St. Lucie West Services District
Regular Board Meeting
March 3, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.

(Please note: These minutes are not verbatim. A CD recording of the Regular Board Meeting is available on file.)
Board Members Present

Dominick Graci	Chairman - in-person Gregg Ney - Vice Chairman - in-person Jack Doughney - Secretary - in-person Diane Haseltine - Supervisor - in-person Kevin Dolan - Supervisor - in-person

Staff Present

Josh Miller, District Manager, St. Lucie West Services District ("SLWSD") - in-person Gerard Rouse, Public Works Director/Assistant District Manager, SLWSD - in-person Searg Davidian, Assistant Public Works Director - SLWSD - in-person
Maddie Maldonado - Director of Office Administration, SLWSD - in-person Lisa-Marie Beans, Human Resources Director, SLWSD	in-person Anderson "Andy" Bomjardim, Public Information Officer, SLWSD - in-person
Stephen Conteaguero, General Counsel, Nason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris & Fumero,
P.A. - via phone
Neako Villamil, District Engineer, HR Green - in-person Jason Pierman, Administrative Manager - via phone Laura Archer, Recording Secretary, SOS - in-person Stephanie Brown, SOS - in-person

Also present were: Donna Rhoden of the City of Port St. Lucie; and District residents Marianne Doughney, Thomas Mollica and Deane Piekara.

Guests Present (Sign-In Sheet Attached)

Call to Order

Chairman Graci called the Regular Board Meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.

Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call

It was noted that all 5 Members of the Board were present.

Approval of Minutes
February 2, 2026, Workshop

February 3, 2026, Regular Board Meeting

A MOTION was made by Vice Chairman Ney, seconded by Supervisor Haseltine and passed unanimously, approving the minutes of the February 2, 2026, Workshop, as presented, and the minutes of the February 3, 2026, Regular Board Meeting, as presented.

Public Comment

Mr. Piekara brought up the comments made during yesterday's Workshop regarding the Presidents' Council Meetings and asked who disseminated the information because he believes the commercial association should also be included.

Vice Chairman Ney gave a brief history of the Presidents' Council and suggested holding Town Halls and being as inclusive as possible. There was a brief discussion
Chairman Graci noted that this topic would be discussed further during Agenda Item DM-5.

Chairman Graci thanked Donna Rhoden for attending today's meeting.

District Attorney
DA 1 - Status Report/Updates

Mr. Conteaguero indicated that the school bus turnaround was going well and they were awaiting engineering drawings.
Mr. Conteaguero advised that he was working with Lisa Beans on additional revisions of standard contract Terms and Conditions. He noted that this was ongoing and would protect the District.
Mr. Conteaguero noted that there were additional rev1s1ons to the fountain/maintenance agreement with St. Lucie West Commercial Association regarding the 2 ponds and the SLW monuments off 1-95.

That concluded Mr. Conteaguero's updates. A brief discussion ensued.
District Engineer
DE 1 - Status Report/Updates
Mr. Villamil gave a brief overview of the status report.

DE 2 - Consider Work Authorization No. WA-7AN1-2601-SU between the St. Lucie West Services District and Pursuit Development of Albany, GA

Mr. Villamil advised that this was an application for the construction of a 1.01-acre restaurant (Shake Shack) on NE Peacock Boulevard. He furthered that the applicant proposed constructing the associated Shake Shack restaurant with associated asphalt pavement and parking spaces, capable of providing up to 35 parking spaces.

Mr. Villamil indicated that staff recommends approval of this work authorization with the following 2 special conditions:

All water, sewer and reuse improvements past the points of service shown on the plans shall be the responsibility of the applicant or subsequent owner.
All on-site drainage facilities including the proposed control structure, remain in private ownership and must be the maintenance responsibility of the applicant or subsequent owner.

There was a brief discussion before the following MOTION was made:

A MOTION was made by Secretary Doughney, seconded by Supervisor Haseltine and passed unanimously approving Work Authorization No. WA-7AN1-2601-SU between the St. Lucie West Services District and Pursuit Development of Albany, GA with the following 2 special conditions:

All water, sewer and reuse improvements past the points of service shown on the plans shall be the responsibility of the applicant or subsequent owner.

All on-site drainage facilities including the proposed control structure, remain in private ownership and must be the maintenance responsibility of the applicant or subsequent owner.

as presented.

District Manager Action Items
DM 1 - Reserve CDD Incorporation Status Update
This item was previously discussed during yesterday's Workshop.

DM	2 -	Consider Proposal from Integration Services, Inc. {ISi) to Integrate the Reserve CDD Lift Stations into SCADA Telemetry System

Mr. Miller presented the item and recommended approval.

A MOTION was made by Vice Chairman Ney, seconded by Secretary Doughney and passed unanimously approving Integration Services, Inc. Project No. 2025-05 in the amount of $99,136 for the integration of the Reserve COD lift stations into the SLWSD's SCADA Telemetry System.

The Available Project Budget being $2,024,950; this Project Cost being $99,136;
 leaving an Available Balance of $1,925,814, as presented	

DM 3 - Consider Proposal from Barney's Pumps, Inc.

Mr. Miller presented the proposal noting that it had been discussed during yesterday's Workshop and he recommended approval.

A MOTION was made by Vice Chairman Ney, seconded by Supervisor Haseltine and passed unanimously approving the Barney's Pumps, Inc. Quote #1035360 for the not to exceed amount of $479,750 for the purchase of the Reserve COD lift station control panels, RTU panels and safety gates, as presented.
The Available Project Budget being $1,925,814; this Project Cost being $479,750; leaving an Available Balance of $1,446,064, as presented.

DM 4 - Consider Land Swap with St. Lucie Trail Golf Course to Correct Certain Parcel and Acquire Certain Parcels

Discussion ensued regarding moving forward with negotiations. The Board requested that Matthew Boyd, PGA General Manager of St. Lucie Trail Golf Club, be present at District meetings during the negotiation process.

A MOTION was then made by Vice Chairman Ney, seconded by Supervisor Haseltine and passed unanimously approving moving forward with the negotiation process regarding the proposed land swap with St. Lucie Trail Golf Club to correct certain parcels and to acquire certain parcels.

DM 5 - Other Items

Mr. Miller advised regarding the IWS 2 Project that it was his hope that the well would be online by summertime (July).

Discussion then ensued regarding Presidents' Council/Town Hall Meetings. It was suggested that the meetings be held in the evenings, which might attract more residents.
It was also suggested that District residents provide possible topics for future meetings. A location for the meetings was also discussed along with whom Mr. Bomjardim should contact to get feedback.
That concluded Mr. Miller's updates.

Consent Agenda

CA 1 - Monthly Report on Public Works

CA 2 - Monthly Report on Utilities Operations
CA 3 - Monthly Report on Capital Improvement Projects CA 4 - Monthly Report on Billing and Customer Service CA 5 - Public Information Officer Monthly Report
CA 6 - Financial Statements for January 2026

CA 7 - Transfer of Funds for the R&R & UC Accounts CA 8 - Surplus Items
Consent Agenda Items CA-1 through CA-8 were presented for Board consideration.

A MOTION was made by Secretary Doughney, seconded by Vice Chairman Ney approving Consent Agenda items CA-1 through CA-8, as presented. Upon being put to a vote, the MOTION carried unanimously.

Supervisor Requests

Supervisor Haseltine had nothing further. Secretary Doughney had nothing further.
Supervisor Dolan recognized staff's work, especially on recent projects, and thanked them for a job well done.
Vice Chairman Ney reiterated Supervisor Dolan's comments regarding staff and appreciates keeping his wife in everyone's thoughts and prayers.
Chairman Graci recognized staff's work with all the projects going on and thanked them.
Chairman Graci then asked for a moment of silence for Margaret Renais. That concluded Supervisor Requests.
Adjournment
There being no further items to be addressed, the Regular Board Meeting was adjourned at 9:57 a.m. by Chairman Graci. There were no objections.

Regular Board Meeting Minutes Signature Page

Chairman/Vice Chairman

Date Approved