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Port St. Lucie Council meeting summary

Port St. LucieMar 23, 20263 min read

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City Council approved a series of land-use, utility, roadway, grant, and contracting items, and moved ahead with a bond refunding plan after tabling one bond ordinance.

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Westport Wastewater Treatment Facility Nutrient Reduction Improvement Project

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The Council approved several measures that affect city services and future development, including zoning changes, utility and roadway project acceptances, a waterways grant, and multiple contracts. It also approved a plan to refund some existing city debt through a bond issue of up to $75 million, which was presented as a way to create debt-service savings and help fund the Torino Regional Park project. Residents were also told the city will temporarily increase yard-waste pickup limits from 4 cubic yards to 6 cubic yards at no extra cost from March 30 through April 24. One golf-tournament charity item was approved after Council members said the policy should be reviewed for fairness and clearer rules.

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Approved the consent agenda, including contracts for armed security guards, wastewater equipment, catering, deep injection well work, and construction-related services.
Approved a charity golf tournament participant item after discussion about reviewing the policy and making sure the rules are applied fairly.
Approved Ordinance 26-24, bringing the ordinance into compliance with state statutes.
Approved Ordinance 26-25 to allow enclosed assembly areas as a special exception use in the Open Space Recreational zoning district.
Approved Ordinance 26-26 abandoning part of a rear utility and drainage easement.
Approved Ordinance 26-27 changing about 8.03 acres at Crosstown Parkway and Verano Parkway from Residential Golf Course to General Commercial.
Tabled Ordinance 26-28, the proposed special obligation refunding revenue bonds item.
Approved Resolution 26-R21.
Approved Resolution 26-R22 accepting public roadway improvements for SW Anthony F. Sansone Sr. Boulevard - Phase 3.
Approved Resolution 26-R23 regarding reimbursement costs for the Torino Regional Park project.
Approved Resolution 26-R24 accepting public roadway improvements for Crosstown Parkway Extension, Segment 2A.
Approved Resolution 26-R25 for the Florida Inland Navigation District Waterways Assistance Grant FY 2025-2026.

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Mar 23, 2026, 6:00 PMCouncil Chambers, City Hallcompleted

*Immediately Following the 5:30 PM CRA Meeting* *Request to Table Item 10E*

Agenda

Meeting Called to Order
Roll Call
Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance
Proclamations and Special Presentations
Public to be Heard
Additions or Deletions to Agenda and Approval of Agenda
Approval of Consent Agenda
Award Contract #20260050 for Full Time Armed Security Guard Services.
Approve The 2026 Saints Golf Course Charity No-Fee Golf Tournament Participants
Approve Amendment #1 to Contract #20230044 for Construction Engineering Inspection (CEI) Services for the Westport Wastewater Treatment Facility Nutrient Reduction Improvement Project.
Second Reading of Ordinances
Other Public Hearings
First Reading of Ordinances, Public Hearing
Ordinance 26-24, Public Hearing, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 153, Definition by adding a Definition of Certified Recovery Residences and Section 158.233, Reasonable Accommodation Procedures, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Port St. Lucie. (P25-215).
Ordinance 26-25, Public Hearing, an Ordinance Amending Title XV, “Land Usage”, Chapter 158, “Zoning Code”, Article VI “Open Space Districts” 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 Exception Use in the Open Space Recreational (OSR) Zoning District (P26-030).
Ordinance 26-26, Abandoning a Portion of a Twenty (20) Foot Wide Rear Utility and Drainage Easement Affecting Lot 27, Block 2966, Port St. Lucie Section Forty-Three, 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.
Ordinance 26-27, an Ordinance Amending the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Port St. Lucie to Include 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 (RGC) to General Commercial (CG) for a Parcel 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, in the City of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Located at the Northwest Corner of the Intersection of Crosstown Parkway and Verano Parkway (P26-008).
Ordinance 26-28, an Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of not to Exceed $75,000,000 in Aggregate Principal Amount of City of Port St. Lucie, Florida Special Obligation Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2026 to Refund a Portion of the City's Outstanding Special Assessment Refunding Bonds, Series 2016 (Southwest Annexation Special Assessment District No. 1) and a Portion of the City's Outstanding Taxable Special Obligation Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2017, in Order to Achieve Debt Service Savings and to Provide Funding for the Torino Regional Park Project; Providing for a Covenant to Budget and Appropriate Legally Available Non-Ad Valorem Revenues to Pay the Principal of, Redemption Premium, if Any, and Interest on the Bonds; Providing for Certain Rights of the Holders of Such Bonds; and Providing an Effective Date.
Resolutions
Resolution 26-R21, a Resolution Regarding Reimbursement of Certain Costs Relating to the Acquisition, Construction and Equipping of Various Capital Improvements to the City’s Water and Wastewater Utility System, Providing for Conflict; Providing for Severability; Providing an Effective Date.
Resolution 26-R22, Authorizing the Final Acceptance of Public Roadway Improvements for SW Anthony F. Sansone Sr. Boulevard - Phase 3 (P23-167), Constructed by Sansone Group, LLC.
Resolution 26-R23, Regarding Reimbursement of Certain Costs Relating to Capital Improvements for the Torino Regional Park Project.
Resolution 26-R24, Authorizing the Final Acceptance of Public Roadway Improvements for Crosstown Parkway Extension, Segment 2A (P22-020), Constructed by DK Central Park, LLC.
Resolution 26-R25, Florida Inland Navigation District Waterways Assistance Grant FY 2025-2026
Unfinished Business
New Business
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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