MINUTES OF
MEETING
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
Supervisor
Also present were:
Rich Hans
Manager
Dennis Lyles
Attorney
Tara Patton
WCI
Joe Guttuso
WCI
Paul Hrynko
Rhon Ernest-Jones Consulting Engineers
Carl J. Becker
Lennar Homes
Peg McPherson
South Florida Water Mgt. District
Mr. Lauritzen called the meeting to order and called the
roll.
SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS
Approval of the Minutes of the April 1, 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
Mr. Hans distributed the proposed budget for fiscal year 2005 and stated
please review the budget, and we will discuss any changes next month and adopt
it in two months.
SIXTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
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A.
Bleachers
Ms. Early stated we received three bids. The engineer’s estimate was $16,750.00,
and the low bid was $14,818.00 submitted by Contract Connection. We received a bid from Awnings by
Valrose in the amount of $8,218.50, but it was just for the awning. The bid package consisted of the
bleacher seats with concrete slab and canopy. The bid submitted by Accurate Tennis
Courts was in the mount of $48,100.
Staff recommends awarding the contract to Contract Connection. This will be paid out of the
Mr. Mendolia asked have they ever worked for us
before?
Ms. Early responded no.
However, I can get some references.
If there are any problems, I will bring this back next
month.
On MOTION by Mr. Mendolia seconded by Mr.
Lauritzen with all in favor the contract for the Heron Bay Commons bleacher
seats with concrete slab and canopy was awarded to Contract Connection, Inc. in
the amount of $14,818.00
B.
Security System
This item was tabled.
SEVENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
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Mr. Hrynko stated we have a plat that has 35 single-family units. We are proposing to dedicate the eastern
portion of the property to NSID, which abuts a maintenance facility with the
Golf & Country Club. In total,
we will have a private lake, which will connect into a private lake (Parcel B),
and Parcel C will be the lake dedication in addition to a lift station along the
south. It is off of Trails End
extension and directly east of the new park.
Mr. Lauritzen asked what are the lot sizes?
Mr. Hrynko responded between 1/3 and 1/2 of an acre. It has been through the City Commission
and the Planning and Zoning Board.
The community made the lake its amenity.
Mr. Lauritzen asked will there be any parks?
Mr. Hrynko responded there will be a gazebo and running trail around the
lake.
Mr. Moore stated I need to modify the language of the 12’ utility
easement to include the NSID.
Currently, it only has the City of
Mr. Mendolia asked is this being coordinated with
WCI?
Ms. Early responded yes. We
reviewed the drainage requirements.
On MOTION by Mr. Mendolia seconded by Mr.
Lauritzen with all in favor the Parkland Estates Plat was accepted subject to
the conditions listed in the engineer’s review letter and Mr. Moore’s
recommendations outlined above.
EIGHTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
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A.
Ms. Early stated this item is a permit request from WCI to access the
north dike.
On MOTION by Mr. Mendolia seconded by Mr.
Lauritzen with all in favor the permit request for the Heron Bay North and
Parkland Golf & Country Club right-of-way was approved subject to the
conditions listed in the engineer’s review letter.
B. Mary
Help of Christians Church – Phase 2
C.
Greenbriar at Heron Bay Northeast
D. Heron
Bay Northeast “The Glen”
Ms. Early stated these three items are all surface water management
permits.
Mr. Hans asked do you have any comments?
Ms. Early responded the same standard comments apply to each item. They are working in the District
right-of-way and submitting as-builts.
On MOTION by Mr. Mendolia seconded by Mr.
Lauritzen with all in favor the permit request for the Mary Help of Christians
Church – Phase 2; Greenbriar at Heron Bay Northeast; and Heron Bay Northeast
“The Glen” were approved subject to the conditions listed in the engineer’s
review letter.
A.
Change Order No. 2 with
Ms. Early stated when we put this project out for bid, we knew we had to
have some revisions based on the development tying into the
On MOTION by Mr. Miner seconded by Mr.
Lauritzen with all in favor Change Order No. 2 with Florida Sewer & Water
for Osprey Trail and
B.
Change Order No. 5 with Astaldi Construction Corp. for
Ms. Early stated WCI pays for all the paving and drainage, and everything
under the
On MOTION by Mr. Miner seconded by Mr.
Lauritzen with all in favor Change Order No. 5 with Astaldi Construction Corp.
for
C.
Change Order No. 9 with Astaldi Construction Corp. for
Ms. Early reviewed the change order.
On MOTION by Mr. Miner seconded by Mr.
Lauritzen with all in favor Change Order No. 9 with Astaldi Construction Corp.
for
D.
Change Order No. 5 with
Ms. Early reviewed the change order.
On MOTION by Mr. Miner seconded by Mr.
Lauritzen with all in favor Change Order No. 5 with Florida Sewer & Water
for Osprey Trail and Heron Bay recreation amenity offsite roadway improvements
for a net increase of $32,332.50.
TENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
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A. Work
Authorization No. 123 for Parkland Country Club Pod 6 Water and Sewer
Engineering Services During Construction and Funding Agreement with
WCI
B. Work
Authorization No. 124 for Parkland Country Club Pod 15 Water and Sewer
Engineering Services During Construction and Funding Agreement with
WCI
C. Work
Authorization No. 125 for Parkland Country Club Pod 16 Water and Sewer
Engineering Services During Construction
Ms. Early stated these three items are for engineering services during
construction within the Parkland Country Club for our inspection, and it
requires a funding agreement.
Mr. Mendolia asked have the rates increased?
Ms. Early responded they are the same hourly rates that were approved
last April.
On MOTION by Mr. Miner seconded by Mr.
Mendolia with all in favor Work Authorizations 123, 124 & 125 and their
funding agreements for same were approved.
D. Work
Authorization No. 126 for Heron Bay Northeast Greenbriar Water and Sewer
Engineering Services During Construction
This item was tabled.
E.
Work Authorization No. 127 for Heron Bay North Cypress
Pointe
This item was tabled.
THIRD ORDER OF BUSINESS
Presentation by South Florida Water Management District Regarding the
Everglades Task Force
Ms. McPherson joined the meeting at this time and stated I am here to
talk about the Everglades Task Force.
The Broward County Department of Planning and Environmental Protection
asked to be included in the District’s long-term water quality plan. The long-term plan has to do with the
Everglades Forever Act and the South Florida Water Management District’s
requirement to have phosphorus levels in surface canals down to ten parts per
billion by December 31, 2006. We
are hoping to establish a working group of all the affected entities including
municipalities, water control Districts, government agencies and special
interests such as nurseries to bring together what the issue is, what we each
have to input and what can be done voluntarily to meet these
requirements.
This is a leadership issue.
We have to demonstrate that we are trying to get these water quality
levels to the legal limit, which is ten parts per billion. The more things we can demonstrate that
we are doing, the better off we will be.
I do not envision this group holding long tedious meetings. In fact, they will be fun. You will learn about the issues and meet
many people. Each entity will have
a representative there. I am
comfortable saying ‘all of them’ because I have gone before all of the
municipalities except one, and I have been before all of the Water Control
Districts except one. We will have
a good turnout, and there will be good leadership opportunities for everyone to
get to know each other. I envision
walking you through the problem and asking everyone to bring their regulatory
tool box or anything else they can bring to the table as well as their plan to
implement them. For example, a
municipality can implement an ordinance encouraging people to use fertilizer
with low phosphorus levels. The
idea is to do things we already have the ability to do that are common sense and
if we coordinate our efforts, we will be able to show real progress, which is
the goal. If we can get one or all
of you to come to the first meeting, that would be great. Additionally, we have enjoyed our
working relationship with Mr. Moore.
It is one thing for staff to be there, but it is another thing for the
decision-makers to be there. I am
excited at the opportunity for you to see what other decision makers are doing
and what they are bringing to the table to help meet this effort. Thank you for this opportunity, and it
was nice to meet everyone.
FIFTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
Approval of Quit Claim Deed for Portions of L-1
Ms. Patton stated last month, I was before the Board to get the
Greenbriar plat approved. If you
recall, the Greenbriar plat consisted of an addition of seven lots. We are adding to the already recorded
Heron Bay northeast plat. Per the
Heron Bay northeast plat, which was approved by the Board approximately 18
months ago, we dedicated Lake L-1 as part of Heron Bay Northeast. As Greebriar, I am platting the lots
within the lake.
The quit claim deed contains two legal descriptions. The first shows the area that we deed
back from the District by a quit claim, and these areas mimic the areas that are
going to be platted which are 1 through 5, 6 and 7 and a buffer area. Since we are asking the District for
that back, this exhibit shows parcel J on the Heron Bay east plat, which is a
sales center parcel. That will
simply become a water body. This is
an approximate 2-acre piece.
In addition, we are also building some wetland areas that will be granted
to the District. All in all, when you take what is being asked to be given back
to WCI in the form of a few lots and buffer, you actually end up getting more
lake area with us returning Parcel J to you and adding more water. I sent these documents to Mr. Lyles for
his review and approval.
Mr. Lyles responded these were transmitted to my office April 23, and I
have reviewed the proposed forms of deeds.
It was essentially a swap of property with the District, and I think
everything is in order. It is a
simple transaction you have seen before, and unless there are any comments, it
is appropriate to take up a motion to approve execution of the two quit claim
deeds described in WCI’s presentation.
On MOTION by Mr. Miner seconded by Mr.
Mendolia with all in favor the quit claims deed for portions of Parcel L-1 of
the Heron Bay Northeast Plat and Parcel J of the Heron Bay East plat were
approved.
ELEVENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
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Ms. Early stated Supplement No. 3 had existing validated bonds in the
approximate amount of $7 million, and we only sold one bond in the amount of
$1.5 million. WCI is not going to
use the additional bonds and simply do two separate bond issues; one for the
balance of Heron Bay and one for Parkland.
For the one bond that we did, we were doing some extra work because we
had additional monies left in the original bond, but we ran out of money and
$6,000 still needs to be paid. WCI
can fund it and when we sell the bonds, they will be
reimbursed.
Mr. Lyles stated I reviewed this, and everything is in
order.
On MOTION by Mr. Miner seconded by Mr.
Mendolia with all in favor Funding Agreement No. 382 with WCI for Supplement No.
3 invoices were approved.
Mr. Lyles stated we are at the end of the legislative session. Our codification bill was sent to
committee and did not make it out of committee on the last day; therefore, it
did not get passed this year. I
have discussed this briefly with the District Manager. We have some small hope that they will
have a special session. They will
try to get it out of that committee and back in front of the legislature. If we do that, we may be required to
enlist the services of our former lobbyist to make sure this happens. To my knowledge, this is not the result
of anyone trying to stop this bill from passing. Everybody was in favor of this. We will re-file the same bill next
year. The same thing happened to
the CSID bill, and I suspect many other local bills.
Mr. Lauritzen asked will we still have elections this
year?
Mr. Lyles responded we will have our landowner’s election. Everything stays the same. However, this does not affect our
operations. The reason for the
codification bill is Chapter 189, which applies to all special districts in the
State of Florida, requires us to combine all of our amendments into one special
act local bill that reads continuously from start to finish. In the midst of everything, we had some
requests for some changes regarding the method of electing Boards of
Supervisors, which we agreed to through the Board’s authority. It was going to be pursued through an
amendment to this bill or to a general amendment to Chapter 189 by
Representative Ritter. You had
committed on behalf of the Board to support that type of amendment in either
case and to send letters or resolutions as requested. We had no requests for expressions for
support or resolutions. We only had
positive feed back from staff that everything was going through the process and
that our bill would be passed.
However, at the last minute, it did not pass. At this point, it is business as
usual. We are required to file this
bill by the legislature, which in turn, did not finalize the passage of the bill
so we will have to file it again next year. We have done everything we are required
to do by law and more to facilitate the process but it did not happen. By all accounts, it was a contentious
session of the legislature this year.
B.
Engineer
There not being any, the next item followed.
C.
Superintendent – Letters of Recognition
Mr. Hans stated we received a couple of letters commending our good
work.
Mr. Lauritzen asked do we have any follow up on the Heron Bay tennis
situation?
Mr. Hans asked we are still receiving some complaints on different
issues; however, we are directing them back to the management company to
handle. We have not heard any more
about the tennis and whether they have a new committee.
THIRTEENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
Supervisor’s Requests and Audience Comments
There not being any, the next item followed.
FOURTEENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
Approval of Requisitions and Invoices
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. Mendolia seconded by Mr.
Lauritzen with all in favor the meeting was adjourned at 4:55
p.m.
Salvatore J. Mendolia
Matt Lauritzen
Secretary
President
Agenda
Items
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Work Authorization No. 126 for Heron Bay
Northeast Greenbriar Water and Sewer Engineering Services During Construction
(tabled)
Work Authorization No. 127 for Heron Bay
North Cypress Pointe (tabled)