Laguna Lakes
Community Development District

The regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Laguna Lakes Community Development District was held via web conference on Wednesday, July 22, 2020.

Attending via web conference authorized by Executive Order 20-69 waiving the quorum requirement were:

Jonathan Busa – Chair
Ellen Young – Vice Chair
Joyce Judas – Assistant Secretary
Mark Wessler – Assistant Secretary
Paul Rumbold, Jr. – Assistant Secretary

Also attending via web conference were:

Cal Teague – District Manager
Christopher Dudak – Assistant to the District Manager
Nancy Dudak – Premier District Management
Martha Mendoza – JVM Landscaping
Ardis Uberti – Resident
Laurie Arter – Resident

The following is a summary of the discussion and actions taken at the Laguna Lakes Community Development District (CDD) Board of Supervisors meeting. It was conducted using Go to Meetings as a result of Executive Order 20-69 which waived the quorum requirements during the COVID-19 emergency and allowed for meetings to be conducted in this manner.

The meeting was called to order and the District Manager called roll. All Board members were present. Also present were Christopher Dudak, Assistant to the District Manager, and Nancy Dudak, Premier District Management, Martha Mendoza, JVM Landscaping and residents, Ardis Uberti and Laurie Arter.

The Agenda was approved as presented.

Ardis Uberti spoke about landscaping and drainage issues in her back yard. Laurie Arter, Ms. Uberti’s neighbor, agreed that the drainage is a concern.

The regular Meeting Minutes from June 24, 2020 were approved as presented.

The District Manager stated that most of the berm issues have been addressed, such as all unauthorized items on the berm, resulting in another letter being sent to the homeowners. He said that planting issues will be discussed during the Landscaping Plan portion of the meeting.

The District Manager reported that JVM Landscaping removed all of the unapproved plants on the berm, leaving only approved plants until a plan was developed. Martha Mendoza, JVM Landscaping, presented a video tour of the area along with a berm planting proposal to the Board with a total cost of $23,978 to plant about 1,500 plants along the berm, starting with Pebble Beach. The Chair suggested that she work with Irrigation Specialists to ensure the new plantings have enough water. The Board approved the planting and mulch proposals and waived any bidding requirements. The Chair also said that Phase II can include additional trees to address the drainage concerns along the berm. Ms. Mendoza said the job will be completed in 3-4 weeks.

American Shoreline Restoration completed the repairs. They stayed on an extra week at no extra cost to ensure the sod had enough water. The Field Manager inspected the area on July 15 and said the repairs look good.

The program has not been initiated yet.

A proposal was submitted from JVM Landscaping for the larger trees that were not included in the non-approved plant removal estimate. It included removal of five large trees for $1,350, which was approved, thus completing the removal of all non-approved plants from the berm.

The Board discussed emails from several residents regarding the removal of the non-approved plants. Their concerns will be addressed in Phase II of the landscaping plan.

i. Larvicide Proposal

Lake & Wetland Management submitted a proposal to treat all of the lakes nine times a year for $8,550 annually. The Board approved three treatments for the next three months at $950 per event. They recognized that the treatment would not have an impact on the second hatching, but would be effective on the third hatching. Supervisor Judas asked that a letter be sent to residents explaining the plan.

ii. Fish Stocking Proposal

Lake & Wetland submitted a a long range proposal for releasing 66,500 Fingerling Mosquito fish for $4,655 and 14,500 two-inch Blue Gill fish into the lakes for $8,750, which was approved by the Board.

i. Prior Lakes Analysis

The District Manager discussed the prior lake analysis that was sent to the Board so the Field Manager can help them determine if it will be effective to create a base analysis of the lakes for future comparison.

ii. Lake & Wetland Water Bathymetric and Muck Testing Update

Data is scheduled to be collected on July 22. It will take about one week to receive the digital maps back.

The Field Management report for July was discussed with the following comments/requests made:

• Supervisor Rumbold commented that when residents have pools built, debris is going into the lakes. The Board discussed other issues that affect the surface water management on CDD property. Chair Busa said it is the responsibility of the Master Association and the Parcel Associations to assess these issues at the pool approval stage with the requirements of what needs to be done.
• The Board reviewed the analysis on the lake rating sheets and voiced support for the format.
• The timer on Lake 3 has been set to shut off at 8 p.m., but it may need some time adjustments due to the type of timer it is.

There being none, the next Order of Business followed.

i. 9090 Paseo de Valencia Silt Fencing

The silt barrier is no longer present and new sod has been put down. No other concerns were observed, besides several bricks and small rocks in the lake. The homeowner will be notified to remove the bricks and rocks from the lake.

ii. 8839 Paseo de Valencia Silt Fencing

The pool contractor graded the backyard, and the silt barrier is no longer there. The homeowner will be notified to remove multiple rocks from the lake along with a medium sized silt hill.

The District Manager reported that the FEMA money is still pending.

The District Manager reviewed the audited FY 2019 Annual Financial Report (AFR) with the Board, and they accepted it and authorized the Chair to sign it.

The Financial Statements for June 2020 were discussed. The Board voted to accept them with no changes.

There being none, the next Order of Business followed.

There being none, the next Order of Business followed.

• Supervisor Judas would like to have the Pleco issue on the next agenda.

There being none, the next Order of Business followed.

There being no further business,

Next Meeting: August 26, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.