May 04, 2026 City Commission Regular Meeting

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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TEST. >>> I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THIS IS A REGULAR MEETING. THIS IS MONDAY, MAY 4TH, 26. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE OPENING AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

>> FATHER GOD AS WE COME BEFORE YOU IN JESUS NAME, THANK YOU FOR THIS BODY SET BEFORE US. I ASK THAT YOU GIVE US THE INSIGHT AND RULE TO GOVERN AND MAKE THE DECISIONS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE CITY AND ALL THOSE THAT WILL BENEFIT FROM THE DECISION. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE COUNTRY WE HAVE LIBERTY TO INVOKE YOUR PRESENCE EVEN AS YOU ALLOWED AND DID AND SET FORTH IN SCRIPTTURE. BEFORE THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL WOULD MOVE, MOSES WOULD SAY ARISE, O GOD, AND LET YOUR BE SCATTERED, AND THIS IS THE INHERITANCE OF THE SAINTS. IN OTHER WORDS, GET THERE BEFORE I GET THERE. CAUSE ANYTHING THAT OPPOSES ME TO MOVE AND DO IT FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUR GLORY, AND ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN IN THIS ROOM TONIGHT IN JESUS

NAME, AMEN. >> AND 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.

>> CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >>> FWIRS ON THE APPROVAL IS

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. >> CALL OF ROLE, PLEASE. WE

[A. National Small Business Week, U.S. Small Business Administration South Florida District Office.]

ACHIEVEMENTS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> SURE. YES. HELLO, EVERYONE. THANK YOU TO MAYOR HUDSON AND THE BOARD, AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME AND FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. I AM WITH THE SOUTH FLORIDA DISTRICT, AND WE LOVE SMALL BUSINESSES. THIS IS WHAT WE DO. AS IT WAS ESTABLISHED BY CONGRESS BACK IN 1953 TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES TO PLAN TO GROW AND MANAGE THEIR BUSINESSES THROUGH RESOURCES THAT ARE TAXPAYER, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE FUNDED BY TAXPAYER FUNDS, SLOW THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE ARE COMPLETELY FREE TO YOU. IF YOU ARE A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND NOT AWARE OF THE SBA, PLEASE GO TO SBA.GOV TO FIND ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES WE OFFER. WE'RE HERE SINCE 1963, THE UNITED

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I WILL TAKE THIS BACK TO OUR LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU VERY

[B. Student Leadership Week, Fort Pierce Central High School]

MUCH. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY

MUCH. >> OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE STUDENT LEADERSHIP WEEK BEING ACCEPTED BY THE FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. I SEE A LOT OF PURPLE IN THE AUDIENCE. SO WHEREAS, STUDENTS -- OR SCHOOLS SPONSOR STUDENT ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH VITAL EXPERIENCE AND HAVING A VOICE IN MATTERS OF COMMON CONCERN AND REPRESENTING DIVERSE INTEREST AND STUDENT LEADERS, AND WHEREAS STUDENTS ARE A POSITIVE LEADER ON THEIR PEERS AND MODELING GOOD BEHAVIOR IN AND OUT THE CLASSROOM AND HAVE A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT ON ACADEMIC IN THEIR SCHOOLS, AND WHEREAS, THEY DO NOT DEVELOP SOUND LEADERSHIP SCHOOLS, AND HAVE COUNSEL TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THE ESSENTIAL TRAITS OF A LEADER. AND WHEREAS, THE SUPPORT OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND FACULTY, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IS NECESSARY TO HELP ENSURE THE SUCCESSFUL EDUCATION OF ALL EMERGING STUDENT LEADERS, AND WHEREAS, NATIONAL STUDENT LEADERSHIP WEEK SERVES AS AN IDEAL TIME TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE IMPORTANT AND INTEGRAL CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ALL STUDENTS MAKE IN OUR SCHOOLS.

THEREFORE, I LINDA HUDSON DO PROCLAIM MAY 5TH THROUGHTH, 2026, AS STUDENT LEADERSHIP WEEK IN FORT PIERCE AND DECLARE ALL CITY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS THAT RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE OUR MUNICIPAL

GOVERNMENT IN SCHOOLS. >> THANK YOU.

>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS?

>> YES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT,MAY, CITY COMMISSION, THANKS YOU FOR HAVING US TONIGHT. THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR OF THIS PROCLAMATION, AND ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE LESSONS THAT STUDENTS IN STUDENT GOVERNMENT LEARN IS SETTING OFF TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND NOT LOOKING FOR A THANK YOU OR RECOGNITION GOES A LONG WAY. AND THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW RECOGNITIONS THAT WE HAVE AS WE COME TO THE END OF THE YEAR. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS FOR US. THE CREW IN STUDENT GOVERNMENT, THEY LEARN PLANNING, BUDGETING, RUNNING VENTS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, YES, WE COME TO THE END OF THE YEAR, THEY GO THROUGH THEIR INTERVIEW AND APPLICATION PROCESS TO BECOME A PART OF THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT OR REMAIN IN STUDENT GOVERNMENT. SO IT'S A BITTERSWEET STORY AS WE HAVE SENIORS GRADUATING. IT RUNS FROM FRESHMAN TO SENIOR YEAR STUDENTS. SO IT'S A WIDE RANGE OF PEOPLE, AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE PEOPLE IN IT ALL FOUR YEARS. AND IF IT'S OKAY, I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE PRESIDENT SAY A FEW WORDS. AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, I HAVE TO SAY WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL CASE THIS YEAR. OUR PRESIDENT IS ALSO OUR SAL VICTORIAN, GRADUATING AT THE VERY TOP OF THE CLASS. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S BEEN DONE, AN SGA PRESIDENT THAT'S DONE THAT, SO IT'S GOING TO BE SAD TO SEE HER GO, BUT WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT SHE'S LED AND OTHERS THAT ARE BIND TO PICK UP WHAT WE'RE LEAVING THIS YEAR.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION, AND HERE'S ISABEL.

SHE'S GOING TO SAY A FEW WORDS. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, FACULTY, STAFF AND MEMBERS OF FORCE PIERCE COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS ESABELA, AND I'M THIS YEAR'S STUDENT GOVERNMENT PRESIDENT. ON BEHALF OF FORCE PIERCE HIGH SCHOOL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION, I WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF

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IT ALSO INCLUDES HELPING A CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS FEEL ENCOURAGED, SUPPORTED AND VALUED. ONE OF THE MOST MEANINGFUL ENVIRONMENTS WAS THE FOCUS GROUP. WE REVIEWED OVER 3,000 STUDENT SURVEY RESPONSES. FROM THOSE RESPONSES, WE SELECTED A GROUP OF STUDENTS WHO REPRESENTED DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES ACROSS CAMPISH. WE LISTENED TO THEIR FEEDBACK, DISCUSSED WHAT WE FELT STUDENTS WERE WORKING AND IDENTIFIED AREAS WHERE THEY FELT OUR SCHOOL COULD CONTINUE TO GROW, AND THEN WE PRESENTED THOSE EXPERIENCES TO THE ENTIRE FACULTY AND STAFF WITH POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS. THIS GAVE STUDENTS A REAL VOICE IN SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND ALLOWED THEM TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THE PEOPLE THEIR DECISIONS IMPACT EVERY DAY. THIS YEAR, WE ARE PROUD NOT ONLY OF WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED, BUT ALSO THE BOND WE HAVE BUILT ALONG THE WAY. THROUGH EVERY EVENT, PROJECT AND CONVERSATION, WE GREW INTO A TEAM THAT SUPPORTED ONE ANOTHER AND WORKED TOGETHER TOWARDS A SHARED PURPOSE. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS RECOGNITION AND PROUD TO REPRESENT FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL TODAY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, GUYS. I WANT TO SAY I'M PROUD OF YOU AS AFORM FORMER, I'M GOING TO AGE MYSELF ON THIS ONE BECAUSE WE CALLED IT STUDENT COUNSEL.

>> YEAH, RIGHT. I THINK WHEN WE HAVE AT FORT PIERCE CENTRAL.

SO I ALSO WAS ON THE STUDENT COUNSEL. I WANT TO SAY FOUR YEARS, BUT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THREE. THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO. I SAY THIS TO YOU GUYS AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS, AND I HOPE YOU GO DO GREAT THINGS AND REMEMBER THAT AND COME BACK TO FORT PIERCE. TO THE OTHERS, I'M HERE. I WOULD LUV TO COME SEE YOU IN ACTION. I MIGHT LEARN SOMETHING, SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU.

YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> NEXT WE HAVE ADDITIONS AND

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

>> MAYOR. >> YES, SIR.

>> I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT ITEM 13A BE PULLED FROM THE AGENDA, AND MY REASONING FOR THAT MOTION IS AS WE ALL ARE AWARE, WE RECEIVED A LETTER OF INTENT LAST WEEK, AND I DON'T WANT ANYTHING THAT COULD COME OUT OF THAT DISCUSSION THAT COULD SUE THE CITY OR HURT THE CITY, AND AS A STEWARD OF THE TAXPAYER'S MONEY, SINCE WE RECEIVED THAT LETTER WHERE, THIS DISCUSSION SHOULD BE PULLED FOR THIS TIME UNTIL WE DEAL WITH THAT LAWSUIT OR POTENTIAL LAWSUIT AND THEN MOVE FORWARD, SO THAT'S MY MOTION, ASKING FOR IT TO BE PULLED FROM

THE AGENDA. >> COMMISSIONER GAINS, I SHARE YOUR CONCERN. I FEEL IT COULD BE HELD AT A FUTURE DATE BUT NOT THIS PARTICULAR TIME PERIOD. SO IS THAT A MOTION TO

-- . >> I'M MAKING A MOTION TO PULL

13A FROM THE AGENDA. >> I'LL SECOND IT.

>> SO THAT'S SUPPORTING THE AGENDA WITHOUT 13A, CORRECT?

>> MADAM MAYOR, I AGREE WITH THAT. I WAS GOING TO MAKE THAT MOTION IF SOMEBODY DID NOT, SO I AGREE WITH THE THREE OF YOU

SO FAR. >> ALL RIGHTY. YES?

>> WHILE I RESPECT MY COMMISSIONERERS' POINTS OF VAU, I BELIEVE THAT THIS MATTER IS NECESSARY TO BE DEALT WITH

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THE CHARTER IS CLEAR. I PROVIDED BACKUP DOCUMENTATION THAT PROVIDED THERE DIFFERENT LEGAL AUTHORITIES FROM FLORIDA SUPREME COURT ACTIONS, OPINIONS BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, STATE OF FLORIDA, AS WELL AS LANGUAGE FROM OUR OWN CHARTER AND STATE OF FLORIDA STATUTES. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE OPERATE OUR ACTIONS AND OUR OPERATIONS AS CITY GOVERNMENT FOR THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY BY THE CITY CHARTER AND THE ROLES RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY GIVEN TO THIS CHARTER. SO I ASK THAT YOU RESEND THAT AND HAVE THE CONVERSATION TONIGHT.

>> COMMISSIONER, I'M NOT GOING TO RESEND IT. I HAVE NOT SPOKE TONIGHT ANY OUTSIDE ATTORNEY BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE RECEIVED IN THE MAIL. I CAN ONLY GO OFF WHAT WE SAID IN THE LAST MEETING, AND IT DEALT WITH ALL THE CHARTER STUFF, AND IT GOT INTO WHY WE'RE NOT BEING SUED. SO AS A STEWARD OF THE TAXPAYERS' MONEY, I NEED IT TO BE PULLED UNTIL I GET INSURANCES FROM ANY OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS OR WHOEVER IS GOING TO HANDLE, WHOEVER WE REFERRED THE CASE TO, THAT DISCUSSING THE ROLES OF A CITY MANAGER OR ANYBODY ELSE IN THE CITY WHO HAS BEEN NAMED IN THAT LAWSUIT OR ATTEMPT TO SUE THAT WE DON'T PUT THEM IN JEOPARDY, SO I'M NOT ASKING FOR IT TO GO BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. I'M ASKING FOR IT TO BE REMOVED FROM THIS MEETING UNTIL WE GET SOME TYPE OF LEGAL INTERPRETATION FROM OUR COUNSEL WHO IS GOING TO BE HANDLING THAT SUIT, SO WE'LL KNOW HOW TO PROCEED BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE ROLES OF THE CITY MANAGER AND ATTORNEY CAN BE DISCUSSED.

HOWEVER, WE NEED TO PROTECT THE CITY AND TAXPAYERS FROM ANY LAWSUIT, AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY ATTORNEY TO TELL ME THAT THIS - IS APPROPRIATE TO SPEAK TONIGHT, SO, AGAIN, MY MOTION

WILL NOT BE RESENED. >> ALL RIGHTY.

>> IF I CAN FOLLOW UP. >> QUICKLY.

>> I APPRECIATE YOUR STATEMENT, AND I WILL BE OPPOSING THIS

MOTION TONIGHT. >> CALL THE ROLE PLEASE.

>> COMMISSIONER GAINS, YES, MA'AM.

>> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> MAYOR HUDSON. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> WE VOTE ON THE REMAINDER OF THE AGENDA?

>> MOVE TO APPROVE THE IT. >> FWHEESKS COMMENTS FROM THE

[11. CONSENT AGENDA]

AGENDA. >> ANY ITEM THE COMMISSIONER WOULD LIKE TO PROVE. I WILL MOVE.

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

ROLE PLEASE. >> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER.

[A. Quasi-Judicial Hearing - Review and Approval of an application for Major Site Plan Amendment submitted by property owner, Scannell Properties #533 LLC and Representative Jeff Iravani, Inc., to construct a 1.1 million sq. ft. refrigerated warehouse and office building at 2300 S. Kings Highway, Fort Pierce, FL. The property is zoned Commercial Parkway (CP-1). Parcel ID: 2324-210-0000-000-6.]

>> YES, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> MAYOR HUDSON.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> WE HAVE A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE REVIEW AND THE APPLICATION FOR A MAJOR SITE PLAN AMENDMENT SUBMITTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER TO CONSTRUCT A 1.1 MILLION SQUARE FOOT REFRIGERANT WAREHOUSE IN SOUTH KINGS HIGHWAY, AND IT IS ON COMMERCIAL PARKWAY CP1.

>> WE HAVE THIS QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING TONIGHT. MS. HEDGES, WOULD YOU OUTLINE OUR PROCEDURES, PLEASE?

>> YES, MA'AM. THE CITY COMMISSIONERS SERVE BOTH A

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THEY ARE LESS FORMAL THAN PROCEEDINGS BEFORE A CIRCUIT COURT BUT MORE FORMAL THAN A JUDICIAL MEETING. THEY MUST FOLLOW BASIC STANDARDS OF DUE PROCESS AND DECISIONS MADE ON COMMENTITANT EVIDENCE. THEREFORE, THEY HAVE THE DUTY TO CONDUCT IT MORE LIKE JUDGES THAN LEGISLATORS. THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE PROCEDURES AND HEARINGS THAT WILL ANY FOLLOWED THIS EVENING. FINALLY THEY SHOULD NOT APPROACH ANYONE ON THE DIS, CITY CLERK OR MEETING. IF A DOCUMENT IS SUBMITTED TO

THE CLERK, GIVE IT TO THE ARMS. >> HAVE WE MET THE ADVERTISING

REQUIREMENTS? >> YES, THEY HAVE BEEN MET FOR

THIS ITEM. >> AND WOULD YOU ASK THE COMMISSIONERS ABOUT EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS.

>> YES. COMMISSIONER BRODERICK?

>> NO. NOTHING TO REPORT. >> COMMISSIONER?

>> NO. >> COMMISSIONER GAINS?

>> NO, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON?

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

>> I WATCHED THE PLANNING BOARD MEETING ON THIS ITEM, AND I ALSO TALKED TO FPOA STAFF. OKAY. WE'LL NOW PROCEED.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SWEAR IN THE WITNESS.

>> YES. ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?

>> YES. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> PROCEED. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, I PRESENT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS

EVENING, PZC26. >> STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE

RECORD, PLEASE. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> THANK YOU. >> MY NAME IS CHRIS, AND I'M THE CITY PLANNING DIRECT FOR THE CITY OF FORCE PIERCE, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A MAJOR SITE FOR THE AMAZON DISTRIBUTION CENTER LOCATED AT 21 SOUTH KINGS HIGHWAY. THE APPLIC ISN'T NO. 553 WITH REPRESENTED BY JEFF, INC.

PARCEL ID IS 2234-3000-0000-6. THE APPLIC ISN'T REQUESTING TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR THE MAJOR SITE PLAN AMENDMENT BY THE OWNER TO CONSTRUCT A 1.1 MILLION SQUARE FOOT REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSE AND OFFICE BUILDING WITH ASSOCIATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS ON 69.19 ACRES LOCATED AT 2300 SOUTH KINGS HIGHWAY. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THIS IS PART OF THE KINGS HIGHWAY HIGHWAY CORRIDOR AND AG TO APPLICANT SIDE DOCUMENTS, IT

IS TO PROVIDE 740 JOBS. >> WOULD YOU MOVE YOUR MIKE CLOSER? WE CAN HEAR YOU, BUT I'M AFRAID THE AUDIENCE CAN'T.

>> THAT'S BETTER. >> WOULD YOU REPEAT THE LAST

PART. >> ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT SUPPLIED DOCUMENTS, IT IS TO CARRY APPROXIMATELY 745 PERMANENT JOBS. THE SUBJECT ISER CURRENTLY VACANT AND BOUNDED BY KINGS HIGHWAY ON THE WEST AND WHITE ROAD ON THE NORTH AND PIERCE ROAD ON THE EAST, AND THE IT IS 69.19 ACRES OF THE 71 ACRES OF LAND. THE FUTURE DESIGNATION IS COMMERCIAL, AND THE ZONING IS CP1, COMMERCIAL PARKWAY ZONE.

THE PROPERTY WAS PREVIOUSLY REZONED IN AUGUST 2021, UNDER ORDINANCE 21-025 TO THE CURRENT CP1 DESIGNATION. IN SEPTEMBER OF 21, A MAJOR SITE PLAN WAS PROVED TO LINK TWO BUILDINGS TO LINK 485,000 SQUARE FEET OF DISTRIBUTION SPACE. MORE RECENTLY IT HAS SUBDIVIDED THE 171 ACRE PARCEL INTO THREE LOTS WITH RIGHT WAY DEDICATION ALONG WHITE ROAD AS PART OF THAT PLATT. FUTURE LAND USE AS INDICATED I COMMERCIAL, AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POLICY 1.1.6B ALLOWS A RATIO OF 1.0. THE PROPOSAL BELOW THIS IS AT 30.36. AND JUST FOR CONTEXT, TO THE EAST OF THE SITE IS GENERAL RV WHICH HAD EXPANSION APPROVED FOR ADDITIONAL RV SPACE. TO THE

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WITH 488 RESIDENTIAL UNITS. >> THE ZONING IS CP1 AND ALLOWED BY FREIGHT IN THE DISTRICT, AND OFFICE IS ACCESSORY TO THE MAIN USE. THE SITE IS VERY LARGE.

ABOUT 35.6% OF THE SITE WILL BE ENTIRELY COMPRISED OF BUILDING.

THAT'S 1.1 MILLION SQUARE FEET LOOKS LIKE. PARKING AND PAVING SURROUNDING THE SITE WILL ENCOMP PSS ANOTHER 34.9 PERCENT OF THE SITE, AND THEN SURROUNDING THE SITE IS WHAT MAKES THIS PROJECT KIND OF EXCITING FOR ME ARE THE THREE LARGE LAKES AS WELL AS BIO RETENTION AREAS THAT COUNT AS OPEN SPACE, REPRESENTING 29.4% OF THE PROPERTY. I THINK THAT THOSE ALL ADD UP TO 100%. I MAY BE OFF A 100TH OR 2, A 10TH OR 2. THE PROPERTY WILL HAVE SIDEWALK CONNECTIONS AROUND THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROPERTY UNDER FDOT PERMITTING, AS WELL AS COUNTY PERMITTING, SIDEWALKS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE WEST AND THE NORTH AND CONNECT INTO EXISTING SIDEWALK ALONG THE EAST ON LONG GREEN ROAD. SORRY. THAT'S PETERS ROAD.

>> YEAH. >> CIRCULATION ON THE SITE IS SOMETHING THAT HAD ME CONFUSED FOR A WHILE, BUT THERE'S TWO TYPES. PASSENGER VEHICLES REPRESENTED BY ORANGE ARROWS WILL ENTER INTO A SEGREGATED DRIVE WITH EAST BOUND TRAFFIC SEPARATED BY LAKE 1Z AND 2. AS PART OF THAT, IT WILL BE A DEDICATED RIGHT TURN LANE THAT SERVICES THE DRIVE, SO THAT FREE-FLOW TRAFFIC CAN GO INTO THERE.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE IT'S A RIGHT-IN, RIGHT-OUT MOVEMENT, WHEREBY LEFT-TURNS ARE ESSENTIALLY BLOCKED BECAUSE OF THE MEDIAN ON KINGS HIGHWAY. THE OTHER MAJOR AREA OF TRAFFIC FLOW WILL BE THE RED ARROWS WHICH REPRESENT SEMI-TRUCKS.

THEY ENTER AT THE SOUTHERN DRIVEWAY HERE. AND THEN CIRCULATE COUNTERCLOCKWISE AROUND THE SITE AND EXIT WHEN THEY'VE LOADED AND DONE ALL THEIR OPERATIONS ONTO WHITE ROAD. THERE ARE COUNTY REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS TO WHITE ROAD IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE SEMI TRAFFIC AS WELL AS INCREASE PASSENGER VEHICLE TRAFFIC. IN TIME, THERE WILL BE SIGNALIZATION THAT OCCURS IN THE INTERSECTION OF WHITE ROAD AND KINGS HIGHWAY. I FORGET THE RESEARCH CENTER NAMED TO THE WEST. BUT AT THE MOMENT, THAT IS NOT WARRANTED, AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT WARRANTS LATER IF YOU ARE SO DESIROUS, BUT THE APPLICANT, UNDER THEIR FDOT PERMIT IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR THAT TRAFFIC TO ENSURE THAT WHEN TRAFFIC CAMS ARE TRIGYARD, THAT THE BOND THEY HAVE PLACED FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE ACTUALLY CONSTRUCTED. THE BUILDING DESIGN IS INSPIRED BY THE MASONRY MODEN STYLE. THEY WILL BE TELTED UP PANELS, BUT PROVIDE A SERIES OF REVEALS THAT PROVIDE VERTICAL INTEREST AND SENSE OF RHYTHM AND THE FACADES. IT WILL BE PAINTED A PALLET OF NEUTRAL COLORS WITH A GREEN BAND ALONG THE TOP. THIS HELPS REDUCE THE SQUARING AND MASS OF THE BUILDING, BUT TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE, WE'RE VIEWING FROM THE INTERSECTION OF KINGS HIGHWAY AND WHITE ROAD TO THE FRATERNITY OF THE BUILDING OVER THE LAKE, AND THE PARKING FACILITY. THIS IS FROM THE SOUTHWEST, SO WE'RE JUST BELOW THE DRIVEWAY IN A THE FACILITY FOR VEHICLE TRUCK TRAFFIC, OVERLOOKING LAKE 3 AND LAKE 2 TO A FIRE BOOSTER STATION TO, AGAIN, THE WEST FACADEF OF THE BUILDING. AND THEN FINALLY, THE MAIN APPROACH TO THE BUILDING FOR VISITORS, AS WELL

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IT WAS ALSO AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED AT OUR APRIL 13TH MEETING AND WAS APPROVED AT THAT MEETING. SO STAFF RECOMMENDS THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVE THE MAJOR SITE PLAN AMENDMENT WITH THE FOLLOW CONDITIONS, ALL SIGNAGE WILL BE VIEWED AND PERMITTED SEPARATELY THROUGH BUILDING PERMITS. A FINAL REVIEW OF THE TREE SURVEYING AND TREE MITIGATING CALCULATIONS WILL BE PERFORMED AT THE TIME OF TREE REMOVAL AND LAND CLEARING PERMITS. A SURVEY WILL BE PROVIDED A MINIMUM OF 90 DAYS PROVIDED TO THE ISSUANCE OF LAND CLEARING.

ALL REQUIRED STAYED AND FEDERAL COMMISSION PERMITS WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE THE LAND DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, AND A RIGHT OF WAY WILL BE ISSUED FOR VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING PRIOR TO. AND THE ALTERNATIVE, THE COMMISSION COULD PROVE ALTERNATIVE CONDITIONS OR DENY. THAT IS MY PRESENTATION FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MAY HAVE.

>> QUESTIONS FROM STAFF. >> COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE SITE WITH THE NAVIGATION OF THE SEMI-TRUCKS AND THE ARROWS.

YES. SO IF I'M LOOKING AT THIS CORRECT, THIS FOR ME SEEMS TO BE A SOUTHWEST LOOKING APPROACH, RIGHT? SO MY CONCERN HERE -- SO BASICALLY, IF I'M HEADING SOUTH ON KINGS HIGHWAY, THIS SHOWS A NAVIGATION OF HOW SEMI-TRUCKS WILL EGRESS, INGRESS, EGRESS OUT OF THIS PARTICULAR SITE. MY CONCERN AS SEMIS COMING, HEADING NORTH, SO THEY'RE COMING OFF THE TURNPIKE. THEY'RE ON KINGS HIGHWAY. HOW WILL THEY NAVIGATE GETTING INTO THIS SPACE HERE? YOU TALKED ABOUT SIGNALIZATION ON WHITE. I GET THAT, BUT DOWN HERE YOU'RE SHOWING THEM ENTERING THERE NORTHERN PART OF THIS AREA.

HOW ARE THEY GOING TO GET ACROSS THAT NORTHERN LANE? WILL THEY COME ALL THE WAY UP THE ORANGE AND MAKE A U-TURN, AND THAT'S PART OF MY CONCERN, SEMIS MAKING A U-TURN ON KINGS

HIGHWAY. >> I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT.

NO. I THINK THE CIRCULATION AND THE TURNPIKE, IF YOU WILL COMING OFF THAT INTERSECTION WOULD CERTAINLY COME NORTH.

JUST TO TO -- JUST THROUGH HERE, JUST SOUTH OF THE LAKE AND THE DRIVE ENTRANCE IS ACTUALLY A DEDICATED RIGHT LANE, WHICH WOULD PULL TRAFFIC OFF.

>> I GOT THAT PART. >> OKAY.

>> BUT WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE NORTHERN-FACING TRAFFIC. IF THEY'RE COMING OFF THAT TURNPIKE, THEY'RE HEADING TO KINGS HIGHWAY. HOW IS THAT SEMI GOING TO GET INTO THIS SITE. THAT'S MY CONCERN, AND MAYBE THE DEVELOPER CAN HELP ADDRESS IT. BECAUSE AS I'M THINKING ABOUT THIS -- FIRST YOU CAN'T COME IN THERE BECAUSE IT'S BARRIER, BUT THEN YOU HAVE A TRUCK MAKING A LEFT TURN TO COME BACK AND MAKE A RIGHT

TURN. >> THEY HAD A LOT OF COCKZ

ABOUT THAT. >> I'VE GOT A LOT OF CONCERN

ABOUT THAT. >> IT'S NEENTRY WAY OFF WHITE AND KING. IT'S ONLY OUT, RIGHT?

>> THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. >> I HAVE A CHALLENGE WITH A TRUCK MAKING A LEFT TURN GOING BACK. SO IT'S BASICALLY DOING THAT, AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A CONCERN. AND I NEED TO MAKE S SUREP I UNDERSTAND THAT. I DON'T KNOW THE VOLUME OF THESE TRUCKS COMING IN. IF WE HAVE THAT THEY'RE COMING DEDICATED OFF OF 95, IT'S EASY BECAUSE THEY GET OFF 95 ON ORANGE AND HOOK A LEFT AND GO RIGHT IN, BUT IF THOSE TRUCKS ARE GOING OFF THE TURNPIKE, WHICH COULD

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GOING TO ADDRESS THAT CONCERN. >> WAIT A SECOND, IF THEY'RE COMING OFF THE TURNPIKE, THAT TURNPIKE DOWN HERE.

>> IT'S AT THE TOP TOWARDS WHITE ROAD.

>> YEAH. >> UNLESS I'M ORIENTATEED

WRONG. >> THE ORIENTATION IS GOING

SOUTH TO NORTH. >> THE TOP OF THE PAGE IS NORTH. THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE IS SOUTH.

>> CORRECT. >> SO THE TURNPIKE IS LOCATED

SOUTH OF HERE. >> OKAY. SO FLIP IT THE OTHER WAY THEN. ANYWAY IT GOES, THOSE TRUCKS ARE GOING TO HAVE

TO TURN TO GET IN THERE. >> THEY GET OFF ORANGE EVE AND

GO SOUTH. THAT'S A PROBLEM. >> EITHER WAY, YOU CAN ORIENTATE IT EITHER WAY YOU WANT TO. I'VE GOT TWO MAJOR INTERSECTIONS. I'VE GOT A TURNPIKE, AND I'VE GOT 95. ONE OF THOSE WILL HAVE TO MAKE A TURN TO GET INTO THAT PARTICULAR SITE. YOU CAN LOOK AT IT EITHER WAY YOU WANT, NORTH ORSOUTH. I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS IT, OR HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT IT. THAT'S WHAT I REALLY WANT

TO UNDERSTAND. >> UNDERSTOOD.

>> YEAH. I THINK THE SAME WILL BE TRAU WITH THE PERSONNEL TOO.

-- BE TRUE WITH THE PERSONNEL TOO. I HAVE A QUESTION, OFF PETERS ROAD, THERE'S A FUTURE ENTRANCE OFF PETERS ROAD, RIGHT, OR LATER PHASE, IS THAT RIGHT.

>> AT THE MOMENT WE HAVE NO PLANS FOR AN ENTRANCE OFF PETERS ROAD, SO WE'RE ONLY DEALING WITH THE 69.98 ACRES, THE PARCELS TWO AND THREE THAT YOU SEE. WE HAVE NO DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR. I WOULD SPECULATE THAT THIS DOG-LIKE HERE, FLAG POLE TYPE OF ARRANGEMENT COULD BE AN ENTRANCE, BUT YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE APPLICANT ON THE -- FOR CONSIDERATION HAS NO ACCESS ON PEAT SCAMMERS ROAD. IT IS SIMPLY ALL INTERNAL CIRCULATION.

>> IT'S JUST ONE MORE COMMENT, SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NAVIGATION. THIS IS A DISTRIBUTION CENTER. WE'VE GOT SEMIS BRINGING IN BULK, RIGHT? AND DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER PART OF VEHICLES LEAVING THERE WITH DELIVERIES FOR THE LOCAL OR

REGION DELIVERIES? >> AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THERE'S

NO, IF YOU WILL, VAN TRAFFIC. >> OKAY.

>> THIS IS ALL SEMIS. >> ALL SEMIS. SO THAT'S A CONCERN. ORIENTATE ME TOWARDS, IF THIS IS THE SOUTHERN, WE HAVE A FIRE STATION BEING BUILT OUT HERE, SO I'VE GOT FIRE TRAFFIC AND SIGNALIZATION TO GET THEM IN AND OUT OF THERE TO GET TO THE TURNPIKE, SO THAT'S MY CONCERN HERE, SEMIS MAKING U-TURNS IN ESSENCE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER ALONG WITH THE REGULAR TRAFFIC THAT'S GOING TO BE OUT THERE ON KINGS HIGHWAY, AND PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE, THE 700 AND SOMETHING JOBS, PEOPLE ARE COMING IN TO WORK SHIFTS HERE, SO YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE IN CARS, SEMI-TRUCKS AND EMERGENCY VEHICLE ALL UP AND DOWN KINGS HIGHWAY AND MORE STUFF COMING, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THIS, MAKE SURE WE CAN KIND OF ANTICIPATE AND DO WHAT WE CAN HERE. THAT'S MY CONCERN I'M ALL FOR THE 785 JOBS. I'M ALL FOR THE THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT COMING ON THE TAX ROLE OF FORT PIERCE. IT WILL GREATLY HELP THIS CITY, BUT WHAT I DON'T WANT IS I DON'T WANT A TRUCK, I DON'T WANT A VEHICLE RUNNING INTO A SEMI-TRUCK THAT'S MAKE AGU-TURN. WE'VE SEEN THAT UNFORTUNATELY -- MAKING A U-TURN. WE'VE SEEN THAT UNFORTUNATELY ON THE TURNTYKE.

>> I'M GOING TO DEFER TO THE APPLICANT.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF? OKAY. NOW I'M.

>> MADAM, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.

>> SURE. >> THIS IS KIND OF MY STANDING OPERATING PROCEDURE. I'LL GUESS I'LL ASK THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. YOU ASK ANYTHING OF THE DEVELOPER THAT THEY'VE BEEN

UNWILLING TO PROVIDE? >> NOT WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT,

COMMISSIONER, NO. >> SO YOU'RE SATISFIED -- .

>> ACTUALLY, THEY'VE BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE IN ALL OUR REQUESTS, AND I KNOW THAT CHRIS HAS BEEN VERY DETAILED WITH THEM IN PARTICULAR IN HOW THE SITE IS LAID OUT AND THE LANDSCAPING AND EVERYTHING ELSE, SO THEY HAVE BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE IN THIS. WE'VE ALSO CONSIDERED THE TIMELINE THEY'RE WORKING TO BRING THIS TO THE SITHY. SO WE'VE CONSIDERED IT TO BE AN E-COMMERCE PROJECT WITHOUT REVIEW, AND WE'VE PROCESSED IT FIRMLY, AND I THINK THEY'VE GIVEN US, AND I'M SURE CHRIS CAN CONFIRM THIS, EVERYTHING WE'VE DISCUSSED WITH THEM. I WANT TO BEAR IN MIND ALSO, THAT

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>> MADAM MAYOR? >> YES, SIR.

>> HAS IT BEEN A TRAFFIC STUDY? >> YES. IT'S ATTACHED.

>> IT'S INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS PACKET.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> MAYOR. >> YES, SIR.

>> MAY I ADDRESS COMMISSIONER ROBERT?

>> ABSOLUTELY, PLEASE. >> SO AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PERMITS SUBMITTED AHEAD OF TIME CONTINGENT ON APPROVAL. AS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, I KNOW IT'S TIMES TO TAKE OUT A TREE, AND I KNOW SOMETIMES IT'S TIMES TO SAVE A TREE. RIGHT OVER HERE IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THIS SITE, THERE'S AN 85-INCH OAK TRY.

THE ORIGINAL PLANS THAT -- OAK TREE. THE ORIGINAL PLANS THAT I'VE REJECTED SHOWED 3 AND A HALF FEET OF CUT INTO THAT TREE'S RED ZONE. THAT IS A DEATH SENTENCE FOR A TREE. I PROVIDED THAT COMMENT, AND THEY WANT TO MITIGATE. I WANT TO SAVE THE TREE. THEY'RE GOING TO REWORK THEIR SITE PLAN TO LESSEN THE AMOUNT OF ADDITION IN THAT AREA AND TO SAVE NOT ONLY THAT TREE, BUT OTHERS. SO THEY HAVE BEEN COOPERATIVE WITH ANY STAFF COMMENTS, AND WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM JUST AS MUCH AS THEY HAVE WORKED WITH US ON THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU,

MAYOR. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF? OKAY. NOW IT'S TIME, I'D LIKE FOR THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE AND TATE YOUR

NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> I AM MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, GOOD AFTERNOON. JHR CONSULTING ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT.

>> WELCOME. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF?

>> NO. I WANT TO APPRECIATE THE STAFF FOR WORKING WITH US AND GIVING US GUIDANCE. I WANT TO APPRECIATE.

PRESENTATION? DO YOU HAVE A - >> YES, MA'AM. OKAY. GREAT, BUT LET ME ADDRESS THE CONCERN ABOUT THE TRAVEL.

>> PLEASE DO. >> THE TRUCK TRAFFIC IS SEPARATED FROM CAR TRAFFIC, WHICH WOULD BE THE EMPLOYEES, AND THAT'S BECAUSE THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT ONES. TRAFFIC COMING FROM TURNPIKE AND 95, FROM THE SOUTH, THAT WOULD BE GOING NORTH, THEY'RE GOING TO GO INTO A RIGHT-TURN LANE STORAGE, 450 FEET. IT'S ALREADY PROVED BY DOT, AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN COMING INTO THE PROJECT. TRAFFIC FROM THE NORTH, WHICH IS STILL GOING TO BE SOME, PERHAPS 68, 95. THEY'RE GOING TO COME DOWN SOUTH ON KINGS HIGHWAY. WE HAVE A LEFT-TURN LANE IN-ONLY, WHICH IS ALREADY BUILT BY DOT, AND IT'S ANOTHER 400 FEET OF STORAGE, SO THE TRUCK IS GOING TO GET INTO THE DEDICATED STORAGE, GET OFF ON THROUGH TRAFFIC AND MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO THE TRUCK TRAFFIC. IT WILL BE NO U-TURN BY SEMI TRACTOR ON THIS BROKE. THAT'S FOR ENTERING INTO THE PROJECT.

WE'RE FROM NORTH AND SOUTH, WE'VE GOT DEDICATED -- THANK YOU. WE HAVE -- THAT'S OUR ADVERTISING. SO LET ME GET

THROUGH THIS. >> YOU HAVE TO SCROLL. OOPS.

SORRY. SO THIS IS RIGHT TURN COMING FROM THE SOUTH. THE SOUTH BOUND FROM THE NORTH COMES OUT, AND IT'S A LEFT TURN, STORAGE LANE BUILT BY THE DOT, AND THAT'S THE REASON IS LOCATED, AND IT'S ABOUT 450 FEET OF STORAGE, SO THE TRUCK WILL GET IN THE STORAGE LANE AND GET OFF THE TRUCK AND MAKE A LEFT TURN. SO FOR ENTRY, THEY'VE GOT THE STORAGE LANE FOR BOTH NORTHBOUND AND SOUTH BOUND. FOR THE EXIT, YOU'RE GOING TO EXIT FROM THIS ENTRY OF WHITE ROAD. BY THE WAY, WE ARE IMPROVING THE WHITE ROAD INTO A THREE-LANE, A DEDICATED RIGHT TURN, A STRAIGHT OR A LEFT TURN, AND OF COURSE, ONE COMING IN. RIGHT NOW, WHITE ROAD IS A LIMITED INTERSECTION.

YOU CANNOT MAKE A LEFT TURN OUT. WE HAVE GONE TO DOT, AND THEY HAVE APPROVED OUR PLAN. THAT MEDIAN IS GOING TO COME OUT. IT'S GOING TO BE A FULL ACCESS, WHITE ROAD, AND WE'RE

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-- >> THAT HELPS NOW TO SEE YOU HAVE A DEDICATED LEFT TURN. THEY'RE STILL COMING ACROSS THAT TRAFFIC THOUGH, RIGHT? AT THAT POINT, RIGHT? SO, YOU KN KNOW -- OKAY. IT'S A SPEED ALLEY THROUGHOUT, RIGHT NOW. I WAS OUT THERE RECENTLY, AND PEOPLE ARE RUNNING GREAT RATES OF SPEED. WE CAN TRY TO CONTROL HUMAN BEHAVIOR, BUT AT LEAST WE'LL HAVE A DEDICATED, SO THEY CAN COME TO A FULL STOP AND NOT TRY TO JACKKNIFE AN 18-WHEELER COMING ACROSS THAT TRAFFIC. I'M FEELING A LITTLE

BIT BETTER. >> THANK YOU.

>> OKAY. >> FOR THE EMPLOYEE TRAFFIC, WE CANNOT HAVE A MEDIAN OPENING IN HERE BECAUSE, OF COURSE, THERE IS A MEDIAN OPENING, AND DOT ONLY ALLOWS SO MANY MEDIANS, SO THE EMPLOYEE IS GOING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN GOING NORTH. WHERE AN EMPLOYEE IS GOING SOUTH BOUND, THEY WILL MAKE A RIGHT TURN GOING NORTH. IT IS A DEDICATED STORAGE ON WHITE ROAD BY THE DAULT. THEY WOULD MAKE A U-TURN AT WHITE GOINGED SOUTH. BUT THEY WOULD BE IN A DEDICATED LANE. THEY WOULD NOT BE IN TRAFFIC. FOR EMPLOYEES THAT -- THAT'S FOR GOING SOUTH, COMING NORTH, AND FOR EMPLOYEES THAT COMING FROM NORTH WANT TO GO THROUGH THE SITE, LET ME GO TO THE... OKAY.

FOR EMPLOYEE THAT'S COMING FROM THE NORTH AND WANT TO GO TO THE SOUTH, THEY WILL HAVE TO GO TO THE CROSSROAD. THERE'S A DEDICATED LEFT TURN THAT WILL MAKE A U-TURN AND COMING UP NORTH. THE GOOD THING ABOUT AMAZON, OF COURSE THE 750 IS TWO SHIFT. AND THEIR SHIFT IS NOT IN THE RUSH HOUR. THEY ARE OFF HOURS, SO AS YOU KNOW, ALL THE TRAFFIC IS STUDYING IMPACT, AND GOING THROUGH THE RUSH HOUR. THAT'S FOR TRAFFIC AT 10 O'CLOCK AND 2 O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON. THAT'S IMPORTANT.

THAT'S WHAT THE EMPLOYEES SHIFT FOR AMAZON ARE OFF THE RUSH HOURS, AND SO THEY WILL BE ON THE REGULAR HOURS. BUT THAT WILL BE THE ACCESS FOR EMPLOYEES. THEY WILL ALL BE IN DEDICATED STORAGE LANE MAKING A U-TURN OR LEFT TURN. STAFF PRESENTED A GREAT PRESENTATION, BUT THIS IS BASICALLY WHAT YOU SEE, A 1.1 MILLION SQUARE FEET THAT AMAZON WANTS TO BUILD.

THEY ALSO GOING TO HAVE A PLAN FOR THE PHASE 2, WHICH IS 500,000, TO THE SOUTH. OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO COME BACK IN FRONT AND GET YOUR BLESSING ON THAT SITE PLAN, BUT THAT'S WHAT THE PLAN AND FOR BOTH OF THESE. THIS LAST PARCEL IS NOT AMAZON RELATED. IT'S GOING TO BE TO A DIFFERENT PARCEL. THE ENTRY THAT YOU SAW ON PETERS ROAD, WE BUILT THAT, I MEAN WE AS THE OWNER. I DESIGNED PETERS ROAD FOR RECONSTRUCTION BY THE COUNTY STANDARD AND CONTRIBUTED ABOUT 250,000 TO RECONSFRUCKTING THE PETERS ROAD, ALONG OUR FRONTAGE AND ALSO LAZY DAY AND GENERAL RV THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THAT SITE.

AS FAR AS OUR OFF SITE IMPROVEMENT FOR TRAFFIC, OF COURSE WE ARE BUILDING WHITE ROAD FROM KINGS HIGHWAY TO PETERS ROAD. RIGHT NOW WHITE ROAD IS IN ROUGH SHAPE. IT'S A SHELLROCK ROAD, AND IT COSTS ABOUT 3 MILLION DOLLARS.

THAT'S ABOUT HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO COST. THE IMPROVEMENT AT THE INTERSECTION, NOT INCLUDING THE SIGNAL IS ABOUT 500,000, AND THE SIGNAL IS ABOUT 700,000. SO ORALL, THE PROJECT WILL BE SPENDING 4.2 MILLION DOLLARS IMPROVING THE TRAFFIC AND CIRCULATION THAT WILL BE USED BY EVERYBODY IN THE CITY AND, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL. THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES FOR PHASE 2, IF IT HAPPENS WILL BE 500, SO OVERALL, IT COULD BRING ABOUT 1200 JOBS. THE EMPLOYEES, THE CONSTRUCTION JOBS, THEY ESTIMATE ABOUT 200 AT ANY GIVEN

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THANK YOU. >> MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU A

QUESTION. >> OKAY. GO AHEAD.

>> CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SITE OF THE PETERS ROAD AND WHITE RO ROAD. OKAY. ONE MORE. THERE WE GO. SO I HEARD YOU STATE THAT WHITE ROAD, YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD A SIGNIFICANT COST TO AMAZON. AND THEN PETERS ROAD, YOU HAD MENTIONED SOMETHING BRIEFLY ABOUT DOING SOMETHING THERE. ARE YOU GOING TO RECONSTRUCT THAT AS WELL?

>> WE DID THAT ABOUT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. WE ACTUALLY REDESIGNED IT, AND PETERS ROAD IS ALREADY RECONSTRUCTED FOR THE COUNTY STANDARDS WITH A SIDEWALK AND SO FORTH, SO THAT WAS BUILT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. THIS PROJECT CONTRIBUTED ABOUT 350,000 AND THE RV LAZY DAY AT THAT TIME ALSO CRIBBED 4 TO 500,000. THAT'S BUILT ALREADY.

>> IT'S ALREADY BEEN BUILT. I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WERE GOING TO REBUILD IT AGAIN AND DO SOMETHING ELSE.

>> NO. BUT THE PROJECT CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS IT.

>> OKAY. AND YOU'RE GOING TO THINK ABOUT ACCESSING THAT EASTERN SECTION FROM PETERS ROAD?

>> THAT'S -- THIS AREA HERE IS MEANT TO BE THE ACCESS FOR PARCEL 2. OF COURSE, AMAZON DEVELOPING THAT MOST LIKELY WOULD NOT BE USING THAT FOR ACCESS. THEY'RE GOING TO BE USING THE SAME ACCESS WE HAVE ON KINGS HIGHWAY, BECAUSE THEY LIKE TO HAVE CONTROL, LIMITED ACCESS FOR TRUCKS, AND NOT MIX IN THE CAR TRAFFIC. SO FOR PHASE 2, MOST LIKELY WE WILL BE USIN USING THE SAME ENTRY IN T AND EXIT SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE.

>> AND THE REASON I ASK YOU FROM THE FIRE DISTRICT STANDPOINT, HAVING TWO ENTRANCE AND EXITS IS OFFICE DESIRABLE IN CASE ONE SIDE, BECAUSE KINGS HIGHWAY IS GOING TO HAVE ACCIDENTS ON IT, BUT IF THEY CAN'T ACCESS THE PROPERTY, AND HAVE A SECOND OPPORTUNITY IS DESIRABLE, SO HAS THAT BEEN THOUGHT OUT, AND HAS THE FIRE DISTRICT HAD AN OPINION?

>> THE COUNTY FIRE HAS REVIEWED THE PROJECT AND SIGNED OFF ON A SITE PLAN. THE SECONDARY ACCESS WILL BE ON WHITE ROAD.

I'LL SURE THE FIRE TRUCKS CAN GO ONE WAY IN THE WRONG WAY.

THEY CAN GO WHICHEVER WAY THEY WANT TO. IF YOU HAVE A FIRE,

YOU DON'T COMPLAIN. >> THANK YOU.

>> YEAH, IT'S QUITE A FEW TRC COMMENTS FROM FIRE DISTRICT ANYBODY ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? ANYONE ELSE? EVERYBODY GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. >> THIS IS TIME FOR ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS PROJECT. IF YOU WERE NOT SWORN IN, YOU WILL BE SWORN IN NOW.

SEEING NO MOVEMENT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION. COMMISSIONERS?

>> RF? THIS IS THE KIND OF PROJECT THAT WE HAD IN MIND.

>> LATELY. >> FOR KINGS HIGHWAY.

>> AND THEN MY CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED, AND SO WITH THAT, MADAM MAYOR, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.

>> MAYOR, I AGREE WITH YOUR CONSENSUS THAT THIS IS PRECISELY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

>> YOU SECOND THAT WITH THIS COMMENT?

>> YES, WITH THE COMMENT, YEAH. >> IT'S A CLARIFICATION IT INCLUDES THE FIVE-STAFF CONDITION.

>> YEAH, WITH THE FIVE-STAFF CONDITION.

>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK.

>> OKAY. CALL THE ROLE, PLEASE.

>> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK? >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER GAINS. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. >> YES.

>> COMMISSION MAYOR HUDSON. >> YES.

>> OKAY. >> CONGRATULATIONS. WELCOME TO

[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.]

FORT PIERCE. >> 700 JOBS.

>> NEXT WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.

>> ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A TIME FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. YOU HAVE THREE

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PLEASE. >> DELORES, PLEASE, 424 19TH STREET FORT PIERCE. LOOKING AT THE AGENDA AND THE CONCERNS THAT WERE FROM THE AGENDA ITEM THAT WAS PULLED, I DO HOPE THAT AS MUCH RESEARCH, INVESTIGATIONS, WHATEVER IT TAKES, BUT, AGAIN, LET US THINK ABOUT FORT PIERCE AND DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR THE CITIZEN, OF COURSE, THAT YOU REPRESENT.

BUT ALSO KEEPING IN MIND THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY AND LOOKING AT THE MORALE. I HAVE PRAYED FOR A SPEEDY RESOLVE OF THIS SITUATION. DUE DILIGENCE AS THEY SAY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEEING NO

[15. COMMENTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER]

MOVEMENT, WE'LL MOVE ON. >> OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE THE

COMMENTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.

>> GOOD EVENING. >> I WOULD HAVE TO TRITO GIVE ME A HEADS-UP ON UPCOMING EVENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THOSE GOING FORWARD. I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE 2 OR 3 I HAVE THE CITY MANAGER COMMENT. WE HAVE A 2026 LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL SERVICE MAY 5TH AT 7 P.M. AT THE ST.

BENCH DET CATHOLIC CHURCH. THAT WILL BE IN ST. PORT LUCY.

THAT'S A MAJOR EVENT, AND WE THE MAJOR ANNUAL ENFORCEMENT THAT'S SATURDAY MAY 9TH FROM 9 TO 10 A.M., AND THAT'S GOING TO

BE SOUTH 25TH STREET. >> GREAT.

>> AND ANOTHER ONE WE HAVE, WE HAVE A FISHING FRENZY MAY 8TH AT THE ARENA, CAPTAIN'S PARTY AT SQUARE GROUPER. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD EVENT, AND THEN THE FOLLOWING DAY MAY 9TH, SATURDAY, IT'S A TOURNAMENT AT FORT PIERCE, SO IT WILL BE VERY ACTIVE THIS WEEK IN THERE.

>> YEP. >> AND FINALLY WE HAVE THE LINCOLN PARK WORKSHOP. THAT'S GOING TO BE, IF I CAN GET THAT DATE, MAY 5TH AT 5:30 P.M. TO 7:30 P.M., SO THAT'S.

>> TOMORROW. >> RIGHT. SO IF YOU CAN MAKE THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. IT'S OUR WORKSHOP NO. 3, AND

THAT'S IT. >> OKAY. MS. COX.

>> YEP. JUST KIND OF A FOLLOWUP ON THE CITY LEASES THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN TALKING ABOUT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE IS, YOU KNOW, THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE HAS ALL THE ACTUAL PHYSICAL LEASES, AND WE'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS FOR THOSE. THOSE ARE ACTUALLY NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE TO THE PUBLIC, ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SEE THOSE ON OUR PAGE WE HAVE A -- BECAUSE YOU CAN NOW CURRENTLY SEARCH ALL THE MINUTES, ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS AND MADE AVAILABLE ALL THE CITY LEASES THERE AS WELL.

>> UNDER THOSE CITY CLERKS PAGE.

>> AND IT'S ALSO ON THE OPEN GOVERNMENT PAGE.

>> ON THE OPEN GOVERNMENT. >> THE OTHER THING WE FOUND TODAY WE DIDN'T KNOW WAS THERE IS UNDER THE GIS HUB. THERE IS ACTUALLY A MAP OF ALL THE CITY OWNED AND FPRA OWNED PROPERTIES, SO IT'S ALREADY THERE. IT LINKS DIRECTLY TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S WEBSITE BASED ON THE OWNERSHIP.

SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A CITY-OWNED OR AN FPRA OWNED PROPERTY, ESPECIALLY IN A CERTAIN AREA, THAT MAP IS THERE. IF YOU SEARCH ON OUR WEBSITE UNDER THE GIS HUB, IT WILL POP UP. IT'S CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES, AND YOU CAN. SHE IT WILL TAKE YOU RIGHT TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S WEBSITE AND TELL YOU ALL ABOUT THAT PROPERTY.

>> PERFECT. >> SO THAT'S REALLY INTERESTING

[16. COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION]

INFORMATION. >> THANK YOU. MS. HEDGES.

>> NO COMMENTS. >> ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ONTO

COMMISSION COMMENTS. >> COMMISSION COMMENTS, THANK

YOU. >> WHO WOULD LIKE TO START.

>> I'VE GOT NOTHING FOR YOU TONIGHT.

>> I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TOMORROW NIGHT TO COME FOR THE LINCOLN PARK MASTER PLAN WORKSHOP. THIS IS NO. 3. I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT WILL BE GREAT TO SEE PROGRESS TO WHERE WE STARTED AND WHERE WE ARE NOW AND GETTING YOUR THOUGHTS FROM THE COMMUNITY, SO HOPEFULLY THE SENTIMENT THAT YOU WILL SHOW UP TOMORROW AND I'M SURE STAFF WILL BE THERE ALONG WITH THE CONSULTANT TO BRING THE COMMUNITY ALONG WITH WHAT THEY'VE HEARD AND MAKE SURE IT'S BASE FOREMEN BASED ON THAT. IT'S A PLAN AND WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE OWN OUR

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>> THANK YOU. WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO NEXT?

>> I'LL GO. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. TO THE PU PUBLIC AND WHOEVER IS LISTENING. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT I AM NOT TRYING TO HIDE THIS DISCUSSION FROM PUBLIC.

SINCE I'VE BEEN UP HERE, WE HAVE BEEN A REACTATORY BOARD INSTEAD OF A PROACTIVE BOARD. ALL I ASKED WAS TO MOVE IT OFF THE AJOANEDA, BUT LET US TALK TO THE COUNSEL SO WE CAN HAVE POTENTIAL UNDERSTANDINGS OF WHAT WILL BE SAID AND HOW WE CAN GO FORWARD, SO PLEASE DON'T SEND ME IMAILS SAYING YOU'RE TRYING TO HIDE SOMETHING FROM PUBLIC. THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M TRYING TO DE. IT WILL BE BACK ON THE AGENDA, BUT ALL OF US SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN OR HEAR FROM WHATEVER ATTORNEY THAT HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THIS INTENT. TO HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO TELL US, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE A DUTY TO PROTECT FORT PIERCE. SO IF YOU HAVE OTHER THINGS THINKING I'M TRYING TO HIDE THIS OR DON'T WANT TO DO IT, THAT'S NOT IT. I'M TRYING TO PROTECT EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM, BECAUSE EVERYBODY WHO IS A RESIDENT IN FORT PIERCE, YOU SHOULD ALLOW US TO TALK TO OUR LEGAL COUNSEL TO SEE WHAT SHOULD AND SHOULDN'T BE SAID, SO WE CAN PROTECT OURSELVES.

SO THAT'S WHY I HAD TO PULL SNE.

>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER GAINES, FOR THAT STATEMENT, BECAUSE WHILE MY THOUGHT PROCESS ANTICIPATING THAT IT MAY BE PULLED, I THOUGHT ABOUT BRINGING IT UP UNDER COMMISSIONER COMMENTS.

HOWEVER, YOUR POSITION AND POINTS MADE REALLY ACTUALLY BOLSTER MY CONCERNS FROM BEGINNING, AND THAT WAS BEING ABLE TO GET AN OUTSIDE OPINION ON CERTAIN MATTERS, AND SO IF YOU'RE SAYING AS PART OF YOUR MOTION WAS THAT TO PULL THAT ITEM AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE A THIRD PARTY EXPERT TO GUIDE ON NEXT STEPS, I RALEIGH APPRECIATION THAT. THEREFORE I RELINQUISH MY OPINION TO THIS MOMENT REGARDING YOUR POINT AND THE REASONING BEING I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT LEGAL OPINION OUTSIDE THE CURRENT SCENARIO. SO I AGREE WITH YOU.

>> I WAS TOLD ABOUT THIS WEEK. I THINK WE WERE TOLD LAST WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY ABOUT THE INTENT. SO I WAS SAYING BEFORE WE DO SOMETHING OR SAY SOMETHING, WE NEED TO HEAR FROM LEGAL. AND AT THAT POINT, IT SHOULD BE THIS WEEK. WE ALL HAVE INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS. IT SHOULD BE THIS WEAK. I DON'T KNOW THE RIEQUIREMENT OR THE NOTICE REQUIREMENT TO PUT IT BACK ON. ONCE WE HAVE THAT, WE CAN PUT IT BACK ON AND GET IT BACK OUT THERE. WE ALL KNOW WHAT CAN BE SAID, WHAT SHOULDN'T BE SAID, AND MOVE FROM THERE. THAT'S ALL I WAS

TRYING DO. >> AND I THINK IT'S HOW THE CHARTER CONTROLS RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITIES. SO I WAS STAYING AWAY FROM OTHER MATTERS MIGHT BE IN.

>> AND I AGREE WITH THAT COMMISSIONER I KNOW YOU GUYS HATE WHEN I PUT ON MY LEGAL HAT. BUT AS AN ATTORNEY, I THOUGHT WE WOULD SERVE THE CITY BETTER IF YOU HAD A CHANCE ONE

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TRYING DO. >> ARE YOU DONE?

>> YES, MA'AM. >> YEAH. IT'S BEEN SAID, AND I WOULD LIKE TO REPEAT. IT'S THE BEST FOR THE CITY OF THIS PARTICULAR MOMENT. WITH THAT, WE WILL BE ADJOURNING. IF YOU WANT TO

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