MINUTES OF
MEETING
NORTH SPRINGS
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
A meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the North Springs Improvement
District was held on
Present and constituting a quorum were:
Steve Mendelson
President
David Gray
Secretary
Vincent Morretti
Assistant Secretary
Also present were:
Kenneth Cassel
District Manager
Dennis Lyles
District Counsel
Jane Early
District Engineer
Brenda Schurz
Nick Schooley
Drainage Supervisor
Motts E. Berry
WCI Communities, Inc.
Joe Sabino
Jeff Hodapp
Perimeter, Surveying and Mapping, Inc.
The following is a summary of the minutes and actions taken at the
FIRST ORDER
OF BUSINESS
Roll Call
Mr. Cassel
called the meeting to order and called the roll.
SECOND ORDER
OF BUSINESS
Approval of the Minutes of the December 3, 2008
Meeting
Mr. Cassel stated each Board member received a copy of the minutes of the
There not being any,
On MOTION by
Mr. Gray seconded by Mr. Mendelson with all in favor the minutes of the
THIRD ORDER
OF BUSINESS
Consideration of Re-plats
A.
Mr. Cassel
reviewed the following:
·
Centerline
Homes is re-platting the perimeter property lines.
·
This
adjustment will not affect NSID property.
·
The
District engineer has no objection to approving this
re-plat.
On MOTION by
Mr. Gray seconded by Mr. Mendelson with all in favor the
B.
Ratification of
There being no questions or comments,
On MOTION by
Mr. Gray seconded by Mr. Mendelson with all in favor the Parkland Village Fire
Station No. 2 Plat was ratified.
FOURTH ORDER
OF BUSINESS
Consideration of Requisition and Conveyance Documents for Trails End
Buffer
Mr. Cassel distributed revised conveyance documents and staff discussed
the following:
·
The
requisition is a process which happens with the District engineer’s and the
District manager’s input. The bonds
issued are used as a funding source to pay for certain improvements associated
with the Trails End project. This
falls under the Parkland Golf and Country Club assessment area.
·
The
Board’s role is to accept the conveyance of the easements, deeds, bills of sales
and ownership of the property based on certification from the engineer that the
project is completed in accordance with permit requirements.
·
The
requisitions are in order and are ready to be processed for payment to WCI
Communities for the costs they incurred on the improvements. They are conveying the property at no
cost to the District.
·
The
District will give an easement to Parkland Golf and Country Club Foundation,
Inc. and will enter into a maintenance agreement with them for the landscaped
areas.
·
The
District will reserve the right in case it finds it necessary in the future to
rescind the easement and withdraw from the maintenance agreement if a good job
is not being done.
·
The
area is located on Trails End east of
On MOTION by
Mr. Mendelson seconded by Mr. Gray with all in favor the Board accepted the
conveyance of property and improvements described and certified by the District
engineer related to the Trails End Buffer by special warranty deed and by bill
of sale and authorized the execution of related
documents.
On MOTION by
Mr. Mendelson seconded by Mr. Gray with all in favor the Board approved granting
an easement from NSID to Parkland Golf and Country Club Foundation, Inc.
concerning maintenance of the improvements made and authorized the appropriate
District officials to execute a maintenance agreement providing for the terms
and conditions under which the maintenance will be done by the
foundation.
FIFTH ORDER
OF BUSINESS
Consideration of Change Order No. 2 and Final with
There being no question or comments,
On MOTION by
Mr. Gray seconded by Mr. Mendelson with all in favor Change Order No. 2 and
Final with Florida Sewer and Water for Heron Bay North Plat 3 (Spine Roads) for
a net decrease in the amount of $23,700.08 was approved.
SIXTH ORDER
OF BUSINESS
Staff Reports
A.
Manager
The
following was discussed:
·
Mr.
Cassel complimented the drainage crew.
There were 12 visitors from
·
The
uniform contract is expiring and will be re-bid.
·
It
is currently combined with CSID. It
will be split into contracts between the vendor and the districts, CSID, NSID,
PTWCD and SWCD, separately. This
will help clean up documentation so each district has its own contracts rather
than having shared contracts. This
will be brought before the Board at the
i.
Ten (10) Year Water Supply Plan
The
following was discussed:
·
Mr.
Cassel complimented Mr. Colon on his work.
·
This
is a requirement Mr. Cassel and Mr. Colon worked on in the District’s best
interest.
·
This
leaves the District with flexibility to work with the water management plan and
SFWMD to accomplish the District’s needs as well as what they want to push the
District towards.
ii.
Consideration of Audit Engagement Letter
There being no questions or comments,
On MOTION by
Mr. Gray seconded by Mr. Mendelson with all in favor the engagement letter with
Berger,
iii. Water
Production Reports
There being
no questions or comments, the next item followed.
B.
Attorney
Mr.
Lyles reported the following:
·
A
series of notices and documents were received regarding WCI Communities’
bankruptcy proceedings.
·
This
entails the assessments levied by the District on a variety of different
assessment areas such as Parkland Golf and Country Club,
·
WCI
Communities has many entities who are debtors to a variety of creditors
throughout the
·
·
Technically,
the bankruptcy court has jurisdiction over the District and believes it is in a
position to resolve the District’s assessment claims by potentially wiping them
out and allowing WCI Communities, or its successor, to sell the property free of
liens. There is law to the
contrary, but the District has to make its position known. In order to accomplish this the District must have legal representation in
·
Staff
contacted a firm who has experience handling a case on behalf of a special
district in
On MOTION by
Mr. Mendelson seconded by Mr. Gray with all in favor the Board authorized
District counsel and the District manager to work together to retain counsel for
the purposes described in District counsel’s brief presentation.
C.
Engineer
i.
Project Status Report
There were no questions or comments on the project status report. Ms. Early reported she is still waiting
to hear from SFWMD regarding the grant submittal for the pump station
modification.
SEVENTH ORDER
OF BUSINESS
Approval of Financials and Check Registers
Mr. Cassel briefly reviewed the financials and discussed the
following:
·
Field
work for the fiscal year 2007 audit is complete and a draft of the audit will be
ready within the next couple of weeks.
·
Staff
moved the funds from the general fund as well as the water and sewer fund into
three and six month CDs for protection as discussed.
·
The
assessments are coming in slowly in November.
On MOTION by
Mr. Mendelson seconded by Mr. Gray with all in favor the financials and check
registers as of
EIGHTH ORDER
OF BUSINESS
Adjournment
There
being no further business,
On MOTION by
Mr. Mendelson seconded by Mr. Gray with all in favor the meeting was
adjourned.
David Gray
Steve Mendelson
Secretary
President