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, January 10, 2025, at 9:00 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
Terry Glynn	GMS (via telecommunications)
Gregory George	District Counsel
Donna Bonilla	CDD Employee
Vincent Fernandez	BrightView

FIRST 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.

SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS	Audience	Comments	–	As	per
District’s	rules,	each	speaker	has	3 minutes to provide comments
Mr. Hernandez indicated that there wasn’t any audience in attendance for comments.

THIRD ORDER OF BUSINESS	Approval of the Minutes of the
December 13, 2024 Meeting
Mr. Hernandez presented the minutes of the December 13, 2024 meeting, asked for any comments or corrections, and upon not hearing any asked for a motion to approve the minutes.

On MOTION by Mr. Harris seconded by Mr. Walker with all in favor, the Minutes of the December 13, 2024 Meeting were approved.

FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Consideration	of	Resolution
#2025-03 Designating Michael Pawelczyk as the District’s Registered Agent and the Biling, Cochran, Lyles, Mauro & Ramsey, PA as its Registered Office
Mr. Hernandez presented and explained Resolution #2025-03 Designating Michael Pawelczyk as the District’s Registered Agent to the Board and asked the Board for a motion to approve the resolution.

On MOTION by Mr. Torres seconded by Mr. Harris with all in favor, Resolution #2025-03 Designating Michael Pawelczyk as the District’s Registered Agent and the Billing, Cochran, Lyles, Mauro & Ramsey, PA as its Registered Office was approved.

FIFTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Staff Reports
Attorney
Mr. George indicated that he has nothing new to report and wished everyone a Happy New Year.

Engineer
Mr. Hernandez indicated that there was nothing to report under the engineer.

Club Manager
Ms. Bonilla presented and reviewed the Clubhouse manager’s report with the Board and asked for any questions from the Board.

Mr. Harris stated that the Clubhouse is being maintained in great condition.
Mr. Hernandez stated that in the median between the parking lot going towards the Clubhouse staff has removed the rocks and the rocks will be replaced with sod.

Field Manager
Field Report
Discussion on BrightView Invoice for Strapping Palm Trees During Pruning
Mr. Quesada stated that it was a good holiday season with lights and decorations with everything going smoothly with very few questions, and then presented and reviewed the field manager report with the Board.
Mr. Walker asked in regard to the grass how they could tell the difference between a brown patch stain and mosaic.
Mr. Fernandez from BrightView explained the difference to the Board. Mr. Quesada updated the Board on sidewalk repairs.
Mr. Hernandez stated that staff was being proactive to try avoid any kind of problems and that residents should report any issues they might see.
There was a discussion by the Board and Mr. Fernandez from BrightView in regard to the strapping of the palm trees, and the Board expressed their concerns.
Mr. Hernandez presented a solution to the problem and indicated to the Board that he would research it more thoroughly and bring it back to the Board.
Mr. Fernandez and Mr. Hernandez answered questions from the Board.
Mr. Walker stated that the safety issue exiting Fiji with the trimming of plant material looks good and you can see fine.

CDD Manager – Description of the Current Agreement with BrightView
Mr. Hernandez presented a proposal from Worldwide Pools to do work in the pool with the sand filter in the amount of $12,800 to install a variable drive and $23,750 to remove sand material and install glass media. After a brief discussion, the Board made a motion to approve the proposal subject to getting a detailed invoice of costs.

On MOTION by Mr. Walker seconded by Mr. Harris with all in favor, a proposal from Worldwide Pools in the amount of
$36,550 to install a 40hp variable drive and remove sand material and install glass media was approved.

Mr. Hernandez presented to the Board a summary of the contract of what is included in the BrightView contract and explained in detail what that contract includes.
The Board had a discussion regarding the contract and red flag issues that the District is having with BrightView.
The Board inquired about getting other proposals for landscape services.
Mr. Hernandez explained to the Board that services could be taken out of the contract, and they can get quotes for those services without terminating the whole contract, for example the Clubhouse services, porter services or tree trimming.
Mr. Walker asked what the dollar threshold was to go out for bid. Mr. Hernandez stated it was $200,000.
Based on the discussion from the Board Mr. Hernandez indicated he had direction on how they wanted to handle the BrightView contract.

SIXTH 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.
Officer Beaver asked a question regarding an invoice from Ortiz Construction services for $8,800 for preventative maintenance.
Mr. Hernandez indicated he would email Officer Beaver a copy of the invoice.

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

SEVENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Supervisors Requests
Mr. Hernandez asked if there were any Supervisor requests.
Mr. Torres asked that on 152nd Avenue and 147th Avenue for the monument lights to be set to white.

EIGHTH 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.

Assistant Secretary/Secretary	Chairman/Vice Chairman