EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT

CHARLOTTE COUNTY Annual Landowners’ Meeting Regular Board Meeting
& Public Hearing July 19, 2022
9:00 A.M.

Special District Services, Inc.
27499 Riverview Center Boulevard, #253 Bonita Springs, FL 33134

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

AGENDA EAST CHARLOTTE
DRAINAGE DISTRICT
Charlotte Harbor Event Conference Center 75 Taylor Street
Punta Gorda, Florida 33950 ANNUAL LANDOWNERS’ MEETING
July 19, 2022
9:00 A.M.

Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Proof of Publication…	Page 1
Establish Quorum
Election of Chair for Landowners’ Meeting
Election of Secretary for Landowners’ Meeting
Approval of Minutes
August 17, 2021 Landowners’ Minutes…	Page 2
Election of Supervisors
Determine Number of Voting Units Represented or Assigned by Proxy	Page 4
Nomination of Candidates
Casting of Ballots…	Page 7
Ballot Tabulations
Certification of the Results
Landowners’ Comments
Adjourn

PUBLISHER’S AFFIDAVIT OF
PUBLICATION STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF CHARLOTTE:

Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Melinda Prescott, who on oath says that she is the Legal Advertising Representative of The Daily Sun, a newspaper published at Charlotte Harbor in Charlotte County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a Legal Notice that was published in said newspaper in the issue(s)

06/22/22, 06/29/22

as well as being posted online at www.yoursun.com and www.floridapublicnotices.com.
Affiant further says that the said newspaper is a newspa- per published at Charlotte Harbor, in said Charlotte County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Charlotte County, Florida, Sarasota County, Florida and DeSoto County, Florida, each day and has been entered as periodicals matter at the post office in Punta Gorda, in said Charlotte County, Florida, for a period of 1 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.

EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, ANNUAL LANDOWNERS’ MEETING AND
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Board of Supervisors (the “Board”) of the East Charlotte Drainage District (the “District”) will hold a Public Hearing, an Annual Landowners’ Meeting and a Regular Board Meeting (“Meeting” or “Meetings”) on July 19, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. in the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center located at 75 Taylor Street, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950.
The purpose of the Public Hearing is for the Board to consider the Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Final Budget. The purpose of the Annual Landowners’ Meeting is to elect two (2) Supervisors to the Board. The purpose of the Regular Board Meeting is to conduct any business which may properly come before the Board. Meetings are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provi- sions of Florida law. Copies of the agendas for any of the Meetings may be obtained from the District’s website www.east- charlottedd.org or by contacting the District Manager at (941) 786-3716 or by email at kdailey@ sdsinc.org and/or toll free at 1-877-737-4922 prior to the date of the Meetings. The Meetings are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law for special districts. The Meetings may be continued to a date, time and place to be specified on the record at the Meeting.

From time to time one Supervisor may participate by telephone; therefore, a speaker telephone will be present at the meeting location so that Supervisor may be fully informed of the

these Meetings should contact the District Manager at (941) 786-3716 and/or toll free at 1-877-737-4922 at least seven
(7) days prior to the date of the particular meeting.
Meetings may be cancelled from time to time without advertised notice.
EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT
www.eastcharlottedd.org
Publish: 06/22/22 & 06/29/22 119664 3850672

		discussions taking place. Said

(Signature of Affiant)

Sworn and subscribed before me this Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th day of June, 2022

Meetings may be continued as found necessary to a time and place specified on the record.

If any person decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at these Meetings, such person will need a record of the proceedings and such person may need to insure that a verbatim record of

		the proceedings is made at his

(Signature of Notary Public)

Personally known _X_ OR 	Produced Identification

or her own expense and which record includes the testimony and evidence on which the appeal is based.
In accordance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations or an inter- preter to participate at any of

EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT ANNUAL LANDOWNERS’ MEETING AUGUST 17, 2021

CALL TO ORDER

The August 17, 2021, Annual Landowners’ Meeting of the East Charlotte Drainage District (the “District”) was called to order at 9:00 a.m. in the Charlotte Harbor Event Conference Center located at 75 Taylor Street, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PROOF OF PUBLICATION

Proof of publication was presented that notice of the Annual Landowners’ Meeting had been published in the
Fort Myers News-Press on July 28, 2021, and August 4, 2021, as legally required.

ESTABLISH A QUORUM

It was determined that the attendance of the following Supervisors constituted a quorum and it was in order to proceed with the meeting:

Chairman	Zachary Varner	Present	
Vice Chairman	David Kemeny	Present	
Supervisor	Phillip Varner	Present	

Staff members in attendance were:

District Manager	Kathleen Meneely	Special District Services, Inc.	
General Counsel	Terry Lewis	Lewis, Longman & Walker	
Field Consultant	James Shattles		
District Engineer	David Brown	Progressive Water Resource	

Also present were Sam Martin and Robert Caccavale.

ELECTION OF CHAIR FOR LANDOWNERS’ MEETING

A motion was made by Mr. Phillip Varner, seconded by Mr. Kemeny and passed unanimously nominating Zachary Varner as the Chair for Landowners’ Meeting.

ELECTION OF SECRETARY FOR LANDOWNERS’ MEETING

A motion was made by Mr. Phillip Varner, seconded by Mr. Kemeny and passed unanimously nominating Kathleen Meneely as the Secretary for Landowners’ Meeting.

ELECTION OF SUPERVISORS

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Determine Number of Voting Units Represented or Assigned by Proxy

Ms. Meneely announced that there were 5 landowners present.

Nomination of Candidates

Ms. Meneely advised that Mr. Kemeny’s seat was expiring.*

A motion was made by Zachary Varner, seconded by Phillip Varner nominating David Kemeny.

Casting of Ballots

Five ballots were cast.

Ballot Tabulations

Ms. Meneely announced that Mr. Kemeny received 805 votes.

Certification of the Results

A motion was made by Zachary Varner, seconded by Phillip Varner and passed unanimously certifying the results of the Landowners’ Election.

LANDOWNER COMMENTS

There were no further comments from the landowners.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the Landowners’ Meeting, a motion was made by Zachary Varner, seconded by Phillip Varner and passed unanimously adjourning the Landowners’ Meeting at 9:09 a.m.

Secretary/Assistant Secretary	President/Vice President

*Note for the record – It was later determined that it was Zachary Varner’s seat that was expiring. At the October 19, 2021, meeting, Zachary Varner was appointed to a one-year term.

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LANDOWNER PROXY
EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT LANDOWNERS’ MEETING

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, the fee simple owner of the lands described herein, hereby constitutes and appoints 	(“Proxy Holder”) for and on behalf of the undersigned, to vote as proxy at the meeting of the landowners of the East Charlotte Drainage District to be held on July 19, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at the Charlotte Harbor Event Conference Center, 75 Taylor Street, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950. and at any adjournments thereof, according to the number of acres of unplatted land and/or platted lots owned by the undersigned landowner which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if then personally present, upon any question, proposition, or resolution or any other matter or thing which may be considered at said meeting including, but not limited to the Board of Supervisors. Said Proxy Holder may vote in accordance with their discretion on all matters not known or determined at the time of solicitation of this proxy, which may be legally considered at said meeting.

This proxy is to continue in full force and effect from the hereof until the conclusion of the above noted landowners’ meeting and any adjournment or adjournments thereof, but may be revoked at any time by written notice of such revocation presented at the annual meeting prior to the Proxy Holder exercising the voting rights conferred herein.

Printed Name of Legal Owner

Signature of Legal Owner	Date

Parcel Description*	# of Acres

* Insert in the space above the street address of each parcel, the legal description of each parcel, or the tax identification number of each parcel. [If more space is needed, identification of Parcels owned may be incorporated by reference to an attachment hereto.]

Pursuant to section 298 Florida Statutes (2022), a fraction of an acre is treated as one (1) acre entitling the landowner to one vote with respect thereto.

TOTAL NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED VOTES:    
Please note that each eligible acre of land or fraction thereof is entitled to only one vote, for example, a husband and wife are together entitled to only one vote per their residence if it is located on one acre or less of real property.
If the Legal Owner is not an individual, and is instead a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership or other entity, evidence that the individual signing on behalf of the entity has the authority to do so should be attached hereto. (e.g. bylaws, corporate resolution, etc.)

Lot Acres	ownername	
5.00	ABRAHAM VARUGHESE K & BEENA ETAL	
30.00	AHAMMAD ZAMIL	
1802.50	ALICO INC	
40.00	ANDREI LUCILLE & ROBERT CO-TRS	
1975.84	BERMONT PROPERTIES LLC	
10.00	BERMONT PROPERTIES LLC & B P INC	
10.00	BERMONT PROPERTIES LLC & RFS	
5.00	BERTSCH KEVIN R & JENNIFER BIMON-	
445.00	BICKETT HOLDINGS LLC	
10.00	BOUREN MARK & DAWN	
20.00	CACCAVALE ANTONIO & J CACCAVALE	
20.00	CACCAVALE ROBERT & SUSAN	
20.00	CARANNANTE GREGORY V	
200.00	CLARION LAKE LLC	
10.00	COLLINS VICKIE MARIE & PAUL A TRS	
2.50	DASHIELL RICHARD & JD & HED III	
10.00	ESPIRITU PATRICIA ANNE MERCADO	
20.00	GANESH LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	
20.00	HANNO-PROVENCHER LINNEA	
19.87	HARRIS GEOFFREY TODD & STACEY LYNN	
10.00	HERCAMP DAVID E & MARILYN J	
10.00	HERMINA MANUEL & STACY ANN	
7.80	JAIPARGAS LILOWTIE S	
2.50	JAUNDOO RAMPERSAUD	
20.00	JONES ROBERT L SR & ALMA M	
20.00	KIEN THANY	
20.00	KILLINGSWORTH MICHAEL D & LYNDA K	
10.00	KUKREJA KAILASH MOHANIAL & TAMMY	
20.00	MADER CHRISTOPHER C &DARIA SALYAKINA	
10.00	MARLOWE BRYAN A & LENA E	
20.00	MARTIN SAM & PHYLLIS MADANIAN	
20.00	MATHEWS LARRY W & LINDA A MATHEWS	
10.00	MIKOLAI VIRGIL C	
10.00	PARK KIMBERLY & ANGUS I MCVEIGH	
10.00	PATEL KIRIT & CHETAN PATEL	
20.00	PORTER BRIAN E & D E P TRS & D H P	
2.50	PRADEL VILME	
10.00	PRELLEZO ESTEBAN & C PRELLEZO & JZO	
10.00	PULASKI DAVID A & FAITH A	
52.50	ROPER BERT E & BARBARA C TR	
10.00	ROSE MELISSA A & JDS & TDR	
10.00	SAAB FLORIDA LAND CO LLC	
20.00	SEEFRIED RUSSELL M & DEBRA J	

10.00	SHAH RUPEN R & MAMTA R SHAH CO-TRS	
10.00	SILL BRODY J & CHRISTINA	
10.00	SILL CALVIN J	
20.00	SUKOVICH CHERIE A	
20.00	SUNDAY AND CHERI'S LLC	
5.00	SUPERFRUIT FARMS LLC	
10.00	SWFL FARM FRESH LLC	
20.00	TOKARZ STEVEN P	
10.00	TRAN DUY & NHU	
4.70	VARNER CITRUS LLC	
50.00	VARNER DAVID O TR &KAREN R VARNER TR	
15.00	VARNER DAVID Z	
10.00	VARNER JOSHUA S & COURTNEY A	
10.00	VARNER KAREN R TR & D O VARNER TR	
40.00	VARNER PHILLIP E & IEV CO TRS	
10.00	VARNER STEVEN & PATRICIA	
2.50	VARNER STEVEN E	
281.34	VARNER STEVEN E & PATRICIA A	
25.00	VARNER STEVEN E & PATRICIA A VARNER	
10.00	WALKER SEYMORE & PAULINE & RW&AW-W	
5.00	WEBER ROBERT P & REBECCA C TRS	
10.00	ZALGA CAROL A TRUSTEE	

BALLOT #		

BALLOT

EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT LANDOWNERS’ MEETING

ELECTION OF BOARD SUPERVISORS

JULY 19, 2022

The undersigned certifies that he/she is the owner ( ) or duly authorized representative of lawful proxy of an owner (  ) of land in the East Charlotte Drainage District, constituting 	 acre(s) and hereby casts up to the corresponding number of his/her vote(s) for the following candidate/candidates to hold the above-named open position:

Name of Candidate	Number of Votes

Signature: 	

Printed Name: 	

Street Address or Tax Parcel Id Number for your Real Property:

AGENDA EAST CHARLOTTE
DRAINAGE DISTRICT
Charlotte Harbor Event Conference Center 75 Taylor Street
Punta Gorda, Florida 33950 REGULAR BOARD MEETING July 19, 2022
9:00 A.M.

Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Proof of Publication…	Page 9
Seat New Board Members
Administer Oath of Office & Review Board member Responsibilities and Duties
Establish Quorum
Election of Officers
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Secretary/Treasurer
Assistant Secretaries
Additions or Deletions to Agenda
Comments from the Public for Items Not on the Agenda
Approval of Minutes
1.  April 19, 2022 Regular Board Meeting Minutes…	Page 10
Public Hearing
Proof of Publication…	Page 13
Receive Public Comments on Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Final Budget
Consider Resolution No. 2022-02 – Adopting a Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Final Budget…	Page 14
Old Business
1.  Update on Alico Response to Road Repairs/Paving
New Business
Consider Resolution No. 2022-03 – Adopting a Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Meeting Schedule…	Page 20
Consider Approval of Annual Letter Agreement between JWCD and ECDD for Fiscal
Year 2022/2023…	Page 22
Manager’s Report
1.  Financial Report…	Page 23
Field Report…	Page 26
Engineer’s Report
1.  Accept and Receive 2022 Annual Engineer’s Report…	Page 27
Attorney’s Report
Administrative Matters
Board Members Comments
Adjourn

PUBLISHER’S AFFIDAVIT OF
PUBLICATION STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF CHARLOTTE:

Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Melinda Prescott, who on oath says that she is the Legal Advertising Representative of The Daily Sun, a newspaper published at Charlotte Harbor in Charlotte County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a Legal Notice that was published in said newspaper in the issue(s)

06/22/22, 06/29/22

as well as being posted online at www.yoursun.com and www.floridapublicnotices.com.
Affiant further says that the said newspaper is a newspa- per published at Charlotte Harbor, in said Charlotte County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Charlotte County, Florida, Sarasota County, Florida and DeSoto County, Florida, each day and has been entered as periodicals matter at the post office in Punta Gorda, in said Charlotte County, Florida, for a period of 1 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.

EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, ANNUAL LANDOWNERS’ MEETING AND
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Board of Supervisors (the “Board”) of the East Charlotte Drainage District (the “District”) will hold a Public Hearing, an Annual Landowners’ Meeting and a Regular Board Meeting (“Meeting” or “Meetings”) on July 19, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. in the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center located at 75 Taylor Street, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950.
The purpose of the Public Hearing is for the Board to consider the Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Final Budget. The purpose of the Annual Landowners’ Meeting is to elect two (2) Supervisors to the Board. The purpose of the Regular Board Meeting is to conduct any business which may properly come before the Board. Meetings are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provi- sions of Florida law. Copies of the agendas for any of the Meetings may be obtained from the District’s website www.east- charlottedd.org or by contacting the District Manager at (941) 786-3716 or by email at kdailey@ sdsinc.org and/or toll free at 1-877-737-4922 prior to the date of the Meetings. The Meetings are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law for special districts. The Meetings may be continued to a date, time and place to be specified on the record at the Meeting.

From time to time one Supervisor may participate by telephone; therefore, a speaker telephone will be present at the meeting location so that Supervisor may be fully informed of the

these Meetings should contact the District Manager at (941) 786-3716 and/or toll free at 1-877-737-4922 at least seven
(7) days prior to the date of the particular meeting.
Meetings may be cancelled from time to time without advertised notice.
EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT
www.eastcharlottedd.org
Publish: 06/22/22 & 06/29/22 119664 3850672

		discussions taking place. Said

(Signature of Affiant)

Sworn and subscribed before me this Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th day of June, 2022

Meetings may be continued as found necessary to a time and place specified on the record.

If any person decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at these Meetings, such person will need a record of the proceedings and such person may need to insure that a verbatim record of

		the proceedings is made at his

(Signature of Notary Public)

Personally known _X_ OR 	Produced Identification

or her own expense and which record includes the testimony and evidence on which the appeal is based.
In accordance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations or an inter- preter to participate at any of

EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT REGULAR BOARD MEETING
APRIL 19, 2022

CALL TO ORDER

The April 19, 2022, Regular Board Meeting of the East Charlotte Drainage District (the “District”) was called to order at 9:40 a.m. in the Charlotte Harbor Event Conference Center located at 75 Taylor Street, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PROOF OF PUBLICATION

Proof of publication was presented that notice of the Regular Board Meeting had been published in the Fort Myers News-Press on October 6, 2021, as part of the District’s Fiscal Year 2021/2022 Meeting Schedule, as legally required.

ESTABLISH A QUORUM

It was determined that the attendance of the following Supervisors constituted a quorum and it was in order to proceed with the meeting:

Chairman	Zachary Varner	Present	
Vice Chairman	David Kemeny	Present	
Supervisor	Phillip Varner	Absent	

Staff members in attendance were:

District Manager	Kathleen Meneely	Special District Services, Inc.	
General Counsel	Terry Lewis (via phone)	Lewis, Longman & Walker	
Field Consultant	James Shattles		

Also present was Jeff Walker of Special District Services, Inc., via phone.

ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA

There were no additions or deletions to the agenda.

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. January 18, 2022, Regular Board Meeting

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The January 18, 2022, Regular Board Meeting minutes were presented for consideration.

A motion was made by Mr. Kemeny, seconded by Mr. Varner and passed unanimously approving the January 18, 2022, Regular Board Meeting minutes, as presented.

OLD BUSINESS
Update on Fence Obstructions in ROW

Ms. Meneely advised that the notice to remove the fence obstruction on the Faria property was returned undeliverable. She suggested posting it on the property. After discussion it was the consensus of the Board to have Mr. Shattles post the notice on the property.

Update on Coastal Air Services

Mr. Shattles advised that one spray had been done and the other was scheduled for mid-May. He added that the company lost a pilot, so hopefully, the scheduled services will be able to be performed.

Update on Alico Response to Road Repairs/Paving

Mr. Kemeny stated that Sunland had contracted to patch and put an apron on the road. He added that their schedule was running a bit behind, but the contract had been signed. Mr. Shattles suggested the contract be piggy-backed to do Graham Road, as there is money in the budget to do so. He also noted that he would contact the company to see if this was possible.

NEW BUSINESS
1. Consider Resolution No. 2022-01 Adopting a Fiscal year 2022/2023 Proposed Budget

Resolution No. 2022-01 was presented, entitled:

RESOLUTION NO. 2022-01

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT APPROVING A PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Mr. Walker advised and pursuant to the Board’s request, he had increased canal maintenance and general maintenance in the budget. He added that all the other items remained similar to last year, but the increases result in a $70 per acre assessment.

A motion was made by Mr. Kemeny, seconded by Mr. Varner and passed unanimously adopting Resolution No. 2022-01, as presented, setting the Public Hearing for July 19, 2022.

MANAGER’S REPORT
a. Financial Report

Ms. Meneely went over the financials. The Board had no questions.

A motion was made by Mr. Kemeny, seconded by Mr. Varner and passed unanimously approving and accepting the Financial Report, as presented.
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FIELD REPORT

Mr. Shattles went over the report that was included in the meeting book.

A motion was made by Mr. Kemeny, seconded by Mr. Varner and passed unanimously accepting the Field Report, as presented.

ENGINEER’S REPORT
1. Consider Stormwater Needs Analysis Report & Submittal

Ms. Meneely went over the details of Stormwater Needs Analysis Report that is now required by the State.

A motion was made by Mr. Kemeny, seconded by Mr. Varner and passed unanimously approving the Stormwater Needs Analysis Report be submitted to the State, as required.

ATTORNEY’S REPORT

Mr. Lewis advised that Governor DeSantis wants to abolish all special districts formed prior to 1968, which is a measure against Disney. He added that it would not impact the District.

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

Ms. Meneely reminded the Board that the next meeting was scheduled for July 19, 2022, and would include the Landowners’ Meeting.

BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

There were no further Board Member comments.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the Board, a motion was made by Mr. Kemeny, seconded by Mr. Varner and passed unanimously to adjourn the Regular Board Meeting at 9:57 a.m.

Secretary/Assistant Secretary	President/Vice President

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PUBLISHER’S AFFIDAVIT OF
PUBLICATION STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF CHARLOTTE:

Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Melinda Prescott, who on oath says that she is the Legal Advertising Representative of The Daily Sun, a newspaper published at Charlotte Harbor in Charlotte County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a Legal Notice that was published in said newspaper in the issue(s)

06/22/22, 06/29/22

as well as being posted online at www.yoursun.com and www.floridapublicnotices.com.
Affiant further says that the said newspaper is a newspa- per published at Charlotte Harbor, in said Charlotte County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Charlotte County, Florida, Sarasota County, Florida and DeSoto County, Florida, each day and has been entered as periodicals matter at the post office in Punta Gorda, in said Charlotte County, Florida, for a period of 1 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.

EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, ANNUAL LANDOWNERS’ MEETING AND
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Board of Supervisors (the “Board”) of the East Charlotte Drainage District (the “District”) will hold a Public Hearing, an Annual Landowners’ Meeting and a Regular Board Meeting (“Meeting” or “Meetings”) on July 19, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. in the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center located at 75 Taylor Street, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950.
The purpose of the Public Hearing is for the Board to consider the Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Final Budget. The purpose of the Annual Landowners’ Meeting is to elect two (2) Supervisors to the Board. The purpose of the Regular Board Meeting is to conduct any business which may properly come before the Board. Meetings are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provi- sions of Florida law. Copies of the agendas for any of the Meetings may be obtained from the District’s website www.east- charlottedd.org or by contacting the District Manager at (941) 786-3716 or by email at kdailey@ sdsinc.org and/or toll free at 1-877-737-4922 prior to the date of the Meetings. The Meetings are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law for special districts. The Meetings may be continued to a date, time and place to be specified on the record at the Meeting.

From time to time one Supervisor may participate by telephone; therefore, a speaker telephone will be present at the meeting location so that Supervisor may be fully informed of the

these Meetings should contact the District Manager at (941) 786-3716 and/or toll free at 1-877-737-4922 at least seven
(7) days prior to the date of the particular meeting.
Meetings may be cancelled from time to time without advertised notice.
EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT
www.eastcharlottedd.org
Publish: 06/22/22 & 06/29/22 119664 3850672

		discussions taking place. Said

(Signature of Affiant)

Sworn and subscribed before me this Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th day of June, 2022

Meetings may be continued as found necessary to a time and place specified on the record.

If any person decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at these Meetings, such person will need a record of the proceedings and such person may need to insure that a verbatim record of

		the proceedings is made at his

(Signature of Notary Public)

Personally known _X_ OR 	Produced Identification

or her own expense and which record includes the testimony and evidence on which the appeal is based.
In accordance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations or an inter- preter to participate at any of

RESOLUTION NO. 2022-02

A RESOLUTION OF THE EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT ADOPTING A FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023 BUDGET.

WHEREAS, the East Charlotte Drainage District (“District”) has prepared a Proposed Budget and Final Special Assessment Roll for Fiscal Year 2022/2023 and has held a duly advertised Public Hearing to receive public comments on the Proposed Budget and Final Special Assessment Roll; and,

WHEREAS, following the Public Hearing and the adoption of the Proposed Budget and Final Assessment Roll, the District is now authorized to levy non ad-valorem assessments upon the properties within the District.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT THAT:

Section 1.	The Final Budget and Final Special Assessment Roll for Fiscal Year 2022/2023 attached hereto as Exhibit “A” is approved and adopted, and the assessments set forth therein shall be levied.

Section 2.	The Secretary of the District is authorized to execute any and all necessary transmittals, certifications or other acknowledgements or writings, as necessary, to comply with the intent of this Resolution.

PASSED, ADOPTED and EFFECTIVE this 19th day of July, 2022.

ATTEST:	EAST CHARLOTTE
DRAINAGE DISTRICT

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

East Charlotte Drainage District

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

CONTENTS

FINAL BUDGET

DETAILED FINAL BUDGET

FINAL BUDGET
EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023
OCTOBER 1, 2022 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

REVENUES	
FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023 BUDGET	
Assessment - Malntenance	225 470	
Assessment - Capltal Unlt 1	0	
Assessment - Capltal Unlt 2	0	
Assessment - SKell RoaGs Malntenance	 011	
Mlscellaneous ,ncome	0	
,nterest ,ncome	 0	
Total Revenues	$	231,541	
		
EXPENDITURES		
Contractual Servlces	24 000	
WeeG Control +erblclGes 	27 4 2	
MecKanlcal CleanlnJ Canals 	 0 000	
RoaG Malntenance	24 241	
Control Structures Culverts 	17 	
(nJlneerlnJ	 500	
Water Analyses	240	
DlscKarJe Pump Sectlon 1 	500	
Mlscellaneous Malntenance	2 500	
ManaJement Fees	2 7 0	
/eJal Fees	7 000	
AuGlt Fees	 00	
,nsurance	4 225	
/eJal AGvertlslnJ	 50	
Mlscellaneous	750	
PostaJe & Dellvery	 50	
Offlce Supplles	500	
Assessment/Tax Roll	0	
Webslte & ADA Compllance	0	
MeetlnJ anG MembersKlp Dues	1 200	
,nterest on CreGlt /lne /OC 	275	
RoaGs PavlnJ /oan - Prlnclpal	0	
RoaGs PavlnJ /oan - ,nterest	0	
*eneral Malntenance/Reserve	 0 740	
		
Total Expenditures	$	217,652	
		
Revenues Less Expenditures	$	13, 	
		
County Appralser & Tax Collector Fees	 4 0 	
Dlscounts For (arly Payments	 25 	
		
ExFess/ SKortIall 	$	-	
		
Carryover From Prlor Year	0	
		
Net ExFess/ SKortIall 	$	-	

DETAILED FINAL BUDGET
EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023
OCTOBER 1, 2022 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

REVENUES	
FISCAL YEAR 2020/2021 ACTUAL	FISCAL YEAR ACTUAL 2021/2022
AS OF 6/30/2022	
FISCAL YEAR 2021/2022 BUDGET	
FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023 BUDGET	

COMMENTS	
Assessment - Malntenance	154 1 2	1 3 204	1 4 2 2	225 470	(xpendltures Less ,nterest/Dlscounts & Fees	
Assessment - Capltal Unlt 1	40 161	0	0	0	Capltal Loan Has Been Pald Off	
Assessment - Capltal Unlt 2	14 853	0	0	0	Capltal Loan Has Been Pald Off	
Assessment - SKell Roads Malntenance	6 012	6 013	6 011	6 011		
Mlscellaneous ,ncome	2 526	2 5 4	0	0		
,nterest ,ncome	104	81	60	60	ProMected At 5 00 Per MontK	
Total Revenues	$	217,848	$	201,892	$	200,363	$	231,541		
						
EXPENDITURES						
Contractual Servlces	24 000	18 000	24 000	24 000	1o CKanJe From 2021/2022 BudJet	
Weed Control Herblcldes 	26 5 7	20 5	27 432	27 432	1o CKanJe From 2021/2022 BudJet	
MecKanlcal CleanlnJ Canals 	3 118	0	12 50	30 000	,ncrease ,n Canal CleanlnJ	
Road Malntenance	20 58	15	24 241	24 241	1o CKanJe From 2021/2022 BudJet	
Control Structures Culverts 	16 734	13 5 	17 68 	17 68 	1o CKanJe From 2021/2022 BudJet	
(nJlneerlnJ	3 375	8 536	7 500	6 500	 1 000 Decrease From 2021/2022 BudJet	
Water Analyses	0	0	240	240	1o CKanJe From 2021/2022 BudJet	
DlscKarJe Pump Sectlon 16	0	0	500	500	1o CKanJe From 2021/2022 BudJet	
Mlscellaneous Malntenance	 46	144	2 500	2 500	Mlscellaneous Malntenance	
ManaJement Fees	28 500	21 672	28 8 6	2 760	CP, AdMustment Capped At 3 	
LeJal Fees	3 773	4 557	7 000	7 000	1o CKanJe From 2021/2022 BudJet	
Audlt Fees	8 360	8 570	8 00	8 00	1o CKanJe From 2021/2022 BudJet	
,nsurance	3 4 	3 618	3 750	4 225	,nsurance (stlmate	
LeJal AdvertlslnJ	1 068	427	750	850	 100 ,ncrease From 2021/2022 BudJet	
Mlscellaneous	365	262	750	750	1o CKanJe From 2021/2022 BudJet	
PostaJe & Dellvery	258	214	200	350	 150 ,ncrease From 2021/2022 BudJet	
Offlce Supplles	2 2	221	500	500	1o CKanJe From 2021/2022 BudJet	
Assessment/Tax Roll	0	0	250	0	,ncluded ,n ManaJement Fee	
Webslte & ADA Compllance	0	0	0	0	,ncluded ,n ManaJement Fee	
MeetlnJ and MembersKlp Dues	750	175	1 200	1 200	1o CKanJe From 2021/2022 BudJet	
,nterest on Credlt Llne LOC 	0	0	275	275	1o CKanJe From 2021/2022 BudJet	
Roads PavlnJ Loan - Prlnclpal	53 135	0	0	0	Capltal Loan Has Been Pald Off	
Roads PavlnJ Loan - ,nterest	804	0	0	0	Capltal Loan Has Been Pald Off	
*eneral Malntenance/Reserve	0	0	18 702	30 740	*eneral Malntenance/Reserve	
						
Total Expenditures	$	196,532	$	101,005	$	188,225	$	217,652		
						
Revenues Less Expenditures	$	21,316	$	100,887	$	12,138	$	13,889		
						
County Appralser & Tax Collector Fees	 1 437 	 4 045 	 4 046 	 4 630 	County Appralser & Tax Collector Fees	
Dlscounts For (arly Payments	 7 752 	 3 866 	 8 0 2 	 25 	Four Percent Of Total Assessment Roll	
						
ExFess/ SKortIall 	$	12,127	$	92,976	$	-	$	-		
						
Carryover From Prlor Year	0	0	0	0	Carryover From Prlor Year	
						
Net ExFess/ SKortIall 	$	12,127	$	92,976	$	-	$	-		

East Charlotte Drainage District Assessment Comparison

	Flscal Year 2019/2020
Assessment
	Per Unlt		Flscal Year 2020/2021
Assessment
	Per Unlt		Flscal Year 2021/2022
Assessment
	Per Unlt		Fiscal Year 2022/2023
Projected Assessment
	Per Unit		

Unlt 1									
Malntenance	$	26.53	$	45.88	$	57.83	$	67.11	
Capltal Unlt 1	$	20.21	$	11.95	$	-	$	-	
Capltal Unlt 2	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	

	Shell s Road Unlt	

 $	2.89

 $	2.89

 $	2.89

 $	2.89

Total	$	49.63	$	60.72	$	60.72	$	70.00	

Unlt 2									
Malntenance	$	26.53	$	45.88	$	57.83	$	67.11	
Capltal Unlt 1	$	20.21	$	11.95	$	-	$	-	
Capltal Unlt 2	$	19.62	$	11.60	$	-	$	-	
Shell s Road Unlt	$	- 	$	- 	$	- 	$	- 	
Total	$	66.36	$	69.43	$	57.83	$	67.11	

* Assessments 1nclude the Followlng										

4% Dlscount for Early Payments	Projected 2022/2023
And County Tax Collector Fee And	Unlt 1 Assessments	$
County Property Appralser Fee

145,588.80

Projected 2022/2023
Dlstrlct 1nformatlon 		Unlt 2 Assessments 	$	85,892.08	
Unlt
Unlt 1	Acres
2079.84	
Projected 2022/2023		
Unlt 2			1279.87		Total Assessments 	$	231,480.88	
Total	3359.71			

1 Acre = 1 Unlt				

7/10/2022 10 47 AM	111

RESOLUTION NO. 2022-03

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT, ESTABLISHING A REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023 AND SETTING THE TIME AND LOCATION OF SAID DISTRICT MEETINGS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

WHEREAS, it is necessary for the East Charlotte Drainage District ("District") to establish a regular meeting schedule for fiscal year 2022/2023; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the District has set a regular meeting schedule, location and time for District meetings for fiscal year 2022/2023 which is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit “A”.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1.   The above recitals are hereby adopted.

Section 2.  The regular meeting schedule, time and location for meetings for fiscal year 2022/2023 which is attached hereto as Exhibit “A” is hereby adopted and authorized to be published.

PASSED, ADOPTED and EFFECTIVE this 19th day of July, 2022.

ATTEST:	EAST CHARLOTTE
DRAINAGE DISTRICT

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

EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023 REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Supervisors (the “Board”) of the East Charlotte Drainage District (the “District”) will hold Regular Board Meetings (the “Meeting” or “Meetings”) in the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center located at 75 Taylor Street, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950 at 9:00 a.m. on the following dates:

October 18, 2022
January 17, 2023
April 18, 2023
July 18, 2023

The purpose of the meetings is to conduct any business coming before the Board. Meetings are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. Copies of the Agendas for any of the meetings may be obtained from the District’s website www.eastcharlottedd.org or by contacting the District Manager at (941) 786-3716 or by email at kdailey@sdsinc.org and/or toll free at 1-877-737-4922 prior to the date of the particular meeting. The Meetings are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law for special districts. The Meetings may be continued to a date, time and place to be specified on the record at the Meeting.

From time to time one or two Supervisors may participate by telephone; therefore, a speaker telephone will be present at the meeting location so that Supervisors may be fully informed of the discussions taking place. Said meeting(s) may be continued as found necessary to a time and place specified on the record.

If any person decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at these meetings, such person will need a record of the proceedings and such person may need to insure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made at his or her own expense and which record includes the testimony and evidence on which the appeal is based.

In accordance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations or an interpreter to participate at any of these meetings should contact the District Manager at (941) 786-3716 and/or toll free at 1-877-737-4922 at least seven (7) days prior to the date of the particular meeting.

Meetings may be cancelled from time to time without advertised notice.

EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT

www.eastcharlottedd.org

PUBLISH: PORT CHARLOTTE SUN

ANNUAL LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND JOSHUA WATER CONTROL DISTRICT

This Agreement between EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT (ECDD) and JOSHUA WATER CONTROL DISTRICT (JWCD) is supplemental to the existing Inter-Local Agreement. This Annual Letter of Agreement provides for Field Superintendent services to be provided to ECDD by JWCD for the sum of $24,000.00 per year.

Joshua Water Control District’s field employees’ cost will be based on the employee’s hourly wage which includes all employee benefits. Vehicles and heavy equipment costs will be based on the fair market costs for the rental of heavy equipment, and mileage for the trucks to transport the employees from Joshua Water Control District to East Charlotte Drainage District, based on the IRS costs per mile.

EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND JOSHUA WATER CONTROL
DISTRICT agree to the following:

This agreement shall be in effect for a period of one year. At each district’s annual meeting, the conditions of the agreement should be discussed, and if necessary, renegotiated based upon manpower hours, equipment costs, and any other costs incurred by JWCD. JWCD will maintain records to verify actual time, manpower and all other costs.

All materials and repair costs to vehicles/heavy equipment will be paid by ECDD. In cases where it appears that economically, more efficient services can be obtained by JWCD, JWCD will purchase and invoice them to ECDD for reimbursement with no profit gained by JWCD.

Joshua Water Control District will provide services to East Charlotte Drainage District as long as it is at a time that does not cause detriment to its own operations.

This agreement shall begin on October 1, 2022 and terminate September 30, 2023.

Supervisor, Board of Supervisors	Supervisor, Board of Supervisors
East Charlotte Drainage District	Joshua Water Control District SEAL		SEAL

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East Charlotte Drainage District

Financial Report For June 2022

EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT
JUNE 2022

RE9ENUES	
Annual Budget
10/1/21 9/30/22	

Actual Jun 22	Year To Date Actual
10/1/21 6/30/22	
Assessment - Malntenance	1 4 2 2	0	1 204	
Assessment - Capltal Unlt 1	0	0	0	
Assessment - Capltal Unlt 2	0	0	0	
Assessment - SKell RoaGs Malntenance	 011	0	 01 	
Tax Collector - Excess Fees	0	0	0	
Mlscellaneous ,ncome	0	1 040	2 5 4	
,nterest ,ncome	 0	0	 1	
Total Revenues	$	200,363	$	1,040	$	201,892	
				
EXPENDITURES				
ManaJement Fees	2 	2 40 	21 2	
Contractual Servlces	24 000	 000	1 000	
WeeG Control	2 4 2	 24 	20 5	
MecKanlcal CleanlnJ	12 50	0	0	
Canal Malntenance	0	0	0	
RoaG Malntenance	24 241	0	15	
Control Structures	1 	0	1 5 	
Water Analyses	240	0	0	
/eJal Fees	 000	0	4 55 	
/eJal AGvertlslnJ	 50	2 	42 	
EnJlneerlnJ	 500	0	 5 	
AuGlt Fees	 00	 5 0	 5 0	
PostaJe & Dellvery	200	0	214	
Assessment/Tax Roll	250	0	0	
Offlce Supplles	500	42	221	
Webslte & ADA Compllance	0	0	0	
MeetlnJ anG MembersKlp Dues	1 200	0	1 5	
Mlscellaneous	 50	0	2 2	
,nsurance	 50	0	 1 	
DlscKarJe Pump Sectlon 1 	500	0	0	
,nterest on CreGlt /lne /OC 	2 5	0	0	
RoaGs PavlnJ /oan - Prlnclpal	0	0	0	
RoaGs PavlnJ /oan - ,nterest	0	0	0	
Reserve	1 02	0	0	
Mlscellaneous Malntenance	2 500	4 	144	
				
Total E[Senditures	$	188,225	$	23,594	$	101,005	
				
Revenues Less E[Senditures	$	12,138	$	 22,554 	$	100,887	
				
County Appralser & Tax Collector Fee	 4 04 	0	 4 045 	
Dlscounts For Early Payments	 0 2 	0	       	
				
E[cess/ SKortfall 	$	 	$	 22,554 	$	92,976	
				
Carryover From Prlor Year	0	0	0	
				
Net E[cess/ SKortfall 	$	 	$	 22,554 	$	92,976	

Bank Balance As Of 6/30/22	$	176,410.75	
Accounts Payable As Of 6/30/22	$	23,740.93	
Accounts Receivable As Of 6/30/22	$	 	
Available Funds As Of 6/30/22	$	152,669.82	

East Charlotte Drainage District
Budget vs. Actual
October 2021 through June 2022

Oct 21 June 22	21/22 Budget	$ Over Budget	% of Budget
 			
Income

01 1818 · Carryover From Prior Year	0.00		0.00		0.00		0.0%	
01 3101 · Assessments Maintenance	193,203.90		194,292.00		-1,088.10		99.44%	
01 3102 · Assessments Capital Unit 1	0.00		0.00		0.00		0.0%	
01 3103 · Assessments Capital Unit 2	0.00		0.00		0.00		0.0%	
01 3104 · Assessments Shell Roads Maint	6,012.99		6,011.00		1.99		100.03%	
01 3830 · Assessment Fees	-4,044.51		-4,046.00		1.49		99.96%	
01 3831 · Assessment Discounts	-3,866.39		-8,092.00		4,225.61		47.78%	
01 9400 · Miscellaneous Income	2,594.26		0.00		2,594.26		100.0%	
01 9410 · Interest Income	81.52		60.00		21.52		135.87%	
Total Income	193,981.77		188,225.00		5,756.77		103.06%	
Gross Profit	193,981.77		188,225.00		5,756.77		103.06%	

Expense								
01 1311 · Management Fees	21,672.00		28,896.00		-7,224.00		75.0%	
01 1480 · Legal Advertisements	427.25		750.00		-322.75		56.97%	
01 1513 · Postage and Delivery	213.49		200.00		13.49		106.75%	
01 1600 · Contractural Services	18,000.00		24,000.00		-6,000.00		75.0%	
01 1620 · Weed Control	20,995.44		27,432.00		-6,436.56		76.54%	
01 1630 · Canal Maintenance	0.00		0.00		0.00		0.0%	
01 1640 · Road Maintenance	15.04		24,241.00		-24,225.96		0.06%	
01 1650 · Control Structures	13,599.50		17,689.00		-4,089.50		76.88%	
01 1660 · Water Analyses	0.00		240.00		-240.00		0.0%	
01 1670 · Legal Fees	4,557.00		7,000.00		-2,443.00		65.1%	
01 1680 · Engineering	8,536.26		7,500.00		1,036.26		113.82%	
01 1690 · Audit Fees	8,570.00		8,900.00		-330.00		96.29%	
01 1700 · Mechanical Cleaning	0.00		12,950.00		-12,950.00		0.0%	
01 1710 · Assessment/Tax Roll	0.00		250.00		-250.00		0.0%	
01 1720 · Office Supplies	220.70		500.00		-279.30		44.14%	
01 1725 · Meetings & Membership Dues	175.00		1,200.00		-1,025.00		14.58%	
01 1730 · Miscellaneous	261.78		750.00		-488.22		34.9%	
01 1740 · Insurance	3,618.00		3,750.00		-132.00		96.48%	
01 1795 · Road Paving Prj Principal	0.00		0.00		0.00		0.0%	
01 1796 · Road Paving Project Interest	0.00		0.00		0.00		0.0%	
01 1797 · Discharge Pump, Section 16	0.00		500.00		-500.00		0.0%	
01 1815 · Miscellaneous Maintenance	144.00		2,500.00		-2,356.00		5.76%	
01 1816 · Interest Line of Credit	0.00		275.00		-275.00		0.0%	
01 1817 · Reserve	0.00		18,702.00		-18,702.00		0.0%	
Total Expense	101,005.46		188,225.00		-87,219.54		53.66%	
Net Income	92,976.31		0.00		92,976.31		100.0%	

EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT MONTHLY FIELD REPORT

FOR THE MONTHS OF:	April – May – June 2022

MAJOR PURCHASES/EXPENDITURES
(See attached)

CANALS MAINTENANCE
Working on canal maintenance for years 2021 and 2022

ROAD MAINTENTANCE

MILES GRADED:	0	
None this period

SECTIONS: 	

Sunland Paving paved Graham Road on June 14, 2022

CULVERTS
Received the culverts ordered for years 2021 and 2022 budgets – JWCD has not had time to install them.
WEED CONTROL
The Sonar One treatment of canals throughout the district
The aerial application of rodeo and clipper applied to 83.29 acres on May 25, 2022

PROJECTS COMPLETED AND WELLS
Water meters read each month Water samples pulled

PROJECTS PENDING
Installation of culverts for year 2021 & 2022

REMARKS
The ditch that runs on the west side of section 17 from is in fair condition
The Neal Road ditch running in sections 15, 16 and 17 is in fair shape

10:20 AM
07/12/22
Accrual Basis

East Charlotte Drainage District
Transactions by Account
As of June 30, 2022
Type	Date	Num	Name	Credit

 				

	Bill Pmt -Check	04/04/2022	Bill.com	Special District Services Inc	2,412.77	
	Bill Pmt -Check	04/04/2022	Bill.com	HELENA AGRI-ENTERPRISES, LLC	2,347.50	
	Bill Pmt -Check	05/03/2022	Bill.com	JOSHUA WATER CONTROL DISTRICT	12,411.25	
	Bill Pmt -Check	05/03/2022	Bill.com	Progressive Water Resources, LLC	5,500.00	
	Bill Pmt -Check	05/03/2022	Bill.com	Special District Services Inc	2,409.95	
	Bill Pmt -Check	06/02/2022	Bill.com	METAL CULVERTS, INC.	13,599.50	
	Bill Pmt -Check	06/02/2022	Bill.com	Progressive Water Resources, LLC	2,146.85	
	Bill Pmt -Check	06/02/2022	Bill.com	Special District Services Inc	2,530.36	
					43,358.18	
TOTAL					43,358.18	

2021 - 2022 ANNUAL ENGINEER'S REPORT

Submitted to the

EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT

By
Progressive Water Resources, LLC District Engineer

June 2022

2021-2022 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
for the
EAST CHARLOTTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT

1.0	INTRODUCTION

Background

The East Charlotte Drainage District (District) was created in 1965 pursuant to Chapter 298, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 69-110, Laws of Florida. The District provides drainage and roadway maintenance services to the lands of the District, which encompass approximately 5 square miles of citrus groves.

The District's fiscal year runs from October 2021 through September 2022. Primary activities over the past year to date (October 2021 – March 2022) have been primarily canal maintenance, weed control, and culvert replacement.

Purpose of Annual Report

Section 298.26, Florida Statutes, instructs the District Engineer to submit a written report to the Board of Supervisors (Board) on an annual basis, at a minimum. The purpose of this report is: (A) to advise the Board of work completed and improvements made to District facilities; and (B) to make recommendations and suggestions for additional work and/or improvements.

Progressive Water Resources, a Division of RESPEC Company, LLC (PWR) was retained as the District Engineer in October 2014 to provide services as authorized by the Board of Supervisors.

The District General Manager maintains field reports and records of all matters related to the maintenance and operations of the District, and this information is available for review at the District office by landowners within the District. Accordingly, the scope of this Annual Report is to summarize the status of special projects being undertaken by the District and to make recommendations for future activities.

2.0	MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES

Detailed records of any road maintenance activities conducted are available in the monthly Field Reports maintained on file at the District office.

Canal Maintenance Program

For the current fiscal year, canal maintenance activities were reported between January and March of 2022.

Culvert Replacement Program

For the current fiscal year, culvert replacements were ordered to include replacement of the culvert in Section 14, block 46 between January and March of 2022.

Roadway Maintenance Program

Through March of the current fiscal year, no roadway maintenance activities have been reported.

Weed Control

During the current fiscal year, canals throughout the District have received Sonar One treatment. Further, 83.29 acres received aerial application of Rodeo and Clipper herbicide.

3.0	WATER MANAGEMENT PERMIT ACTIVITIES

The District holds a Water Use Permit (WUP) with the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) and provides monthly meter readings of permitted wells each month to SWFWMD. On January 14, 2022, PWR submitted a WUP Letter Modification to SWFMWD on behalf of ECDD requesting to incorporate a proposed surface water withdrawal station associated with the FARMS (Facilitating Agricultural Resource Management Systems) program. The FARMS station, designated as District ID (DID) No. 99, was allocated an annual average irrigation quantity of 50,000 gallons per day (gpd). A corresponding quantity of 50,000 gpd was reduced from existing nearby groundwater well DID No. 2 and placed on standby. The letter modification did not propose any increase to total permitted irrigation or crop protection quantities which are summarized in Table 1 below. The request was approved by SWFWMD and WUP No. 20002689.017 was issued on February 2, 2022.

Table 1 – WUP 20002689.016 Authorized Quantities
Annual Average	2,767,100 gpd	
Peak Month	13,966,600 gpd	
Drought Annual Average	3,710,400 gpd	
Crop Protection	27,155,000 gpd	

Special Condition No. 25 of the WUP requires DID Nos. 2, 13, 14, 55, and 93 to be monitored for Specific Conductance. Monitoring data from the past fiscal year is summarized in Table 2 for these groundwater wells.

Table 2 – Well Water Quality Data Summary

	Conductivity (umhos/cm)	
DID	1/31/2022 Record	5/11/2022 Record	
2	N/A*	N/A*	
13	3,320	3,350	
14	3,610	3,590	
55	3,170	3,730	
93	1,350	1,230	
* SWFWMD records indicate that DID No. 2 was undergoing repairs at the time of the sample events

4.0	SUMMARY

Compliance efforts associated with the District’s WUP requires continued reporting (monthly pumpage, annual crop reports, meter calibration, annual mining reports, etc.). It is also recommended that an inventory and verification of all onsite water withdrawal locations be conducted and incorporated into a GIS data base.

It is also recommended that additional opportunities regarding the development of alternative water supplies, i.e. FARMS projects be considered in order to further offset the use of mineralized groundwater with surface water. One of these projects, DID No. 99, was granted authorization by SWFWMD during this fiscal year as discussed in Section 3.0. Please note that the ECDD is located within a priority watershed for SWFWMD’s FARM program and projects are eligible for up to 75% cost share reimbursement.