St. Lucie West Services District
Workshop Meeting Minutes
May 4, 2020, at 9:00 a.m.
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(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") Bill Hayden, Public Works Director/Assistant District Manager, SLWSD Josh Miller, Utilities Director/Assistant District Manager, SLWSD
Maddie Maldonado, Director of Office Administration, SLWSD
Jason Pierman, District Treasurer, Special District Services, Inc. ("SOS") Laura Archer, Recording Secretary, SOS

Also present over the conference call was Patrick McCallister of the St. Lucie Voice.

Guests Present (Sign-In Sheet Attached)

A.	Call to Order

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

8.	Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

It was noted that all 5 Supervisors were in virtual attendance.

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

There were no revisions to either set of minutes.

Public Comment

There was no public comment.

District Attorney
DA 1 - Status Report/Updates

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

District Engineer
DE 1 - Consider Work Authorization No. 281A-07-2003-R between St.
Lucie West Services District and Lonnie Verbon

Mr. Pickle presented the item, indicating that it was an application for the installation of underground electric conduit and a floating fountain located in Water Management Tract "L" and would be anchored to the shoreline on both sides of the lake. Electric service to the fountain will be made using buried electrical conduit and will be powered by the private landowner. He further noted that all policies and procedures of the District applicable to this type of development have been adhered to.  Staff was recommending approval with the following two special conditions:

1.) Applicant shall be responsible for removal and replacement of the facilities authorized herein should the District determine that removal and replacement is necessary to properly service the lake.
2.) Applicant shall be responsible for all costs associated with installation and operation of the fountain.

Vice Chairman Ney asked about a waiver of liability for the fountain. Mr. Pickle noted that Mr. Harrell would have to address that question at tomorrow's meeting.

There was no further discussion regarding this matter.

DE 2 - Consider Work Authorization No. 7A-56-2003-SU between St. Lucie West Services District and Peacock Business Center, LLC

Mr. Pickle presented the item, indicating that the application was for the construction of a 3.05-acre office/warehouse development on the southwest corner of NW Peacock Boulevard and NW Enterprise Drive and was previously approved as a St. Lucie Battery and Tire facility.

He noted that the site was planned to contain two office warehouse buildings totaling 32,060 SF and would utilize water and sewer connections previously stubbed out to the parcel. Points of Service have been added to the plans identifying where the District's responsibility for maintenance terminates. He also noted that the required one-half inch of dry pretreatment would be provided through the construction of exfiltration trench on site and that all policies and procedures of the District applicable to this type of development had been adhered to. Staff was recommending approval with the 3 following special conditions:

1.) Applicant shall prepare, submit for approval and record a utility easement from the right-of-way of NW Enterprise Drive to the meter locations prior to receipt of a water meter.
2.) All water and sewer improvements part the points of service shown on the plans shall be the responsibility of the applicant or subsequent owner.
3.) All drainage facilities shall remain in private ownership and shall be the maintenance responsibility of the Application or subsequent owner.

There was no discussion regarding this item.

District Manager Action Items

DM 1 - Other Items/Updates

Mr. Pickle noted that the District was still operating under split shifts, following the City's lead, by limiting how many people were in the office at the same time.

Mr. Pickle advised that one District employee had tested positive for COVID-19 and had been hospitalized briefly. The employee will be permitted to return to work once they have tested negative for the virus in 2 consecutive samples.

Mr. Pickle noted that some projects have been paused because of uncertainty.

Mr. Pickle stated that the fountain at Lake Harvey had been installed and the electric was expected to be turned on tomorrow.

DM 2 - Fiscal Year Ending 2021 Budget Workshop

Mr. Pickle went over some highlights of the budget. He indicated that they anticipate raising assessments next year.

Mr. Pickle went on, noting that this was the preliminary budget and would change in the coming weeks.

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 March 2020

CA  6 -	Consider Approval to Transfer Funds for the R&R Account Requisitions for Fiscal Year 2020

There was a brief discussion regarding water usage and certain projects.

Supervisor Requests

Supervisor Graci noted that he was impressed with how the budget looked.

Mr. Pickle noted that pay for last month's meetings would be going out this week. He indicated it had been missed due to remotely working.

There were no further Supervisor Requests .

Adjournment

There being no further items to be addressed, the Workshop Meeting was adjourned at 9:42 a.m. There were no objections.

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