Heritage Palms
Community Development District

The regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Heritage Palms Community Development District was held on Monday, November 23, 2020 at 8 a.m. at the Heritage Palms Golf and Country Club at 10420 Washingtonia Palm Way in Fort Myers, Florida and via web conference.

Present (or by web conference) and constituting a quorum were:
Stan Switzer – Chair
Al O’Brien – Assistant Secretary
Mike Whitten – Assistant Secretary

Also attending (or by web conference) were:
Cal Teague – District Manager, Premier District Management (PDM)
Christopher Dudak – Assistant to the District Manager
Nancy Dudak – PDM

The following is a summary of the discussion and actions taken at the Heritage Palms Community Development District (CDD) Meeting Board of Supervisors meeting.

The meeting was called to order and the District Manager called the roll. All Board members were present, including Dennis Lubozynski, incoming Supervisor. Supervisor O’Brien participated by phone, with Christopher Dudak and Nancy Dudak from PDM participating by video conference.

Dennis Lubozynski took his oath of office and joined the Board as a newly elected Supervisor.

The Agenda was approved with the following items being amended:

• The Agenda approval was moved to Item #3.
• Item 10A moved to #4 and included the appointment of a new Supervisor for Seat 3 because nobody ran for that seat.
• Item #3 was moved to #5.

The District Manager reported that the Attorney said that the meetings will continue to be offered in person, requiring at least three Board members be present, and the remaining participants can attend virtually. Given that there may not be a quorum for the December meeting, it was canceled.

The District Manager reported that the Engineer submitted the annual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) report. The Board requested that the Engineer provide the lengths of all streets.

The District Manager reported that the elevation readings from the lake are not available yet. They want to verify that it is not only 2-3 feet deep in the north area as the bathymetric report indicates.

According to the District Manager, this project has been completed. The Chair said he will write an article for the newsletter explaining the necessity of the ADA mats for residents, and he will ask the Field Manager to review it.

The Chair stated that he would like to table the sidewalk extension indefinitely.

The District Manager said that pictures were taken of the damaged fence and forwarded to the City, who does not seem to want to accept responsibility. Photos show that brush was placed on the fence belonging to the CDD, and the District is requesting the City to repair the fence and remove the brush. The City Council will be contacted if they do not take responsibility for the damage.

New Business was moved on the Agenda to Item #4.

The District Manager reviewed the monthly Field Report with the Board.

• It was suggested that the Supervisor’s Manual be updated, and the District Manager said the Field Manager and Christopher Dudak will work on it.
• The aerator compressors on Lake 2 are down and the Field Manager is addressing them.
• The fountain lights on lake 8 are out, so the Field Manager called Florida Fountains who will be onsite this week.
• The fountain lights will get green lenses for the holidays.
• Debris clippings in the lakes will be cleaned out.
• Semi annual maintenance along the fence is due and will be done by Field Management Services.
• 10400 Curry Palm had two proposals to repair the gutter in front of the driveway that retains water when it rains or the irrigation system runs.

• The Board expressed concern that the power washing efforts did not leave the gutter pans looking clean. The Board requested to rebid the next power washing project.
• It was asked if they could use a more rust resistant power box, as the current ones need to be replaced frequently.
• The Board asked why six compressors that are making noise were not observed during maintenance events by the aerator/fountain maintenance contractor..
• Exotics were identified as an HOA issue. They should be addressed by the HOA.
• Some young people were photographed trespassing at the weir on Ranchette.
• When the sidewalks are power washed, the gutters should be rinsed afterwards.

There being none, the next Order of Business followed.

The District Manager reviewed the October 2020 Financials with the Board.

The District Manager stated that the Field Manager had reported that Lake & Wetland Management has tried a variety of chemicals to clean the waterfall pond, and he feels that the only thing left to try is a heavy dose of beneficial bacteria blend. It can improve the water clarity and reduce the organic buildup. While a proposal is pending, the District Manager reported that the problem relates to the depth of the intake for the fountain pump, according to the analysis of the water. Before they spend more money on chemicals, the Board feels that the HOA should improve the system or install a filter on the intake pipe.

There being none, the next Order of Business followed.

There being none the next Order of Business followed.

There being no further Order of Business, and

Next Meeting: January 25, 2021 at 8 a.m.