HOBE-ST. LUCIE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT

MARTIN COUNTY

Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting July 24, 2024
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
Conference Room at Becker Tree Farm 2400 SE Bridge Road
Hobe Sound, Florida 33455
REGULAR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING
July 24, 2024
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
Approval of Minutes
June 12, 2024 Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes…	Page 2
Old Business
Status Update Regarding RG Reserve	Page 3
Status Update on Title Search for Easements Related to Elise J and Fernlea Property
New Business
Discussion Regarding Access to Elise J Property
Discussion Regarding Sandglass Golf Range House Location	Page 8
Discussion Regarding C-44 PS Rip Rap
Administrative Matters
Engineer’s Report
Attorney’s Report
Manager’s Report
Field Operations Report
Board Members Comments
Adjourn

PROOF OF PUBLICATION

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HOBE-ST. LUCIE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024

Laura Archer Peter Pimentel
Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District 2501 Bums RD #A
Palm Beach Gardens FL 33410-5207

STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF BROWN

Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, who on oath says that he or she is the Legal Advertising Representative of the Indian River Press Journal/St Lucie News Tribune/Stuart News, newspapers published in Indian River/St Lucie/Martin Counties, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a Legal Ad in the matter of Govt Public Notices, was published on the publicly accessible websites of Indian River/St Lucie/Martin Counties, Florida, or in a newspaper by print in the issues of, on:

10/13/2023

Affiant further says that the website or newspaper complies with all legal requirements for publication in chapter 50, Florida Statutes.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, by the legal clerk, who is personally known to me, on 10/13/2023

REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Board of Supervisors of the Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancv District will hold Regular Meetings in the Conference Room at Becker Tree Farm located at 2400 SE Bridge Road, Hobe Sound, Florida 33455 at 9:30 a,m. on the following dates:
October 25, 2023
November 15, 2023
December 13, 2023
January 24, 2024
February 28, 2024
March 27, 2024
April 24, 2024
May 22, 2024
June 26, 2024
July 24, 2024
August 28, 2024
September 25, 2024
The purpose of the meetings is to conduct any business coming before the Board. Meetings are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. A copy of the Agenda for any ot lhll' mectinus may bit obtained 1;om tho Ols1rlcl'S wtbsll<1. or by ccntoc.tlna 1he Dl"!iilrlcf Manager•al (5611 6J0-49n ontl/or toll free at 1-8n-7J7-4922 Prior lo the date of the particular meeting.
From time to time one or more Supervisors may participate by telephone; therefore a speaker telephone will be present at the meeting location so that Supervisors may be fully informed of the discussions taking place. Said meetings may be continued as found necessary to a time and place specified on the record.
If any person decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at these meetings, such person will need a record of the proceedings and such person may need to insure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made at his or her own expense and which record includes the testimony and evidence on which the appeal is based.
In accordance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations or an interpreter to participate at any of these meetings should contact the District Manager at (561) 630-4922 and/or toll-free at l- 877-737-4922 at least seven (7) days prior to the date of the particular meeting.
Meetings may be cancelled from time to time without advertised notice.
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JUNE 12, 2024 REGULAR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING MINUTES
TO BE DISTRIBUTED UNDER SEPARATE COVER

C  HIGGINS ENGINEERING, INC.

Via e-mail: loxrivercomments@usace.army.mil
Dr. Ann Hodgson
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Jacksonville District
P.O. Box 4970
Jacksonville, FL 32232-0019
Re: Loxahatchee River Watershed Restoration Project Comments Dear Ms. Hodgson:

April 24, 2019

On behalf of the Board of Supervisors for the Hobe Saint Lucie Conservancy District (HSLCD), we are providing you with the following comments from the draft Integrated Project Implementation Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the Loxahatchee River Watershed Restoration Project. This Project will affect lands located within HSLCD and as such, it is our duty to protect interests of the land owners within the District. The primary area within HSLCD affected by this Plan is referred to as Ninegem. Preliminary comments on the Plan are as follows:
Flooding of the Ninegem properties will impact private lands held east of Seminole Pratt Whitney Road adjacent to Ninegem. These impacts need to be addressed. There is also a parcel of land owned by HSLCD within Ninegem that needs to be addressed and for which compensation is required.
The Ninegern South Boundary Canal is a Right of Way owned by HSLCD. Thus, impacts will occur, and compensation to HSLCD will be required.
	Modification of the Ninegem North Boundary Canal and adjoining Be1m will require a permit from HSLCD for this work. Analysis of potential impacts to downstream land owners (primarily Unit 2), will be required, and any impacts mitigated for.
The North/South Canals within the Ninegem are covered with HSLCD easements. Impacts will occur and compensation to HSLCD will be required. Impacts to the District's entire drainage system need to be reviewed, including the backbone of the system.
A modification of the Water Control Plan that covers Ninegem will be required. All expenses for the amended Water Control Plan, as well as all permits, shall be borne by the ACOE. The proposed pump station for Thomas Produce is located at the upstream end of the site. The Thomas Produce Parcel slopes north downward to the south.

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

Water Resources - Environmental

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

Letter to USACOE Page 2 of2
April 24 20 I9

	Modification of the Ninegem North Boundary Canal and adjoining Berm will require a permit from HSLCD for this work. An analysis of potential impacts to downstream land owners (primarily in Unit 2) needs to be determined and addressed.
ACOE will be responsible for expenses for this project. We appreciate this opportunity to provide you with these comments. We look forward to working with you as the Plan develops. If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call at (561) 439-7807.

Very Truly Yams,

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Hobe St. Lucie Conservancy District

District Engineer

RWH/ts 07-18
cc: HSLCD Board Members
Pete Pimentel, District Manager Mary Viator, Esq., District Attorney Beth Kavinsky, SFWMD

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MANLEY P. CALDWELL, JR. KENNETH W. EDWARDS CHARLES F. SCHOECH MARY M. VIATOR
WILLIAM P. DONEY

Caldwell Pacetti Edwards Schoech & Viator llp
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
SYNOVUS BANK BUILDING
1555 PALM BEACH LAKES BOULEVARD SUITE 1200
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33401

www.caldwellpacetti.com

FRANK S. PALEN JOHN A. WEIG

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

OF COUNSEL BETSY S. BURDEN

July 15, 2021
Via Certified Mail

Elise J, LLC
c/o Mr. Mosh Sams Registered Agent
P.O Box 1670
Boca Raton, FL 33429
R.G. Reserve, Inc.
f/k/a J R Stuart Land Corporation c/o Mr. Robert L. Sader, Esq.
Registered Agent
224 Commercial Blvd., Suite 310 Lauderdale By the Sea, FL 33308

R. G. Reserve Mitigation Bank c/o Mr. Toby Overdorf
Engineering Design and Construction, Inc. 10250 SW Village Parkway, Suite 201 Port St. Lucie, FL 34987

Re:	Hobe-St. Lucie Conservancy District / Washout of Irrigation Canal Berm Dear Sirs:
We are the attorneys for Hobe-

It is our understanding that you are the owners and/or representatives of two (2) parcels of vacant land located in Sections 6 and 7 immediately west of and adjacent to the
properties have previously built up with flood waters due to extensive rains occurring in early November 2020, as well as the preceding year, causing the berm to overflow into the District irrigation canal on the north boundary. This overflow caused the berm to erode such that water

Elise J, LLC
R.G. Reserve, Inc.
R.G. Reserve Mitigation Bank Page 2
was flowing freely from these properties into the District. The District was thus required to expend funds for necessary repairs for which you have been invoiced and are your obligation to pay as the responsible parties. Note that this is the second unlawful occurrence on this property within the past two (2) years.
It is our understanding that discussions have been had regarding installing an emergency overflow structure in the southeast corner of R.G. Reserve (J.R. Stuart Land Corporation) which should help to prevent this damage from again occurring. The District continues to proceed in good faith and requests your cooperation in pursuing this potential remedy.
You are advised to note the provisions of Section 298.66, Florida Statutes, which state:

 public canal, drain, ditch, or watercourse or damages or destroys any public drainage works constructed in or maintained by any district shall be liable to any person injured thereby for the full amount of the injury occasioned to any land or crops or other property by reason of such misconduct and shall be liable to the district constructing the drainage work for double the cost of removing such obstruction or repairing such damage.
(3) Any person who willfully, or otherwise, obstructs any public canal, drain, ditch, or watercourse, impedes or obstructs the flow of water therein, or damages or destroys any public drainage works constructed in or maintained by any district commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083 

Should the District not receive a satisfactory response from you within fifteen (15) days of your receipt of this letter, the District has no alternative but to pursue any and all necessary legal action.
Please govern yourselves accordingly.
Sincerely,

Mary M. Viator

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