Board of County Commissioners on 2022-11-15 9:00 AM

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FINAL MINUTES 11/15/2022 9:00 AM MINUTES COMMISSION CHAMBERS 2401 SE MONTEREY ROAD, STUART, FLORIDA 34996 Don G. Donaldson, P.E., County Administrator Sarah W. Woods, County Attorney Carolyn Timmann, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Edward V. Ciampi, Chairman Harold E. Jenkins II, Vice Chairman Doug Smith Stacey Hetherington Sarah Heard PRESETS 9:05 AM - Public Comment 5:05 PM - Public Comment CALL TO ORDER 3 - Commissioner Doug Smith Vice Chairman Harold E. Jenkins II Chairman Edward V. Ciampi Present: 1 - Commissioner Sarah HeardAbsent: 1. INVOCATION ~ Moment of Silence 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ADDITIONAL ITEMS 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A motion was made, seconded by Vice Chairman Jenkins II, that this agenda item be approved.. The motion carried by the following vote: Page 1 of 1311/15/22 FINAL MINUTES

3 - Commissioner Smith, Vice Chairman Jenkins II, and Chairman Ciampi Aye: 5. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA PROCLAMATIONS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS PROC-1 PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATIONS The Chairman will present proclamations declaring Farm-City Week and National Apprenticeship Week and recognizing the 22nd Annual Bible Reading Marathon in Martin County, Florida. Agenda Item: 23-0088 Martha Ann Kneiss presented the proclamations to the Board. Martin County Farm Beaure Board of Directors President Brittany Bearden accepted the proclamation Declaring Farm-City Week. Economic Council President Ted Astolfi accepted the National Apprenticeship Week proclamation. president of marine industries Don? addressed and thanked the Board ? career source Julie Bjournson accepted the 22nd Annual Bible Reading Marathon proclamation. COMMENTS 1. PUBLIC - PLEASE LIMIT COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. Glorian Lewisia? (Fisherman's Cove resident)- document camera. clean up property behind her owned by the county. Karen ? (city of stuart litigation- 1701 sw palm city road) 2. COMMISSIONERS l/e Commissioner Ciampi spoke about the recent passing of the Building Department Director (Former City of Stuart Fire Chief) Larry Masing. Condolences to his family and Larry Masey foundation Commissioner Smith shared kind words of Larry Masing. Comm Smith thanked the community for cooperating with public officials during recent Hurricane Nicole. and staff for their behind the scenes work. A motion was made by Chairman Ciampi, seconded by Commissioner Hetherington, that this agenda item be approved.. The motion carried by the following vote: Page 2 of 1311/15/22 FINAL MINUTES

4 - Commissioner Smith, Vice Chairman Jenkins II, Chairman Ciampi, and Commissioner Hetherington Aye: 3. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Don Donaldson celebration of life for Larry November 20th. CONSENT ADMINISTRATION CNST-1 CONTRACTS THAT MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR BOARD APPROVAL This item is a placeholder on all Board meeting agendas to streamline the process for items that meet the Board approval threshold. Specific items requiring approval, if any, will be provided by Supplemental Memorandum. If there are no items, a Supplemental Memorandum will not be attached. Agenda Item: 23-0004 Comm Hetherington pulled item for abstaining from item 1 Comm Hetherington filed Form 8B - Memorandum of Voting Conflict for the record. no public Krysti Brotherton - item 2 l/e comm hetherington bidding process comm hetherington - community outreach/ all companies have different skilled sets comm ciampi internal staff great agree with smaller specialized projects george stokus staff recommendation expand the list to all six ( run into fund issues). drawing a line- create issue krysti brotherton motion parameters don donaldson follow order of ranking or provide justification on choosing comm smith who decided who picks firm ? krysti brotherton comm smith caution with issues further down road due to rotation choice comm hetherington A motion was made by Chairman Ciampi, seconded by Vice Chairman Jenkins II, that this agenda item be approved.. The motion carried by the Page 3 of 1311/15/22 FINAL MINUTES

following vote: 3 - Commissioner Smith, Vice Chairman Jenkins II, and Chairman Ciampi Aye: 1 - Heard District 4Absent: 1 - Commissioner HetheringtonAbstain: Supplemental Memorandum (2 Items) CNST-2 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ APPROVAL OF WARRANT LIST FOR DISBURSEMENT VIA CHECKS AND ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS TO COMPLY WITH STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS Pursuant to Chapter 136.06, Florida Statutes, checks and electronic payments issued by the Board of County Commissioners are to be recorded in the Board meeting minutes. In compliance with statutory requirements, the Warrant List is added to the Consent Agenda for approval by the Board of County Commissioners. This Warrant List is for disbursements made between October 4, 2022 and October 28, 2022. Additional details related to these disbursements may be viewed in the office of the Martin County Clerk of Court and Comptroller or on the Clerk’s website. Agenda Item: 23-0010 CNST-3 DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE AWARENESS COMMITTEE YOUTH APPOINTMENTS The Board is asked to appoint Sophia Norris and Brian J. Grien as the youth, non-voting members to the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Awareness Committee. Agenda Item: 23-0055 CNST-4 LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY SCHOOL DISTRICT APPOINTMENT The Board is asked to confirm the appointment of Mark Sechrist to be the School District’s non-voting representative on the Local Planning Agency. Agenda Item: 23-0058 CNST-5 APPROVE A CONTRACT, FEE SCHEDULE, AND RESOLUTION REGARDING THE MARTIN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 Each year the Board is requested to approve a contract and fee schedule for the Martin County Health Department via resolution. Agenda Item: 23-0074 CNST-6 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION MINUTES TO BE APPROVED The Board is asked to approve minutes from the September 13, 2022 and October 11, 2022 regular meetings. Agenda Item: 23-0139 CNST-7 APPROVAL OF MARTIN COUNTY AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT PLAN The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted in 1990 and is a civil rights law that mandates equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. The Administration Department has updated Martin County’s ADA Plan. Agenda Item: 23-0171 Page 4 of 1311/15/22 FINAL MINUTES

CNST-8 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISORY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS The Board is asked to confirm the Village of Indiantown appointments to the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council. Agenda Item: 23-0181 CNST-9 CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MARTIN COUNTY TO PARTICIPATE IN A JOINT MEETING WITH THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE, INDIAN RIVER, AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES TO DISCUSS MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST The Board of County Commissioners of Martin County desires to participate in a joint meeting with the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie, Indian River, and Okeechobee counties to discuss legislative priorities for the State of Florida’s 2023 Legislative Session. Agenda Item: 23-0192 BUILDING CNST-10 REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF FINE REDUCTION STIPULATION AND AGREED RECOMMENDED ORDER REGARDING THE CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE OF ANNA J. SHEEHAN CASE NUMBER 17-0121093-CE-1 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.98B, General Ordinances, Martin County Code, the Board of County Commissioners is asked to consider approval of a Fine Reduction Stipulation and Agreed Recommended Order regarding the code enforcement case of Anna J. Sheehan. Agenda Item: 23-0223 CNST-11 REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF FINE REDUCTION STIPULATION AND AGREED RECOMMENDED ORDER REGARDING THE CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE OF MARK FULTON CASE NUMBER ENF2021040826 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.98B, General Ordinances, Martin County Code, the Board of County Commissioners is asked to consider approval of a Fine Reduction Stipulation and Agreed Recommended Order regarding the Code Enforcement case of Mark Fulton. Agenda Item: 23-0225 COUNTY ATTORNEY CNST-12 REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A PROPOSAL FOR SETTLEMENT BY MARTIN COUNTY TO HAROLD M. SCHMITZ IN THE CASE OF HAROLD M. SCHMITZ V. MARTIN COUNTY; CASE NO. 2019-CA-1350, MARTIN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT This agenda item concerns the approval of a proposal of settlement in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) by Martin County to Harold M. Schmitz in the case of Harold M. Schmitz v. Martin County. This proposal would be effective for thirty days after service on Mr. Schmitz, and if Mr. Schmitz does not accept within thirty days, Martin County would be able to seek its fees and costs from Mr. Schmitz if Martin Page 5 of 1311/15/22 FINAL MINUTES

County obtains a final judgment in the County’s favor. Agenda Item: 23-0133 CNST-13 APPROVAL OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF LEASE AGREEMENT FROM WITHAM AERO CLUB, LLC TO WITHAM AERO CLUB, INC. FOR CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE MARTIN COUNTY AIRPORT This agenda item concerns the approval of an Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement from Witham Aero Club, LLC (the “LLC”) to Witham Aero Club, Inc. (the “Corporation”) related to certain property located at the Martin County Airport (the “Airport”). Agenda Item: 23-0182 Supplemental Memorandum CNST-14 REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SOUTH FLORIDA GATEWAY PUD Foundry South Florida Gateway, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Foundry), as the new owner of certain parcels within the South Florida Gateway PUD, requests approval of an Assignment of Contract for Construction of Required Improvements and Infrastructure for South Florida Gateway PUD (Assignment) in order to assume responsibility for the required plat improvements and infrastructure. Agenda Item: 23-0183 PUBLIC WORKS CNST-15 APPROVAL OF A PERPETUAL FLOWAGE CULVERT EASEMENT AND A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT TO SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FOR THE C23/C44 INTERCONNECT PROJECT CROSSING UNDER MARTIN HIGHWAY IN PALM CITY This is a request that the Board approve the granting of a Perpetual Flowage Culvert Easement and a Temporary Construction Easement to South Florida Water Management District for the C23/C44 Interconnect project, which will run underneath Martin Highway in Palm City. Agenda Item: 23-0173 CNST-16 ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL OF A FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN MARTIN COUNTY AND UNITED STATES SAILING CENTER OF MARTIN COUNTY, INC. This is a request for the acceptance and approval of a First Amendment to Amended and Restated Lease Agreement between Martin County (County) and United States Sailing Center of Martin County, Inc. (USSC), a Florida not-for-profit corporation, for expansion of the lease premises to accommodate construction of a new ADA accessible dock and floating dock system. Agenda Item: 23-0218 Page 6 of 1311/15/22 FINAL MINUTES

CNST-17 REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A UTILITY EASEMENT FROM MARTIN COUNTY TO SOUTH MARTIN REGIONAL UTILITY FOR THE PROVISION OF WATER AND SEWER SERVICE TO FIRE STATION 33, LOCATED ON SE FEDERAL HIGHWAY IN HOBE SOUND Request for approval of a Utility Easement for water and sewer service required for Fire Station 33 at 7555 SE Federal Highway in Hobe Sound. This easement provides South Martin Regional Utility (SMRU) authority to construct, operate and maintain necessary utility equipment and services for Fire Station 33. Agenda Item: 23-0226 CNST-18 APPROVAL OF FIRST AMENDMENT OF LEASE WITH APP STUART FBO, LLC, TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR COMPLETING OF THE LEASE’S PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO JULY 31, 2023 This agenda item concerns approval of First Amendment of Lease between Martin County and APP Stuart FBO, LLC, to extend the Lease’s deadline for completing of the proposed improvement plan to July 31, 2023. Agenda Item: 23-0258 Additional Item 23-0258 BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS B&C-1 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD APPOINTMENTS After solicitation of applicants, the Board is asked to make the necessary appointments to the Construction Industry Licensing Board. Agenda Item: 23-0057 Administrative Executive Aide Donna A motion was made by Commissioner Hetherington, seconded by Chairman Ciampi, that this agenda item be approved.. The motion carried by the following vote: 4 - Commissioner Smith, Vice Chairman Jenkins II, Chairman Ciampi, and Commissioner Hetherington Aye: 1 - Heard District 4Absent: PUBLIC HEARINGS PH-1 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AMENDED LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN (LHAP) FY 2020-2023 Staff recommends the LHAP FY 2020-2023 be amended to include changes to the language regarding the Disaster Repair Strategy, which will enable home repairs and temporary housing assistance; including rent and hotel stays. Agenda Item: 23-0155 continue dto dec 13 no public Page 7 of 1311/15/22 FINAL MINUTES

A motion was made by Chairman Ciampi, seconded by Commissioner Hetherington, that this agenda item be approved.. The motion carried by the following vote: 4 - Commissioner Smith, Vice Chairman Jenkins II, Chairman Ciampi, and Commissioner Hetherington Aye: 1 - Heard District 4Absent: Supplemental Memorandum PH-2 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING DIVISION 8 OF ARTICLE 4 IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS REGARDING MINING STANDARDS The Board of County Commissioners is asked to consider adoption of an Ordinance amending Division 8 of Article 4 of the Land Development Regulations to create Section 4.348 Mining Standards for mining operations. A similar Ordinance was considered on August 24, 2021, when the Board directed staff to prepare a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to seek a consultant with the expertise to advise the Board with a defined recommendation regarding the Ordinance. Agenda Item: 23-0186 Assistant County Engineer Michelle Cullum and Bob Higgins with Higgins Engineering provided the item to the Board. Elysse Elder assisted with Board questions. l/e bob higgins comm ciampi surrounding counties l/e bob higgins comm hetherington what would need to be in place for variance michelle will need to return with ord to create variance process don donaldson- new app to meet current land developments/ no public A motion was made by Chairman Ciampi, seconded by Vice Chairman Jenkins II, that this agenda item be approved.. The motion carried by the following vote: 3 - Commissioner Smith, Vice Chairman Jenkins II, and Chairman Ciampi Aye: 1 - Commissioner HetheringtonNay: 1 - Heard District 4Absent: Supplemental Memorandum Page 8 of 1311/15/22 FINAL MINUTES

PUBLIC HEARING QUASI-JUDICIAL PHQJ-1 REQUEST FOR A ZONING DISTRICT CHANGE BY USA AUTO WASH, INC. (T125-009) This is a request by USA Auto Wash, Inc., for an amendment to the county zoning atlas for a commercial district classification. The proposed amendment is to change the existing zoning districts from A-1, Small Farms District, B-1 Business District, and B-2 Business-Wholesale Business District to GC, General Commercial District, or the most appropriate zoning district. The approximate 3.781-acre property consists of two parcels located approximately 1,000 feet north of SE Salerno Road on the west side of South Kanner Highway in Stuart. Included with this application is a request for a Certificate of Public Facilities Exemption. Agenda Item: 23-0136 ex parte no interveners notices lpa (tyson waters) swear in Senior Planner Brian Elam . Elysse Elder tyson waters agree with staff recommendation; no presentation no public l/e comm heard no viting no need for ex parte A motion was made by Commissioner Hetherington, seconded by Vice Chairman Jenkins II, that this agenda item be approved.. The motion carried by the following vote: 4 - Commissioner Smith, Vice Chairman Jenkins II, Chairman Ciampi, and Commissioner Hetherington Aye: 1 - Heard District 4Absent: PHQJ-2 REQUEST FOR MAJOR FINAL SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR THE HOBE SOUND TENNIS CENTER (H156-002) This is a request by 2GHO Inc. on behalf of Get Set & LLC for major final site plan approval to develop an outdoor commercial amusement facility that includes an approximately 8,589 square foot clubhouse building, 12 tennis courts, amenities and associated infrastructure. The 9.01-acre undeveloped site is located on the east side of SE Federal Highway approximately 400 feet north of SE Constitution Boulevard in Hobe Sound. Included in this application is a request for a Certificate of Public Facilities Reservation. Agenda Item: 23-0170 ex parte no interveners notices at lpa peter walden (peter and elizabeth work history) elysse elder 2GHO troy halloway provided the applicants presentation Page 9 of 1311/15/22 FINAL MINUTES

comm smith comm jenkins no public A motion was made by Vice Chairman Jenkins II, seconded by Commissioner Hetherington, that this agenda item be approved.. The motion carried by the following vote: 4 - Commissioner Smith, Vice Chairman Jenkins II, Chairman Ciampi, and Commissioner Hetherington Aye: 1 - Heard District 4Absent: DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION DEPT-1 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET ITEMS WHICH REQUIRE BOARD APPROVAL This is a placeholder on all Board meeting agendas to streamline the process for grant applications, awards, budget resolutions, budget transfers from reserves, and CIP amendments. Specific items requiring approval, if any, will be provided by Supplemental Memorandum. Agenda Item: 23-0020 OMB Director Jennifer Manning presented the items to the Board. The following items were approved: (1) Florida Urban and Community Forestry Grant, (2) American Automobile Traffic Safety Grant, (3) St of fl DEP, (4) Dept of Health Emergency Medical Services grant, (5) LAP sidewalk project, (6) FL INland Sandspitt Boatramp, (7) Fl DOT non movement areas phase 4 taxiway bravo, and (8) MCSO Fl equitable sharing funds. no public A motion was made by Commissioner Hetherington, seconded by Vice Chairman Jenkins II, that this agenda item be approved.. The motion carried by the following vote: 4 - Commissioner Smith, Vice Chairman Jenkins II, Chairman Ciampi, and Commissioner Hetherington Aye: 1 - Heard District 4Absent: Supplemental Memorandum (8 Items) DEPT-2 CONTRACTS THAT MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR BOARD APPROVAL $1 MILLION OR GREATER This item is a placeholder on all Board meeting agendas to streamline the process for Page 10 of 1311/15/22 FINAL MINUTES

items that meet the Board approval threshold. Specific items requiring approval, if any, will be provided by Supplemental Memorandum. If there are no items, a Supplemental Memorandum will not be attached. Agenda Item: 23-0026 CHief Procurement Officer Comm Hetherington abstaining from vote (a1) A(2) B, Mapp Road Town Center, (2) On Road Transit and Support Services Contract, A motion was made by Chairman Ciampi, seconded by Vice Chairman Jenkins II, that this agenda item be approved.. The motion carried by the following vote: 3 - Commissioner Smith, Vice Chairman Jenkins II, and Chairman Ciampi Aye: 1 - Heard District 4Absent: 1 - Commissioner HetheringtonAbstain: Supplemental Memorandum (3 Items) PUBLIC - PLEASE LIMIT COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. comm ciampi issues with flooding comm smith suggested a policy change discussion - when staff passes can use facilities at re-org meeting don donaldson announced mc rewarded 2022 best restored shores - presented Jim Gorton with the reward Jim Gorton 2nd phase south of the rewarded area Don Donaldson provided updates from damages sustained during hurricane Nicole thanked staff during work at shelters / mcso and school board comm ciampi comm ciampi comm ciampi - lighthouse point jim gorton -issues with water breaching privacy walls/1 house flooding resilence grant for lighthouse point don donaldson sally w? and chief ciancuilli and library staff Page 11 of 1311/15/22 FINAL MINUTES

comm ciampi veterans memorial 5k - congrats to matt graham ADJOURN 1058 This document may be reproduced upon request in an alternative format by contacting the County ADA Coordinator (772) 320-3131, the County Administration Office (772) 288-5400, Florida Relay 711, or by completing our accessibility feedback form at www.martin.fl.us/accessibility-feedback CNST-1 CONTRACTS THAT MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR BOARD APPROVAL This item is a placeholder on all Board meeting agendas to streamline the process for items that meet the Board approval threshold. Specific items requiring approval, if any, will be provided by Supplemental Memorandum. If there are no items, a Supplemental Memorandum will not be attached. Agenda Item: 23-0004 comm ciampi selection states qualifications but does not guarantee work no public A motion was made by Commissioner Hetherington, seconded by Chairman Ciampi, that this agenda item be approved.. The motion carried by the following vote: 4 - Commissioner Smith, Vice Chairman Jenkins II, Chairman Ciampi, and Commissioner Hetherington Aye: 1 - Heard District 4Absent: DEPT-2 CONTRACTS THAT MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR BOARD APPROVAL $1 MILLION OR GREATER This item is a placeholder on all Board meeting agendas to streamline the process for items that meet the Board approval threshold. Specific items requiring approval, if any, will be provided by Supplemental Memorandum. If there are no items, a Supplemental Memorandum will not be attached. Agenda Item: 23-0026 A motion was made by Vice Chairman Jenkins II, seconded by Chairman Ciampi, that this agenda item be approved.. The motion carried by the following vote: 4 - Commissioner Smith, Vice Chairman Jenkins II, Chairman Ciampi, and Commissioner Hetherington Aye: 1 - Heard District 4Absent: Rollcall 3 - Commissioner Doug Smith Vice Chairman Harold E. Jenkins II Chairman Edward V. Ciampi Present: Page 12 of 1311/15/22 FINAL MINUTES

1 - Commissioner Sarah HeardAbsent: Rollcall 3 - Commissioner Doug Smith Vice Chairman Harold E. Jenkins II Chairman Edward V. Ciampi Present: 1 - Commissioner Sarah HeardAbsent: Rollcall 3 - Commissioner Doug Smith Vice Chairman Harold E. Jenkins II Chairman Edward V. Ciampi Present: 1 - Commissioner Sarah HeardAbsent: Rollcall 3 - Commissioner Doug Smith Vice Chairman Harold E. Jenkins II Chairman Edward V. Ciampi Present: 1 - Commissioner Sarah HeardAbsent: Page 13 of 1311/15/22 FINAL MINUTES

Commissioners meeting NOVEMBER 15th 2022. We ll call our meeting to order will have our invocation this morning with Jim Harper from the Stuart Alliance Church and following that will have the pledge religions if you all please rise Good morning heads and hearts as we go before the throne. Of our GOD this morning, father. It is in the name of our Lord. Jesus. We come before you this morning. We thank you. GOD for your goodness to us, Lord as we look back on these past this past week or so, Lord, we thank you for your grace and your mercy As Lord, we re here today and and you were Hurricane that came through Lord, We. Just. Thank you for the minimal amount of problems that we had, and we just give you praise this morning. Thank you for this group of people that you have raised up in leadership over Martin County Lord to ask your blessing upon everyone Pray that the joy of the Lord would be their strength. Thank you GOD that you have placed men and women in authority that artists to serve You by serving us in so, Lord. I give you praise for them to ask you to bless them, their families and all the things that are going on in their personal lives. Lord, MAY you just bestow upon them grace and mercy and peace again. Thank you GOD for this beautiful day that you ve given us and we committed to you and we just ask your blessings in Jesus name, I pray. Amen. My pleasure flag. The United States. Republic for which it stands. Underground, indivisible with limericks and job stress girl. Me too. So this morning. We have additional item consent item number 18 approval of First amendment of the least with the Stuart fbo llc. To extend the deadline for completing the completing of the lease is proposed Improvements plan to JULY 31st 2023. We also have a poll of consent item number one contracts that meet the threshold for board approval. And with that we need a motion to approve the agenda. Mr chair. I will approve the agenda with the digital item consent 18 and consent People number one Second Emotion. We have a second further discussion on the motion, all of them were the motion to say I was opposed. Motion carries unanimously. Mr chair. Yes, sir. Um. If you want to recognize that? We re only going to be for today I was going to have Mr Donaldson. Share that with us, But if you want to do that, now, they ll be fine. Yes commissioners. Commissioner Sarah Heard is absent today. She s a recovering from an injury and expects to be here next meeting. Um, uh and we all wish her well and a speedy recovery. Okay? Thank you for that. It can t be anything else with that. Okay? The this morning. We ll have public comment of and followed by commissioners, comment and county ministers of Common blah, blah, blah. We have a couple proclamations this morning. The. First Up is Farm City Week. Yes, please. Okay? First up. We have a proclamation declaring Farm City weekend Martin County, Florida Um Brittany burden You wanna come up? I ll read a quick Statement first Florida farmers and ranchers help feed the world and rely on essential partnerships to supply sell and deliver products to consumers across Florida and around the globe, NOVEMBER 16th through the 23rd is recognized as farm City week, and the board urges residents to recognize the achievements of all of those who working together provide the amazing abundance of agricultural products that we all e. Britney First of all commissioners Tank you so much for the opportunity to be here today and and for the recognition of our farmers and ranchers and Martin County in the hard work that they do to produce food for our families, a couple of statistics I just wanted to share and Martin County. We have a rich agricultural background with farming and ranching being important economic driver since the 19 thirties and our community Even today, almost 50% of our agricultural production comes from Excuse Me almost 50% of the county s land area remains in agricultural production, according to the most recent Property property appraiser report. And we have more than 150,000 of agricultural acres and Martin County. 24.2% of our employment. Martin County comes from agri. And nearly $1.2 billion worth of value added contribution represents over 18% of our county s total value added contribution. So again. Thank you for the opportunity to speak and thank you for the recognition today. Put Ah! Really wonderful. Is he They have both. Maybe. They did have all come Do you want me to ask? I MAY have messed up. Farm city into Your choice. Please. I m new at this. Okay, we ll do National apprenticeship week. Martin County. Ted, you want to come up? Sorry about that. The purpose of national apprenticeship week is to raise awareness of the vital role registered apprenticeships serving, creating opportunities by allowing participants to earn while they learn and preparing a pathway to quality jobs and well paying careers in Martin County and across the nation. National Apprenticeship Week is NOVEMBER 14th through the 20th and the board recognizes the importance of this proven industry driven training model. Now it s your turn. Thank you. Thanks for letting us go second. Um, So. Thank you for the recognition of a national apprenticeship Week apprenticeships are a great opportunity for employees to have a predictable path, Continuous learning and education and training and predictable wage increases as they progress up the career path. And. I ve got a few people with me. I d like to bring up. I Have Alexander alone er, campus PRESIDENT For any other state college, Brian Bauer from career source research Coast, Tom willing fin from the Rain Industries Association Woody from daycare, which is going to be one of our soon to come apprenticeship programs, and I think I ve got a couple of people who just want to say a couple of things, Tom, you want to talk about what you re doing in marine industries. Thank you, Ted Commissioners staff. Thank you very much for having us today and for this recognition As, PRESIDENT Of Marine industry. I m very excited to report that we ve got a number of association of members that want to be part of the training and we re working really hard trying to staff up for our industry. Last night we got approval from the city of Stuart to move forward with the boat show, which is where we get the money to help fund some of these things, and we appreciate your support. Thank you very much. Good. Morning commissioners. Thank you for the opportunity on behalf? Of course, Source research Coast. I just want to say apprenticeship, as is Ted had mentioned is the opportunity to earn while you learn and we have been focused along with the entire state career Source. Florida network with regards to apprenticeship opportunities as you MAY or MAY not know we are currently sponsor for several apprenticeships. We have seven Registered apprenticeships within the state of Florida right now, very excited about the opportunities that we are working with, as well as a recent opportunity that we going to get to partner with our folks to the north of us. Accrue Source Brevard as well as career source. Flagler evolution for the next couple of years, so and that focuses on aviation, advanced manufacturing so very excited about these opportunities. And. Thank you for your time. Thank you. Photograph. Good. There were one h one. Come over here. Fiction is going out from here and argument all talking about . Just in case. I ll be her back. Chair that doesn t work opportunity. Tighten that clicks. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you fix it for you might look kind of weird break. You see me flip right out of it. Okay? In our last one. We re presenting a proclamation recognizing the 22nd annual Bible Reading Marathon and Martin County, Flo. Joanne Rodriguez pastor Eddie Rodriguez. The Bible Marathons break. Come on up. PRESIDENT. Ulysses s Grant stated. Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet anchor of your liberties and PRESIDENT Abraham Lincoln called it the best gift GOD has given to man with historians, crediting PRESIDENT George Washington with identifying the United states as one nation under GOD. NOVEMBER 11th through the 15th is recognized as the 22nd annual Bible reading Marathon, a 90 hour continuous read through of the entire Bible. Thank you. Thank you. Julie Bjornsson Stuart, Florida Good. Morning commissioners. Thank you for the 22nd Proclamation for Bible Reading Week and Martin County. Our Bible reading Marathon starts each year on Veterans Day and due to Florida s unpredictable weather, Stewart s annual Veterans Day Parade Memorial Park ceremony was canceled. We missed the opportunity publicly and not acknowledge our veterans and thank them for the freedom. We. Enjoy it their expense America without her brave soldiers would be like GOD Without angels, I would like to personally thank all the veteran Ends who served and were able to come home. I would also like to thank all the Gold star families for their sacrifice who had serving members who did not come home. My mother was a gold star wife on NOVEMBER 11th. There was a special dedication ceremony held in Washington d. C for the new National Native American Veterans Memorial, located just outside the National Museum for the American Indian. This memorial represents the native Americans who served in all branches of the armed services. It is the long deserved tribute to our Native American veterans, though so enduring a problematic history, Native Americans promised to uphold a government that has historically decimated their communities. They have served valiantly and every major conflict every capacity every generation since formalized military was raised in 17 75 as a founding museum member. I only missed this dedication ceremony due to my commitment to the Bible reading Marathon. Freedom is what our veterans fight for Freedom is what we are fighting For. Today. The pandemic was a horrible reminder that our freedoms could be lost Everything we believe in hold true about our country, our moral, religious and constitutional heritage was challenged, including our freedom to worship Jesus Christ. Our, constitutional protection of our GOD given freedoms is now under attack, Also by the by the attack of the copyrighted public domain English Bible. It is the longstanding authority. The from GOD that stabilized our nation. The influx of manmade modern versions has caused many deceptive changes in foundational truths. It is the real freedom we need to fight for to know and protect GOD s truth. Many presidents understood that without morals and ethics taught in our Bible, our nation s self government would fail. Today, Bible truths are being replaced by technology, the Internet social media and now unfettered, misleading propaganda influencing public opini. The Bible Prophecy tells us that the one world government, the one world religion and the rise of the Antichrist, replacing Jesus Christ in the time of tribulation during these unsettling times of darkness, Um MAY organization continued to hold the truths of the Bible that we are one nation under GOD, the destiny of our nation was established by GOD to be a light for the gospel to all the nations of the world. The Gospel is GOD s promise. The question is, will our country continue to exist without the truth found in the Bible without the Christian face without the authority of the Bible without GOD? I don think so. What if there is no true GOD True word of GOD to left to read. George Orwell said. The. Further society drifts From truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. Hebrew 3 17 cautions. Take heed brethren, lest there be any in any of you and evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living GOD Thank you. Okay? You can take my picture. What do I do? Thank you. You have a time left? No Okay. Thank you for all that? Next up will be public comment. The first public speaker we have this morning is glory on a Delray. Good morning and for all that will be Caroline Hall used Rudge pleases. Put it up here. It s a little crooked. Okay, It s on good. My name is Gloria and Alicia and I live in Fisherman s Cove. Proposing to the mic and I let in Fisherman s Cove and there property behind me that nobody owns and then the county owns and you know I own nobody and then the county and I ve always had these trees back there. But during Ian. They all fell down on my yard. They ve broken their all over my yard and there s um nobody that owns the property. Everybody been, you know, looked at all up since It was fishermen s association since, um 1986 no one s paid on it. No one owns the property, and I m looking for some help to somebody to help clean it up for me because I m by myself, and I can t do it and I don know what to do because I no longer have a backyard. I ve got trees broken all in my yard. Thank you. Thank you, ma am. We ll have somebody look at that. Thank you, okay. Karen Yeah. They ll have somebody? Um. You left her information on the comment card. We have it in the comment cards and Somebody s here regard. Carol. Good morning. I m sorry, Karen. Okay? Lot worse because good morning thank you for your service. Um before I start what I was going to say I was at the meeting last night and I looked at my public comments, and somehow the video gap manipulated by accident. So just for anybody that looks at my comment. What I said was the city of Stuart started. They litigation against our property, But the first thing they did was got a permit without William the owner s signature. So. That was the beginning of the dirty deeds and somehow that got erased. So. Anyway, what I Want to talk about with you is that There is an open pending case. Here is the filing. Your attorney already got it. Roll tide. I want Stacy Heather Commissioner Stacey Hetherington to have a copy of the pleading. It s open. Your attorney will not return a email shoot totally refuses to participate, which is a violation of her oath of attorney. Okay. So. I am asking you To, do the right thing and have her response so we can set a hearing and I will tell you. I did share this last night. And. This is just from Martin County property appraiser regarding our property 17 Oh one Southwest Pond City Road. It s interesting it has the can Sundheim dead Which was our attorney. Why would a property appraiser do that We have the police involved? We Have Gloria Fike involved We have the proper Pretty appraiser trying to drop our homestead We re just looking for info that would justify removal of Homestead. Then. We had Troy Commission or Troy McDonald over on the commission, saying Oh. Yes, we know that it s their homestead. But, you know, can we break that homestead? I guess this is not how public officials talk, Okay, and so this is something that needs to be settled. And when ah, your attorney does not respond to me, then that s a problem. Alright. I hired you. You hired her. I want. I want accountability and I want to say how grateful I am to live in this county love this county love my city love you guys just like she we there are we pray for you all the time. We love you. We don agree with you all the time, but we do love you. We respect you Okay, so Let s Get on this. This is unacceptable. Thank you. Ms Raj anybody else from the public wish to comment at this time? Have any more speaker forms. Thank you all very much. First item will take up is I m sorry. Uh. I m skipping right over that. Commissioner Jenkins. Do you have anything this morning? I m sure weathering set Sure it can t be. Thank you, MR. Chair? Um We haven t had a meeting in a while because of some scheduling issues. So this is the first meeting that we ve had Since. Our Martin County family has had a terrible loss. Um For many of us up here We lost a dear friend and for the members and residents of Martin County, you lost an unbelievable public servant and employee. When Larry massing the head of our building department passed away a young man with a young family. He had a remarkable career here in Martin County. He was originally with the city of Stuart as their fire chief. Many people were not aware of that. In his history, But many of us here know him as the head of the building department, and, uh, Larry was what I would call an old school kind of a guy. You know as commissioners. We all get phone calls from citizens that have issues with permitting and issues with Construction and inspections and and anywhere in the United states, the building department Excuse me, the building department is always sort of The first contact that many residents have with their local government. Sometimes. It s the only contact that they would have and they don t normally call up to say. Everything went great. But. They do call when there s issues. Sometimes. It paperwork or logistics or timing or scheduling. And I can tell you and I m sure my colleagues would agree that every single time a resident had reached out to me and I was able to then contact Larry Sometimes. Even when he was on vacation. Now I ve had I known He was on vacation. I wouldn t have called him. But. He still answers his phone. All of us, He s still answers his phone while he s on his vacation. And, then handles the issues. There is not one single time and I really spent a lot of time thinking about it where Larry was not able to handle and correct and resolve a situation for residents. Making all of us as elected officials look like superstars when, in actuality, it was Larry and his staff that took care of the issues. Ah, I know that the city of Stuart is grieving their dear friend and colleague and I know that we are. It happened the day after our last meeting. So it s been a little while but it for me personally, It s like I lost a member of my family. I loved him. He was the nicest person you could ever meet. And, um And I want to just wish GOD s blessing on his family and all of us who called him a friend? I know that his family just recently set up a go fund me page to create the Larry Massing Foundation, which will continue to do good works on his behalf in this community, So I Heard anyone that knew Larry that you know, appreciated his friendship and his professional abilities to go to that Go fund me page by typing in his name. And honoring him in that way, I would also like to make a motion to my colleagues. I have already discussed this. With Don Donaldson administrator would make a motion that we name the building department on Willoughby, The Larry Massing building depar. In his honor forever. I think that that is just as well as the fact that when the address of the building department is printed or listed That it would be Listed in such a way that it is the Larry massing building than the address so that no one will ever forget. In years to come. Larry massing and GOD bless his family at this time. Thank you. Okay. All that, okay, We have a motion. We have a second For the naming of that facility, which I think is a really super nice idea, all in favor the motion say, Aye Aye, as opposed motion carried unanimously. Um Is that it So yes, this morning. I don t know that I could follow up always does a remarkable job in these instances and he covers 99 9 10% of all the bases that you d want to cover with something like this. Um, I think what I would add, and it will be more To add. I think you know in time with Larry because there so much to add with him. I would echo the You know the the funny part of calling him And inevitably, he it would be like he d be away on something and he picked up the phone and he wouldn t tell you that he was away and some you d find out later that he was away. And. What was really remarkable about Larry and all of our staff really, truly does. In almost all cases do the same thing. Um But Larry would handle it like that moment. It wasn t a day later. It wasn six days later. It wasn t a month later. It was that moment. And. You know our residents shouldn t have to know how these things get done because they just expect when there s a problem that it gets handled and And it gets done, and Larry was remarkable. In. That instance What I what I loved about him is he would always follow up with a visit to the office and then you get the real story. Um, and it was always kind of this kind of a Larry way of telling you that the you know what the issue was. It was kind of Kurt, but it was also kind of funny. And and he had this little like laugh that he would do about it and and and he would leave and it was done. It was over and I really appreciated that and and as Ed said, it just made our lives a whole heck of a lot better and easier. I ll also show you one thing Larry shared with me and it s It s important, I think. To to tie it to Larry because he told it to me, but it s also important to understand how and what the building department really does act that when you re building something, and you get a permit And we get complaints a lot about not a lot every once in a while about You know why is why is my inspection taking so long? Why did this happen? Why did that happen? And. I would I would kind of challenge Larry does like Larry, Why. Are we doing this? Why? Are we doing that and at the end of the day, Larry said, Look. This is really what our inspection process is all about. He said. We re making sure that the homeowner or business Is getting what they paid for. They re getting good work. They re getting quality work and that what they thought and understood they were supposed to get is what they re getting. It s not us. Giving the resident or the business a hard time. It s much more about ensuring the fact that what they thought they were supposed to get and what they are getting. We are ensuring and we are following up and making sure that that work got done properly. And that put it like in a whole different frame of that process for me that I had never really thought about it before, but Larry was right. You know, at the end of the day he was putting our residents first and making sure that everything was taken care of. And so Great guy he is going to be a huge void in our world over here We are ready. Dearly MISS Him. And that I appreciate always you You were saying the things that you say because you organize them in such a way that it s that it s well done. So. Thank you for that. On another note. Um I said this during one of our press conferences during the hurricane. Thank you to our community for doing what we asked. And what our sheriff asked of you and what fire rescue asked of you and our staff asked of you. Getting off the road, staying out of the middle of the hurricane, allowing our public service folks to do what they need to do and to be able to be out there when there is a problem, um And not to create additional issues for us. It really was remarkable how how everybody really did take The advice. The request of our of our community to make sure that we dealt with the hurricane properly. We were incredibly lucky and fortunate in terms of the type of damage we had versus some other communities that really got walloped on this one. And. We fared very well. I mean in all things considered, there are some messes out there, but we re dealing with them. Equally want to thank our staff for both What you don t see behind the scenes and when you see us on tv at a press conference You see five or six of us standing there behind our wall on the left. There s a whole bunch of people every conceivable department, every conceivable agency. Working to make sure that calls are answered that the issues are dealt with. And that we are prepped and you are prepped and we re ready for a storm. And. Then. There s the aftermath and what we deal with post storm and so again to our staff. Thank you for the amazing professionalism and talent that you you. You have. Thank you to all the agencies that show up and work with us. We had the core there with us, which is always important. Um, just phenomenal response to it