Heritage Palms Community Development District

A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Heritage Palms Community Development District was scheduled on Monday, September 22, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. at the Heritage Palms Golf and Country Club at 10435 Washingtonia Palm Way, Fort Myers, Florida and via web conference.

Supervisors present and constituting a quorum were:

Stan Switzer – Vice Chair
Bob Breisch – Assistant Secretary
MaryAnn Ferry – Assistant Secretary

Supervisors attending remotely:

Mike Whitten – Chair
Brian Anderson – Assistant Secretary

Also attending in person were:

Mandie Rainwater – Assistant District Manager, Premier District Management (PDM)
George Smothers – Resident

Also attending remotely:

Christopher Dudak – Client Services Manager, PDM
Jamie Rivera – District Engineer, AIM Engineering & Surveying

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

The meeting was called to order at 8:06 a.m., and the roll was called. Three Board members were present and constituted a quorum, with Chair Whitten and Supervisor Anderson attending remotely. Also in attendance were Assistant District Manager Mandie Rainwater, and resident George Smothers. Attending remotely were Client Services Manager Christopher Dudak, and District Engineer Jamie Rivera.

There were no audience comments on agenda items.

A. Items to be Pulled from Consent Section for Discussion by the Board

No items were officially pulled for discussion. Supervisor Breisch addressed items on the Consent Agenda during Agenda Item 12. Supervisor Reports, Requests, and Comments. Please see that Agenda Item for these topics.

B. Motion to Approve Consent Items

C. Consent Items

i. Draft Regular Meeting Minutes for August 25, 2025

ii. Financial Report for August 2025

iii. Resolution 2025-07: Fiscal Year 2026 Goals and Objectives

D. Consideration of Items Pulled for Discussion

No items were pulled.

There was no update from the Attorney.

A. NPDES Report Review

Engineer Rivera noted that the district is an MS4 co-permittee with and under the City of Fort Myers. She kept the format of her submission the same as Sam Marshall’s last submission when he was the district’s engineer of record, but she noted that the invoice he prepared did not appear to have correctly detailed the annual costs. However, she believes that this issue is of no concern, and the annual costs are now correctly detailed.

Vice Chair Switzer would like an accounting at the next meeting of the NPDES fees and supporting costs. He noted that the invoices have increased over the years. This will be on the next agenda.

B. Mill and Repave Preconstruction Meeting

A preconstruction meeting was tentatively planned for early November, but this is dependent on the Lodge project being completed, and also upon the closures at asphalt plans and for Southern Striping Solutions and subcontractors around end of year holidays. The current estimate for Lodge project completion is no earlier than November 15. The Board discussed pushing the mill and repave project to May, but ultimately it decided to continue to monitor the Lodge project and schedule a preconstruction meeting when it becomes appropriate.

A. Tabled Paver Repair at the Guardhouse

The Board wanted to get a clearer understanding from the contractor of the areas where the work would be done. Chair Whitten will contact Field Manager Pepin on this, and he will see if they can meet with the vendor on location in October to discuss the scope of work.

There were no New Business items discussed.

A. Current Field Management Report

The Board reviewed the field report, which was a last-minute handout, and the following items were discussed:

• Field Manager Pepin noted in his field report that Canal C-15 and Preserve W-1 north of but adjacent to the canal, have a high presence of Water Lettuce, which is an exotic that must be treated per the environmental resources permit. The Field Manager reported that Aquatic Weed Control, the preserves maintenance contractor, and Pristine Lakes and Wetlands, the lakes maintenance contractor, each believe the invasive plants are originating in the other area. Aquatic Weed Control said they would submit a proposal for the clearing of this invasive. The Board discussed this, and they want both contractors to coordinate on this, and presumably both have a contractual obligation to treat these areas, regardless of where the plants originate, so additional proposals shouldn’t be needed.
• p. 2 – Lake L-2 -the new littorals that were planted last month are doing well, and the Alligator Flag is starting to obscure the view of the control structure as it grows around it.
• p. 5 – several aerator issues have been resolved. The Lodge-area aerators remain off due to the power remaining off in the area due to the renovations (lakes L-6 through L-9).  On L-5, there is no air reaching the air station, and Field Manager Pepin noted that this is still being worked on by Fountain Kings.
• p. 6 – Field Manager Pepin said that the weeds growing in the bulkheads and riprap need to be monitored and treated, and Lakes 6 and 14 have a heavy presence of weeds. Pristine will be asked to do this, and he believes that no extra proposal should be required.
• p. 7 – Triple Crown Pro Wash has their sidewalk pressure washing underway and should be done in a week.
• p. 8 – The perimeter fences have all been treated of vines.
• p. 10 – A large Ficus is growing by the fence and will eventually grow into it. This was noted as a non-CDD issue in the report, but the Board questioned if this is or isn’t CDD property, and asked if the Field Manager is going to ask Greg Kriesh to remove it.
• Fountain Kings Kyle Roehm had mentioned at the last meeting that he was going to supply a proposal and photos to install a new valve at the Lodge area cabinet, when the power is ready to be turned back on to the area. Field Manager Pepin will be asked to check on the status of this proposal.

B. Follow-up Items

i. Raising the Catch Basin behind 10509 Curry Palm Lane

Field Manager Pepin said that the contractor is about four weeks out, but they are going to try and completed this sooner.

ii. Winkler Gate Weed and Muck Removal for Pond Watch Collections

Field Manager Pepin reported that this area has been cleaned up.

iii. Roadway Pothole Repair Update

The Field Manager reported that this task is scheduled for October 3^rd

iv. Moving Lake 8 Fountain

The Field Manager said this task was completed on September 16, 2025. The contractor maxed out the cable, which moved the fountain 15 feet farther to the west.

v. Fountain Nozzle Repair

The Field Manager said this task was completed on September 16, 2025, and two nozzles were replaced.

Engineer Jamie Rivera was dismissed by the Chair at 8:52 a.m.

Assistant District Manager Rainwater reminded the Board that they have until December 31, 2025 to complete their annually required four hours of ethics training.

The HOA representative was not present to give an update.

A. Quorum Check

Supervisor Anderson will be back at the October meeting, but he is unsure about his ability to attend in person at the November meeting. Supervisors Ferry and Switzer will be physically at the October meeting, so a quorum is expected.

Supervisor Breisch had a number of comments:

• He had a correction to the August 25, 2025 Draft Meeting Minutes, line 104 – Change to state: “Supervisor Breisch suggested that it would be beneficial to paint yellow lines at curbs throughout the community at places where the yellow reflectors will not be replaced, such as the curb near the exit on Penzance Boulevard.”
• He suggested that it would be beneficial to paint yellow lines at curbs throughout the community, at places where yellow reflectors will not be replaced, reminding that the Board had previously voted to only replace the blue markers that indicate fire hydrants. He will note all the locations where this should be done in the community. This striping change should also be discussed during the TBD preconstruction meeting with Southern Striping Solutions.
• He asked about the acreages of the community, lakes, and preserves, that are listed in the district summary paragraph of the Goals and Objectives document, which was adopted in the Consent Agenda above.
• Supervisor Breisch and George Smothers ordered and picked up the free Gambusia from Lee County Mosquito Control District. They each brought a 5-gallon bucket of them back to the community, and they put the fish in Lake 8, splitting them in four different locations.
• Supervisor Breisch showed some pictures to the Board of a homeowner’s drainpipes behind a house on Gator Palm. He stated that the homeowner had a sump pump that discharges on their driveway, and he asked if the Board is okay with this.  Chair Whitten saw no issue with this, and it was noted that the HP ARC was going to address this issue later in the week.

• George Smothers noted that FPL is ready to turn on the power this week, and the L-6 to L-9 aerators can be powered again soon. 
• He also asked if the Board can look at 7931 Tiger Palm; the gutter pan in front of the house is pitched up and causing water pooling. Chair Whitten suggested this was likely caused by heavy trucks riding over it.
• Mr. Smothers relayed a resident request from Jim Wenke at 10400 Curry Palm Lane to have safety lines painted on the blind curve where the mailbox is. The Chair believed that the problem is the shrubbery close to the street is blocking the view. The Board members were asked by the Chair to look at the area and discuss it at the next meeting.

Next Regular Meeting: October 27, 2025 at 8 a.m.