Resolution 26-R63 Adopting the Saint Lucie County Local Mitigation Strategy Plan to remain eligible for FEMA mitigation grant programs.

The Saint Lucie County Department of Public Safety prepared and presented the Local Mitigation Strategy Plan (LMS) to the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM), and on May 26, 2026, FDEM reviewed and approved for formal adoption the LMS. The Saint Lucie Board of County Commissioners adopted the Plan by Resolution, 26-163, on September 1, 2026. The City of Fort Pierce will be eligible for the following Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mitigation grant programs:
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM)
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)
In order to be eligible for the aforementioned FEMA mitigation grant programs, the City Commission must adopt the Saint Lucie County Local Mitigation Strategy Plan by Resolution.

The recommendation is to approve the Saint Lucie County Local Mitigation Strategy Plan by Resolution.

The alternative is to decline the adoption of the Saint Lucie County Local Mitigation Strategy Plan causing the City of Fort Pierce to be ineligible for the FEMA mitigation grant programs:

Paul Thomas, Building Official/ Director and Floodplain Administrator

Tioka Santiago, CRS Coordinator
Ron Guerrero, Director of the St. Lucie County Department of Public Safety