June 21 CDD Meeting Re-Cap

Published June 28, 2018 | By Tim Nargi

Please see below for a recap of decisions made and actions required as follow-up from last week’s meeting. Follow-up ownership will be included in parentheses, if applicable.

  • A resident asked about guard house upkeep (Rizetta to ensure maintenance staff tends to this area).
  • A resident asked about weep hole maintenance (Cardno to provide a plan for weep hole maintenance on applicable seawalls).
  • The Board agreed on a Mirabay Vision Statement. No action required at this time.
  • The Board reviewed a proposal for amenity planning consultation services (Rizetta to obtain additional proposals for review at the next meeting).
  • The Board reviewed landscape architecture proposals but did not take any action at this time.
  • The Engineer reviewed a report on available amenity space with the Board, and the Board requested updates to the map in the report (Cardno to update map to include labels of any and all developable space within the District).
  • The Board reviewed project prioritization lists but did not make any specific decisions on projects at this time.
  • WTS plans for resident input was tabled.
  • Rizetta reviewed the Field Inspection Report with the Board. There were no proposals presented at the meeting and the Board would like to continue to focus only on highest priority items for any future proposals (Rizetta will obtain additional proposals from third-party vendors for landscape removals/replacements moving forward).
  • MBS Capital Markets reviewed options for a new bond and refinancing of current bonds with the Board (MBS to move forward with credit package for refinancing current bonds and also a new $10.2 million, 30 year bond for seawall reconstruction).
  • The Board listened to a presentation from PRAG for municipal advisor services but did not engage with them at this time.
  • The Board agreed to reduce the amount on an approved upland claim by $250 or actual costs from upland counsel if the resident does not sign the settlement offer within 60 days of issuance (Rizetta to inform residents of this when sending settlement agreements).
  • The Board approved seven different upland claims (Upland Attorney to draft settlement agreements and Rizetta to distribute them to residents for signature).
  • The Board approved a proposal from NEC Keystone for pool crack repairs at a not-to-exceed of $53,720 (CDD Attorney to draft contract for services).
  • The pool furniture item was tabled.
  • The Board did not approve the Cardno work authorization for Roadway Pavement Evaluation.
  • The Board discussed speeding issues and recommended starting public awareness campaigns within the community to help with the issues, and directed staff to research speed bumps for Fire Rescue/HCSO issues, and also radar signs and potential costs for changing current signage to match HCSO standards (Rizetta to research and report back to Board on Fire Rescue/HCSO response, radar signs, and also costs for signage updates).
  • The Board approved an Amenity Services addendum for additional on-site maintenance staff (Rizetta/Cardno to start process of interviewing and hiring applicants; Rizetta to bring second addendum to next meeting for merit increases).
  • The Board discussed Tract C-1 mangrove trimming (Cardno to bring proposals to next meeting).
  • Paul C. asked staff to research a boat lift repair invoice from the agenda packet (Rizetta to research invoice).
  • Paul C. asked WTS to track food and alcohol costs to determine why food costs are higher than food sales and if the margins on alcohol and other beverage sales should be higher (WTS to research).
  • The Board allowed District Counsel to assist the insurance-appointed counsel on the Erickson/Driscoll case if necessary.
  • The Board reviewed a request to have a potential resident pay out-of-pocket for aesthetic seawall repairs at 5607 Seagrass Place (Cardno to provide costs to Rizettawho will then provide them to the potential resident for review).
  • Tim N. requested to have roving patrol added back to a future meeting agenda (Tim N./Rizetta to provide any documentation that needs to be included in a future agenda for this item).
  • Tim N. requested to have pickleball temporarily added to a Tennis court for a trial run.
  • The meeting was CONTINUED to Monday, July 9 at 6pm. In the event that there are no substantive seawall contract changes to be approved by the Board, this continued meeting can be cancelled.