St. Lucie West Services District
Workshop Meeting Minutes
June 6, 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
Jason Pierman, Secretary/Treasurer, Special District Services, Inc. ("SOS") - in­ person
Laura Archer, Recording Secretary, SOS - via phone Michael McElligott, SOS - in-person

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.

Chairman D'Amico asked for a moment of silence for Wayne Smith who had recently passed away.

Approval of Minutes
May 2, 2022, Workshop
May 3, 2022, 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. Hayden was not aware of any updates from Mr. Harrell.

District Engineer
DE 1 - Status Report/Updates

Mr. Hayden was not aware of any updates from Mr. Zanganeh.

District Manager Action Items

DM 1 - 2022 Emergency Management Guideline Operations Plan

Mr. Hayden presented the item, indicating that this was required by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and requires updating periodically. He furthered that with the recent changes to District Staff, Regulatory Contacts and Contractors, Staff was recommending approval.

There was a brief discussion regarding some typos within the document.

DM 2 -	Consider Request to Advertise Public Hearing to Consider Amending the District Employee Pay Grade Schedule

Mr. Hayden present the item, indicating that the Public Hearing was scheduled for August 2, 2022.

There were no questions or comments from the Board Members regarding this matter.

DM 3 - Consider Resolution No. 2022-05 - Adopting a Fiscal Year 2023 Proposed Annual Budget and Setting a Public Hearing Date

Resolution No. 2022-05 was presented, entitled:

RESOLUTION NO. 2022-05

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE ST. LUCIE WEST SERVICES DISTRICT APPROVING A PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023.

Mr. Hayden presented the item and noted that they were considering an August 30, 2022, Public Hearing date.

Vice Chairman Ney asked Mr. McElligott if they could see a 5-year budget vs. actual to which Mr. McElligott replied he could prepare that report.

A brief discussion ensued regarding the 15% increase in fuel expenses and a 7.5% COLA. A question regarding the removal of the correction department maintenance agreement. Mr. Hayden noted that they were no longer offering that service.

There were no further questions regarding the proposed budget.

DM 4 - Other Items

Mr. Miller advised the Board of the recently published Notice of Draft Permit regarding the Underground Injection Control (UIC) permit, which was published in the St. Lucie News Tribune on May 20, 2022.

Mr. Hayden advised that District Newsletter Volume 18, July 2022 was being prepared for mailing.

Mr. Hayden indicated that the audit had been completed and it would be brought to the next meeting. Mr. McElligott explained the finding and how it was due to checks being out of order.

Mr. Hayden indicated that the District would, once again, be assisting the City in picking up debris.

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 April, 2022
CA 6 - Consider Approval to Transfer Funds for the R&R Account, WCF Account and WMB Account

There was no discussion regarding Consent Agenda items CA 1 through CA 6.

Supervisor Requests

Supervisor Graci advised that the Presidents' Council would be meeting next week. He also noted that he would like the HOAs to take over the coordination of the next meeting.

Several Members of the Board expressed their condolences on the passing of Wayne Smith.

Mr. Pierman reminded the Board to complete and mail in their 2021 Form 1 - Statement of Financial Interests prior to the July 1, 2022, deadline.

Mr. Pierman also reminded the Board that the qualifying period runs from noon on June 13, 2022, through noon on June 17, 2022.

That concluded Supervisor Requests.

Adjournment

There being no further items to be addressed, the Workshop Meeting was adjourned at 9:27 a.m. There were no objections.

Workshop Meeting Minutes Signature Page

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