Dave Pickett
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- Meetings spoken in
- 26
- Total speaking time
- 1:03:03
- Avg per meeting
- 2:26
- Segments
- 968
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Top issues during term (20)
Code Enforcement Fines and Liens
The Midland Lane owner owes up to $50,000 in fines plus $5,411 in costs; abatement costs in other cases get charged to those owners.
Stadium Site Plan Nearing Submission
The speaker cited $60–80 million in stadium costs and $2–2.5 million a year to operate.
Unsecured swimming pool hazard
Fines of $125 per day up to $50,000 plus city abatement costs will be charged to the estate.
Economic Development and the Planned Industrial Park Category
Staff say the district would increase tax revenue and reduce land available for residential development.
Unpermitted Structures and Setback Variance Enforcement
The property owners face double permit fees and the cost of relocating or dismantling the structures.
Utility Rate and Fee Increases
A typical 5,000-gallon monthly bill would rise from $96.31 to $97.60 under the proposal.
Founders Crossing land-use realignment
The developer pays for on-site water, sewer and road improvements, plus a Midway Road contribution agreement with St. Lucie County.
Verano South Pod G commercial uses expansion
No change in total entitled commercial square footage, but more intense uses become possible on the site.
Comprehensive Plan Update to 2050 (Charting PSL)
Guides future growth of an estimated 139,000 new residents and 44,000 needed housing units by 2046.
Wilson Grove Parcel "B" rezoning (357.75 acres)
Commerce Centre Drive North conservation preservation
The change is projected to cut potable water demand by 43,855 gallons per day and wastewater flows by 26,190 gallons per day.
Flock camera oversight
Flock cameras lease for roughly $2,500–$5,000 per year each, per the resident's figures.
Costco warehouse in Southern Grove
Adds major retail sales tax base and jobs; no direct city cost.
Property maintenance and overgrown-lot enforcement
Owners face certified fines plus the city's abatement costs if they don't clean up by mid-July.
FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget and Millage
The budget keeps funding core services while lowering taxes, but a $1.1 billion five-year infrastructure wish list far exceeds what the capital budget can cover.
Flock License Plate Camera Program
Dr. Greer claims the city could avoid roughly $1 million in litigation costs by settling via a consent decree.
Sign code and public notice amendments
Moving notices online could save the city newspaper publication costs.
Affordable Housing Assistance Plan
Some incentives waive city fees, which trades short-term revenue for more affordable homes.
McCarty Road PUD amendment and East-West Five construction
The developer, not the city, pays for the on-site water, sewer, and road improvements under the annexation agreement.
Tropic Plaza mixed-use rezoning and special exception
Decisions during term (969)
Recorded while Pickett was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Resolution 26-R86 — Declaration of State of Emergency
Natalie's Canal Company LLC — violation finding, 1290 SW Biltmore St. Unit D
Emerald Hills Investments LLC — 90-day extension, 1617 SE Port St. Lucie Blvd.
2100 Southwest Conan LLC — 90-day extension, 2100 SW Conan Ave.
LaPlaya Real Estate Holdings LLC — 90-day extension, 1264 SW Biltmore St.
Shobbs of Bougainvillea LLC — 90-day extension, 1333 SW Gatlin Blvd.
Absent-respondent cases — violations found and fines imposed
Agenda approval with tabling of Items 7.a, 8.c, 8.d & 11.b
Approval of Consent Agenda (Items 7.b–7.g)
Ordinance 26-101 — Founders Crossing Community Development District
Ordinance 26-89 — 2050 Mobility Plan and Mobility Fees
Ordinance 26-96 — Planned Industrial Park (PIP) Zoning District
Ordinance 26-109 — Wilson Grove Parcel B MPUD Rezoning (357.75 acres)
Resolution 26-R83 — Car Wash Special Exception (APAC Port St. Lucie)
Recommendation for Appointments/Reappointments to Various City Boards and Committees. 2026-988
Ordinance 26-76, an Ordinance Amending the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Port St. Lucie to Provide a Small-Scale Amendment to the Future Land Use Map to Change the Future Land Use Designation for Approximately 1.23 Acres from Low…
Ordinance 26-77, an Ordinance Amending the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Port St. Lucie to Provide a Small-Scale Amendment to the Future Land Use Map to Change the Future Land Use Designation for Approximately 0.23 Acres from Low…
Ordinance 26-78, an Ordinance Amending the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Port St. Lucie to Provide a Small-Scale Amendment to the Future Land Use Map to Change the Future Land Use Designation for Approximately 24.98 Acres from…
Ordinance 26-97, Quasi-Judicial, Public Hearing, an Ordinance Rezoning Approximately 24.98 Acres from the Industrial (IN) Zoning District to the Open Space Conservation Zoning District (OSC) for Two Parcels of Land Legally Described as a…
Ordinance 26-102, Public Hearing, Abandoning a Portion of a Twenty (20) Foot Wide Rear Utility and Drainage Easement Affecting Lot 12, Block 1979, Port St. Lucie Section Nineteen, According to the Plat thereof, as Recorded in Plat Book 13,…
Voting record (9)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
approve Ordinance 26-96
approve Ordinance 26-96
approve Ordinance 26-101
approve adding the funds to the tax roll
Refund issued as property tax roll credit
Southwest Annexation road network direction (Hagner Par, Marshall Parkway, Martin County connection)
Resolution 25-R29 — Murphy USA Gas Station Special Exception (P24-184)
Cited daily traffic and congestion on Gatlin Boulevard from the added intense use.
deny Florida PACE
Florida PACE program — denied 4-1
Feared the assessment on tax bills and the risk of homeowners losing their homes.