MINUTES OF MEETING EAST HOMESTEAD
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of East Homestead Community Development District was held on Friday, December 13, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at the Oasis Community Clubhouse, 171 NE 30th Road, Homestead, Florida 33033.

Present and constituting a quorum were:
Raymond Harris	Chairman
Stephen Walker	Vice Chairman
Al Torres	Assistant Secretary
Saens Dorcely	Assistant Secretary (via telecommunication)
Phillip Beaver	Assistant Secretary Also present were:
Luis Hernandez	District Manager
Ben Quesada	GMS
Gregory George	District Counsel (via telecommunication)
Donna Bonilla	CDD Employee

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS	Oath of Office for Supervisors
Elected at the General Election – Seat #3 and Seat #5
Mr. Hernandez administered the oath of office to Supervisors Raymond Harris and Stephen Walker.

SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS	Roll	Call	and	Pledge	of
Allegiance
Mr. Hernandez called the meeting to order, called the roll, and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

THIRD ORDER OF BUSINESS	Organizational Matters
Consideration of Resolution #2025-01 Confirming the General Election Results

Consideration of Resolution #2025-02 Election of Officers
Mr. Hernandez presented and explained Resolution #2025-01 Confirming the General Election Results to the Board, congratulating the two Supervisors elected, and asked for a motion to adopt the resolution.

On MOTION by Mr. Torres seconded by Officer Beaver with all in favor, Resolution #2025-01 Confirming the General Election Results was approved.

Mr. Hernandez presented and explained Resolution #2025-02 Election of Officers to the Board indicating that they could keep the same slate of officers or change them. The Board made a motion to keep the current slate of officers.

On MOTION by Officer Beaver seconded by Mr. Torres with all in favor, Resolution #2025-02 Election of Officers with the slate of officers remaining the same was approved.

FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Audience Comments – As per
District’s rules, each speaker has 3 minutes to provide comments
Mr. Hernandez stated that there wasn’t any audience in attendance for comments.
Mr. Quesada briefed the Board about a car accident on SW 152nd Avenue along the border of Capri indicating that there wasn’t anyone seriously injured or any significant amount of property damage.
Mr. Harris asked who was paying for the damage. Mr. Quesada indicated it was still under investigation.

FIFTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Approval of the Minutes of the
November 8, 2024 Meeting
Mr. Hernandez presented the minutes of the November 8, 2024 meeting, asking for any changes, corrections or deletions and upon not hearing any, asked the Board for a motion to approve them.

On MOTION by Mr. Harris seconded by Mr. Torres with all in favor, the Minutes of the November 8, 2024 Meeting was approved.

SIXTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Staff Reports
Attorney
Mr. George indicated that there was nothing to report and wished everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday.

Engineer
Mr. Hernandez indicated there was nothing to present from the engineer.

Club Manager
Ms. Bonilla presented and reviewed the Club manager report to the Board and spoke about the upcoming Christmas event.
Mr. Walker stated that he did not like the color of that gates in the front and asked if they could be painted another color to match the Clubhouse.
Mr. Hernandez explained that it could be done but FDOT requires that anything that is going to be creating any kind of hazardous condition be in that color.
Ms. Bonilla stated that they had four gentlemen jump the fence from the back gate by the lake into the pool area during the day and that her and Luis were working on other measures to let staff know when this happens.
Mr. Hernandez indicated that cameras will be installed with motion detectors. Ms. Bonilla asked if the Board has any questions for her.

Field Manager
Mr. Quesada presented and reviewed the field report to the Board.
Mr. Harris asked if the vine on the District side could be removed so there wasn’t a dead vine hanging over the top.
Mr. Hernandez said that it could be.
Mr. Quesada updated the Board on Mr. Walker’s concern with the lake #4 timer stating there is a transformer with Homestead Electric that is causing some issues there and that they are working to resolve it.

Mr. Harris mentioned to the Board that they can get a surge protector from the City of Homestead for their homes.
Mr. Quesada stated that on the lakes they did finish the cleanup of suction areas around the motors which they are doing semi-annually. There was a brief discussion regarding the lakes which included an issue with lake #5 and a missing manhole cover.
Mr. Quesada stated that the holiday lighting was installed and was fully operational by November 19th.
Mr. Quesada mentioned that there were some sidewalk repairs that were done recently.
Mr. Walker asked Mr. Quesada to send another letter to the city asking them to shave the sidewalks and clean the sidewalks on 147th Avenue.
Mr. Quesada asked the Board for any questions regarding the field.
Mr. Torres mentioned that the monument on the right-hand side the light is red and asked if the colors of the light could be changed.
Mr. Hernandez stated that whenever there is a power surge, and the power goes off it reverts to default.
Mr. Quesada asked the Board is they were ok with all the uplighting facing the monuments red instead of white during the holidays.
Mr. Quesada gave a quick update on items he sent to BrightView that they are working on including mosaic virus and brown patch fungus and their proactive measures.
CDD Manager
Mr. Hernandez had nothing to report under the CDD manager.

SEVENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Financial Reports
Acceptance of Check Register
Acceptance of Unaudited Financials
Mr. Hernandez presented the check register and the unaudited financials and asked the Board for any questions, upon not hearing any, asked for a motion to approve them.

On MOTION by Mr. Harris seconded by Mr. Torres with all in favor, the Check Register and Unaudited Financials were approved.

EIGHTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Supervisors Requests
Mr. Hernandez asked the Board if they had any Supervisor requests.
Mr. Harris spoke as a resident stating that when they did the palm tree trimming and the strapping his property was damaged, and the 30-foot palm trees are continually damaging his wooden fence. He spoke about the dangers of the seed pods and palm branches falling and asked if something could be done with the palm trees.
There was a discussion by the Board regarding BrightView and the palm trees. Mr. Hernandez stated that he will check into the situation and report back to the
Board.
Mr. Walker asked a question regarding the financials asking if the total funds were
$1,300,000.
Mr. Hernandez stated that was correct but after the November tax collection there would be close to $4,000,000.
Officer Beaver asked what Community Association Lifestyle was on the check register.
Mr. Hernandez stated that it is the company that provides and obtains all the assistance to the employees on the Club side.

NINTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Adjournment
Mr. Hernandez asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting.

On MOTION by Officer Beaver seconded by Mr. Harris with all in favor, the meeting was adjourned.

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