City Council
Regular MeetingPort St. Lucie, FL · September 11, 2023
Agenda
City of Port St. Lucie
121 SW Port St. Lucie Blvd.
Port St. Lucie, Florida 34984
Meeting Agenda
*Meeting to Follow the 6:00 PM Budget Hearing* *Request to Table Items 8E and
8F* *Addition of Item 13A*
Monday, September 11, 2023
6:30 PM
Council Chambers, City Hall
City Council
Shannon M. Martin, Mayor
Jolien Caraballo, Vice Mayor, District IV
Stephanie Morgan, Councilwoman, District I
Dave Pickett, Councilman, District II
Anthony Bonna, Councilman, District III
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City Council Meeting Agenda September 11, 2023
1. Meeting Called to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance
4. Proclamations and Special Presentations
4.a Communications Awards for Solid Waste Educational 2023-779
Campaign
5. Public to be Heard
6. Additions or Deletions to Agenda and Approval of Agenda
7. Approval of Consent Agenda
7.a Approval of the August 1, 2023 Summer Workshop Meeting 2023-800
Minutes (Day 1), August 2, 2023 Summer Workshop Meeting
Minutes (Day 2), August 3, 2023 Summer Workshop Meeting
Minutes (Day 3) and August 7, 2023 Special City Council
Meeting Minutes
7.b Approve Sponsorship Request from the Sunlight Community 2023-662
Church Fall Festival
7.c Approve Amendment #1 to Contract #20210100 with Invoice 2023-685
Cloud, Inc. for Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment
Services for the Utility Systems Department.
7.d Approve Amendment #9 to Contract #20160056 for Design 2023-752
Services for Riverwalk and The Port (formerly known as
Westmoreland Park).
7.e Approve Polydyne Inc. a Sole Source Vendor for Polymer 2023-786
Products.
7.f Approve Amendment #1 to Contract #20220078 for the 2023-802
Winterlakes Park Phase 2 Improvement Project.
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7.g Award Contract #20230059 for the Construction of Areas 5 & 2023-803
6 of the St. Lucie River/C-23 Water Quality Project at McCarty
Ranch Extension.
7.h Approve Amendment #1 for Contract #20220070 for 2023-780
Development of Site Plans of the Utility Systems
Departments’ Prineville and Northport Sites with
Infrastructure Solution Services, LLC.
7.i Approve a Major Site Plan Amendment for Aster Creek 2023-809
Clubhouse in Verano South POD G - Plat No. 6 (P22-045-A1).
7.j Permission for Port St. Lucie Police Department to Proceed 2023-824
with the Grant Submittal Process of the FY 2022 Edward
Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant- Countywide (JAGC)
Program
7.k Award Contract #20230117 for Construction Engineering 2023-825
Inspection (CEI) Services and Geotechnical Services for the
Port St. Lucie Blvd. Segment 3 Construction Project.
7.l Approval to Participate in the Sourcewell Cooperative (Coop) 2023-763
Contract #041123-MSL for Sports Lighting with Musco Sports
Lighting, LLC.
7.m Approval to Increase Funding for Contract #20230002 for 2023-810
Stormwater Collection System Rehabilitation with Hinterland
Group, Inc.
7.n Approval of a Major Site Plan for Tradition Regional Park 2023-813
Phase I (P21-116)
8. Second Reading of Ordinances, Public Hearings
8.a Ordinance 23-44, Public Hearing, Authorizing the 2022-1080
Conveyance of Non-Exclusive Easements to Florida Power &
Light Company Benefiting the McCarty Ranch Preserve and
Extension.
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8.b Ordinance 23-45, Public Hearing, An Ordinance of the City of 2023-531
Port St. Lucie, Florida, Amending Chapter 32 Article VII
Planning and Zoning Board; Chapter 150 Building Regulations;
and Chapter 162 Art in Public Places; Providing for
Codification; Providing for Conflict; Providing for Severability;
Providing an Effective Date.
8.c Ordinance 23-48, Public Hearing, An Ordinance Amending 2023-566
Section 32.08(A) Purpose, Scope, and Applicability;
Amending Section 32.80(B) Definitions; and Amending
Section 32.80(E) Conduct of Public Hearing of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Port St. Lucie, Florida; Providing for
Codification; Providing for Conflict; Providing for Severability;
Providing an Effective Date.
8.d Ordinance 23-51, Public Hearing, An Ordinance Amending 2023-599
the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Port St. Lucie to
Include a Small- Scale Amendment to the Future Land Use
Map to Change the Future Land Use Designation of
Approximately 1.06 acres from Residential, Office, and
Institutional (ROI) to Commercial General (CG) for Property
Legally Described as Port St. Lucie Section 41, Block 2894,
Lots 10, 11, 12 and 13, and located on the Northeast Corner
of the Intersection of SW Aviation Avenue and SW Port St.
Lucie Boulevard (P22-364).
8.e Ordinance 23-52, Pubic Hearing, An Ordinance Amending the 2023-706
City of Port St. Lucie Code of Ordinances Title XV, “Land
Usage”, Chapter 156 “Subdivision Regulations”, Article VI
“Design and Improvement; Model Standards; Principles and
Guidelines”; Sec. 156.094 “Subdivision and Lot Access” in
Order to Set the Minimum Number of Access Points for
Residential Developments.
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8.f Ordinance 23-53, Public Hearing, An Ordinance Amending 2023-711
the City of Port St. Lucie Code of Ordinances Title XV, “Land
Usage”, Chapter 158, Entitled “Zoning Code”, Article X
“Planned Unit Development (PUD) Zoning District”, Section
158.172 “Standards for District Establishment” to Set the
Minimum Number of Access Points for Residential
Developments, Amending Title XV, “Land Usage”, Chapter
158, Entitled “Zoning Code”, Article X.5 “Master Planned Unit
Development (MPUD) Zoning District”, Section 158.187
“Standards for District Establishment” to Set the Minimum
Number of Access Points for Residential Developments, and
Amending Title XV, “Land Usage”, Chapter 158, Entitled
“Zoning Code”, Article XI “Supplementary Use Regulations”,
Section 158.222 “Access Standards; Sidewalks and
Bikepaths” to Set the Minimum Number of Access Points for
Residential Developments (P23-113).
8.g Ordinance 23-56, Quasi-Judicial, Public Hearing, An 2023-725
Ordinance Rezoning a 0.99-Acre Property, Located at the
Northeast Corner of SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard and SW
Squirrel Avenue, from Institutional (I) Zoning District to
Professional (P) for Property Legally Described as Port St.
Lucie Section 15, Block 1463, Lots 19, 20, 21 And 22
(P23-109).
8.h Ordinance 23-57, Quasi-Judicial, Public Hearing, An 2023-732
Ordinance to Rezone 36.04 Acres of Property Located South
of Becker Road and West of SW Village Parkway from the
Zoning Designation of SLC Agricultural 5 (SLC AG-5) to
General Use (GU) Zoning District for a Project Known as
Southern Grove SOGRO Park (P23-104).
9. Other Public Hearings
10. First Reading of Ordinances
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10.a Ordinance 23-58, Public Hearing, An Ordinance Amending 2023-820
the Comprehensive Plan to Provide a Large-Scale Amendment
Consisting of Text Amendments to the Future Land Use
Element by Amending Figure 1-4 as Requested by the Port St.
Lucie Governmental Finance Corporation and Mattamy Palm
Beach, LLC (P23-142).
10.b Ordinance 23-59, An Ordinance Approving Utility Rate 2023-480
Increases for Water, Wastewater and Reclaimed Water
Rates.
10.c Ordinance 23-60, Conveying an Easement to Florida Power & 2023-759
Light for Electrical Service to The Port District Riverfront Park.
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10.d Ordinance 23-61, An Ordinance Amending Title III - 2023-758
“Administration,” Chapter 35. Finance; Purchasing, of the
Ordinances of the City of Port St. Lucie, Florida, by Specifically
Adding Section 35.00, Purpose; Amending Section 35.01,
Purchasing Agent; Amending Section 35.02, Officers Not to
Approve Own Purchases; Amending Section 35.03,
Procedure for Purchasing; Amending Section 35.04,
Competitive Bidding Required for Certain Purchases;
Exceptions; Amending Section 35.05, Competitive Bidding
Procedure; Amending Section 35.06, Offers Lower Than State
Contract Prices; Amending Section 35.07, Extra Services
Performed or Deleted; Amending Section 35.08, Personal
Services; Amending Section 35.09, Disposal of Supplies,
Materials and Equipment Found to be Obsolete or Surplus;
Amending Section 35.10, Unauthorized Contracts and
Expenditures Prohibited; Amending Section 35.11,
Emergency Purchasing Procedures; Amending Section 35.12,
Local Preference in Purchasing or Contracting; Amending
Section 35.13, Cone of Silence; Amending Section 35.14,
Protests; Amending Section 35.15 Suspension and
Debarment; Adding Section 35.17, Federal Financial
Assistance; Adding Section 35.18, Public-Private
Partnerships; Adding Section 35.19, Pilot Programs; Adding
Section 35.20 Surplus Property, Real Property; Personal
Property; Providing for Severability; Providing for
Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.
11. Resolutions
11.a Resolution 23-R98, A Resolution Approving the Preliminary 2023-823
and Final Plat with Construction Plans for Riverland Parcel D -
Plat Three, on the Request of the Riverland IV, LLLP
(P22-289).
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11.b Resolution 23-R99, A Resolution of the City of Port St. Lucie, 2023-808
Florida, Relating to the Levy of Special Assessments Against
the Lands and Real Estate within the City that are Specially
Benefited by Certain Storm Water, Roadway, Water and
Wastewater Improvements and which are in an Area Known
as the Southwest Annexation Special Assessment District No.
1; Adopting and Approving the Revised and Updated
Assessment Roll with Respect to Such Special Assessments;
Providing for Conflict; Providing for Severability; and
Providing an Effective Date.
11.c Resolution 23-R100, Public Hearing, A Resolution of the City 2023-804
of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Relating to the Collection and
Disposal of Solid Waste within the City of Port St. Lucie;
Re-Imposing Solid Waste Service Assessments Against
Assessed Property Located within Port St. Lucie, Florida, for
the Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2023; Approving the
Rate of Assessment; Approving the Assessment Roll;
Providing for Conflict; Providing for Severability; and
Providing an Effective Date.
11.d Resolution 23-R101, Public Hearing, A Resolution of the City 2023-806
of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Adopting the Non-Ad Valorem
Assessment Roll for Stormwater Utility User Fees; Specifying
the Unit of Measurement for the Assessment; Approving the
Rate of the Assessment; Providing for Conflict; Providing for
Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
11.e Resolution 23-R102, Public Hearing, A Resolution of the City 2023-807
of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Relating to Residential Street
Lighting within the Residential Street Lighting Assessment
Areas in Port St. Lucie, Florida; Re-Imposing Residential Street
Lighting Assessments Against Assessed Property Located
within Port St. Lucie, Florida for the Fiscal Year Beginning
October 1, 2023; Approving the Rate of Assessment;
Approving the Assessment Roll; Providing for Conflict;
Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
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11.f Resolution 23-R103, A Resolution Approving the Preliminary 2023-812
Plat with Construction Plans for Belterra Phase 2 Plat, on the
Request of GRBK GHO Belterra and Mattamy Palm Beach , LLC
(P22-180).
11.g Resolution 23-R104, Authorizing the Acquisition of Real 2023-811
Property Described as a Portion of Lot 2, Block 406, Port St.
Lucie Section Three, as Recorded in Plat Book 12, Page 13, of
the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida, for the
Floresta Drive Improvement Project from Southbend
Boulevard to Prima Vista Boulevard.
11.h Resolution 23-R105, A Resolution of the City Council of the 2023-532
City of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Creating Operating Procedures
for Departments, Boards, And Commissions, Boards and
Committees; Adopting Procedures For; Board And Committee
Meeting Procedures and Requirements; Board & Committee
Remote Participation Policy; Quorum Policy; Appointment
and Removal of Members; Adopting Policy for Declared State
of Emergency; Providing for Adoption of Recitals; Providing
for Conflict; Providing for Severability; and Providing an
Effective Date.
12. Unfinished Business
13. New Business
13.a Amendment to City Attorney Employment Agreement 2023-862
14. City Manager's Report
15. Councilmembers Report on Committee Assignments
16. Public to be Heard - (if necessary as determined by City Council at conclusion
of public to be heard)
17. Adjourn
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