C I T Y O F F O R T P I E R C E
CONFERENCE AGENDA MINUTES
Conference Agenda Meeting - Monday, April 8, 2019 - 9:00 a.m.
City Hall - City Commission Chambers, 100 North U.S. #1, Fort Pierce, Florida
1.
Call to Order
Mayor Hudson called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
2.
Pledge of Allegiance
3.
Roll Call
- Present:
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- Jeremiah Johnson, Commissioner
- Thomas Perona, Commissioner
- Linda Hudson, Mayor
- Absent:
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- Rufus Alexander, Commissioner
- Reginald Sessions, Commissioner
- Staff Present:
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- Linda Cox, City Clerk
- Nicholas Mimms, City Manager
- Peter Sweeney, City Attorney
Commissioner Alexander arrived at 9:09 a.m.
Commissioner Sessions arrived at 9:19 a.m.
Commissioner Sessions arrived at 9:19 a.m.
4.
New Business
a.
Building Department Recruitment and Retention
Paul Thomas, Building Official, described his plan to address his ongoing recruitment and retention challenges. Commission consensus was that he should move forward with his plan as presented.
b.
Parks Advisory Committee Presentation on Special Use Permits
Mike Reals, Director of Public Works, and Charlene Adair, Parks Advisory Committee member, presented recommendations on the establishment of a Special Use Permit process for vendor operations within City Parks. Consensus was to move forward with the recommendations.
c.
Parks Advisory Committee Presentation on Jaycee Park
Mike Reals, Public Works Director, and Charlene Adair, member of the Parks Advisory Committee, made a presentation on the recommendations of the Committee to address the ongoing concerns at Jaycee Park. The Commission provided consensus to move forward with the recommendations to include a establishing a minimum wake at 300 feet from shore.
d.
Update on City Hall Annex
Mike Reals, Public Works Director, provided an update on the RFP seeking tenants for the City Hall Annex. After discussion, consensus was to wait to see if St. Lucie County had an interest in locating within the property.
e.
Discussion on Downtown Illumination
Mike Reals, Public Works Director, presented the report conducted by L & S Enterprises, LLC, on the status of downtown illumination. Mr. Reals indicated that the lighting fixtures and bulbs are performing much better. They will continue to monitor the lighting performance.
f.
Quarterly update on Capital Improvement Projects for fiscal year 2019
Jack Andrews, City Engineer, provided an update on capital improvement projects.
5.
City Commission Boards and Committees Updates
6.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Any person who wishes to comment on any subject may be heard at this time. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes or less, as directed by the Mayor, as this section of the Agenda is limited to thirty minutes. The City Commission will not be able to take any official actions under Comments from the Public. Speakers will address the Mayor, Commissioners, and the Public with respect. Inappropriate language will not be tolerated.
Any person who wishes to comment on any subject may be heard at this time. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes or less, as directed by the Mayor, as this section of the Agenda is limited to thirty minutes. The City Commission will not be able to take any official actions under Comments from the Public. Speakers will address the Mayor, Commissioners, and the Public with respect. Inappropriate language will not be tolerated.
William Perry
7.
Adjournment
Mayor Hudson adjourned the meeting at 12:12 a.m.