Lake Asbury Municipal Service Benefit
District
December 5, 2022
Meeting Minutes
Call to
order by Chairman
Davis at 6:33pm
Swearing
in of newly elected
Trustees: Diane Poidevant (seat 4) and Mike Clemons
(Seat 8). Oath of office was administered by District Attorney Wahl.
Roll Call: Trustees Present were Chairman
Davis, Vice Chairman Forhan, Wantage, Weisenburger, Pence, Lahey, Scally, Poidevant and
Clemons. Staff present were District
Account Hallquest, District Attorney Wahl and District Secretary Phillips.
Pledge
Administrative
Announcements by
Chairman Davis. Chairman Davis
recognized all the efforts of Carl Kocher, former Treasurer and Trustee. Officers will be elected at the January
meeting. There are three (3) offices to fill: Chairman, Vice Chairman and
Treasurer.
Approval of November’s Minutes. Motion by Wantage and second by
Weisenburger. Approved 9 – 0.
Treasurer’s
Report: Chairman Davis
Funds were
transferred from Money Market to Checking
Checks
written were 3813 – 3218 + EFT Motion by Vice Chairman Forhan and second
by Lahey to approve funds transfer, checks and EFT. Approved 9-0.
Staff
Reports:
District
Accountant Hallquest
reported that all information from the Financial side
and the Secretarial information, needed for the Auditor has been
submitted. There maybe
questions for engineering at a later date.
District
Attorney Wahl
completed his research on the tax assessment questions by two (2) property
owners at last months meeting. He confirmed that the
County does an assessment for each lot and /or portion of a lot and applies the
appropriate assessment. No errors were
found in the calculations.
First
Order of business in
January is the Election of Board Officers.
Chairman
Davis reported that
Hanson’s Phase 1A has Grant funding issues that are still open. Phase 1B arrived with one (1) day
notice. The Board feels they need more time
to review the contract before they can act on it.
Motion by Vice Chairman Forhan and second
by Weisenburger: Each Trustee should propose questions for Hanson and submit
them to Chairman Davis no later than Monday, December 12, 2022. They will be presented to Hanson for answers
to be given at a Special Meeting to be held Wednesday, December 14 at 6:30pm in
the Civic Center. Approved 8-1.
Trustee
Wantage: There is a new Grant available through the US
Army Corps. It is a Flood Damage
Reduction Project. Kimley-Horn would
like to pursue this grant. There is no upfront cost to LAMSBD and it is a
shared construction cost. More
information is needed and Trustees should submit their questions to Trustee
Wantage by Thursday Dec. 8, 2022. Answers to be available at the Special Meeting
on December 14, 2022. Trustee Wantage to
supply Grant information to Trustees via email.
Trustee
Pence: Has obtained
three (3) proposals for water quality improvement on the North Lake. Jim Schwartz of Florida Water Ways, Inc.
presented his views of the process needed in regard to the North Lake. This would include a comprehensive study of
vegetation and water quality.
Other
companies were Aquagenix Environmental Consultant and
SOLitude Lake Management. All agree that spraying should happen March
through May.
A new permit
is needed to stock Grass Carp. However,
improvements MUST be made to prevent carp from migrating into Black Creek. Motion by Pence and second by
Weisenburger to the installation of barriers, by Tim Ley, on the North
Lake. Approved 9-0.
Trustee Lahey has received a price for the
current sound system and asked the Board for permission to purchase the
system. Motion by Lahey and
second by Forhan to purchase the system for a price not to exceed
$3,800.00. Approved 7-2.
Trustee Lahey advised that the Mowing
Contract has expired. A new contract
needs to include insurance by the Vendor.
It was suggested that the Vendor supply the new contract at the current
price and that insurance requirements are to be included. Motion by Lahey and second by Forhan
to continue on a month to
month basis until a new contract can be drafted. Approved 9-0.
Unfinished
Business:
Vice
Chairman Forhan will
send information on Dam Operations Protocol and Purchasing Policy for review by
all Trustees prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting.
Motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:13pm by
Forhan and second by Pence. Approved
9-0.
Prepared
by: Shirley
Phillips, District Secretary
Minutes Approved 9-0
January 9, 2023