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:
Matt Lauritzen
President
Salvatore J. Mendolia
Secretary
Bob Miner
Assistant Secretary
Also present were:
Rich Hans
Manager
Dennis Lyles
Attorney
Susan P. Motley
Ruden McClosky
Cedonio Da Silva
CH2M-Hill
John McKune
CH2M-Hill
Roger Moore
Staff
Joe Covelli
WCI
Mr. Lauritzen called the meeting to order and called the
roll.
SECOND
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Approval of the Minutes of the June 3, 2004
Meeting
Mr. Lauritzen stated that each Board member had received a copy of the
minutes of the
There not being any,
On
MOTION by Mr. Mendolia seconded by Mr. Lauritzen with all in favor the minutes
of the
THIRD
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Public Hearing to Co
Mr. Lauritzen opened the public hearing.
Mr. Hans stated the budget process started 60 days ago. The budget has been reviewed, discussed
and modified to its final form.
Mr. Lauritzen asked why is our proposed interest income decreasing
40%?
Mr. Hans responded we have less carry forward.
Mr. Lauritzen asked is our revenue decreasing?
Mr. Hans responded the carry forward amount we budgeted for last year was
$172,540, but in actuality it was only $54,230.
Mr. Lauritzen asked did our health insurance
decrease?
Mr. Hans responded yes. It
is health insurance based on salaries, which are down.
Mr. Lauritzen asked did we save any money this year on depreciating hard
assets?
Mr. Hans responded on a cash basis, no.
Mr. Lauritzen asked are the attorney fees in line?
Mr. Lyles responded they are low this year because it has been a quiet
year. We did not spend as much on
legal fees as we probably did last year.
Mr. Lauritzen asked are there any questions from the
audience?
Hearing none,
On
MOTION by Mr. Mendolia seconded by Mr. Lauritzen with all in favor the public
hearing was closed.
On
MOTION by Mr. Mendolia seconded by Mr. Lauritzen with all in favor Resolution
2004-6 adopting the final budget for fiscal year 2005 and Resolution 2004-7
levying the District’s non ad valorem assessments were
adopted.
FOURTH
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Distribution of Proposed Budget for the Water and Sewer
This item was tabled.
FIFTH
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Co
Mr. Da Silva reviewed the agreement and work
authorization.
On
MOTION by Mr. Miner seconded by Mr. Mendolia with all in favor Work
Authorization 129 and Funding Agreement No. 390 were
approved.
SIXTH
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Co
Mr. McKune distributed a revised change order for a net increase of
$5,402.50 for a total contract of $87,592 and stated this is a final change
order because the work is essentially complete. We just need to do a final pump
test.
On
MOTION by Mr. Miner seconded by Mr. Lauritzen with all in favor Change Order No.
1 with FPI, Inc. for inter-basin back pumping west basin to east basin for a net
increase of $5,402.50 was approved.
SEVENTH
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Co
A.
Surface Water Management Permit for Kol-Tikvah Phase
II
After review,
On
MOTION by Mr. Mendolia seconded by Mr. Lauritzen with all in favor the request
for the Kol-Tikvah Congregation - Phase II was approved subject to the
conditions listed in the engineer’s review letter.
B.
Request of Dr. Marc Plotkin to Construct a Fence Within an Access
Easement
Mr. Moore stated Dr. Plotkin has a 20’ access easement. I looked at this particular easement and
found that there are trees in the way on the lake maintenance easement, and I am
not an advocate of putting any fences in our lake maintenance easement. The 20’ easement is close to Dr.
Plotkin’s house, and he wants to construct a fence across the entire 20’
easement. The only way we could
permit this is if he constructs a gate.
I suggested that he may be able to put the fence on one side and we can
split the issue so that we can back up with our boat and still have access, and
this is what we came up with.
Additionally, WCI relocated the trees to the other side of the easement
because we would not have been able to gain access anyway.
Mr. Lauritzen asked how often are your boats in
there?
Mr. Moore responded approximately four times a
year.
Mr. Miner asked why does he want the fence?
Mr. Moore responded to confine his dogs to his
property.
Mr. Miner asked are they allowed to have fences in the rest of the
neighborhood?
Mr. Moore responded yes, but not past the front of the house. I recommend approval of this
easement.
Mr. Lauritzen stated I do not want to set a
precedent.
After further co
Mr. Lyles stated you may want to co
On
MOTION by Mr. Mendolia seconded by Mr. Lauritzen with all in favor the proposed
Encroachment Agreement between the District and Dr. & Mrs. Plotkin for the
construction of a fence was approved subject to final
review.
C.
Mary Help of Christian Church Request for Irrigation
Permit
After review,
On
MOTION by Mr. Mendolia seconded by Mr. Lauritzen with all in favor the request
for the Mary Help of
EIGHTH
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Staff Reports
A.
Attorney
Mr. Lyles stated Ms. Motley is going to explain a request on the part of
Wal-Mart, her client, as well as WCI and the City of
Ms. Motley stated I represent Wal-Mart. I did all of the original approvals for
the Heron Bay Wal-Mart store. The
entire property is within the municipal limits of the City of
Mr. Lyles stated we authorized execution on behalf of the District of the
annexation agreements, and the Board signed those agreements. This is why they are requesting us to
consent to this new construction scheme that everyone has
approved.
Ms. Motley stated when the annexation agreement was entered into, NSID
owned the area where the gates are now so NSID is a party to those annexation
agreements. At this point, we have
entered into a settlement agreement with
Mr. Lauritzen asked are they going to widen
Ms. Motley responded no. It
only affects the area near Wal-Mart.
We are required to give it to Coral Springs, which will, in turn, require
Wal-Mart to improve it to meet their standards, etc. We are already working with the City and
Broward County Traffic Engineering to make sure that everything is done
properly, but it will all be done at Wal-Mart’s expense.
Mr. Mendolia asked who is the designer?
Ms. Motley responded Kimley-Horne.
Mr. Mendolia asked are they going to show the designs, or are we simply
going to accept whatever they do?
Ms. Motley responded it will be up to Coral Springs to make sure that it
meets all of their standards. They
process through Broward County Traffic Engineering. It all has to be permitted and done the
way they want it done.
Mr. Moore stated we have a lift station in the middle of this road, and
we have a hard time gaining access to it because of the gate. We need to make sure we are in the loop
because this is the first time I have heard about this, and I would like to make
sure that we have proper access to our lift station. Parkland has different standards on the
type of driveway they want up to our lift station.
Ms. Motley stated that is not a problem. I can have Kimley-Horne contact you and
show you the plans.
Mr. Lauritzen asked do you need Board action?
Ms. Motley responded I need you to approve signing the consent to the
settlement agreement. The consent
says the undersigned hereby consents to
the terms and conditions of this settlement agreement.
Mr. Lyles stated you will have a signed stipulation on the part of WCI,
but I did meet with WCI’s attorney who handled this litigation and negotiated
this settlement, and he confirmed that these are the terms they agreed to and on
behalf of WCI. He submitted a
request that the Board consent to the stipulation and settlement and sign off on
the amendment to the annexation agreement.
We have signatures and direct requests from attorneys of record to
approve this as presented. If
everyone is in agreement and has no further questions, the Board may want to
take up a motion to authorize the proper District officials to execute a consent
to stipulation for settlement between WCI, the City of Parkland and Wal-Mart in
their litigation and further execute the amendment to agreement and declaration
of restricted covenants explained by Ms. Motley. All of this will be subject to Wal-Mart
and the City of Coral Springs providing appropriate access and allowing for
necessary engineering measures for our lift station within the area that is
covered by these agreements and consents.
On
MOTION by Mr. Mendolia seconded by Mr. Lauritzen with all in favor staff was
authorized to execute a consent to stipulation for settlement between WCI, the
City of Parkland and Wal-Mart and further execute the amendment to agreement and
declaration of restricted covenant subject to Wal-Mart and the City of Coral
Springs providing appropriate access to the District’s lift station within the
area.
B.
Engineer
Mr. Da Silva distributed a draft permit criteria manual and stated I have
been working on updating the permit criteria for NSID, Sunshine Water Control
District and the Coral Springs Improvement District. I welcome any comments and
critiques. We are trying to make
everything accessible on the website, including an application. We are also working on the certification
process, which has been integrated into the manual. The permit fees have been updated as
well.
Mr. Da Silva distributed a sample letter and surface water management
permit and stated we have been sending this letter out to the various Districts
and the sample permit is what I envision our future permits to look
like.
C.
Manager
There being no report, the next item followed.
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. Mendolia seconded by Mr. Lauritzen with all in favor the invoices
were approved.
There being nothing further,
On
MOTION by Mr. Mendolia seconded by Mr. Lauritzen with all in favor the meeting
was adjourned at 5:10 p.m.
Salvatore
J. Mendolia
Matt Lauritzen
Secretary
President
August
Agenda Items
Distribution
of Proposed Budget for the Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund Budget (This item was
tabled)
Authorization
of noticing public hearing to accept permit criteria
manual