LAKE FRANCES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY REGULAR BOARD MEETING FEBRUARY 23, 2021
6:30 P.M.

Special District Services, Inc. 8785 SW 165th Avenue, Suite 200
Miami, FL 33193

www.lakefrancescdd.org 561.630.4922 Telephone 877.SDS.4922 Toll Free 561.630.4923 Facsimile

AGENDA
LAKE FRANCES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
Hampton Inn & Suites - Homestead
1st Floor Conference Room (Cove Board Room) 2855 N.E. 9th Street
Homestead, Florida 33033
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
February 23, 2022
6:30 p.m.

Call to Order
Proof of Publication	Page 1
Establish Quorum
Consider Board Member Resignation (Lazaro Alfonso – Effective 2/8/2022)	Page 2
Appointment of Officer to Vacant Seat (Seat #5)
Administer Oath of Office and Review New Board Member Duties and Responsibilities
Additions or Deletions to Agenda
Comments from the Public for Items Not on the Agenda
Approval of Minutes
November 17, 2021 Regular Board Meeting	Page 3
Old Business
Staff Report, as Required
New Business
Consider Resolution No. 2022-01 – Adopting a Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Proposed Budget	Page 7
Administrative & Operational Matters
Announcement of Qualifying Period: Noon, June 13, 2022 – Noon, June 17, 2022 (Seats 3&4)
Board Member & Staff Closing Comments
Adjourn

MIAMI DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW
Published Daily except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida

STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE:

Before the undersigned authority personally appeared GUILLERMO GARCIA, who on oath says that he or she is the DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, Legal Notices of the Miami Daily Business Review Ilk/a   Miami   Review,   a   daily   (except Saturday,	Sunday and Legal Holidays) newspaper, published at Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida; that the
attached   copy   of advertisement, being a Legal Advertisement of Notice in the matter of

LAKE FRANCES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. FISCAL YEAR 2021/2022 REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE

in the XXXX Court,
was published in said newspaper in the issues of

10/13/2021

Affiant further says that the said	Miami Daily Business Review is a newspaper published at Miami, in said Miami-Dade County, Florida and that the said   newspaper   has   heretofore been continuously published in said Miami-Dade County, Florida each day (except Saturday, Sunday   and   Legal   Holidays)   and has been entered as second class mail matter at   the   post office in Miami in said Miami-Dade County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he   or   she has neither paid nor promised any   person,   firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of
securing	this	advertisement	for  publication  in     the	said newspaper.

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GUILLERMO GARCIA personally known to me

LAKE FRANCES COMMUNITY

.	DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2021/2022.REGULAR
MEETING SCHEDULE
NOTJCE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Supervisors (the Board") the L.ake Frances Community Development District (the mistrict") will hold Regular Meetings in the Hampton Inn & .Suites - Homestead, 1st Floor Conference Room(Cove Board Room) located at 2855 NE h Street, Homestead, Florjda 33033 at 6:30 p.m. on the following dates:
October 27, 2021
November 17, 2021
November 24, 2021
Januaiy 26, 2022
February 23, 2022
March 23, 2022
April 27, 2022
May 25, 2022··
June 22, 2022
July 27, 2022
September 28, 2022

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The purpose oTthe m tin s is for ,the Board to consid r any Distric{business' wtiich.·may lawfully and properly come before the _Board. Meetings are_open to_ the public and will be.conducted·in' accordance.with the provisions of Florida
l; f  ;;; -unity Developmeni"Di;tri<±i'.Copi  Ag;;-da f r any f
the meetings may be·obtained.from the District's'\'lebsite or bY'c_ontacting
the District Manager at,561-q30-_4922 and/or toll free aM-877-7 7-4922, prior,til the date of the particular meeting.	t· -	,-'O>
From time to time.one or two Board members may_participate by'telephone; therefore, a speaker telephone will be present at .the meeting location so that Board members may be fully informed of .the discussions laking place.' Said meeting(s) may be continued as found necessary to a time and place specified on the record.	· ·

any person.dSCidJs·'.t().ap al any decision made with respe t to
matter consi.dered at itiese meetings, such person will need. a record of proceedings arid such person may need to insure that a verbatim-record of
tli'e proceedings is rriade at hisor her own-expense_and,.:-:,.hi\:h record
.includes th testimony and evidence on which the appeal is based.·

In accordance with the provision,sof the Americans w h DisabiHties Act, any person requiring special accommodations or an interpreter.to participate at any of these meetings should contact the District Manager at 561-630-4922 and/or toll free at 1-877-737-4922 at least seven (7) days prior to the
of the particular meeting.

Meetings may be cancelled from time to time with no advertised notice.

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LAKE FRANCES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT REGULAR BOARD MEETING
NOVEMBER 17, 2021

CALL TO ORDER

District Manager Nancy Nguyen called the November 17, 2021, Regular Board Meeting of the Lake Frances Community Development District (the “District”) to order at approximately 6:48 p.m. in the Hampton Inn & Suites – Homestead, 1st Floor Conference Room (Cove Board Room) located at 2855 NE 9th Street, Homestead, Florida 33033.

PROOF OF PUBLICATION

Ms. Nguyen presented proof of publication that notice of the Regular Board Meeting had been published in the Miami Daily Business Review on October 13, 2021, as part of the District’s Fiscal Year 2021/2022 Regular Meeting Schedule, as legally required.

SEAT RE-ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS AND/OR NEW MEMBERS

Ms. Nguyen seated and welcomed Mr. Lazaro Alfonso to his elected term of office.

ADMINISTER	OATH	OF	OFFICE	&	REVIEW	BOARD	MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

Ms. Nguyen, Notary Public in the State of Florida, administered the Oath of Office to Mr. Alfonso.

ESTABLISH A QUORUM

Ms. Nguyen determined that the attendance of Chairman Nelson Peña, Vice Chairman Demetrius Young and Supervisors David Lumpkin, Gabriel Pedrini and Lazaro Alfonso constituted a quorum and it was in order to proceed with the meeting.

Staff in attendance included: District Manager Nancy Nguyen of Special District Services, Inc.; and General Counsel Gregory George of Billing, Cochran, Lyles, Mauro & Ramsey, P.A.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

As a result of the changes to the Board of the District, Ms. Nguyen recommended that re-election of the District’s Officers take place. She provided the following slate of names for election:

Chairperson – Nelson Peña
Vice Chairperson – Demetrius Young Secretary/Treasurer – Nancy Nguyen
Assistant Secretaries – David Lumpkin, Gabriel Pedrini, Lazaro Alfonso, Armando Silva and Gloria Perez
Mr. Peña stated that he would like to change the officers to: Chairperson – Demetrius Young
Vice Chairperson – David Lumpkin

Secretary/Treasurer – Nancy Nguyen
Assistant Secretaries – Nelson Peña, Gabriel Pedrini, Lazaro Alfonso, Armando Silva and Gloria Perez

A discussion ensued, after which:

A motion was made by Mr. Peña, seconded by Mr. Alfonso and passed unanimously to elect the District’s Officers, as stated by Mr. Peña above.

CONFIRMATION OF FINAL LANDOWNERS’ ELECTION RESULTS

Ms. Nguyen restated the District’s Final Landowners’ Meeting/Election results and recommended that they be confirmed.

A motion was made by Mr. Peña, seconded by Mr. Lumpkin and passed unanimously confirming the Final Landowners’ Meeting election results, to wit: Lazaro Alfonso received 5 votes. Mr. Alfonso was elected to a five (5) year term, as extended by Resolution No. 2020-05, which will expire in November 2026.

ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA

Ms. Nguyen advised that she would like to add the following item to the agenda:

Old Business Item 2 – Easement Requests The Board acknowledged Ms. Nguyen’s request.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA

There were no comments from the public for items not on the agenda.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. April 28, 2021, Regular Board Meeting Minutes

Ms. Nguyen presented the minutes of the April 28, 2021, Regular Board Meeting and asked if there were any changes. There being no changes, a motion was made by Mr. Peña, seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously passed approving the minutes of the April 28, 2021, Regular Board Meeting minutes, as presented.

OLD BUSINESS
Discussion Regarding Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue – Training Exercises

Ms. Nguyen stated that this item was added at the request of Mr. Lumpkin. Mr. Lumpkin explained that the Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue Department (the “Department”) was using the District’s lake, again, for training purposes. Ms. Nguyen advised that she contacted the Department’s Division Training Chief regarding the use of the District’s lake for staff training, explaining that she advised them that the lake was a storage basin for stormwater discharge and requested that no further exercises be conducted in the District’s lake. The Division Training Chief stated that they would like to continue using the lake for training purposes.   Ms. Nguyen indicated that she invited the Division Training Chief to today’s meeting to discuss their request with the Board of Supervisors. It was acknowledged

that the Division Training Chief was not present at today’s meeting. Ms. Nguyen requested that the Board report any activity in the lake to her.

ADD-ON: Easement Requests

Ms. Nguyen reminded the Board that several homeowners whose homes were located on the lake had submitted letters to her office requesting that the Board allow them to extend their fences to the end of their property lines. Ms. Nguyen further explained that those homeowners were invited to several District meetings, but have not been in attendance at said meetings. Ms. Nguyen stated that if the homeowners contact her again, she will invite them to the next scheduled meeting.

NEW BUSINESS
Consider Resolution No, 2021-07 - Adopting a Fiscal Year 2020/2021 Amended Budget

Ms. Nguyen presented Resolution No. 2021-07, entitled:

RESOLUTION NO. 2021-07

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE LAKE FRANCES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AUTHORIZING AND ADOPTING AN AMENDED FINAL FISCAL YEAR 2020/2021 BUDGET (“AMENDED BUDGET”), PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 189, FLORIDA STATUTES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Ms. Nguyen provided an explanation for the document and indicated that there was an operating fund balance of approximately $199,827 at the end of the fiscal year. A discussion ensued after which:

A motion was made by Mr. Lumpkin, seconded by Mr. Peña and unanimously passed adopting Resolution No. 2021-07, as presented, thereby setting the amended/revised budget for the 2020/2021 fiscal year.

Ratify District Manager’s Actions – Landscape Maintenance Services

Ms. Nguyen explained that due to a loss of staff due to COVID-19, the District’s landscaping contractor, Crespo Lawn Service, Inc. (Crespo), had terminated the Landscape Maintenance Service Agreement with the District, effective June 30, 2021. Ms. Nguyen indicated that District Staff received proposals from several landscaping companies and accepted the proposal received by FRD Complete Tree Service & Lawn Care, Inc. in the amount of $300 per service for twenty-four (24) services per year. Ms. Nguyen explained that the services with Crespo were $295 per service. Ms. Nguyen requested that her actions be ratified by the Board. A discussion ensued, after which:

A motion was made by Mr. Young, seconded by Mr. Alfonso and unanimously passed ratifying Ms. Nguyen’s actions and accepting the landscape maintenance proposal from FRD Complete Tress Service & Lawn Care for $300 per service; authorizing District Counsel to prepare a Landscape Maintenance Service Agreement, and further authorizing Ms. Nguyen to execute same on behalf of the Board of Supervisors.

ADMINISTRATIVE & OPERATIONAL MATTERS
1. Staff Report, as Required

There was no Staff Report at this time.

BOARD MEMBER & STAFF CLOSING COMMENTS

It was noted that the next meeting would be held on February 23, 2022, at 6:30 p.m.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the Board, a motion was made by Mr. Peña, seconded by Mr. Alfonso and unanimously passed to adjourn the Regular Board Meeting at 7:34 p.m.

Secretary/Assistant Secretary	Chairperson/Vice Chairperson

RESOLUTION NO. 2022-01

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE LAKE FRANCES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT APPROVING A PROPOSED BUDGET AND NON-AD VALOREM SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors (the “Board”) of the Lake Frances Community Development District (the “District”) is required by Section 190.008(2)(a), Florida Statutes, to approve a Proposed Budget for each fiscal year; and,

WHEREAS, the Proposed Budget including the Assessments for Fiscal Year 2022/2023 has been prepared and considered by the Board.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE LAKE FRANCES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, THAT:

Section 1. The Proposed Budget including the Assessments for Fiscal Year 2022/2023 attached hereto as Exhibit “A” is approved and adopted by the Board.

Section 2. A Public Hearing is hereby scheduled for April 27, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. in the Hampton Inn 1st Floor Conference Room (Cove Board Room) located at 2855 N.E. 9th Street, Homestead, Florida 33033, for the purpose of receiving public comments on the Proposed Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Budget.

PASSED, ADOPTED and EFFECTIVE this 23rd day of February, 2022.

ATTEST:	LAKE FRANCES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

By:			By:		 Secretary/Assistant Secretary			Chairperson/Vice Chairperson

Lake Frances Community Development District

Proposed Budget For Fiscal Year 2022/2023
October 1, 2022 - September 30, 2023

CONTENTS

PROPOSED BUDGET

DETAILED PROPOSED BUDGET

DETAILED PROPOSED DEBT SERVICE FUND BUDGET IV	ASSESSMENT COMPARISON

PROPOSED BUDGET
LAKE FRANCES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023
OCTOBER 1, 2022 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

REVENUES	
FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023 BUDGET	

                	       	
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TOTAL REVENUES	$	225, 13	
		
EXPENDITURES		
MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURES		

                                     	     	
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TOTAL MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURES	$	1 ,070	
		
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES		

          	      	

          	     	

             	   	

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TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES	$	72,8 7	
		
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$	88,917	
		
REVENUES LESS EXPENDITURES	$	13 , 9 	

		
BALANCE	$	1,33  	

                            	       	
		
EXCESS/ S ORTFALL 	$	1 ,8 5 	

		
NET EXCESS/ S ORTFALL 	$	-	

DETAILED PROPOSED BUDGET
LAKE FRANCES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023
OCTOBER 1, 2022 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

REVENUES	
FISCAL YEAR 2020/2021
ACTUAL	
FISCAL YEAR 2021/2022
BUDGET	
FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023
BUDGET	

COMMENTS	

                	       	       	       	                 	
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TOTAL REVENUES	$	225,8 8	$	225,73 	$	225, 13		
					
EXPENDITURES					
MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURES					
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TOTAL MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURES	$	11,200	$	15, 70	$	1 ,070		
					
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES					

          	      	      	      	                             	
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TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES	$	2,9 0	$	71,875	$	72,8 7		
					
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$	7 ,1 0	$	87,3 5	$	88,917		
					
REVENUES LESS EXPENDITURES	$	151, 88	$	138,391	$	13 , 9 		

					
BALANCE	$	11,828	$	3 1	$	1,33  		
					
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EXCESS/ S ORTFALL 	$	1,120	$	13,150 	$	1 ,8 5 		

					
NET EXCESS/ S ORTFALL 	$	1,120	$	-	$	-		

DETAILED PROPOSED DEBT SERVICE FUND BUDGET
LAKE FRANCES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023
OCTOBER 1, 2022 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

REVENUES	FISCAL YEAR 2020/2021 ACTUAL	FISCAL YEAR 2021/2022 ANNUAL BUDGET	FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023 ANNUAL BUDGET	

COMMENTS	

  	

                                   	

       	

                               	

Total Revenues	
$	139,875	
$	138,055	
$	138,055		

EXPENDITURES					

      	

                             	

      	

                             	

 	

                                 	

Total Expenditures	
$	13 ,880	
$	138,055	
$	138,055		

Excess/ Shortfall 	
$	2,995	
$	-	
$	-		

Series 2018 Bond Refunding Information

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Lake Frances Community Development District Assessment Comparison

           

         	           
         	Fiscal Year
2022/2023	
          	          	          	          	Projected Assessment	
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              	 	      	 	      	 	      	 	      	$	 28.38	
           	 	      	 	      	 	      	 	      	$	119.5 	
    	 	        	 	        	 	        	 	        	$	1,02 .8 	

Total	
$	
1,575.21	
$	
1,575.17	
$	
1,57 .87	
$	
1,57 .83	
$	
1,57 .80	

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