WEBVTT 1 00:00:53.995 --> 00:00:54.595 I think they're friendly. 2 00:01:05.445 --> 00:01:06.465 You ran a tough race 3 00:01:25.595 --> 00:01:28.695 And we have reached out to Mr. Simmons several times. 4 00:01:28.875 --> 00:01:31.615 We Anticip case there's appearance here, so we'll find out, 5 00:01:32.045 --> 00:01:33.615 make sure he's on schedule for, so, 6 00:01:33.615 --> 00:01:36.055 and we will do his swearing in next meeting. 7 00:01:36.245 --> 00:01:40.555 He's here. Um, so, you know, last uh, meeting we did, uh, 8 00:01:40.555 --> 00:01:43.155 take the resignation of the current chair, uh, Mr. 9 00:01:43.595 --> 00:01:46.595 Inger. Uh, so at this point in time, we do need 10 00:01:46.595 --> 00:01:47.635 to appoint a new chair 11 00:01:48.255 --> 00:01:50.555 who in my mind would be appropriate for the vice chair. 12 00:01:50.655 --> 00:01:53.315 If Mr. Prince is currently the vice chair, we move up 13 00:01:53.315 --> 00:01:55.315 to the chair, but that's certainly up to the board 14 00:01:55.335 --> 00:01:57.435 to make a nomination of who that chair would. 15 00:01:57.735 --> 00:02:00.995 So I would just take nominations for, uh, chair 16 00:02:01.055 --> 00:02:02.195 for Middleton downtown. 17 00:02:03.745 --> 00:02:08.075 Anybody wanna nominate anybody? So I'll speak at once. 18 00:02:11.285 --> 00:02:14.595 Nomination for Mr. Prince would probably, um, be fine. 19 00:02:14.635 --> 00:02:15.755 I would assume a nomination. 20 00:02:15.965 --> 00:02:17.355 Steve for chairman. 21 00:02:18.735 --> 00:02:23.115 Do I have a second? Any other nominations? Okay. 22 00:02:23.735 --> 00:02:27.435 All in favor? Aye. Very good. Congratulations Mr. Chairman. 23 00:02:28.335 --> 00:02:32.475 Now you would need to take over and, uh, yeah, 24 00:02:38.955 --> 00:02:40.755 chairman can nominate someone if no, I, uh, 25 00:02:40.755 --> 00:02:42.835 I nominate the John. 26 00:02:43.065 --> 00:02:43.355 Okay, 27 00:02:55.265 --> 00:02:55.675 Very good. 28 00:02:56.325 --> 00:02:57.395 Thank y'all very much. 29 00:02:57.695 --> 00:03:01.765 Um, and, and like I say, we will reach out to Mr. Sims. 30 00:03:01.765 --> 00:03:03.765 We did speak to him and we notified him 31 00:03:03.785 --> 00:03:06.925 and, uh, might be some scheduling errors on his part. 32 00:03:07.045 --> 00:03:09.325 I know he's in home construction home warranty 33 00:03:09.325 --> 00:03:11.405 that he was busy today, so we'll get that. 34 00:03:12.905 --> 00:03:14.525 The next thing, uh, Mr. Chair is a public hearing. 35 00:03:16.115 --> 00:03:20.205 We would, uh, the adoption of resolution 20 25 0 3 amending 36 00:03:20.205 --> 00:03:22.405 and restating the district's general procedural rules. 37 00:03:22.835 --> 00:03:25.565 This has to do with purchasing and establishing the rule. 38 00:03:26.065 --> 00:03:28.565 Uh, and I would let Mr. Stone kind of do a particular 39 00:03:28.565 --> 00:03:29.845 before you open up the public hearing. 40 00:03:31.315 --> 00:03:34.915 Sure. So, community development districts like you still 41 00:03:35.805 --> 00:03:38.475 don't legislate, but the closest thing you do 42 00:03:38.475 --> 00:03:40.155 to legislation is adoption of rules. 43 00:03:40.815 --> 00:03:42.835 And when you're adopting rules, you do. 44 00:03:42.855 --> 00:03:45.955 So using the Administrative Procedures Act, which is set off 45 00:03:45.955 --> 00:03:48.555 by Florida statute, you have one big rule, 46 00:03:48.685 --> 00:03:51.435 which is your general and administrative procedures rule, 47 00:03:52.015 --> 00:03:53.915 and we're amending that one today. 48 00:03:54.055 --> 00:03:55.835 If you move forward, um, 49 00:03:56.055 --> 00:03:57.955 that's produced in your agenda packet 50 00:03:58.015 --> 00:04:00.075 and the part that's being changed is highlighted in 51 00:04:00.075 --> 00:04:01.275 underlined, as Mr. 52 00:04:01.275 --> 00:04:03.955 Blocker said, it has to do with our purchasing policy. 53 00:04:04.525 --> 00:04:05.915 Later on in your agenda, 54 00:04:06.335 --> 00:04:08.235 you're adopting a purchasing policy, 55 00:04:08.685 --> 00:04:11.315 which has more detail in it with dollar amount thresholds 56 00:04:11.335 --> 00:04:12.635 for what kinds of things have to go 57 00:04:12.635 --> 00:04:14.155 to competitive solicitation. 58 00:04:14.305 --> 00:04:15.555 What kinds of things require 59 00:04:15.575 --> 00:04:18.355 and are few, those kinds of detailed policies? 60 00:04:18.965 --> 00:04:21.265 The rule simply says that you're gonna have a policy. 61 00:04:22.065 --> 00:04:24.445 So it's, it's kinda like this is your constitution 62 00:04:24.545 --> 00:04:26.125 and then the details are in this policy 63 00:04:26.125 --> 00:04:27.605 that's easier to change in the future. 64 00:04:28.485 --> 00:04:30.945 So the rule is being done with a public hearing. 65 00:04:31.615 --> 00:04:33.865 It's a hearing that was noticed in the newspaper. 66 00:04:34.165 --> 00:04:36.025 The whole process is set out in the statute 67 00:04:36.085 --> 00:04:37.705 and in your rule and how we notice it. 68 00:04:38.245 --> 00:04:39.945 Um, it's a little bit harder to change. 69 00:04:40.245 --> 00:04:43.465 So it's, it only says that you will have a policy 70 00:04:43.535 --> 00:04:44.585 that we can change the future. 71 00:04:45.085 --> 00:04:47.925 The other thing that's in this rule are matters 72 00:04:47.925 --> 00:04:49.285 that affect the rights of third party. 73 00:04:49.815 --> 00:04:51.965 Those are important enough that they're in the rule 74 00:04:52.225 --> 00:04:53.405 and not just in the policy. 75 00:04:54.285 --> 00:04:56.035 Those have to do with suspension 76 00:04:56.035 --> 00:04:59.475 and debarment of contractors who don't follow through 77 00:04:59.475 --> 00:05:01.795 with their contracts or otherwise violate the law. 78 00:05:02.575 --> 00:05:06.855 Has to do with did protest, um, restrictions on the ability 79 00:05:07.035 --> 00:05:09.055 of vendors of ours to lobby the board, 80 00:05:09.345 --> 00:05:10.415 those kinds of things. 81 00:05:10.795 --> 00:05:13.295 Things that affect the rights of the contractors 82 00:05:13.355 --> 00:05:14.775 and vendors to do business with. 83 00:05:15.235 --> 00:05:16.255 So most of the bulk of 84 00:05:16.255 --> 00:05:18.695 what you see highlighted in this proposal has to do 85 00:05:18.695 --> 00:05:19.935 with those things, things 86 00:05:19.935 --> 00:05:21.215 that affect the rights of third party. 87 00:05:22.165 --> 00:05:25.105 So with that, um, because this is a rulemaking process, 88 00:05:25.285 --> 00:05:26.585 we do open up a public hearing 89 00:05:26.685 --> 00:05:28.945 for any comment from any, any member of the public. 90 00:05:29.925 --> 00:05:33.865 The only folks in the audience today are other board members 91 00:05:34.005 --> 00:05:37.225 and staff as far as I can see, but they're welcome to speak. 92 00:05:37.245 --> 00:05:38.305 So we'll open up the hearing. 93 00:05:38.965 --> 00:05:42.245 If there's any comment on this, we'll take it now. 94 00:05:44.515 --> 00:05:45.535 Seeing and hearing none, 95 00:05:45.535 --> 00:05:46.855 we'll go ahead and close that public hearing. 96 00:05:47.635 --> 00:05:50.095 And at this time, the board may take a motion 97 00:05:50.155 --> 00:05:51.375 to adopt the resolution 98 00:05:51.475 --> 00:05:53.455 or not adopt the resolution and discuss it. 99 00:06:26.525 --> 00:06:27.705 Yes, sir. Mr. Chairman, supervisor. 100 00:06:27.845 --> 00:06:29.305 So today we just seek your approval 101 00:06:29.365 --> 00:06:32.065 of financial advisory agreement with PFM Financial Advisors. 102 00:06:32.445 --> 00:06:34.945 So currently p fm does all our financial advisory work 103 00:06:34.945 --> 00:06:35.985 throughout all the districts 104 00:06:36.325 --> 00:06:38.185 to include all the assessment methodology 105 00:06:38.365 --> 00:06:41.345 for your bond assessments, for your maintenance assessments, 106 00:06:41.805 --> 00:06:44.665 uh, any type of, uh, valuation studies, anything to do 107 00:06:44.665 --> 00:06:46.305 with any type of financial, uh, 108 00:06:46.305 --> 00:06:48.025 long-term planning obligations. 109 00:06:48.175 --> 00:06:50.785 They do all that, uh, analysis for us. 110 00:06:51.085 --> 00:06:53.785 In this particular particular case, we would seek to, um, 111 00:06:54.325 --> 00:06:57.065 uh, approve, uh, PFM to become the financial advisor 112 00:06:57.245 --> 00:07:01.495 for Middleton downtown CDD specifically in reference to, 113 00:07:01.515 --> 00:07:03.375 we need to look at the assessment methodology 114 00:07:03.375 --> 00:07:05.815 that will be going forth for the Middleton downtown area. 115 00:07:06.075 --> 00:07:07.455 All your commercial districts have 116 00:07:07.455 --> 00:07:08.735 to have an assessment methodology 117 00:07:09.355 --> 00:07:12.175 and they would be providing such methodology for this board, 118 00:07:12.175 --> 00:07:13.535 for the Middleton downtown area. 119 00:07:14.195 --> 00:07:16.295 Uh, so at this time, we would just seek your approval 120 00:07:16.715 --> 00:07:20.175 To, Uh, engage with, uh, PFM Financial Advisor 121 00:07:20.395 --> 00:07:22.655 as your financial advisor for the district. 122 00:07:34.615 --> 00:07:38.775 Aye. Thank you Mr. Chairman. 123 00:07:39.005 --> 00:07:40.055 Informational items 124 00:07:40.055 --> 00:07:42.015 because any questions on the financial statements? 125 00:07:42.015 --> 00:07:42.855 Have staff available? 126 00:07:49.345 --> 00:07:50.565 Yes, sir. The only thing I was gonna mention 127 00:07:50.565 --> 00:07:51.605 that we did move our office. 128 00:07:51.745 --> 00:07:54.085 We did start last Friday evening about five o'clock 129 00:07:54.145 --> 00:07:55.485 and conclude is Wednesday 130 00:07:55.485 --> 00:07:57.845 morning, probably right around sunrise. 131 00:07:58.305 --> 00:08:02.005 Um, everyone is in, um, we're knocking the dust off, 132 00:08:02.005 --> 00:08:03.645 making sure everything is operating 133 00:08:03.645 --> 00:08:04.845 efficiently and effectively. 134 00:08:05.385 --> 00:08:07.205 Um, like I've told everybody, you know, kind 135 00:08:07.205 --> 00:08:08.805 of let's live in it for a little while 136 00:08:08.805 --> 00:08:10.925 before we start requesting all these major changes, 137 00:08:11.505 --> 00:08:12.605 uh, and see how it all goes. 138 00:08:12.715 --> 00:08:15.565 It's very beautiful. Um, once we get settled, 139 00:08:15.745 --> 00:08:18.045 we will sending out a notice of an open house for when 140 00:08:18.045 --> 00:08:19.445 to come by and see it and, uh, 141 00:08:19.905 --> 00:08:22.005 and welcome you into the new district home. 142 00:08:22.625 --> 00:08:24.445 Uh, currently at Lake Sumter Landing, 143 00:08:24.545 --> 00:08:26.605 we do still have a detail involved, 144 00:08:26.605 --> 00:08:28.165 still located there above city fire. 145 00:08:28.665 --> 00:08:31.885 And we are, um, gonna have a small, uh, customer service, 146 00:08:32.745 --> 00:08:35.765 uh, outreach there, uh, on the first floor right next 147 00:08:35.765 --> 00:08:37.565 to our old office, but on the street level. 148 00:08:37.665 --> 00:08:41.485 So we'll keep a, uh, a, an office available there for people 149 00:08:41.485 --> 00:08:44.005 to come in and get, you know, ID cards 150 00:08:44.145 --> 00:08:45.765 and, you know, pay off their utility bill 151 00:08:45.765 --> 00:08:46.885 or the bonds or whatever. 152 00:08:47.025 --> 00:08:48.125 So make that available. 153 00:08:48.145 --> 00:08:51.005 So we'll have, uh, a lot of hacienda at rec center. 154 00:08:51.005 --> 00:08:52.685 We have a customer service office there. 155 00:08:52.855 --> 00:08:54.125 We'll have like landing 156 00:08:54.505 --> 00:08:55.765 and then of course here in Brownwood. 157 00:08:55.825 --> 00:08:58.045 And, uh, as we look further into the future, 158 00:08:58.095 --> 00:09:00.525 we'll be looking at other satellite spots as well. 159 00:09:00.665 --> 00:09:02.005 So those are all my updates. 160 00:09:07.155 --> 00:09:08.325 Nothing Further. Thank you. 161 00:09:17.625 --> 00:09:18.095 Thank you. 162 00:09:25.745 --> 00:09:26.495 Thank you very much. 163 00:09:30.545 --> 00:09:30.975 Thank you.