MINUTES OF MEETINGS
NORTH
SPRINGS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
The regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the North Springs
Improvement District was held on
Present and constituting a quorum were:
Salvatore J. Mendolia
Secretary
Bob Miner
Assistant Secretary
Also present were:
Rich Hans
Manager
Dennis Lyles
Attorney
Jane Early
CH2M-Hill
Roger Moore
Staff
Mr. Mendolia called the meeting to order, and Mr. Hans called the
roll.
SECOND
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Approval of the Minutes of the July 1, 2004
Meeting
Mr. Mendolia stated that each Board member had received a copy of the
minutes of the
There not being any,
On
MOTION by Mr. Miner seconded by Mr. Mendolia with all in favor the minutes of
the
THIRD
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Distribution of Proposed Budget for the Water and Sewer
Mr. Hans stated the proposed budget was provided to you under separate
cover. Please review it, and we
will advertise the public hearing to adopt it next month.
Mr. Hans distributed a copy of the Parkland Isles landscape maintenance
bid tabulation, reviewed the results, and stated Luke’s Landscaping, Inc., is
the lowest, responsible, and responsive bidder, and staff recommends awarding
the contract to them.
Mr. Mendolia asked do they have a good track record with us?
Mr. Hans responded yes.
Mr. Mendolia asked weren’t they supposed to take over at one
time?
Mr. Moore responded yes. We
met with them and made a proposal that we would be interested in them taking
this back and incorporating it into their overall management. However, I met with the Board of
Directors, and they would like to leave it status quo at this
time.
On
MOTION by Mr. Miner seconded by Mr. Mendolia with all in favor the landscape
maintenance contract at Parklands Isles was awarded to Luke’s Landscaping, Inc.,
in the amount of their low bid of $183,080.00.
FOURTH
ORDER OF BUSINESS
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A.
Resolution 2004-08 Declaring Surplus Property
Mr. Hans stated Resolution 2004-08 by title is, “A Resolution of the
Board of Supervisors of the North Springs Improvement District classifying and
declaring surplus property, authorizing staff to proceed with disposition
pursuant to Section 274.05 and 274.06, Florida Statutes.” This resolution will declare a billiard
table at the Heron Bay Clubhouse as surplus property. Since it is under the $5,000 threshold,
it will be sold to the highest bidder.
On
MOTION by Mr. Miner seconded by Mr. Mendolia with all in favor Resolution
2004-08 declaring surplus property was adopted.
B.
Resolution 2004-09 Amending the
Mr. Hans stated Resolution 2004-09 by title is, “A Resolution of the
Board of Supervisors of the North Springs Improvement District, amending the
Parkland Isles general fund budget for fiscal year 2003-2004.” At the last meeting, the Board adopted
the fiscal year 2005 budget; however, we did not have our landscaping bids in
yet, and then they came in lower than budgeted. Therefore, it reduced the total cost of
expenses for Parkland Isles, which, in turn, reduced the assessment levy from
$500 to $403. This resolution
amends the budget that was adopted last month, and it is recommended for
adoption.
On
MOTION by Mr. Miner seconded by Mr. Mendolia with all in favor Resolution
2004-09 amending the Parkland Isles general fund budget for fiscal year
2004-2005 was adopted.
FIFTH
ORDER OF BUSINESS
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Change
Order No. 6 with
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Change
Order No. 7 with
Ms. Early reviewed Change Order No. 6 and Change Order No. 7 and
recommended their approval.
On
MOTION by Mr. Miner seconded by Mr. Mendolia with all in favor Change Order No.
6 with Florida Sewer and Water for Osprey Trail and Heron Bay recreation amenity
offsite roadway improvements for a net increase of $7,100.00 and Change Order
No. 7 with Florida Sewer and Water for Osprey Trail and Heron Bay recreation
amenity offsite improvements for a net increase of $2,790.65 were
approved.
SIXTH
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Work Authorization 130 – Heron Bay North – Banyon Isles Water
Distribution and Wastewater Collection and Developer Funding
Agreement
Ms. Early stated Work Authorization 130 is for the design of the water
and sewer portion, which requires a funding agreement with WCI to advance the
funds.
On
MOTION by Mr. Miner seconded by Mr. Mendolia with all in favor Work
Authorization No. 130 and Funding Agreement No. 391 were
approved.
SEVENTH
ORDER OF BUSINESS
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Ms. Early stated this is our typical surface water management permit,
which we have reviewed and approved subject to conditions listed in our
letter.
On
MOTION by Mr. Miner seconded by Mr. Mendolia with all in favor the permit
request for RJD Investments located at
EIGHTH
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Staff Reports
A.
Attorney
There being no report, the next item followed.
C.
Manager – Proposed Meeting Schedule for Fiscal Year 2005
The proposed meeting schedule was approved.
B.
Engineer – Continuing Discussion Regarding Permit Criteria for District
Projects
Mr. Moore distributed a letter from
Mr. Mendolia asked does this have to come out of our budget?
Mr. Moore responded yes.
Mr. Mendolia asked do we have any funds for this?
Mr. Moore responded yes.
Mr. Miner asked why are they doing this?
Mr. Moore responded our eight wells are drawing down the canals east of
On
MOTION by Mr. Miner seconded by Mr. Mendolia with all in favor funding for the
Broward mobile irrigation lab was approved.
Mr. Moore stated I received a request from the City of
Mr. Mendolia responded what will it cost?
Mr. Moore responded it will cost under $500 to redo the irrigation lines,
and the maintenance will cost little compared to what it would cost if we put in
thousands of dollars worth of landscaping.
We already maintain the area anyway. Furthermore, in the last few days, they
planted landscaping on what I think is our property. I am trying to verify ownership of the
property. If it is our property,
our policy is to issue a letter for them to remove it, and I would like to know
if the Board wants me to be consistent with this policy.
Additionally, the church is still interested in planting things there and
getting use of that property in some fashion. We can revert
ownership to WCI or they may want to get a permit to landscape and maintain it
for their own beautification at no cost to us. We will need to work this out with the
attorneys.
We are divided into two basins.
The east basin is supposed to be held at an approximate elevation of 9”,
and the west basin is supposed to held at an
approximate elevation of 7”.
According to our records for the last three years, our east basin has
never met our minimum elevation. I
will be talking to the Pine Tree Water Control District through
Mr. Early asked are we pumping it?
Mr. Moore responded next week, we will have a final inspection of our
pump, but we have used it. This
pump connects the two basins, and we have used it successfully on two
occasions. It pumped as much as a
foot of water from the west basin to the east basin. This will be a benefit to us the next
time we have a drought.
NINTH
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Supervisor’s Requests and Audience Comments
There not being any, the next item followed.
TENTH
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Approval of Requisitions and Invoices
After review,
On
MOTION by Mr. Miner seconded by Mr. Mendolia with all in favor the invoices were
approved.
There being nothing further,
On
MOTION by Mr. Miner seconded by Mr. Mendolia with all in favor the meeting was
adjourned at
Salvatore
J. Mendolia
Bob Miner
Secretary
Assistant Secretary