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This meeting of the Village Center Community Development District.

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It's June the 10th at 3:30 PM.

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Let's see.

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For the roll call, everybody's here, so we

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obviously have a quorum. Let's stand for the pledge and remain

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standing for a moment of silence to respect those who serve our

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country and community.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America,

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and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation,

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for

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all.

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Okay. Thank you.

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Welcome all meeting attendees, staff, and guests.

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And if there are any audience comments,

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please step up to the podium and give your name and address

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for the record.

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Yes.

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Joseph DeMaio, 1642 Belle Grove Drive.

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Cottages at Summer Chase, District Three.

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I'm the one who

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brought the water quality filters to the

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attention of the district,

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and I know it made it up to Bruce Brown,

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and he made his comments.

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I was told I can speak at this meeting.

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That's correct.

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Is that appropriate?

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That's correct. You have three minutes.

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First of all, there's something here that's going to be

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presented to the District Three board,

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comments that I made that Bruce wrote

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regarding filter

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microns,

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and I think in this letter it's backwards.

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They're saying I should be using a

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0.20 water filter. This is on record.

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It's going to be presented to the district meeting, like I said, and I'm going to

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be there. And they say I should be using a 0.20, I'm using

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a 0.50.

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So I went to NSF,

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National Sanitation Foundation, who deals with water

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quality,

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and just to bring this to your attention.

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The use of a 0.20

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if you are specifically

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targeting bacteria

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or emergency preparation application, they recommend

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a 0.20. Because of the high restriction,

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they are almost never used in whole-house filtration.

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So they're saying I should use a 0.20.

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That

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would take out more particulates than a 0.5.

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So I'm using a 0.5

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and I'm getting

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iron, a lot of iron in my filters.

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And looking at the reports, I've been here since

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'04, I've got every water quality report since

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'03,

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and it doesn't say anything about iron, that

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Jacobs treats for iron or any other particulates.

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We know you're treating for bacteria, you have to, but

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there's a lot of iron going through the system.

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The reason why I brought this to the attention of everybody,

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if the resident doesn't have a filtration

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system in their home,

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they are getting a lot of particulates

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in their house.

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I'm not aligned with any company or anything else.

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My background is why I did this. Anyway,

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so I just wanted to bring it to the

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attention of the LSSA

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that I do not think that our water is

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adequately treated,

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I brought it to you guys. You guys are the top, so

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I don't know what else to say.

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Madam Chair, if you may.

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So I think we've heard the comments. I do have Mr.

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Arnett here to give some clarity to the situation for the board

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and yourself, so you can hear his comments in regards

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to your

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iron and your filtration. So Trey, if you would like to just make a few

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comments.

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Thank you.

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Board members, I'm Trey Arnett with Vicus Water.

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Thank you for the opportunity to

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help bring some understanding to this.

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So at the outset, I will say that all of the water

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supply that is fed to the customers of Little

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Sumter meets all regulatory requirements.

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It's safe, it's healthy. There's no

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issues that are not being dealt with in the treatment systems that exist.

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So the water that is used in this utility comes from the

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Florida aquifer, and the Florida aquifer naturally has

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trace levels of organics, trace levels of

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iron,

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of various things that are in a limestone aquifer.

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what I believe is happening, because we've looked back.

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The sampling that Jacobs does, they sample the water, I don't know,

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hundreds of times a year for various things.

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Some types of analysis is done

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every month, some are done once a year, some are done every few

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years. Depends on what it is. So iron is what's called a

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secondary standard. Secondary standards deal with aesthetics.

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It's taste, color, odor. They're not a health and safety issue,

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they're an aesthetic issue. So

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the reason you don't see them in the water quality report is the water quality

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report is specifically related to health and

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safety-related compounds.

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we looked back at the secondary analysis results over the last

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few rounds of sampling, and we've never

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hadAny of the sample results from any of the plants that have come

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back above what's called the maximum contaminant limit.

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It's actually 0.3 milligrams per liter.

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All the results have either been non-detect or

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a very low detection that was below that MCL.

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But what happens in the utilities, particularly north of

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in the spring, as you would imagine, it's dry,

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the irrigation demand goes up significantly, and in those

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areas, all of the water supply is coming from one source.

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So the same pipe that's bringing in drinking water to the home is providing

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irrigation. So when the water demand goes up significantly,

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you get higher velocities in the pipes.

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That can scour the pipes a little bit and, over time,

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there's a little bit of particulates in groundwater, and those can deposit in the

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pipes, and when you have a high velocity time period,

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that can get kind of stirred up. Again, the water is still

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safe. The water doesn't have any health and safety-related

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issues. But what we believe is happening,

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and Josh Rushing is here from Jacobs.

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Jacobs has done a tremendous amount of effort in the field, flushing

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and meeting with Mr. DeMaio, just to try to address his concerns.

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But when you have a

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relatively small micron filter, a 0.5 micron is a very

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small pore size, it's going to capture essentially

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everything in the water. As he noted, a 0.2-micron filter

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will pull out bacteria. That's

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extremely small. So 0.5 is only a little more than twice that

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size. So a 0.5-micron filter is going to capture everything.

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you can look in your glass of water and you won't notice anything.

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You run it through a 0.5-micron filter, and it's going to pull out any particulate.

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So I think what's happening is that filter is concentrating

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something that

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the vast majority of the customers never even notice, because there

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are trace levels of iron in the groundwater. It's common.

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So,

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that's what we believe is happening. The water is safe.

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There's no concern from the perspective of our customers.

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And Josh is here if you'd like to hear a little bit more about the kinds of

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activities that they've been doing to address just the

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concerns of Mr. DeMaio. And one of the things that Josh and I did talk about

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is,

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Jacobs knows that this time of year,

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this is a circumstance that exists.

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And so they do some proactive flushing in specific areas

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where they've seen this happen in the past, and they try to get in front of it.

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But every year, dynamics are different, and so they may

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flush in one area, but there ends up not being a problem, and it pops

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up somewhere else. And they always are very quick to respond to

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customers and try their best to address any issues.

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So again, we're happy to answer questions of Mr.

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DeMaio or the board.

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Is there anything you want to share, Josh? Or...

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So I know, just as Josh is walking up, I know Jacobs has been out

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to the house numerous times, addressed numerous concerns that

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he has had. And so I just wanted you to kind of speak to the board to make sure

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they understand that you've taken this very seriously and what you've done to help

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address the situation.

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Sure. Josh Rushing, Operations Director, Jacobs.

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We take all customer

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complaints, anytime it's water quality, really anything, very seriously.

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Back in May of 2025 is when we began

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flushing the hydrant on Mr. DeMaio's street on a monthly basis.

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More recently, starting on June 5th, we began flushing

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on a twice-a-month basis, and then even on June 9th,

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we did something we call a unidirectional flush, which is strategically using

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valves,

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and opening specific hydrants to scour the lines at a higher velocity to try to

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even further scour it out. If there's an issue, we want to try to do

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everything we can within our ability to solve it and figure it out and get

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the best quality water. So in regards to the activities, that's pretty much a

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summation.

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And then Trey kind of already touched on the secondary standards.

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So that was the only other thing I was going to mention.

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Very good. Thank you.

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Can I go up again?

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At the chair's pleasure.

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Sure.

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Joe DeMaio at 1642 Bell Grove Drive.

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First of all, the ideal way to treat this is at the source,

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which you do not treat for iron or that type of-

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Sir, I would just have you address the board.

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Okay. Sorry.

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Yeah.

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They don't treat for iron at the source.

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So the next best thing is to filter at your home,

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your water coming in.

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So

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I would think it'd be in my best interest to have the filter that

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would

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filter the most out of a system,

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and that's what I use. I do not lose water pressure.

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The pressure's constant. So my filter's getting clogged.

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It's

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capturing all that

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stuff that shouldn't be in our water,

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but I'm not losing pressure, so that tells me the filter's still filtrating.

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Now I just want to make one more comment.

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Everybody knows what a consumer

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guide is, right?

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Sure.

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This was in Sunday's paper. It was an insert.

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I just want to read something to you. "The myth of safe tap water.

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You may believe that when you turn on your faucet, the water is perfectly

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safe. But take a look at this. At least

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45% of the nation's tap water is estimated to have some

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type of PFAS, also known as forever

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chemicals,

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according to a geological study.

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Buy a filter that has been certified by an independent lab to ensure that

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your filter was properly tested." And the one I use is

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certified by NSF. So that's my spiel.

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I still think the water, it may be safe, but it's dirty

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Very good. So just one comment. Trey, I do want you to address to make

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sure you tell the board one more time that the water quality has been tested and is

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safe just for purposes on the record.

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Absolutely. Yes.

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Trey Arnett, Bicus Water.

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To Mr. DeMaio's point,

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he's correct. The utility does not treat for iron.

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The levels of iron in the groundwater are below the standards that would require

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treatment, which is why it's not treated for.

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And

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again, they take literally hundreds of samples every year.

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The water supplied to our customers in LSSA is completely safe.

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Good. Thank you. And just lastly, Mr.

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DeMaio, to go to District 3 to have this conversation really does not

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have any bearing because this is the board that owns and operates LSSA, so

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this would be the proper board to come to. So we appreciate your time today.

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All right. Thank you.

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Yes.

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Thank you.

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Ma'am.

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All right. Let's move on to the next item on the agenda, which is the consent

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agenda.

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Before I

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say the reminder, let me say that item number

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2H has been pulled from the consent agenda, so

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we're not considering 2H at this time.

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So your reminder is that a motion to approve the

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consent agenda is a motion to approve all recommended actions, and

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all matters on the consent agenda are considered routine, and no

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discussion is required unless desired by a board supervisor

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or a member of the public.

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Thank you. Welcome.

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So I'm looking for a motion and a second for the consent agenda.

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Move to approve.

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Second.

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All in favor say aye.

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Aye.

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All opposed say no.

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Motion carries on the consent agenda.

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Thank you.

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Next item on the agenda is new business.

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Yes, ma'am, Madam Chair, supervisors. So Ms.

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Cook is here to go over the '26, '27 proposed budget.

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As part of this presentation, the AEC did hear the RAD

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portion this morning of this presentation.

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They did give full approval up to the Village Center board.

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So with that, Brandi.

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Good afternoon. Brandi Cook, budget.

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Yes, I'm here today to present the fiscal year 2026-27 Village Center

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Community Development District proposed budget.

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Okay. It wasn't turned on.

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First is to go over the budget structure.

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So you'll see the Village Center Community Development District is made up of

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multiple funds, which include the general fund, our town squares for Village

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of Spanish Springs, Rolling Acres, and road maintenance, as well as your safety

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fund, community standards fund, your two utilities under Little Sumter Service

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Area and Village Center Service Area, the Enrichment Academy,

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the health self-insurance fund, and then the Amenity Authority Committee

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actually oversees and makes recommendations for the Recreation Amenity Division

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Fund.

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First to review the Recreation Amenity Division Fund, which was

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reviewed and approved by the Amenity Authority Committee to move forward this

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morning for your

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proposed budget, is

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$79,137,394,

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which does include $7.8 million of debt service this fiscal year.

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91% of your revenues are made up of the amenity fees purchased

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through the sale of the contracts.

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When the homeowner purchases their home, they did sign the contract to provide the

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amenity fees, and we would provide the amenity fee services in

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conjunction. So the expenditures reflect an 11%

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decrease or $9.8 million, much of which was from the

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capital improvement plan,

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as you have the Paradise, which is a very large project in the current fiscal year.

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And then the debt service payments are actually down from the 11.6,

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based on the amortization schedule.

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So 7.8 this fiscal year, and then they will go back up to the 11.6 next

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year. Looking at the overall revenues and the five-year

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projection, we'll see that we do have approximately a 3.5% increase

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to the amenity fees each fiscal year.

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We do have a decrease as we go out to the general government in charges and fees,

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as that is a one-time increase for the initial sale of the

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stickers for the new gate program that we have in place, as we

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anticipate a large initial sale and then there would be some smaller ones as

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we continue out. Your parks and recreation services stay

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consistent as well as your investment and rental income.

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For total revenues from $59 million in '26-'27 growing to

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$61.4 million in '30-'31. Additionally, we do have the

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use of working capital each fiscal year and then the use of general

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R&R with currently no use of settlement funds.

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Looking at the appropriations over that same time period, we do have appropriations

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in '26-'27 totaling $79.1

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million. As we go out through the next four fiscal years, there are a

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few large capital improvement plans projects as well as some large

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transfers in order to maintain the $14 million minimum reserve balance.

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In '30-'31, we do have $74.8 million in total

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expenditures. So you'll see that we do have a fairly consistent program with your

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operating expenditures each fiscal year, with most of your variance

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driven from your capital improvements.

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The capital improvements are made up of totals from the regional recreation center,

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village recreation centers, neighborhood recreation centers, your golf maintenance

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facilities, your pump stations, your parks and athletic fields, your

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gatehouses, and then your postal centers, which makes up a total of

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$19.1 million in fiscal year '26-'27.

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And of course, all of the line items are included in the packet for your review.

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Next is looking at the general fund, and the general fund proposed budget is an

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$84.3 million total budget

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appropriation. The expenditures increased

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, pardon me, 2% or $1.2 million over the '25-'26

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amended budget, which was mostly due to the salary increases.

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We do have a 3% COLA increase included in this year's

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budget.Additionally, we had systems management support for information

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technology, and then there are additional vehicle rentals as well as some

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replacements that changed those rates for those items.

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The general fund, of course, is the main

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account for the district's general government services that are provided to all of

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the districts and allocated through the management fees.

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We have an 8% management fee to the residential districts, a

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4% management fee to the commercial districts, and then the commercial districts

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additionally have the direct charges for any staff that work directly for those.

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In the general fund capital projects, it's

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$118,000 this fiscal year, which is including a

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website platform upgrade, a phone conversion to a cloud-based system,

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as well as aqua barriers.

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Looking at the five-year forecasted revenue, we do have increases in the management

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fees based on the same percentages, so there are no changes to the

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percentages as allocated to each of those districts, and then we

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do have some projected increases for new districts that are anticipated to come on

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in the next couple of fiscal years.

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You'll see that the total revenues do grow from 80.4 million in

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'26/'27 to 91 million in '30/'31, and the

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use of working capital is actually going down over that five-year

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period.

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To pay for the operating expenditures, which include personnel expenses,

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professional services, utilities, repair and maintenance services, some

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miscellaneous items, and then your capital outlay, for total

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expenditures of 84.3 million in current fiscal year

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growing to 92.9 million in '30/'31.

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And of course, all the line items are included in your packet.

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The safety fund proposed budget is $65.3 million this

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fiscal year. A large portion is funded from the VPSDD

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through the readiness and demand ERU, as well as the ambulance

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transport

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through the ordinance 2023-18 with Sumter County, for a total

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appropriation increase of 15.5 or $8.7

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million from the '25/'26 amended budget.

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We also have a primary increase due to the regular salaries and wages, as well as

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the health insurance

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program that we have for that.

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The capital improvements for this fiscal year include

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1.1 in the buildings,

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3.3 in your leasehold improvements, and

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630,000 for a total of 5.1 million of the total

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safety capital projects.

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Looking at the five-year budgeted revenue, we do have the special assessment, which

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do have growth based on some growth that we expect in the south as we

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continue to construct south. We also have the

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investments and other miscellaneous items for revenue that we

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have growing over the next five fiscal years.

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For total revenue in '26/'27 of 60.5 million growing to

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68.9 million by the time we reach '30/'31.

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You'll see that in the current fiscal year, we are adding to your fund balance

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working capital. However, in the next four fiscal years, we would continue to

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utilize some of that fund balance in order to meet your needs.

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Use of general R&R is used for capital improvements for each of those five fiscal

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years.

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Looking at the personnel expenses, you'll see that in '26/'27, we have a

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$43.2 million budget growing to a $54.8 million

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budget by '30/'31. Those are the significant line items.

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For the total expenditures, we have 65.3 in '26/'27,

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growing to 75.8 by '30/'31, so there is a $10 million growth

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over that five-year term.

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So the LSSA fund, or the Little Sumter Service Area utility,

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has revenues and expenditures which include the rates included in

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the current rate rule.

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And the projected coverage for your debt ratio is at 1.99 in current

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year, 1.81 in '27/'28, 1.89 in '28/'29,

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and then we do exceed the 2.0, which is your policy to

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strive to maintain at least a 2.0 in each of the five fiscal

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years. So you are

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reaching it, and then you are exceeding it by the time you get to year four.

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There's a list of the capital projects that are included with this fund for a

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total of $5.7 million of total projects under the Lake Sumter

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Service Area fund.

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In the Village Center Service Area fund, we again have the

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five-year projection. They do not have any debt at this

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time, so we did not, of course, have any debt ratio for this one.

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But we do have the total operating revenues, which are included in the

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rate rule for those annual increases for this fund, and they are

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meeting their operating expenditures each fiscal year.

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The fiscal year '26/'27 Village Center

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Service Area fund capital projects are a total of $4.9 million,

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with some of those projects being utilized from general R&R.

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However, most of those are being utilized by your working capital, your

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annual income.

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Some of your other funds would include VOSS, Village of Spanish Springs, Rolling

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Acres, Road Maintenance, Community Standards T Fund, and your Health

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Self-Insurance Fund. So we have included the comparison of the revenues to the

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expenditures for each of those funds.

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In the Village of Spanish Springs, there is an adjustment to the common

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area maintenance and road maintenance assessment schedule, which is included

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in the packet based on the methodology.

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We also have in the road maintenance, a change

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to the assessment schedule based on the methodology to include two additional

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parcels that were not previously charged in that area.

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Otherwise, there are no significant changes to these funds.

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Looking at that five-year forecast for each of those funds, again, we

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have included the small increases that have been previously

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providedTo

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each of those with VOS, Rolling Acres, Road Maintenance, Community

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Standards,

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T, and then the Health Self-Insurance Fund.

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And as you can see from each of those, they are all balanced budgets for each of

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those five fiscal years.

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So I'd just like to remind the board that today we would be requesting

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adoption of your Resolution

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2026-18 to

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approve your fiscal year 2026-27 proposed budget and proposed

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maintenance assessment rates for the Town Square funds, and to set your public

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hearing to adopt your 2026-27 final budget during your

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September 10th, 2026, regular meeting, which will be at

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3:30 here in this room. And I'm here if there's any questions.

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So a lot of information, a lot of detail.

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Please know that we'll be still working through the summer and finalizing and

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shoring up any additional information to input into the budget.

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If you have any questions, certainly reach out to Mrs.

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Cook, because she can always address those with you.

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But we do need to address the proposed budget today,

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approve that, along with the public hearing for the September meeting.

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Okay. Looking for a motion and a second on the proposed budget.

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Motion moved.

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Second.

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All in favor say aye.

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Aye.

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Aye. All opposed say no.

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Motion carries.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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A lot of hard work put into that.

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Yeah. Just make sure we get a quorum for September 9th.

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The next item, Madam Chair, supervisors, is the updated methodology report for

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special assessments. So as you know, we had previously talked about PFM

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coming in and doing an update to the Town Squares and the CAM and the

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methodology. So Mr. Plenzler is here, but while he's walking up,

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I'm sure Mr. Stone wants to give a few remarks on this as well.

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Sure. So you all just saw your budget.

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You do so much outside your boundaries with amenities and utilities and everything.

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But you also do things inside your boundaries.

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The three lines in that budget out of the whole thing were the VOS, Rolling

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Acres, and Road Maintenance assessment areas.

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Relatively small part of your budget, but it's important work maintaining the

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things inside your boundaries. We pay for that, not with taxes, but with special

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assessments. And special assessments take that budgeted amount, and

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you'll see in this report that Mr. Plenzler has prepared that the

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numbers tie out to the budget. But we take that budgeted amount, and then we have

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to cut it up and charge the property owners using some kind of

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method. There's different ways you can do it. You see it done by acreage sometimes.

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We do that in the residential districts.

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You'll see it done by parcel, just per capita.

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What we do in these commercial areas is by square footage.

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So we've been doing that since 2012.

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You all adopted a resolution, and it's actually in your rules.

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You have a rate rule that was adopted after a hearing, and it's been in

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place since 2012. But it had been a while,

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and we put this on the tax bill in the last few years.

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So we wanted to engage PFM to confirm that we're still meeting the legal

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test when it comes to dividing up those costs amongst

496
00:27:27.296 --> 00:27:30.496
the property owners. So the legal test has two parts.

497
00:27:31.316 --> 00:27:34.926
First, we have to show that the things we spend the money on provide a

498
00:27:35.016 --> 00:27:38.986
special benefit to the property. So we have to be maintaining things

499
00:27:39.036 --> 00:27:41.836
that actually benefit the parcels that are being charged.

500
00:27:41.856 --> 00:27:43.936
That's why you'll see three different assessment areas.

501
00:27:44.556 --> 00:27:47.665
Some of the things Village Center maintains really only benefit Rolling Acres

502
00:27:47.736 --> 00:27:48.136
Plaza.

503
00:27:48.976 --> 00:27:52.945
Other things that we maintain really only benefit the Spanish Springs

504
00:27:52.956 --> 00:27:53.736
downtown area.

505
00:27:54.605 --> 00:27:58.536
And some improvements, mainly roadways, benefit every parcel within the

506
00:27:58.556 --> 00:28:01.076
district. So that's why you see it's broken up into pieces.

507
00:28:01.976 --> 00:28:03.896
So that's the first prong. We show special benefit.

508
00:28:05.256 --> 00:28:09.216
The second prong is that the method we use to

509
00:28:09.276 --> 00:28:12.876
break up and allocate the costs amongst the various properties must be

510
00:28:12.976 --> 00:28:16.046
fair and reasonable. So PFM does a lot of these.

511
00:28:16.096 --> 00:28:19.676
They're experts in this field. They look at this to make sure that the things we're

512
00:28:19.776 --> 00:28:23.656
spending money on provide that special benefit, and that the way we

513
00:28:23.756 --> 00:28:26.916
have been doing it is fair and reasonable, and if there's any adjustment that's

514
00:28:26.956 --> 00:28:29.026
appropriate, that that adjustment is made.

515
00:28:29.576 --> 00:28:33.136
So that's what you see in the methodology report, and I'll let Kevin talk about

516
00:28:33.196 --> 00:28:33.676
that. But the

517
00:28:34.536 --> 00:28:38.456
point of today is actually to ask you all to

518
00:28:38.476 --> 00:28:42.276
authorize us to schedule the hearing for two months from now,

519
00:28:42.696 --> 00:28:44.336
and that's when the rule would be updated.

520
00:28:44.376 --> 00:28:48.076
That rule that's been in place since 2012 would be updated if that's what Mr.

521
00:28:48.296 --> 00:28:52.216
Plenzler and PFM recommend to us. So today's action is just to set

522
00:28:52.286 --> 00:28:55.476
that hearing, but we wanted to go ahead and bring this report forward today to give

523
00:28:55.516 --> 00:28:56.316
you all the background.

524
00:28:58.416 --> 00:28:58.616
Kevin?

525
00:28:58.916 --> 00:29:02.396
Yep. Yeah. For the record, Kevin Plenzler, PFM. Mr.

526
00:29:02.636 --> 00:29:04.816
Stone does a wonderful job of stealing my thunder.

527
00:29:05.136 --> 00:29:08.556
So he's pretty much said all the things that really need to be said on the record.

528
00:29:08.796 --> 00:29:12.756
But it's actually true. We've gone through that analysis, and allocation by square

529
00:29:12.816 --> 00:29:16.516
footage is quite typical when it comes to the allocation of assessments, especially

530
00:29:16.536 --> 00:29:19.376
in commercial districts and especially when applied to O&M.

531
00:29:19.696 --> 00:29:23.586
So it certainly meets the two-pronged test of a benefit received, as

532
00:29:23.636 --> 00:29:25.876
well as being reasonably and equitably allocated.

533
00:29:26.876 --> 00:29:29.816
And what we wanted to do is really just go through that analysis one more time,

534
00:29:29.896 --> 00:29:33.516
make sure we hit all those points, did some additional analysis

535
00:29:33.556 --> 00:29:37.316
regarding understanding trip generation and by

536
00:29:37.376 --> 00:29:40.196
square footage, just measuring that as well.

537
00:29:40.236 --> 00:29:43.996
Overall, we believe we've got a methodology that will be

538
00:29:44.056 --> 00:29:47.896
functional going forward in this fiscal year as well as future fiscal years as you

539
00:29:47.916 --> 00:29:51.626
go forward. Unless there's some significant change to your

540
00:29:51.736 --> 00:29:54.976
budget or the development itself, which then may need a revisit.

541
00:29:55.396 --> 00:29:58.676
But other than that, we believe it meets the two-pronged test and happy to answer

542
00:29:58.696 --> 00:29:59.616
any questions you may have.

543
00:30:00.856 --> 00:30:04.296
So the key is meeting the two-pronged test, special benefit, and a

544
00:30:05.156 --> 00:30:08.096
reasonable allocation methodology, and we believe that has been met.

545
00:30:08.636 --> 00:30:12.176
So today's action is merely just to approve for the

546
00:30:12.236 --> 00:30:14.356
advertising and the public hearing in August.

547
00:30:15.716 --> 00:30:19.456
Okay. So we're looking for a motion and a second for

548
00:30:20.336 --> 00:30:23.096
approving the

549
00:30:23.856 --> 00:30:24.696
methodology.

550
00:30:26.276 --> 00:30:27.256
Motion for the hearing.

551
00:30:27.756 --> 00:30:28.116
Second.

552
00:30:29.256 --> 00:30:30.276
All in favor say aye.

553
00:30:30.776 --> 00:30:31.096
Aye.

554
00:30:31.506 --> 00:30:32.556
Aye. All opposed say no.

555
00:30:35.006 --> 00:30:36.286
Motion carries. Thank you.

556
00:30:36.466 --> 00:30:36.926
Thank you, Kevin.

557
00:30:36.946 --> 00:30:37.266
Thank you.

558
00:30:39.046 --> 00:30:42.546
The next item, Madam Chair, supervisors, has been a long time coming.

559
00:30:43.746 --> 00:30:47.476
Mr. Brown, myself, Mr. Stone, have been working on this

560
00:30:47.506 --> 00:30:49.926
for a few years, I believe two or three.

561
00:30:50.646 --> 00:30:54.406
And it has been the proposal to bring forth the long-term

562
00:30:54.446 --> 00:30:57.586
contract with Jacobs, our utility O&M provider.

563
00:30:59.106 --> 00:31:02.926
I know Kevin and Bruce were intimately involved in this

564
00:31:03.006 --> 00:31:06.466
just recently, trying to put a bow on it and get it done and making all the

565
00:31:06.506 --> 00:31:10.286
necessary last-minute edits, as well as Jacobs has reviewed it and

566
00:31:10.666 --> 00:31:14.066
agreed to all the terms of the contract extension.

567
00:31:14.166 --> 00:31:16.286
So, with that, Bruce, all with you.

568
00:31:16.446 --> 00:31:18.686
Good afternoon, board. Bruce Brown, assistant district manager.

569
00:31:18.886 --> 00:31:22.206
So this is a long agenda item, but I'm going to condense it down as much as

570
00:31:22.246 --> 00:31:25.126
possible for you, but I do want to get the key points across.

571
00:31:25.846 --> 00:31:29.156
So what you have before you today is the review and approval of amended restated

572
00:31:29.186 --> 00:31:33.086
agreement and Amendment 14 for the Village Center Community Development

573
00:31:33.186 --> 00:31:37.106
District with Operations Management, Inc., Jacobs, and consideration of a

574
00:31:37.186 --> 00:31:40.326
public-private partnership and a $540,000 fee

575
00:31:40.406 --> 00:31:43.746
reduction for the Village Center Service Area

576
00:31:43.846 --> 00:31:47.486
Utility and the Little Sumter Service Area Utility.

577
00:31:48.106 --> 00:31:50.636
So as Mr. Blocker stated, we started this

578
00:31:52.166 --> 00:31:55.366
about two and a half years ago, and in April of 2024, the board

579
00:31:55.906 --> 00:31:59.686
agreed and authorized staff to enter into negotiations to establish a long-term

580
00:31:59.786 --> 00:32:03.326
partnership through this long-term

581
00:32:03.366 --> 00:32:03.926
extension

582
00:32:05.546 --> 00:32:09.256
between the Village Center CDD and Jacobs,

583
00:32:09.426 --> 00:32:13.136
again, in consideration of a $540,000 fee

584
00:32:13.206 --> 00:32:15.226
reduction specific to your board.

585
00:32:16.306 --> 00:32:19.606
A longtime partner of the district staff worked closely with Jacobs to

586
00:32:19.626 --> 00:32:22.686
professionally serve residents of the villages for decades.

587
00:32:22.726 --> 00:32:25.746
The community has grown significantly over time, and Jacobs has been a valued

588
00:32:25.786 --> 00:32:29.706
partner to the district. Over the years, the district has engaged Jacobs

589
00:32:29.866 --> 00:32:32.886
for various tasks and provides supplemental consulting

590
00:32:33.006 --> 00:32:36.786
services in partnership with our engineering consulting firm,

591
00:32:36.866 --> 00:32:37.586
Vicus Water.

592
00:32:38.406 --> 00:32:41.956
Staff completed extensive negotiations with Jacobs to the terms and

593
00:32:42.006 --> 00:32:45.966
conditions contained within the scope of work of the contract, all prior amendments

594
00:32:45.986 --> 00:32:49.726
and incorporated contract specifications and other changes as

595
00:32:49.766 --> 00:32:53.026
contained within the term sheet and through the contract

596
00:32:53.046 --> 00:32:56.706
negotiations, and these were itemized out in detail in your

597
00:32:56.766 --> 00:33:00.306
agenda for your contract. And I do want to add

598
00:33:00.406 --> 00:33:04.146
that as part of this negotiation, Vicus Water did participate as well,

599
00:33:04.656 --> 00:33:08.586
so we got the best of everyone together to come up with what we

600
00:33:08.626 --> 00:33:12.386
thought was the best contract. Key contract updates include

601
00:33:12.426 --> 00:33:16.346
enhanced maintenance procedures that are aligned with AWWA

602
00:33:16.446 --> 00:33:20.086
best practices, expanded preventative maintenance requirements, annual

603
00:33:20.146 --> 00:33:24.106
condition assessments, capital improvement recommendations, and preventative

604
00:33:24.166 --> 00:33:27.806
maintenance plans, increased accountability via key

605
00:33:27.886 --> 00:33:29.906
performance indicators and penalties

606
00:33:30.806 --> 00:33:32.206
for non-compliance.

607
00:33:33.326 --> 00:33:36.136
The current term expiration date for the service agreement

608
00:33:37.046 --> 00:33:40.246
that we are under today is September 30th, 2026.

609
00:33:40.346 --> 00:33:43.226
The proposed agreement that you have before you

610
00:33:43.286 --> 00:33:47.046
today shall have an effective date of October

611
00:33:47.146 --> 00:33:50.266
1st, 2026. The new expiration date for the services

612
00:33:50.286 --> 00:33:54.226
agreement will then be September 30th, 2046,

613
00:33:54.286 --> 00:33:58.086
and shall thereafter renew for successive four-year terms.

614
00:33:59.246 --> 00:34:03.146
Under the long-term public-private partnership approach, Jacobs will make

615
00:34:03.266 --> 00:34:06.946
a total of $3 million contribution through a fee reduction

616
00:34:07.406 --> 00:34:10.266
schedule, which is spread out over the course of 10 years,

617
00:34:11.127 --> 00:34:14.546
and the allocation of the fee reduction schedule is proportional based on the size

618
00:34:14.607 --> 00:34:17.986
of the utility. So as you know, there's other utilities within the district.

619
00:34:18.426 --> 00:34:21.667
Your portion is the $540,000 that I mentioned

620
00:34:21.846 --> 00:34:22.526
previously.

621
00:34:23.346 --> 00:34:27.246
Locking in Jacobs as our service provider for all utility operations enables

622
00:34:27.266 --> 00:34:31.156
immediate and sustained investment in utilities, provides continued access to

623
00:34:31.187 --> 00:34:34.806
engineering subject matter expertise, enhances standardized

624
00:34:35.566 --> 00:34:39.226
services across the utilities, reduces the administrative burden of district

625
00:34:39.306 --> 00:34:41.536
staff with regard to contract administration, and

626
00:34:42.406 --> 00:34:46.246
improves the stability for the workforce and locks in a high-quality

627
00:34:46.326 --> 00:34:50.205
service delivery from a proven and trusted contractor

628
00:34:50.265 --> 00:34:51.627
for a long-term period.

629
00:34:52.705 --> 00:34:56.205
There's a lot of other benefits. I won't read them all because they are in your

630
00:34:56.246 --> 00:34:59.446
agenda. I do want to just highlight

631
00:35:00.326 --> 00:35:02.506
the attachments that were with your agenda.

632
00:35:03.426 --> 00:35:06.166
I'm sure you have reviewed those. There are several.

633
00:35:06.206 --> 00:35:09.966
The first one is a chart that demonstrates the overall $3 million

634
00:35:10.266 --> 00:35:12.666
fee reduction that's broken down by utility.

635
00:35:13.206 --> 00:35:14.926
So that includes the NSCAD utility,

636
00:35:16.226 --> 00:35:19.066
Wildwood utility, dependent district utility, and of course, yours.

637
00:35:19.126 --> 00:35:22.106
The attachment two is a chart that demonstrates the fee reduction schedule

638
00:35:23.086 --> 00:35:24.356
for next fiscal year.

639
00:35:25.496 --> 00:35:29.026
Attachment three is a chart that demonstrates the full breakdown.

640
00:35:29.066 --> 00:35:32.916
So it shows your base fee for next year, your CPI adjustment, board-approved

641
00:35:33.006 --> 00:35:36.666
FTE adjustments. If you recall, last year you approved

642
00:35:36.826 --> 00:35:39.506
FTE adjustments. They were spread over two fiscal years.

643
00:35:39.886 --> 00:35:43.296
The majority of them were last fiscal year, the fee we're in now, and there's a

644
00:35:43.406 --> 00:35:47.186
small piece that take effect October 1st of next

645
00:35:47.226 --> 00:35:50.816
fiscal year. And then you'll see the fee reduction

646
00:35:51.146 --> 00:35:54.966
backed out. So that shows you what your actual contract cost is for next

647
00:35:55.046 --> 00:35:58.646
year. Attachment four is a chart that shows the

648
00:35:58.766 --> 00:35:59.186
current

649
00:36:00.566 --> 00:36:04.286
term, the long-term extension term, start and end dates, and the option year, so

650
00:36:04.306 --> 00:36:07.566
you can see it laid out in a graph format.

651
00:36:07.856 --> 00:36:11.406
And then the last attachment summarizes the term expiration dates and the fee

652
00:36:11.486 --> 00:36:12.146
reduction.

653
00:36:15.426 --> 00:36:17.896
Just one additional item. I don't know if I'm stealing your thunder or not, but

654
00:36:18.046 --> 00:36:22.016
NSCAD and Wood did both approve these extensions earlier this week, so just

655
00:36:22.046 --> 00:36:23.446
wanted to add that caveat on this one.

656
00:36:23.466 --> 00:36:24.086
Yes, sir. Thank you.

657
00:36:25.406 --> 00:36:29.346
Funding, as Ms. Cook has already talked about, we have properly funded

658
00:36:29.426 --> 00:36:32.006
the amount into your budget for next fiscal year.

659
00:36:32.706 --> 00:36:35.886
And unless there's any specific questions, staff does recommend the board approve

660
00:36:35.906 --> 00:36:39.726
the long-term extension between the Village Center Community Development

661
00:36:39.766 --> 00:36:43.286
District with Operations Management, Inc., in consideration of the public-private

662
00:36:43.406 --> 00:36:46.982
partnership540,000 fee dollar fee

663
00:36:47.062 --> 00:36:50.662
reduction as outlined in the restatement of effective prior agreements in amendment

664
00:36:50.682 --> 00:36:54.662
number 14 to the agreement for utility operations and maintenance

665
00:36:55.282 --> 00:36:58.602
for the Village Center Community Development District,

666
00:37:00.322 --> 00:37:04.262
Village Center Service Area Utility, and the Little Sumter Service Area Utility.

667
00:37:04.302 --> 00:37:06.602
Again, happy to answer any questions if you have any.

668
00:37:09.062 --> 00:37:12.942
Okay. Supervisors, if we don't have any questions, we're looking for a

669
00:37:13.002 --> 00:37:16.342
motion and a second on this agenda item.

670
00:37:16.382 --> 00:37:17.032
Motion to approve.

671
00:37:17.482 --> 00:37:17.752
Second.

672
00:37:18.562 --> 00:37:19.662
All in favor say aye.

673
00:37:20.062 --> 00:37:20.621
Aye.

674
00:37:21.322 --> 00:37:22.382
All opposed say no.

675
00:37:24.282 --> 00:37:24.392
And that motion carries.

676
00:37:24.392 --> 00:37:24.602
Thank you.

677
00:37:24.642 --> 00:37:28.202
Very good. Thank you. A lot of work put into that

678
00:37:28.242 --> 00:37:31.842
negotiation, getting it done. So it took a few years, but we're very happy and very

679
00:37:31.882 --> 00:37:33.542
pleased, so thank you for your consideration.

680
00:37:33.782 --> 00:37:33.792
Mm-hmm.

681
00:37:35.602 --> 00:37:39.322
Board members, the next item on the agenda is informational items

682
00:37:39.502 --> 00:37:42.582
only. Are there any questions on that, supervisors?

683
00:37:44.402 --> 00:37:47.962
Okay. If there's no questions, we'll move on to district reports.

684
00:37:48.842 --> 00:37:50.122
Yes, ma'am, Madam Chair, Supervisors.

685
00:37:50.222 --> 00:37:54.192
So, the AEC after agenda, as you know, you did pull the item of

686
00:37:54.262 --> 00:37:55.562
main focus this morning,

687
00:37:56.602 --> 00:37:59.102
I think two or three hours worth of conversation, Mr. Cole.

688
00:37:59.112 --> 00:38:02.582
I don't want to steal your thunder, but I know there was a lot of conversation that

689
00:38:02.622 --> 00:38:03.382
essentially,

690
00:38:04.302 --> 00:38:06.642
the end result was nothing was done.

691
00:38:06.902 --> 00:38:08.382
It's a circular fire response.

692
00:38:08.722 --> 00:38:11.302
Well, you said it differently than I did, but yes, it is.

693
00:38:13.162 --> 00:38:14.902
They did have some other comments about some golf courses.

694
00:38:14.922 --> 00:38:18.702
They did approve the budget as you saw this afternoon, but the main

695
00:38:18.742 --> 00:38:22.682
thrust of the conversation was the Morris Boulevard, and unfortunately, no progress

696
00:38:22.722 --> 00:38:24.122
was made. I don't know what that means.

697
00:38:24.162 --> 00:38:27.602
Is it not going to be spoken about again, or is it going to be brought in later

698
00:38:27.662 --> 00:38:28.812
meetings? I'm not sure, but-

699
00:38:29.142 --> 00:38:32.692
It was placed on our agenda called Items of

700
00:38:32.762 --> 00:38:33.782
Continuing Concern.

701
00:38:33.802 --> 00:38:36.382
So that means they'll talk about it for the months to come.

702
00:38:36.642 --> 00:38:37.322
Ad nauseam.

703
00:38:39.102 --> 00:38:40.802
So anyway, that is the after agenda.

704
00:38:41.062 --> 00:38:43.902
Other than that, there was no other real pertinent conversation.

705
00:38:45.102 --> 00:38:48.682
The VPSD monthly report, Chief Twiss is here to give that.

706
00:38:48.722 --> 00:38:52.642
And I don't know if you saw the article in today's paper about the fire training

707
00:38:52.722 --> 00:38:56.602
center opening. The Chair and myself were both present at that

708
00:38:56.642 --> 00:39:00.542
ceremony. It was an uncoupling ceremony, which we always heard of ribbon cutting,

709
00:39:00.602 --> 00:39:03.392
but in this case, it was an uncoupling ceremony. So, Chief?

710
00:39:03.411 --> 00:39:03.762
Yes, sir.

711
00:39:04.142 --> 00:39:04.822
Give us the-

712
00:39:04.862 --> 00:39:06.652
Brian Twiss, fire chief for The Villages.

713
00:39:07.842 --> 00:39:11.742
The first thing I wanted to, I know I briefly spoke about it

714
00:39:11.802 --> 00:39:15.542
at the last meeting, but we were not able to get it into the

715
00:39:15.562 --> 00:39:18.962
presentation, was the President Trump's visit.

716
00:39:20.782 --> 00:39:24.122
During that visit... Well, first of all, and full

717
00:39:24.162 --> 00:39:28.122
disclosure, I was on vacation when we were notified

718
00:39:28.162 --> 00:39:32.142
that the President was coming. And when I say we were notified, we

719
00:39:32.162 --> 00:39:36.102
get notified Friday afternoon that, "Hey, we're having a meeting Monday

720
00:39:36.142 --> 00:39:39.911
morning, and by the way, he's coming Friday." So we had four

721
00:39:40.002 --> 00:39:42.112
days to plan all the

722
00:39:43.782 --> 00:39:46.142
planning that needed to go behind him visiting.

723
00:39:47.382 --> 00:39:51.362
In those four days, we were able to put everything in place,

724
00:39:51.542 --> 00:39:55.302
plus also secure the middle school for a treatment

725
00:39:55.362 --> 00:39:58.942
area, which proved to be very beneficial in the fact

726
00:39:58.952 --> 00:40:02.742
that the day of the event, we had a level three mass casualty

727
00:40:02.762 --> 00:40:06.262
event that we had to declare because of the amount of patients we

728
00:40:06.402 --> 00:40:10.382
had, which was 70 plus patients. And it was all heat

729
00:40:10.422 --> 00:40:14.412
related. What we were able to do was bring them straight

730
00:40:14.412 --> 00:40:18.092
from the area that they were having the issue, to the middle school,

731
00:40:18.282 --> 00:40:21.242
treat them, and then release them.

732
00:40:21.302 --> 00:40:25.222
It worked out very well. We only had four transports to the hospitals, so

733
00:40:25.282 --> 00:40:29.242
that was 70 plus patients. We were able to take that load off the

734
00:40:29.262 --> 00:40:33.062
hospitals. So that was a

735
00:40:33.142 --> 00:40:36.902
very beneficial thing. I did return Thursday

736
00:40:36.922 --> 00:40:40.662
night so I could be here in the fire chief capacity for the event

737
00:40:40.742 --> 00:40:41.382
on Friday.

738
00:40:43.342 --> 00:40:45.682
Like I said, the event went off without a hitch.

739
00:40:47.842 --> 00:40:51.142
Monday, this past Monday, fast-forward into that.

740
00:40:51.622 --> 00:40:55.502
I'm in my office and my staff advised me that there were several Secret Service

741
00:40:55.602 --> 00:40:57.942
agents in the front lobby that wanted to see me.

742
00:40:59.142 --> 00:40:59.482
My first-

743
00:40:59.522 --> 00:41:00.642
Not a good sign, right?

744
00:41:00.782 --> 00:41:04.511
No, sir. My first response was if they weren't going to give me two sets of cuffs,

745
00:41:04.682 --> 00:41:05.922
I was running out the back door.

746
00:41:07.632 --> 00:41:11.082
They came in, and when they came in, they were

747
00:41:11.122 --> 00:41:15.082
extremely impressed with the level of service that we provided during that

748
00:41:15.162 --> 00:41:18.682
event, so they wanted to provide us with a recognition award.

749
00:41:20.222 --> 00:41:23.702
And I'll pass this around, but this is what was given to us from

750
00:41:24.842 --> 00:41:25.942
the Secret Service.

751
00:41:27.982 --> 00:41:31.282
And it was just them thanking us for a job well done.

752
00:41:32.522 --> 00:41:36.192
They said during the event, there was a lot of

753
00:41:36.222 --> 00:41:40.052
unexpected things, like the 70 plus patients, and

754
00:41:40.102 --> 00:41:43.762
they felt that we handled the situation extremely well.

755
00:41:43.802 --> 00:41:47.642
So they came and presented us with that. So I did not need the two sets of cuffs.

756
00:41:49.422 --> 00:41:49.562
It's

757
00:41:50.622 --> 00:41:54.042
with much gratitude that the Chief

758
00:41:54.622 --> 00:41:58.422
accepts that and did a great job. So we wanted to certainly share that with

759
00:41:58.462 --> 00:42:02.382
everyone here today and have that hanging up in your

760
00:42:02.482 --> 00:42:03.582
office or in the station-

761
00:42:03.822 --> 00:42:04.082
Yes, sir

762
00:42:04.162 --> 00:42:08.122
... for a job well done because these things, as Brian says, these things

763
00:42:08.182 --> 00:42:11.212
kind of happen. We get a phone call and say, "Hey, they're here." And it's like,

764
00:42:11.242 --> 00:42:14.642
"Okay, now you guys got to figure out what to do." So with not a lot of time to

765
00:42:14.682 --> 00:42:17.722
figure it out, job well done. So thank you very much, Chief.

766
00:42:20.942 --> 00:42:21.012
But-

767
00:42:21.012 --> 00:42:22.102
If it's okay, I'll pass it around

768
00:42:26.422 --> 00:42:30.402
Moving on to the next event that happened the same day because we had been

769
00:42:30.422 --> 00:42:34.202
planning since last year for the Hurricane

770
00:42:34.282 --> 00:42:38.242
Expo. So it happened to fall on the same exact day that President

771
00:42:38.282 --> 00:42:38.962
Trump showed up.

772
00:42:40.422 --> 00:42:44.302
We had 60 vendors there and over 1,100

773
00:42:44.362 --> 00:42:48.302
attendees, which we were very happy with because it was right down

774
00:42:48.342 --> 00:42:50.722
the road from the President Trump event.

775
00:42:51.302 --> 00:42:54.142
But we were also able to pull that off the same exact day.

776
00:42:54.442 --> 00:42:57.102
So that was definitely

777
00:42:59.994 --> 00:43:00.994
Oh, an event

778
00:43:01.174 --> 00:43:03.574
... having a lot of resources.

779
00:43:06.294 --> 00:43:08.894
For the April report, there were

780
00:43:08.914 --> 00:43:12.374
1,766 medical calls and

781
00:43:12.594 --> 00:43:16.074
591 fire or fire-related calls for a total of

782
00:43:16.253 --> 00:43:18.774
2,357 calls for the month.

783
00:43:20.194 --> 00:43:24.154
As far as response times, I explained in March about the issue we

784
00:43:24.194 --> 00:43:27.634
had with the CAD system. We're starting to see that come back and

785
00:43:27.674 --> 00:43:31.334
normalize. There are still some things we're working through, but the

786
00:43:31.394 --> 00:43:33.314
majority of the problems like

787
00:43:33.434 --> 00:43:36.864
dispatch not being able to see us,

788
00:43:37.434 --> 00:43:41.064
that has been fixed. So you'll see those times coming down.

789
00:43:41.374 --> 00:43:44.134
It's just going to take us a couple of months to recover from that.

790
00:43:46.294 --> 00:43:50.254
We were able to respond to 69% of our medical calls within

791
00:43:50.314 --> 00:43:54.134
eight minutes, and 71% of our fire calls within

792
00:43:54.194 --> 00:43:54.834
eight minutes.

793
00:43:56.894 --> 00:44:00.594
As far as ambulance response statistics, we had a total of

794
00:44:00.674 --> 00:44:02.834
1,634 transports,

795
00:44:03.814 --> 00:44:07.684
and we are at 11,195 transports

796
00:44:07.754 --> 00:44:11.514
so far for this year. We project we're going to

797
00:44:11.614 --> 00:44:15.554
far surpass what we did last year and a lot more than we thought we were going

798
00:44:15.574 --> 00:44:15.913
to do.

799
00:44:17.894 --> 00:44:21.674
The mobile stroke truck, maybe I need them.

800
00:44:23.694 --> 00:44:27.034
We had 97 calls with 13 critical

801
00:44:27.094 --> 00:44:30.874
interventions. Like I was explaining to the last board, as I was pulling

802
00:44:30.974 --> 00:44:34.654
into the last board meeting, the mobile stroke

803
00:44:34.774 --> 00:44:37.314
truck was passing me headed to Ocala.

804
00:44:37.414 --> 00:44:39.554
So that truck is really hopping, and it's

805
00:44:41.314 --> 00:44:44.414
a major benefit for our community.

806
00:44:45.894 --> 00:44:49.754
As far as offload times, we're seeing them come back and start to normalize

807
00:44:49.814 --> 00:44:53.604
around the 24-minute mark, which is helping us tremendously with

808
00:44:53.634 --> 00:44:55.734
getting our response times where they need to be.

809
00:44:57.774 --> 00:45:01.724
Our ambulance utilization hours, you can see during those peak hours,

810
00:45:01.794 --> 00:45:05.504
we're hovering around the 30%. We do have the one unit that's at

811
00:45:05.694 --> 00:45:09.534
40%. It's up there by the high school, that area, and it's just an

812
00:45:09.573 --> 00:45:13.374
extremely busy area. So both of those units, Medic 40

813
00:45:13.854 --> 00:45:16.254
and 240, you see at the higher end of that.

814
00:45:18.494 --> 00:45:21.754
Our 24-hour utilization is under on all of them.

815
00:45:24.054 --> 00:45:27.634
As far as fire training, we have 3,457

816
00:45:27.694 --> 00:45:31.214
hours of fire training, which you're going to see that bump up a little bit.

817
00:45:31.224 --> 00:45:34.394
We have a new hire class of almost 20 people that

818
00:45:35.414 --> 00:45:38.064
are going through orientation right now. They started on Monday.

819
00:45:38.474 --> 00:45:40.304
So you'll see that number come up next month.

820
00:45:41.474 --> 00:45:45.254
342 hours of EMS training, which you will also see that number come

821
00:45:45.314 --> 00:45:48.834
up because this is the year that we recertify all of our

822
00:45:48.854 --> 00:45:52.744
CPR, paramedic EMT licenses, and all

823
00:45:52.794 --> 00:45:56.703
that. And then the technical rescue team did 72 hours of

824
00:45:56.754 --> 00:45:57.064
training.

825
00:45:58.514 --> 00:46:00.354
And that's all I have unless you have any questions.

826
00:46:00.814 --> 00:46:03.774
To the point of yesterday,

827
00:46:04.574 --> 00:46:06.814
they did open the joint training center.

828
00:46:07.894 --> 00:46:10.074
It'll be a phenomenal resource for us.

829
00:46:11.434 --> 00:46:13.834
We'll have a training ground right here.

830
00:46:13.854 --> 00:46:16.914
We'll be able to train with Sumter County Fire, which has been difficult in the

831
00:46:16.954 --> 00:46:20.784
past because we never had a place to go to where both agencies

832
00:46:20.874 --> 00:46:23.754
could go to the same place and train together.

833
00:46:25.894 --> 00:46:29.614
I don't even want to say training, but most of our interactions was on fire

834
00:46:29.694 --> 00:46:33.234
calls because we just didn't have a training facility close by.

835
00:46:34.574 --> 00:46:38.474
As far as live burns that we have to conduct for our new hires and stuff, we

836
00:46:38.514 --> 00:46:40.514
were having to go to Citrus County to do that.

837
00:46:41.514 --> 00:46:43.094
Now we'll be able to do it right here.

838
00:46:43.234 --> 00:46:46.694
So, phenomenal resource and we look forward to

839
00:46:46.994 --> 00:46:50.034
working with Sumter County and training with them at that facility.

840
00:46:50.244 --> 00:46:53.014
And Chief, is that where you're going to do the paramedic training as well?

841
00:46:53.334 --> 00:46:53.774
Yes, sir.

842
00:46:54.034 --> 00:46:54.194
Right.

843
00:46:54.314 --> 00:46:58.234
So the in-house paramedic training, they have a large building

844
00:46:58.294 --> 00:47:01.534
there to the left of the fire grounds.

845
00:47:01.874 --> 00:47:04.894
That's where we're going to have the in-house paramedic class.

846
00:47:06.094 --> 00:47:08.354
Us and Sumter County will be holding it.

847
00:47:08.434 --> 00:47:10.034
The class is

848
00:47:12.594 --> 00:47:16.393
going to be one class subdivided into two classes because both agencies

849
00:47:16.494 --> 00:47:19.634
had such good responses of people who wanted to go.

850
00:47:20.174 --> 00:47:23.724
So we're going to be able to turn out, between the two agencies,

851
00:47:24.034 --> 00:47:26.834
between 30 and 40 paramedics within a year,

852
00:47:27.714 --> 00:47:30.634
which will help both services out a lot.

853
00:47:31.374 --> 00:47:35.234
Out at the fire ground training,

854
00:47:36.274 --> 00:47:38.214
I don't know if you've had the opportunity to go out there.

855
00:47:38.294 --> 00:47:40.774
If you haven't and you want to go out there, just get ahold of me.

856
00:47:41.014 --> 00:47:44.694
I'll make sure you get a tour of it. When you come into the facility,

857
00:47:45.074 --> 00:47:48.294
we've got the burn building that you'll first come to.

858
00:47:48.614 --> 00:47:52.274
The second thing is the tower. On the right-hand side of the tower,

859
00:47:52.474 --> 00:47:56.424
it's basically built for the technical response teams to do

860
00:47:56.514 --> 00:48:00.254
all their training. The left side of the tower is for

861
00:48:00.294 --> 00:48:00.634
the

862
00:48:01.674 --> 00:48:05.274
rest of the fire department. They have several props there.

863
00:48:06.034 --> 00:48:09.814
We can ladder the building, go up on the third floor, and actually

864
00:48:09.894 --> 00:48:13.694
cut like we're cutting a roof at a house.

865
00:48:14.874 --> 00:48:16.534
And then they just replace the wood.

866
00:48:17.054 --> 00:48:20.734
And then behind the tower, there's going to be some

867
00:48:21.654 --> 00:48:23.294
props set up like a

868
00:48:24.774 --> 00:48:27.254
field car fire, that kind of stuff.

869
00:48:27.354 --> 00:48:29.014
So it'll be a very

870
00:48:30.154 --> 00:48:32.174
nice resource for both agencies.

871
00:48:34.614 --> 00:48:38.574
Chief, is it on the 26th, there's going to be something for

872
00:48:38.614 --> 00:48:39.044
the public to-

873
00:48:39.534 --> 00:48:39.874
Yes, ma'am

874
00:48:39.934 --> 00:48:40.734
... do the training?

875
00:48:40.834 --> 00:48:44.314
Yes, ma'am. It's for the public. It's a demonstration, basically.

876
00:48:44.414 --> 00:48:47.954
So both agencies are going to get together on the 26th, and they're going to have

877
00:48:47.994 --> 00:48:51.654
some events there, some tours, that kind of stuff, but we're also going to do

878
00:48:52.294 --> 00:48:56.214
live demonstrations of different stuff. No, nobody can go in the burn building.

879
00:48:56.294 --> 00:48:58.414
We can't do that. It's kind of a liability. I think Mr.

880
00:48:58.634 --> 00:49:02.394
Block will get upset about that. But we will have demonstrations

881
00:49:02.434 --> 00:49:04.654
there for people if they want to come watch.

882
00:49:07.078 --> 00:49:08.648
Good information. Good. Thank you, Brian.

883
00:49:08.718 --> 00:49:09.138
Yes, sir.

884
00:49:09.178 --> 00:49:09.418
All right.

885
00:49:11.238 --> 00:49:14.358
Next, Mr. Rohan's going to give the Rec and Parks quarterly update.

886
00:49:16.138 --> 00:49:19.678
While he's walking up, I just want to remind you to check your district gov email

887
00:49:19.738 --> 00:49:22.608
for your Form 1. The state is sending your

888
00:49:23.798 --> 00:49:26.278
ethics Form 1 report there for you to fill out.

889
00:49:26.358 --> 00:49:29.818
So just remember, you got to do that by June 30th, so check that district gov

890
00:49:29.878 --> 00:49:31.018
email. So, John?

891
00:49:31.658 --> 00:49:34.798
Thank you, Mr. Blocker. John Rohan, executive director of Recreation and Parks here

892
00:49:34.838 --> 00:49:37.838
with our quarterly report, and it was February through April.

893
00:49:38.378 --> 00:49:42.118
Of course, that's pretty much a rock and roll time for us throughout the community.

894
00:49:42.458 --> 00:49:46.358
Very busy. But we also have a lot of things we did during that

895
00:49:46.418 --> 00:49:50.248
time as well. Recognizing our volunteers, we had over 3,000

896
00:49:50.278 --> 00:49:54.198
people who are volunteers and their guests attend the sharing.

897
00:49:54.458 --> 00:49:55.018
We had a great

898
00:49:56.098 --> 00:49:58.958
1960s rock and roll performance. It was very loud.

899
00:49:59.878 --> 00:50:03.478
Residents enjoyed it very much. But it was a great way to thank them for all they

900
00:50:03.498 --> 00:50:06.047
do for serving our residents here in the community through the lifestyle

901
00:50:06.118 --> 00:50:06.708
activities.

902
00:50:07.598 --> 00:50:09.418
We opened up some more facilities, of course.

903
00:50:09.458 --> 00:50:13.178
We opened up LaGrange Neighborhood Recreation Center, and then we turned around and

904
00:50:13.238 --> 00:50:16.588
opened up Blanchard. They both are about a block away from each other,

905
00:50:17.258 --> 00:50:21.178
and Blanchard is themed after a hot air balloon creator.

906
00:50:21.338 --> 00:50:25.208
It's very bright and airy. So if you haven't had a chance, go by there and

907
00:50:25.238 --> 00:50:25.918
take a look at it.

908
00:50:27.218 --> 00:50:30.238
Paradise Recreation Center is a huge capital improvement project.

909
00:50:30.258 --> 00:50:32.518
It's moving along ahead of schedule very nicely.

910
00:50:32.618 --> 00:50:35.358
Going to be open sometime in spring of '27.

911
00:50:35.658 --> 00:50:38.998
It's about a $20 million project. We have updates on our

912
00:50:39.038 --> 00:50:42.578
districtgov.org so people can keep track of all that construction work.

913
00:50:42.628 --> 00:50:46.318
It's going to be another gem for our community and for our residents'

914
00:50:46.498 --> 00:50:47.778
use and enjoyment.

915
00:50:49.318 --> 00:50:53.038
Just some highlights. We wanted to put in some numbers, different programs that we

916
00:50:53.118 --> 00:50:56.618
offer. We really strive with 160,000 residents

917
00:50:56.628 --> 00:51:00.598
to meet people where they're at. Everyone has a different

918
00:51:00.658 --> 00:51:03.978
niche, whether it's pickleball, swimming, basketball, badminton, you name it.

919
00:51:04.038 --> 00:51:06.758
We try to fill those niches for our residents' lifestyles.

920
00:51:06.798 --> 00:51:10.378
And so the numbers are pretty staggering to get them out there using their

921
00:51:10.398 --> 00:51:12.598
amenities and getting the best out of life.

922
00:51:14.138 --> 00:51:17.157
That included senior games. The largest senior games,

923
00:51:18.178 --> 00:51:21.798
as I mentioned, it's larger than the state games. We had over 2,400 participants.

924
00:51:22.458 --> 00:51:25.558
Gave away almost... Well, they earned almost 3,000 medals

925
00:51:26.138 --> 00:51:28.438
participating in over 20 different sports.

926
00:51:29.488 --> 00:51:33.007
So we have a very strong, just like we have a Tea division, we have a Lifestyle

927
00:51:33.478 --> 00:51:37.358
Events division, and we also have a sports division, and they all

928
00:51:37.378 --> 00:51:40.258
respectively oversee those categories.

929
00:51:40.308 --> 00:51:42.878
And Jack Doty and his team do an amazing job

930
00:51:43.838 --> 00:51:45.038
overseeing the sports division.

931
00:51:45.838 --> 00:51:49.758
As you can see there, of course, the athletic complex at Olympia is getting highly

932
00:51:49.898 --> 00:51:50.238
used.

933
00:51:51.058 --> 00:51:52.938
Every one of our rock climbing sessions

934
00:51:53.838 --> 00:51:57.078
are full. When we thought about bringing a rock climbing wall to a retirement

935
00:51:57.138 --> 00:52:00.778
community, people thought, "Maybe it's time for me to retire." And

936
00:52:00.858 --> 00:52:04.658
so lo and behold, it has worked out well for everybody, and it's great to see

937
00:52:04.858 --> 00:52:08.598
residents and their grandchildren participating in the rock climbing experience.

938
00:52:09.018 --> 00:52:09.268
And I have-

939
00:52:09.268 --> 00:52:09.978
It is called the Summit

940
00:52:10.158 --> 00:52:13.268
... I have witnessed John actually climb the rock wall, so he has achieved that

941
00:52:13.298 --> 00:52:13.668
goal, so.

942
00:52:13.718 --> 00:52:15.758
Yeah. If any of you would like to try it, let me know.

943
00:52:15.798 --> 00:52:18.898
We can certainly arrange for that and get you set up there.

944
00:52:18.918 --> 00:52:20.478
It is a really cool experience to do that.

945
00:52:22.338 --> 00:52:24.658
Highlights of TEA. That's the Enrichment Academy.

946
00:52:25.458 --> 00:52:28.378
We've been running this program now for several years.

947
00:52:28.818 --> 00:52:32.567
Once again, the numbers continue to just grow and

948
00:52:32.618 --> 00:52:34.248
grow with each semester. We had

949
00:52:34.418 --> 00:52:37.418
11,561 people register.

950
00:52:38.698 --> 00:52:42.538
The speaker series is a great way for people to get educational

951
00:52:42.598 --> 00:52:45.298
resources from our professional speakers that we hire.

952
00:52:46.118 --> 00:52:50.108
Just a really nice way for people to enhance their educational and

953
00:52:50.158 --> 00:52:52.218
learning opportunities through the Enrichment Academy.

954
00:52:54.258 --> 00:52:56.678
So more about coming up in the summer.

955
00:52:57.058 --> 00:53:00.618
We start moving to early morning stuff into Twilight Socials.

956
00:53:00.678 --> 00:53:03.227
Our Fit Club summer special is kicked in.

957
00:53:03.478 --> 00:53:06.978
Camp Villages, our first session for the first four weeks are all filled up.

958
00:53:07.018 --> 00:53:10.238
We'll be adding more sessions, though, to try to accommodate that overflow.

959
00:53:10.778 --> 00:53:13.938
And then we have a second session that starts in about two weeks for

960
00:53:14.058 --> 00:53:17.858
sign-ups. Some more activities and programs we've provided for you.

961
00:53:19.058 --> 00:53:22.778
And then we get into operations. We have an extremely high standard of

962
00:53:22.858 --> 00:53:26.388
excellence at all our facilities, whether it's public safety, property

963
00:53:26.458 --> 00:53:30.238
management, everyone is committed to the high level of

964
00:53:30.278 --> 00:53:33.558
service to our residents. And so everything from our billiard tables to

965
00:53:33.598 --> 00:53:36.958
furniture. We added water cannons at all the sports pools.

966
00:53:36.998 --> 00:53:39.398
It helps cool down the pool temperature during the summer months.

967
00:53:40.238 --> 00:53:40.438
And

968
00:53:41.738 --> 00:53:44.678
pinball machine was so popular we had to go out and buy a second one.

969
00:53:44.978 --> 00:53:48.198
There's over 300 residents in the Pinball Club.

970
00:53:48.278 --> 00:53:52.058
So it just goes to show you just got to keep adding more programs

971
00:53:52.098 --> 00:53:55.798
and activities there. So. Then we also do an educational piece

972
00:53:56.298 --> 00:53:58.358
all the time for our residents on our website.

973
00:53:59.398 --> 00:54:02.918
We have loads of information out there for all newcomers coming to The Villages,

974
00:54:02.998 --> 00:54:05.617
how we operate, what's allowed, what's not allowed.

975
00:54:05.658 --> 00:54:09.538
So we want residents to know they can always call Community Watch or

976
00:54:10.098 --> 00:54:13.898
our office or our centers or 911 if they ever need any assistance.

977
00:54:13.918 --> 00:54:15.918
Someone will be out there right away to help them out.

978
00:54:17.258 --> 00:54:20.838
And then where we get all our information, we continue to use a digital format, a

979
00:54:20.878 --> 00:54:21.598
printed format,

980
00:54:23.178 --> 00:54:26.978
website. We got The Villages app. We have our VNN show that we

981
00:54:27.018 --> 00:54:29.298
do as well, The Villages Daily Sun.

982
00:54:29.338 --> 00:54:32.498
So we're getting out there, getting people engaged, getting people to know they

983
00:54:32.538 --> 00:54:34.617
made the best decision in their life to move here in The Villages.

984
00:54:35.198 --> 00:54:38.338
And I think that's evident if you drive around and see all the great things that

985
00:54:38.348 --> 00:54:41.558
are happening here. But it's a lot of teamwork by the board and by district

986
00:54:41.618 --> 00:54:45.018
management and our volunteers and staff making it come to life every day.

987
00:54:45.038 --> 00:54:46.278
And just privileged to be part of that team.

988
00:54:46.318 --> 00:54:47.858
But answer any questions you all may have.

989
00:54:48.598 --> 00:54:48.738
Good.

990
00:54:48.898 --> 00:54:51.528
There was an article in yesterday's paper about a gentleman who moved down from

991
00:54:51.698 --> 00:54:55.258
Brooklyn, I think 20 years ago or whatever, and he wanted to start a basketball

992
00:54:55.318 --> 00:54:58.178
club. And he went through the whole process. He reached out to Rec.

993
00:54:58.698 --> 00:55:02.098
Rec told him how to do it. He got it going, and it's alive and well today.

994
00:55:02.108 --> 00:55:02.108
Yeah.

995
00:55:02.118 --> 00:55:03.798
And it looks like the president of the club-

996
00:55:03.878 --> 00:55:04.458
Lonnie Love. Yep

997
00:55:04.658 --> 00:55:06.658
... he's done a great job in building that.

998
00:55:06.698 --> 00:55:08.698
That's right. And now they got a place to play inside.

999
00:55:08.758 --> 00:55:08.858
Yeah.

1000
00:55:08.927 --> 00:55:10.038
Yep, and they're enjoying that very much. Yeah.

1001
00:55:10.318 --> 00:55:10.388
It's a great club.

1002
00:55:10.388 --> 00:55:12.438
You should come watch them play basketball. Three on three is pretty fun.

1003
00:55:12.618 --> 00:55:12.798
Yeah.

1004
00:55:12.818 --> 00:55:14.358
They actually go at it. They're pretty cool.

1005
00:55:15.248 --> 00:55:15.248
Yeah. Good job.

1006
00:55:15.258 --> 00:55:16.198
Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Blocker.

1007
00:55:16.418 --> 00:55:16.638
Thank you.

1008
00:55:17.668 --> 00:55:17.668
Thank you.

1009
00:55:17.678 --> 00:55:19.038
And those are all my reports, ma'am.

1010
00:55:19.138 --> 00:55:21.117
Okay. Thank you.

1011
00:55:23.958 --> 00:55:26.108
Next item on the agenda is the District Council reports.

1012
00:55:27.018 --> 00:55:29.038
Mr. Blocker already reminded you of your Form 1.

1013
00:55:29.078 --> 00:55:31.818
When you get your Form 1, you'll be checking the box that says that you received

1014
00:55:31.878 --> 00:55:33.138
four hours of training last year.

1015
00:55:33.958 --> 00:55:35.398
Next year, when you go to check that box,

1016
00:55:36.498 --> 00:55:39.758
you'll need to say that you received four hours of training this calendar year.

1017
00:55:39.978 --> 00:55:43.758
So here in 2026, you can do this online as you may have done in the past, but we

1018
00:55:43.818 --> 00:55:47.528
are also offering the opportunity to receive a couple hours of training on two

1019
00:55:47.538 --> 00:55:51.088
different occasions in person, once on August 20th at the Everglades Recreation

1020
00:55:51.138 --> 00:55:55.038
Center, and once on October 29th at the district office where we

1021
00:55:55.058 --> 00:55:58.038
are right now. So if that's something that's interesting to you, receiving training

1022
00:55:58.058 --> 00:56:01.758
with others, that's available. Otherwise, I've got no report.

1023
00:56:02.178 --> 00:56:02.318
Thanks.

1024
00:56:02.578 --> 00:56:03.638
Okay. Thank you.

1025
00:56:04.638 --> 00:56:06.298
Any supervisor comments?

1026
00:56:07.818 --> 00:56:08.838
Okay, thank you.

1027
00:56:10.218 --> 00:56:13.098
So the last order of business is a motion to adjourn.

1028
00:56:13.178 --> 00:56:15.338
We need a motion and a second.

1029
00:56:16.278 --> 00:56:16.738
So moved.

1030
00:56:17.318 --> 00:56:17.328
Sure.

1031
00:56:17.328 --> 00:56:17.578
Second.

1032
00:56:18.218 --> 00:56:19.278
All in favor say aye.

1033
00:56:19.758 --> 00:56:19.948
Aye.

1034
00:56:19.948 --> 00:56:23.398
Aye. Thank you, we adjourn.

1035
00:56:23.408 --> 00:56:23.408
Thank you.