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[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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>> >>I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER OF FORT PIERCE. THIS IS FEBRUARY 2, 2026.

>>WE HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLE

ALLEGIANCE. >>LET US CLOSE OUR EYES.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS MOMENT, AND GIVING US A DAY OF LIFE. WE PRAY FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN NEED, AND THAT YOU MAY HELP THEM. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE NEW YEAR, AND EVERYTHING WE PUT BEFORE YOU GETS PUT IN YOUR NAME, AND THAT YOU MAY HELP US THROUGH IT. WE PRAY THAT YOU MAY CONTINUE TO GUIDE OUR LOCAL LEADERS WITH WISDOM, AND THEY MAY ABLE TO LEAD OUR GREAT CITY TO CONTINUE TO BE PROSPEROUS, AND SAFE.

THANK YOU FOR THE BIBLE VERSE JEREMIAH 29: 11. THANK YOU, HEAVENLY FATHER FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO, AND WE PRAY THAT THIS MAYBE A GREAT YEAR IN THE MEETINGS TO COME, AND HOPE EVERYTHING GOES WELL. WE PRAY IN YOUR NAME, 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.

>> ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >>MAYOR HUDSON, MR. GAINS, COMMISSIONER JOHNSON, BRO COMMISSIONER BRODERICK. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO EXCUSE MR. GAINES. ALL IN FAVOR SAY, "AYE".

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA. 3R

APPROVAL OF MINUTES. >>WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.

[A. True Amor Foundation, True Amor Month]

EVENING FROM THE A. TRUE AMOR FOUNDATION, TRUE AMOR MONTH WHEREAS THE TRUE AMOR FOUNDATION.

(READING)... >>CONGRATULATIONS.

>>THANK YOU. >>FIRST OFF, WE WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE ENTIRE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. AFTER LOSING OUR DAUGHTER, WE VOWED THAT WE WOULD PARTICIPATE IN PURPOSE, AND SOMETHING WE ARE ALREADY DOING. THANK YOU FOR MAKING FEBRUARY

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TRUE AWARENESS MONTH FOR OTHER PARENTS, AND TO EMPOWER THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. WE LOOK FORWARD TO DOING MORE WORK, AND CREATING MORE IMPACT. THANK YOU.

[B. Recognition of the winners of the "If I Were Elected Mayor" Essay Contest.]

THE ACADEMY.

B. RECOGNITION OF THE WINNERS OF THE "IF I WERE ELECTED MAYOR" ESSAY CONTEST.

WINNER.

>>

>> WE'LL COME DOWN. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO PARENTS. IT IS SOMETHING WE'LL NEVER FORGET, AND WILL BE MEMORIALIZED. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE. AND READING THOSE ESSAYS, MADAM MAYOR, WE LEARNED SOME THINGS.

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

>>THANK YOU.

>> NEXT.

7. LETTERS TO COMMISSION 8. ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO AGENDA AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA

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ITEM 11C HAS BEEN PULLED AT THE REQUEST OF STAFF.

>>MAY I HAVE A MOTION. >>WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.

[11. CONSENT AGENDA]

PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

>>MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: IS THERE ANY ITEM THAT THE COMMISSIONERS WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE AGENDA?

>> MADAM MAYOR, I WANT TO PULL ITEM N. N AS IN NANCY.

>>THANK YOU. >>MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE REST OF

THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS C. >>I MOVE APPROVAL EXCEPT FOR

ITEMS N, AND 0. >>SECOND.

>>WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. >> ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

[N. Approval to piggyback the CXT, Inc. agreement for the CDBG Coach Fenn Park Improvement Project for the manufacturing and installation of a prefabricated restroom, at a cost not to exceed $146,809.91.]

>> CXT, INC. AGREEMENT FOR THE CDBG COACH FENN PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR THE MANUFACTURING AND INSTALLATION OF A PREFABRICATED RESTROOM, AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $146,809.91.

>>MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: MR. JOHNSON?

>> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON: MADAM MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE LIONS CLUB AS THEY CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS PARK.

THIS IS ON THE 23RD. AVENUE K. FOR MANY YEARS IN THIS COMMUNITY AS A COUNTY COMMISSIONER, AND CITY COMMISSIONER AS WELL. SO, EVERY TIME WE SEE THINGS LIKE THIS, I WILL NOW CALL ATTENTION TO THIS BECAUSE IF I DIDN'T PULL IT, IT WOULD GO QUIETLY IN THE CONSENT AGENDA, AND WE WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN. THIS IS AN INVESTMENT THAT'S BEEN MADE IN THIS PARK. THIS PARK NEIGHBORS TWO PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE PARTNERS WITH, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AND THE RICH HOUSE, THE COMMUNITY HOUSING WHERE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT RUNS. THEY SAVE YOUTH -- SERVE YOUTH. WHEN I SAW THIS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, IT SENDS A RIGHT SIGNAL, AND PROVIDES RESTROOM FACILITIES FOR THOSE THAT WILL UTILIZE THIS PARK. I DON'T HAVE TOO MANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, BUT AS I STUDIED THE DESIGN AND I READ THE SPECIFICS OF IT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT THIS ASSET FROM VANDALISM, ETC. DID I READ CORRECTLY THAT THIS

HAS A SELF LOCK MECHANISM? >> MARSHA, SPECIAL PRODUCTS COORDINATOR, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. YES, TO YOUR POINT THAT YOU JUST MADE. THIS PROJECT SETS A PRECEDENT FOR HOW WE CHOOSE TO MAKE OUR FACILITIES MORE DOABLE, AND IN MITIGATING VANDALISM. YES, IT DOES HAVE AN ELECTRONIC TIMED LOCKING SYSTEM THAT IT WILL COME WITH, AND WILL BE UNDER THE OPERATIONS OF THE FACILITIES MAINTENANCE TEAM HERE OVERSEAS, AND THAT WILL BE MORE EFFICIENCY BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME LOCKING ONES, AND THAT WILL ALLOW US TO CONTROL BETTER, AND PROTECT OUR ASSETS.

>>THIS WILL BE A MODEL GOING FORWARD WITH OTHER FACILITIES TO BE SURE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE A SAFETY, AND GOOD ASSET. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS POINT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS HERE, WE ARE GOING TO NEED THEIR SUPPORT. THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, THIS IS IN THEIR AREA T BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, WHICH IS IN FRONT OF THIS FIELD, AND AS WELL AS THE RICH HOUSE. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A SAFE CLEAN ENVIRONMENT FOR THOSE THAT WILL BE UTILIZING THIS PARK, AND NOW THEY WILL HAVE RESTROOM, BATHROOM, FACILITIES TO ACCOMMODATE THAT TIMELY. I WANT TO CALL ATTENTION TO THAT AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT INVESTMENT OF $140,000, AND I CAN THINK OF BETTER USES OF CDBG MONEY FOR THIS PARK FOR FAMILIES IN HONOR OF COACH FAN. FOR MANY YEARS, HE

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REFEREED GAMES HERE, AND WHEN I WAS YOUNG, AND PLAYING BASKETBALL. I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE LIONS FOR ALL YOU ARE DOING FOR THE PARK AND THE NAME THAT YOU CAN COUNT ON THIS COMMISSION ESPECIALLY ME TO GET THAT WORD OUT, AND THAT PARK STAYS PROTECTED FOR THE USE OF OUR CITIZENS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>>WELL SAID. >>MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: ANYTHING

ELSE? >> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON: I MOVE.

[O. Acceptance of Final St. Lucie County Regional Resilience Plan report (RRP) and Resilience Vulnerability Assessment-Other Hazards (RVA-OH).]

>>WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. >> ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

>>

>> O. ACCEPTANCE OF FINAL ST. LUCIE COUNTY REGIONAL RESILIENCE PLAN REPORT (RRP) AND RESILIENCE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT-OTHER

HAZARDS (RVA-OH). >>COMMISSIONER BRODERICK: I PULLED THIS ITEM. I MISSED A MEETING, FIRST SINCE ELECTED. I APOLOGIZE. DID THEY GIVE A REPORT?

>> MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: I THINK IT WASN'T AT THAT MEETING, BUT A

PREVIOUS MEETING. >>COMMISSIONER BRODERICK: THE DISCUSSION TO THE SCOPE OF THE REPORT GENERATED AND THE BASIS ON WHAT THE REPORT WAS GOING TO BE GENERATED ON. THE ISSUE I HAD AT THAT TIME, NOT THE ISSUE, MY CONCERN, WAS THAT WE WERE GOING TO SEE IN THEORY, PROJECTED COSTS FOR THE REHABILITATIVE ASSETS AROUND THE CITY. I KNOW THE PRICE TAG WAS GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANT, OVERWHELMING, AND NOT ABLE TO EXECUTE UPON. I WAS WONDERING IF THAT REPORT WAS GOING TO BE GIVEN A PRESENTATION OR JUST A REPORT. OR WAS THE NEWS THAT BAD THAT WE DIDN'T

HAVE A PRESENTATION ON IT. >>MR. THOMAS?

>> DIRECTOR OF BUILDING. PAUL THOMAS. I BROUGHT WITH ME TODAY, SANDRA ROGUEN, AND FOR THE COUNTY. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER WITH FORT PIERCE TO WORK ON THE COUNTYWIDE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT, AND OUR CONSULTANT FROM TETRATECH TO HELP US GET THIS TOGETHER. I WILL FIELD ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS.

>>I HAVEN'T READ THE REPORT YET. I INTEND TO DO A DEEP DIVE INTO IT. AS SOMEONE THAT WORKS DAILY ON BUILDINGS, A LOT OF THAT WORK, AND A LOT OF THAT MONEY. I'M VERY VERY CURIOUS TO GET INTO THE TDETAILS OF THIS REPOR. CAN YOU GIVE US AN OPINION AS TO

HOW BAD OFF ARE WE? >> MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: IDENTIFY

YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. >>SANDRA -- NAVIGATOR, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK. AS WE SPOKE ABOUT IN DECEMBER, WE PRESENTED REALLY KIND OF THE SUMMARY. THE PROCESS WAS WE DID A COUPLE OF VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS TO LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR THE PLAN ITSELF. I THINK IN THOSE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS WHERE YOU ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT MAPS, AND UNDERSTAND WHERE YOUR ASSETS ARE, AND IN FACT, WE CAN PRO YOUR GIS FOLKS WITH MAPS THAT HAVE THE ASSETS IN THERE. RIGHT NOW, THE PUBLIC DEALER JUST SHOWS THE IMPACTS, NOT THE ASSETS, BUT WE CAN GIVE YOU THE WHOLE GIS DATABASE, AND THERE IS AREAS, AS YOU KNOW IN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE IN PRETTY ROUGH SHAPE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SEA LEVEL AT THE MARINA OUT FRONT NEEDS SOME WORK. WE KNOW THERE IS FLOODING ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. THOSE MAPS WILL HELP YOU IN A COUPLE OF WAYS AS WELL AS ACCEPTING THIS REGIONALLY IN THE PLAN. WE ARE ASKING YOU TO ACCEPT, NOT ADOPT THE REGIONAL PLAN AND THE SECOND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS. BUT THOSE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS WILL HELP YOU FIND COST SHARE. YOU ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SHOW WHAT THE CURRENT IMPACTS OF RAINFALL, STORM SURGE, SEA LEVEL RISE AS WELL AS OTHER TYPE HAZARDS WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY, AND BY HAVING THOSE MAPS, AND THAT ASSESSMENT, THE ANALYSIS THAT'S PART OF THOSE REPORTS, IT

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WILL POSITION YOU TO MAKE YOUR CASE. IT WILL POSITION TO YOU MAKE A BETTER APPLICATION THAT HOPEFULLY WOULD BE COMPETITIVE

ENOUGH TO WIN SOME FUNDING. >>I'M NOT GOING TO QUESTION. I HAVE NOT READ THIS. I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING A DEEP DIVE INTO IT. THESE GIS MAPS, CAN WE GET THEM IN PAPER FORM.

>>YES. IT WOULD BE GOOD TO GET THEM IN DIGITAL FORM AS WELL.

>>I LIKE IT ON MAPS. I'M OLD SCHOOL. I STILL USE A PAD, AND PENCI PENCI PENCI PENCIL, AND ERASER. AS SOON AS YOU READ THIS REPORT, IT'S GOING TO BE SHOCKING. THIS STREET IS COLLAPSING, AND I'M SURE WE ARE GOING TO FIND THOSE CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE. THAT IS JUST VISIBLE STUFF. THE IMPACTS, IT'S GOING TO BE A BOTTOMLESS WALL. I SEE OUR HEAD OF OUR BUILDING DEPARTMENT, MR. THOMAS HERE. HE'S SHAKING HIS HEAD YES. HE KNOWS WHAT I'M REFERRING TO. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE REPORT, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE MAPPING. I WILL DO A DEEP DIVE ON THAT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. THAT'S A MASSIVE UNDERTAKING. THE CITY COMMISSION CAN'T EVEN IDENTIFY ALL THE ASSETS IT OWNS. WE ARE GETTING THERE. HAVING SAID THAT, IT GIVES US A BASELINE TO START WITH TO GET A HANDLE ON HOW BIG THE ISSUE IS.

>>MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: I WILL ADD TO THIS, COMMISSIONER, WHEN YOU GO TO THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES, FLORIDA IS DEALING WITH

THIS. >>YES, IT'S A SANDBOX. IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THE BEST POSSIBLE RESILIENT CHIEF, AND WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON THIS, AND WILL DIGEST THIS REPORT, AND BREAK THIS DOWN TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO BE PROACTIVE INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR THE NEXT CATEGORY 3 STORM.

>>THIS IS A REGIONAL, BUT WE ARE WORKING ON THE MORE LOCAL, AND JUST DEALING WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, WHICH WE WILL DIAL IN CH IN CLOSER, AND WILL DIAL IN, BUT IT'S NOT COMPLETED YET, BUT WILL ALLOW US TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF VULNERABILITY, AND WORKING TOWARDS A PLAN.

>>THIS IS MY FINAL COMMENT. THIS IS THE MOST EXISTENTIAL THREAT IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE THAT EXISTS. WE NEED TO GET OUR HANDS-ON IT AND I KNOW IT'S MASSIVE AND THE FUNDING ISN'T THERE. HOWEVER, AT LEAST WE COME UP WITH A CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THIS SO, WE CAN GET TO THAT POINT. WE ARE PRAYING THAT IS NOT GOING TO COME HERE, AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO DO IT. ULTIMATELY, THANK YOU, MR. THOMAS. I'M DONE.

>>MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: ANYBODY ELSE?

>>WE'LL GET THE REPORT. WE'LL HAVE TO GET THE NUMBERS, AND PUT OUT TO BID. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THIS TOO. WE'LL IDENTIFY THE ACTUAL PLACES, THE PROBLEMS AND THE REAL RUB WILL COME WHEN WE HAVE TO GO OUT TO FIX THIS. AND THAT BEGINS TO DEFINE WHAT WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT, AND WHAT PATHWAY WE'LL HAVE TO GET TO GET THIS FUNDED BECAUSE WHAT THE CITY HAS IS NOT TO RUN, AND WE HAVE A CITY TO OPERATIONALIZE. I JUST WANTED TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. WE ARE CAMB GEARING UP TO LEARN, AND TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S OWNED BY THE CITY AND THE CONDITION OF THESE ASSETS TO HAVE A PLAN GOING FORWARD.

>>OKAY, THANK YOU. >>MADAM MAYOR?

>> MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: YES. >>UNFORTUNATELY I HAD AN EXPERIENCE IN THESE STAGES BROUGHT FORWARD WHEN WE MET AT THE CENTER WHEN WE HAD THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, AND ST. LUCIE AND THE COUNTY ALTOGETHER, AND WE HAD TO FACE THIS HEAD ON. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT YOU ARE STILL THERE. I KNOW THIS IS A PASSION

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OF YOURS, AND DO IT FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. A GOOD THING ABOUT THIS IS WE HAVE TO APPROACH TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF WHAT THIS REALITY IS AS YOU ARE INDICATING. WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING FORWARD WITH A STRATEGIC PLAN HERE AT THE CITY, A FIVE YEAR, TEN YEAR, AND NEED TO BE LOOKING AT THOSE, AND ALSO LOOKING AT THE HISTORY IN THIS COUNTY IN FORT PIERCE DIRECTLY IS THAT WE HAVE PAST EXPERIENCE. IN 2004, WHEN WE HAD THE HURRICANES, THE EROSION ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAGOON WERE VERY SUBSTANTIAL. YOU MAY RECALL THAT THE RIVER DRIVE FELL IN. IT WAS A $40 MILLION FIX. I RECALL THE ARGUMENTS, AND DISCUSSION THE CITIZENS DIDN'T WANT IT TO BE DONE A CERTAIN WAY, BUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAID YOU EITHER TAKE THIS $40 MILLION TODAY OR IT GOES AWAY. THE COMMISSIONERS AT THE TIME HAD TO MAKE A DECISION TO GO FORWARD, AND GET THAT REBUILT WITH THAT $40 MILLION TO BUILD AND THE RESERVES FROM THE COUNTY. IT'S LARGE PURCHASES, AND LARGE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT THAT GIVES US A FOR THOUGHT OF WHAT YOU ARE PRESENTING TODAY TO PREPARE GOING FORWARD. WE HAVE TO ALSO MAKE SURE WE PREPARE FOR FEMA.

WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT FEMA IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE GOING FORWARD. I KNOW THE ADMINISTRATION HAS A DIFFERENT OPINION OF WHAT FEMA IS OR SHOULD BE OR WHY IT EVEN EXISTS.

WE NEED TO LOOK AT THOSE. THE ISSUE HERE IS THAT WHILE DAUNTING, THIS TASK, NOT RUNNING AWAY FROM IT, NOT HIDING FROM THE SITUATION, BUT BEING ABLE TO PREPARE THE CITIZENS FOR THIS AS WELL, BECAUSE THERE MAY BE ASSETS THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS OUR FINANCIAL CONDITION ON THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TODAY THAT MAY TAKEAWAY FROM SOMETHING ELSE THAT MAY BE MORE PLEASING TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SO, IT REALLY HELPS TO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS OUR FINANCES AS TO HOW WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROMOTE, AND FIX THINGS THAT MAY COST US EVEN MORE DOWN THE ROAD.

IT WILL HELP FINANCE, AND BUDGET FOR US TO FIGURE OUT WHERE MONEY SHOULD BE SPENT FOR A BETTER INVESTMENT UPFRONT TO SAVE

LONG-TERM. THANK YOU. >>MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: OKAY, WE

HAVE A LOT OF WORK. >>WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.

>> ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >>

[A. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 25-009 An Ordinance by the City Commission of the City of Fort Pierce, Florida; Amending the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan to change the designation of two (2) parcels generally located at or near 2721 South Jenkins Road, from City of Fort Pierce (GC) General Commercial to City of Fort Pierce (RM) Medium Density Residential; Parcel (IDs): 2324-413-0000-000-9 and 2324-431-0001-000-2. SECOND READING]

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>WE MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE WILL HAVE ORDINANCE 25-009.

>> A. LEGISLATIVE HEARING - ORDINANCE 25-009 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA; AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO CHANGE THE DESIGNATION OF TWO (2) PARCELS GENERALLY LOCATED AT OR NEAR 2721 SOUTH JENKINS ROAD, FROM CITY OF FORT PIERCE (GC) GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO CITY OF FORT PIERCE (RM) MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL; PARCEL (IDS): 2324-413-0000-000-9 AND 2324-431-0001-000-2. SECOND READING

>>THIS IS THE SECOND READING. >>MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: STAFF, DO

YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? >> I THINK WE HAVE FROM THE

COMMISSION. >>BECAUSE WE HAD A SITUATION, WE DID NOT HAVE THE FIRST HEAR THE READING OF THIS. I WOULD WONDER IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ISN'T THATTED

>>WE HAVE A FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2721 SOUTH JENKINS ROAD, TWO PARCEL ID

23/24, 2324. 2324441300010002. >>THE APPLICANT, THEY ARE SEEKING TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE OF THE TWO PARCELS FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS THE

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SUBJECT SITE. 49 ACRES. THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE. THIS IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE CITY CODE, AND COMP PLAN. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. YOU CAN SEE THAT IS THAT ABUTS THE FUTURE LAND USE, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL WHICH IS COMMON IN PLANNING AS A BUFFER BETWEEN LOWER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL IS RM. THE EXISTING ZONING IS Z 3 COMMERCIAL AS YOU CAN SEE. THE PROPOSED IS PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. BEFORE YOU IS THE FUTURE LAND COMPARISON. THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IN AMENDMENT TO FUTURE LAND USE ACTUALLY DECREASES THE INTENSITY OF DWELLING UNITS BY 149 AS WELL AS THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF $2.1 MILLION, AND ALSO DECREASE IN THE TRAFFIC AS WELL. THE PLANNING UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS MAP ON DECEMBER 29, 2024. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. CITY COMMISSION ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH CHANGES

OR DISAPPROVAL. THANK YOU. >>MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: ANY

QUESTIONS OF STAFF? >> MADAM CHAIR, HAVING BEEN NOT ABLE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AS YOU HAVE, I DID DO A DEEP DIVE INTO THE HISTORY, AND SOME OF THE OTHER MEETINGS. I PRESENTED THE STAFF THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS, AND SINCE THIS IS A QUASI-JUDICIAL, I JUST WANT TO SET THE RECORD TOO THAT, I HAVE AN OPINION THAT QUASI-JUDICIAL SHOULD START, AND FINISH THROUGHOUT EVERY PROJECT GOING FORWARD, BUT WE CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION ANOTHER TIME FOR POLICY DISCUSSION. I CAN TRY TO

BE PRETTY QUICK THROUGH THESE. >>MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OF STAFF OR APPLICANT?

>> IT CAN BE BOTH. I CAN ASK QUESTIONS OF STAFF FIRST, AND THEN I WILL HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT BECAUSE I THINK THEY HAVE TO RESPOND BECAUSE THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS IN HERE THAT I THINK ARE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE CERTAINTY FROM

THE APPLICANT. >>YOU ARE RIGHT. NORMALLY WE HAVE QUASI-JUDICIAL, IN THE FIRST HEARING AND THE SECOND HEARING IS LEGISLATIVE. IT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT TO DOING IT.

BECAUSE YOU MISSED THAT MEETING BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T HERE, AND COMMISSIONER BRODERICK I THINK ALSO MISSED THAT MEETING. PLEASE GO AHEAD, AND ASK YOUR QUESTIONS.

>>COMMISSIONER JOHNSON: I WOULD LIKE TO SAY FOR THE RECORD THAT I MET WITH OUR PLANNING STAFF, ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, WITH THE HOME REPRESENTATIVE AMY, I DON'T HAVE HER LAST NAME IN FRONT OF ME, LESLIE OLSON, LEE DOBBINS. FOR DISCLOSURE, I HAVE WORKED WITH THEM IN THE PAST ON OTHER PROJECTS IN A DIFFERENT LIFE.

THE FIRST QUESTION I HAD IS IN THE INTERIM STAFF REPORT IT LISTED FISCAL IMPACTS, AND NO FISCAL IMPACTS. WHEN I SAY THAT, MY QUESTION TO THAT IS WHAT IS THE FISCAL IMPACT FROM GOING FROM COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL. YOU MADE IT CLEAR THAT THIS IS ABOUT WHAT'S IT GOING TO COST THE CITY, AND THAT IS WHAT YOUR POSITION WAS, AND IT'S NOT GOING TO COST THE CITY TO BUILD THE PROJECT. MY IMPACT IF YOU FEEL THE DOLLARS IT'S GOING TO COST TO BE BUILT, THE SALES TAX, THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT WHEN I'M LOOKING AT ANY, AND ALL PLANNING PROJECTS GOING FORWARD THAT WE SHOULD AT LEAST TAKE A LOOK AT, IS IT MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THE CITY'S REVENUE STREAM TO BE COMMERCIAL. WHEN WE ARE CHANGING ZONING, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE BECAUSE JUST CHANGING THE ZONING, GOING TO SOMETHING BECAUSE OF TAX REVENUE, OFTENTIMES, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE

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TOTAL NUMBERS YOU GET LESS. I WANT TO SET THAT UP FOR CONVERSATION, AND MAYBE FOR THE FUTURE FOR US TO DISCUSS IN STRATEGIC PLANS, AND CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR PLAN GOING FORWARD. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WITH FISCAL IMPACT, THAT'S MY QUESTION, AND WE DID THAT, YOU ANSWERED IT, AND MY POSITION WAS SIMPLY THAT I WANTED TO LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY SO, MAYBE IN THE FUTURE, WE CAN HAVE THAT

CONVERSATION. >>YES, COMMISSIONER. WHEN YOU SEE THE AGENDA ITEM COMING FORWARD, AND MENTIONS A FISCAL IMPACT LINE, THAT'S AN ANALYSIS OF WHAT THE PROJECT, OR WHAT EFFECT ON CITY BUDGET, CURRENT CITY BUDGET IS. IF IT'S COSTING THE CITY FOR ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS. WE UNDERSTAND VERY CLEARLY THAT THERE ARE MORE IMPACTS THAN THAT FOR AN ECONOMIC, AND THIS PROVISION ELEMENTS. I AM WORKING, AND CITY STAFF ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY MANAGER. AN ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGY TO LOOK AT THE COSTS OF DEVELOPMENT ON CITY SERVICES.

IT'S QUITE A COMPLEX ALGORITHM TO FIGURE OUT. WE HAVE THE COSTS ON EXISTING SERVICES, THE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN WHAT THE CITY WOULD BE COLLECTING FROM THAT IMPACT FROM NORMAL SOURCES.

FOR INSTANCE, SOLID WASTE, HAS A MONTHLY BILL FOR RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL. ALL DEPENDENT ON FREQUENCY, AND IMPACTS ON STAFF, CAPITAL DEPRECIATION OF EQUIPMENT, EXTENDED ROUTES, IMPACT ON TIMING, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR THE VEHICLES AND SO FORTH TO GET AROUND THE DEVELOPMENT. THOSE ARE VERY COMPLEX ISSUES TO FIGURE OUT, AND THAT WOULD NEED TO BE DONE BY DEVELOPMENT IN TERMS OF THE IMPACT OF THOSE THINGS. WE ARE WORKING ON SOMETHING. TO DEVELOP AN ALGORITHM OF SOME SORT TO NOT ONLY ASSESS SOLID WASTE, BUT ALL CITY SERVICES THAT MAY BE IMPACTED BY A DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE TAKEN THAT ON BOARD, AND WE TAKE THAT COMMENT ON BOARD, AND WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT WE ARE

WORKING TOWARDS THAT. >>THANK YOU.

>>THE OTHER ASPECT TO THIS IS THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IS RELYING ON THE NEGOTIATED STANDARDS. SO, THAT CAN SOMETIMES TAKEAWAY THE POWER OF THE COMMISSION TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL REQUIREMENTS OF A DEVELOPMENT COMING THROUGH, AND SOMETIMES IT COULD REDUCE THE LEVERAGE OF FUTURE COMMISSIONS.

SO, AGAIN, I'M HAVING TO SET THE TABLE TODAY BECAUSE THIS IS OUR FIRST MEETING, AND WE HAVEN'T WORKED TOGETHER IN THIS REGARD FOR THAT WAY. SO, I JUST WANT TO SET SOME OF THESE TEAMS OUT SO, KNOW WHERE I'M COMING FROM TODAY, AND GOING FORWARD. I APOLOGIZE IF THIS IS BORING FOR YOU. THE OTHER PART IS WHEN THE PD PROCESS OCCURS, AND I HAVE ANOTHER PART OF THIS AND I WANT TO BRING IT BACK. IT'S UNCLEAR TO ME WHEN ENTITLEMENTS ARE INVESTED. I WANTED TO SAY THAT OUT LOUD BECAUSE I HAVE A LIST SO, I STAY CONCISE. BECAUSE THE MAYOR HAS A STICK BACK HERE, AND

SHE HITS ME IN THE KNEE. >>MAYOR LINDA HUDSON. YEAH, HE'S AFRAID.

>>I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THIS IN A REASONABLE TIME. AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU SAID THE APPLICANT WAS NOT GOING TO PRESENT, STAFF WAS NOT GOING TO PRESENT, BUT IN THIS CASE, SPECIFICALLY, IT WENT THROUGH A LOT OF ITERATIONS, BACK TO PLANNING SEVERAL TIMES, AND SOME COMMISSIONERS WERE IN, SOME COMMISSIONERS WERE OUT. TO MAKE SURE THE RECORD IS CLEAR AND THE TRANSPARENCY IS THERE, I THINK WE SHOULD ENTERTAIN THE IDEA OF QUASI-JUDICIAL, AND WHEN THE APPLICANT COMES TO THE FINAL ZONING HEARING LIKE THIS, THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO REBUT OR STAND ON, AND CREATE THE RECORD FOR WHATEVER IT IS THEY ARE BEING ASKED TO DO FROM A CONDITIONS STANDPOINT. SO, THAT'S AGAIN, SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT GOING FORWARD. BUT I THINK FOR THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, I THINK WE MAY PUT

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OURSELVES IN A SCENARIO FOR GETTING IN TROUBLE IF SOMEONE CMES BACK TO SUE US. THAT'S MY GROUNDWORK ON THAT.

>>GOING BACK, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MOST FOLKS DONU'T REALIZE, AND WHAT I DIDN'T REALIZE EITHER, COMMERCIAL PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN THERE FOR 20 PLUS YEARS FROM 2008, I DID NOT UNDERSTAND THERE WAS AN EASEMENT CONDITION IN THERE THAT CREATED A PROBLEM FOR THE ABILITY TO HAVE FRONTAGE ON THE MAIN HIGHWAY. SO, THAT CHANGES THE CONDITION FOR ME THAT THIS MIGHT BE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY THAN COMMERCIAL BECAUSE OF HOW IT'S NOT FACING FORWARD ON 70. IT DID CHANGE MY MIND A LITTLE BIT. I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER YET. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT.

TRAFFIC IMPACTS, THE CITIZENS ARE GOING TO APPRECIATE.

ADMITTEDLY, THAT CORNER IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE EITHER WAY.

LET ME JUST GET TO THE CRUX -- I HAVE TO GO THROUGH THESE QUESTIONS. THE OTHERS WILL GO TO THE APPLICANT. THE SCHOOL ACCESS AND I SAW THAT WENT BACK AND FORTH SEVERAL TIMES, AND THERE WAS A CHALLENGE, AND SOMETHING HAS BEEN DECIDED. I'M NOT ARGUING THE ISSUE TONIGHT AS TO WHETHER IT SHOULD BE THERE OR SOMEWHERE ELSE, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT COME UP WITH A SOLID POSITION AS TO WHERE THEY WANT SCHOOL BUSES TO COME, AND GO FROM THESE TEGUDEVELOPMENTS. MA HAD A FIRM IDEA FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT. WHEN YOU HAVE A SCHOOL BUS TRAVERSING THE ROAD, IT CAN BE DIFFICULT. IT HAS TO GET AROUND THAT CAR PARKED ON THE ROAD OR TREES, MAILBOX, ETC.

IT PUTS A LIABILITY ON THE SCHOOL BUS DRIVER AND THE DISTRICT TRYING TO DIVERSE THOSE ROADS. IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TURN LANES, AND TRAFFIC HAS TO STOP TO LET STUDENTS GET ON, BUT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY THERE. IF YOU HAVE THE BUS STOP OUTSIDE, AND A SHELTER PUT IN BY THE DEVELOPER, NOW IT CAN BE USED BY THE COUNTY TROCHIN BUS STOP, AND CAN BE USED. THAT IS FOR FYI BECAUSE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS DETERMINED THAT.

TO THE STORMWATER SYSTEMS, PRESENTLY CURRENTLY, STORM WATER IS A BIG ISSUE AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTENT, AND MANAGING OF THE PHOSPHATES, NITROGENS, ALL THAT GOING INTO OUR SYSTEM IS THAT CHALLENGE. I WAS GOING TO BE ASKING FOR A COMPLETE ENGINEERING PLAN, AND SO FORTH, NOW I HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT ON THAT. AGAIN, I'M GIVING THANK YOU QUESTIONS THAT I GAVE THE STAFF, AND HOW I LED UP TO IT.

I DO LIKE THE IDEA THAT THE BIOAS BIO -- AS WELL AS, ARE BEING CREATED AND THE WETLANDS AND THE NEWS THAT OUR FCC WANTED TO BULLDOZE OVER FOR THEIR TRASH LANE ISSUE, BUT THAT'S FOR ANOTHER DAY. THE OTHER ONE WAS FLOOD MAINTENANCE, AND RESPONSIBILITIES, THOSE ARE QUESTIONS TO THE APPLICANT. AND I ASKED YOU THE SAME QUESTION

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AND YOU SAID THERE IS NOT A PLAN UNTIL IT GOES THROUGH FILE.

>>THAT'S CORRECT. >>THE FISCAL IMPACT FOR THE ROADWAY SYSTEMS, WELL, I WILL DO THAT WITH THEM. OKAY. TRAFFIC, AND INFRASTRUCTURE. THE TRAFFIC IMPACTS. I ASKED FOR WHAT ARE THE OFFSIDE IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED, AND ARE THEY FUNDED SUCH AS SIDEWALKS, LANES, WHAT AM I MISSING?

>> THERE MAY BE A FUTURE TRAFFIC SIGNAL. I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE COUNTY WILL GO WITH THAT ONE. WE WILL BE ENTERING INTO NEGOTIATIONS TO BE DETAILED, TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS, AND EXCHANGES OF PROPERTY OR EASEMENTS OR SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS. OFF D CELL LANES AND SO FORTH, AND WE HAVE INDICATION THAT A LOT OF THOSE MIGHT BE REQUIRED AT THIS STAGE, AT THE FINAL WE'LL TAKE THOSE PRECISELY.

>>ARE THESE BEING BONDED IMPROVEMENTS? IS THERE A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME FOR THE COMPLETION OF THAT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO THAT HERE, AND ACROSS ALL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CITY. IMPACT FEES, CALCULATIONS, CALIFORNIA OF THE FUTURE EXPANSION OF THE ROAD. THERE IS CURRENTLY A PDE GOING ON THERE FROM MIDWAY TO THE AIRPORT. ALL OF THAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE A LOT OF THE PART OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE IS FROM THAT AREA.

>>THE NOY STUDY? >> THE CONDITION THAT YOU ARE REFERRING TO, ACTUALLY ITSELF REFERS TO A SET OF STANDARDS THAT ARE DEVELOPED BY -- THEY RELATE TO NOISE LEVELS ADJACENT TO INTERSTATE, AND IN THIS CASE, WE HAVE THE DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS CLOSE TO THE OFF-RAMP OF I 95 THAT LEADS TO -- THE DEVELOPER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE THAT IF THAT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IS DEVELOPED THERE, THEN THERE IS LIKELY TO BE CONCERN, AND WE HAVE CONCERN REGARDING THE LIKELIHOOD OF NOISE GENERATED FROM THAT INTERSTATE ONTO THAT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. SO, WE DID SPEAK WITH STAFF AT FDMT, AND THEY RECOMMENDED SOME STANDARDS THAT THEY HAVE THEMSELVES, AND ALSO WE UTILIZED SOME STANDARDS THAT ARE OPERATED BY HUD IN TERMS OF THE STANDARD FOR INTERNAL NOISE OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS. SO, WE HAVE SOME DBA LEVELS FROM FDOT THAT RELATE TO THE OVERALL SITE, AND THEN WE HAVE SOME DBA LEVELS, WHICH RELATE TO HUD FOR INTERIOR NOISE LEVELS. THE INTERIOR LEVELS CAN BE ADDRESSED DEPENDING ON THEIR LEVELS THEMSELVES, BY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BUILDING WITH GLAZING AND SO FORTH. TO GET TO THAT, TO KNOW WHAT THAT REQUIRES, WE READ IN SOME SORT OF A STUDY TO BE DONE WHICH IS PART OF THAT CONDITION. THE STUDY WILL BE DONE WHICH WILL ANALYZE THE NOISE LEVELS THROUGHOUT THAT PROPERTY THAT WILL BE OVER LAID ONTO A RANGE OF DECIBELS, AND THAT ITSELF WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST FDOT LEVELS, ANY PARTS OF THAT PROPERTY THAT WOULD EXCEED THOSE LEVELS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO SOME NOISE ATTENUATION TO THE HOMES. WE ARE AWARE THAT THE APPLICANT

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HAS SAID THEY HAVE ORIENTED SOME OF THE DWELLINGS TO BE LESS EXPOSED TO THOSE LEVELS, BUT WE DON'T KNOW THOSE LEVELS YET, AND WE ARE WAITING, AND THAT WOULD BE A CONDITION THAT WOULD BE ADDRESSED PRIOR TO BUILDING THAT WE COULD ASSESS WHAT CONSTRUCTION TYPES WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO GET TO THE PERMIT

STAGE >>THAT WILL BE REFERRED TO AT

ZONING. >>WE EXPECT THE APPLICANT TO FUND THE NOISE STUDY. THAT'S A CONDITION OF THE APPLICATION MOVING FORWARD. SO, THIS EXPENSE TO THAT.

>>WHAT IF MITIGATION PROVES IN FEASIBLE, WHAT HAPPENS AFTER

THAT? >> THE CONDITIONS HAVE TO BE MET. IF THEY ARE NOT MET, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO APPROVE THE

STRUCTURES. NO. >>THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU,

SIR. >>A FOLLOW-UP COMMENT. I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN, AND A WHOLE SUB SET ARGUMENT OF THE CHANGING THIS DEVELOPMENT TO RESIDENTIAL AND THE CITY'S LACK OF BETTER WORD, AFFORDABLE. WITH THE ADVENT OF THE JOBS GOING FORWARD, THE CLIENT IS QUESTIONING THE LEVEL OF WORKFORCE, AND HOUSING. IN MY OPINION, THERE NEEDS TO BE A BALANCE. YOU POINTED OUT ONE PLAUSIBLE ISSUE WITH THE COMMERCIAL SIDE WHICH IS THE FUNCTION ISSUE, AND ON THAT DEVELOPMENT OF THAT TRACT. THE WORKFORCE HOUSING BECOMES MORE CRITICAL WHEN WE HAVE LARGE NATIONAL EMPLOYERS SHOPPING AROUND FOR SPACE, AND LOCATIONS TO SET UP THEIR OPERATIONS, AND THERE IS A LACK OF WORKFORCE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE HOUSING FOR THIS WORKFORCE. SO, THE CITY HAS EMBARKED ON A RATHER AGGRESSIVE PROGRAM TO WORK WITH PLANNING.

>>COMMISSIONER BRODERICK: TO CRE CREATE, OR ENHANCE HOUSING BECAUSE IT'S BADLY NEEDED, AND RECRUIT THESE FIRMS TO OUR AREAS TO ENGAGE THESE EMPLOYERS IN THEIR WORKFORCE. I KNOW PLANNING HAS BEEN FOCUSING ON THIS SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS AND IT HAS REAPED.

NOW WE HAVE SEEN THE BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT IS CLOSE TO AFFORDABLE IN TODAY'S TERMINOLOGY OF WORKFORCE HOUSING AS CAN BE AVAILABLE. THE LOCATION OF THIS PROJECT IS UNIQUE WHERE IT'S ADJACENT TO WHERE ALL OF THESE POTENTIAL JOBS WILL BE CREATED. BASED ON THE ISSUES, BASED ON THE FRONTAGE ISSUES AND THE LOCATION OF THIS PROPERTY TO CONVERT TO RESIDENTIAL USE, KEEPING IN MIND THAT ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I ASKED MS. OLSON WHEN SHE WAS MAKING THE PRESENTATION IS WHAT ABOUT THE NOISE OF ATTENUATION, IF THE MARKET IS SELLING THESE WITH A POTENTIAL NECESSIGATIVE, POWER TO THEM. WE HAVE THE TECHNICALITIES IN PLACE FOR THAT. I CAN BYPASS THAT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THIS IS NOT A MARKETING PROBLEM, IT'S THEIR MARKETING PROBLEM. IF PEOPLE WISH TO BUY UNDERSTOOD ADJACENT TO THE HIGHWAY INTERCHANGE, IT'S NOT BUYER BE AWARE, THE BUYER ACKNOWLEDGES THIS PUNRCHASE. I DON'T SEE IT REALLY UNDERMINES OUR ABILITY TO PROMOTE CONTINUED RETAIL DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND THROUGHOUT THIS CORRIDOR.

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>>MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: ANY OTHER COMMENTS TO STAFF?

>> BASICALLY DOING IT THROUGH THE ZONING PROCESS IS TO SET THE RECORD FOR LEGAL DEFENSE ABILITY GOING FORWARD, AND WE HAVE AN ATTORNEY THAT CAN SPEAK TO THAT IF SHE CHOOSES. THAT'S THE REASON WHY THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE HERE REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS AFTERWARDS. WE SET THE REMEDY, AND LEGAL STANDARD. WHEN THE TIME COMES, IF SOMEONE IS GETTING SUED, IT'S HOW WE SET THE RECORD GOING FORWARD. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY ARE GOING TO SUE SOMEBODY AND THE CITY IS ALWAYS PART OF THAT REGARDLESS OF ANY LAWSUIT JUST BECAUSE THEY PUT YOUR NAME IN THERE, CITY, COUNTY, ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY. SO, THAT'S LARGELY WHY MY

CONCERNS ARE THAT. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO NOW, UNLESS THERE ARE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF. I WOULD LIKE THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD AND THIS IS A LITTLE UNUSUAL, AND WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT'S UNNUSUAL, AND WILL NOT BE HAPPENING A LOT. USUALLY, THE APPLICANT WOULD HAVE THREE MINUTES. SO, I'M GOING TO VARY FROM OUR PROCEDURE, IS NOT SOMETHING WE DO A LOT.

>>DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY, MR. DIAMOND, BEFORE HE STARTS?

>> >>FOR THE RECORD, LEE DOBBINS, REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT. THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU ARE RAISING, NONE OF THEM ARE NEW. THESE ARE ALL ACCESS, DRAINAGE, AND NOISE, ITEMS BROUGHT UP BY STAFF. IN CONTEXT, IN THE PROCESS WITH THE CITY FOR OVER A YEAR AND THE PROJECT HAS BEEN VETTED, AND GONE THROUGH A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH STAFF.

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. STAFF PUT IN PLACE A NUMBER OF CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL THAT ARE IN THE AGREEMENT TO ADDRESS THE VERY CONDITIONS THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. THAT SAID, WE UNDERSTANDING THIS YOUR FIRST HEARING ON THIS, AND WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. WE HAVE OUR ENTIRE TEAM WITH US TONIGHT. GO AHEAD, AND HIT US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS, AND WE'LL BRING IN THE APPROPRIATE EXPERTS TO ANSWER THEM.

>>IT'S THE SAME QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE ASKED OUR STAFF, BUT IN MY POSITION, WE NEED ASSURANCE FROM YOU AS TO WHERE WE GO FORWARD. I DID MEET WITH THEIR TEAM. WENT THROUGH ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS, AND ANSWERS, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO GET BACK TO ME ON. SO, I'M GOING THROUGH THESE REAL QUICK. THE EASEMENT RESOLUTION, THAT OBVIOUSLY, WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS MAJORLY CONCERNING TO ME. AND I WILL JUST SHARE SOME EXPERIENCE THAT THE COUNTY HAD GOTTEN AN EASEMENT THAT HAD BEEN IN PLACE FOR 20 YEARS, TITLE INSURANCE ON IT. THE PROPERTY OWNERS WANTED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT AFTER 20 YEARS, AND SUED THE COUNTY FOR IT. I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S JUST AN EXPERIENCE AND THE COUNTY WAS STILL SUED EVEN WITH TITLE INSURANCE IN PLACE, AND A 20 YEAR EXPERIENCE OF HAVING AN EASEMENT IN PLACE. SO, EASEMENT ARE A VERY TRICKY THING, AND SOMETIMES CAN BE A CHALLENGE FOR ANY PROJECT EVEN IF IT'S WELL THOUGHT OUT. SO, LET'S GO AHEAD, AND TELL ME HOW YOU HAVE THIS RESOLVED, AND YOU PACKAGED IT ALL UP IN A PRETTY BOW, AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT FROM THE CITY IN A

LEGAL STANDPOINT. >>SURELY. UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE SITUATION THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE COUNTY. TO START WITH, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND A COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH, AND JUST FOR EVERYBODY, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AN EASEMENT THROUGH THIS PROPERTY TO GIVE ACCESS TO THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TO THE NORTH OF THIS THAT IS ON THE ROAD.

THAT PROPERTY TO THE NORTH, IT DOES HAVE ITS OWN ACCESS DIRECTLY FROM JENKINS, THE EASEMENT GIVES THEM BETTER

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ACCESS BECAUSE IT ALLOWS THE TRAFFIC TO GO THROUGH THIS PROPERTY THROUGH A FULL TURNING MOVEMENT TO GET OUT OF OUR PROPERTY AS OPPOSED TO JUST RIDE IN, AND RIDE OUT ONTO THEIR PROPERTY. IT'S ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS AN AMENDMENT TO AN EXISTING EASEMENT. THERE IS AN EASEMENT THROUGH THIS PROPERTY THAT WAS RECORDED IN 2009. SO, IT'S BEEN THERE ALL THIS TIME, IT'S STILL THERE. IT'S STILL LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE. I WILL GET TO YOU IN A MINUTE ON WHAT'S IN THE APPROVALS HERE TO PROTECT THE ACCESS. BUT JUST AS AN EXPERIMENT. IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE GOOD ATTORNEYS, DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE HECK THEY WERE DO NOT, AND WENT FORWARD, AND DEVELOPED THE SITE WITHOUT ADDRESSED THE EXISTING EASEMENT AT ALL, THE PROPERTY OWNER TO THE NORTH WOULD STILL BE WELL PROTECTED BECAUSE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS, IT WOULD BUILD HOMES, AND WOULD FIND THEY COULDN'T SELL THOSE HOMES. NO BANK WOULD LOAN A MORTGAGE ON THIS BECAUSE IT'S SITTING ON TOP OF AN EXISTING EASEMENT AND THE SURVEYS WOULD SHOW THAT. AT WHICH POINT, IT WOULD HAVE TO GO HAND IN HAND TO THE PROPERTY OWNER TO THE NORTH, AND SAY, WILL YOU PLEASE LET US RLOCATE THE EASEMENT. THAT PROPERTY OWNER WOULD BE IN A GREAT POSITION TO MAKE A REALLY STRONG DEAL BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET THAT RELEASE BECAUSE THAT IS A PROPERTY RIGHT FOR THE PROPERTY. BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY DID BECAUSE THEY HAVE ATTORNEYS, AND THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. SO, WE WERE WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBOR TO THE NORTH RELATIVELY EARLY ON IN THE PROCESS TO NEGOTIATE AN AMENDMENT TO THE EASEMENT TO RELOCATE IT TO THE POSITION WHERE IT FITS IN WITH THIS SITE PLAN. SO, IT'S NOT JUST GOOD FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO THE NORTH, IT'S ESSENTIAL FOR POULIOTEY BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DO THAT WITHOUT THAT. WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT IN PLACE, WHICH MOVES THE EXISTING 2009 EASEMENT FROM WHERE IT WAS TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE TO FIT IN TO THIS SITE PLAN. THAT IS BEING HELD INNES SCOW C ESCROW CURRENTLY, AND WILL BE IN THERE WHEN THE CURRENT OWNER SELLS TO POULTY. AND IS IN THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, AND IN THE AGREEMENT. IN YOUR SYSTEM, THE CONDITIONS ARE IN BOTH PLACES, AND THAT CONDITION SAYS THAT AMENDMENT TO EASEMENT MUST BE IN PLACE IN RECORDING, AND COPY OF IT HAS TO BE PROVIDED TO CITY STAFF PRIOR TO US FILING OR AT THE TIME WE ARE FILING THE APPLICATION FOR PLAN APPROVAL.

SO, WE CAN'T GO FORWARD, AND WE CAN'T SELL LOTS WITHOUT THAT BEING IN PLACE BECAUSE OF THE EASEMENT AND THE CONDITIONS OF

APPROVAL. >>I THINK I'M PRETTY SOUND ON THAT ONE. THE NOISE STUDY, MITIGATION, AGAIN, THIS IS ABOUT BEING LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE, AND HOW WE GO FORWARD. WHEN WE TALK, YOU EXPLAINED TO ME YOU HAD A LIST OF PROVISIONS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO PROVIDE TO STAFF IN THIS PARTICULAR REZONING. CAN YOU GIVE US WHAT THAT LIST IS SO, WE ARE ALL SATISFIED THAT IT'S GOING TO BE HELPFUL FOR THIS PROJECT.

>>ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE NOISE CONDITIONS?

>> YES. >>THAT IS IN THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL IN THE ORDINANCE AND THE PUD AGREEMENT. SO, THERE ARE A FEW STEPS TO IT AND I WANT TO BE SURE I GET IT RIGHT. THAT'S THE LONGEST CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL NO. 13. IT HAS SEVERAL STEPS. FIRST OF ALL, THE SOUND STUDY, THE DEVELOPER HAS TO GET A SOUND STUDY TO DETERMINE IF THE NOISE WITHIN THE PROPERTY FROM I 95 OFF-RAMP RECEIVES FDOT NOISE CRITERIA FOR THE PROPERTY.

FDOT HAS A CRITERIA FOR IT. IT'S NOT INTENDED TO BE IMPOSED BY DEVELOPERS, BUT FOR FDOT PROCESS, AND THEN WE'LL USING THAT STANDARD. IF THAT NOISE ABATEMENT CRITERIA IS EXCEEDED ANYWHERE WITHIN THIS PROPERTY OR A HOME, THEN, WITH RESPECT TO EACH OF THOSE HOME SITES WHERE HOMES WILL BE T DEVELOPER HAS TO IMPLEMENT MITIGATION IN ORDER TO BRING DOWN THE SOUND LEVEL INSIDE THE HOME TO THE HUD INTERIOR NOISE GOAL. THAT IS A

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GOAL THAT HUD HAS FOR INTERIOR HOMES, AND TO HAVE BRING THE MITIGATION TO BRING IT DOWN TO THAT HUD NOISE GOAL. IN ADDITION, IN THE FDOT STANDARDS, THERE ARE SOME BUILDING NOISE REDUCTION FACTORS THAT ARE SOME THINGS THEY CAN DO TO A HOME TO CREATE NOISE REDUCTION. FOR EXAMPLE, STORM WINDOWS WILL REDUCE SOUND BY 25 DECIBELS, DOUBLE GLAZED GLASS, 35 DECIBELS. WE BUILD THAT IN TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PULL PERMITS FOR THE PROCESS, AND IT'S HERE.

WE ARE ABLE TO SHOW THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THOSE STANDARDS SO, MATHEMATICALLY, IT BRINGS DOWN THE NOISE LEVELS AS PER THE NOISE STUDY BRINGING IT DOWN FOR THE HUD INTERIOR NOISE STANDARD.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? >> THIS IS PRIOR TO PLAN

APPROVAL. >>WE HAVE THE GET THE NOISE STUDY PRIOR TO PLAN APPROVAL AND THE MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO PULL THE BUILDING PERMIT TO BUILD THE HOME TO SHOW THAT CRITERIA IS INCLUDED IN THE DESIGN.

>>I SHARED AN EXPERIENCE THAT PGA RESERVE HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR 35 YEARS, AND THEY NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH SOUND, AND F DO THE DID THE RECOVERY OF 95, AND USED A DIFFERENT AGGREGATE, AND THAT CHANGED THE SOUND DECIBELS FROM THE HIGHWAY AND THE COMPLAINTS WERE EXTENSIVE. SOMETIMES THINGS CHANGE. THAT'S

WHY IT'S ON TOP OF MIND FOR ME. >>THERE ARE THINGS DONE IN TERMS OF THE DESIGN BECAUSE THEY ARE BUYERS, AND THEY WANT TO HAVE HAPPY BUYERS. THE HOMES ARE DESIGNED SO, YOU DO NOT HAVE REAR FACING TOWARDS THE HIGHWAY AND GENEROUS BUFFER IN THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED SO, YOU DON'T HAVE BIO -- SWAILS IN TERMS OF THE PROPERTY SO, PEOPLE WILL WANT TO BUY.

>>THIS ONE IS ON THE STORMWATER PLAN, AND SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON STORMWATER, AND AN ADVOCATE FOR SO MANY YEARS. THE ENGINEERING, I UNDERSTAND THE COSTLY UPFRONT. BUT CAN YOU SHARE WITH ME THAT THIS WILL BE DONE AT WHAT PERIOD OF TIME? I ASKED MS. OLSON, AND JUST HAD AN EMAIL EARLIER TONIGHT, AND YOU REFLECT ON THAT AND I ASKED FOR A TIMELINE TO BE CREATED FOR STAFF TO HAVE THAT TO MOVE THIS FORWARD ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE BASED ON YOUR RESPONSE. DO YOU WANT TO SHARE WHAT YOUR RESPONSE WAS?

>> MS. OLSON? >> MADAM MAYOR, LINDSEY OLSON.

REPRESENTING PULLTY. CONGRATULATIONS. IN TERMS OF WHEN THE ENGINEERING IS COMING THROUGH ON THIS, I KNOW THAT SOME OF THE CONCERN THAT YOU HAD, SIR, IS REGARDING THE RAIN GARDEN. WE ARE TAKING THINGS THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE INDENTATIONS IN THE GROUND, AND THEY DON'T HAVE MUCH OUTSIDE WITH CLEANING THE WATER. WHAT YOU HAVE WITH THE RAIN GARDEN, IS THEY WOULD DO ALL THE STUFF THAT A SWAIL WOULD DO, BUT DO IT BETTER BECAUSE OF THE VEGETATION IN THERE. IT TAKES OUT MORE OF THE NUTRIENTS THAN JUST A SWAIL WOULD. FURTHERMORE, OUR DESIGN INCLUDES A STRAP, AND EXTRA SAND, WHICH ALLOWS THOSE RAIN GARDENS TO DRAIN FASTER THAN YOUR TYPICAL SWALES. YOU ARE GETTING BETTER REDUCTION, MORE HABITAT CREEATION FOR WILDLIFE,

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AND DRAINS FASTER. THOSE ARE ALL THE THINGS, AND WE ARE EXCITED TO PROVIDE THIS HERE. WHEN YOU GET DOWN TO THE MATH OF THE STORM WATER DESIGN. WE ARE GOING TO BE RESUBMITTING OUR FINAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT THIS WEEK, AND ARE PLANNING TO GO TO PLANNING BOARD FOR THAT IN MARCH. AND CITY COMMISSION, SECOND MEETING IN APRIL, SECOND READING. IN ENGINEERING PERMITS, WE ALREADY HAVE THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER PERMIT IN HAND AND THE UPKEEP, AND MAINTENANCE FOR THAT, AND THEY ARE GETTING A LOT MORE STRINGENT ABOUT POLICING WATER QUALITY, AND MAINTENANCE OF THESE THINGS. AS A COMMISSIONER, I KNOW YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH HOA'S THAT FAIL TO MAINTAIN THEIR STORMWATER SYSTEM, AND COME CRYING TO THE COMMISSION. SOUTH FLORIDA IS REALLY BUCKLING DOWN ON THAT. SO, WE ALREADY HAVE THAT ERP IN HAND. IN APRIL 2026, WE PLAN ON SUBMITTING ENGINEERING PERMITS INCLUDING THE FORT PIERCE DEVELOPMENT PERMITS FOR OUR CIVIL ENGINEERING, AS WELL AS OUR ST. LUCIE WATER CONTROL

BECAUSE THAT'S THE CANAL. >>THE DISCHARGE PLAINT POINT.

>>YES, OUR DISTRICT. AND WE PLAN TO HAVE THE MAP ISSUED FOR THE WORK. AUGUST 2026, RWE LOOK TO SEE OUR PLAN APPROVED, AND UTILITY PERMITS ISSUED. THAT'S THE TIMELINE.

>>I APPRECIATE THE WORK. I KNOW IT WAS A CHALLENGE FOR YOU ALL.

I HAD A CONCERN THAT WE WERE GOING TO REZONE THIS WITHOUT ANY CERTAINTIES, AND A PLAN. WITH THE WATER DISTRICT, IS THERE A COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMMUNITY AFTER THE FACT FOR PARTICIPATING IN CLEANING THAT NORTH ST. LUCIE CANAL? THE REASON I ASK AND THE ASK HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN IT WHERE THE BLUE SKY DEVELOPMENT IS FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THAT IS IN A CDD, SOME WITH THE CITY, THE HOA, AND WHO WAS MAINTAINING HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE FOR THE LAST 5-6 YEARS. SO, WHENEVER YOU HAVE MULTIPLE ENTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OF THESE CANALS, YOU GET, IT'S THEIR FAULT. I ALWAYS, AFTER SOME EXPERIENCE, LOOK FOR QUESTIONS AS TO HOW THAT WOULD BE MANAGED, BUT WE LEAVE THAT TO NORTH ST. LUCIE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. MOVING ON TO THE TRAFFIC MITIGATION PACKAGE. WELL, WI DON'T NEED TO GO INTO THE IMPACT FEES. THAT CAN BE CALCULATED AT A LATER TIME. YOU WOULD HAVE THE OFF-SITE IMPROVEMENTS, THE FINAL DRAWINGS, TURN LANES, SIGNALS, AND APPRECIATE THAT YOUR GROUP ACTUALLY LINED UP THE DRIVEWAY FOR WHAT WOULD BE THE SOUTHERN SECTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT WITH THE SCHOOL. AND I KNOW THAT THE COUNTY HAS A LINE OF SITE SEPARATION FOR X AMOUNT OF FEET FROM THE INTERSECTION. I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GET OUT OF THE COMMUNITY FROM THAT LOCATION. IN DESALE LANES TO BE BONDED WITH REMEDIES? I'M TRYING TO GO FAST BECAUSE YOU HAVE DONE WITH THIS WE A NUMBER OF TIMES. I JUST FOR

THE PUBLIC. >>WE EXPECT IT FROM YOU, SIR.

>>IT'S A CURSE. I WOULD LOVE THE SCHOOL TO COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR THE BUSES. WHAT'S THE MOST RESPONSIBLE FROM A STANDPOINT OF

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PROTECTING THE COMMUNITY, PROTECTING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE BUS DRIVERS INSIDE THESE COMMUNITIES NAVIGATING A BUS

LIKE THAT THROUGH A SMALL AREA. >>HERE IS ONE THAT I STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO WRAP MY BRAIN AROUND, AND THAT IS THE VESTING OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS. IN A PREVIOUS LIGHT, I WENT THROUGH A RECESSION, AND NUMBER OF PLANS WERE BROUGHT FORWARD.

THE COUNTY WAS BLOOMING, THE CITY WAS BOOMING, PLANS GOT IN PLACE, ENTITLEMENTS WERE GIVEN, AND THEN THE PLANS SAT WITH NOTHING, AND THEN WENT FOR EXTENSIONS AND THE STATE GAVE THEM ALMOST A BLANKET EXTENSION. WHILE OKAY, THE CHALLENGE IS IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT VESTED RIGHT, AND YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A VALUE, AND SPENT THE MONEY THAT FOLKS HAVE ALREADY SPENT TODAY AND THE ONES THAT COME BEFORE, AND AFTER, IS WITHOUT VESTED RIGHTS AT A CERTAIN POINT IN TIME, ALL THEY HAVE IS A PIECE OF PAPER. FROM AN OUTSIDE STANDPOINT, INVESTORS, WHEN THEY COME HERE, THEY NEED TO VET IT. AT THE END OF THIS PROCESS, WHEN IT COMES TO SITE PLAN, AND FINALLY GETS APPROVED, WHEN WILL THE PROPERTY BE VESTED. SIT AT PERMIT, PLANNING, VERTICAL DESIGN, VERTICAL BUILD, WHAT IS IT, AND CAN DEVELOPERS, AND PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO INVEST HERE HANG THEIR HAT ON THAT OR

IS THERE SOME WIGGLE ROOM? >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO FRAME THAT?

>> THANK YOU. PLANNING DIRECTOR. WITHIN THE PUD ORDINANCE ITSELF, THERE IS A SECTION, WHICH RELATES TO THE EXPIRING DATE OF THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. THERE IS ALSO VARIOUS TRIGGERS TO THE EXPIREY OF FIGS PHASING. ANY ON THOSE MOMENTS, THEY CAN COME BACK TO THE CITY TO ASK FOR AN EXTENSION. THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE ON BETTER EXPLAINING, BETTER FORMALIZING WHERE THAT ENTITLEMENT SITS. BEHIND-THE-SCENES, AND NOT RELATED TO THIS APPLICATION, WE ARE WORKING ON MORE LIKE A ZONING DISTRICT ENTITLEMENT FOR THE PUD PROCESS. BUT THAT WON'T BE COMING BACK TO THE CITY COMMISSION IN THE FUTURE. WITH THE DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS, IF IT'S APPROVED WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE FOR PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. AS I SAY, TWO YEARS, AND BEFORE IT EXPIRES, IT CAN BE RENEWED 30 DAYS BEFORE THAT EXPIRATION. PHASING, SAME CRITERIA. A POINT WHERE CERTAIN PARTS OF THAT PHASING HAVE RECEIVED VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION, AND PERMITS FOR THAT VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION, THAT PIECES ENTITLED. THERE IS MOMENTS WHERE AT THE PERCENTAGE OF THE DEVELOPMENT IS BUILT OUT, THEN IT BECOMES VESTED. THERE IS CRITERIA OF A WAY THROUGH THAT, AND IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY FORFFOR THE APPLICANT TO MAINTAIN THEIR ENTITLEMENT THROUGH THAT ONCE IT IS APPROVED. AND REALLY THE CITY OUGHT TO BE MONITORING THAT.

>>THE REASON I ASK IS A LOT OF DEVELOPMENTS JUST STOPPED, AND DID NOTHING. BUT BECAUSE THEY WERE VESTED, AND GIVEN THE EXTENSIONS, IT WAS ACTUALLY QUICKER FOR THE FOLKS TO GET BACK IN, AND REINVESTING AGAIN AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE COUNTY TO START SEEING THOSE NEW INVESTMENTS COMING IN.

THAT'S EXPERIENCE THAT MATTERED THAT IF YOU HAVE AN INVEST A VE PROJECT, AND STARTS TO GO THROUGH THE MARKET, IT HAS SOME

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ADJUSTMENTS, AND ABLE TO GET STARTED THAT IS A LESSON FROM AN

HISTORIC STANDPOINT. >>THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MADAM

MAYOR. >>MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY COMMENTS?

>> YOU ARE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH ME ON THIS TOPIC. YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW I SAT ON THE PLANNING BOARD FOR EIGHT YEARS BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION. I WAS THE DRIVING FORCE FOR INTERNALIZING THE BUS ROUTES AND THE SAFETY. I DIDN'T CARE ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT. THAT WAS IRRELEVANT TO ME. WORKING WITH THE COUNTY AND THE MAYOR AND THE PLANNING BOARD WE WORKED ON THESE CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE BUS STOPS WHICH WAS A DANGER TO THE BUSES, THE KIDS. TO GET THE TURN ERR AROUNDS FOR A 44 BUFFER, AND KEEP THE KIDS OUT OF THE ELEMENTS. IT WORKED FLAWLESSLY FOR YEAR. NOW THERE IS A PUSH TO GET THESE BACK OUT. I KNOW THEY EXISTS THAT THESE BUS STOPS CURRENTLY EXIST, BUT I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A MAJOR RISK FACTOR TO CHILDREN. THE CHILDREN JUST RUN AROUND. I DON'T NEED KIDS RUNNING OUT TO ADJACENT BUSES TO GET HIT. THEY ARE ACROSS THE THOROUGH OF THE BUS STOP. WE PLANNED THIS ON INTERIOR COMMUNITIES WITH PROPER ACCESS, AND EXITS FOR WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH THERE, AND NOT MAKE THEM RUMBLE THROUGH THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO EXIT. IT WAS VERY EFFECTIVE FOR A LONG TIME.

THAT WAS A CORNER STONE ULTIMATELY OF THE PLANNING JO ZONING. WE HAVE THESE ON OKEECHOBEE AND I THINK YOU HAD IT ALREADY ENCLOSED. ALL OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. THAT'S A CRITICAL ISSUE FOR ME ON ALL THE RESIDENTIAL PLANS GOING FORWARD THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO MANIFEST ITSELF. AS THE PARENTS SAY YOU PLAY TRAFFIC, THAT DOESN'T WORK HERE. IT OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE OUTLOOK OF SAFETY FOR OUR KIDS, AND WORKING WITH A COMPANY LIKE LESLIE, THEY UNDERSTAND IT IS NOW A BREAD, AND AND BUTTER OF THESE PLANNING

COMMISSION COMING >>ANDAND THE DEPARTMENT IS VERY COGNIZANT OF THAT. THE KEY TO THAT IS PROPER ACCESS, AND EXITING. WE CAN'T HAVE THESE BUSES RUNNING THROUGH THE MAIN DEVELOPMENT. THAT IS AS DANGEROUS. THERE IS AN EASY ST.

LOUIS -- SOLUTION TO THESE T.-- SOLUTION TO THESE THINGS.

>>I APPRECIATE YOUR HISTORY ON THIS, AND DISCUSSED THIS WITH

THE OTHER PLANNER. >>MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: IT MIGHT BE FEASIBLE TO HAVE THE SCHOOL BOARD COME TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

>>THEY USED TO ATTEND THE REGULAR PLANNING MEETINGS. IN MY OPINION, MARTY, HAD A DIFFERENT OPINION THAN ME. WE SAID YOU DON'T HAVE A VOTE YOU ARE JUST HERE TO ADVISE. MARTY DID A GREAT JOB. I'M JUST SAYING THAT WAS A CRITICAL COMPONENT FOR SAFETY IN MY OPINION. I KNOW THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WORKED VERY HARD, AND WITH THE DEVELOPER TO SAY THIS IS A NECESSITY. YOU

NEED TO DEAL WITH THIS. >>LIFE HEALTH SAFETY IS WHAT WE

DO. >>MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: I HAVE A QUESTION. THE SCULPTURE THAT IS GOING TO BE SEEN FROM THE I-95.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THAT IS GOING TO BE OR WHAT KIND OF

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INPUT? >> WE ARE WORKING ON THIS MAYOR, AND WORKING FOR THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT FROM THE COMMISSION, AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT.

>>I KNOW YOU SAID IT'S GOING TO REPRESENT FORT PIERCE. I HAVE A

GREAT INTERESTED IN THAT. >>YES, MA'AM.

>> OKAY, IF THERE IS ANYBODY ELSE? I'M GOING TO SEE IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE TEAM? YOU ARE GOOD? ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO BRING THIS BACK TO THE COMMISSION, AND WE ARE GOING TO

DISCUSS, AND MAKE A MOTION. >>COMMISSIONER BRODERICK: MADAM MAYOR, I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION.

>>I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

>>MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.

[B. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 25-037 Review and approval of a Zoning Map Amendment by applicant Leslie Olson to change the zoning of two (2) parcels of land from General Commercial Zone, C-3, to Planned Development, PD at 2721 S Jenkins Road, more specifically at Parcel ID(s): 2324-413-0000-000-9 & 2324-431-0001-000-2 - SECOND READING]

>> ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >>

>>SO, NOW WE HAVE B WHICH IS ON THE SAME SUBJECT.

>> >>CLERK: ORDINANCE 25-037 REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT BY APPLICANT LESLIE OLSON TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF TWO (2) PARCELS OF LAND FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONE, C-3, TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, PD AT 2721 S JENKINS ROAD, MORE SPECIFICALLY AT PARCEL ID(S): 2324-413-0000-000-9 & 2324-431-0001-000-2 - SECOND READING WITH THE MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT ZONE PROVIDING FOR ORDINANCES, AND CONFLICT, AND THIS IS THE SECOND READING.

>>MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: THIS IS THE SECOND REASONIDING. DO YOU

ANYTHING TO ADD? >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO UPDATE.

THIS IS THE PART OF THE APPLICATION THAT REALLY IS JOINED. THE FIRST WAS THE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT. THIS PART IS THE REZONING TO THE PD. THAT'S WHERE THE CONDITIONS ARE ATTACHED TOGETHER WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. IN ESSENCE WITH THE DISCUSSION WE HAD EARLIER DID COVER A LOT OF

THE ASPECTS OF THIS. >>THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THERE IS A MOTION TO APPROVE IT WE NEED TO DO IT WITH CONDITIONS?

>> ALL RIGHT. >>I MOVE APPROVAL WITH

CONDITIONS. >>WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.

>> OLL CALL, PLEASE.

>>THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS.

[A. Resolution 26-R06 Declaring Service Firearms Surplus and approving the Purchase Agreement for Service Pistols pursuant to Bid No. 2024-025 in the amount of $225,418.30.]

>>NEXT WE HAVE RESOLUTION 25. >> MAYOR LINDA HUDSON. ARE THERE

ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? >> I SEEM TO RECOLLECT THERE ARE -- THERE WAS FOUR AT $50,000.

>>THAT WAS SOMETHING RECENTLY THAT CAME, BUT I DON'T THINK

IT'S THIS. >>THAT REPLACES ALL THE SERVICE, THAT ALL OFFICERS ARE CARRYING, I'M ASSUMING.

>>DEPUTY, PLEASE STEP UP. WE HAVE STEVE SMITH. DEPUTY WAS

INVOLVED WITH THIS ITEM. >>MAYOR, YES, WE WERE GOING TO A COMPLETELY SIDE ARM PLATFORM. OUR WEAPONS WERE OVER A DECADE OLD. WE WANTED SOMETHING MORE EFFICIENT, AND EASIER TO TRAIN

WITH. AND LESS COST TO THE CITY. >>WHAT'S THE SIDE ARM YOU ARE

USING NOW? >> A GLOCK.

>>YES, SIR. >>THANK YOU.

>>DID WE HAVE A TRADING VALUE ON THE PRIOR SIDE ARMS?

>> YES. >>MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: ANYTHING TO ADD? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE A

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MOTION OR DISCUSSION? >> I MOVE APPROVAL.

>>WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. >> ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

PUBLIC. AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEEING NO MOVEMENT.

WE'LL MOVE ON. >>

>>CLERK: WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION.

>>DID WE NOT HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER? I'M

GOING TO CALL ON HIM ANYWAY. >>I'M SORRY.

>>I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENTS. >>IT WORKED OUT.

>>THANK YOU. >>I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT I WILL BE OUT OF TOWN STARTING WEDNESDAY. I WILL MISS OUR STANDING MEETING WEDNESDAY, BUT BE BACK FOR OUR

MEETING. >>WE CAN GET SOMEONE FROM YOUR

[15. COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION]

OFFICE. >>I WILL CHECK E-MAILS.

>>DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? >> NO MA'AM.

>>ANY COMMISSIONER WOULD LIKE TO STARTED FIRST?

>> CITY MANAGER: FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY COMMISSIONERS FOR THEIR WORK IN TALLAHASSEE. I KNOW THIS IS TAKING UP YOUR TIME. WE HAVE TWO REPRESENTATIVES AND THE MAYOR LOBBYING ON BEHALF OF FORT PIERCE FOR ALL THE CHALLENGING ISSUES THAT THE STATE IS LOOKING TO DUMP ON THE CITY, US, AND MANY OTHER LOCALS. THANK YOU FOR DOING SO. THAT FOSTERS THE SITUATION WHERE I WAS THE ONLY ELECTED OFFICIAL IN THE CITY. TO FAULT IT TO ME TO DO THE PUBLIC APPEARANCES THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. TO UNDERSTAND THIS, THERE IS A PECKING ORDER, AND STARTS WITH THE MAYOR. COMMISSIONER BRODERICK: IF IT GOES DOWN TO ME, NOBODY IS AVAILABLE. I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE CITY OF

FORT PIERCE JOB FAIR. >>DID YOU GO THERE?

>> I DID. COMMENTS IT WAS AN A MASSIVE SUCCESS. EVERY MAJOR EMPLOYER IN THE CITY WAS THERE. COSTCO WAS THERE FOR THEIR NEW FACILITY, PUBLIX, ALL THE REGULAR PLAYERS WERE THERE, PLUS SOME NEW OPPORTUNITIES. THEY HAD OVER 100 VENDORS, AND JOB SEEKERS, THERE WERE A THOUSAND PRESIGN UPS. I'M SURE THE WALKING CROWD WAS LARGER. IT WAS A PHENOMENAL EVENT. JARED, AND HIS TEAM WORKED VERY HARD ON THIS PROJECT ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE CREW THAT WAS RUNNING IT. BUT JARED WAS SPOT ON EVERYTHING. I WAS VERY PROUD OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE STAFF.

THEY KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK AND IT WAYS JOY, AND WELL RUN EVENT, AND BIG SUCCESS. I WAS THRILLED WITH THAT.

>>MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: WAS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THERE?

>> YES, THEY WERE THERE. THEY HAD ON THEIR DRESS BLUES, THEY LOOKED GREAT, AND PHENOMENAL PRESENTATION. I WAS ALMOST RECRUITED TO BECOME A COP. I DIDN'T MEET THE AGE REQUIREMENT.

>>I THINK YOU ARE BETTER SUITED HERE. I THINK PUBLIC WORKS HAD A PRESENCE THERE. POLICE DEPARTMENT, AMONGST OTHERS, THE COUNTY WAS WELL REPRESENTED WITH THEIR AGENCIES, ETC. I HADWAS TY IMPR IMPRESSED. THE OTHER, SHAYE WAS REALLY THE ONE THAT ORCHESTRATED THIS. I COMMEND HIM. HE DID A FANTASTIC JOB. THAT WAS THE FIRE HAWKS CELEBRATION, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY NIGHT, MYSELF, AND MR. CHESS WAS THERE, AND FOR THE CITY, AND ALONG WITH THE STAFF FROM THE REC'S AND PARKS CENTER.

THEY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB. IT WAS TRULY A JOYFUL EVENT. AND I WAS REALLY THRILLED THAT I WAS ABLE TO GO REPRESENT THE CITY COMMISSION THERE. AND GREAT BUNCH OF KIDS. THE COACHES, THE PARENTS, THAT TYPE OF AN EVENT IS NOT FOR THE KIDS, IT'S FOR THE PARENTS. THE WORK THAT THE PARENTS PUT INTO, YOU HAVE TO BE IN A POSITION TO PLAY BALL, AND TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT.

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LOOK AT ME NOW. BUT THE KIDS WERE GREAT, THEY WERE RESPECTFUL, THEY WERE POLITE, AND IT WAS WELL EXECUTED. ONCE AGAIN, I CONGRATULATE THE CITY STAFF. THEY DID A NICE JOB TO HOST THAT EVENT, AND EXECUTE ON IT, AND I WAS PROUD TO BE PART OF IT.

>>GREAT. >>I KNOW IT TOOK TWO AWAY FROM YOU. IT'S USUALLY, IN YOUR BALL COURT.

>>MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>>THANK YOU. FIRST EXCITING DAY FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. I APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE THAT CAME TO MEET THE CHIEF OF POLICE.

WELCOME BACK TO BE UP HERE WITH US, AND PART OF THE PROCESS AS WE CONTINUE OUR MANTRA OF ONE FORT PIERCE, AND PLANNING IN ACTION. A LOT IS DONE, AND OUR WORK IS STARTING TO SHOW IN OUR COMMUNITY. EVEN AS I DRIVE THROUGH ALL PARTS OF FORT PIERCE, BUT PARTICULARLY WHEN I DRIVE THROUGH LINCOLN PARK, I SEE MORE HOUSING GOING THROUGH THAN EVER. IT'S A GREAT TESTIMONY WITH US SEEKING OUR PLAN TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO TURN OUR DEVELOPERS TO TURN THE VACANT BLIGHTED LOTS INTO NEW

HOMES. >>COMMISSIONER JOHNSON: THAT BRINGS A LEVEL OF PRIDE, SAFETY, AND SOME SENSE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO, THAT ALONE WITH WHAT WE HAVE JUST APPROVED TONIGHT, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND OTHERS COMING FORWARD, WE ARE ON THE RIGHT PATH. I JUST WANTED TO ENCOURAGE US TO, MADAM, WE HAVE OUR FIFTH COMMISSIONER HERE, AND AS WE CONTINUE TO PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER THROUGH OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING, WE DO THAT, AND CONTINUE TO INVITE OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BE PART OF THAT WITH US BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO NEED THE HELP OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IN THIS MEA MEETING STRATEGICALLY. WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THIS, AND GET THIS UNDER CONTROL. NEXT WEEK WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT BOARDS WE SERVE ON, AND THAT WILL BE A GREAT DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER BRODERICK, THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING, AND THIS ADVOCACY, WE ARE NOT LOBBYIST BECAUSE THEY GET PAID, AND HAVE TO SIGN A BUNCH OF PAPERS. THAT KIND OF THING, BUT WE ARE ADVOCATES, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF ADVOCACY LAST WEEK, AND I DID MAKE A POINT TO TALK TO OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS FROM A CITY'S PERSPECTIVE, AND ALSO TO LEARN, AND LISTEN. I THINK IT'S MUCH BETTER THAT THERE IS A PATHWAY THAT THE LEGISLATORS ARE HEARING FROM US, AND THEY ARE HEARING OUR CONCERNS

>> WHEN THEY STARTED ASKING THE SAME QUESTIONS THAT THE COLLEAGUES DIDN'T HAVE ANSWERS, I THINK WE ARE GETTING THROUGH THEM. WE NEED TO CONTINUE THAT CONVERSATION WHEN THEY RETURN HOME TO BE SURE WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF THIS LEVEL, AND WHAT THIS MEANS, AND A SIMPLE EXERCISE TO UNDERSTAND THAT IF THIS IS REMOVED, THESE ARE ALL THE PROTECTIONS THAT WHEN YOU CALL THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, THIS IS BASED ON THE RESULT OF THE ACTIONS TAKEN AT TALLAHASSEE. I WAS ABLE TO CATCH UP WITH OUR YOUTH COMMISSION THAT WAS THERE. IT'S PERFECT TIMING AND I HAPPENED TO BE COMING THROUGH, AND MET THEM AT THE CITY BUILDING IN TALLAHASSEE, AND FELLOW COMMISSIONER COX, WHO WAS THERE, AND WE TOOK A PICTURE WITH THEM, AND WALKED THEM TO CITY HALL, AND I WAS ALSO ABLE TO GET THEM TO FLORIDA, TO ALLOW THEM TO VISIT THAT CAMPUS WHILE THEY WERE THERE. IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE THEM, AND FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY SEE HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS. THEY WERE VERY EXCITED, AND IT'S GREAT THAT WE CAN TURN YOUTH INTO SOME OF OUR STRONGEST ADVOCATES IN OUR COMMUNITY. I WANT TO THANK MS. AUDREY MOORE FOR THIS, AND ALSO STAFF, FROM THE DEPARTMENT, WHITNEY, THEY WERE THERE AND THE PARENTS, AND I WANT TO THANK THOSE PARENTS WHO MADE THAT SACRIFICE. IT'S NOT EASY DRIVING PEOPLE 5-6 HOURS TO TALLAHASSEE, AND THEY DID THAT. AND PERSONALLY CH CHAP CHAPERONED. AND THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR THE GREAT DAY AT CITY HALL AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE

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FORWARD ON OUR 125TH CELEBRATION. I'M SURE THERE IS BIGGER, AND BETTER THINGS WE ARE GOING TO DO TO RECOGNIZE THAT.

THANK YOU, AND WELCOME ABOARD. >>FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT FOR THE SWEARING IN. THERE WAS AN AMAZING GROUP OF PEOPLE AND THE COMMENTS FROM EACH OF YOU, I APPREC APPRECIATE. AGAIN, VERY HUMBLED. SORRY THAT THIS IS YOUR FIRST MEETING, AND I HAD TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT TO GET STARTED. AS YOU KNOW, I'M VERY THOROUGH TO GO THROUGH AGENDA ITEMS. I WILL TRY TO SPEED IT UP. BUT I WON'T BE BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL.

>>YOU WILL BE FOR A WHILE. >>THANK YOU FOR ENDURING THAT. I APPRECIATE IT.. I'M READY TO KEEP GOING. THANK YOU.

>>MAYOR LINDA HUDSON: THANK YOU. I'M SURE YOU WILL BRING SOMETHING TO THE TABLE THAT WE DON'T HAVE. I WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON TALLAHASSEE. YES, I DIDN'T GET TO SEE THE YOUTH COUNCIL, BUT I SAW A BUNCH OF YOUTH COUNCILS FROM OTHER CITIES. THEY SAID THAT WAS THE BUSIEST WEEK AT THE CAPITOL FROM VISITORS.

WHEN YOU ARE IN THE HALLS, YOU ARE LITERALLY TRYING TO WIN YOUR WAY THROUGH A LOT OF PEOPLE. I WAS WITH THE TREASURE COAST LEAGUE, AND WE WENT NOT ONLY TO OUR LOCAL, BUT WE WENT TO EVERYBODY IN THE TREASURE POST. I SHARE YOUR FEELING, WHILE I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A LOT OF THE BILLS THAT ARE VERY OVERREACHING, THE PROPERTY TAX ISSUE, I BELIEVE HAS MADE MOST OF OUR REPS UNDERSTAND WHERE THE CITIES, AND COUNTIES ARE COMING FROM, AND I THINK THAT IS A GOOD THING. THEY ARE ALSO BASICALLY SAYING THAT LEADERSHIP IS DRIVING THIS ISSUE. SO, THEY ARE KIND OF WAITING TOO, BUT LISTENING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT. I BELIEVE. WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE HOW THEY DEAL WITH IT. WE'LL TO HAVE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THEM INFORMATION, AND SUPPORT SO, THEY UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I THINK ONLY ONE HAS SERVED IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE BRACKET FROM -- AND HE'S GOT SEVERAL BILLS THAT ARE PROBLEMATIC FOR CITIES. SO, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GOOD THAT DOES YOU. AT ANY RATE, IT WAS A LONG DAY, AND 1/2, AND WE WERE, YOU NEVER KNOW HOW EFFECTIVE YOU ARE UNTIL THE SESSIONS ARE OVER. I ALSO WANTED TO BRING UP THAT EARLIER WE APPROVED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THE WHOLE RESURFACING OF AVENUE D FROM 29 TO U.S. 1. THAT IS A CONTRIBUTION FROM OUR SUR TAX, AND FPRA. THAT'S A COLLABORATION PROJECT, AND VERY BIG $4 MILLION PROJECT.

>>IT'S GRANT FUNDED AS WELL. >>THAT'S RIGHT. DO YOU KNOW WHEN THAT'S GOING TO START, MR. CHESS, EXACTLY?

>> I DO NOT. >>I DON'T NEED TO KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO START, BUT PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW WHEN THE STREETS ARE GOING TO BE DISRUPTED. THAT'S THE REASON I BROUGHT IT UP.

>>I WILL GET THAT FOR YOU. >>OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>>WELCOME ABOARD, AND WELCOME. IT IS A GREAT DAY. OUR CHAMBERS WAS FULL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT THIS MORNING. WE WERE THE SAFEST PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE TODAY. PLUS I WAS REALLY PROUD OF FORT PIERCE BECAUSE A LOT OF VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE CAME TO THIS COUNTY TODAY WHICH WAS VERY IMPORTANT.

>>I WILL BE BACK TO MY NORMAL PLACE. TWICE A YEAR. BOTH IN THE

SAME DAY. >>I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER TO SAY.

WE ARE GOING TO BE ADJOURNING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.