Forest Lakes Minutes 08/27/2024MINUTES
August 27, 2024 Forest Lakes MSTU 1/6
FOREST
LAKES
ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE M.S.T.U.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
8300 Radio Road - Naples, FL 34104
MINUTES
AUGUST 27, 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
Marianne Fanning
Jerry Norsic (Excused)
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 Doug Burnham – Manager, QRGC
Marlene DeRaeve – Resident
Craig Frankel - Resident
Jack Hedenstrom
Deborah Hestrup – Resident
Rick Korb – Resident
John Ribes - Resident
Stacie Young – Resident
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Mr. Bernal moved to approve the August 27, 2024, Agenda of the Forest Lakes Roadway and
Drainage Advisory Committee MSTU as modified:
Add: VIII. New Business – C. Turtle Lakes Retaining Wall Fence Posts.
Second by Ms. Fanning. Carried unanimously 4 - 0.
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – July 2, 2024
Mr. Bernal moved to approve the minutes of the July 2, 2024, Forest Lakes MSTU Advisory
Committee meeting subject to the following change:
Page 2, Budget Summary, Line 22, Operating Expense d. from “… Of the $255,412 budgeted,
$52,958 is committed to existing Purchase Orders and $132,576 is expended, leaving the remainder of
$68,880 available within budget for additional operating expenses as needed.) …,” to … Of the
$255,412 budgeted, $52,958 is committed to existing Purchase Orders and $132,572 is expended,
leaving the remainder of $69,880 available within budget for additional operating expenses as
needed…).”
Second by Ms. Thomson. Carried unanimously 4 – 0.
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V. CONTRACTOR REPORTS
A. Ground Zero Landscaping – Aaron Gross
Mr. Gross reported:
• The community landscaping is in good condition.
Mr. Schumacher noted:
• Issues with the irrigation controller are being addressed.
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 August 27, 2024, prepared August 21, 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. John Mader Enterprises, Inc – stormwater pipe maintenance.
6. LJA Land Development – engineering services.
7. McShea – roadway pavement markers (RPM’s)
8. Mettauer Environmental – lake weed control and aerator maintenance.
9. Mettauer Environmental – lake fountain maintenance.
10. Premier Staffing – transcription services.
11. Shenandoah General Construction – stormwater pipe scoping & cleaning.
12. Simmonds Electrical – lighting & general electrical services.
13. 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, $87,376 is committed to existing
Purchase Orders and $151,168 is expended, leaving the remainder of $16,866 available
within budget for additional operating expenses as needed.
e. Line 26, County Overhead – Of the $104,200 budgeted, $103,492 has been transferred and a
balance of $707 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.
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).
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i. Line 30, All Expenses – Of the $2,874,212 budgeted, tabulated Commitments to existing
Purchase Orders total $87,376 and $254,661 has been expended, leaving a remainder of
$2,532,174 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:
• Mettauer’s contract for lake vegetation maintenance expires September 2024. A quote will
be requested for service after that date.
FY-25 Budget Process
• The millage rate of 4.00 per $1,000 of Ad Valorem taxable value will be continued in
FY-25 and subsequently reviewed again for FY-26.
• The Fiscal Year 2025 budget is effective October 1, 2024.
VII. ONGOING BUSINESS
Mr. Schumacher reported:
A. Lake 15 Wall Replacement
Mr. Schumacher reported:
• The Scope of Work was reset in two phases: Design and Construction.
• Preliminary design:
A concrete truck is not able to transgress the area to install a cap on the curtain
wall.
A design utilizing cap construction with a composite material, which does not
require truck access, will be specified.
• The final design will be submitted to a design engineer from the County library for
measurement verification and approval.
B. Lake 9 Fountain Replacement
• A Request for Quote (RFQ), based on time and materials, for a new replacement aerator
fountain, will be issued to three vendors.
C. Drainage Swales – Riprap Data and Plats & Easements
Mr. Schumacher reported:
• Stormwater Management representatives met him on site to address flooding concerns and
potential remedies. They noted:
Properties are not being flooded.
A determination will be made if the moveable gate by Lake 15 is a County asset
recorded in inventory.
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D. Shopping Center Ficus Hedge & Fence
Mr. Schumacher reported:
• Two complaints were filed with the Code Enforcement division on May 9, 2024,
concerning the insufficient condition of The Crossings shopping center’s screening hedge
along Woodshire Lane, the east boundary of the community.
• Code Enforcement inspected the hedge recently and the property manager, Kite Realty Group is
developing a landscaping plan to address the issues perimeter vegetation screening
requirements.
Fence Installation Woodshire Lane/Pine Ridge Crossings Shopping Center
• The area between Woodshire Lane and the Shopping Center houses utilities and poses a
safety risk to individuals cutting through between Woodshire Lane and the center.
• The fence from to the south of the area between Woodshire Lane and the Shopping Center
may be extended to the center parking lot entrance off Woodshirte Lane.
• Carter Fence Company provided a base line in the amount of $9,500.00 to install a fence, 6
feet high by 425 lineal feet, to eliminate access from the Woodshire Lane to the Shopping
Center.
• A formal quote for a heavier gauge link fence and specifications will be presented to the
Committee for consideration at the October meeting.
• Ground Zero Landscaping will be consulted for ways to address the ravine that now
traverses the cut-through, possibly rip-rap.
VIII. NEW BUSINESS
A. Repaving Assessment
Mr. Schumacher reported:
• Forest Lakes roads are in County inventory but not maintained by the County.
• The County contracted Roadway Asset Services, LLC (RAS) to collect video and GPS
data of the roadway. The information will be used to evaluate the pavement so the County
may plan and manage the maintenance and rehabilitation of the roadway network.
• The data collected is being input into the Cartegraph Asset Management system.
• The County paving contract expired in August 2023.
• A multi-year paving contract has gone out to bid. The Board of County Commissioners
(BCC) will award the contract.
• Preferred Materials recommended the cost estimate for paving be increased 15% from the
quote provided and recorded in the Asset Management Plan in 2020.
• An Invitation to Bid for the Woodshire Lane paving project upon award and issuance of a
new County paving contract, with work anticipated in calendar 2025.
Valley Gutter Replacement
Mr. Schumacher reported:
• Pavement Maintenance (PMI) provided a quote in the amount of $10,880.00 to replace
and/or repair 100 lineal feet of valley gutter on Woodshire Lane.
• Tree roots will be removed as necessary.
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• Upon a motion by the committee, a Purchase Order will be issued for work to be
completed by November 2024.
Ms. Fanning motioned to approve an amount not to exceed $25,000.00 to Pavement
Maintenance, LLC. to replace and/or repair valley gutter, including tree root removal as
necessary, in preparation for paving Woodshire Lane. Second by Mr. Bernal. Carried
unanimously 4 – 0.
B. Quail Run Riprap Replenishment
Mr. Schumacher reported:
• Quail Run Golf Club (QRGC) has requested the MSTU provide riprap material top
replenish the golf course lake walls, with Club staff to perform the installation.
• Upon initial review by the County Attorney’s Office (CAO), it was recommended the
proposed cost sharing arrangement be submitted to the Board of County Commissioners
(BCC) for prior review and approval.
C. Turtle Lakes Retaining Wall Fence Posts
Mr. Schumacher reported:
• Several concrete post sections of the Lake 16 cable fence require repair.
• Defective posts will be inventoried, and a quote requested from Estates Land Solutions to
re-set posts in concrete, encase them with a grey vinyl sleeve and reinstall stainless-steel
hardware.
IX. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
None
X. PUBLIC COMMENTS
A. Woodshire Villas Traffic Calming Options
Mr. Hedenstrom reported:
• The Homeowners Association for Woodshire Villas has requested the installation of a
crosswalk between Woodshire Lane and the recreational areas for safety purposes.
• A document was distributed with a map indicating the County owns Woodshire Lane from
Pine Ridge Road to the entrance to Emeralds Greens Condominiums. All other roadways in
Forest Lakes are privately owned.
• Trees and shrubs in the vicinity approaching condominium driveways were pruned back to
increase line-of-sight visibility.
• The Association would consider funding a sidewalk installation for access to an MSTU
installed crosswalk.
Mr. Schumacher reported:
• Previously, a Traffic Engineer form the county Traffic Operations Division (TOD) visited
the site and determined the area does not meet the criteria specified in the nationwide
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) due to insufficient automobile and
pedestrian traffic volumes.
• He will consult further with a traffic engineer to determine variables and provide an
opinion on solutions.
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Committee and Public Discussion
Traffic Calming Suggestions
• A three-way STOP signs at the intersection of Forest Lakes Blvd. and Wilshire Lane.
• Convex mirror installation at the golf club maintenance building exit.
Mr. Schumacher noted that Collier County does not permit convex mirrors.
• Speed bumps or speed tables.
Mr. Burnham reported:
Bamboo growth by the 16th green, accumulating in the swale, needs to be removed.
Mr. Schumacher will inform the Forest Lakes Condominium Association of the problem.
XI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned by the
Chair at 11:09 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/forest-lakes-roadway-drainage-advisory-committee/
NEXT MEETING: OCTOBER 1, 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
Oct 1, 2024
FY-24 Vendor Item PO# Budget Commitments Expenditures Available
1 MILLAGE COLLECTED & INTEREST MSTU Revenues (1,180,800.00)$ -$ (1,216,429.41)$ 35,629.41$
2 CARRY FORWARD Unexpended Prior Year Funds (1,693,412.12)$ -$ -$ (1,693,412.12)$
3 ALL REVENUES (2,874,212.12)$ -$ (1,216,429.41)$ (1,657,782.71)$
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$ -$
Ground Zero Landscaping Landscape Incidentals 4500232195 10,000.00$ -$
Ground Zero Landscaping Landscape Incidentals 4500226908 1,186.49$ 4,813.51$
6 LANDSCAPE INCIDENTALS (634990)10,000.00$ 11,186.49$ 4,813.51$ (6,000.00)$
Ground Zero Landscaping Grounds Maintenance 4500226908 5,433.00$ 47,530.00$
Ground Zero Landscaping Grounds Maintenance 4500232195 32,948.00$ 14,089.00$
7 OTHER CONTRACTUAL (634999)103,700.00$ 38,381.00$ 61,619.00$ 3,700.00$
Mettauer Environmental Aquatic Vegetation Control 4500223616 -$ 7,185.00$
JOHN MADER ENTERPRISES INC Stormwater Pump Maintenance 4500232101 2,250.00$ 750.00$
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 -$ 1,561.60$
8 OTHER CONTRACTUAL (639990)66,900.00$ 14,026.20$ 62,176.90$ (9,303.10)$
9 ELECTRICITY FPL Electricity 4700004874 15,000.00$ 6,113.59$ 12,106.41$ (3,220.00)$
10 WATER & SEWER City of Naples Water - Reclaimed Irrigation 4700004875 1,500.00$ 318.55$ 1,681.45$ (500.00)$
11 INSURANCE GENERAL Collier County Insurance Direct Pay 500.00$ -$ 500.00$ -$
12 SPRINKLER SYSTEM SiteOne Irrigation Parts & Pumps 4500227396 1,500.00$ 1,200.00$ 193.94$ 106.06$
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 572.20$ 2,419.70$
17 OTHER MISCELLANEOUS (649990)3,000.00$ 572.20$ 2,419.70$ 8.10$
18 OFFICE SUPPLIES 100.00$ -$ -$ 100.00$
19 COPYING CHARGES J.M. Todd Copier CPC 4500227403 200.00$ 48.03$ 101.97$ 50.00$
20 FERT HERB CHEM 600.00$ -$ -$ 600.00$
21 OTHER OPERATING 300.00$ -$ -$ 300.00$
22 OPERATING EXPENSES 255,412.12$ 76,456.06$ 161,283.20$ 17,672.86$
23 PTNE STAFF & DIVISION OVERHEAD -2.4%70,300.00$ -$ 70,300.00$ -$
24 PROPERTY APPRAISER -0.3%9,000.00$ -$ 8,451.80$ 548.20$
25 TAX COLLECTOR -0.9%24,900.00$ -$ 24,740.93$ 159.07$
26 COUNTY OVERHEAD 3.6%104,200.00$ -$ 103,492.73$ 707.27$
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$ 76,456.06$ 264,775.93$ 2,532,980.13$
31 FY-24 BUDGET GRAND TOTAL = ALL REVENUES - ALL EXPENSES -$ 76,456.06$ (951,653.48)$ 875,197.42$
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Forest Lakes M.S.T.U.
Fund 1626
Oct 1, 2024
129,715,669 FY 13 Final Taxable Value -2.4%Total Available Balance 2,532,980.13$
129,977,881 FY 14 Final Taxable Value 0.2% Plus Commited And Not Spent 76,456.06$
140,171,072 FY 15 Final Taxable Value 7.8%
152,711,783 FY 16 Final Taxable Value 8.9%Estimated Cash 2,609,436.19$
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 09.24.2024 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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