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Discuss anything, drop him off.

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Good afternoon everybody.

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I'd like to call the District four Board

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of Supervisors meetings for February 11th, uh,

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2026 to order.

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We'll rise roll call shows that all supervisors are here.

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13. So pardon? 13th. Oh, 13th. What am I looking at?

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It says, oh, I'm looking at the meeting. Okay, nevermind.

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13th, thank you. First on the agendas will rise

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for the place of the flag

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and remain standing for a moment of silence

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for our first responders and military personnel.

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I, United States of America

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with liberty for all.

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Thank you, please.

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Okay. Um, thank

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you for everybody that is here.

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1, 2, 3, 4,

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Baby. Bye.

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Thank you guys for showing up.

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Our meeting is being recorded,

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so hopefully people will go online and watch it.

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Um, next on the agenda is opportunity for anybody

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to come before the board with public comments.

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So if you have anything you want to bring

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before this board, please step to the podium,

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state your name and address,

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and you'll have three minutes to tell us your issue.

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Going once, going twice gone. So we'll move on.

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Okay. Next. New business.

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Approval of the minutes from our last meeting.

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I make a motion to approve. Second.

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Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. All opposed? Approved.

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Okay. Next is the exception of our audit report.

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Yes, sir. Mr. Dishman will, um, present this audit report

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and introduce our auditors.

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Good morning board members,

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uh, Tyson Dishman, district Finance.

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Uh, so today we are seeking the board's acceptance

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of the audit report for fiscal year 24 25.

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Um, the fiscal year ended for us September 30th, 2025.

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And subsequently since then,

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we've been working for this audit report.

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Um, before I switch it over

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and give it to Purvis Gray here in, in a moment,

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just wanna hit a few key things.

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Um, so we here in accounting are responsible

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for the preparation of reports,

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and Purvis Gray is responsible

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for providing their opinion on those reports.

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Um, we have worked, um, on providing these reports

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and the format, uh, conforms to gap accounting.

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Um, here's some of the

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highlights from the fiscal year report.

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Um, for this past year,

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we had $4,251,130 in revenue, uh,

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for our expenditures for the year, it was $4,150,850.

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Overall, um, we contributed a positive amount

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to the fund balance of $100,280.

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Um, during this time period, we also made sure that we, uh,

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met our reserve policy, which is 35% of revenues

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and four months worth of expenditures,

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and we've met that reserve policy for this year.

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Um, lastly, I would like to thank governments purchasing

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for negotiating contract budget

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for reviewing the fiscal year continuously.

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Um, the operational teams, DPM Decompliance

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for their help in preparing these reports, uh,

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the accounting team for reporting the transaction,

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the district clerk for, uh, pulling the agendas together

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and helping to upload the information, uh,

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and district management for providing us the

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tools to make this all necessary.

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Um, with that being said, I'm gonna hand it over

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to Helen Painter,

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who is the audit partner from Purpose Gray, um,

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so she can provide her insight.

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Good afternoon board supervisors, Mr.

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Chairman, uh, Helen Painter with Purpose Gray Company.

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And, uh, thank you for having us, uh, here today

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to present the September 30 25 audit report.

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We've put together, um, a, uh,

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quick PowerPoint to hit some highlights.

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Um, your audit team consisted, uh, of a large staff

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of auditors from all different levels.

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And, uh, with me today is the audit director, Katie Eno.

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We even have an IT auditor also

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that looks at your IT operations for

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cybersecurity, et cetera.

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Uh, we also would like, uh, to thank Ms.

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Ne Norris, your finance director,

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and you now have an assistant finance director with Mr.

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Dishman, uh,

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and their staff for having all of the, um,

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audit records ready for us when we came on site.

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We come in the month of July, August, uh,

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and do all of our planning,

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and then we come back in December

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after the accounting records are closed.

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Uh, and they're prepared for us.

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And so, you know, this is very timely.

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February was the next meeting

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after everything was completed.

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And so we're here to present, uh, today.

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Um, what did we do as part of your audit team?

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Uh, we performed the audit procedures

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and we give an opinion on the financial statements.

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And we have issued an unmodified, excuse me,

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clean opinion on the financial statements stating that

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after we performed the audit, we found no issues.

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The financial statements were accurately stated.

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All the required disclosures that, uh,

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the government accounting standard boards require

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are also included.

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So we've issued, uh, unmodified opinion.

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We also are required to look at the internal controls

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to make sure that, uh, district four

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is only spending funds on approved funding, uh,

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that all the invoices are reviewed

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by more than one individual.

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There's a whole, uh, purchasing cycle that they go through.

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We confirm the revenues to ensure

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that you've collected all the revenues, especially those

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that are on the tax roll coming through.

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So that is part of it.

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And then of course, we make sure that, uh,

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the debt payments are made timely

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and that you have enough special assessments coming into the

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future to make sure that the debt will, uh,

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be paid off in entirety.

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So we had no, uh, findings or questioned costs.

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Uh, you also have a very nice investment portfolio,

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and you have an investment committee that has

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strong oversight on the, uh, mix of investments

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that you have to often optimize investment earnings.

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Uh, you also have to be in compliance with the statutes,

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making sure that you are only investing in those type

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of investments that are allowed by Fortis Law.

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And, uh, there was no issues with that.

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And, uh, the auditor general required us to look at, uh,

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many things including, uh, your financial conditions.

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You have special reporting

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because you are a special district of the state

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of Florida under Chapter one 90.

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You know, you're not a county government,

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not a school district, not a municipality.

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You're a special district that is allowed by the state.

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Uh, the state wants you to have even further transparency

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with your reporting,

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and they require, um, information on

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what was your special assessments,

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what is your outstanding bond balance,

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and if you had any capital projects that are budgeted

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to be more than 65,000,

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and you did have some, uh,

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pretty large capital projects this year with mill

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and overlay on some roads, uh, we would have

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to disclose to you if we had any disagreements

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or any difficulties, uh, in performing the audit

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and know we were able to, uh,

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timely wrap up the audit procedures.

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So the, some of the significant financial transactions

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that occurred during the year was, uh,

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various roof replacement projects, uh, and the mill

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and overlay for a total of about 685,000.

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And for the mill and overlay,

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because that money is set aside, uh,

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and committed for future row repair, we ensure

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that the monies, uh, spent on, that came out of your,

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your special committed, uh, repair, replacement

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for Rhodes, uh, fund.

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And, uh, so that was properly utilized.

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And again, um, you know, overall,

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and, uh, just like Mr.

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Dishman was saying, you did, uh, meet your

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reserve policy requirements.

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So lastly is the, wanted to point out,

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this is in your statement here,

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and I just wanted to, uh, briefly go over this.

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This is your budget and actual general fund for the year,

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and you're getting ready to go into budget season

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for the 26th, 27 year, if you can imagine.

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And this of course, uh, accountants,

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auditors are historical.

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And so we're just verifying to you all that

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what you all agreed to, uh, during your prior board meetings

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that, uh, uh, actually did happen.

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And you'll see that, um, your, you had budgeted 4.2

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in revenues, and that's pretty close to what you expected.

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Uh, some of the other income adjustments were for fema, uh,

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you, but that's supposed

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to come in this fiscal year, the FEMA dollars.

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And of course you had, um, originally budgeted 4.2,

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your amended budget was 4.6,

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your actual is 4.1.

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So you were 500,000 under budget, a very good year.

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A lot of that sometimes depends on the timing

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of capital projects.

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But, uh, so you all had a very good year

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and, um, hopefully everything will go well

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again in, in the next year.

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And in the current year that you're in, again, we, we'd like

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to thank the board of supervisors.

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We appreciate us, uh, having you as your audit firm.

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Uh, we send, uh, we make inquiries with, uh, your,

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your chairman, and, uh, we work with management

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and we report to the governing board.

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So this is, uh, a good conclusion to the audit

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for the year ending September 30th, 2025.

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I am happy to address if you have any questions

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about the audit report

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Board. Anybody

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have any questions?

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Hearing none. Thank you. Uh, we need a motion to approve.

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I move the report. You got who second it, Kerry. Okay.

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Thank you. All in favor? Aye. All opposed?

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Okay. Thank you very much. Okay,

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Thank you all.

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Okay, next is, um, investment portfolio

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rebalancing of, oh, Jennifer's there.

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Good afternoon board Jennifer Leon Finance here to, um,

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bring back to you your, um,

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Rebalancing of, of your portfolio.

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I believe in December we had a discussion regarding, uh,

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your rebalancing and, uh, we decided to come, go

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and, um, uh, bring some more information to PFM

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to tweak it a little bit more.

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So, um, you can go to the,

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uh, second

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That one, the allocation update.

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Absolutely. Yes. There we go. Thank you.

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The second page,

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oh, I'm sorry, the third page.

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Apologize. So, um, what we've, uh,

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we went to PFM and we actually

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provided them with some additional information

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regarding your capital, um, assets, um,

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and just your reserve transfers.

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And the main difference between, uh, this, uh, allocation

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and the other allocation that was

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provided earlier was that the, um,

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The Florida fit

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and the Florida, um, local government investment trust,

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which is the 482,000

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and the million 16,000, they had allocated that out to use

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for your more liquid portion to utilize that, um, for your,

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your current, um, expenditures.

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Um, and then had had another 500,000, um, input

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to your LTIP, which, um, going back, um,

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I thought it was not something that was doable

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because we couldn't put another half a million into your,

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uh, non-liquid assets.

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So we went back to them

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and we basically said that we were going to allocate, uh,

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49% of, uh, your, uh, to your short term allocation

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by utilizing your, um, maintenance assessments,

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your current maintenance assessments coming in,

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and then also to leave the Florida fit, um, balance as it is

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or allocation as it is.

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And then your Florida government investment trust as it is.

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And basically the reason being is

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because you're in a, um, declining interest rate environment

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and those local government investment pools, uh, hold

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that higher interest rate.

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So they're, they're holding those terms out longer,

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so you can earn some more interest there.

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Um, and then the local, um, excuse me,

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your long term portion,

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you would drop in about another 60,000, uh, in that, uh, in

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that, uh, that pool.

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So, but you're basically utilizing your maintenance

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assessments coming in for your more liquid, um, portion

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to be able to pay your, your expenditures for the year.

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So that was the main difference between the last allocation

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and this allocation, and I felt more comfortable with that.

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Now, I, I did have some conversation with Mr. Murphy

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regarding this presentation

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because if you look at the beginning of the 3 million,

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I think that says 3,034,000,

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that was at the end of September.

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The difference, um, between the 3 million

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and the 4 million is your assessments coming in.

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So that 7 million is basically at the peak

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of you all receiving your receipts, which, um,

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in reality you don't always have 7 million in your account.

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So, um, we are working with PFM to kind

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of have more a progressive, uh, outline of

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how your cash allocation would work during the year,

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but this is really just outlining what we're gonna use

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to pay your, your expenditures for the year,

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but then also, um, uh,

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basically making an additional deposit

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for your long term of 60,000.

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So that's what we were trying to, um, to establish here.

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So operationally we know what we have

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to be able to use your expenses.

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So, um, I'm here

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to answer any questions that you might have.

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Any questions board, I'm sure Mr. Murphy. Yeah, I know.

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Have a couple. As, uh, as Jennifer indicated,

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uh, that $7 million number, you know, as a board,

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if you look at that, you think we got 7 million

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and we don't and never will.

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Okay. So the utilization of that number was a concern to me.

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Um, the maximum we would ever have is 4 million,

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and that number immediately starts to decrease

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as bills are paid throughout the year.

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So the 3 million is as of September as it shows there.

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And, um, you know, as we go throughout the year,

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that number gets smaller and smaller.

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Really the only number on there that, uh, holds, um,

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anywhere near like it's shown is the LTIP,

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which is the long term investments.

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Uh, all the other numbers would decrease, uh,

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as our bills are paid

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and our actual money available decreases.

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Uh, the one that, uh, I'm a little concerned

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with is the palm term.

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Um, now they're showing 1,000,005 there

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and, uh, that'd be okay if we had it, but we don't.

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So, uh, that, that fund requires a million dollar investment

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to even get into it minimum.

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And I'm, I'm not sure we're ever going

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to get into palm term.

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Uh, it's a possibility, but I suspect it may never happen.

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And, um, they've been, you know, shown that to increase up

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to about 21% of our total package.

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Um, as a board member, I,

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I don't believe we'll ever get there.

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Uh, but if we do, uh, we have to go in

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with a million dollars out of the money that we will have.

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And the 3 million shown there is probably what

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we may get up to 4 million,

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but 3,000,005 is probably we're gonna start off

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with in decreasing.

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So I'm not sure we'll ever have

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that million dollars available.

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Um, I think the effort there is is pretty good to, uh,

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keep an eye on the various funds

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as the investments, uh, change.

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Um, some of the changes like between palm

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and class are, are only moving between them one and 2%.

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And, uh, the fit fund there're up up in the 5% range.

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So I'm not sure where that's going to take us as

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as a board member, but, um, we'll, we'll keep an eye on it.

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There's, uh, a lot of information relative

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to all the Florida funds, you know, the palm and the trust

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and the fit, and, uh, they all have different people

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that run the funds

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and they all have, uh, different investments that they make.

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Now, when the investment advisory committee meets quarterly,

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uh, primarily what, uh, that that group is doing,

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um, is looking at the investments in the LTIP long term,

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and PFM really manages that, um,

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breakdown of how those investments are made.

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Uh, the other investments are pretty much submitted in, uh,

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actual amounts, uh, by the district.

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And then PFM will decide once they get those amounts

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of money, uh, the best way to invest in,

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to get us the best return.

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So, um, that's my, uh,

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my only concern about if somebody sees that they're,

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you know, and it's gonna be public record when it's posted,

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and they're gonna say, what are you doing with $7 million?

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And they're not gonna understand that, so,

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but, uh, we're good with it.

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Right? No, this, uh,

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and, um, note that the 7 million is at the peak

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of your receipt

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and it's really from an operational perspective,

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Well, you say the peak of our receipts,

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we only get $4 million in receipts.

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Well, all of your, uh, throughout, um, December

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and March, you're collecting your tax collection, correct?

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You are spending them down. Yeah.

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So, but like, if you look, I mean, I,

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I realize this is just like one point in time,

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but collectively you're receiving another

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4 million in receipts.

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So operationally, if you just look at like Florida class,

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Florida Palm, we're saying

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that we're gonna utilize the mo majority

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of the money coming in in those

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lgs we are spending them down.

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Um, but to utilize those funds

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that's in your more liquid assets

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because you can't allocate those other funds down

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to your more, uh, non-liquid assets.

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And that's what we are just trying to show here.

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Again, we're working with PFM

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to show this more progressively, uh, like you said,

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Mr. Murphy, that's a more realistic, um, total

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that you're gonna see throughout the year.

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We just have to get there. Right now, this is just a

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Snapshot, but when, when you say operationally and,

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and I'm comfortable with that

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'cause that's my background, uh, you're never gonna see

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that $7 million anywhere at any point time.

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I understand where you're coming from.

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Yes, sir. Oh, okay. Yes sir.

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And I'd hate to have a citizen see that

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and say, why are you asking for more increases

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in our bond, you know, in our debt?

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And if you've got $7 million, you obviously don't need it.

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So, um, uh, I just,

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and again, I understand where you're coming from,

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but it, it paints a picture that

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could be misleading to the public.

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And we are working with PFM

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to make this presentation a little bit more progressive so

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that it has more

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of your cash balances throughout the year versus that peak

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of, of ance

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Assessment. How

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about the palm term though?

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How are you, uh, you know,

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you're showing a 20% increase in that. Um,

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So you, you are absolutely correct.

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We need to monitor that. Yeah.

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They do have term that are like three,

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three months, four months.

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Yeah. Uh, six months. Right.

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So if it is allowable, um, based on spending trend

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and you have that million dollars to input in,

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in there, then we will.

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And, um, you know, of course the main objective is

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to make sure that you have safety, liquidity, and yield.

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And so we wouldn't put that into your palm term

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unless, um, we knew

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that you didn't need those monies right away.

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But again, you don't, they have the term limits

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or the term, uh, three months, four months, and six months.

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And that's what I would keep it to

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Because the two different funds, two different funds in,

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uh, palm as, as you've shown there.

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Yes, sir. But the palm term is very restrictive.

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So I, I just question why we'd be looking at the potential

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of, uh, increase putting a 20% in

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It and that that's to, to be able

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to see if you could pick up some additional yield.

443
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Okay. If, if you could Yes, sir. If

444
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You could. Alright.

445
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That's right. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Anybody else?

446
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I, I have a question

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kind of tied in with this,

448
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but probably more appropriate to talk about when we get

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to our budget workshop.

450
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But this year this board expressed a desire to,

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um, put, um, reflective pavement markers

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on our cart pass, and it was gonna cost around $14,000.

453
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And it was a safety issue that we were trying to obtain,

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and we decided not to do it this budget year

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because of all the challenges we're having.

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And I, I want to be sure that we keep

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that on our radar when we're doing

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these other investment things, some of which are short term

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and some of which are long term.

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So that we can say doing safety as soon as possible

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is more important than having

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$14,000 sitting somewhere in an investment so we can reach

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a required threshold.

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And, uh, so I, I'm really concerned about some

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of the sacrifices we're making

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because of the challenges we're facing,

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and then we're still focusing on the investments.

468
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Okay. Well

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that will be something we will be discussing at

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a bunch of workshops

471
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Though. Yes. Right?

472
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'cause that's what we said we were gonna do.

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Any other questions for Jennifer? Nope. Okay. Thank you.

474
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Uh, uh, could I receive an acceptance of your,

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all of the allocation?

476
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Okay. Yeah. Do, could I get a motion to accept this move?

477
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Second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. All opposed?

478
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Okay. I think you're still up.

479
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I am. I can find my notes. Good afternoon again.

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Board Jennifer Leonard Finance here

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to give you your financial overview of your actuals.

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Um, as of December 31st, uh, 2025,

483
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your year to date, budgeted revenues are at four, um,

484
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0.3 million for the year.

485
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Included in that amount, of course, is your budget

486
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and maintenance assessment of 4,055,000.

487
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The board approved a 3% maintenance increase

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for your fiscal year, 20 25, 26.

489
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Uh, the district collected 784,000 in December,

490
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which is exactly 3% more than what you collected last year.

491
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So given that you did a 3% maintenance increase,

492
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your collection rate is about the same as last year.

493
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And then looking ahead in January, you received a good, uh,

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payment of two, um, million 457,000.

495
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Uh, so that leaves about 781,000 left to collect

496
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for the year, or at 18% of your budget assessment,

497
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budgeted assessments.

498
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Um, your investment earnings were at 32,000.

499
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Um, that is 21% of your budget.

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Um, of that 25,000 was realized, uh,

501
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for your operating expenses,

502
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your budgeted at 3,425,000 for the year.

503
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Your target, um, percentage for this time of year is 25%.

504
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Um, and the district spent 506,000,

505
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you're still running under budget.

506
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Um, your utilities looks like that's the closest line item

507
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that's running around target.

508
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Um, the outlier is of course, your other expenditures, um,

509
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which is your insurance renewal.

510
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That was paid at the first of the year in full.

511
00:26:32.505 --> 00:26:35.885
Um, all others are running below, uh, mainly due to, uh,

512
00:26:35.885 --> 00:26:37.645
just a delay in processing in December.

513
00:26:38.065 --> 00:26:39.685
Um, but you do catch up in January,

514
00:26:40.225 --> 00:26:42.805
and I'm seeing, um, a lot of your expenses, uh,

515
00:26:42.805 --> 00:26:46.005
towards storm water, uh, pipe inspections coming through.

516
00:26:47.275 --> 00:26:51.045
Your capital outlay, um, is at twelve ten two eighty eight.

517
00:26:51.475 --> 00:26:53.085
It's mainly for mill and overlay,

518
00:26:53.085 --> 00:26:56.125
but you did complete that roof, um, uh, replacement project

519
00:26:56.305 --> 00:26:57.845
of a 178,000.

520
00:26:58.225 --> 00:27:01.165
You did re meet your reserve requirement, um, this month,

521
00:27:01.205 --> 00:27:02.525
which is great because remember

522
00:27:02.525 --> 00:27:03.725
last month you didn't meet it.

523
00:27:03.985 --> 00:27:05.765
Um, but this month you did. So that's great.

524
00:27:06.065 --> 00:27:08.965
And, um, your budgeted, just so you know,

525
00:27:08.965 --> 00:27:13.325
that your budgeted, uh, reserves for this year are 855,000.

526
00:27:15.145 --> 00:27:16.605
And that's all I have for you. I have a quick

527
00:27:16.685 --> 00:27:17.685
Question. When you,

528
00:27:17.685 --> 00:27:18.965
when you started out, you said year

529
00:27:18.965 --> 00:27:21.485
to date revenues total for 400,000.

530
00:27:21.595 --> 00:27:22.685
Well, it's 800,000. Oh,

531
00:27:22.745 --> 00:27:24.005
I'm so, Um, sorry.

532
00:27:24.005 --> 00:27:26.165
838,474.

533
00:27:29.805 --> 00:27:33.845
I apologize. Maybe I missed that. Budget Revenue,

534
00:27:37.545 --> 00:27:41.125
Uh, budget revenues in total of 4 million, 300,000.

535
00:27:41.265 --> 00:27:44.765
I'm sorry if I misspoke. And then, um, year

536
00:27:44.765 --> 00:27:46.605
to date is at 838,000.

537
00:27:46.605 --> 00:27:48.085
There you go. Thank you. Yes, sir. I'm sorry.

538
00:27:49.235 --> 00:27:53.405
Anybody else? Okay. Thank you, Jennifer. Thank you.

539
00:27:55.355 --> 00:27:58.925
Okay, next on the agenda is supervisor comments.

540
00:27:59.195 --> 00:28:00.965
Gary, do you have anything?

541
00:28:02.465 --> 00:28:04.325
Um, no, not at this time. Thank you,

542
00:28:05.865 --> 00:28:06.865
Don.

543
00:28:07.485 --> 00:28:10.405
I have more of a question than a comment.

544
00:28:11.345 --> 00:28:13.045
Um, we're getting a lot

545
00:28:13.045 --> 00:28:17.485
of inquiries about the artificial term, um, law

546
00:28:17.505 --> 00:28:19.565
that's come out of the state of Florida.

547
00:28:20.425 --> 00:28:23.085
And, uh, I know that, uh, our

548
00:28:24.295 --> 00:28:26.685
legal counsel was going to look into this.

549
00:28:27.345 --> 00:28:28.645
Uh, where are we at on that?

550
00:28:32.385 --> 00:28:36.605
So the law that was adopted is not yet in effect,

551
00:28:36.605 --> 00:28:38.205
because essentially what it says is

552
00:28:38.205 --> 00:28:40.165
that there are gonna be these restrictions

553
00:28:40.185 --> 00:28:43.365
or removal restrictions on use of turf, but only

554
00:28:43.365 --> 00:28:45.845
after the Department of Environmental Protection provides

555
00:28:45.845 --> 00:28:47.965
for some standards that need to be followed for that,

556
00:28:48.515 --> 00:28:49.525
that hasn't happened yet.

557
00:28:54.265 --> 00:28:58.365
So we don't know how soon they'll come through with

558
00:28:58.905 --> 00:29:01.645
No, and there's also current legislation that, uh, seeks

559
00:29:01.645 --> 00:29:03.965
to exempt c DDS from that provision.

560
00:29:04.105 --> 00:29:07.085
So it's very early though. So we're wasn't

561
00:29:07.085 --> 00:29:08.125
That though for HO eight

562
00:29:09.105 --> 00:29:11.245
or was it for no special district's

563
00:29:11.245 --> 00:29:12.245
Office? Which one? The, the

564
00:29:12.245 --> 00:29:12.805
old law

565
00:29:12.805 --> 00:29:14.005
or the one that there's proposed now?

566
00:29:14.025 --> 00:29:15.565
The one that they're proposing, the one

567
00:29:15.565 --> 00:29:17.405
that they're proposing is to exempt c dds.

568
00:29:17.995 --> 00:29:22.965
Okay. So the short

569
00:29:22.965 --> 00:29:25.245
answer is, although there's a law, there's nothing, um,

570
00:29:25.955 --> 00:29:27.325
that needs to be done at this point

571
00:29:27.325 --> 00:29:29.525
because there's been no rule developed by the Department

572
00:29:29.525 --> 00:29:30.645
of Environmental Protection.

573
00:29:32.155 --> 00:29:35.845
Okay. Um, Don, is that it? Yes. Okay.

574
00:29:35.985 --> 00:29:38.845
Jim, the only one I had was the, um,

575
00:29:39.505 --> 00:29:42.445
the changes coming along here affecting Marion County.

576
00:29:42.665 --> 00:29:44.525
Uh, doesn't affect our board direct,

577
00:29:44.625 --> 00:29:46.645
but it affects our people again.

578
00:29:46.785 --> 00:29:50.285
And, and it has to do with the whole issue of, uh,

579
00:29:51.515 --> 00:29:53.765
AEDs that are here in our district

580
00:29:54.195 --> 00:29:56.445
because we're part of Marion County instead

581
00:29:56.445 --> 00:29:57.565
of the rest of villages.

582
00:29:57.665 --> 00:30:01.325
And, and some of the changes are gonna go about that

583
00:30:03.065 --> 00:30:05.165
if, um, we have a board member here

584
00:30:05.165 --> 00:30:06.885
who can talk about it, if you'd like Mr.

585
00:30:06.935 --> 00:30:09.125
Chair, we can just pass on it, just

586
00:30:09.125 --> 00:30:10.685
to be aware of what we can change.

587
00:30:11.045 --> 00:30:13.485
I, well, as, as I am also, I'm comfortable

588
00:30:14.105 --> 00:30:16.045
as I am also involved in that,

589
00:30:16.545 --> 00:30:19.285
and then been about 14 years.

590
00:30:19.505 --> 00:30:23.725
Um, I think it's important because we do have eight or 10

591
00:30:23.725 --> 00:30:27.245
or 12 groups in Marion County that cover a lot

592
00:30:27.245 --> 00:30:28.365
of, a lot of households.

593
00:30:28.885 --> 00:30:32.045
I know my group in particular is Sumter, Sumter County.

594
00:30:32.325 --> 00:30:36.765
I in no, our, in Marion County, we have 12 or 14 groups,

595
00:30:36.865 --> 00:30:40.565
and my group has had seven call outs in the last 14 years.

596
00:30:40.665 --> 00:30:42.045
So it does get used.

597
00:30:42.185 --> 00:30:45.245
So, um, I think that that's an important, so Scott,

598
00:30:45.345 --> 00:30:46.725
you have some things you can say?

599
00:30:47.115 --> 00:30:49.365
Want me go now? Yeah, no, go, go now let's,

600
00:30:50.695 --> 00:30:52.045
let's do it now and then.

601
00:30:54.035 --> 00:30:56.845
Okay. Okay. Uh, my name's Scott Jones.

602
00:30:57.025 --> 00:31:01.365
Uh, 9 2 8 6 Southeast, one 70th Fontain Street.

603
00:31:01.825 --> 00:31:04.845
Uh, I'm the coordinator for the North Woodbury, a ED group.

604
00:31:05.625 --> 00:31:09.245
Um, and, uh, we've had some developments with the A ED, um,

605
00:31:09.345 --> 00:31:11.965
in Frank County, uh, lately, uh,

606
00:31:12.045 --> 00:31:13.725
I was gonna bring it up under public comment.

607
00:31:14.305 --> 00:31:17.685
Um, but, uh, bottom line is some facts

608
00:31:17.685 --> 00:31:18.885
that people need to be aware of.

609
00:31:18.885 --> 00:31:21.485
We've got about 15 a ED groups in CD D four.

610
00:31:22.555 --> 00:31:24.365
Some have been around around 15 years,

611
00:31:24.475 --> 00:31:26.605
some only three like ours in North Woodbury.

612
00:31:26.605 --> 00:31:28.765
We're one of the new ones. We cover 186 homes.

613
00:31:29.345 --> 00:31:32.565
We three AEDs in about two dozen first responders.

614
00:31:33.185 --> 00:31:35.285
Marion County provides EMS

615
00:31:35.285 --> 00:31:39.045
and fire services for CDD four Villages.

616
00:31:39.045 --> 00:31:42.605
Public safety is only called, uh, for mutual aid assistance

617
00:31:42.995 --> 00:31:44.925
with nearest ambulance at the par

618
00:31:44.925 --> 00:31:46.125
drive across from the library.

619
00:31:46.465 --> 00:31:50.245
So that tells you how far away the villages has to come

620
00:31:50.985 --> 00:31:54.165
to help us out with either an ambulance or a firetruck

621
00:31:54.185 --> 00:31:55.525
or anything like that.

622
00:31:56.555 --> 00:31:59.205
Station 10 on Route 42 is the busiest

623
00:31:59.205 --> 00:32:00.445
station in Marion County.

624
00:32:01.505 --> 00:32:04.085
The next Dew station from there is Station 30,

625
00:32:04.085 --> 00:32:05.965
which is about three miles up, uh,

626
00:32:05.985 --> 00:32:09.605
on 4 41 right across the street from Grandma's Cafe.

627
00:32:10.545 --> 00:32:13.565
So that's your next closest Marion County ambulance.

628
00:32:14.345 --> 00:32:18.005
If the ambulance is station 10, right up at this corner, um,

629
00:32:18.225 --> 00:32:21.845
is out on business, and that happens an awful lot.

630
00:32:24.075 --> 00:32:27.405
Therefore, that can add four to five minutes of delay

631
00:32:27.505 --> 00:32:31.805
for EMS when there's a cardiac emergency in CDD four.

632
00:32:32.865 --> 00:32:36.965
So recently a INE circle, a ED coordinator took the lead

633
00:32:38.025 --> 00:32:40.845
and formed a Marion County, a ED coordinators group

634
00:32:41.585 --> 00:32:44.045
to be able to share information in good practices

635
00:32:44.625 --> 00:32:45.725
and potentially help some

636
00:32:45.725 --> 00:32:47.165
of the other groups that are struggling.

637
00:32:47.315 --> 00:32:48.525
Some of the groups that have been

638
00:32:48.525 --> 00:32:51.245
around a while started out like a house on fire.

639
00:32:51.745 --> 00:32:54.805
Um, they raised money, they put AEDs in, they got a lot

640
00:32:54.805 --> 00:32:57.205
of first responders, but over time,

641
00:32:58.055 --> 00:33:02.245
those first responders have aged and kind of dropped out.

642
00:33:02.705 --> 00:33:05.365
And getting good people to do CPR

643
00:33:05.365 --> 00:33:09.565
and a ED work is not something that this age

644
00:33:10.245 --> 00:33:12.245
restricted community is good at,

645
00:33:12.245 --> 00:33:14.325
because you gotta be able to bend over, you gotta be able

646
00:33:14.325 --> 00:33:17.125
to get on your knees, is very labor intensive

647
00:33:17.345 --> 00:33:20.445
and most of the people living here aren't really in

648
00:33:20.445 --> 00:33:22.045
that kind of a physical condition.

649
00:33:22.865 --> 00:33:26.325
So this group, um, met in January for the first time,

650
00:33:26.945 --> 00:33:29.485
and we're gonna meet again in March and April or April.

651
00:33:29.485 --> 00:33:31.045
We haven't, uh, obtained a room yet,

652
00:33:31.045 --> 00:33:32.365
but we'll, we'll do that soon.

653
00:33:33.105 --> 00:33:34.805
Um, we learned a lot at

654
00:33:34.805 --> 00:33:37.125
that meeting from Marion County Fire Rescue

655
00:33:37.185 --> 00:33:39.525
and Marion County Public Safety about

656
00:33:39.545 --> 00:33:43.405
how a ED groups are dispatched in CDD four, um,

657
00:33:43.505 --> 00:33:45.205
by their 9 1 1 Dispatch Center.

658
00:33:45.905 --> 00:33:47.845
Um, as a result of that meeting

659
00:33:47.865 --> 00:33:51.125
and the information that they shared, um, our group,

660
00:33:51.215 --> 00:33:55.005
north Woodbury is switching notification services

661
00:33:55.635 --> 00:33:57.045
from the one that we use now,

662
00:33:57.045 --> 00:33:59.045
which is about a thousand dollars a year

663
00:33:59.705 --> 00:34:02.525
to notify our a ED first responders if there's a cardiac

664
00:34:02.795 --> 00:34:04.245
emergency, non-breathing.

665
00:34:04.825 --> 00:34:06.845
Um, and we're gonna, uh, we're gonna switch

666
00:34:06.845 --> 00:34:10.685
to a free service that the, uh, 9 1 1 Center really

667
00:34:11.515 --> 00:34:12.925
prefers that they use.

668
00:34:13.425 --> 00:34:14.445
Um, it's quicker.

669
00:34:14.665 --> 00:34:17.565
It saves two to three, four minutes on a dispatch.

670
00:34:18.225 --> 00:34:19.685
Um, and it also is free,

671
00:34:19.815 --> 00:34:22.005
which is always a good thing when you're trying to have

672
00:34:22.005 --> 00:34:24.245
to raise money every year to pay for that service.

673
00:34:25.625 --> 00:34:30.005
So bottom line is the dispatch will include cardiac

674
00:34:30.565 --> 00:34:33.085
emergencies, choking, drowning, um,

675
00:34:33.185 --> 00:34:35.965
but the key is that the victim has to be non-breathing.

676
00:34:36.915 --> 00:34:39.695
And one of the things that this Marion County Group is gonna

677
00:34:39.715 --> 00:34:42.095
try to push is that they let all

678
00:34:42.095 --> 00:34:44.015
of their residents know when you call 9 1 1

679
00:34:44.015 --> 00:34:46.935
for a cardiac emergency, you almost have to say

680
00:34:46.935 --> 00:34:49.735
that the person's not breathing in order to make sure

681
00:34:49.735 --> 00:34:52.255
that your a ED group, if you're covered

682
00:34:52.275 --> 00:34:54.895
by one in your neighborhood, gets a dispatch.

683
00:34:55.315 --> 00:34:59.015
Um, it's, it's kind of one of those little protocols

684
00:34:59.015 --> 00:35:00.055
that they want followed.

685
00:35:00.195 --> 00:35:01.695
And if you don't say not breathing,

686
00:35:01.715 --> 00:35:03.415
you're gonna wait for the ambulance to come.

687
00:35:03.415 --> 00:35:05.455
And like I said, that could be a long time.

688
00:35:06.315 --> 00:35:09.575
Uh, several a ED coordinators from down south have also

689
00:35:10.145 --> 00:35:12.455
taken a lead and formed a new a ED group

690
00:35:12.455 --> 00:35:17.055
that includes all 291 plus a ED groups in the villages.

691
00:35:17.485 --> 00:35:19.615
This group is meeting in March for the first time,

692
00:35:20.155 --> 00:35:21.455
and for info purposes,

693
00:35:21.485 --> 00:35:24.855
there's over 970 AEDs within the villages

694
00:35:25.395 --> 00:35:28.175
and over 6001st responder volunteers.

695
00:35:28.995 --> 00:35:30.935
Um, and a reminder

696
00:35:30.935 --> 00:35:33.695
that eGroup de groups always need donations

697
00:35:34.355 --> 00:35:35.575
and fundraising support

698
00:35:35.755 --> 00:35:37.850
and willing volunteers to join their teams.

699
00:35:38.265 --> 00:35:40.045
And I've, um, I've joined up

700
00:35:40.045 --> 00:35:41.405
with this guy from Coloring Circle,

701
00:35:41.825 --> 00:35:43.445
and we're kind of doing the lead here

702
00:35:43.445 --> 00:35:44.565
with this Marion County thing.

703
00:35:44.565 --> 00:35:47.045
But the biggest thing is trying to find volunteers

704
00:35:47.225 --> 00:35:49.405
and trying to get donations to make sure

705
00:35:49.675 --> 00:35:51.005
that your equipment is up to date.

706
00:35:51.065 --> 00:35:52.965
You have supplies that you need

707
00:35:53.345 --> 00:35:55.485
for your first responders and stuff like that.

708
00:35:55.695 --> 00:35:56.805
We're always willing to help.

709
00:35:57.145 --> 00:35:59.005
Um, supervisor Weiner

710
00:35:59.105 --> 00:36:01.565
and, uh, supervisor Murphy know how to get ahold of me.

711
00:36:01.865 --> 00:36:03.205
If anybody reaches out to them

712
00:36:03.385 --> 00:36:06.405
and needs help with an a ED group, um, I'm more than willing

713
00:36:06.425 --> 00:36:08.205
to go meet with them and try to help 'em out.

714
00:36:08.515 --> 00:36:11.725
Okay. Thank you. Scott. Any questions? One quick thing. Yep.

715
00:36:11.865 --> 00:36:16.565
If, if, uh, Mulberry and the station house off, up on 27

716
00:36:16.565 --> 00:36:19.205
and 4 41 are buried, don't the running cards

717
00:36:19.755 --> 00:36:20.805
then call the villages,

718
00:36:21.795 --> 00:36:23.885
that would be a mutual aid response request.

719
00:36:24.505 --> 00:36:28.125
But again, the closest Villages ambulance is at par drive

720
00:36:28.315 --> 00:36:30.485
over across from the library on Belvedere.

721
00:36:30.555 --> 00:36:34.205
Okay. The next closest one is down in Spanish Springs.

722
00:36:34.585 --> 00:36:36.525
So if you're imagining the distance

723
00:36:36.525 --> 00:36:37.765
that the ambulance drives,

724
00:36:38.145 --> 00:36:40.005
not the crow flies four to five minutes.

725
00:36:40.005 --> 00:36:41.005
It, it's still four

726
00:36:41.005 --> 00:36:43.525
to five minutes minimum for either one of those.

727
00:36:43.985 --> 00:36:45.845
And that's after the first ambulance

728
00:36:46.145 --> 00:36:49.245
or second ambulance in Marion County would've scratched

729
00:36:49.555 --> 00:36:51.885
because they're either out on another call or,

730
00:36:51.905 --> 00:36:52.965
or they're just too far away.

731
00:36:52.965 --> 00:36:54.445
They've gone to Ocala, looked to the hospital,

732
00:36:54.905 --> 00:36:56.245
and that just puts them basically

733
00:36:56.245 --> 00:36:57.445
outta service till they get back.

734
00:36:57.925 --> 00:37:00.725
I, I understand from, uh, Marion County Fire Rescue,

735
00:37:00.945 --> 00:37:02.565
we did this in my town where I worked

736
00:37:02.585 --> 00:37:04.365
as a fireman for 40 years.

737
00:37:04.555 --> 00:37:06.045
They put on a power shift

738
00:37:06.585 --> 00:37:08.725
at Station 10 up here at the corner

739
00:37:09.345 --> 00:37:12.645
during the heaviest volume hours of the day

740
00:37:13.015 --> 00:37:14.965
where they move an ambulance from somewhere

741
00:37:14.965 --> 00:37:16.005
else in Marion County.

742
00:37:16.005 --> 00:37:17.485
They move it down towards the border.

743
00:37:17.825 --> 00:37:19.885
And whether it's sitting in Station 10

744
00:37:19.945 --> 00:37:22.125
or whether it's sitting up at the corner at the shopping

745
00:37:22.125 --> 00:37:23.165
center, doesn't really matter.

746
00:37:23.505 --> 00:37:26.205
But that ambulance is there to give an assist

747
00:37:26.225 --> 00:37:28.845
to Station ten's ambulance when they're out a cer when

748
00:37:28.845 --> 00:37:30.445
they're get going to the hospital

749
00:37:30.445 --> 00:37:32.725
or where they're at if they're not in quarters.

750
00:37:33.025 --> 00:37:35.885
And that increases the response time

751
00:37:36.145 --> 00:37:39.365
or lessens the response time gets you a quicker ambulance

752
00:37:39.365 --> 00:37:41.245
because they're kind of covering a little bit.

753
00:37:41.425 --> 00:37:43.805
But that's only for the busiest times of the day,

754
00:37:43.805 --> 00:37:47.205
which typically here or during the afternoon hours.

755
00:37:47.745 --> 00:37:50.325
So thank you. Um, just wanted to share that information

756
00:37:50.355 --> 00:37:52.605
with the board since most people don't really know

757
00:37:52.815 --> 00:37:56.085
where their EMS or fire come from in Marion County.

758
00:37:56.295 --> 00:37:57.525
Thank you. Thanks, Scott.

759
00:37:57.725 --> 00:38:00.085
I, I will say this, that for three

760
00:38:00.085 --> 00:38:03.245
or four years ago with the help of Don, um, I went

761
00:38:03.245 --> 00:38:06.885
to Marion County, trained to get PulsePoint as part

762
00:38:07.105 --> 00:38:09.885
of Marion County because Sumter County had it,

763
00:38:09.885 --> 00:38:11.565
but we couldn't be included here.

764
00:38:12.425 --> 00:38:14.045
And at that time they weren't interested.

765
00:38:14.185 --> 00:38:18.005
So I'm really excited to see Marion County adopt PulsePoint.

766
00:38:18.225 --> 00:38:22.085
It it gives us another opportunity

767
00:38:22.985 --> 00:38:26.405
to use a different service that is free if we

768
00:38:26.405 --> 00:38:27.645
so desire to use it.

769
00:38:27.825 --> 00:38:29.445
And, uh, that's up to each group,

770
00:38:29.505 --> 00:38:31.805
but at least Marion County stepping up and,

771
00:38:32.105 --> 00:38:33.565
and trying to do the right thing.

772
00:38:33.715 --> 00:38:36.765
Yeah, the, the dispatch method that alerts us

773
00:38:36.825 --> 00:38:39.005
as first responders, it,

774
00:38:39.115 --> 00:38:42.645
it's a significant delay if you use one versus the other

775
00:38:43.425 --> 00:38:45.925
on our group, um, we've been using Ready Alert,

776
00:38:45.935 --> 00:38:49.325
which is the, the one that was primary up here for years.

777
00:38:49.775 --> 00:38:51.165
We've been using that for the three

778
00:38:51.165 --> 00:38:52.285
years we've been in existence.

779
00:38:52.285 --> 00:38:54.725
But we are switching as of the end of this month.

780
00:38:55.105 --> 00:38:56.725
Uh, we're letting that subscription go

781
00:38:56.745 --> 00:38:58.565
and we're, we've switched over to PulsePoint.

782
00:38:59.425 --> 00:39:02.645
The difference in any different call can be 90 seconds

783
00:39:02.825 --> 00:39:07.165
to two minutes in when that alert goes out to our people,

784
00:39:07.395 --> 00:39:09.565
depending on the service you use PulsePoint,

785
00:39:09.755 --> 00:39:10.805
it's right up front.

786
00:39:10.985 --> 00:39:12.565
We actually get dispatched according

787
00:39:12.565 --> 00:39:13.645
to their dispatch people.

788
00:39:14.145 --> 00:39:16.165
We will get a dispatch for our neighborhood

789
00:39:16.185 --> 00:39:18.725
for cardiac emergency not breathing, um,

790
00:39:19.185 --> 00:39:21.725
before the ambulance even gets alerted

791
00:39:22.075 --> 00:39:25.445
because they want the first responders moving as quickly

792
00:39:25.505 --> 00:39:28.045
as possible because CPR needs to get started as quickly.

793
00:39:28.385 --> 00:39:31.765
And if that ambulance is not in the station, they can bang

794
00:39:31.765 --> 00:39:33.045
that ambulance out all day long.

795
00:39:33.065 --> 00:39:36.245
But the first responders in the a ED group are gonna be the

796
00:39:36.245 --> 00:39:38.045
ones that are gonna give that guy a chance to live.

797
00:39:38.265 --> 00:39:41.805
So Thanks. Thanks Scott. Okay. Anything else, Jim?

798
00:39:42.065 --> 00:39:43.405
No, that's all I have. Mark.

799
00:39:43.745 --> 00:39:46.405
Uh, the only thing I have is I received an email, uh,

800
00:39:46.725 --> 00:39:48.765
reference a water main break at 3:00 AM on

801
00:39:48.765 --> 00:39:49.925
the 15th in Springdale.

802
00:39:50.345 --> 00:39:52.765
And the, the, the, the gentleman that that sent it,

803
00:39:52.765 --> 00:39:56.405
the email was concerned about the fact that he called, uh,

804
00:39:56.405 --> 00:40:00.245
community Watch and Community Watch's response was they

805
00:40:00.245 --> 00:40:01.245
don't let us know anything.

806
00:40:02.025 --> 00:40:06.605
And, and then, uh, uh, uh, he ended up calling, um,

807
00:40:07.065 --> 00:40:10.565
or the inquiry was why can't they be notified if there's a

808
00:40:10.565 --> 00:40:13.405
water main break by, by Marion County Emergency Government?

809
00:40:14.635 --> 00:40:15.635
That would,

810
00:40:16.305 --> 00:40:18.805
Uh, when it come, I, I will, um,

811
00:40:18.805 --> 00:40:20.725
follow up on the community watch comment.

812
00:40:20.835 --> 00:40:24.125
When it comes to, um, generally speaking water main events,

813
00:40:24.825 --> 00:40:26.765
um, it depends on the size

814
00:40:26.865 --> 00:40:28.925
and how many homes are impacted as to

815
00:40:28.925 --> 00:40:30.805
what threshold is notified.

816
00:40:31.265 --> 00:40:33.205
We are required, depending on the type

817
00:40:33.265 --> 00:40:36.605
and the size of any type of a break to notify,

818
00:40:37.115 --> 00:40:38.965
that would fall through the utilities, though,

819
00:40:39.025 --> 00:40:40.765
not necessarily through Marion County.

820
00:40:41.075 --> 00:40:43.445
Okay. The, the exact quote was, uh,

821
00:40:43.445 --> 00:40:46.285
when I called Community watch to see if the break was,

822
00:40:46.425 --> 00:40:48.085
and there, there was a water boiler issue.

823
00:40:48.165 --> 00:40:50.525
I spoke with Bonnie, we indicated that she did not know,

824
00:40:50.625 --> 00:40:53.005
and no one ever calls and notifies them, uh,

825
00:40:53.145 --> 00:40:55.125
and to call the utility when they're open.

826
00:40:55.665 --> 00:40:57.725
So it was eight, eight o'clock

827
00:40:57.725 --> 00:40:59.005
or so, or seven o'clock at the time.

828
00:40:59.395 --> 00:41:00.405
I'll address that. Thank you. Thank

829
00:41:00.405 --> 00:41:01.405
You, thank you. And just,

830
00:41:01.405 --> 00:41:02.125
and,

831
00:41:02.145 --> 00:41:04.645
and the, the damage that was done

832
00:41:04.665 --> 00:41:06.845
to the landscaping has now been completed?

833
00:41:06.845 --> 00:41:08.445
Yes, I saw it and it looks really good.

834
00:41:08.825 --> 00:41:12.085
But I will tell you that that pipe is gonna be redone again

835
00:41:12.085 --> 00:41:13.685
because that's part of the project

836
00:41:14.395 --> 00:41:16.405
that the utilities has to do.

837
00:41:16.725 --> 00:41:19.125
'cause the Poplar Road Water main break

838
00:41:19.125 --> 00:41:21.405
that we've had like six of it the last couple

839
00:41:21.405 --> 00:41:23.005
of years is part of that.

840
00:41:23.625 --> 00:41:26.005
So they're gonna have another disruption.

841
00:41:26.385 --> 00:41:28.565
Um, that was an unfortunate situation,

842
00:41:28.625 --> 00:41:30.165
but they did a really good job

843
00:41:30.165 --> 00:41:32.285
of getting water back on really quickly

844
00:41:32.645 --> 00:41:34.085
'cause they repaired it mm-hmm.

845
00:41:34.345 --> 00:41:36.805
In four or five hours. So that was good.

846
00:41:36.805 --> 00:41:38.725
That's all I have, sir. Okay. I have nothing.

847
00:41:38.865 --> 00:41:41.805
So we'll move on to, um, investment

848
00:41:42.855 --> 00:41:44.605
Investment advisory committee.

849
00:41:44.985 --> 00:41:49.325
Um, uh, I I'm going to, uh, pass on that.

850
00:41:49.425 --> 00:41:51.165
The agenda was very short

851
00:41:51.705 --> 00:41:54.805
and what, what I, I would've gone over was basically

852
00:41:54.805 --> 00:41:57.045
what Jennifer went over and we discussed.

853
00:41:57.635 --> 00:41:59.685
Okay. Alright. Okay.

854
00:42:00.105 --> 00:42:04.325
Um, next is, uh, multi Motor Path Discussion Group.

855
00:42:04.385 --> 00:42:05.965
We had a meeting here in January.

856
00:42:06.825 --> 00:42:10.965
Um, unfortunately I would've hoped it have been attended a

857
00:42:10.965 --> 00:42:13.605
little bit better, but there was a lot of discussion

858
00:42:13.605 --> 00:42:17.965
because Kevin Stone attorney for some of the, uh,

859
00:42:18.325 --> 00:42:23.245
district boards put out a, um, opinion on,

860
00:42:23.545 --> 00:42:25.805
uh, e bytes and what is allowed

861
00:42:25.805 --> 00:42:28.885
and what isn't allowed on card pass, which was kind

862
00:42:28.885 --> 00:42:30.845
of, kind of interesting.

863
00:42:31.145 --> 00:42:35.565
Um, I, I have a question

864
00:42:35.665 --> 00:42:38.005
for carrier, a request, and that's

865
00:42:38.005 --> 00:42:40.605
because there were some people that had said they wanted

866
00:42:40.605 --> 00:42:42.565
to be part of this group that did not show.

867
00:42:42.945 --> 00:42:44.285
So if you had to reach out to them

868
00:42:44.345 --> 00:42:46.405
and at least see if they wanted to continue,

869
00:42:46.745 --> 00:42:49.805
um, okay.

870
00:42:50.065 --> 00:42:51.965
And, and they, they do. Okay.

871
00:42:52.165 --> 00:42:53.365
I, it was encouraging

872
00:42:53.365 --> 00:42:56.005
because for the first time we had someone from District 15

873
00:42:56.015 --> 00:42:59.205
there, which was really kind of interesting.

874
00:42:59.385 --> 00:43:03.325
Um, so, um, we'll be having another meeting in May,

875
00:43:04.985 --> 00:43:06.525
and as Don said,

876
00:43:06.525 --> 00:43:09.885
hopefully we'll be discussing putting our RPMs on our

877
00:43:09.885 --> 00:43:11.125
path at our workshop.

878
00:43:11.185 --> 00:43:14.285
So hopefully we will help the situation.

879
00:43:14.425 --> 00:43:16.765
And I know dis I believe district one

880
00:43:17.225 --> 00:43:19.125
and two are gonna be talking about it.

881
00:43:19.125 --> 00:43:20.485
Two, if they have it. Well, you know,

882
00:43:20.485 --> 00:43:24.925
even if we can't get the reflectors in the timeframe, uh,

883
00:43:25.025 --> 00:43:29.005
we look at our roads here, like Legacy Lane, uh, there is,

884
00:43:29.005 --> 00:43:31.005
there is no marking that's gone.

885
00:43:32.185 --> 00:43:36.245
Period. We, we've gotta do something in some areas,

886
00:43:36.755 --> 00:43:38.285
even if we don't do our whole thing.

887
00:43:38.725 --> 00:43:42.525
'cause there's nothing that's, once they pave that, it,

888
00:43:42.525 --> 00:43:43.845
it's, there's nothing.

889
00:43:43.975 --> 00:43:46.725
Right. Okay.

890
00:43:47.305 --> 00:43:51.525
Um, that one, um, mark.

891
00:43:51.795 --> 00:43:54.525
Yeah, the only thing I have, Marion County is not here today

892
00:43:54.745 --> 00:43:56.605
and everybody has received the, uh,

893
00:43:56.605 --> 00:43:58.005
monthly report from VPSD.

894
00:43:59.185 --> 00:44:03.325
Did you wanna mention that? We have a new lieutenant?

895
00:44:03.675 --> 00:44:05.565
Yeah, I, I thought I did last month. Okay.

896
00:44:05.825 --> 00:44:08.525
Um, Lieutenant Adams has been reassigned

897
00:44:08.825 --> 00:44:11.885
and we now have, uh, Lieutenant Christine Rodriguez.

898
00:44:12.665 --> 00:44:14.965
She is the, she is the new, uh, station lieutenant.

899
00:44:15.465 --> 00:44:17.365
And, uh, very knowledgeable.

900
00:44:18.145 --> 00:44:22.005
Uh, uh, like I said, you know, Ben,

901
00:44:22.025 --> 00:44:24.405
Ben was really a sharp guy and he's moving forward.

902
00:44:24.625 --> 00:44:28.925
So that's all. Okay. Um, Don Marion County.

903
00:44:30.505 --> 00:44:32.965
Yes, I have, um, two things.

904
00:44:33.905 --> 00:44:35.045
Um, first of all,

905
00:44:35.905 --> 00:44:38.845
at the last Marion County Commissioner's meeting,

906
00:44:39.625 --> 00:44:42.965
it was announced that Marion County has been recognized

907
00:44:43.665 --> 00:44:48.285
as the fastest growing county in the entire country.

908
00:44:50.385 --> 00:44:52.405
And that's relevant to us

909
00:44:52.405 --> 00:44:54.165
because we're part of Marion County

910
00:44:54.705 --> 00:44:58.085
and we are feeling the traffic increases.

911
00:44:59.385 --> 00:45:01.005
Um, but I thought you'd like to know that.

912
00:45:01.785 --> 00:45:06.565
Um, secondly, um, we've got,

913
00:45:06.985 --> 00:45:11.165
um, Nancy Fallon from Phillips Villa,

914
00:45:11.905 --> 00:45:15.885
uh, received a letter from Steven Khoun,

915
00:45:16.505 --> 00:45:19.045
who is the Marion County engineer.

916
00:45:20.265 --> 00:45:24.885
And in the letter, uh, that he sent, um, I'm gonna read

917
00:45:25.675 --> 00:45:26.845
part of it to you.

918
00:45:26.905 --> 00:45:31.285
It is short and it pertains to the Walmart.

919
00:45:32.505 --> 00:45:35.805
It says, all technical reviews for the major

920
00:45:36.355 --> 00:45:40.085
site plan have been completed by the county staff

921
00:45:41.265 --> 00:45:44.805
and informational hold that was previously placed

922
00:45:45.385 --> 00:45:48.525
by Growth Services has been resolved.

923
00:45:49.705 --> 00:45:51.565
The project is scheduled to go

924
00:45:51.585 --> 00:45:55.485
before the Development Review Committee on Monday,

925
00:45:55.995 --> 00:45:59.805
January 26th, if approved

926
00:46:00.305 --> 00:46:05.085
by the DRC, the plans will be stamped with county

927
00:46:05.605 --> 00:46:09.125
approval following DRC approval.

928
00:46:10.065 --> 00:46:14.165
The applicant, which is Walmart, uh, is required

929
00:46:14.165 --> 00:46:17.205
to have the plans sealed by their engineer

930
00:46:17.825 --> 00:46:19.125
and returned to the county.

931
00:46:20.275 --> 00:46:22.365
Once the sealed plans are received,

932
00:46:23.125 --> 00:46:24.965
a development order will be issued,

933
00:46:25.295 --> 00:46:29.325
which authorizes the project to begin construction.

934
00:46:30.665 --> 00:46:33.085
Um, and he added

935
00:46:34.035 --> 00:46:38.125
that there is one other, um, outstanding item

936
00:46:38.125 --> 00:46:39.325
that needs to be dealt with.

937
00:46:39.945 --> 00:46:44.405
And that is that a development agreement must be approved

938
00:46:45.105 --> 00:46:49.365
by the Board of County Commissioners until that occurs.

939
00:46:49.935 --> 00:46:51.805
Final office of the county engineer,

940
00:46:51.915 --> 00:46:53.365
signoff cannot be issued

941
00:46:53.865 --> 00:46:56.445
and certificates of occupancy cannot be granted.

942
00:46:58.425 --> 00:47:03.245
Um, Marion County met on January 26th

943
00:47:04.185 --> 00:47:07.365
and they did vote to approve it.

944
00:47:08.185 --> 00:47:13.045
And so, um, the issue then is that, uh, as soon

945
00:47:13.045 --> 00:47:15.045
as they get those sealed plans in,

946
00:47:15.595 --> 00:47:18.965
they can start digging into the ground immediately.

947
00:47:19.275 --> 00:47:21.125
It's, it's done. And you told me

948
00:47:21.125 --> 00:47:23.045
that you didn't wanna hear anymore about Walmart

949
00:47:23.065 --> 00:47:24.485
unless it was a new development.

950
00:47:24.795 --> 00:47:28.805
This is a new development. It is. And this

951
00:47:28.805 --> 00:47:30.485
Will be the last thing we have to hear

952
00:47:30.485 --> 00:47:31.925
because it's been approved.

953
00:47:32.345 --> 00:47:33.765
So it is gonna go forward.

954
00:47:34.035 --> 00:47:35.125
Well, yes it is.

955
00:47:35.635 --> 00:47:39.725
However, this board needs to understand

956
00:47:40.675 --> 00:47:43.245
that we still are going to have issues

957
00:47:44.075 --> 00:47:47.805
regarding the roads going in there

958
00:47:47.905 --> 00:47:49.085
to Phillips Villages.

959
00:47:49.905 --> 00:47:53.525
Yes, the developer, Walmart agreed

960
00:47:53.545 --> 00:47:56.565
to pay 37% of the cost.

961
00:47:57.235 --> 00:47:59.805
They did not agree to do the maintenance.

962
00:48:00.235 --> 00:48:02.605
They agreed to provide

963
00:48:02.905 --> 00:48:06.085
and pay 30%, 37% of the cost.

964
00:48:06.825 --> 00:48:09.685
We are going to be responsible for the maintenance,

965
00:48:10.325 --> 00:48:12.365
whatever happens, whatever that comes to.

966
00:48:13.105 --> 00:48:15.205
And we need to, in our budgets

967
00:48:15.505 --> 00:48:18.485
and in our planning, we need to take into account

968
00:48:18.955 --> 00:48:21.445
that we may have that added responsibility

969
00:48:21.865 --> 00:48:23.605
and it may come sooner than we think

970
00:48:24.115 --> 00:48:25.645
when we're bringing in all this

971
00:48:26.285 --> 00:48:27.645
construction equipment and so forth.

972
00:48:28.315 --> 00:48:31.525
There's gonna be a lot of wear and tear on those roads.

973
00:48:32.485 --> 00:48:36.685
Additionally, we are still dealing with the potential

974
00:48:37.275 --> 00:48:38.285
traffic issues

975
00:48:38.425 --> 00:48:41.325
and safety issues, none of which have been resolved.

976
00:48:42.465 --> 00:48:46.485
And the, the, basically the attitude was, let's wait

977
00:48:46.545 --> 00:48:51.125
and see how big a problem it becomes down the road.

978
00:48:51.985 --> 00:48:55.645
And with what we see on 42, what we see at 3 0 1,

979
00:48:55.755 --> 00:48:58.205
what we see at 42 at traffic jams,

980
00:48:58.865 --> 00:49:02.805
all four directions at those intersections, um, it's,

981
00:49:02.865 --> 00:49:05.645
it probably is going to become an issue and,

982
00:49:05.825 --> 00:49:10.205
and we're gonna have to address the needs of the residents

983
00:49:10.205 --> 00:49:14.605
of Phillips Villas, um, you know, pursuing that as well.

984
00:49:15.265 --> 00:49:16.405
So it, it is not over,

985
00:49:17.625 --> 00:49:20.245
but it is something we need to keep on our radar

986
00:49:20.785 --> 00:49:24.685
and be aware of and start considering, uh, budgeting for.

987
00:49:26.595 --> 00:49:29.525
Okay. Anything else? No, sir.

988
00:49:29.955 --> 00:49:34.365
Okay. Um, old status update.

989
00:49:34.585 --> 00:49:37.725
Yes, sir. The first item is the depression at

990
00:49:37.745 --> 00:49:40.525
and the storm inspection on Crow Field at Cameron Villas.

991
00:49:40.525 --> 00:49:42.045
And Mr. Harris is coming forward

992
00:49:42.145 --> 00:49:43.445
to give an update to the board.

993
00:49:43.635 --> 00:49:44.635
Good.

994
00:49:48.235 --> 00:49:50.005
Mike Harris, district Property management.

995
00:49:50.185 --> 00:49:51.805
So we, as you know, we are completed.

996
00:49:51.985 --> 00:49:54.245
Um, there we are awaiting the final invoices.

997
00:49:54.245 --> 00:49:57.085
We are under the estimated budget number

998
00:49:57.085 --> 00:49:58.205
that we had it initially.

999
00:49:58.305 --> 00:50:00.285
As soon as I get that number, the total,

1000
00:50:00.885 --> 00:50:02.565
I will email the board with the total.

1001
00:50:02.825 --> 00:50:05.205
Do you have any idea about how close we are?

1002
00:50:05.465 --> 00:50:08.485
So I think we were right at 360 of the estimated,

1003
00:50:08.485 --> 00:50:10.925
and right now we're under three, so we,

1004
00:50:11.105 --> 00:50:12.645
it looks like we've, we're doing well.

1005
00:50:12.955 --> 00:50:14.725
Okay. I did go look at it.

1006
00:50:14.795 --> 00:50:17.805
They did it finally, after a second try.

1007
00:50:17.835 --> 00:50:19.485
They did a good job. And just to let you know,

1008
00:50:19.485 --> 00:50:21.085
we had extensive meetings with,

1009
00:50:21.315 --> 00:50:23.125
with Superior Asphalt on this.

1010
00:50:23.505 --> 00:50:25.045
And it's, unfortunately,

1011
00:50:25.565 --> 00:50:28.365
I don't really like hearing excuses, but it was staffing

1012
00:50:28.365 --> 00:50:29.565
and turnover and things

1013
00:50:29.705 --> 00:50:32.565
and, you know, spreading themselves out a little too thin.

1014
00:50:32.565 --> 00:50:36.005
We have a designated project supervisor

1015
00:50:36.425 --> 00:50:39.165
for the Villages now, so that we didn't have

1016
00:50:39.165 --> 00:50:40.925
before that we didn't have before.

1017
00:50:40.955 --> 00:50:42.645
They were kind of bouncing people back and forth.

1018
00:50:42.645 --> 00:50:44.885
So we did have a similar problem in District 10

1019
00:50:44.955 --> 00:50:46.325
also, and we met with them.

1020
00:50:46.945 --> 00:50:49.725
Um, we're pretty confident in their plan that they sent us

1021
00:50:50.275 --> 00:50:52.605
that uh, they've got it under Yeah,

1022
00:50:52.605 --> 00:50:54.525
because that can't happen again, that's for sure.

1023
00:50:55.995 --> 00:50:58.005
Okay. Um, go ahead. Thank you.

1024
00:50:58.185 --> 00:51:00.965
Number two is the storm debris collection question

1025
00:51:01.155 --> 00:51:02.165
regarding whether

1026
00:51:02.185 --> 00:51:04.925
or not, um, money has been set aside

1027
00:51:04.925 --> 00:51:06.245
for storm debris collection.

1028
00:51:06.385 --> 00:51:08.565
And we did follow up with an email to that

1029
00:51:08.665 --> 00:51:12.325
and it is attached to your agenda, um, if we're happy

1030
00:51:12.325 --> 00:51:13.325
to answer any questions.

1031
00:51:13.325 --> 00:51:15.645
Otherwise, that item has been marked complete

1032
00:51:17.225 --> 00:51:20.085
and I still have not received anything from FEMA regarding

1033
00:51:20.965 --> 00:51:22.405
reimbursement on your debris collection.

1034
00:51:22.835 --> 00:51:24.125
Just in case you were wondering,

1035
00:51:25.265 --> 00:51:28.445
number three was the e-bike discussion,

1036
00:51:28.445 --> 00:51:30.125
which has already been discussed.

1037
00:51:30.345 --> 00:51:31.885
So if the board is in agreeance,

1038
00:51:31.905 --> 00:51:34.205
we will also remove this item from old business.

1039
00:51:35.945 --> 00:51:39.805
And then number four was the signage for Philips Villas.

1040
00:51:39.805 --> 00:51:42.805
Before we could even have a conversation about adding

1041
00:51:43.205 --> 00:51:45.925
temporary signage, the new signage was installed and built.

1042
00:51:46.345 --> 00:51:48.285
Um, so that item is complete as well.

1043
00:51:48.745 --> 00:51:53.525
Um, the sign is only partially completed based

1044
00:51:53.585 --> 00:51:55.685
on what our agreement said,

1045
00:51:55.995 --> 00:51:59.685
because they plan to have some sort of a commercial sign

1046
00:52:00.215 --> 00:52:01.845
below the Phillips Villa sign.

1047
00:52:02.475 --> 00:52:04.885
That commercial sign is not on there yet.

1048
00:52:05.385 --> 00:52:07.645
So we don't know what that's gonna look like

1049
00:52:07.665 --> 00:52:10.605
and whether it's going to fall within, um,

1050
00:52:11.225 --> 00:52:12.285
the agreement or not.

1051
00:52:12.985 --> 00:52:14.725
And all we can do is wait and see.

1052
00:52:15.305 --> 00:52:17.085
We also have to be realistic

1053
00:52:17.545 --> 00:52:19.885
and understand that they are allowed

1054
00:52:19.885 --> 00:52:22.085
to put any other signs up that they want.

1055
00:52:22.705 --> 00:52:26.445
So you could have any size, any color lighted

1056
00:52:26.665 --> 00:52:29.085
or not lighted on the gas station

1057
00:52:30.075 --> 00:52:32.005
shelter over the 20 pumps.

1058
00:52:32.395 --> 00:52:34.885
They could put another sign even in the ground

1059
00:52:35.665 --> 00:52:37.725
on either side of the median strip.

1060
00:52:38.305 --> 00:52:40.405
We don't know whether the signs are going to be,

1061
00:52:40.945 --> 00:52:43.565
but we should, I'm just saying to you

1062
00:52:43.565 --> 00:52:44.725
that you should be prepared

1063
00:52:45.155 --> 00:52:48.005
that there will probably be quite a bit more signage out

1064
00:52:48.005 --> 00:52:51.805
there, um, in addition to what's on that median strip.

1065
00:52:54.665 --> 00:52:56.845
So is the board okay with us removing this

1066
00:52:56.865 --> 00:52:58.525
or did you want to leave it on old business?

1067
00:52:59.645 --> 00:53:01.285
I think it can come off if they,

1068
00:53:01.465 --> 00:53:04.365
if the sign becomes an issue, we can put it back on.

1069
00:53:05.055 --> 00:53:06.085
Right now it's done.

1070
00:53:06.465 --> 00:53:09.565
And let's be honest, if Walmart started tomorrow,

1071
00:53:09.695 --> 00:53:13.205
we're still six to nine months away from it being done,

1072
00:53:13.745 --> 00:53:15.085
So. Understood. Thank you.

1073
00:53:15.235 --> 00:53:18.045
They're looking at, um, finishing, um,

1074
00:53:18.485 --> 00:53:20.005
sometime in the fall of 27,

1075
00:53:20.245 --> 00:53:21.245
I think. Right? I

1076
00:53:21.245 --> 00:53:24.245
I heard the third or fourth quarter of 27.

1077
00:53:25.065 --> 00:53:28.965
Yes. Okay. And that concludes all business. Oh, no, Mr.

1078
00:53:28.975 --> 00:53:30.885
Chair on the, uh, on the e-bikes.

1079
00:53:31.025 --> 00:53:35.365
Wasn't there a kind of a, a tag along discussion relative

1080
00:53:35.505 --> 00:53:39.245
to, uh, law enforcement

1081
00:53:39.955 --> 00:53:42.605
possibilities on our path?

1082
00:53:42.675 --> 00:53:45.285
Yeah, there was, well, it didn't go anywhere.

1083
00:53:45.745 --> 00:53:49.805
It didn't go anywhere, but I, I have to do some more, uh,

1084
00:53:50.205 --> 00:53:52.445
research and talk to Marion County

1085
00:53:52.585 --> 00:53:53.805
and actually Sumter County

1086
00:53:54.075 --> 00:53:58.165
because technically any motorized vehicle

1087
00:53:58.165 --> 00:53:59.605
that has a valid license plate,

1088
00:53:59.605 --> 00:54:01.085
it's not allowed on a car pass.

1089
00:54:01.225 --> 00:54:03.845
Is that not correct, Mr. Brianis?

1090
00:54:04.885 --> 00:54:06.005
I believe there's some exemptions,

1091
00:54:06.005 --> 00:54:07.245
but generally yes, that's the rule.

1092
00:54:07.475 --> 00:54:09.885
Okay, so you're not allowed,

1093
00:54:09.945 --> 00:54:11.525
but then how do you enforce that?

1094
00:54:11.735 --> 00:54:14.525
Which becomes the issue and it's all the time.

1095
00:54:14.725 --> 00:54:19.125
I saw three of them on Wednesday driving from here back

1096
00:54:19.125 --> 00:54:22.245
to my house when I was, when I left the a a C meeting,

1097
00:54:22.465 --> 00:54:23.885
they'd have license plates on them,

1098
00:54:23.905 --> 00:54:25.205
but they're on our car path.

1099
00:54:25.475 --> 00:54:28.725
Yeah. So there's some issues that have to be discussed

1100
00:54:28.865 --> 00:54:29.925
and, and worked on.

1101
00:54:29.985 --> 00:54:31.925
And I'm planning on doing it just,

1102
00:54:31.925 --> 00:54:33.045
you know, thank you for Yeah.

1103
00:54:33.045 --> 00:54:36.205
And the other thing is, uh, that restriction, uh,

1104
00:54:38.035 --> 00:54:40.725
what does, what does that do to all of our, uh,

1105
00:54:40.935 --> 00:54:45.805
staff vehicles who continue to ride heavy trucks on our

1106
00:54:46.785 --> 00:54:49.235
cart pass and that type stuff?

1107
00:54:49.235 --> 00:54:51.435
Are they no longer allowed to do that?

1108
00:54:51.575 --> 00:54:52.915
Are they gonna have to switch over to,

1109
00:54:53.285 --> 00:54:57.835
There was an exception from the lawyers statement about

1110
00:54:57.835 --> 00:55:02.595
that, and they said that, um, vehicles, service vehicles,

1111
00:55:02.995 --> 00:55:06.035
construction vehicles and so on could utilize the pass

1112
00:55:06.655 --> 00:55:08.635
or the grass, the, the shoulders

1113
00:55:08.635 --> 00:55:11.875
and so forth, um, with their heavy trucks and so on.

1114
00:55:11.945 --> 00:55:14.275
Okay. They, they, they were listed as an exception.

1115
00:55:14.515 --> 00:55:17.755
I missed that. Thank you. Okay.

1116
00:55:17.935 --> 00:55:21.475
Um, I lost my place.

1117
00:55:22.175 --> 00:55:26.555
Oh, information items only.

1118
00:55:27.015 --> 00:55:30.835
And, um, because the after agenda mark, that's for you.

1119
00:55:30.895 --> 00:55:33.195
And if you could Sure.

1120
00:55:34.745 --> 00:55:37.795
That that's an after, that's an after agenda.

1121
00:55:37.955 --> 00:55:40.955
I gave one to Mr. Sternberg. Don has one. I have one.

1122
00:55:41.375 --> 00:55:43.675
You can read it. There's no sense in us going

1123
00:55:43.675 --> 00:55:44.795
through the after agenda.

1124
00:55:45.235 --> 00:55:47.755
I would like to identify a couple of things. Please,

1125
00:55:49.055 --> 00:55:51.715
Don, Don, I'm gonna say this for the last time.

1126
00:55:52.775 --> 00:55:56.835
The after agenda is on the website and anybody can get it.

1127
00:55:57.035 --> 00:56:00.315
I will let you do it today. We're not having this anymore.

1128
00:56:01.015 --> 00:56:03.315
People, there's six people here.

1129
00:56:03.585 --> 00:56:06.475
They can go online and watch it. They can listen to it.

1130
00:56:06.475 --> 00:56:10.235
They can do what they want. We are not taking time in our

1131
00:56:10.235 --> 00:56:13.035
meetings anymore after today would be

1132
00:56:13.035 --> 00:56:15.355
after agenda. Go

1133
00:56:15.355 --> 00:56:16.355
Ahead. I hear what

1134
00:56:16.355 --> 00:56:18.675
you're saying. I think that's too bad

1135
00:56:18.675 --> 00:56:19.675
because I like you,

1136
00:56:19.875 --> 00:56:22.275
I attend the other district board meetings

1137
00:56:22.295 --> 00:56:25.685
and they, um, get pretty good reports and,

1138
00:56:25.705 --> 00:56:29.565
and even, um, Kerry Duckett today in district one

1139
00:56:30.435 --> 00:56:32.325
gave, highlighted a couple of items

1140
00:56:32.425 --> 00:56:35.205
and those were the same items that I was going to highlight

1141
00:56:35.905 --> 00:56:36.905
In, in nine months.

1142
00:56:37.005 --> 00:56:38.325
I will not be chairman anymore

1143
00:56:38.425 --> 00:56:40.365
and new chairman could do what he wants,

1144
00:56:40.545 --> 00:56:42.525
but that's what the way I want to do it,

1145
00:56:42.525 --> 00:56:43.845
to finish out this year.

1146
00:56:45.475 --> 00:56:49.925
Alright, uh, item two B on the authority report

1147
00:56:50.545 --> 00:56:52.045
has to do with the sound systems

1148
00:56:52.905 --> 00:56:54.805
and at the various recreation centers,

1149
00:56:55.585 --> 00:56:59.645
and they are planning to do a complete overhaul on those.

1150
00:57:00.465 --> 00:57:02.285
The, there were a lot of questions

1151
00:57:02.285 --> 00:57:04.725
that were raised about the sound systems

1152
00:57:05.185 --> 00:57:07.285
and that item did get tabled.

1153
00:57:07.825 --> 00:57:12.725
Um, while we get some answers to some of the questions on,

1154
00:57:12.785 --> 00:57:16.045
um, item seven,

1155
00:57:17.025 --> 00:57:19.285
the committee member comments.

1156
00:57:19.945 --> 00:57:23.405
Um, the March 16th, um,

1157
00:57:24.245 --> 00:57:28.245
a a c is going to have a workshop, um, dealing

1158
00:57:28.315 --> 00:57:29.365
with agenda topics.

1159
00:57:30.145 --> 00:57:33.285
Uh, that meeting is going to be held at the Savannah Center,

1160
00:57:33.985 --> 00:57:35.645
and it doesn't say what time it is.

1161
00:57:35.725 --> 00:57:38.685
I think it's what time period do you know? Or Jennifer?

1162
00:57:38.855 --> 00:57:42.285
8 39 o'clock. Nine nine o'clock.

1163
00:57:43.265 --> 00:57:44.325
On those items,

1164
00:57:44.475 --> 00:57:47.525
it's gonna include the community watch review, uh,

1165
00:57:47.555 --> 00:57:51.085
gate Shack staffing, gate arm operations,

1166
00:57:51.085 --> 00:57:55.685
including long range readers, uh, interlock number two,

1167
00:57:55.855 --> 00:57:58.325
interlocal agreement revisions, uh,

1168
00:57:58.355 --> 00:58:02.765
financial plans anticipated, um, in a future timeframe.

1169
00:58:02.945 --> 00:58:04.685
The A A C is not just going

1170
00:58:04.685 --> 00:58:07.405
to look at the past or the present.

1171
00:58:07.915 --> 00:58:11.765
They wanna start doing some long range planning, uh, so

1172
00:58:11.765 --> 00:58:13.085
that the reserves

1173
00:58:13.085 --> 00:58:16.805
that they have built up are used wisely going forward.

1174
00:58:17.145 --> 00:58:18.325
So that's gonna be a topic.

1175
00:58:19.265 --> 00:58:23.485
Um, item three, determine if the a a C can enact a policy

1176
00:58:24.305 --> 00:58:25.845
to provide a refund

1177
00:58:26.265 --> 00:58:29.685
to the residents based on the RAD Fund

1178
00:58:29.995 --> 00:58:31.365
financial situation.

1179
00:58:32.265 --> 00:58:36.565
Um, they're looking at other ways to, um, try

1180
00:58:36.785 --> 00:58:40.725
and, um, Reduce

1181
00:58:40.945 --> 00:58:45.845
or ameliorate the, um, amenity fees

1182
00:58:46.795 --> 00:58:50.005
that we are collecting and don't necessarily need.

1183
00:58:50.295 --> 00:58:51.845
We're looking for ways to spend it,

1184
00:58:51.845 --> 00:58:53.325
which is not the way to do business.

1185
00:58:54.265 --> 00:58:58.325
Um, and number four, amenity fee cap

1186
00:58:58.675 --> 00:59:02.005
with income projections beginning in 2027.

1187
00:59:03.225 --> 00:59:06.165
And number five, uh, amenity improvements.

1188
00:59:06.865 --> 00:59:08.485
Um, these things, oh,

1189
00:59:08.505 --> 00:59:12.165
and Donna Kemp requested that, uh, they provide dates

1190
00:59:12.225 --> 00:59:14.685
for the upcoming IAC meetings.

1191
00:59:15.785 --> 00:59:20.485
Um, I would encourage residents as well as members

1192
00:59:20.505 --> 00:59:23.085
of this board to try to attend

1193
00:59:23.985 --> 00:59:25.565
the a a C workshop.

1194
00:59:26.085 --> 00:59:29.405
I know that Cliff and Mark go to them almost all the a,

1195
00:59:29.405 --> 00:59:30.685
a c meetings almost all the time,

1196
00:59:30.985 --> 00:59:32.685
but I've encouraged the rest of this board

1197
00:59:32.685 --> 00:59:36.725
to also attend the a a C workshops might be worthwhile.

1198
00:59:37.145 --> 00:59:38.285
That's it. Okay.

1199
00:59:39.165 --> 00:59:44.005
Anything else? Um, you guys, um, under DPM monthly reports

1200
00:59:44.225 --> 00:59:47.845
and, um, community community development

1201
00:59:47.905 --> 00:59:49.325
is Republic hearing updates?

1202
00:59:49.985 --> 00:59:52.285
If not, we'll move on. Seeing none.

1203
00:59:53.035 --> 00:59:55.325
Next up is, uh, district manager reports.

1204
00:59:56.185 --> 00:59:59.885
Yes, sir. Um, the first item is to introduce Mr.

1205
00:59:59.915 --> 01:00:01.405
Matt Armstrong, who is going

1206
01:00:01.405 --> 01:00:03.565
to give you a brief update on gov built.

1207
01:00:04.025 --> 01:00:06.565
He introduced this new, uh, system

1208
01:00:06.595 --> 01:00:08.365
that they had a couple months ago,

1209
01:00:08.425 --> 01:00:10.045
but now that we are live, he's going

1210
01:00:10.045 --> 01:00:11.725
to give an update on how it's progressing.

1211
01:00:13.835 --> 01:00:14.845
Good afternoon Board Matt

1212
01:00:14.845 --> 01:00:16.125
Armstrong Community Standards.

1213
01:00:16.665 --> 01:00:19.805
So brief presentation on our gov built platform.

1214
01:00:19.905 --> 01:00:22.645
We did go live on December 1st with this new software.

1215
01:00:23.305 --> 01:00:24.805
And as of December 1st,

1216
01:00:24.825 --> 01:00:27.845
we processed over 2,500 a RC applications.

1217
01:00:28.465 --> 01:00:30.765
Um, so we are receiving some great, um,

1218
01:00:31.205 --> 01:00:33.485
feedback from our residents and from contractors,

1219
01:00:33.625 --> 01:00:36.765
and we will tweak here and there for better efficiencies.

1220
01:00:37.305 --> 01:00:38.805
Uh, right now when you open

1221
01:00:39.065 --> 01:00:41.445
and you are register a new account, you'll come

1222
01:00:41.445 --> 01:00:43.885
to a landing page where you'll see the Architectural review

1223
01:00:43.885 --> 01:00:46.365
application residents will click on that link

1224
01:00:46.365 --> 01:00:48.805
and it'll bring you to the link that is, uh,

1225
01:00:48.865 --> 01:00:50.525
to the application, which looks identical

1226
01:00:50.525 --> 01:00:51.725
to the paper application.

1227
01:00:51.725 --> 01:00:53.965
We wanted to make this as seamless of the transition

1228
01:00:53.965 --> 01:00:56.165
as possible so our residents didn't get this completely

1229
01:00:56.165 --> 01:00:57.405
different look and not understand

1230
01:00:57.425 --> 01:00:58.565
how it's been working before.

1231
01:00:58.985 --> 01:01:01.565
So we created the same exact application dish online.

1232
01:01:02.015 --> 01:01:03.365
We're gonna provide the same information.

1233
01:01:03.365 --> 01:01:05.325
You always have your contact information,

1234
01:01:05.825 --> 01:01:07.645
the contractor's information if you have it,

1235
01:01:08.165 --> 01:01:09.445
a detailed description of your project,

1236
01:01:09.585 --> 01:01:11.725
and then a signature page where you'd sign off

1237
01:01:11.725 --> 01:01:13.445
that says you understand it's a public meeting

1238
01:01:13.465 --> 01:01:15.325
and that it's, uh, you can come and attend the meeting.

1239
01:01:15.915 --> 01:01:17.045
Once you hit submit.

1240
01:01:17.045 --> 01:01:19.645
What's different now is that you'll get an email that says,

1241
01:01:19.855 --> 01:01:21.645
thank you for submitting your application.

1242
01:01:22.265 --> 01:01:24.565
And, uh, we will review your application

1243
01:01:24.585 --> 01:01:26.845
and it'll be, um, seen within 14 business days

1244
01:01:27.335 --> 01:01:29.605
after staff has reviewed the application

1245
01:01:29.625 --> 01:01:30.845
to make sure that it's complete.

1246
01:01:30.985 --> 01:01:33.685
We assign it a date for the architectural review committee

1247
01:01:34.185 --> 01:01:35.405
and then, which the resident

1248
01:01:35.465 --> 01:01:37.445
and contractor, if the contractor information is,

1249
01:01:37.445 --> 01:01:40.565
they will receive another automated email that says, your,

1250
01:01:40.785 --> 01:01:43.045
uh, architectural review meeting date is this date.

1251
01:01:43.145 --> 01:01:46.085
And it sends it to them after the meeting has concluded.

1252
01:01:46.085 --> 01:01:48.245
And we've been able to process the applications.

1253
01:01:49.025 --> 01:01:50.245
Uh, once we approve

1254
01:01:50.245 --> 01:01:52.125
or deny the app ordinance committee approves

1255
01:01:52.125 --> 01:01:54.005
or denies the application, uh,

1256
01:01:54.025 --> 01:01:55.765
we hit submit on that button as well.

1257
01:01:55.765 --> 01:01:57.685
And then a third email is sent saying, congratulations,

1258
01:01:57.685 --> 01:01:59.845
your application is approved or it's been denied.

1259
01:01:59.845 --> 01:02:00.965
And it gives the reasons as

1260
01:02:00.965 --> 01:02:04.165
to why the chairman's signature is on this email

1261
01:02:04.165 --> 01:02:06.285
so they can print it and get it off to Marion County.

1262
01:02:06.305 --> 01:02:08.205
If they need a building edition pull edition

1263
01:02:08.235 --> 01:02:10.245
that requires them seeing that they needed ARC approval,

1264
01:02:10.245 --> 01:02:12.765
they can print that email or they can start their project if

1265
01:02:12.765 --> 01:02:14.325
they didn't need that additional information.

1266
01:02:15.065 --> 01:02:16.925
What's great about this platform also is

1267
01:02:16.925 --> 01:02:18.645
that it saves your application for you.

1268
01:02:18.865 --> 01:02:21.045
So instead of saying three years from now, hey,

1269
01:02:21.085 --> 01:02:23.405
I can't find my application, I'm selling my home, I want

1270
01:02:23.405 --> 01:02:26.005
to include it, they can actually go into their profile,

1271
01:02:26.035 --> 01:02:27.965
pull every application they've ever submitted,

1272
01:02:28.155 --> 01:02:30.005
have drafted whatever it is that they've,

1273
01:02:30.005 --> 01:02:31.925
that they have created for their property.

1274
01:02:31.985 --> 01:02:33.085
So it is there.

1275
01:02:33.505 --> 01:02:35.925
Uh, we've had previous questions about are we gonna upload

1276
01:02:36.225 --> 01:02:38.565
all the previous case history into the system?

1277
01:02:38.705 --> 01:02:40.325
No, we're, that'd be way too much.

1278
01:02:41.145 --> 01:02:43.205
But we do have it already saved in our system.

1279
01:02:43.315 --> 01:02:45.125
It's gonna be in Laser Fish, which is our,

1280
01:02:45.185 --> 01:02:47.405
our current software that houses the information.

1281
01:02:47.705 --> 01:02:48.725
So anybody can ask us

1282
01:02:48.725 --> 01:02:50.205
and we can pull that information for them.

1283
01:02:50.225 --> 01:02:52.165
But this is a future forward, um,

1284
01:02:52.585 --> 01:02:54.045
uh, platform for the individual.

1285
01:02:54.225 --> 01:02:57.125
So we've had some, like I said, great feedback

1286
01:02:57.125 --> 01:02:59.285
and we're looking to, to make minor changes here

1287
01:02:59.285 --> 01:03:00.685
and there to make it even more efficient.

1288
01:03:00.685 --> 01:03:02.325
But we're very happy with the rollout.

1289
01:03:03.955 --> 01:03:06.845
Matt, I gotta tell you, um, as you know,

1290
01:03:07.465 --> 01:03:09.005
I'm probably your biggest pain

1291
01:03:09.625 --> 01:03:11.845
and, uh, I use this all the time.

1292
01:03:12.525 --> 01:03:17.365
I will. I, I looked at it today

1293
01:03:17.365 --> 01:03:19.805
after I went home after the district two meeting,

1294
01:03:20.625 --> 01:03:24.885
and the new results are awesome

1295
01:03:25.395 --> 01:03:26.605
that that's much easier

1296
01:03:26.665 --> 01:03:28.885
to use than the other three styles we had,

1297
01:03:29.145 --> 01:03:32.885
you've done a great job in improving the way these things

1298
01:03:32.995 --> 01:03:37.125
work, so thank you and keep it up because it saves us time

1299
01:03:37.125 --> 01:03:38.765
and money in the long run.

1300
01:03:38.985 --> 01:03:40.885
So looking forward to some others,

1301
01:03:40.945 --> 01:03:42.365
and I'm sure I'll find some things

1302
01:03:42.395 --> 01:03:44.245
that can, that you can change.

1303
01:03:44.755 --> 01:03:45.965
Well, we, we, we appreciate

1304
01:03:45.965 --> 01:03:47.005
the feedback because that helps us.

1305
01:03:47.955 --> 01:03:51.805
Anybody else? Anything from Matt? Thanks buddy.

1306
01:03:53.425 --> 01:03:57.205
And before, um, district council reports, I did just want

1307
01:03:57.265 --> 01:04:00.205
to, um, inform the board that if you haven't seen already,

1308
01:04:00.345 --> 01:04:03.245
we are under a phase two water shortage order

1309
01:04:03.345 --> 01:04:04.845
by the Southwest Florida Water

1310
01:04:04.845 --> 01:04:06.605
Management District or Swift Mud.

1311
01:04:07.065 --> 01:04:10.085
All of the information has been placed on the, uh,

1312
01:04:10.345 --> 01:04:12.645
our district's website that will link you

1313
01:04:12.645 --> 01:04:15.485
to the Swift Mud Swift Mud website.

1314
01:04:15.795 --> 01:04:17.765
There's a lot of information, we're getting a lot

1315
01:04:17.765 --> 01:04:19.045
of questions from residents,

1316
01:04:19.305 --> 01:04:22.885
and there's a pretty thorough FAQ on Swift MUD'S website

1317
01:04:22.885 --> 01:04:25.485
that again, you can reach from our um, page.

1318
01:04:25.815 --> 01:04:28.685
We've also put a one page flyer on the bulletin boards at

1319
01:04:28.845 --> 01:04:30.045
the postal stations to try

1320
01:04:30.045 --> 01:04:31.765
to help residents obtain the information.

1321
01:04:32.425 --> 01:04:35.085
It does also directly impact District four.

1322
01:04:35.305 --> 01:04:36.885
And with that, I will turn it over to Mr.

1323
01:04:37.035 --> 01:04:38.925
Brianis to go through, um, the changes

1324
01:04:39.025 --> 01:04:40.325
to your decompliance process.

1325
01:04:41.105 --> 01:04:43.325
That's correct. So under the new order, um,

1326
01:04:43.745 --> 01:04:46.365
the order itself prohibits the enforcement

1327
01:04:46.665 --> 01:04:50.765
of any deed restriction actions that relate to use of water

1328
01:04:50.905 --> 01:04:52.085
or extra use of water.

1329
01:04:52.825 --> 01:04:55.165
Um, so pursuant to the plan

1330
01:04:55.165 --> 01:04:57.885
that's within your agenda packet from February 8th

1331
01:04:57.885 --> 01:05:00.725
through July nine, July one, which is the time period

1332
01:05:00.725 --> 01:05:02.245
that the order has been issued for,

1333
01:05:02.585 --> 01:05:06.365
unless lifted earlier deed compliance is not gonna proceed

1334
01:05:06.365 --> 01:05:09.845
against property owners for any violations that have to do

1335
01:05:09.845 --> 01:05:13.125
with dead grass, uh, replacing grass with

1336
01:05:13.305 --> 01:05:15.285
so certain landscaping replacements

1337
01:05:15.285 --> 01:05:17.045
because all that requires the use of water.

1338
01:05:17.625 --> 01:05:19.805
So during this time period, those, uh,

1339
01:05:20.235 --> 01:05:22.845
actions will be abated, there'll be no action taken on them.

1340
01:05:23.425 --> 01:05:26.565
In addition to that orders that have been issued already

1341
01:05:26.625 --> 01:05:29.525
by this district and are enforced now, they'll have

1342
01:05:29.525 --> 01:05:31.685
to be an abatement period, uh, during this time period

1343
01:05:31.705 --> 01:05:34.765
as well, where these, um, property owners won't be fined for

1344
01:05:35.385 --> 01:05:37.005
not bringing their property into compliance

1345
01:05:37.065 --> 01:05:38.125
as a result of the order

1346
01:05:39.405 --> 01:05:41.885
Question as soon as they lift it

1347
01:05:41.945 --> 01:05:45.885
or it's over July 1st, then those restrictions

1348
01:05:45.915 --> 01:05:48.965
that we cannot enforce now will become automatically.

1349
01:05:49.185 --> 01:05:52.325
Yes. Is that correct? That's correct. Okay. Understood.

1350
01:05:52.705 --> 01:05:55.085
Uh, we can't use water. We can't use water.

1351
01:05:55.915 --> 01:05:58.885
Anybody have any questions for council? No.

1352
01:05:58.985 --> 01:06:00.525
Oh, just a motion to approve

1353
01:06:00.545 --> 01:06:01.545
It. Okay. Can

1354
01:06:01.545 --> 01:06:04.565
I get a motion to approve? Move Second.

1355
01:06:05.065 --> 01:06:08.285
All in favor? Aye. Aye. All opposed? Approve unanimously.

1356
01:06:08.745 --> 01:06:10.845
Oh, I just have one question, Terry.

1357
01:06:11.235 --> 01:06:15.925
This, this document here that was put out. This one here?

1358
01:06:16.265 --> 01:06:20.205
Mm-hmm. Okay. There was no reference in that as to the 5%.

1359
01:06:20.225 --> 01:06:22.085
And boy, people are crowing about that.

1360
01:06:22.275 --> 01:06:23.285
Like there's no tomorrow.

1361
01:06:23.665 --> 01:06:26.405
And, and I said, believe me, it's in there and it,

1362
01:06:26.405 --> 01:06:30.205
but it's in, it is in this order.

1363
01:06:30.945 --> 01:06:32.085
That's, that's correct.

1364
01:06:32.305 --> 01:06:35.565
So the 5% is in the Swiss mud, um, order,

1365
01:06:35.745 --> 01:06:36.805
the water shortage order.

1366
01:06:37.195 --> 01:06:39.885
What we attached from community standard is something

1367
01:06:39.885 --> 01:06:43.965
internally that we put together on how we will, um, proceed

1368
01:06:43.965 --> 01:06:46.605
with complaints and public hearings during this time period.

1369
01:06:47.105 --> 01:06:49.245
But if you want information on the 5%

1370
01:06:49.275 --> 01:06:50.925
surcharge, that would be through Swift

1371
01:06:50.945 --> 01:06:51.945
Mud. Right. And,

1372
01:06:51.945 --> 01:06:53.485
and I think that that, that any,

1373
01:06:53.585 --> 01:06:54.885
the citizens have to be aware.

1374
01:06:54.945 --> 01:06:56.085
We don't have anybody from the media

1375
01:06:56.275 --> 01:06:57.925
today's, but they Yeah, we do.

1376
01:06:59.505 --> 01:07:01.245
Oh, I'm so, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

1377
01:07:01.425 --> 01:07:03.565
Uh, anyway, that, that, uh, they have to understand

1378
01:07:03.595 --> 01:07:05.165
that has nothing to do with the district,

1379
01:07:05.275 --> 01:07:06.765
with the water system or anything else.

1380
01:07:06.945 --> 01:07:08.445
That's a swift mud requirement.

1381
01:07:08.905 --> 01:07:10.485
It is a requirement of swift mud,

1382
01:07:10.625 --> 01:07:12.765
but it is a 5% surcharge

1383
01:07:12.765 --> 01:07:14.685
that is going on your water utility

1384
01:07:14.715 --> 01:07:15.725
bill, right? Yes. Yes, yes,

1385
01:07:15.725 --> 01:07:16.725
Sir. Understood. Thank you.

1386
01:07:16.725 --> 01:07:19.165
Residents will be charged to 5%.

1387
01:07:19.425 --> 01:07:22.845
Yes, they will. Yes. So we will hear about that, I'm sure.

1388
01:07:23.195 --> 01:07:25.805
Okay. Before we close last chance,

1389
01:07:25.865 --> 01:07:27.605
if you have something you wanna bring up, Charles.

1390
01:07:29.755 --> 01:07:33.125
Okay. Take your time. We're not going anywhere.

1391
01:07:35.035 --> 01:07:38.925
Cool. Uh, Charles Ner, 7 3 7 0 Southeast, uh,

1392
01:07:38.985 --> 01:07:40.885
one 69th Gate Street in the Soli area.

1393
01:07:40.945 --> 01:07:45.325
Villas. Um, my understanding that, um, my understanding is

1394
01:07:45.485 --> 01:07:47.245
that Marion County is actually,

1395
01:07:47.245 --> 01:07:50.245
or that's part of Marion County, is actually part of the St.

1396
01:07:50.245 --> 01:07:53.525
John River, um, district management district.

1397
01:07:53.705 --> 01:07:58.645
And Marion County has said that we will follow the, um,

1398
01:07:58.985 --> 01:08:02.645
or the village's part, and I think Nel will follow the, um,

1399
01:08:02.865 --> 01:08:06.285
the swift mud version and everybody else will follow the St.

1400
01:08:06.285 --> 01:08:08.365
John's River, uh, policies.

1401
01:08:08.745 --> 01:08:12.565
My question is, does that also include the 5%?

1402
01:08:13.785 --> 01:08:15.045
Yes. Okay.

1403
01:08:15.625 --> 01:08:19.565
And, um, so that will be billed well,

1404
01:08:19.595 --> 01:08:23.365
well actually a further question is for every, all parts

1405
01:08:23.385 --> 01:08:26.565
of the Marion County section of the villages, except

1406
01:08:26.565 --> 01:08:27.645
for Soar villas

1407
01:08:27.645 --> 01:08:31.765
and pi, I assume Phillips Villas, we are, we get our water

1408
01:08:31.905 --> 01:08:35.645
and sewer through Marion County, not the, the,

1409
01:08:35.705 --> 01:08:36.965
the district utilities.

1410
01:08:37.385 --> 01:08:39.925
And so Marion County will be having to be the one

1411
01:08:39.925 --> 01:08:42.565
that puts on the 5%, is that correct? Your understanding?

1412
01:08:42.945 --> 01:08:44.685
Yes, sir. That's correct. And I have,

1413
01:08:44.785 --> 01:08:46.525
we have not been informed from Marion County,

1414
01:08:46.585 --> 01:08:49.525
if they are adding the 5% surcharge, it is being added

1415
01:08:49.665 --> 01:08:52.205
to the little t sumpter service area, which is

1416
01:08:52.205 --> 01:08:55.005
what the majority of District four falls under for the

1417
01:08:55.035 --> 01:08:56.035
Util. Okay. So we'll, we'll

1418
01:08:56.035 --> 01:08:57.365
just have to check our, our bill

1419
01:08:57.365 --> 01:08:58.605
to see if, if, if,

1420
01:08:58.605 --> 01:09:00.845
because we're not part of district utilities,

1421
01:09:00.915 --> 01:09:05.285
whether they in fact do it to, uh, the 300 rooftops

1422
01:09:05.285 --> 01:09:06.645
that are not part of, uh,

1423
01:09:06.645 --> 01:09:08.565
the district utilities. Yeah. Okay.

1424
01:09:08.655 --> 01:09:10.685
Thank you, Charles. That, that's important.

1425
01:09:11.385 --> 01:09:12.805
If we get a phone call from

1426
01:09:13.125 --> 01:09:14.805
Somebody that lives that, that's different.

1427
01:09:15.135 --> 01:09:16.525
Scott, uh, Scott Jones.

1428
01:09:16.635 --> 01:09:21.285
9 2 8 6 Southeast, one 70th Fontain Street. Three questions.

1429
01:09:21.355 --> 01:09:23.685
Just, you're not gonna know the answer, probably it is,

1430
01:09:23.785 --> 01:09:25.045
but just pose so

1431
01:09:25.045 --> 01:09:27.245
that we can maybe bring it up at the next meeting.

1432
01:09:27.625 --> 01:09:30.605
Number one on, have they told you

1433
01:09:30.605 --> 01:09:32.885
what the 5% monies collected are gonna be?

1434
01:09:32.885 --> 01:09:34.245
Used tools, number one.

1435
01:09:34.905 --> 01:09:39.325
Number two, who's going to police the activity?

1436
01:09:39.555 --> 01:09:41.205
Make sure that people don't power wash

1437
01:09:41.345 --> 01:09:43.445
and that they're watering on time and all that.

1438
01:09:44.625 --> 01:09:47.125
And number three, I forget what that was,

1439
01:09:47.125 --> 01:09:48.205
that's a senior moment.

1440
01:09:48.545 --> 01:09:50.245
Um, but those are the first two.

1441
01:09:50.425 --> 01:09:52.205
What's the 5% gonna be used for?

1442
01:09:52.905 --> 01:09:55.085
And if, if anybody knows, I think,

1443
01:09:55.345 --> 01:09:57.285
and who's gonna police it, I could be wrong,

1444
01:09:57.385 --> 01:09:59.605
but I think you're, whatever you use for what.