TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Status Report: Regulations and Permitting Requirements for the Protection of the Florida Scrub Jays.
Recommended Action
Discussion and possible action regarding regulations and permitting requirements for the protection of the Florida Scrub Jays.
Background Information
The following provides a chronological order of events regarding regulations and permitting requirements for the protection of the Florida Scrub Jays:
> September 28, 2021: During the City Commission Regular Meeting, the Commission approved the following consensuses and motion:
Consensuses
* There was consensus to review the St. Lucie code as a guide for the City to appease the State and Federal scrub-jay permitting laws.
* There was consensus to verify and update the scrub-jay area map.
* There was consensus to evaluate current environmental properties around the City to determine habitat areas.
* There was consensus to issue a no underbrush or land clearing permit during scrub-jay nesting season in scrub-jay areas with legal review to be effective after the map is confirmed.
* There was a consensus to bridge the gap requiring a nesting survey from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services.
Motion
* A motion was made to direct staff to use the five consensuses given as a means to conduct the business dictated by the consensuses.
> October 4, 2021: Staff has reviewed the St. Lucie Code pertinent to the State and Federal Scrub-Jay permitting laws. Staff will utilize the St. Lucie Code as a reference when preparing revisions to the environmental provisions of the Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) Rewrite.
> November 2021: Robin San Vicente, resident, Edie Driest, and Jennifer Krajcir Suncoast Ecological Services evaluated the current environmental properties throughout the City of North Port to determine habitat areas. The results of this evaluation were incorpor...
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