MINUTES OF MEETING
PORT
OF THE
COMMUNITY
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
The
regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Port of the Islands
Community Improvement District was held
Present and constituting a quorum
were:
Richard
Gatti Chairman
Bernard
Wolsky Supervisor
Richard
Burgeson Supervisor
Ted
Bissell Supervisor
Also present were:
Darrin
Mossing Manager
Dan
Cox Young
Van Assenderp
Jerry
Taricska Hole Montes & Associates
various residents
FIRST
ORDER OF BUSINESS Roll
Call and Oath of Office for Supervisor Burgeson
Mr.
Gatti called the meeting to order and stated that all Supervisors were present
at roll call with the exception of Supervisor Gross.
SECOND
ORDER OF BUSINESS Approval
of Minutes of the February 15, 2001 Meeting
Mr. Gatti stated enclosed in your agenda
package is a copy of the minutes of the
There not being any,
On MOTION by Mr. Wolsky, seconded by Mr. Bissell, with all
in favor, the minutes of the
A. Attorney
There not being any, the next item followed,
B. Engineer
There not being any, the next item followed,
C. Manager
Mr. Mossing stated there is an informational
item enclosed in your agenda package at the request of Mr. Stephens. It is the
irrigation schedule for the District’s landscaping.
Mr. Gatti stated in light of the water
restrictions, there have been comments that the District irrigation system has
been going off at odd hours. Mr. Stephens obtained this schedule from Big
Cypress Landscaping Company. Please keep in mind that we have had many lightning
strikes and the timers are sometimes thrown off schedule.
Mr. Mossing stated Mr. Burgeson has been absent
at the last two meetings so I have not been able to administer the Oath of
Office. I would like to do that now.
Mr. Mossing administered the Oath of Office to
Mr. Burgeson.
D. Field Manager
There not being any, the next item
followed,
FOURTH
ORDER OF BUSINESS Supervisor's
Requests and Audience Comments
Mr. Gatti asked how are we doing financially? How is our cash flow?
Mr. Mossing responded we are doing well. The
Water and Sewer Fund, which is our main concern, has received assessments up
front and those funds are available. As we get further into the fiscal year we
will continue to update the Board.
Mr. Gatti asked so we are getting the tax receipts?
Mr. Mossing responded
yes, a large portion of the assessments have been received. They are all due by
March 31. Most of the taxes are paid by the mortgage companies in December on
behalf of the residents. In May the county holds the tax certificate sale and
we usually pick up more assessment then.
Mr. Gatti asked are there any surprised that you
anticipate financially?
Mr. Mossing responded no, the District is doing
well.
Mr. Gatti stated I have heard numerous comments
regarding the number of cuts in the road. Apparently they are not being
repaired as quickly as we would like. The first problem is that it is very
difficult to get an asphalt contractor to come out here for such a small job.
We would like to ask the builders to expedite that as much as possible because
it is an inconvenience. From the builder’s standpoint it is an irritant because
the county is making them put in retention basins. Half of their land is going
to be dedicated to the basins. Mr. Colleta, the Commissioner, has a community
meeting once a month. Certain people are invited to intent. If there is
anything you would like to talk to him about you can set an appointment. Their
next meeting will be in the Everglades City Council Chambers on
Mr. Mack stated in November we talked about
changing the irrigation system to fresh water. What is the status of that?
Mr. Taricska responded there has been a change
of direction on that project. It was decided that we would not spend the money
to do that and instead use reclaimed water to supplement the irrigation. We are
now working on the easements and getting that permitted by the Department of
Environmental Protection. Their existing rules set limitations for adding water
to a reclaimed system.
Mr. Gatti stated some of you may not be aware
that most of the community gets the water for our irrigation system from the
river. When there is no rain and high tides, there is a reverse flow. The
result is that salt water gets into the irrigation areas. We are proposing to
remedy that problem and use the effluent that comes out of the wastewater
treatment plant. The engineers are working on raising the quality of that water
in order to use it as a supplemental source of irrigation.
Mr. Mack asked what is the time frame for
completing that? Dr. Benson had said it would be this
season.
Mr. Gatti responded it will not be during this
season. South Florida Water Management District will be paying for half of the
cost to do that.
Mr. Mack asked what is the status of getting a defibrillator
out here?
Mr. Gatti responded we will bring that to Mr.
Colleta’s attention but keep in mind that we will also need to have someone out
here who knows how to use the equipment.
Ms. Marchand asked wasn’t there talk about the
Collier County Sheriff’s Department police cars being fitted with fibulators?
Mr. Gatti responded yes, I think they all have
them.
Mr. Crammer asked what are the limits of the
District in regards to the property and right-of-way lines?
Where does the ultimate responsibility for maintenance lie?
Mr. Gatti responded we would have to know what
specific area your are questioning. We would need a
specific point of reference.
Mr. Crammer asked who is responsible for the
quality control of the streets?
Mr. Gatti responded the District is.
Mr. Crammer stated the restoration work at the
end of
Mr. Gatti stated we will take a look at the
repairs that have been made.
Mr. Crammer stated there are places where water
valves are three to four inches below the surface.
Mr. Gatti stated we will make it a point for the
engineers to look at those areas and make recommendations and include them in
the annual road inspection.
Mr. Crammer stated in the median in front of
Mr. Gatti stated call Mr. Stephens and let him
know.
Mr. Dyer stated I have been in the construction
business all my life and we have always had to get permits to repair the
streets.
Mr. Gatti responded the District is not set up
that way.
Mr. Dyer stated I agree with Mr. Crammer that
the work is substandard. There is trash piled up on the west side. There are
rats running around and something needs to be done.
Mr. Burgeson stated we are going to take care of
that right away. We were waiting for the sanitation department to get approval
to do that.
Mr. Dyer asked are you going to extend the mains
and the storm sewer? There are several holes that have
been dug.
Mr. Burgeson responded yes, we have to move a
lift station and do all sorts of work out there.
Mr. Gatti for the record, that
is not the jurisdiction of the District. Those types of complaints are county
jurisdiction. We only maintain the common property.
Mr. Burgeson stated I have met with code
enforcement and explained the situation. If you have any concerns with the
property I am developing please feel free to call my office.
Mr. Gatti stated the District is approaching a
point where the master homeowner’s association will become a reality, at the
moment that is the developer. When we have that control, we can address all of
these types of problems.
Mr. Dyer stated at a prior meeting you stated
that we were in the hole. You also stated that a financial statement would be
prepared. Who do I contact to get a copy?
Mr. Mossing responded
see me after the meeting.
An audience member stated a few weeks ago there
was film on the water’s surface. Do you know what it was?
Mr. Gatti responded I do not know. The water is
monitored at all times.
Mr. Mack asked would the District consider a fee
schedule for cutting the street?
Mr. Gatti responded early on we tried to
implement an impact fee policy but it was never adopted. It is something to
consider. A lot of the streets have been here for 30 years. I predict that in
the future we will have an assessment throughout the community for re-paving
all of the streets.
Mr. Burgeson stated when a street is constructed
by a developer it is constructed according to certain standards. When the
constriction is completed, the developer decides whether or not to keep the
street or to turn it over to the District. The engineers then inspect the
street and grant their approval.
FIFTH
ORDER OF BUSINESS Financial
Statements and Approval of Check Registers
On MOTION by Mr. Wolsky, seconded by Mr.
Bissell with all in favor the General Fund Check Register in the amount of
$277,868.37 and the Water & Sewer Fund Check Register in the amount of
$22,657.89 were approved.
On
MOTION by Mr. Wolsky, seconded Mr. Burgeson, with all in favor, the
Darrin S. Mossing Richard Gatti
Assistant Secretary Chairman