MINUTES OF MEETING HERITAGE SPRINGS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

The  regular  meeting

of

the  Board

of

Supervisors

of

the  Heritage  Springs

Community Development District was held on Monday, January 15, 2018

the Heritage Springs Community Clubhouse,  11345 Robert Trent Jones

Port Richey, Florida.

Present and constituting a quorum were:

Steve Wertovitch	Chairman

Joe DePompa	Vice Chairman

George Kachavos	Assistant Secretary

Ken McEwan	Assistant Secretary

Also present were:

Andrew Mendenhall	District Manager

Robert Dvorak	District Engineer

Residents

at 2:30 p.m. at Parkway, New

The following is a summary of the minutes and actions taken 2018 Heritage Springs Board of Supervisors meeting.

at

the January

15,

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS	Roll Call	
Mr. Mendenhall called the meeting to order and noted all Board members are in	
attendance.		

SECOND A.

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Approval of the Minutes

of

Consent Agenda

the November 20, 2017 Meeting

B.

Approval

of

the Financial Statements

•	Line 49 - should be discussed rather than addressed.

•	Line 84 - add in Section 3.

On MOTION by Mr. Wertovitch seconded by Mr. Kachavos, with all in favor, the consent agenda was approved, as amended.

January

15,

2018

Heritage Springs CDD

THIRD ORDER
None.

OF

BUSINESS

Public Comment on Agenda Items

FOURTH

ORDER

OF

BUSINESS

Attorney's Report

•	Mr. Wertovitch noted Mr. Vericker needs to tell them what is needed in the way

of homeowner permission for the trench	
work.		
o	Mr. Mendenhall will contact Mr.	

for the electrical for the W alstone Court

Vericker.

FIFTH

ORDER

OF

BUSINESS

Engineer's Report

•

Mr.

Dvorak reported on the Hole

17

project.

o

Mr. Wertovitch will set up a meeting with Roger	
Mr.	Wertovitch   moved	to	proceed   with	
preliminary  proposal.    The  motion  died  for	
second.			

regarding the project.	
getting	a	
lack  of	a	

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•	Mr. Dvorak outlined the survey around Robert Trent Jones wetland (Wetland 171-

	C).

	o Mr. Dvorak reported on a pond bank stabilization product; he will obtain more information on the product(s).

•	Mr. Dvorak noted for Walstone Court, Mr. W erlovitch had asked him to confirm

with

SWFWMD

that the sub-pump

and rebuilding

of

the berm would not require

a permit.

o

SWFWMD modification permit.

does not have to ensure they

a problem with have a record

it of

but  does  require  a	minor	
everything attached	to the	

SIXTH

ORDER

OF

BUSINESS

Manager's Report

•	Mr. Mendenhall reported he emailed Mr. Vericker about the electrical and what is

needed  and his  response  was  they  will  need  a utility easement which he  will

prepare once they determine the residence.

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January

15,

2018

Heritage Springs COD

SEVENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Maintenance Items

•	Mr. DePompa reviewed the 2018 Maintenance Plan noting he extended the four 2017 projects not completed into 2018.

•	Discussion followed on:

o

o o

The wetland north of the back gate and whether the property is CDD or Adam Smith Enterprises. 151-I will be monitored. Pond at the back of Hole 3/4 or 5/6 where the 48" pipe has the outlet. The collar is separated from the pipe and there is bank erosion with it being noted the collar is serving no purpose and does not need repair.

EIGHTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Supervisors' Requests

•	Mr. Wertovitch addressed ACPLM noting he spoke with her again and told them

unless he hears from them by tomorrow afternoon they will no longer do business

with them. BioMass.

If

he does not hear from them they will go back to the estimate from

o	Mr. DePompa noted the BioMass estimate is for Morning Rose Place only and is for $4,353. ACPLM is $3,800.

•	Mr. Wertovitch reported for Walstone Court he has found a contractor who will put a pump in but is concerned about permits.

• •

o	The cost is $9,300 for Curry Electric plus the cost of the pump, hose and the berm.

o	Mr. Dvorak will provide a diagram/legal description of the easement to be	
	included as an exhibit to the Easement Agreement.	
	On   MOTTON	by	Mr.   McEwan   seconded   by   Mr.	
	Wertovitch, with all in favor, the Easement Agreement for	
	the electricity with the homeowner was approved.	
Discussion followed on when BioMass will be onsite again.	
Mr. Wertovitch addressed the appointment to fill the vacancy in Seat 2.	

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January 15, 2018	Heritage Springs CDD

o	Mr. Johnstone has withdrawn his name for consideration.

	On MOTION by Mr. Wertovitch seconded by Mr. McEwan, with all in favor, Mr. Leslie (Les) Elwonger was
appointed to Seat 2 (11/2018).

•	Mr. DePompa noted Mr. Elwonger will be assigned Section 4 of the community

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•

•

and will be provided a diagram of the assigned area.	
Mr.  Mendenhall being a Notary Public	of the State of Florida administered the	
oath of office to Mr. Elwonger; a copy	of the signed oath is attached hereto and	
made a part of the pubiic record.		
Mr. Mendenhall outlined the Sunshine Law, Form 1 and qualifying for the general	
election.			
Mr. Wertovitch inquired	if the Board would appoint Mr. Elwonger as the project	
manager for the Hole 17	project.  The consensus of the Board is yes.	

•	Mr. Wertovitch will send a letter to the other two candidates letting them know of

the appointment and thanking them for their interest.

•

Mr.

Kachavos

noted

everything

is

Section 3 is pretty stable.

•	Mr. McEwan addressed the resident concern regarding lighting in the parking lot.

He

contacted  Duke  Energy  and  did  not  get  a  reply  for  two  months.   He  was

informed  there	is	a	department  that  can  do	a	remote  lumens  report  with	

recommendations as to

V✓

hether

they

are

sufficient for the area they are intended.

He will follow-up with them.

•	Discussion followed  on  the priority list with Mr.  Wertovitch noting he has the

information but needs to revie\v

and

compile the list.

•

•

Mr.  McEwan  addressed  Pond  161-C  noting  there	1s  some  concern  about  the	
plantings.			
Mr. Wertovitch inquired as	to what they decided to do about a financial reserve	
analysis?			

o	Mr. Mendenhall responded the Board was still debating and Mr. McEwan had provided some information from Reserve Advisors.

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January 15, 2018	Heritage Springs COD

o	Mr. McEwan noted he will provide information for another company they used.

o	Discussion continued on a having reserve analysis done.

NINTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Audience Comments	
None.		
TENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Adjournment	

On MOTION by Mr. Kachavos seconded by Mr. McEwan, with all in favor, the meeting was adjourned.

Steve Wertovitch

Chairman

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