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* *Addition of Item 7E*  
Monday, September 25, 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  
1.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
Meeting Called to Order  
Roll Call  
Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance  
Proclamations and Special Presentations  
4.a  
4.b  
4.c  
Proclamation: Careers in Construction Month  
Proclamation: Treasure Coast Day of Prayer  
Swearing-in Carly Athanasatos Fabien to The Florida Bar  
5.  
6.  
7.  
Public to be Heard  
Additions or Deletions to Agenda and Approval of Agenda  
Approval of Consent Agenda  
7.a  
Approval of the August 21, 2023 Special City Council and  
August 28, 2023 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  
7.b  
7.c  
P22-253 Commerce Lakes Warehouse - Major Site Plan  
Approve the 2023 Fall Fun Fest Event License Agreement with  
the Lions Club  
7.d  
7.e  
Approval of a Major Site Plan Amendment for Milner Drive  
Fire Station (P07-002-A1)  
Approve Stop Loss Insurance Policy with Symetra Life  
Insurance Company for FY 2023/2024  
8.  
Second Reading of Ordinances, Public Hearings  
8.a  
Ordinance 23-52, Public Hearing, An Ordinance Amending  
the 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.  
8.b  
Ordinance 23-53, Public Hearing, An Ordinance Amending  
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.c  
8.d  
Ordinance 23-59, Public Hearing, An Ordinance Approving  
Utility Rate Increases for Water, Wastewater and Reclaimed  
Water Rates.  
Ordinance 23-60, Public Hearing, Conveying an Easement to  
Florida Power & Light for Electrical Service to The Port District  
Riverfront Park.  
8.e  
Ordinance 23-61, Public Hearing, An Ordinance Amending  
Title III - “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.  
9.  
Other Public Hearings  
10.  
First Reading of Ordinances  
10.a  
Ordinance 23-62, An Ordinance to Rezone 0.23 Acres of  
Property Located East of SW South Macedo Boulevard and  
North of Crosstown Parkway from the Zoning Designation of  
Single-Family Residential (RS-2) to Service Commercial (CS)  
Zoning District for a Project Known as Imperium Construction  
Co., LLC (P23-126).  
10.b  
10.c  
Ordinance 23-63, An Ordinance to Rezone 1.01 Acres of  
Property Located South of SW Dwyer Avenue and West of  
SW Bayshore Boulevard from the Zoning Designation of  
Single-Family Residential (RS-2) to General Commercial (CG)  
Zoning District for Property Legally Described as Lots 9  
through 12, Block 237, Port St. Lucie Section 28 (P23-123).  
Ordinance 23-64, An Ordinance Providing for the Fifth  
Amendment to the Planned Unit Development Regulation  
Book and Conceptual Plan for the St. Lucie Lands Planned  
Unit Development (P22-346) Located on the South Side of  
Becker Road and East of the Florida Turnpike, Legally  
Described as Being all of Tract B, WMT-1, WMT-2, WMT-3  
WMT-4, TRACTS R-I & R-2, Veranda Plat No. 1 as Recorded in  
Plat Book 60, Page 39, Public Records of St. Lucie County,  
Being in a Portion of Sections 34 and 35, Township 37 South,  
Range 40 East, City of Port St. Lucie, St. Lucie County, Florida,  
Together with a Portion of Tract A (P22-326).  
10.d  
10.e  
Ordinance 23-65, An Ordinance Rezoning a 0.96-acre parcel,  
Located West of Port St. Lucie Boulevard, at the End of SW  
Glenview Ct., from Institutional (I) to Neighborhood  
Commercial (CN), for Property Legally Described as Port St.  
Lucie, Section 12, Block 3457, Lot 3 (P23-118).  
Ordinance 23-66, An Ordinance Rezoning 5.8-acres of Land;  
Consisting of Three Parcels Located South of Becker Road,  
between SW Lassiter Terrace and SW Junietta Terrace from  
Planned Unit Development (PUD) to Professional (P) Zoning  
District, for Property Legally Described as Becker Commons  
(PB 62-1), Lots 1, 2, & 3 (P23-115).  
11.  
Resolutions  
11.a  
Resolution 23-R97, Quasi-Judicial, A Resolution Approving an  
Amended and Restated Development Order for the  
Development of Regional Impact Known as LTC Ranch  
Previously Approved by Resolution No. 97-085 by the Board  
of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, and by  
Resolution Nos. 00-R25, 07-R77, 19-R40, 21-R11 and  
22-R122 by the City Council of the City of Port St.  
Lucie(P22-279).  
11.b  
11.c  
Resolution 23-R106, Public Hearing, Approving the  
Publication of an Inventory List of City Owned Parcels of Land  
Which May Be Appropriate for Use for Affordable Housing  
Development.  
Resolution 23-R107, A Resolution Approving the Preliminary  
and Final Plat for Wawa Becker within the City of Port St.  
Lucie, Florida on the Request of Becker, LLC, and Wawa  
Florida, LLC (P23-082).  
11.d  
11.e  
Resolution 23-R108, Resolution for the Adoption of the Rules  
of Council  
Resolution 23-R109, Resolution Approving the Tradition  
Regional Park Early Site Work Agreement  
12.  
13.  
Unfinished Business  
New Business  
13.a  
Request for an Attorney/Client Session with the City Council  
to Discuss Pending Litigation in the Matter of Moxie Pest  
Control Florida, LLC v. City of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Case No.:  
23-CV-14250-DMM.  
13.b  
Request for an Attorney/Client Session with the City Council  
to Discuss Pending Litigation in the Matter of City of Port St.  
Lucie v. Waste Pro of Florida, Inc., Case No.  
2021-CA-001628.  
13.c  
Authorize Staff to Take All Actions Necessary to Preserve the  
City’s Rights and Interests Related to the Oak Ridge Ranches  
Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Oak Ridge Ranches  
PUD Rezoning and PUD Preliminary Site (Master) Plan with an  
Associated Wetland Waiver  
13.d  
13.e  
Discussion and Direction for Interim City Attorney  
Discussion and Direction on Executive Search Firms for City  
Attorney Position  
14.  
15.  
16.  
City Manager's Report  
Councilmembers Report on Committee Assignments  
Public to be Heard - (if necessary as determined by City Council at conclusion  
of public to be heard)  
17.  
Adjourn  
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