St. Lucie West Services District
Workshop Meeting Minutes
February 3, 2020, at 9:00 a.m.
450 SW Utility Drive Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986

(Please note: This is not verbatim. A CD recording of the Workshop Meeting is available on file.)

Board Members Present

Vincent D'Amico, Chairman Gregg Ney, Vice Chairman John Doughney, Secretary Everett Child, Supervisor Dominick Graci, Supervisor

Staff Present

Dennis Pickle, District Manager, St. Lucie West Services District ("SLWSD") Maddie Maldonado, Director of Office Administration, SLWSD
Josh Miller, Utilities Director/Assistant District Manager, SLWSD
Jason Pierman, District Treasurer, Special District Services, Inc. ("SOS")

Guests Present (Sign-In Sheet Attached)

Call to Order

Chairman D'Amico called the Workshop Meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

It was noted that all 5 Supervisors were in attendance.

Approval of Minutes
January 6, 2020, Workshop
January 7, 2020, Regular Board Meeting

There were no revisions to either set of minutes.

Public Comment

There were no comments from the public.

District Attorney

DA 1 - Status Report/Updates

Mr. Pickle was not aware of any updates from Mr. Harrell.

District Engineer
DE 1 - Status Report/Updates

Mr. Pickle indicated that Mr. Lawson may give an update on the new administrative building, noting that the contractor requested a pre-construction meeting to get the project moving. Mr. Pickle also noted that the contractor advised that he did not believe he would need the entire time allowed in order to complete the project.

District Manager Action Items

DM 1 - Other Items/Updates

Mr. Pickle indicated that they were awaiting the installation of an electrical panel by FPL, after which the fountain would be installed, which is expected within the month. He also advised that the City would be installing brick pavers and benches within the next month or so and there may be a dedication of the brick pavers. Mr. Pickle advised that the gazebo would come from next year's budget.

Mr. Pickle advised that a meeting had been scheduled between CGI and Country Club Estates regarding the aqua range and they are hoping to receive bids for the project in early summer.

Discussion ensued regarding the dirt from the aqua range build out and what to do with it, with one suggestion to fill in the California corner or designating that land for development. It was decided that additional research was necessary in order  to move forward on that item.

Mr. Pickle advised that the publication deadline had been missed in order to hold the Public Hearing on the Spray Tech position at tomorrow's meeting. He noted that the Public Hearing would be held at the March meeting to allow for the proper publishing requirements. He also noted that he would bring, for consideration, the takeover of the preserves to that meeting as well.

That concluded Mr. Pickle's updates.

Consent Agenda

CA 1 - Monthly Report on Public Works Department CA 2 - Monthly Report on Utilities Operations
CA 3 - Monthly Report on Capital Improvement Projects

CA 4 - Monthly Report on Billing and Customer Service CA 5 - Financial Statements for December 2019
CA  6 -	Consider Approval to Transfer Funds for the R&R Account Requisitions for Fiscal Year 2020

CA 7 - Surplus Items

A question arose regarding the usage graph to which Mr. Pickle responded. There was no further discussion regarding the Consent Agenda items.
Supervisor Requests

Supervisor Graci thanked Messrs. Hayden and Rouse for meeting with the Cascades residents to explain groundwater issues surrounding a dense clay layer.

Vice Chairman Ney thanked Mr. Rouse for his Presidents' Council presentation. He also questioned the breakroom project. Mr. Pickle indicated that they were moving the breakroom in order to allow more office space.

Vice Chairman Ney then suggested opening discussions on the new building's usage. Mr. Pickle noted that previously the issue was sales tax and that Mr. Harrell could revisit those issues. It was noted that, currently, the District opens their offices to HOA organizations as long as the District Manager makes a presentation during their meetings. The new building will have a larger meeting room capacity.

There were no further Supervisor Requests.

Adjournment

There being no further items to be addressed, the Workshop Meeting was adjourned at 9:31 a.m. There were no objections.

Workshop Meeting Minutes Signature Page

Date Approved