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City Council meeting summary

Port St. LucieJul 28, 20254 min read

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Council approved several land-use, utility, and fee-setting measures, including stormwater and solid waste assessment resolutions, property acquisitions, and zoning changes.

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Ordinance Rezoning Planned Unit Development

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Port St. Lucie City Council approved a mix of development, utility, and fee-related actions. The biggest resident impacts were a unanimous approval of the solid waste assessment rate for the next fiscal year and a 4-1 approval to reimpose and increase stormwater service fees, with Councilman Bonna voting against. Council also approved rezoning 8.31 acres for warehouse-industrial use, a special exception for a K-8 private school, and several property and easement actions tied to utility operations and Marshall Parkway. The Council also discussed a proposed update to the public buildings impact fee schedule and said it favored Option 1, but no final vote on that item was taken.

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Approved Amendment No. 2 to FDEP Grant Agreement No. 22SRP 12 to benefit water quality.
Approved contract and agreement items including janitorial services, Port St. Lucie Blvd. Segment 3 CEI & GEO services, Marshall Parkway lighting, and a memorandum of understanding with the President and Fellows of Harvard College acting through the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative.
Approved Ordinance 25-38 on second reading for the 4th amendment to the Gatlin Plaza planned unit development document.
Approved Ordinance 25-40 abandoning a rear utility and drainage easement affecting Lot 2, Block 1828.
Approved Ordinance 25-41 abandoning a rear utility and drainage easement affecting Lots 36 and 37, Block 1323.
Approved Ordinance 25-39 rezoning 8.31 acres on the northwest side of Enterprise Drive from Industrial (IN) to Warehouse Industrial (WI).
Approved Resolution 25-R30 granting a special exception use for a K-8 private school in the Commercial General zoning district for Dalton Learning Academy.
Approved Resolution 25-R40 setting the assessment rate for solid waste service assessments for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025.
Approved Resolution 25-R41 reimposing and increasing stormwater service fees for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025; vote was 4-1, with Councilman Bonna voting no.
Approved Resolution 25-R42 authorizing acquisition of real property for expansion of the Utility Systems Department's Prineville Facility and good neighbor buffering.
Approved Resolution 25-R43 accepting a special warranty deed and drainage and irrigation easement for Marshall Parkway.
Reached consensus to favor Option 1 in the proposed update to the public buildings impact fee schedule, but took no final action.

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Jul 28, 2025, 6:00 PMCouncil Chambers, City Hallcompleted

Agenda

Meeting Called to Order
Roll Call
Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance
Proclamations and Special Presentations
Proclamation: All-America Cities
All-America City Award Ceremony
Public to be Heard
Additions or Deletions to Agenda and Approval of Agenda
Approval of Consent Agenda
Approval of the June 9, 2025 Regular City Council and June 23, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
Authorize the City Manager to Enter into and Execute Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Amendment No. 2 to Grant Agreement No. 22SRP 12 to Benefit Water Quality.
Ratify Amendment #5 and Approve Amendment #6 to Contract #20230117 for CEI & GEO Services for the Port St. Lucie Blvd. Segment 3 Project.
Approve Contract #20250200 for Janitorial Services.
Approve the Agreement with Respect to Florida Power & Light Lighting for a Portion of Marshall Parkway with Mattamy Palm Beach, LLC
Approve and Authorize the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with the President and Fellows of Harvard College Acting Through the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Second Reading of Ordinances
Ordinance 25-38, Quasi-Judicial, Public Hearing, an Ordinance Approving the 4th Amendment of the Planned Unit Development Document for Gatlin Plaza, Located South of SW Gatlin Boulevard and East of I-95 (P23-159).
Ordinance 25-40, Abandoning a Portion of a Twenty (20) Foot Wide Rear Utility and Drainage Easement Affecting Lot 2, Block 1828, Port St. Lucie Section Thirty-Five, as Recorded in Plat Book 15, Pages 10, 10A through 10P, of the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida.
Ordinance 25-41, Abandoning a Portion of a Twenty (20) Foot Wide Rear Utility and Drainage Easement Affecting Lots 36 and 37, Block 1323, Port St. Lucie Section Eleven, as Recorded in Plat Book 12, Pages 51, 51A through 51E, of the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida.
Other Public Hearings
First Reading of Ordinances, Public Hearing
Ordinance 25-39, an Ordinance Rezoning 8.31 Acres of Land, Located on the Northwest Side of the Enterprise Drive, from Industrial (IN) Zoning District to Warehouse Industrial (WI) For Property Legally Described as All of Lot 6, of St. Lucie West Plat No. 133, St. Lucie West Industrial Park (P25-087).
Resolutions
Resolution 25-R30, Quasi-Judicial, Public Hearing, a Resolution Granting a Special Exception Use to Allow a K-8 Private School in the Commercial General (CG) Zoning District Per Section 158.124(C)(8) of the Code of Ordinances for a Project Known as Dalton Learning Academy (P25-041); Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
Resolution 25-R40, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Relating to the Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials in the City; Establishing the Assessment Rate for Solid Waste Service Assessments Against Assessed Property Located within the City for the Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2025; Setting a Maximum Rate for Annual Solid Waste Service Assessments not to be Exceeded in Future Fiscal Years and Continuing Thereafter Until Amended; Directing the Preparation of an Assessment Roll; Authorizing a Public Hearing and Directing the Provision of Notice Thereof; Providing for Conflict; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
Resolution 25-R41, a Resolution of the City of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Relating to the Provision of Stormwater Management Services in the City of Port St. Lucie; Reimposing and Increasing Stormwater Service Fees Against Commercial and Residential Developed and Undeveloped Property Located within the City of Port St. Lucie for the Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2025; Setting a Maximum Rate for Stormwater Service Fees not to be Exceeded in Future Fiscal Years and Continuing Thereafter Until Amended; Directing the Preparation of an Assessment Roll; Authorizing a Public Hearing and Directing the Provision of Notice Thereof; Providing for Conflict; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
Resolution 25-R42, Authorizing the Acquisition of Real Property Described as Lot 6, Block 390, Port St. Lucie Section Twenty-Four, according to the Plat thereof, as Recorded in Plat Book 13, Pages 31, 31A Through 31C, of the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida, for the Expansion of the Utility Systems Departments Prineville Facility and for “Good Neighbor Buffering”.
Resolution 25-R43, Authorizing the Acceptance of a Special Warranty Deed from Mattamy Palm Beach, LLC, for a Portion of Real Property Associated with Marshall Parkway, Located on the Southeast Corner of Marshall Parkway and Community Boulevard, together with a Drainage and Irrigation Easement.
Unfinished Business
New Business
Discussion on the Proposed Update to the Public Buildings Impact Fee Schedule (P25-128)
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)
Adjourn
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Approval of the Consent Agenda
Meeting Called to Order

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