TOPIC. WITH THAT, I AM COMPLETE WITH MY REPORT. >> THANK YOU, SIR. [16. COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION] MISTER SWEENEY. >> NOTHING TONIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> NEXT, COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION. >> MR. ALEXANDER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START? >> YES. JUST ONE QUESTION. DID I HEAR YOU EARLIER SAY YOU ARE GOING TO ADD AN ITEM TO THE NOVEMBER MEETING? >> YES, SIR. WE POSSIBLY WILL. WE DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF CREATING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES WITH THIS FPR A WITH TAX REVENUE. AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE NEED TO DO RESEARCH TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING. IF THERE IS AN AGREEMENT THAT WE NEED TO UPHOLD, WE SHALL DO SO. AGAIN, WE ARE GOING TO COME TO YOU WITH THE PROPER RESOLUTION TO MOVE FORWARD AND WE WILL GET THE PROCEEDS GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER PERONA. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST ONE ITEM. I WAS RUNNING THROUGH CAUSEWAY PARK SUNDAY AND SAW PEPPER ALL OVER THE SIGNS ABOUT THE COUNTY SELLING -- I KNOW THIS IS A REACTION. ACTUALLY SAW IT. MY WIFE TOLD ME BECAUSE I DON'T GET ON FACEBOOK. SHE SAW IT ON FACEBOOK. IT'S AN ACTIVITY THAT'S IN CONCERT WITH A LETTER WE RECEIVED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO FROM MISTER TIPTON TALKING ABOUT THE MUSEUM AND AQUARIUM AND MOVING THEM. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT STAFF REACH OUT TO THE COUNTY AND GET AN IDEA OF WHAT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ASKED ABOUT IT ALREADY YOU WILL BE. THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST VISITED PARKS WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S A DYNAMIC AREA. I'M TALKING ALL THE WAY FROM THE COAST GUARD STATION ALL THE WAY TO THE THAT WHOLE PARCEL OF PROPERTY. IT IS OWNED BY THE COUNTY. WE GAVE DIRECTION TO STAFF A COUPLE MONTHS MONTHS AGO I BELIEVE. THE PERMANENT REDESIGN OF CAUSEWAY PARK. WE HAVE SOME SKIN IN THE GAME HERE. I JUST THINK WE NEED TO GET SOME ANSWERS AND SOME IDEA OF WHAT'S ANTICIPATED SO WE CANNOT ONLY COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMMUNITY, BUT WE CAN ALSO HELP WITH OUR OWN DESIGN AND OUR OWN PROCESSES AS WE TRY TO MAKE THE WHOLE AREA MORE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.E ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE WATER IN FORT PIERCE. IT DOES GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF INDIGESTION, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GET A HANDLE ON THIS. >> THE COUNTY OWNS THE CAUSEWAY PARK, BUT WE MAINTAIN IT. IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES, MA'AM. MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER PERONA, HAVE ALREADY REACHED OUT TO ST. LUCIE COUNTY STAFF. THE ADMINISTRATOR HAS PROVIDED A RESPONSE. JUST A QUICK SUMMATION. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY DECISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AND ALSO THEY'RE GOING TO GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM A CONSULTANT. PTHE COUNTY COMMISSION HAS ALREADY COMMISSIONED TO DETERMINE THE USEFULNESS AND RELOCATION OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS AREA. I BELIEVE THE COUNTY IS TRYING TO GET THEIR STRATEGIC PLANS IN LINE. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION I RECEIVED FROM THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. YOU WILL HAVE THAT TOMORROW. >> A COMMAND STAFF BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY AND PORT ST. LUCIE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. WHILE YOU ARE MEETING AND TALKING ABOUT ALL THE OTHER GREAT THINGS WE ARE ACCOMPLISHING, THIS JUST NEEDS TO BE ON THE LIST AND WE NEED TO BE UPDATED. I DON'T WANT TO BE CAUGHT BY SURPRISE. >> I THINK THE EARLIER LETTER SAID RELOCATING THE MUSEUM TO SAINT ANASTASIA. TONIGHT MISTER TIPTON WAS IN THE AUDIENCE WHEN LINDSAY'S SCHOOL OF THE ARTS WAS GOING TO [02:15:01] OCCUPY. PEOPLE CAN FLOAT IDEAS. [LAUGHTER] >> IT WAS A LITTLE IRONIC. >> WE JUST NEED TO KEEP OUR EYE ON IT. WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THEY PLAN TO DO. THEY DON'T NEED TO BE SURPRISING US WITH ANYTHING. >> IF I MAY -- >> DON'T WE HAVE A LOCAL OR COUNTY ¦ >> FOR? >> CAUSEWAY PARK. >> I BELIEVE IT'S A LOCAL AGREEMENT FOR RECREATION EXCHANGE SERVICES. WE HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT PARKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE THAT ARE GOING TO BE SEQUENTIALLY TURNED OVER TO THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. I THINK WE RECENTLY RECEIVED DREAMLAND PARK. WE ARE CURRENTLY MAINTAINING SOME OF THE BEACH PARKS OWNED BY THE COUNTY. I BELIEVE IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN THAT HORATIO GRIGSBY PARK AND THERE'S ANOTHER PART THAT I BELIEVE IS LOIS ELLIS THAT MAY BE COMING TO THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. I BELIEVE THE AGREEMENT EXTENDS UNTIL 2025. I THINK THE NEXT TRANSFER WILL BE 2023. WE DO HAVE RECREATIONAL ÃI THINK THERE'S A TIMEFRAME ON THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. I WILL GET YOU ALL COPY. >> IF I MAKE, MADAM MAYOR, JUST ADD TO THE COORDINATION WITH THE COUNTY ON THAT. THE DIRECTOR REBECCA AND I ARE PART OF THE TEAM ARE ATTENDING REGULAR MEETINGS WITH THE STAFF AND UTILITY AUTHORITY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE JUST WANT MORE THAN A DISTANT EARLY WARNING. [LAUGHTER] >> YOU THROUGH? COMMISSIONER SESSIONS. >> IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP SINCE 5:30 THAT WE GOT HALF A MILLION. I'M JUST ANXIOUS TO KNOW WHOSE HANDS ARE GOING TO SPEND IT. I CAN'T REITERATE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT YOU WILL FIND OUT WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF THESE TAX CREDITS SO THAT WE CAN MAKE A DETERMINATION. WORST CASE SCENARIO, EVEN IF IT GOES TO THE UA, WHEN YOU LOOK AT, AGAIN, THE OVERALL SCHEME OF WHAT FDR IS ABOUT AND WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM, I CAN'T SEE, OR AT LEAST I WOULD HOPE THEY WOULD ALMOST DUPLICATE WHAT THE CITY PRESENTED IN TERMS OF ITEMS TO FUND. THIS WILL GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO IN MY OPINION SHOW FROM THAT WORKSHOP THAT WE HAD WHERE THEY PUT SO MUCH EMPHASIS ON WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE CITY IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO BE ABLE TO PUT THE MONEY BACK INTO A DEPRIVED AREA AND UPLIFT IT WITH THAT KIND OF MONEY. THIS WILL GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. I'M HOPING WORST CASE SCENARIO IF IN FACT WE FIND OUT IT'S NOT OURS IT'S THERE'S, BY WAY OF RESOLUTION, THAT THEY WILL IN FACT DO FOR THE MOST PART ÃI SEE EYES ROLLING. I JUST HOPE THEY DO RIGHT BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT TO DO RIGHT IN TERMS OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF FORT PEERS. PUT THE MONEY IN THE AREA THAT NEEDS IT. ALSO, TONIGHT JUST HEARING WHAT ALLEGHENY MINISTRIES HAS DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THE MONEY THAT THEY HAVE SPENT, THEY HAVE REALLY, REALLY ENHANCED THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. THEY HAD SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES AND CHOICES OF AREAS THAT COULD HAVE GONE. THEY SAW A NEED TO COME HERE. THEY ARE IN FACT DOING WHAT THEY PROMISED THAT THEY WOULD DO. I JUST THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME THAT WE DO A RESOLUTION OR PROCLAMATION, SOMETHING TO SHOW THEM OUR APPRECIATION FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO BE HERE. THEY COULD HAVE GONE ELSEWHERE. THEY'RE NOT SPENDING NICKELS AND DIMES. THEY ARE SPENDING BIG MONEY TO CHANGE THE CITY. >> A LOT OF TIME. I AGREE.> WHATEVER WE CAN DO NICE FOR THEM TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION HOPE WE CAN GET SOMETHING DONE VERY SOON. >> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. >> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE -- I'M NOT SURE IF YOU GET EMAILS FROM JIM FROM ST. LUCIE COUNTY. COASTAL AND PUBLIC WORKS. HE TAKES CARE OF THE WATERWAYS. HE DOES A LOT OF WORK IN MORSE CREEK. HE SENDS UPDATES ALL THE TIME ABOUT WHAT HIS CREW IS DOING WITH FWC. >> I DON'T GET THAT. [02:20:03] I WOULD LIKE TO. >> I WILL SEE IF THEY CAN GET FORWARDED TO YOU. I WILL SEND IT TO THE CLERK TO DISTRIBUTE. HE SENDS EMAILS ABOUT WEEKLY. EXOTIC VEGETATION FROM THE CAGES THAT ARE IN MORSE CREEK WHICH HELPS CLEAN OUR WATERWAYS AND ALSO THE SHORELINES. REPLANT. REPOSITION CAGES FOR THE WATER TREATMENT. THEY CLEARED WEEDS AND TRANSPORTED THE VEGETATION TO THE COMMUNITY GARDEN. IT WILL BE COMPOSTED. IT WILL BE TESTED AND MAY BE USED AS COMPOST ON-SITE. THEY DO A LOT OF GOOD WORK. I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT AND SAY THANKS TO JIM. YOU TALK ABOUT SAYING THANK YOU. THEY ARE OUT THERE AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS. MS. MOSS COMES TO OUR MEETINGS AND SHE'S WITH HER TEAMS. THERE'S A FEW HERE IN NOVEMBER COMING UP. I'LL SEE IF I CAN GET COMMISSION ADDED AND MAYOR, YOU, TOO, TO THE E-MAIL LIST. HE DOESN'T SHOW WHO ALL HE SENDS IT TO, SO I HAVE NO IDEA. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. HE DOES THAT. HE PROBABLY HAS A SUBSTANTIAL LIST. I WANTED TO MENTION THAT. YOU KNOW, THE MONEY DEAL WITH THE TAX CREDIT, AGAIN, IF WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT, LET'S HONOR THE AGREEMENT. LET'S CLARIFY THAT AS BEST WE CAN. I'M OKAY WITH CRITICISM. IT'S ALL RIGHT. NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO AGREE. AT THE SAME TIME I COULD GO PICK A DAY AND TIME IF WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT FROM 2001 WHEN I WAS WORKING AS AN EMPLOYEE BEING TOLD NO OVER AND OVER AGAIN. IT'S ALL ABOUT HOW TO ENHANCE AND ENRICH THE COMMUNITY TODAY RIGHT NOW WITH THE DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE. WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP IMPROVE A BUSINESS OR ENTICE BUSINESSES OR GET MORE APPLICATIONS LIKE WE HAD TONIGHT WITH MORE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES AND MORE HOTEL DEVELOPMENTS. WE ARE NOT HERE TO SELL OUT ALL THE LANDS. JUST GOOD PLANNING PRACTICES AND GOOD ENGINEERING. YOU KNOW, JUST WORKING ON EVERY ASPECT OF OUR COMMUNITY. WHAT HAVE WE'VE BEEN GROWING THE LAST 25 YEARS? .2 PERCENT PER YEAR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? WASTEWATER CUSTOMERS UP AND DOWN ALL THE TIME. THAT'S A GOOD LITMUS TEST BY THE WAY OF HOW YOUR COMMUNITY IS DOING. YOUR UTILITY AUTHORITY AND EXPANSION PROGRAMS AND LOOKING AT URBAN SERVICES. A LOT OF FACTORS. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. CRITICISM IS OKAY. IT'S ALL RIGHT AT THE END OF THE DAY. AT THE SAME TIME, EVERY TIME YOU POINT A FINGER THERE'S A BUNCH POINTING BACK AT YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT. I DON'T KNOW. WE HAVE TO BE MORE POSITIVE ON THE EXPERIENCES IN OUR COMMUNITY SO WE CAN HELP WITH THE EFFORT. WE ARE NOT APPEAR TO JUST LEAD AND DIRECT. THAT'S THE BIG THING, TOO. IT'S TO GUIDE AND HELP AND BE A VOICE FOR THE PEOPLE. I'VE HAD SOME FOLKS RECENTLY TALK ABOUT JUST TELL THE FOLKS THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO. I SAID THAT'S NOT WHY I'M HERE. T'S NOT WYMAN THE SEAT. IS NOT MY JOB ACTUALLY. IT'S NOT OUR OPINIONS. CAN WE COLLABORATE AND ASSUME AN OPINION TO MAKE BUSINESS WORK? OF COURSE WE CAN. I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT. THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD STUFF HAPPENING IN FORT PIERCE. I AM PROUD OF OUR CITY. I'M PROUD OF STAFF AND ALL OF THE RELATIONSHIPS AND THE NEW VENTURES THAT ARE MOVING ALONG. >> ARE YOU DONE? >> YES. >> I THINK ALSO IT'S SO HARD TO KEEP A GOOD RELATIONSHIP GOING. THINK THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND F UA HAVE TO WORK AT IT EVERY DAY BECAUSE THEY HAVE COMPETING INTERESTS AND IT CAN GET VERY PERSONAL. ONE OF THE SPEAKERS TONIGHT TALKED ABOUT THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE IN FORT PIERCE IN THE PAST THAT I DIDN'T AGREE WITH. THAT WAS THEN AND THIS IS NOW. I THINK WE ARE DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB AND BEING PRETTY SMART ABOUT HOW WE SPEND OUR MONEY AND WE ARE TRYING TO BE -- WE ARE CERTAINLY NOT IN THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS. WE LEARNED OUR LESSON ON THAT. WE ARE PAYING A DEBT FOR THAT PAST BEHAVIOR. I THINK THAT THAT WAS THEN AND THIS IS NOW. I THINK WE CAN BE TRUSTED WITH OUR MONEY AND I THINK THE FBUA CAN BE TRUSTED WITH THE RATEPAYERS MONEY AND WE SPEND [02:25:01] THE TAXPAYERS MONEY. IT'S NOT THE UAS MONEY AND IT'S NOT THE CITY'S MONEY. IT'S NOT THE TAXPAYERS MONEY OR THE RATEPAYERS MONEY.HEN YOU'RE SPENDING SOMEONE ELSE'S MONEY, YOU HAVE TO BE VERY RESPONSIBLE AND VERY WISE. I WANTED TO BRING UP THE FACT THE GHOST WALKS ARE THIS WEEK WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT. BIG EVENTS WELL ATTENDED AND THEY GIVE A REAL SENSE OF THE HISTORY OF FORT PIERCE. VERY POPULAR. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SCAVENGER HUNT. UNDERSTAND WE HAVE TO WEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES BECAUSE IT IS A WALK. LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, TOO. I WOULD LIKE TO ADJOURN. BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT ADJOURNING, I WOULD LIKE TO LET THE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE KNOW WHAT WE DO IS EVERYBODY MOVES OUT INTO THE FOYER TO ALLOW THE PEOPLE TO GET DOWN * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.