Viera East
Community Development District

Workshop Agenda

June 8, 2023

Viera East CDD Workshop Meeting

Thursday	Faith Lutheran Church: Building C June 8, 2023		5550 Faith Drive
7:00 p.m.	Viera, Florida

Workshop Meeting

Roll Call

Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Workshop- General Fund & Capital Reserve

Discussion of Stormwater Management Education Project Updates

General Manager’s Report

Restaurant Report

Lifestyle/ Marketing Report

Supervisor’s Requests

Adjournment

Section II

Viera East
Community Development District

Proposed Budget
FY 2024

Workshop June 8, 2023

	
Actual	Adopted
Budget	Actual
Thru	Projected
Next	Total
Projected	Proposed
Budget	
	FY 2022	FY 2023	4/30/23	5 Months	@ 9/30/23	FY 2024	

Revenues							
Maintenance Assessments	$808,157	$1,378,973	$1,352,558	$26,415	$1,378,973	$	1,378,973	
Golf Course Administrative Services	$56,280	$56,280	$32,830	$23,450	$56,280	$56,280	
Donations for Park Materials	$5,975	$5,000	$0	$500	$500	$5,000	
Miscellaneous Income- Farmers Market	$14,078	$20,000	$23,236	$1,000	$24,236	$20,000	
Interest Income	$55	$100	$1	$0	$1	$100	
Total Revenues	$884,544	$1,460,353	$1,408,625	$51,365	$1,459,991	$1,460,353	

Administrative Expenditures							
Supervisors Fees	$26,933	$30,519	$17,111	$12,222	$29,333	$30,519	
Engineering Fees	$3,430	$5,000	$1,288	$1,000	$2,288	$5,000	
Attorney's Fees	$20,558	$20,000	$9,837	$7,027	$16,864	$20,000	
Dissemination	$1,000	$1,000	$583	$417	$1,000	$1,000	
Trustee Fees	$4,041	$5,600	$3,267	$2,333	$5,600	$5,600	
Annual Audit	$7,500	$6,500	$3,792	$5,008	$8,800	$8,900	
Collection Agent	$2,500	$2,500	$1,458	$1,042	$2,500	$2,500	
Management Fees	$103,454	$106,557	$62,158	$44,399	$106,557	$109,754	
Postage	$2,101	$1,500	$1,097	$784	$1,881	$2,000	
Printing & Binding	$5,280	$3,500	$598	$427	$1,025	$2,500	
Insurance- Liability	$6,996	$9,607	$5,141	$3,672	$8,813	$10,368	
Legal Advertising	$12,687	$1,500	$1,947	$1,000	$2,947	$2,500	
Other Current Charges	$277	$1,500	$269	$192	$462	$750	
Office Supplies	$200	$1,500	$23	$16	$39	$1,500	
Dues & Licenses	$175	$175	$175	$0	$175	$175	
Information Technology	$4,250	$4,378	$2,554	$1,824	$4,378	$4,509	
Total Administrative	$201,382	$201,336	$111,298	$81,363	$192,661	$207,575	

Operating Expenditures							
Salaries	$155,761	$159,817	$86,363	$61,688	$148,050	$162,392	
Administration Fee	$1,113	$1,354	$687	$490	$1,177	$1,228	
FICA Expense	$11,229	$12,226	$6,976	$4,983	$11,959	$12,423	
Health Insurance	$17,299	$23,159	$10,233	$4,000	$14,233	$10,000	
Workers Compensation	$2,458	$3,132	$1,377	$984	$2,361	$3,348	
Unemployment	$681	$1,078	$581	$415	$996	$1,078	
Retirement Contribution	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,872	
Other Contractual	$13,364	$12,000	$5,825	$4,161	$9,987	$12,000	
Marketing- Lifestyle/Amenities	$19,110	$18,000	$22,394	$15,996	$38,389	$28,800	
Training	$0	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	
Uniforms	$0	$500	$263	$188	$451	$500	
Bonus Program	$0	$0	$40,166	$0	$40,166	$0	
Total Operating	$221,015	$231,766	$174,864	$92,904	$267,768	$236,641	

Maintenance Expenditures							
Canal Maintenance	$9,990	$14,000	$0	$10,000	$10,000	$14,000	
Lake Bank Restoration	$24,000	$30,000	$0	$15,000	$15,000	$30,000	
Environmental Services	$2,857	$20,000	$825	$10,000	$10,825	$20,000	
Water Management System	$113,947	$115,000	$73,599	$52,571	$126,169	$130,000	
Midge Control	$0	$10,000	$0	$5,000	$5,000	$10,000	
Contingencies	$3,157	$2,000	$1,650	$500	$2,150	$2,000	
Fire Line Management	$2,000	$3,500	$0	$2,000	$2,000	$3,500	
Basin Repair	$117	$3,000	$57	$1,000	$1,057	$3,000	
Total Maintenance	$156,068	$197,500	$76,130	$96,071	$172,201	$212,500	

	
Actual	Adopted
Budget	Actual
Thru	Projected
Next	Total
Projected	Proposed
Budget	
	FY 2022	FY 2023	4/30/23	5 Months	@ 9/30/23	FY 2024	

Grounds Maintenance Expenditures
Salaries	

$134,363	

$176,074	

$82,214	

$58,724	

$140,938	

$214,392	
Administrative Fees	$2,226	$3,010	$1,180	$843	$2,023	$2,320	
FICA	$9,836	$13,970	$6,720	$4,800	$11,520	$18,268	
Health Insurance	$18,182	$31,692	$10,113	$7,223	$17,336	$17,975	
Workers Compensation	$2,188	$3,601	$1,326	$947	$2,273	$4,420	
Unemployment	$897	$2,734	$1,124	$803	$1,926	$2,484	
Retirement Contribution	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,432	
Telephone	$7,286	$7,020	$4,358	$3,113	$7,470	$7,800	
Utilities	$9,600	$10,032	$5,182	$3,702	$8,884	$10,032	
Property Appraiser	$1,989	$1,990	$1,989	$0	$1,989	$1,990	
Insurance- Property	$2,635	$2,479	$1,684	$1,203	$2,886	$3,411	
Repairs	$20,754	$20,000	$12,748	$9,105	$21,853	$20,000	
Fuel	$21,478	$21,000	$11,130	$7,950	$19,080	$21,000	
Park Maintenance	$12,838	$17,500	$21,437	$15,312	$36,750	$30,000	
Sidewalk Repair	$0	$10,000	$6,057	$2,500	$8,557	$10,000	
Chemicals	$3,309	$4,000	$1,339	$956	$2,295	$4,000	
Contingencies	$3,857	$4,000	$635	$454	$1,089	$4,000	
Refuse	$6,820	$6,000	$5,925	$4,232	$10,157	$9,500	
Office Supplies	$0	$750	$0	$250	$250	$0	
Uniforms	$3,378	$3,000	$1,794	$1,281	$3,075	$3,000	
Fire Alarm System	$6,139	$7,500	$3,658	$2,613	$6,270	$7,500	
Rain Bird Pump System	$28,041	$27,581	$16,549	$11,821	$28,369	$27,585	
Park Materials	$2,773	$10,000	$0	$5,000	$5,000	$10,000	
Bay Hill Flow Way Maintenance	$0	$25,000	$0	$15,000	$15,000	$25,000	
Lake Bank Restoration	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$164,000	
Maintenance Reserve- Transfer Out	$5,000	$420,817	$420,817	$0	$420,817	$178,528	
Maintenance Reserve- Transfer Out (Excess)	$0	$0	$0	$51,554	$51,554	$0	
Total Grounds Expenditures	$303,588	$829,751	$617,977	$209,385	$827,361	$803,637	
							
Total Expenses	$882,053	$1,460,353	$980,269	$479,722	$1,459,991	$1,460,353	
							
Excess Revenue/(Expenditures)	$2,491	$0	$428,356	($428,356)	$0	$0	
					
FY 2023	
FY 2024	

Net Assessment- General	
$	1,350,028	
$	1,350,028	
Net Assessment- Recreation	$	28,945	$	28,945	
Total Net Assessments	$	1,378,973	$	1,378,973	
Discounts @ 6%	$	88,020	$	88,020	
Gross Assessment	$	1,466,993	$	1,466,993	

Assessable Units - Residential	
4,204	
4,204	
Assessable Units - Non-Residential	1,869	1,869	
Total Units	6,073	6,073	

Gross Assessment per Unit - General Fund	
$	236	
$	236	
Gross Assessment per Unit - Recreation	$	129	$	129	
Gross Assessment per Unit - Debt Service	$	139	$	139	
	$	504	$	504	

Revenues:

Maintenance Assessments
The District will levy a Non-Ad Valorem Assessment on all the assessable property within the District in order to pay for its operating and maintenance expenditures incurred during the Fiscal Year.

Golf Course Administrative Services
Represents Golf Course Fund portion of salary and benefits for employees paid from the General Fund

Description

Annual Amount

Base
10% of Maintenance Supervisor

$ 75,000
$  (7,280)

50% of Labor Position
Total

 $ (11,440) 
 $ 56,280 

Interest Income
The District will earn interest on balances invested during the year

Administrative Expenditures:

Supervisors Fees
The amount paid to each supervisor for the time devoted to District business and meetings is determined by Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, at $200 per meeting. Amount is based on five supervisors receiving fees for two meetings per month.

Engineering Fees
The District's engineer, Robb & Taylor Engineering Solutions Inc, will be providing general engineering services to the District, which includes preparation and attendance of monthly board meetings.

Attorney Fees

Legal Counsel:

Shutts and Bowen LLP 300 South Orange Avenue Suite 300
Orlando, FL 32801
Telephone: (407) 835-6759
Fax: (407) 849-7288

The District's legal counsel, Shutts and Bowen, will be providing general services, which include attendance and preparation for monthly board meetings. Also, services include reviewing contracts, agreements, resolutions, rule amendments, etc.

Dissemination
The District is required by the Security and Exchange Commission to comply with Rule 15c2- 12(b)(5), which relates to additional reporting requirements for un-rated bond issues.
Series 2020 Special Assessment Revenue Bond	$1,000 Trustee Fees
The District will pay annual trustee fees for Series 2020 Special Assessment Revenuie Bond.

Annual Audit
The District is required to annually have its financial records audited by an independent Certified Public Accounting Firm. The estimated cost of the audit is based on the prior fiscal year and will be shared with the Recreational Fund.

Collection Agent
Fees incurred by GMS-Central Florida, LLC for calculating, levying and certification of the District’s Non-Ad valorem Maintenance Assessments with the Brevard County Tax Collector.

Contractor	Services	Monthly	Annual

GMS$ Central Florida, LLC Assessments

$  208

$  2,500

Management Fees
The District has contracted with GMS-Central Florida, LLC to provide Accounting and Administrative Services for the District. The services include, but are not limited to, recording and transcription of board meetings, administrative services, budget preparation, financial reporting, annual audits, etc.

Postage
Mailing of Board Meeting agendas, checks for vendors, overnight deliveries and any other required correspondence. Amount is based on prior years cost.

Printing & Binding
Printing and binding agenda packages for board meetings, printing of computerized checks, District Brochures, correspondence, stationary, envelopes etc.

Insurance- Liability
The District’s general liability, public official’s liability, and automobile insurance coverage is provided by EGIS Insurance and Risk Advisors.

Description	Admin
Amount		Field
Amount		Annual
Amount	
General Liability	$	6,377		$	-		$	6,377	
POL/EPLI	$	3,991		$	-		$	3,991	
Property	$	-		$	3,411		$	3,411	
Total	$ 10,368		$	3,411		$ 13,779	

Legal Advertising
Advertising of monthly board meetings, public hearings, and any other legal advertising that may be required.

Other Current Charges
Any miscellaneous expenses incurred by the District that were not previously budgeted.

Office Supplies
Any supplies that may need to be purchased during the Fiscal Year, e.g., paper, minute books, file folders, labels, paper clips, etc.

Dues & Licenses
The District is required to pay an annual fee to the Department of Community Affairs for
$175. This is the only anticipated expenditure for this category.

Information Technology
Costs related to District's accounting and information systems, District's website creation and maintenance, electronic compliance with Florida Statutes and other electronic data requirements.

Operating Expenditures:

Salaries & Wages
The District currently has a General Manager and 1 full time employee to handle the operations of the District. The proposed amount includes a 3% cost of living increase for qualifying full-time employees.

Administration Fee
Represents fee to Applied Business Solutions for administration of pay and benefits. Applied Business Solutions charges an administration fee of $14 per employee.

FICA
Represents the estimated amount due for Social Security (6.2%) and Medicare (1.45%) based upon the proposed salaries and wages.

Health Insurance
Full time District Employee’s are eligible for the following health benefits.

Provider	Policy Number	Insurance Description	
United Healthcare	591637	Health, Accidental Death, Dental, Vision,	

Colonial Life	
E3682663	Life, and Long Term Disability
Life, Accident, Short Term Disability	
Combined	007394312	Accident and Disability	

Workers Compensation

The District provides Workers Compensation Insurance for each of its employee’s based upon statutory requirements and rates determined by Applied Business Solutions.

Unemployment
The District pays State and Federal unemployment for each employee based upon current rate structures.

Other Contractual
Miscellaneous fees and contracts incurred for the District.

Description

Annual Amount

ADT Security
Ecolab Pest Elimination Xelar Copier
Additional Contract Funds
Total Annual Budget

$	5,423
$	4,920
$	1,444
$	213

$ 12,000

Marketing- Lifestyle/Amenities
The District is in contract with Unique Webb Consulting to provide Lifestyle and Marketing services which include, but are not limited to social media publications, strategy planning, blogging, videography, photography, event planning, and marketing.

Training
Expense involved in providing training for staff.

Uniforms
Expense involved in providing uniforms for the administration staff.

Maintenance Expenditures:

Canal Maintenance
Represents cost associated with the maintenance of the canals located east and west of I-95. The canals east of I-95 are maintained by various contractors paid by the District on an "as needed” basis. The canals west of I-95 are maintained by A. Duda & Sons and billed to the District

Lake Bank Restoration
Allocation of funds dedicated for lake bank restoration throughout the District.

Environmental Services
The District will incur the following costs related to maintaining and managing the various conservation areas (wetlands and uplands), which are the responsibility of the District. The amount is based upon the current contract with Kevin L. Erwin, plus an allowance for additional services from other providers that may be required. Services provided under this budget item may include the following:

Wetland Monitoring Reports as required by SJRWMD and USACOE.
Wetland Maintenance, removal of exotic species as required to conform to permit requirements.

Habitat Management, including burns of preserved areas as required within the approved Habitat Management Plan(s).
Permit Compliance and General Services as required.

Water Management System
The District currently has a contract with ECOR Industries, Inc. to provide Aquatic Maintenance Service for the District's Lakes.

Description	Monthly Amount	Annual Amount	
Natural Areas Management	$	4,012	$	48,149	
Wingate & Auburn Lake Aquatic Weed Control	$	809	$	9,704	
Bayhill Wetland Maintenance	$	380	$	4,560	
Natural Vegitation Management (Bi-Monthly)	$	200	$	1,200	
Woodside Park	$	200	$	2,400	
Aquatic Weed Control	$	4,147	$	49,768	
Header Canal Maintenance (Quarterly)	$	1,540	$	6,160	
Unanticipated Repairs/Improvements		$	8,059	
Total	$ 11,288	$ 130,000	

Midge Control
Lake spraying for midge control throughout the CDD.

Contingencies
Any miscellaneous expenses incurred by the District that were not previously budgeted.

Fire Line Maintenance
Expenses related to the maintenance of the various Fire Lines throughout the District. This mainly includes the mechanical removal of vegetation between homeowners’ property and conservation areas in order to slow or stop the spread of wildfire.

Basin Repair
Expenses related to the repair and maintenance of the drainage structures at District Basins III, IV, and V. The drainage structures that get repaired are the outfalls (connect lakes) and the floways (connect lakes to St Johns River).

Grounds Maintenance Expenditures:

Salaries & Wages
The District currently has a 5 full time and 1 part time employee’s to handle the grounds maintenance of the District. The proposed amount includes a 3% cost of living increase for qualifying full-time employees.

Administration Fee
Represents fee to Applied Business Solutions for administration of pay and benefits. Applied Business Solutions charges an administration fee of $14 per employee.

FICA
Represents the estimated amount due for Social Security (6.2%) and Medicare (1.45%) based upon the proposed salaries and wages.

Health Insurance
Full time District Employee’s are eligible for the following health benefits.

Provider	Policy Number	Insurance Description	
United Healthcare	591637	Health, Accidental Death, Dental, Vision,	

Colonial Life	
E3682663	Life, and Long Term Disability
Life, Accident, Short Term Disability	
Combined	007394312	Accident and Disability	

Workers Compensation
The District provides Workers Compensation Insurance for each of its employee’s based upon statutory requirements and rates determined by Applied Business Solutions.

Unemployment
The District pays State and Federal unemployment for each employee based upon current rate structures.

Telephone
Expenses incurred for the telephone and fax machine.		

Vendor	Monthly Amount	Annual Amount	
Blueline Telecom Group	$	606	$	7,272	
Contingency		 $	528 	
Total		 $	7,800 	

Utilities
The District has the following utility account with Florida Power and Light to provide electricity for the maintenance building.

Vendor

Account

Monthly		Annual Amount	Amount

FPL	83490-45156	$
Contingency
Total

680

$	8,160
$	1,872

$ 10,032

Property Appraiser
Fees incurred for the Brevard County Property Appraiser performing work in support of processing and distributing non-ad valorem assessment information. The cost for the FY2024 year will be $1,990.

Insurance- Property
Represents the amount paid for the property portion of the insurance premium with EGIS Insurance and Risk Advisors. The property includes vehicles, equipment, etc.

Description	Admin
Amount		Field
Amount		Annual
Amount	
General Liability	$	6,377		$	-		$	6,377	
POL/EPLI	$	3,991		$	-		$	3,991	
Property	$	-		$	3,411		$	3,411	
Total	$ 10,368		$	3,411		$ 13,779	

Repairs
Any costs related to miscellaneous repairs and maintenance that occur during the fiscal year.

Fuel
Costs related to fuel purchased for grounds maintenance machinery that occur during the fiscal year.

Park Maintenance
Represents cost associated with the maintenance of the parks and trails located within the district.

Sidewalk Repair
Represents cost associated with the repair of the sidewalks located within the district.

Chemicals
Includes fungicide applications, herbicide applications, insecticide applications needed to maintain the grounds.

Contingencies
Represents any miscellaneous expenses incurred by the District that were not previously budgeted.

Refuse
Estimated costs for refuse services to empty dumpster(s) twice monthly by Danny’s Recycling & HAU is:

Contractor	Services	Monthly	Annual

Danny's Recycling & HAU Empty Dumpster

$  750	$

9,000

Contingency
Total

 $	500 
 $	9,500 

Office Supplies
Costs for items used in office.

Uniforms
The District is in contract with Unifirst to supply uniforms for the Maintenance staff. Unifirst comes to the District weekly to deliver clean uniforms to the staff.

Vendor	Monthly
Amount	Annual
Amount	
Unifirst	$	219	$	2,624	
Contingency		$	376	
Total		$  3,000	

Fire and Burglary Alarm System
The District is in contract with ADT to provide monthly fire and burglary alarm system monitoring and maintenance. The services will be split between the Golf Course and Operations.

Description	Monthly Amount	Annual Amount	
System Monitoring	$	98	$	1,176	
Equipment Lease	$	511	$	6,135	
Contingency		$	189	
Total Annual Budget		$	7,500	

Rain Bird Pump System
The District will be financing a new pump system for irrigation through Rain Bird.

Vendor

Monthly
Amount

Annual
Amount

Rain Bird
Total Annual Budget

$ 2,298

 $ 27,581 
 $ 27,581 

Maintenance Reserves – Transfer Out
Funds allocated annually to insure available cash for ongoing operations of the District and for major repair or replacement of capital items.

Maintenance Reserves – Transfer Out (PY Excess)
Represents projected excess funds above operating capital requirements in the General Fund.

Viera East Community Development District
Capital Reserve Fund Proposed Budget FY 2024

	Adopted
Budget	Actual
Thru	Projected
Next	Total
Projected	Proposed
Budget	
	FY 2023	4/30/23	5 Months	@ 9/30/23	FY 2024	

Revenues						
Beginning Fund Balance	$848,174	$837,933	$0	$837,933	$1,551,698	
Interest Income	$500	$3,145	$500	$3,645	$500	
Reserve Funding - Transfer In (General)	$420,817	$420,817	$0	$420,817	$178,528	
Reserve Funding - Transfer In (Golf)	$252,806	$0	$252,806	$252,806	$219,899	
Reserve Funding - Transfer In (General Excess)	$0	$0	$51,554	$51,554	$0	
Reserve Funding - Transfer In (Golf Excess)	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	
Total Revenues	$1,522,297	$1,261,896	$304,860	$1,566,755	$1,950,625	

Expenditures						
Capital Outlay	$100,000	$14,997	$0	$14,997	$100,000	
Truck Maintenance	$25,000	$0	$0	$0	$25,000	
Sign Project	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,000	
Bank Fees	$0	$30	$30	$60	$0	
Total Expenditures	$125,000	$15,027	$30	$15,057	$145,000	
						
Excess Revenues (Expenditures)	$1,397,297	$1,246,868	$304,830	$1,551,698	$1,805,625	

Potential Capital Reserve Split	
	
General Fund	
Golf Course	
Total	
Beginning Balance- 9/30/22	$	276,518	$	561,415	$	837,933	
Interest Income	$	-	$	-	$	3,645	
FY23 Contributions	$	420,817	$	252,806	$	673,623	
FY22 Gross Profit	$	-	$	-	$	-	
FY23 Projected Excess	$	51,554	$	-	$	51,554	
FY23 Expenses	 $	-		$	-		$	(15,057) 	
Projected Excess Revenue Fund End of FY23	$	748,889	$	814,221	$ 1,551,698	

11	June 8, 2023

Section III

May 25, 2023
To:	Pete Camesale, Assistant Secretary, VECDD 
From: Terry Mott, Volunteer Community Coordinator for the Stormwater Management Education Project
Re:  Update re the VECDD Stormwater Management Education Project
Status of application for the FDEP grant: Carlos Cuevas had advised that the application is going through a final internal review at the BrevardNatural Resources ManagementDepartment(NR). Carlos will advise me once the processhasbeen completed.

An unexpected benefit: As you know, up until a couple of months ago, we were in the processofplanning to create an additional stormwaterdemonstration site to include with the FDEP grant application. And then the VECA-as an independent activity-approved a request submitted by Raleigh T. Berry, ill, to allow him and his crew ofNR volunteers to restoreVECA'spond at ClubhousePark Mr.BerryisNR's Sr. Environmental Scientist for the Ecosystems Management, Environmental Resources Management Program.

As I believe you know, the reason Mr.Berry was looking for a project for his NR volunteers was because the group used to assist the NR in managing the Viera Wetlands, but lost that duty due to internal changes in policy between two Brevard County agencies.

The good news is that Mr. Berry and his crew ofvolunteers--most of whom are trained Florida Master Naturalists--created a stellar demonstration site at the pond, along with a kiosk that was constructed to educate the general public on the best manag�ent practices for stormwater pond maintenance.

I've confirmed with Carlos that since the Clubhouse Park falls within the VECDD, Mr. Berry's project can be used to satisfy the FDEP grant application requirement for a demonstration site.
I've also discussed our storm.water education project with Mr. Berry, and he was specifically interested in one ofthe major challenges facing our community: erosion of our stormwater ponds and the incline of the slopes that has resulted. When I advised Mr. Berry that Bach McClure, P.E., NR's StormwaterProgram.Administrator, had suggested a way to naturally mitigate the slope incline along our pondshorelines, Mr.Berry was interested in getting with Mr. Bach to learn more about that procedure.

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During my discussion with Mr. Berry, he also mentioned that he had obtained photographs from decades ago that showed thenatural state of the VECA pond and that he was planning to continually restore that pond back to its natural state with his crew of volunteers.

My recommendationsformovingforward. In light of the VECDD's change in policy to now allow individual homeowners to bevoluntarily engaged in shoreline restoration of the buffer zones that abuttheir properties, I'd like to suggest that the VECDD consider taking the actions listed below. While I had originally suggested that the VECDD create a written policy concerning this process, after having attending the Florida Chamber's Foundation (FCF)2023 FloridaProsperity & Economic Opportunity Solution Summit today, I believe we can incorporate some of the FCF's ideas into our program.

As you may know, the FCF has a statewide goal of reducing childhood poverty by 50 percent by 2030. While their mission is not associated with the stormwater challenges facing the VECDD, after attending two of their annual summits, I believe we can learn from the extensive research they have conducted to tackle a problem that impacts myriad agencies and needs several types of organizations to resolve.

Using some of theFCF's ideas, I'd like to suggest the following actions. That the VECDD:

Create a VECDD Stormwater Pond Management Strategic Action Plan (SAP) for Viera East Homeowners
Provide an overview of the importance of stormwater management and how individual homeowners can be involved in the process.
Divide the SAP into two major sections: I. Storm.water Pond Management Education Program and 2. Stormwater Pond Shoreline Restoration Program
Explain in detail what resources are available for each program
Provide a list of all of the organizations in Brevard (and beyond in the state) that are working to improve the state's policies and procedures for stormwater management
Specifically list the agencies that haveoffered to assist the VECDD in conducting both of these programs (and as you know, I have created an extensive list of agency resources and contacts that have agreed to offer assistance to us)
Establish a formal structure andprocess for any homeowner that wants to be involved in shoreline restoration. !believe this process should include mandatory online training (which would be easy to create giving the many online/webinar programs available) and also a Memo ofUnderstandingwhicheachhomeowner would have to sign stating clearly what is expected, allowed, not allowed. Standards need to be set to include a list of species that may and may not beused in shoreline restoration, in addition to the types of procedures that are allowed. I would also include a release of liability clause in the MOU as shoreline

restoration does carry an element of risk, which should not be passed on to the VECDD community.
Create a list of entities willing to assist the VECDD in both of these programs. I believe that just like the issue of childhood poverty, which is being addressed statewide by the FCF, stormwaterchallenges are not the problem of the VECDD, they are a community problem and the solutions are not going to be found unless as a community, all of the governing entities-including VECA and the individual HOAs and homeowners-work together.

Creating a scholarship program for VECDD residents: I would like to see the work with local businesses and NGOs to create a scholarship program for VECDD residents to attend UF/IFAS Florida Master Naturalist (FMN) training. Dr. Marty Main, Director of the state's FMN program, has created a new course entitled Freshwater Systems, which is about to roll out in August or September 2023. I would like to see a scholarship program created where local residents could attend this program on a scholarship basis as long as the committed a certain amount of time to the VECDD to help both educate our residents and also assist in the stormwater pond restoration project. My husband and I are offering to provide funding for this program to get it started.

Mapping procedures to measure progress: I'd like to see a map of all 84 of the VECDD ponds posted somewhere at the golf course where residents could measure progress of our stormwater restoration program. One of the mantras of the FCF's initiative is that unless a project is measured it's not likely to achieve success.

Inspiring ownership of our ponds: I'd also like to see individual HOA's within the VECDD to be inspired to "take ownership" of the stormwater ponds within their communities. I believe that once our residents understand how important our stormwater pond maintenance program is to the long-term quality of our community, they will be interested in-helping to maintain the ponds within their specific neighborhoods.