HOBE-ST. LUCIE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT

MARTIN COUNTY

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING & PUBLIC HEARING FEBRUARY 23, 2022
9:30 A.M.

Special District Services, Inc.
The Oaks Center 2501A Burns Road
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410

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

AGENDA
HOBE-ST. LUCIE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT
Hobe Sound Polo Club 2935 SE Bridge Road Hobe Sound, Florida 33455
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING & PUBLIC HEARING
February 23, 2022
9:30 a.m.

Call to Order
Proof of Publication.	Page 1
Establish Quorum
Additions or Deletions to Agenda
Comments from the Public for Items Not on the Agenda
Public Hearing
Proof of Publication…	Page 3
Receive Public Comments on Approving WCP and Engineers Report for Unit No. 1A
Consider Resolution No. 2022-01 – Approving WCP and Engineers Report for Unit No. 1A	Page 9
Old Business
Update Regarding Martin County Litigation…	Page 57
Discussion Regarding RG Reserve Pipe Permit Application	Page 59
Update Regarding Howe Holdings and Bridgeview Agreements
New Business
Administrative Matters
Engineer’s Report
Attorney’s Report
Manager’s Report
Field Operations Report
Board Members Comments
Adjourn

Treasure Coast Newspapers
PART 6F  rnE tisA'roDAY NETWORK
St,    Lucie News-Tribune
1939 SE Federal Highway, Stuart, FL 34994
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION

SPECIAL DISTRICT SERVICES INC 2501 BURNS RD, #A

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL 33410-5207

STATE OF WISCONSIN COUNTY OF BROWN

Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, said legal clerk, who on oath says that he/she is a legal clerk of the St. Lucie News-Tribune, a daily newspaper published at Fort Pierce in St. Lucie County, Florida: that the attached copy of advertisement was published in the St. Lucie News-Tribune in the following issues below. Affiant further says that the said St Lucie News-Tribune is a newspaper published in Fort Pierce, in said St. Lucie County, Florida, and that said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said St. Lucie County, Florida, daily and distributed in St. Lucie County, Florida, for a period of one year next  preceding  the  first publication of the attached copy of advertisement ; and affiant further says that she has neither paid or 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. The St. Lucie News-Tribune has been entered as Periodical Matter at the Post Offices in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida and has been for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement.

lssue(s) dated before where the dates are noted:

10/13/2021

AMY KOKOTT
Notary Public State of Wisconsin

Publication Cost: $157.32
Ad No: 0004947176
Customer No: 1313371
PO#:  HSL 21-22 Fiscal Yr Reg Mtg Schedule

HOBE-ST. LUCIE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2021/2022 REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the  Board  of  Supervisors  of the Hobe-St. Lucie Conservan­ cy District will hold Regular Meetings at the Hobe Sound Polo Club located at 2935 SE Bridge Road, Hobe Sound, Florida 33455 at  9:30 a.m. on the following dates:
October 27, 2021
November 17, 2021
December 15, 2021
January 26, 2022
February 23, 2022
March 23, 2022
April 27, 2022
May 25, 2022
June 22, 2022
July 27, 2022
August 24, 2022
September 28, 2022
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 provi­ sions of  Florida  law.   A copy of the Agenda for any of the meetings  may  be   obtained from the  District's  website  or by contacting the District Manager at (561) 630-4922 and/or toll free at 1-B77-737- 4922 prior to the date of the particular meeting.

From  time  to  time  one  or more Supervisors may partici­ pate   by   telephone;    therefore a speaker telephone will be present at  the  meeting  loca­ tion  so  that  Supervisors  may be fully informed of the dis­ cussions taking place. Said meetings may be continued as found necessary to a time and place specified on the record.

If any person decides to ap­ peal any decision made with respect to any matter consid­ ered at these meetings, such person wi II need a record of the proceedings and such per­ son may need to insure that a verbatim record of the pro­ ceedings is made at his or her own expense and which   re­ cord   includes   the   testimony and evidence on which the appeal is based.
In accordance with the provi­ sions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person re­ quiring special accommoda­ tions or an interpreter to par­ ticipate at any of these meet­ ings  should  contact  the District Manager at (561) 630-
4922 and/or toll-free at 1-877-
737-4922 at  least  seven  (7) days prior to the date of the particular meeting.
Meetings may be cancelled from time to time without ad­ vertised notice.
HOBE-ST. LUCIE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT
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Pub: Oct 13, 2021 TCN4947176

St,  Lucie News-Tribune
1939 SE Federal Highway, Stuart, FL 34994
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION

HOBIE ST LUCIE CONCERVANCY DIS 2501 BURNS RD, #A

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL 33410-5207

STATE OF WlSCONSIN COUNTY OF BROWN

Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, said legal cleri<, who on oath says that he/she is a legal cleri< of the St. Lucie News-Tribune, a daily newspaper published at Fort Pierce in St. Lucie County, Florida: that the attached copy of advertisement was published in the St. Lucie News-Tribune in the following issues below. Affiant further says that the said St Lucie News-Tribune is a newspaper published in Fort Pierce, in said St. Lucie County, Florida, and that said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said St. Lucie County, Florida, daily and distributed in St. Lucie County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding  the  first publication of the attached copy of advertisement ; and affiant further says that she has neither paid or promised any person, finn or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in the said newspaper. The St. Lucie News-Tribune has been entered as Periodical Matter at the Post Offices in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida and has been for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement.

lssue(s) dated before where the  dates are noted or by publication on the newspaper's website,  if authorized, on:

01/19/2022, 01/26/2022

Publication Cost: $1067.04 Ad No: 0005086425

AMY KOKOTT
Notary  Public State of Wisconsin

Customer No. 2108480
PO#:

HOBE-ST. LUCIE CONSERVAN­ CY DISTRICT NOTICE OF FILING ENGINEER'S REPORT AND FI­ NAL PUBLIC HEARING THERE­ ON FOR THE WATER CONTROL PLAN FOR HOBE-ST. LUCIE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT UNIT N0.1A
NOTICE is given to all persons interested in the hereinafter described land and property (the  "Property"),   located within Martin County, Florida and the jurisdictional bounda­ ries of Hobe-St. Lucie Conserv­ ancy District Unit  No.  1A which is described as follows:
HOBE-ST. LUCIE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT UNIT OF DEVELOPMENT NO.1A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN A PORTION OF SECTIONS 26, 23 & 14 TOWNSHIP 39, RANGE
41, SAID PARCEL OF LAND BE­ ING MORE PARTICULARLY DE­ SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SEC­ TION 26, TOWNSHIP 39, RANGE 41, CERTIFIED CORNER RECORD DOCUMENT #094549,
THENCE NORTH 00°12'22" WEST, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 65.00 FEET TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF BRIDGE ROAD AND SAID WEST SECTION LINE. SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING: THENCE CON- TINUE   NORTH    00°12'22" WEST, DEPARTING SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE AND ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 2574.78 FEET TO THE WEST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 26; THENCE NORTH 00°10'04" WEST ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 2639.77 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 26, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 23; THENCE NORTH 00°29' 52" WEST ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 23, A DISTANCE OF 2664.71 FEET TO THE WEST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 23; THENCE NORTH 00°30'02" WEST ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 23, A DISTANCE OF 2664.46 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 23, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 14; THENCE NORTH   00°21'35" EAST ALONG SAID WEST LINE

OF SECTION 14, A DISTANCE OF 275.02 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89°45'19" EAST, DE­ PARTING SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION  14, A DISTANCE OF
595.72 FEET TO THE BEGIN­ NING OF A NON-TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHEAS­ TERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF
83.00 FEET, THE CHORD FOR SAID CURVE BEARS NORTH 69°56'32" EAST, THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE  ARC OF SAID CURVE. HAVING A CENTRAL	ANGLE	OF 114°20'41",   A   DISTANCE   OF
165.64 FEET TO A POINT OF COMPOUND    CURVATURE. SAID COMPOUND CURVE BE­ ING CONCAVE NORTHEASTER­ LY,   HAVING    A    RADIUS    OF
117.00 FEET, THE CHORD FOR SAID CURVE BEARS SOUTH 36°52' 12" EAST, THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE   ARC OF SAID CURVE, HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE   OF   36°52' 12", A DISTANCE OF 75.29 FEET TO THE END OF SAID CURVE; THENCE SOUTH 89°45'19" EAST, A   DISTANCE OF 1836.71 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00°14'41" EAST, A DIS­ TANCE OF 152.97 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A CURVE CON­ CAVE SOUTHWESTERLY, HAV­ ING A RADIUS OF 135.00 FEET, THE CHORD FOR SAID CURVE BEARS   NORTH   21°58'27" WEST, THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 44°26'15", A DIS­ TANCE OF 104.70 FEET TO A POINT OF COMPOUND CUR­ VATURE, SAID COMPOUND CURVE BEING CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 125.00 FEET, THE CHORD FOR SAID CURVE BEARS   NORTH   23°04'14" WEST, THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 134°31'36", A DIS­ TANCE OF 293.49 FEET TO THE END OF SAID CURVE; THENCE NORTH 00°21'28" EAST, A DIS- TANCE OF 3223.58 FEET; THENCE SOUTH   89°59'08" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 2634.74 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SECTION 14; THENCE SOUTH   00°04'46" WEST ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF SECTION 14, A DISTANCE OF 1329.94 FEET TO THE EAST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 14; THENCE SOUTH 00°25' 19" EAST ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF SECTION 14, A DISTANCE OF 2653.85 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST SECTION CORNER OF SECTION 14, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SEC-

TION      23;     THENCE   SOUTH 00°12'43" WEST ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF SECTION 23, A DISTANCE OF 2652.00 FEET TO THE EAST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 23; THENCE SOUTH		00°18'	32"		EAST ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF SECTION 23, A DISTANCE OF 2639.72 FEET TO THE SOUTH­ EAST CORNER OF SECTION 23, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SEC­ TION      26;     THENCE   SOUTH 00°02'49" EAST ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 2663.50 FEET TO THE EAST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 26; THENCE SOUTH			00°05'39"			WEST ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 2585.79 FEET TO A POINTON SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF BRIDGE ROAD, SAID POINT ALSO BEING ON A NON-TANGENT CURVE CON­ CAVE NORTHERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 21,550.90 FEET, THE CHORD FOR SAID CURVE BEARS		SOUTH			88°25'24" WEST,	THENCE		WESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE AND DEPARTING SAID EAST LINE OF SECTION 26, HAVING A   CENTRAL   ANGLE OF 00°48' 21 ", A DISTANCE OF
303.15 FEET TO THE END OF
SAID CURVE; THENCE SOUTH 88°01'13" WEST ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY   LINE, A DISTANCE OF 245.67 FEET TO A POINT, SAID POINT BE­ ING ON A CURVE CONCAVE NORTHERLY, HAVING A RADI­ US OF 11,394.20 FEET, THE CHORD FOR SAID CURVE BEARS   SOUTH   89°07'55" WEST, THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 02°13' 24", A DIS­ TANCE OF 442.15 FEET TO THE END OF SAID CURVE; THENCE NORTH   89°45'23"   WEST ALONG SAID   NORTH   RIGHT OF WAY LINE. A DISTANCE OF 2328.48 FEET; THENCE NORTH
00°14'37"    EAST   DEPARTING
SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1255.00 FEET;	THENCE	NORTH 89°45'23" WEST, A DISTANCE OF  660.00	FEET;   THENCE SOUTH 00°14' 37" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 1255.00 FEET TO A POINT ON SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE; THENCE NORTH		89°45'23"		WEST ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1320.51 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

TOTAL AREA IN MEETS & BOUNDS	DESCRIPTION=

66,685,519 SQUARE FEET OR
1,530.89 ACRES±
that the Engineer heretofore appointed by the District to determine and set forth in a written report: (a)  the  bene­ fits and damages to said Prop­ erty  and  (b)   the   estimated cost  of  construction   required by the  proposed  Water  Con­ trol Plan for Unit of Develop­ ment No.  1A,  whether  within or without the limits of the District and under  the  pro­ posed Water Control Plan for Unit of Development No. 1A, filed  said  Engineer's  Report on the 19th day of January 2022, in the office of the Sec­ retary  of   the   District  located at c/o Special District Services, Inc, 2501 A Burns Road, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410. You may examine the Engineer's Report and file written objec­ tions with the Secretary of the District to all, or any part thereof,  on  or  before  Febru­ ary 15, 2022. The Engineer's Report recommends  or  finds that  there  are  no   damages and that the benefit to the Property as a result of imple­ mentation of said Water  Con­ trol Plan for Unit of Develop­ ment	No.	1A	is
$252,615,000.00, which bene­ fit amount will be  allocated and apportioned in  accord­ ance with the provisions and procedures set forth in the En­ gineer's Report.
A final Public Hearing to con­ sider approval of the  Engi­ neer's Report and proposed Water Control Plan for  Hobe­ St. Lucie Conservancy District Unit of Development No. 1A shall be held at the District's conference room  located  at 2645 S.E. Bridge Road, Hobe Sound, Florida 33455 at 9:30
A.M. on February 23, 2022.
If a person decides to appeal the decision of the Board of Supervisors with  respect  to any matter considered at the public meeting herein refer­ red, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim  record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the tes­ timony and evidence upon which the appeal is based.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabili­ ties Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this proceeding because of a disability or physical impairment, should contact the District Manager

at (877) 737-4922 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the Hearing.

HOBE-ST. LUCIE CONSERVAN· CY DISTRICT
PUB: January 19, 26, 2022 TCN5086425

RESOLUTION NO. 2022-01

RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF HOBE-ST. LUCIE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT APPROVING THE WATER CONTROL PLAN AND ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR
HOBE-ST. LUCIE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT UNIT OF DEVELOPMENT NO. 1A

WHEREAS, HOBE-ST. LUCIE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT is an independent special district duly organized and validly existing under the Constitution and the Laws of the State of Florida, including applicable provisions of Chapter 298, Florida Statutes, as amended, and Chapter 2005-239, Laws of Florida as amended and supplemented (together the “Act”); and

WHEREAS, the Hobe-St. Lucie’s Board of Supervisors on November 17, 2021 adopted a Resolution Approving Consideration of the Adoption of the Water Control Plan for Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District Unit of Development No. 1A, the geographical boundary of which has not changed but the prior estimate of the number of acres contained therein was recently reviewed by the District Engineer and found to be approximately 1537 acres; and

WHEREAS, on December 15, 2021, Hobe-St. Lucie’s Board of Supervisors held a Public Hearing to consider the proposed Water Control Plan for Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District Unit of Development No. 1A, and finding no objections to the proposed Water Control Plan, thereupon directed Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District’s Engineer to commence preparation of an Engineer’s Report for the District, which Engineer’s Report was filed with the Secretary of Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District on January 19, 2022; and

WHEREAS, on February 23, 2022, the Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District’s Board of Supervisors held a Public Hearing for final consideration of the proposed Water Control Plan and Engineer’s Report for Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District Unit of Development No. 1A.

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Supervisors of HOBE-ST. LUCIE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, as follows:

The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.

Pursuant to Section 298.301(2) and (3), F.S., Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District published notice and provided first class mail notice of the Public Hearing to consider adoption of a Resolution to consider approval of the Water Control Plan for Unit of Development No. 1A.

The Board of Supervisors held a Public Hearing on December 15, 2021 and adopted a Resolution determining to consider approving the Water Control Plan at a time certain and directed the District Engineer to prepare and file the Engineer’s Report. At said Hearing, no objections appeared and no written objections were filed.

Pursuant to Section 298.301(6), F.S., Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District published notice on January 19, 2022 and January 26, 2022 of its Final Hearing to consider approval of the Water Control Plan for Unit of Development No. 1A.

Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District held a Public Hearing on February 23, 2022, at which time Public comments were received on the final adoption of the Engineer’s Report and Water Control Plan for Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District Unit of Development No. 1A.

The Board of Supervisors finds that no written objections were submitted, nor any objections made, at or before this duly advertised February 23, 2022 Public Hearing as to final adoption of the Water Control Plan and Engineer’s Report for Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District Unit of Development No. 1A.

The Board of Supervisors, following examination of the Engineer’s Report, finds that the estimated cost of construction of the improvements contemplated in the Unit of Development No. 1A Water Control Plan is less than the aggregate benefits determined for the lands located within Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District’s Unit of Development No. 1A.

As a result of the above findings, the Board of Supervisors does hereby:

Approve and confirm the Water Control Plan for Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District Unit of Development No. 1A, a true and correct copy of which is attached hereto and identified as Exhibit “A”.

Approve and confirm the January 2022 Engineer’s Report for Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District for Unit of Development No. 1A, a true and correct copy of which is attached hereto and identified as Exhibit “B”.

All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are repealed.

This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED AND WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF HOBE-ST. LUCIE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT ON FEBRUARY 23, 2022.

HOBE-ST. LUCIE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT

ATTEST:

President

Secretary

(DISTRICT SEAL)

HIGG NS ENGINEERING, INC.

WATER CONTROL PLAN

Unit of Development No.IA
Hobe St. Lucie Conservancy District

December 2021
February 2022

Prepared by: Higgins Engineering, Inc.

07-18.8

4623 Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 113
(561) 439-7807

Water Resources - Land Development

West Palm Beach, FL 33415 FAX (561) 439-0026

Engineer's Certification

I hereby ce1tify, as a Professional Engineer in the State of FloridaJ that the information in this Water Control Plan for Robe St. Lucie Conservancy District Unit of.Development No. IA was assembled under my direct responsible charge. The information provided herein was based in part on the infom1ation that was available and obtained from sources identified in this Water Control Plan. This Plan is not intended or represented to be suitable for any reuse without specific verification or adoption by the Engineer. This Certification is provided in accordance with the Florida Board of Professional Engineers' Rule on Certification under Chapter 61G15- 29, Florida Administrative Code.

Higgins Engineering, Inc.
4623 Forest Hill Blvd, Ste 13 West
Palm Beach, FL 33415

(Reproductions are not valid unless signed, Dntcd and embossed with an Engineer's Seal)

Table of Content

I.	Introduction		
	A.	General	2	
	B.	Authorization	2	
	c.	Acknow Iedgeinen ts	2	
	D.	Purpose and Scope	2	
	E.	Lauds in Unit of Development No. I A	3	
	F.	Lands Outside HSLCD Boundaries Receiving Services	4	
II.	Existing Conditions in the Unit of Development No. lA Area	4	
	A.	Topography	4	
	B. Land Use and Zoning	s	
	c.	History of \.Yater Control for the Area	5	
	a.	Channel Design Criteria - Drainage	5	
	b. Channel Design Criteria - Irrigation	5	
	c.	lnigation Water Supply	6	
	d,	Levee -	Flood Protection	6	
III.	Water Control Plan Improvements	6	
	A.	Surface Water Management Systems Improvements	6	
	I.	Description oflmprovements/Unit of Development No. l A	6	
	a.	Internal Lake System	7	
	b.	Outfall Canals and Discharge Control Services	7	
	2.	SFWMD Pem1its	8	
	B.	Easements Dedicated to HSLCD	8	
	C.	Cost of Improvements	8	
JV,	Maintenance/Operational Responsi biIi ties	R	

Table of Contents cont'd)

Method of Financing	!)
Vl.	Recommendations	9
Approval of the Unit lA Water Control Plan	9
B-.	Easements	9
C.	Maintenance and Operation	9

Exhibits

Exhibit	No.
1,	BSLCD Units of Development Location Map

	Map and Legal Description for HSLCD Unit of Development No. IA 2-1	HSLCD Location Map
2-2	Legal Description

Offsite Drainage Areas

Water Control System Map

4.. J	Water Control System Map

Cross Sections

Cross Sections

Common Facilities Map

Well Location Plan

Easement Location Map

Cost Estimate for Proposed Improvements

Introduction

General

The Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District t'HSLCD") was created pmsuant to Final Judgment Incorporating Drainage District by the Circuit Court, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Martin County, Florida, Civil Action 2297. The Final Judgment was signed by Circuit Judge C. Pfeiffer Trowbridge at Stuart, Florida, on March l, 1972. The Court action was taken based on the Petition filed in the Court by Hobe Grove Associates, LTD., a limited partnership1 and D. Frederick Ba1ton for the creation of a drainage district in Martin County, Florida, under and pursuant to provisions of Chapter 298, Florida Statutes, and known as the General Drainage Law.

An Order to Extend HSLCD Boundaries, dated March 8, 1979, with a subsequent Clerical Correction in the Order to Extend HSLCD Boundaries, dated.March 25, 1979, amended the Final Judgment that created the HSLCD on March l, 1972.

Legislative action in 2005, Chapter2005-339, Laws of Florida, codified the HSLCD Special Acts and amended the boundaries of HSLCD. The additional lands (also known as Greenridge) were designated as HSLCD's Unit ofDeve]opment No. 5.

Legislative action in 2007, Chapter 2007-296, Laws of Florida, amended the bow1dary of HSLCD. The boundary to HSLCD's Unit of Development No. 5 was revised to include the lands from the 2007 legislative action.

Chapter 2005-339, Laws of Florida, sets fo1th the powers of HSLCD. This Water Control Plan provides for supplying irrigation water to the agricultural properties, water conservation, drainage of properties, and maintenance of the roads within HSLCD.

HSLCD is governed by a 3-member Board of Supervisors, each member of which holds office for a three-year tenn. The terms of the Supervisors are staggered so that no more than one Supervisor is elected at the Annual Landowners Meeting held in June of each year. At the Annual Landowners Meeting, any landowner owning an acre or fraction thereof of property within HSLCD's jurisdictional boundary is entitled to vote, on an owned acreage basis, for each Supervisor position then subject to election.

HSLCD's Board of Supervisors meets regularly in June of each year for an Annual Supervisors Meeting. The Board also meets throughout the year as needed for adverti ed meetings to conduct HSLCD business.

Autho.-ization

HSLCD's Board of Supervisors Approved and Confirmed Unit of Development No. 1 on April 13, 2007. The Water Control Plan for Unit of Development No. 1, dated Apl'il 2007, and Engineer's Report was approved on June 29, 2007. HSLCD's Board of Supervisors subsequently authorized the preparation of the Amended Water Control Plan, the Second Amended Water Control Plan, and the Third Amended Water Control Plan for Unit of Development No. I. The Amended Water Control Plan and Engineer's Report for Unit of Development No. 1 was approved and confirmed on June 26, 2008. The Second Amended Water Control Plan and Engineer's Report for Unit of Development No. l was approved and confirmed on August 20, 2009. The Third Amended Water Control Plan dated August 2021) and Engineer's Report, dated November 2021 for Unit of Development No. I was approved and confirmed in December 202 l.

HSLCD's Board of Supervisors authorized the preparation of the Water Control Plan for Unit of Development No. lA ("the Plan") on August 4, 2021.

Unit of Development No. IA means that a certain parcel of land located in Martin County Florida, containing approximately 1,530.89 acres and more particularly described as Tracts A and Das set forth in the Hobe Sound Equestrian Plat recorded in P1at Book 17, Page 79, Public Records of Mai1in County, Florida together with the improved property known as the Hobe Sound Polo Club, as set forth on the Plat recorded in Plat Book 16, Page 78. Public Records of Martin County, -Plol'ida.

Acknowledgements

This Water Control Plan for Unit of Development No. 1A is based in part on data and information contained in the Third Amended Water Control Plan for Unit of Development No 1, dated August 2021, as updated.

Purpose and Scope

The purpose of this Water Control Plan is to modify the Unit of Development No. lA HSLCD improvements/facilities currently operated and/or maintained by HSLCD. Existing District facilities will be modified, and new facilities constructed, as necessa1y, to facilitate further changes in development plans for the proposed Discovery PUD subdivision and to accommodate a new golf course and ancillary facilities.

This Water Contrnl Plan provides for the proposed project that will be developed by Discovery Land Company and will consist of a maximum of 317 residential units on I ,530.89 acres, which equates to a gross residential density of approximately 1 unit per 5 acres. The residential lots

2

will be sun-otmded by approximately 200-acres of lakes, an 18-!iole Golf Course, and more than
124.41 acres of native wetland and upland habitat that will be restored adjacent to the Atlantfo Ridge. Preserve State Park. The lake front amenities include a Golf and Clubhouse with ten golf suites and an Ot1tdoor Family Recreation and Sports Park. The Golf Course wiH also feature two driving range facilities, a Par 3 mini course, and Clubhouse with teaching and practice facility.

The existing Polo Club equesttian uses the polo fields along the Bridge Road frontage which will be maintained and enhanced by additional support facilities including expansion of the existing Equestrian/Polo club facilities, addition of equestrian-orientated neighborhood, and riding trails throughout the project. A Right of Way dedicated to HSLCD from Bridge Road to the Atlantic Ridge Preserve State Park along the east boundary of the project will be constrncted.

The proposed golf course and residential lots wi II be graded significantly higher than existing grade. The proposed topography for these will have elevations in the range of 45 feet NAVD which wil1 require approximately 30 feet of fill above existing grade.

The project proposes the use of a potable water distribution system and wastewater collection system. The utility provider will be South Martin Regional Utilities by way of water main and force main extension improvements. Tract will be dedicated to HSLCD for future use. These features are planned to enter the site from the North.

Land in Unit of Development No. IA

The land area within Unit of Development No. lA encompasses approximate1y 1,530.89 acres and is located in the unincorporated area of Martin County, Florida. All of Unit of Development No. 1A lies within the original HSLCD Unit 1. A location map of Unit of Development No. IA in relation to. tl1e boundaries of HSLCD is .shown in Exhibit I.The legal description and map for this Unit of Development is shown in Exhibits 2-1 and 2-2.

The proposed project is located within Unit of Development No. 1 A, nmih of Bridge Road, roughly one mile east of the I-95 Interchange in unincorporated Martin County, Florida. The project includes all of the Hobe Sound Polo Club recorded plat, which consists of approximately 1,307-acres, and Tract A and D of the Hobe Sound Equestrian club recorded plat, which consist of approximately 223 acres. The Hobe Sound Polo Club, consisting of 50 twenty acres lots, was pa11ially constrncted.

The property changed to "Rural Lifestyle Development" land use but shall be converted from 50 twenty acre lotfi to the afore mentioned ranch sites and golf course and supporting facilities.

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Lands outside HSLCD Boundaries Receiving Services

Lands that are outside the boundaries of Unit of Development No. lA that connect with the water control system within the Unit of Development No. lA are illustrated in Exhibit 3. Lands outside HSLCD boundaries shall continue to receive drainage services, although some modifications to the existing system are required under this plan as illustrated in Exhibits 4-1, 4--2 and 4-3.

Thomas Produce is a 300 acre agricultural site located to the southeast of Unit of Development No. lA. These lands connect with the water control system within, and receive drainage services through, the Unit. Water drains through a 48" culvert to the intemal lake system.

Atlantic Ridge Preserve State Park is a 4,886-acre preserve located between U.S. 1 (Federal Highway) and the South Fork of the St. Lucie River, at the north end of the Unit of Development No. 1A. It passes water from the east side of the Unit, along the canal on the 001th of the Unit, to the 011tfall Canal OC-1 (see Exhibit 3) via a flow through wetland preserve, then flows continuing westward to Outfall Canal OC-1.

At the south end of Unit of Development No. lA, the "South Fork Canal" passes water from Lands South of Unit of Development No. 1A to the internal lake system. These lands drained through the HSLCD prior to the construction of any water management system and continue to do so without an agreement or pemut.

Existing Conditions in the Unit of Development No. lA Area

Topography
USGS Quad Sheet Gomez shows elevations ranging between 15 and 17 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929 ("NGVD 1929'1) for the area within the Unit of Development No. lA boundaries. Unit of Development No. l A generally slopes downward from south to the north.
The existing onsite soils are predominantly Wabasso Sand, Riviera Fina Sand. Pineda Sand, Floridiana Fina Sand (depressional), and Riviera Fine Sand (depressional). The soils characteristics are nearly level, poorly drained sands with water tables strongly influenced by the conveyance features in and arot1nd the site. The site was developed for citrns crops many years ago but is presently a partially completed Hobe Sound Polo Club.

The site consists of existing roads, swales, and canals that provide site drainage and limit the elevation of the water table onsite. The elevation of the Seasonal High-Water Table (SHWT) is estimated to be between 7.0 and 8.0 feet NAVD based on data from previously permitted projects on this site and is heavily influenced by the perimeter canals. The average SHWT

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determined by recent project specific borings will be used for the control elevation for the post­ development condition which will be 8.5 ft. NAVD. The Grove Golf Club, which is adjacent to this site, maintains a control elevation of 6.0 feet NAVD.

Land Use and Zoning

The historic land use within Unit of Development No. lA is primarily agricultural land use. The previous land use is residential twenty-acre ra11ch sites, a proposed golf course, and ancillary facilities.

Unit of Development No. I A is located in the unincorporated area of Martin County, Florida. The Martin Cot1nty Zoning classification for the Unit of Development No. lA area is listed as A-1 (Agricultural). The proposed land use is to be a PUD.

History of Water Control for the Area

The design c1iteria for the water control system is listed below. This information is based on the design critet'i.a contained in the HSLCD Unit I Water Control Plan, dated April 2007.

A series of water control plan amendments for the existing Unit l development have been
updated since 2007 (see next page).

Channel Design Criteria -	Drainage

The drainage capacity of the system is desig11ed for the peak removal of 4 inches of surface water in 24 hours, at flood stages. The basic average design capacity is 2 inches removal in 24 hours, with channel stages maintaining a 2-foot freeboard. All channels are designed with a 1:1 side slope. Grades and cross sections are designed for a maxi.mum flow velocity of 2 feet per second. Culverts are designed for a velocity of 2 to 4 feet per second, and of a size that will create a head of no more than
0.2 feet within the length of the culvert at full flow. Channel sections and grades are designed to preserve a free water table in the adjacent soil of 48 inches below the ground sUJface if possible.

Channel Design Criteria -	Irrigation

TJ1e HSLCD drainage channel system is also available for use for the distribution of in·igation waters. The capacity of the channel system is the normal movement of 2

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inches of su1face water in 24 hours. The irrigation supply is generally designed for an application rate of not more than l inch in 24 hours. The channel system capacity exceeds the capacity required for the movement ofi1Tigation water.

Irrigation Water SuppJy

The 11Tigation water is supplied from ground water wells, internal lakes, and from the St. Lucie (SFWMD C-44) Canal. A pump station at the C-44 delivers water to Unit 2, then on to Unit 3, and lastly, northward into Unit lA. Refer to the Water Control Plans for Unit of Development Nos. I, 2 and 3 and the South Florida Water Management District Water Use Permit No. 43-00057-W for existing well locations and -capacities (see Exhibit 6), under this plan \WO (2) existing wells are fm supplemental golf course irrigation water and will remain.

HSLCD has an in·igation supply pump station on the St. Lucie (C-44) Canal. This pump station is only used for irrigation supply and has no drainage function. The St. Lucie Canal's water source is water from Lake Okeechobee (and localized drainage). The pump station design criteria was to provide approximately l/ 4 inch of water per day to the HSLCD.

Levee Flood Protection

The entire area of the HSLCD, comprising of both improved and unimproved lands, is enclosed by an outside levee (berm) which prevents any flow of surface waters onto any lands within HSLCD.

Water Control Plan Improvements

Surface Water Management System Improvements

Description of Improvements/Unit of Development No. IA

The property has been utilized for citrus production for several decades. Most recently the property has partially developed twenty acre lots with supporting polo facilities. The property contains no native wetlands or upland habitat.

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The property is located totally within the Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District Unit 1 and contains pe1imeter agricultural canals and. a relocatable drainage easement which are dedicated to and maintained by the Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District.

Internal Lake System

This Plan provides for the construction of facilities to support the new development including a system of lakes and pipe structures. These modifications shall also include the construction of ancillary drainage structures, outfa1ls, and appurtenances.

The final configuration of lakes may v.uy based on actval site conditions and as the final
site design warrants.

Atlantic Ridge Preserve State Park Improvements

Part of the proposed water management plan is to improve the conveyance and discharge of the Atlantic Ridge Preserve State Park (ARPSP) runoff. The project proposes improvements of the conveyance system located along the eastern property line of the District. The project also includes the reconstruction of the northern relief canal and outfall, as well as construction of a restored wetland flow through marsh into the Hobe St Lucie Conservancy District Outfall Canal (see Exhibit 4-1).

Outfall Canals and Discharge Control Structures

HSLCD has three discharge structures. These structures shall remain in place and shall discharge to the South Fork of the St. Lucie River (Unit 1 Outfall) and the other two discharge to the Loxahatchee River via the Cypress Creek and Gulfstream Canal. Gcnendly, lands no1th of Bridge Road drain to the South Fork of the St. Lucie River and lands south of Bridge Road drain to the Loxahatchee River.

Excess st01m water flow from the Unit IA lands will be collected and conveyed, via swales, to interconnected lake then on to the Unit 1 Outfall Canal. The Outfall Canal locations are shown on Exhibit 5. All of the facilities are considered common to all ofHSLCD. Flows ih these canals are regulated by water control structures that are desc1ibed as follows:

Unit of Development No. 1 Outfall Strncture, which discharges to the South Fork of the St. Lucie River, serves the area referred to as Unit of Development No. 1 and the offsite lands south, north and east of HSLCD. The strncture has a steel pile wall across the canal wit11 concrete discharge bays. There are 3 discharge bays, 4 feet 6 inches wide, with a concrete sill at elevation 2.0 Feet NGVD. Stop logs can be placed in these bays to vary the water elevation upstream of the structure. There are two (2) overflow weirs, 5 feet 6 inches wide, at elevation 10.0 Feet NGVD on each side of the discharge bays. There is a concrete cap
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across the structure at elevation 14.5 Feet NGVD. This replaced the original structure and was constructed in 1993.

There is an OutfaH Control Structure for the golf course at the north end of the golf course. This outfall structure is manual as operated by the HSLCD personnel and maintained by HSLCD at their discretiou. The structure ,s detailed in SfWMD ERP Permit Number 43- 02812-P.

SFWMD Permits

Permits are on file with the District Manager.

Easements Dedicated to HSLCD

HSLCD has easements dedicated for access and for the operation and maintenance of the surface water management system. These easements will need to be relocated in accordance with the relocatable easement and dedicated to HSLCD for access and to maintain and operate the water management system. Refer to Exhibit 5 for location of Outfall and Irrigation Water Supply Canals. A copy of the (relocatable) Easement, as amended, for the B-14 Grove is recorded in ORB 2191, Page 2163, as partially abandoned in ORB 2369, Page 1588, all in the official records of Martin County, Florida. The water control strncture for the golf course will have a 20 foot access and maintenance easement. The easements shown on the revised Exhibit 7 have been adjusted to reflect the easements dedicated to the District for a portion of the lands in Unit of Development No.lA, in addition of adjustments to easements for the golf Course.

Cost of Improvements

The total projected cost of the improvements described herein is approximately $165,189,979. A detailed cost estimate of the improvements, including the const111ction of a new canal, is contained in Exhibit 8.

TV.	Maintenance/Operational Responsibilities

Maintenance and operational responsibilities of HSLCD include cleaning and/o - maintaining canals, culve11s and other water control structures, pumps, and wells and operation of pump stations and water control strnctures and irrjgation wells. HSLCD shall also assume the responsibility of the landowner in the Agreements with the lands outside HSLCD.

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V.	Method of Financing

All proposed modifications and improvements specified under this amendment shall be paid from Developer contribution(s) or from the sale of bonds. The cost for operation and maintenance of the Unit 1 A District improvements shall be paid annually by Unit IA landowners as a non ad valorum assessment upon the benefited lands within HSLCD. SFWMD permits on file with the District Manager.

Additionally, the proceeds ftom the sale of bonds may be used for maintenance or snch other lawfully authorized improvements in the Plan, or other units of development and their Plans for the benefit of Unit I A, to the ex.tent the separate w1it of development is intended to benefit those same lands.

VII.	Recommendations

Based on  the information presented m this Unit IA Water Control Plan, the following
recommendations are made:

The Unit lA Water Contrnl Plan is submitted to the Supervisors at a HSLCD Board of Supervisor's Meeting, so that the Board can adopt a Resolution to Consider Adoption of the Unit No 1A Watet Conti'ol Plan.

HSLCD shall take all the necessary procedural and legal steps required for the Unit IA Water Contrnl Plan to be approved by the HSLCD Board of Supervisors.

That all casements required be furnished to HSLCD in perpetual easements meeting the approval of HSLCD Attorney, the District Engineer, and the Board of S1lpetvisors.

HSLCD continues maintenance and operation of the remaining Unjt 1 facilities to the benefit of all the lands remaining within Unit 1. HSLCD will manage and operate Unit lA facilities to the benefit of all land within Unit IA and in accordance with the applicable SFWMD pennits for the lands outside Unit 1.

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A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN A PORTION OF SECTIONS 26, 23 & 14 TOWNSHIP 39, RANGE 41, SAID PARCEL OF LAND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 39, RANGE 41, CERTIFIED CORNER RECORD DOCUMENT #094549, THENCE NORTH 00°12' 22" WEST, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 65.00 FEET TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF BRIDGE ROAD AND SAID WEST SECTION LINE, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING: THENCE CONTINUE NORTH 00°12'22" WEST, DEPARTING SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE AND ALONG SAID WESTLINE OF SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 2574.78 FEET TO THE WEST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 26; THENCE NORTH 00°10'04" WEST ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 2639.77 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 26, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER Of SECTION 23; THENCE NORTH 00°29'52" WEST ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 23, A DISTANCE OF 2664.71 FEET TO THE WEST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 23; THENCE NORTH 00°30'02" WEST ALONG SAIi) WEST LINE OF SECTION 23, A DISTANCE OF 2664.46 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER Of SAID SECTION 23, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 14; THENCE NORTH 00°21'35" EAST ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 14, A DISTANCE OF 275.02 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89°45'19" EAST, DEPARTING SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 14, A DISTANCE OF 595.72 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A NON-TANGENT CURVE CONCA YE SOUTHEASTERLY, HAYING A RADIUS OF 83.00 FEET, THE CHORD FOR SAID CURVE BEARS NORTH 69°56'32" EAST, rHENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, HAYING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 114°20'41", A DISTANCE OF 165.64 FEET TO A POINT OF COMPOUND CURVATURE, SAID COMPOUND CURVE BEING CONCAVE NORTHEASTERLY, HAVING A RADIUS Of 117.00 FEET, THE CHORD FOR SAID CURVE BEARS SOUTH 36°52'121' EAST, THENCE EASTERLY AlONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 36°52'12", A DISTANCE OF 75.29 FEET TO THE END OF SAID CURVE: THENCE SOUTH 89°45'19" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 1836.71 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00°14'41" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 15t!.97 FEET TO THE BEGINNING Of A CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHWESTERLY, HAVING A RADIUS Of 135.00 FEET, THE CHORD FOR SAID CURVE BEARS NORTH 21°58'27" WEST, 1HENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, HAYING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 44°26'15", A DISTANCE OF 104.70 FEET TO A POINT OF COMPOUND CURVATURE, SAID COMPOUND CURVE BEING CONCAVE
SOUTHEASTERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 125.00 FEET, THE CHORD FOR SAID CURVE BEARS NORTH 23°04'14'' WEST,
THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 134°31'36", A  DrSTANCE OF
293.49 FEET TO THE END OF SAID CURVE: THENCE NORTH 00°21'28" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 3223.58 FEl:T; THENCE SOUTH 89°59'08" EAST, A DISTANCE Of 2634.74 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SECTION 14; iHENCE SOUTH 00°04'46" WEST ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF SECTION 14, A DISTANCE OF 1329.94 FEET TO THE EAST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 14; THENCE SOUTH 00°25'1911EAST ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF SECTION 14, A DISTANCE OF 2653.85 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST SECTION CORNER OF SECTION 14, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 23; THENCE SOUTH 00°12'43" WEST ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF SECTION 23, A DISTANCE OF 2652.00 FEET TO THE EAST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 23; THENCE SOUTH 00°18'3211EAST ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF SECTION 23, A DISTANCE OF 2639.72 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER Of SECTION 23, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 26; THENCE SOUTH 00°02'49" EAST ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 2663.50 FEET TO THE EAST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 26; THENCE SOUTH 00°05'39" WEST ALONG SAID EAST LINE Of SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 2585.79 FEET TO A POINT ON SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF BRIDGE ROAD, SAID POINT ALSO BEING ON A NON-TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE NORTHERLY, HAYING A RADIUS OF 21,550.90 FEET, THE CHORD FOR SAID CURVE BEARS SOUTH 88°25'24" WEST, THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE AND DEPARTING SAID EAST LINE OF SECTION 26, HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 00°48'21", A DISTANCE Of 303.15 FEET TO THE END OF SAID CURVE; THENCE SOUTH 88°01'13" WEST ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE.A DISTANCE OF 246.67 FEET TO A POINT, SAID POINT BEING ON A CURVE CONCAVE NORTHERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 11,394.20 FEET, THE CHORD FOR SAID CURVE BEARS SOUTH 89°07'55" WEST, THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 02°13'24", A DISTANCE Of 442.15 FEET TO THE END OF SAID CURVE; THENCE NORTH 89°45'23" WEST ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 2328.48 FEET: THENCE NORTH 00°14'37" EAST DEPARTING SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY UNE, A DISTANCE OF 1255.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89°45'23" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 660.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00°14'37" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 1255.00 FEET TO A POINT ON SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE; THENCE NORTH 89°45'23 WEST ALONG SAIi) NORTH RIGHT Of WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1320.51 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNrNG.
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EXHIBIT 6

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EXHIBIT 7

Exhibits

Cost Estimate for Proposed Improvements

UNIT 1A
WATER CONTROL PLAN

December 2021
Revised January 4, 2021

Cost of Construction Elements Withln the HSLCO Easements for Entire Unit 1A

Item No.	Description	Unit	Unit Price	Qty	Total$	
						
1000	Mobilization	LS	956000.00	1	956,000	
1100	Erosion Control	LF	2.20	40,617	89357.4	
1200	Clear Grub and Burn	AC	2250.00	1,676	3,771,000	
1300	Strip Site and Use in Green Areas	AC	1600.00	1,530	2,448,000	
1400	Excavatron	CY	4.30	7,000,000	30,100,000	
1450	Embankment	CY	2.75	7,000,000	19,250,000	
1500	Grade Lots +/-2	AC	6000.00	495	2,970,000	
1550	Rough Grade	AC	4500.00	793	3,568,500	
1575	Grade Wetland Restoration Area	AC	8500.00	140	1,190,000	
1600	Finish Grade	SY	3,80	192,066	729,851	
2000	Sewer (40%)	LS	30000000,00	1	30,000,000	
2100	Drainage (40%)	LS	30000000.00	1	30,000,000	
2200	Water(20%)	LS	15000000,00	1	15,000,000	
2210	Landscaping	LS	5600000,00	1	5,600,000	
2300	Dewatering	LS	4500000.00	1	4,500,000	
						
	Subtotal				$150,172,708	
						
	10% Contingency				$15,017,271	
						
	Tolal				$166,189,979	

Exhibit 8

HIGGINS ENGINEERING, INC.

REPORT OF ENGINEER

Water Control Plan for
Unit of Development No. IA Bobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District

February 2022

07-18.9

4623 Forest Hill Blvd., Ste. 113
Tel:  (561) 439-7807

West Palm Beach, FL 33415 Fax: (561) 439-0026

Water Resources - Environmental

Report of Engineer

Table of Contents

Authorization

Purpose
Definitions

Existiug Conditions

Findings
Assessment of Bene-fits from Construction of Water Control Plan

Recommendations for Capital Costs Funding

Recommendation for Operation and Maintenance Assessment Funding

Conclusions

Exhibits:

A. Description of Lands lo Be Acquired by Purchase or Condemnation

B, Summruy of the Costs

C. C-1. Assessment of Benefits

C-2. Assessment of Benefits Description

D. D-1. Unit I A Legal Description

D-2. Unit 1 A Location Map

fN RE: HOBE ST. LUCIE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT
Unit of Development No. lA-Water Control Plan

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REPORT OF ENGINEER

Thjs Report of Engineer (the "Report'') was prepared by Higgins Engineering, Inc., in its capacity as lbe District Engineer for Hobe St. Lucie Conservancy District (HSLCD), an independent special district of the State of Florida, hereinafter referred to as HSLCD, and states as follows:
I. Authorization. This Report was prepared by the District Engineer pursuant to the applicable provisions of Chapter 298, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 2005-339, Laws of Florida, as subsequently amended by Chapter 2007-296, Laws of Florida, (together referred to herein as the "Act") and authorized by the Resolution adopted by HSLCD's Board of Supervisors on the 17th day of November 202 l for its Unit of Development No. 1A Water Control Plan.
Purpose. This Repo11 has been prepared to assist HSLCD's Board of Supervisors in its consideration and adoption of the proposed Water Control Plan (as defined in paragraph 3(C) of this Report) for Unit of Development No. 1A. This Report is to address the Unit of Development No. lA lands described in the attached Exhibit D-1 and Exhibit D-2.
Definitions. Except as hereinafter set forth, all capitalized tem1s and phrases used in this Report shaJI have the mearung ascribed thereto in the Act, namely:
"Assessable Real Property' means that real property Jocate<l within Unit of Development No. IA which will receive benefits from U1e proposed Water Control Plan and may be subject to the levy of non-ad valorem assessments by HSLCD if the proposed Water Control Plan is adopted by HSLCD's Board of Supervisors.
"Exempt Acres" means that real property located wrthin Unit of Development No. 1A which will not be the subject of the levy of non-ad valorem assessments by HSLCD, including by way of example but not limited to: (i) real property owned by HSLCD, and (ii) public road rights-of-way.
"Water Control Plan" means the proposed Water Control Plan for Unit of Development No. 1 A, and improvements described therein.

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Existing Conditions. The :findings and opinions of the District Engineer as expressed in
this Report are subject to the following understandings and conditions:
ln i-endering the findings and opinions set forth herein, the Distt'ict Engineer has considered and in certain instances relied upon opinions, inf01111ation and documentation prepared or supplied by others, wbich may have included: public officials, public entities, individuals or entities having an interest in some or all of the real property which comprises Unit of Development
No. IA, engineering professionals, general contractors, surveyors, real estate agents or appraisers, HSLCD's staff and consultants.
That factual infonnation contained herein relating to the: (i) quantity of acreage1 (h) description of the real property located within Unit of Development No. 1A, and (iii) names of the owners of said acreage was supplied by the owners of the subject real prope1iy) the Martin County Tax Collector's Office and/or the Property Appraiser's Office.
All of the HSLCD improvements described in the original Water Control Plan for Unit of Development No. 1, and as subsequently amended, presently exist and are being operated and maintained by HSLCD.
All of  the  HSLCD  improvements  described  in  the  previously  approved  Third
Amended Water Control Plan for Unit 1 are to be replaced by the improvements described in the Water Control Plan for Unit 1A, with the exception of improvements within Grove :xxm Golf that will remain.
Findings. Subject to and condilioned upon the above, the District Engineer reports as
follows:
l11e District Engineer has visited and viewed Unit of Development No. I A.
That attached hereto as Exhibit "A" is a description of all lands to be acquired by the HSLCD through purchase, condemnation, or landowner donation and will be used for rights-of­ way, easements, or other works set out in the proposed Water Control Plan.
All Assessable Real Property located within Unit of Development No. IA will be improved and benefit from the implementation and cons1.J.uction of the Unit IA Water Control Plan.
That attached hereto as Exhibit 'B'' and incorporated herein is a summary of the estimated costc; of the proposed facilities within Unit of Development No. lA.

3

Assessment of Benefits from Constrnction of Water Control Plan
That attached hereto as Exhibit "C-1" and incorporated herein is the following: Column 1 - the name(s) of the fee title owner(s) of Assessable Real Property, Column 2 -description of the real property (the 'Assessable Real Property"), Column 3 -the actual number of acres of Assessable Real Property and the Assessed Number of Acres,
Column 4 - the amount of determined benefits from constmction of the Water Control Plan,
Column S - the amount of determined damages, and
Coluim1 6 - the number of acres to be taken for tights-of-w&y, easements, HSLCD works, etc.
That attached hereto as Exhibit "C-2" and incorporated herein is infonnation on the Assessment of Benefits.
Recommendations for Capital Costs Funding.
Jt is   recommended that bonds be sold for Capital Cost Funding. Bonds debt will be paid for using landowner assessments.
Recommendation for Operation and Maintenance Assessment Funding.
There will be a high-level maintenance agreement  between  HSLCD and the Discovery POA/ Golf course maintenance entities. Operation and Maintenance costs will be borne by the Discovery POA I Golf Course maintenance entities.
HSLCD will need funding in order to:
operate and maintain the improvements witrun the Water Control Plan including their subsequent repair, restoration and/or replacement, as and when needed,
pay expenses, including administration, legal, accounting, and engineering, necessary for the operation and maintenance of HSLCD and Unit of Development No. IA
Since the above costs and expenses may fluctuate, the District Engineer recommends that an arumal maintenance assessment be determined, assessed and levied by HSLCD's Board of Supervisors upon the Assessable Real Property located within Unit of Development No. IA for the purpose of defraying the above-described costs and expenses of Items (A), (B), and (C), which is hereinafter referred to as the "Maintenance Assessment". This Maintenance Assessment should be apportioned over the Assessable Real Property within Unit of Development No. lA in the same

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manner as the benefit from constmction of the Water Control Plan is apportioned as provided in Exhibit 'C-2 '.
Conclusions. It was fow1d by the District Engineer that the Swnmary of Costs of the Water Control Plan Improvements for Unit of Development No. IA (See Exhibit "B") is
$252,615,000 or $165,432.22 per acre for 1,527 acres in Unit of Development No. lA.

(Reprod11c11011s are not valid unlesssigned, dated and
embossud with an Engineer's Seal)

5

UNIT OF DEVELOPMENT NO. IA
WATER CONTROL PLAN

DESCRIPTION OF LANDS TO BE ACQUIRED BY PURCHASE OR CONDEMNATION

NONE

Exb.ibit "A''

SUMMARY OF THE COSTS
OFTBE
WATER CONTROL PLAN fMPROVEMENT
FOR
UNIT OF DEVELOPMENT NO. IA

Water Control Plan		
Cost of Construction of the Water Control Plan Improvements	
$ 150,172,708.00	
l 0% Contingency	$	15,017,270.80	
Total Cost	$165,189,978.80	
Report of Engineer		
Assessed Cost	$ 165,189,978.80	
25% Administrative	$  41,297,494.70	
25 % Additional Projects	$  41,297,494.70	
Total Cost	$247,784,968.20	

Benefit Per Acre		
TotaJ Cost	$ 247,784,968.20	
Assessed Acres	1527	
Assessed Benefit per Acre	$	165,432.22	
Total Benefits	$ 252,615,000.00	

Exhibit "B'

NIT OF DEVELOPMENT NO. IA
WATER CONTROL PLAN
LANDOWNERS
Column I	Column 2	ColumnJ	Column 4	Column S	Column 6	

Owner of Propcny	Description of Propeny/ MOJtin County Property Control Number	Aotunl Number or Acres<11	Co,np,ncd
Acres
Assessed	
Amount of Dctennfncd Benefits	Amountof Detennioed Damages	Nnmber of Acres ro Be Taken for RJghls-of-Wuy, MSLCD Works, Etc.	

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( I ) Acrea e bAsed 011 lis1ing in Marti11Counly l'ropcrl)I Appraiser

Exhibit "G-1"

UNIT OF DEVELOPMENT NO. lA WATER CONTROL PLAN

ASSESSMENT OF BENEFITS

Unit of Development No. IA consists of approximately 1531 acres. All Assessable Real Property within Unit of Development No. IA will be benefitted from the Unit of Development No. IA Water Control Plan Improvements,

The District Engineer assigns a benefit of $165,432.22 per acre to all Assessable Real
Prope1ty within the Unit of Development No. IA for a total determined benefit of $252,615,000.00.

HSLCD presently owns, or will own, all of the facilities and Improvements outlined in the Water Control Plan, therefore the amount of the dete1mined damages is zero.

Benefits shall be apportioned on a per acre basis, with each tract or parcel of land with less than one acre in area to be assessed as a full acre, and each tract or parcel of land more than one acre in area which contains a fraction of an acre to be assessed at the nearest whole nwnber of acres with a fraction of one-half or more to be assessed as a full acre.

Exl1ibit "C-2"

 LEGAL DESCRIPTION  
A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN A PORTION OF SECTIONS 26, 23 & 14 TOWNSHIP 39, RANGE 41, SAID PARCEL Of LAND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP39, RANGE 41, CERTIFIED CORNER RECORD  DOCUMENT#094549, THENCE  NORTH 00°12'22"  WEST, ALONG  THE WEST LINE OF SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 65.00 FEET TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF BRIDGE ROAD AND SAID WEST SECTION LINE, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING: THENCE CONTINUE NORTH 00°12'22'' WEST, DEPARTING SAID NORTH RIGHT Of WAY LINE AND ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 2574.78 FEET TO THE WEST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 26; THENCE NORTH 00°10'04" WEST ALONG SAID WESTLINE OF SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 2639.77 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 26, SAID POINT ALSO BE!NG THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 23; THENCE NORTH 00°29'52" WEST ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 23, A DISTANCE OF 2664.71 FEET TO THE WEST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 23;  THENCE NORTH 00°30'02"  WEST ALONG SAID WEST LINE Of  SECTION  23, A DISTANCE Of   2664.46 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 23, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 14; THENCE NORTH 00°21'35" EAST ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 14, A DISTANCE OF 275.02 FEET: THENCE SOUTH B9°45'19" EAST, DEPARTING SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 14, A DISTANCE OF 595.72 FEET TO THE
BEGINNING OF A NON-TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 83.00 FEET, THE CHORD FOR SAID CURVE BEARS NORTH 69°56' 32" EAST, THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE ARC Of SAID CURVE, HAVING A
CENTRAL ANGLE OF 114°20'41", A DISTANCE OF 165.64 FEET TO A POINT OF COMPOUND CURVATURE, SAID COMPOUND CURVE BEING CONCAVE NORTHEASTERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 117.00 FEET, THE CHORD FOR SAID CURVE BEARS SOUTH 36°52'12" EAST, THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 36°52'12", A DISTANCE OF75.29 FEET TO THE END OF SAID CURVE; THENCE SOUTH B9°45'19" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 1836.71 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00°14'41" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 152.97 FEET TO THE BEGINNING Of A CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHWESTERLY, HAVING A RADIUS Of 135.00 FEET, THE CHORD FOR SAID CURVE BEARS NORTH 21°58'27" WEST, THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 44°26'15", A DISTANCE Of 104.70 FEET TO A POINT OF COMPOUND CURVATURE, SAID COMPOUND CURVE BEING CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY, HAVING A RADIUS Of 125.00 FEET, THE CHORD FOR SAID CURVE BEARS NORTH 23°04'14" WEST, THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 134°31'36", A DISTANCE OF
293.49 FEET TO THE END OF SAID CURVE; THENCE NORTH 00°21'28" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 3223.58 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89°59 '08" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 2634.74 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE Of SECTION 14; THENCE SOUTH 00°04'46" WEST ALONG SAID EAST LINE Of SECTION 14, A  DISTANCE OF 1329.94 FEET  TO THE EAST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 14; THENCE SOUTH 00°25'19" EAST ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF SECTION 14, A DISTANCE Of 2653.85 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST SECTION CORNER OF SECTION 14, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 23; THENCE SOUTH 00°12'43" WEST ALONG SAID EAST UNE OF SECTION 23, A DISTANCE OF 2652.00 FEET TO THE EAST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 23; THENCE SOUTH 00°18'32" EAST ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF SECTION 23, A DISTANCE OF 2639.n   FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER  Of  SECTION 23, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 26; THENCE SOUTH 00°02.' 49" EAST ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF SECTION 26, A DISTANCE Of 2663.50 FEET TO THE EAST QUARTER  CORNER OF SAID SECTION 26: THENCE SOUTH 00°05'39'' WEST ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 2585.79 FEET TO A POINT ON SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY  LINE OF BRIDGE ROAD, SAID POINT  ALSO BEING ON A  NON-TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE NORTHERLY, HAVING A RADWS OF 21,550.90 FEET, THE CHORD FOR SAID CURVE BEARS SOUTH 88°25'24" WEST, THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE AND DEPARTING SAID EAST LINE Of
SECTION 26, HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 00°48'21'', A DISTANCE OF 303.15 FEET TO THE END OF SAID CURVE: THENCE SOUTH 88°01'13" WEST ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT OF  WAY LINE, A  DISTANCE OF 245.67 FEET TO A POINT, SAID POINT BEING ON A CURVE CONCAVE NORTHERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 11,394.20 FEET, THE CHORD FOR SAID CURVE BEARS SOUTH 89°07'55" WEST, THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 02°13'24", A DISTANCE OF 442.15 FEET TO THE END Of SAID CURVE; THENCE NORTH 89°45'23" WE5T ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 2328.48 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00°14'37" EAST DEPARTING SAID NORTH RIGH1OF WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1255.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89°45'23" WE.ST, A DISTANCE OF 660,00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00°14'37" WEST, A DISTANCE Of 1255.00 FEET TO A POINT ON SAID
NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE; THENCE NORTH 89°45'23" WEST ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE, A
DISTANCE OF 1320.51 FEET TO THE POINT Of BEGINNING.
TOTAL AR'EA IN MEETS & BOUNDS DESCRIPTION= 66,68,5,519 SQUARE FEET OR 1,530.89 ACRES :t

SHEET 1 OF 2
SEC 14, 23, 26. TWP. 39 S., RGE. 41 E,	
REV: --­ 	HIGGINS ENGINEERING, INC.	Unit of Development No.1A Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District
Martin County,Florida	SCALE: N/A 	
FIELD: -­ 	4623 FOREST HILL BLVD.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33416		DATE: ocr. 2021	
			P.A.NO.	
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APPR:	
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APPR:	HIGGINS ENGINEERING, INC.
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EXHIBIT D-2

MANLEY P. CALDWELL, JR. KENNETH W. EDWARDS CHARLES F. SCHOECH MARY M. VIATOR
WILLIAM P. DONEY FRANK S. PALEN JOHN A. WEIG
───────
OF COUNSEL BETSY S. BURDEN

CALDWELL PACETTI EDWARDS SCHOECH & VIATOR LLP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW

1555 PALM BEACH LAKES BLVD.
SUITE 1200	 	_
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33401
www.caldwellpacetti.com
 	_

TELEPHONE: (561) 655-0620
TELECOPIER: (561) 655-3775

M E M O R A N D U M

TO:	Board of Supervisors
FROM:	Caldwell Pacetti Edwards Schoech & Viator, LLP DATE:	February 8, 2022
RE:	Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District
Update Regarding Martin County/SFWMD Lawsuit
==========================================================================
The following is an update on the litigation filed by Martin County (“the County”) and South Florida Water Management District (“SFWMD”), as follows:

APPEAL

On August 12, 2020, the Circuit Court entered two Final Judgments in the litigation. The Final Judgments essentially concluded that as a matter of law, lands owned by both Martin County and SFWMD are immune from the levy of non-ad valorem special assessments and the Special Districts have no legal authority to levy such assessments on these lands.

On September 10, 2020, Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District, through its appellate counsel, filed a Notice of Appeal with the Fourth District Court of Appeal.

On January 4, 2021, Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District filed an Initial Brief and Request for Oral Argument. The Florida Association of Special Districts (“FASD”) subsequently filed an Amicus Curiae (Friend of the Court) Brief in support of the District on January 12, 2021.

On March 5, 2021, both Martin County and SFWMD filed Answer and Briefs and Requests for Oral Argument.

On April 16, 2021, Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District filed a Reply Brief.

On September 28, 2021, the District Court of Appeal heard oral argument in this matter.

On November 17, 2021, the District Court of Appeal issued its written decision in favor of the District and reversed the summary judgment previously rendered in favor of the County and SFWMD. The Court stated in part, that both the County and SFWMD improperly conflated the
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terms “assessment” and “tax” “to justify their position”, and held that the District had correctly imposed a special assessment and not a tax. It further held that Sections 298.305(1) and 298.54 “provide the requisite statutory authority for imposing the special assessment,” and that Section 298.36(1) has no effect on Section “298.305(1)’s mandate to assess all lands.” The Court concluded that the reading of the law by the County and SFWMD “violate the clear mandate of 298.305(1),” noting that both entities had paid these assessments for over twenty years.

On November 23, 2021, the District Court of Appeal granted the County’s and SFWMD’s Motions for Extension of Time to allow them to file any post-opinion motions by December 17, 2021. Martin County and SFWMD filed Motions for Certification of Conflict and Great Public Importance. The District timely filed a Response on January 18, 2022. Appellate counsel has notified counsel for Amicus FASD of its option to participate, but has not received a response. The District has also filed a Motion to Tax Appellate Costs.

On January 20, 2022, the Court denied the Motions for Certification of Conflict and Great Public Importance filed by Martin County and SFWMD.

The original deadline for the Fourth District Court of Appeal to issue a mandate was February 4, 2022. However, Martin County and SFWMD filed a Motion to stay the mandate. The District has prepared a Response opposing this Motion which it plans to timely file by February 16, 2022.

Martin County and SFWMD could file, by February 21, 2022, a petition for certiorari review by the Florida Supreme Court, which would then decide whether to accept or decline jurisdiction.

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SOUTH FWRIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

February 9, 2022

Anthony Adams *
EDC, Inc*
10250 SW Village Parkway Suite 201 Port Saint Lucie, FL 34987

Subject:	RG Reserve Pipe
Notice of Incomplete Application

* Delivered Via Email

Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) Application No. 210305-5520 Martin County
Dear Agent or Applicant:
The additional information requested by letter on August 19, 2021 has not been received by the South Florida Water Management District (District). This information is necessary for the District to timely complete the processing of the above-referenced ERP application. The requested information was to be provided pursuant to the timellnes outlined in Section 5.5.3.5, ERP AH, Vol. I to avoid denial of the application.

If you are not ready to submit a complete response you may voluntarily withdraw the application prior to the application being denied. If you elect to withdraw the application, Section 5.5.3.7, ERP AH, Vol. I, provides a process for you to refile the application within 365 days without the necessity to pay a new processing fee.

Should you fail to fully submit the requested information, or to withdraw the application, within 10 days of the date of this letter, the application will be considered incomplete and District staff will process the application for denial, without prejudice to your right to reapply at a later time.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact the assigned staff members to discuss solutions and/or set a meeting to resolve the remaining issues: Glen Gareau, P.E., Lead Engineer at (863) 462-5260 x3006 or via email at ggareau@sfwmd.gov and Eve Raymond, Environmental Analyst 4 at (863) 462-5260 x3007 or via email at sraymon@sfwmd.gov and Tolan D. Solomon, Property Analyst at 561-682-2512 or via email at tsolomon@sfwmd.gov

Sincerely,

Melissa M. Lawrence, P.E
Administrator, Environmental Resource Bureau South Florida Water Management District
c:	Robert Roschman , RG Reserve, 'Inc. *
Bob Higgins *
Tobin Overdorf, Engineering Design and Construction Inc*

3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, fllorida 33406 • (561) 686-8600 • 1-800-432-2045 • www.s£wmd.gov