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I'd like to call to order the meeting for Community Development District number 6.

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First of all, I'd like to welcome all those of you who are here to probably what is

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the longest agenda that I can remember in the 15 years that I've been on this

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board. So we will try to move through very quickly.

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I have a number of things to explain.

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But first, I'd like to ask you to, first for the record, please show that all

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members of the board are here. I'd ask all members of the audience to join us in

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the Pledge of Allegiance, and please stay standing for a couple of minutes of

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reflection. And since this is kind of an interesting week for many of our age,

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reflect on where we were 25 years ago on the 11th of this month.

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Okay.

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

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Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with

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liberty and justice for all.

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Thank you. Please be seated.

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Okay, before we get into our agenda, we have something that we would like to

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handle. I'm going to ask Brittany,

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the assistant director for Community Development District, to

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have something she wants to share with us.

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Yes. Good afternoon, board members. Just a slight deviation from the agenda.

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If I can please invite Ms. Pamela Webb, who is our executive director of human

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resources and risk management to the podium.

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Hi. Good afternoon. I'm Pamela Webb, the executive director of human resources.

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I would like to take this opportunity, actually I'm going to introduce my HR

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director here, Debbie Powell Brown.

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On behalf of the pension advisory committee for our employees, we would like to

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recognize and express our sincere appreciation for our longtime resident volunteer,

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John Calandro. As one of the district pension advisory committee's original members

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and its longest serving chair, John has been instrumental in developing the

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procedures, metrics, and oversight practices that guide our pension program today.

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And through your dedication, professionalism, and steadfast commitment to the

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district employees, you've helped shape the PAC from its earlier days into the

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strong, reliable body it is now, and we are grateful for the many years that you've

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devoted to ensuring the best retirement outcome for our staff.

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On behalf of the district, we'd like to thank you for your exceptional service,

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your leadership,

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and your continuity that you've provided for nearly two decades.

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And with that, we would like to present you with the Challenge Coin.

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We reserve these for very special circumstances, and we would love to present this

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to you today.

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Thank you.

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Working with good people for good people has always been reward enough, but thank

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you very much for it. And I've enjoyed being part of that group for almost her

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entire tenure. Thank you.

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It's been an honor.

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Thank you, Brittany. Difficult year.

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Are you-

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Thank you.

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Wow, I wasn't expecting that, but thank you.

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Okay, moving into this robust agenda.

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Our agenda is really just for those of you who are joining us for the first time

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today, there are several items on our agenda.

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Some of them will be handled in what they call the consent agenda.

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These are items that we have looked at previously and studied, and these are the

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final resolutions of that. And unless there are some specific questions, they will

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be handled that way. Also today, we have on our schedule eight

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public hearings. A public hearing is an individual circumstance

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that needs to be dealt with within the statutes that govern the operation of

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the district, and shortly our counsel will do an overview of that.

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If you are here and you want to speak

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on one of the issues, you'll need to be sworn in, and we'll do that in a moment for

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anyone who will be speaking on any of those eight items that will come up

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eventually on the agenda. We will follow the agenda.

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We will not be deviating from it.

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There will also be a portion of the

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public hearing basically will be opened,

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public comment will be received, it'll be closed, and then the board will

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deliberate on the issue of that specific

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on the agenda. And then each will be handled individually, as I said.

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Also,

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during the discussion,

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there may be questions that will come up among the board.

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It is appropriate that if we have a question specifically, it can be addressed

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during the public hearing. But after we close the public hearing, all discussion is

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between the board for looking for a resolution.

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Finally, after some staff reports, there will be a period of time where anyone who

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is here today, again, we thank you for being here, will be able to address any

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matter that you would like to the board, and we'll do our very best to understand,

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respond, and hopefully be helpful in that matter.

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With that,

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the first item on our agenda is the

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report from our sheriff's department.

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I would ask Sergeant to move forward and hear, bring us up to speed on what's

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happening relative to the sheriff's department.

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Fantastic. Thank you for the opportunity. Good afternoon, board.

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My name's Sergeant Adam Dodge with the Sumter County Sheriff's Office, and I'm here

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to provide you with the quarterly law enforcement update.

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And we typically attend and provide statistics on motor vehicle crashes, golf cart

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crashes, uniform traffic citations, as well as citations issued to golf carts.

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I would like to also share with you a new program the sheriff's office is offering

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and share with you some information about an emerging scam which is affecting our

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citizens here in the villages. So for the period between May and August of 2026,

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Sumter County Sheriff's Office responded to 361 automobile crashes.

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We also responded to 66 golf cart crashes.

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During the period, we issued 43 golf cart uniform traffic citations, and we issued

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2,266 automobile uniform traffic citations.

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Now, that number is an increase from our typical numbers during the same time span,

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and I don't believe it's attributed to a lower percentage of warnings given, so

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it's not that we've stopped giving warnings and we're only giving tickets now.

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We've just had an increase in law enforcement presence and enforcement on our major

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thoroughfares. Sheriff Rena has encouraged our deputies to spend their time, if

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they're not handling calls for service, to be present and visible on those major

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roadways and slowing traffic down, and that's what we're doing there with those

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uniform traffic citations. The program I'd like to make you aware of is the

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sheriff's office's new golf cart registration. It's a voluntary program.

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There's no cost associated with it.

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What we're asking our citizens is to consider registering your golf cart with us.

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You take one of these cards home, fill out the back portion.

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We're just looking for information about you and your golf cart, so year, make,

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model, serial number, those sorts of things.

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Once you have this card filled out, you bring it to the sheriff's office, whether

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it be the location I work out of up at 466 and Morris or our office just behind the

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Golden Dome building there off of Powell, and we'll exchange you for your filled

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out card a decal which you place on the back of your golf cart.

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It identifies your golf cart by number, and it helps us in locating your golf cart

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if it's ever misplaced or lost or stolen.

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We also identify it as being a theft deterrent because it would be readily

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identified. And very often, people reach out to us, they say, "Hey, I was at Lake

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Sumter Landing and someone stole my golf cart.

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It was parked somewhere over, I think over there. I don't know.

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I can't find it." And we usually help them in locating their golf cart.

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It hasn't been stolen. They just can't seem to locate it.

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It's frustrating for us when they describe their golf cart as the white Yamaha with

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the green seats. Okay. It's kind of difficult to find that golf cart.

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So this is something that's going to aid us in locating golf carts, especially if

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they're lost or misplaced. It's been a great program thus far.

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The Lake County Sheriff's Office and Marion County Sheriff's Office have both

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reached out to us looking for information about this program to see how we've

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structured this registration. I'm not certain if they're going to be moving forward

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with their own golf cart registration. They have not just yet.

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But I'm hopeful that they will. We believe it's a benefit to our citizens.

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We think they'll find the same. The Wildwood Police Department has launched a very

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similar golf cart registration, and our two databases work together to identify

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golf carts. The scam I'd like to bring to your attention has come about recently.

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It involves architectural review committee applications We've had some of our

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residents contacted after submitting an architectural review application, and by a

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fictitious email that says, "We received your application. Great news.

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We look forward to hearing you at your date to have your case heard, but we've not

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received your payment yet. Click the link below to go ahead and submit your

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application fee." There is no application fee for an ARC submittal.

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The district's been very proactive in looking for ways to notify residents that

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there is not a fee associated with that.

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We say the sheriff's office will never call and say you have a warrant for your

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arrest if they do with the scam. Similarly, the district will never call and say,

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"You submitted an ARC application, you need to pay a fee." Just something to be

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aware of, your constituents and those you may interact with.

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That's all the information I have for you this morning.

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If you have any questions, I'd be more than happy to answer those.

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Again, as always, we are very appreciative of the strong support that we receive in

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this district and throughout the villages from the sheriff's department and other

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law enforcement agencies. And as always, go out and do good work for us.

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Certainly will.

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Thank you.

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Thank you very much. Thank you.

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Thank you.

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All right. Yeah, they deserve it for us. Thank you.

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Okay, moving right along to the portion of our agenda that's called the consent

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agenda. A motion to approve the consent agenda is a motion to approve all

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recommendations and actions. All matters on the consent agenda

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are considered routine. No discussion is required unless desired by a board member

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and specific supervisor or a member of the public.

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Several of the items on our consent agenda, such as our meeting schedule, the

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objectives for the performance in the upcoming year, have

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been previously discussed. And so unless there are some specific questions, a

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motion in order would be to approve the consent agenda.

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I move to approve the consent agenda.

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Is there a second?

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I second.

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All in favor?

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Aye.

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Okay, moving right along. Okay, now we're going to get into the interesting part of

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our--

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Let me ask legal counsel if he would give us an overview of the purpose and the

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requirements in order to properly handle a public hearing.

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So at this point, we're dealing with the final budget along with the uniform method

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of collection. Each will be held separately.

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Once we get to 4D,

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we'll start the public hearing process, and I can go over that at that time.

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Very good. Okay, the item is 4B, which is the adoption of the resolution for

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our final budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

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And with that, please, staff, go ahead and take us through it.

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Thank you. Good afternoon, Board. Karen Cleary, assistant budget director.

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I'm here today to request adoption of Resolution 2026-07 to approve your fiscal

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year 2026-27 final budget and to set your maintenance assessment rates.

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As you know, the board reviewed the fiscal year 2026-27 recommended budget,

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five-year capital improvement plan, fund balances, and recommended maintenance

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assessment rates as prepared by staff during your May regular meeting.

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At that time, you provided direction to bring back a proposed budget with no change

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to maintenance assessment rates.

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Staff made adjustments based on additional appropriations and presented a balanced

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proposed budget of $4,701,572 at your June regular meeting.

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During that meeting, the board discussed the structural imbalance caused by

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reoccurring operating expenses outpacing your revenues and the ongoing reliance on

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reserve funds, which is projected to deplete total reserves within five years.

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The board approved the fiscal year 2026-27 proposed budget and proposed maintenance

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assessment rates with a 5% increase.

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Staff continued to work on the budget over the summer to finalize changes for

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contract rates and final cost allocations, and the budget presented for you today

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is an increase of $1,719 from the proposed budget approved in June due to a final

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cost allocation adjustment to your D compliance services.

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And the accounts for changes have been identified within your packet for your

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review. The fiscal year 2026-27 final budget is

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$4,703,291, which includes additions to your working capital of

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approximately $117,000 in fiscal year 2026-27 to balance the annual budget.

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Maintenance assessment rates include a 5% increase from the current fiscal year,

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and the projected ending unrestricted fund balance is $9.6 million.

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At the direction of the board, staff has prepared the works in capital and reserve

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balance schedule, which is included in your packet, and staff will bring back

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recommendations for assessment rates in future fiscal years based on the requested

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budget amounts at that time. As previously stated during your May budget review,

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staff presented your five-year capital improvement plan.

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With the adoption of your fiscal year 2026-27 budget, the five-year capital

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improvement plan for fiscal years 2026-27 through 2030-31 will be considered

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approved as well. At this time, staff recommends approval of Resolution

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2026-07 to approve the fiscal year 2026-27 final budget in the

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amounts of general fund, $4,703,291, your

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2022 debt service fund at $2,396,048, and your

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2017 debt service fund at $2,225,109.

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Staff is here for any questions you may have.

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Otherwise, I would request that you open the public hearing at this time.

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Okay.

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We will open the public hearing. Any member of the public-- Oh, I think we said we

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need to swear our people in, right?

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Not at this point. At this point, we'll open a public hearing for public comment.

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We'll swear individuals in for the public hearing in that case.

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Oh, very good. Okay, the floor is open for anyone who wishes to address any items

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on this. If you would, step forward and please give us your name and your address

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for the record and share your comments with us.

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Leona Bailey, 725 Hammond Place in Carolyn.

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Yes, ma'am Bailey.

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I have questions about the fit clubs in the rec centers.

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I saw where there was a million dollars for fit clubs, and I wondered, is that a

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million dollars per CDD or a million dollars split amongst them all?

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Linda, I'm not sure what you're-

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Yes, just for the purposes of this public hearing, that's not under the purview of

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the residential districts. That falls under the amenity division as an enterprise

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fund to the amenity division.

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So where do I go?

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So I can give you the information for the meetings.

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They're going through budget adoption actually between Monday and this afternoon.

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But that's all a fee-based service.

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Then why is a million dollars on our budget for them?

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So it's not in the District 6 budget. It's not a part of your maintenance budget.

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Okay. Let me make a couple comments just so

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everybody has similar thing. A couple of these.

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First of all, this is the first time in 10 years that those of us who live in CDD

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number six will see an increase in our maintenance fee.

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The maintenance fee is what this board is approving.

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It is what we're responsible for. We are responsible for infrastructure in the

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district.

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And I think, and I'm going to look to staff here, on average, I think that 5% comes

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up to about 10 to $12 per household for the year, something in that

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nature.

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$5 per resident.

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It is, yep. That's correct, Linda. $5 per resident.

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$25.

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Yeah. So, okay.

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Annually.

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Annually.

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Yeah, annually.

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Okay. It's the cost of a Starbucks.

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This board has been very, very fortunate over the last several years that we have

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been well-funded, and we've been very conservative in our expenditures, and the key

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is that our infrastructure, remember, we're talking about infrastructure, is now

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only beginning to age to the point where we need to be concerned about replacements

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and repairs. And we had a lot of discussion in our deliberations that we want to

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make sure that we have adequate funding should we have any infrastructure problems

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that we need to address. There are districts elsewhere, particularly some of the

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older districts from time to time, that found themselves overfunded, or underfunded

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rather, and would have to come back to the residents and pass along very large

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increases. We chose not to do that.

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We felt that the 5%, and we had a lot of discussion about that, would be adequate

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funding to maintain because we also have a very aggressive preventative maintenance

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program through the district's offices.

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So hopefully, this increase, while 5% seems to be large, is

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really a very small part of your actual cost of living in such a great place.

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Okay. I hope that helps for some of you. Okay.

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Amenities fees are a totally different issue outside of our province.

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But we're always happy to share or hear your comments. Okay.

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Anyone else care to address this item? Okay, hearing none, board members.

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Oh.

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Oh, I'm sorry. Yes, ma'am.

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Hi. Lorna Litton, 885 Chappelle Drive.

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Yes, ma'am.

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I have an ongoing issue that since May 23rd, I've been trying to get a refund on a

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forcefully billed water bill.

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Ma'am, that's not-

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Maybe you can tell me I'm not at the right meeting.

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Yeah, I'm sorry. Yeah. We need to stay focused on

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our budget agenda here.

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What-

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There'll be time later in the meeting where you can share with us your concerns.

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Okay, thanks.

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Okay, board members.

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Chair will entertain a motion for approval.

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Oh, we got to close the public hearing. Let's close the public hearing.

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I'm sorry. We didn't close the public hearing.

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No sir, then we'll go to number seven after.

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Okay. All right. Hearing

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no further comments, we will close the public hearing and I will turn it over to

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the board.

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Linda.

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I move that we approve

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Resolution 2026-07 for this next fiscal year.

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Is there support?

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You got to read the figures into the record as well.

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Oh, yeah. I'm sorry. There's a 5% increase in the maintenance assessment rates for

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fiscal year 2026-27. The fiscal year 2026-27 final budget totals

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are general fund $2,022,000, debt service funds--

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The general fund, I'm sorry, is $4,703,291.

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The 2022 debt service fund is

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$2,396,048, and the 2017 debt service

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fund is $2,225,109.

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Correct. Okay. Is there a second?

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I second it.

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Okay. Any further discussion? All in favor say aye.

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Aye.

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Aye.

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Aye.

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Opposed? Okay, it moves.

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Thank you.

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Okay, moving on to the next item on our agenda.

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Yes, you get me again, board.

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Okay.

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I'm here today to request adoption of Resolution 2026-08, authorizing the use of

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the uniform method of collection, approving the assessment roll, and providing for

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certification of the non ad valorem assessment roll.

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Just before this in the agenda, you approved Resolution 2026-07, approving the

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fiscal year 2026-27 budget, which included maintenance assessments for the fiscal

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year beginning October 1st, 2026.

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The maintenance assessment rate increased from last year to provide the necessary

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funding for the operation and maintenance of the district's infrastructure.

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The district desires to continue to use the procedures provided for in Section

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197.3632 Florida Statutes, called the Uniform Collection Method, to levy,

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bill, and collect the maintenance assessments through the annual property tax bill

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issued by the Sumter County Tax Collector beginning November 1st, 2026.

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In addition, by September 15th of each year, the non ad valorem assessment roll

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shall be certified to the tax collector.

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As required, notice of this public hearing was provided through a newspaper

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advertisement, and individual notices were mailed to affected property owners.

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A public hearing must now be held in order to complete the process to utilize the

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uniform collection method. This method substantially increases the efficiency and

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the effectiveness of the collection process while minimizing costs to the district.

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If there are no questions at this time, staff recommends the board open the public

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hearing.

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Okay, we'll open the public hearing on Resolution

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2026-08, the uniform method of collection, and

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certify the assessment roll. If there's any member of the audience who would like

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to speak to this, please step forward, identify yourself.

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Hearing or seeing none, I'll close the public hearing and turn it over to the

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board.

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Questions?

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May I do a motion?

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Yes, you may.

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Okay. I motion to adopt Resolution 2026-08,

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electing to use the uniform collection method provided for in

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197.3632 Florida Statutes to levy, bill, and collect the maintenance

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assessments, and further approving and certifying the non ad valorem assessment

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roll.

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Is there a second?

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Second.

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Are there any questions or comments?

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For the record, if any of you would like to read this, this is what was in my board

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pack.

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That's what, about 200 and some pages?

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Okay. Call the question. All in favor say aye.

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Aye.

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Aye.

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Aye.

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Opposed? Okay. All right.

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Thank you, board.

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Okay, now we're going to move into the public hearings

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on-

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4C.

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Oh, I'm sorry. We have one more. We have a decompliance. Yes. Okay.

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Yep. Good afternoon, board. Shannon Boyd, Community Standards.

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Today, I'm here to discuss the adoption of Resolution 2026-09, amending and

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restating chapter two of the district's rule to bring about decompliance.

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At the June 10th board meeting, the Board of Supervisors authorized the publication

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of the district's intent to amend and restate chapter two of its rule to bring

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about decompliance. The purpose of these updates is to add additional language to

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the standards to further clarify requirements related to nuisance, landscape

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lighting, exterior lighting, and seasonal displays.

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Please see the attached documents which highlight the changes to the standards.

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Staff recommends the board adopt Resolution 2026-09, amending and restating

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chapter two of its rule to bring about decompliance as provided herein and in

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accordance with the documents included with this agenda item.

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Thank you. Okay. At this point, we'll open the public hearing.

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Let me get my notes back here.

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On the adoption of Resolution 2026-09,

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amending and restating chapter two of the district's rules will bring about

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decompliance.

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If there's any member of the audience who would like to speak to that?

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Just as a

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point of information, periodically, we have to review and see if there are any

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significant changes in terms of application for the decompliance documents.

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Generally, that's based on some issues that come up with some change or in some

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cases, a statutory requirement. We review those, staff makes recommendations, and

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then it goes to public hearing. And again, we

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spend a lot of time trying to make sure we understand, make sure it's in the best

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interest of the district. So with that, I will close the public hearing and turn it

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over to the board.

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Oh, okay.

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The chair would entertain a motion.

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Do we have a motion?

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I move.

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Oh. Go ahead, Jordan.

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I move we adopt Resolution 2026-09, amending and restating chapter two of the

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district's rules to bring about decompliance.

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I second it.

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Okay. Any further discussion? All in favor?

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Aye.

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Aye.

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Aye.

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Okay.

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Thank you.

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Now, we're going to now move into...

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I understand we only have six now? Six, okay, of the

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cases under consideration for violations of the

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covenants and restrictions. And this is a point where, again, if anybody would like

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to speak to any of these, you need to be sworn in. We will do that at this time.

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And then when it's the specific item that we're talking about, we will open a

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public hearing so that individuals can speak to that specific resolution. Okay?

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Correct.

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Council will take us through some overview on that.

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Yes, sir. Before we get started, I just want to go over the public hearing process

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for the board as well as for the residents here.

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In public hearings, the Board of Supervisors acts as both the judge and jury.

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In that capacity, the board will consider evidence, make findings of fact, and draw

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conclusions of law. During the hearing, the board may only receive evidence and

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testimony from district staff,

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the property owner, and those that will be substantially and directly affected by

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the outcome of the board's decision, like a neighbor.

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At the conclusion of the public hearing, the board will need to determine whether

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staff presented competent substantial evidence to support a finding of the alleged

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violation, and if so, the board must enter an order of enforcement against the

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property owner. We have, as you mentioned, six public hearings, and this overview

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applies to them all. If you are here to testify today as to any one of these six

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public hearings, please stand and raise your right hand.

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The clerk will do the swearing in, please.

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You must be sworn in to testify at the public hearing.

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So if you're going to do that, please stand up and raise your right hand.

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Do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you are about to give in this hearing

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today will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

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Yes, I do.

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We can now open the public hearing for case D6-06-26. Okay.

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The chair declares this public hearing open.

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Let me make a quick comment, so that, again, for the audience.

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This is the first time any member of the board is seeing this information, so we

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may have some discussions among ourselves.

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There may be some things we need to clarify.

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Also, in order to keep ourselves moving along, we do have a rule that says we

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will entertain any comments for up to five minutes.

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We ask you to be concise and hit your salient points as we go through these.

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Three minutes.

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So, three? Okay. I just corrected again.

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Sorry.

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Three minutes.

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Okay. Thank you, Linda. All right. With that, we'll open the public hearing.

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Good afternoon, board. Shannon Boyd, Community Standards.

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Today, I have before you case number D6-06-26, Village Community Development

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District number six versus Linda A. Brogden, John D. Brogden, and Daniel B.

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Brogden, individually and as joint tenants with full rights of survivorship.

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1057 Reedville Road, unit 663, lot six.

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Violation of the district's rule to bring about deed compliance, and specifically

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the rule that states, "Each home site owner shall be responsible for maintaining in

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a mowed, edged, neat, and clean manner.

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If an owner does not adhere to the above regulation, then the work may be performed

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on behalf of the owner, and the cost shall be charged to the owner." As stated in

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the Village Community Development District number six, external deed restriction

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standards, "Maintenance means exercising reasonable care to keep buildings,

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landscaping, lighting, lawn, and other related improvements in good condition." On

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June 1st, a complaint was received regarding weeds.

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00:29:30.540 --> 00:29:34.351
Staff verified the violation and also observed a bush growing against the

476
00:29:34.410 --> 00:29:38.910
neighboring home. After being unable to establish contact with the homeowner, a

477
00:29:38.970 --> 00:29:41.670
deed restriction reminder was issued on June 2nd.

478
00:29:42.090 --> 00:29:46.650
The initial and second compliance letter were sent out on June 9th and June 23rd.

479
00:29:46.995 --> 00:29:50.595
And following the established procedures for compliance of external deed

480
00:29:50.640 --> 00:29:55.051
restrictions, a notice of public hearing was sent by regular and certified mail on

481
00:29:55.111 --> 00:30:00.435
July 15th. Staff were unable to reach the homeowner or the emergency contacts

482
00:30:00.480 --> 00:30:04.965
listed on file. On June 23rd, the homeowner called and explained that she was

483
00:30:04.980 --> 00:30:09.900
unaware of the violations because her mail was not being forwarded to Canada.

484
00:30:09.930 --> 00:30:13.650
She stated she learned of the notice only once her son had brought the mail from

485
00:30:13.680 --> 00:30:18.630
Florida to Canada, and that she would have her landscaper address the issues.

486
00:30:19.051 --> 00:30:22.500
During follow-up inspections, staff observed that some of the weeds had been

487
00:30:22.530 --> 00:30:26.851
removed. However, weeds remained present in the landscaping beds, and the bush

488
00:30:26.910 --> 00:30:28.590
remained against the neighboring home.

489
00:30:29.040 --> 00:30:33.150
During a recent inspection conducted on September 3rd, it was determined that the

490
00:30:33.180 --> 00:30:34.980
property remained out of compliance.

491
00:30:35.430 --> 00:30:38.851
Staff's recommendation would be to find the owners in violation of the district

492
00:30:38.910 --> 00:30:42.045
deed compliance rule, as cited by the deed compliance staff.

493
00:30:42.450 --> 00:30:45.720
The owners have seven days to remove the weeds to bring that portion of the

494
00:30:45.750 --> 00:30:50.236
property into compliance. If the weeds are removed and that portion of the property

495
00:30:50.250 --> 00:30:54.571
is brought into compliance within seven days of the order of enforcement, that

496
00:30:54.601 --> 00:30:58.665
portion of case number D6-06-26 shall be closed.

497
00:30:59.250 --> 00:31:02.535
If the weeds are not removed and that portion of the property is not brought into

498
00:31:02.551 --> 00:31:07.304
compliance within seven days of the order of enforcement, authorize the district to

499
00:31:07.321 --> 00:31:12.991
maintain the property and impose a minimum of a $250 fine or the actual cost of

500
00:31:13.051 --> 00:31:16.741
maintenance, whichever is more, to be paid within 10 days of the invoice.

501
00:31:17.910 --> 00:31:21.630
Authorize the district to maintain the property twice a month in the summer and

502
00:31:21.690 --> 00:31:27.000
once a month in the winter as needed, and impose a $250 fine each time the district

503
00:31:27.090 --> 00:31:31.140
maintains the property. If the owners prohibit the district from maintaining the

504
00:31:31.200 --> 00:31:36.840
property, then the property owners shall be charged an

505
00:31:36.930 --> 00:31:42.315
initial amount of $150 and an additional $50 per day until the property is brought

506
00:31:42.390 --> 00:31:47.310
into compliance. The owners have seven days to trim the bush two feet away from the

507
00:31:47.340 --> 00:31:50.205
neighboring home to bring that portion of the property into compliance.

508
00:31:50.730 --> 00:31:54.525
If the bush is trimmed two feet away from the neighboring home and that portion of

509
00:31:54.540 --> 00:31:58.200
the property is brought into compliance within seven days of the order of

510
00:31:58.230 --> 00:32:03.571
enforcement, that portion of D6-06-26 shall be closed.

511
00:32:03.630 --> 00:32:07.530
If the bush is not trimmed at least two feet away from the neighboring home within

512
00:32:07.590 --> 00:32:11.880
seven days of the order of enforcement, authorize the district to maintain the

513
00:32:11.910 --> 00:32:17.760
property and impose $150 per maintenance hour fine, plus a $100

514
00:32:17.821 --> 00:32:21.345
administrative fee to be paid within 10 days of the invoice.

515
00:32:21.810 --> 00:32:25.500
If the owners prohibit the district from maintaining the property, then the owners

516
00:32:25.560 --> 00:32:30.540
shall be fined an initial amount of $150 and an additional $50 per

517
00:32:30.630 --> 00:32:33.571
day until the property is brought into compliance.

518
00:32:34.020 --> 00:32:37.650
If the weeds are removed and the bush is trimmed two feet away from the neighboring

519
00:32:37.665 --> 00:32:41.430
home within seven days of the order of enforcement, case number

520
00:32:41.551 --> 00:32:47.491
D6-06-26 shall be closed. If the property is not brought into compliance as

521
00:32:47.551 --> 00:32:52.170
required herein, staff shall record this order of enforcement claim of lien in the

522
00:32:52.200 --> 00:32:54.241
public records of Sumter County, Florida.

523
00:32:54.660 --> 00:32:59.071
It is a property owner's responsibility to contact the Community Standards

524
00:32:59.101 --> 00:33:04.051
department to request a deed compliance officer revisit the property to confirm

525
00:33:04.080 --> 00:33:08.790
compliance. If the fines reach $1,500, the case shall be turned over to district

526
00:33:08.851 --> 00:33:13.590
counsel to seek all available remedies, which may include initiating a lawsuit and

527
00:33:13.620 --> 00:33:16.260
seeking an injunction against the property owners.

528
00:33:16.321 --> 00:33:20.446
The property owners are responsible for reimbursing the district for all attorney's

529
00:33:20.460 --> 00:33:25.515
fees, costs, and expenses associated with or related to this order of enforcement

530
00:33:25.620 --> 00:33:29.730
claim of lien. If the property is brought into compliance and all fines are paid,

531
00:33:30.060 --> 00:33:34.696
the chairman authorizes staff to execute and record a satisfaction and release of

532
00:33:34.710 --> 00:33:38.491
claim of lien. Chairman to execute the order of enforcement, and I'm here to answer

533
00:33:38.520 --> 00:33:40.260
any questions that you may have.

534
00:33:42.150 --> 00:33:43.410
Okay. At this point,

535
00:33:45.060 --> 00:33:49.260
if there were any individuals who were here that was sworn in who wish to speak to

536
00:33:49.321 --> 00:33:52.410
this deed compliance issue?

537
00:33:53.760 --> 00:33:55.380
Hearing none, I'll close the

538
00:33:56.821 --> 00:33:59.775
public hearing and turn it over to staff. Questions?

539
00:34:00.030 --> 00:34:04.051
I have a question. Do we now have a contact with the owner since she lives in

540
00:34:04.920 --> 00:34:07.935
Canada? Do we have an email or anything which you can contact her?

541
00:34:08.295 --> 00:34:13.260
Unfortunately, when she did call in, staff did not get an updated number for her.

542
00:34:13.290 --> 00:34:16.741
Because of the numbers we have, we have not been able to get in touch with her.

543
00:34:18.721 --> 00:34:24.571
Is this property a result of offspring now of the ownership, and the original

544
00:34:24.630 --> 00:34:29.040
owner is gone, or how is this working as far as survivorship is concerned?

545
00:34:29.700 --> 00:34:32.611
No, she's alive. She's just located in Canada.

546
00:34:33.510 --> 00:34:33.780
Okay.

547
00:34:33.841 --> 00:34:39.150
When she called, she called the office and stated that she was unaware of it

548
00:34:39.210 --> 00:34:41.071
because her mail hadn't been forwarded.

549
00:34:44.010 --> 00:34:45.870
But we've had no contact with her since?

550
00:34:46.230 --> 00:34:46.710
We have not,

551
00:34:50.160 --> 00:34:50.400
no.

552
00:34:51.960 --> 00:34:53.551
We've sent our letters,

553
00:34:54.841 --> 00:34:56.596
but no, we have not heard from her since then.

554
00:34:56.700 --> 00:34:58.920
To the Florida address or the Canada address?

555
00:34:59.010 --> 00:35:00.060
Both.

556
00:35:00.150 --> 00:35:00.450
Okay.

557
00:35:00.660 --> 00:35:01.425
We've sent to both.

558
00:35:01.471 --> 00:35:02.101
There's been contact then.

559
00:35:02.160 --> 00:35:04.890
Yes. We have been mailing the letters to-

560
00:35:06.570 --> 00:35:06.585
That address

561
00:35:06.585 --> 00:35:10.305
... we did go ahead and send it to Canada once we found out that she was having an

562
00:35:10.351 --> 00:35:15.315
issue with her mail. We didn't know that there was, and so we went ahead and sent a

563
00:35:15.330 --> 00:35:18.630
copy of everything to her and made sure everything went to Canada as well.

564
00:35:18.690 --> 00:35:22.410
And did she respond to that then? She knows.

565
00:35:22.425 --> 00:35:24.150
So, whatever

566
00:35:25.980 --> 00:35:28.020
addresses you used to forward things to her,

567
00:35:29.610 --> 00:35:30.330
she got that?

568
00:35:30.540 --> 00:35:30.721
Yes.

569
00:35:30.840 --> 00:35:36.601
Okay. This question that I don't remember having before.

570
00:35:37.500 --> 00:35:42.780
I know that when we get into this, unfortunately, we will cut lawns and trim some

571
00:35:42.810 --> 00:35:43.260
bushes,

572
00:35:44.700 --> 00:35:50.070
but we don't do weeding, right? It looks like a lot of the problem here is within

573
00:35:50.130 --> 00:35:51.360
the beds.

574
00:35:51.601 --> 00:35:51.721
Mm-hmm.

575
00:35:52.140 --> 00:35:53.910
Will they actually go in and weed?

576
00:35:54.180 --> 00:35:54.630
They will.

577
00:35:54.780 --> 00:35:55.230
Oh, okay.

578
00:35:55.290 --> 00:35:55.741
Yeah.

579
00:35:56.971 --> 00:35:57.105
I guess-

580
00:35:57.180 --> 00:35:57.616
Yeah, they use the-

581
00:35:57.780 --> 00:36:00.510
I don't ever remember this being quite the issue in the past, but okay.

582
00:36:00.870 --> 00:36:04.665
Yes. Depending on the weeds, they'll either spray or we do have contractors that

583
00:36:04.680 --> 00:36:05.790
will pull the weeds as well.

584
00:36:05.880 --> 00:36:11.101
Okay. Board pleasure. I want to ask a question- Yes, sir ... just about this.

585
00:36:11.460 --> 00:36:15.000
I'm listening to the whole thing. It appears this person lives in Canada.

586
00:36:15.601 --> 00:36:21.540
She's owned this home for a while. She has some type of contract

587
00:36:21.570 --> 00:36:26.190
with somebody to maintain their home, which has failed to come up to our standards.

588
00:36:27.540 --> 00:36:32.340
She then supposedly contacted either that agency or another agency to

589
00:36:32.400 --> 00:36:35.610
correct the discrepancies that we found.

590
00:36:36.960 --> 00:36:41.040
We don't have a good line of communication to her to talk to her directly.

591
00:36:41.340 --> 00:36:42.840
Has she ever asked for a-

592
00:36:44.538 --> 00:36:49.968
A service officer to come out and reinspect the property after she fixed it?

593
00:36:50.208 --> 00:36:54.498
No, we have only heard from her that one time when she called to say that she was

594
00:36:54.558 --> 00:37:00.048
unaware of it, that she did now have our copy of our letter, and that she would go

595
00:37:00.108 --> 00:37:03.408
ahead and have a landscaper take care of it.

596
00:37:03.828 --> 00:37:06.813
And you've then sent her the additional notifications indicated here?

597
00:37:07.188 --> 00:37:09.018
Correct. Yes, everything that you have in that packet.

598
00:37:09.048 --> 00:37:14.208
Thus far with no either written or verbal response. Is that correct?

599
00:37:14.268 --> 00:37:15.647
That is correct. We have not heard any response.

600
00:37:16.578 --> 00:37:21.468
Okay. Motion to receive and act on staff recommendation.

601
00:37:22.098 --> 00:37:26.478
I move to accept staff recommendation on case number

602
00:37:26.508 --> 00:37:28.188
D6.06.26.

603
00:37:31.098 --> 00:37:31.578
Second.

604
00:37:32.147 --> 00:37:33.932
Any further discussion? All in favor say aye.

605
00:37:34.638 --> 00:37:34.713
Aye.

606
00:37:34.788 --> 00:37:40.654
Opposed? Moving right along to... Which item is off our agenda? Is that four?

607
00:37:40.728 --> 00:37:46.428
We can go on to case number D6-12-26, and we can open the public hearing on that

608
00:37:46.488 --> 00:37:46.638
one.

609
00:37:46.728 --> 00:37:47.688
Okay, very good.

610
00:37:48.918 --> 00:37:51.858
Okay. Good afternoon, board. Shannon Boyd, Community Standards.

611
00:37:52.638 --> 00:37:57.949
Today I have before you case number D6-12-26, Village Community Development

612
00:37:58.038 --> 00:38:00.408
District number 6 versus Ginger E.

613
00:38:00.648 --> 00:38:06.199
Abb, Living Trust Agreement 2117 Welcome Way, Unit 101, Lot

614
00:38:06.378 --> 00:38:10.368
138, violation of the district's rule to bring about deed compliance, and

615
00:38:10.428 --> 00:38:13.968
specifically the rule that states, "Owners shall keep their home sites neat and

616
00:38:14.029 --> 00:38:17.358
clean, and the grass cut, irrigated, and edged at all times.

617
00:38:17.449 --> 00:38:21.078
If an owner does not adhere to this regulation, then the work may be performed on

618
00:38:21.108 --> 00:38:25.443
behalf of the owner, and the cost shall be charged to the owner." On June 1st,

619
00:38:25.518 --> 00:38:29.148
staff received a complaint regarding weeds and overgrown shrubs.

620
00:38:29.208 --> 00:38:33.529
An inspection confirmed the presence of weeds, overgrown grass, and a dirty

621
00:38:33.588 --> 00:38:36.858
driveway. No shrubbery was found to be out of compliance.

622
00:38:37.279 --> 00:38:41.478
After unsuccessful attempts to contact the homeowner, a deed restriction reminder

623
00:38:41.508 --> 00:38:45.768
was issued on June 4th. The initial and second compliance letters were sent out on

624
00:38:45.798 --> 00:38:50.388
June 10th and June 25th, and following the procedures of compliance of external

625
00:38:50.449 --> 00:38:54.828
deed restrictions, a notice of public hearing was sent via regular mail and

626
00:38:54.888 --> 00:39:00.348
certified mail on July 16th. In light of the phase 3 water shortage restrictions

627
00:39:00.558 --> 00:39:04.968
effective February 8th through October 1st, enforcement of the pressure washing

628
00:39:04.998 --> 00:39:09.978
requirement is temporarily suspended until the drought order is lifted, so staff is

629
00:39:10.008 --> 00:39:12.348
not addressing the dirty driveway at this time.

630
00:39:13.308 --> 00:39:17.568
During a follow-up inspection conducted on June 25th, it was noted that the grass

631
00:39:17.658 --> 00:39:20.538
had been mowed, but the weeds were still present.

632
00:39:20.568 --> 00:39:25.023
On August 27th, the homeowner contacted staff and indicated that she has someone

633
00:39:25.098 --> 00:39:27.648
coming out to spray the weeds next week.

634
00:39:27.678 --> 00:39:31.893
She indicated that once she has the date that they will maintain the property, that

635
00:39:31.908 --> 00:39:36.648
she will let staff know. During a recent inspection conducted on September 3rd, it

636
00:39:36.678 --> 00:39:39.648
was determined that the property is not in compliance.

637
00:39:39.708 --> 00:39:43.818
Staff recommendation would be to find the owner in violation of the district's deed

638
00:39:43.878 --> 00:39:46.548
compliance rule, as cited by the deed compliance staff.

639
00:39:46.908 --> 00:39:50.748
The owner has seven days to remove the weeds to bring the property into compliance.

640
00:39:51.318 --> 00:39:54.978
If the weeds are removed and the property is brought into compliance within seven

641
00:39:55.068 --> 00:40:00.812
days of the order of enforcement, case number D6-12-26 shall be

642
00:40:00.918 --> 00:40:04.308
closed. If the weeds are not removed and the property is not brought into

643
00:40:04.338 --> 00:40:09.003
compliance within seven days of the order of enforcement, authorize the district to

644
00:40:09.048 --> 00:40:14.553
maintain the property and impose a minimum of a $250 fine or the actual cost of

645
00:40:14.628 --> 00:40:18.498
maintenance, whichever is more, to be paid within 10 days of the invoice.

646
00:40:18.888 --> 00:40:22.683
Authorize the district to maintain the property twice a month in the summer and

647
00:40:22.728 --> 00:40:28.398
once a month in the winter as needed, and impose a $250 fine each time the district

648
00:40:28.458 --> 00:40:32.568
maintains the property. If the owner prohibits the district from maintaining the

649
00:40:32.598 --> 00:40:38.058
property, then the owner shall be fined an initial amount of $150 and an additional

650
00:40:38.074 --> 00:40:41.598
$50 per day until the property is brought into compliance.

651
00:40:42.828 --> 00:40:46.728
If the property is not brought into compliance as required herein, staff shall

652
00:40:46.788 --> 00:40:50.538
record this order of enforcement claim of lien in the public records of Sumter

653
00:40:50.628 --> 00:40:54.663
County, Florida. It is the property owner's responsibility to contact the Community

654
00:40:54.738 --> 00:40:59.208
Standards Department to request a deed compliance officer revisit the property to

655
00:40:59.238 --> 00:41:03.648
confirm compliance. If the fine reaches $1,500, the case shall be turned over to

656
00:41:03.708 --> 00:41:08.088
district counsel to seek all available remedies, which may include initiating a

657
00:41:08.178 --> 00:41:11.388
lawsuit and seeking an injunction against the property owner.

658
00:41:11.824 --> 00:41:15.828
The property owner is responsible for reimbursing the district for all attorneys'

659
00:41:15.888 --> 00:41:20.988
fees, costs, and expenses associated with or related to this order of enforcement

660
00:41:21.078 --> 00:41:25.098
claim of lien. If the property is brought into compliance and all fines are paid,

661
00:41:25.368 --> 00:41:29.972
the chairman authorizes staff to execute and record a satisfaction and release of

662
00:41:30.048 --> 00:41:33.543
claim of lien. Chairman, to execute the order of enforcement, and I'm here to

663
00:41:33.588 --> 00:41:35.267
answer any questions that you may have.

664
00:41:36.048 --> 00:41:39.768
Is there anyone here to speak on behalf of this?

665
00:41:40.908 --> 00:41:43.188
Okay, hearing none, I'll close the public hearing.

666
00:41:44.538 --> 00:41:49.728
I have a question. Has there been any contact with the resident

667
00:41:49.788 --> 00:41:55.279
between July 10th and September 3rd?

668
00:41:56.538 --> 00:42:01.833
Yes. The homeowner contacted us in August to let us know that someone would be out

669
00:42:01.848 --> 00:42:04.428
to spray the weeds, and that would've been last week.

670
00:42:06.498 --> 00:42:07.068
Maybe they were out this week.

671
00:42:07.128 --> 00:42:09.858
Yeah. She called on August 27th.

672
00:42:10.458 --> 00:42:12.888
And the reason I ask that question, I'm looking at the picture that was taken on

673
00:42:13.098 --> 00:42:15.858
9/3 and the picture that was taken on 7/10,

674
00:42:17.718 --> 00:42:23.658
and it would appear that while some progress was made, it was incomplete.

675
00:42:24.738 --> 00:42:25.218
Correct.

676
00:42:25.383 --> 00:42:27.949
It mostly goes to the weeds up around the trees and all that.

677
00:42:28.008 --> 00:42:32.208
Mm-hmm. Correct. Yeah, the grass looks great and that's the weeds.

678
00:42:32.268 --> 00:42:37.998
Do we happen to know whether or not the owner of the home is aware

679
00:42:38.088 --> 00:42:43.788
of that discrepancy on August?

680
00:42:44.718 --> 00:42:48.348
We spoke to her just a couple weeks ago to make her aware of it.

681
00:42:48.378 --> 00:42:49.878
No, it wasn't completed.

682
00:42:49.938 --> 00:42:49.953
Yeah.

683
00:42:49.968 --> 00:42:54.199
Okay. Very good. When I see the difference here, I was just curious about that.

684
00:42:54.708 --> 00:43:00.438
Okay, other questions, comments? Okay. Is there a motion for action?

685
00:43:00.678 --> 00:43:06.108
I move we take staff's recommendation for case number D6-12-26.

686
00:43:07.788 --> 00:43:08.267
Second.

687
00:43:09.138 --> 00:43:11.404
Okay. It's been moved and seconded. Any further discussion?

688
00:43:11.568 --> 00:43:13.008
Hearing none, all in favor say aye.

689
00:43:13.218 --> 00:43:13.699
Aye.

690
00:43:13.728 --> 00:43:15.949
Opposed? Moving right along to...

691
00:43:19.848 --> 00:43:21.858
D6-13-26.

692
00:43:24.108 --> 00:43:26.148
We can open the public hearing for it.

693
00:43:26.358 --> 00:43:26.928
Okay.

694
00:43:28.578 --> 00:43:32.433
I will open the public hearing on case number

695
00:43:32.598 --> 00:43:37.998
D613-26, the estate of James Ferguson and Sally

696
00:43:38.029 --> 00:43:38.598
Ferguson.

697
00:43:40.098 --> 00:43:42.438
Good afternoon, board. Shannon Boyd, Community Standards.

698
00:43:42.558 --> 00:43:48.483
Today I have before you case number D6-13-26, Village Community Development

699
00:43:48.558 --> 00:43:53.148
District number 6 versus to the estate of James E. Ferguson and Sally E.

700
00:43:53.298 --> 00:43:58.683
Ferguson, 1442 Honeysuckle Path, Unit 107, Lot 1/8,

701
00:43:59.118 --> 00:44:03.138
violation of the district's rule to bring about deed compliance, and specifically

702
00:44:03.154 --> 00:44:07.008
the rule that states, "Owners shall keep their home sites neat and clean, and the

703
00:44:07.038 --> 00:44:09.768
grass cut, irrigated, and edged at all times.

704
00:44:09.858 --> 00:44:14.013
If an owner does not adhere to these regulations, then the work may be performed on

705
00:44:14.088 --> 00:44:18.678
behalf of the owner, and the cost shall be charged to the owner." On June 15th, a

706
00:44:18.738 --> 00:44:21.678
complaint was received regarding overgrown grass and weeds.

707
00:44:22.068 --> 00:44:26.793
Staff verified the violations, and after being unable to establish contact with the

708
00:44:26.838 --> 00:44:30.663
homeowner, a deed restriction reminder was issued on June 16th.

709
00:44:31.113 --> 00:44:35.358
The initial and second compliance letters were sent out on June 25th and July

710
00:44:35.718 --> 00:44:40.773
6th. And following the established procedure of compliance of external deed

711
00:44:40.818 --> 00:44:45.858
restriction, a notice of public hearing was sent via regular and certified mail on

712
00:44:45.918 --> 00:44:51.199
July 27th. Both homeowners are deceased, and the property is reverting back to bank

713
00:44:51.228 --> 00:44:57.003
ownership. Staff identified 24 Asset Management as the property manager, indicated

714
00:44:57.018 --> 00:45:01.068
by a sign posted on the property, and contacted them to notify them of the

715
00:45:01.128 --> 00:45:05.508
violations. 24 Asset Management indicated they would maintain the property.

716
00:45:05.958 --> 00:45:10.458
During a recent inspection conducted on September 2nd, it was determined that

717
00:45:10.488 --> 00:45:14.238
although the grass had been mowed, the property remained out of compliance for the

718
00:45:14.298 --> 00:45:19.105
weeds. Staff's recommendation would be to find the owners in violation of the

719
00:45:19.134 --> 00:45:22.299
district deed compliance rule as cited by the deed compliance staff.

720
00:45:22.824 --> 00:45:26.078
The owners have seven days to remove the weeds to bring the property into

721
00:45:26.094 --> 00:45:30.025
compliance. If the weeds are removed and the property is brought into compliance

722
00:45:30.084 --> 00:45:36.025
within seven days of the order of enforcement, case number D6-13-26 shall

723
00:45:36.054 --> 00:45:39.654
be closed. If the weeds are not removed and the property is not brought into

724
00:45:39.714 --> 00:45:44.363
compliance within seven days of the order of enforcement, authorize the district to

725
00:45:44.439 --> 00:45:50.154
maintain the property and impose a minimum of a $250 fine or the actual cost of

726
00:45:50.214 --> 00:45:54.204
maintenance, whichever is more, to be paid within 10 days of the invoice.

727
00:45:54.324 --> 00:45:58.074
Authorize the district to maintain the property twice a month in the summer and

728
00:45:58.134 --> 00:46:03.594
once a month in the winter as needed, and impose a $250 fine each time the district

729
00:46:03.714 --> 00:46:07.509
maintains the property. If the owners prohibit the district from maintaining the

730
00:46:07.554 --> 00:46:12.324
property, then the owners shall be fined an initial amount of $150 and an

731
00:46:12.355 --> 00:46:16.105
additional $50 per day until the property is brought into compliance.

732
00:46:16.614 --> 00:46:20.469
If the property is not brought into compliance as required herein, staff shall

733
00:46:20.514 --> 00:46:24.474
record this order of enforcement claim of lien in the public records of Sumter

734
00:46:24.504 --> 00:46:28.629
County, Florida. It is the property owner's responsibility to contact the Community

735
00:46:28.824 --> 00:46:33.414
Standards Department to request a deed compliance officer revisit the property to

736
00:46:33.444 --> 00:46:38.109
confirm compliance. If the fine reaches $1,500, the case shall be turned over to

737
00:46:38.154 --> 00:46:42.144
district counsel to seek all available remedies, which may include initiating a

738
00:46:42.174 --> 00:46:45.264
lawsuit and seeking an injunction against the property owners.

739
00:46:45.654 --> 00:46:49.674
The property owners are responsible for reimbursing the district for all attorneys'

740
00:46:49.734 --> 00:46:55.074
fees, costs, and expenses associated with or related to this order of enforcement

741
00:46:55.164 --> 00:46:59.694
claim of lien. If the property is brought into compliance and all fines are paid,

742
00:47:00.025 --> 00:47:04.404
the chairman authorizes staff to execute and record a satisfaction and release of

743
00:47:04.434 --> 00:47:08.184
claim of lien. Chairman to execute the order of enforcement, and I'm here to answer

744
00:47:08.244 --> 00:47:10.434
any questions that you may have.

745
00:47:10.449 --> 00:47:12.489
Okay. Is anyone here from... Yes, ma'am.

746
00:47:12.654 --> 00:47:17.544
Please step forward, and please give us your name and your address.

747
00:47:18.474 --> 00:47:19.224
She was.

748
00:47:19.704 --> 00:47:20.844
Were you sworn in, ma'am?

749
00:47:20.964 --> 00:47:21.504
No, I was not.

750
00:47:22.254 --> 00:47:23.934
You need to be sworn in. Please raise your right hand.

751
00:47:24.775 --> 00:47:28.855
Do you solemnly swear the testimony or evidence you're about to give in the hearing

752
00:47:28.884 --> 00:47:31.059
today will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

753
00:47:31.314 --> 00:47:31.914
Yes, ma'am.

754
00:47:33.054 --> 00:47:33.669
Yes, ma'am.

755
00:47:33.714 --> 00:47:39.534
Patricia Potter. I live at 885 Lucky Lane, not really near that property.

756
00:47:39.744 --> 00:47:43.614
My question is more of a legal one. I am an attorney.

757
00:47:44.124 --> 00:47:47.003
Well, okay, because we're specific to this public-

758
00:47:47.064 --> 00:47:47.454
Yeah, but the

759
00:47:48.744 --> 00:47:51.039
owners are dead. Any claim that the

760
00:47:52.254 --> 00:47:55.644
board files against this property is going to be junior to the mortgage.

761
00:47:55.824 --> 00:47:57.744
The management company has no liability.

762
00:47:57.775 --> 00:48:02.364
What I'm looking at is you're spending money to do liens, and I understand the

763
00:48:02.394 --> 00:48:06.054
procedure, but it's totally uncollectible. It's basically a raffle.

764
00:48:06.234 --> 00:48:09.864
I would ask you if you would. We need to deal with this specific item.

765
00:48:09.894 --> 00:48:09.909
Yes.

766
00:48:09.924 --> 00:48:13.824
If you would like to, counsel, at the end, we'd be happy to talk to you about it.

767
00:48:13.974 --> 00:48:15.939
I have some similar questions, but-

768
00:48:15.984 --> 00:48:16.239
Yeah. No, this is a waste of money

769
00:48:16.239 --> 00:48:19.014
... this is inappropriate at this point in this hearing. So...

770
00:48:19.074 --> 00:48:20.275
Okay. Thank you.

771
00:48:20.304 --> 00:48:21.355
Yes, ma'am.

772
00:48:21.684 --> 00:48:27.159
My name is Maria Baglione. I live at 961 Mayo Court, opposite this house.

773
00:48:28.029 --> 00:48:31.898
The Sally has passed away in March.

774
00:48:32.304 --> 00:48:35.154
From March to now, the house has been in ruins.

775
00:48:35.244 --> 00:48:40.689
At one point, somebody went in the house and put a sign up on the window that it is

776
00:48:40.734 --> 00:48:43.554
now owned by a management company. Okay?

777
00:48:43.569 --> 00:48:45.834
It was turned over to the bank when she passed away.

778
00:48:45.894 --> 00:48:50.605
There were no heirs in touch with this, and then this management company has a

779
00:48:50.634 --> 00:48:55.148
phone number on the window. Okay? The gentleman who came to the house, the first

780
00:48:55.164 --> 00:48:58.914
time I showed him that, he took a picture of it and must have called it.

781
00:48:58.974 --> 00:49:03.624
One man came, mowed the lawn, nothing else. Just the very high grass was mowed.

782
00:49:04.074 --> 00:49:07.614
He came back recently, I don't know, it was the September 2nd or something, took

783
00:49:07.674 --> 00:49:09.144
more pictures. Again,

784
00:49:10.434 --> 00:49:14.904
somebody came out, mowed again. But the weeds are as high as the bushes.

785
00:49:15.294 --> 00:49:20.994
There's no sense in sending a letter to the heirs because they're not responsible,

786
00:49:21.039 --> 00:49:24.023
and this management company is. So what can be done?

787
00:49:26.244 --> 00:49:26.754
They're not a-

788
00:49:27.264 --> 00:49:29.904
Okay. We appreciate your questions. Okay.

789
00:49:32.064 --> 00:49:35.244
We'll come back to that. Is there anybody else who'd like to speak to this?

790
00:49:36.684 --> 00:49:38.605
Okay. If not, I'll close the public hearing.

791
00:49:39.084 --> 00:49:43.674
Counsel, I know we'll come back because the person that you spoke is raising some

792
00:49:43.704 --> 00:49:45.414
of the issues I was concerned with.

793
00:49:46.525 --> 00:49:49.674
We'll hold that till the end of the discussion because I think there is some

794
00:49:49.734 --> 00:49:50.304
concern.

795
00:49:51.894 --> 00:49:57.834
As our district ages, and I can say that because I'm aging

796
00:49:57.864 --> 00:50:01.764
with it, we are starting to see more of these, and I guess we need to have a little

797
00:50:01.794 --> 00:50:05.424
bit of understanding of where third parties fall into some of this, so maybe we can

798
00:50:05.484 --> 00:50:07.704
save that discussion for a little later in the agenda.

799
00:50:08.244 --> 00:50:09.684
With that, I'll turn it over to the board

800
00:50:10.974 --> 00:50:11.484
for action.

801
00:50:12.174 --> 00:50:14.064
I just have a quick question on this.

802
00:50:14.124 --> 00:50:18.519
Is this property getting to the extent where we need to go in and do physical

803
00:50:18.624 --> 00:50:21.954
maintenance to maintain it for safety or appearance?

804
00:50:23.184 --> 00:50:26.934
No, because the management company did go out there and mow the grass.

805
00:50:26.994 --> 00:50:28.855
It's just the weeds that are there.

806
00:50:29.244 --> 00:50:32.814
We did notify them after our inspection that saw that the grass was cut, but the

807
00:50:32.844 --> 00:50:37.344
weeds were still there. We did reach back out to them and let them know, "You cut

808
00:50:37.374 --> 00:50:40.959
the grass, but you still need to remove the weeds." So we did reach out to let them

809
00:50:41.004 --> 00:50:42.474
know that that's still in violation.

810
00:50:42.864 --> 00:50:46.014
When did that take place?

811
00:50:46.029 --> 00:50:51.204
That took place... Our pictures were taken on the 2nd, so it would've been either

812
00:50:51.234 --> 00:50:53.124
the 2nd or the 3rd that we notified them.

813
00:50:53.154 --> 00:50:58.674
And they understand that they will be fined if they don't do it? Mm-hmm. Yeah.

814
00:50:58.704 --> 00:51:03.234
They're a 24 Asset Management. They're a frequently used property management

815
00:51:03.294 --> 00:51:06.549
company that banks use, so we're familiar with that company and-

816
00:51:07.164 --> 00:51:10.525
Our fines begin to go into effect on which date here?

817
00:51:11.124 --> 00:51:15.069
If you choose staff's recommendation, it would be seven days from today's date.

818
00:51:15.638 --> 00:51:17.964
We'd go back out, see if it was in compliance.

819
00:51:18.084 --> 00:51:19.898
If not, at that point, we would schedule our-

820
00:51:19.914 --> 00:51:22.750
Then you've been in contact with the people who are responsible for maintaining the

821
00:51:22.750 --> 00:51:22.750
property.

822
00:51:22.764 --> 00:51:23.754
For maintaining, yes.

823
00:51:24.114 --> 00:51:25.044
Okay.

824
00:51:25.104 --> 00:51:25.704
I move we

825
00:51:27.565 --> 00:51:32.634
accept staff's recommendation for case number D6-13-26.

826
00:51:34.764 --> 00:51:35.454
Is there support?

827
00:51:36.324 --> 00:51:36.834
Second.

828
00:51:38.544 --> 00:51:39.864
Okay. All in favor?

829
00:51:40.375 --> 00:51:40.673
Aye.

830
00:51:41.094 --> 00:51:43.824
Opposed? Okay. Shannon, do you need to take a breath?

831
00:51:44.934 --> 00:51:47.934
I think I'm all right. I took a little sip of water over there.

832
00:51:48.025 --> 00:51:48.294
Again,

833
00:51:50.724 --> 00:51:55.704
we have to follow statute, and so while it seems highly redundant, and it is-

834
00:51:55.794 --> 00:51:56.334
It's three to go

835
00:51:56.364 --> 00:52:01.134
... it is a requirement that everything in a public hearing be satisfied as a

836
00:52:01.194 --> 00:52:05.739
standalone entity. So with that, I'll open the public hearing, and ask Shannon for

837
00:52:05.739 --> 00:52:07.104
that.

838
00:52:07.134 --> 00:52:09.474
Good afternoon, board. Shannon Boyd, Community Standards.

839
00:52:09.594 --> 00:52:15.025
Today, I have before you case number D6-16-26, Village Community Development

840
00:52:15.084 --> 00:52:20.754
District number 6 versus Roy E. Sinkovich and Clarice Munn Harrington.

841
00:52:21.264 --> 00:52:27.160
1153 Elizabeth Court, Unit 668, Lot 6, violation of the district rule to

842
00:52:27.174 --> 00:52:31.734
bring about deed compliance, and specifically the rule that states, "No owner other

843
00:52:31.764 --> 00:52:36.565
than the declarant or its transferee shall make any structural alteration or shall

844
00:52:36.625 --> 00:52:41.754
undertake any exterior repainting or repair of, or addition to his residence, which

845
00:52:41.785 --> 00:52:46.134
would substantially alter the exterior appearance thereof without the written

846
00:52:46.164 --> 00:52:51.084
approval of the plans and specifications, therefore, by the declarant or the

847
00:52:51.114 --> 00:52:55.074
architectural review committee." As stated in the Village Community Development

848
00:52:55.164 --> 00:52:59.694
District number 6 external deed restriction standards, the district is responsible

849
00:52:59.754 --> 00:53:04.434
for approving alterations, changes, and modifications to home sites and their

850
00:53:04.584 --> 00:53:06.894
exterior appearance and structure of the home.

851
00:53:07.224 --> 00:53:11.334
No aftermarket change should be made to any home site or home without first

852
00:53:11.364 --> 00:53:15.759
obtaining district approval. On June 4th, a complaint was received regarding

853
00:53:15.864 --> 00:53:18.054
landscaping without ARC approval.

854
00:53:18.504 --> 00:53:22.405
Staff verified the violation and spoke to the homeowner, who indicated that he

855
00:53:22.434 --> 00:53:26.724
would contact the landscaper who completed the work and have them submit for ARC.

856
00:53:27.174 --> 00:53:30.384
A deed restriction reminder was issued on July 6th.

857
00:53:30.414 --> 00:53:34.614
The initial inspect and compliance letters were sent out on July 13th and July

858
00:53:34.734 --> 00:53:39.804
28th, and after following the established procedures of compliance of external deed

859
00:53:39.864 --> 00:53:44.724
restriction, a notice of public hearing was sent by regular and certified mail on

860
00:53:44.754 --> 00:53:50.604
August 24th. On August 19th, ARC application number 9136

861
00:53:50.634 --> 00:53:54.234
was denied pending additional information on the modification.

862
00:53:54.655 --> 00:53:59.650
Staff subsequently informed the homeowner that any landscaping wall may extend only

863
00:53:59.694 --> 00:54:03.084
to the property line, which is seven and a half feet back from the road.

864
00:54:03.384 --> 00:54:07.614
Staff assisted the homeowner in submitting a new ARC application number

865
00:54:08.214 --> 00:54:12.834
10163, scheduled for review on September 9th.

866
00:54:12.924 --> 00:54:16.764
During a recent inspection conducted on September 3rd, it was determined that the

867
00:54:16.794 --> 00:54:19.043
property is not currently in compliance.

868
00:54:20.358 --> 00:54:23.718
Staff's recommendation would be to find the owners in violation of the district

869
00:54:23.808 --> 00:54:27.348
deed compliance rule, as cited by the deed compliance staff.

870
00:54:27.408 --> 00:54:32.209
The owners have 45 days to submit and receive an approved ARC application for the

871
00:54:32.239 --> 00:54:36.543
landscaping modifications and bring the property into accordance with the approved

872
00:54:36.648 --> 00:54:42.228
ARC application, or restore the property back to its originally constructed design.

873
00:54:42.318 --> 00:54:47.223
If an approved ARC application is received for the landscaping modifications and

874
00:54:47.239 --> 00:54:51.798
the property is brought into accordance with that approved ARC application, or if

875
00:54:51.829 --> 00:54:56.959
the property is restored back to its originally constructed design within 45 days

876
00:54:56.989 --> 00:55:02.329
of this order of enforcement, case number D6-16-26 shall be

877
00:55:02.449 --> 00:55:07.128
closed. If the property is not brought into compliance within 45 days of the order

878
00:55:07.188 --> 00:55:12.813
of enforcement, impose $150 fine to be paid within 10 days of the invoice,

879
00:55:13.128 --> 00:55:17.209
and impose a $50 daily fine until the property was brought into compliance.

880
00:55:17.748 --> 00:55:21.723
If the property is not brought into compliance as required herein, staff shall

881
00:55:21.768 --> 00:55:25.699
record this order of enforcement claim of lien in the public records of Sumter

882
00:55:25.788 --> 00:55:30.228
County, Florida. It is the property owner's responsibility to contact the Community

883
00:55:30.288 --> 00:55:34.834
Standards Department to request a deed compliance officer revisit the property to

884
00:55:34.968 --> 00:55:39.618
confirm compliance. If the fine reaches $1,500, the case shall be turned over to

885
00:55:39.648 --> 00:55:43.773
district counsel to seek all available remedies, which may include initiating a

886
00:55:43.818 --> 00:55:46.788
lawsuit and seeking an injunction against the property owner.

887
00:55:47.418 --> 00:55:51.153
The property owners are responsible for reimbursing the district for all attorneys'

888
00:55:51.168 --> 00:55:56.538
fees, costs, and expenses associated with or related to this order of enforcement

889
00:55:56.598 --> 00:56:00.498
claim of lien. If the property is brought into compliance and all fines are paid,

890
00:56:00.829 --> 00:56:05.268
the chairman authorizes staff to execute and record a satisfaction and release of

891
00:56:05.329 --> 00:56:09.243
claim of lien. Chairman to execute the order of enforcement, and I'm here to answer

892
00:56:09.288 --> 00:56:10.638
any questions that you may have.

893
00:56:11.959 --> 00:56:17.628
Yeah, I'd like to know the- Oh, does that- Bottom. Still public hearing. Okay.

894
00:56:18.633 --> 00:56:20.959
Okay, would anybody from the public like to speak to this?

895
00:56:23.028 --> 00:56:25.114
Hearing none, I'll close the public hearing. Randall?

896
00:56:25.998 --> 00:56:31.128
The modifications, are we talking about this curving wall or the horseshoe wall or

897
00:56:31.248 --> 00:56:31.608
both?

898
00:56:31.788 --> 00:56:32.718
It's both of them.

899
00:56:32.989 --> 00:56:33.228
Okay.

900
00:56:33.858 --> 00:56:35.074
So they're too close to the road.

901
00:56:35.778 --> 00:56:39.693
Correct. The one that's set back closer to the home, that one should get approved

902
00:56:39.739 --> 00:56:44.959
without an issue. It's the one that's surrounding the whole bed that's too close.

903
00:56:45.018 --> 00:56:45.829
That one needs-

904
00:56:45.843 --> 00:56:46.324
That's 67 1/2.

905
00:56:46.398 --> 00:56:50.748
Correct, 6 AM. And it's actually going through ARC approval today.

906
00:56:51.438 --> 00:56:53.688
So they're having ARC right now.

907
00:56:54.318 --> 00:56:55.878
Let's go back to the sequence here.

908
00:56:55.938 --> 00:56:56.478
Yes.

909
00:56:56.538 --> 00:56:57.888
It was done without approval.

910
00:56:58.038 --> 00:56:58.338
Correct.

911
00:56:58.848 --> 00:57:02.898
They went in after the fact when they found out they were out of compliance and

912
00:57:02.929 --> 00:57:05.508
requested approval, which was denied?

913
00:57:06.108 --> 00:57:08.688
It was originally denied for missing information.

914
00:57:08.778 --> 00:57:11.239
The only thing that was sent was a picture of that.

915
00:57:11.989 --> 00:57:12.498
Okay.

916
00:57:12.588 --> 00:57:12.798
So-

917
00:57:13.308 --> 00:57:17.193
So now it's back before them, and it will be denied probably most likely because

918
00:57:17.209 --> 00:57:18.258
it's not in compliance.

919
00:57:18.528 --> 00:57:21.528
It's not in compliance, but they're trying to bring it into compliance.

920
00:57:21.618 --> 00:57:22.263
So the application-

921
00:57:22.263 --> 00:57:24.079
So they have 45 days to do that.

922
00:57:24.978 --> 00:57:25.668
Correct. If

923
00:57:27.348 --> 00:57:28.878
you go with staff's recommendation.

924
00:57:29.118 --> 00:57:31.054
Because if ARC approves it today-

925
00:57:31.218 --> 00:57:34.954
Okay. The staff recommendation has given 45 days for completion. Okay.

926
00:57:34.954 --> 00:57:35.329
Correct.

927
00:57:35.418 --> 00:57:40.472
If not, then it would not be coming back to us then.

928
00:57:40.998 --> 00:57:42.199
If they fail to comply,

929
00:57:43.758 --> 00:57:47.478
it would move forward based on whatever action we take today.

930
00:57:47.508 --> 00:57:47.838
Correct.

931
00:57:48.288 --> 00:57:50.148
That's fine. They get 45 days to correct the problem.

932
00:57:50.658 --> 00:57:50.929
Correct.

933
00:57:51.138 --> 00:57:52.668
Okay. Oversimplification. Thanks.

934
00:57:55.429 --> 00:58:01.308
I move to accept staff's recommendation for case number D6-16-26,

935
00:58:01.608 --> 00:58:02.868
giving them 45 days.

936
00:58:03.648 --> 00:58:04.398
I second.

937
00:58:04.699 --> 00:58:08.268
Okay. Any further discussion? Hearing none, all in favor say aye.

938
00:58:08.538 --> 00:58:08.959
Aye.

939
00:58:09.364 --> 00:58:09.364
Aye.

940
00:58:09.408 --> 00:58:12.618
Opposed? Moving right along. Okay.

941
00:58:13.308 --> 00:58:13.324
No.

942
00:58:14.508 --> 00:58:16.218
We got caught up with moving paperwork here.

943
00:58:18.528 --> 00:58:18.918
All right.

944
00:58:21.048 --> 00:58:23.628
Are we on to 4-I?

945
00:58:25.038 --> 00:58:25.218
No.

946
00:58:25.429 --> 00:58:25.608
No?

947
00:58:25.773 --> 00:58:26.028
Sixteen-

948
00:58:26.388 --> 00:58:27.679
We still have two more

949
00:58:27.709 --> 00:58:28.728
... 16, 17.

950
00:58:29.268 --> 00:58:32.747
Yeah, that's 4I. D61726. 17. Yeah.

951
00:58:32.838 --> 00:58:33.408
Oh, okay.

952
00:58:33.829 --> 00:58:35.882
Yes. Open public hearing. Okay.

953
00:58:35.882 --> 00:58:37.068
We can deliberate on this one.

954
00:58:37.699 --> 00:58:42.318
We'll open the public hearing on D617-26,

955
00:58:43.668 --> 00:58:44.538
the Lewis estate.

956
00:58:46.068 --> 00:58:51.168
Shamboie, Community Standards. Today I have case number D6-17-26.

957
00:58:51.648 --> 00:58:55.278
Village Community Development District number 6 versus Shirley W.

958
00:58:55.398 --> 00:59:00.588
Lewis, life estate, 2167 Darwin Terrace, Unit 131, Lot

959
00:59:00.829 --> 00:59:05.179
147. Violation of the district's rule to bring about deed compliance, and

960
00:59:05.209 --> 00:59:08.733
specifically the rule that states, "Owners shall keep their home sites neat and

961
00:59:08.808 --> 00:59:12.018
clean, and the grass cut, irrigated, and edged at all times.

962
00:59:12.348 --> 00:59:16.068
If an owner does not adhere to this regulation, then the work may be performed on

963
00:59:16.128 --> 00:59:21.558
behalf of the owner, and the cost shall be charged to the owner." On May 1st, 2026,

964
00:59:21.709 --> 00:59:24.318
a complaint was received for overgrown bushes.

965
00:59:24.378 --> 00:59:28.608
The violation was verified, and staff spoke to the homeowner, who indicated she

966
00:59:28.638 --> 00:59:33.588
would have the bushes trimmed. A deed restriction reminder was issued on May 20th.

967
00:59:33.648 --> 00:59:37.293
The initial letter was sent on May 29th, and the property was brought into

968
00:59:37.308 --> 00:59:41.793
compliance on June 4th. On August 20th, a complaint was received regarding

969
00:59:41.868 --> 00:59:46.653
overgrown bushes. The violation was verified, and a deed restriction reminder was

970
00:59:46.699 --> 00:59:51.588
issued on August 31st. Since this was a reoccurring violation offense, the owner

971
00:59:51.648 --> 00:59:56.074
was immediately given a notice of public hearing that was sent by regular mail and

972
00:59:56.088 --> 00:59:58.098
certified mail on August 31st.

973
00:59:59.449 --> 01:00:04.158
The term reoccurring violation means a violation of the provision of the rule by an

974
01:00:04.248 --> 01:00:09.018
owner who has been previously notified to have violated the same provision of the

975
01:00:09.048 --> 01:00:13.608
rule within 12 months prior to the current violation, notwithstanding the violation

976
01:00:13.668 --> 01:00:15.228
occurred at different locations.

977
01:00:15.648 --> 01:00:19.383
If the Community Standards Department receives a complaint regarding a reoccurring

978
01:00:19.459 --> 01:00:23.808
violation, staff is not required to give the owner a reasonable time to correct the

979
01:00:23.838 --> 01:00:28.802
violation. Instead, staff shall follow the procedure of compliance as outlined with

980
01:00:28.848 --> 01:00:33.258
the exception of steps three and four, which is the initial and second letter.

981
01:00:33.768 --> 01:00:37.623
With regards to step five, the third letter, the case may be presented to the

982
01:00:37.638 --> 01:00:42.079
board, even if the reoccurring violation has been corrected prior to the public

983
01:00:42.108 --> 01:00:44.148
hearing, and the notice shall so state.

984
01:00:44.598 --> 01:00:48.258
If the reoccurring violation is brought into compliance prior to the public

985
01:00:48.318 --> 01:00:52.788
hearing, the board may make a finding of guilt but shall not impose a fine.

986
01:00:52.878 --> 01:00:56.704
Staff spoke to the homeowner, who indicated she would have the bushes trimmed.

987
01:00:56.704 --> 01:01:00.408
Staff inspected the property on September 3rd, and it was determined that the

988
01:01:00.438 --> 01:01:02.388
property is currently in compliance.

989
01:01:02.959 --> 01:01:06.753
Staff's recommendation would be to find the owner to have violated the district's

990
01:01:06.829 --> 01:01:10.128
deed compliance rule, as cited by the deed compliance staff.

991
01:01:10.143 --> 01:01:14.778
Find the owner to be in violation of the reoccurring violation policy, as listed in

992
01:01:14.838 --> 01:01:19.968
Appendix B, Procedures for Compliance of External Deed Restrictions and Schedule

993
01:01:20.179 --> 01:01:23.298
for Fines for Village Community Development District number 6.

994
01:01:23.959 --> 01:01:28.308
If the property is currently in compliance, no fine shall be imposed at this time,

995
01:01:28.548 --> 01:01:32.658
and case number D6-17-26 shall be closed.

996
01:01:33.079 --> 01:01:37.023
If the owner violates the same provision of the rule within 12 months of today's

997
01:01:37.038 --> 01:01:42.709
date, September 9th, 2026, the violation will be considered a repeat

998
01:01:42.798 --> 01:01:47.028
violation. Staff is not required to give the owner reasonable time to correct the

999
01:01:47.088 --> 01:01:51.768
violation. Staff shall present the case to the Board of Supervisors, even if the

1000
01:01:51.798 --> 01:01:56.493
repeat violation has been corrected prior to the public hearing, and the notice

1001
01:01:56.568 --> 01:01:57.498
shall so state.

1002
01:01:58.699 --> 01:02:03.813
Owners who have been found to have repeat violations may be fined up to $500, and

1003
01:02:03.858 --> 01:02:08.973
the Board of Supervisors may impose a $500 daily fine until the property is brought

1004
01:02:09.018 --> 01:02:14.058
into compliance. Chairman shall execute the order of enforcement, and I'm here to

1005
01:02:14.088 --> 01:02:16.098
answer any questions that you may have.

1006
01:02:16.728 --> 01:02:18.663
Is there any member of the audience here to speak to this

1007
01:02:20.808 --> 01:02:21.408
violation?

1008
01:02:23.298 --> 01:02:26.643
I'm the owner. I'm Shirley Lewis.

1009
01:02:26.643 --> 01:02:27.829
I'm sorry, ma'am, we did not hear you.

1010
01:02:28.038 --> 01:02:28.503
She's the owner.

1011
01:02:28.579 --> 01:02:30.858
She'll have to come up to the microphone. Oh.

1012
01:02:31.398 --> 01:02:33.454
Please come up to the microphone, identify yourself and-

1013
01:02:33.618 --> 01:02:35.477
And I don't think she was sworn in.

1014
01:02:35.568 --> 01:02:36.798
Oh, is she sworn in?

1015
01:02:36.858 --> 01:02:38.628
I'm glad I got the pictures because-

1016
01:02:38.748 --> 01:02:40.938
Ma'am, you have to wait till you get to the microphone.

1017
01:02:41.028 --> 01:02:41.253
Were you-

1018
01:02:41.538 --> 01:02:41.554
I've been trying to call-

1019
01:02:41.554 --> 01:02:45.438
Ma'am, excuse me. Were you originally sworn in?

1020
01:02:45.679 --> 01:02:46.158
Yes.

1021
01:02:46.218 --> 01:02:47.959
You were? Okay, fine. Please.

1022
01:02:48.108 --> 01:02:51.679
I've been trying to call all week. This is a list of all the calls I've made.

1023
01:02:51.918 --> 01:02:54.648
I could never get anybody. I'm glad to see they got pictures.

1024
01:02:54.679 --> 01:02:55.728
They're done because-

1025
01:02:55.788 --> 01:02:56.493
Her name and address

1026
01:02:56.493 --> 01:02:57.304
... they said she never-

1027
01:02:57.348 --> 01:02:58.623
Name and address, ma'am. I'm sorry.

1028
01:02:58.728 --> 01:03:00.679
2167 Darwin Terrace.

1029
01:03:00.709 --> 01:03:01.128
The name?

1030
01:03:01.848 --> 01:03:02.704
Shirley Lewis.

1031
01:03:03.079 --> 01:03:05.718
Okay. Sorry. Go ahead, ma'am.

1032
01:03:06.199 --> 01:03:10.804
Anyway, I'm just glad that you got pictures because all I've been told, well, I

1033
01:03:10.804 --> 01:03:13.008
haven't been told anything. Nobody ever returns calls.

1034
01:03:14.088 --> 01:03:16.668
And I've got the list of all the times that I've been.

1035
01:03:16.818 --> 01:03:21.858
So, those bushes that they call them, they're actually called Loropetalum

1036
01:03:22.038 --> 01:03:26.824
or Chinese fringe trees. They're trees with no height limit, and I did not plant

1037
01:03:26.898 --> 01:03:30.768
them. My neighbor said, as you saw, the vinyl wall is not particularly appealing.

1038
01:03:30.829 --> 01:03:31.998
They have to look at it all the time.

1039
01:03:32.088 --> 01:03:35.028
They asked if they could please plant something.

1040
01:03:35.568 --> 01:03:40.683
They did that in 2015, and they said they would take care of them, and they have

1041
01:03:41.484 --> 01:03:44.994
This is the first year anybody's complained because they're gone from March to

1042
01:03:45.054 --> 01:03:47.875
October. That's the breeding season for the cardinals.

1043
01:03:48.264 --> 01:03:51.684
It's a wildlife habitat certified nationally.

1044
01:03:52.194 --> 01:03:55.794
It's not here for people to judge humanly.

1045
01:03:55.869 --> 01:04:00.054
It's for the birds, literally, for the birds. And so we try.

1046
01:04:00.294 --> 01:04:05.783
She and neighbors surrounding me have no problem with it, but there's a new person

1047
01:04:05.815 --> 01:04:09.264
that doesn't know that system I just shared as far as

1048
01:04:10.644 --> 01:04:15.864
for about seven to nine months when the cardinals are there and then the whole yard

1049
01:04:15.894 --> 01:04:21.204
you could see how that looks. It's not normal, but I'm an environmental nutcase,

1050
01:04:21.894 --> 01:04:25.494
and apparently some people hate it. Half people hate it, half people love it.

1051
01:04:25.704 --> 01:04:31.375
So that's all I can tell you, but when you say in your recording that you're trying

1052
01:04:31.405 --> 01:04:32.138
to record, Shannon,

1053
01:04:33.414 --> 01:04:37.509
with this call, can we stand? I can't get through to standards.

1054
01:04:37.584 --> 01:04:41.724
Someone from IRS won't answer and say there's nobody answering, and it rings like

1055
01:04:41.785 --> 01:04:42.144
three.

1056
01:04:43.584 --> 01:04:48.234
So something needs to be done about that. I'm just glad. This was so frustrating.

1057
01:04:48.565 --> 01:04:50.065
Do you want copies of this?

1058
01:04:50.875 --> 01:04:53.530
That is not evidence in the case, but-

1059
01:04:53.634 --> 01:04:58.959
I'll just send it to you

1060
01:04:59.574 --> 01:05:02.035
or not. I'm glad you're here because I have all on my camera. Thank you very much.

1061
01:05:02.934 --> 01:05:05.035
Okay. Anyone else who wishes to speak to this?

1062
01:05:05.065 --> 01:05:09.354
If you will step forward, identify yourself and were you sworn in?

1063
01:05:09.954 --> 01:05:11.815
Ma'am, were you sworn in?

1064
01:05:12.025 --> 01:05:12.324
Yes.

1065
01:05:12.444 --> 01:05:12.684
Okay.

1066
01:05:13.014 --> 01:05:18.625
Just for the board's purposes, my understanding is that there may be another

1067
01:05:18.714 --> 01:05:21.084
case possibly against this property.

1068
01:05:21.864 --> 01:05:26.244
So any testimony we take today has to be limited to the issue here because you may

1069
01:05:26.304 --> 01:05:27.924
hear something in the future in another case.

1070
01:05:27.984 --> 01:05:28.854
The bushes that we're-

1071
01:05:28.884 --> 01:05:29.184
Correct

1072
01:05:29.214 --> 01:05:32.304
... talking about that are pictured that we have in our packet.

1073
01:05:32.334 --> 01:05:32.483
Correct.

1074
01:05:32.544 --> 01:05:33.773
Okay. Yes, ma'am.

1075
01:05:33.834 --> 01:05:38.544
Thank you. My name is Sharon Bundick, and I'm here to speak to this property.

1076
01:05:38.664 --> 01:05:41.184
I would love to see it up on the big screen again.

1077
01:05:41.994 --> 01:05:46.119
It is a property at 2167 Darwin Terrace.

1078
01:05:46.344 --> 01:05:50.634
Shirley Lewis' ongoing multi-year nuisance

1079
01:05:50.754 --> 01:05:56.334
property. This is a neighbor that provides us with

1080
01:05:56.574 --> 01:06:02.214
many excuses, everything from her Minnesota

1081
01:06:02.334 --> 01:06:08.035
neighbors next door who planted the bushes on her

1082
01:06:08.094 --> 01:06:14.079
property. She's just said right here that her neighbors planted the

1083
01:06:14.094 --> 01:06:19.884
bushes, and so it's their problem, but this is a multi-year nuisance

1084
01:06:19.974 --> 01:06:23.484
property, a train wreck of epic proportions.

1085
01:06:24.324 --> 01:06:30.160
It has created a shrub barrier. Many of our neighbors

1086
01:06:30.204 --> 01:06:35.844
are here today from Darwin Terrace. We have been here before.

1087
01:06:36.144 --> 01:06:40.134
We are asking no leniency from this esteemed board.

1088
01:06:40.584 --> 01:06:46.224
We are asking no extensions this time

1089
01:06:46.285 --> 01:06:50.815
whatsoever. We are asking for immediate action.

1090
01:06:51.474 --> 01:06:56.785
We have a right to have peace on our property, and

1091
01:06:56.875 --> 01:07:00.535
basically, we are in mosquito breeding

1092
01:07:03.234 --> 01:07:08.155
and a time of year that is an absolute

1093
01:07:08.304 --> 01:07:14.275
excellent habitat. There's rats, mice, snakes,

1094
01:07:14.514 --> 01:07:19.734
roaches, palmetto bugs that are breeding ground in this type of an

1095
01:07:19.824 --> 01:07:21.744
environment. We have

1096
01:07:23.785 --> 01:07:29.634
called the compliance office three to four times a year since we have lived here

1097
01:07:29.724 --> 01:07:35.634
on those bushes alone. We look forward to future meetings with

1098
01:07:35.664 --> 01:07:40.315
this homeowner, but we're just addressing these bushes today alone.

1099
01:07:41.275 --> 01:07:45.204
And these shrubs were reported to be non-compliant.

1100
01:07:45.234 --> 01:07:51.174
She cuts the shrub wall height down to one inch below

1101
01:07:51.204 --> 01:07:56.964
the gutter every single time she gets the infraction

1102
01:07:56.979 --> 01:08:02.785
removed, and we can't come before this esteemed board to talk about it

1103
01:08:02.905 --> 01:08:08.799
because she removes the bushes one inch below the gutter, so it isn't

1104
01:08:08.844 --> 01:08:13.464
above the eaves anymore, and she basically thumbs her nose at the whole entire

1105
01:08:13.525 --> 01:08:16.074
neighborhood that is here today.

1106
01:08:17.364 --> 01:08:18.264
Basically,

1107
01:08:19.525 --> 01:08:24.924
this has been going on multi-year since at least 2016.

1108
01:08:26.035 --> 01:08:31.614
2016, in the fall of that year, on November 10th,

1109
01:08:31.854 --> 01:08:34.374
2016, and also-

1110
01:08:37.104 --> 01:08:39.324
If you would, I appreciate you wrapping up your remarks, ma'am.

1111
01:08:39.894 --> 01:08:40.794
Can I wrap it up?

1112
01:08:40.974 --> 01:08:41.304
Please.

1113
01:08:41.785 --> 01:08:47.634
Thank you. The architectural review committee denied that

1114
01:08:47.724 --> 01:08:52.884
and said it created a barrier in the fall of 2016.

1115
01:08:53.245 --> 01:08:59.124
We have been fighting that wall since then, and basically, we have a right to

1116
01:08:59.214 --> 01:09:02.214
peace on our property, and that's all I'm asking.

1117
01:09:03.249 --> 01:09:03.280
Thank you, ma'am.

1118
01:09:03.354 --> 01:09:07.224
I would like to finish my statement, sir, because if it's-

1119
01:09:07.584 --> 01:09:07.749
Ma'am

1120
01:09:07.824 --> 01:09:09.025
... one minute longer.

1121
01:09:09.114 --> 01:09:10.509
No. Thank you, ma'am. I appreciate-

1122
01:09:10.509 --> 01:09:11.949
I have a prepared statement

1123
01:09:11.964 --> 01:09:16.044
... I think we understand your concern here. Yes, sir.

1124
01:09:16.074 --> 01:09:17.844
If you'd like to step up, identify yourself.

1125
01:09:17.905 --> 01:09:20.304
I'd like to speak, and I'm sorry, I was not sworn in.

1126
01:09:21.354 --> 01:09:27.069
Please tell me to clarify that the testimony you've submitted

1127
01:09:27.294 --> 01:09:29.155
is about the individual community concerns, the whole street has about this.

1128
01:09:29.754 --> 01:09:30.324
Yes, I do.

1129
01:09:30.954 --> 01:09:31.824
Yes, sir. Identify yourself.

1130
01:09:31.884 --> 01:09:36.655
My name's Dave Bundick. I live at 2158 Darwin Terrace.

1131
01:09:36.684 --> 01:09:37.794
Thank you.

1132
01:09:38.485 --> 01:09:41.275
I wasn't planning to speak until Ms.

1133
01:09:41.485 --> 01:09:46.628
Lewis came up here, and she has stated a couple things

1134
01:09:47.664 --> 01:09:53.454
that the neighbors love it. That's about as far from the truth as you can

1135
01:09:53.694 --> 01:09:55.824
get without lying.

1136
01:09:57.114 --> 01:10:02.964
There's a bunch of neighbors here today, they chose not to speak, but they

1137
01:10:02.995 --> 01:10:06.774
don't love it. She spoke of birds and everything else.

1138
01:10:07.104 --> 01:10:08.333
We all love birds,

1139
01:10:09.864 --> 01:10:13.794
but we're not going to go in violation just to bring the birds in here.

1140
01:10:15.894 --> 01:10:17.484
And my wife, who just spoke,

1141
01:10:18.684 --> 01:10:24.504
said the same thing. She waits for her neighbors to come from Minnesota, they come

1142
01:10:24.774 --> 01:10:28.104
probably twice a year, to keep that stuff cut.

1143
01:10:28.764 --> 01:10:34.285
As we know, we all live in Florida, and as we know, once there's the rainy season

1144
01:10:34.374 --> 01:10:39.354
and the heat, things grow ridiculously fast.

1145
01:10:41.364 --> 01:10:47.349
So cutting that to just below the gutter line is not going to last half a year

1146
01:10:47.394 --> 01:10:52.554
until the neighbors from Minnesota come to cut the convoluted deal they

1147
01:10:52.644 --> 01:10:56.918
thought up with they can plant on her property.

1148
01:10:58.074 --> 01:11:02.514
My guess is if you saw the rest of this house, they wanted to plant what they

1149
01:11:02.604 --> 01:11:08.124
wanted to plant before she was let go to plant what she planted around the other

1150
01:11:08.154 --> 01:11:09.384
three parts of the house.

1151
01:11:09.474 --> 01:11:11.754
Sir, we've got to stick with the one in front of us, please.

1152
01:11:11.859 --> 01:11:17.544
So I'm just stating that's why the neighbors wanted to plant Laura Petulam, which

1153
01:11:17.664 --> 01:11:21.804
if you look up Laura Petulam, it says bush.

1154
01:11:23.334 --> 01:11:23.544
Yes.

1155
01:11:24.174 --> 01:11:30.114
And in these ordinances, the own ordinance here, my wife was going to

1156
01:11:30.204 --> 01:11:32.844
say they should be kept at four foot.

1157
01:11:35.694 --> 01:11:41.544
So all I'm going to ask is no excuses from her.

1158
01:11:41.724 --> 01:11:47.424
I think it's time that she learns her lesson that she may like that, the people

1159
01:11:47.439 --> 01:11:53.184
probably in the Ocala National Forest would like that, but we're in a residential

1160
01:11:53.214 --> 01:11:54.174
neighborhood.

1161
01:11:54.234 --> 01:11:54.684
Thank you, sir.

1162
01:11:54.774 --> 01:11:55.374
Thank you.

1163
01:11:56.724 --> 01:11:58.614
Anyone else who wishes to speak to this item?

1164
01:12:00.444 --> 01:12:03.535
Hearing none, I will close the public hearing.

1165
01:12:04.734 --> 01:12:06.354
There may be some questions for Shannon.

1166
01:12:06.624 --> 01:12:11.995
Shannon, I have a question. This is now their second violation within one year.

1167
01:12:12.084 --> 01:12:12.504
Correct.

1168
01:12:12.594 --> 01:12:17.844
So the next time there is no timeframe, it's just automatic fines, correct?

1169
01:12:18.114 --> 01:12:22.495
No, it's still within one year. So if it's one year from today's date-

1170
01:12:22.674 --> 01:12:24.804
But if it's less than a year-

1171
01:12:24.864 --> 01:12:24.939
Mm-hmm

1172
01:12:25.254 --> 01:12:26.410
... it's automatic fines.

1173
01:12:26.439 --> 01:12:30.114
It's going to come directly back to this board and re-impose the fines. Yes.

1174
01:12:35.064 --> 01:12:39.144
Is this finding currently in compliance?

1175
01:12:41.694 --> 01:12:42.654
This part, yes.

1176
01:12:44.274 --> 01:12:45.444
That was a qualification.

1177
01:12:45.519 --> 01:12:45.519
Yeah.

1178
01:12:46.314 --> 01:12:47.094
This part was.

1179
01:12:47.245 --> 01:12:48.174
Yeah. This is.

1180
01:12:49.164 --> 01:12:52.074
But there are other parts that may not be?

1181
01:12:53.274 --> 01:12:53.589
That's-

1182
01:12:53.995 --> 01:12:56.995
As I mentioned earlier, this may be something that comes before you at a later

1183
01:12:57.054 --> 01:12:57.354
date.

1184
01:12:58.134 --> 01:13:03.894
Yeah. There was an implication that this has been before us in the past.

1185
01:13:03.984 --> 01:13:04.674
I'm sorry.

1186
01:13:05.934 --> 01:13:11.904
Refresh my old memory. I'm not sure. It may well have.

1187
01:13:12.654 --> 01:13:14.754
I would have to check. I'm not familiar with a-

1188
01:13:15.324 --> 01:13:16.794
Okay. That has never been issued-

1189
01:13:16.824 --> 01:13:17.334
... off the top of my head.

1190
01:13:17.634 --> 01:13:23.484
Okay. Questions, comments, board?

1191
01:13:24.264 --> 01:13:25.854
I have a question that we brought up.

1192
01:13:27.474 --> 01:13:31.644
Is there a category of this plant as to how high this plant can be?

1193
01:13:32.138 --> 01:13:36.084
Is that plant limited to a constraint under the eve of the building?

1194
01:13:37.285 --> 01:13:41.245
We don't go by per plant and what the plant's maintenance is.

1195
01:13:41.364 --> 01:13:46.495
If the deed restrictions state that shrubs or hedges can only be four feet, then we

1196
01:13:46.554 --> 01:13:52.434
impose that rule. But this district does not, this unit does not have that

1197
01:13:53.274 --> 01:13:55.764
stipulation, so we can't-

1198
01:13:56.364 --> 01:13:56.814
Okay

1199
01:13:56.829 --> 01:13:57.594
... require it.

1200
01:13:59.364 --> 01:13:59.754
It's not in the restrictions.

1201
01:13:59.785 --> 01:14:01.344
Yeah, if it's not in the deed restrictions.

1202
01:14:01.374 --> 01:14:04.674
There are certain districts that do have, or certain units that do have something

1203
01:14:04.764 --> 01:14:06.444
about a four-foot hedge height limit.

1204
01:14:07.044 --> 01:14:08.995
And we don't have that restriction in District 6?

1205
01:14:14.904 --> 01:14:16.914
The public hearing has been closed.

1206
01:14:20.153 --> 01:14:23.274
Do we have a copy of that information handy?

1207
01:14:23.544 --> 01:14:25.464
I'd have to see. That's not the deed restriction.

1208
01:14:25.524 --> 01:14:27.234
No, I'm just curious if we-

1209
01:14:27.279 --> 01:14:29.634
I can get one with further time.

1210
01:14:29.754 --> 01:14:29.949
Yeah.

1211
01:14:30.084 --> 01:14:31.344
Really.

1212
01:14:31.854 --> 01:14:33.294
We usually don't have one.

1213
01:14:33.324 --> 01:14:34.224
Well, I think at this point,

1214
01:14:35.785 --> 01:14:40.419
staff is stating that the property's in compliance, and that's the testimony that's

1215
01:14:40.464 --> 01:14:43.164
been presented, so that's what we have to rely on at this point.

1216
01:14:45.114 --> 01:14:46.524
Okay. Are you ready to-

1217
01:14:46.584 --> 01:14:47.634
I am ready for a motion

1218
01:14:47.874 --> 01:14:53.604
... I move we accept staff's recommendation for case number D6-17-26,

1219
01:14:53.904 --> 01:14:59.304
that there has been two violations, and there cannot be any more violations within

1220
01:14:59.334 --> 01:14:59.754
the next

1221
01:15:01.014 --> 01:15:03.234
year from today's date.

1222
01:15:03.864 --> 01:15:04.614
I second it.

1223
01:15:06.384 --> 01:15:09.654
Any further discussion? Hearing none, all in favor say aye.

1224
01:15:09.834 --> 01:15:10.194
Aye.

1225
01:15:10.554 --> 01:15:11.754
Opposed? Okay.

1226
01:15:13.644 --> 01:15:17.995
So we'll see if we see it again. Okay, moving right along to the next case.

1227
01:15:21.384 --> 01:15:25.884
This would be case number D618-26.

1228
01:15:26.364 --> 01:15:29.769
Yes, sir. Before we get started with this public hearing, my understanding, and Ms.

1229
01:15:29.874 --> 01:15:35.035
Boyd can explain further, is that the property owner was unable to make today's

1230
01:15:35.064 --> 01:15:37.134
public hearing and requested that it be tabled.

1231
01:15:37.719 --> 01:15:41.424
I wanted you to see what was before you, before you decided what you wanted to do,

1232
01:15:41.484 --> 01:15:45.384
and whether there was neighbors who wanted to testify as to the issues they're

1233
01:15:46.134 --> 01:15:46.719
facing with it, so.

1234
01:15:46.734 --> 01:15:50.603
We'll give Shannon at least one minute while we review the materials and follow the

1235
01:15:50.694 --> 01:15:51.894
suit. We haven't seen it previously.

1236
01:15:52.884 --> 01:15:54.444
So we'll open the public hearing at this point?

1237
01:15:54.864 --> 01:15:55.359
Well, just a-

1238
01:15:56.393 --> 01:15:57.444
In order, yeah.

1239
01:15:57.535 --> 01:15:58.209
Yeah. So she can-

1240
01:15:58.223 --> 01:15:59.709
We have to open it so she can read it

1241
01:16:00.354 --> 01:16:00.818
... read it. What would-

1242
01:16:01.344 --> 01:16:03.953
Well, we can table it if you decide to table it, but let's hear.

1243
01:16:05.904 --> 01:16:10.134
Okay, we will open the public hearing on... I lost my numbers here.

1244
01:16:11.664 --> 01:16:14.694
D6-18-26.

1245
01:16:14.738 --> 01:16:14.964
18-26, right.

1246
01:16:15.924 --> 01:16:18.594
Okay. Good afternoon, board. Shannon Boyd, Community Standards.

1247
01:16:18.984 --> 01:16:23.874
Today I have before you case number D6-18-26, Village Community Development

1248
01:16:23.964 --> 01:16:28.359
District number 6 versus Ronald F. Kwasnik and Elaine A. Shearer.

1249
01:16:28.884 --> 01:16:32.769
1528 Gifford Court, Unit 115, Lot 169.

1250
01:16:33.234 --> 01:16:36.924
Violation of the district's rule to bring about deed compliance, and specifically

1251
01:16:36.939 --> 01:16:40.974
the rule that states, "Owners shall keep their home sites neat and clean, the grass

1252
01:16:41.064 --> 01:16:43.374
cut, irrigated, and edged at all times.

1253
01:16:43.434 --> 01:16:47.318
If an owner does not adhere to this regulation, then the work may be performed on

1254
01:16:47.364 --> 01:16:51.714
behalf of the owner, and the cost shall be charged to the owner." On May 1st, a

1255
01:16:51.745 --> 01:16:55.134
complaint was received regarding overgrown grass, weeds, and bushes.

1256
01:16:55.434 --> 01:16:59.844
Staff verified that the overgrown grass and weeds constituted violation, however,

1257
01:16:59.904 --> 01:17:04.314
the bushes did not. After staff was unable to establish contact with the homeowner,

1258
01:17:04.704 --> 01:17:07.434
a deed restriction reminder was issued on May 4th.

1259
01:17:07.884 --> 01:17:12.174
The initial and second letters were sent out on May 14th and May 28th, and

1260
01:17:12.264 --> 01:17:16.584
following the established procedures for compliance of external deed restriction, a

1261
01:17:16.614 --> 01:17:20.934
notice of public hearing was sent by regular and certified mail on June 18th.

1262
01:17:21.444 --> 01:17:24.384
Staff located a telephone number and was able to contact Mr.

1263
01:17:24.654 --> 01:17:29.634
Kwasnik, who indicated he was out of the country and would return on May 28th.

1264
01:17:29.964 --> 01:17:33.084
On June 11th, staff contacted Mr. Kwasnik again.

1265
01:17:33.414 --> 01:17:37.584
He stated he had recently undergone surgery and was working to address the

1266
01:17:37.614 --> 01:17:41.904
violations. However, he indicated completion would require additional time.

1267
01:17:42.354 --> 01:17:46.854
Staff advised Mr. Kwasnik to contact Community Standards once the property had been

1268
01:17:46.884 --> 01:17:51.924
brought into compliance. Mr. Kwasnik subsequently contacted staff and indicated the

1269
01:17:51.954 --> 01:17:53.904
property had been brought into compliance.

1270
01:17:54.219 --> 01:17:59.004
An inspection conducted on September 2nd determined that the property remained out

1271
01:17:59.064 --> 01:17:59.904
of compliance.

1272
01:18:01.374 --> 01:18:05.634
Staff spoke with Mr. Kwasnik regarding addressing the needs for complete weed

1273
01:18:05.664 --> 01:18:07.495
removal and the landscaping debts.

1274
01:18:09.354 --> 01:18:13.164
So staff's recommendation would be to find the owner in violation of the district's

1275
01:18:13.224 --> 01:18:16.074
deed compliance rule, as cited by the deed compliance staff.

1276
01:18:16.404 --> 01:18:19.629
The owner has seven days to mow the grass and remove the weeds to bring the

1277
01:18:19.704 --> 01:18:23.799
property into compliance. If the grass is mowed and the weeds are removed, and the

1278
01:18:23.874 --> 01:18:28.134
property is brought into compliance within seven days of the order of enforcement,

1279
01:18:28.464 --> 01:18:32.259
case number D6-18-26 shall be closed.

1280
01:18:32.304 --> 01:18:35.559
If the grass is not mowed and the weeds are not removed, and the property is not

1281
01:18:35.574 --> 01:18:39.654
brought into compliance within seven days of the order of enforcement, authorize

1282
01:18:39.684 --> 01:18:45.504
the district to maintain the property, impose a minimum of a $250 fine or the

1283
01:18:45.624 --> 01:18:49.509
actual cost of maintenance, whichever is more, to be paid within 10 days of the

1284
01:18:49.584 --> 01:18:53.408
invoice. Authorize the district to maintain the property twice a month in the

1285
01:18:53.484 --> 01:18:58.824
summer and once a month in the winter as needed, and impose a $250 fine each time

1286
01:18:58.854 --> 01:19:00.535
the district maintains the property.

1287
01:19:01.014 --> 01:19:04.584
If the owners prohibit the district from maintaining the property, then the owner

1288
01:19:04.644 --> 01:19:10.134
shall be fined an initial amount of $150 and an additional $50 per day until the

1289
01:19:10.164 --> 01:19:11.785
property is brought into compliance.

1290
01:19:12.444 --> 01:19:16.238
If the property is not brought into compliance as required herein, staff shall

1291
01:19:16.314 --> 01:19:20.124
record this order of enforcement claim of lien in the public records of Sumter

1292
01:19:20.214 --> 01:19:24.579
County, Florida. It is the property owner's responsibility to contact the Community

1293
01:19:24.684 --> 01:19:29.694
Standards Department to request a deed compliance officer revisit the property to

1294
01:19:29.754 --> 01:19:34.134
confirm compliance. If the fine reaches $1,500, the case shall be turned over to

1295
01:19:34.194 --> 01:19:38.035
district counsel to seek all available remedies, which may include initiating a

1296
01:19:38.094 --> 01:19:41.124
lawsuit and seeking an injunction against the property owners.

1297
01:19:41.694 --> 01:19:45.474
The property owners are responsible for reimbursing the district for all attorney's

1298
01:19:45.504 --> 01:19:50.454
fees, costs, and expenses associated with or related to this order of enforcement

1299
01:19:50.544 --> 01:19:55.134
claim of lien. If the property is brought into compliance and all fines are paid,

1300
01:19:55.224 --> 01:19:59.874
the chairman authorizes staff to execute and record a satisfaction and release of

1301
01:19:59.934 --> 01:20:03.864
claim of lien. Chairman to execute the order of enforcement, and I'm here to answer

1302
01:20:03.894 --> 01:20:05.274
any questions that you may have.

1303
01:20:06.234 --> 01:20:10.584
Is anyone here to speak to, any member of the audience here to speak to this issue?

1304
01:20:11.694 --> 01:20:14.364
If not, I'll close the public hearing, turn it over to the board.

1305
01:20:17.004 --> 01:20:22.854
Could you tell me again, the owner has some health issues or?

1306
01:20:23.304 --> 01:20:27.384
Originally, when we contacted him in May, he was out of country.

1307
01:20:28.614 --> 01:20:32.964
And then when he returned in June, he had surgery. He had undergone some surgery.

1308
01:20:35.004 --> 01:20:39.474
And then I know he's stated that he's been working on the property.

1309
01:20:39.894 --> 01:20:41.874
So he is living at the property?

1310
01:20:41.964 --> 01:20:44.483
Yes, he is living at the property. He is back at the property.

1311
01:20:46.644 --> 01:20:48.924
And he was requesting we table this?

1312
01:20:49.464 --> 01:20:54.234
He wasn't here to speak to you because he did want to ask for an additional time,

1313
01:20:54.654 --> 01:20:58.554
30 days instead of the seven days, which is staff recommendation, but he was not

1314
01:20:58.614 --> 01:21:00.684
able to make the public hearing.

1315
01:21:00.745 --> 01:21:02.663
So staff is recommending 30 days?

1316
01:21:03.174 --> 01:21:06.294
Well, staff's typical recommendation is seven days.

1317
01:21:06.444 --> 01:21:06.624
Right.

1318
01:21:06.745 --> 01:21:07.644
But the homeowner-

1319
01:21:08.184 --> 01:21:09.504
Okay. I misunderstood.

1320
01:21:09.535 --> 01:21:11.934
Yeah. But the homeowner requested 30 days.

1321
01:21:12.084 --> 01:21:14.785
But if we table this, we're giving him 60 days.

1322
01:21:14.844 --> 01:21:17.589
We can just extend it like we do for several items.

1323
01:21:17.634 --> 01:21:19.884
But again, it's still 60 days till we meet again.

1324
01:21:19.974 --> 01:21:20.889
No, we can-

1325
01:21:21.384 --> 01:21:23.349
No, they can move it over again

1326
01:21:23.349 --> 01:21:24.114
... just impose it today.

1327
01:21:24.204 --> 01:21:25.854
Yeah.

1328
01:21:29.995 --> 01:21:34.854
If you look at the pictures and the dates on the pictures, yes, the property's

1329
01:21:34.884 --> 01:21:35.124
still

1330
01:21:36.474 --> 01:21:37.434
out of compliance,

1331
01:21:38.934 --> 01:21:44.844
but it does appear based on these pictures that there's been some

1332
01:21:45.858 --> 01:21:49.608
... sincere effort to correct some of the problems.

1333
01:21:49.998 --> 01:21:54.243
It's not there yet, because if you look at the original pictures, there were a

1334
01:21:54.288 --> 01:21:55.698
number of issues there.

1335
01:22:02.448 --> 01:22:05.448
I think we need to just give him the 30 days.

1336
01:22:05.898 --> 01:22:06.049
Yeah.

1337
01:22:06.738 --> 01:22:07.578
Yeah. I'm for it.

1338
01:22:08.148 --> 01:22:08.959
I move to-

1339
01:22:08.973 --> 01:22:09.303
Commissioner Adams

1340
01:22:09.303 --> 01:22:12.003
... approve staff

1341
01:22:13.218 --> 01:22:17.508
recommendation, changing it from seven days to 30 days on

1342
01:22:17.598 --> 01:22:19.787
D6-18-16.

1343
01:22:21.813 --> 01:22:23.209
I ask for clarification.

1344
01:22:25.638 --> 01:22:26.418
Is there a second yet?

1345
01:22:26.988 --> 01:22:27.753
I second it.

1346
01:22:27.799 --> 01:22:29.088
Further discussion? Yes, Gordon.

1347
01:22:30.799 --> 01:22:34.098
I didn't know if I heard that correctly.

1348
01:22:34.188 --> 01:22:39.858
Staff recommendation is seven days, which is our typical recommendation for a case

1349
01:22:39.918 --> 01:22:40.518
like this.

1350
01:22:41.778 --> 01:22:42.498
The homeowner-

1351
01:22:42.783 --> 01:22:42.783
Exactly. Sure

1352
01:22:42.783 --> 01:22:48.438
... who was not able to attend today, he wanted originally the public hearing to be

1353
01:22:48.498 --> 01:22:52.158
postponed if possible, so he could attend the next board meeting.

1354
01:22:52.608 --> 01:22:57.258
But if not, he was requesting 30 days so he can bring the property into compliance.

1355
01:22:57.303 --> 01:22:57.498
Yeah. So the-

1356
01:22:57.513 --> 01:23:00.873
And I'm thinking since he's had surgery, and with the heat that we could have

1357
01:23:00.873 --> 01:23:03.858
having, I think 30 days is reasonable. We've done that before.

1358
01:23:03.948 --> 01:23:08.013
Well, I would suggest that if you look at the property, it looks as though there is

1359
01:23:08.058 --> 01:23:10.518
efforts being made to bring it into compliance.

1360
01:23:10.549 --> 01:23:13.338
If it's not in compliance in 30 days, then the fines begin.

1361
01:23:13.368 --> 01:23:19.218
Correct. And I did speak with him to make him aware that the grass and weeds

1362
01:23:19.308 --> 01:23:24.063
in the landscaping beds, those need to be removed, not-- I know he had trimmed them

1363
01:23:24.078 --> 01:23:26.178
down and whatnot, but that they need to.

1364
01:23:26.418 --> 01:23:27.228
If you look at some of the pictures-

1365
01:23:27.288 --> 01:23:27.588
Yeah

1366
01:23:27.603 --> 01:23:29.388
... he's been working it hard.

1367
01:23:29.478 --> 01:23:34.728
Okay, so my real question is, I have no disagreement whether we give him 30 days or

1368
01:23:34.758 --> 01:23:39.438
not, it's just if we structure it correctly as to how our response should be.

1369
01:23:39.528 --> 01:23:40.908
That was basically what I was saying.

1370
01:23:40.924 --> 01:23:44.508
Yeah. He's got 30 days, and then the fines begin, either be in compliance or not.

1371
01:23:44.778 --> 01:23:45.108
Okay.

1372
01:23:46.728 --> 01:23:48.618
All in favor of this commission motion, say "aye."

1373
01:23:49.068 --> 01:23:49.084
Aye.

1374
01:23:49.084 --> 01:23:49.368
Aye.

1375
01:23:49.549 --> 01:23:50.388
Opposed? Okay.

1376
01:23:51.078 --> 01:23:51.093
Thank you.

1377
01:23:51.093 --> 01:23:54.678
Believe it or not, that is the last of our public hearings.

1378
01:23:54.693 --> 01:23:55.488
That's the last public hearing.

1379
01:23:55.608 --> 01:23:59.028
I thank everybody for their tolerance. Okay, moving to old business.

1380
01:23:59.118 --> 01:24:01.278
Let's move on to some of our other items quickly if we could.

1381
01:24:03.618 --> 01:24:05.928
Yes. There are two items on old business.

1382
01:24:06.348 --> 01:24:09.738
The first was the request to review if the district has any liability for e-bikes

1383
01:24:09.768 --> 01:24:10.908
on the multimodal paths.

1384
01:24:11.299 --> 01:24:11.403
Mm-hmm.

1385
01:24:12.078 --> 01:24:17.148
This legislation has been passed, so essentially there's no further action needed.

1386
01:24:19.008 --> 01:24:19.308
Okay.

1387
01:24:20.508 --> 01:24:25.578
The second item was included on the agenda, which was your decompliance rule and

1388
01:24:25.638 --> 01:24:30.558
architectural review manual revision, which have both been included on the agenda

1389
01:24:30.618 --> 01:24:30.978
today.

1390
01:24:31.128 --> 01:24:32.478
So have they been approved now?

1391
01:24:32.778 --> 01:24:33.078
Yes.

1392
01:24:33.138 --> 01:24:33.483
Okay, moving on.

1393
01:24:33.528 --> 01:24:37.848
Yes. Your Chapter two rule was amended and restated, and the ARC manual is approved

1394
01:24:37.878 --> 01:24:38.478
and in effect.

1395
01:24:38.868 --> 01:24:39.198
Okay.

1396
01:24:41.718 --> 01:24:45.018
Okay, information items. I don't believe there's any

1397
01:24:47.478 --> 01:24:49.413
notifications in there that you received.

1398
01:24:49.459 --> 01:24:53.043
Anything you want to comment on, Brittany, on any of the informational items?

1399
01:24:53.598 --> 01:24:55.788
No, only if you have any questions.

1400
01:24:55.908 --> 01:24:59.658
Okay. District manager's report, you had a couple of things in there about some

1401
01:24:59.718 --> 01:25:00.587
upcoming events.

1402
01:25:01.158 --> 01:25:06.318
Yes, just a few save the dates. The first one is A Night with DPM on September

1403
01:25:06.468 --> 01:25:12.153
26th. That will be at Roeham Recreation Center, from 4:00 to 6:00

1404
01:25:12.198 --> 01:25:16.459
PM. That is open to the public, and all board members are encouraged to attend as

1405
01:25:16.518 --> 01:25:21.438
well. It's really a look behind every division within district property management

1406
01:25:21.948 --> 01:25:26.373
and how they're accomplishing all the services that are provided to the community

1407
01:25:26.418 --> 01:25:26.959
every day.

1408
01:25:27.678 --> 01:25:32.553
Yeah. In light of the last hour and a half, it is really

1409
01:25:33.709 --> 01:25:39.573
important that all of us who live here understand what our obligations are, not

1410
01:25:39.618 --> 01:25:43.788
just to our own properties, but quite frankly, to our neighboring properties, and

1411
01:25:43.848 --> 01:25:48.888
why this board is very insistent on making sure that everything within the district

1412
01:25:48.948 --> 01:25:54.558
is, to the best of our ability, well-maintained. So hopefully, some people will go.

1413
01:25:54.618 --> 01:25:58.278
Yes. It's been a very well-attended event. This will be the third one.

1414
01:25:59.102 --> 01:25:59.688
Yeah. Okay.

1415
01:26:00.828 --> 01:26:04.128
The next one is another invitation for National Night Out.

1416
01:26:05.088 --> 01:26:10.308
This will be hosted by the Community Watch Department of the Villages, and it will

1417
01:26:10.368 --> 01:26:13.998
include all law enforcement agencies from the Tri-County area, as well as the

1418
01:26:14.058 --> 01:26:17.463
municipalities and all of the fire service agencies.

1419
01:26:17.808 --> 01:26:23.148
Again, we welcome the public to attend at Roeham Recreation Center October 6th from

1420
01:26:23.388 --> 01:26:24.348
5:00 to 7:00 PM.

1421
01:26:24.948 --> 01:26:29.388
Is this the Night Out that used to be sponsored by the sheriff's department that

1422
01:26:29.418 --> 01:26:31.608
was down in the fairground area?

1423
01:26:32.478 --> 01:26:36.348
So generally, all law enforcement agencies across the country participate-

1424
01:26:36.378 --> 01:26:36.424
Yeah

1425
01:26:36.438 --> 01:26:38.988
... in National Night Out, and they do various events.

1426
01:26:39.018 --> 01:26:41.718
They're typically held in the October timeframe.

1427
01:26:41.748 --> 01:26:44.209
But are all of those now being done here on campus?

1428
01:26:44.358 --> 01:26:44.658
No.

1429
01:26:45.108 --> 01:26:45.498
They now have a central-

1430
01:26:45.558 --> 01:26:48.303
So Community Watch hosts one for all agencies-

1431
01:26:48.348 --> 01:26:48.468
Okay

1432
01:26:48.483 --> 01:26:52.098
... that serve The Villages, but then all of these agencies generally host their

1433
01:26:52.128 --> 01:26:52.623
own as well.

1434
01:26:52.848 --> 01:26:54.782
Okay. So there'll be several of those. Okay.

1435
01:26:54.799 --> 01:26:55.188
Yes.

1436
01:26:55.203 --> 01:26:55.203
Okay.

1437
01:26:55.803 --> 01:26:58.668
There's always free goodies, hot dogs, and demonstrations-

1438
01:26:59.268 --> 01:26:59.282
So you need to go all the way

1439
01:26:59.282 --> 01:26:59.793
... that are taking place there then.

1440
01:26:59.793 --> 01:27:01.068
Check the menus before you go.

1441
01:27:01.128 --> 01:27:01.487
Okay.

1442
01:27:03.498 --> 01:27:03.828
Okay.

1443
01:27:04.218 --> 01:27:10.128
So the last item is a good visual representation is today you had eight public

1444
01:27:10.188 --> 01:27:15.168
hearing packets with all of the photographic evidence and all backup documentation

1445
01:27:15.318 --> 01:27:17.508
for the cases that you heard today.

1446
01:27:18.108 --> 01:27:22.848
This is a large effort by the community standards team to produce these each month

1447
01:27:22.908 --> 01:27:25.638
for all board members on all boards.

1448
01:27:25.938 --> 01:27:31.698
So we have identified a solution to post these electronically and have

1449
01:27:31.758 --> 01:27:35.508
them locked, so to speak, until the meeting begins.

1450
01:27:36.078 --> 01:27:36.408
In here?

1451
01:27:36.558 --> 01:27:41.388
Yes. And then you would see them on your screen, but you would also have them up on

1452
01:27:41.478 --> 01:27:46.608
the projector as well. So that would limit the amount of paper copies, but

1453
01:27:46.698 --> 01:27:52.038
still you would be able to click on a link and see all documents and photographs on

1454
01:27:52.098 --> 01:27:52.878
your computer screen.

1455
01:27:52.968 --> 01:27:55.459
But we would not see them before we come to the meeting?

1456
01:27:55.578 --> 01:27:55.998
No.

1457
01:27:56.568 --> 01:27:58.068
Anyway, we can't look at them ahead of time.

1458
01:27:58.098 --> 01:28:03.948
The question is, for our convenience, would we rather have hard copy or

1459
01:28:04.218 --> 01:28:05.718
would we rather do it electronically?

1460
01:28:06.348 --> 01:28:08.328
Electronically.

1461
01:28:08.793 --> 01:28:08.793
Some reactions?

1462
01:28:08.793 --> 01:28:08.793
I vote electronically.

1463
01:28:08.793 --> 01:28:08.793
Electronically.

1464
01:28:08.838 --> 01:28:09.678
Save the trees.

1465
01:28:10.578 --> 01:28:10.967
Yeah.

1466
01:28:11.448 --> 01:28:13.128
This is a ream of paper a person.

1467
01:28:13.278 --> 01:28:17.508
Well, I guess my question would be, if we try it and we don't like it, can we go

1468
01:28:17.538 --> 01:28:22.248
back to the old style? Is this a forever decision, or can we do it on a trial

1469
01:28:22.308 --> 01:28:22.698
basis?

1470
01:28:23.118 --> 01:28:28.638
If the board requests the paper copies, but we would request that you give it a try

1471
01:28:28.698 --> 01:28:29.553
with the electronic version.

1472
01:28:29.553 --> 01:28:31.788
Yeah. There are some advantages to be able to...

1473
01:28:32.868 --> 01:28:33.618
The reason I say that-

1474
01:28:33.738 --> 01:28:34.653
The back and forth being in separate rooms.

1475
01:28:34.668 --> 01:28:40.113
Yeah. Visually, you're going to show us at most probably two images, whereas I

1476
01:28:40.128 --> 01:28:43.743
think most of us are sitting here shuffling through a variety of images as well as

1477
01:28:43.743 --> 01:28:49.683
some written words. In fairness to the process, we've

1478
01:28:49.698 --> 01:28:51.108
got to do our best, so.

1479
01:28:51.709 --> 01:28:52.084
Mm-hmm.

1480
01:28:52.188 --> 01:28:57.978
Is it possible to have one physical copy here that we could, if somebody needed to

1481
01:28:58.038 --> 01:29:01.668
look at more than one, they could pass it up and down between board members?

1482
01:29:01.728 --> 01:29:04.848
We don't each need to have it, but have one.

1483
01:29:06.738 --> 01:29:10.308
So we can do that. There's always going to be a hard copy with the agenda package

1484
01:29:10.488 --> 01:29:11.628
that the clerk maintains.

1485
01:29:11.748 --> 01:29:11.988
Okay.

1486
01:29:13.398 --> 01:29:13.563
Okay.

1487
01:29:13.668 --> 01:29:18.138
The problem, of course, becomes when we look at that, I don't mind trying it, but

1488
01:29:18.198 --> 01:29:21.709
there are sometimes just several pictures, and we want to lay one up against

1489
01:29:21.738 --> 01:29:22.818
another to get our opinion.

1490
01:29:23.238 --> 01:29:24.648
I do. Well, Gordon, that's what I was doing.

1491
01:29:24.738 --> 01:29:26.748
I was kind of going back and forth saying, "Are we here?

1492
01:29:26.778 --> 01:29:27.017
Where?"

1493
01:29:27.228 --> 01:29:29.778
But if we can use the clerk's copy.

1494
01:29:31.459 --> 01:29:33.273
They can split the screen and show us the back and forth.

1495
01:29:33.288 --> 01:29:35.478
We can make the clerk's copy back and forth.

1496
01:29:35.748 --> 01:29:38.508
Yeah. I don't object to trying it, but I think we need to reserve...

1497
01:29:40.459 --> 01:29:45.483
If that process ends up cutting paper, but requiring us more and more time to make

1498
01:29:45.558 --> 01:29:49.278
a good, solid decision, then I think we have to balance those.

1499
01:29:49.338 --> 01:29:54.183
And maybe they could see if they could split-screen some pictures, if that's

1500
01:29:54.198 --> 01:29:54.888
possible.

1501
01:29:54.978 --> 01:29:55.322
Yes, they do.

1502
01:29:55.322 --> 01:30:00.168
Yeah. One other comment just from my standpoint, I think the pictures are probably

1503
01:30:00.258 --> 01:30:02.688
more meaningful to us than the-

1504
01:30:04.488 --> 01:30:05.418
Yeah, the documents

1505
01:30:05.433 --> 01:30:09.228
... verbiage. Than the verbiage. Because that we pretty well cover, but it's the

1506
01:30:09.288 --> 01:30:10.968
pictures that we're really focusing on.

1507
01:30:11.028 --> 01:30:16.113
So as long as we can get a clear understanding from the pictures,

1508
01:30:17.448 --> 01:30:21.588
I think that the rest of it is so pro forma. Okay.

1509
01:30:21.618 --> 01:30:24.693
But the pictures are really what we're looking at and trying to make sure whether

1510
01:30:24.768 --> 01:30:28.368
there's any improvements. So if you can make sure that we can satisfy it that way,

1511
01:30:28.428 --> 01:30:29.868
I think we'll give it a try.

1512
01:30:30.378 --> 01:30:33.198
I think beginning in November.

1513
01:30:33.288 --> 01:30:35.223
Are we getting ready to take off here? What's going on?

1514
01:30:35.299 --> 01:30:35.598
Yeah.

1515
01:30:35.748 --> 01:30:37.878
In November, if we can-

1516
01:30:38.658 --> 01:30:40.428
Okay. Give it a try.

1517
01:30:40.518 --> 01:30:42.543
Give it a try and see how it goes.

1518
01:30:43.938 --> 01:30:44.148
Yeah.

1519
01:30:44.988 --> 01:30:48.948
We reserve our right to change our mind. How's that? Okay, moving right along.

1520
01:30:49.308 --> 01:30:54.017
And the last item is just a thank you to the finance and budget team and all the

1521
01:30:54.049 --> 01:30:59.058
district departments that contributed to bringing your budget to fruition today.

1522
01:30:59.493 --> 01:31:03.709
It's been a lengthy process, and we don't take maintenance assessment increases

1523
01:31:03.768 --> 01:31:09.168
lightly, but we want to maintain the fiscal completeness of every district.

1524
01:31:09.258 --> 01:31:10.773
So we appreciate your support.

1525
01:31:10.818 --> 01:31:12.003
Maybe we need to have one general trying to

1526
01:31:12.348 --> 01:31:16.818
Forecast the different numbers and the final one that we would, so then all the

1527
01:31:16.848 --> 01:31:18.858
board members could look to see the five percent.

1528
01:31:19.248 --> 01:31:24.918
And I think the mailings to the citizenry was critical because most of the real

1529
01:31:24.978 --> 01:31:27.709
questions were answered in the distribution of the letter.

1530
01:31:27.978 --> 01:31:28.067
Yes.

1531
01:31:29.028 --> 01:31:33.468
Okay. District council, no report. Okay.

1532
01:31:33.588 --> 01:31:36.753
This is a point in our agenda that anyone who would like to address the board, I

1533
01:31:36.799 --> 01:31:38.658
think some of you indicated you would.

1534
01:31:38.718 --> 01:31:42.108
We welcome you to come forward, identify yourself, and share your thoughts with us.

1535
01:31:44.778 --> 01:31:45.168
Yes, ma'am.

1536
01:31:46.098 --> 01:31:51.049
Hello, my name is Linda Payne at 1018 Jackson Street, Richmond Villas.

1537
01:31:51.138 --> 01:31:56.388
And this is about trying to find if a vehicle is abandoned on the street,

1538
01:31:56.988 --> 01:32:01.698
District 6 has not approved it to be removed, and we've had that occur.

1539
01:32:03.198 --> 01:32:08.538
We had a heck of a time trying to get a truck out of our villa's street.

1540
01:32:08.598 --> 01:32:13.338
It was just left abandoned, and I was told to come and bring it up to you.

1541
01:32:14.268 --> 01:32:15.183
Hmm. Ricky?

1542
01:32:15.228 --> 01:32:20.088
So, some of the other districts that have run into issues with parking and villas

1543
01:32:20.178 --> 01:32:24.348
in particular, because the residential district are responsible for the

1544
01:32:24.378 --> 01:32:28.788
villa-maintained roads, have opted to adopt a towing rule.

1545
01:32:29.658 --> 01:32:31.338
And the towing rule

1546
01:32:32.658 --> 01:32:37.968
permits, essentially if a vehicle is left unattended, or

1547
01:32:38.058 --> 01:32:42.963
essentially abandoned, unregistered, improperly parked,

1548
01:32:44.088 --> 01:32:46.758
it allows a notice process to take place.

1549
01:32:47.928 --> 01:32:53.508
We photograph that process, the actual notice that goes on the vehicle, and

1550
01:32:53.568 --> 01:32:58.038
then a towing company is contacted to actually tow the vehicle.

1551
01:32:58.818 --> 01:33:00.258
There's no expense to the district.

1552
01:33:00.363 --> 01:33:02.013
It's only an expense to the

1553
01:33:03.468 --> 01:33:06.408
owner of the vehicle if they go to get it out of the impound.

1554
01:33:07.638 --> 01:33:12.408
But it is an option that is available to the district if there are significant

1555
01:33:12.498 --> 01:33:13.338
parking issues.

1556
01:33:13.578 --> 01:33:15.768
And it has to fit all three criteria?

1557
01:33:16.188 --> 01:33:21.693
I can send the board the rule that has been adopted in other districts, so you can

1558
01:33:21.738 --> 01:33:22.938
take a look at the language.

1559
01:33:23.598 --> 01:33:24.018
I think

1560
01:33:26.718 --> 01:33:30.228
you said several different things. A vehicle that's abandoned.

1561
01:33:30.918 --> 01:33:34.698
It's pretty clear, it's abandoned. Get it out of there.

1562
01:33:35.808 --> 01:33:36.078
If it's

1563
01:33:37.818 --> 01:33:39.198
continually parked there-

1564
01:33:39.588 --> 01:33:40.128
Abandoned

1565
01:33:40.308 --> 01:33:40.773
... Okay, well,

1566
01:33:42.468 --> 01:33:44.538
staff is telling us how it's unraveling.

1567
01:33:45.258 --> 01:33:49.788
You get into somebody, well, it was in space one this today, it moved over three

1568
01:33:49.848 --> 01:33:52.998
spaces tomorrow. You get into the playing of that game.

1569
01:33:53.058 --> 01:33:56.868
So I guess we'd like to see the language that addresses what is truly the problem,

1570
01:33:56.898 --> 01:34:01.413
and that is no abandoned vehicles, and quite frankly, no long-term parked vehicles,

1571
01:34:01.413 --> 01:34:05.598
those that are not operative or moving.

1572
01:34:06.198 --> 01:34:11.148
Right. In general, the boards that have adopted the towing rule have dealt with a

1573
01:34:11.868 --> 01:34:16.983
severe issue of whether it be abandoned or long-term parking or

1574
01:34:17.538 --> 01:34:20.328
something to that effect, where there's been no resolution.

1575
01:34:20.388 --> 01:34:21.138
Yeah, I think-

1576
01:34:21.273 --> 01:34:21.948
Put it on our agenda for next meeting

1577
01:34:21.963 --> 01:34:26.088
... I think if we're going to do something about abandoned vehicles, we need to

1578
01:34:26.148 --> 01:34:30.948
establish the definition of abandoned versus long-term parking.

1579
01:34:31.638 --> 01:34:34.638
We do have one member of this board who's very knowledgeable about those things.

1580
01:34:34.668 --> 01:34:37.038
And if you would, maybe staff would work with

1581
01:34:38.358 --> 01:34:40.653
Supervisor Edwards to bring us something we can-

1582
01:34:41.988 --> 01:34:42.378
Yes, thank you

1583
01:34:42.408 --> 01:34:44.628
... look at and that would serve the-

1584
01:34:45.018 --> 01:34:45.334
Thank you

1585
01:34:45.334 --> 01:34:46.068
... way of talking.

1586
01:34:46.084 --> 01:34:49.788
And the rule that I'll send has been reviewed by Mr.

1587
01:34:49.968 --> 01:34:53.387
Briones as well and has been effective.

1588
01:34:53.448 --> 01:34:55.518
Yeah. Let's see if we can address this at our next meeting.

1589
01:34:55.998 --> 01:34:56.012
Okay.

1590
01:34:56.118 --> 01:34:57.438
Thank you for bringing it to our attention.

1591
01:34:58.698 --> 01:35:01.503
Others who would like to speak? I think this lady had spoke earlier.

1592
01:35:01.549 --> 01:35:05.178
She had some legal questions. We love legal questions.

1593
01:35:06.468 --> 01:35:09.648
Patricia Potter, 885 Lucky Lane.

1594
01:35:11.058 --> 01:35:15.168
I am an attorney. My status is retired as of July 1.

1595
01:35:15.438 --> 01:35:19.113
Half of my practice was estate, probate, wills, and trusts.

1596
01:35:20.658 --> 01:35:24.049
My concern is when we have deceased individuals,

1597
01:35:25.698 --> 01:35:29.358
especially where we've got one where there are no heirs apparently and no estate,

1598
01:35:29.508 --> 01:35:33.168
that going through the lien process, unless counsel knows something I don't know

1599
01:35:33.198 --> 01:35:38.088
and hadn't tried, there is no way to get the association's lien in front of the

1600
01:35:38.148 --> 01:35:41.388
mortgage company, unless you can get it up to a tax status.

1601
01:35:41.538 --> 01:35:45.738
That's the only way to do it. I'm willing to work with counsels, I'm not charging

1602
01:35:45.768 --> 01:35:47.628
for it, I'm retired,

1603
01:35:48.888 --> 01:35:54.078
and to work up some sort of a program so that you're not wasting money on

1604
01:35:54.168 --> 01:35:59.598
liens and that where we're basically going to file liens that aren't enforceable

1605
01:35:59.658 --> 01:36:03.618
and the mortgage company doesn't care because they're in first place, they're going

1606
01:36:03.633 --> 01:36:06.858
to blow you off in foreclosure when they get around to it.

1607
01:36:06.873 --> 01:36:10.713
There is a way of forcing them into a foreclosure. I've done it.

1608
01:36:10.758 --> 01:36:13.563
That bounty points from Lee County on that one.

1609
01:36:13.608 --> 01:36:14.043
But

1610
01:36:16.188 --> 01:36:18.288
I don't know if you've got the will to do that.

1611
01:36:18.738 --> 01:36:19.218
Well, let me

1612
01:36:20.778 --> 01:36:22.848
stop you right there. Yes, we do.

1613
01:36:23.058 --> 01:36:23.299
Okay.

1614
01:36:23.478 --> 01:36:25.668
Within the scope of the law.

1615
01:36:25.908 --> 01:36:28.803
And if I get in front of a judge, I've got to prove it.

1616
01:36:28.848 --> 01:36:30.049
And Mark and I, in this regard, have discussed that on a number of occasions.

1617
01:36:30.168 --> 01:36:30.498
Yeah.

1618
01:36:30.588 --> 01:36:34.398
I'm very aware, and I think all of us are concerned about what we're talking about.

1619
01:36:34.758 --> 01:36:35.598
As I said earlier,

1620
01:36:36.799 --> 01:36:38.328
District 6 is now aging.

1621
01:36:38.808 --> 01:36:39.078
I know.

1622
01:36:39.108 --> 01:36:42.573
These were problems that we didn't have when I first sat on this board 15 years

1623
01:36:42.588 --> 01:36:46.938
ago. But today, we have a number of properties that are abandoned, and people who

1624
01:36:47.088 --> 01:36:49.008
have not made provision-

1625
01:36:50.209 --> 01:36:50.373
Yep

1626
01:36:50.373 --> 01:36:52.459
... have been paying an estate's attorney to do all that.

1627
01:36:52.728 --> 01:36:54.108
Well, then the trustee's got to get paid.

1628
01:36:54.168 --> 01:36:58.818
The problem is, and we agree, and we've talked in the past, within the scope of the

1629
01:36:58.848 --> 01:37:01.218
law, we push as aggressively as we can.

1630
01:37:01.278 --> 01:37:06.828
But you're absolutely right, large institutional organizations, banks, trust

1631
01:37:06.858 --> 01:37:09.408
companies, things of that nature, they don't care.

1632
01:37:09.498 --> 01:37:09.993
Yeah. They're going to sue.

1633
01:37:09.993 --> 01:37:13.248
They'll let us sue, but we are limited to what we can do under the law.

1634
01:37:13.488 --> 01:37:13.698
Correct.

1635
01:37:13.743 --> 01:37:18.588
And right now, we do on a timely basis everything, Mark, I will allow you to

1636
01:37:19.248 --> 01:37:23.448
correct me if I'm mistaken here. We move as fast as we can under the Florida

1637
01:37:23.478 --> 01:37:24.108
statutes.

1638
01:37:24.948 --> 01:37:28.563
Yeah, I think the issue being brought up is the lien, the cost for the lien, and

1639
01:37:28.728 --> 01:37:32.432
why are we recording liens when there are properties that there are no heirs or

1640
01:37:32.448 --> 01:37:34.653
that there's a bank who's ahead of us, which is true.

1641
01:37:34.878 --> 01:37:40.248
The banks are always going to be ahead of us. But we have a rule now.

1642
01:37:40.457 --> 01:37:41.898
We've spent the money for the rule.

1643
01:37:42.378 --> 01:37:46.248
I'm not sure what the statistics are with regard to the liens that we record and

1644
01:37:46.278 --> 01:37:50.209
how many of them are against properties that we won't recover from because of a

1645
01:37:50.268 --> 01:37:50.598
bank.

1646
01:37:51.799 --> 01:37:54.828
But sometimes banks, believe it or not, and Ms.

1647
01:37:54.948 --> 01:37:58.953
Boyd can tell you, banks have in fact reached out to the district and have

1648
01:37:58.968 --> 01:38:03.078
sometimes even paid when they didn't have to pay, which is odd.

1649
01:38:03.918 --> 01:38:08.013
And CDDs can't foreclose these liens.

1650
01:38:08.058 --> 01:38:10.158
This is not a foreclosure process that we can take.

1651
01:38:10.188 --> 01:38:12.858
So, it's up to you what you want to do with it.

1652
01:38:14.748 --> 01:38:16.549
Community Standards does what they're supposed to do.

1653
01:38:16.608 --> 01:38:20.238
They go through the property records, and they notify the owner as listed on

1654
01:38:20.299 --> 01:38:23.508
record, and whether that individual's deceased or not.

1655
01:38:23.568 --> 01:38:26.598
Sometimes they don't find out until later, but we still go through the process.

1656
01:38:27.588 --> 01:38:33.168
Not all times are these things foreclosed by banks. Sometimes there are heirs.

1657
01:38:33.468 --> 01:38:35.658
Sometimes there are estates that are opened.

1658
01:38:36.108 --> 01:38:40.188
So, it's a case-by-case basis, but it's really up to you whether you want to spend

1659
01:38:40.203 --> 01:38:42.108
the money on continuing to look further into this.

1660
01:38:42.498 --> 01:38:44.148
I don't think we've really had any issues with it.

1661
01:38:44.193 --> 01:38:47.028
I don't think the cost of recording a lien, and Shannon can tell you how much that

1662
01:38:47.088 --> 01:38:49.218
is, but it's not very expensive.

1663
01:38:49.938 --> 01:38:51.167
It's $10 to $15.

1664
01:38:51.258 --> 01:38:55.968
Yeah. Well, usually it's I think $10 for the first page and then $8 or something

1665
01:38:56.028 --> 01:38:56.718
like that after.

1666
01:38:56.838 --> 01:38:56.883
Eight dollars or so.

1667
01:38:56.883 --> 01:39:01.788
Yeah. So these are usually three pages or four pages. So it's not a lot of money.

1668
01:39:02.178 --> 01:39:05.088
You'd probably pay me more money to go look at it and make changes to the rule.

1669
01:39:05.988 --> 01:39:06.978
But again, it's up to you.

1670
01:39:07.549 --> 01:39:08.703
Yeah. I would also say that,

1671
01:39:10.488 --> 01:39:16.188
again, having been here a while, we have gotten more aggressive over time because

1672
01:39:16.278 --> 01:39:18.693
over time our situation has changed more and more, I think.

1673
01:39:19.038 --> 01:39:21.948
I don't know how many times we actually strengthened what we've had.

1674
01:39:22.008 --> 01:39:24.978
But any opportunity legally that we've had to...

1675
01:39:26.299 --> 01:39:29.418
This board, I think most of the boards, and every member of this board, we

1676
01:39:29.478 --> 01:39:32.959
recognize the protection of the quality of appearance of our properties.

1677
01:39:33.558 --> 01:39:37.188
Quite frankly, it's the one thing that continues to add value to where we live.

1678
01:39:37.668 --> 01:39:42.948
It's when you drive into The Villages, particularly District 6, you look around you

1679
01:39:43.098 --> 01:39:48.198
and you say, "Wow, this is the kind of place I want to live." Unfortunately, as we

1680
01:39:48.348 --> 01:39:52.924
age, not everybody has made all the provisions that they need to, and we are having

1681
01:39:52.938 --> 01:39:56.058
this problem throughout the district as well in The Villages.

1682
01:39:56.868 --> 01:40:02.088
And I can assure you, I think this board will move as aggressively as we can, but

1683
01:40:02.178 --> 01:40:06.258
you're also right. If we spend $100 to get 50,

1684
01:40:07.878 --> 01:40:09.348
do we do it for a matter of principle?

1685
01:40:10.158 --> 01:40:10.608
Or do we-

1686
01:40:11.358 --> 01:40:14.388
I'm more concerned about you spending $200 to get zero.

1687
01:40:14.688 --> 01:40:19.368
Well, and I guess theoretically, I would argue that

1688
01:40:20.616 --> 01:40:24.486
It's important that people understand that there's a process, and we will enforce

1689
01:40:24.516 --> 01:40:30.471
it to the best of our ability. And quite frankly, I guess as one board member, if

1690
01:40:30.936 --> 01:40:34.506
it costs a little bit more to do that one time and we lose some money in the deal,

1691
01:40:34.536 --> 01:40:39.216
as long as we're continuing to make people aware that they have obligations, we

1692
01:40:39.276 --> 01:40:43.596
probably continue to do it. It might not be the best economic decision, but I think

1693
01:40:43.656 --> 01:40:44.647
for the overall

1694
01:40:46.116 --> 01:40:51.816
wellbeing of the district, we should be as aggressive as we can to continue to

1695
01:40:51.876 --> 01:40:56.586
try to protect the quality and the appearance of all of our properties.

1696
01:40:56.647 --> 01:40:58.086
Yeah. I have no argument with that.

1697
01:40:58.746 --> 01:41:02.647
I'm just looking at not throwing money down a rattle.

1698
01:41:02.826 --> 01:41:03.096
Well,

1699
01:41:04.807 --> 01:41:08.091
this has been a discussion that I can tell you, not just for this board and with

1700
01:41:08.136 --> 01:41:10.776
our attorney, but quite frankly, with my friends and neighbors.

1701
01:41:11.136 --> 01:41:11.151
Yeah.

1702
01:41:11.196 --> 01:41:15.561
Because almost all of us now are beginning to see some of that in many of the areas

1703
01:41:15.636 --> 01:41:16.416
where we live.

1704
01:41:16.866 --> 01:41:21.066
I think the overall as well, and I'm probably off on this number, but I know that

1705
01:41:21.126 --> 01:41:22.116
this last year,

1706
01:41:23.346 --> 01:41:27.996
all the number of districts that are using the lien process have collectively

1707
01:41:28.057 --> 01:41:33.336
collected over, I think, $130,000, $140,000, using the lien

1708
01:41:33.351 --> 01:41:36.876
process. So yeah, you're going to have some out there that you're not going to

1709
01:41:36.891 --> 01:41:38.856
collect because of a foreclosure.

1710
01:41:38.901 --> 01:41:42.846
There's no money left for us to make a claim to surplus. Some of them are wasted.

1711
01:41:42.906 --> 01:41:46.026
But the districts are collecting a lot of money under the process.

1712
01:41:46.986 --> 01:41:50.286
The chair will not entertain a motion to take it out of Mark's salary.

1713
01:41:53.706 --> 01:41:56.196
You owe me, Mark. Okay. Seriously, back to-

1714
01:41:56.706 --> 01:41:56.961
Thank you

1715
01:41:57.006 --> 01:41:59.571
... is there any other items that somebody would like to raise with the board?

1716
01:41:59.647 --> 01:42:01.956
Yes, ma'am. Whoever's next, please.

1717
01:42:04.401 --> 01:42:07.836
Hi. I suspect I'm at the wrong meeting, but if you'll give me five minutes, I

1718
01:42:07.926 --> 01:42:09.096
really feel that you should-

1719
01:42:09.246 --> 01:42:09.921
Three minutes. Three.

1720
01:42:09.936 --> 01:42:11.647
Two. Whatever.

1721
01:42:12.156 --> 01:42:12.291
Yes, ma'am.

1722
01:42:12.336 --> 01:42:16.236
Anyway, I have a neighbor who had a stroke in

1723
01:42:16.296 --> 01:42:20.616
February, and I kept up with the

1724
01:42:22.147 --> 01:42:25.566
care of the house, and she had a small...

1725
01:42:27.546 --> 01:42:28.836
I'm very nervous. Sorry.

1726
01:42:29.346 --> 01:42:30.216
Don't be nervous.

1727
01:42:30.786 --> 01:42:31.176
Okay.

1728
01:42:31.236 --> 01:42:31.941
We're your neighbors.

1729
01:42:32.886 --> 01:42:33.305
Thank you.

1730
01:42:34.761 --> 01:42:38.991
She had a stroke in February, and an elderly friend, who was legally blind, came in

1731
01:42:39.066 --> 01:42:43.566
to live in the house, to take care of their shepherd, a very old

1732
01:42:43.686 --> 01:42:45.126
dog.

1733
01:42:47.706 --> 01:42:48.051
Judy,

1734
01:42:49.357 --> 01:42:50.706
the house had no

1735
01:42:52.147 --> 01:42:55.716
air conditioning when I went in to see sometime in early May.

1736
01:42:56.346 --> 01:43:01.686
And then I was back there right before Memorial Day weekend, and the water was

1737
01:43:01.716 --> 01:43:07.596
turned off. And I contacted the brother, who lived in

1738
01:43:07.626 --> 01:43:11.511
Minnesota, and asked him to take care of it. He called the next morning.

1739
01:43:11.556 --> 01:43:14.407
It's the Friday now of Memorial Day weekend.

1740
01:43:15.157 --> 01:43:18.036
He was unable to get any satisfaction.

1741
01:43:18.066 --> 01:43:22.926
He was unable to pay that bill over the phone because he didn't have legal

1742
01:43:22.941 --> 01:43:24.516
representation or something else.

1743
01:43:25.296 --> 01:43:29.706
I found out about it at 2:00, went down to the water department or the utilities

1744
01:43:29.766 --> 01:43:35.091
person in Sumter Landing. She said, "If you can get the homeowner to say yes, that

1745
01:43:35.167 --> 01:43:40.477
you can pay the bill, we will process it." I drove to the residence, got the

1746
01:43:40.566 --> 01:43:43.176
homeowner to say yes over the phone.

1747
01:43:43.477 --> 01:43:48.966
Nobody on the other line knew what yes meant. She certainly didn't.

1748
01:43:49.386 --> 01:43:55.326
But in any case, I ran back to Sumter Landing and got out my credit card, paid the

1749
01:43:55.386 --> 01:44:00.907
bill, and he said, "You're going to have a charge for late payment."

1750
01:44:01.566 --> 01:44:06.816
This is at 3:00 or after 3:00 on a Friday afternoon, before Memorial Day

1751
01:44:06.876 --> 01:44:09.636
weekend. He's now charging me with a penalty.

1752
01:44:12.456 --> 01:44:17.016
When I came to the meeting, and it wasn't you people, I don't know what meeting I

1753
01:44:17.046 --> 01:44:18.936
got to, a utilities meeting or something.

1754
01:44:19.626 --> 01:44:21.157
I believe you attended NSCA.

1755
01:44:21.336 --> 01:44:22.940
NSCA.

1756
01:44:23.107 --> 01:44:23.346
Okay.

1757
01:44:23.436 --> 01:44:23.706
Yeah.

1758
01:44:24.141 --> 01:44:28.386
Anyway, they assured me, the people on the board assured me, they all read the

1759
01:44:28.446 --> 01:44:33.426
letter, that the money would be reimbursed. It was no problem. So I left.

1760
01:44:34.086 --> 01:44:36.186
Never presented what my case or anything.

1761
01:44:37.236 --> 01:44:42.876
I have since then tried over and over and over again to get reimbursement for that.

1762
01:44:43.536 --> 01:44:46.566
First they said I hadn't called before 3:00.

1763
01:44:46.926 --> 01:44:51.066
I was able to prove I called before 3:00 because my cell phone showed it.

1764
01:44:52.326 --> 01:44:55.116
Not that it matters, but it was three minutes before 3:00.

1765
01:44:56.542 --> 01:45:00.936
But I have a photograph showing that I was on hold for 10 minutes before

1766
01:45:02.167 --> 01:45:06.066
this penalty should've been imposed.

1767
01:45:06.966 --> 01:45:09.232
How much was the penalty? What was that-

1768
01:45:09.232 --> 01:45:13.236
$183, but I'm not sure how much was the penalty and how much was the payment.

1769
01:45:14.647 --> 01:45:17.946
And I have called, I've contacted people.

1770
01:45:18.066 --> 01:45:19.236
I've gotten notes from-

1771
01:45:20.076 --> 01:45:22.536
Have you contacted somebody on the NSCA board?

1772
01:45:23.046 --> 01:45:23.706
On the what?

1773
01:45:23.766 --> 01:45:26.256
On the NSCA board. Mr. Chairman?

1774
01:45:26.676 --> 01:45:28.071
Yes. They may help us out here.

1775
01:45:28.147 --> 01:45:29.571
Yeah. So this is outside of-

1776
01:45:29.616 --> 01:45:30.936
This is not within our province-

1777
01:45:30.996 --> 01:45:31.011
Yes

1778
01:45:31.011 --> 01:45:31.897
... but we'll try to help.

1779
01:45:31.956 --> 01:45:35.136
This is outside of the purview of this board, but I did get an update during this

1780
01:45:35.196 --> 01:45:39.667
meeting that finance is issuing a check for the refund amount because you were able

1781
01:45:39.727 --> 01:45:42.306
to prove that you called before the 3:00 PM cutoff.

1782
01:45:42.846 --> 01:45:46.596
So that's the latest that I have, is that finance is issuing the check.

1783
01:45:46.746 --> 01:45:50.736
They've told me that at least four times. Four different people have told me that.

1784
01:45:50.766 --> 01:45:50.780
Wow.

1785
01:45:50.826 --> 01:45:52.026
If she's telling you that-

1786
01:45:52.657 --> 01:45:53.076
Yes

1787
01:45:53.346 --> 01:45:54.216
... it is done.

1788
01:45:54.397 --> 01:45:54.907
Okay.

1789
01:45:55.657 --> 01:45:55.897
Okay.

1790
01:45:56.946 --> 01:46:02.121
But you know what? Really, like you said, we're an aging

1791
01:46:02.227 --> 01:46:06.966
population in Virginia Trace, and there's got to be some leeway.

1792
01:46:07.836 --> 01:46:09.756
If somebody's water's turned off,

1793
01:46:11.016 --> 01:46:15.336
somebody's got to be able to pay that bill, even if they don't live in the town.

1794
01:46:15.936 --> 01:46:18.786
Well, again, this is where we have to start. Yes, ma'am.

1795
01:46:18.876 --> 01:46:20.046
You would like to address the board?

1796
01:46:21.996 --> 01:46:22.522
Thank you for being here.

1797
01:46:22.522 --> 01:46:23.496
Hi, my name's Jo Marie.

1798
01:46:24.530 --> 01:46:25.626
Oh. Thank you for being here.

1799
01:46:25.897 --> 01:46:31.686
Oh, sure. Jo Marie Hangy, 1155 Johnston Path, and I have a question

1800
01:46:31.746 --> 01:46:37.596
about the Lake Miona filtration system. Is this the right place to address that?

1801
01:46:38.917 --> 01:46:40.746
Looking at staff, I'm not sure.

1802
01:46:41.436 --> 01:46:44.721
Well, can I mention what I have, and then you tell me if I need to go somewhere

1803
01:46:44.796 --> 01:46:44.931
else?

1804
01:46:45.696 --> 01:46:46.176
Filtration.

1805
01:46:46.236 --> 01:46:48.546
Is it the Lake Miona Recreation Facility?

1806
01:46:48.635 --> 01:46:49.446
Yes.

1807
01:46:49.475 --> 01:46:53.647
Okay, that does fall outside of the purview of this board, but if it's a

1808
01:46:53.706 --> 01:46:58.926
maintenance-related concern, we can certainly assist you after the meeting and find

1809
01:46:58.956 --> 01:46:59.016
out-

1810
01:46:59.107 --> 01:47:01.866
Yeah, it's probably a maintenance issue.

1811
01:47:01.926 --> 01:47:01.941
Okay.

1812
01:47:02.556 --> 01:47:06.216
So just wait till after the meeting you're saying, or can I address it?

1813
01:47:06.276 --> 01:47:06.411
Yes. No.

1814
01:47:06.426 --> 01:47:06.786
Okay.

1815
01:47:06.846 --> 01:47:07.986
The gentleman over there will be-

1816
01:47:08.421 --> 01:47:09.096
Will address it?

1817
01:47:09.186 --> 01:47:09.276
Yes.

1818
01:47:09.907 --> 01:47:12.126
So I'll talk with him then. All right.

1819
01:47:12.186 --> 01:47:14.376
Thank you.

1820
01:47:14.977 --> 01:47:18.397
Okay. Anyone else who wishes to address the board? Yes, sir. Please.

1821
01:47:21.546 --> 01:47:23.826
Somebody told me this was a good idea last night.

1822
01:47:24.411 --> 01:47:26.586
Think this prevents this, but I'm not convinced.

1823
01:47:26.647 --> 01:47:30.276
Thank you. Could you say yes? The candle.

1824
01:47:31.477 --> 01:47:33.036
I'm not running to be on the board.

1825
01:47:33.756 --> 01:47:35.676
You guys have computers.

1826
01:47:37.836 --> 01:47:38.571
I stuck up for you.

1827
01:47:39.426 --> 01:47:43.371
Were you saying you- I'm running for board. Okay.

1828
01:47:43.386 --> 01:47:44.977
Would you please give us your name and-

1829
01:47:45.306 --> 01:47:48.126
Hi, my name is Scott McKnight, 6 Hickory Head Hammock.

1830
01:47:48.786 --> 01:47:53.796
I'm not going to be able to get all of the issues and the auxiliary issues that go

1831
01:47:53.886 --> 01:47:56.615
along with this issue in three minutes, or hopefully you'll be able to.

1832
01:47:56.917 --> 01:47:58.836
Give us the key idea so we know what we're talking about.

1833
01:47:58.897 --> 01:47:59.256
I'm sorry?

1834
01:47:59.466 --> 01:48:00.232
Key idea, what we're-

1835
01:48:00.246 --> 01:48:01.266
Oh, yeah, that's what I am going to.

1836
01:48:02.107 --> 01:48:07.296
Fourth Amendment and Florida Chapter 760 laws on discrimination.

1837
01:48:07.357 --> 01:48:11.826
Now, it's hard to explain the entire thing within three minutes, but the bottom

1838
01:48:11.857 --> 01:48:17.826
line is my wife and I moved here from Key West to enjoy everything that we were

1839
01:48:17.886 --> 01:48:22.357
told were in the villages of family-friendly and couples-friendly.

1840
01:48:22.477 --> 01:48:27.636
And for the first time, we decided to take my wife, Jackie, to play basic

1841
01:48:27.667 --> 01:48:32.857
volleyball at Seabreeze. And while waiting in line, we were very rudely told that

1842
01:48:32.917 --> 01:48:35.946
they will not allow married men and women to play together.

1843
01:48:37.326 --> 01:48:37.596
Now,

1844
01:48:38.977 --> 01:48:44.286
when you remove one person from a group in single amount, that's

1845
01:48:44.316 --> 01:48:50.240
discrimination. You can have a group that says all ladies can play together, but

1846
01:48:50.256 --> 01:48:54.022
you can't have a rule that says, "Well, the redhead can't play because redheads

1847
01:48:54.036 --> 01:48:54.816
don't have souls."

1848
01:48:56.016 --> 01:49:00.096
You cannot do that, and I've spoken to John Rohan.

1849
01:49:00.216 --> 01:49:04.296
In fact, John Rohan told me that group leaders and ambassadors can do whatever they

1850
01:49:04.386 --> 01:49:06.216
want. They can make any rule they want.

1851
01:49:06.816 --> 01:49:12.696
So in essence, one of these people at the pools who evidently have no oversight

1852
01:49:12.756 --> 01:49:16.716
can just say from that line that we don't allow African Americans to play in this

1853
01:49:16.746 --> 01:49:21.397
pool. There is no difference. Marital status, religion,

1854
01:49:22.386 --> 01:49:24.711
race is all covered under the same laws.

1855
01:49:25.819 --> 01:49:30.049
And we were literally blown off by John Rohan in the district manager's office.

1856
01:49:30.948 --> 01:49:35.629
In fact, John Rohan told me I could call his office and he would give me a list of

1857
01:49:35.688 --> 01:49:40.819
couples-friendly pools, which means that we have couples-unfriendly pools?

1858
01:49:42.049 --> 01:49:47.898
I literally cannot believe that we have so little oversight that evidently I

1859
01:49:47.958 --> 01:49:53.299
can just go to a pool and declare myself in charge, the way John Rohan puts it.

1860
01:49:56.658 --> 01:50:02.268
The reason we were given this, and the only

1861
01:50:02.328 --> 01:50:06.049
requirement to play in this game, since I have a little bit of time, is that you

1862
01:50:06.078 --> 01:50:11.988
show up. We showed up. And my wife and I have known each other since we were

1863
01:50:12.018 --> 01:50:15.738
children. We've been married for 38 years, and we actually happen to like each

1864
01:50:15.799 --> 01:50:21.483
other. And in front of all the other people waiting in line, she started with,

1865
01:50:22.158 --> 01:50:25.517
"You married people always fight." She started screaming out of nowhere.

1866
01:50:26.148 --> 01:50:30.513
"Married people always fight. You're not allowed to play together here." And then

1867
01:50:30.528 --> 01:50:36.213
she went inside the fence and reiterated that again, that, "You people always

1868
01:50:36.288 --> 01:50:40.833
fight." She's screaming at us, embarrassing us in front of all these people, where

1869
01:50:40.848 --> 01:50:43.488
there was no issue. We've never met this woman before.

1870
01:50:43.968 --> 01:50:46.129
My wife has never played at Sea Breeze before.

1871
01:50:46.999 --> 01:50:51.258
Now, you can only imagine if this were to happen to you, and I have been shut down

1872
01:50:51.288 --> 01:50:55.908
by John Rohan and a district manager, because obviously this isn't going to come

1873
01:50:55.968 --> 01:51:00.228
out of their pockets. It's going to come out of our pockets, and I'm sure that this

1874
01:51:00.288 --> 01:51:03.467
woman is so comfortable doing this that she's done it to others.

1875
01:51:04.518 --> 01:51:04.848
Okay. I

1876
01:51:06.168 --> 01:51:08.388
appreciate your sharing with us.

1877
01:51:10.158 --> 01:51:12.618
Unfortunately, it is clearly outside of our province.

1878
01:51:13.668 --> 01:51:14.059
Ours is a

1879
01:51:15.708 --> 01:51:19.188
very narrow responsibility, and certainly the operations of the

1880
01:51:21.228 --> 01:51:23.178
Recreation Department is beyond our scope.

1881
01:51:23.299 --> 01:51:27.273
So who is in charge? Is the Recreation Department in charge of you folks, or are

1882
01:51:27.319 --> 01:51:28.413
you folks in charge of recreation?

1883
01:51:28.549 --> 01:51:29.598
The answer is neither.

1884
01:51:30.228 --> 01:51:30.708
Neither.

1885
01:51:31.638 --> 01:51:35.328
We are an independent governmental agency with a very restrictive

1886
01:51:37.368 --> 01:51:41.223
legal status. We are an infrastructure organization, and that's what we're

1887
01:51:41.299 --> 01:51:46.728
responsible for. And if the pipes broke on our way over there, we would have some

1888
01:51:46.758 --> 01:51:50.598
responsibility. But how it's actually utilized is within the Recreation Department.

1889
01:51:50.778 --> 01:51:55.337
So as a government agency, the pools, there's no oversight at all?

1890
01:51:55.428 --> 01:51:56.043
No, there's no oversight.

1891
01:51:56.043 --> 01:51:56.823
Can I ask you a question?

1892
01:51:56.838 --> 01:51:58.518
It would be the center district would be the-

1893
01:51:58.758 --> 01:52:01.938
Yes. This board has no purview over amenities.

1894
01:52:02.028 --> 01:52:03.768
This is a residential district board.

1895
01:52:04.608 --> 01:52:06.918
That would be Sumner Landing.

1896
01:52:07.129 --> 01:52:11.238
Yes. And I believe he attended Sumner Landing Community Development District.

1897
01:52:11.328 --> 01:52:13.113
Actually, I haven't been to that one yet because-

1898
01:52:13.174 --> 01:52:16.098
They are the owners of the amenities.

1899
01:52:16.309 --> 01:52:22.249
They are who you pay your amenities fees to, and I suspect they would probably be

1900
01:52:22.338 --> 01:52:26.928
the main person to talk to. Again, we're not blowing you off.

1901
01:52:26.988 --> 01:52:28.083
It's just not within our province.

1902
01:52:28.233 --> 01:52:32.358
Well, yeah. Well, there's so many of these acronym boards that you don't know which

1903
01:52:32.388 --> 01:52:36.588
one to go to, and either nobody wants to take responsible, or they tell you, "Well,

1904
01:52:36.648 --> 01:52:39.707
you know what? If you don't like it, go file your lawsuit."

1905
01:52:40.218 --> 01:52:40.353
Well-

1906
01:52:40.668 --> 01:52:41.868
And it's completely wrong.

1907
01:52:41.883 --> 01:52:43.908
Sorry. I'm going to take exception with you.

1908
01:52:44.268 --> 01:52:44.328
Well-

1909
01:52:44.358 --> 01:52:47.418
We take very seriously the responsibilities we have, but they're very narrow.

1910
01:52:49.008 --> 01:52:49.833
And Sumner Landing-

1911
01:52:49.908 --> 01:52:54.093
What we're telling you, who you should talk to is the people who actually own the

1912
01:52:54.168 --> 01:52:58.098
amenities, people that you pay your amenities fees to, and they are-

1913
01:52:58.848 --> 01:53:00.258
I thought that was us, by the way.

1914
01:53:00.319 --> 01:53:04.488
No, no, it's a different board. It's the one that collects all the money, and they

1915
01:53:04.518 --> 01:53:04.698
are in charge.

1916
01:53:04.728 --> 01:53:09.648
So they can do anything they wanted to where they can tell African Americans they

1917
01:53:09.708 --> 01:53:11.043
can't play in a pool or Americans-

1918
01:53:11.118 --> 01:53:11.898
No, they're not.

1919
01:53:12.049 --> 01:53:12.888
Or the one they can do-

1920
01:53:12.948 --> 01:53:15.017
They're not following the law.

1921
01:53:15.198 --> 01:53:15.513
Well-

1922
01:53:15.618 --> 01:53:15.799
Yeah.

1923
01:53:15.858 --> 01:53:16.848
It's like we all have to follow the law.

1924
01:53:16.879 --> 01:53:19.517
Mr. Chairman, I wouldn't continue any further.

1925
01:53:19.533 --> 01:53:19.533
That's what I thought I'd ask them.

1926
01:53:19.578 --> 01:53:22.277
They're not following the law, like, oh, well, too bad.

1927
01:53:22.698 --> 01:53:26.268
We appreciate giving you the forum, but we are not the forum.

1928
01:53:26.328 --> 01:53:26.508
All right.

1929
01:53:27.618 --> 01:53:30.828
Thank you. Anyone else who would wish to address the board?

1930
01:53:34.129 --> 01:53:39.288
Uh-oh, we're getting dangerously close for the chair to entertain a motion.

1931
01:53:39.468 --> 01:53:40.638
No, supervisors.

1932
01:53:41.118 --> 01:53:43.158
Oh, that's right. What do you guys want to talk about?

1933
01:53:43.728 --> 01:53:49.218
I have a question about this four-foot bush thing that evidently is in some of the

1934
01:53:50.208 --> 01:53:55.398
other districts. Is that something that District 6 should look at for our

1935
01:53:57.379 --> 01:53:58.968
ARC rules?

1936
01:53:59.059 --> 01:53:59.928
I don't know what you're talking about.

1937
01:54:00.918 --> 01:54:05.194
When it came up about a bush, that bushes are supposed to have a four-foot height,

1938
01:54:05.778 --> 01:54:10.908
or hedges. And I'm just wondering, is that something that we need to consider?

1939
01:54:11.088 --> 01:54:11.418
No.

1940
01:54:11.508 --> 01:54:15.049
That's only if it's in the deed restrictions, and if the deed restrictions

1941
01:54:15.168 --> 01:54:17.028
specifically state that.

1942
01:54:17.118 --> 01:54:17.448
Okay.

1943
01:54:17.598 --> 01:54:22.458
So it's not in ours? I can go ahead and verify each one.

1944
01:54:22.638 --> 01:54:25.249
I know the one that was the case earlier where it was brought up.

1945
01:54:25.338 --> 01:54:28.398
It is not in those deed restrictions. But I can check.

1946
01:54:28.549 --> 01:54:30.348
Would you just kind of- Yeah

1947
01:54:30.363 --> 01:54:33.198
... run in every different 13, one of our 13 districts?

1948
01:54:33.213 --> 01:54:36.138
Yeah. I'll check to see if it's in any of your deed restrictions, absolutely.

1949
01:54:36.228 --> 01:54:38.328
Yeah. Remember, we don't change deed restrictions.

1950
01:54:38.478 --> 01:54:39.708
We just change the rules-

1951
01:54:39.978 --> 01:54:40.353
I know, but-

1952
01:54:40.353 --> 01:54:41.148
... to apply the restrictions

1953
01:54:41.178 --> 01:54:43.504
... if it says that it's four feet in the deed.

1954
01:54:43.578 --> 01:54:44.254
We'll look into it.

1955
01:54:44.778 --> 01:54:44.793
Okay.

1956
01:54:44.838 --> 01:54:47.358
I would be very surprised if we had that rule in there.

1957
01:54:49.879 --> 01:54:52.698
Yeah, I'm not sure District 6 does, but I'll double-check.

1958
01:54:52.758 --> 01:54:54.243
I'll check all our deed restrictions and see.

1959
01:54:54.288 --> 01:54:55.398
If I'm not mistaken-

1960
01:54:55.458 --> 01:54:55.473
Yeah

1961
01:54:55.473 --> 01:55:00.573
... I think it was alluded to that those kinds of bushes, it is under the eaves is

1962
01:55:00.648 --> 01:55:04.458
the language in our covenants and restrictions.

1963
01:55:06.379 --> 01:55:09.723
So that would be the absolute height that it should come to.

1964
01:55:09.723 --> 01:55:11.749
I'm just curious because we have the two different phases.

1965
01:55:12.438 --> 01:55:15.392
So I didn't know if one phase had something and another didn't.

1966
01:55:15.438 --> 01:55:21.319
It may be different for the built communities, but I don't believe that it is.

1967
01:55:21.978 --> 01:55:23.508
But we'll have Stan check.

1968
01:55:25.968 --> 01:55:26.598
Last chance.

1969
01:55:28.338 --> 01:55:32.148
Going once, twice. Move to adjourn would be in order.

1970
01:55:32.299 --> 01:55:34.098
I keep getting my words mixed.

1971
01:55:34.593 --> 01:55:36.603
You get them mixed up.

1972
01:55:36.618 --> 01:55:39.468
And I've got 20 minutes worth of sign here. We stand adjourned.