MINUTES OF MEETING CYPRESS PARK ESTATES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

The Regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Cypress Park Estates Community Development District was held Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. at 1925 US Hwy 98 S., Suite 201, Lakeland, FL.

Present and constituting a quorum:

Scott Shapiro	Chairman
Steve Rosser	Assistant Secretary
Hyzens Marc	Assistant Secretary Also present were:
Jill Burns	District Manager, GMS
Tricia Adams	GMS
Sarah Warren	Hopping Green & Sams
Emma Gregory	Hopping Green & Sams
Rodney Gadd	Gadd Engineering

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS	Roll Call
Ms. Burns called the meeting to order and called the roll. There were three members present constituting a quorum.

SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS	Public Comment Period
Ms. Burns stated there were no members of the public present for the meeting.

THIRD ORDER OF BUSNESS	Approval of the Minutes of the January
28, 2020 Landowners’ and Board of Supervisors Meeting
Ms. Burns asked for any questions, comments, corrections. The board had no changes to the January 28, 2020 meeting minutes.

On MOTION by Mr. Shapiro, seconded by Mr. Rosser, with all in favor, the Minutes from the January 28, 2020 Landowners and Supervisors’ Meeting, was approved.

FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Public Hearings
Public Hearing on the Adoption of the FY 2019/2020 Budget
Ms. Burns stated this Public Hearing was advertised in the paper and a copy of the budget was sent to the county at least 60 days prior to the Public Hearing. Ms. Burns asked for a motion to open the public hearing.

On MOTION by Mr. Shapiro, seconded by Mr. Rosser, with all in favor, Opening the Public Hearing, was approved.

Consideration of Resolution 2020-31 Adoption of the District’s Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Budget and Appropriating Funds
Ms. Burns stated that Resolution 2020-31 adopting the 2020 budget was in the package and the budget was attached to the Resolution as Exhibit ‘A’. Ms. Burns stated it had not changed since the board saw it at the previous meeting. It will be developer funded, so they will not be levying assessments. These will be billed as they are incurred. Ms. Burns asked for any questions on the budget. The board had no questions on the budget.

On MOTION by Mr. Shapiro, seconded by Mr. Rosser, with all in favor, Resolution 2020-31 Adopting FY 2020 Budget, was approved.

Ms. Burns asked for motion to close the Public Hearing.

On MOTION by Mr. Shapiro, seconded by Mr.Marc, with all in favor, Closing the Public Hearing, was approved.

FIFTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Consideration	of	Resolution	2020-32
Adopting an Internal Controls Policy
Ms. Burns stated that the District was statutorily required to establish and maintain internal controls designed to detect fraud, waste, and abuse. Most of the policies outlined were already in place, but there was a change in the statute that requires the board to adopt the new policies. Ms. Burns asked for a motion to approve Resolution 2020-32 if there were no further questions.

On MOTION by Mr. Shapiro, seconded by Mr. Rosser, with all in favor, the Resolution 2020-32 Adopting an Internal Controls Policy, was approved.

SIXTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Consideration	of	Uniform	Collection
Agreement with Polk County Tax Collector
Ms. Burns noted that this agreement will not require them to go on roll. Mr. Shapiro stated they would not go on roll this year. The board discussed that they would not have lots finished until April or May of 2021.
Ms. Warren suggest that they approve while they were here, to the extent that the Bond Counsel wanted to see it in place for the debt service. Cypress Park Estates will not go on roll until 2021. Ms. Warren noted one item in the county’s form in paragraph #1, it says Lakeside Preserve instead of Cypress Park Estates. The district’s name will be updated on the agreement.

On MOTION by Mr. Shapiro, seconded by Mr. Marc, with all in favor, the Uniform Collection Agreement with Polk County Tax Collector, was approved..

SEVENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Staff Reports
Attorney
Ms. Warren reported that she did not have anything.

Engineer
Mr. Gadd had nothing further to report.

District Manager’s Report
Ms. Burns had nothing further to report.

EIGHTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Other Business
There being none, the next item followed.

NINETH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Supervisors	Requests	and	Audience
Comments
There being none, the next item followed.

February 25, 2020	Cypress Park Estates COD

TENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Adjournment Ms. Bums adjourned the meeting.
On MOTION by Mr. Shapiro, seconded by Mr. Marc, with all in favor, the meeting was adjourned at 11 :35 a.m.

ChairmanNice Chairman

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