BOARD MEETING
MINUTES  NOVEMBER  9, 2010
 

PRESENT:   Pat Crawley, Patrick Quinn, Stephen Kurutz, Jack Thorley, & John Adams (teleconference) 
STAFF:     Susana Grossman, Gregory Garvey, Wes Scott & Bill Brown 
GUESTS:   Jim Crawley, Bill Crispin
EXCUSED:  Joe Middlebrooks

INTRODUCTION & WELCOMING COMMENTS –  

Pat Crawley called the meeting to order at 10:30 am and welcomed everyone.  

MINUTES – The minutes from 8-31-10 were reviewed by the Board.  Jack Thorley made the motion to accept the minutes and  Patrick Quinn seconded. The motion was unanimously approved. 

FINANCIAL REPORT –   We continue the 2-day shift for all SFRC&D employees with benefits and we are still waiting for the Waterways Board to allow us to start working on the project. There was a discussion about the FY 2011 budget. A motion by Patrick Quinn was made to approve the budget and Cooper McMillan seconded. It was unanimously approved. Another motion was made to approve the regular financial statements by Cooper McMillan and seconded by Morgan Levy. Once again it was unanimously approved. 

COORDINATOR’S REPORT – Greg announced that assessment will be conducted every six months on all RC&D’s for the purpose of finding the meritorious RC&D councils. All other ones are going to be deauthorized. He also mentioned that Congress has decided to reinstate funds to the RC&D programs. Pat Crawley added that the National RC&D wants every council member to look for projects in their communities.

PROJECTS

LAKE EMERALD – We sent a final invoice billing them for four hours of labor. They probably will not do anything about the pool. There is a new property manager and we’ll probably get phone calls from time to time. We are on good terms with the association.
 

WATERWAYS – The bid documents are ready but there was no quorum during last month’s board meeting. Their lawyer advised them about starting the project but Wes believes we’ll start sometime in 2011. This project is expected to generate $168,000 for the Council. In the meantime he periodically reviews documents involved with a lawsuit by Waterways HOA vs. the previous engineering and construction firm that performed the lakeshore restoration. 

KEY LARGO DREDGING – Buttonwood Bay is in the process of getting the survey and the sediment sampling. Wes has been in communication with the property manager.
 
NEW BUSINESS

INDIGO LAKES – This is a very promising project and it is located between five lakes with erosion problems that are situated between homes and commercial property. Permits may not be needed and all they want is for the lakes to be brought back to their original state.

TARGET STORE – This is a shoreline erosion project located in Royal Palm Beach at the corner of 441 and Okeechobee Road. The property is fairly new and Wes will be giving them a proposal for design and construction management. 

BILOXI –The Southeastern Association yearly conference was held at Biloxi-Mississippi and our council was well represented. There was a lot of information about the Farmers Market Project.  
 

AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT –There was a discussion about affordable housing and there is more information at http://www.affordablehousingofamerica.com./

NEXT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2011 AT 10:30 AM AT THE COMMUNITY BANK, SUITE 402 LOCATED AT 15600 SW 288TH STREET HOMESTEAD FLORIDA.

Meeting Adjourned
Prepared by Susana Grossman
 

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