[F. Approval of an Agreement between the City of Fort Pierce and the Economic Development Council of St. Lucie County, Inc. to provide services from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026, for an amount not to exceed $62,500.]

>> OKAY. ITEM 11 F IS APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY TO PROVIDE SERVICES FROM OCTOBER 1ST, 2025, TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $62,500.

>> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK. >> I BROUGHT THIS UP BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE MULTIPLE RELATIONSHIPS . AND I JUST WANT

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TO BE SURE THAT THIS PARTICULAR LINE ITEM INCLUDES THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE HAD WITH EDC RELATIVE TO THEIR ASSISTANCE IN ANNEXATION AND PLANNING, ET CETERA. AND THEY WERE SUBCONTRACTING SOME OF THIS WORK OUT TO PLANNING COMPANIES THAT SPECIALIZE IN THIS TYPE OF THING. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS ALL INCLUSIV THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET ANOTHER CHARGE FOR $50,000 OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. I SIMPLY DON'T

RECOLLECT. >> DO YOU KNOW?

>> IT DOES SAY ORGANIZE AND CONDUCT STUDIES RELATED TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE KINGS HIGHWAY JOBS CORRIDOR. IT IS NOT SPECIFIC TO ANNEXATION. BUT I THINK OF STUDIES AND PROJECTS. IT CAN BE A PART OF THAT. ALSO THE SCOPE OF SERVICES TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT ECONOMIC STRATEGY AND PROGRAMS THAT ALIGN WITH CITY GOALS. BUT WE DON'T SPECIFICALLY SPELL OUT ANNEXATION. SO I CAN GIVE CLARITY ON THAT.

>> I ACTUALLY BELIEVE THE KINGS HIGHWAY JOBS CORRIDOR IS ALL ROLLED INTO THAT IN SOME CAPACITY.

>> BUT I WILL GET CLARITY SPECIFICALLY .

>> I RECOLLECT WE HAD A STANDING CONTRACT WITH THEM FOR A PACKAGE OF SERVICES AND THEN WHEN WE BROUGHT IN THE JOBS CORRIDOR ANNEXATION OUT TO SOUTHEAST HIGHWAY, THEY PRESENTED US WITH A SEPARATE PROPOSAL AND A SEPARATE INVOICE FOR THAT.

THAT'S WHAT I SEEM TO RECOLLECT, BUT I'M NOT CERTAIN.

>> MS. COX, CAN YOU ADD TO IT? >> I DON'T THINK ANNEXATION WAS A PART OF IT, AND HONESTLY, I DON'T THINK IT NEEDS TO BE .

>> I KNOW INTERNALLY WE ARE GIVING UP THE TEAM TO BE DEALING

WITH THAT. >> WHAT I'M HEARING FROM YOU, YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT AS PART OF THIS AGREEMENT IF

POSSIBLE. >> IF NOT, JUST LET US KNOW.

WHAT IS THE COST? THAT IS ALL I'M LOOKING FOR. I SEEM TO RECOLLECT THERE WERE TWO SEPARATE DISCUSSIONS. MS. COX MIGHT BE RIGHT THAT ANNEXATION WAS NOT PART OF THAT, BUT THE JOBS CORRIDOR AND THINGS OF THIS NATURE -- I'M NOT CERTAIN WHERE

ALL THESE THINGS LIE . >> I THOUGHT ANNEXATION WAS ROLLED INTO THE JOBS CORRIDOR. BUT ORIGINALLY WE USED TO SUPPORT EDC WITH A LUMP SUM AND IT WAS NOT SPELLED OUT WHAT IT WAS. RECENTLY , WE HAVE DONE THAT LUMP SUM AND THEN SOME ADDITIONAL PROJECTS THAT HAVE COME OUR WAY THAT THEY HAVE

HELPED US ON. >> THAT IS WHAT I'M GETTING AT.

IS THIS 62.5 UMBRELLA ALL OF THOSE ?

>> YEAH. SO WE NEED TO FIND THAT OUT. WE CAN AT LEAST APPROVE THIS TONIGHT IF COMMISSION AGREES, BUT CLARITY ON THAT

WOULD BE GREAT. >> I WOULD MOVE APPROVAL ON

[K. Approval for Mayor Hudson to attend the 2026 Florida League of Cities Legislative Action Days in Tallahassee, Florida from January 25 to January 28, 2026, at a cost of $1,366.97.]

THAT. >> IS THERE A SECOND?

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

>> APPROVAL FOR MAYOR HUDSON TO ATTEND THE 2026 FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES LEGISLATIVE ACTION DAYS IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA , FROM GENERA 25TH TO JANUARY 28, 2026, AT A COST OF $1366.97.

>> MADAM MAYOR, I PULLED IT JUST BECAUSE THIS IS THE CONSENT AGENDA AND I WANTED RESIDENTS AND THE CITY TO KNOW THAT COMMISSIONER JOHNSON ALWAYS GO TO TALLAHASSEE TO FIGHT FOR , YOU KNOW, FIGHT FOR HOME RULE AND WHAT WE NEED IN FORT PIERCE TO LET THE PEOPLE IN TALLAHASSEE UNDERSTAND THIS IS WHAT WE ARE DOING DOWN IN FORT PIERCE. AND SOMETIMES WHEN IT IS CONSENT AGENDA AND YOU DON'T KNOW -- I WANTED EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND THAT, YES, WE GO TO OUR POLICY COMMITTEE MEETINGS , AND WE COME TOGETHER AND WE MAKE A DECISION THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEND TO TALLAHASSEE, BUT IT IS A DIFFERENT THING WHEN A MAYOR AND A COMMISSIONER GOES AND TALKS TO PEOPLE IN TALLAHASSEE INDIVIDUALLY. SO THIS IS JUST LETTING EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WHEN THEY SEE THIS AND THEY READ THIS, DO NOT THINK THIS IS JUST A TRIP TO TALLAHASSEE WITH THEIR FEET UP AND HAVING LUNCH . IT IS NOT LIKE THAT. IT IS AN ALL DAY -- IT IS AN ALL-DAY FIGHT WITH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS IN TALLAHASSEE TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF OUR ORDINANCES AND THE RESIDENTS OF FORT PIERCE. I JUST WANT TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT YOUR COMMISSIONER JOHNSON ARE GOING TO FIGHT FOR US . MYSELF AND COMMISSIONER BRODERICK, WE GO TO THE COMMITTEES AND DO WHATEVER, BUT YOU GUYS GO IN INTO THE LIONS DEN AND FACE THE LIONS FACE-TO-FACE. I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU GUYS FOR THAT , SO GOOD LUCK.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION?

>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 11 K . 11 K.

>> IS THERE A SECOND? >> I WILL SECOND, BUT I WOULD

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LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT QUICKLY. I'M ALSO APPRECIATIVE OF THE FACT YOU'RE GOING TO CARVE OUT FOUR DAYS TO GO TO THIS EVENT AND IT IS A FOUR-DAY SLUGFEST. SO I APPRECIATE THE TWO OF YOU PICKING UP THE MANTLE AND GETTING OUT IN FRONT OF THAT.

WITHOUT THAT TYPE OF INPUT FROM OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS LOCALLY , CITIES AND TOWNS WOULD BE STEAMROLLED BY THE STATE. AND IT COULD HAPPEN REGARDLESS, BUT WE ALREADY SEE BITS AND PIECES COMING FORWARD. SO THANK YOU , BOTH OF YOU, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO UNDERTAKE THIS. AS A COMMISSIONER AND AS A RESIDENT,

I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE FOR IT >> YES.

>> I WILL JUST ADD TO THAT. IT IS NOT JUST OUR CONSTITUENTS THAT WE MEET WITH. WE ARE MEETING WITH ALL THOSE COMMITTEES THAT BILLS ARE GOING TO IMPACT OUR CITIZENS ON. SO WE ARE MEETING WITH ALL OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS ON SELECTIVE COMMITTEES TO MAKE SURE WE STAND WITH OUR OTHER FELLOW COMMISSIONERS ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA THAT WE HAVE A COLLECTIVE VOICE ON HOW THIS WILL IMPACT THE 411 CITIES ACROSS THIS STATE . I RECENTLY READ AN ARTICLE THE OTHER DAY AND THEY WERE QUESTIONING ABOUT, DO WE NEED 67 COUNTIES ?

>> RIGHT. >> SO THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL. SO IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU , THE PEOPLE THAT'S CLOSEST TO US -- YOU ELECT US TO REPRESENT YOU . AND THAT ABILITY IS BEING ERODED EACH AND EVERY DAY . SO OUR ABILITY TO GO TO TALLAHASSEE TO COMMUNICATE TO LEGISLATORS BECAUSE WHEN THEY GET UP THERE AND THEY GET AROUND THEIR COLLEAGUES , THEY MAKE RULES AND THEY MAKE LAWS AND THEN WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THEM HERE. AND SOMETIMES IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO THAT. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE PEOPLE OF FORT PIERCE.

>> BEFORE WE CALL THE ROLL ON THAT, I'M SURPRISED THERE IS NOT A COMMA AFTER THE COST, NOT INCLUDING MY BAR TAB .

>> UP THERE, I'M SURE YOU COULD USE A DRINK.

>> YES. >> I WILL ADD TO THAT THAT WHAT HAPPENS IS IF YOU DON'T GO AND REPRESENT YOUR CITY, THEN LEGISLATORS SAY, WELL, YOU OBVIOUSLY DID NOT CARE ABOUT THESE ISSUES. AND ALSO THEY HEAR FROM CONTRACT LOBBYISTS ALL THE TIME. AND SO IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR CITIES TO HAVE REPRESENTATION , AS COUNTIES TOO. WITH THAT, WE HAVE A MOTION

[P. Approval of the collective bargaining agreement wage re-opener article between the City of Fort Pierce and Coastal Florida Police Benevolent Association (SGT & LT Unit) October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2027.]

AND A SECOND, I THINK. CALL THE ROLL.

>> THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND COASTAL FLORIDA POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION AND LIEUTENANT UNIT . OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2027.

>> I PULLED THIS SIMPLY BECAUSE I THINK I HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING WHAT EXACTLY WE ARE DOING HERE , BUT I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF WE COULD GET A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL. I DON'T WANT TO WADE INTO THE NEGOTIATIONS SIDE OF THIS, BUT JUST THE STRUCTURE OF THIS AGREEMENT THAT IS IN PLACE NOW.

PULLING THE ACTUAL COST. THE SALARIES FOR THAT PORTION OF IT FOR RENEGOTIATION. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT WAS LEFT OPEN IN LAST YEAR'S NEGOTIATION IS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE

REOPENED. >> COULD YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF

FOR THE RECORD? >> JARED SORENSEN, HR MANAGER.

COMMISSIONER BRODERICK, YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. WE HAD A WAGE OPENER FOR EACH YEAR OF THE CONTRACT. THIS IS OF THE WAGE OPENER FOR THIS YEAR. WHEN WE WENT TO THE TABLE, THEY HAD ONE NONECONOMIC ONE AS WELL THAT WE REOPENED, BUT WE AGREED TO HOLD OFF UNTIL AVENUE CHIEF WAS NAMED AND ACTUALLY COMES ON BOARD. AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THAT ONE SEPARATELY. THIS IS THE ECONOMIC PORTION THAT WAS OPENED, AND SO BOTH THE POLICE OFFICERS AND SERGEANTS AND LIEUTENANTS WE NEGOTIATED. WE CAME TO AN AGREEMENT. WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WITH THESE TWO AGREEMENTS IS THE RESULTS OF THOSE NEGOTIATIONS.

>> THE NEGOTIATIONS ARE DONE? >> THE NEGOTIATIONS ARE DONE. WE ARE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THIS. SO WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF PAYROLL RIGHT NOW. PAYROLL OPENED LAST WEEK ON THE 30TH. AND SO WE WILL PROCESS IT, AND OUR PAYROLL PERIOD BEGAN ON 1/4. ONE-23, THE OFFICERS WILL SEE AND THE ATTENDANCE WILL SEE IT IN THEIR

CHECK. >> NOW I HAVE A CLEARER

UNDERSTANDING. THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> SO THAT IS THE PART. ONE OF THESE ITEMS. SO TO BE CLEAR BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD SOME QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS, THOSE ROAD OFFICERS THERE WAS A PREVIOUS ITEM ON ONE OF THE AGENDA ITEMS. THIS IS FOR LIEUTENANTS SPECIFICALLY. BUT THESE WILL BE RETROSPECT BACK TO OCTOBER.

>> THAT IS CORRECT. >> WHAT WE CALL THIS IS --

>> IT IS A WAGE REOPENER. >> BUT IT IS ALSO A STEP PROGRAM AS WELL. SO HELP ME UNDERSTAND. I KNOW STEP IS HELPING OFFICERS

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GET TO THEIR RESPECTIVE LEVEL OF COMPENSATION.

>> YOU HAVE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAPPEN. EACH YEAR, THE OFFICERS OR SERGEANT LIEUTENANTS WILL BE MOVED UP TO THE NEXT STEP AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE HAVE INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF THE STEPS. SO NOW THEY ARE GOING TO BE MOVED UP TO THE NEXT STEP , BUT ALSO THE STEP HAS BEEN INCREASED SO IN SOME CASES SOME

PEOPLE RECEIVE A 14% INCREASE. >> AND THAT IS THE PART I WANT TO GET TO. THIS IS ALSO IN ADDITION TO WHATEVER PRESENT WE GAVE TO ALL OF THE CITY EMPLOYEES, CORRECT?

>> NO. THAT IS TOTALLY SEPARATE. WHAT WE DID WAS WE SET THEM WITH THE UNION AND WE TALKED AND SAID, WE HAVE THIS BLOCK OF MONEY. WE LOOKED AT THE STEP PROGRAM AND WE LOOKED AT, HOW CAN WE STRUCTURE THIS TO MAKE IT BENEFICIAL FOR THE UNION AS WELL AS KEEPING THE CITY FINANCIALLY SECURE BECAUSE WE HAVE A PROBLEM WHERE YOU ARE LOOKING AT CHANGES YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT TALLAHASSEE. CHANGES ARE COMING DOWN. HOW DO WE BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE BUT AT THE SAME TIME DON'T BREAK THE BANK? THIS IS A

RESULT OF THOSE NEGOTIATIONS. >> OKAY. BUT I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR THIS IS THE STEP PROGRAM THAT CAN RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 7

TO 14 ON THE SCALE. >> DEPENDING WHERE YOU ARE GOING

UP, YES, SIR. >> RETROACTIVE BACK TO OCTOBER.

ROAD OFFICERS AND LIEUTENANTS AND SERGEANTS.

>> 6 TO 14. >> 6 TO 14.

>> DEPENDING WHERE THEY ARE IN THE STEP ON THE -- HOLD ON ONE SECOND. SERGEANTS AND LIEUTENANTS IS FROM 6 TO 14% .

OFFICERS IS FROM 7 TO 14%. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

>> MR. CHESS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD?

>> NO, MADAM. I JUST WANT TO THANK MR. JOHNSON AND MR. SORENSEN FOR WORKING WITH THE REPS. THEY ARE REALLY BEING COOPERATIVE NEGOTIATING WITH US TO GET THIS FINAL. EXCELLENT

JOB. >> I'M GLAD THAT IS IN THE ROOM

. SHE KNOWS THIS IS HAPPENING. >> A GOOD POINT TO THAT, MAYOR, IS SHE ACTUALLY SITS ON HER NEGOTIATING TEAM AS WELL.

>> MISSES MORRIS AS WELL. >> WE PUT TOGETHER A TEAM THAT WHEN WE GO TO THE TABLE WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE DECISIONS AND ABLE TO WORK WITH UNIONS AND DIRECTLY AT THE TABLE. OF COURSE THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE BRING BACK TO THE CITY MANAGER AND WE BRING BACK TO COMMISSION, BUT WE HAD A REALLY GOOD ITEM IN MY OPINION.

WE HAD A REALLY GOOD NEGOTIATION SESSION THIS TIME. THE UNION CAME AND REALLY WORKED WITH US. AND I THINK WE WORKED OUT A PRETTY GOOD DEAL TO WHERE THE OFFICERS AND SERGEANTS AND LIEUTENANTS ARE HAPPY AS WELL AS HER NEGOTIATING TEAM. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TAUGHT, IF YOU WALK AWAY FROM THE TABLES THINKING, I DID NOT GET EVERYTHING I WANTED, IF BOTH SIDES ARE DOING THAT,

YOU HAD GOOD NEGOTIATIONS. >> YOU ARE SAYING THEY WERE

HAPPY THIS TIME. >>

>> NEITHER ONE OF US WERE COMPLETELY HAPPY, BUT I THINK WE CAME TO A GOOD, FAIR NEGOTIATION.

>> THERE ISN'T ENOUGH MONEY IN THE WORLD TO PAY THEM WHAT THEY

ARE DESERVED. >> ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD, I

COULD SOLVE EVERY PROBLEM. >> EXACTLY. ALL RIGHT. SO WHERE ARE WE? DO WE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? ARE WE DONE WITH IT? IS

THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND.

>> CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >>

>> I KNOW WE HAVE ALREADY APPROVED THIS CONSENT AGENDA , BUT I'M LOOKING AT 11 A, AND I THINK WE ARE DOING A DISSERVICE IF WE DON'T HAVE THESE KIDS' NAMES READ OUT FOR THE RECORD.

THE WINNERS OF OUR IF I WERE ELECTED MAYOR CITY OF FORT PIERCE ESSAY CONTEST. WE HAVE GOT NAMES THERE.

>> I'M WONDERING IF THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING PLANNED TO BRING THEM INTO THE COMMISSION AT SOME POINT.

>> YES, WE CAN ARRANGE THAT TO HAPPEN. BUT I DON'T MIND

READING IT. >> NO. I DON'T WANT TO JUMP THE GUN. WHEN IT COMES TO YOUTH -- I SAW THAT. WAIT A MINUTE. WE ARE NOT -- NONE OF THEM ARE HERE, RIGHT? OKAY. I WILL WAIT . I WILL STAND DOWN AND I WILL WAIT.

>> ALL RIGHT. >>

>> I DO THINK THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE A BIG DEAL IN SOCIAL MEDIA.

>> OKAY, THAT'S FINE. OKAY. I JUMPED THE GUN. I APOLOGIZE.

[A. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 25-038 - Review and approval of a Voluntary Annexation by owner, Bernard Jones of Round Hill Development Group, Inc., to extend the territorial limits of the City of Fort Pierce, Florida, to include one (1) parcel at or near 906 Skylark Drive. The proposed City Future Land Use designation is Medium-Density Residential (RM), and the Zoning designation is Medium-Density Residential (R-4). Parcel ID: 2427-702-0115-000-1. SECOND READING]

>> ALL RIGHT. >> WE HAVE TO APPROVE IT FIRST.

>> OKAY. WE MOVE ON TO A LEGISLATIVE HEARING FOR ORDINANCE 25-038 . AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, TO INCLUDE ONE PARCEL AT OR NEAR 906 SKYLARK DRIVE AS SHOWN IN EXHIBIT EIGHT ST. LUCIE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER TO ASSESS THAT PROPERTY ON THE TAX COLLECTOR TO -- PLACE IT ON THE CITY TAX ROLE AS OF JANUARY 1ST, 2026, DIRECTING ST. LUCIE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR TO COLLECT TAXES ON THE ROBBERY ESTABLISHING THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL R-4 ESTABLISHING THE LAND-USE

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DESIGNATION OF RM WITH CIRCUIT COURT AND CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY DIRECTING REVISION OF THE CHARTER BOUNDARY ARTICLE TO BE FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND CEMENTED TO THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND DEMOCRAT -- GRAPHIC RESEARCH. AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS

THE SECOND READING. >> THIS IS THE SECOND READING.

ANYONE IN THE CHAMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ISSUE, PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEEING NO MOVEMENT, I WILL COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR A MOTION.

>> MADAM MAYOR, I'M OF APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE.

>> SECOND. >>

[B. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 26-001 - Amending Chapter 8, Article II, Section 8-19 of the Code of Ordinances to Extend the FPRA Sunset Date to Its Original Expiration of December 8, 2042. FIRST READING]

>> NEXT WE HAVE ORDINANCE 26-001, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES THAT THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE TWO, REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SECTION 8-19, ESTABLISHMENT AS FOLLOWS. AMENDING SECTION RELATE-19 TO EXTEND THE EXPIRATION DATE OF THE FORT PIERCE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY , FPRA, TO DECEMBER 8, 2042 , AS AUTHORIZED UNDER SECTION 163.3755 , FLORIDA STATUTES, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, PROVIDING SEPARABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THIS IS THE FIRST READING. >> ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ISSUE, PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEEING NO MOVEMENT, I WILL COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR A MOTION.

>> MADAM MAYOR, I'M OF APPROVAL.

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

ROLL, PLEASE. >>

[A. Selection of Mayor Pro Tem pursuant to Section 23 of the City Charter which requires the City Commission to select one (1) of their number as Mayor Pro Tem at the first regular meeting following January 1.]

>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. SO WE MOVE ON TO SELECTION OF MAYOR PRO TEM PURSUANT TO SECTION 23 OF THE CITY CHARTER , WHICH REQUIRES THE CITY COMMISSION TO SELECT ONE OF THEIR NUMBER AS MAYOR PRO TEM AT THE FIRST REGULAR MEETING FOLLOWING JANUARY 1 . SO UNDER OUR TRADITIONAL ROTATION , SEAT TWO WOULD BE THE NEXT IN LINE TO SERVE AS MAYOR PRO TEM, AND SEEING AS THAT SEAT IS STILL VACANT , I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SEAT IN THE ROTATION, WHICH WOULD BE THE HONORABLE COMMISSIONER ARNOLD GAINES. AND HE IS SO THRILLED TO

SERVE AS MAYOR PRO TEM. >> HE HAS BEEN DRAFTED. IS THERE

A MOTION? >> I'M OF APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> THERE IS A MOTION AND A

SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >>

[B. Resolution No. 26-R01 reappointing Brandon Nobile to the Fort Pierce Housing Authority.]

>> CONGRATULATIONS. I WILL TRY NOT TO HAVE YOU JUST TOO MUCH

WORK. >> NEXT WE HAVE RESOLUTION 26- R01, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, CERTIFYING THE REAPPOINTMENT OF BRANDON NOBILE COMMISSIONER OF HOUSING AUTHORITY OF CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

>> IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION AND SECOND. CALL THE ROLL,

PLEASE. >>

>> MADAM MAYOR, BEFORE WE MOVE ON , CITY MANAGER AND TO THE CITY ATTORNEY , WHAT CAN BE DONE TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW OR LET THE CITIZENS -- REMIND THE CITIZENS, YES, WE CAN APPOINT SOMEBODY TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY , BUT WE DO NOT CONTROL THE HOUSING AUTHORITY? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT -- CAN WE PUT OUT ANYTHING? BECAUSE I GET EMAILS ALL THE TIME . YOU KNOW, WHAT I TELL THE RESIDENTS , OKAY IS LIKELY THINK I'M KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD OR NOT TELLING THE TRUTH. SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE IS ANYTHING WE CAN DO. IF NOT, I WILL SIT BACK. GET THE WORD BACK OUT THAT THIS BOARD OR THIS COMMISSION DOES NOT CONTROL THE FORT PIERCE

HOUSING AUTHORITY. >> MAYBE -- WE CAN GET WITH THE MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION WITH THE MESSAGING ON THAT AND TRY TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL AS OUR WEBSITE. AREAS IN WHICH WE WANT TO GET THE INFORMATION OUT. I THINK WE CAN DO THAT.

>> THANK YOU. >> MS. COX .

>> TYPICALLY I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THE CONTACT INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY COMMISSIONERS TO EACH OF YOU BECAUSE WHEN I GET THOSE PHONE CALLS, I DO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO THEM BECAUSE I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT IF RESIDENTS ARE HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY THEIR COMMISSIONERS ARE INFORMED. I DO THE SAME THING WITH THE FPUA . THEIR COMMISSIONERS, THEIR MEMBERS NEED TO BE MADE AWARE WHEN THERE'S PROBLEMS.

>> YES. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DO -- I AM MEETING WITH

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-- I TALKED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MONTHLY . AND I AM MEETING WITH EVERY SINGLE BOARD MEMBER ON A REGULAR BASIS NOW.

SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND ALSO WHENEVER IF I GET ANY COMPLAINTS DIRECTLY , THEY GO NOT ONLY TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BUT TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD -- THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD. BUT YOU ARE RIGHT. PEOPLE THINK BECAUSE IT SAYS FORT PIERCE HOUSING AUTHORITY IT IS UNDER OUR JURISDICTION , AND IT IS NOT. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN BOARD . AND THAT BOARD FROM WHAT I CAN TELL IN MY CONVERSATIONS IS VERY INTERESTED IN HEARING WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE HOUSING

AUTHORITY. >> MADAM MAYOR, THANK YOU.

>> MS. HEDGES, DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?

>> I JUST WAS GOING TO SAY WE DO HAVE IT ON OUR WEBSITE UNDER BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. IT DOES EXPLAIN THAT. IT COULD POSSIBLY BE UP A LITTLE BIT ON THERE MAYBE, BUT WE GET THE CALLS TOO.

WE DIRECT THEM TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM ATTORNEY. WHEN YOU ARE TELLING RESIDENTS AND THEY SEE FORT PIERCE AND THEY ARE LOOKING AT YOU AND YOU SAY, CAN'T HELP YOU. YOU'VE GOT TO GO TO THIS BOARD, THE FIRST THING THEY ARE THINKING IS, I ELECTED YOU TO DO SOMETHING AND YOU ARE JUST KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD.

I'M TRYING TO TELL THEM I CAN'T BECAUSE IT IS NOT MINE.

>> IT IS VERY HARD WITH RESIDENTS TO SAY IT IS NOT MY JOB. I DON'T LIKE TO SAY THAT. AND THEY DON'T LIKE TO HEAR IT . THEY WANT YOU TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT EVEN IF IT IS THE

COUNTY OR WHATEVER. >> WE HEAR YOUR COMPLAINTS. WE UNDERSTAND YOUR FRUSTRATION, BUT THERE IS A BOARD YOU NEED TO

CONTACT . >> WE CAN GET IT TO THEM AND YOU

[C. Resolution No. 26-R02 appointing Betty Lesane to the Fort Pierce Parks Advisory Committee as Commissioner Gaines' appointee.]

CAN GET IT TO THEM. >> CORRECT.

>> NEXT WE HAVE RESOLUTION 26- R02, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, CERTIFYING THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE . AND THIS IS REAPPOINTING BETTY LESANE TO THE PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS COMMISSIONER

GAINES' APPOINTEE. >> I MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE

RESOLUTION 26 R02 . >>

[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.]

>> OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC .

>> THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. PLEASE COME FORWARD.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.

>> HELLO. GOOD EVENING. EDGAR . SHOULD I SAY MY ADDRESS AS WELL?

>> PLEASE. >> 118 SOUTHWEST PEACOCK BOULEVARD , POOR LUCY. I JUST WANTED TO REACH OUT TO YOU GUYS BECAUSE I SAW A FEW OF YOU WOULD BE GOING TO THE -- TALLAHASSEE FOR LEGISLATIVE DAYS. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT YOU WERE HOPING TO DO FOR IT . I HONESTLY DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT HAPPENS FOR THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES . I AM PART OF THE FLORIDA ENGINEERING SOCIETY, SO I GO THERE FOR THE ENGINEERING. I WAS KIND OF JUST WONDERING WHAT YOUR GUYS' THOUGHTS WERE AND WHAT YOU WERE HOPING TO BASICALLY TALK WITH OUR LEGISLATORS ABOUT

. >> WE WILL DISCUSS THAT LATER.

THIS IS NOT A DIALOGUE, BUT THANK YOU FOR ASKING THE QUESTION. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? PLEASE COME FORWARD. PLEASE COME

FORWARD. >> YOU WILL BE ALL RIGHT.

>> HELLO. MY NAME IS . MY ADDRESS IS 916 AVENUE H IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. ARE WE ALLOWED TO ASK ANYTHING IN GENERAL?

>> YES, YOU CAN PRINT THIS IS NOT A DIALOGUE. WE MAY OR MAY NOT ANSWER IT LATER, BUT GO AHEAD. IT IS YOUR THREE MINUTES.

>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADDRESS I AM NOT -- I AM NEW TO FORT PIERCE, AND I JUST RECOGNIZE THERE IS A LOT OF TRASH IN THE ENVIRONMENT , AND I KNOW THAT IS A COMMUNITY TOPIC I BELIEVE WAS BEING DISCUSSED . BUT I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT AND SHOW THAT THERE IS SOME CONCERN ABOUT IT KNOWING THAT WE HAVE BEACHES AND THAT THAT IS A MAJOR TOURIST ATTRACTION . OUR BEACH AND OUR WATERS . SO THAT WILL BE ALL FROM ME. THANK YOU, GUYS, FOR

HEARING ME OUT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING