Forest Lakes Agenda 06/04/2024
June 4, 2024 Forest Lakes MSTU 1/1
AGENDA
June 4 , 2024
I. CALL TO O RDER
II. ATTENDANCE
Advisory Committee:
Greg Pollock – Chair (4/21/2026) Marianne Fanning (4/21/2026)
Kathy Thomson – Vice Chair(4/21/2027) Jerry Norsic (4/21/2028)
Patrick Bernal (4/21/2027)
County Staff:
Brian Wells – Director, PTNE
Dan Schumacher – MSTU Project Manager
Contractor(s):
Aaron Gross – Ground Zero Landscaping
III. APPROVAL OF A GENDA
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – M AY 07
V. CONTRACTOR REPORTS
A. Ground Zero Landscaping – Aaron Gross
VI. P ROJECT M ANAGERS REPORT – Dan Schumacher
A. B UDGET R EPORT
B. MSTU Asset Management Review
VII. O NGOING B USINESS
A. Fountain Maintenance & Repairs
B. Drainage Swales – Rip-Rap Data and Plats & Easements
VIII. NEW B USINESS
A. Lake 15 Wall
B. Repaving Assessment
C. Shopping Center Ficus H edge
IX. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
X. P UBLIC C OMMENTS
XI. ADJOURNMENT
NEXT M EETING
J U LY 2 ND, 2024 - 10:00 AM
FOREST L AKES C ONDO ASSOCIATION C LUBHOUSE
1058 F OREST L AKES DRIVE, N APLES, FL 34112
(239) 261-5497
FOREST
LAKES
ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE M.S.T.U.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
8300 Radio Road
Naples, FL 34104
MINUTES
May 7, 2024 Forest Lakes MSTU 1/6
FOREST
LAKES
ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE M.S.T.U.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
8300 Radio Road - Naples, FL 34104
MINUTES
MAY 7, 2024
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Pollock called the meeting to order at 10:00 A.M. Roll call was taken, and a quorum of four
was present.
II. ATTENDANCE
Advisory Committee Greg Pollock – Chair
Kathy Thomson – Vice Chair
Patrick Bernal (Excused)
Marianne Fanning
Jerry Norsic
Staff Brian Wells – Director, PTNE (Excused)
Dan Schumacher – Project Manager
Rosio Garcia – Operations Coordinator (Excused)
Contractors Aaron Gross – Ground Zero Landscaping
Wendy Warren – Premier Staffing (Transcription)
Public Attendance Jack Hedenstrom – Resident
Deborah Hestrup – Resident
Tom Kinniry – Quail Run GC
Jerry Schroer – Resident
Stacie Young – Resident
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Mr. Norsic moved to approve the May 7, 2024, Agenda of the Forest Lakes Roadway and Drainage
Advisory Committee MSTU. Second by Ms. Fanning. Carried unanimously 4 - 0.
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 2, 2024
Ms. Thomson moved to approve the minutes of the April 2, 2024, Forest Lakes MSTU Advisory
Committee meeting as presented. Second by Mr. Norsic. Carried unanimously 4 - 0.
V. CONTRACTOR REPORTS
A. Ground Zero Landscaping – Aaron Gross
Mr. Gross reported:
• The community landscaping is in good condition.
• Bougainvillea shrubs and annual flowers were fertilized.
• The plants and ferns along the fence on Woodshire Lane, across from Emerald Greens
Condominiums, are doing well.
• Some invasive vines are encroaching on the rear fence.
• Irrigation is functioning as intended.
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Mr. Schumacher noted:
Homeowner Landscape Maintenance
• The MSTU is not responsible for single-family home landscape maintenance.
• Options, or methods to enforce, edging the lawn area annually abutting the sidewalks will
be researched.
Sign Maintenance
• The STOP sign at the intersection of Qual Forest and Forest Lakes Boulevards will be
repaired and the boulder removed.
New Grounds Maintenance Multi-Year Contract
• A new multi-year contract for three (3) years with a two (2) year renewal option has been
awarded to Ground Zerto Landscaping.
• The NORA (Notice of Recommended Award) challenge period has expired.
• An Executive Summary will be submitted to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC)
for contract approval.
VI. PROJECT MANAGERS REPORT – Dan Schumacher
A. Budget Report
(The full report is included in the distributed Agenda meeting packet, which is accessible at the
link shown at the end of these Minutes).
Forest Lakes MSTU Fund 1626 Budget for May 7, 2024, prepared April 30, 2024.
Mr. Schumacher provided an overview of the budget highlighting:
• Purchase Orders
1. City of Naples – reclaimed irrigation water.
2. FPL – electricity.
3. Ground Zero Landscaping – grounds maintenance
a. Incidentals – landscape materials and refurbishment.
b. Maintenance – regular landscape, swales & irrigation maintenance.
4. Hart’s Electrical – lamp pole #106 replacement.
5. Mettauer Environmental – lake weed control and aerator maintenance.
6. Mettauer Environmental – lake fountain maintenance.
7. Premier Staffing – transcription services.
8. Shenandoah General Construction – stormwater pipe scoping & cleaning.
9. Simmonds Electrical – lighting & general electrical services.
10. SiteOne Landscape Supply – irrigation parts and pumps.
• Budget Summary
a. Line 1, Revenue – Millage Collected and Interest budgeted at $1,180,800.
b. Line 2, Carry Forward – Unexpended Prior Year (2023) Funds 1,693,412.
c. Line 3, Revenue Total – A total of $2,874,212.
d. Line 22, Operating Expense – Of the $255,412 budgeted, $64,289 is committed to existing
Purchase Orders and $121,080 is expended, leaving the remainder of $70,042 available
within budget for additional operating expenses as needed.
e. Line 26, County Overhead – Of the $104,200 budgeted, $97,775 has been transferred and a
balance of $6,424 remains for transfer. (PTNE Staff & support, Property Appraiser & Tax
Collector).
f. Line 27, Reserves for Capital - A balance of $2,114,600 remains for improvement projects.
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g. Line 28, Reserves for Roadway Paving – $400,000 of budgeted Capital Reserve funds are
designated for roadway paving.
h. Line 29, Capital Reserves total balance is $2,514,600 (the combined total of Lines 27 and
28).
i. Line 30, All Expenses – Of the $2,874,212 budgeted, tabulated Commitments to existing
Purchase Orders total $64,289 and $218,856 has been expended, leaving a remainder of
$2,591,066 available for MSTU expenditures.
• General
a. MSTU Tax Rate: 4.00 Mills (0.4%) to maintain MSTU Roadways and Stormwater
Drainage within the taxing district.
b. Gross taxable value increased 14.22% FY-23 to FY-24 generating additional revenue of
$146,628 for the MSTU.
c. Funds collected by the Forest Lakes MSTU cannot be utilized outside of the MSTU.
Mr. Schumacher noted:
• Agnoli, Barber & Brundage (ABB) has been purchased by LJA Land Development (LJA),
headquartered in Houston, TX. The new company name is in the process of replacing
ABB in the Procurement Divisions vendor listing.
• Ground Zero Landscaping will continue to service under their existing contract until the
new Grounds Maintenance contract is executed.
• Mettauer’s purchase order (PO) for lake weed control maintenance expires September
2024. A quote will be requested for service after that date.
• Shendandoah General Constructions’ invoice for a video inspection, storm drainpipe
cleaning and repairs on Woodshire Lane has been approved. The duplicate Purchase Order
entry in the May budget will be deleted.
• Simmonds Electrical will provide a cost quote to repair fourteen lamp outages.
• McShea Contracting installed 175 roadway pavement markers (RPM’s) with on Forest
Lakes Blvd between Camelia and Eucalyptus Lanes.
• The Lake 15 retaining wall repair would be funded from the Reserves for Capital category.
B. MSTU Asset Management Review
Mr. Schumacher reported:
• The updated Asset Management Plan report to estimate life expectancies of MSTU assets and
corresponding expenditure projections to fund maintenance was presented to the Committee
for review.
• Assets include roadway pavement, stormwater drainage swales & structures, landscaping &
irrigation, lake fountains & weed control, seawalls, sidewalks & lighting, and fencing.
• Annual inflation is incorporated into the long-term estimates.
• The data is provided to the Office of Budget Management (OMB) to assist with budget
planning and justification for the MSTU millage rate.
• The report, updated quarterly, will be presented to the Committee at a future meeting.
C. Illegal Business Flyers
Mr. Schumacher reported:
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• Flyers soliciting landscape business were posted throughout the community.
• Code Enforcement does not have the authority to discipline the canvasser.
• The flyers can be voluntarily removed.
VII. ONGOING BUSINESS
Mr. Schumacher reported:
A. Fountain Maintenance and Repairs
Lake 14
• The two fountains have been reinstalled and activated.
• New spray nozzles have been ordered to create a consistent output of water.
Lake 9
• The quote received to replace the Lake 9 fountain with a model replicating the Lake 14
fountains exceeded $3,000.
• A Request for Quote (RFQ) for a Kasco fountain will be solicited through the County’s
bid system, OpenGov.
B. Drainage Swales – Riprap Data and Plats & Easements
Mr. Schumacher reported:
Rip-Rap Data and Plats and Easements
• Agnoli, Barber & Brundage, Inc. was acquired by LJA Engineering in March 2024.
• The Work Order document, processed by the Procurement Division, is pending
verification of documentation required to register LJA as a vendor.
• Upon completion of the name change a Purchase Order and Notice to Proceed will be
issued.
• The project will incorporate recent survey data of the Forest Lakes MSTU - Quail Run
Golf Club swales into the plans prepared in 2022, as approved by the Committee on
August 29, 2023, including Riprap data.
• ABB’s recommendations will be evaluated and a Scope of Work (SOW) for the project
distributed for bid.
VIII. NEW BUSINESS
Mr. Schumacher reported:
A. Lake 15 Wall Replacement
A Scope of Work (SOW) for bid solicitation for repair of the Lake #15 bulkhead is finalized.
• The wall replacement is planned to be a like-kind vertical structure.
• The Scope of Work and Request for Quote (RFQ) is treated as a design build project.
• The bid solicitation was distributed to six County approved marine contractors under
contract #19-7624. Two bids were received.
• Three bids are required to award a contract. Guidance is being sought from the
Procurement Division to restructure and redistribute the bid package.
• Material deliveries will be staged in the Golf Course parking lot and equipment access will
be coordinated with Mr. Burnham, Manager, Quail Run Golf Club.
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• The project is anticipated to be scheduled after May 15, 2024, upon the issueance of a
Purchase Order and the vendor’s availability.
B. Repaving Assessment
Mr. Schumacher reported:
• Forest Lakes roads that are registered in the County inventory are not maintained by the
County.
• The County contracted Roadway Asset Services, LLC (RAS) to collect video and GPS
data of the roadway for a pavement evaluation survey allowing the County to plan and
manage the maintenance and rehabilitation of the roadway network more effectively.
• Availability of data collected and input into the Cartegraph Asset Management system is
expected beginning in September 2024.
• Meetings will be held with tree service companies for recommendations on tree
maintenance in preparation for paving Woodshire Lane.
• An Invitation to Bid for the Woodshire Lane paving project is slated for fall of 2024 with
work commencing early 2025.
Roadway Maintenance
• Concrete, two valley gutters and two flumes on Forest Lakes Drive are dislodged and
require repair. A Request for Quote has been solicited from Pavement Maintenance (PMI)
to repair the area.
• An updated paving quote from county-contractor Preferred Materials, will be requested for
entry into the Asset Management Report.
Tree Roots
• Guidance will be sought from tree service companies for a method to remove trees or their
roots encroaching the roadway prior to paving.
Perimeter Sidewalk Maintenance
• A concrete slab, across from the pump on the golf course side of Forest Lakes Drive, is
broken.
• A potential trip hazard is defined as a variance of one-half (1/2) of an inch or more
between two slabs.
• A quote will be secured to repair the slab(s) to ensure it is in conformance with the
standard.
Street Lamp Maintenance
• A quote will be solicited from Simmonds Electrical to replace fourteen street lamps.
• A retrofit conversion option to replace metal halide lamps with amber tone LED’s will be
researched.
IX. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
Mr. Schumacher reported:
Sidewalk Maintenance Woodshire Lane
• Mud accumulates on the sidewalk area adjoining Woodshire Lane and the Pine Ridge
Shopping Center.
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• The cut-through is not an MSTU asset, however options for maintenance of the sidewalk area
to enable pedestrians to traverse safely are being researched.
Landscaping Woodshire Lane
• Maintenance or replacement of the hedge between Woodshire Lane and the Pine Ridge
Crossing Shopping Center was discussed in 2019 with the Facility Manager for Kite Realty at
that time.
• Code Enforcement will inspect the hedge to determine if the condition constitutes a code
violation.
X. PUBLIC COMMENT
Traffic Calming
• Jack Hedenstrom requested the installation of a crosswalk between Woodshire Lane and the
recreational areas for safety purposes be considered at the June meeting.
• The Traffic Operations Division previously visited the site and determined the area does not
qualify for a crosswalk.
XI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned by the
Chair at 10:50 A.M.
FOREST LAKES ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE MSTU ADVISORY COMMITTEE
________________________________
Greg Pollock, Chair
The Minutes were approved by the Committee on ,2024 as presented ____, or
as amended ____.
https://www.collierptne.com/mtsu/forest-lakes-roadway-drainage-advisory-commitee/
NEXT MEETING: JUNE 4, 2024 - 10:00 A.M.
FOREST LAKES CONDO ASSOCIATION CLUBHOUSE
1058 FOREST LAKES DRIVE
NAPLES, FL 34105
(239) 261-5497
Forest Lakes M.S.T.U.
Fund 1626
June 4, 2024
FY-24 Vendor Item PO# Budget Commitments Expenditures Available
1 MILLAGE COLLECTED & INTEREST MSTU Revenues (1,180,800.00)$ -$ (1,158,306.71)$ (22,493.29)$
2 CARRY FORWARD Unexpended Prior Year Funds (1,693,412.12)$ -$ -$ (1,693,412.12)$
3 ALL REVENUES (2,874,212.12)$ -$ (1,158,306.71)$ (1,715,905.41)$
Agnoli, Barber & Brundage (ABB)Stormwater Engineering 450022- - - -25,000.00$ -$ -$
4 ENG. FEES & OTHERS (631400)25,000.00$ -$ -$ 25,000.00$
5 INDIRECT COST REIMBURSE Collier County Indirect Cost Direct Pay 5,700.00$ -$ 5,700.00$ -$
P-card Tree Scaping TRX 5911-13 -$ -$
Ground Zero Landscaping Landscape Incidentals 4500226908 2,000.12$ 3,999.88$
6 LANDSCAPE INCIDENTALS (634990)10,000.00$ 2,000.12$ 3,999.88$ 4,000.00$
Ground Zero Landscaping Grounds Maintenance 4500226908 18,500.00$ 41,500.00$
7 OTHER CONTRACTUAL (634999)103,700.00$ 18,500.00$ 41,500.00$ 43,700.00$
Mettauer Environmental Aquatic Vegetation Control 4500223616 2,875.00$ 4,310.00$
Mettauer Environmental Lake Fountain Maintenance 4500228515 625.00$ -$
Naples Awards Plaque G Fogg 4500229702 76.50$ -$
Shenandoah Stormwater Pipe Scope & Clean - East 4500228430 11,776.20$ 51,978.80$
McShea Roadway Pavement Markers (RPMs)4500230766 1,400.00$ -$
8 OTHER CONTRACTUAL (639990)66,900.00$ 16,752.70$ 56,288.80$ (6,141.50)$
9 ELECTRICITY FPL Electricity 4700004874 15,000.00$ 10,476.83$ 7,743.17$ (3,220.00)$
10 WATER & SEWER City of Naples Water - Reclaimed Irrigation 4700004875 1,500.00$ 375.67$ 1,124.33$ -$
11 INSURANCE GENERAL Collier County Insurance Direct Pay 500.00$ 125.00$ 375.00$ -$
12 SPRINKLER SYSTEM SiteOne Irrigation Parts & Pumps 4500227396 1,500.00$ 2,506.06$ 193.94$ (1,200.00)$
13 MULCH 1,000.00$ -$ -$ 1,000.00$
Hart's Electrical (FY-23)Electrical Services 4500220484 -$ 9,580.32$
Simmonds Electrical (FY-24)Electrical Services 4500226938 4,610.00$ 390.00$
14 LIGHTING MAINTENANCE (646451)18,412.12$ 4,610.00$ 9,970.32$ 3,831.80$
15 LICENSE & PERMITS 2,000.00$ -$ -$ 2,000.00$
16 Premier Staffing Transcription 4500227901 1,418.65$ 1,559.25$
17 OTHER MISCELLANEOUS (649990)3,000.00$ 1,418.65$ 1,559.25$ 22.10$
18 OFFICE SUPPLIES 100.00$ -$ -$ 100.00$
19 COPYING CHARGES J.M. Todd Copier CPC 4500227403 200.00$ 77.48$ 72.52$ 50.00$
20 FERT HERB CHEM 600.00$ -$ -$ 600.00$
21 OTHER OPERATING 300.00$ -$ -$ 300.00$
22 OPERATING EXPENSES 255,412.12$ 56,842.51$ 128,527.21$ 70,042.40$
23 PTNE STAFF & DIVISION OVERHEAD -2.4%70,300.00$ -$ 70,300.00$ -$
24 PROPERTY APPRAISER -0.3%9,000.00$ -$ 6,355.58$ 2,644.42$
25 TAX COLLECTOR -0.9%24,900.00$ -$ 24,239.86$ 660.14$
26 COUNTY OVERHEAD 3.6%104,200.00$ -$ 100,895.44$ 3,304.56$
27 RESERVES FOR CAPITAL 2,114,600.00$ -$ -$ 2,114,600.00$
28 RESERVES FOR ROADWAY REPAVING 400,000.00$ -$ -$ 400,000.00$
29 CAPITAL RESERVES 2,514,600.00$ -$ -$ 2,514,600.00$
30 ALL EXPENSES 2,874,212.12$ 56,842.51$ 229,422.65$ 2,587,946.96$
31 FY-24 BUDGET GRAND TOTAL = ALL REVENUES - ALL EXPENSES -$ 56,842.51$ (928,884.06)$ 872,041.55$
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Forest Lakes M.S.T.U.
Fund 1626
June 4, 2024
129,715,669 FY 13 Final Taxable Value -2.4%Total Available Balance 2,587,946.96$
129,977,881 FY 14 Final Taxable Value 0.2% Plus Commited And Not Spent 56,842.51$
140,171,072 FY 15 Final Taxable Value 7.8%
152,711,783 FY 16 Final Taxable Value 8.9%Estimated Cash 2,644,789.47$
165,722,702 FY 17 Final Taxable Value 8.5%
190,428,196 FY 18 Final Taxable Value 14.9%
202,132,375 FY 19 Final Taxable Value 6.1%Prepared 05.28.2024 ZS
210,299,015 FY 20 Final Taxable Value 4.0%
219,999,549 FY 21 Final Taxable Value 4.6%
227,701,198 FY 22 Final Taxable Value 3.5%
257,799,765 FY 23 Final Taxable Value 13.2%+6.3% Average
$294,456,887 FY 24 Gross Taxable Value
14.22%Adjustment FY 23 to FY 24
FY 24 Gross MSTU Revenue FY 23
Millage 4.0000 4.0000 4.0 mill cap
Tax Dollars $1,177,828 $1,031,199 $146,628 Increase
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