Board of County Commissioners on 2019-03-19 9:00 AM

>>> good morning, everybody and welcome to the March 19, 2019 board of county commissioners meeting. We are happy to have a nearly full room in the chambers and for those of you watching on channel 20, if you are trying to watch us. Live stream on the computer, we are having an issue with our internal computer system and you won't be watching us at least until it is a rerun. If you are wondering why you couldn't watch us live. We are having an issue being worked on right this minute. >> that's why I couldn't watch it live. Three days from now. >> I would like to call the meeting to order. We will start with an in vocation by our dear friend Dr. Bruise irwin from the -- bruce irwin from the martin county rescue. Good morning. >> good morning. If you would all please stand. >> our hearts and minds in the prayer to God as you understand God to be. Creator God, we thank you for the presence you give to us in this beautiful day. In this beautiful community. That you have disclosed to us over ran over again. We ask that you might be with us today and in the discussion and in the debates that ensue. May you be present with us as we talk about this beautiful place and how we become good stewards of it and how we become stewards of the lives of the people who dwell here. It is citizens who come at this time of the year and those who pass through. How we can be good stewards of the just and equitable way we order ourselves is this government and in this martin county community. Today, oh, God, May you be here to bless and guide and direct these commissioners. >> all the officials of martin county and also, those who participate today. With clear minds and pliable hearts. Search for a consensus of policies and decisions that will sustain the quality of life that we all join together. Creator God, sustaining God. Transforming presence. Transform us, that we May reflect what you want us to be as we go about our business today. We ask this once again in the name the qued whom we worship. Amen. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all we have no consent pulls and we have a couple of requests to tip until April 9th. One is departmental number 2 and the board of county commissioners is asked to consider resolution of the issuance of the capital trust agency of the educational facilities revenue bonds for the treasure coast academy inc. Project. Second is departmental quasi-judicial number 3. Hinckley yachts request a temporary certificate of objecting pabsz si. Commissioner smith. >> move approval and the request to continue department two. And hinckley yachts. Request for temporary certificate of occupancy. >> thank you. >> we might have a change. >> Miss Storey. >> you also have the request to continue public hearing quasi-judicial number 1 relat ing to the treasure coast classical academy. Major final site plan. >> okay. >> so, I would amend my motion to include. Which is it. >> krista. >> it is. >> phqj 1. >> by all means. >> does the seconder agree. >> thank you very much. >> we have a motion and second. All those in favor. >> all those opposed. That motion carries unanimously thank you very much. >> okay. We have got a couple of interesting things going on this morning. We will move through them quick ly. And hopefully and orderly fashion. We have a proclamation declar ing, we have to adopt it first. That is how we used to do it. I will adopt a proclamation. And then present a proclamation declaring florida bicycle month and bike to work day in martin county, florida. Luckily, it wasn't today. it wasn't bike to work day and are you going to be. First, it is number 2. >> move adoption. >> we have a motion by commissioner heard. Seconded by commissioner smith to adopt proclamation number 2. >> all those in favor. >> aye. >> all those opposed. Motion carries unanimously. >> please. >> okay. Bicycling an enjoyable viable and environmentally sound form of transportation as well as excellent form of activity and recreation. In recognition of March 29, as bike to work day and the in the month of March as florida bicycle month, the board encourages residents and visitors to explore the benefit s of biking. >> here is joan moore. Bicycle pedestrian advisory committee. >> joan. >> good morning. Welcome March and florida bicycle month. My name is joan moore. For over 10 years I have been chair of the bicycle pedestrian advisory committee of the metropolitan planning organization also known as the mpo. Why are we celebrating in March instead of May. Given the ideal weather, the florida bicycle association has designated the month of March as florida bike month. >> they are held around the state to introduce bicycling to new riders and health and well ness benefits of bicycling. >> mpo and community services. A program of the florida dot are planning a bicycle ride in and around downtown stuart on friday, March 29th to celebrate florida bike month and bike to work day in martin county. We are extending an invitation to you and county staff to attend this annual ride. The event starts at 7:00 A.M. And the group ride begins at 7:30 A.M. Memorial park at southeast ocean boulevard in stuart. We have organized a 3.9 mile loop that will enable martin county employees and other employers in the downtown area to celebrate florida bike month and the bike to work day in martin county. We hope to see you there. Thank you so much for allowing me to accept the proclamation and for supporting bicycling as a healthy option for transportation in our community thank you. [Applause]. >>> we have one for proclamation previously approved and children's week. It is just children's week. >> in martin county. >> fantastic. >> the purpose of children's week being celebrated from March 24 flew 29 is to create a shared vision of the state of florida's commitment to florida 's children and families to this end, the committee team ed up with businesses and nonprofit organizations including the early learning coalition of martin. Indian river and okeechobee counties to expand network of community involvement of wide array of children and family issues at the local level. Here to accept the proclamation is marsha powers. Ceo and early learning coalition, indian river and okeechobee counties. >> good morning, commissioners. >> thank you very much for celebrating children's week with us. We look forward to celebrating with the entire state of florida. He will see some of you in tallahassee. Looking forward to you as well. I say thank you to the nearly 100 children we serve in martin county. They are the most vulnerable population and we truly appreciate your continued support in the community. Supporting children. But also, recognizing the importance of building strong families. So we thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> our next proclamation is declaring survey ors and mapper% s week in martin county, florida. >> they are counted among the founding leaders of our country and were instrumental in the formation of the layout of property boundaries in the states. In recognition of surveyor's and mappers week. The board acknowledges the men nen a woman of this profession for their diligence and meeting the continuing needs of the communities. >> here to accept the proclamation. Brian yans si. President Of florida survey and mapping society of indian river chapter. >> surveying is one of the earl iest professions dating back to egyptians and rope stretchers. On behalf of all the rope, current surveyors and who use total stations answer gps and scanners and drones. Thank you very much. >> thank you. >>. >> have the whole team come up. Come on. Any rope stretchers. >>> it is leak the hang man of the 1700s. >> their jokesters. That rope stretching thing is probably made up. But I will get an e-mail from several people. Professional rope stretcher. That will tell me not to call their profession made up. >> okay. Those were the proclamations. And thank you so much. >> hang around for the beach on the flamingos. >> terrific. >> we will now go to public comment. >> we have several. >> most of the names I recognize and some I do not. What I would tell you is we have. Three minutes to address us on any topic you would like to and if it is something that comes up later in the agenda and you mentioned it this morning, we don't allow you to have a second shot at it during the agenda item and at the two minute 45 second point. You will hear a tone that doesn't mean to stop. Within 15 seconds. Sort of wrap up final thoughts. >> first request to speak form is Mr. Tom pine. >>. >>> good morning, Mr. Pine, how are you. >>. >> good morning, sir. >> my name is tom pine. I live in jensen beach, florida I have been a resident of martin county for over 45 years recently completed the restoration project along bathtub beach. I say recently. Because there is still. Equipment on the south end down by the inlet. I don't know if that is part of the restoration project or different project all together. But, this was completed this past year and mother nature told us it is not going to happen. We have lost over 5 feet of sand since the restoration project along bathtub beach. And in the early mid 70s. I frequented this beach on a regular basis with my children and wife. I don't remember ever having restoration projects done during those years. The inlet was occasionally dredged and now, it is becoming two to three times a year in some instances, that there is restoration of some sort being done. >> the lifeguard shack had to be moved back. Because of the severe erosion that is already occurring. i look at this and I see, this is where martin county's fire hazards are being and where they should spend money on instead of this. Continuing to dump hundres of thousands of dollars in the oaks to think we are going to change the way mother nature acts is beyond belief. >> instead of bonds for our firehouses, this is where the money should be coming from instead of dumping it in the ocean over and over and over again. It is beyond any kind of function that would proof to be positive. We are not going to be beat mother nature. Thank you for your time. >> Mr. Pine, thank you very much. >> our next request to speak form is Miss Susan meal. >>> good morning and welcome. >> good morning. I am here this morning. I represent a new organization. Well, relatively new. Alliance for safe trains and it is our goal that all the trains in the state run safely without using taxpayer dollars for those that are operated by private corporations. And I say the state. Because all aboard florida plan s to go to jacksonville and tam pa. And we have friends over in the tampa area that don't want to see taxes paid for tracks. So. >> I wanted to talk about the truth today. All aboard florida said its number 1 is safety. We have 16 people dead on the tracks. And when they get up through the treasure coast. They will be going 30 miles an hour faster. The least they could do is fence. Which is required for my speed rail going 125 miles an hour. Just 15 faster. But, they have used fencing as a bargaining chip. To buy silence. All aboard florida said they will stop on the treasure coast the truth is their financial documents for the ipo and private activity bonds show no stopping. They also show they have to we get orlando airport in three and a quarter hours. They can't do that. With the team and money they have. They also say their business model will be sound. And 72% of the capital will be debt and I understand that it is not very sound. In fact. Amtrak, which runs from boston to new york city to washington D.C. Has four times the stops. Twice as many track meals and then 2017, they saw 3.7 million riders. All aboard florida says they will attract 6.6 million. We don't think that is possible further, the cost that they are projected for construction real ly can't be sound either. Because right now. We found out that the florida department of transportation has no regulations governing trains going 80 to 125 miles an hour. That is right. none. An independent study by the legislature's office of public policy and government account. Opaga. >> this is important for all of us. The trains and the passenger rail in florida is the most deadly in the country. >> second is, there are no regulations for trains going 80 to 125 miles an hour. We believe that the people of martin county would be as upset about this as we are. And we believe that they would really like you to do what other counties are doing and contact the florida department of transportation and the governor and just ask one question. Please develop regulations for the trains. Sixteen people are dead and we don't want to see any more. Thank you. >> thank you, ma'am. Very much. >> for each of you, I have a copy. >> ma'am, you can hand it in. You have gone well past your time. >> this is the executive summary. >> next request to speak form is julie bjornsen. >> good morning. >> good morning, commissioners. Julie bjornsen, stuart, florida antibiotic straying on citrus greening. Today, I am distributing an article published last week object citrus greening and the greening recovery program. The title, experts say there is a cure for citrus greening. why is it being ignored. I have been associated with the recovery program for several years. I have inspected nonproductive growths and recovered groafs. I know the recovery program works. This is not caused by cilid, it is attracted to yellow. Scientific fact. When the citrus trees are dying , the leaves turn yellow. The bug is attracted to the yellow leaves. It is a symptom not the cause of citrus greening. Why are the trees dying. They are dying from the over use of herbicides, mainly glyphosate. >> this is exception minerals and nutrients needed by the trees without nut transition. The trees die. >> citrus greening is a soil and nutrient problem. Now, the florida department of agriculture instead of follow ing through with the positive recovery program, test results in imokolee and after $240 spent with no results have decided to treat this manmade created crisis with antibiotics >> like streptomycin caused resistance in human and livestock and yet check benefit out out weighs health and safety. >> world health organization ranked antibiotic resistance among the top 10 throat in 2019 this spraying antibiotics as a pesticide with epa approval a use that they have found have banned. And is going to use. 250,000 pounds of streptomycin, repeated annual will you -- annually. Tree injection trials had no results. We don't need more chemicals to solve this problem. Antibiotic spraying will put our health and environment at risk. We need healthy regenerated soil. We need our citrus industry to thrive on the front of your package. I gave you a picture that says. Stay young the florida way. Drink this much florida orange juice every day. Okay. So, we need regenerated soil and citrus industry to thrive. Martin county needs to become the organic mecca of the south. >> thank you very much. >> we appreciate your comments. >> next request to speak form is elizabeth ferrara. >> now, you got that wrong. >> it is farrah. >> like farrah fawcett. >> it is my husband's name. >> it would make it easier for me. >> I mispronounced it for the first year I was married. >> married for love. >> id >> good morning, I am elizabeth farrah. >> I am on the hippie, non profit corporation to protecting hutchinson island in martin county. Board of directors will be introduced. You will find a complete list of directors on the website. Our organization began as a grass roots effort to propose the lighting project object a1a , hutchinson island. we gathered 200 signatures on the petitions. We learned how pration ate island residents and martin county residents are about protecting the natural beauty of the 4 mile stretch of hutchinson island. Too often, information about the issues that might affect hutchinson island and the residential property owners was not getting to all the stakeholders and friending up to date accurate information about the issues was challeng ing. Requiring costly and time intensive public records request. We formally organized to have a reliable resource for information. Our website is full of information on local and state environmental issues. County projects on hutchinson island as well as ways we can all protect our island and get involved. You can find articles of corporation, by laws and meet ing minutes. We plan to sends a volunteer to every bcc and mpo meeting. We will use facebook. Twitter and instagram. Board members on property. Seven different condominium associations, jensen beach beach club and private resident s. True personal meetings. Presentations, e-mails. We have charactered almost every private homeowner and poa on hutchinson island in martin county and in st. Lucie county. We will continue to reach out to all property owners. we will collect as many as possible from residential property owners so we can alert residents when issues arise that affect them or the property. We have reached out to the conservation alliance. Guardians of martin county and the neighbor. Florida oceanographic center. From time to time the hip pay board of directors May e-mail you or speak to this board. We will speak for the hip pay board of directors. Not for island directors unless they have given us permission to do so. We will not endorse a political party or candidate. Our first annual meeting with will be monday at the community center within langford park in jensen beach. We have e-mails you all an invitation. Copy the March newsletter. We hope you will attend. In the past, there is no way to get information on island property owners. We hope to be the vehicle for accurate information and open dialogue. We hope you will warmly welcome our organization and look forward to working with us and look forward to working with you. >> you picked the right person to be the communications person >> this next name is very difficult. It is ralph. And it is jones. Do I pronounce that quickly. Jones. >> people have a hard time with it. and it is another jo. And sorry. >> good morning, commissioners. And Mr. Chairman. I want to thank you for allow ing us to address you this morning. I am ralph jones. Named precedent of the hutchinson island initiative. And I am just here to help or want to introduce you to some of our board members who are present. And, of course, you have met elizabeth. And dotie landsy who is the vice President And patricia jones. No relation. Who is our secretary. As elizabeth mentioned, we are not for profit corporation registered in the state of florida. And we look forward to working with you on issues. And on hutchinson island. >> thank you. >> just to clarify, Miss Jones, is relation. >> correct. >> you can get in trouble for that kind of comment. No relation. >> we didn't want you to think it is a family affair. >> nepotism thing. >> husband and wife thing is a giveaway. >> this is Mr. Thomas Mcclain >> sir, good morning and welcome. >> good morning. This is my second time in front of you. I am concerned about the lake area. I was born there 70 years ago. And some of the changes that have been made are good, I am not a change but we are concern ed about the things that is are happening in the banner lake area. For instance, they tried to incorporate us twice. Twice it failed. They were going to build a clubhouse. And instead, they built a charter school. Call the banner lake academy. We had no idea it was going in that direction. We are concerned about the neighborhood because we had our neighborhood and we couldn't go in the other neighborhood. Now, all of a sudden, the two blocks that was a sign for our neighborhood. For expansion, the school was built on it. Kindergarten and first grade is coming through the neighborhood they have to make different changes that is going to be safe. That is a concern. They will not go to hobe sound elementary and the students that normally catch the bus to go to hobe sound elementary. Have to walk across U.S.1 to we get the school. This has happened in the short period of two year. We don't know how to address them. Because. We just got wind of it and they and next to the school. Anything that comes towards you concerning banner lake seeks to know everything that is happen ing to the neighborhood. And we appreciate it. And I will be back in front of you. because we are organizing to make sure our neighborhood would be the reflection that we want it to be. >> thanks. >> thank you, sir. >> very much. We appreciate the updates and we look forward to having you come back with more. That was our last request to speak form. You can come up now and fill out the form afterwards. >> good morning and welcome. >> good morning. Thank you for your service. Appreciate each one of you. >> I wasn't going to speak but the prayer this morning was really good and I had to come over here to drop off some legal work of a suit you are involved in, too and wished you would have a meeting and figure out how we can stop all the shenanigans and do this out of core and you know, I am sure you all have no idea. But, it is going on eight years and I have been before you many times. So, I just want to say. Let's get this done. Okay. Let's make a consensus. Let's do the right thing and get this out of the core. >> appreciate you guys and I want to stop coming over to drop these off. I want to come over and talk and see you guys. But not doing this litigation. Let's get her done. >> 1701. Southwest palm city road. >> that form you can fill out. Thank you, karen. >> okay. that's the public comment. >> wow. >> please state your name for the record. >> bob raynes for the record. >> clarification maybe krista. >> we will hear that in a couple of moments. >> the other treasure coast is supposed to be continued. >> both were. >> both items. >> I am sorry. >> I apologize. >> thank you. >> while you were out, we added it back in. >> anyone else for public comment portion. Seeing none, we will come back to the board. We have a couple of things. Let me start off by explaining, what is in front of us on the table and throughout the lobby of the building. Some behind us. And sort of sneaking up on us. This is a flock of flamboyant flamingos. Helping to protect martin county waterways. >> martin county is partnering with be floridian now to kick off awareness of the local fertilizer ordinance answer its connection to water quality in our community. These flamingos were painted by local artists and high school students and they stand for clean water and provide a fun way to educate martin county residents about the fertilizer use and how it affects the health of the local waterways. Including the indian river lagoon. The st. Lucie river and the estuary. >> summer rains wash them down the drains. Phosphorous and nitrogen based fertilizers are one of the lead ing causes of the newttry fiction of the water causing harmful algae blooms and seagrass death. Local businesses can show their support for clean local water ways by sponsoring a color ful flamingo or a whole flock. By registering a www.Be floridian now.Org. You can go to the hashtag. I am not big on saying hashtag. Hashtag follow the flock. >> these have been done already you can receive your own and how did I do. Do you want to add anything to that. >> we have a couple. I am sure. This will be on the website as a hot topic. >> yes. >> I was going to go there. And I was fatherful. If you missed that. >> -- I was fearful. >> there is all sorts of information. And it is a fun way, fun idea for a very serious issue. So, we appreciate it very much. It is just another example how the commission and the staff will stop at nothing. To keep educating to the -- educating the public and when we start to see some positive things happen, we get a tough summer again. We will keep up the fight. Any way that we possibly can. Go up to the second floor for organizing all the flam ming tboas. >> it is a foot. We will call you the flamingo kid. >> there was. >> and then we will come to commissioner comments and we will continue with the witty banter of commissioner smith. >> wonderful. >> woody harrelson. >> two weekends ago in washington, we had our policy meeting. This is land development land use. And and this is the association of counties on a national scale so. We present month insist advance , policy language that we request of the various naco comoonts to adopt or into the legislature qualities. We brought the coral reef uribe that we are struggling with. And this year, as a result of harbor branch and the weekend I went up there and with the algae discussion and white paper. We took algae to naco, two weekends ago. Unfortunately, because the tim ing wasn't right. We will adopt the formal language for the association of counties in July. And set up a meeting for the coming meeting. And so. It is some of the the written request for a resolution to be accepted by naco and we present ed it to the overall. And both coral last year and algae this year. They were very well received. One of the things that naco insists upon is the policy language. the resolution that we worked with. And are on a federal level. It is not like the state of florida is bringing an issue to naco and get them to bring it to the policy language. It needs to resonate nationally it is timely about the presentation from harbor branch last week. They showed us. Papers that they put out. The amount of algae outbreaks in 1-9d 72. Compared to 2018. This is in 1972 and pretty much the entire country had a sufficient algae outbreak. So. When I introduced it, a majority of the board chimed in and said. They were glad that we brought this to them. It is a problem everywhere in the country. And so. We will bring that back in July or August. Forgot which month it is. Of the following morning. When we started five years ago. Gulf coast counties and parrish s and caucus. Which is really created to focus on issues following the horizon oil spill. From that, has come policy and direction from that committee that feeds up through the system that feeds up to and most cases the elu, which I sit on as well. I hijacked the meeting. First thing sunday. And we were too late to submittal gea to the group and when I did, there are about 40 people that showed up in the morning. Every one of the people around the table weighed in on algae and the problem it is causing us in the gulf. And other areas around the country. We have two really great format s at naco that we are working algae into the system. And we will be having a workshop probably in mississippi in May or June. Relative to algae and we will bring in the best scientists from texas to florida. And this consortium that we have is made up of the states between texas and florida. So. This is a new issue with the gulf issues and whatnot on the national stage by the end of the summer. Thank you. >> we appreciate you represent ing us all over the place. >> that's right. >> thank you. >> commissioner hetherington, good morning. >> good morning. If you followed the first couple of weeks of session starting, you will notice that one thing is clear to me. It is local government and communities and tallahassee. And it is nothing new. And I believe that they find their cookie cutter solutions. Across the state and not what is best for local communities. Policies made. You know. With jacksonville's needs in mind or tampa or broward. Not necessarily best for our community and vice versa. i plan on advocating on our behalf and we passed resolution s to supporting home rule and I would love if the board would reconsider passing one this year. We have several bills in initiatives that are attacking the heart of local decision- making. If we would consider supporting a resolution and submitting that. It would be a great show of solid car solidarity and how it is to us. >> is that in the form of a motion. >> I make a motion that we adopt a similar resolution than we did in 2017 updated to this year's session. And only thing I would add to it is we probably would ask staff or whoever is going to, and the framework language for the association of counties. Or the association of counties is home rule and everything we stand for and strive foreis in fact, that. It would be great if we could reinforce our support of home rule as martin county. But send this as association of counties as a whole. >> it would be great if we could get this done as soon as possible so when we are travel ing to tallahassee. We have that. >> thank you. Any other questions or comments on that. I agree completely. We can have it done and it would be a great hand yacht for you to give. What would be clever is every year we asked them not to mess with home rule. We should cross out the previous year and just have 201 , one, 14, 15. And just keep adding the years. We have missouri motion which commissioner hetherington. Seconded by commissioner smith. The motion carries unanimously. Anything else. >> no. >> safe travels to you. >> thank you. >> commissioner jenkins. >> welcome back. >> thank you. >> similar to what I did a few meetings ago with the police athletic league and subsidizing their neighborhood outreach program. I am donating -- not donating. Funding five hunt to the police athletic league for the booker park neighborhood outreach. Thank you. >> that is a separate from the last time. >> yes, the last time was hobe sound petway, I think. And this is for booker park. That is left over from previous and $500 comes out of that bucket. >> okay. >> thank you very much. >> we appreciate that. >> before we have, I know Miss Storey has something to bring up. I will represent the board in sending condolences to several sadly. To civil members of our community -- several members of our community. Legal community of martin county has been rocked with multiple sad passings of their members and members of the community. Friends of ours. And the first one and I will preface it by saying. It is not the President Of the united states. But, a dear friend of mine and neighbor of mine. And a constitutional scholar and the former President Of the martin county bar association. Father of three. Fantastic husband. George w. Bush junior from palm city had battled a tough fight for cancer for many years and tragically and sadly. He passed away very suddenly during the battle recently and we wish his family very well. >> secondly, it is one that more people might have heard. And if you haven't, there was a tragic plane crash of a flight combing back from tampa to west palm and the small plane crash ed into lake okeechobee and five people were killed. All of them are great losses to their friends, family and their community. But none more than ted mortell. Who was a wonderful person, father of three sons. Loving husband and from my perspective. A dear brother of our friend. Mike mortell who is the attorney for the city of stuart we wish all the mortells and everyone that counted him as a friend and family member. And thirdly. Recently. Philip deberard iii has also passed away. He was a fun. Really an excellent lawyer but, I met him a landful of times -- handful of times. very loving man. Great family man and some people might remember, that name sounds so familiar. He was on the electronic billboards in the heart of stuart. You know. Frequently up there. And represented his family and his friend and his community with grace and professionalism and we will Miss Him and we wish his family sympathy as well. I wish I was done but I am not. This next name is one, this next person, many of you will not know and if you have been involved in martin county government in any way. You will be very familiar with the name betty smith. Betty smith was a woman. That watched the meetings every meeting and would write a recap for a local businesses of what took place and I would say. I was thinking about betty this morning and saying she probably has watched or from start to finish more commission county meetings than anyone. She was articulate. She was clever. Humorous. And she was a great friend and she was very involved in her community and really gave her heart and soul to martin county and to make it a better place. She sort of worked on the sidelines and behind the scenes and her effort and work will be greatly missed and I know her family and friend and many of us are her friends. We will Miss Her. I remember when she said to me. I love very much what you say. i just wish you would say less of it. >> she told you that, too. >> yes. And I tried. You know, but when you have pearls, you have to share them. And then finally. This name is not going to be familiar to many. But, he was a giant in his industry. His name was robert watkins. He lived in palm city and he worked and he was a senior vice President And his title is probably higher than that. For grumman and he worked on putting the man, the men on the moon. He worked very carefully and closely with the moon landing which tragically, he was working on the 50th anniversary that nasa and the company will be celebrating later this year. They had tasked him in his late years to participate and organizing the events involving the 50th anniversary of the moon landing and he passed away he was sick and he was battling and we were not expecting him to pass away. I wish his wife marry ann and their family our -- mary ann. And this is a difficult weeks for martin county. It remind us to value life and health and it remind us to love and look after, not only our family members but those of us that treat others like family. I didn't want their contributions to our community to go unnoticed. I will pass it to Miss Kryzda and I know Miss Storey has a couple of things she needs to mention. >> thank you, commissioner. >> so. During the meeting of the board took up an agenda item took up an item. Request for approval of pud man master site plan for bridge water preserve. That item was approved on, by a 4-1 vote by the board. When we began to process that item, considering the post approval process. We realized, that we had a procedural oversight in that agenda item. That was not included with it a zoning resolution. And this project was one of the first puds, new puds that we have done for quite awhile the and so, in order to remedy the procedural issue and to make sure that there were or no legal ramifications going forward. And what I would ask the board to do, and is pursuant to, within your rules of the land development regulations. Section 10. Point 7a.5. Provides for a reconsideration of a matter. At either the same meeting or the next meeting. Which is this meeting. This is the first time you have met since February 26th. And I would request that one of you please make a motion to re consider the matter. And then reschedule it to be heard at your next meeting March 26th. The board has not taken action yet. We have gone forward and anticipating the board would agree and did the necessary advertisement in the paper as well as notices to property own ers. I felt we needed to take proactive action. And so if there could be a motion to reconsider and re schedule this item. To schedule this item to be heard next week, the way the rules provide is in any one who voted in the majority which could make the motion. So, either commissioner smith. >> we got you. >> got you. >> okay. >> commissioner smith. >> Mr. Chairman. I would make that motion and krista, the title of the item again was. >> the item was a request for approval of a pud zoning agreement. And master site plan approval for bridge water preserve. >> so. Mr. Chairman. I would move the bridge water preserve item be reconsidered. >> thank you. >> do you need two separate motions and move it. >> reconsider and schedule it for consideration on March 26 th. so, I will do two. >> first motion is to re consider the item. >> we have a motion to re consider the item by commissioner smith. Seconded by commissioner jenkins. All in favor. >> motion carries unanimously. >> then Mr. Chairman, I would move the item we voted to re consider be moved to March 26 th. >> second. >> we have a motion by commissioner smith to move the item to our next meeting. March 26th. It is seconded by commissioner jenkins. >> all those opposed. The motion carries unanimously. >> we will hear that issue again on March 26th. >> commissioner smith. >> just a smawt. >> just a thought. Relative to your comments during commissioner comments. I would hope it would be appropriate that you the chair sign a letter or send a letter to the families. And above of the. >> my honor. >> pleasure is the wrong word. I didn't know what the proper etiquette would be. I don't see anyone who would disagree with that. Thank you. We will draft letters of condolences to the folks. >>> we have requesting approval for the health and hiewsm services division to proceed with the block grant cdbg application tore the department of florida economic opportunity >> the fdeo, it will be present ed by dawn cobb. Health and human services. I am the housing program coordinator. He is our consultant with guardian resource management inc. I have george stokus here. Elizabeth lenahan and the manager. miss miller. Back in December 11th, we brought this item to you. It was approved. With a 5-0 vote and by the time we could get the second public hearing to you to pursue a right tell. The fund were closed. So, we were advised that we would need to bring it back to you for a new public hearing to be able to pursue the next three funding sources. I have core bet here. >> good morning, I am with guardian resources for the record. Pleasure to be here again before you. This is a first public hearing for the community development block grant program. This is an initial hearing. That is for general information for the public to take input from public and commission on your low income. Your low mad rat needs and the process is, we will review the program categories for you today. The activities and then we ask for public comment and then we have official comment and then after that, after all those public comments. If you want staff input. We will be glad to give you some. >> so, very briefly. This is a cdbg program that comes to the state from the federal government. It is a competitive state application. Though, it is funded by the federal government. We are a small don'tty of bless ing. 200,000 population. We compete for the state fund. And it is very competitive and this May be a double cycle year where we have two chances. 201 is being wrapped up. 2,018 is starting now. And 2,019 is expected to start in October. To give you an idea of what hud defines as low and moderate income as far as households. This is 2,018 income limits for martin county. 60,000 is immediate martin county am and for a family of three. Was considered moderate income and would be $43,000. The categories of cdbg that are available to you. There are two. And regular cdbg and only one you can have at a time. You currently have a housing one. And then there is an economic development which is separate pot of money and you can have both of those. For the regular category, we have open grants and we can't and pry right now and for the sake of completeness. The neighborhood category is for example, water and sewer in a neighborhood. A lower income neighborhood like your CRAs and it is about the houses that live in the neighbor. The people that live on the streets. And then the housing application would be county wide and it would be for the elderly. The disabled to apply critical code and safety repair in the homes. other option for the regular categories is a commercial grant which is lighting, sidewalks. Sewer. In your cr. A, and downtown areas. Your commercial areas. Now, that is the three options for the regular category and which you could apply for when the housing grant closes. You can apply right now for economic development which is what we are focused on today. Economic development grant where the regular category grants capped at $750,000. The maximum for economic development is 1.5 million. It is based on job's creation and there must be a business partner that is partnering with you and creates the jobs in exchange for what ever public infrastructure we are paying for. It would be for public infrastructure only. It could be water. Sewer. County improvements that they need to expand here or locate here in the county. The cost, it is limited to $35,000 per new job created. So, for 1.5 million. That would be 43 new full time jobs and two part-time can make one full time. At least half of those. Half of those must be made available to persons of low to moderate income as we explained earlier. It couldn't mean they have to be low income after the job and after they get the job. We are he can at stick. And -- ecstatic am and it is a preemployment income. We have a first public hearing today. Citizens involved task force is for points. We don't currently have one right now. And this is got up low and moderate income citizens on it and we don't need it for economic development. It is more critical talking about a regular grant again. This is the first public hear ing today. We will come back to you and evaluate options. And work with the george and bd b on what businesses are there and how many jobs it will create. What is the timing of the business and we would like to. After public input consider you letting us proceed with an application to bring back to you at a second public hearing and discuss a specific project. With that, I am here for questions. >> thank you, sir. >> questions. >> commissioner heard. >> yes, how do you determine applicants and how are they evaluated who is the winner. >> as far as business partners. >> that is up to you. But we do it write the program. It is number of jobs. Are they willing to make the commitments. What is the timing. Do they have three years from now and more time for the business and that is that business going to be open this year. This is the kind of things we use to evaluate before we come back to you for an application. You can have two businesses and both could come forward and one is three years away and one wants to work this year. We do both. One a year. And follow their timeline. >> what happens. More the time cycle. >> we can have more than one economic development glant. We can only have one to closes. With the economic, you can have ongoing projects. >> who does the evaluation to determine who is going to receive the grant. If there are multiple applicant s. >> good morning, commissioner. George stokus. In the past, we haven't had past applicants and when we do, rerely more on the project and does it fit the grant objective s and ultimately. It is this and work it through the commission as to how we would decide. So, we find it in most cases, we get one grant and the timing cycles don't work. And we haven't done a whole lot of these. He canally -- economically in the past. This is a new program. >> thanks very much. >> any other questions for staff. >> seeing none. Back to the board. >> do you have public comment. >> you like. >> I know it is a hot topic. Anyone looking to address this on this item. >> thank you for remining me. >> dish err -- commissioner smith. >> you can have multiple applicants for up to a million and a half and each can. >> each. >> can be in the million and a half categories. It is not a cumulative. >> no. >> great. >> fantastic. > are you coordinating with the business development board or economic development council or chambers of commerce to spread the word. >> we will be. This is the first step. That will be the next step. >> that would be a good idea. There are companies that could utilize these opportunities but just don't know about them yet. I appreciate the hard work and I am covering them for us. >> is this purely informational or do you have a vote. >> we need to authorize staff to pursue. >> fantastic. >> entertain a motion of that. >> I will make a motion that we pursue the economic development grant. >> thank you. >> we have a motion which commissioner hetherington. Seconded by commissioner smith. >> all in favor. >> the motion carries unanimous ly. >> thank you very much. >> our next agenda item is public hearing number 2. Legislative public hearing is comprehensive plan amendment. Charmer properties. It will be presented by Miss Irene sotle meyer. >> you are recognized. this is toe amend the future land use on 1.3 acres in the port salerno cr. A and the current future land use is medium density and the applicants have requested general commercial. So, they are all on the screen and the subject property. Salerno road to the south. Sea ward up to the north. And the property consists of eight vacant platted lots of record. Each about 7,000 square feet. The public hearing was properly noticed. There was a new advertisement. Signs were posted on the property and letters were mailed to, by the applicant to all openers within. And it is a within a thousand feet of the property. I have received no questions from the members of the public on the application. The land is cleared. Mc navigator composite map show s no indicators of wetlands on the site. It is not in a special flood hazard area. So, this is a segment of the future land use map, red is medium density and residential future land use is the dominant future land use designation in port salerno and across commerce street. This pale lilac is the general commercial future land use which the applicant has requested. This is limited commercial lands use. And this is more intense or blue purple is core commercial office. Residential. sh shows the 20u7b center and future overlays. So the property is in the mixed use future land use overlay and pursuant to the mixed use future land survey. Up to 15 dwelling units per acre. Can be constructed along with a component commercial, a component commercial part of a mixed use very many. That mixed use development is permitted. Whether the underlying future land use is the medium density future land use or the general commercial future land use. >> so. The mixed use. Overlay. And in the companion application. The town center zoning overlay or not. Affected by this application to change the future land use or the zoning. So, this image figure 11 shows the adjacent actual future land uses. The next staff will have a larger image. There is a mix of residential and commercial uses surrounding the property. And if you would like more detail on that. I am glad to give it to you. >> I think you are fine. >>. >> so, the staff report reviews in some detail, the permitted uses and the development standards and the intent of the different future land use designations and the general commercial future land use designation and the limited future designation and the cor future land use designation. And the staff concludes that the general commercial future land use is appropriate. I mean. Arguments can be made for future land use or general future land use based on the policies in the comp plan and the facts of this property. But, the applicant has requested general commercial in the supplemental memo and lpa has recommended general commercial future land use and staff has recommended future land use. And that concludes my presentation. I am happy to answer any questions or explore any of the issues in more detail. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. And for your color identifying skills. Very well done. >> anything from my colleagues at this point. Nothing. Applicant's representative. >> houston. Good morning to you. >> can you tell us who you have with you. Who did you bring with you this morning. I see a familiar phrase. >> he is with me. >> fantastic. >> from the uk. >> we are glad to have you back if you see some words in the application that are different than you are used to. That is because they are english. >> the queen's english. >> especially telling you, they are quite interesting. i we are glad she is back as well. >> we have acknowledged her this morning. >> have her come up and say a few words. >> go ahead. Mr. Houston. >> we are happy Mr. Freeman is back as well. City of stuart. Planning director and we are working with him on a lot of great projects. We are smart to grab him up. >> thank you. >> staff has done the really good job and this is a good example of your cra staff and taking the vision that was established in each of the cra s and try to apply that to a particular project. This property has been sitting vacant for 30 years. And I think that was a number we came up with and other than a single family house. If you look at the pattern that is in irene's report. You will see this is establish ed based on the grid of lot that existed in salerno and that grid of lots has been around for, I am guessing. That is probably recorded in the 20s. Could be the 30s. So, what we have here is the leading edge of the western expansion of the downtown salerno area. This property and page 5 of your staff report goes through the changes that have occurred. >> this is always the key question. And one of the big changes is obviously the salerno. Cra was adopted and this is in the overlay. They have taken place all around us. Other changes that are not as as much mentioned here. And they are distant. This is the industrial projects to the north of us which are now connected in the project and commercial mers avenue in front of us. This property receives a lot of traffic and has roads on three sides. And the owner of the property who is working with us. And has attempted to market this now for three. Four. Five. Six. 810 years and it has not worked so the commercial general allow s the flexibility to allow salerno expansion to go further west. It is a variety of uses that is will be to the downtown salerno and that has happened along the river and along the pocket. And May allow this to start continuing further west. Which we have been working on now for 20 years to get some of that to happen. We appreciate the hard work that staff put into the staff report and we appreciate your time and the vision that is starting to counter fruition on some of the CRAs. Looking forward to that. And here for any questions you have. >> thank you very much. >> Mr. Houston. >> questions for Mr. Houston. >> seeing none. Thank you. >>> Miss Sottle mayer, you mentioned surrounding neighbors were diligently notified throi all the proper channels. >> correct. >> yes, the applicant is responsible to mail to everyone who owns property within 1,000 feet of the subject property, those notices were turned in at the local planning agency meeting. And you did not receive. >> I received no questions. >> Mr. Hughes stone. Any feedback from surrounding neighbors. >> one of our neighbors was at the first las vegas pa -- first lpa meeting and all she wanted to know. Is if we were going to do a gas station. I said. You can't do a gas station. All the rest of the uses that is are there. They are excited about. She is on the property to the south of us. And the salerno community. At least related as related to her is excited to see something happen on this side of the tracks. >> thank you. >> my concern there is when we change the intensities in the neighborhood setting. And that the surrounding neighbors are taking into consideration. They were there first. And I am satisfied with your responses. >> any other questions for the applicant or staff. I will take any public comment. Anyone looking to address us on this specific item. Seeing none, we come back to the board. >> move approval. >> commissioner smith. >> thank you. >> we have a motion by commissioner smith. Seconded by commissioner jenkins. All those in favor. All opposed. Motion carries unanimously. >> is this a companion agenda item. >> if you would like to hear the quasi-judicial. >> yes, we would. For my colleagues. We are going to take, actually we are not taking it out of order. It would have been departmental number 1. Before the break. We will take departmental number 1. Miss Sottle mayorcht, tip. I will announce the article. >> this is a member of the zoning atlas to change the zoning district for 1.3 acres located on the southeast commerce avenue between southeast salerno road and southeast see ward street in port salerno. I will ask my colleagues if they have had ex parte come communications. >> if I have them they are in e-mail and they have been filed >> commissioner hetherington. >> filed. >> commissioner jenkins. >> filed. >> commissioner heard. >> if I have any,s they have been filed. >> thank you. You have said the returned receipts were turned in at the lpa meeting. Do you have a copy of the work shift and the agenda item to be submitted. >> yes, I do. >> we appreciate that. >> anyone that will be offering testimony. If you could please stand to be sworn in. >> raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm the evidence you are about to give will be the ruth and the whole truth and nothing but the truth >> I do. >> thank you very much. >> you are recognized. >> good morning, again. Commissioners. Irene sottlemayor, senior plan ner with the growth management. >> this is to rezone the property that is the subject of the future land use map queen salerno and see ward in the port salerno cra. , because it is in the town center overlay. The town center overlay determines the permitted uses and the development standards. And the property will remain in the port salerno town center zoning overlay. And those permitted uses and development standard will re main in effect. >> the applicant has requested the general commercial land use the general commercial zoning district. The general commercial future land use designation has two zoning districts that are intended to implement it. And the general commercial future land use and the community commercial future land use. Both of those, the development standards and the permitted use s. And as they apply to this property are reviewed and explored in the staff report. The general commercial zoning district is the most consistent with what is allowed by the mix ed use, for mixed use development in the mixed use future land use designation. And because the uses are controlled by the zoning over lay. And so some uses, that are sometimes controversial or un desired by the neighbors. Such as convenience stores with gas pumps and convenience restaurants with dry of drive through windows. Those uses are not permitted in the town center zoning overlay. So. The applicant is requested the general commercial zoning district and the lpa has requested approval for the future land use and staff recommends approval for the general commercial, excuse me. >> zoning district general commercial zoning district and I guess. That concludes my presentation. I am happy to answer any questions or review anything in more detail. >> thank you very much. >> commissioner smith. >> if there is not any public comment. I move staff's recommendations. >> thank you. I am going to run through the process. So we follow the steps accord ingly. does the applicant have anything to add? >> thank you, Mr. Chair. I do not. >> are there any members of the public looking to address us on this topic. >> seeing none. Any final comments or questions for the staff or applicant from the commissioners. Seeing none. We have a motion by commissioner smith for staff's recommendation of approval. Seconded by commissioner jenkins. All those in favor. Signify by saying aye. >> the motion is unanimous. >> we will take departmental number 1. Office of management and budget items for board approval. Miss Manning, good morning and welcome. Jennifer manning. Direct onbcht and if the board would like to to approve the first item 1. Two. And four. And then we could proceed to the long document. >> if that is okay with the chair. >> give us a very we have number 1 is permission to accept the care grant in the amount of 117,000 for rental assistance. Permission to accept emergency responders obtain support and this is for 325 doses of narcan this is the 5305 fund from the martin county planning organization in the amount of $68,000. And which was approved and we need the funding to be allocat ed. >> let's have a motion for those three. Please. Commissioner smith is fast. >> on motion. >> this is for one, two, and nowr. >> we have a motion for one, two, and four. And seconded by commissioner hetherington. The motion is unanimous. >> if now, you would bring up item number 3. Train h advantage and control to a proposal and the bank of america lease purchase financing agreement. For martin county health department. The heating and ventilation is h va c >> if we don't do this. >> you are an expert on finance s. >> jeff dougherty. General services director. This agenda item is for the re placement of the air conditioning system at the health department. And the health department was originally built in 2,005 by the state and turned over to the county. At that time it was constructed with a direct expansion of air conditioning system which is typically of a residential one you have in your home. It is not the most appropriate for a medical facility. It has lived its life and it has exceeded it at this time and we are in need of replacement. We have a proposal to go to. A chilled water. Chiller system which is much more appropriate for this type of building and in addition to that. It will be a L.E.D. Component of changing the lights out for energy efficiency inside the building and the prk pg lot as well. This is included in the propos al and this is an opportunity to not only increase the efficiency of the building and the life expect tans si of the -- expect tants si of the unit and this is the trained proposal as well as lease financing with that. >> thank you. >> and escrow as well. >> questions for Miss Manning and Mr. Dougherty. >> there are so many clever things that I could say about this. That you are extending the life expectancy of the system at the health department which is appropriate. All kidding aside. When the citizens and residents go to the health department. Some of them might have respiratory issues and some are bringing newborn babies and I am appreciative of the fact that you worked to identify this problem. And more importantly, to correct it. It is a basic necessity and there is no joke for that. With that, I will entertain a motion. No other than commissioner smith. >> someone else. >> move to approve. >> thank you. >> number 3. >> and the second. >> thank you. >> no disrespect. He is quick on the draw. I want the newer commissioners to have a tune to participate wholely. >> we have a motion and second ed by commissioner hetherington. But I got a light by Miss Storey. >> of a the vote, I need to talk to you about a document. >> all those. Any public comment prior to taking this vote. >> seeing none. >> all those in favor. Signify by saying aye. >> all those opposed. Motion is unanimously. >> we thank you. >> commissioners. >> yes, one item that is a document. That I am, for each commissioner to sign. It is related to this financing and it is a certificate as to public meetings and no voting conflict of interest. And you have seen these on other financing which just. Indicates that you have no knowledge of any discussions with two or more members regard ing this item. Outside of the public meeting and you do not have or hold any employment or contractual relationship with the bank of america. The public capital corp. Or train. And so. I will and I apologize. I didn't put