VILLAGE OFLAZYLAKE WORKSHOP MEETING MINUTES HAGEN PARK COMMUNITY CENTER, 2020 WILTON DRIVE, WILTON MANORS, FLORIDA TUESDAY, APRIL: 23, 2019 6:301 P.M. Village Council Present Mayor Evan Anthony Council Member John Boisseau Council Member Sally Boisseau Council Member Ray Nyhuis Council Member Carlton Kirby Council Member Patrick Kaufman Also in Attendance Donald Lunny, Esquire Lisa Tayar/Prototype Jim Ratcliff(viat telephone) Caroline White Susana Roncatti Richard Willard Dave Moskowitz Absent 1. The Meeting was called to Order by the Mayor and attendance was taken by roll call. 2. Discussion regarding potential Community interest in pursuing annexation of the Council Member Kaufmann was absent. Village ofLazy Lake into Wilton Manors. A. The Mayor advised that purpose of this workshop meeting is to gauge Village resident interest concerning whether or not to pursue discussions with the City of Wilton Manors to ascertain whether the two cities can agree on proposed terms and conditions sufficient to induce both parties to support the Village being merged into or annexed by the City of Wilton Manors, and tol begin the process ofinformation gathering and sharing. The Mayor also advised Village Council will not make any decisions at the Workshop; the purpose of the Workshop Meeting. The Workshop was requested by a resident who was not in attendance, but the Meeting will go forward. B. The Mayor opened the meeting to public comment. (I) Mr. Willard expressed concerns with the Village being able to effectively conduct its governance requirements and services in a cost-effective manner. Ift the Village were to dissolve, it would become un-incorporated, which Mr. Willard expressed concerns about. He believed annexation by Wilton Manors should be pursued, along 1 with forming an effective homeowners association to try to provide some of the maintenance type services which the residents have come to expect that might not be (2)Caroline White also supported thei idea ofal Homeowners' Association: as ana adjunct (3) Mr. Ratliff expressed a desire to learn more particulars about the terms and conducted by the County. to an annexation. conditions Wilton Manors might desire as part ofa an annexation. There being no other public comment, public comment was closed. 3. Council Member & Mayor Comments: Among items discussed included estimating how long the Village could continue to shoulder the increased costs ofc complying with modern governance requirements and the services the residents have become accustomed to expect, and additional opportunities to Mr. Lunny outlined some different procedural options and steps that might be feasible (i.e., a special act of the Legislature abolishing the Village and the creation of a County Municipal Service Taxing Unit, or an annexation/merger with Wilton Manors). He noted that foral Homeowners' Association to bei most effective, all property owners in the Village would need to consent to the document and all mortgagees ofrecord would also need to consent, SO that the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions forming the basis of the Homeowners' Association's) powers and assessments would be best ensured overtime. He recommended that ift this was an option that the Village wished to pursue, that the Village focus only ont thei most important items ofc concern that should be: addressedi ini the document The Mayor then advised that further specific issues and questions could be addressed in the future as issues came up and more information was gathered, as this meeting was 4. Thej publicl having expressed itsi initial input, the Mayor then concluded the' Workshop *Please note that the Village has a transcript of this Workshop Meeting which was prepared weigh in on1 the subject ofa annexation as the matter progresses. toi increase the probability of obtaining owner and lender consent. designed to see ifthe Village residents desired to get the ball rolling. at' 7:15 PM. from the recording. Village Admihistrative Assistant C 018862-18001 (3416660) 2 1F