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 Moretti
Assistant Secretary
Also present were:
Edward Goscicki
Interim District Manager
Dennis Lyles
Attorney
Jane Early
Engineer
John McKune
Capital Improvement Coordinator
Doug Hyche
Utilities Director
Nick Schooley
Drainage Supervisor
Roy Gold
City of
Warren Craven
Craven Consulting
Brian DeGirolmo, PE
DeGirolmo & Associates
Cory Johnson
CH2M Hill
Sean Skehan
CH2M Hill
Brenda Schurz
Kim Prenter
Sandra Demarco
The following is a summary of the minutes and actions taken at the
FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS
Roll Call
Mr. Goscicki
called the meeting to order and called the roll.
SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS
Approval of the Minutes of the January 9, 2008
Meeting
Mr. Goscicki 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
Sponsorship of Waterway Cleanup Program
Commissioner Gold distributed an informative handout and gave a brief
overview of the program.
·
The
District has not previously donated funds to this program.
·
Any
money donated will come from the District’s general fund.
On MOTION by Mr. Mendelson seconded by
Mr. Gray with all in favor a first mate level donation of $3,000 to the Waterway
Cleanup Program was approved.
FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
Discussion of
The following was discussed:
·
Tousa Homes filed for bankruptcy. They intend to reorganize their debt
structure. They are in the process
of securing a refinance in the amount of $150 Million to pay off their
debt. Communication regarding this
issue was sent out to all their vendors.
·
There will be a meeting with Florida
Sewer and Water to discuss outstanding invoices. It is a good sign that they are agreeing
to meet without involving their attorney.
·
Tousa Homes asked for the outstanding
invoices.
·
GMAC
owns the land. Tousa Homes was the
developer. They renegotiated their
schedule twice and defaulted on the project. The project is back in GMAC’s
hands.
·
The
funding agreements are with Tousa Homes and not GMAC. It is Tousa Homes’ obligation to
pay. There is no contract with
GMAC.
·
The
Board has approved moving forward with work to the extent that the District’s
assets are protected.
·
Mr.
DeGirolmo questioned why he was not contacted with regard to certifying the
improvements. CH2M Hill is the
District Engineer and has the right to become involved in this project. Mr. Goscicki and Mr. Lyles will contact
Mr. DeGirolmo to discuss this issue further.
FIFTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
Status Report on
This item was discussed under the fourth order of
business.
SIXTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
Management Agreement with
The following was discussed:
·
The
District owns a landscape berm in Parkland Isles.
·
Valley Crest does maintenance work for
the HOA and they have been maintaining the berm without a formal
relationship.
·
Staff met with the HOA in January and
proposed an agreement similar to the one the District has with Heron Bay Commons
where the HOA is responsible for daily maintenance. The HOA was receptive to the proposed
agreement because it allows them more direct control.
·
No
action is needed by the Board at this time. The Parkland Isles HOA will sign the
agreement first and it will then be brought before the Board for
approval.
SEVENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
Consideration of WA #180 – Treatment Plant Planning, Modifications and
Improvements
Mr. Goscicki
reviewed the work authorization along with staff and recommended approval. The $74,413 will provide site master
planning for the water plant.
On MOTION by Mr. Mendelson seconded by
Mr. Gray with all in favor WA #180 for treatment plant planning, modifications
and improvements was approved.
EIGHTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
Staff Reports
A.
Manager
i. Status of SBA
Account
At the moment
there is no updated information being provided by the SBA. Staff will continue to monitor the SBA
account and follow up on the process.
ii.
Discussion of Five Year Storm Water Permit Renewal
Program
The following was discussed:
·
This
program was started five years ago.
District staff reviews permits every five years to make sure the property
owners have done what they were supposed to.
·
The
person who handles the permit renewal program at CH2M Hill is retiring. Ms. Schurz will train with CH2M Hill to
handle the permit renewals going forward.
iii. Water
Plant Operations
Mr. Hyche
provided the Board with an informational packet. This information will be provided to the
Board on a routine basis. They are
also working with Mr. Daly to provide a monthly customer service
report.
Mr. Goscicki distributed copies of
engagement letters with Deloitte Tax, LLP to provide arbitrage rebate
calculations on behalf of the District.
This is a requirement by law when there are outstanding bonds. Mr. Goscicki signed the engagement
letters on behalf of the District in order to meet necessary time
requirements.
On MOTION by Mr. Mendelson seconded by
Mr. Gray with all in favor the engagement letters with Deloitte Tax, LLP to
provide arbitrage rebate calculations were ratified.
B.
Attorney – Status of Arbor Tree Contract Claim for Alleged Additional
Work
The following was
discussed:
·
The
Board previously entered into a contract with Arbor Tree for a lump sum of
$100,000 and specified tree removal areas.
There was a provision that $50,000 was to be paid by reimbursement from
the NRCS and $50,000 was to be paid by the District.
·
Because it was hurricane clean up, some
of the work was shifted; however any additional work had to be approved by the
District engineer.
·
Arbor Tree claims they performed
additional work and forwarded pictures to the District engineer. This work was not
authorized.
·
A
letter was received two months ago from Arbor Tree requesting payment for
additional work. There is no basis
for this claim because the work was never authorized by the District
engineer.
C.
Engineer – Projects Status
Report
No additional
items were discussed.
NINTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
Supervisors’ Requests and Audience Comments
There not being
any, the next item followed.
TENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
Approval of Financials and Check Register
Mr. Goscicki
briefly reviewed the financials and there were no questions or comments by the
Board.
On MOTION by Mr. Mendelson seconded by
Mr. Gray with all in favor the financials and check register were
approved.
ELEVENTH 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