>> MAYOR: GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THIS IS THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING THIS MONDAY, MARCH 23rd, 2026 AT 6:16 P.M. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILWOMAN MORGAN? >> YES, MA'AM. >> COUNCILMAN PICKETT? >> YES, MA'AM. >> MAYOR MARTIN? >> HERE, MA'AM. >> COUNCILMAN BONNA? >> YES, MA'AM. >> VICE MAYOR CARABALLO? >> HERE, MA'AM. >> PLEASE STAND FOR THE INNOVATION AND THE PLEDGE. >> ALMIGHTY GOD IN HEAVEN, WE ASK THY BLESSINGS UPON THOSE GATHERED HERE THIS EVENING AND UPON ALL THE CITIZENS OF PORT ST. LUCIE. LOOK WITH FAVOR ON OUR LEADERS AND GIVE THEM THE INSIGHTS, THE WISDOM AND THE PATIENCE TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS AND TASKS COMING BEFORE THEM. PLEASE BLESS THEIR WORK AND THEIR DELIBERATIONS. AMEN. >> 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. >> MAYOR: OKAY WE ARE OWE ON TO PUBLIC TO BE HEARD. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES ON ANY NON-AGENDA-RELATED ITEM. AFTER PUBLIC TO BE HEARD ENDS AND THE COUNCIL CAN RESPOND IF THEY SO CHOOSE TO. I HAVE ONE PERSON WHO IS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. MR. GRAZIOS, PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I MISPRONOUNCED YOUR NAME. >> YOU DID VERY WELL, MADAM MAYOR. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, SIR. >> GOOD EVENING. JERRY GRAZIOS, 9324AVENELL LANE, PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TONIGHT AND I ALSO LIKE THE PORT AREA AND THE PARK THERE. WE'VE BEEN THERE MANY TIMES. ESPECIALLY LIKE TO WALK THE BOARDWALK. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO GO OVER AN ISSUE WE'RE HAVING WITH A BUSINESS. IT'S A NOISE ISSUE. THE BUSINESS IS LOCATED AT 2011 NORTHWEST COMMERCE LAKES DRIVE IN PORT ST. LUCIE. OUR HOMES BACK UP. THERE'S ACTUALLY A BOUNDARY LINE, THE PROPERTY LINE BETWEEN OUR DEVELOPMENT AND THE COMMERCIAL AREA. THERE IS A ROW OF TREES THAT SEPARATE PLEASANT EASEMENT AND WE'VE COME TO THE ZONING MEETINGS WHEN THE DIFFERENT PROPERTIES HAVE COME UP, BECAUSE WE RECEIVE LETTERS ABOUT ZONING CHANGES AND WHATEVER. AND EACH TIME WE'VE TRIED TO AT THE ZONING MEETING WE'VE ASKED FOR A WALL, WHICH IS IN THE ZONING CODE, BETWEEN A COMMERCIAL AREA AND A RESIDENTIAL AREA. BUT IN THE PAST, THE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS WERE ALLOWED TO PUT A CHAIN-LINK FENCE UP WITH SOME LANDSCAPING. ON THIS LAST PARCEL THAT JUST GOT DEVELOPED AND IT JUST OPENED, WE HAD ASKED FOR A WALL AND THE ZONING BOARD APPROVED IT, AND WHEN IT CAME BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL, THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING, WE WEREN'T AWARE OF THIS AT THE TIME, WE CAME TO THE ZONING MEETING BUT WE HAD NO NOTICE THAT HE WAS MAKING A CHANGE TO THE PROPERTY. WE WERE TOLD BY YOUR BUILDING DEPARTMENT THAT THE OWNER PUT IN FOR A LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT, LANDSCAPE ADJUSTMENT, AND IN LIEU OF A WALL OR A FENCE. THIS HASN'T HAPPENED YET. I CALLED THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. THEY SAID THEY HAVEN'T FINISHED THE PLANS, BUT THEY'RE IN OPERATION AND THEY HAVE BUSINESSES THERE. IN RETALIATION, AND HE HAS MENTIONED THIS TO YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WHEN THEY'VE CONTACTED THE OWNER, HE HAS PUT SPEAKERS FACING THE BACK YARDS OF OUR HOUSES AND HE PLAYS THE SAME SONG "DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY" FROM 7:00 A.M. UNTIL 11:00 P.M., SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, EVEN THOUGH THE BUILDING CLOSES AT 5:00 FOR MOST OF THE BUSINESSES THERE. BUT WE BROUGHT UP AN ITEM THAT IS IN WHEN YOU LOOK ON THE CITY CODE, ON THE WEBSITE, IT SAYS "NO BUSINESSES IN PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA, THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE SPEAKERS ON PLAYING MUSIC THAT DISTURBS NEARBY RESIDENTS" PARTICULARLY DURING DESIGNATED QUIET HOURS AND GIVES THE DIFFERENT ORDINANCES. WE'VE CONTACTED. WE'RE HAPPY WITH WORKING WITH THE AGENCIES, BUT IT STILL IS GOING ON, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF ELDERLY -- IT AFFECTS ABOUT TEN HOUSES. SO I'M HERE REPRESENTING THEM, BECAUSE MANY OF THEM DON'T LIKE TO TRAVEL WHERE IT COULD BE DARK AT NIGHT. THEY ARE ELDERLY. BUT IT IS AN ANNOYANCE. EVEN YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS COME OUT. THEY'VE ASKED ME TO DIAL 911 EACH TIME WE HEAR IT. IT'S EVERY DAY. WE STOPPED CALLING. THEY'VE BEEN OUT THERE. THEY ARE WORKING WITH US, BUT NOTHING SO FAR HAS GOT THE OWNER MOTIVATED TO TURN OFF THE MUSIC. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. >> UM-HUM. >> MAYOR: WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AT PUBLIC CITY HEARD? SEEING NO ONE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC TO BE HEARD. >> YES, MADAM MAYOR, THE GENTLEMAN, PLEASE PROVIDE ME WITH ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE WE'LL BE ADDRESSING THAT ISSUE AND LOOKING INTO WHAT'S GOING ON THERE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THERESA, CAN YOU PLEASE GET THE INFORMATION? >> MAYOR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MADAM MAYOR? >> MAYOR: GO AHEAD. >> THAT'S EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING.. I REMEMBER WHEN THAT WAS APPROVED AND I REMEMBER THEM TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY WERE GOING TO BE NEIGHBORLY, SPECIFICALLY, AND MR. CITY MANAGER, BEYOND JUST WORKING WITH THEM, I DO THINK A CONVERSATION NEEDS TO BE HAD, BECAUSE TO ME, IF WE HAVE TO LOOK AT CHANGING AN ORDINANCE FOR BUSINESSES THAT ABUT RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND REMOVE SPEAKERS OR WHATEVER TO BE ABLE TO PREVENT INTRUSION OF SOUND LIKE THAT INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE -- IF WHAT THE GENTLEMAN IS SAYING IS ACCURATE AND THEY'RE PLAYING THE SAME SONG OVER AND OVER AGAIN, AT THAT POINT I'M WONDERING IF -- I DON'T HAVE PROOF OF IT, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S MALICIOUS AND IN THE SENSE OF HOW THEY'RE ACTING WITHIN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND THAT'S NOT RIGHT. SO IF YOU ARE DOING THAT, AND YOU'RE LISTENING TO THIS COUNCIL, I WOULD POLITELY AS A RESIDENT ASK YOU TO PLEASE STOP. THAT'S NOT RIGHT IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING. AND THEN MR. CITY MANAGER FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT, MR. CITY ATTORNEY FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT AND A CITY COUNCIL STANDPOINT, I WOULD LIKE TO YOU HANDLE THIS AS BEST AS POSSIBLE TO HAVE THEM CEASED FROM DISTURBING THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> I THINK WE NEED TO ALSO LOOK AT WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL OR THE PLANNING BOARD. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY, I AGREE 100%. ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA AND APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. IT'S BEEN REQUESTED TO TABLE ITEM 10E, SO PLEASE INCLUDE THAT WITH THE MOTION. >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH ITEM 10E TABLED >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? [ CHORUS OF AYES ] ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. CONSENT AGEAGENDA? IS THERE A MOTION? >> FIRST TURN ON MY MICROPHONE. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE REMOVAL OF 7B, B AS IN BOY. >> MAYOR: OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: MOTION OF APPROVAL WITH REMOVAL OF 7B. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? [ CHORUS OF AYES ] ANY OPPOSED, MOTION CAR REQUIRES. 7B, COUNCILWOMAN? >> THE REASON I WANTED TO DISCUSS THIS, WE'VE DONE THIS IN THE PAST AND IT JUST KIND OF -- I DUG A LITTLE BIT DEEPER THIS TIME THAT WE'RE APPROVING THREE. SO I PULLED UP THE POLICY. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE GO BACK AND HAVE THIS POLICY LOOKED AT AND CHANGED, BECAUSE THERE'S A FEW ITEMS UNDER THE DEFINITIONS AND ALSO UNDER THE POLICY THAT WE'RE NOT ADHERING TO. AND I DON'T LIKE BREAKING THE RULES OR CHANGING THINGS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT ME TO GO THROUGH THEM OR SEND IT VIA EMAIL OR GO AHEAD AND STATE THEM. SO THE THREE THAT WERE MENTIONED ARE PORT ST. LUCIE POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE, THE ST. LOUISIE CO LUCIE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND IT IS THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION IS THE ONLY ARM OF THE CHAMBER THAT IS A 501(C)(3). THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS A 501 [ C ] [ 6 ] BUT IN OUR DEFINITION, IT STATES THAT A SERVICE CONTRACT REFERS TO 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS WHO LEASE CITY-OWNED PROPERTY TO DELIVER SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT REMUNERATION OR CHARGE A MINIMAL FEE. SO WE MAY WANT TO LOOK AT THAT DEFINITION OR IT'S A POLICY THAT CAME FROM CITY MANAGER. ALSO UNDER THE POLICY, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY AUTHORIZE UP TO TWO GOLF TOURNAMENTS ANNUALLY AND ON DOWN, ANOTHER BULLET POINT IT STATES, "AN ORGANIZATION AWARAWARDED A TOURNAMENT MUST TAKE A TWO-YEAR HIATUS FROM THEIR LAST CITY COUNCIL-APPROVED TOURNAMENT BEFORE AGAIN BECOMING ELIGIBLE." NOW, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY MAKE AN EXEMPTION TO THIS, SHOULD AN OPPORTUNITY EXIST DUE TO NO OTHER QUALIFYING ORGANIZATIONS SUBMITTING REQUESTS. THE REASON I BRING THIS UP IS THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS BEING DONE FAIRLY WITH ALL 501(C)(3)s THAT ARE IN PORT ST. LUCIE, AN ANNOUNCEMENT, IT JUST SAYS "PARKS AND REC SHALL " HOW? JUST SAY IT? OR ARE WE EMAILING ALL THE 501(C)(3)s THAT ARE LOCATED IN PORT ST. LUCIE THAT LEASE CITY-OWNED PROPERTY? IS THIS DONE FAIRLY? AND IT'S HARD FOR ME -- AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE, BECAUSE I WANT TO -- THIS IS TAXPAYER MONEY THAT RUNS, GOES THROUGH OUR GOVERNMENT. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING DILIGENT WHEN IT COMES TO THAT. I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST ANY OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS, BUT IF WE HAVE RULES IN PLACE, LET'S FOLLOW THE RULES OR LET'S CHANGE THE RULES. SO THAT'S WHY I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THIS ONE. >> I KNOW LAST YEAR I THINK IT WAS, WE HAD THE THREE AND THE COUNCIL DECIDED TO INCLUDE THREE AS OPPOSED TO THE TWO. SO IT WAS A COUNCIL DECISION ON THAT WITH REGARD TO THE DIFFERENCES WITH THE FOUNDATION AND THE CHAMBER. I THINK THAT WAS ALSO ADDRESSED LAST YEAR BUT I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT CAME OUT OF THAT. >> MADAM MAYOR, I THINK IT'S WORTH A DISCUSSION IN THE SENSE OF COUNCILWOMAN MORGAN IS CORRECT. IF IT SAYS THAT IT'S LEASED, THAT'S A VERY FINITE AMOUNT OF ENTITIES THAT APPLY. SO A PROPERTY IS LEASED IN MY DISTRICT SO I KNOW WHERE THEIR PROPERTY IS, AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE CHAMBER DOES NOT, AND THE OTHER ONE WAS THE THIRD ONE, I'M LOOKING AT MY -- >> POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE AND HUMANE SOCIETY. >> HUMANE SOCIETY, SO IF THE GOAL FROM THE COUNCIL AT THE TIME AND THE DISCUSSIONS WITH MR. BLACKBURN WHEN HE WAS SETTING THE POLICY, IF THE GOAL WAS TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT COULD HOST A FUND-RAISER TO ENSURE THAT IT'S NOT GETTING INUNDATED, RIGHT, AND WE'RE NOT OPENING IT UP TO EVERYBODY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE GOAL WAS AT THE TIME BUT IF THE GOAL OF THE COUNCIL IS TO OPEN IT UP TO ALL 501(C)(3)s, THE POLICY NEEDS TO REFLECT THAT AND HOW DO PEOPLE APPLY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT COMMUNITY AND SO EITHER WE FOLLOW THE RULES OR WE DON'T. I AGREE WITH YOU, COUNCILWOMAN MORGAN. IF WE DON'T LIKE THE RULES, WE CHANGE IT. SO I THINK IT'S A TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION AT A MINIMUM FOR SURE. >> IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY APPLY. WE DON'T PUT OUT A NOTICE. THEY APPLY. BUT IT IS FAIR TO SAY HOW DO THEY KNOW? >> RIGHT, AND HOW DID THEY KNOW AND ARE WE TREATING ALL OF THEM FAIRLY? I MEAN, I'D HATE TO LEAVE HERE TONIGHT AND SAY OH, I DIDN'T KNOW DID YOU THAT. I WOULD HAVE APPLIED. AND ALSO IF WE'RE NOT FOLLOWING THE TWO-YEAR HIATUS, WHY HAVE IT IN THERE? >> MAYOR: THAT ALSO I THINK WAS A RESULT OF NO ONE ELSE PUT IN FOR IT. >> EXACTLY RIGHT, MADAM MAYOR. THAT DOES EXIST BUT WE CAN GO BACK, REVIEW THE POLICY AND MAYBE FINE-TUNE THE POLICY. BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT, IF WE PROVIDE NOTICE AND WE HAVE FIVE OF THEM OR TEN OF THEM THAT APPLY, THEN YOU GET INTO THE OTHER ISSUES, WE WANT THE GOLF COURSE TO BE SELF-SUSTAINED SO IF YOU'RE GIVING OUT SERVICES, WE HAVE OFTO HAVE A BALANCE. I THINK THAT'S WHY TWO WERE CHOSEN AT THE TIME. I DON'T THINK SOME OF THESE ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT THERE AND UTILIZE THE GOLF COURSE. BUT BACK TO YOUR POINT, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO TREAT EVERYBODY FAIRLY. >> MAYOR: RIGHT. >> EVERYBODY NEEDS TO PROVIDE THE SAME NOTICE. >> MAYOR: I THINK WE ALLOWED THE THREE BUT I THOUGHT THE CHAMBER ONE ENDED UP GETTING CANCELED FROM WHAT I RECOLLECT. >> I DON'T REMEMBER, AND I JUST FEEL THAT -- AND WE HAVE TIME. >> MAYOR: YES. >> BECAUSE IT'S FROM NOVEMBER 1st TO DECEMBER 31st, SO WE HAVE TIME IF WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS POLICY BROUGHT BACK TO US, CHANGED AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING IT FAIRLY. THAT'S JUST ME. >> MAYOR: UM-HUM. >> SO I WOULDN'T SUPPORT IT AS IT STATES RIGHT NOW. I WOULD LIKE IT TO COME BACK. >> MAYOR: ARE YOU ASKING FOR A MOTION TO TABLE? SORRY, JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO -- >> WOULD IT BE -- COULD IT JUST BE WITHDRAWN AND THEN RESUBMITTED? BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE IT HAS TO BE ADVERTISED OR ANYTHING. >> MAYOR: SO ONE THING I WANT EVERYONE TO KEEP IN MIND IS WHEN, IT SHOULD COME BACK SOON BECAUSE IF THEY'RE HAVING TOURNAMENTS THEY HAVE TO FUND-RAISE AND GIVE NOTICE AND IT TAKES MONTHS FOR THE NOT-PROFITS TO DO THAT. IF IT'S GOING TO COME BACK, WE SHOULD BE HAVING IT COME BACK SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. >> AND THE TOURNAMENT IS NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER, SO. WE'VE GOT TIME BUT NOT A LOT OF TIME. A AGREE. >> MAYOR: I WANT TO ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION TO THE CITY ATTORNEY ON THIS ITEM. BEING THAT IT'S NOT A, IT'S MORE OF A LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ITEM, ARE WE ABLE TO SPLIT THE BABY WITH THE BATH WATER, BASICALLY APPROVE THE TWO THAT ARE LISTED WITHIN THE POLICY PARAMETERS AND THEN BRING BACK THE THIRD FOR LATER APPROVAL? >> YES, YOU CAN SEGMENT IT LIKE THAT. >> I'M OKAY WITH THAT FOR NOW. >> MAYOR: THAT'S WHAT I RECOMMEND, COUNCILWOMAN MORGAN, IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH IT, APPROVE HUMANE SOCIETY AND POW AND BRING BACK THE CHAMBER ONE IN THE FUTURE. >> AND REVISE THE THE POLICY. >> MAYOR: WE DON'T HOLD THOSE TWO UP BECAUSE THEY FALL UNDER THE POLICY. >> EXCEPT FOR THE TWO-YEAR HIATUS. DIDN'T THEY DO IT LAST YEAR? WE WOULD NOT BE FOLLOWING THE TWO-YEAR HIATUS, WHICH I WOULD THINK IT DOESN'T -- >> KEITH, WAS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT APPLIED? >> I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT HIATUS ISSUE. >> WITH NOTIFICATION IT GOES OUT TO THE EMAIL I SEND OUT AROUND NOVEMBER, TO THE SIX GROUPS AND THE THREE THAT PLAYED LAST YEAR SAID THEY WANT TO PLAY THIS YEAR. >> THE HIATUSISH SUE INTERESTING. HOW MANY 501(C)(3)S LEASE CITY PROPERTY. IT'S FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. >> WHEN WE PUT THIS WOGT WITH MR. DAVID GRAHAM, SIX WERE DESIGNATED AS THE ONES ON THE LIST. SO THE SIX THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH WERE DEFINED AS THE ONES THAT MET THE CRITERIA. >> MAYOR: THAT'S WHY IT WAS ZONED THAT WAY, OKAY, THAT'S A GOOD REMINDER. >> IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO KNOW WHO THE SIX -- >> I'M SURE WE HAVE THE LIST. >> MAYOR: WE CAN GO THROUGH THAT. >> I CAN TELL YOU WHO THE SIX ARE. >> MAYOR: LET'S NOT BELABOR IT NOW. WE CAN KEEP GOING ON WITH THIS ALL NIGHT. WE WANT TO GET TO THE REST OF THE BUSINESS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? >> CAN WE TABLE IT? HOW LONG DO YOU NEED TO REVIEW THE POLICY AND TO -- I MEAN, NOT MORE THAN A MONTH. >> BUT I THINK THERE WAS A CLARIFYING QUESTION THERE THAT SIX ARE PART OF THIS. SO BASICALLY THE THREE THAT HAVE APPLIED THIS YEAR ARE THE ONES THAT COUNCIL CAN CHOOSE TO APPROVE THIS YEAR. EXCEPT FOR CHAMBER. >> MAYOR: EXCEPT FOR CHAMBER. >> WE'RE LEFT WITH TWO AND COME BACK AND REVIEW THE POLICY. >> EXCUSE ME, BUT REMEMBERING THAT TOURNAMENTS CAN ONLY BE DONE BETWEEN JUNE THROUGH OCTOBER. >> FOR SOME REASON, I HAD NOVEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER. >> THAT'S WHY THE TIMING WORKS TO EMAIL THEM IN NOVEMBER. THEY GET BACK TO ME AROUND FEBRUARY, BY THE END OF FEBRUARY AND THAT'S WHY I'M WITH YOU IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY. HERE'S THE THREE THAT WANT IT SO WE CAN GET WITH THEM, START SCHEDULING AND EVERYTHING BASE ODDEN THE TIMING. >> MAYOR: SO OCTOBER IS THE CUTOFF BECAUSE IT'S NOT ALLOWED IN NOVEMBER. > SO WOULD IT BE THE FIRST MEETING IN APRIL? IT'S OUR 1:00 MEETING. >> MAY I MAKE JUST TO WRAP UP WHAT I HEARD SO FAR. MR. BRADSHAW, OF THE SIX YOU JUST SPOKE ABOUT, ONLY TWO HAVE RESPONDED? >> THAT'S WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. >> ALL SIX HAVE RESPONDED. THREE SAID NO, THREE SAID YES. >> OKAY, AND THE THREE ARE THE THREE LISTED HERE. >> AND THE THREE THAT SAID YES ARE THE THREE THAT PLAYED LAST YEAR. >> OKAY. SO UNDER THE POLICY, COUNCIL MAY MAKE AN EXEMPTION IF THERE ARE NO OTHER INTERESTED RESPONDENTS. >> HIATUS IS REDUNDANT IN THE SENSE IF YOU ONLY HAVE SIX THAT CAN APPLY, IS THAT CREATING REDUNDANCY IN THE SENSE YOU'RE NOT PROBABLY GOING TO USE THAT ANYWAYS. BECAUSE IT'S JUST SIX. NOW IF THE COUNCIL DESIRES TO OPEN IT UP TO ALL 501(C)(3)S YOU NEED A HIATUS. >> MAYOR: WE WON'T DECIDE THAT TONIGHT. >> I'M OKAY WITH MOVING FORWARD TO NOT HOLD UP THE TWO AND THE THIRD BRING BACK. >> YOU'RE GOOD WITH TWO AND LEAVING THE CHAMBER OFF? >> NOT LEAVING THE CHAMBER OFF. BRINGING IT BACK BECAUSE IT DOESN'T REFLECT THE CURRENT POLICY. >> THEN THE POLICY HAS TO BE MODIFIED AND CHANGED. >> THAT'S THE BIGGER CONVERSATION THAT COUNCIL NEEDS TO HAVE IN A WORKSHOP. >> MAYOR: FINE. >> DO WE WANT TO OPEN IT UP TO ALL 501(C)(3)S? THAT'S A BIGGER CONVERSATION. >> I RECOMMEND APPROVAL ALL THREE SINCE THEY WERE APPROVED LAST YEAR AND ALLOW US TO WORK ON THE POLICY AND BRING THE POLICY BACK TO THE COUNCIL AND THEN WE CAN MODIFY THE POLICY. >> I'M GOOD WITH THAT. >> I'M GOOD WITH THAT, TOO, AS LONG AS IT'S STATED ST. LUCIE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION. >> MAYOR: BE SURE TO COMMUNICATE THAT WITH THEM TO LET THEM KNOW. >> THANK YOU. SORRY TO BE A -->> MAYOR: OKAY, IS THERE A MOTION FOR 7B? >> MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 7B. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ANY FINAL DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? [ CHORUS OF AYES ] ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE ARE ON TO FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES, ORDINANCE 26-24, 10A. >> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 153, DEFINITIONS BY ADDING A DEFINITION OF CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENCES IN SECTION 158.233, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION PROCEDURES PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, MARISSA DA BREO-LATCHMAN, PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT. P25-215 IS A TEXT AMENDMENT INITIATED BY THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE. IT IS TO AMEND THE CHAPTER 153 DEFINITIONS AND SECTION 158.233, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION PROCEDURES OF THE ZONING CODE. THE APPLICANT AGAIN IS THE CITY AND THE APPLICATION SUPPORTS GOAL 7 OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN HIGH-PERFORMING GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION. EFFECTIVE JULY 1st, 2025 THE STATE'S REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENTS WAS UPDATED BY THE ENACTMENT OF CHAPTER 2025-182 AND CODIFIED IN SECTION 397.487 15A OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES. THIS NEW LEGISLATION MANDATES THAT EVERY MUNICIPALITIES ADOPTS A SPECIFIC ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING LOCAL PROCEDURES FOR THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENTS WITHIN THE JURISDICTIONS. AND THIS IS THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT FOR SECTION 153. WE ADDED THE DEFINITION FOR CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENTS. THIS IS THE RECOVERY RESIDENCE THAT HOLDS THE VALID CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE AND THIS CAME FROM CHAPTER 357.311. THIS IS THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 158.233, AND THE KEY ADDITIONS DOES INCLUDE THE ESTABLISHING OF A MANDATORY TIMELINE FOR THE REVIEW OF CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENCE, THE AUTOMATIC GRANTING OF REQUESTS IF A FINAL DETERMINATION IS NOT ISSUED BY THE CITY WITHIN A SPECIFIC TIMELINE, RESTRICTING THE USE OF LAPSED CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE AS A BASIS FOR REVOKING EXISTING ACCOMMODATION. MARCH 2026 THE PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE TEXT AMENDMENTS. THIS IS THE END OF THE PRESENTATION. I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT THIS IS SO THE CITY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE STATUTES. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COUNCIL? >> MOTION TO APPROVE OTHER NANCE 26-24. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FINAL DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? [ CHORUS OF AYES ] ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. 10B, ORDINANCE 26-25. >> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XI, LAND USAGE, CHAPTER 158, ZONING CODE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE BY AMENDING SECTION 158.100 TO ADD ENCLOSED ASSEMBLY AREA AS A SPECIAL EXEMPTION USE IN THE OPEN SPACE RECREATIONAL ZONING DISTRICT, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDIN FOR CODIFICATION AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF. ANNE COX WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT. THIS APPLICATION IS A CITY-INITIATED AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 158 ZONING CODE TO SECTION 158.100, WHICH IS THE OPEN SPACE RECREATIONAL ZONING DISTRICT OSR. IT ADDS ENCLOSED ASSEMBLY USE AS WITHOUT ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE AS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION IN THE OSR ZONING DISTRICT. THE OSR DISTRICT IS A DISTRICT THAT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE AREAS UNIQUELY SUITED FOR PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND RELATED PUBLIC OR SEMIPUBLIC FACILITIES THAT PROMOTE THE PUBLIC WELFARE AND ENSURE LAND USE COMPATIBILITY. SO CURRENTLY THE OSR ZONING PERMITS PARKS OR PLAYGROUNDS OR OTHER CULTURAL RECREATIONAL PLACES WHICH ARE PUBLIC, GOLF COURSES, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE WITH OR WITHOUT ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE. THE PROPOSED CHANGE WOULD ALLOW A BROADER RANGE OF ENCLOSED ASSEMBLY USES WHICH COULD BE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE IN THE OSR ZONING DISTRICT, AS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE, WHILE NOT ALLOWING THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMPONENT. THANK YOU. AND THESE ARE JUST THE DEFINITIONS, YOU KNOW, FROM OUR CODE, WHICH WOULD BE CHAPTER 153. THIS IS THE EXACT LANGUAGE THAT'S BEING PROPOSED TO BE ADDED, WHICH IS UNDERLINED IN SECTION 4. WE'RE ALSO RECOMMENDING THAT BECAUSE THE ZONING DISTRICT DOES NOT ADDRESS IN THE CITY-WIDE DESIGN STANDARDS THEY BE REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO THOSE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR ANY PROPOSED NEW BUILDING. SO THE AMENDMENT WOULD ALLOW OPPORTUNITIES FOR RE-USE OF EXISTING BUILDINGS AND ALLOW ADDITIONAL ENCLOSED ASSEMBLY USES IN PROPOSED BUILDINGS ON LANDS ZONED OSR, SUPPORTS AN INDOOR COMPONENT FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES WHILE MAINTAINING THE OPEN SPACE AND RECREATIONAL CHARACTER AND AT PROSED AMENDMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH GOAL 1.1 OF THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS AMENDMENT AT THEIR MARCH 3rd MEETING. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS COX? NO? THANK YOU. THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COUNCIL? >> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 26-25. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FINAL DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? [ CHORUS OF AYES ] ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. 10C, ORDINANCE 26-26. >> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA, BAN DONNING A PORTION OF A 20-FOOT-WIDE REAR UTILITY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENT AFFECTING LOT 27, BLOCK 2966, PORT ST. LUCIE SECTION 43, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 16, PAGES 15, 15A THROUGH 15L OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COUNCIL? >> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 26-26. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? [ CHORUS OF AYES ] ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. 10D, ORDINANCE 26-27. >> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE TO PROVIDE A SMALL-SCALE AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 8.03 ACRES FROM RESIDENTIAL GOLF COURSE TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL FOR A PARCEL OF LAND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS PARCELS 1, 2, 3 AND 4, CENTRAL PARK COMMERCIAL PLAT AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 135, PAGES 39 THROUGH 41, INCLUSIVE, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> GOO EVENING, HOW ARE YOU? >> GOOD EVENING. GOOD. MAYOR, COUNCIL, DANIEL ROBINSON, PLANNING AND ZONING. THE PROJECT BEFORE YOU IS A SMALL SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT. THIS IS A QUESTION FROM DK CENTRAL PARK AND LLC, AND SHOPS AT PORT ST. LUCIE LLC TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE FROM RESIDENTIAL GOLF COURSE TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF CROSSTOWN AND VERANO PARKWAY. NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES ALL CONSIST OF RESIDENTIAL USES. THE PGA DRI, NOW KNOW AS VERANO DRI WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2003 AND CONSISTS OF RGC AND GC LAND USE DESIGNATIONS. THE 8.03 ACRE AREA DRI WITHIN POD GP PUD HAS A COMMERCIAL USE DESIGNATION. THE RGC LAND USE ALLOWS LIMITED COMMERCIAL USES AS THEY ARE INTENDED TO SUPPORT THE RESIDENTIAL GOLF COURSE DEVELOPMENT AND NOT THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. THE LAND USE CHANGE FROM RGC TO CG IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE APPLICANT WISHES TO PROVIDE COMMERCIAL USES THAT MAY BE MORE INTENSIVE USES THAT ARE TYPICALLY FOUND IN PROPERTIES ZONED CG, GENERAL COMMERCIAL SUCH AS RETAIL WITH DRIVE-THRU SERVICES, RESTAURANTS, AUTOMOBILE, AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES. THIS WILL SERVE THE GREATER COMMUNITY JUST AS THE EXISTING CG LAND USE AREA THAT CONSISTS OF THE PUBLIC LONG CROSSTOWN PARKWAY DOES. THE AMENDMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH GOAL 1.1, WHICH IS TO PROVIDE AN APPROPRIATE MIX OF LAND USE WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS OF PORT ST. LUCIE IN A WAY WHICH IS ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE AND DEVELOPED CONCURRENT WITH THE NEEDED FACILITIES AND SERVICES. AT BUILD-OUT, THE ENTIRE WILL NOT DEVELOP ALL THE ENTITLEMENT OMPLLY GRANTED FROM THE OVERALL LAND USE MIX AND COMPOSITION OF THE DRI AND NOT CHANGING SUBSTANTIALLY. THIS REQUEST IS A LEGISLATIVE ACTION AND CAN BE APPROVED OR DENIED ON COUNCIL'S DETERMINATION OF WHAT IS THE BEST INTERESTS IN THE CITY AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AT THEIR REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 3rd, 2026. AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE IF YOU HAVE NO QUESTIONS FOR ME. >> MAYOR: OKAY, THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. ROBINSON? NO? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? PLEASE COME FORWARD. GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING, PETE HOFF ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS, PETE WITH CUTLER AND HEARING. I THANK DANIEL FOR THE PRESENTATION. I'LL BE QUICK THIS EVENING. QUICK SNAPSHOT OF OUR PROJECT TEAM. THE REQUEST AS DANIEL OUTLINED AS WE'RE LOOKING TO SWAP THE RGC LAND USE WITH THE COMMERCIAL GENERAL LAND USE JUST FOR THE EIGHT ACRES IN VERANO SOUTH AND POD G. THIS SITE WAS ALWAYS POSITIONED AND SLATED FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT SO WE'RE KIND OF BRINGING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE INTO LINE WITH THE DRI DEVELOPMENT ORDER. JUST BRIEF HISTORY THERE FOR ANYBODY WHO IS EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THIS IS PROBABLY CONTEXT, POD G IS OUTLINED IN GREEN, THE COMMERCIAL SITE IN RED. THIS POD WAS APPROVED FOR JUST OVER 2800 RESIDENTIAL UNITS MULTI-FAMILY AND SINGLE-FAMILY WITH THE GOLF COURSE. JUST SOME CONTEXT ON THE LAND USE AND THE ZONING THAT STAFF WENT OVER. I WANTED TO JUST PROVIDE THIS SLIDE QUICKLY THAT THE RED STARS INDICATE WHERE THE COMMERCIAL NODES ARE FOR THE VERANO DRI AND THEN THE VERANO FRONTAGE ALONG CROSSTOWN PARK WAY IS JUST OVER THREE AND A HALF MILES. AFTER THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING, I HAD A COUPLE RESIDENTS IN TRADITION COME UP, THEY WERE CURIOUS AND EXCITED TO SEE WHAT COMMERCIAL SERVICES WOULD BE COMING. I GAVE THEM A COUPLE IDEAS OF SOME OF THE SITE PLANS WE ANTICIPATE COMING FORWARD, CVS, INLINE RETAIL, THINGS OF THAT NTURE. THEY WERE EXCITED TO GET SOME OF THAT OVER HERE IN THIS AREA. THIS IS RIGHT OUT OF THE DRI. IT'S THE PHASING SCHEDULE BUT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TWO THINGS. THE AMOUNT OF SQUARE FOOT ORIGINAL FOR RETAIL SERVICE AND OFFICE, JUST OVER 900,000 SQUARE FEET, AND IF YOU KIND OF TAKE THAT AND TRANSLATE THAT TO THE THREE RED STARS, WHICH TOTAL JUST UNDER 20 ACRES, WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET CLOSE TO 900,000. WE'D BE LUCKY TO GET A THIRD OF THAT. THAT PUTS IT IN CONTEXT THAT WE'RE NOT INCREASING ANY INTENSITY OR DENSITY WITH THIS AMENDMENT. AND THEN THE LAST PART ON THE BOTTOM THERE IS I'VE HIGHLIGHTED THE ORIGINAL DRI APPROVAL CONTEMPLATED WHAT THEY REFER TO AS THE ITE RATE, 820 FOR SHOPPING CENTERS. WHAT THAT TRANSLATES, IF I CAN READ IT, IT'S A LITTLE SMALL, IT EQUATES FOR ANALYSIS STANDPOINT FOR COMMUNITY CENTERS, SHOPPING CENTERS, THINGS OF THAT -- WHERE YOU WOULD EXPECT TO FIND INLOIN RETAIL, FAST FOOD, PHARMACIES WITH DRIVE-THRU SO THAT WAS CONPLAC CONTEMPLATED WITH TRAFFIC AND IMP IMPACTS. NEXT SLIDE IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT STAFF OUTLINED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT AND APPRECIATE STAFF'S TIME AND COLLABORATION, REALLY GREAT GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS HERE TO WORK WITH. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS? >> QUESTIONS FOR STAFF TO START. >> MAYOR: YOU HAVE SOMETHING FOR STAFF? >> I DO AND I MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING FOR HIM, TOO. A COUPLE OF THINGS, JUST IN THE HISTORY OF THE CROSSTOWN PARKWAY FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE GOAL IS ALWAYS TO KEEP AS MUCH COMMERCIAL OFF OF IT, BECAUSE IT'S MEANT TO BE A GREENWAY AND CONNECT PEOPLE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE SO YOU DON'T HAVE THE INGRESS AND EGRESS. THAT WAS THE BAIT WITH THE VERANO PUBLIX PLAZA, OBVIOUSLY. ESPECIALLY WHEN WE OPENED UP IN THE 7-ELEVEN AND THE OTHER USES THERE, IT WAS CONTROVERSIAL IN THAT NATURE. SO I REMEMBER A PREVIOUS COUNCIL CONVERSATION WITH THAT. WITH THE INCREASE IN INTENSITY SINCE YOU SAID YOU HAD SITE PLANS COMING IN SOME OF THE THINGS I WOULD BE UH-UH COMFORTABLE IS AUTOMOTIVE USES AS WELL AS GAS STATIONS AND SUCH THAT WOULD CREATE HIGH VOLUMES OF TRAFFIC, BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS GOES BACK TO THAT GREENWAY CONCEPT OF KEEPING PEOPLE OFF OF CROSSTOWN AS FAR AS INGRESS AND EGRESS. TO ME THE FACT WE'RE LOOKING AT REMOVING HOMES BECAUSE IT'S ONLY 10% IS WHAT I READ IN THE BACKUP, 10% FOR COMMERCIAL LOOKING AT REMOVING HOMES AND ADDING COMMERCIAL IS A FANTASTIC THING. IT'S HARD WITH CROSSTOWN FOR ITS INTENT. IF YOU'D LIKE TO TELL ME MORE ABOUT THAT. >> NO, ABSOLUTELY, GREAT POINT. YOU'RE RIGHT, CROSSTOWN PARKWAY IS A LIMITED ACCESS FACILITY. WE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH STAFF WELL ON A LOT OF THESE COMMERCIAL PODS WHERE THERE IS <i><u>NLY ONE ACCESS INTO IT FROM </u></i> CROSSTOWN AND ADHERING TO THE POLICY GUIDELINES AND THE ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT LIMITED ACCESS, AND SO THE USES HAVE BEEN MEANT TO UTILIZE THE EXISTING NORTH/SOUTH "ARC," VERANO PARKWAY SOUTH TO GET ACCESS INTO THE COMMERCIAL FACILITIES VERSUS THE INGRESS/EGRESS FROM CROSSTOWN PARKWAY. THERE ARE DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS WHERE THE ACCESS CAN BE PROVIDED AND SO WEED ALEAR TO THAT STRICTLY. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT WITH ANY FUTURE SITE PLAN APPROVAL THAT COMES FORWARD TO STAFF THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT THAT CROSSTOWN PARKWAY STAYS FLOWING IS WHAT IT'S INTENDED TO BE TO GET FROM EAST TO WEST AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. AND THEN AS WELL AS DO YOU KNOW IF THERE'S ANY AUTOMOTIVE USES YOU'RE LOOKING TO BRING? >> THERE'S NOT A FEW BUT ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT'S LOOKING FOR A SITE ALONG CROSSTOWN PARKWAY, BUT AGAIN, IT WOULD NEED TO ADHERE TO THE LIMITED ACCESS REQUIREMENTS. SO THERE WOULD BE MOST LIKELY NO DIRECT ACCESS INTO IT FROM CROSSTOWN PARKWAY. IT WOULD HAVE TO UTILIZ ONE OF THE EXISTING NORTH/SOUTH CORRIDORS OR THE DESIGNATED INGRESS/EGRESS POINTS ALONG CROSSTOWN. WE TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT WHEN WE'RE DESIGNING AND LAYING OUT THE CROSS-CONNECTIONIVITY IN THESE COMMERCIAL SITES TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ACCESS WORKS FOR ALL USERS. >> IF COUNCIL APPROVES, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW I'M GOING TO BE VERY CRITICAL OF THE USES. I WANT TO BE VERY UP FRONT. >> I APPRECIATE DIRECTNESS. >> APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU. ZP >> MAYOR: I THINK WE ALL WILL. >> I'M SURE. >> THE POD LOCATED AT A STOPLIGHT. >> IT IS SIGNALIZED, YES. >> THERE'S A SIGNAL RIGHT THERE. SO THAT'S GOING TO MITIGATE UNLIKE PUBLIX FURTHER TO THE EAST, WHERE IT IMPEDES TRAFFIC. YOU HAVE TO, THERE'S A STOPLIGHT THERE. >> SURE. >> MYSELF, I'M THANKFUL THAT YOU'RE TURNING IT INTO COMMERCIAL BECAUSE I LIVE RIGHT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I HAVE TO GO TO TRADITION OR ST. LUCIE WEST AND YOU HAVE CROSSTOWN COMMONS. YOU HAVE VERANO. YOU HAVE FAIRGREENS CROSSING. THERE'S OTHER AREAS THAT THAT COMMERCIAL IS GOING TO SERVE IT VERY WELL. >> RIGHT. >> SO I HAVE NO PROBLEM SUPPORTING, EXCUSE ME, I'D HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH SUPPORTING THIS DECISION. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: YES, GO AHEAD. >> SO ONE THING THAT HIT ME WHEN THE PRESENTATION WAS GIVEN BY STAFF THAT THE LAND USE CHANGE IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE APPLICANT WISHES TO PROVIDE COMMERCIAL USES THAT MAY BE MORE INTENSIVE USES, AND THEN WHEN I HEARD THAT, AND THEN WITH YOUR PRESENTATION, WHERE YOU BRING UP THE THREE NODES OF COMMERCIAL ON CROSSTOWN, AND VICE MAYOR BROUGHT UP A GREAT POINT. WE WERE TRYING TO KEEP COMMERCIAL OFF OF CROSSTOWN, BUT THE OTHER ONES I SEE, ARE THEY ALREADY ZONED COMMERCIAL GENERAL? NO, THEY'RE NOT. SO IT IS -- I WILL BE ONE OF THE, WITH MY BOOK END DOWN THERE, VERY CRITICAL. PUBLIX DOES HAVE A LIGHT THERE, WHERE THEY GO IN. >> AT VERANO. >> YES, THERE'S A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WELL, YOU GO IN AND YOU MAKE AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT-HAND TURN DEPENDING ON WHICH DIRECTION YOU'RE GOING ON. SO YEAH, I WILL BE VERY CRITICAL ALSO. SO WHEN THOSE SITE PLANS COME IN, JUST BEWARE. >> APPRECIATE THE COMMENT. AND VERANO HAS A LONG HISTORY, RIGHT, SINCE 2003, A LOT OF AMENDMENTS. I THINK NINE AMENDMENTS TO THE DRI AT THIS POINT, WITH SHIFTING VARIOUS USES AROUND FROM MIXED USE CENTERS TO THEN TAKING OFF THE COMMERCIAL TO THEN PUTTING IT BACK. THE MASTER DEVELOPERS ARE VERY DYNAMIC IN RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF THE MARKET, AND SO THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO SHOW THE SLIDE WITH THE EXISTING APPROVED AMOUNT OF NON-RESIDENTIAL ENTITLEMENT. I THINK IT EQUATES TO 948,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE RETAIL AND SERVICE. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE RGC LAND USE, IT DOES PERMIT A CERTAIN MIX OF COMMERCIAL, AND THERE WAS THIS MARKET MISALIGNMENT WITH SOME OF THE USES THAT WANTED TO COME IN, AND DIDN'T REALLY FALL UNDER COMMERCIAL GENERAL OR WAS IT CONSISTENT WITH THE RGC? WE AGREED IN COLLABORATION WITH STAFF THAT THE BEST THING TO DO WOULD BE TO BRING EVERYTHING INTO ALIGNMENT THROUGH THE SMALL COMMERCIAL LAND USE AMENDMENTS AND THAT WAY THINGS ARE CONSISTENT MOVING FORWARD. >> I REMEMBER THAT MEETING WELL. THE ENTIRE AREA WAS FILLED WITH VERANO RESIDENTS THAT WERE NOT HAPPY WITH US APPROVING IT. >> MAYOR: THAT WAS THE 7-ELEVEN. >> YES, IT WAS. >> YES. THEY WERE NOT HAPPY. >> MAYOR: BUT TO YOUR POINT, SO THE TWO OTHER SMALLER SITES ARE NEXT TO A SCHOOL SITE AND NEXT TO A CITY PARK SITE. >> YES. >> MAYOR: SO ABSOLUTELY WHEN IT COMES TO PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT THE PLAN IS TO GO IN THERE, I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY WE'RE ALL, YOU KNOW, GOING TO BE MINDFUL OF WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. >> SURE. >> MAYOR: WHAT'S GOING TO BE SURROUNDING USE SO THANK YOU. >> MADAM MAYOR, TOO, AND THE DRI IS A DRI, BUT AESTHETICALLY SPEAKING THE VERANO PUBLIX AREA AND THE USES WITHIN THEIR ALSO AESTHETICALLY RESEMBLE THE VERANO BRAND. DO WE HAVE SPECIFICATIONS IN THESE AGREEMENTS THAT THESE PARCELS ARE ALSO GOING TO RESEMBLE THAT? MEANING WHAT I THINK MAKES THE COMMERCIAL THAT WE DO HAVE CROSSTOWN OKAY IN SPECIAL IN A SENSE IS BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY LOOKS, IT'S NOT HODGEPODGY AND IT LOOKS LIKE FOR EXAMPLE THE MATAMIE CIRCLE K, THE VERANO, IT LOOKS LIKE IT BELONGS THERE AND IT'S NOT THIS BRAND WITH THIS BRAND AND THIS COLOR SCHEME WITH THIS COLOR SCHEME. SO IS THAT ALREADY IN THE PARAMETERS OF THE DRI OR IS THAT SOMETHING WE'D HAVE TO SPECIFY IN APPROVAL? >> WE HAVE OUR CITY-WIDE DESIGN STANDARDS. THIS IS JUST THE LAND USE CHANGE. WE DON'T HAVE, I DON'T BELIEVE, THE ELEVATIONS IN FOR THIS SITE YET FOR THESE NEW USES THAT WOULD BE COMING IN, BUT FOR EXAMPLE, IF A FREESTANDING CVS COMES IN ON THE SITE, THEY WOULD COME BEFORE YOU FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION, I BELIEVE. SO I MEAN, YOU WILL BE SEEING SOME OF THESE AGAIN. WE DO HAVE THE CITY-WIDE DESIGN STANDARDS AND VERANO I WILL SAY IS A GOOD PARTNER TO THE CITY, AND PUTS FORWARD A NICE LOOKING PRODUCT. SO I'M SURE THEY'LL WORK WITH US TO ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS. >> AND THAT WOULD BE MY REQUEST, TOO, IS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT ALL ALIGNS WITH THE DESIGN WHAT HAVE IT LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT IT MATCHES SO THAT WAY WE DON'T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE ONE BRAND HERE. IT JUST DOESN'T LOOK LIKE AND THEN IT LOOKS CRAPPY. >> CONSISTENCY. I'LL RELAY THAT. >> APPRECIATE IT. >> MAYOR: ANY OTHER FINAL QUESTIONS? >> I SAW COLE BACT BACK THERE, D YOU. HE WAS EDGING FORWARD. I DON'T KNOW IF HE HAD ANYTHING. >> I JUST WANTED TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF YOUR CONCERNS WITH THE ACCESS MANAGEMENT. PART OF THE DRI CROSSTOWN ACTUALLY HAS AN ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLAN FROM VILLAGE PARK WITH RANGE LINE ROAD. THE OPENINGS YOU SEE OUD TODAY SHOULD BE ALL THAT IS ALLOWED GOING FORWARD SO WE WILL DEFINITELY MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL SITE PLANS HAPPEN, THEY ALIGN WITH THAT ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT'S ALREADY APPROVED TO PROVIDE THAT FAST EVACUATION STYLE ROUTE. >> YES. >> MAYOR: GREAT. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COUNCIL? >> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 26-27. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FINAL DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? [ CHORUS OF AYES ] ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, WE'RE MOVING ON TO RESOLUTIONS. 11A, RESOLUTION 26-R21. >> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE FLORIDA REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COSTS RELATED TO THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY'S WATER AND WASTE WATER UTILITY SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. >> MAYOR: COUNCIL? >> MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 26-R21. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? [ CHORUS OF AYES ] ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. 11B, RESOLUTION 26-R22. >> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF PUBLIC ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS FOR SOUTHWEST ANTHONY F. KHAN SEWN, SR., BOULEVARD, PHASE THREE, CONSTRUCTED BY SANSONE GROUP, LLC, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY MOTION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 26-R22. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? [ CHORUS OF AYES ] ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. 11C, RESOLUTION 26-R23. >> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE, REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COSTS RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE TORINO REGIONAL PARK PROJECT, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, COUNCIL? >> MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 26-R23. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? [ CHORUS OF AYES ] ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. 11D, RESOLUTION 26-R24. >> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF PUBLIC ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS FOR CROSSTOWN PARKWAY EXTENSION SEGMENT 2A, CONSTRUCTED BY DK CENTRAL PARK, LLC, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. >> MAYOR: IS THERE A MOTION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 26-R24. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? [ CHORUS OF AYES ] ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. 11E, RESOLUTION 26-R25. >> A RESOLUTION FOR ASSISTANT 2026 UNDER THE FLORIDA INLAND NAVIGATION DISTRICT WATERWAYS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. >> MAYOR: IS THERE A MOTION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 26-R25. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? [ CHORUS OF AYES ] ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT. WE HAVE NO NEW BUSINESS. WE'RE ON TO OUR CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. >> YES, MADAM MAYOR, AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH DEBRIS OUT THERE IN THE STREETS AS A RESULT OF THE COLD SPELL THAT WE HAD IN JANUARY. I JUST WANT TO REPORT AND PREFACE BY SAYING THIS WILL BE NO ADDITIONAL COST TO OUR RESIDENTS. WE'RE INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF JARRED WASTE THAT GO OUT THERE FROM FOUR YARDS TO SIX YARDS AND REALLY THIS IS INTENDED TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS DEAL WITH ALL THIS EXTRA DEBRIS. MAYBE SOME OF THE RESIDENTS DON'T KNOW HOW BIG IT IS, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT SIX CUBIC YARDS EQUATES TO ABOUT THREE DRYERS PUT TOGETHER SIDE BY SIDE. SO AGAIN, NO EXTRA COST FOR RESIDENTS AND THIS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM MARCH 30th TO APRIL 24th. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY'S PUTTING OUT AS AVAILABLE. IF ANY RESIDENTS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THEY CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE, AT CITYOFPSL.COM/SOLIDWASTE. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT DEFINITELY I KNOW I'M DEALING WITH IT AND IF I'M DEALING WITH IT, EVERYBODY IS DEALING WITH IT. THE CITY ITSELF IS DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE OURSELVES. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL DISCUSS IN THE NEAR FUTURE HOW WE'RE DEALING WITH SOME OF OUR TREES THAT ARE DYING OUT THERE. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> MADAM MAYOR? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE MANAGER. TWO THINGS. ONE IS ARE WE GOING TO WORK WITH COMMUNICATIONS TO BRING IN MAYBE EVEN LIKE TYLER HATFIELD, ONE OF THE LARGER PRESENCE THAT DOES INTERVIEWS TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THIS? I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT PEOPLE KNOW. I SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE CUTTING BACK TREES THIS PAST WEEKEND, BUT TO MARIANA, SHE'S IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM, I'VE BEEN SEEING WHAT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING THAT I'M SEEING IN THE CORNER CLIP LOTS OR THESE CORNER LOTS AND I'M GOING TO CALL OUT ATLANTIS, THAT'S THE ONE NEAR MY HOUSE, I'VE BEEN NOTICING THEY'RE PUTTING YARD WASTE AND ALSO BULK WASTE INSTEAD OF IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE, PUTTING IT ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE. THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ABUTTING CANALS ARE TAKING THEIR YARD WASTE AND PUTTING IT ON THE EDGE OF THEIR PROPERTY LINE IN THE CANALS AND I DON'T THINK FCC, I DON'T KNOW IF FCC PICKS UP THERE BECAUSE IT STAYS THERE. I'M ASSUMING HOW OUR CONTRACT WORKS THEY PICK IT UP IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE, NOT THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE UNLESS THEY'RE CALLED BUT THESE CORNER LOTS, THERE'S PEOPLE THAT I SAW IT ALSO ON, OH, THAT STREET THAT GETS TO CROSSTOWN FROM MY HOUSE, A SIDE STREET, TOO, I SAW CORNER LOTS PUTTING THAT ON THE SIDE OF THEIR HOUSE INSTEAD OF THE FRONT. I HAVE CONCERNS WITH THE YARD WASTE AS WELL AS THE BULK WASTE. RIGHT NOW THERE'S TWO COUCHES AND I THINK IT'S PARTIAL AC DUCTS SITTING ON THE SIDES OF THEIR HOUSE, BEEN THERE FOR OVER A WEEK. >> OR LET US KNOW AND REPORT THAT TO US. >> DO WE KNOW, OUT OF CURE YOITSYO CURIOSITY, MARIANA, IS THAT ALLOWED? CAN PEOPLE PUT THINGS ON A CORNER SIDE LOT? BECAUSE IF IT'S NOT ALLOWED, THERE NEEDS TO BE A CODE DISCUSSION WITH THAT RESIDENT I THINK. >> UM-HUM. >> IT WOULD DEPEND IF FCC SERVICES OTHER HOMES ON THAT STREET. SO LIKE I LIVE ON A CORNER LOT AND FCC DOES SERVICE BOTH SIDES. IF THERE IS NO SERVICE ON THAT STREET, THEN THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PUT IT THERE BECAUSE FCC WOULD NOT STOP THERE AND IT WOULD BE PART OF THEIR ROUTE. >> DOES THE CONTRACT STATE WHERE THEY NEED TO PLACE THEIR DEBRIS? >> IT'S USUALLY THE FRONTAGE. I HAVE A DRIVEWAY ON BOTH, BUT IT WOULD DEPEND. EACH LOT IS DIFFERENT. BUT WE'LL LOOK INTO THE ONES ON ATLANTIS. >> I DEFINITELY THINK THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, BECAUSE I'M SEEING IT MORE AND MORE WHERE PEOPLE ARE PLACING IT ON THE SIDE AND IT'S NOT GETTING PICKED UP, SPECIFICALLY YARD WASTE IN BULK. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> JUST TO TAG ON THAT, I'VE NOTICED THAT A LOT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY'LL TAKE IT RIGHT TO THE EDGE OF THEIR PROPERTY BUT MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NEXT TO THE CANAL OR NOT ON THEIR PROPERTY. IT GETS PICKED UP EVERY WEEK. SO I DON'T SEE WHAT THE MAJOR ISSUE IS WITH IT, PLUS IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE PUT OUT THERE UNTIL THE DAY BEFORE. SO I KNOW THAT THEY STOPPED PICKING UP BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT THAT WERE TAKING IT ACROSS THE STREET TO THE EMPTY LOT AND PUTTING IT ON THE ROADSIDE AND IT WAS NEVER GETTING PICKED UP. SO JUST A -- >> THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING THE QUESTION, IS IT SOMETHING ALLOWED OR NOT ALLOWED AND IF IT'S NOT GETTING PICKED UP IT'S AN ISSUE WE NEED TO DISCUSS WITH FCC, IF IT'S A RESIDENT ISSUE, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO DO WE NEED TO TALK TO, TO GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF. >> THERE WERE A LOT OF PROPERTIES THAT WERE PUTTING THEIR YARD WASTE ON VACANT LOTS PREVIOUSLY, AND WE'VE BEEN EDUCATING EVER SINCE FCC STARTED. THAT'S GOTTEN A LOT BETTER BUT THERE'S STILL SOME THAT WE CONTINUE TO EDUCATE. >> LIKE WALTERS? >> YES, THAT COULD BE ONE. BUT THERE'S, THE EDUCATION CONTINUES THROUGHOUT. THERE WERE, BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY, PEOPLE HAD STARTED PUTTING PILES ON VACANT LOTS, BUT WE CONTINUE TO EDUCATE AND WITH THE CORNER LOTS, WE'LL ADDRESS HOWEVER WE NEED TO ADDRESS, WHETHER IT IS WITH FCC OR EDUCATING THE RESIDENTS. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCILWOMAN MORGAN? >> OKAY. I'LL DO MY REPORT FIRST. ON THE 17th, WHICH WAS TRICIA'S BIRTHDAY, WE ALL KNOW THAT, ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTS IN THE COUNCIL OFFICE, SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGAIN! I KNOW YOU'RE STILL CELEBRATING. AND I HAD THE COFFEE WITH THE COUNCIL THAT DAY AND OF COURSE, WE ALL KNOW THAT IT'S USUALLY AIRED THE NEXT MONTH, SO WE DID LIKE A HISTORY OF PORT ST. LUCIE CELEBRATING THE 65th BIRTHDAY OF THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE. AND THEN ON THE 18th, HAD THE HONOR OF ATTENDING THE PORT ST. LUCIE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOURTH QUARTER AWARDS, WHICH WAS VERY NICE. CONGRATS TO ALL AND ALSO VERY SPECIAL PRESENTATION THE PURPLE HEART PRESENTATION TO SERGEANT ERIC LAVASSER. IT WAS MY FIRST TIME MEETING HIM, WHAT A PLEASURE, WHAT AN HONOR AND IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE HOW MANY CAME OUT FOR THAT VERY MEANINGFUL, WONDERFUL PRESENTATION, EVEN THE SURGEON AND EVEN THE AIR MEDICS, YOU KNOW, WERE THERE. SO THAT WAS VERY NICE. AND THEN AFTER THAT, ATTENDED THE FIRE BOARD MEETING. SO MY LITTLE TIDBIT FOR THE -- OH, KEVIN MARIAJEK, ARE WE THUMBS UP FOR THE LIFT STATION ON SELVITZ? >> IT'S OPERATIONAL. >> YES! IT ONLY TOOK TEN YEARS, BUT WE GOT IT GOING! THANK YOU, THANK YOU! IT IS THE LITTLE SMALL THINGS. KEEP PORT ST. LUCIE BEAUTIFUL HAD ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION DAY ON MARCH 7th. A LOT OF NUMBERS COMING UP, SO BEAR WITH ME. 538 VEHICLES DROPPED OFF 143 PROPANE TANKS, 580 POUNDS OF COOKING OIL, 34 VEHICLE BATTERIES, NOT FROM TESLAS, RIGHT, 797 GALLONS OF AUTOMOTIVE FLUIDS, 31 POUNDS OF MEDICATION, THAT'S A LOT, 3,269 POUNDS OF E-WASTE. E-WASTE, DID I SAY E-WASTE? WHAT IS E-WASTE? WELL, LET ME TELL YOU. [ LAUGHTER ] I HAD TO GO ONLINE TO FIND OUT WHAT E-WASTE WAS. ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT E-WASTE, HOWEVER IT INCLUDES PHONES, COMPUTERS, APPLIANCES, REFRIGERATORS AND MICROWAVES. I WOULD IMAGINE IT WOULD INCLUDE TOASTER OVENS AND COFFEE POTS, RIGHT? E-WASTE. NOW YOU KNOW THE REST OF THE STORY. SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO DROPPED OFF THESE HAZARDOUS ITEMS SO WE COULD DISPOSE OF THEM PROPERLY AND MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE NEXT E-WASTE COLLECTION DATE, WHICH IS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10th. ACTUALLY, IT'S FOR ALL KINDS OF HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE, BUT DON'T FORGET ABOUT THAT E-WASTE. SO THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN PICKETT? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. ON THE 14th I WENT TO THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE AND IRISH FESTIVAL. 18th A LEAGUE OF CITIES LUNCHEON AND ALSO THAT AFTERNOON ATTENDED THE PORT ST. LUCIE POLICE AWARDS AND THE PURPLE HEART AND CHIEF I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING, THAT CEREMONY WAS ONE OF THE BEST THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S EVER PUT ON. YOU RECOGNIZED A LOT OF OFFICERS IN A QUICK AMOUNT OF TIME AND I WAS SURPRISED AT HOW EFFICIENTLY IT WAS RUN. IT JUST, THE FLOW WAS THERE. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE 19th I WENT TO RIBBON CUTTING FOR CARMELA COFFEE IN TRADITION AND ON THE 20th, THANK YOU TO A&G POOLS WHO SELECTED ME AS THEIR HOMETOWN HERO AND ALTHOUGH THE METS DIDN'T GIVE ME MY PITCHING CONTRACT I WAS HOPING FOR -- [ LAUGHTER ] -- I DID GET TO THROW OUT THE FIRST PITCH AND THAT'S A BUCKET LIST ITEM FOR ME TO THROW OUT A FIRST PITCH AT A MAJOR LEAGUE GAME AND THANK YOU TO A&G POOLS AND THE METS ORGANIZATION. >> GREAT. >> MY ANNOUNCEMENT, SUPPORTING MILITARY VETERANS AND FAMILIES VET FEST EIGHT APRIL 4th, EVENT STARTS AT 3:00 P.M., LIVE MUSIC, MOTORCYCLE RUN, A JEEP SHOW, 5K RUCK MARCH, FOOD TRUCKS AND MUCH, MUCH MORE. LET'S COME TOGETHER FOR A DAY OF CELEBRATION, UNITY, SERVICE AND COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR? >> ON THE 9th I ATTENDED THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP. WANTED CHIEF TO KNOW THE RESIDENTS I SPOKE TO LOVE THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE'S PD AND TALKED TO ME ABOUT HOW GOOD OUR PD IS, SO THAT WAS KIND OF NICE FEEDBACK TO GET WHILE I WAS THERE GIVING FEEDBACK TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THEN ON THE 12th MAKEUP DAY FOR LEADERSHIP. I GOT TO SEE ADAM'S RANCH AND FPUA AND THE AMAZING THINGS WE'VE GOT ON IT SEE OVER THE YEARS, IT WAS A LOT OF FUN ON ON THE 14th MYSELF AND COUNCILMAN PICKETT DID THE CROSSTOWN 5K. >> I FORGOT ABOUT THAT. >> YES, EARLY IN THE MORNING. MADAM MAYOR, SO I NEED YOUR HELP HERE, DAVID. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE CARLA -- YOU DO YOUR SPECIAL COMMUNITY -- I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE CARLA AND JERRY AND THE CROSSTOWN 5K RUNNING CLUB FOR AN AWARD, COUNCILMAN PICKETT CONCURS, CORRECT? >> YES. >> AND THE REASON WHY I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE NUMBER ONE, THEY HAVE A LITTER TEAM THAT KEEPS TROSTOWN CLEAN. THEY'VE BEEN AROUND FIVE YEARS AND HAVE A BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THEY SPEND SO MUCH TIME ORGANIZING EVENTS FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS OUTSIDE IN NATURE, IN OUR COMMUNITY IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME, GO ON TO THE WEBSITE. YOU CAN GO RUN AND WALK AND BE HEALTHY. IT'S JUST AN AMAZING GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE STEWARDS IN THE COMMUNITY AND I REALLY THINK THEY DESERVE RECOGNITION. SO THAT'S IN YOUR WHEELHOUSE. >> GET BRANDON THE INFORMATION AND BE HAPPY DO IT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THEN I ALSO ATTENDED THE FOURTH QUARTER AWARDS WITH SERGEANT LAVASSER, BEYOND AMAZING AND TOUCHING. SO GLAD THAT SENATOR HAROLD COULD BE THERE AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE TEAM FROM HCA THAT ATTENDED THAT WAS HELPING SERGEANT LAVASSER RECOVER. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THEM THEIR LOVING HANDS. I UNDERSTAND HE'S NOT 100% BUT MAN HE LOOKS IT. INCREDIBLE, ANGELS WATCHING OVER HIM. THE ANNOUNCEMENT I HAVE IS VOLUNTEERS TOOK PART IN A UNIQUE CONSERVATION EVENT THIS PAST WEEKEND INSIDE A GREEN SPACE IN WHISPERING PINES WITH THE HELP OF THE MENTOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF WEEDS LABS, AIR POTATO BEETLES AND BRAZILIAN PEPPER, LOOKS LIKE THRIPS, IT'S AN INTERESTING BUG, WERE RELEASED TO FIGHT INVASIVE PLANTS NATURALLY. VOLUNTEERS ALSO SHAPED NEW WALKING PATHS AND TOOK PART IN THE COMMUNITY CLEANUP. THIS EVENT WAS PART OF THE CONSERVATION CORPS PILOT PROJECT SUPPORTED BY THE TRUST OF PUBLIC LANDS ON THE COMMON GROUND PROGRAM. HOW DO I SAY IT, KATE, I HEARD YOU SAY IT, THIRPS. IS THAT A BUG? >> MAYOR: WE NEED OWEN TO GIVE US A PRESENTATION ON HIS ISOPODS AND ALL THE INSECTS. >> I AGREE. I DON'T KNOW LIKE, IT'S GREAT THEY'RE KILLING THE BRAZILIAN PEPPERS. I DON'T WANT TO NECESSARILY RUN INTO ONE OF THEM. >> MAYOR: TRUE. >> SO. THAT'S IT, MADAM MAYOR, THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANKS. COUNCILMAN BONNA? >> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. SO ON THE 14th, WE HAD THE WHOLE FAMILY ON THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE FLOAT AND WE HAD SO MUCH FUN. I HOPE YOU'LL ORGANIZE ONE AGAIN ON COLUMBUS DAY. [ LAUGHTER ] ONE CAN ONLY HOPE. >> OH, MY. >> AND ON THE 16th, IT WAS MY WIFE'S BIRTHDAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TARA, AND WE ALSO HAD A CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON THAT DAY, THANK YOU, GUYS. [ LAUGHTER ] >> MAYOR: IT'S A MONDAY COUNCIL DAY. >> AND HAD A NICE TOUR OUT AT PROJECT LIFT AND THEN YOU KNOW, SO MUCH HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT THE POLICE AWARD CEREMONY AND REALLY THE IMPACTFUL MOMENT FOR ME WAS SERGEANT LAVASSER'S COMMENTS. JUST HE'S A WALKING MIRACLE. HE'S JUST THE GRATITUDE HE EXPRESSED AND JUST VERY WELL DONE. THANK YOU. AND OOH, EASTER IS ALMOST HERE. THERE ARE TWO FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS TO HELP CELEBRATE THE SEASON. FIRST THE EASTER BUNNY BREAKFAST IS 9:30 A.M. SATURDAY MARCH 28th AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER WHERE YOU CAN ENJOY FRENCH TOAST, FESTIVE GOODIES AND PHOTOS WITH THE EASTER BUNNY. YOURS TRULY WILL ALSO BE THERE. THEN WITH ANTHONY, JR., AND LITTLE ADELE. SO JUST A BONUS THEY ARE INCLUDED IN THE NOTICE, AND THERE'S THE SPRING EXTRAVAGANZA, 9:00 A.M. SATURDAY APRIL 4th AT WHISPERING PINES PARK, ENJOY A FUN-FILLED MORNING WITH FREE GAMES, INFLATABLES AND HUNTS FOR 60,000 EGGS. LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR EVENTS AT CITYOFPSL.COM/EVENTS. >> WHO PUTS 60,000 EGGS OUT? >> OUR PARKS AND RECS TEAM PUTS OUT 60,000 EGGS EVERY YEAR. THEY'RE AMAZING. THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING THAT THEY DO THIS EVERY YEAR. >> BRAD'S BACK THERE. >> BRAD'S SAYING I'M GLAD I DON'T HAVE TO DO IT. >> MAYOR: OKAY, SO A FEW THINGS. I MET WITH CONGRESSMAN MASS LAST WEEK, TALKED ABOUT OUR FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS WITH KATE AND BORIS WAS THERE AS WELL, THAT WAS GREAT. SO LOOKING FOR HIS ASSISTANCE, OF COURSE, WITH FEDERAL FUNDING AS WE ALWAYS DO. YOU ALL TALKED ABOUT THE FOURTH QUART EAR WARDS, ERIC IS ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING PEOPLE I'VE EVER KNOWN IN MY LIFETIME, AND YES, WHEN HE GOT UP THERE AND GAVE HIS AMAZING HEARTFELT SPEECH, IT WAS VERY TOUCHING. AND CHIEF, YES, YOUR ENTIRE TEAM DID AN AMAZING, AMAZING JOB. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. I HAD FIRE BOARD AS WELL. WENT TO THE GRAND OPENING FOR CARMELA COFFEE, SPEAK AT THE LAKE FOREST AND LAKE CHARLES HOA MEETINGS TO GIVE MY STATE OF THE CITY TO THEM, AND ALSO THIS WEEKEND AND VICE MAYOR, YOU WERE THERE WITH ME, WE WENT TO THE KALEE JACKSON WOMEN IS ART FASHION SHOW. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. HER DESIGNS WERE STUNNING AND EVEN WHAT'S MORE, I DON'T WANT TO SAY IMPORTANT BUT MORE INTRIGUING THAN THAT IS SHE IS TEACHING YOUNG DESIGNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY HOW TO BE FASHION DESIGNERS, AND THESE YOUNG GIRLS HAD THE MOST AMAZING DESIGNS AND SHE GAVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISPLAY THEIR DESIGNS ON THE RUNWAY AS WELL, AND IT WAS LIVESTREAMED TO "VOGUE," WHICH WAS QUITE INCREDIBLE. >> PRETTY COOL. >> MAYOR: SHE'S BEEN IN THE FASHION WORLD IN NEW YORK AND MILAN AND PARIS, SO WE HAVE AN AMAZING DESIGNER RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY DOING AMAZING THINGS. NOT ONLY AROUND THE WORLD, BUT FOR OUR LOCAL KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO SHE DEFINITELY DESERVES TO BE COMMENDED FOR THAT. WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. SO WE ARE ADJOURNED.