St. Lucie West Services District
Workshop Meeting Minutes
March 7, 2022, 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 - in-person Gregg Ney - Vice Chairman - via phone John Doughney, Secretary - in-person Dominick Graci, Supervisor - in-person Viorel Mocuta, Supervisor - in-person

Staff Present

Bill Hayden, District Manager, St. Lucie West Services District ("SLWSD")- in-person Maddie Maldonado, Director of Office Administration, SLWSD - in-person
Josh Miller, Utilities Director/Assistant District Manager, SLWSD - in-person Gerard Rouse, Assistant Public Works Director, SLWSD - via phone
Jason Pierman, Secretary/Treasurer, Special District Services, Inc. ("SOS") - in­ person
Laura Archer, Recording Secretary, SOS - via phone

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 attendance, whether in-person or via phone.

Approval of Minutes
February 7, 2022, Workshop
February 8, 2022, Regular Board Meeting

There were no suggested changes to either set of minutes.

Public Comment

Public Comment

There was no public comment.

District Attorney
DA 1 - Notice of Qualifying Period-Elections of Members of the Board of Supervisors

Mr. Hayden presented the item, indicating that Seats 1, 2 and 3 (Vice Chairman Ney, Supervisor Graci and Chairman D'Amico, respectively) were expiring in November 2022. Mr. Hayden advised that the qualifying period runs from noon on Monday, June 13, 2022, through noon on Friday, June 17, 2022.

There was no discussion regarding this item.

District Engineer
DE 1 - Consider Work Authorization No. 7BN3-12-2201-SU between the District and 460 Peacock Business Center LLC

Mr. Hayden presented the item, indicating that this was an application for the construction of a 3.12-acre commercial development on the corner of NW Peacock Boulevard and NW Stadium Drive. He noted that the lot was currently undeveloped and covered heavily with trees and vegetation. The applicant proposes to construct two commercial buildings with associated driveways and parking spaces.

The following 2 special conditions were noted:

1.) All water, sewer and reuse improvements past the points of service shown on the plans shall be the responsibility of the applicant or subsequent owner; and

2.) All on-site drainage facilities, including the proposed control structure, shall remain in private ownership and must be the maintenance responsibility of the applicant or subsequent owner.

There was no discussion regarding this matter.

District Manager Action Items

OM 1 - Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Utilities Contact Change

Mr. Hayden advised that the FDEP currently had Mr. Pickle as the Primary Utilities Contact. With his upcoming retirement, that information will need to be changed. Staff is recommending that it be changed to the current Utilities Director, Joshua C. Miller, effective March 9, 2022.

The Board had no questions regarding this item.

DM 2 - Other Updates

Mr. Hayden advised that they were still working on job descriptions, which would be sent to the labor attorney this week.

Mr. Hayden advised that the City recently requested the District's assistance with picking up yard debris. He noted that the District used their own trucks and got paid by the City to pick it up.

That concluded Mr. Hayden'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 January, 2022
CA 6 - Consider Approval to Transfer Funds for the R&R Account and WCF Account

CA 7 - Surplus Items

Supervisor Graci asked about the Cascades Filter Project to which Mr. Miller responded that it was an ongoing project and that the flushing had all been clear with no complaints.

That concluded the discussion on the Consent Agenda items.

Supervisor Requests

Supervisor Graci thanked the District for picking up yard debris.

Secretary Doughney brought up the commercial association and the fact that they used to meet on a monthly basis, asking if SLW should keep it going.

Mr. Hayden noted that the Presidents' Council might be able to help out. Discussion ensued regarding the benefits of keeping the community informed. That concluded Supervisor Requests.

Adjournment

There being no further items to be addressed, the Workshop Meeting was adjourned at 9:21 a.m. There were no objections.

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