MINUTES OF MEETING HEMINGWAY POINT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

The special meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Hemingway Point Community Development District was held on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. at 23770 SW 115th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33033.

Present and constituting a quorum were:

Russell Brick Anthony Toro Cheryll Angell Carlos Suarez Randy Berbrick

Chairman
Vice Chairman (by phone) Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary

Also present were:

Paul Winkeljohn Ben Quesada Scott Cochran Wendy Castellanos Sergeant Ron Joy Several Residents

District Manager District Manager
District Counsel (by phone) HOA Property Manager First Choice Security
(by phone)

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS	Oath	of	Office	for	Mr.	Carlos
Suarez
Mr. Winkeljohn: We have the oath to administer for Mr. Suarez who is now physically in the room, so Carlos I'll say "I" then you would state your name, and then I'll read the oath, and if you agree, at the end you would just say, "I do", so I.
Mr. Suarez: Carlos Suarez.
Mr. Winkeljohn: A resident of the State of Florida and citizen of the United States of America, being a Supervisor of the Hemingway Point Community Development District and recipient of public funds on behalf of the District, do hereby solemnly swear or affirm

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that I will support the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Florida,  and  will faithfully, honestly, and impartially discharge the duties devolving upon me in the office of Supervisor of the Hemingway Point Community Development District, Dade­ County, Florida.
Mr. Suarez: I do.
Mr. Winkeljohn: Great, if you'll sign that, and return it back to me, I'll notarize it  and enter it into the District's records.

SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS	Roll Call
Mr. Winkeljohn called the meeting to order and called roll.

THIRD ORDER OF BUSINESS	Approval of the Minutes of the
March 29, 2023 Meeting
Mr. Winkeljohn: The minutes from the March 29, 2023 meeting are in your packets, and if you have any questions, we can discuss that, or a motion to approve would be welcomed.

On MOTION by Ms. Angell seconded by Ms. Berbrick with all in favor, the Minutes of the March 29, 2023 Meeting were approved.

FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Update on FY24 Budget
Mr. Winkeljohn:   So, one of the reasons we're here today is to just get closer to the community and to begin the introduction of the draft budget that you guys have proposed a slight increase. Did you all have anything you wanted to bring up about the budget? Or any questions? Not hearing any, does anyone on the phone have any questions? Not hearing any, and I have copies if anybody is curious what the draft looks like but, it's up in front of you on your screen now, so it's a $100 assessment increase.
Mr. Brick: Right.
Mr. Winkeljohn: Very modest.

FIFTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Staff Reports
Mr. Winkeljohn: Moving on, Scott, do you have any reports under attorney?

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Attorney
Mr. Cochran: No, I don't have anything to report for the attorney's report. Mr. Winkeljohn: Thank you.

Engineer
Mr. Winkeljohn: The engineer had no report.

Field/Property Manager - Monthly Report
Mr. Winkeljohn: I will go to our field report, and Ben if you have anything  you want to cover, we can.
Mr. Quesada: Let me just see the extra tablet since Anthony is not here. Mr. Winkeljohn: Sure.
Mr. Quesada: Just the main thing to highlight is, we just finished doing a wet check inspection and making several repairs. I was talking to Wendy  before  the meeting obviously with the installation of the traffic light that they're putting at your entrance, we're still waiting on the county to finish, and we can do a walk-through with them and make sure that if there's any other damages that we try to at least get them to repair them, we can always have our engineer assist with that. We also had the pre­ hurricane season tree trimming done, so we concentrated this year on the palm trees that are about 12' obviously, the ones that you have throughout the medians, there are several hundred of them, those were all pruned. They did a really nice job, we were out there at least twice when they were doing the work. We had a little bit of trip hazard there that was recently shaved down over there by the pool, and a little bit of damage to the fence with one of the palms leaning against it, so we had to remove that section just to preserve the fence. Everything else is looking in tip-top shape, and as far as the update on the lights, I know we talked about it at the last meeting, replacing the lights on the 4' wall you have by the entrance of the pool. We were able to stay within budget,  and I was talking to Cheryll as far as just finding the most, and obviously, they don't make that light anymore, so finding the closest match that fits the theme, where it's like nautical or coastal, I found some really nice ones and Cheryll took a look at them and she liked them. I actually found out an issue, it's going to be a couple  of months lag  time but we were able to get it down to two weeks, so sometime within the next few

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weeks, weather permitting, you'll have those light fixtures replaced. Initially  when we first talked about it, we talked about installing maybe little posts to raise them up a little bit to protect them but, these lights that we found are a little bit bigger with a stronger base, so they're like flush, so I don't think we'll have the same issue that we did, so I'd rather not have to go that route if it's not necessary but, you can let me know.  So,  as we get closer, I'll let you know and you can take a look at the lights and we can always make an adjustment if necessary.
Mr. Brick: Are we going to replace all the lights?
Mr. Quesada: Again, for now, we're starting with the ones on the wall that were loose because I think the budget that we had for that was $2,000, so we were able to get all those addressed with that price. We're talking budget now, so obviously as we look into the next fiscal year these are the type of things that having a little extra operating and maintenance money is going to be helpful for us so we can take on projects like this without dipping into your reserve that you need for emergencies, contingencies, or hurricane recovery, and that kind of stuff.
Mr. Brick: Well, it would be nice if at some point when those other lights  fail on  the wall, that we could match them up.
Mr. Quesada: Yes, and I did tell him that with that in mind, so this is a product  line that they sell post mount style, wall mount style, so they have those  different options available if we have to go that route.
Mr. Brick: Is this a local company?
Mr. Quesada: Yes, like off of Dixie Highway there's a couple of lighting stores  that have them, so it's one of those.
Mr. Brick: Ok.
Mr. Quesada: I went through our GC who is an electrician, so he showed me through the website what the options were that were comparable to what you already have.
Ms. Angell: And we only picked the wall first because those are, if you look at them around the mailboxes, they're all tipping and they don't look very good, so we, the money that we had, he said let's just start at one place and fix those so it looks good, and then eventually when we get some more money next year, we can do a few more.

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Mr. Quesada: Correct, that's the idea. Ms. Angell: Yes.
Mr. Winkeljohn:  Very good.
Ms. Castellanos: And I'm sorry, I do have a question.
Mr. Winkeljohn: Can you come up a little bit closer, if you don't mind, for the recorder?
Ms. Castellanos: Ok, so I did notice today when I was on the property, that the light on 253rd and 119th Court there is a tree that, from my understanding, it's within the COD area, that does cover a light. So, I'm questioning, and there's a lot of lights that  are covered which I reached out to FPL that is one I requested as well but, I'm not sure  if the COD is going to take care of that or do I still need to reach out to FPL because I know it's a big issue.
Mr. Quesada: Ok.
Ms. Castellanos: And because of how the architect and the developers planted these trees and designed where these trees go, we have no say in it.
Mr. Quesada: Ok, I'll take a look at it this weekend, I'll let you know if it's along a COD tract, which again, people's interpretation of that varies, but the way the county defines it is, if the neighboring property owner abuts that swale, the maintenance is their responsibility, as far as the trees go.
Ms. Castellanos: Right, and that is actually in an area where the poles are. Mr. Quesada: It is where the lake is, by the lake?
Ms. Castellanos: No, it's not by the lake, it's in front of the lake area. Mr. Quesada: Ok.
Ms. Castellanos: So, you have the lake, and then you have the homes, then you have the guest parking there, and that's where those trees are because I know that section the COD does m,;1intain, so that's why I'm asking.
Mr. Quesada: Ok.
Mr. Winkeljohn: Do you know what kind of tree it is? Ms. Castellanos: I have no idea.
Mr. Winkeljohn: Ok.
Mr. Quesada: A lot of them are green buttonwoods along there.

Mr. Winkeljohn: Right. Mr. Quesada: Ok.
Ms. Castellanos: So, I know those in particular, I did notice this time around, that it is completely covering the light because I do my night visits.
Ms. Berbrick: Did you take any pictures?
Ms. Castellanos:	Not this time because I wanted it on the night fixture, so we could see it.
Mr. Quesada : Ok.
Mr. Brick: Are you sure it's not in the county easement? Mr. Winkeljohn: I have to look at it.
Mr. Suarez: And Wendy, you called FPL to look at the trees?
Ms. Castellanos: Yes, because FPL in certain areas is able to cut those trees, and in my view, this is why because I know from experience, especially those, it has to be done through FPL.
Mr. Quesada: So, Wendy, you and I will talk off line, and then I'll just confirm the location, and if it's something that our landscapers are able to address we'll take care of lifting the branches enough where there's some light to get back there. Thank you for letting me know.
Mr. Brick: What's the corner where it is?
Ms. Castellanos: It's on 253rd Terrace and SW 119th Court.
Mr. Quesada: Ok, so we'll take a look at it this week, thank you. Ms. Castellanos: Sure.
Mr. Winkeljohn: Excellent.

CDD Manager
Mr. Winkeljohn: So, that moves us to manager's report. I have nothing other than what we were here to talk about with the budget, and we can go over that in a little bit if you had any questions but, you didn't so we're moving on.

SIXTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Financial Reports
Approval of Check Run Summary
Balance Sheet and Income Statement
Mr. Winkeljohn: The next item is the financial reports, and I just wanted you to  see your budget tracking for the year. As you may remember, you  started  the  year using $30,000 in reserves of your budget, and you're tracking well for the year. One of the things that I always look at is, your total assessments are $223,000 and it's the 6- month mark of the year, and you have $151,000, and that shows you that  you're  on track for the year, you're going to have a little bit of savings but, the savings are things that you're deferring, and so that's one of the reasons you have a proposed increase for 2024 of $100 per unit. That being said, if you have other projects for the year, you're in  a position to start considering a little bit more, and the reason I  bring this up is always the caution of spending too early in the year, and then something comes up that surprises you, and now you're using reserves or next year's money to pay  for something. You have a very tight budget, your operating budget is very small, it actually is, the first $100,000 is the fixed regulatory contracts that you have, so you're spending, including landscaping, security, and pool attendant, $150,000 per year. So, that total maintenance budget is a very small amount of money to divide amongst your needs, so you have to watch it closely is the point. Are there any questions about the financials?
Mr. Suarez: What falls under other current charges, what falls under that?
Mr. Winkeljohn: I believe that's a banking fee I think that's what that terminology means.
Mr. Suarez: And I don't know if this is the right time to talk  about  this but, the gate attendant stuff, that's something we definitely need to talk about, having an attendant.
Mr. Quesada: Carlos, just so you know that Sergeant Ron Joy, and he owns First Choice Security.
Mr. Suarez: Because my thing is, I hear it from neighbors, and I've witnessed it for myself, that if you just knock on the gate, and if he has his headphones on, he'll just let you in, they don't ask, hey do you live here or anything.
Mr. Brick: I told you that. Mr. Quesada: Right.

Mr. Joy: (Inaudible comment)
Mr. Winkeljohn: Also, Ben, if you could provide him with access to the cameras. Mr. Quesada: Yes, I will take care of that.
Mr. Winkeljohn: Ok, great.
Mr. Suarez: (inaudible comment) Mr. Quesada: Ok.
Mr.  Winkeljohn:	Thank you. Are there any other questions related to the financials? Is there a motion to accept?

On MOTION by Mr. Suarez seconded by Mr. Toro  with all in favor, the Check Register and the Balance Sheet, and Income Statement were approved.

SEVENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Supervisors	Requests
Audience Comments

and

Mr. Winkeljohn: That brings us to Supervisor's requests, anything from the Board?
Mr. Brick: Since we're going to have about $20,000 in our reserves, what would be an operating figure for us to reach in order to protect ourselves in the event of a catastrophic event?
Mr. Winkeljohn: Good question. You never know what you might choose to do after a storm, you have a lot of options, you're not the obligated party for storm debris, that would be the county because the roads are not yours, and you don't have a garbage business. Like if you were the garbage provider for Hemingway  you would have an obligation for debris removal, that's how it's tied so whoever is your contractor for solid waste, which is through the county obviously, that's one way to look at it, and there the COD does not own anything other than its easements but, putting your hat on as COD, all of your trees, say they all fell down, we would be responsible for removing that. So, we don't know what that would cost, we can't price that, and it's not enough where we could participate in a large contractor. We probably would be stuck using whoever we could hire, which would be our landscaper, and possibly another

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landscaper who's going to be very busy also, so it's going to be a really difficult reaction on our part by any measure, and you don't have the buying power.
Mr. Brick: So, $20,000 is a ridiculously small amount.
Mr. Winkeljohn: Right, so with the finance hat on what kind of money does a District your size need in reserves, the first rule of thumb is at least 1 year of operating, which is $223,000 so you have 10% of that now.
Mr. Brick: So, that's what the increase is for.
Mr. Winkeljohn: Well, Ben and the accountants put together something to  discuss that with, and let me go to it right now. So, if you go to his Powerpoint presentation, and it will pop up on the screen in just a second.  So,  this shows you that in 2018 and 2019 you had a tremendous amount of expenses that you had to pay for. You had some deferred obligations that hadn't been paid, you took on the sidewalk and the lighting responsibility repairs that were expected but, you knew as a Board that it  was a gamble that you may not get reimbursed but, you wanted them fixed, so you paid for all those repairs. So, in 2018 and 2019 you spent more than your budget by
$70,000. In 2020 again, $29,000 over, in 2021 again $28,000 over, then  you  raised your assessment, and then in 2022 was the first year you actually had a net growth in your reserves. Your total reserve is this bottom line here which is now at $26,000, so those conscious decisions 5 or 6 years ago caught up to you. You did have to deviate from the original concept and people debate me on this all the time but, I was the one who suggested it when the District was created so I'm certain that I'm right, I was the one who suggested it, that the HOA be the onsite property manager. In the history  of the community the HOA at one time did provide that service but, it never materialized  for whatever reason, no-fault, no harm, no foul. The District shifted gears 2 years ago and brought in at a modest $1,000 a month a field manager and custodial service  for the pool, and that's what has changed. The other things that  have changed  are your tree trimming program, the trees grow exponentially and so you spend more and more for that. You've bitten off more permanent landscaping responsibilities and irrigation responsibiilties.
Ms. Berbrick: Paul, I have a question.
Mr. Winkeljohn: Yes.

Ms. Berbrick: So, are you saying at the get-go it was supposed to be the HOA's responsibility?
Mr. Winkeljohn: It's a philosophical concept, it wasn't a requirement. Ms. Berbrick: And that's why I'm asking.
Mr. Winkeljohn: The intent of the District's budget was not to be oversight of the
field.
Ms. Berbrick: I understand, ok.
Mr. Winkeljohn:	That's all I'm saying, the original budget was passed just with
administrative costs and no maintenance.
Mr. Brick: And actually, the original management company that we had, that everybody hated, they did that.
Mr. Winkeljohn: Right, that was the original idea. So, this is a history of the District's budget philosophy nothing else, and the District  had to shift out of that, so to do that you had to adjust your rates. So, you very conservatively have adjusted  it once or twice $100 and that's really where you are again in all fairness to the needs of your community that was the choice but, in a pure finance world you're still way behind, you're deferring some heavy maintenance decisions but, you're getting caught up at the same time. You're doing more than you did initially, your pressure washing and your cleaning are more intense so that the big expenses are alleviated because you're taking care of that, so those things are good.
Mr. Suarez: This is what I think people in our community need to see and understand because what happens is, and it's not everybody, it's a select few, that go and they pick the things that aren't being done, and so when people see this increase or whatever, they're going to be like, well we want to do this.
Mr. Winkeljohn: That's human nature for some people.
Mr. Suarez: So, my next question is, how much of this was communicated that we were having a meeting here because if we communicated well and I don't know if anything was sent out or anything like that, because if it was communicated to the neighborhood and no one is here, I don't want to hear it, to me no one should complain about it.
Mr. Winkeljohn: Right, and there's two ways to look at it.

Mr. Suarez: And there could be people that had to work so in that case if they really have a concern then I could see that.
Mr. Winkeljohn: Don't feel bad that your community doesn't  want  to be here, very few Districts have attendance at their meetings, no matter when you hold them, it's not a typically well-attended concept, a COD Board meeting. We are going to do a mail notice to the residents that the assessment is going to have this increase, the increase we talked about and that will generate certainly some reaction, you'll get some people who want to voice an opinion, and that's just the public hearing nature. The business side of it is irrefutable, that you need to raise the right amount of money to match your obligations to your maintenance.
Mr. Suarez: And I think this is good because it lets people see that for years  we've done things to not make people upset, and like Russ was saying, we're in a situation where it should be more and basically what's going to happen is every year you're going to see it probably go up until we can do that, and God forbid nothing happens before that.
Mr. Brick: Exactly, we could just gut-punch everybody right now and get the $350 that we really need if you think about it, $350 would put us right about where we need to be.
Mr. Winkeljohn: Right.
(At this point several people were talking at one time, and no one conversation could be heard)

Mr. Winkeljohn: And let me call a time out, first of all, we have gone out of our area of expertise and responsibility, and it's not a topic for a COD Board meeting, that's an HOA topic.
A resident: Excuse me, I'm sorry, I don't know if anybody can hear me, but whoever is speaking in the background, everybody sounds way too far away, and I can't understand what people are saying. I can hear you, the last person that spoke, but Cheryll I can barely hear what she's saying, I don 't know if they're only working  from one phone, but they need to stand closer to the phone so we can understand what's being said.

Mr. Quesada: Ok, we'll pass the phone over closer to whoever is talking so I'll be assisting with that so you can hear better throughout the meeting. Do you have any questions for the Board?
A resident: No.
Ms. Angell: So, what I said was, we need a HOA for this community because without an HOA then who do you think is going to take over our neighborhoods, nobody.
Mr. Winkeljohn: And Cheryll, I really want to call a time out on that conversation because this is not a topic for you all to discuss, it is inappropriate.
Ms. Angell: Yes, I know that's a HOA meeting topic. A resident: (inaudible comment)
(At this point several people were talking at one time, and no one conversation could be heard)

Ms. Castellanos: I have a quick question, so at this meeting today you guys are deciding to increase everybody?
Mr. Winkeljohn: No.
Ms. Castellanos: Not at this meeting, so when will that meeting be?
Mr. Winkeljohn: Off the top of my head I don't remember, it's in a month or two, I think it's in 2 months.
Ms. Castellanos: Ok, so in a month or two that's when you guys will post it?
Mr. Winkeljohn: Right, and there will be a notice posted, so that will be posted and residents will be mailed a notice directly.
Ms. Castellanos: And this is something that I know the Board in particular has asked, if there are certain items maybe that before the HOA used to handle, and now  it's not being handled for whatever X,Y,Z reasons, I wasn't there so I can't say why, but to alleviate the owners from paying more on their yearly, put it on where the HOA can  be up with the budget and also if the HOA works on that budget to help out, in that case, how would that work?
Mr. Winkeljohn: Well, there's 1,000 ways to look at it, one of which is the maintenance areas, if the HOA wanted to pick up any of the maintenance areas, we could do a maintenance agreement with the HOA. The one that was always big on my mind that was really not a true obligation of the COD is the center median, and trimming

those trees in the center median that's actually county land but, because the community wanted it maintained obviously, the District does it, so that's one example. Any of the lights, or anything the COD maintains that the HOA wanted to help with they could.
Ms. Castellanos: Ok, so I understand the paperwork 100% but, this is again, because homeowners, and I hear it on both ends, I hear on the HOA side the owners  that call me, and I hear it from here at this meeting. So, I understand who does what, who doesn't do what, do you guys get paid, do they get paid, in reality, the HOA is all volunteer. So, I know at a certain point, someone did say, hey so who gets paid the
$200 and I know here this Board does, and I know you guys have that option to get paid or not to get paid, and I don't know who does and who doesn't, that's none of my business but it's out there on the public record if it needs to be.
Mr. Brick: What's your point?
Ms. Castellanos: So, my question here is, and I'm giving you what owners have said, you guys don't get the calls, we get the calls, just like I get calls for the simplest things, instead of me saying, hey go onto the website, I actually fill out the form for homeowners to have access to the pool because even though I give them the link which Ben and Mayra have been good about, I've even copied Paul on it, and people still don't do it right, and I tell them you cannot just go ahead and keep putting in that same thing because if you don't look at this field, guess what, you're not going to get the code so you can't go to the pool. I listen at these meetings, and I get it because I do the same thing for other communities but, these people are feeling like no matter which way they go, they're not getting an answer, and I have nothing to do with any of your communities personally, it's always been work. I am the manager of the HOA and that's it but, I  do hear owners that complain, and one of their biggest things is ok,  I  see my taxes  going up, why, and my HOA is $48 every quarter, if it was monthly would that alleviate it, so those are the questions that have been brought up but, I don't know.
Mr. Winkeljohn: And we can't speak and discuss a HOA budget, we don't know any of that.
Ms. Castellanos: I understand that.
Mr. Brick: So, whatever it is, I'm trying to get to your point because it doesn't seem to be relative to this meeting at all.

Ms. Castellanos: The relevance is and my point is, to help  out  owners understand why they have to have a COD and why they have a HOA in place, they're saying we pay a COD and we pay a HOA, we pay the COD and it goes to our taxes and we pay the HOA on a quarterly basis, why is it so much on this end and so much on this end. Can there be a place where the HOA is able to bring up the funds to let's say  where you guys aren't going over?
Mr. Winkeljohn: I mean I can't answer you, I don't know who I'm talking to, so if you have anyone that ever has a question about why please send it to us, and we'll answer it.
Mr. Brick: We have never not answered an email.
Mr. Winkeljohn: So, we have to back up because this is a public record. Ms. Castellanos: Yes, I understand.
Mr. Brick: This is not a HOA meeting, the questions you're asking aren't relative
here.
Ms. Castellanos: But they are because they want to know how can it be reduced
here, that's where I'm getting at.
Mr. Winkeljohn: Well, let's back up, there is nothing in front of this Board that suggests a reduction in anything, and it's a very modest budget, it is barely enough money to meet the needs of the obligations. No matter what the HOA picks up or whatever, the COD obligations are within range of what they're budgeting now and it won't change a whole lot because we own the pool, we own certain parcels of land and we have those obligations, so it's not going to go away. About 10 minutes ago I mentioned when I was going through the financials, that you have a very small budget and the COD has to exist, it's not allowed to go away, and it has state and federal regulations that require it to operate the way it operates. So, it has $100,000 immediately taken off the top, so that's half of the District's budget, so any percentage, a couple of dollars up or down, it's not going to show up in their tax bills, so that's reality. So, I don't think it's healthy to tell people that's an option.
Ms. Castellanos: I understand.
A resident: I just want to interject because you are right, I guess we're going around in a circle and it doesn't make any sense what Wendy is trying to understand. I

think what's happening in the community itself, the homeowners, don't understand, I think it would be feasible for the COD and the HOA to work together to show a unified front in front of the community and have some type of, come meet the Board, either the COD and the HOA together so they understand who's responsible for what, I get that frustration and that's where the frustration is coming from. I understand the COD is going to have to exist because that's what it is, nobody's suggesting the COD goes away, but we've had people from the COD Board suggest that we need to eliminate the HOA Board.
Mr. Winkeljohn: I don't really think that's part of the topic for today.
A resident: I understand this is a budget but, what I'm trying to say is, I understand where Wendy is coming from, but I think that's a topic that should be a takeaway for maybe another meeting that you guys have, and have the HOA and the COD work together and show a united front.
Mr. Winkeljohn: That's a great idea, and this is Paul by the way, our staff, including myself, has offered to attend any homeowner association meeting, do Q&As, if you do a town hall meeting, or if you want to do a ZOOM with everybody, all of the above, whatever works, we're happy to participate, happy to explain the COD, I can summarize budgets, anything you need, this is what we do, we do it all over the State of Florida, and we would gladly help educate any confused residents and just let us know what works, we're happy to do that.
A resident: Yes, so we can move this item for another day, and just keep going on your budget meeting.
Mr. Winkeljohn: It's not a budget meeting, this was a meeting  held at night so that residents could participate. Our preliminary budget meeting was last month, and  the next public hearing is in a couple of months and everyone will be noticed about that and we can have a more specific meeting, it just happened that because we're meeting at night, and we're meeting to give access to the residents we thought we would give an update on the budget.
A resident: Perfect, that's fine, and I'm sorry I did join a little bit late. Mr. Winkeljohn: No problem.
A resident: That's fine, go ahead, I'm sorry.

Mr. Winkeljohn: No, we're done. Are there any other comments or questions? Mr. Brick: No.
A resident: I do have a question, I know that, and I might have missed this, is there going to be a special assessment for this year?
Mr. Winkeljohn: The District does not do special assessments, it does a Non-Ad Valorem Assessment annually and that will happen no matter what and next year there is a proposal to increase it to $100 per homeowner annually.
Mr. Brick: For the whole year.
A resident: Ok, I understand that, for the whole year, and my question is, this raise in the CDD tax, this is just to help alleviate the tightness of the budget?
Mr. Winkeljohn: Well, there's a lot of ways you can look at it, one of the things we're looking at in the room, and I apologize because you aren't here, and this is up on the website, the District has very low reserves which means cash in the bank, Districts do not get revenue from October through January because our year starts October 1st but the revenue for the year doesn't come in until late December. So, Districts need a certain amount of money in reserves just to pay the bills one, and two, if you have an unknown expense, or an unexpected expense bigger than a few thousand dollars you need money to pay for that, and right now the District has projected at $26,000 in reserves, that's not enough money, and the accountants and the auditors  have  all asked this District to seriously consider an increase, the Board did, the Board approved one of the lower options provided to them frankly, so yes that's what is driving all of it.
A resident: Ok, and I have a question, have we visited expenses like how much we spend with the landscaping, getting more quotes, see if there's anybody  out there, do an RFP to see if anybody can do it cheaper, anything like that, has that option been looked at also?
Mr. Winkeljohn: Yes, many times the District has gone out and taken bids for all of its services, there's three main contractors, the pool, security, and landscaping. The landscaper is a very small company and charges an extremely low amount for the services we have, so we know it's under market value.
A resident: Right, and I was going to say if there's any way to kind of figure out if you can squeeze any more money without necessarily raising the taxes.

Mr. Winkeljohn: No, there isn't.
Mr. Quesada: And where you guys are starting to spend is your structures are aging so we just had to repaint the pool deck, and the year before that we  repainted your entranced monument, and pretty soon where the mail kiosks are and the pool structure, that's going to need to be painted, and you have light fixtures that are aging to a point where they need to be replaced, so I just wanted to let you know, what we've been doing and we've been conservative of how we've been increasing the budget is,  as time goes on and wear and tear takes place you get these expenses, so that's what  is eating your money, the contracts I think you guys have are very fair, it's these expenses that add up.
A resident: Right, and I just want to say for the record, I understand all that and I'm all for it but, we have community members that don't understand there are costs. The HOA runs on a very extremely tight budget and what people expect us to do on a tight budget, it's like how, so I understand the business side of it.
Mr. Winkeljohn: Good.
A resident:  I think the tension because unfortunately, and the guys on the Board of the CDD can agree with me, we have some property owners that really like to stir the pot, and realistically we should be working together to kind of alleviate that so it makes everybody's job easier, the CDD and the HOA, so I think the homeowners need to understand that both the CDD and the HOA what's important for us is the safety of our community, and our homeowners, and maintain  the home value of our properties which I think is what our plan is, and what is our job to do. So, I get it, I'm all for working with you guys, and my intention to be on this call is not to bitch or complain, it's just to understand so when I have residents come to me I can say, hey you're looking at this wrong this is what's happening, and I appreciate the explanation, so thank you.
Mr. Winkeljohn:   Very well, thank you, I appreciate  you participating.   Are there any other audience comments or Supervisor's comments?

EIGHTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Adjournment
Mr. Winkeljohn: Hearing none, the next item is adjournment, is there motion to adjourn.

On MOTION by Ms. Berbrick seconded by Ms. Angell with all in favor, the Meeting was adjourned.

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