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Port St. Lucie CRA unanimously approves stadium operating and non‑relocation agreements with Ebenezer entities
Summary
The Port St. Lucie Community Redevelopment Agency voted unanimously to approve two resolutions authorizing a stadium operating agreement with Ebenezer Stadium Operations LLC and a non‑relocation agreement with Ebenezer Partnership LLC; the formal public hearing will occur at the City Council meeting that followed.
The Port St. Lucie Community Redevelopment Agency on Tuesday unanimously approved two resolutions that authorize the agency’s president or her designee to enter into agreements related to operation and continued team operations at a stadium with entities tied to Ebenezer.
The first resolution authorizes a stadium operating agreement among the CRA, the City of Port St. Lucie and Ebenezer Stadium Operations LLC; the second authorizes a non‑relocation agreement with the city and Ebenezer Partnership LLC. Both resolutions were read into the record by staff and approved after motion and second. The CRA chair stated both motions carried unanimously.
Jennifer Davis, who identified herself for the record, told the board staff had a presentation available but said the same presentation would be given at the City Council meeting immediately following the CRA session. The chair clarified that the public hearing on the item will be held at the City Council meeting, not at the CRA session, saying, “No. At the council meeting is the public hearing.”
The text of the resolutions as read into the record says each measure would authorize the president or her designee to execute the respective agreements and includes standard clauses on conflicts, severability and an effective date. The transcript’s reading describes the real property for the operating agreement as "located within Walton" but includes garbled text in one phrase; the precise legal property description is not specified in the CRA transcript and will be included in the City Council public hearing materials.
Routine business at the start of the meeting included the pledge of allegiance, a reading of the council’s decorum rules (which limit public speakers to three minutes and prohibit outbursts and applause), approval of the meeting agenda, and approval of the consent agenda, which included meeting minutes for Sept. 22 and Oct. 13. No members of the public spoke during the CRA public‑comment portion.
Both stadium‑related resolutions will be on the City Council agenda for a public hearing and further consideration. The CRA adjourned and transferred proceedings to the City Council meeting that followed.
