2026-10-26 - City Council Meeting
Summary
Written from the manually produced captions; names and numbers may be misheard.
- Proclamation for DECA Month (November 2026), and a presentation on the city's 2026 International Festivals and Events Association World Festival and Event City award and eight Pinnacle awards (three gold, three silver, two bronze).
- Staff presented the two-year review of the Love Your Block neighborhood program in Whispering Pines: ten projects, over 2,000 residents reached, $57,000 in mini grants and over $100,000 in donations, mostly in kind. Staff plan to return in January with recommendations for two new neighborhoods.
- Public comment: residents asked council to postpone the Riverland Arts and Culture Center site plan so the applicant could resubmit noise-mitigation changes; one speaker raised permits and pole placement for the city's Flock license-plate cameras; and several speakers asked for pedestrian safety measures near schools and construction zones after the October 7 death of a Treasure Coast High School freshman, plus e-bike enforcement, a speed study, street lighting and temporary school bus service for students within two miles.
- Agenda changes: council tabled items 7A (Riverland Arts and Culture Center major site plan amendment), 8C, 8D and 11B to a date uncertain; the motion carried. The consent agenda was approved.
- Founders Crossing Community Development District (Ordinance 26-101) approved on second reading. Bonna, who voted no on first reading, said he still rejects some of the applicant's arguments and worries about tax stacking, but would support it because the community does not yet exist and future buyers will know a district applies.
- The 2050 Mobility Plan and mobility fee changes (Ordinance 26-89) were approved on second reading with no public comment.
- Second readings approved: city-owned parcels near the community center changed to Institutional land use and zoning (Ordinances 26-76, 26-77, 26-94 and 26-95); the Planned Industrial Park zoning district (Ordinance 26-96), with the city manager arguing the city is about 86 percent residential and needs more industrial and research land; and the Commerce Center conservation land use change and rezoning (Ordinances 26-78 and 26-97).
- Rezoning of about 150 acres near the Glades wastewater plant to Planned Industrial Park (Ordinance 26-99) approved on second reading.
- First readings approved: six utility and drainage easement abandonments (Ordinances 26-102 to 26-106 and 26-110); the Belvedere Street city-owned parcels land use change and rezoning to Institutional (Ordinances 26-107 and 26-108), described as a paper exercise with no plans to develop; and the Wilson Grove Parcel B master planned unit development rezoning of about 357.75 acres (Ordinance 26-109), planned as an age-restricted community of about 1,200 units.
- Special exception approved for an expanded car wash at the Apex gas station site at Gatlin and Port St. Lucie Boulevard (Resolution 26-R83).
- Council reports: Morgan said a sidewalk program phase is under construction with a focus on areas within two miles of schools, and that she is working through a safety group toward a countywide e-bike ordinance; the city was named one of the Treasure Coast's best places to work.
Issues discussed
- Founders Crossing Community Development District
- 2050 Mobility Plan
- Planned Industrial Park Zoning District
- Glades Cut-Off Road Planned Industrial Park Rezoning
- City Hall Complex Institutional Rezoning
- Commerce Center South Conservation Land
- Riverland Arts & Culture Center Major Site Plan Amendment
- Flock Camera Program
- Pedestrian Safety Near Schools and Construction Zones
- Love Your Block Neighborhood Program
Agenda
Agenda posted on the City's Legistar system, with the note "Request to Table Items 8C, 8D & 11B".
Sources
- Agenda: https://psl.legistar1.com/psl/meetings/2026/10/2725_A_City_Council_26-10-26_Meeting_Agenda.pdf
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKK2p1EStso
Video
Transcript
These captions are as posted; names and numbers may be misheard.
Transcript
00:23>> MAYOR: GOOD EVE EVENING, EVEE
00:26AND WELCOME TO OUR CITY OF PORT
00:27ST. LUCIE, CITY COUNCIL MEETING
00:30THIS MONDAY, OCTOBER 26th,
00:322026, AT 6:00 P.M.
00:33PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
00:34>> COUNCILWOMAN MORGAN.
00:35>> YES, MA'AM.
00:37>> COUNCILMAN PICKETT.
00:37>> YES, MA'AM.
00:38>> VICE MAYOR CARABALLO.
00:39>> HERE, MA'AM.
00:40>> MAYOR: PLEASE STAND FOR THE
00:41INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE.
00:47>> ALMIGHTY GOD IN HEAVEN WE ASK
00:49THY BLESSINGS UPON THOSE
00:51GATHERED HERE THIS EVENING AND
00:52UPON ALL THE CITIZENS OF PORT
00:53ST. LUCIE.
00:53LOOK WITH FAVOR ON OUR LEADERS
00:55AND GIVE THEM THE INSIGHTS, THE
00:57WISDOM, AND THE PATIENCE TO DEAL
00:59WITH THE PROBLEMS AND TASKS
01:00COMING BEFORE THEM.
01:02PLEASE BLESS THEIR WORK AND
01:03THEIR DELIBERATIONS.
01:06AMEN.
01:06>> MAYOR: AMEN.
01:23>> MAYOR: OKAY, WE'RE ON
01:24PROCLAMATIONS AND SPECIAL
01:25PRESENTATIONS.
01:25WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR DECKA
01:31MONTH.
01:34WHEREAS DECKA IS AN
01:35INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT
01:36PREPARES EMERGING LEADERS AND
01:37ENTREPRENEURS FOR CAREERS IN
01:38MARKETING, FINANCE, HOSPITALITY,
01:39AND MANAGEMENT.
01:43AND WHEREAS DECKA PROVIDES
01:44STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO
01:46DEVELOP LEADERSHIP,
01:46COMMUNICATION, PROBLEM SOLVING,
01:47AND DECISION MAKING SKILLS
01:49THROUGH CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION,
01:50COMPETITIVE EVENTS, AND REAL
01:53WORLD BUSINESS EXPERIENCES.
01:54AND WHEREAS DECKA ENCOURAGES
01:55STUDENTS TO EXPLORE CAREER
01:58OPPORTUNITIES, BUILD CONFIDENCE,
01:59AND APPLY THEIR KNOWLEDGE TO
02:00CHALLENGES THAT REFLECT TODAY'S
02:02EVOLVING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.
02:04AND WHEREAS, DECKA CHAPTERS,
02:06ADVISORS, EDUCATORS AND
02:08COMMUNITY PROVIDERS PLAY AN
02:09IMPORTANT ROLE IN SUPPORTING
02:10STUDENTS AS THEY PREPARE FOR
02:11FUTURE ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL
02:13SUCCESS.
02:13AND WHEREAS, DECKA MONTH
02:15RECOGNIZES THE ORGANIZATION'S
02:16COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING THE
02:17NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS,
02:19ENTREPRENEURS, AND RESPONSIBLE
02:20MEMBERS OF THE BUSINESS
02:23COMMUNITY.
02:24THROUGH THEREFORE I SHANNON M.
02:25MARTIN MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PORT
02:27ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY
02:30PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 2026 AS DECKA
02:31MONTH.
02:31AND DO WE HAVE JASMINE SHEPHERD
02:33HERE FROM PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH
02:35SCHOOL BUSINESS EDUCATION
02:37TEACHER?
02:37COME FORWARD.
02:41>> VASE MAYOR, YOUR ALMA MATER
02:42WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRESENT THE
02:43PROCLAMATION?
02:44>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
02:45>> MAYOR: SURE, ABSOLUTELY.
02:56[APPLAUSE]
03:03SURE, IF YOU WANT TO, QUICK
03:04PHOTO, COUNCIL?
03:39>> MAYOR: CONGRATULATIONS.
03:3972 THANK YOU SO MUCH.
03:41[APPLAUSE]
04:00>> MAYOR: WE HAVE A PRESENTATION
04:03OF THE 2026 IFEA WORLD FESTIVAL
04:05AND EVENT CITY AWARD AND HOSS
04:07AND WILKERSON PINNACLE AWARDS.
04:10>> HI, GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.
04:11MADAM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL,
04:15MR. CITY MANAGER, MR. CITY
04:18ATTORNEY.
04:19WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED.
04:21THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS AND
04:22EVENTS ASSOCIATION HONORED OUR
04:24CITY AS AN EVENT CITY.
04:26AND THE TITLE IS, IT'S A IFEA
04:29WORLD FESTIVAL AND EVENT CITY.%
04:31THIS IS THE COMPANY WE'RE
04:33KEEPING.
04:35PHILADELPHIA, Mc ALAN, TEXAS,
04:37PATTIA CITY THAILAND, KOREA,
04:42PITTSBURGH, AND THE HISTORIC
04:43CILUA VILLAGE IN HY.
04:46AND WE HAWAII.
04:51IT'S A BEAUTIFUL AWARD AND WE'RE
04:52VERY GRATEFUL.
04:53OUR CITY WAS EVALUATED ON
04:54COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE
04:55DIVERSITY AND SUCCESS OF ITS
04:57LOCAL FESTIVALS AND EVENTS.
05:03THE EVALUATION ALSO CONSIDERED
05:04STRENGTH OF COLLABORATION AMONG
05:05CITY GOVERNMENT, OTHER
05:05GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, BUSINESSES,
05:07EVENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND
05:09COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
05:09IT'S REALLY, IT'S AN
05:11INTERNATIONAL AWARD, AND WE'RE
05:11VERY EXCITED THAT WE WERE ABLE
05:13TO BE CHOSEN THIS YEAR.
05:16THE INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
05:17HIGHLIGHTS PORT ST. LUCIE'S
05:19DEDICATION TO BRINGING THE
05:20COMMUNITY TOGETHER THROUGH
05:21EVENTS THAT FOSTER CONNECTION,
05:23PARTICIPATION, AND PRIDE.
05:25ADDITIONALLY, CITY OF PORT
05:25ST. LUCIE WAS AWARDED EIGHT
05:29IFEAHAAS AND WILKERSON PINNACLE
05:31AWARDS OF WHICH THE THREE WE
05:32HAVE HERE, GOLD AWARDS FOR
05:36VETERANS DAY CEREMONY,
05:38MARTIN LUTHER KING CELEBRATION,
05:39AND EXTRAVAGANZA.
05:40WE ALSO WON THREE SILVERS AND
05:41TWO BRONZE AWARDS.
05:43AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE
05:45SPECIAL EVENTS ARE GRATEFUL FOR
05:46OUR CITY PARTNERS INCLUDING
05:48COMMUNICATIONS, THE
05:49COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
05:50DEVELOPED THE MATERIALS THAT
05:52WERE AWARD WIN, AND SO I'M
05:53GRATEFUL FOR THEIR COLLABORATION
05:55AND I'M ALSO VERY GRATEFUL FOR
05:56THE SUPPORT WE GET FROM CITY
05:58COUNCIL.
05:58THANK YOU.
05:59>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
06:00CONGRATULATIONS, AND
06:01CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WHOLE
06:03TEAM.
06:03AMAZING.
06:04[APPLAUSE]
06:04>> THANK YOU.
06:07[APPLAUSE]
06:12OKAY.
06:12ALL RIGHT.
06:12FOR MORE GOOD NEWS, WE'RE GOING
06:14TO HEAR A PRESENTATION ON OUR
06:16LOVE YOUR BLOCK PROGRAM, YEAR 2
06:19REVIEW.
06:22>> HONORABLE MAYOR, COUNCIL, MY
06:23NAME IS MELISSA EUNICE FOR THE
06:25RECORD.
06:25AND I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU
06:26ABOUT THE LOVE YOUR BLOCK
06:30PROGRAM.
06:31SORRY.
06:31I KNOW I WAS UP.
06:36GUS, I MIGHT NEED HELP.
06:41SORRY.
06:41I KNOW IT'S IN THERE.
06:43HE HAD IT UP.
06:46IT'S TOWARD THE END.
06:47THERE IT IS.
06:51MY APOLOGIES.
06:58THERE WE GO.
06:58THE LOVE YOUR BLOCK PROGRAM.
06:59TWO YEARS IN THE MAKING.
07:00THIS IS THE TWO-YEAR RECAP.
07:02I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU A QUICK
07:03VIDEO, AND WE'RE GOING TO GO
07:04THROUGH THE VIDEO, GUS, YOU
07:09READY?
07:13HE'S READY.
07:16OKAY.
07:19[MUSIC]
07:25>> LOVE YOUR BLOCK JUST MEANS SO
07:27MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES OUR
07:29COMMUNITY HAS TO GROW, TO COME
07:31TOGETHER.
07:31>> IT PLAY AS REALLY BIG ROLE IN
07:33LIKE CREATING THAT COMMUNITY
07:35FEELING THAT WE ALL WANT
07:37TOGETHER.
07:37>> IT'S BEEN A REALLY WONDERFUL
07:39COLLABORATION.
07:40>> THIS LOVE YOUR BLOCK HAS BEEN
07:42SO WONDERFUL.
07:43>> IT'S REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE.
07:44>> IT'S SUCH A GREAT THING FOR
07:45OUR CITY.
07:48>> YEAR 2 WE LOOKED FOR PROJECTS
07:48IN WHICH WE CAN MAKE BOLD
07:50IMPACTS INTO THE COMMUNITY.
07:51AND WE ALSO WANTED TO GET THE
07:53COMMUNITY PRIDE BACK INTO THE
07:55NEIGHBORHOODS.
07:55>> YOU CAN DEFINITELY FEEL THE
07:57SHIFT IN COMMUNITY AND YOU CAN
07:59FEEL THE CLOSENESS OF THE TIGHT
08:01KNIT COMMUNITY HERE IN THIS
08:02CITY.
08:03>> WE'RE BRINGING NEIGHBORS
08:05TOGETHER.
08:05WHEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WORKS
08:06TOGETHER, THEN THEY CAN
08:07ACCOMPLISH GREAT THINGS.
08:12A REALLY GREAT EXAMPLE IS THE
08:13ART BEAUTIFICATION OF THE
08:14PAINTING OF THE FENCE.
08:16THE COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER.
08:17IT WAS A BLOCK PARTY.
08:18WE HAD PIZZA CUPCAKES PEOPLE
08:22WERE OUT WALKING AND BIKING.
08:23PEOPLE SET UP LAWN CHAIRS.
08:24IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR
08:25THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
08:28>> MY HEART FEELS FULL.
08:29I LOVE CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE IN
08:30OUR COMMUNITY.
08:30>> I DIDN'T KNOW ANYBODY.
08:31NOW I KNOW ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE.
08:33IT'S WONDERFUL.
08:34>> EVERYTHING IS JUST GETTING
08:36REVAMPED AND EVERY DAY IT FEELS
08:38LIKE IT'S JUST GETTING MORE AND
08:39MORE BEAUTIFUL.
08:40SO TO HAVE SOME OF THAT COME TO
08:43OUR SCHOOL IS REALLY NICE.
08:44>> IT'S BRINGING THE NATURE AND
08:46THE PEOPLE TOGETHER TO MAKE
08:47SOMETHING BETTER AND MORE
08:49BEAUTIFUL.
08:49>> AND WE'RE SEEING IT ALL OVER
08:50THE CITY, I MEAN, I WAS JUST
08:51OVER AT THE PARK RIGHT OVER
08:53THERE, AND YOU SEE THE LOVE YOUR
08:56BLOCK GRANT SPARKING JOY THERE
08:58AS WELL.
08:58>> WE REACHED OUT TO THE
09:00TREASURE COAST HIGH SCHOOL KEY
09:01CLUB AND THE KIWANIS CLUB AND
09:03LET THEM KNOW THIS INCREDIBLE
09:04PROJECT WE WERE GOING TO DO.
09:05>> TO BE ABLE TO BRING MY KIDS
09:07OVER FROM TREASURE COAST HIGH
09:08SCHOOL AND HAVE THEM PARTICIPATE
09:09IN IT HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL.
09:10>> IT WAS REALLY TRULY INSPIRING
09:12BECAUSE IT WAS THE TREASURE
09:14COAST HIGH SCHOOL KEY CLUB
09:15MEMBER WHO PAINTED IT, DESIGNED
09:16IT, AND THE COMMUNITY RALLIED
09:18AROUND IT TO MAKE THAT DREAM A
09:20REALITY.
09:21>> THIS IS MY FIRST TIME DOING
09:21IT SO I'M PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT
09:24IT.
09:24I HOPE I GET TO DO MORE WITH YOU
09:26GUYS IN THE FUTURE TOO.
09:26>> I THINK THE KIDS HAVE JUST
09:27BENEFITED SO MUCH FROM HAVING
09:29THESE OPPORTUNITIES, CREATED FOR
09:30THEM AND THE COMMUNITY, AND THEY
09:32LOVE GIVING BACK.
09:32>> ONE OF OUR TARGETS WAS TRY TO
09:34GET LOT MORE YOUTH INVOLVED THIS
09:36YEAR.
09:36BUT IT TURNED OUT THAT NOT ONLY
09:38DID WE GET THE YOUTH INVOLVED.
09:40PEOPLE OF ALL AGES CAME IN TO
09:41HELP AND CREATE AND GET EXCITED
09:43ABOUT THESE PROJECTS.
09:44>> IT'S REALLY INSPIRED A LOT OF
09:46PEOPLE AND THE PTO TO COME OUT
09:47AND HELP.
09:49IT'S INSPIRED SOME OF THE
09:50TEACHERS TO GET AND HELP WITH
09:52US.
09:53IT SPARKED CREATIVITY AND
09:55INSPIRATION FROM OF OUR TEACHERO
09:57HELP REVAMP THEIR LESSON PLANS
09:58AND BRING ON HANDS ACTIVITIES TO
10:00THEM SO IT'S NOT JUST THE SIGN
10:01THAT GOT REVAMPED.
10:02IT'S PART OF OUR LESSONS TOO AND
10:04THE KIDS ARE GOING TO BE
10:05INVOLVED IN IT.
10:06>> WITH LEADERSHIP FROM
10:07BLOOMBERG, WE TURNED COMMUNITY
10:09IDEAS INTO DRIVEN RESULTS.
10:11>> WE'RE SEEING SOME AMAZING
10:13RESULTS FROM IT, SO WE'RE VERY
10:15GRATEFUL TO THE LOVE YOUR BLOCK
10:17GRANT AND THIS OPPORTUNITY.
10:18>> THE LOVE YOUR BLOCK PROGRAM
10:19THAT REALLY MADE AN IMPACT, AND
10:21RESIDENTS ARE ALREADY ASKING
10:22COULD YOU COME TO OUR
10:24NEIGHBORHOOD NEXT.
10:25>> BRING IT TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
10:26[LAUGHTER]
10:26>> I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE
10:27FUTURE HOLDS.
10:31[MUSIC]
10:34>> I FEEL LIKE I -- I DON'T FEEL
10:36LIKE I LIVE IN A CITY.
10:37I FEEL LIKE I LIVE IN A TOWN AND
10:38IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF LOVE YOUR
10:42BLOCK.
10:43[MUSIC]
10:51>> MAYOR: AMAZING.
10:51>> I CAN'T --
10:53[MUSIC]
10:55[APPLAUSE]
10:59>> SO THIS HAS BEEN A VERY
11:00SPECIAL PROJECT FOR ME.
11:01I'VE BEEN ON IT FOR TWO YEARS,
11:02AND I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW IS
11:05THAT THE BLOOMBERG CENTER CAME
11:07DOWN LAST WEEK, AND THEY DID A
11:08SITE VISIT.
11:10THEY WERE SO IMPRESSED.
11:11SHE COULDN'T BE ON HERE TONIGHT
11:13BUT SHE WANTED TO CONVEY TO YOU
11:14GUYS THAT WE ARE LEADING THE
11:17NATION.
11:18OUT OF THE 16 COHORT OTHER
11:21CITIES, WE ARE THE ONES THAT
11:22THEY'RE GOING TO SAY, HEY, THE
11:23NEXT COHORT, YOU NEED TO GO TO
11:25PORT ST. LUCIE AND SEE WHAT THEY
11:26WERE DOING RIGHT.
11:27AND THERE'S A FEW PROJECTS I'D
11:28LOVE TO SHARE WITH YOU GOING A
11:30LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL BECAUSE
11:32THERE ARE ABOUT 20 PEOPLE IN
11:33THIS AUDIENCE RIGHT NOW WHO
11:36REALLY IMPACTED AND I WANT TO
11:37JUST GO A LITTLE MORE DETAIL FOR
11:38YOU GUYS.
11:40SO AGAIN LOVE YOUR BLOCK IS A
11:42TWO-YEAR PROGRAM.
11:44WE STARTED IN WHISPERING PINES
11:46BUT OVERALL NATIONWIDE THE LOVE
11:47YOUR BLOCK PROGRAM HAS IMPACTED
11:5043,000 VOLUNTEERS, BUT HERE IN
11:52PORT ST. LUCIE, HOW WE STARTED
11:54OFF IS WE HAD A YEAR TO PROBLEM
11:57PUBLIC STATEMENT.
11:58THAT'S HOW WE STARTED OFF.
12:00AND WE WANTED TO UPLIFT
12:02COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS, LEVERAGE
12:05STRONG PARTNERSHIPS, AND WE ALSO
12:08WANTED TO PROMOTE ARTS AND
12:10CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES.
12:11WHERE DID WE COME WITH THAT?
12:15IT'S BECAUSE WE ASKED THE
12:16RESIDENTS.
12:16WE HAD SURVEYS OUT.
12:17WE ARE ASKED THEM WHAT THEY
12:18THOUGHT, AND THEY TOLD US WE
12:20LOVE WHISPERING PINES BUT TO
12:22KIND OF LOOKS THE SAME AND IT
12:23HASN'T CHANGED IN TWO DECADES.
12:25WE'D LIKE TO SEE MAYBE SOMETHING
12:27ELSE.
12:27WE ASKED THE RESIDENTS.
12:28THEY TOLD US.
12:30OKAY, THEN WE SAID OKAY, WHAT
12:31KIND OF THINGS WOULD YOU LIKE
12:32FOR US TO DO?
12:33AND THAT'S HOW WE CAME UP WITH
12:34OUR PLAN.
12:35WE HAD A CORE TEAM, AND I CAN'T
12:37TELL YOU ENOUGH ABOUT SARAH WHO
12:39IS MY BOSS, AMAZING WHO HELPED
12:41ME THROUGH ALL THIS, AND I'VE
12:43BEEN ON THIS PROJECT TWR FOR TWO
12:46YEARS.
12:46STEPHANIE IS AMAZING, VICTORIA,
12:50OUR FELLOW.
12:51THESE, WE FOCUSED IN WHISPERING
12:53PINES FOR THIS FOR TWO YEARS.
12:55WE DID TEN PROJECTS THAT SPANNED
12:57FOUR TYPES OF BEAUTIFICATION,
13:00LANDSCAPING, PUBLIC ART,
13:03GREENSPACES, COMMUNITY SAFETY
13:04PROGRAMS, I CAN'T TELL YOU
13:05ENOUGH ABOUT PD.
13:06WE HAD A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH
13:08THEM.
13:09WE IMPACTED OVER 2,000 RESIDENTS
13:12AND THEN WE WERE ABLE TO GET
13:17$57,000 WORTH OF MINI GRANTS AND
13:19PROJECTS COMPLETED.
13:20AND HOW DID WE DO IT?
13:21I CAN TELL YOU IS WE DID A
13:24VOLUNTEER OUTREACH PROGRAM, DOOR
13:25TO DOOR, THANK GOODNESS FOR CODE
13:27ENFORCEMENT.
13:28THEY HELPED US OUT WITH THE DOOR
13:30TO DOOR.
13:30TARGETED SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS,
13:33AND A LOT OF IN-PERSON EVENTS.
13:36SO WHAT DID WE DO?
13:37WHAT ARE OUR RESULTS?
13:40IS 870 POUNDS OF TRASH KEEP PORT
13:42ST. LUCIE PARTNERED WITH US.
13:45WE HAD OVER $100,000 WORTH OF
13:47DONATIONS, MOST OF THEM WERE IN
13:49KIND SERVICES AND I'LL GO INTO A
13:51LITTLE MORE DETAIL.
13:5261 NEW FEATURES, LIKE BENCHES,
13:54ADA BENCHES, PICNIC TABLES, AND
13:58I'LL GO INTO A LITTLE MORE
13:59DETAIL IN A SECOND AND WE GAVE
14:01AWAY 49 TREES AND PLANTED WELL,
14:04IN COMBINATION WITH THAT.
14:06AND THEN WE LEARNED ABOUT
14:08DELIBERATION EVENTS.
14:09THAT WAS INTERESTING FOR US BUT
14:10THOSE ARE JUST BIG EVENTS WHERE
14:12WE WOULD GO TO THE PARK AND TALK
14:14TO RESIDENTS AND THE MOST
14:15IMPORTANT THING WE LEARNED
14:18MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS.
14:19SO WE CAN GO OUT TO A PARK AND
14:21WE CAN SAY EVERYBODY IN THE
14:22PARK, WE TALKED TO.
14:23BUT DID WE REALLY?
14:25HAVING THOSE ONE ON ONE-ON-ONEST
14:28BLOOMBERG TALKED TO US ABOUT AND
14:30WE LOGGED IN THESE NUMBERS WHEN
14:31WE DID THIS KIND OF INFORMATION.
14:34SO HERE'S TWO EXAMPLES OF THE
14:36MINI GRANT PROJECTS.
14:38RESIDENTS ASKED US FOR THIS.
14:40ONE WAS A MAKE AND TAKE FRUIT
14:43TREE GIVEAWAY THAT'S ON THE
14:45LEFT-HAND SIDE.
14:45ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE WAS A
14:47COMMUNITY BIKE AND SAFETY EVENT.
14:50AND THE MAKE AND TAKE WE HAD 52
14:53RESIDENTS, THE IDEA WAS TO, TO
14:55SUPPORT AND WORK WITH UNITED WAY
14:57OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY AND IFAS
15:00EXTENSION.
15:00THE IDEA WAS TO BRING COMMUNITY
15:03PRIDE AND NEIGHBORHOOD PRIDE
15:04BACK INTO THEIR AREA.
15:06THE OTHER ONE IS THE BIKE FEST.
15:08AGAIN I CAN'T TELL YOU ENOUGH
15:10ABOUT PORT ST. LUCIE POLICE
15:12DEPARTMENT, BRAD WAS WONDERFUL
15:13TO WORK WITH.
15:14AND SO WAS PUBLIC WORKS.
15:16AND THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
15:19ORGANIZATION, WE HAD 60 FREE
15:21BIKE HELMET FITTINGS WE DID THAT
15:23DAY.
15:24AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
15:25BROUGHT OUT TEN BIKES THAT WE
15:26GAVE AWAY FOR THAT EVENT.
15:28JUST A BEAUTIFUL EVENT.
15:30THE NEXT ONE, THIS ONE'S
15:32STEPHANIE'S FAVORITE.
15:33IS THAT WE WORKED WITH THE BOYS
15:34AND GIRLS CLUB OF ST. LUCIE
15:36COUNTY, AND WE CREATED A VIBRANT
15:39WIND PERMEABLE SCREEN.
15:41SO IT HELPS REDUCE NOISE, IT
15:43ALSO BROUGHT A LOT OF ART WHERE
15:45PEOPLE TOLD US WHISPERING PINES
15:46THOUGH BEAUTIFUL, IT'S A LITTLE
15:48DARK SO HOW DID WE DO IT?
15:51BAM, WE THREW A BEAUTIFUL SILK
15:53SCREEN UP THERE AND IT SERVES AS
15:55AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF
15:56ART BUT IT ALSO PROTECTS THE
15:57CHILDREN FROM WIND.
16:00THE NEXT ONE IS WE DID, AND I
16:01KNOW THE MAYOR IS OUT THERE WITH
16:03US, WITH THIS ONE, THIS ONE WAS
16:06A SILK SCREEN BANNER AS WELL.
16:08WE ALSO SMALLED SOME TREES WITH
16:09THIS -- INSTALLED SOME TREES
16:10WITH THIS ONE.
16:11THIS WAS FUN.
16:12WE WORKED WITH ST. LUCIE SKATERS
16:13AND THE PORT ST. LUCIE POLICE
16:15DEPARTMENT 689 THIS --
16:18DEPARTMENT.
16:18THIS WAS 160-FOOT SILK SCREEN.
16:20THIS IS WHAT WOWED BLOOMBERG.
16:23THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE, AND THIS
16:24IS JUST A COUPLE OF THOUSAND OF
16:26DOLLARS TO DO SOMETHING AS
16:27AMAZING AS THIS.
16:28AND THEY, THEY ARE ASKING THEIR
16:31NEXT COHORT TO COME BACK AND
16:32LEARN ABOUT WHAT WE DID.
16:34THIS JUST BLEW BLOOM BLOOMBERG Y
16:36RIGHT HERE.
16:37SO WE HAD VOLUNTEERS INSTALLING
16:38THE, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE
16:40BOTTOM RIGHT THERE, ON THE
16:41LEFT-HAND SIDE, VOLUNTEERS WERE
16:43INSTALLING THE WIND SCREEN,
16:45VOLUNTEERS HELPED PUT IN THE
16:46TREES, AND THEN WE HAD A HUGE
16:48BASICALLY BLOCK PARTY AT THE
16:49SKATE CITY.
16:51THIS ONE'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY
16:53HEART, I CAN'T TELL YOU.
16:54I DID CRY ON THIS ONE.
16:57THIS ONE WE, AGAIN, WE ONLY HAD
16:58A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM
16:59THE GRANT TO DO THIS PROJECT.
17:02WE ONLY THOUGHT WE COULD GET
17:04PRESSURE WASHING DONE.
17:05THAT'S IT.
17:05I PRETTY MUCH THOUGHT PRESSURE
17:07WASHING POSSIBLY PAINT AND
17:09POSSIBLY GET NEW LETTERING.
17:11I REESMED -- REACHED OUT TO ALL
17:14AMERICA'S SIGNS AND GRAPHICS
17:16WHO'S SITTING HERE IN THE
17:17AUDIENCE TODAY AND WITH I TOLD
17:18THEM HOW MUCH MONEY I HAD, I
17:19TOLD THEM THE TIME FRAME NCHLT I
17:20NEEDED TO HAVE IT DONE BEFORE
17:21SCHOOL OPENS, AND THEY SAID YES.
17:24WE'LL JUST CHARGE YOU FOR THE
17:25MATERIALS.
17:26WE'RE GOING TO INSTALL IT OUR
17:30SELVE.
17:31IT'S 40 HOURS, 40 HOURS THEY DID
17:32IT THEMSELVES.
17:32THEY REMOVED THE LETTERING,
17:34INSTALLED THE LETTERING, THEY
17:35WORKED WITH OUR GRAPHIC ARTIST,
17:36HOW DID WE COME UP WITH THAT
17:38LOGO RIGHT THERE OF THE WILDCAT?
17:40WE WALKED INSIDE THEIR CAFETERIA
17:42AND THEY SAID WE LIKE THIS.
17:43WELL THEY DIDN'T HAVE A JPEG OR
17:46IMAGE OF IT.
17:47WE HAD TO RE-CREATE IT FROM
17:48SCRATCH SO THIS ONE BASICALLY I
17:50CRIED -- I'M NOT GOING TO LIE.
17:51THIS WAS IT.
17:52AND THEN THE WINDMILL ON THE
17:54RIGHT-HAND SIDE WAS FABRICATED
17:56FROM A ARTISAN AND HE GAVE IT TO
17:58US FOR FREE.
17:59WE JUST HAD TO PAY FOR THE
18:01MATERIALS.
18:02SO BUSINESSES WORKING WITH US
18:03WAS AMAZING.
18:05NATURE'S KEEPER GAVE US FREE
18:07PLANTS.
18:08JUST AMAZING.
18:08THIS ONE IS OUR -- SHE IS
18:11ACTUALLY MY NEIGHBOR.
18:12I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
18:15SHE, COUNCILMAN MORGAN SHE LIVES
18:18RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE FIRE
18:18DISTRICT.
18:19SHE ACTUALLY WAS A YOUTH AT
18:21TREASURE COAST HIGH SCHOOL.
18:22SHE JUST GRADUATED.
18:22SHE LEARNED ABOUT THE LOVE YOUR
18:24BLOCK PROGRAM LAST YEAR PICKING
18:25UP TRASH WITH ME.
18:27AND SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS AN
18:29ARTIST.
18:29I SAID CAN YOU MAKE A MURAL.
18:30SHE SAYS NO, I DON'T KNOW -- I
18:31HAVE I'VE NEVER DONE A MURAL
18:34BEFORE BUT OUR GRAPHIC ARTIST
18:38ANNE MARIE HAS MADE A MURAL
18:39BEFORE AND SHE DID THIS TOGETHER
18:41WITH US.
18:42THE HIGH SCHOOL KEY CLUB CAME
18:43OUT AND HELPED PAINT THIS
18:44TOGETHER.
18:44WE ALSO DID A COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP
18:46SO I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I
18:47LOVE THIS ONE.
18:49>> MAYOR: AWESOME.
18:49>> THIS ONE WAS FUN.
18:51THIS ONE IS ANOTHER SILK SCREEN
18:53BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS WAS
18:54VERY FUN FOR THE YOUTH COUNCIL.
18:56IT WAS THEIR FIRST EVENT THAT
18:57THEY COULD DO.
18:59AS YOU CAN SEE MOST OF THEM ARE
19:00YOUTH RIGHT THERE.
19:01THEY GOT TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY
19:03PICKLEBALL.
19:03AND VOLUNTEERS FROM BOLA NATION
19:06WERE ABLE TO TEACH US AND THE
19:07YOUTH HOW TO DO PICKLEBALL.
19:10THAT WAS REALLY FUN.
19:11AND THEN THIS SILK SCREEN SERVES
19:13NOT ONLY AS A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF
19:16ART BUT ALSO HELPS WHEN PEOPLE
19:18COME IN AT NIGHT AND DRIVE WITH
19:20THEIR HEADLIGHTS AND FLASH IT
19:21RIGHT IN THE POOR PICKLEBALL
19:23PLAYERS.
19:24SO I CAN'T TELL YOU ENOUGH, THIS
19:27ONE IS MIKE KENDRICK WHO TAUGHT
19:29US ABOUT SILK SCREENS AND HOORKS
19:31THE ONE WHO SAID YES, YOU KNOW
19:33WHAT I THINK THIS WOULD BE A
19:34REALLY FUN IDEA TO DO.
19:35SO THANK YOU, MIKE KENDRICK,
19:36THANK YOU, COREY, AND THE TEAM
19:37AT WHISPERING PINES.
19:38THEY HELPED US FIGURE OUT A WAY
19:39TO DO THE UNVEILING FOR YOU
19:42GUYS.
19:43SO PAUL IS IN THE AUDIENCE
19:45TODAY.
19:45HE IS THE MANAGER RIGHT THERE IN
19:46THE RED -- RED SHIRT.
19:48SHE IS IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY.
19:50THIS IS THE VILLAS OF WINDPLE
19:52MILL POINT II.
19:53IT'S RIGHT ACROSS FROM
19:55WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY
19:57SCHOOL.
19:57THIS ONE HE SAID THE LITTERING
19:58IF YOU LOOK UP ON THE LEFT 00
20:00SIDE, HAS BEEN THERE SINCE THE
20:02COMMUNITY WAS DEVELOPED.
20:04AND HE TRIED, HE TRIED TO FIX IT
20:06THE BEST AS HE COULD.
20:08HE REPLACED AS YOU CAN SEE THE
20:10LETTERING DOESN'T ALWAYS MATCH.
20:12HE TRIED TO DO THE BEST HE
20:13COULD.
20:13BUT WE REACHED OUT TO SHERRY
20:15ANNE BON IGAN FROM ALL AMERICA
20:17SIGNS AND THEY SAID YES.
20:18AGAIN WE WILL HELP YOU, YES
20:20AGAIN.
20:20WE WILL HELP YOU.
20:21THEY REPLACED ALL THE LETTERING,
20:23AGAIN, THEY, WE JUST PAID FOR
20:25THE MATERIALS, THEY INSTALLED IT
20:26FREE OF CHARGE.
20:28AND THEN NATURE'S KEEPER
20:31INSTALLED ALL THE DIRT, THE AREA
20:32WAS FULL OF SAND, AND THEY
20:34INSTALLED THE DIRT AND THEY
20:36INSTALLED THE PLANTS AND ALL THE
20:38GRANT PAID FOR WAS THE
20:39MATERIALS.
20:39VOLUNTEERS COMING TOGETHER,
20:40BUSINESSES COMING TOGETHER,
20:42REALLY MADE AN IMPACT.
20:43YOU GUYS NEED TO DRIVE BY THIS.
20:44IT'S AMAZING.
20:46>> MAYOR: YOOIVE RR SEEN IT.
20:46IT'S A-- I'VE SEEN IT.
20:47IT'S AMUSING.
20:48THE WHOLE ENTIRE AREA IS
20:49ABSOLUTELY --
20:50>> IT'S THE WHOLE CORRIDOR IS
20:51JUST AMAZING.
20:52WHEREVER YOU LOOK ON THE STREET
20:54IS JUST AWE-INSPIRING.
20:55>> MAYOR: IT'S REMARKABLE.
20:56IT TRULY REMARKABLE.
20:56>> IT IS, AND WE COULDN'T HAVE
20:58DONE IT -- I CAN LITERALLY LIST
21:00EVERYBODY'S NAME IN HERE, IT'S
21:01JUST, IT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD,
21:03MAZING NEIGHBORHOOD TO LIVE IN,.
21:05>> MAYOR: IT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
21:07A COMMUNITY TRULY, TRULY COMES
21:08TOGETHER, AND IT HAS BEEN
21:10ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL.
21:11>> YEAH.
21:12IT TOOK A LOT OF US AND WE'RE
21:14VERY PROUD.
21:15>> MAYOR: YEP.
21:16>> OKAY, SO THE OTHER ONE IS THE
21:18GREENSPACE ART BEAUTIFICATION
21:19PANELS.
21:19THIS IS SARAH'S FAVORITE.
21:22I WILL TELL YOU THAT.
21:23THERE ARE FOUR PANELS IF YOU
21:24HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE HIAWATHA
21:25GREENSPACE AND IT'S AND AROUND
21:27THE GREEN -- THESE
21:29BEAUTIFICATION FENCE PANELS NOT
21:29ONLY SERVICE AS A PIECE OF ART
21:32BUT PREVENTS ILLEGAL DUMPING.
21:34SO PEOPLE CAN'T COME BACK IN
21:36THERE AND THROW ANYTHING BACK IN
21:37THERE SO IT'S A DUAL PURPOSE.
21:41THE RESIDENTS HAD THE BEST TIME.
21:42THEY LITERALLY TURNED IT INTO A
21:44BLOCK PARTY.
21:45DOWN BELOW BECAUSE I KNOW THE
21:46SAKE OF TIME.
21:48THE BIRD HOUSES THE YOUTH
21:49COUNCIL THIS IS ONE OF THEIR
21:51FIRST PROJECTS.
21:51THEY WANTED TO PUT IN BIRD
21:53HOUSES I UNDERSTAND THESE ARE
21:55MORE DECORATIVE BUT INSIDE THE
21:56GREENSPACE ARE REALLY NICE
21:57BIRDHOUSES AND THERE IS A BIRD
21:59FEEDER.
22:00STEPHANIE GOT SOMEBODY TO
22:00MONITOR THE BIRD FEEDER AND PUT
22:02BIRD SEED IN THERE EVERY WEEK.
22:06SO COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
22:06I CAN'T TELL YOU ENOUGH ABOUT
22:08ALL THESE -- I'M NOT GOING TO
22:10READ THEM BUT I WANT YOU GUYS TO
22:11SEE THE LIST OF THE COMMUNITY
22:14PARTNERS.
22:14AND WE DON'T HAVE ON THERE YOU
22:16KNOW THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, MIKE
22:19KENNED DRK, AND -- KENDRICK AND
22:21HIS TEAM ARE AMAZING: I DON'T
22:23HAVE THE PORT ST. LUCIE POLICE
22:24DEPARTMENT BUT I WANT YOU GUYS
22:25TO SEE IT WAS BUSINESSES WHO
22:26REALLY HELPED US AND STEPPED UP
22:28WITH THIS.
22:30AND THERE ARE SOME QUOTES.
22:30YOU CAN READ THEM, I KNOW, AT
22:32YOUR LEISURE, BUT I REALLY WANT
22:33TO POINT OUT THE, MY FAVORITE IS
22:38ARTAVEIOUS REID.
22:39I LOVE THE LOVE YOUR BLOCK
22:40PROGRAM HAS OPENED MANY
22:42OPPORTUNITIES FOR ME.
22:44I HOPE IT DOES AS MANY FOR
22:45OTHERS.
22:47SO SHE WAS THE THROUGH THE KEY
22:48CLUB AND SHE WAS AMAZING TO WORK
22:51WITH.
22:51SO THE NEXT THING I WOULD LIKE
22:52TO SHOW YOU IS ENGAGE PSL.
22:55THIS IS WHERE WE LEARNED FROM
22:56BLOOMBERG AN OPPORTUNITY TO
22:59REALLY ENGAGE FROM PEOPLE
23:01ONLINE.
23:01WE CREATED A LOVE YOUR BLOCK
23:04ENGAGE PSL PAGE, AND WHAT IS
23:06DIFFERENT THAN A REGULAR WEB
23:07SITE IS PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY TALK
23:09TO EACH OTHER, WE COULD DO
23:11POLLS, WE COULD DO SURVEYS.
23:13AND YOU COULD SEE ALL THE THINGS
23:14THAT ARE FROM WHISPERING PINES
23:18I, YOU CAN SEE A MAP, YOU CAN
23:19SEE VIDEOS, AND THE MOST
23:20IMPORTANT THING IS WHAT YOU HAVE
23:23TO REGISTER, AND YOU HAVE TO GET
23:25A PASSWORD, AND THEN YOU CAN
23:27FOLLOW THE PROJECTS.
23:28AND IT WAS SO, THIS IS A REALLY
23:30GREAT ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM.
23:31WE STARTED OFF WITH LOVE YOUR
23:33BLOCK, WE DID IT FOR CITY
23:35UNIVERSITY BECAUSE THE, THE
23:36STUDENTS WANTED TO LEARN A WAY
23:38TO TALK TO EACH OTHER.
23:40WITHOUT DOING IT ONLINE AND THEN
23:42BEING ATTACKED.
23:43THIS IS A SAFE PLACE.
23:44IF THEY REGISTER, THEY CAN GO ON
23:45HERE, THEY CAN HAVE CHAT
23:47FEATURES, RIGHT HERE, IF PLEASE
23:49LOOK AT YOUR LEISURE.
23:51A GREAT ONE FOR US AND I'LL JUST
23:53DO BEFORE I MOVE ONTO IT IT IS
23:57YOUTH COUNCIL.
23:57LAST YEAR THE YOUTH COUNCIL HAD
23:58THEIR OWN TEXTING GROUP.
23:59THIS YEAR THEY CAN HAVE IT ALL
24:02ONLINE, AND THEY CAN TALK TO
24:03EACH OTHER.
24:03I'LL JUST SHOW YOU REAL QUICK.
24:06HOW THEY CAN DO THAT.
24:06HERE'S A YOUTH COUNCIL CHAT.
24:0934 PARTICIPANTS ARE ALREADY
24:10DOING IT.
24:11AND YOU CAN SEE AS THEY CAN SEND
24:14PICTURES, TALK TO EACH OTHER,
24:15AND CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER WITH
24:17LIKE MINDED THINGS.
24:19SO AND THEN WE ALSO CONDUCT
24:21POLLS.
24:21I ASKED THEM TO KEEP THIS POLL
24:22UP FOR FOR.
24:24FOR MOVIE NIGHT WE DECIDED TO
24:26TAKE A POLL AND THEY CAN DO THAT
24:27RIGHT ON THIS AMUSING FEATURE
24:30ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM.
24:30-- AMAZING FEATURE, ENGAGEMENT T
24:33PLATFORM.
24:34>> THIS ONE WE'RE DOING AT THE
24:36BOTANICAL GARDENS AND WE'RE
24:36GOING TO HAVE RIGHT IN THE
24:38SECRET GARDEN.
24:38>> MAYOR: AWESOME.
24:39>> SO WE'RE WORKING ON THE
24:39DETAILS FOR THAT.
24:42THEN THIS IS NEXT YEAR I ONLY
24:44HAVE TWO MORE SLIDES, THANK THAU
24:46FOR BEARING WITH ME.
24:48YEAR THREE IS WE'RE GOING TO
24:52HOPEFULLY LEVERAGE COMMUNITY
24:53DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING.
24:55WE'RE ALREADY WORKING WITH
24:56NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES.
24:57I CAN'T TELL YOU ENOUGH ABOUT
24:58CARMEN AND HIS TEAM.
24:59THEY HAVE BEEN REALLY HELPFUL
25:00GUIDING US HOW TO DO THIS.
25:01WE WANT TO FORMALIZE
25:03NEIGHBORHOOD CHAMPIONS, AND
25:05WE'RE GOING TO WORK REALLY HARD
25:07WITH ENGAGE PSL WE'RE NOTICING
25:09THAT'S REALLY MAKING A REAL
25:11TREND.
25:11WE'RE GROWING PARTNERSHIPS WITH
25:14NONPROFITS, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES,
25:15AS YOU'VE SEEN, AND WE'RE GOING
25:18TO START WORKING A LOT HARDER
25:19WITH OUR YOUTH COUNCIL MEMBERS.
25:20THEY LOVE THIS.
25:22I'M NOT TELLING YOU THEY
25:23ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS.
25:25AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CHAMPIONS
25:26WHO ARE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE
25:29TODAY.
25:29AND THEN WE WANT TO EMBED THE
25:31LOVE YOUR BLOCK PROGRAM INTO
25:32CITY PLANNING.
25:33WE REALLY THINK THAT IT WOULD BE
25:35A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT
25:37LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITIES.
25:38AND IN JANUARY, I'D LIKE TO COME
25:40BACK TO YOU IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH
25:42THAT AND PRESENT RECOMMENDATIONS
25:44FOR MOVING INTO TWO NEW
25:47NEIGHBORHOODS.
25:47I THINK I'D LIKE TO TO START
25:47THAT IN JANUARY.
25:49IF YOU GUYS ARE GOOD WITH THAT.
25:50BUT I'LL COME BACK WITH A
25:52PRESENTATION, AND GET YOUR
25:55OPINIONS.
25:55AND THAT'S IT FOR ME.
25:56>> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT.
25:57>> BUT I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
25:59THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE
26:01AUDIENCE TODAY IF YOU WOULD LIKE
26:02ME TO HAVE THEM STAND UP.
26:03>> YEAH, CAN EVERYONE STAND UP,
26:07PLEASE?
26:09[APPLAUSE]
26:17AWESOME.
26:18AGAIN, IT'S TAKES EVERYONE
26:21TOGETHER, INDIVIDUALS,
26:22BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, TO
26:25MAKE OUR CITY AS GREAT AS IT IS
26:27AND OUR COMMUNITY AS GREAT AS IT
26:29IS, AND THANK YOU ALL SO, SO
26:30MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE
26:32DONE.
26:32COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT EACH AND
26:34EVERY ONE OF YOU, SO THANK YOU
26:34VERY MUCH.
26:35AND TO OUR CITY TEAM AS WELL,
26:37THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
26:42[APPLAUSE]
26:46>> COULD I GET A PICTURE?
26:47>> MAYOR: YES, ABSOLUTELY.
27:41> ALL RIGHT WE'RE TAKING ONE ON
27:42THIS PHONE AND ONE ON THIS PHONE
27:44SO JUST BEAR WITH ME.
27:45HERE WE GO.
27:463, 2, 1, ALL RIGHT.
27:48THIS ONE.
27:49HERE WE GO.
27:50TAKE TWO, THREE, 2, 1.
27:52ONE MORE.
27:543, 2, 1.
27:54THANK YOU GUYS.
27:55>> THANK YOU.
27:57[APPLAUSE]
28:24>> OKAY, WE'RE MOVING ONTO
28:25PUBLIC TO BE HEARD.
28:26THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO
28:27SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL FOR UP TO
28:28THREE MINUTES ON ANY NONAGENDA
28:30RELATED ITEM.
28:35MB HAGUE.
28:46GOOD EVENING.
28:48>> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND
28:49COUNCIL.
28:49MY NAME IS M.B. HAGUE.
28:52AND I LIVE IN RIVERLAND IN
28:55VALENCIA CAY.
28:56IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING ON YOUR
28:59NEXT ITEM ADDITIONS AND
29:00DELETIONS TO AGENDA AND APPROVAL
29:02OF AGENDA, THAT THERE HAS BEEN
29:04ANOTHER REQUEST BY THE APPLICANT
29:05FOR YOU TO PULL AND POSTPONE
29:10ITEM 7 A.
29:11WHICH IS APPROVAL OF MAJOR SITE
29:13PLAN AMENDMENT FOR RIVERLAND
29:14ARTS AND CULTURE CENTER.
29:15AND I HOPE THAT YOU DO SO.
29:18LAST MONTH WHEN THIS CAME BEFORE
29:20YOU, WHAT HAD HAPPENED THAT I
29:22LIVE IN THE STREET THAT IS RIGHT
29:24ACROSS FROM THE ART AND CULTURE
29:26CENTER.
29:26AND THE EXISTING HOMES NOTICED
29:28THAT IT WAS ON THE CONSENT
29:30AGENDA LAST MONTH, AND WE
29:33APPROACHED GL WITH -- WE HAD A
29:36CONCERNS ABOUT THE SITE PLAN,
29:37THE ORIGINAL SITE PLAN
29:39CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR IT.
29:40THAT WE WANTED TO DISCUSS WITH
29:42THEM AND HOPEFULLY GET SOME
29:45MITIGATION ON SOME NOISE.
29:46AND LUCKILY THEY HAD SENT
29:48COUNCIL A REQUEST TO PULL, AND
29:51YOU THANKFULLY DID, GL ROACHED
29:55ROACHED -- REACHED OUT.
29:56THEY DID HAVE A MEETING WITH US.
29:57WE TALKED ABOUT OUR NOISE
29:59MITIGATION CONCERNS WITH THE
29:59SITE PLAN.
30:01WE MET WITH THEM AGAIN NEXT
30:03WEEK.
30:03THEY'VE OFFERED SOME GREAT
30:05CHANGES.
30:05AND SO THEY HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE
30:07TO RESUBMIT, SO WHEN WE NOTICED
30:09THAT THIS WAS ON THE CONSENT
30:11AGENDA, AGAIN IN THE ORIGINAL
30:13FORM, I SAID, PLEASE, YOU KNOW,
30:15WOULD YOU PLEASE WRITE ANOTHER
30:18REQUEST TO PULL THAT FOR ANOTHER
30:19POSTPONEMENT AND SO I'M HERE ON
30:21BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE
30:23EXISTING HOMES RIGHT ACROSS FROM
30:26THAT CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, AND
30:27HOPE THAT YOU WILL VOTE AGAIN TO
30:29PULL IT AND POSTPONE, AND GIVE
30:31GL A CHANCE IN GOOD FAITH TO
30:33RESUBMIT THEIR CHANGES AND NOT
30:34APPROVE THIS ONE.
30:35SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
30:37>> MAYOR: THANK YOU, MA'AM.
30:42DIANE TURATO.
30:53GOOD EVENING.
30:56>> HI, DIANE TURATO AND I HAVE
30:57TWO THINGS I WANT TO ADDRESS.
31:00ONE IS THE ROAD.
31:03ONE -- GOOD NEWS FIRST WE'VE
31:04DONE A FANTASTIC JOB FROM -- IT
31:09LOOKS AMAZING.
31:09BUT WITH -- WHERE THAT CHILD
31:12DIED IS BLOCKS FROM MY HOUSE AND
31:13DID SEE REALLY BAD.
31:15YOU CAN'T SEE IN THE MORNING.
31:17IT'S PITCH DARK, AND MY FRIEND
31:20VULENDA, MYSELF, REALLY DON'T
31:22THINK A CHILD SHOULD HAVE TO DIE
31:24TO GO TO SCHOOL.
31:25SO THERE NEEDS SOME CLEAN-UP
31:27EVEN WHILE YOU'RE HAVING
31:28CONSTRUCTION, SOMETHING HAS TO
31:29BE DONE.
31:30TO MAKE IT MORE SAFE FOR THESE
31:32KIDS.
31:33BECAUSE IT'S DANGEROUS.
31:34ANOTHER THING ON THE ROAD, I WAS
31:39DRIVING COUPLE DAYS AGO, AND ONE
31:43OF YOU ALL WERE ALMOST CUT ME
31:45OFF ON THE ROAD.
31:46AND I HAD TO BEEP HIGH HORN, ANS
31:50BECAUSE THEY WERE ON THEIR
31:52PHONE.
31:52AND THE PHONE IS NOT
31:54METROPOLITAN TO BE USE -- NOT
31:57MEANT TO BE USED WHILE YOU'RE
31:58DRIVING AND IT'S ONE OF YOU ALL.
32:01OKAY?
32:01SO I'M ASKING YOU TO PRACTICES
32:03WHAT YOU PREACH, AND TO NOT BE
32:04ON YOUR PHONES WHILE YOU'RE
32:05DRIVING BECAUSE YOU REALLY, I
32:07WAS ON THE RIGHT-HAND LANE, AND
32:09YOU ALMOST SMACKED INTO ME.
32:13OKAY?
32:13SO THAT WAS ONE.
32:14SECOND AGENDA IS IS THAT I DON'T
32:18KNOW IF YOU KNOW WHO I AM BUT I
32:21HAVE BEEN A PROPONENT FIGHTING
32:22THE NO ZERO POLICY IN YOUR
32:24COUNTY FOR MANY,MENY YEARS.
32:25I'M STILL FIGHTING IT AND IT'S
32:26STILL GOING ON.
32:28AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S WITH
32:30THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, BUT YOU'RE
32:32ASKING FOR TAX MONEY TO PROMOTE
32:34THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS THAT
32:36ARE PASSING OUR KIDS FOR NOT
32:37DOING ANY WORK.
32:39AND THEY CAN'T DO BASIC
32:42MATHEMATICS.
32:42OR READ WHEN THEY GET OUT HIGH
32:45SCHOOL.
32:46AND THEY'RE BEING GIVEN GRADES
32:48OF 50 AND 60% FOR ABSOLUTELY NO
32:50WORK TURNED IN.
32:53SO WE HAVE TAKEN PARTICIPATION
32:54TROPHIES TO A NEW LEVEL.
32:56AS A COMMUNITY.
32:59AND AS A, OWNER OF A BUSINESS
33:00THAT DEALS WITH PEOPLE PUTTING
33:03NUMBERS ON INVOICES, I HAVE
33:06PROOF THAT THE YOUNG PEOPLE
33:08DON'T KNOW PLACE VALUE TO PUT
33:09THE TAX ON.
33:10THEY CAN FIND IT OUT FROM THE
33:11KU78
33:13COMPUTER, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW
33:14HOW TO WRITE IT DOWN, AND IT'S
33:17REALLY SAD.
33:18AND IT'S COST ME A LOT OF MONEY.
33:21BECAUSE THEY -- THAT PLACE VALUE
33:23ADDS UM.
33:26SO GIVING AWAY GRADES MAY HELP
33:28THE BOOKS LOOK GOOD, BUT OUR
33:33STUDENTS, THE ENTITLEMENT, IS
33:36CAUSING ANXIETY.
33:39THEY CAN'T FUNCTION EVEN AT,
33:43FURTHER, I'M SORRY, I'M NERVOUS.
33:47BUT WHEN THEY GO TO THE JUNIOR
33:48COLLEGE HERE, THEY NEED HELP,
33:51JUST FUNCTIONING BECAUSE THEY
33:52GET THEIR FIRST FAILING GRADES
33:54AND THEY GO WHAT, I DON'T KNOW
33:55HOW TO FAIL.
33:56WHAT DO YOU MEAN I'M FAILING?
34:00SO WE HAVE SOME WORK TO DO, AND
34:02IT'S HAPPENING EVEN IN OURúCHAR.
34:05>> MAYOR: MA'AM, COULD YOU
34:05PLEASE CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS?
34:08>> DO I WHAT?
34:09>> MAYOR: CAN YOU PLEASE
34:10CUBCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS BECAUSE
34:11YOUR TIME'S UP?
34:12>> THAT'S IT.
34:18BYE-BYE.
34:19>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
34:23MR. BORGES.
34:26GOOD EVENING.
34:27>> HELLO, GOOD EVENING.
34:28MY NAME'S JORGE BORGES, I LIVE
34:32IN TUROANO.
34:32I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF BY
34:33THEY CANNING THE CITY MANAGER
34:34FOR GETTING BACK TO -- START OFF
34:36BY THANKING THE CITY MANAGER FOR
34:37BET GETTING BACK TO ME.
34:39I SENT HIM AN EMAIL LAST
34:41THURSDAY LOOKING INTO ROUGHLY 44
34:43CAMERAS THAT THE CITY MANAGED.
34:46THAT I BELIEVE NO PERMIT
34:48EXISTED.
34:48SO WHAT I DID WAS Y REQUESTED
34:50FROM THE CITY A LIST OF ALL THE
34:53PERMITS, PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
34:54PERMITS THAT THE CITY HAD
34:55RELATED TO THESE CAMERAS.
34:56I PULLED ABOUT 13 PERMITS, WENT
34:59THROUGH ALL OF THE PERMITS, 67
35:02PAGES OF DOCUMENTS RELATED TO
35:04THE PERMITS, AND THEN I FOUND
35:06WHAT I THOUGHT WERE 44 CAMERAS.
35:10IT TURNS OUT ABOUT 23 OF THOSE
35:12CAMERAS ARE ON CITY PARKS, SO
35:14WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE PUBLIC
35:16RIGHT-OF-WAYS OR PERMITS EXIST
35:17FOR THOSE, I DON'T KNOW.
35:19BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE PERMITS FOR
35:21THEM.
35:21THERE WERE ROUGHLY SIX CAMERAS
35:23WHICH IS ACTUALLY MORE
35:24CONCERNING THAT THE CITY SAYS
35:25THEY DON'T MANAGE.
35:27NO PERMITS EXIST FOR THOSE.
35:29WE DON'T KNOW WHO OWNS THOSE
35:31CAMERAS.
35:32AND THERE ARE TWO CAMERAS WHERE
35:33THE CITY DOES MANAGE THEM AND
35:36THEY'VE REACHED OUT TO FLOCK TO
35:38GET PURPOSE ISSUED FOR THOSE --
35:40PERMITS ISSUED FOR THOSE.
35:41SO THAT'S ISSUE 1.
35:43ISSUE NUMBER 2, I WENT THROUGH
35:46LIKE I SAID 67 PAGES OF
35:50DOCUMENTATION RELATED TO ALL OF
35:51THESE CAMERAS.
35:52I WANT TO SAY THAT THE POLICE
35:53DEPARTMENT DID A COMMENDABLE JOB
35:55ON ALL OF THE AXON CAMERAS.
35:58THEY SEEM TO HAVE BEEN DONE
36:02CORRECTLY.
36:02WHILE GOING THROUGH THE FLOCK
36:04SYSTEM, ONE THING THAT Y REAL --
36:07I REALIZED IS THE FLORIDA
36:09DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS
36:11AN APPROVED POLE FOR THESE TYPES
36:13OF CAMERAS.
36:14THEY'RE MADE WITH BREAK AWAY
36:17FEATURES SO THAT IF SOMEONE RUNS
36:18INTO THEM, THEY FALL DOWN.
36:21DRIVING HERE I PASSED NUMEROUS
36:23AMOUNT OF CITY SIGNS AND CITY
36:26UTILITY POLES THAT ALL HAD
36:28BREAKAWAY FEATURES ON THEM.
36:30THESE FLOCK CAMERAS ALL THE ONES
36:33THAT ARE INSTALLED WITH FLOCK,
36:34HAVE NO BREAKAWAY,.
36:38THEY'RE A PROVELI POLE, AND
36:40THESE POLES ARE ACTUALLY CALLED
36:42OUT IN THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
36:46TRANSPORTATION'S APPROVALS.
36:47THE ONLY PROBLEM IS, ACCORDING
36:49TO THEIR APPROVAL WHICH THEY
36:50HAVE POSTED ON THEIR WEB SITE,
36:54THESE RIGID POLES MAY ONLY BE
36:56INSTALLED BEHIND AN EXISTING
36:58BARRIER.
36:59OR GUARDRAIL.
37:00IF YOU DRIVE AROUND ALL OF THESE
37:01FLOCK CAMERAS, I THINK I FOUND
37:03TWO THAT ARE BEHIND GUARDRAILS.
37:05THE REST OF THEM ARE JUST RIGHT
37:06ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
37:07SO IF SOMEBODY HITS THEM THOSE
37:09POLES ARE GOING TO BECOME
37:10PROJECTILES AND SOMEONE'S GOING
37:11TO GET HURT.
37:13SO I'M ASKING ONCE AGAIN FOR THE
37:14CITY TO LOOK INTO THAT.
37:16AND I'M NOT GOING AWAY.
37:17KEEP COMING BACK.
37:19THANK YOU.
37:19>> MAYOR: THANK YOU, SIR.
37:23WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO
37:24ADDRESS PUBLIC TO BE HEARD?
37:26SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC
37:28TO BE HEARD.
37:30>> I WOULD.
37:30>> MAYOR: I'M SORRY.
37:31COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE.
37:41PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
37:44>> MY NAME IS BELINDA GREEN, I
37:45LIVE IN THE ROSS RESERVE
37:47NEIGHBORHOOD.
37:47I HAVE THREE THINGS I WOULD LIKE
37:49TEAK SPIEWBT.
37:50ONE -- TO SPEAK ABOUT.
37:54E-BIKES.
37:55IT'S NERVE WRACKING TO DRIVE
37:59AROUND POP AWHEELIES AND THEY'RE
38:00USING OUR SHOPPING PARKING LOTS
38:03AS IT'S THEIR OWN PERSONAL RACE
38:04TRACK.
38:05I WOULD LIKE SEE MORE
38:06ENFORCEMENT WHETHER BY LAW
38:07ENFORCEMENT OR FOR THE COUNCIL,
38:07IF THERE IS SOME LAWS THAT COULD
38:11BE INSTITUTED.
38:11SO THAT RIDERS ARE FOLLOWING THE
38:17LAW REGARDING 150-WATT MOTORS,
38:18THE SPEED LIMITS THAT ARE
38:18REQUIRED, AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE
38:20UNDER AGE 16 WEARING HELMETS.
38:24SECOND, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST
38:24THE COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE A
38:26TEMPORARY EMERGENCY REVISION TO
38:27THE CURRENT SCHOOL
38:29TRANSPORTATION POLICY FOR
38:30STUDENTS WHO LIVE WITHIN TWO
38:31MILE RADIUS OF THEIR ASSIGNED
38:34SCHOOLS WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE
38:35TEMPORARY BUS TRANSPORTATION
38:37UNTIL CONSTRUCTION IN THEIR
38:39RESPECTIVE COMMUNITY IS
38:40COMPLETE.
38:42AS AN AN ADDITIONAL SAFETYGARD
38:44FOR OUR STUDENTS.
38:46-- SAFEGUARDS FOR OUR STUDENTS.
38:49ROAD CONSTRUCTION.
38:50IF A CITY DESIGNS SIX-BLOCK
38:51SPEED RUNWAY THROUGH A
38:53RESIDENTIAL AREA AND IS FORMALLY
38:55NOTIFIED THAT CITIZENS ARE
38:56ACTIVELY BEING FORCED INTO THE
38:57PATH OF HIGH SPEED VEHICLES DUE
38:59TO ZERO CROSSING INFRASTRUCTURE,
38:59THE CITY CAN BE HELD LIABLE FOR
39:01NEGLIGENCE.
39:02IF AN INJURY OCCURS, SENDING A
39:04FORMAL NOTICE REMOVES THEIR
39:05ABILITY TO CLAIM THEY DIDN'T
39:06KNOW.
39:07IT WAS AN ISSUE.
39:08PSL HAS AN OFFICIAL NEIGHBORHOOD
39:11TRAFFIC CALMING POLICY MANAGED
39:12BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
39:13TO HANDLE SPEEDING AND
39:16PEDESTRIAN SAFETY CONCERNS.
39:18I UNDERSTAND HAVING A
39:19NOTIFICATION PROCESS IF WE WERE
39:20TALKING ABOUT A FEW RANDOM
39:21STREETS OR AREAS, BUT WE HAVE A
39:24COUNTY-WIDE PROBLEM.
39:25WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SUBMIT
39:26NOTICES WHEN I'M SURE MANY OF
39:27YOU DRIVE ON THE SAME STREETS
39:28THAT WE ALL DO.
39:29EVERYONE SEES IT.
39:31YET REGARDING OUR SAFETY, WE
39:32HAVE TO, WE HAVE A NOTIFICATION
39:35POLICY TO INCLUDE SIGNATURES OF
39:3750% OF THE AFFECTED RESIDENTS.
39:39WE ARE ALL AFFECTED.
39:41OUR ROADS ARE HAZARDOUS BECAUSE
39:43OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE GAP.
39:44CITIZENS INCLUDING STUDENTS ARE
39:46SYSTEMATICALLY FORCED TO WALK
39:47DIRECTLY WITHIN THE VEHICLE
39:48RIGHT-OF-WAY OR TO PLAY FROGGER
39:50TO CROSS THE STREETS.
39:51WITHOUT THE PROTECTION OF
39:52SAFEGUARDS THAT ARE AN
39:55EXPECTATION WITHIN ANY CITY AS
39:56LARGE AS IS ST. LUCIE COUNTY IS
39:59NOW.
39:59UNDER FLORIDA STATUTE 316.130,
40:02PEDESTRIANS ARE LAWFULLY
40:05PERMITTED TO UTILIZE THE ROADWAY
40:07MARGIN WHEN SIDEWALKS ARE ABSENT
40:08AND DRIVERS ARE LEGALLY BOUND TO
40:09YIELD TO THEM AT INTERSECTIONS.
40:12HOWEVER, THE PHYSICAL DESIGN OF
40:13THESE ROADWAYS IF THE MINES-THED
40:16ACTIVELY ENDANGERS OUR PUBLIC
40:18LIFE.
40:18THE CITY HAS AN ESTABLISHED
40:21COMMON LAW DUTY TO MAIN TIN ITS
40:22PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAYS IN A
40:23REASONABLY SAFE CONDITION FOR
40:25ALL CONSTITUENTS.
40:26WE ALL PAY TAXES.
40:27THIS IS OUR CITY.
40:28WE NEED YOU TO HEAR WHAT WE
40:30WANT, NEED, AND WHAT WE DESERVE
40:31FOR OUR SAFED SAFETY.
40:33RESIDENTS HAVE ASKED FOR STREET
40:34LIGHTS THAT COST 2 TO
40:36$6,000 INSTEAD WE HAVE FLOCK
40:37CAMERAS THAT COST $2500 TO
40:41$5,000 PER YEAR TO LEASE.
40:41WE HAVE A GIANT HEART AND WE
40:43HAVE OCKER FIELDS -- SOCCER
40:45FIELDS.
40:45I STAND BEFORE YOU TO REQUEST
40:46THAT YOU CONDUCT A FORMAL
40:47TRAFFIC STUDDING AND SPEED STUDY
40:49ALONG MAJOR CORRIDORS, IMMEDIATE
40:51INSTALLATION OF SAFEGUARD
40:52MEASURES SUCH AS STREET LIGHTS,
40:54PEDESTRIAN STOP SIGNS AND
40:55ISLANDS, COMMON SPEED RAISED
40:58SPEED BUMPS, HAWK AND RAPID
41:01FLASHING BEACONS PAIRED CAN.
41:05>> MAYOR: MA'AM, CAN YOU PLEASE
41:06CONCLUDE YOUR TAWMENTS.
41:08>> COMMENTS.
41:09>> NONE OF THESE WILL TAKE FIVE
41:09YEARS.
41:11LASTLY I IMPLORE EVERY
41:12CONSTITUENT IN THE ROOM TO TALK
41:13TO YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS,
41:14NEIGHBORS, AND CHILDREN AND
41:15ENCOURAGE DRIVERS TO PAY EXTRA
41:16ATTENTION, SLOW DOWN, AND GIVE
41:17PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS COURTESY,
41:19ASK THEM TO WEAR LIGHT CLOTHING,
41:21CARRY FLASHLIGHTS, BUT THEIR
41:22PHONES AWAY WHEN THEY'RE WALKING
41:23THE STREETS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY.
41:25LET'S DO OUR PART.
41:26>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
41:31[APPLAUSE]
41:33ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS
41:34PUBLIC TO BE HEARD?
41:35PLEASE COME FORWARD.
41:44PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
41:45>> IRENE ANGIE.
41:49GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS
41:50OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
41:51MY NAME IS IRENE AICHG ANGIE.
41:55I AM HERE TONIGHTADS A CONCERNED
41:56RESIDENT AND GRANDMOTHER.
41:59ON OCTOBER 7th, 14-YEAR-OLD A
42:00FRESHMAN AT THE TREASURE COAST
42:01HIGH SCHOOL WAS SIMPLY WALKING
42:02TO SCHOOL.
42:03IT WAS NATIONAL WALK, BIKE, AND
42:04ROLL TO SCHOOL DAY.
42:06NEAR AN ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION ZONE
42:08ON SOUTHWEST PORT ST. LUCIE
42:10BOULEVARD.
42:10WHICH I LIVE NEARBY.
42:12HE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY AN
42:14SUV.
42:14AND HE LATER DIED BY HIS
42:17INJURIES.
42:17HE WAS ONLY 14 YEARS OLD.
42:19THAT STRETCH OF ROAD NO
42:21COMPLETED SIDEWALKS, FOLLOWING
42:23HEAVY RAIN, STANDING WATER, AND
42:25MUD FURTHER LIMITED PEDESTRIAN
42:28ACCESS.
42:28WHERE WAS THIS CHILD'S SUPPOSED
42:30TO WALK SAFELY?
42:31THE POLICE INVESTIGATION MUST
42:34CONTINUE, BUT PROTECTING OTHER
42:35CHILDREN CANNOT WAIT.
42:37ZACHARY WAS NOT OUR FIRST
42:38WARNING.
42:39IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR, ANOTHER
42:41STUDENT AT THE TREASURE COAST
42:43HIGH SCHOOL AT DISMISSAL RIDING
42:44A BICYCLE WAS STRUCK BY -- IN
42:48HALE STREET.
42:48OTHER CHILDREN HAVE BEEN INJURED
42:49ON THE SCHOOL ROUTES.
42:50TONIGHT I AM REQUESTING AN
42:52IMMEDIATE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PLAN
42:54BEGINNING
42:54BEGINNING WITH PSL BOULEVARD AND
42:56COVERING SCHOOLS' ROUTES WITHIN
42:58A TWO-MILE RADIUS EVERY SCHOOL.
43:08PLEASE PROVIDE A WRITTEN ACTION
43:10PLAN IDENTIFYING RESPONSIBLE
43:12AGENCIES, ESTIMATED COSTS AND
43:14IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINES.
43:16I ALSO REQUEST THAT THIS MATTER
43:17BE PLACED ON A FUTURE COUNCIL
43:19AGENDA FOR FORMAL DISCUSSION AND
43:21FOLLOW-UP.
43:22WE CANNOT BRING JACKERY BROWN
43:24BACK, BUT WE HAVE A MORAL
43:26RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT NO
43:27OTHER CHILD SUFFERS FROM THE
43:29SAME FATE JACKERY WASN'T ASKING
43:30FOR ANYTHING EXTRAORDINARY.
43:32HE WAS SIMPLY TRYING TO GET TO
43:34SCHOOL SAFELY.
43:34HE DESERVED TO WALK TO SCHOOL
43:37SAFELY.
43:37AND SO DOES EVERY CHILD IN PORT
43:40ST. LUCIE.
43:40LET JACKERY'S MEMORY BE THE
43:42REASON WHY WE TAKE MEANINGFUL
43:44ACTION TODAY BEFORE ANOTHER
43:46FAMILY EXPERIENCES THIS
43:48UNIMAGINABLE HEARTBREAK.
43:50CHILDREN SHOULDN'T HAVE TO RISK
43:51THEIR LIVES SIMPLY GETTING TO
43:53AND FROM SCHOOL.
43:54I THANK YOU.
43:56>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
43:58[APPLAUSE]
44:03>> MAYOR: WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE
44:04TO ADDRESS PUBLIC TO BE HEARD?
44:05SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC
44:06TO BE HEARD.
44:07MOVING ONTO ADDITIONS AND ADDITD
44:10DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA AND
44:10APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
44:12COUNCIL WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO
44:13TABLE ITEM 7 A, 8 C, 8 D, AND 11
44:19B.
44:20SO TO A DATE UNCERTAIN SO PLEASE
44:22INCLUDE THAT WITH YOUR MOTION.
44:24>> MOTION TO APPROVE -- I'M
44:26SORRY.
44:26MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADDITIONS
44:28LISTED ON THE AGENDA WITH ITEM 7
44:30A, 8 C, 8 D, AND 11 B TO A DATE
44:33UNCERTAIN TABLED.
44:36>> SECOND.
44:36>> MAYOR: I HAVE A MOTION AND A
44:38SECOND.
44:39ANY DISCUSSION?
44:39ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
44:40ANY OPPOSED?
44:41MOTION CARRIES.
44:42APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA.
44:44IS THERE A MOTION?
44:47>> MOTION TO APPROVE.
44:49>> SECOND.
44:49>> MAYOR: I HAVE A MOTION AND A
44:50SECOND.
44:50ANY DISCUSSION?
44:51ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
44:53ANY OPPOSED?
44:55MOTION CARRIES.
44:59MOVING ONTO ITEM 8, SECOND
45:00READING OF ORDINANCES, 8 A,
45:04ORDINANCE 26-101.
45:05>> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
45:06COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT
45:07ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING
45:09FOUNDERS CROSSING COMMUNITY
45:11DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, PROVIDING
45:14BOUNDARIES, DESIGNATING INITIAL
45:14MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD OF
45:16SUPERED
45:17SUPERVISORS, PROVIDING FOR
45:18POWERS, PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF
45:20SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, PROVIDING
45:21FOR CONDITIONS, PROVIDING FOR
45:22EXCEPTIONS AND INTERLOCAL
45:23AGREEMENTS WITH -- I'M SORRY,
45:24WITH THE CITY, PROVIDING THE
45:26REPEAL OF CONFLICTING
45:27ORDINANCES, PROVIDING
45:29SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR
45:30FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
45:31STATE, AND PROVIDING AN
45:32EFFECTIVE DATE.
45:34>> MAYOR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
45:39GOOD EVENING.
45:42>> GOOD EVENING, JONATHAN
45:43JOHNSON WITH THE LAW FIRM OF Q
45:45TECH ROCK ON BEHALF OF THE
45:46APPLICANT.
45:46WE WERE HERE A COUPLE OF WEEKS
45:47AGO AND HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
45:48TALK ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF THE
45:51PETITION.
45:51THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT
45:53THE APPLICATION WITH THE
45:55STATUTE.
45:55WE APPRECIATE THAT WE'VE HAD THE
45:56OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH YOUR
45:57STAFF AND WITH YOU TO TALK ABOUT
45:59THAT, AND SO I WANT TO JUST
46:00BRIEFLY GO OVER THOSE ITEMS HERE
46:03AGAIN TONIGHT.
46:04I'M GOING TO START WITH, WE
46:06THINK THERE ARE THREE COMPELLING
46:07REASONS WHY WE WOULD ASK FOR
46:09YOUR VOTE TO SUPPORT --
46:10>> MAYOR: CAN YOU EXCUSE ME,
46:12SIR.
46:12I DIDN'T OPEN THE PUBLIC
46:14HEARING, SIR, SO I WAS GOING TO
46:16ASK THE COUNCIL IF BEED ANY
46:17QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE ONTO
46:18THE PUBLIC HEARING.
46:22>> I'LL MOVE AHEAD.
46:23SO THERE ARE THREE REASONS WE
46:26WOULD ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
46:27ONE IS PLAIN LANGUAGE OF THE
46:28STAPPATORY LANGUAGE AND I'M
46:29GOING TO QUOTE WHAT THE STATUTE
46:31SAYS.
46:31IT SAYS THE CITY, AND HERE'S IF
46:33DWOAT, SHALL CONSIDER THE RECORD
46:34OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THE
46:35FACTORS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 1
46:37A WHEN MAKING ITS DERATION TO
46:39GRANT OR DENY -- DETERMINATION
46:41TO GRANT OR DENY A PETITION TO
46:42ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY
46:43DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND THAT'S
46:44END THE OF THE QUOTE.
46:44IN THIS CASE, THE RECORD BEFORE
46:47YOU CONSISTS OF THE PETITION,
46:48THE VARIOUS AMENDED EXHIBITS,
46:50AND YOUR STAFF'S ANALYSIS OF THE
46:52PETITION AND ITS APPLICATION TO
46:53THE PROPERTY.
46:55EVERYTHING IN THAT RECORD
46:59SUPPORTS CREATION OF THE CDD.
47:01IT SUPPORTS THIS PETITION
47:02COMPLIES WITH THOSE FACTORS.
47:03IN FACT, ONE OF THOSE FACTORS
47:05THAT'S DISCUSSED IN THE STATUTE
47:07AND IN YOUR STAFF REPORT IS
47:08WHETHER OR NOT THE CREATION OF
47:10THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
47:11DISTRICT IS INCONSISTENT WITH
47:12YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
47:14AND I WOULD POINT OUT TO YOU
47:15THAT WE ARE IN FACT CONSISTENT
47:17WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
47:19IT IS YOUR POLICY 9.1.3.10,
47:23WHICH AUTHORIZES AND APPROVALS
47:24THE USE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
47:26DISTRICTS FOR THE INSTALLATION
47:27AND LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF
47:29COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEW
47:31AND DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES.
47:33SO GIVEN THAT COMPLIANCE WITH
47:34THE STATUTE AND GIVEN THE PLAIN
47:36LANGUAGE OF THE LEGISLATIVE
47:38DETERMINATION WHICH IS THAT YOU
47:39SHALL CONSIDER THE RECORD OF THE
47:40FACTORS, I WOULD URGE YOU TO SAY
47:42THAT THERE REALLY IS NO RESULT
47:44THAT SHOULD COME OTHER THAN
47:45APPROVAL OF THE PETITION.
47:47WE WOULD ALSO FOR A SECOND
47:49REASON JUST SAY THAT IT'S A
47:50GENERAL HALLMARK OF EQUAL
47:52PROTECTION AS GOVERNMENT
47:53INTERACTS WITH PRIVATE PROPERTY
47:55OR PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, THAT
47:57SIMILARLY SITUATED PROPERTIES
47:58ARE TREATED SIMILARLY.
48:00AND WE THINK THAT IF YOU LOOK
48:01HISTORICALLY AT THE PROPERTIES
48:02NAT HAVE COME BEFORE -- THAT
48:04HAVE COME BEFORE YOU IN THE LAST
48:05COUPLE OF YEARS AND BEEN
48:07CONSIDERED FOR COMMUNITY
48:08DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT DESIGNATION
48:09OUR PROPERTY IS VERY SIMILARLY
48:11SITUATED AND WE WOULD URGE YOU
48:12TO CONTINUE GIVEN YOUR
48:13COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POLICY
48:15APPLYING IT IN THAT WAY.
48:17A THIRD REASON IS JUST VERY
48:19PRAGMATIC.
48:20AS I CAN YOU KNOW THIS PROPERTY
48:21IS SITUATED ADJACENT TO THE
48:23EXISTING WILDER COMMUNITY.
48:24IN FACT, IT IS INTERCONNECTED,
48:26AND THERE WILL BE ENTRANCES TO
48:28THE PROPERTY OFF OF WILDER
48:29PARKWAY AS IT EXTENDS DOWN TO
48:30NEWEL ROAD.
48:31THIS PROPERTY WILL BE ULTIMATELY
48:34MARKETED, DEVELOPED, AND
48:36TRADEMARKED UNDER THE WILDER
48:37BANNER, SO IT WILL, WE DON'T
48:38HAVE THE NAME YET BUT IT'S GOING
48:39TO BE SOMETHING LIKE, YOU KNOW,
48:41BLANK AT WILDER.
48:43SO IF WE DON'T HAVE THIS
48:45COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
48:46ON THIS NEXT PHASE OF THE
48:47PROPERTY, WHAT WE'LL HAVE IS THE
48:50EXISTING WILDER COMMUNITY THAT
48:50HAS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
48:52DISTRICT MAINTAINING THE
48:54INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE SUNSHINE
48:54WITH TRANSPARENCY, WE'LL HAVE
48:56THE SECOND PHASE.
48:58THIS PIECE THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE
49:00MAINTAINED PRIVATELY THROUGH AN
49:01ASSOCIATION AND WATT WE LOSE
49:02THERE, WHAT, WHAT WE LOSE AND
49:04WHAT YOUR FUTURE CONSTITUENTS,
49:05OUR FUTURE CUSTOMERS LOSE IS THE
49:07ABILITY OF THOSE COMMUNITY
49:09DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS TO
49:10COORDINATE THROUGH INTERLOCAL
49:11AGREEMENTS TO ENSURE COST
49:13EFFECTIVE MAINTENANCE TO ACHIEVE
49:14ECONOMIES OF SCALE.
49:16SO WE THINK NOT ONLY GIVEN THE
49:19PLAIN LANGUAGE OF THE STATUTE,
49:20GIVEN THE CLEAR APPLICATION OF
49:21THE FACTORS WHICH THE STAFF
49:24REPORT MAKES VERY PLAIN, THAT WE
49:26COMPLY, BUT FOR ALL THESE
49:28PRAGMATIC REASONS THIS PETITION
49:30WE BELIEVE MERITS YOUR
49:31AFFIRMATIVE VOTE AND THE
49:32CREATION OF THIS COMMUNITY
49:32DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
49:33AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO
49:34ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU
49:35MAY HAVE.
49:37>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
49:38ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL?
49:40THANK YOU.
49:41>> THANK YOU: AGAIN, THIS ITEM
49:44IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
49:45WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO
49:46ADDRESS THE COUNCIL?
49:48SEEING NO ONE, I'M GOING TO
49:49CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
49:51COUNCIL?
49:51IS THERE A MOTION?
49:53>> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE
49:5526-101.
49:57>> SECOND.
49:58>> MAYOR: THANK YOU, I HAVE A
49:59MOTION AND A SECOND.
49:59ANY DISCUSSION?
50:00>> MADAM MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO
50:01THANK THE APPLICANT FOR THEIR
50:03TIME IN GOING THROUGH THE
50:04PROCESS OF THE CDD.
50:05I THINK IT WAS ALSO VERY
50:07INFORMATIVE OF SOME OF THE OTHER
50:08ADVANTAGES OF CDDs AS WELL AS,
50:11YOU KNOW, W ONE OF THE QUESTIONS
50:13THAT I HAD WAS, FOR EXAMPLE, IF
50:15SOMEONE WAS -- LET'S SAY IF YOU
50:16WERE BUILDING YOUR HOME AND YOU
50:18WERE GOING TO BUILD THE ROAD
50:18YOURSELF AND THEN TIE IT INTO
50:20YOUR MORTGAGE, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD
50:22OF HAVING THE CDD, WELL INTEREST
50:24RATES OBVIOUSLY RIGHT NOW ARE SO
50:26MUCH HIGHER THAN A BOND RATE YOU
50:28KNOW AND IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE
50:29HIGHER THAN A BOND RATE.
50:31AND SO THERE ARE SOME DEFINITE
50:33ADVANTAGES THAT I GOT TO LEARN
50:34MORE ABOUT, AND I JUST WANT TO
50:35THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I
50:36WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS ITEM
50:38AFTER OUR DISCUSSION.
50:39THANKS.
50:39>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
50:40>> MADAM MAYOR?
50:42>> MAYOR: MM-HMM.
50:42>> SO, AND I WANT TO CLARIFY AND
50:43KIND OF GIVE MY THOUGHTS BECAUSE
50:46OBVIOUSLY I VOTED NO AT THE LAST
50:49MEETING.
50:49AND I STILL DO REJECT SOME OF
50:51THE ARGUMENTS.
50:52I REJECT THE ARGUMENT THAT I
50:54REALLY DON'T HAVE DISCRETION
50:55HERE.
50:56I REJECT THE ARGUMENT THAT YOU
50:58KNOW JUST BECAUSE WE INSTITUTED
50:59A POLICY AT ONE POINT, WE CAN'T
51:01CHANGE OUR MIND ON POLICY IN THE
51:02FUTURE.
51:02SO I DON'T WANT MY VOTE TO
51:06SIGNIFY THAT YOU KNOW I'M HAVING
51:07SOME KIND OF BINDING THING IN
51:11THE FUTURE.
51:11I ALSO STILL THINK TAX STACKING
51:13IS A REAL PROBLEM, AND THAT WHEN
51:15PEOPLE HAVE ONE LAYER OF TAX
51:17STACKED ON ANOTHER LAYER OF TAX,
51:20THAT IS A HUGE ISSUE AND IT'S
51:21SOMETHING WE NEED TO ADDRESS AS
51:23A COMMUNITY.
51:24IN THIS INSTANCE, I BELIEVE THAT
51:27YOU KNOW SINCE THIS AREA, YOU
51:29KNOW, THIS COMMUNITY DOESN'T
51:32EXIST TODAY, AND THE PEOPLE
51:33COMING INTO IT ARE GOING TO KNOW
51:36THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A
51:38CDD, AND I BELIEVE THOSE, THOSE
51:39PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING HERE WHO
51:41ARE NOT HERE YET SHOULD PAY FOR
51:42THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE, I WILL BE
51:45SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF THIS
51:46CDD, BUT I WANTED TO BE CLEAR
51:48THAT I DO REJECT SOME OF THE
51:50ARGUMENTS, AND DON'T WANT TO
51:51BIND MYSELF IN THE FUTURE TO
51:54ANYTHING.
51:54THANK YOU.
51:55>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
51:55>> I AGREE.
51:56>> MAYOR: YEAH, SO I AGREE WITH
51:56YOUR COMMENT, COUNCILMAN BONNA.
52:00IT'S NOT AN ESTABLISHED
52:02COMMUNITY YET.
52:03PEOPLE GO TO BUY IN CERTAIN
52:04COMMUNITIES, AND THERE'S
52:05DISCLOSURES THAT ARE MADE THAT
52:06IF THEY WANT TO LIVE IN THAT
52:09COMMUNITY AND BUY INTO THAT
52:10COMMUNITY THAT THERE IS GOING TO
52:11BE A CDD THAT IS ATTACHED TO
52:12THAT.
52:13AND IF A PERSON WANTS TO LIVE IN
52:15A CERTAIN COMMUNITY, AND THEY
52:18WANT TO BE LIVING THERE AND
52:20PAYING FOR THAT INFRASTRUCTURE,
52:22AND ENJOYING THE AMENITIES, IT'S
52:24THEIR CHOICE ON WHETHER THEY
52:25WANT TO DO THAT OR NOT.
52:26IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT IS
52:30MANDATED BY ANYONE IN ADVANCE.
52:31IT'S A CHOICE TO LIVE IN A
52:33COMMUNITY THAT HAS KDD.
52:35-- CDD, SO THAT IS WHY I'M
52:37SUPPORTING IT.
52:39WITH THAT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
52:42ANY OPPOSED?
52:42MOTION CARRIES.
52:448 B, ORDINANCE 26-89.
52:49>> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
52:50PORT ST. LUCIE, ADOPTING THE
52:51CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE 2050
52:53MOBILITY PLAN, 2025 MOBILITY FEE
52:56TECHNICAL REPORT, MOBILITY FEE
52:59ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL, AND
53:00AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCES
53:02TITLE 15, CHAPTER 159, ARTICLE 2
53:07ENTITLED MOBILITY FEES,
53:09PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY,
53:09PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT,
53:10PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND
53:12PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION OF
53:13THE CODE AMENDMENTS, AND
53:14PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
53:16>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
53:19IS THERE A PRESENTATION OR?
53:20WE'RE GOOD?
53:22>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.
53:23WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION, IT'S
53:25THE SAME ONE THAT WE PROVIDED AT
53:26THE FIRST READING.
53:27HAPPY TO GIVE IT IF YOU WOULD
53:30LIKE.
53:31JONATHAN'S HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY
53:31QUESTIONS.
53:32>> MAYOR: I THINK WE'RE GOOD --
53:32ARE WE GOOD, COUNCIL?
53:33I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
53:34THANK YOU.
53:35THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
53:36WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE
53:39COUNCIL?
53:39SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE
53:40PUBLIC HEARING.
53:42COUNCIL?
53:42>> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE
53:4426-89.
53:45>> SECOND.
53:46>> MAYOR: I HAVE A MOTION AND A
53:46SECOND.
53:46ANY DISCUSSION?
53:47ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
53:51AYE.
53:51OPPOSED?
53:52MOTION CARRIES.
53:53ALL RIGHT, 8 C HAS BEEN TABLED.
53:578 D HAS BEEN TABLED SO WE ARE
54:00ONTO 8 E, ORDINANCE 26-76.
54:02>> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
54:02PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA,
54:04AMENDING THECOME PLAN OF THE
54:05CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE, TO
54:07INCLUDE A SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT
54:09TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO
54:11CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE
54:12DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY
54:151.55 ACRES OF LAND FROM LOW
54:17DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO
54:18INSTITUTIONAL FOR PARCELS
54:19LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS PORT
54:21ST. LUCIE SECTION 18, BLOCK 688,
54:24LOTS 14 THROUGH 17, AND LOT 20,
54:26AND GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE
54:28EAST SIDE OF SOUTHWEST CALE
54:30STREET NORTH OF SOUTHWEST PORT
54:32ST. LUCIE BOULEVARD AND WEST OF
54:35SOUTHWEST AIROSO BOULEVARD.
54:37PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT,
54:39PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND
54:41PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
54:43>> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE
54:4526-76.
54:46>> SECOND.
54:46>> MAYOR: I HAVE A MOTION AND A
54:47SECOND.
54:47ANY DISCUSSION?
54:47ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
54:49ANY OPPOSED?
54:50MOTION CARRIES.
54:518 F, ORDINANCE 26-77.
54:54>> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
54:55PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA,
54:56AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
54:58OF THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE,
54:59TO INCLUDE A SMALL SCALE
55:01AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE
55:02MAP, TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND
55:04USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY
55:06.23 ACRES OF LAND FROM LOW
55:09DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO
55:10INSTITUTIONAL, FOR A PARCEL
55:11LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS PORT
55:14ST. LUCIE SECTION 18, BLOCK 689,
55:16LOT 5, AND GENERALLY LOCATED ON
55:18THE SOUTH SIDE OF SOUTHWEST
55:20THANKSGIVING AVENUE, WEST OF
55:21SOUTHWEST AIROSO BOULEVARD AND
55:23NORTH OF SOUTHWEST PORT
55:25ST. LUCIE BOULEVARD.
55:26PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT,
55:28PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND
55:30PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
55:31>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
55:32COUNCIL, IS THERE A MOTION?
55:33>> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE
55:3526-77.
55:36>> SECOND.
55:36>> MAYOR: I HAVE A MOTION AND A
55:38SECOND.
55:38ANY DISCUSSION?
55:39ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
55:40ANY OPPOSED, MOTION CARRIES.
55:4388 G, ORDINANCE 26-94.
55:46>> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
55:47PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA,
55:50REZONING APPROXIMATELY
55:511.23 ACRES OF LAND ON THE EAST
55:52SIDE OF SOUTHWEST KALE STREET
55:55NORTH OF SOUTHWEST PORT
55:55ST. LUCIE BOULEVARD, AND WEST OF
55:59SOUTHWEST AIROSO BOULEVARD FOR
56:00SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING
56:01DISTRICT TO INSTITUTIONAL ZONING
56:04DISTRICT FOR PROPERTY LEGALLY
56:07DESCRIBED AS PORT ST. LUCIE
56:09SECTION 18, 1688, LOTS 14 TO 17
56:12AND 20.
56:12PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT,
56:14PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND
56:15PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
56:17>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
56:17COUNCIL S THERE A MOTION?
56:19>> MOTION TO APPROVE.
56:22>> SECOND.
56:22>> MAYOR: I HAVE A MOTION AND A
56:23SECOND.
56:23ANY DISCUSSION?
56:24ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
56:26ANY OPPOSED?
56:27MOTION CARRIES.
56:308 H, ORDINANCE 26-95.
56:32>> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
56:33PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA,
56:34REZONING APPROXIMATELY .23 ACRES
56:37OF LAND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF
56:39SOUTHWEST THANKSGIVING AVENUE,
56:40WEST OF SOUTHWEST AIROSO
56:41BOULEVARD AND NORTH OF SOUTHWEST
56:43PORT ST. LUCIE BOULEVARD, FROM
56:45SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING
56:46DISTRICT TO INSTITUTIONAL ZONING
56:48DISTRICT, FOR PROPERTY LEGALLY
56:50DESCRIBED AS PORT ST. LUCIE
56:51SECTION 18, BLOCK 689, LOT 5,
56:54PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT,
56:56PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND
56:57PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
56:59>> MAYOR: THANK YOU, COUNCIL?
57:01>> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE
57:0226-95.
57:03>> SECOND.
57:04>> MAYOR: I HAVE A MOTION AND A
57:05SECOND.
57:06ANY DISCUSSION?
57:06>> MADAM MAYOR, JUST A QUICK
57:08UNDER DISCUSSION, THIS IS JUST A
57:10CLEAN-UP IN CASE PEOPLE ARE
57:11WONDERING, IT'S THE SAME TYPE OF
57:12APPROVAL BUT IT'S JUST CLEAN-UP.
57:13THESE ARE CITY OWNED PARCELS
57:15THAT ARE RL THEY NEED TO BE
57:17FLIPPED OVER TO INSTITUTIONAL.
57:18SO I JUST WANTED TO MANAGE SURE
57:20THAT THAT'S CLEAR.
57:21>> MAYOR: THANK YOU FOR THAT.
57:22>> THANKS.
57:23>> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
57:24ANY OPPOSED?
57:25MOTION CARRIES.
57:278 I, ORDINANCE 26-96.
57:30>> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION
57:33158.138 RESERVED TO CREATE THE
57:36PLANNED INDUSTRIAL PARK PIP
57:37ZONING DISTRICT.
57:39AMENDING SECTION 158.217
57:41ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES,
57:43TO ALLOW MOBILE FOOD DISPENSING
57:45VEHICLES WITHIN THE PIP
57:46DISTRICT.
57:47AMENDING SECTION 155.11
57:49ENFORCEMENT OF THE SIGN
57:50ORDINANCE TO SET SIGN STANDARDS
57:54APPLICABLE TO THE PIP DISTRICT.
57:58AMENDING SECTION 155.07
57:58REGULATIONS FOR TEMPORARY SIGNS,
58:00TO ESTABLISH TEMPORARY SIGNAGE
58:02STANDARDS FOR THE PIP DISTRICT.
58:04AMENDING SECTION 154.03
58:06LANDSCAPE DESIGN STANDARDS, TO
58:09ESTABLISH FACADE LANDSCAPE
58:10REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PIP
58:11DISTRICT.
58:11AND AMENDING SECTION 121.02
58:14PERMITTED LOCATIONS TO UPDATE
58:16MOBILE FOOD TRUCK LOCATIONS AND
58:18STANDARDS TO INCLUDE THE PIP
58:20DISTRICT.
58:21PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS,
58:21PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND
58:23PROVIDING
58:25PROVIDE CODIFICATION AND
58:25PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
58:27>> THANK YOU.
58:31>> YES, MADAM MAYOR, YES.
58:33DURING THE FIRST READING, THERE
58:34WAS AN ITEM, IT CAME UP THAT IT
58:37WAS IN QUESTION THAT TO MAKE
58:38SURE THAT WE HAVE THE SAFEGUARDS
58:40IN PLACE UNDER THIS ORDINANCE,
58:42AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT ALL
58:43THE SAFEGUARDS ARE IN PLACE TO
58:45BE ABLE TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.
58:46BUT SOMETHING THAT I KIND OF
58:47WANT TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL
58:49AND NOT ONLY THAT BUT ALSO WANT
58:51THE
58:52WHAT THE COUNCIL'S DECISION HAS
58:53BEEN IN THE PAST AND REALLY WHAT
58:54GOT US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
58:56AS YOU KNOW OUR CITY IS 86%
59:01RESIDENTIAL.
59:01ABOUT 10% NONRESIDENTIAL WHICH
59:03AS YOU CAN SEE, IF WE COMPARE
59:05OURSELVES TO ALL MAJOR CITIES IN
59:07THE STATE OF FLORIDA WHEN IT
59:09COMES TO RESIDENTIAL, AND
59:11COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, WE'RE,
59:14WE'RE THE LOWEST OUT OF THE TOP
59:15FIVE CITIES IN THE STATE OF
59:17FLORIDA, AND TRULY THAT IS
59:18SOMETHING THAT THIS CITY HAS TO
59:20CHANGE.
59:20AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THIS
59:21PIP WOULD DO.
59:22FOR EXAMPLE, THIS PIP WILL ALLOW
59:25YOU TO HAVE INDUSTRIAL FACILITY,
59:27MANUFACTURING, WAREHOUSING,
59:28LOGISTICS, DISTRIBUTION,
59:29RESEARCH, HOTEL, AND
59:32MULTIFAMILY.
59:32AND REALLY COUNCIL HAS MADE A
59:35SPECIFICALLY CLEAR FOR EXAMPLE
59:37IT WAS DEVELOPING, DEVELOPER BY
59:39THE NAME OF -- CAME IN HERE,
59:42WANTED ADDITIONAL HOUSING AND
59:43WHAT DID THE COUNCIL SAY?
59:44NO, WE DON'T WANT ADDITIONAL
59:45HOUSING.
59:45YOU HAD A ROSSER ROAD THERE WAS
59:47A PARK SITE, ROUGHLY ABOUT 56
59:50UNITS, COUNCIL SAID NO, WE DO
59:51NOT WANT MORE RESIDENTIAL SO
59:54TRULY THE COUNCIL HAS REALLY PUT
59:56US DOWN A PATH THAT WE NEED TO
59:57PIVOT AWAY FROM.
59:58SO MUCH RESIDENTIAL.
59:59AND REALLY GO MORE TOWARDS
1:00:02INDUSTRIAL AND RESEARCH IN THAT
1:00:03AREA AND TRULY I THINK THIS PIP
1:00:06REALLY SERVES THAT PURPOSE AND
1:00:08REALLY TAKES THE WHOLE CITY A
1:00:11DIFFERENT DIRECTION, AND WE KNOW
1:00:12WE HAVE A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE
1:00:14OUT THERE FOR OUR ROADS, OUR
1:00:16STORMWATER, AND THIS IS A WAY
1:00:17THAT WE DON'T DEPEND ON
1:00:19RESIDENTIAL TO REALLY GET AS,
1:00:21GET THE CITY TO THAT NEXT LEVEL.
1:00:23SO I DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF
1:00:25THIS ORDINANCE AND ALLOW THIS TO
1:00:26MOVE FORWARD.
1:00:27THANK YOU.
1:00:29>> MAYOR: COUNCIL, ANY
1:00:31QUESTIONS?
1:00:32THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
1:00:33WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE
1:00:36COUNCIL?
1:00:37SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE
1:00:39PUBLIC HEARING.
1:00:39COUNCIL?
1:00:40>> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE
1:00:4326-96.
1:00:43>> SECOND.
1:00:44>> MAYOR: I HAVE A MOTION AND A
1:00:45SECOND.
1:00:45ANY DISCUSSION?
1:00:47ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
1:00:50GY OPPOSED?
1:00:50-- ANY OPPOSED?
1:00:53>> NO.
1:00:55>> MAYOR: 8 J, MOTION -- MOTION
1:00:56CARRIES.
1:00:578 J, ORDINANCE 26-78.
1:01:00>>> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
1:01:00COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY
1:01:01OF PORT ST. LUCIE TO PROVIDE A
1:01:02SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT TO THE
1:01:04FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO CHANGE
1:01:06THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION
1:01:07FOR APPROXIMATELY 24.98 ACRES
1:01:10FROM RECREATIONAL OPEN SPACE AND
1:01:13COMMERCIAL SERVICE TO
1:01:14CONSERVATION OPEN SPACE FOR TWO
1:01:16PARCELS OF LAND LEGALLY
1:01:17DESCRIBED AS A PORTION OF
1:01:19SECTION 15 TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH
1:01:22RANGE 39 EAST GENERALLY LOCATED
1:01:24SOUTH OF WEST -- I'M SORRY,
1:01:26SOUTH AND WEST OF COMMERCE
1:01:28CENTER DRIVE NORTH OF MAID STONE
1:01:31DRIVE, EAST OF COMMERCE LAKES
1:01:33DRIVE, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT,
1:01:33PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND
1:01:35PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
1:01:37>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
1:01:38IS THERE A MOTION?
1:01:40>> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE
1:01:4226-78.
1:01:44>> SECOND.
1:01:45>> MAYOR: I HAVE A MOTION AND A
1:01:46SECOND.
1:01:46ANY DISCUSSION?
1:01:46ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
1:01:49ANY OPPOSED?
1:01:51MOTION CARRIES.
1:01:55OKAY.
1:01:56>> SO WE HAVE SEVERAL
1:01:58QUASI-JUDICIAL ITEMS THIS
1:02:00EVENING.
1:02:01SO FOR EVERYONE WHO IS GOING TO
1:02:03PROVIDE TESTIMONY ON ITEMS 8 K,
1:02:088 L, 10 H, 10 I, AND 11 A, I ASK
1:02:12YOU TO PLEASE STAND TO BE SWORN
1:02:14IN BY THE CLERK.
1:02:21>> [SWEARING IN]
1:02:30>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
1:02:36SO ON 8 K, ORDINANCE 26-97.
1:02:39>> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
1:02:40PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA,
1:02:43REZONING 24.98 ACRES FROM THE
1:02:44INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT TO
1:02:46OPEN SPACE CONSERVATION ZONING
1:02:48DISTRICT FOR TWO PARCEL OF LAND
1:02:50LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS A PORTION
1:02:52OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 36
1:02:54SOUTH, RANGE 39 EAST, GENERALLY
1:02:56LOCATED SOUTH AND WEST OF
1:02:57COMMERCE CENTER DRIVE, NORTH OF
1:03:01MADESTONE DRIVE, EAST OF
1:03:02COMMERCE LAKES DRIVE, PROVIDING
1:03:03FOR CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR
1:03:04SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDINGING N
1:03:06EFFECTIVE DATE.
1:03:07>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
1:03:10IS THERE -- YOU DON'T HAVE A
1:03:11PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM?
1:03:13ALL RIGHT.
1:03:16>> MADAM MAYOR WE PROVIDED A
1:03:18PRESENTATION AT THE FIRST
1:03:18READING.
1:03:19WE WOULD ENTER THAT INTO THE
1:03:20RECORD AGAIN HERE.
1:03:21HAPPY TO PROVIDE IT AGAIN IF YOU
1:03:24LIKE.
1:03:24>> MAYOR: I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
1:03:25ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
1:03:26THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
1:03:28OULD ANYONE LIKE TOE
1:03:30COUNCIL?
1:03:31SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE
1:03:32PUBLIC HEARING.
1:03:33COUNCIL?
1:03:33>> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE
1:03:3826-97.
1:03:38>> SECOND.
1:03:38>> MAYOR: I HAVE A MOTION AND A
1:03:39SECOND.
1:03:40ANY DISCUSSION?
1:03:41ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
1:03:43ANY OPPOSED?
1:03:45MOTION CARRIES.
1:03:46>> MADAM MAYOR?
1:03:46>> YES.
1:03:47>> IF I MAY, WERE THERE ANY EX
1:03:48PARTE COMMUNICATIONS FOR THAT
1:03:50ITEM?
1:03:50>> MAYOR: I HAVE NONE.
1:03:50>> I HAVE NONE.
1:03:52>> MAYOR: ANYONE ELSE?
1:03:53>> THANK YOU.
1:03:53>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
1:03:55OKAY.
1:03:578 L, ORDINANCE 26-99.
1:03:59>> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
1:03:59PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA,
1:04:01REZONING APPROXIMATELY
1:04:04150.37 ACRES OF LAND FROM THE
1:04:07UTILITY ZONING DISTRICT AND THE
1:04:09ST. LUCIE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL 5
1:04:10ZONING DISTRICT TO THE PLANNED
1:04:12INDUSTRIAL PARK ZONING DISTRICT.
1:04:13PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING OF
1:04:15PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH
1:04:17OF MIDWAY ROAD, NORTHWEST OF
1:04:19GLADES CUT-OFF ROAD, IMMEDIATELY
1:04:20WEST OF McCARTY ROAD, AND
1:04:22NORTH OF THE CITY'S GLADES
1:04:23WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
1:04:25LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS A PORTION
1:04:27OF SECTION 17 TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH
1:04:31RANGE 39 EAST PROVIDING FOR
1:04:32CONFLICTS, PROPROVIDING FOR
1:04:34SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE
1:04:35DATE.
1:04:36>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
1:04:37ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS,
1:04:40COUNCIL?
1:04:40>> THIS IS A CITY OWNED PARCEL
1:04:41SO JUST STAFF.
1:04:42>> MAYOR: RIGHT.
1:04:43YEP.
1:04:43I JUST HAVE TO ASK.
1:04:45>> MADAM MAYOR, I WOULD ASK THAT
1:04:46WE ENTER THE PRESENTATION FROM
1:04:47THE FIRST HEARING.
1:04:49HAPPY TO DO IT AGAIN IF YOU
1:04:50LIKE.
1:04:50IT HAS NOT CHANGED.
1:04:52>> MAYOR: OKAY.
1:04:52I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
1:04:54THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
1:04:55WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE
1:04:57COUNCIL?
1:04:57SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE
1:04:59PUBLIC HEARING.
1:05:02COUNCIL?
1:05:03>> MOTION TO APPROVE.
1:05:05>> SECOND.
1:05:05>> MAYOR: I HAVE A MOTION AND A
1:05:06SECOND.
1:05:07ANY DISCUSSION?
1:05:08ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
1:05:10ANY OPPOSED?
1:05:11MOTION CARRIES.
1:05:13MOVING ONTO FIRST READING OF
1:05:15ORDINANCES, 10 A, ORDINANCE
1:05:1926-102.
1:05:19>> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
1:05:20PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA,
1:05:22ABANDONING A PORTION OF A
1:05:2420-FOOT WIDE REAR UTILITY AND
1:05:25DRAINAGE EASEMENT AFFECTING LOT
1:05:2712, BLOCK 1979, PORT ST. LUCIE
1:05:31SECTION 19, ACCORDING TO THE
1:05:32PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN
1:05:34PLAT BOOK 13, PAGES 19, 19 A,
1:05:37THROUGH 19 K, OF THE PUBLIC
1:05:38RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
1:05:40FLORIDA.
1:05:40PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT,
1:05:41PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND
1:05:42PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
1:05:45>> THANK YOU.
1:05:45THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
1:05:46WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE
1:05:49COUNCIL?
1:05:49SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE
1:05:50PUBLIC HEARING.
1:05:52COUNCIL?
1:05:52>> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE
1:05:5426-102.
1:05:55>> SECOND.
1:05:56>> MAYOR: MOTION AND A SECOND.
1:05:57ANY DISCUSSION?
1:05:58ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
1:06:01ANY OPPOSED?
1:06:01MOTION CARRIES.
1:06:0210 B, ORDINANCE 26-103.
1:06:05>> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
1:06:07ABANDONING A PORTION OF A
1:06:0820-FOOT WIDE REAR UTILITY AND
1:06:10DRAINAGE EASEMENT AFFECTING LOT
1:06:143 BLOCK 1254 PORT ST. LUCIE
1:06:15SECTION 20 ACCORDING TO THE PLAT
1:06:17THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK
1:06:1913 PAGES 21, 21 A, THROUGH 21 B
1:06:22OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
1:06:23ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
1:06:24PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT,
1:06:25PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND
1:06:27PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE DATE
1:06:31DATE.
1:06:31>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
1:06:31THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
1:06:33WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE
1:06:35COUNCIL?
1:06:37SEEING NO ONE,IAL CLOSE THE
1:06:38PUBLIC HEARING.
1:06:39COUNCIL?
1:06:39>> MOTION TO APPROVE.
1:06:40>> SECOND.
1:06:41>> MAYOR: I HAVE A MOTION AND A
1:06:42SECOND.
1:06:42ANY DISCUSSION?
1:06:43ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?%
1:06:45ANY OPPOSED?
1:06:47MOTION CARRIES.
1:06:4810 C, ORDINANCE 26-104.
1:06:51>> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
1:06:52PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA,
1:06:53ABANDONING A PORTION OF A
1:06:5420-FOOT WIDE REAR UTILITY AND
1:06:56DRAINAGE EASEMENT AFFECTING LOT
1:06:5811, BLOCK 44, PORT ST. LUCIE
1:07:01SECTION 25 ACCORDING TO THE PLAT
1:07:02THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK
1:07:0513, PAGES 32, 32 A THROUGH 32 I
1:07:08OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
1:07:09ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
1:07:11PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT,
1:07:11PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND
1:07:12PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
1:07:15>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
1:07:16THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
1:07:18WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE
1:07:19COUNCIL?
1:07:20SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE
1:07:20PUBLIC HEARING.
1:07:21COUNCIL?
1:07:22>> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE
1:07:2426-104.
1:07:27>> SECOND.
1:07:27>> MAYOR: I HAVE A MOTION AND A
1:07:28SECOND.
1:07:28ANY DISCUSSION?
1:07:30ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
1:07:31ANY OPPOSED?
1:07:32MOTION CARRIES.
1:07:3410 D, ORDINANCE 26-105.
1:07:37>> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
1:07:38PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA,
1:07:39ABANDONING A PORTION OF A
1:07:4020-FOOT WIDE REAR UTILITY AND
1:07:42DRAINAGE EASEMENT AFFECTING LOT
1:07:451, BLOCK 463, PORT ST. LUCIE
1:07:47SECTION 26, ACCORDING TO THE
1:07:47PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN
1:07:50PLAT BOOK 14, PAGES 4, 4 A,
1:07:53THROUGH 4 C OF THE PUBLIC
1:07:54RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
1:07:55FLORIDA.
1:07:56PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT,
1:07:56PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND
1:07:57PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
1:08:00>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
1:08:01THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
1:08:02WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE
1:08:04COUNCIL?
1:08:05SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE
1:08:07PUBLIC HEARING.
1:08:07COUNCIL?
1:08:08>> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE
1:08:1226-105.
1:08:12>> SECOND.
1:08:13>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
1:08:14ANY DISCUSSION?
1:08:16ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
1:08:17ANY OPPOSED?
1:08:19MOTION CARRIES.
1:08:2010 E, ORDINANCE 26-106.
1:08:22>> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
1:08:23PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA,
1:08:25ABANDONING A PORTION OF A
1:08:2720-FOOT WIDE REAR UTILITY AND
1:08:27DRAINAGE EASEMENT AFFECTING LOT
1:08:3035, BLOCK 1175, PORT ST. LUCIE
1:08:33SECTION 8, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT
1:08:34THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK
1:08:3712, PAGES 38, 38 A THROUGH 38 3I
1:08:40OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
1:08:42ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
1:08:43PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT,
1:08:43PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND
1:08:44PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
1:08:46>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
1:08:47THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
1:08:50WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE
1:08:52COUNCIL?
1:08:52SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE
1:08:53PUBLIC HEARING.
1:08:54COUNCIL?
1:08:54>> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE
1:08:5626-106.
1:08:56>> SECOND.
1:08:57>> MAYOR: I HAVE A MOTION AND A
1:08:57SECOND.
1:08:58ANY DISCUSSION?
1:08:59ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
1:09:01ANY OPPOSED?
1:09:01MOTION CARRIES.
1:09:0410 F, ORDINANCE 26-110.
1:09:07>> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
1:09:08PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA,
1:09:09ABANDONING A PORTION OF A
1:09:1020-FOOT WIDE REAR UTILITY AND
1:09:13DRAINAGE EASEMENT AFFECTING --
1:09:15LOT 17, BLOCK 3093 PORT
1:09:18ST. LUCIE SECTION 44 ACCORDING
1:09:19TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED
1:09:21IN PLAT BOOK 16 PAGE 23 OF THE
1:09:24PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE
1:09:25COUNTY, FLORIDA.
1:09:26PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT,
1:09:27PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND
1:09:28PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
1:09:32>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
1:09:32THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
1:09:34WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE
1:09:35COUNCIL?
1:09:36SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE
1:09:38PUBLIC HEARING.
1:09:39COUNCIL?
1:09:39>> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE
1:09:4226-110.
1:09:43>> SECOND.
1:09:43>> MAYOR: I HAVE A MOTION AND A
1:09:45SECOND.
1:09:47ANY DISCUSSION?
1:09:47ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
1:09:49ANY OPPOSED?
1:09:50MOTION CARRIES.
1:09:5310 G, ORDINANCE 26-107.
1:09:55>> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
1:09:56PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA,
1:09:58AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
1:09:59OF THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE,
1:10:00TO INCLUDE A SMALL SCALE
1:10:02AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE
1:10:03MAP TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND
1:10:05USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY
1:10:081.38 ACRES OF LAND FROM LOW
1:10:09DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO
1:10:12INSTITUTIONAL.
1:10:12FOR PARCELS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS
1:10:14PORT ST. LUCIE SECTION 18, BLOCK
1:10:17692, LOTS 18 THROUGH 23, AND
1:10:19GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE EAST
1:10:21SIDE OF SOUTHEAST BELVEDERE
1:10:24STREET NORTH OF SOUTH PORT
1:10:27ST. LUCIE BOULEVARD AND EAST OF
1:10:29AIROSO BOULEVARD.
1:10:29PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT,
1:10:30PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND
1:10:31PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
1:10:33>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
1:10:33GOOD EVENING.
1:10:34>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR,
1:10:36MADAM VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL,
1:10:37STAFF.
1:10:37THE ITEM BEFORE YOU NOW IS A
1:10:39CITY INITIATED SMALL SCALE
1:10:42COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT.
1:10:46THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT -- SORRY.
1:10:47LITTLE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
1:10:48HOLD ON ONE MOMENT.
1:11:02>> THERE WE GO, THAT'S THE RIGHT
1:11:04ONE.
1:11:04AGAIN, THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A
1:11:06CITY INITIATED SMALL SCALE
1:11:07COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT.
1:11:09KNOWN AS THE SOUTHEAST BELVEDERE
1:11:11STREET PROPERTIES.
1:11:12FOR THE RECORD, FRANCIS HARMINE
1:11:14WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING
1:11:16DECISION.
1:11:16AND THE -- DIVISION.
1:11:17AND THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU IS TO
1:11:18CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE
1:11:18DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY
1:11:211.38 ACRES FROM THE LOW DENSITY
1:11:23RESIDENTIAL OR RL TO THE
1:11:26INSTITUTIONAL FUTURE LAND USE
1:11:27DESIGNATION.
1:11:28THE SUBJECT SITE IS GENERALLY
1:11:29LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF
1:11:32BELVEDERE STREET NORTH OF PORT
1:11:33ST. LUCIE BOULEVARD SOUTH OF
1:11:34THANKSGIVING AVENUE.
1:11:35THIS MAY SOUND FAMILIAR, THIS IS
1:11:37A GROUP OF LOTS ACROSS THE
1:11:38STREET BY OUR CITY COMMUNITY
1:11:41CENTER.
1:11:41THIS IS AN AERIAL OF THE OVERALL
1:11:43LOCATION WITH THE SUBJECT
1:11:44PARCELS BEING OUTLINED HERE IN
1:11:47YELLOW.
1:11:48THE OVERALL AREA DOES HAVE A
1:11:50MIXTURE OF FUTURE LAND USE
1:11:52DESIGNATIONS FROM LOW DENSITY
1:11:54RESIDENTIAL TO INSTITUTIONAL
1:11:55WITH SOME RESIDENTIAL OFFICE
1:11:56INSTITUTIONAL AS WELL AS SOME
1:11:57GENERAL COMMERCIAL.
1:12:00THROUGH THE MASTER PLAN AND
1:12:02FUTURE SERVICE NEEDS, CITY --
1:12:03THE CITY CAN ACQUIRE PARCELS IN
1:12:05KEY LOCATIONS WHEN THEY BECOME
1:12:07AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT
1:12:08LONG-TERM FACILITY PLANNING AND
1:12:09INCORPORATE THEM INTO OUR
1:12:11CAMPUSES.
1:12:12PARCEL -- THESE PARCELS YOU KNOW
1:12:15CAN, CREATE ADDITIONAL BUFFERING
1:12:16BETWEEN CITY OPERATIONS AND
1:12:18ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOODS, AS WELL
1:12:19AS JUST CREATE OVERALL
1:12:21UNIFORMITY AND COHESION THROUGH
1:12:23ALL THE CITY OWNED PROPERTIES.
1:12:27THE SUBJECT PROPERTY DOES
1:12:27CONSIST OF SIX PARCELS
1:12:29IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO OUR CITY
1:12:30COMMUNITY CENTER.
1:12:31AND THESE PARCELS DO HAVE
1:12:33CONCURRENT REZONING APPLICATION%
1:12:34WHICH YOU WILL HEAR AS THE NEXT
1:12:37ITEM.
1:12:37AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS
1:12:38APPLICATION AGAIN IS JUST TO
1:12:39CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE
1:12:41CLASSIFICATION FROM THE LOW
1:12:43DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO
1:12:43INSTITUTIONAL IN ORDER TO BRING
1:12:44ALL CITY OWNED PROPERTIES INTO
1:12:47COHESION.
1:12:48THE SUBJECT SITE CURRENTLY DOES
1:12:50HAVE ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES,
1:12:52BUT PER STATE REGULATIONS, WE
1:12:53ARE REQUIRED TO ANALYZE THESE
1:12:55PROPERTIES BASED OFF OF THE
1:12:58HIGHEST POSSIBLE INTENSITY FOR
1:13:00EACH INDIVIDUAL PROPOSED USE.
1:13:02SO AGAIN THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO
1:13:03PLANS TO DEVELOP THESE SITES AT
1:13:05ALL.
1:13:05THEY ARE JUST THERE TO MOSTLY BE
1:13:07A BUFFER BETWEEN CITY OWNED
1:13:09PROPERTIES TO EXISTING
1:13:11RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
1:13:12SO THIS IS MORE OF JUST A PAPER
1:13:14EXERCISE TO SEE WHAT COULD
1:13:15POSSIBLY BE DONE AT THE HIGHEST
1:13:19INTENSITY.
1:13:20THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES AGAIN DO
1:13:22HAVE A CONCURRENT REZONING SO
1:13:23THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH
1:13:25POLICY 11413 OF OUR
1:13:25COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
1:13:27AND THE INSTITUTIONAL FUTURE
1:13:28LAND USE DESIGNATION WOULD ALLOW
1:13:29THESE PROPERTIES TO BE USED FOR
1:13:30ANY CITY OWNED, ANY OWNED
1:13:33BUILDINGS OR ANY OTHER USES WITH
1:13:37ANY INSTITUTIONAL DESIGNATION.
1:13:40THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
1:13:42DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS
1:13:43LAND USE CHANGE AT THEIR OCTOBE.
1:13:46THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
1:13:47I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
1:13:49THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
1:13:50>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
1:13:50ANY QUESTIONS?
1:13:54OKAY.
1:13:54THANK YOU.
1:13:56THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
1:13:57WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE
1:13:58CAN YOU BELIEVE?
1:13:59SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE
1:14:00PUBLIC HEARING.
1:14:02COUNCIL?
1:14:02>> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE
1:14:0426-107.
1:14:05>> SECOND.
1:14:05>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
1:14:06ANY DISCUSSION?
1:14:07ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
1:14:09ANY OPPOSED?
1:14:11MOTION CARRIES.
1:14:1210 H, ORDINANCE 26-108.
1:14:15>> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
1:14:17PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA,
1:14:17REZONING APPROXIMATELY
1:14:191.38 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED ON
1:14:21THE EAST SIDE OF SOUTHEAST
1:14:23BELVEDERE STREET, NORTH OF
1:14:24SOUTHWEST PORT ST. LUCIE
1:14:25BOULEVARD, AND EAST OF SOUTHWEST
1:14:27AIROSO BOULEVARD, FROM
1:14:29SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING
1:14:30DISTRICT TO INSTITUTIONAL ZONING
1:14:32DISTRICT, FOR PROPERTY LEGALLY
1:14:34DESCRIBED AS PORT ST. LUCIE
1:14:35SECTION 18, BLOCK 692, LOTS 18
1:14:39THROUGH 23, PROVIDING FOR
1:14:40CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR
1:14:41SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING AN
1:14:42EFFECTIVE DATE.
1:14:44>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
1:14:44AND AS TO EX PARTE, THIS IS
1:14:47CITY.
1:14:49CORRECT?
1:14:49>> YES, MAYOR.
1:14:50>> MAYOR: OKAY, JUST CHECKING.
1:14:52GO AHEAD 72 GIVE OO PG, AGAIN,
1:14:53MADAM MAYOR, MADAM VICE MAYOR,
1:14:56COUNCIL, STAFF.
1:14:56THE ITEM BEFORE YOU NOW IS THE
1:14:59COMPANION CITY INITIATED
1:15:00REZONING APPLICATION TO THE
1:15:02SOUTHEAST BELVEDERE STREET
1:15:04PROPERTIES.
1:15:04FOR THE RECORD, PLANNING AND
1:15:06ZONING DIVISION.
1:15:07I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN AND THE
1:15:08OFFICIAL CITY FILE HAS BEEN
1:15:09GIVEN TO THE CITY CLERK FIVE
1:15:11DAYS PRIOR TO THIS MEETING.
1:15:12MADAM CLERK IF YOU COULD PLEASE
1:15:13ENTER THAT FILE INTO THE RECORD.
1:15:17THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU NOW IS TO
1:15:20REZONE THE SIX PARCELS TOTALING
1:15:231.38 ACRES FROM THE
1:15:24SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING
1:15:25DISTRICT TO THE INSTITUTIONAL
1:15:27ZONING DISTRICT.
1:15:28AGAIN, THIS SUBJECT SITE IS
1:15:29GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE EAST
1:15:32SIDE OF BELVEDERE STREET.
1:15:36ACROSS THE STREET BEHIND OUR
1:15:39COMMUNITY CENTER.
1:15:40AS PREVIOUSLY STATED THE OVERALL
1:15:41AREA DOES HAVE A MIXTURE OF LAND
1:15:44USES FROM LOW DENSITY
1:15:45RESIDENTIAL TO ?IEWTIONZAL.
1:15:48AS, AND AS WELL AS ALL OF THE
1:15:49PROPERTIES IN THESE AREAS DO
1:15:51HAVE COMPATIBLE ZONING DISTRICTS
1:15:52TO THOSE INSTITUTIONAL -- OR TO
1:15:54THOSE LAND USES, RANGING FROM
1:15:57SINGLE-FAMILY TO INSTITUTIONAL,
1:15:58TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL AS WELL AS
1:16:00SOME LIMITED MIX USE DISTRITS.
1:16:03THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AGAIN
1:16:04CONSISTS OF SIX PARCELS
1:16:06IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO OUR CITY
1:16:07COMMUNITY CENTER.
1:16:08AND THIS IS THE COMPANION
1:16:11APPLICATION TO THE SMALL SCALE
1:16:12THAT YOU JUST HEARD.
1:16:13AS, AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS
1:16:15APPLICATION IS TO JUST REZONE
1:16:16THE PROPERTIES TO INSTITUTIONAL
1:16:18IN ORDER TO BRING ALL CITY OWNED
1:16:20PROPERTIES INTO COHESION AND AS
1:16:23PREVIOUSLY STATED THERE ARE NO
1:16:24PLANS TO DEVELOP THESE SITES AT
1:16:25ALL.
1:16:25THEY ARE PLANNED TO JUST REMAIN
1:16:28VACANT.
1:16:29THE PROPOSED REZONING IS
1:16:31CONSISTENT WITH THE
1:16:32COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT
1:16:34POLICY 11413, WHICH JUST
1:16:35ESTABLISHES THE COMPATIBLE
1:16:37ZONING DISTRICTS TO THEIR
1:16:38EXISTING LAND USES.
1:16:41THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
1:16:42DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS
1:16:43REZONING AT THEIR OCTOBER 6th,
1:16:462026, MEETING,.
1:16:47THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION
1:16:48AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY
1:16:50QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
1:16:51>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
1:16:51ANY QUESTIONS?
1:16:52NO?
1:16:52THANK YOU.
1:16:53THIS ATIME IS A PUBLIC
1:16:55HEARING -- THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC
1:16:56HEARING.
1:16:56ED WITH ANYONE LIKE TO
1:16:59ADDRESS -- WOULD ANYONE LIKE THE
1:17:00DRESS THE COUNCIL?
1:17:01SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE
1:17:01PUBLIC HEARING.
1:17:02COUNCIL?
1:17:02>> MOTION TO APPROVE 26-108.
1:17:05>> MAYOR: I HAVE A MOTION AND A
1:17:07SECOND.
1:17:07ANY DISCUSSION?
1:17:07ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
1:17:09AYE.
1:17:09ANY OPPOSED?
1:17:11MOTION CARRIES.
1:17:1210 I, ORDINANCE 26-109.
1:17:14>> AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE
1:17:18APPROXIMATELY 357.75 ACRES OF
1:17:19PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH
1:17:21OF SOUTHWEST BECKER ROAD, WEST
1:17:23OF SOUTHWEST SUN DANCE VISTA
1:17:25BOULEVARD, FOR PARCELS OF LAND
1:17:26LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 9
1:17:28OF THE ATTACHED COMPOSITE
1:17:30EXHIBIT A FROM THE ZONING
1:17:32DESIGNATION OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY
1:17:34AGRICULTURAL TO THE ZONING
1:17:35DESIGNATION OF MASTER PLANNED
1:17:37UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR A PROJECT
1:17:39KNOWN AS WILSON GROVE PARCEL
1:17:42BMPUD PROVIDING FOR THE APPROVAL
1:17:43AND ADOPTION OF AN MPUD
1:17:47CONCEPTUAL PLASTER PLAN AND
1:17:48REGULATION BOOK, PROVIDING FOR
1:17:49CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR
1:17:50SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN
1:17:52EFFECTIVE DATE.
1:17:53>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
1:17:53COUNCIL, ANY EX PARTE
1:17:55COMMUNICATIONS?
1:17:56I KNOW I DON'T HAVE ANY.
1:17:57>> I DON'T.
1:17:58>> MAYOR: NO IS IN ALL RIGHT,
1:17:59THANK YOU.
1:17:59GO AHEAD.
1:18:00>> GOOD EVENING, AGAIN, MADAM
1:18:01MAYOR, MADAM VICE MAYOR,
1:18:03COUNCIL.
1:18:03STAFF.
1:18:04THE ITEM BEFORE YOU NOW IS THE
1:18:05WILSON GROVE PARCEL B M PUD
1:18:11ZONING.
1:18:11AGAIN FRANCIS FOREMAN WITH THE
1:18:12PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION.
1:18:14II HAVE BEEN SWORN IN AND THE
1:18:16OFFICIAL CITY FILE HAS BEEN
1:18:16GIVEN TO THE CITY CLURKZ FIVE
1:18:19DAYS -- CLERKS FIVE DAYS PRIOR
1:18:21TO THIS MEETING.
1:18:22THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU NOW IS TO
1:18:23REZONE APPROXIMATELY
1:18:26357.75 ACRES OF LAND FROM
1:18:28ST. LUCIE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL TO
1:18:30WILSON GROVES M OR PARCEL B
1:18:33MPUD.
1:18:33THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS ACR
1:18:36ACQUISITION LLC, WITH THE
1:18:38APPLICANT BEING CUTLER AND
1:18:39HEARING.
1:18:40THIS SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED
1:18:41BETWEEN SOUTHWEST SUN DANCE
1:18:42VISTA BOULEVARD, RANGELINE ROAD,
1:18:45AND NORTH OF BECKER ROAD.
1:18:47THESE MAPS IN FRONT OF YOU NOW
1:18:48SHOW THE GENERALIZED LOCATION AS
1:18:50WELL AS AN AERIAL OF THE SUBJECT
1:18:52PROPERTY BEING OUTLINED HERE IN
1:18:54YELLOW AS YOU CAN NOTICE THIS IS
1:18:56LOCATED IN THATT SOUTHWEST
1:18:57ANNEXATION AREA.
1:19:00THE OVERALL LAND USE FOR THE
1:19:02OVERALL AREA IS NEW COMMUNITY
1:19:03DEVELOPMENT.
1:19:04OR NCD.
1:19:05WITH THE AREA CURRENTLY HAVING
1:19:08MAJORITY STILL ST. LUCIE COUNTY
1:19:10AGRICULTURAL BESIDES THE
1:19:11PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY TO THE
1:19:12EAST, WHICH IS WILSON GROVES
1:19:14PARCEL A MPUD.
1:19:19TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY ON
1:19:21WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IN THIS
1:19:23APPLICATION AND WHERE IT IS IN
1:19:24THE PROCESS, THE SOUTHWEST
1:19:25ANNEXATION AREA WAS FIRST
1:19:26APPROVED BACK IN 2004 WITH THE
1:19:27WILSON GROASKS DEVELOPMENT
1:19:29REGIONAL IM-- GROVES DEVELOPMENT
1:19:30REGIONAL IMPACT DRI FIRST
1:19:32APPROVED IN 2006.
1:19:32THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WAS ALSO
1:19:34AMENDED IN 2006 IN ORDER TO
1:19:37DESIGNATE THE PROPERTY WITH THE
1:19:39NCD FUTURE LAND USE
1:19:41CLASSIFICATION AS WELL AS
1:19:41ESTABLISH THE POLICIES FOR THE
1:19:43WILSON GROVES NCD DISTRICT AS
1:19:46WELL AS APPROVING THE FIGURE 16
1:19:48WHICH ADOPTED THE DESIGNATIONS
1:19:50FOR THE SUBDISTRICTS WITHIN THE
1:19:51WILSON GROVES DRI.
1:19:53THE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT AND DRI
1:19:55BOTH PROVIDE SPECIFIC
1:19:56INFORMATION REGARDING WHAT THE
1:19:58DEVELOPER WILL BUILD AS WELL AS
1:20:00REQUIRE ANY OF THE SERVICES THAT
1:20:02ARE NEEDED SUCH AS ROADS, PARKS,
1:20:05UTILITIES, AND ET CETERA.
1:20:07WITHIN EVERY DRIS MAP H, WHICH
1:20:11IS A CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
1:20:12THAT IDENTIFIES THE LAND USE FOR
1:20:13THE DRI AND IS CONSISTENT WITH
1:20:14THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
1:20:17THE WILSON GROVES DEVELOPMENT
1:20:18PLAN WAS ORIGINALLY AGAIN
1:20:19APPROVED BACK IN 2006 AND HAS
1:20:21BEEN AMENDED SINCE THEN BACK IN
1:20:242021, 2023, AND MORE RECENTLY IN
1:20:272026.
1:20:28TO DEVELOP ANY PORTION OF THESE
1:20:29DRIs THE APPLICANT MUST FIRST
1:20:32REZONE THE LAND TO THE MASTER
1:20:33PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT OR MPUD
1:20:35AND IDENTIFY WHICH USES MAY BE
1:20:37DEVELOPED WITHIN THAT MPUD THAT
1:20:39ARE CONSISTENT WITH AS APPROVED
1:20:41WITHIN THE LAND, THE
1:20:43COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE AND
1:20:45WITHIN THE SUBDISTRICT OF MAP H
1:20:45OF THAT DRI.
1:20:47ONCE THAT PROPERTY HAS BEEN
1:20:49REZONED, THEN ANY ASSOCIATED
1:20:51PLATS, SITE PLANS, OR ANY OTHER
1:20:52DEVELOPMENT PLANS CAN COME
1:20:55FORWARD AFTER.
1:20:56SO AS PRESENTED, EVERY DRI HAS A
1:20:59MAP H AS YOU CAN TELL -- OR SEE
1:21:00FROM THIS MAP H, PARCEL B WHICH
1:21:03IS IN FRONT OF YOU NOW IS
1:21:05CURRENTLY LOCATED WITHIN THE
1:21:07RESIDENTIAL SUBDISTRICT, AND
1:21:08THIS MAP DOES MATCH THE APPROVED
1:21:11FIGURE 1-6 WITHIN OUR
1:21:13COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH AGAIN
1:21:14BOTH SHOW THAT THIS PORTION OF
1:21:17LAND IS LOCATED WITHIN A
1:21:18RESIDENTIAL SUBDISTRICT.
1:21:23SO BACK TO THE REQUEST IN FRONT
1:21:23OF YOU.
1:21:24THE WILSON GROVES PARCEL B M PUD
1:21:27AGAIN IS APPROXIMATELY
1:21:29357.75 ACRES AND IS LOCATED ON
1:21:30THE NORTH SIDE OF BECKER ROAD
1:21:32BETWEEN SUN DANCE VISTA AND
1:21:34RANGE LINE ROAD.
1:21:37THE RESIDENTIAL SUBDISTRICT
1:21:37WHICH IS THIS PROPERTY LOCATED
1:21:39IN, IS TO FUNCTION AS SUCH.
1:21:41IS TO FUNCTION AS A
1:21:42NEIGHBORHOOD, WITH CENTRALIZED
1:21:44FOCAL POINTS SO THAT BRING THE
1:21:45NEIGHBORHOODS TOGETHER SUCH AS
1:21:47PARKS, PUBLIC FACILITIES AND
1:21:48OTHER COMMUNITY CENTERS.
1:21:49CURRENTLY THE WILSON GROVES
1:21:51PARCEL B MPUD DOES SHOW TO
1:21:54PROVIDE THESE RESIDENTIAL USES
1:21:54AS WELL AS THESE FOCAL POINTS
1:21:57THROUGH THOSE ALLOWABLE
1:21:59COMPATIBLE USES.
1:22:02ALSO WITHIN EVERY MPUD IS IN
1:22:04EXHIBIT 17 WHICH IS THE
1:22:05CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR THE LAYOUT
1:22:06OF THAT MPUD.
1:22:08AS YOU CAN FROM THE CONCEPTUAL
1:22:11PLAN THEY ARE PLANNING TO HAVE
1:22:13THE NEIGHBORHOOD USES WITH THOSE
1:22:14CENTRALIZED FOCAL POINTS.
1:22:16AS STATED BEFORE THE SUBJECT
1:22:17PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE
1:22:19WILSON GROVE DRI AND WITHIN THE
1:22:22DESIGNATED RESIDENTIAL
1:22:23SUBDISTRICT.
1:22:23AND AS IT IS PROPOSED, IT IS
1:22:25SHOWING TO MEET POLICY 1222 AND
1:22:30POLICY 1.2.2.3 OF OUR
1:22:31COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STATING THE
1:22:32USE OF THESE RESIDENTIAL AREAS
1:22:34AS WELL AS THEIR CENTRALIZED
1:22:35FOCAL POINTS.
1:22:36AND THEN ONCE THE MPUD IS
1:22:38APPROVED, ANY SITE PLAN OR
1:22:40SUBDIVISION PLAT MAY COME IN
1:22:41AFTERWARDS TO GET APPROVAL.
1:22:43AND THEN AFTER THAT, THEY CAN GO
1:22:45AHEAD FOR DEVELOPMENT.
1:22:46THIS APPROVAL DOESN'T ALLOW THEM
1:22:47TO DEVELOP.
1:22:48IT JUST GIVES THEM THE NEXT STEP
1:22:49TO GETTING TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT.
1:22:52THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
1:22:54DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE
1:22:55PROPOSED MPUD REZONING AND
1:22:57REGULATION BOOK AT THE
1:22:59OCTOBER 6th, 2026 MEETING.
1:23:00THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION,
1:23:01I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
1:23:02YOU HAVE OF STAFF.
1:23:04THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO A
1:23:06PRESENTATION AFTER.
1:23:07ANY QUESTIONS?
1:23:09>> NO.
1:23:24>> MAYOR: GOOD EVENING.
1:23:24>> GOOD EVENING, FOR THE RECORD,
1:23:26GEORGE WITH CUTLER AND HEARING
1:23:27AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.
1:23:30FRANCIS DID A FANTASTIC JOB.
1:23:32I WOULD REALLY LEAK LIKE TO THAK
1:23:34STAFF FOR THEIR PRESENTATION.
1:23:36I WOULD LIKE NOT TO REPEAT ALL
1:23:37THE INFORMATION AND MOVE THIS
1:23:38ALONGS BUT I WILL GO OVER OUR
1:23:39PRESENTATION AND SKIP SOME
1:23:40SLIDES THAT MIGHT BE REPEAT IN
1:23:41THE INFORMATION.
1:23:43WE DO HAVE SOME MEMBERS OF OUR
1:23:44TEAM HERE TONIGHT IF THERE ARE
1:23:46QUESTIONS THAT I CAN'T ANSWER
1:23:47FOR YOU.
1:23:51AGAIN IN SUMMARY, PARCEL B MPUD
1:23:54IS A PORTION OF THE OVERALL
1:23:56WILSON GROVES DRI WHICH IS ABOUT
1:23:582500 ACRES APPROVED AS ADOPTED
1:24:01BACK IN 2004.
1:24:02TOTALS ABOUT 357 ACRES AS WE
1:24:05WENT OVER, MEANS CENTER WESTERN
1:24:07PORTION IT IS THE SEC MPUD THAT
1:24:09YEAR BRINGING BEFORE YOU AND
1:24:11AGAIN THE -- THAT WE'RE BRINGING
1:24:11BEFORE YOU AND AGAIN THE NEXT
1:24:13STEP TOWARDS BRINGING
1:24:14DEVELOPMENT BRINGING FORWARD
1:24:15SOME SUBDIVISION PLAT
1:24:16APPLICATIONS AND SITE PLANS FOR
1:24:19VARIOUS PORTIONS.
1:24:20WE ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE
1:24:22COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND USE
1:24:24DESIGNATIONS AGAIN BRINGING
1:24:25FORWARD THE MPUD REZONING AS
1:24:28PART OF THAT FIRST STEP.
1:24:29WE ARE PROPOSING ABOUT 1200
1:24:31UNITS IN THE CONCEPTUAL MASTER
1:24:33PLAN AS PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT
1:24:35SO THIS MPUD AGAIN CONSISTENT
1:24:36WITH THE RESIDENTIAL SUBDISTRICT
1:24:38AND HOUSING RESIDENTIAL UNITS,
1:24:41OUR PRIVATE MASTER AMENITY AND
1:24:42THAT AMENITY IS GREATLY
1:24:43OVERSIZED FOR THIS PARCEL
1:24:45SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE IT'S
1:24:46INTENDED TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRE
1:24:50DRI ITSELF.
1:24:52SO THIS WILL BE OUR LOCATION FOR
1:24:53OUR MASTER AMENITY AND WE HAVE A
1:24:55CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN THAT WE CAN
1:24:56SHOW YOU AS PART OF THIS
1:24:59PRESENTATION.
1:24:59HERE IS OUR CONCEPTUAL PLAN.
1:25:01AGAIN PRIMARY ACCESS POINT FROM
1:25:03BECKER ROAD AND NORTH-SOUTH A OR
1:25:06SUN DANCE VISTA BOULEVARD.
1:25:08AND THEN WE WILL HAVE AN
1:25:10EMERGENCY ACCESS TO THE NORTH
1:25:12TWO PAR OR HEGENER DRIVE.
1:25:15AND THESE ARE JUST GOING OVER
1:25:16THOSE ACCESS POINTS AGAIN.
1:25:18AS YOU KNOW, THE MPUD CONTAINS
1:25:20OUR MINIMUM DEVELOPMENT
1:25:22REQUIREMENTS FOR OUR VARIOUS
1:25:23PRODUCT AND PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
1:25:26REGULATIO.
1:25:27SINGLE-FAMILY LOTS, OUR VILLA
1:25:28PRODUCTS, OUR TOWNHOME PRODUCTS,
1:25:30WITH VARIOUS VARIATIONS.
1:25:34AND THEN HERE'S OUR CONSELL CHP
1:25:35PLAN FOR THAT -- CONCEPTUAL PLAN
1:25:37FOR THAT MASTER AAM ENTY.
1:25:38AS YOU CAN SEE IT IS GREATLY
1:25:40OVERSIZED FOR THIS PUD
1:25:41SPECIFICALLY BUT AGAIN IT IS
1:25:42INTENDED TO SUPPORT THE MASTER
1:25:43DEVELOPMENT ITSELF.
1:25:47ALL OF OUR RIGHT-OF-WAYS AGAIN
1:25:49CONSISTENT WITH CITY
1:25:51REQUIREMENTS AND PUBLIC WORKS
1:25:53REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE ROADWAYS.
1:25:56OUR MASTER PLAN INCLUDES THE
1:25:57LOCATION OF OUR MASTER DRAINAGE
1:25:59SYSTEM, HOW IT ALL FUNCTIONS, AS
1:26:00WELL AS OUR WATER, MAIN
1:26:04CONNECTIONS, OUR WASTEWATER
1:26:08CONNECTIONS.
1:26:08FROM A TRAFFIC PERSPECTIVE, WE
1:26:10PROVIDED A COUPLE OF TRAFFIC
1:26:12STUDIES FOR THIS PROPERTY.
1:26:13IT IS INTENDED TO BE AN AGE
1:26:15RESTRICTED COMMUNITY.
1:26:16WE PROVIDED BOTH AN AGE
1:26:17RESTRICTEDSTRICTEDSTRICTED AND L
1:26:19SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
1:26:19TRAFFIC TRIPS IN BOTH INSTANCES
1:26:21IT DOESN'T TRIGGER EXTERIOR
1:26:24RIGHT-OF-WAY IMPROVEMENTS.
1:26:25WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT
1:26:27THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
1:26:32THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE REVIEW
1:26:33PROCESS OF THOSE DEVELOPMENT --
1:26:35OF THIS MPUD, WE DID HAVE TO
1:26:39AGAIN SUBMIT A STRASK TRASK STUY
1:26:43SHOWING STRICTLY SINGLE-FAMILY
1:26:45NOT THE AGE RESTRICTED.
1:26:48BUT AGAIN, IN BOTH CASES, IT
1:26:50DOESN'T TRIGGER THE ADDITIONAL
1:26:53TRIPS.
1:26:58AS PART OF THE MPUD, WE ALSO
1:27:01INCLUDED THE ARCHITECTURAL
1:27:02REVIEW COMMITTEE, WHICH IS
1:27:02CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE DID WITH
1:27:05PARCEL A, SO THERE WILL BE A
1:27:07COMMITTEE AS PART OF PARCEL B
1:27:08THAT WILL REVIEW ARCHITECTURAL
1:27:11GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS
1:27:11THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT
1:27:14PROCESS.
1:27:14HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
1:27:15THAT YOU HAVE.
1:27:17>> MAYOR: ANY QUESTIONS?
1:27:18>> NO.
1:27:19>> NO.
1:27:19>> MAYOR: NO?
1:27:19THANK YOU.
1:27:24THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
1:27:26WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE
1:27:31COUNCIL?
1:27:32SEEING NO ONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE
1:27:34PUBLIC HEARING PORTION.
1:27:37COUNCIL?
1:27:37>> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE
1:27:4126-109.
1:27:42>> SECOND.
1:27:42>> MAYOR: MOTION AND A SECOND.
1:27:43ANY DISCUSSION?
1:27:44ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
1:27:46AYE.
1:27:47ANY OPPOSED?
1:27:47MOTION CARRIES.
1:27:52MOVING ONTO RESOLUTIONS.
1:27:5411 A, RESOLUTION 26-R 83.
1:27:57>> IES.
1:27:59>> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
1:28:00COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT
1:28:00ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA, GRANTING A
1:28:02SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO ALLOW A
1:28:03CARWASH IN THE GENERAL
1:28:04COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT
1:28:05PURSUANT TO SECTION 158.124, C
1:28:095, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR
1:28:10A PROJECT KNOWN AS APEX PORT
1:28:14ST. LUCIE.
1:28:14PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT,
1:28:15PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND
1:28:17PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
1:28:19>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
1:28:19GOOD EVENING.
1:28:21>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND
1:28:22MADAM VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL,
1:28:25STAFF.
1:28:25TODAY'S APPLICATION IS APEC PORT
1:28:28ST. LUCIE A SPECIAL EXCEPTION
1:28:28USE APPLICATION.
1:28:30FOR THE RECORD, CODY SISK WITH
1:28:32THE PLANNING AND ZONING
1:28:33DEPARTMENT.
1:28:33I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN AND THE
1:28:36OFFICIAL FILE HAS BEEN SUBMITTED
1:28:37AT LEAST FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO
1:28:38TODAY'S HEARING.
1:28:39MADAM CLERK, PLEASE ENTER THAT
1:28:40INTO THE RECORD.
1:28:42>> MAYOR: COUNCIL, ANY EX PARTE
1:28:43COMMUNICATIONS.
1:28:45>> NO MADAM MAYOR, THANK YOU.
1:28:46>> MAYOR: NO, I DON'T EITHER, GO
1:28:47AHEAD.
1:28:47>> THE OWNER IS DOLPHIN STATIONS
1:28:49LLC.
1:28:49THE AGENT IS WITH APEC GAS
1:28:55LOCATED AT 2890 SOUTHEAST
1:28:56SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD ON THE
1:28:57NORTHWEST CORNER OF GATLIN AND
1:28:59PORT ST. LUCIE BOULEVARD AND
1:28:59THEN THE REQUEST IS FOR AN
1:29:01APPROVAL FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION
1:29:02USE TO ALLOW A 1,146 SQUARE FOOT
1:29:06CAR WASH USE IN THE GENERAL
1:29:08COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT.
1:29:12AGAIN, THIS IS LOCATION.
1:29:15IN YELLOW.
1:29:15IT'S ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
1:29:17GATLIN AND PSL.
1:29:21THE ZONING DISTRICT SURROUNDING
1:29:24THE IT'S GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO
1:29:28THE NORTH, EAST AND WEST WITH
1:29:31THE CUSTOOMMERCIAL TO THE SOUTH.
1:29:35AND FUTURE LAND USE IS GENERAL
1:29:38COMMERCIAL WITH LOW-DENSITY TO
1:29:41THE SOUTH.
1:29:43>> HERE'S THE PROPOSED
1:29:45CONCEPTUAL PLAN.
1:29:47THE MAIN CHANGING ON THE
1:29:49LEFT-HAND SIDE WHERE THE CAR
1:29:52WASH IS EXISTING TODAY.
1:29:53THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE
1:29:55SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE.
1:29:58PROPOSED ELEVATIONS TO THE SOUTH
1:29:59AND TO THE WEST.
1:30:16AND EVERY SPECIAL EXCEPTION
1:30:18APPLICATION ARE REQUIRED TO MEET
1:30:20THE CRITERIA OF SECTION 1
1:30:25GLIT.260.
1:30:25ATTACHED HERE ARE ALL OF THE
1:30:27CRITERIAS THAT EITHER NEED TO BE
1:30:29MET OR EXCEEDED.
1:30:31THERE'S AN ROUGHLY CAR WASH USE
1:30:35THAT'S INACTIVE.
1:30:36AND THE MAIN CHANGING TO EXPAND
1:30:38THE CAR WASH TO A LITTLE BIT
1:30:42LARGER OF A USE.
1:30:44IT WAS A PERMITTED USE.
1:30:47SINCE IT'S EXPANDING THE CAR
1:30:50WASH IT WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH
1:30:53THE SPECIAL USE EXCEPTION
1:30:56PROCESS.
1:30:56THE ZONING PLAN RECOMMENDED
1:31:00APPROVAL.
1:31:04>> MAYOR: ANY QUESTIONS.
1:31:06>> THE GAS STATION IS GOING TO
1:31:09REMAIN.
1:31:10THE GAYS STATION IS REMAINING.
1:31:13IT'S A 300 OR 400 SQUARE FEET OR
1:31:17300 SQUARE FOOT INCREASE.
1:31:19>> SO THE FOOTPRINT ON THE CAR
1:31:22WASH IS GOING TO EXPAND.
1:31:25>> OKAY.
1:31:26WHEN I ORIGINALLY LOOKED AT IF
1:31:31YOU HAVE A CAR WASH ACROSS THE
1:31:35STREET.
1:31:35WHY DO WE NEED ANOTHER CAR WASH.
1:31:39>>
1:31:39>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
1:31:49>> GOOD EVENING.
1:31:52>> DANIEL ALONZO ARCHITECTURE
1:31:57FOR.
1:31:57MR. KISCO DID A EXCELLENT JOB OF
1:32:07DOING THE PRESENTATION.
1:32:11MAYBE I CAN ADD MORE PICTURES.
1:32:23>> IF YOU CAN ENABLE THE
1:32:26FEATURES.
1:32:27>> IT'S NOT BEHAVING WELL.
1:32:45>> SO LET'S GET BACK TO THE SAME
1:32:48PLAN THAT MR. CISCO IS SHOWING.
1:32:51WE'RE BASICALLY EXPANDING THE
1:32:53CAR WASH.
1:32:55FOR A MORE EFFICIENT WASH.
1:32:57AND TO REVITALIZE THE CAR WASH
1:32:59THAT WAS EXISTING FOR SOME
1:33:01YEARS.
1:33:03WE'RE ADDING SOME VACUUM SPACES.
1:33:05WE'RE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF
1:33:07TREES.
1:33:08ADDING SOME BUFFERING AROUND THE
1:33:10SITE.
1:33:11ALSO AS A PART OF THIS
1:33:13APPLICATION.
1:33:13YOU SAW THE EL VEGAS.
1:33:15THESE ARE MISSING THE
1:33:18LANDSCAPING.
1:33:19THAT'S THE COMPESING TUNNEL ON
1:33:21THE LEFT.
1:33:22THAT'S THE NEW EQUIPMENT WE'RE
1:33:24PROPOSING ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE
1:33:27OF THIS IMAGE.
1:33:29THAT'S THE NEW ENTRANCE TO THE
1:33:31CAR WASH ITSELF.
1:33:33>> AGAIN IT'S A FAIRLY SIMPLE
1:33:37PROPOSAL.
1:33:38WITH STAFF WE'RE LOOKING TO
1:33:40RECEIVE YOURS AS WELL.
1:33:43>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
1:33:45ANY QUESTIONS.
1:33:45NO.
1:33:46THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
1:33:48WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE
1:33:49KOINL.
1:33:50SEEING NO ONE I'LL ADDRESS THE
1:33:56COUNSEL.
1:33:56>> MOVE TO APPROVE.
1:33:59>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
1:34:01ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
1:34:02ANY OPPOSED.
1:34:05MOTION CARRIES.
1:34:06ALL RIGHT.
1:34:08WE DON'T HAVE ANY NEW BUSINESS.
1:34:10CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.
1:34:13THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR.
1:34:15BIG CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE WAS
1:34:18RECOGNIZED FOR INFORMATION
1:34:20SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ITS
1:34:22INNOVATIVE TO ENHANCE SAFETY,
1:34:25IMPROVE SAFETY FOR OUR RESIDENTS
1:34:27AND THE VISITORS.
1:34:29REALLY WE'RE BEING RECOGNIZED
1:34:31FOR THE LOBBY AND THE
1:34:34IMPROVEMENTS AND CREATES THAT
1:34:35THE SECURITY FOR OUR RERNTS AND
1:34:37ALSO FOR OUR REPLY EASE AND OUR
1:34:39CITY COUNCIL.
1:34:40I'M GOING BACK TO PUBLIC TO BE
1:34:43HURLED.
1:34:43THERE WERE FOUR RESIDENTS.
1:34:45WE'LL GOLD AND REVIEW THAT
1:34:47INFORMATION.
1:34:48IF THERE'S ANYTHING THERE WE'LL
1:34:51COMMUNICATE BACK TO THE COUNCIL
1:34:52AND THE RESIDENTS.
1:34:55>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
1:35:01COUNCIL MEMBER MORGAN.
1:35:01I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH THE
1:35:05ANNOUNCEMENT OF PHASE II HEARST
1:35:09SWACK FROM SW BAY SHORE IS UNDER
1:35:13CONSTRUCTION IN ANTICIPATED TO
1:35:15BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE
1:35:16YEAR.
1:35:19THE SW IRELY BAY SHORE BOULEVARD
1:35:24AND SW GOD THERE'S A LOT OF SWs
1:35:29ARROZO BOULEVARD IS UNDER
1:35:31DESIGN.
1:35:31GOAL OF OUR SIDEWALK PROGRAM IS
1:35:34TO EXPAND THE SIDEWALK NETWORK
1:35:36TO INCLUDE SIDEWALKS ON MAJOR
1:35:38ROADWAYS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON
1:35:41AREAS WITHIN 2 MILE RADIUS OF
1:35:43SCHOOLS AND TO PROVIDE DIRECTION
1:35:46CONNECTS BETWEEN THE MAJOR
1:35:48ROADWAYS.
1:35:48YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT CITY OF P
1:35:53SCH
1:35:54PSL.com/SIDEWALKS.
1:35:56FOR MY REPORT, ON THE 14th I
1:35:59ATTENDED THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT
1:36:02COUNCIL.
1:36:03AND ON THE 15th, THE RIVER PLACE
1:36:07HOME RENTERS ASSOCIATION.
1:36:09ON THE 20th, COFFEE WITH THE
1:36:11COUNCIL AT THE BOTANICAL GARDENS
1:36:15ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BONNA.
1:36:17I'LL LET HIM ELABORATE.
1:36:19ON THE 21st THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY
1:36:22FIRE BOARD MEETING AND THE 22nd
1:36:26THE CHAMBER INSULATION
1:36:27BREAKFAST.
1:36:28I DID WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND
1:36:30I'M SURE YOU MAY HAVE HAD IT ON
1:36:33YOUR LIST.
1:36:34WE LOST A MEMBER OF THE ST.
1:36:36LUCIE COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT.
1:36:39ON SATURDAY SO OUR THOUGHTS AND
1:36:41PRAYERS ARE WITH THE FAMILY HIS
1:36:46BROTHER.
1:36:47I WAS LIKE IT WAS LIKE IT SEEMED
1:36:49LIKE YESTERDAY AND HIS BROTHER
1:36:52HAD DIED JULY 22nd OF 2025.
1:36:57HEARTBREAKING NEWS.
1:36:59PRAYERS ARE WITH THE ENTIRE
1:37:01FAMILY.
1:37:02AS THEY GO THROUGH THIS TRAGEDY.
1:37:04I ALSO WANTED TO BRING UP THERE
1:37:07WERE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE
1:37:10MICROMOBILITY THE e-BIKES, ALSO
1:37:12THE WALKING GOING TO SCHOOL.
1:37:17VERY TRAGIC WHAT HAS HAPPENED.
1:37:20I SERVE ON THE SAFETY VILLAGE
1:37:22AND ALSO SAFE KIDS OF ST. LUCIE.
1:37:27WE ARE TRYING TO WORK WITH THE
1:37:31MEMBERS OF CREATING SOME TYPE OF
1:37:34AN ORDINARNCE REGARDING THE
1:37:38MICROMOBILITY.
1:37:38BUT e-BIKES THEY HAVE GOT OUT OF
1:37:42HANDS.
1:37:42THE NUMBERS ARE ASTONISHING WHAT
1:37:45IS HAPPENING WITH TRAUMA, AND WE
1:37:47HAVE SOME WONDERFUL PEOPLE ON
1:37:49OUR BOARD NAMING JUST TWO OF
1:37:51THEM IS J.J. HENDERSON FROM
1:37:54LONGWOOD TRAUMA AND ALSO TYLER
1:37:57SHERRELL, SCAND THE NUMBERS WER
1:38:00JUST -- THEY'RE DOUBLING AND
1:38:04TRIPLING EVERY YEAR AS THE YEAR
1:38:06GOES ON.
1:38:07EVERY YEAR.
1:38:08SO WE ARE WORKING WITH
1:38:10SOMETHING.
1:38:11WE'VE HAD DISCUSSION OF WANTING
1:38:13IT TO PRESENT TO THE COUNTY TO
1:38:17MAKE IT COUNTY WIDE AND THEN THE
1:38:19TWO CITIES TO FOLLOW SUIT AND
1:38:22HAVE ONE ORDINANCE FOR THE
1:38:24ENTIRE COUNTY.
1:38:26SO WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.
1:38:27ALSO I'M GOING TO BRING UP
1:38:29TOMORROW BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A
1:38:31MEETING TOMORROW.
1:38:32I'M GOING TO BRING UP ABOUT THE
1:38:35WALKING AND THE STUDENTS THAT
1:38:39HAVE HAD THE ACCIDENTS AND WHAT
1:38:45HAS HAPPENED.
1:38:46AND I'M GOING TO TALK -- BRING
1:38:49IT UP AND TALK ABOUT IT.
1:38:51AND I THINK THE SCHOOL BOARD THE
1:38:53SCHOOL DISTRICT NEEDS TO PLAY IN
1:38:55WITH THIS.
1:38:57I KNOW WE'VE DONE IT WITH THE
1:38:59TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
1:39:00ORGANIZATION.
1:39:01IT'S HUGE ABOUT PEDESTRIANS.
1:39:04I WAS ALWAYS TAUGHT IN SCHOOL
1:39:05AND HAS IT CHANGED.
1:39:08WE WERE ALWAYS WALK AGAINST AND
1:39:11RIDE WITH.
1:39:12I'M THINKING THAT WE NEED OR THE
1:39:15SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ALSO THE
1:39:16OTHER ENTITIES NEED TO PROMOTE
1:39:21THAT.
1:39:21AND I THINK MAYBE PUTTING THIS
1:39:24DONE WHILE YOU'RE WALKING OR AN
1:39:26eBIKE MAY HELP.
1:39:29NOT TO SAY THAT WHAT HAPPENED
1:39:30COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED.
1:39:32WHAT HAPPENED IS TRAGIC.
1:39:34I'M NOT MEANING TO SAY THAT OR
1:39:37GOLIGHTLY WITH THAT, BECAUSE
1:39:39HEARTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THE
1:39:43FAMILIES OF THE STUDENTS THAT
1:39:46SUCCUMBED TO THEIR INJURIES.
1:39:48JUST AN UPDATE ON THAT.
1:39:51I'LL UPDATE LATER ON THE SAFETY
1:39:53VILLAGE.
1:39:54>> THANK YOU.
1:39:56>> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
1:39:57COUNCIL MEMBER PICKETT.
1:39:58>> OCTOBER 15th I ATTENDED THE
1:40:03TRADITION NATURE TRAIL
1:40:06ORGANIZATION.
1:40:06AND THIS PAST WEEKEND ON THE
1:40:0724th I WAS IN D.C. AND I WAS
1:40:11ABLE TO GO TO THE VA AND I WAS
1:40:14ABLE TO WITNESS SOMETHING THAT
1:40:16IS VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY
1:40:18HEART BEING A VETERAN AND GOING
1:40:20TO THE VETERAN HOSPITALS OR IN
1:40:23THE RHETT RUNS MEDICAL LINE YOU
1:40:27HAVE TO TAKE YOUR RECORDS.
1:40:29YOUR RECORDS ARE COMMITTED TO
1:40:31THAT PLACE THAT YOUR HOME OF
1:40:34RECORD.
1:40:34FOR EXAMPLE, SINCE I GO TO WEST
1:40:38PALM BEACH THAT'S WHERE MY
1:40:40RECORDS GO.
1:40:41IF I WERE TO GO TO JACKSONVILLE
1:40:44THEY WOULDN'T HAVE ANY RECORD OF
1:40:46ME BEING IN THE VA.
1:40:50SO THEY'RE BRINGING EVERYTHING
1:40:52ONLINE.
1:40:53SO YOU CAN TRANSITION FROM V
1:40:55TOOCHLT THE NEXT AND IT'S A S
1:40:58SEAMLESS TRANSITION.
1:41:01THEY WERE BRYNNING ALASKA AND
1:41:03OHIO ONLINE.
1:41:07WORKING TO HELP THE VETERANS
1:41:09ORGANIZATIONS.
1:41:10MY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ME ATTENTION
1:41:14GOBLINS, GHOULS AND FESTS.
1:41:17FOR THREE DAYS OF SPOOKY SCARY
1:41:20FUN.
1:41:21MUSIC FROM FIVE DIFFERENT BANS.
1:41:23CARNIVAL BANDS AND A FALL
1:41:26MARKETPLACE AND MORE.
1:41:27FALL FUN FEST IS OCTOBER 30th AT
1:41:32THE MID EVENT CENTER.
1:41:35THE TRICKS OR TREATING 6 TO 8:00
1:41:39P.M. FRIDAY.
1:41:41LEARN MORE AT THE CITY'S
1:41:43WEBSITE.
1:41:44>> MAYOR: VICE MAYOR.
1:41:48ON 10/14 I WAS SUPPOSED TO
1:41:51ATTEND JUST THEY WERE SHORT A
1:41:53TOUR GUIDE.
1:41:55SO YOURS TRULY STEPPED IN AND
1:41:58WAS A TOUR GUIDE.
1:41:59IT WAS THE FIRST ONE.
1:42:09THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB.
1:42:10BUT IT WAS VERY, VERY WELL
1:42:15ATTENDED.
1:42:15I HAVE A FEELING HAVE TO DO
1:42:17SEVERAL NIGHTS IN THE FUTURE.
1:42:19YEAH I TRULY ENJOYED IT AND IT
1:42:22WAS AMAZING TO HEAR SOME OF THE
1:42:24STORIES I DIDN'T KNOW.
1:42:26ALSO IT WAS VERY INTERESTING
1:42:27SOME OF THE TOUR PEOPLE THAT
1:42:30GAVE THE INFORMATION WERE FAMILY
1:42:33MEMBERS.
1:42:33ONE OF THE GREAT GRANDFATHERS OF
1:42:37PRUITT WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE
1:42:39SPEAKING.
1:42:39IT WAS REALLY NEAT.
1:42:42HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.
1:42:44PORT ST. LUCIE DOES HAVE A
1:42:46HISTORY.
1:42:46I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LEARN ABOUT
1:42:48IT.
1:42:48WE MIGHT BE YOUNG BUT THERE ARE
1:42:51THINGS WE'VE DONE THAT ARE
1:42:52PRETTY COOL.
1:42:53ESPECIALLY THE NATIVE-AMERICAN
1:42:55HISTORY.
1:42:56I LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT, AND THEN
1:42:59HOW WE ACTUALLY GREW THE PAPER.
1:43:02LEARNING HOW INVOLVED THE PRESS
1:43:04WAS IN BUILDING PORT ST. LUCIE
1:43:06AS FAR AS LIKE THE PARTNERSHIP
1:43:08WITH THE MACKALL BROTHER.
1:43:12SO ALL OF IT FASCINATING AND
1:43:14THEN ON THE 15th ON BEHALF OF
1:43:16THE MAYOR I DID THE TRADITION
1:43:18NATURE TRAIL DEDICATION WITH THE
1:43:22CHILDREN.
1:43:22THE RENAISSANCE THEY CAME AND
1:43:24PLANTED TREES.
1:43:25MOST OF THE COUNCIL WAS ALSO
1:43:27THERE.
1:43:28MAYOR I GAVE YOUR WELL WISHES.
1:43:31I DID LET THEM KNOW HOW BADLY
1:43:36YOU WANTED TO BE THERE.
1:43:38YOU WILL DEFINITELY BE THERE TO
1:43:40PLANT NEXT YEAR'.
1:43:42THEY WANT TO DO THIS ANNUALLY.
1:43:44I PROMISE THAT THE MAYOR WILL
1:43:47THERE NEXT TIME TO PLANT SOME
1:43:51TREES.
1:43:51AGAIN THE PORT ST. LUCIE FROM
1:43:53THIS PRESENTATION EARLIER BUT
1:43:56IT'S WORTH SAYING TWICE.
1:43:59IT WAS RECENTLY HONORED BY THE
1:44:02FESTIVALS AND FOR CULTURAL
1:44:04IDENTITY, FOSTER COMMUNITY PRIDE
1:44:06AND CREATE EXPERIENCES THAT
1:44:08CONNECT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.
1:44:11OUR COMMUNICATIONS EVENT
1:44:12COLLABORATED ON SEVERAL PROJECTS
1:44:13AND WERE AWARDED THREE GOLED,
1:44:17THREE SILVER, AND TWO BRONZE FOR
1:44:20MARKETING MATERIALS FOR CITY
1:44:22EVENTS.
1:44:23WAY TO GO TEAM!
1:44:27>> MAYOR: COUNCIL MEMBER BONNA.
1:44:30>> CITY STAFF CONNECTED WITH
1:44:33DURING FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES
1:44:38CITY GOVERNMENT WEEK.
1:44:41AND ABOUT HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT
1:44:43PROVIDES THE SERVICES RESIDENTS
1:44:45RELY ON EVERY DAY.
1:44:48STUDENTS SHARED AND THE
1:44:50INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO
1:44:52COUNCIL WHEN IT REVIEWS THE
1:44:54STRATEGIC PLAN NEXT YEAR.
1:44:56THAT LEADS ME INTO ONE OF THE
1:44:58FIRST THING I DID.
1:45:00I PARTICIPATED IN ONE OF THOSE
1:45:03PACKAGES AS SUMMOMERSET COLLEGE
1:45:07PREP ACADEMY.
1:45:09AND THE VICE MAYOR SAID A LOT
1:45:11WHAT SHE SAID.
1:45:12ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STUCK
1:45:14WITH ME.
1:45:15SHE ASKED DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT
1:45:19THE VICE MAYOR DOES.
1:45:20THERE'S THIS KID HE RAISES SHIA
1:45:24THEY'RE THE MAYOR WHEN THE MAYOR
1:45:27DIES.
1:45:30>> MAYOR: GREAT.
1:45:32>> IT WAS QUITE MORBID.
1:45:35>> MAYOR: OH MY GOODNESS.
1:45:40>> HE COULDN'T STOP HIMSELF.
1:45:42WELL IF THE MAYOR CAN'T BE HERE
1:45:46TOO.
1:45:47>> I ALSO DID COFFEE WITH THE
1:45:49COUNCIL WITH STEPHANIE MORDEN
1:45:53COUNCIL MEMBER MORGAN AND THAT
1:45:54WAS A WHOLE LOT OF FUN.
1:45:56IT WAS A NOTICED MEETING OF
1:45:59COUNCIL SO WE WERE ALL COMPLIANT
1:46:01WITH SUNSHINE.
1:46:02BUT IF YOU EVER GET TO DO THIS
1:46:05TV SHOW.
1:46:07AND I ATTEND THE CHAMBER
1:46:10INSULATION BREAKFAST, SCAND THAS
1:46:17LIFE CHANGE CHURCH AND I MADE
1:46:19REMARKS ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR
1:46:21AS WELL.
1:46:22>>
1:46:22>> MAYOR: THANK YOU FOR
1:46:23ATTENDING THOSE FOR ME.
1:46:25I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
1:46:26ALL RIGHT.
1:46:27SO I HAD FIRE BOARD MEETING AND
1:46:30ALSO SPOKE AT THE SOUTH BEND HOA
1:46:33MEETING, AND MY ANNOUNCEMENT IS
1:46:35THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE HAS
1:46:37BEEN RECOGNIZED AS THE TREASURE
1:46:39COAST BEST PLACES TO WORK THE
1:46:4118th THAT THE CITY HAS EARNED
1:46:43THIS DISTINCTION.
1:46:44WE WERE ONE OF THE NINE
1:46:47EMPLOYERS HONORED WITH THE AWARD
1:46:49THIS YEAR.
1:46:50DEVELOPING TALENT AND BUILDING A
1:46:53WORKPLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN GROW
1:46:55AND BUILD THE COMMUNITY.
1:46:57CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE.
1:46:59AND WITH THAT NOTHING ELSE.
1:47:00WE'RE ADJOURNED.
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