1	MINUTES OF MEETING	
2	HARMONY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT	
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4	The regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Harmony Community Development	
5	District was held Thursday, October 26, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. at the Jones Model Home, 3285	
6	Songbird Circle, Saint Cloud, FL 34773.	
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8	Present and constituting a quorum were:	
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10	Teresa Kramer	Chair	
11	Daniel Leet	Vice Chair	
12	Lucas Chokanis (via Zoom)	Supervisor	
13	Kerul Kassel	Assistant Secretary	
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15	Also present, either in person or via Zoom Video Communications, were:	
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17	Angel Montagna	District Manager, Inframark	
18	Michael Eckert (via Zoom)	District Legal Counsel, Kutak Rock	
19	David Hamstra	District Engineer, Pegasus Engineering	
20	Lynn Hayes	Inframark, Management Division	
21	Jorge Baez	Field Supervisor, Inframark	
22	Nick Lomasney	Benchmark Landscaping	
23	Kerry Satterwhite	Area Field Manager, Inframark	
24	Priscilla Lilly (via Zoom)	Professional Fountain Services	
25	Residents and Members of the Public	
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27	This is not a certified or verbatim transcript but rather represents the context of the meeting. The	
28	full meeting recording is available in audio format upon request. Contact the District Office for	
29	any related costs for an audio copy.		
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31	FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS	Call to Order and Roll Call	
32	Ms. Kramer called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.	
33	Ms. Kramer called the roll and indicated a quorum was present for the meeting.	
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35	SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS	Audience Comments	
36	Ms. Kramer stated this is a time where the audience members, whether here in person and on	
37	Zoom, can come forward, state your name and address for the record, and present any concerns,	
38	ideas, or thoughts about the Harmony CDD to the Board. It is a three-minute time limit. We ask	
39	that you provide us with your input; it is not a time for questions or back and forth from the Board.	
40	Ms. Mary Jane Sledz stated I have two things that I know I have received responses back. One	
41	of them is, over the summer, I asked for a traffic study on Five Oaks, due to we have had many	
42	near-misses on Five Oaks Drive, speeding, and kids driving golf carts. In the last two weeks, I was	
43	almost hit twice because I was obeying the speed limit. Two Supervisors responded back to me. I	
44	sent a separate one to the manager, but I did not hear back. I am hoping that the traffic study will	
45	make it to the agenda at some point because it has been a few months now that they told me it was	

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46	going to be on the agenda. My second thing is, speaking for many of my colleagues in the 55+	
47	community, they want to know why the CDD did not know of the intended development plan	
48	regarding the apartment complex and parking garage that is going to be entered first in between	
49	houses in East and North Lakes. This is going to affect their community if you are putting in	
50	something like that, in regard to the traffic problems we already have, now we are going to add in	
51	even more traffic. The noise and the animals, how will it affect the animals that are already in the	
52	back here? Many of us 55+ walk because of the beautiful surroundings of Harmony. Now we are	
53	hearing there is going to be a five-story apartment complex and a parking garage just as high. I	
54	want to see what the Board is doing and hopefully, you are ahead of this, because this is going to	
55	change Harmony, and we already have problems selling houses in the community. I get that that	
56	apartments and commercial are going to be in the front on U.S. Hwy 192, where no houses are.	
57	But to put something in the middle of housing is irresponsible.	
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59	THIRD ORDER OF BUSINESS	Staff Reports	
60	A. Landscaping: Benchmark Landscaping (“Benchmark”)	
61	Mr. Lomasney stated last month, we discussed me bringing a map to go over the irrigation.	
62	Feel free to take extras if you want. Here highlighted and numbered are all the new timers and	
63	their locations. The number they reference should also represent the number on the irrigation	
64	packets you receive monthly, as far as the written inspections. For example, where it says clock 8,	
65	you now know where it is at and the area it is covering with this map. It is pretty detailed down to	
66	the front, A and B. All of these have been replaced. With the rain sensors, this is where they are	
67	located. This is the map I use when making irrigation repairs. As far as the percentage, between	
68	85% and 90% are done. You will notice the literature changed on the packet. The wires are just	
69	not being used. It is not open wire anymore; it is just not being used. All the zones are accounted	
70	for, and that is where the 90% comes in, because there is 10% for the unknowns, such as an area	
71	that we have not located or something we have not identified. Where the problems are currently	
72	are where the new construction is on the left side of the west entrance and in front where they have	
73	torn up the front. It is completely not working. They have shredded it. The tarp that they had	
74	separating the areas, ironically, we have lines that run down it. I took pictures of the pipes as I	
75	went to repair them. Every foot and a half to two feet was gone. In the future, whenever that wraps	
76	up, we will need to get in contact with them to discuss what we want to do moving forward in this	
77	area.	

Mr. Kramer stated right. The subcontractor is for Toho Water Authority (Toho”), who is
putting in the inner connect. Yes, we do need to make sure they are responsible for that
maintenance.
Mr. Lomasney stated right. I just wanted to say it because that is included in the percentage
that is not operating. In the same area where the new construction is, there was a white fence there
with some palm trees. When they removed that, there were several pipes exposed. It was to the
point where my tech just this week shut that zone off completely. We cannot afford to just have
water spilling out. That is another area where we have a problem, and we are still locating. We
have guys out, and we are just letting them do what they are going to do. We will leave it off until
they are complete, and then we will go over there and make our assessment. I will present to the
Board our findings. This week, in the packets, we went through timers 1 through 12 in the past
two days. One sprinkler remains broken. All the timers we looked through up to 12 have been
replaced. He is currently doing that, and he will stay onsite until the timers and recommendations
are complete with this month’s report as far as the irrigation. The highway is down. We do not
have water going to it. I saw some on the other day, and I will continue to look into it, but we do
not need the water going there. That is where some of the open lines are.
Ms. Montagna asked is that U.S. Hwy 192?
Mr. Lomasney stated yes. Like I said, I saw a section west of 7-Eleven where three were on. I
still need to investigate that. That is included in the 85% to 90%. I need to see why it is coming
on. It could be wired improperly with another timer.
Mr. Chokanis asked was this not in the agenda package?
Ms. Montagna stated no, this is his oral report.
Mr. Lomasney stated I was asked at the last meeting to bring a map to showcase and explain
the irrigation, what percentage we were at, the timer locations, and things of that nature.
Mr. Leet stated unfortunately, we only have the room camera and not an easy way to show this
map on Zoom. I am not sure if Mr. Chokanis can view this copy with us.
Ms. Kassel stated we can take a picture of it.
Mr. Lomasney stated yes, feel free to take pictures of it and use it. each one that is mark is
where our new timers are. I just wanted you to see it so if you point to a question, I can answer it.
Ms. Kassel stated there was an irrigation packet that was sent to the Board last week from
Benchmark about what was happening. I always find those a little hard to understand, but I am
glad to hear we are at 90%.
Ms. Montagna stated it is good progress, for sure.

Mr. Lomasney stated there is another area of the unknowns where every sprinkler has no
pressure but the sprinklers are fine. Where they connect to go in there, they reduce it too sharply.
I do not have anything to present to the Board, but this came up with no pressure several times in
the report. That is why. The way the pipes travel there, it was not done properly. No matter what
sprinklers I put on there, they are not going to perform well unless that particular area is changed
and the route for this particular park. I think Ms. Kassel and I discussed it briefly when we
discussed the pocket park. That area and the oaks over here is the most established area. This is
where the roots, a lot of breaks, and wiring issues are coming from through the journey since I
have been here in June. That is all I have for irrigation. Another thing I want to touch on is the tree
trunks in here. Obviously, we cannot do it all in one shot. We did about 80 to 100 trees over the
course of two weeks. I had two Benchmark trucks, and the dump trailer we were using in the lot.
On Cat Brier, one side of the road is the CDD/golf course side, and those trees are significantly
higher. On the other side are the homes where cars are parked constantly. I have requested and
now have a pruner on the chance that if one leaves, we can go in and cut that one tree. You may
not see complete results right away, as much as I want to give them to you, but where the residential
areas are, that is the only method I can come up. For Schoolhouse Road across the street from the
school, we are going to have to shut it down for a day. A half a day I can make work. I have staked
out there trying to cut those trees for two weeks straight. I was determined. I could not even get
one.
Ms. Kramer asked do we need to put out a message for no parking?
Ms. Kassel asked on a certain date between certain hours?
Mr. Lomasney stated that is where we are at. I am trying to get a list of periods when we can
do that to bring to you to that if you shut these sections down this month, I can bring in trimmers
and have that done. Parking, especially in the residential areas with low branches, if the cars do
not move, then I cannot trim them.
Ms. Montagna asked is possible to get with Mr. Baez to tell him the schedule? Then he can get
the No Parking signs put up indicating the timeframe. If you can get with him, he can get that
accomplished.
Mr. Lomasney stated yes. We had a meeting this week.
Mr. Leet stated we did that for the alleys that we own. Can we do that on the Osceola County
(“County”) streets?
Ms. Montagna stated just while they are trimming trees. We are not shutting down the street
all day, just whatever time they need.

Mr. Lomasney stated it is five trees. We can shut it down for five trees. I will send two or three
guys.
Ms. Montagna stated you can just keep moving the signs around. If you can schedule that with
Mr. Baez, then you can knock it out.
Mr. Baez stated yes. Thursday looks good.
Mr. Lomasney stated definitely, because I want to get them done, too.
Ms. Kramer stated the fall annuals were never installed. Do we need to change those now?
Mr. Lomasney stated no. We had to make a different selection. What we had approved was
awful. We had talked with Ms. Kassel and presented the new availability. I believe they are already
ordered. We put eyes on them; they were selected. Give me a couple of weeks, but they will be
installed as soon as possible. I know this is a pressing priority.
Ms. Montagna asked for the holidays?
Mr. Lomasney stated yes.
Ms. Kassel stated yes, red and white.
Ms. Kramer stated okay. So we are using red and white?
Ms. Kassel stated yes.
Mr. Lomasney stated the beds are prepped. I am just waiting on a work date.
Ms. Kramer stated we look forward to seeing them. The transfer lot back there where the
cuttings are going from the trees, there are two large pieces of equipment back there.
Mr. Lomasney stated yes.
Ms. Kramer asked do you know anything about those?
Mr. Lomasney stated those are for me for pallets for the mulch so I can move them quickly. I
can move ten at a time. I can leave them onsite until it is done.
Ms. Kramer asked how long will it take? The use of that lot for landscaping stuff is a violation
of the County’s codes.
Mr. Lomasney stated it is just for the job. I spoke with the supervisor before I came here. I am
thinking next Monday at the latest all the mulch will be done, and that equipment will be out of
here.
Ms. Kramer stated yes, we cannot use the lot as a transfer lot either. We need it gone quickly.
Mr. Lomasney asked do not use it for dumping? Because when we cut the trees, we put it there
and then our grabber truck comes and gets it. Without us doing that, it will take us much longer.
Ms. Kramer stated we specifically bid the contract with no availability for that. The County
said that it cannot be done. That was the way the contract was bid.

Mr. Lomasney asked what can that lot be used for?
Ms. Kramer stated a garden.
Ms. Montagna stated we had to shut it all down, the RV lot, everything. RVs were parked back
there, equipment, and trailers. We have to get all of that out of there.
Ms. Kramer stated we are not allowed to use it for anything.
Ms. Montagna asked is there another place onsite they can have all of that? I understand what
you are saying about moving mulch.
Mr. Lomasney stated I will have to get back with you as far as the tree trimming for scheduling.
That definitely changes things for me.
Ms. Kramer stated we will have to figure something out. If you are using that to chip up for
the garden, then it is a garden-related activity.
Mr. Lomasney asked I will need to talk with Mr. Jacob Mootz.
Ms. Kramer stated if you will provide chipping onsite for the garden, then we can qualify it for
the garden.
Mr. Lomasney asked was there an area where Benchmark was allowed to keep stuff?
Ms. Kramer stated no.
Ms. Montagna stated there was discussion.
Ms. Kramer stated there was no place because Mr. Brett Perez was very specific about that.
Now he is with Benchmark, so you can check with him. Unfortunately, not. They figured a little
high to compensate for that. Be aware of that. Right now, stuff is parked there. If it is going to be
gone within a week or so because the mulch will be gone, we should be good. But that can be a
troublesome issue for us if the County rolls by.
Ms. Kassel stated I wanted to know about the merger.
Mr. Lomasney stated the merger did go through, but it is going to just be a letterhead issue.
Everything is going to remain the same.
Ms. Kassel asked do we need to have Mr. Eckert prepare something?
Ms. Kramer stated it has already been signed and done.
Ms. Montagna stated yes, it is done. The Board approved it in substantial form until they gave
us their certificate of insurance, and that has all been done.
Ms. Kassel stated the Board did not hear anything about it, so that is why I was following up
with it.
Mr. Lomasney stated I will remain here on staff. The way we are doing things will remain the
same.

210	Mr. Chokanis asked what is the new company’s name that merged with Benchmark?	
211	Mr. Lomasney stated United Land Services.	
212	Ms. Kramer stated we wanted to get a picture of the map that we discussed.	
213	Ms. Montagna stated Mr. Baez took a great picture of it. He can send it out.	
214	1.  Consideration of Sycamore Treatment Proposal	
215	Mr. Lomasney stated I have the total, and I counted the sick ones. It is spreading. I think if we	
216	tackle it, we can tackle it quickly. It is really bad in the neighborhoods. It is not so bad over here	
217	in the common areas. They do need to be addressed as soon as possible. If not, the number of sick	
218	ones will increase rapidly. I would also recommend someone contact the golf course. They have	
219	sick ones, and the homeowners association (“HOA”) ones that are not our responsibility. It is	
220	spreading everywhere. We want to tackle this problem before it gets out of control.	
221	Ms. Kramer stated we have had it treated in the past, twice. The last treatment was in March	
222	and April of 2022. We have been battling this glassy scale, and a sooty mildew that goes with it.	
223	The proposal is for 150 trees for $4,200.00. Is that what you are recommending at this time?	
224	Mr. Lomasney stated yes. It is a little over 500 trees. I believe about 150 of them are sick.	
225	Ms. Montagna stated Mr. Perez recommended all of them, which is why you saw that proposal,	
226	for 512 or 521 trees.	
227	Mr. Lomasney stated it was 517. I narrowed it down.	
228	Ms. Montagna stated these are the actual sick ones.	
229	Mr. Lomasney stated right.	
230	Ms. Kassel stated we will see if treating them helps prevent that sickness from moving to the	
231	other trees.	
232		
233	Ms. Kassel made a MOTION to approve proposal #1531 from	
234	Benchmark Landscaping for the treatment of 150 sycamore trees, in	
235	the amount of $4,200.	
236	Mr. Leet seconded the motion.	
237		
238	Mr. Chokanis asked can you give me a quick rundown on our financials, to see where we are?	
239	Ms. Montagna stated you just started your new fiscal year, so you are fine. It started October	
240	1 and your new budget cycle started then. We have not made a dent in the first month.	
241	Mr. Chokanis stated okay. I know you mentioned before that we do not get the money all at	
242	once. When do we start getting the checks in?	
243	Ms. Montagna stated you will usually start getting some in November. Typically, for this	
244	District, it is usually the bulk. Then you will start seeing funds trickle in December and January.	

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245	Usually, you are fully collected by February. You may have a couple of one-offs in March. We	
246	have collected assessments through tax certificate sales, as well. I would say the bulk is received	
247	between now and January.	
248		
249	Upon VOICE VOTE, with all in favor, unanimous approval was	
250	given (by a margin of 4-0) to proposal #1531 from Benchmark	
251	Landscaping for treatment of 150 sycamore trees, in the amount of	
252	$4,200.	
253		
254	2.  Update on Pocket Park Projects	
255	Ms. Kassel stated Mr. Lomasney and I drove through and reviewed every single pocket park	
256	except for two of them. After visiting every park and having conversations regarding all the issues	
257	that are on this month’s agenda, you can see that I checked off certain issues and circled them. I	
258	proposed that we spend the total of $78,000, not including resodding the soccer field. I know we	
259	are tight on our budget this year, so I am proposing we spend $30,000 to refurbish a number of	
260	areas in a number of different parks. I am not saying we do everything in each park. I am saying	
261	we take some areas of some parks that look particularly bad and address those now. I want to hear	
262	from Mr. Lomasney because in my proposals, I have numbered the pages. The only one thing I	
263	have questions about is, was mulch included in the contract? According to Mr. Mootz, the	
264	playground mulch is not included in the contract. I do not know if that applies under landscaping.	
265	I think that comes under parks instead. I did include one but not the other. In the main dog park on	
266	Cat Brier, that playground is in here, but I did not include that in the $30,000 that I propose to	
267	spend. I think I did accidentally include it in the other park, Buck Lake Park. It is not checked off.	
268	You will see at the end of the set of proposals is a spreadsheet where I took each of the areas that	
269	I checked off and I included the pages. I want to hear from Mr. Lomasney. I propose that at the	
270	dog parks, we remove the dead crepe myrtles. and in several other parks we remove the dead	
271	shrubs. Instead of removing everything, we should remove just the dead shrubs and replace with	
272	like kind. For example, there is arboricola. Mr. Lomasney and I can review this. Perhaps there is	
273	some wiggle room we can navigate or negotiate. But I am proposing we take $30,000 to refurbish	
274	those areas if you think we can afford it.	
275	Mr. Lomasney stated I agree with everything that was checked. I like that we are going to visit	
276	each park so that you can see the difference in most of them, not just three. There is one item that	
277	concerns me, though, and it is the tree leaning toward the monument by the annual monument. If	
278	it falls, it will crash on it. There is a picture you can see. It will take the monument out. It is an old	
279	enough tree that I think it will destroy it.	

Ms. Kassel stated Sebastian Bridge.
Ms. Kassel asked is that the panther and bear monument?
Mr. Lomasney stated yes. Two trees are there. One is in the field, and it will not hurt anything.
I can completely understand that not being checked. If it falls, we cut it. The other one will damage
that monument. It is going to be more costly for the damage it may cause versus removing it and
being done with it and eliminating the risk.
Ms. Kramer asked what kind of tree is it?
Mr. Lomasney stated it is an oak tree.
Ms. Kassel stated in the agenda package among the proposals, it is page 2.
Mr. Lomasney stated it is issue #1. With each storm, it leans more. We have been monitoring
it since June.
Ms. Kassel stated there is no division between removing that tree and the second tree. There is
a price for removing the two trees. Is it half of that?
Mr. Lomasney stated I can find out if that is a separate issue, if we took this out of the pocket
park project as a dangerous tree.
Ms. Kramer stated yes, and it looks like our cost would be under our limit so that the District
Manager could authorize it.
Mr. Lomasney stated let me check. If the Board does not object, I would like to treat this as a
separate issue. I will revisit this and speak with Mr. Mootz to get a firm price on that particular
tree. I can bring it up next time.
Ms. Montagna stated no, just send it to me.
Ms. Kassel stated she has the approval power to make it happen outside of a Board meeting.
Ms. Kramer asked how much do we have in this upcoming year’s budget for this type of
project?
Mr. Leet stated I recall about $35,000. We have $40,000 for R&M trees and trimming.
Ms. Kassel stated that line item would not apply to this, but it would for removal of that one
tree.
Ms. Montagna stated miscellaneous services under landscaping is $34,860.
Ms. Kassel stated this is last year’s budget we are looking at.
Ms. Kramer asked if we approve it tonight, how long before we see the invoices? Could you
stage it out until we can get some assessment money?
Mr. Leet stated the fiscal year 2024 adopted budget has $50,000 for miscellaneous services
under landscaping.

Ms. Kramer stated the sycamore trees will fall under that, too.
Mr. Leet stated R&M trees and trimming has $40,000.
Mr. Lomasney stated Mr. Mootz could answer that question as far as the invoice timing. We
would typically do this within the same timeframe, but I will get with him and find out.
Ms. Kassel stated if you started it in October and finished by mid-November, then by the time
we get the bill and have to pay it, we should have some revenue in.
Mr. Lomasney stated yes. It is going to take me some time.
Ms. Kramer stated this is the time of year to do all this.
Mr. Lomasney stated yes.
Ms. Montagna stated you do have money in first-quarter operating expenses, but it is not your
full quarter.
Mr. Lomasney stated I will not have this job done next week.
Ms. Kramer stated it will take some time to get the work order.
Mr. Lomasney stated I need to schedule it with my crews.
Mr. Chokanis stated I totally agree we should get all this fixed at some point. I think if we take
care of some of the trees that have fallen over that are potential liability issues and get those fixed,
then we can take maybe two of the parks or two areas and slowly get those fixed, like the market
area and Town Square and maybe Buck Lake Park. Once those get fixed, then we can get the other
ones fixed slowly.
Mr. Leet asked are we going to cause more harm if we spread out execution of these over a
month or two? I think that is where Mr. Chokanis was going. How urgent is it to get all these going
now? Ms. Kassel has already made a pass at doing this and filtering them down on the entire
property to the main points. I guess we are trying to see if we can squeeze it a little more.
Ms. Kassel asked when you say squeeze it a little more, what are you proposing?
Ms. Montagna stated if it will deteriorate more.
Ms. Kassel stated it already has deteriorated. Some of the areas are pretty bad, and they have
been for years.
Mr. Lomasney stated these areas are the worst of the worst. From a priority standpoint, that is
why we highlighted them.
Mr. Leet stated I do not have a problem with the projects, just the timing and maybe spreading
it out. Is that what Mr. Chokanis was getting at?
Mr. Chokanis stated yes. I think all these things need to be fixed, for sure, but instead of
spending $30,000 and giving them a huge job, we can give them a one-month job and give them

346	the trees to fix that are a safety and liability issue. They can do Town Square, which is one of the	
347	centerpieces of Harmony, and Buck Lake is the other big area where people play. Obviously, these	
348	parks need work, but as far as a field of vision, they are not used as much as the other areas.	
349	Ms. Kramer stated I agree that we have big financial projects. We have to get the community	
350	maintenance facility going. That project is ongoing. Let us keep this sheet and maybe consider	
351	those two main parks.	
352		
353	Mr. Chokanis made a MOTION to approve the proposal from	
354	Benchmark Landscaping for rehabilitation of Town Square and	
355	Buck Lake Park, for the first phase of the landscaping rejuvenation	
356	project, in the amount of $15,305.	
357	Mr. Leet seconded the motion.	
358		
359	Upon VOICE VOTE, with three in favor and Ms. Kassel opposed,	
360	approval was given (by a margin of 3-1) to the proposal from	
361	Benchmark Landscaping for rehabilitation of Town Square and	
362	Buck Lake Park, for the first phase of the landscaping rejuvenation	
363	project, in the amount of $15,305.	
364		
365	Ms. Kramer stated we will start with this first phase, and then in a month or two, see how much	
366	assessment money is received and then look at the others.	
367	3.  Consideration of Tree Pruning Proposal	
368	Ms. Kramer reviewed proposal #1421 from Benchmark Landscaping. These are all oak trees	
369	that are rubbing up against buildings or other structures that need to be pruned. There was also an	
370	oak rubbing against the Buck Lake shade structure that was supposed to be in this.	
371	Mr. Lomasney stated it is.	
372	Ms. Kramer stated I did not see it listed.	
373	Mr. Lomasney asked it has the tarp over it?	
374	Ms. Kramer stated yes.	
375	Ms. Kassel stated this says Ashley Park pool, Ashley Park pool, Swim Club pool It does not	
376	say anything about Buck Lake Park.	
377	Mr. Lomasney stated I will ask Mr. Mootz.	
378	Ms. Kramer asked you will add that on?	
379	Mr. Lomasney stated yes.	
380	Ms. Kramer stated okay. That has been over a year now, and we will have damage on that	
381	shade structure.	
382	Mr. Leet asked you are saying this amount does include that tree?	

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383	Ms. Montagna stated no.	
384	Mr. Lomasney stated I will talk to Mr. Mootz. It is just two branches. I need the same boom	
385	truck. When that crew comes out to do that, I will have them look at that.	
386	Ms. Kramer stated this is preservation of our structures and buildings.	
387		
388	Mr. Leet made a MOTION to approve proposal #1421 from	
389	Benchmark Landscaping for pruning five trees at the Ashley Park	
390	pool, with the addendum that it also includes the tree rubbing on the	
391	shade structure at Buck Lake Park, in an amount of $3,125.	
392	Ms. Kassel seconded the motion.	
393		
394	Upon VOICE VOTE, with all in favor, unanimous approval was	
395	given (by a margin of 4-0) to proposal #1421 from Benchmark	
396	Landscaping for pruning five trees at the Ashley Park pool, with the	
397	addendum that it also includes the tree rubbing on the shade	
398	structure at Buck Lake Park, in an amount of $3,125.	
399		
400	B. Field Manager: Inframark	
401	1.  Field Manager’s Report	
402	Ms. Montagna stated I emailed the field report separately. With the change in Mr. Jeison	
403	Castillo leaving, the field inspection report was not included in your agenda. We can add it when	
404	we post the revised one on the website.	
405	Mr. Baez stated we have been pressure washing the dock for the boats, and pressure washing	
406	Schoolhouse Road. We are going to keep working on that, then Five Oaks Drive to the clubhouse.	
407	We will start on Cat Brier as soon as we are finished with that one. For the next meeting, we will	
408	have the sidewalk report so you can see how many we will need to grind or replace. Tomorrow,	
409	we will start pouring concrete for the damaged sidewalks. We started cutting the roots today on	
410	Sundrop, and it will be ready to pour concrete tomorrow. We will fix the gates on the fence for the	
411	dog park today. We replaced the motor for the kiddie pool, and it is working.	
412	Ms. Montagna stated as well as all their day-to-day stuff.	
413	Ms. Kramer stated there are a couple of items left to put on your radar. We need the Children	
414	at Play signs installed. Mr. Freddy Blanco knows the exact locations. He took photographs of the	
415	locations. Those have been delayed significantly, so they need to be installed right away. That	
416	needs to be a priority. Ms. Kassel also had pressure washing of the bat house structure. It is at the	
417	end of Cupseed, if you go straight from Cupseed toward Buck Lake, the bat house is right there. It	
418	is a tall, white structure.	
419	Ms. Kassel stated also the east entrance tower is a mess; it needs to be power washed.	

Ms. Kramer stated it needs to be evaluated to see if repairs are something we can do or if we
need to hire a contractor.
Mr. Leet stated it should be like refreshing the signs and things like that, for stores that are not
there anymore.
Ms. Montagna stated some of it he may be able to do, and some of it, we may have to get a
vendor to come in.
Ms. Kassel stated there is also the Dark Sky swale flooding from the pool construction.
Ms. Kramer stated yes, they wanted to get it done but we had rain predicted, which did not
come. They want to wait until we get another good rain to see that back up. That needs to be on
the radar so we do not miss the next rain.
Ms. Montagna stated I will get with Mr. Baez and Mr. Hamstra on that because depending on
what it is, we need to make sure we can do it properly.
Ms. Kramer stated it is basically the same as the last Dark Sky flooding issue.
Mr. Baez stated the sign for Billy’s Trail, I took it back to the company that made the signs.
They said they can replace the letter or replace the word.
Ms. Kramer stated the word “camera” was misspelled. Do we have a preference?
Ms. Kassel stated just have them replace the word. That way it does not look funny if the letter
does not fit perfectly.
Mr. Baez stated there is a swing that is broken.
Ms. Kramer asked in a park, or on a boardwalk?
Mr. Baez stated in a park. It is PVC, and I do not know if you want to replace it with PVC or
a wood swing.
Ms. Kramer asked is it currently PVC?
Mr. Baez stated yes.
Ms. Kramer stated it has been breaking.
Mr. Baez stated yes.
Ms. Kramer stated I know every year, it breaks. Maybe we should try wood.
Mr. Baez stated if we try wood, we can fix it better. We can buy the wood and fix it.
Ms. Kramer asked does anyone have any objections to replacing it with wood?
Ms. Kassel stated we can try it and see if it lasts.
Ms. Montagna stated it might be a little cheaper, too, and will be cooler in the sun.

Ms. Kassel stated we received a link to or a copy of a task checklist, which was back when Mr.
Vincent Morrell was here. I am not sure why we got it. I know we talked in the meeting about
updating that task checklist.
Ms. Montagna stated Mr. Baez will start updating that checklist. He sent out the link to you all
had it. Now that Mr. Baez is here, those things will be updated so you can see it. We put it in the
agenda, because that was something you requested, but you will not be able to click on anything.
Ms. Kassel stated all we need to know is if it is completed or still outstanding.
Ms. Montagna stated that is right.
Ms. Kramer stated that is what I was going to say. It got too mired down. We do not need to
know if you are normally working and grinding. What we were really looking for was to be able
to log in any service requests that come in from the residents.
Ms. Montagna stated from the cddmaintenance@inframark.com email.
Ms. Kramer stated yes, so we can make sure we know it has been asked of you and we can see
when it has been done, so if we need to respond to a resident, then we can.
Ms. Kassel stated there should be two columns: one if it is done, and the second column if it is
not done, when you expect to get it done.
Ms. Montagna stated I will show that to Mr. Baez. The other thing we have to do is log all the
sidewalk stuff: when we grind it, when we replace it. That we keep for insurance purposes when
they come back and file a lawsuit, then we can actually show them the dates we did repairs.
Ms. Kramer stated with the address or some other locator. That needs to be logged. Also what
needs to be logged is any work order on the conservation areas and invasive species. Just this last
week or so, I had to respond to the South Florida Water Management District (“SFWMD”) and
give them a summary of Mr. Brad Vinson’s hours out there and what they were locating. He keeps
those in a little notebook, but eventually it should be logged. Eventually, we will have to pass that
on to Ms. Catherine Bowman, who is our environmental consultant, and she makes the formal
report.
Ms. Montagna stated we will add another tab that is just for Mr. Vinson’s stuff. Every day is
it out, what he sprayed, what he did, how many hours, and so forth. It is basically converting his
notebook onto those tabs in the spreadsheet. We will set that up.
Ms. Kramer stated another issue we discussed at the last meeting that we need to get done is,
there is a hive of bees underneath the small schoolhouse in the garden. That needs to be handled.
They have been attacking the landscape workers. We need to get someone in here to remove them
or eradicate them. They have been very aggressive, as has been reported recently.

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484	Ms. Montagna stated we will call the vendors on your list and see if one of them will come	
485	out.	
486	Mr. Leet asked what about the volleyball net?	
487	Mr. Baez stated I will purchase it as soon as I get a card.	
488	Ms. Montagna stated we had to cancel Mr. Castillo’s Harmony card. They are issuing one for	
489	Mr. Baez, and it should be here in three to five days. As soon as he gets the net, he will put it up.	
490	2.  Discussion of Splash Pad	
491	Ms. Kramer stated we would like an update. We are frustrated.	
492	Ms. Lilly stated yes, I am frustrated, too. I gathered all the invoices, even from 2020, from Mr.	
493	Gerhard Van Der Snel.	
494	Ms. Kramer asked did you replace the variable frequency drive (“VFD”)?	
495	Ms. Lilly stated yes. We did not do else anything to the fountain. All we did was replace the	
496	touchscreen and the VFD. We started doing work on the fountain in March, when we did the first	
497	diagnostic. We do not really know what is going on with the splash pad. Moe has a lot of splash	
498	pads that he works on, and this is the only one we are having a little bit of trouble with. I think we	
499	have some miscommunication regarding the plumbing. Moe did not replace the entire plumbing	
500	in the vault. He replaced the solenoid, which shuts the water off, the sprays individually, and then	
501	he replaced the plumbing that goes from the bit charge, which is the wall of the vault. You have	
502	plumbing that comes out of there. It was built in with the instructional component. He replaced	
503	starting from the plumbing line, which we cannot remove, to the solenoid over to the strainers.	
504	The plumbing line was there at the time the splash pad was built. There is a lot of other plumbing	
505	back there that Moe has not worked on or touched. Where the leak came from is not something	
506	Moe worked on. We do not know what happened. Moe was out a while ago; July 26 is when he	
507	was out, and there was no leak at that time. When we received a message from Mr. Castillo that	
508	the vault was flooded, it was over a month later.	
509	Ms. Kramer stated we were under the understanding that all the plumbing except what is under	
510	the dirt, everything in the vault, had been replaced. I am hearing from you that it has not.	
511	Ms. Lilly stated no. That is what Moe kept telling me, that he had not done that. In the estimate,	
512	it says replacing plumbing from strainers to discharge. It is only where the strainers are where the	
513	water comes out of the spray to clean, from there to the solenoid to the wall of the vault. Where	
514	the discharge connections are is the piping that we would not be able to do anything with because	
515	that was there during construction. Where the fountain is leaking, Moe would not be able to do	
516	anything with that. His concern is this. I will be 100% honest. He is thinking, we do not know who	

all has been in the vault. I was told that a filter was repaired or replace at some point after Moe
was there. Please know that we are not trying to get out of any type of repairs. Moe already has
another motor in stock. We take accountability 100% for any work that we did not do correctly.
This is what we stand by. In this case, other people have been in the vault. We do not know. Moe
does not touch all the plumbing. We only work on what is needed. I cannot say we will repair or
replace certain things because we do not know why it is leaking. He feels maybe someone leaned
on it accidentally or bumped into it accidentally, and it cracked. Every time Moe has been there, it
never had a leak. Moe checked to see if there is a leak, and there has not been.
Ms. Kramer stated we have had two leak incidents. The first one, as reported to us, was right
after Moe had changed out all the solenoids. It flooded and took out the brand new motor on our
brand new pump. That was one, but now there is a second leak incident. To which one are you
referring?
Ms. Lilly stated I am referring to the most recent flooding.
Ms. Kramer stated the second one.
Ms. Lilly stated the one that happened on September 7 when Mr. Castillo texted to say the
vault is flooded. Moe was there last on July 26.
Ms. Kramer stated before the leak, Moe had come out. He had worked. The fountain was on.
In fact, we had it what I call dancing, going in a pattern. Then suddenly all that stopped again. Do
we know what happened or do we know whether or not we can ever get it going again?
Ms. Lilly stated absolutely. I saw the videos of the most recent flooding, and VFD does not
look like it was underwater. The problem is, we need to first replace the motor because it was
submersed in water. If it is underwater, then it is not going to work anymore. Moe cannot risk
turning the fountain on because it may burn out the VFD, which the VFD is a controller. That is
what makes the nozzles go up or down. First, we need to replace the motor to make sure that is not
going to burn out or spark anything. Then we can test the VFD. It does not look like it was
underwater. As long as the VFD was not submerged, it is still good, as well as the touchscreen.
Ms. Kramer asked is there any way to test that? Our staff said the motor was not submerged.
Is there a way to test the motor to see if it truly needs to be replaced before going to that cost?
Ms. Lilly stated it is interesting they would say that because when I was looking at the video,
it looked completely submerged under water. I am not sure.
Ms. Kramer asked whether it has or not, is there a way to test it without jeopardizing the VFD?

Ms. Lilly stated no, there is not. Moe can detach it and dry it out and check it without
connecting it to the pump. I can ask Moe. He was supposed to participate by phone in this meeting,
but I have not been able to get a hold of him. He is on his way back from vacation. But I will ask.
Ms. Kassel stated I want to ask about repairing the leaks, whether or not it will happen, and it
will be done by whom and at what cost. It is one thing to check the motor, but if those leaks are
not repaired, then we still do not have the opportunity to turn it on.
Ms. Lilly stated right. I do not have any numbers for you right now, but Moe returns from
vacation tonight. He is back to work next week. I can ask him. I will have to talk with him, and I
will send you an update on the repairs.
Mr. Chokanis stated I would like to go out there and meet Moe and see what is going on. I hear
what you are saying, and I somewhat understand the concepts. Please reach out to him and let me
know when he will be out there so I can go out there and try to figure it out and fully understand
the issue and try to help out.
Ms. Lilly stated that would be great. Send me your phone number. Another thing we do stress
to our customers is, curiosity is really what damages these fountains and having multiple
companies come in and work on them. There is nothing wrong with it, but the problem that we
always see is, these fountains are very specific, and Moe knows how to work on the fountains.
When someone else comes in and works on something, it is very hard to know what they did.
Everyone ends up pointing fingers. We just do not know what happens once we leave the site.
Most properties have electricians and plumbers and pool guys going in and out of the vault and
doing things with the fountain. I understand that. Moe is so busy and sometimes cannot get out
there for a couple weeks and you need these back up and running. But one thing I always like to
stress to our customers is, it is so important that no one touches the fountain once it is up and
running, unless it is someone that Moe has specifically trained. If you want to have people go out
there, Moe is happy to show them what to do, what not to touch, what to be careful with. Anyone
who wants to learn, please have them go out there to learn how to work on the fountain, for
example, resetting it because lightning can shut it off. But when there are a lot of spoons in the
pot, something always happens. A fountain we service in Sarasota County, the electrician went in
to fix something in one of the panels. We do not know what happened, but he broke one of the
pipe lines, and the vault flooded. He said it was an accident and he did not mean to, but when
people are stepping down into the vault, it is slippery, the ladders are not stable, and if you step
back a certain way you will bump your shoulder on the plumbing which will cause a crack or a
leak. I wanted to let you know that.

Mr. Leet stated I wanted to bring that up to make sure everyone is on the same page. I did not
see that we had any other contractors working on the splash pad more recently than that, but
between field services inspecting it or whatever, it sounds like a great idea to get as many of our
people as possible to be there with Moe to make sure everyone is caught up on how it should be
run.
Ms. Lilly stated yes. They take notes, and we get calls on what we showed them to do for
certain things and what is supposed to be turned off or the valve was not closed properly when
cleaning it. Water products are very delicate.
Ms. Kramer stated I am totally a novice when it comes to splash pads and fountains. Does all
this equipment have to be underground?
Ms. Lilly stated yes, because they cannot get wet.
Ms. Kramer asked could it be in a building above ground so that when it springs a leak, it does
not flood the equipment?
Ms. Lilly stated yes. We have done that before. It would be a reconstruction. Moe filled the
vault with dirt or whatever, and then he put the equipment on the top. In this case, the equipment
went into the guardhouse of this property he worked, so all the equipment is above ground. Yes, it
is possible.
Ms. Kramer stated we appreciate your input.
Ms. Lilly stated if you have any questions, please give us a call. We are more than happy to
help with whatever you need.
Ms. Kramer stated thank you. What direction would the Board like to go in at this point?
Ms. Kassel stated she will get back to us with what it will take to fix the existing leak, what it
will take to check the existing motor, and I think that is the next step.
Mr. Leet stated she broached the idea that it is possible to build up the VFD. I do not know
about encapsulating the whole thing, like she said. Maybe on our side, we can look into what our
options are and compare that with what Professional Fountain Services comes up with. It is going
to be expensive. I do not where we got the impression that it was brand new in the vault to the
bulkhead.
Ms. Kramer stated we were told that.
Mr. Leet stated yes.
Ms. Kramer stated not from them, but just working with it.
Mr. Leet stated that was our understanding, and we proceeded under that assumption to have
them actually do that. If it is five digits or six digits, do we know what it would take to actually

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614	have that done, versus if we were to build stuff up? If might be a similar cost, but it might be that	
615	if we do have a leak near the bulkhead or in some of the smaller pipes, it does not wipe out the	
616	equipment and is soggy for a few days. That is obviously a much better way to go.	
617	Ms. Kramer stated right, and from what Ms. Lilly is saying, they do not do any of the plumbing	
618	work from the vault back, and that is where the leak came in. This is where it goes into the ground.	
619	Mr. Leet stated the bulkhead.	
620	Ms. Kramer stated right, where it goes into the wall and into the ground. The question would	
621	be, what condition is all that in, and is there a way to evaluate that because it is in the ground. I do	
622	not know if we need to find a plumber who can dig some of it up and check it at random places to	
623	see what the condition is. Before we put any more money into this, I want to know, like the pool	
624	heaters, that we are not looking to add a huge repair. What I am hearing, unless someone objects,	
625	is that we are going to let Moe get back from vacation and take another look, check the motor and	
626	figure out what the cost is to move forward.	
627	Ms. Kassel stated yes, and also the leak. I thought the leak was coming into the vault, inside	
628	the vault.	
629	Ms. Kramer stated no, it is right at the bulkhead of the vault, and that is where he was saying	
630	he does not work on those pipes. We will wait to get another update next month, and hopefully	
631	Moe will be able to get us more information.	
632	Ms. Kassel stated I think that is where we are.	
633	3.  Consideration of Pool Heater Proposals	
634	Ms. Kramer stated we had two pool heater proposals to replace both the pool heaters. Again,	
635	it is a similar situation. We put money into repairs, and now we are being told that they need to be	
636	totally replaced. We have one quote from Symbiont, who the current heaters were provided by, for	
637	$56,672 to replace both geothermal units Then we also have a second quote from Big Z Pool	
638	Service (“Big Z”) for $46,537. This would provide four AquaCal heat exchange units and they	
639	have warranties of seven years on the units and parts, and five years on labor. I did not see any	
640	solar units in the proposals. I do not know if that was considered. We only have two quotes. Did	
641	we go out for more and not get them?	
642	Ms. Montagna stated yes, we did, and no, we did not. Spies did respond and they were supposed	
643	to send a proposal, but they never sent it. We sent it to one other company, but these are the only	
644	two we received.	
645	Ms. Kassel stated the Symbiont proposal talks about two geothermal pool heat/cool units, and	
646	the Big Z’s proposal talks about four heat pumps. I am a little confused.	

Ms. Kramer stated geothermal is basically a heat exchange. I do not know if you have any
familiarity with this. It pulls the groundwater and uses the temperature of the groundwater for a
heat exchange for the water that goes into the pool. It warms it in the winter and cools it in the
summer. It is basically the same type of unit and the same function. Big Z said we could get by
with three of the heat exchange units, but four would work better.
Mr. Hayes stated four would be more efficient.
Ms. Kramer stated yes. We do have to consider the cost of electricity. Just this last month, the
electricity cost for just running the pool equipment was over $1,000. Electrical efficiency is also
extremely important. Solar pool heaters, I have seen them on a smaller, residential pool, and they
work absolutely fantastic. But the question is, we have a commercial pool, and I am not sure how
they would work for that.
Mr. Chokanis stated it looks like we have been using Symbiont since 2019. Their email to Mr.
Hayes says they have been doing this work for 40 years. I say we go with them based on the
experience and history, instead of getting someone else involved, even though it is not cheaper. It
looks like we have been using them for a long time, so it does not make sense to change for about
$10,000.
Ms. Kramer stated there is more history I would like to make you aware of, though. They have
sent people out to evaluate. They went ahead and did work. Later, after we paid them about $4,000
for the first repairs, is when we heard that they thought we needed to totally replace them, but that
we could get by with another $4,000 worth of work, which we went ahead and did since we already
had one fixed. Now they are telling us we should just replace both of them. I am a little bitter at
this point with Symbiont.
Mr. Chokanis stated thank you for the backstory. Looking back since 2019, we have only paid
them almost $10,000 for service. I think that is pretty minimal compared to the splash pad. I
thought only one of the heaters was broken, but they are recommending both be replaced. Is that
what the story is?
Ms. Montagna stated they work in conjunction. They work together. You cannot just replace
one and not the other.
Mr. Leet asked is that an issue with the type of it? Being a geothermal heat exchanger, versus
if we go with the heat pump, now it is more segmented. If we do have an issue with one, we are
replacing a quarter of the system and not needing to, just by necessity of this underground heat
exchange and what is happening, do both of them at once for almost $60,000?

Ms. Montagna stated that I do not know. Both companies came out and looked at it, so I would
assume you need two. I do not know if you can break it apart. We can definitely go back and ask
that question.
Mr. Chokanis asked do we get a tax break for going green and going geothermal?
Ms. Montagna stated no.
Mr. Leet stated heat pumps are up there, too. You get a credit if you go with a larger heat pump
for your house. Both seem on the green side. It is more an issue of the history of the company. My
thought hearing some of the backstory was, being told we need a repair, and then within a few
months, that we need to replace it. That is not great.
Ms. Kramer stated are we at a point where we are ready to do this? The other question is, are
we at a point where we can financially do this?
Mr. Chokanis stated right.
Mr. Leet stated winter is coming.
Ms. Montagna stated you have old heaters. Those are extremely old. I do not know if they are
the age of your community, but they are old. At some point, they are going to fail. And I know
how much your residents love their heated pool. I would probably recommend doing it sooner than
later. Can you wait until you are better funded after the first quarter? I think you can. You are in
winter, so that poses a different issue. It is Florida winter.
Ms. Kramer stated I am not sure how many heated pools are in Florida. I do not think there are
a lot of them. I love the heated pool, personally. But again, is that something that for one season
we may need to sacrifice? That is the question for the Board.
Mr. Chokanis stated I know some older folks go out and swim in the mornings at the pool. The
question is, is the 55 and older community pool heated, as well, or is it not?
Ms. Kassel stated no, it is not.
Mr. Leet stated it is not. Neither is Ashley Park.
Mr. Chokanis stated it is kind of a big expense with where we are sitting with last year's
expenses and continuing this year. I think we need to really think about this one.
Ms. Kramer stated at this point, I would like to ask that our staff also contact a company that
does solar pool heaters and do a little research on those to see if they are effective so we can get a
feel for that.
Ms. Montagna asked when do you want this back on the agenda?
Ms. Kramer stated next month, preferably. Sooner than later because it is cooling off.
4.  Consideration of Removal of Cattails in Golf Course Ponds Proposal

Ms. Kramer stated we had an initial one. I am not sure why they gave us a quote for every pond
throughout the community. It was rather high, or I thought it was rather high. Then staff went back
out and got them strictly for the five ponds up front that are the problematic ponds. The other
ponds, as long as Mr. Vinson starts spraying the cattails in them, it is not that expensive as long as
we get them while they are in a smaller growth clump. Then we will not have to do this again. This
was just because we have not taken care of them because we assumed, or were told, that the golf
course was. We have four quotes, and I think there is a handout that went around. They will spray
again, so they kill the plant, and remove all the biomass because we cannot allow that biomass to
go into the pond, and they will haul it away. Central Florida Native Plants proposal is $17,926.
SŌLitude Lake Management’s (“SŌLitude”) is $ 9,950. Aquatic Weed Management is $23,000,
and Lakefront Design is $27,000.
Ms. Montagna stated SŌLitude is very low. We did confirm with them, and we have it via
email that yes, they will do the exact same thing. They treat, cut, and haul away.
Mr. Hamstra asked both lakeshore and in the lake? Because theirs does not say in the lake, and
the other three do. They just say they are going to cut down to the ground, but they do not say to
the water line.
Ms. Kassel stated it does say flush cut to the ground or water all the cattail and primrose
willows.
Ms. Montagna stated yes, we confirmed with them because the price was so low, and Mr. Alan
Wilson said yes.
Ms. Kramer stated it looks like the other three are so high. SŌLitude had given us the original
quote for all the ponds.
Ms. Montagna stated that was by me. I asked them for all the ponds. I did not really realize
you wanted only those five. So that was my fault.
Ms. Kramer asked any thoughts, questions, or discussion from the Board about going with one
of these proposals?
Ms. Kassel asked how soon does this need to be done?
Ms. Kramer stated the longer we delay, the worse it gets. It is a proportional explosion. We are
to the point where it is an explosion of work. From the report that Mr. Hamstra gave us last month
or the month before, we need to get it done.
Ms. Kassel stated I am asking because we are putting off this, that, and the other thing.

743	Ms. Kramer stated yes, but this is our stormwater management system. The other question	
744	would be if we got cited by SFWMD and then forced to do it on short order, I would rather do it	
745	in a planned manner.	
746	Mr. Leet asked how long is this quote good for?	
747	Ms. Montagna stated I would assume 30 days. Most proposals are, but I do not know.	
748		
749	Ms. Kramer made a MOTION to approve the proposal from	
750	SŌLitude Lake Management for the treatment of the five ponds to	
751	remove cattails and primrose willows, in the amount of $9,950.	
752	Mr. Leet seconded the motion.	
753		
754	Ms. Kassel stated I just want to make sure the other proposals are only for five ponds and not	
755	for more than that.	
756	Ms. Montagna stated yes.	
757	Ms. Kramer stated they are for five ponds.	
758	Mr. Chokanis stated maybe I am on the wrong page, but the one I see is 18 ponds for $18,760.	
759	Ms. Kramer stated yes, that was the initial proposal that was obtained in error. The other 13	
760	ponds really do not need any work done. That is something our staff can kick back and keep at	
761	bay, which is what they also do on the side ponds after the stuff is killed and harvested.	
762	Mr. Chokanis stated I am assuming these five ponds are a lot larger because we went from	
763	$18,000 to $9,000, and from 18 ponds to five ponds.	
764	Ms. Kramer stated yes. The other 13 ponds have little to no cattails. Of these, one of them is	
765	almost halfway covered with cattails, so these are the ones that have a heavy infestation.	
766	Mr. Hamstra stated correct.	
767		
768	Upon VOICE VOTE, with all in favor, unanimous approval was	
769	given (by a margin of 4-0) to the proposal from SŌLitude Lake	
770	Management for the treatment of the five ponds to remove cattails	
771	and primrose willows, in the amount of $9,950.	
772		
773	Mr. Leet stated before we move on, I want to go back to the pool heaters. Looking at the repair	
774	quote on the most recent $4,000 invoice, it does say replacement was strongly recommended due	
775	to condition and age of the pool heater, customer was provided options for financing to do	
776	replacement or repair by Symbiont. Would that still be in play if we were to go with Symbiont?	
777	Would that be in play with Big Z?	
778	Ms. Montagna asked financing?	

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779	Mr. Leet stated yes.	
780	Ms. Montagna stated I do not know if Big Z offers financing. Symbiont obviously does. We	
781	can ask that question.	
782	Mr. Leet stated if we are bringing this up next month, find that out.	
783	C. District Engineer: Pegasus	
784	1.  Discussion Regarding the Five Oaks Drive Storm Sewer Pipe Inspection and	
785	Cleaning	
786	Mr. Hamstra stated first topic is Five Oaks Drive. at the last meeting, we talked about the	
787	results of the modeling because the pipes are too small. You then asked us to get a cost estimate	
788	to upside the pipe to meet the County’s current standards. I had Mr. Greg Teague break it out to	
789	the cost within the right-of-way versus the cost of the golf course, but he gave me a total project	
790	cost for construction, design, and oversight of roughly $700,000.	
791	Ms. Montagna asked which one is that for?	
792	Mr. Hamstra stated this is for Five Oaks Drive flooding issue.	
793	Ms. Kramer stated correct me if I am wrong, but your report said something about the fact that	
794	the current amount of flooding does not violate County standards.	
795	Mr. Hamstra stated we look at three things: the size of the pipe, if the inlets are big enough,	
796	and if there are enough of them. What he did for the last meeting was conclude the pipes are too	
797	small, so that is causing the water to discharge in the street. What we did this last time was, were	
798	the inlets big enough or spaced close enough to prevent water from crossing over the streets. It is	
799	not a spread of water problem for Five Oaks Drive. The reason I did not call the County before	
800	this meeting is because I thought when you heard these numbers, we would want to talk first. If I	
801	initiate this dialog with the County, they may come back and ask if we will entertain going 50%-	
802	50%. I am not just going to negotiate numbers of this magnitude, knowing we just started a new	
803	fiscal year. I am not trying to diminish this, but we are not having flooding of homes. Since we are	
804	just starting into the new fiscal year and are heading into the dry season and are waiting for revenue	
805	to come in, other than we are going to talk shortly about cleaning and camera-ing the pipes, I do	
806	not know if we are ready to initiate this dialogue with the County yet. They may say that it is your	
807	community; yes, it is our right-of-way, but if you go 50%-50%, we may entertain it. We are talking	
808	about $300,000 to $350,000 which I know you do not have budgeted and which impacts other	
809	things we are working on, such as the community maintenance facility. We will talk about the	
810	inspection next. I am not sure if you want to table this at least for a month or two and wait for the	
811	winter months when it is dry and get some revenue and then see when we want to touch base with	

the County. As the saying goes, the juice may not be worth the squeeze to spend this kind of money
for a little bit of street flooding or ponding. It is a big number.
Ms. Kassel asked is it possible that the camera work and pipe cleaning might alleviate some of
the flooding?
Mr. Hamstra stated if he goes out there and runs the hose through there and nothing comes out
of it, then the pipes have been cleaned. If he blows out a bunch of sediment and garbage, then it
might have compromised the system. We will clean it out, run the camera, and test it for another
rainy season, and it might be a lot better. Based on the County’s current standards, what is in the
ground now is too small. Again, we are talking about a temporary inconvenience versus someone’s
home getting impacted. The construction costs continue to escalate. This probably would have
been a $300,000 job a couple years ago, and the cost of pipe and concrete continue to soar. I will
take the Board’s direction if you would like to table this and look at the outcome of the CCTV
inspection if you approve that later tonight. I am not comfortable talking with the County at this
point.
Ms. Kramer asked have we checked what we can see?
Mr. Hamstra stated all these things are under water.
Ms. Kramer stated yes, I mean the structure. At one structure, we found in the Estates had a
root ball in it.
Mr. Hamstra stated these are different.
Ms. Kramer asked have we physically looked at what we can look at?
Mr. Hamstra stated yes. Only a few feet underground, you will see standing water because it
is tied directly to the lake, so there is none of that. Right behind people’s backyards, they are
covered and buried with dirt. These are in the street and highly visible. There may be some leaves
blowing in there.
Ms. Kramer stated I am talking about the ones in the pond itself that flows into the street and
then goes down through the pipes.
Mr. Hamstra stated that pipe goes underwater into the pond. I cannot tell you on that.
Ms. Kassel stated related to that, not in the past couple weeks, but we have had a fair amount
of rain this season. I think the ponds are pretty high. I wonder if that is also contributing to the
flooding because there is not the surface area to absorb as much as it might be if the ponds were
not so high. Would that be contributing to the flooding?
Mr. Hamstra stated I can look at those control structures to see if the water levels are pretty
close to the orifice—the opening—then go back to where they should be. They may have been low

and not where they should be. For me go look at that for half a day is far cheaper than entertaining
this proposal at this point.
Ms. Kassel stated not that. I think we are not at all entertaining $700,000 to replace pipes, but
I think we are at the place now where we are talking about whether we do the CCTV and proposed
cleanout with Atlantic Pipe Services versus just leaving it for the moment.
Ms. Montagna asked how much was it for cleaning the pipe?
Mr. Hamstra stated $10,590. It is coming up on my next item. I would recommend we clean
it, camera it, and look at the structure at the structure at the lake to see if it is being compromised.
Otherwise, it will cost us, unless the County surprises us and says they will fix it themselves, which
I doubt. It is not a hazardous situation. It is an inconvenience.
Ms. Kramer stated the Board consider or discuss the proposal for Atlantic Pipe Service. I know
there was some back and forth as far as questions and the amount that we maybe we should do.
With the Estates, we did a not to exceed, and they had hourly rates to do stuff.
Ms. Kassel stated yes because the problem with the Atlantic Pipe Service proposal was, they
gave us a price, but it was a mushy price because they did not know what they would find.
Mr. Hamstra stated that is the problem with this. They have no idea. They are giving us their
best number. Mr. Teague asked them for a not-to-exceed price in their proposal, and they said they
could not do that necessarily because they do not know what lurks underneath the water until they
go out and do the work. They do not want to stop when they hit the budget and pull off the job. I
also do not want to blindly give them a not-to-exceed and they add $3,000 or $4,000 to it, thinking
it is at their disposal to use. When the work is done, whether it is Mr. Baez or myself or someone,
I want to be out there watching to make sure they are doing what the scope says. Then if they run
into an obstacle, then I know I have $2,000 extra to get them to continue to move it.
Ms. Kramer stated yes, we do have that ability. We have adopted a policy for a change order
of up to $5,000 or 10% of the contract, whichever is less. That would give us at least $1,000. Will
that help a little more?
Mr. Hamstra stated I would probably go a little higher, just in case. The proposal is for $10,590,
so maybe raise it to $12,500, and I will make sure Mr. Baez or myself or somebody is out there
watching carefully, that they are plugging the pipe, they are dewatering it, and they are pumping
it out. Not that I do not trust them. I have been using them for years.
Ms. Kramer stated it is always good to watch.
Ms. Kassel stated yes, because you do not always know if their employees have much
experience.

	October 26, 2023	
	Harmony CDD	
878	Mr. Hamstra stated it may be like a survey crew and you get some new guys.	
879		
880	Ms. Kassel made a MOTION to approve proposal #1386 from	
881	Atlantic Pipe Services to clean the storm sewer system and perform	
882	a CCTV inspection to address flooding on Five Oaks Drive, in a not-	
883	to-exceed amount of $12,500.	
884	Mr. Leet seconded the motion.	
885		
886	Upon VOICE VOTE, with all in favor, unanimous approval was	
887	given (by a margin of 4-0) to proposal #1386 from Atlantic Pipe	
888	Services to clean the storm sewer system and perform a CCTV	
889	inspection to address flooding on Five Oaks Drive, in a not-to-	
890	exceed amount of $12,500.	
891		
892	2.  Discussion Regarding the Cat Brier Trail Storm Sewer System Evaluation	
893	Mr. Hamstra stated the next analysis was Cat Brier Trail. Surprisingly, even though the photos	
894	indicate otherwise, those pipes are definitely large enough. The inlets are large enough. Mr. Teague	
895	is speculating maybe that one does have some type of blockage to warrant the pictures provided. I	
896	did not get a proposal for that because Mr. Teague just finished the analysis fairly recently. It is	
897	not much bigger than Five Oaks Drive. In fact, it is a little bit smaller as far as the length of pipe.	
898	You can do a not-to-exceed amount of $10,000 or something to do it now, or wait until the next	
899	meeting when I get a proposal in front of you for Cat Brier Trail.	
900	Ms. Montagna asked will it save us money to have them both out here doing it at the same	
901	time?	
902	Mr. Hamstra stated it would make sense if that they can. Otherwise, they are back and forth.	
903	They are out of Sanford. It would be a bit of a hike.	
904	Ms. Kramer stated when I looked at the pond that this empties into, right there on the corner,	
905	it is heavily grown with vegetation right there where the inlet discharges into the pond. It is	
906	extremely overgrown. It might be worthwhile taking a look at that to see if there is some blockage	
907	right at the exit.	
908	Mr. Hamstra asked does Benchmark’s scope stop at the water lines to the ponds? If we want	
909	to get in the pond, is it a change order or a different contractor to do that?	
910	Ms. Kramer stated we can get into the pond. We have a pond boat.	
911	Mr. Hamstra stated as far as, if it was heavily overgrown to pull it out, Benchmark would not	
912	do that.	
913	Ms. Kramer stated Mr. Baez could do some, but if we find it is excessively clogged, then we	
914	could get someone in, like SŌLitude or someone.	

Mr. Leet stated I know we just passed a motion. It makes sense if they need to do any work on
this other one to save mobilization and have them here back to back, are we comfortable amending
this task to delay it until next month, maybe until we have some more information if staff has been
able to look at the outlets?
Mr. Hamstra stated I think we should look at the outlet. It is not life threatening; it is a nuisance.
Let me look at the outlet, and if I feel like it is sufficient, I can always get a proposal for the next
meeting.
Ms. Kassel asked are we sure that the storm drains there are clean enough? Do we need to call
the County out to make sure that the storm drain is clean? Maybe that is part of what could be
causing some of this issue.
Ms. Kramer stated we can. Was it last year that I pointed out this one, that one, and one farther
down on Five Oaks Drive, and the County came down and vacuumed it all out?
Ms. Kassel stated it was just the one on Claybrick.
Mr. Hamstra stated I know for sure they did the Estates. I do not recall on these, but we can
ask.
Ms. Kramer stated yes, reach out to them and find out.
Mr. Leet asked do we need to do anything?
Ms. Kramer stated delay our motion for a later time.
Ms. Kassel asked delay the vote?
Mr. Leet stated we already voted, so we could have a motion to delay or postpone execution
of that motion until we can look into Cat Brier Trail flooding.
Ms. Montagna asked what are you doing?
Ms. Kassel stated we are delaying execution of the proposal for Five Oaks Drive.
Ms. Montagna asked you want to table the Five Oaks Drive proposal?
Ms. Kassel stated no, not table.
Mr. Leet stated we already approved the proposal. We want to postpone executing it.
Ms. Kassel stated until we are able to assess Cat Brier Trail flooding.
Ms. Montagna asked so this is coming back?
Mr. Hamstra stated the Cat Brier Trail proposal, if it is warranted. I can ask the County if the
CDD spends some money to do the modeling to make sure the pipes are big enough, the CDD is
asking the County to please clean it out. If they say they just did it last year and they will not do it
again, then I will look at the outlet and get a proposal from Atlantic Pipe Services. At the next
meeting, assuming it is roughly the same number, you can approve them jointly.

948	Ms. Kramer asked why do not we not go ahead and withdraw that motion? That will be cleaner.	
949	Then we will come back and ask Atlantic Pipe Services to give us a quote for both of them.	
950	Mr. Leet stated remember this is a short month.	
951	Ms. Montagna stated you want to rescind the previous motion, and we will bring both proposals	
952	for November.	
953	Ms. Kassel stated yes.	
954		
955	Ms. Kassel made a MOTION to approve to rescind the previous	
956	motion to approve proposal #1386 from Atlantic Pipe System, in an	
957	amount not to exceed $12,500.	
958	Mr. Leet seconded the motion.	
959		
960	Upon VOICE VOTE, with all in favor, unanimous approval was	
961	given (by a margin of 4-0) to rescind the previous motion to approve	
962	proposal #1386 from Atlantic Pipe System, in an amount not to	
963	exceed $12,500.	
964		
965	Ms. Kramer stated Mr. Hamstra will come back if Atlantic Pipe Services needs to provide	
966	another proposal to include both locations, so we can get the savings.	
967	3.  Discussion Regarding the Buck Lake Community Maintenance Facility	
968	Mr. Hamstra stated the notice to proceed was given to Southeastern Surveying for the	
969	community maintenance facility. They should be out there already. If anyone has seen their trucks,	
970	that is them.	
971	Ms. Kramer stated they should be finished. They were out there for about three or four days	
972	about a week and a half ago.	
973	Mr. Hamstra stated good, then I should be getting something next week from them.	
974	4.  Garden Road Community Storage Shed	
975	Mr. Hamstra stated the last thing I have on my report is the revised aerial site plan that was	
976	provided to the Board and Mr. Hayes for the garden road storage shed. I think we are done at this	
977	point.	
978	Ms. Montagna stated you are done. This is all legal now.	
979	Mr. Hamstra stated good.	
980	5.  Continuing Engineering Services	
981	Ms. Montagna stated we have the normal proposal that Mr. Hamstra brings every year for his	
982	engineering budget of $60,000.	
983	Mr. Hamstra stated it is for fiscal year 2024 if you want my services for another year.	

984	Ms. Montagna stated we will need the motion to approve that if you are keeping him on staff	
985	for another year.	
986	Ms. Kramer stated first, it was not on the agenda. We will need to do it as an add on, and I will	
987	need to open it for public comment prior to voting. At this time, I will ask for public comment for	
988	authorization to spend up to $60,000 to retain Mr. Hamstra and Pegasus Engineering as our	
989	engineering team for fiscal year 2024. Hearing no comments, we will close the public comment	
990	period for Board discussion.	
991		
992	Ms. Kassel made a MOTION to approve the proposal from	
993	Pegasus Engineering to perform engineering services for fiscal year	
994	2024, in an amount not to exceed $60,000.	
995	Mr. Leet seconded the motion.	
996		
997	Mr. Chokanis stated I have a couple questions. Is it just like an envelope of cash that we set	
998	aside beforehand, and if we do not use it all, it comes back to us? He will do work for us as he	
999	needs to?	
1000	Mr. Leet stated not to exceed $60,000.	
1001	Mr. Hamstra stated like tonight or the last meeting when the Board asked us to look at the	
1002	hydraulics of the pipe, we will go back to the shop. One of my staff people will do the modeling	
1003	and provide a write-up. We draw on that dollar amount throughout the months with a detailed	
1004	invoice. If it comes to a point where we have a very active fiscal year, if we exhaust that $60,000,	
1005	then we come back with a change order. If by chance you have a very quiet year and I do not use	
1006	all of it, then it does not get spent.	
1007	Ms. Kramer stated it stays with us.	
1008	Ms. Montagna stated it is not a blank check.	
1009	Ms. Kassel stated they bill us every month for the work they have done against that $60,000.	
1010	If it looks like they are going to go above it, then they will request a change order.	
1011	Mr. Chokanis stated I think we did that last year because they were very active with a lot of	
1012	things.	
1013	Ms. Kramer stated yes.	
1014		
1015	Upon VOICE VOTE, with all in favor, unanimous approval was	
1016	given (by a margin of 4-0) to the proposal from Pegasus Engineering	
1017	to perform engineering services for fiscal year 2024, in an amount	
1018	not to exceed the $60,000.	
1019		

	October 26, 2023	
	Harmony CDD	
1020	D. District Counsel-Kutak Rock	
1021	1.  Discussion Regarding the Action on Parcel VC-1 Debt Service	
1022	Mr. Eckert stated at the last Board meeting we talked a lot about Parcel VC-1 debt service,	
1023	how it was handled a few years ago, and what we need to do moving forward. We did get a chance	
1024	to review the continuing disclosure agreement and confirmed this is an event that the District is	
1025	required to disclose. What I need from the Board is to know whether or not we intend to make the	
1026	payment in December or January, so I can draft that notice. That gets placed with the bond	
1027	repositories so existing bondholders or people who might think about trading Harmony bonds have	
1028	notice of what we are doing. I have an outline in my head of what the notice needs to say, but I am	
1029	looking for a motion to authorize District counsel to draft the disclosure, with final approval by	
1030	the Chair on the actual content of that disclosure. I also need some direction on whether the	
1031	payment will be made in December or January, if that is still the District’s intent.	
1032		
1033	Ms. Kassel made a MOTION to authorize counsel to draft the	
1034	Parcel VC-1 debt service disclosure notice in consultation with the	
1035	Chair, for the payment to be made in January 2024.	
1036	Mr. Leet seconded the motion.	
1037		
1038	Ms. Kramer stated the plan is to pay off Parcel VC-1 in January 2024, and the attorney will	
1039	draft the continuing disclosure notice, outlining that plan, in consultation with the Chair.	
1040	Mr. Chokanis asked do we have a total of that cost?	
1041	Ms. Montagna stated yes.	
1042	Ms. Kassel asked is it about $263,000?	
1043	Ms. Montagna stated no, it is $230,806.05 as of today.	
1044	Ms. Kramer stated it will, I presume, with interest go up, between now and January, but not	
1045	significantly.	
1046		
1047	Upon VOICE VOTE, with all in favor, unanimous approval was	
1048	given (by a margin of 4-0) to authorize counsel to draft the Parcel	
1049	VC-1 debt service disclosure notice in consultation with the Chair,	
1050	for the payment to be made in January 2024.	
1051		
1052	2.  Discussion Regarding the Potential Spending Authorization Resolution to	
1053	Supplement the Procurement Policy	
1054	Mr. Eckert stated I will give the Board credit. I work with a lot of districts, and the procurement	
1055	policy you have is a very well-written policy. I am sure it has saved the residents a lot of money	
1056	by following that policy. I am not proposing that change that policy. What I propose, that was	
1057	distributed in the last agenda package, is whether or not the Board wants to have a spending	

1058	authorization policy, to clarify what the spending limits are for how we deal with continuing	
1059	expenses, how we deal with non-continuing expenses that come up between Board meetings, and	
1060	how we deal with emergency expenses. A resolution that has blanks to be filled in later was	
1061	included in the agenda package. I am not asking the Board to approve a specific resolution tonight,	
1062	but I would like some direction from the Board on whether or not you would like to have a spending	
1063	authorization resolution. Then when we do that, I think we can marry that with your procurement	
1064	policy, which again, I think is a very good financial tool the Board has implemented. If you decide	
1065	not to do this, that is okay, too. It is something we have found useful in other districts.	
1066	Ms. Kassel stated personally, I would like to table this until the next meeting so I can spend a	
1067	little more time with it.	
1068	Mr. Chokanis stated I would make a motion to table it.	
1069	Ms. Kramer stated we will just go ahead and table it right now. I think it would be really good.	
1070	The nice thing about the sample that was sent around is that it gives us a clear definition on when	
1071	Inframark can go ahead and pay those bills. We had some question as to, should they be paid	
1072	before the Board approves them and then be ratified, or should we wait until after the Board	
1073	approves them to pay them. This lays out specifically what bills should be paid ahead of time and	
1074	then ratified, and which ones should not. We will table it until next month.	
1075	Mr. Leet asked just being a resolution to amend the procurement policy does not require a	
1076	workshop? It is not a rule?	
1077	Ms. Kramer stated it is just a policy; it was not a rule. It was not done through rulemaking.	
1078	Once we get into rulemaking, we can decide if we want to adopt it.	
1079	3.  Ethics Training	
1080	Ms. Montagna asked do you want to wait to go over the ethics training they have to do? Or do	
1081	you want to bring it up now to prepare them?	
1082	Mr. Eckert stated no, I think we talked about it briefly before. Starting January 1, 2024, you	
1083	will have to do four hours of ethics training on an annual basis. We will be sending out a memo	
1084	that has a bunch of different resources for the Board on where you can get that training. It is not	
1085	something you can actually take before January 1, 2024, anyway. At your November or December	
1086	meeting if you meet in December, we will make sure the Board has that. It is usually economical	
1087	for you to get that training. The big thing that we have been waiting on is the direction from the	
1088	Commission on Ethics whether or not they are going to require different training for special district	
1089	Board members because different laws apply to special districts, versus the existing training that	

1090	is already in effect for county commissioners and city council members. We will get something to	
1091	you no later than the November meeting.	
1092	Ms. Kramer stated just a reminder, the next meeting is November 16.	
1093	E. District Manager	
1094	1.  Update on the Website	
1095	Ms. Montagna stated I talked with Campus Suite, and we are going to start putting historical	
1096	documents on, as you requested. There has been no discussion of amu additional charges. We will	
1097	start doing that.	
1098	Mr. Leet stated I have a map that I have worked on with some of the trails, and I still owe you	
1099	that so that can be updated on the website. I cannot remember if an older map is still on there.	
1100	Hopefully, I will have that done this month and will get it sent to you and have it updated on the	
1101	website. We want to have a QR code for all our trail signs.	
1102	2.  Update on the Garden Shed	
1103	Ms. Montagna stated I think what it comes down to is, they will not sign section 2B in the	
1104	contract. They do not want to sign that as far as giving a determined date. I think if we can open	
1105	that up a bit with whatever the Board is comfortable with of giving them some flexibility with	
1106	maybe once this is done, they have 90 days, or something like that. But they are just not willing to	
1107	sign that section with providing specifics.	
1108	Mr. Eckert stated that is what we did at the Board’s direction last meeting. If the Board wants	
1109	us to open it up more, we can. We thought what we did was fairly reasonable. Normally, a contract	
1110	will come back and say rather than 30 days, they want 60 days. But if they are just saying they	
1111	want money with no guarantee they will start with any given time, that is pretty concerning.	
1112	Ms. Kramer stated I gave Mr. Hayes today a lead on a local government that just constructed	
1113	this type of building, albeit a little bit larger. But we are looking for both our community	
1114	maintenance facility and the garden shed. Let us see what he finds out who they worked with and	
1115	how they were to work with. I am much more comfortable hearing from the experience of another	
1116	local government and how their project went, versus jumping to this company, that we know	
1117	nothing about, for the leeway.	
1118	Ms. Kassel stated Mr. Hamstra provided a drawing of the location, which is farther back than	
1119	where the field services building was, and I am wondering if that is desirable because it is more	
1120	steps away from the garden, and why it was set there.	
1121	Mr. Kramer stated the reason it was is because the area where the field services trailer is, is	
1122	lower and it floods every time it rains.	
1123	Ms. Kassel asked so you are okay with it? That is my concern.	

1124	A Resident stated it is under trees, so it is shady.	
1125	Ms. Kassel stated I just wanted to make sure.	
1126	4.  Current Financial Statue	
1127	Ms. Kramer stated the exhibit included under this tab is not the appropriate one.	
1128	Ms. Montagna stated Ms. Kramer and I spoke, and you will still get your monthly financials.	
1129	To make it easier to read, what we thought would be better and more beneficial is to have just one	
1130	page every month that states the operating amount, what you started with that month, what has	
1131	been spent, what you have remaining, and then reserves, what you started with, what came out of	
1132	there such as the garden shed, and the remaining amount. Essentially, that is all. It is just an easier	
1133	read to know where you are that day in your financials. You will start seeing that in your financials	
1134	every month, and it will be a one-page, easy read report with your financials included, as well.	
1135	5.  Facility Usage Event Applications	
1136	Ms. Montagna stated these are event application with more than 50 people that need to be	
1137	approved.	
1138	i.	Briana Kramer and Alister McDonald for a Two-Year Old Birthday Party	
1139	Ms. Kramer stated I think we need to go through these individually.	
1140	Ms. Montagna stated yes.	
1141	Ms. Kramer stated the first one is for a birthday party at the pool. Did you get a chance to speak	
1142	with Ms. Briana Kramer?	
1143	Ms. Montagna stated I have not spoken with her. Has Mr. Hayes spoken with her?	
1144	Mr. Hayes stated yes, I sent the information to them, letting them know this needed to come	
1145	before the Board for approval. Then I will follow I up.	
1146	Ms. Kramer asked so you have not talked to them about the number of people? The concern is	
1147	that our rules require us to not shut down the pool for a reservation and not to overly burden the	
1148	pool. She is asking for 60 people. I am not sure if that is really what she is looking for. The capacity	
1149	of the pool is 80, maximum. That is pretty close when she says 60+ and does not give us an upper	
1150	limit.	
1151	Mr. Leet stated she noted 60, question mark.	
1152	Ms. Kassel stated it does not say plus.	
1153	Ms. Kramer stated yes, question mark.	
1154	Ms. Kassel stated which is a different story.	
1155	Ms. Kramer stated I asked them to reach out to her just to verify. That is a huge birthday party	
1156	and a huge burden on the pool.	

1157	Ms. Kassel asked why do we not just approve it with a caveat that there can be no more than	
1158	60 people?	
1159	Ms. Kramer stated that is still a lot of capacity for the pool.	
1160	Ms. Kassel stated the capacity is 80.	
1161	Mr. Leet stated it will be in November. It is not like it is pool season. I am good with it.	
1162	Ms. Kramer asked does she know it is not heated?	
1163	Ms. Montagna stated they will find out when they jump in.	
1164	Mr. Chokanis asked is inside the pool the capacity, or is it inside the fence line?	
1165	Ms. Kramer stated it is considered the bathing capacity, but inside the fence line should not	
1166	exceed that for safety purposes. That is a lot of people. I do not know that we have ever seen that	
1167	many people at that pool.	
1168	Mr. Chokanis stated I agree it is a lot. If the capacity was 60 people around the pool or 60	
1169	people inside the pool fence line.	
1170	Ms. Montagna stated it is the bathing load.	
1171	Ms. Kramer stated yes.	
1172		
1173	Mr. Leet made a MOTION to approve the facility usage	
1174	application from Briana Kramer and Alister McDonald for a two-	
1175	year-old birthday party at the big pool, with no more than 60	
1176	attendees, on November 4, 2023.	
1177	Ms. Kassel seconded the motion.	
1178		
1179	Mr. Chokanis stated we can approve this one, but I want to talk about the whole fence line	
1180	capacity.	
1181		
1182	Upon VOICE VOTE, with all in favor, unanimous approval was	
1183	given (by a margin of 4-0) to the facility usage application from	
1184	Briana Kramer and Alister McDonald for a two-year-old birthday	
1185	party at the big pool, with no more than 60 attendees, on November	
1186	4, 2023.	
1187		
1188	ii.	Harmony Community Church for Easter Worship Sunday	
1189	Ms. Kramer stated this request is for an event in March. This one we not only approve, but we	
1190	typically waive the fees since they are a private entity but they are a church.	
1191	Ms. Montagna stated this is the event they do every year.	
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1193		Ms.	Kassel	made	a	MOTION	to	approve	the	facility	usage				
1194		application from Harmony Community Church for Easter workshop				
1195	Sunday, on March 31, 2024, waiving all fees.		
1196		Mr. Leet seconded the motion.										
1197																	
1198																	
1199		Upon VOICE VOTE, with all in favor, unanimous approval was				
1200	given (by a margin of 4-0) to the facility usage application from		
1201		Harmony Community Church for Easter workshop Sunday,	on				
1202		March 31, 2024, waiving.										
1203																	
1204	iii.	Harmony	Residential	Owners	Association	and	Associations		Solutions	for	
1205	Harmony Halloween Market	
1206	Ms. Kramer stated this is a Harmony Residential Owners Association (“HROA”) event on	
1207	October 29, 2023, for a market and Halloween event. Do we have all the documents for this? I	
1208	presume they will be providing us with the certificate of insurance.							
1209
1210	Ms. Montagna stated yes.													
1211		Ms.	Kassel	made	a	MOTION	to	approve	the	facility	usage				
1212		application from Harmony Residential Owners Association	and				
1213		Associations Solutions for Harmony Halloween and market event,				
1214		on October 29, 2023.												
1215	Mr. Leet seconded the motion.		
1216																	
1217																	
1218		Upon VOICE VOTE, with all in favor, unanimous approval was				
1219		given (by a margin of 4-0) to the facility usage application from				
1220		Harmony	Residential	Owners	Association	and	Associations				
1221		Solutions for Harmony Halloween and market event, on October 29,				
1222		2023.															
1223																	
1224	iv.	Harmony Residential Owners Association and Associations Solutions for Fall	
1225	Festival and Market	
1226	Ms. Kramer stated this is another HROA event on November 12, 2023, for the fall festival and	
1227	market. All of these, of course, are contingent upon receiving certificates of insurance and the	
1228	requirements of our rules.														
1229																	
1230	Ms. Kassel made a MOTION to approve the facility usage request		
1231		from Harmony Residential Owners Association and Associations				
1232		Solutions for a fall festival and market event, on November 12,				
1233		2023.															
1234		Mr. Leet seconded the motion.										
1235

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1236	Upon VOICE VOTE, with all in favor, unanimous approval was	
1237	given (by a margin of 4-0) to the facility usage request from	
1238	Harmony	Residential	Owners	Association	and	Associations	
1239	Solutions for a fall festival and market event, on November 12,	
1240	2023.	
1241		
1242	v.	Recreation Usage Policy	
1243	Mr. Chokanis stated I brought up last time about this document regarding different rules for	
1244	approving parties or events for more than 50 people. I would like to revisit that whole document.	
1245	I am not sure how we would go about this, but I think it is unnecessary for us to have to approve	
1246	events, especially for Ms. Jennifer Abrahamson, who does all the events for us in Harmony. If she	
1247	does not make it in time for our meetings, then we cannot approve it through Ms. Montagna or	
1248	Inframark. I do not know how to go about this, but I would like a change in that aspect.	
1249	Ms. Montagna asked would you like to add a review of the event policy to the November	
1250	agenda?	
1251	Ms. Kassel stated we would have to do that in a rulemaking session.	
1252	Ms. Montagna stated yes.	
1253	Ms. Kramer stated it is a formal rule.	
1254	Ms. Montagna asked Mr. Eckert, do we need to go through rulemaking if it is not a fee?	
1255	Mr. Eckert stated if you adopted it by rule and you are going to change it, then you would have	
1256	to go through the rulemaking proceedings. Yes, you have to go through rulemaking to adopt it. I	
1257	do not know how you originally adopted it.	
1258	Ms. Kramer stated yes, we did adopt it by rule, and it is part of the rule packet that went through	
1259	the rulemaking procedure. We can add it to the agenda. Ms. Montagna is almost finished reviewing	
1260	and making recommendations on the full rulemaking process where we are going over the entire	
1261	rule document that Mr. Chokanis is looking at. You brought that to the attention of the manager,	
1262	so she can place that in the recommendations. Does that sound reasonable?	
1263	Mr. Chokanis stated yes. I think it needs to be reviewed. I know it is a heavy document and	
1264	has a lot of sections for rules and regulations for how we go about the business of the District. The	
1265	reason why I brought it up is the instances of Ms. Abrahamson trying to set up an event and sending	
1266	the submission for approval. I am hoping to filter out some of this stuff that needs to be changed.	
1267	Mr. Kassel stated is she is almost done, then maybe we can see the results in November. I	
1268	would suggest maybe we have a rulemaking session. We do not have to do it now, but I am	
1269	suggesting maybe for January.	

1270	Ms. Montagna stated I have it all red-lined. My plan is when I am done, which I am hoping to	
1271	be done at the beginning of November, I will send it to you so you can review it, look at it, and	
1272	send back any comments that you have. Then I can compile them all together. When we are ready,	
1273	we can put it on the agenda, and then you can set a date for a rulemaking hearing, if that is what	
1274	you choose to do.	
1275	Ms. Kramer stated that sounds good.	
1276	Mr. Chokanis stated yes, thank you.	
1277	6.  Update on District Records/Storage Boxes	
1278	Ms. Montagna stated whare are in the boxes are accounts payable vendor files for fiscal years	
1279	2003 through 2016, such as invoices they paid; bank statements and cash receipts from 2003, 2004,	
1280	and 2011 through 2016; accounting working files from 2005, 2009, and 2011; prepayments from	
1281	inception through 2017.	
1282	Ms. Kassel asked are the prepayments for bonds?	
1283	Ms. Montagna stated yes, I would assume some of that is bond related because it is from	
1284	inception through 2017. That could be a number of different things. We also have old	
1285	correspondence from 2002, property taxes from 2003, and in general some old District	
1286	miscellaneous files. That is the summary of everything in the 32 boxes that are not needed. I am	
1287	happy to do whatever you would like me to do with those: get them all, get only the ones that you	
1288	want so you can go through them, whatever you would like me to do.	
1289	Ms. Kassel stated I think we should at least look through the prepayments and correspondence	
1290	files.	
1291	Mr. Eckert stated the prepayments you have to keep, and we will talk about that with the next	
1292	resolution that the Board will consider.	
1293	Ms. Montagna stated actually, the prepayments are a part of the 28 boxes that need to be saved.	
1294	She gave me a summary of what was in all the boxes.	
1295	Ms. Kramer asked other than that, does anyone want to see old accounts payable files or check	
1296	registers.	
1297	Ms. Kassel stated the prepayments, which are required to be kept. It would not hurt to look	
1298	through the old correspondence to see if there is any documentation for things from the past that	
1299	could be relevant to us now.	
1300	Ms. Leet asked is there any more detail regarding the old District files?	
1301	Ms. Montagna stated no.	
1302	Ms. Kramer stated it is miscellaneous. That could be as-builts or something.	

1303	Ms. Kassel stated it would be a good idea to go through those.	
1304	Mr. Leet stated yes, while we are doing this.	
1305	Ms. Kramer stated I am not sure how many boxes that comprises.	
1306	Ms. Montagna stated I will get with Ms. Sandra DeMarco and ask her. The prepayments are	
1307	separate, but I will find out how many boxes the old correspondence and the old District files make	
1308	up. Then I will let you know. I will not bring it to a meeting, but I will let you know via email.	
1309	Ms. Kramer stated you were also going to investigate the $50annual fee.	
1310	Ms. Montagna stated the $50 annual fee is because we have to buy storage to be able to store	
1311	these old digitized records. If you go to digital, we have to buy storage space to be able to do that,	
1312	and we pay for that. Just like you store banker boxes in a storage building, you are paying for that.	
1313	Ms. Kramer asked would that not be part of our overall records storage?	
1314	Ms. Montagna stated no, because these are old records, and they have to pay for storage to be	
1315	able to keep those. Moving forward, your documents are on our servers. To add all of these old	
1316	files onto the storage will cost money to expand storage space. That is what the $50 annual fee is.	
1317	Ms. Kramer asked is it really that much?	
1318	Ms. Montagna stated I cannot tell you. I do not know. That is what I was told.	
1319	Ms. Kramer stated I have a source that said that is not even close, but peace be with it.	
1320		
1321	FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Business Items	
1322	A. Consideration of Resolution 2024-01, Appointment of Records Management Liaison	
1323	Officer	
1324	Ms. Kramer read Resolution 2024-01 into the record by title.	
1325	Ms. Kramer stated this looks more like a records retention resolution.	
1326	Mr. Eckert stated it is a lot that we pulled into this resolution. At the last meeting, the Board	
1327	decided they were not going to keep everything. They were going to change their policy to follow	
1328	the State guidelines. We prepared the resolution that appoints the records management liaison	
1329	officer. The Secretary has the power to appoint that person. If you look at Exhibit A, it says we are	
1330	going to follow the records retention schedule, which is very voluminous. However, we are going	
1331	to keep the documents listed on Exhibit A for a lot longer than what the State requires. Mody of	
1332	the documents that are on Exhibit A relate to bonds and how the bond funds were used. Those	
1333	documents need to be kept until a period of time after the bonds are paid off. In case there is an	
1334	audit by the Internal Revenue Service, we have those documents to be able to work with them on	
1335	that. This is a resolution we use in most of our districts that follow the State schedules, with those	
1336	exceptions that are on Exhibit A.	

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Ms. Kassel made a MOTION to approve Resolution 2024-01, appointment of a records management liaison officer.
Mr. Leet seconded the motion.

Upon VOICE VOTE, with all in favor, unanimous approval was given (by a margin of 4-0) to Resolution 2024-01, appointment of a records management liaison officer.

Ms. Kramer stated let us get is straight because on the letterhead for this agenda package, it showed Ms. Joellyn Phillips as Secretary. We need to make sure to look at all those.
Ms. Montagna stated Ms. Phillips is an Assistant Secretary; Mr. Chokanis is a Supervisor, not Secretary.
Ms. Kramer stated my understanding is that our District Manager is the Secretary. Ms. Montagna stated yes.
Ms. Kramer stated typically when we reorganize in November of even years, we have one or two of the other Board members as Assistant Secretaries.
Ms. Montagna stated that is correct.
B. Discussion Regarding Advanced Development Team Harmony Cove Request to Issue Additional Bonds for Infrastructure Costs
Ms. Kramer stated I presume everyone was sent the request that they would like us to issue additional bonds so they can afford to put in infrastructure for a 377-unit apartment complex in the front of Harmony.
Ms. Kassel stated I would not want to burden the residents any more than we already are. I do not see why we should.
Ms. Montagna stated with them not being here, I think it is a little early to discuss.
Ms. Leet stated for the sake of discussion, barring default, this bond would only be a burden on those units being financed by that bond. It will just cover those apartment buildings.
Ms. Kramer stated but the thing is, we are taking the annual burden from $200,000 a year to
$800,000 a year on those properties. If they chose to default on them, when those two parcels go up for tax auction, more likely than not, no one would bid on them. Therefore, we would be out all that money, and the rest of the residents throughout the community would have to absorb that cost, or the bondholders would foreclose on those properties. Is that correct, Mr. Eckert?
Mr. Eckert stated generally, yes, in the sense that the bondholders would cause the District to foreclose on those properties., and then pay the proceeds of the foreclosure sale to the bondholders if that were to occur. If no one is there from the developer, and I did invite them and let them know

1373	when the meeting would be, but if they are not interested in showing up to talk to the Board in	
1374	person, I am not sure we should spend any more time on it.	
1375	Ms. Montagna stated no.	
1376	Mr. Eckert stated I will say that the proposed bond was proposed to just encumber their	
1377	property. If the assessments were paid on that property for 30 years, there would not be any harm	
1378	to the District. If there was a default, it would certainly impact the District’s ability to refinance its	
1379	existing bonds. It would impact the District’s ability to issue new bonds in the future if you wanted	
1380	to reconstruct the recreation centers. The District would also incur costs in dealing with the	
1381	foreclosure and going through that process under the master trust indenture. This is not without	
1382	risk to the District. Again, if they are not attending tonight, then I am not so sure we really ought	
1383	to spend much more time on it.	
1384	Ms. Kassel asked we are sure they are not on Zoom?	
1385	Mr. Leet stated it does not appear so.	
1386	Mr. Chokanis stated based on what Mr. Eckert just said and the discussion, I do not see the	
1387	benefit of us going forward with this. We would be putting ourselves at risk, like Mr. Eckert said.	
1388	I do not think we should be going to look for something like that right now. That is just my opinion.	
1389	Mr. Leet stated I only brought it up because in their request, they said they wanted to start	
1390	doing site prep as early as December. Yes, we would be taking on some risk if they defaulted. We	
1391	went through a substantial real estate crisis in 2008 and 2009 where the existing bonds were	
1392	defaulted on. That is a risk that we have to discuss. At the same time, we have a big project we are	
1393	trying to do ourselves. The big price difference was the lack of site prep. We had a petition from	
1394	about 160 residents who were unhappy where we were talking about putting our maintenance	
1395	facility. If they are already out here doing all this site prep, then they are mobilizing. That could	
1396	be mutually beneficial to ask since they are doing all the site prep for their buildings, if they could	
1397	do the site prep for our building. Now we would have the advantage of being able to put our	
1398	maintenance facility more removed from where the recreation stuff is right now, at a potentially	
1399	lower cost.	
1400	Ms. Kassel stated if they are not even here, then I think it is a moot point.	
1401	Ms. Kramer stated it sounds as though the Board does not want to take any action, so we will	
1402	move on.	
1403	Ms. Kassel stated we were very lucky here in Harmony that the bonds were not defaulted on.	
1404	I remember reading in 2009 or 2010 that $6 billion in CDD bonds were defaulted on. We were	
1405	very lucky all over central Florida.	

1406	C. Discussion Regarding Operations and Maintenance Assessment Methodology	
1407	Ms. Kramer stated I mistakenly put this on the agenda. At the last meeting, we decided to put	
1408	it on the January agenda. So we will wait for January for this item.	
1409	D. Discussion Regarding the Street Parking	
1410	Ms. Kramer asked was an email blast go out? I did not see one.	
1411	Ms. Kassel stated I did not see one. I do not think we decided who was responsible for making	
1412	sure that happened or what it looked like.	
1413	Ms. Kramer stated District management.	
1414	Ms. Kassel stated I have a survey monkey survey, and I could make up a survey if we wanted,	
1415	as long as there is nothing illegal about that. In the email that went out through the HOA staff, I	
1416	could write something like, here is the situation with the parking, and here are the options.	
1417	Mr. Hayes stated what I provided to you tonight, I did reach out to the County as requested by	
1418	the Board. I spoke with the fire chief for the County, and I provided you some of their	
1419	correspondence and email with the code ordinances and land development.	
1420	Ms. Kramer stated I will ask you to review this since we just got it today.	
1421	Mr. Hayes stated it was requested by the Board at the last meeting to find out more information	
1422	about emergency services and street parking. It was requested that the District manager reach out	
1423	to the County and find out more information. I will start with the emergency services portion of	
1424	that. There was a question about those services and ambulatory services that could be provided,	
1425	whether it is additional services to be provided to the District that are not currently being done. in	
1426	speaking to them, they are already offering the services for the District. They did want me to point	
1427	out that currently, you do have ambulatory services at Holopaw and Deer Run fire houses. The fire	
1428	chief explained and told me that in the near future, at the fire house next to the school, they will	
1429	soon have ambulance service there, which is close to you. What is in the email talks about Osceola	
1430	County code of ordinances having to do with land development code. They provided the specifics	
1431	of that documents. Sections 22 through 39 prohibit parking in specified places. As you can see	
1432	from the bottom of page 1 through page 2, they specifically highlight parking on the streets. The	
1433	fire marshal also explained to me that he would also take the land development code and provide	
1434	me with some additional information. he has not had the opportunity to do so. Once I receive that,	
1435	I will circulate that to the Board, as well.	
1436	Ms. Kramer stated Mr. Chokanis, I do not now if you had an opportunity to ask contacts in the	
1437	fire department to do a drive-through to see if, in fact, we have a problem. At the last meeting, we	
1438	talked about and you had mentioned you talked to your contacts in the fire department if they can	

1439	maybe drive a fire truck through and see if there was a parking problem or if they could get through	
1440	with cars on both sides of the street. Were you able to do that?	
1441	Mr. Chokanis stated I did not. I did see a firetruck going down Five Oaks Drive a couple weeks	
1442	ago. But I will get with my contact and get that scheduled.	
1443	Ms. Kramer stated according to Mr. Hayes’s contact with the fire chief, it sounds like they are	
1444	going to be putting a rescue unit at the station next to the high school.	
1445	Mr. Chokanis stated that is awesome; that is great news.	
1446	Ms. Kramer stated keep us informed on your contacts as to when or if it is going to happen.	
1447	Mr. Chokanis stated okay.	
1448	Mr. Leet asked do we want to take any action as far as doing some kind of resident survey?	
1449	Ms. Kassel stated I think we need to know if it really is an issue with waste collection, fire and	
1450	rescue services, road and bridge maintenance, and mosquito control. That is what we heard was a	
1451	problem, but I am not sure who we heard it from that made it factual.	
1452	Ms. Kramer stated we have written information from mosquito control that they provided. Fire	
1453	and rescue, I was stopped during one of our events on the Square where they were demonstrating	
1454	fire equipment. The fire fighters said they were concerned about it here and asked if we would	
1455	look into it, if Mr. Chokanis can get with his contacts at the fire department. We really do need to	
1456	know and be sure. It is very close. I think we could go around with a pick meter, for that matter,	
1457	and see if we can get between the cars. My car cannot fit between some of them. It would be good	
1458	to have that information so we can wait for the information from Mr. Chokanis’s contact.	
1459	Ms. Kassel stated we will just table this discussion until next month.	
1460	Ms. Kramer stated yes.	
1461	Mr. Leet stated while we are talking about next month, I want to make sure we will also be	
1462	discussing the Five Oaks Drive traffic issue that was mentioned.	
1463	Ms. Kramer stated yes, we can add that. Those two go hand in hand. They are both County	
1464	street issues.	
1465	Ms. Montagna asked is Mr. Hayes already talking with the County about a traffic study?	
1466	Mr. Hayes stated no. That was on another question when they were asking about street parking.	
1467	Mr. Chokanis stated I will say, I live on Middlebrook, and it is a very tight, narrow road for	
1468	Waste Management getting in and out. They have not really had an issue, per se, but if two trucks	
1469	are parked on the street, it is very tight. Sometimes you cannot get through. I think it depends on	
1470	what is parking on the side of the road, but I think there are some tight spots that will inhibit a fire	

1471	truck from getting through. I will definitely reach out and see if they run a truck through to see if	
1472	they are any tight spots that we need to identify.	
1473	Ms. Kramer stated thank you. I know Waste Management has, at times, missed some pickup	
1474	areas, such as Blue Stem and I think Dark Sky. They just cannot get through.	
1475	Mr. Hayes stated I wanted to reiterate what I was saying about the fire marshal and what he	
1476	will be providing, looking at the land development code. Part of that is, it spells out if this District	
1477	is allowed to have any street parking at all, yes or no. That is something I was trying to get at when	
1478	I was explaining it to you. Once I get that from the fire marshal, I will be sharing it with you as	
1479	Board members.	
1480	E. Consideration of Resolution 2024-02, Recognizing Marylin Ash-Mower	
1481	Ms. Kramer read Resolution 2024-02 into the record by title.	
1482	Ms. Kassel stated I have a request from Ms. Ash-Mower to postpone this until she is done with	
1483	refurbishing. She probably has the paint already, but she wants us to postpone it for a month or	
1484	two.	
1485	Ms. Kramer stated we appreciate you, Ms. Ash-Mower, and at your request, we will postpone	
1486	this until the December meeting.	
1487	Ms. Kassel stated she is just embarrassed to be recognized. I totally understand and empathize.	
1488	Ms. Montagna stated we will bring it back.	
1489	F. Consideration of Motion to Assign Fund Balance	
1490	Ms. Montagna stated typically what this Board has done every October, we bring this before	
1491	you. It is to hereby assign fiscal year 2023 reserves per the fiscal year 2023 budget, Exhibit A,	
1492	your operating reserves. Currently, you have $467,801. You can approve this and keep it assigned	
1493	there, or you can assign it somewhere else. Right now, it is requesting to assign fund balance to	
1494	the fiscal year 2023 operating reserves. This is what is left. This is your fiscal year 2023 reserves,	
1495	but we would be assigning for fiscal year 2024 operating reserves.	
1496	Ms. Kassel asked just to clarify, in terms of our budget, this is what our balance was that we	
1497	can now apply toward fiscal year 2024?	
1498	Ms. Montagna stated it is an assigning fund balance as of September 30, 2023. That is your	
1499	fund balance. What we would typically do and what you have typically done in the past, is assign	
1500	your fund balance, whatever that number is, to operating reserves. That is what you have typically	
1501	done. It does not mean you have to do it the same way.	
1502	Ms. Kramer stated I think it is good since we are so short and strapped for cash right now to	
1503	get our operating reserves beefed up.	
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1505	Ms. Kassel made a MOTION to approve assigning fund balance	
1506	of $467,801 as of September 30, 2023, to fiscal year 2024 to	
1507	operating reserves.	
1508	Mr. Leet seconded the motion.	
1509		
1510	Mr. Chokanis asked is this our reserve from fiscal year 2023 or fiscal year 2022?	
1511	Ms. Montagna stated no.	
1512	Ms. Kassel stated this is not our reserve for replacement and refurbishment. This is the fund	
1513	balance at the end of fiscal year 2023. So we are assigning that fund balance as of September 30	
1514	of fiscal year 2023 to October 1 of fiscal year 2024. It will appear in our financial statements going	
1515	forward.	
1516	Mr. Chokanis asked how do we have that much money left over?	
1517	Ms. Kramer stated because those are our operating reserves that we have to keep at a certain	
1518	level to make it through until we get our assessments in.	
1519	Mr. Chokanis stated so we are pushing that to our operating account until money comes in.	
1520	Ms. Kramer stated yes.	
1521	Mr. Chokanis asked are we going to replace that once we get our cash flow that is coming in?	
1522	Ms. Montagna stated no.	
1523	Mr. Leet stated we have done this every year. Whatever amount we have left at the end of	
1524	fiscal year 2024, if we do the same thing, it will be assigned forward to fiscal year 2025.	
1525	Ms. Montagna stated it keeps going every year.	
1526	Ms. Kramer stated yes, it rolls over each year.	
1527		
1528	Upon VOICE VOTE, with all in favor, unanimous approval was	
1529	given (by a margin of 4-0) to assigning fund balance of $467,801 as	
1530	of September 30, 2023, to fiscal year 2024 to operating reserves.	
1531		
1532	FIFTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Consent Agenda	
1533	A. Minutes for the September 28, 2023, Regular Meeting	
1534	The minutes are included in the agenda package and available for public review on the	
1535	District’s website or in the District Office during normal business hours.	
1536	Ms. Kramer stated the final, triple-edited minutes went out this afternoon.	
1537	Mr. Hamstra stated it was 100 pages.	
1538	Ms. Kramer stated it would not be acceptance of the minutes in the agenda package but those	
1539	that you received today, as amended.	
1540	Ms. Kassel stated we actually collected the amendments since last week.	
1541	Ms. Kramer stated yes, all three are in the minutes sent today.	

1542	B. Financial Statements (September 2023)	
1543	The financial statements are included in the agenda package and available for public review	
1544	on the District’s website or in the District Office during normal business hours.	
1545	C. #281 Invoices and Check Register (September 2023)	
1546	The check register and invoices are included in the agenda package and available for public	
1547	review on the District’s website or in the District Office during normal business hours.	
1548	Ms. Kassel stated I have a question about the Mr. Javier Hernandez refund. What is that about?	
1549	Ms. Montagna asked what was the amount?	
1550	Ms. Kassel stated $1,200 or $1,300.	
1551	Ms. Kramer stated evidently, he prepaid it, and the information was not passed onto the tax	
1552	collector, so he received it in his tax bill.	
1553	Ms. Kassel asked he prepaid his debt assessment by that much?	
1554	Ms. Kramer stated yes. He prepaid the amount he owed.	
1555	Ms. Kassel asked so instead of applying it toward his debt service, we just refunded it?	
1556	Ms. Kramer stated no, we applied it to his debt service, but they did not inform the tax collector,	
1557	and it stayed on his tax bill.	
1558	Ms. Montagna stated so he was due a refund/	
1559	Ms. Kramer stated he was due a refund of what he paid to the tax collector.	
1560	Ms. Montagna stated that we got. We got it, so the District had to refund him.	
1561	Ms. Kassel stated I still do not understand. If the District got it, why could they not apply it	
1562	toward his debt service?	
1563	Ms. Montagna stated he overpaid.	
1564	Mr. Leet stated we got it because he paid his debt off, but the County did not know, so he was	
1565	still assessed this year on his tax bill.	
1566	Ms. Montagna stated that is correct.	
1567	Mr. Leet stated it got paid this year even though he did not have to, and we had to refund it.	
1568	Ms. Montagna stated that is right.	
1569	Ms. Kassel stated you are saying he prepaid his entire debt assessment off.	
1570	Ms. Montagna stated yes.	
1571	Ms. Kassel stated the County did not know, they billed him for it, so we had already gotten all	
1572	the money from him, not just that amount.	
1573	Ms. Montagna stated that is correct.	
1574	Ms. Kassel stated last month, we talked about wanting copies of the receipts for all the credit	
1575	card bills. They did not appear with the expenditure report. I am wondering why.	

1576	Ms. Montagna stated I spoke with Ms. Paula Davis. She is trying to pull all of those. With Mr.	
1577	Castillo leaving, we are having to track down some of those receipts. Yes, it will not be on the	
1578	agenda, but it will be sent out with your expenditure report. She is working on an easy-to-read	
1579	report for you, same as how you see the invoices. It will be a summary and then all the receipts.	
1580	Ms. Kassel asked it will be similar to what we used to receive and should be in the November	
1581	agenda?	
1582	Ms. Montagna stated yes.	
1583		
1584	Ms. Kassel made a MOTION to approve the consent agenda,	
1585	minutes as amended.	
1586	Mr. Leet seconded the motion.	
1587		
1588		
1589	Upon VOICE VOTE, with all in favor, unanimous approval was	
1590	given (by a margin of 4-0) to the consent agenda, minutes as	
1591	amended.	
1592		
1593	SIXTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Supervisor Requests	
1594	Ms. Kassel stated the first one is, what was mentioned earlier, for a traffic study. I do not know	
1595	what that requires. I know a resident has requested a traffic study. I do not know if we can request	
1596	that, or if we can request that the police put out speed monitoring signs, or if we request the police	
1597	have a presence here on Five Oaks Drive and the Lakes area from Middlebrook and Feathergrass	
1598	down, or to ticket people who are speeding. I am not sure what the appropriate next step is.	
1599	Ms. Montagna stated Mr. Hamstra can address the traffic study.	
1600	Mr. Hamstra stated there are several different options. If you are worried about speeding,	
1601	typically the County will set up those speed bumps. Based on the percentile that exceeds the speed	
1602	limit, they may justify speed bumps or enforcement actions. That is a speed study. If you are doing	
1603	a traffic study based on future development, that is done by a lot of consultants who strictly do	
1604	traffic studies. They look at population, projected developments, and whether or not your roads	
1605	are going to exceed the designed capacity.	
1606	Ms. Montagna stated the flip side to that is, we can call the County and tell them we are having	
1607	a speeding issue and ask if they can come in. I do not know if you are going to be a priority or if	
1608	they will even come do it. The other option is to pay off-duty sheriff’s department officers to come	
1609	in write tickets and do radar.	
1610	Ms. Kassel stated I do not think they can write tickets if they are off duty,	
1611	Ms. Montagna stated yes, they can. We hire them in Celebration.	

1612	Ms. Kramer stated the HROA already hires them to come in and do that.	
1613	Ms. Kassel stated they do not hire them to ticket for speeding. They hire them to make sure	
1614	there are no teenagers around loitering and doing vandalism.	
1615	Ms. Kramer stated I was informed the HROA does not even get notices of when they will be	
1616	here because they do speed enforcement activities all over. Maybe the other HOAs in the Lakes	
1617	can kick in to have more coverage. The CDD is not a traffic control entity.	
1618	Ms. Kassel stated no, but what this resident was told by the County was that the CDD can	
1619	request to have the County to come and check for speeding.	
1620	Ms. Kramer stated I would agree with that wholeheartedly.	
1621	Ms. Kassel asked can we direct the District manager to contact the County and request that	
1622	they put up those speeding monitors?	
1623	Ms. Montagna asked the speed trailers?	
1624	Ms. Kassel stated yes.	
1625	Mr. Chokanis stated there was a speeding incident, and my kids were involved. They were not	
1626	speeding but they were on a golf cart. Two cars were drag racing down Five Oaks Drive. I called	
1627	the non-emergency number and had a police officer come out and try to figure out who they were.	
1628	They were unsuccessful. I was thrown off by the resident’s request for a traffic study, but anyone	
1629	can call the non-emergency number and have someone come out and monitor the roads. I do not	
1630	know that we necessarily need Ms. Montagna to reach out. They can put those signs out. A sign	
1631	was out in front of Middlebrook and Feathergrass probably a couple months ago showing your	
1632	speed, but no police officer was there to implement anything, whether it is writing tickets or	
1633	monitoring speed of cars. I think it is people coming mainly from the Enclave. That is the only	
1634	community where it is not people 55 and older. People speed very high in the morning when no	
1635	one is out there to see it.	
1636	Mr. Leet asked is there any downside for us through the District manager asking for a speed	
1637	study? Or does it need to be brought up for discussion next month?	
1638	Ms. Kassel stated I do not see why we would not ask the District manager to do that. As you	
1639	said, there is no downside.	
1640	Mr. Chokanis stated there is not, if we can get any officers on lighter duty to come out for a	
1641	whole day and sit there to try to catch people speeding. I have seen people get pulled over by the	
1642	school not stopping at a stop sign or speeding around the roundabout. Yes, think it is a good idea.	
1643	Ms. Kassel stated I think it has more weight coming from the CDD.	
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1645	Ms. Kassel made a MOTION to approve directing the District	
1646	manager contact Osceola County to have them set up a speed study.	
1647	Mr. Leet seconded the motion.	
1648		
1649	Upon VOICE VOTE, with all in favor, unanimous approval was	
1650	given (by a margin of 4-0) to directing the District manager contact	
1651	Osceola County to have them set up a speed study.	
1652		
1653	Mr. Chokanis asked Ms. Montagna, can you specifically put on Five Oak Drive toward the 55	
1654	and older the community? I know speeding is everywhere in front of my house, but I think that	
1655	road is bad. There are no turns or anything from where you turn off the east entrance toward the	
1656	Enclave. That whole section of Five Oaks Drive down the roundabout is where I feel like there is	
1657	a lot of speeding.	
1658	Ms. Montagna stated okay.	
1659	Ms. Kassel stated I wanted to speak to the concern on the land by the Lakes, the five-story	
1660	apartments. First of all, it is tentative. Second of all, the CDD has no control, enforcement, or say	
1661	in what happens there. The people who own it have the right to approach the County with	
1662	development plans. The CDD is not informed about those development plans in any way, shape,	
1663	or form. The CDD cannot really do anything. It is really up to the residents of the community to	
1664	monitor the consent agenda for the County Board of County Commissioners and observe what is	
1665	on their consent agenda. If there is something like this happening, before it gets approved, residents	
1666	have to be informed and go to these meetings of the County Commissioners and complain before	
1667	they approve the consent agenda. Once it is approved, it is a done deal. You cannot look for the	
1668	CDD to do everything for everyone. It is not what is in our jurisdiction to do. It is not within our	
1669	power. If you want to try to prevent development, then you have to go to the County before they	
1670	present their consent agenda at a meeting, and tell them. You can probably write to them, or appear	
1671	at a meeting before all the Commissioners. If it has already been approved, sorry, it is too late.	
1672	Mr. Leet stated feel free to organize. We have had groups of residents go to the County	
1673	Commission meetings in the past. We do not have a lot of leverage. We get a plat to approve. By	
1674	that point, it has already been blessed by the County and everything. The County is where you	
1675	need to go apply that pressure if you do not like the development plans. We had a resident in the	
1676	Enclave who has people cutting across their property who are refusing to go along the trail for the	
1677	CDD.	

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1678	Ms. Kramer stated we have signs going in. She wants to cut down the trees and bushes there.	
1679	We indicated that will cause even more trespass problems. We are erecting signs to keep people	
1680	directed on the trails.	
1681	Ms. Kassel stated we already have the arrows.	
1682	Ms. Kramer stated yes.	
1683	Ms. Kassel stated they just need to be put up, so it is in the process.	
1684	Ms. Kramer stated Mr. Tim Dwyer volunteered to put them up to take the burden off our staff.	
1685	I do want to let everyone know that I have a major opportunity that I have chosen to accept that	
1686	will cause me to be extremely business for the next year. I will not be able to devote the time that	
1687	I feel is necessary to properly serve our community. As of the end of this meeting, I will be stepping	
1688	down from the Board, so that you can choose a replacement.	
1689	Mr. Leet asked stepping down as Chair or stepping down as a Board member?	
1690	Ms. Kramer stated as Board member.	
1691	Ms. Kassel asked can you wait until January until we have time to find someone to replace	
1692	you?	
1693	Ms. Kramer stated you have a couple of good candidates who have already applied, and	
1694	hopefully, they will come back. I was hoping to handle the November meeting, but unfortunately,	
1695	I will be totally submerged in my new project in the middle of November.	
1696	Ms. Montagna stated I will need a motion from the Board to accept Ms. Kramer’s resignation.	
1697	Ms. Kassel asked can you wait?	
1698	Ms. Kramer stated I am sorry, I cannot.	
1699	Ms. Montagna stated this is not a negotiation.	
1700	Ms. Kassel asked can you stay as Chair until November 16?	
1701	Ms. Kramer stated not with this project.	
1702		
1703	Ms. Kramer made a MOTION to accept Ms. Kramer’s resignation	
1704	from the Board, effective immediately upon adjournment of the	
1705	meeting.	
1706		
1707	Mr. Chokanis asked do we vote on who gets to be Chair?	
1708	Ms. Montagna stated we will do that at the next meeting. We will obviously have to announce	
1709	that we have a vacant seat. The Board will appoint someone to finish out Ms. Kramer’s term. Then	
1710	we will realign the Board. You will nominate and vote on the Chair, the Vice Chair, and so forth.	
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1712	Ms. Kassel seconded the motion, with deep regret. 1713
1714	Upon VOICE VOTE, with all in favor, unanimous approval was
I 715	given (by a margin of 4-0) to accept Ms. Kramer's resignation, with
1716	the Board's deep regret. 1717
1718	Ms. Kassel stated before we adjourn, I would like to get a resolution recognizing Ms. Kramer.
1719	Ms. Montagna stated we will present it at the next meeting, if the Board will allow me to work I720  with Ms. Kassel to come up with what the Board would like to recognize Ms. Kramer with. I am 1721  happy to work with her to come up with that.
I 722	 Ms. Kassel asked can we hear about your opportunity? 1723	Ms. Kramer stated unfortunately, no.
1724

1725	SEVENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS

On MOTION by Mr. Chokanis, seconded by Ms. Kassel, with all in favor, the meeting adjourned at 8:59 .m.

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