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, October 20, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. at the Heritage Springs
Community Clubhouse, 11345 Robert Trent Jones Parkway, New Port Richey, Florida. 4
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Steven Wertovitch	Chairperson
Joe DePompa	Vice Chairperson
Robert Johnstone	Assistant Secretary
Gary Rider	Assistant Secretary
Richard Waugh	Assistant Secretary 12
13	Also, present were either in person, video or voice conference call: 14
Wesley Elias	District Manager
Robert Dvorak	District Engineer 17
This is not a certified or verbatim transcript but rather represents the context and
summary of the meeting. The full meeting is available in audio format upon request. Contact
the District Office for any related costs for an audio copy.
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FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS	Call to Order and Roll Call
Mr. Wenck called the meeting to order, and a quorum was established.
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SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS	Audience Comments
There being none, the next item followed. 27
THIRD ORDER OF BUSINESS	Staff Reports
A. District Engineer
Mr. Dvorak provided an update on Pond 161 A. The Board discussed 1136 Almond
Depression which was addressed in the sum of $4,250.00.
Mr. Dvorak is currently working on updating drainage maps of the District.
Mr. Dvorak authorized to survey 191E with a not exceeding $3,000.

On MOTION by Mr. DePompa seconded by Mr. Johnstone with all in favor, authorized District Engineer to survey 191E not to exceed $3,000, was approved. 5-0

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Mr. Wertovitch presented Daniel Strous of Clearvue Environmental to the Board for
potential new business. The Board requested proposal for next meeting. 40
A discussion ensued regarding the Boards personal cell phone advertised on the
website.

On MOTION by Mr. Johnstone, seconded by Mr. DePompa with all in favor, authorized to have the Board members personal cell numbers removed from the CDD website, was approved as discussed. 5-0

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B. District Manager
i. Ratification of FY 2026 Goals and Objectives
A discussion ensued regarding the FY 2026 Goals and Objectives. The Board requested to
have GOAL 1.1 in the objective line to remove the term “hold at least 12 meetings” and

On MOTION by Mr. Johnstone seconded by Mr. Waugh with all in favor, revise wording on GOAL 1.1 from “hold at least 12 meetings” and change to “hold up to 12 meetings” in the objective line, was approved as discussed. 5-0

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The Board requested to have GOAL 2.1 removed from the Infrastructure and Facilities

On MOTION by Mr. Johnstone seconded by Mr. Waugh with all in favor, remove GOAL 2.1 from infrastructure and facility maintenance objective and classify 2.2 as 2.1, was approved as discussed. 5-0

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FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Consent Agenda
A. Consideration of Minutes from the Meeting held September 15, 2025
The Board discussed the minutes of the meeting held on September 15, 2025, which were not
provided on the agenda. The Board requested to have September’s meeting minutes added to
the November agenda.
B. Acceptance of the Septembers Financial Statements

On MOTION by Mr. Waugh, seconded by Mr. Wertovitch with all in favor, Consent Agenda item 4B September financial statement, was approved. 5-0

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C. Motion to Assign Fund Balance
A discussion ensued regarding the FY 2025 Motion to Assign Fund Balance. The Board
approved Fund balance of $854,572 which consists of operating reserves of $49,366 and
Reserves (Ponds) $805,206.

On MOTION by Mr. Rider, seconded by Mr. Waugh with all in favor, to assign fund balance, was approved as discussed. 5-0

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FIFTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Maintenance Items
There being none, the next order of business followed.
SIXTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Supervisor Requests
There being none, the next order of business followed.
SEVENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Adjournment
There being no further business,

On MOTION by Mr. Waugh seconded by Mr. Rider, with all in favor, the meeting was adjourned at 4:46 p.m. 5-0

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95	Steven Wertovitch
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