EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT

PALM BAY Regular Board Meeting
& Public Hearing August 9, 2024
10:00 A.M.

Special District Services, Inc.
The Oaks Center 2501A Burns Road
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
www.everlands2cdd.org 561.630.4922 Telephone 877.SDS.4922 Toll Free 561.630.4923 Facsimile

AGENDA
EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
312 South Harbour City Boulevard Melbourne, Florida 32949
REGULAR BOARD MEETING & PUBLIC HEARING
August 9, 2024
10:00 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
July 12, 2024 Regular Board Meeting Minutes…	Page 2
Public Hearing
Proof of Publication…	Page 4
Receive Public Comments on Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Final Budget
Consider Resolution No. 2024-03 – Adopting a Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Final Budget…	Page 5
Old Business
New Business
Consider Resolution No. 2024-04 – Adopting a Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Meeting Schedule. Page 15
Consider Resolution No. 2024-05 – Adopting Goals and Objectives…	Page 17
Consider Appointment of Audit Committee & Approval of Evaluation Criteria…	Page 20
Administrative Matters
Board Members Comments
Adjourn

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EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024 REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Board of  Supervisors  (the
"Boord'') of the Everlonds 11 Community Development District (the "District") will hold Regular Boord Meetings (the "Meeting" or "Meetings") at the offices of 8.S.E. Consultants, J nc. located at 312 South Harbor City Boulevard, Melbourne, Florido 32901 ot 10:00
o.m. on the following dates:
December 8, 2023
January 12, 2024
February 9, 2024
March 8, 2024
APrll 12, 2024
May 10, 2024
June 14, 2024
July 12, 2024
August 9, 2024
September 13, 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 Florido law. Copies of the Agendas for any of the meetings may be obtained from the District's website
www everlands2cdd-oro. or by contacting the District Manager at
772-345-5119 or by email at bsokumoOsdslnc 0t9. and/or toll free at l-877-737-4922 prior to the date of the particular meeting. The Meetings are open to the public and
will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florido low for special districts. The Meetings may be continued to a dote, time and place to be specified on the record at the Meeting.
From time to time one or two Super­ visors may participate by tele­ phone; therefore, a speaker tele­ phone may be present at the meet­ ing location so that Supervisors may be fully Informed of the discussions taking place. Said meeting(s) 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 meet­ ings, 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 of 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 Disabili1ies Act, any person requiring special accom­ modations or an interpreter to participate at any of these meetings should contact the District Manager at 772<145·5119 and/or toll free at l- 877-737-4922 at least seven (7) days prior to the dote of the particular meeting.
Meetings may be cancelled from
time to time without advertised notice.
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EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES
JULY 12, 2024

CALL TO ORDER

The Regular Board Meeting of the Everlands II Community Development District (the “District”) was called to order at 10:00 a.m. at 312 South Harbor City Boulevard, Melbourne, Florida 32949.

PROOF OF PUBLICATION

Proof of publication was presented which showed that notice of the Regular Board Meeting had been published in Florida Today on November 28, 2023, as part of the District’s Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Meeting Schedule, as legally required.

ESTABLISH A QUORUM

A quorum was established with the following Supervisors in attendance: Gregory J. Pettibon, Jared Shaver and Chris Cuttler.
Also in attendance were Frank Sakuma of Special District Services, Inc.; Stephanie Brown of Special District Services, Inc.; Attorney Michael Pawelczyk of Billing, Cochran, Lyles, Mauro & Ramsey, P.A. (by phone), and District Engineer, Ken Ludwa, B.S.E Consultants, Inc.

ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO AGENDA

There were no additions or deletions to the agenda.

COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
There were no comments from the public.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
June 14, 2024, Regular Board Meeting Minutes
A motion was made by Mr. Pettibon, seconded by Mr. Shaver, and passed unanimously approving the June 14, 2024, Regular Board Minutes, as presented.
OLD BUSINESS

There were no Old Business items for consideration.

NEW BUSINESS

Consider Approval of Preliminary First Supplemental Special Assessment Methodology Report

After Board discussion, Mr. Pettibon made a motion, seconded by Mr. Cutler, and passed unanimously approving the preliminary first Supplemental Special Assessment Methodology in substantial final form.

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

Attorney

Mr. Pawelczyk reminded the Board to file their Form 1 and that he would circulate the ancillary bond documents related to closing.

BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

There were no further comments from the Board.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the Board, Mr. Pettibon adjourned the meeting at 10:04
a.m. and there were no objections.

ATTESTED BY:

Secretary/Assistant Secretary	Chairperson/Vice-Chair

Publication Date 2024-07-19

Subcategory Miscellaneous Notices

NOTICE OF EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PUBLIC HEARING AND REGULAR BOARD MEETING
The Board of Supervisors (the Board) of the Everlands II Community Development District (District) will hold a public hearing on August 9, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at the offices of B.S.E. Consultants, Inc. located at 312 South Harbor City Boulevard, Melbourne, Florida 32901 for the purpose of hearing comments and objections on the adoption of the budget of the District for Fiscal Year 2024/2025. A regular board meeting of the District will also be held at that time where the Board may consider agenda items and any other business that may properly come before it.
A copy of the agenda and budget may be obtained from the Districts website (www.everlands2cdd.org) or at the offices of the District Manager, Special District Services, Inc., located at 10807 SW Tradition Square, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34987 during normal business hours.
The public hearing and meeting are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law for community development districts. The public hearing and meeting may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the meeting. There may be occasions when staff or Supervisors may participate by speaker telephone.
Any person requiring special accommodations at this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Office at (772) 345-5119 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 1-800-955-8770, for aid in contacting the District Office.
Each person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the public hearings or meeting is advised that person will need a record of proceedings and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based.
Meetings may be cancelled from time to time without advertised notice. District Manager
EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
www.everlands2cdd.org
Pub: 7/19, 7/26/2024;10382228

RESOLUTION 2024-03

THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION OF THE EVERLANDS
II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT RELATING TO THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS AND ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2024 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2025; AUTHORIZING BUDGET AMENDMENTS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

WHEREAS, the District Manager has, prior to the fifteenth (15th) day in June 2024, submitted to the Board of Supervisors (“Board”) of the Everlands II Community Development District (“District”) a proposed budget (“Proposed Budget”) for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2024 and ending September 30, 2025 (“Fiscal Year 2024/2025”) along with an explanatory and complete financial plan for each fund of the District, pursuant to the provisions of Section 190.008(2)(a), Florida Statutes; and

WHEREAS, at least sixty (60) days prior to the adoption of the Proposed Budget, the District filed a copy of the Proposed Budget with the local governing authorities having jurisdiction over the area included in the District pursuant to the provisions of Section 190.008(2)(b), Florida Statutes; and

WHEREAS, the Board set a public hearing thereon and caused notice of such public hearing to be given by publication pursuant to Section 190.008(2)(a), Florida Statutes; and

WHEREAS, the District Manager posted the Proposed Budget on the District’s website at least two days before the public hearing; and

WHEREAS, Section 190.008(2)(a), Florida Statutes, requires that, prior to October 1st of each year, the District Board, by passage of the Annual Appropriation Resolution, shall adopt a budget for the ensuing fiscal year and appropriate such sums of money as the Board deems necessary to defray all expenditures of the District during the ensuing fiscal year; and

WHEREAS, the District Manager has prepared a Proposed Budget, whereby the budget shall project the cash receipts and disbursements anticipated during a given time period, including reserves for contingencies for emergency or other unanticipated expenditures during the fiscal year.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT:

Section 1.	Budget

That the Board has reviewed the Proposed Budget, a copy of which is on file with the office of the District Manager and at the District’s Records Office, and hereby approves certain amendments thereto, as shown in Section 2 below.

That Proposed Budget, attached hereto as Exhibit “A,” as amended by the Board, is

hereby adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 190.008(2)(a), Florida Statutes, (“Adopted Budget”) and incorporated herein by reference; provided, however, that the comparative figures contained in the Adopted Budget may be subsequently revised as deemed necessary by the District Manager to reflect actual revenues and expenditures.

That the Adopted Budget, as amended, shall be maintained in the office of the District Manager and at the District’s Local Records Office and identified as “The Budget for the Everlands II Community Development District for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2025.”

The final Adopted Budget shall be posted by the District Manager on the District’s official website within thirty (30) days after adoption and shall remain on the website for at least two years.

Section 2.	Appropriations

There is hereby appropriated out of the revenues of the District, for the Fiscal Year 2024/2025, the sum of $	to be raised by the levy of assessments and/or otherwise, which sum is deemed by the Board to be necessary to defray all expenditures of the District during said budget year, to be divided and appropriated in the following fashion:

TOTAL GENERAL FUND	$	

TOTAL ALL FUNDS	$	

Section 3.	Budget Amendments

Pursuant to Section 189.016, Florida Statutes, the District may, at any time within Fiscal Year 2024/2025 or within 60 days following the end of Fiscal Year 2024/2025 may amend its Adopted Budget for that fiscal year as follows:

A line-item appropriation for expenditures within a fund may be decreased or increased by motion of the Board recorded in the minutes, and approving the expenditure, if the total appropriations of the fund do not increase.
The District Manager or Treasurer may approve an expenditure that would increase or decrease a line-item appropriation for expenditures within a fund if the total appropriations of the fund do not increase and if either (i) the aggregate change in the original appropriation item does not exceed the greater of $15,000 or 15% of the original appropriation, or (ii) such expenditure is authorized by separate disbursement or spending resolution.

Any other budget amendments shall be adopted by resolution and consistent with Florida law.

The District Manager or Treasurer must establish that any amendments to the budget under paragraph c. above are posed to the District’s website within 5 days after adoption and remain on the website for at least two years.

Section 4.	Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 9th DAY OF AUGUST 2024.
EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY
ATTEST:	DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

By: 	
Secretary / Assistant Secretary	Chairperson / Vice Chairperson

Exhibit A:	Budget Fiscal Year 2024/2025

Exhibit A

Budget Fiscal Year 2024/2025

Everlands II Community Development District

Final Budget For Fiscal Year 2024/2025
October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2025

CONTENTS

FINAL BUDGET

DETAILED FINAL BUDGET

DETAILED FINAL DEBT SERVICE BUDGET

III	ASSESSMENT COMPARISON

FINAL BUDGET
EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025
OCTOBER 1, 2024 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2025

REVENUES	
FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025
BUDGET	
O&M Assessments	39,800	
Developer Contribution	72,047	
Debt Assessments	617,319	
Interest Income	0	
		
TOTAL REVENUES	$	729,166	
		
EXPENDITURES		
Administrative Expenditures		
Supervisor Fees	0	
Management	36,000	
Legal	30,000	
Assessment Roll	7,500	
Audit Fees	4,000	
Arbitrage Rebate Fee	650	
Insurance	6,000	
Legal Advertisements	15,000	
Miscellaneous	1,500	
Postage	300	
Office Supplies	1,500	
Dues & Subscriptions	175	
Trustee Fees	4,200	
Continuing Disclosure Fee	1,000	
		
Total Administrative Expenditures	$	107,825	
		
Maintenance Expenditures		
Engineering/Inspections	2,000	
Miscellaneous Maintenance	0	
		
Total Maintenance Expenditures	$	2,000	
		
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$	109,825	
		
REVENUES LESS EXPENDITURES	$	619,341	
		
Bond Payments	(580,280)	
		
BALANCE	$	39,061	
		
County Appraiser & Tax Collector Fee	(13,020)	
Discounts For Early Payments	(26,041)	
		
EXCESS/ (SHORTFALL)	$	-	

DETAILED FINAL BUDGET
EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025
OCTOBER 1, 2024 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2025

REVENUES	
FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023 ACTUAL	
FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024 BUDGET	
FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025 BUDGET	

COMMENTS	
O&M Assessments	0	0	39,800	O&M Assessments Capped At $100	
Developer Contribution	0	89,475	72,047	Amount Subject To Number Of Platted Lots	
Debt Assessments	0	0	617,319	Bond Payments/.94 ($369,152 for 238 Lots)	
Debt Assessments - Direct Bill	0	0	0	Amount Subject To Number Of Platted Lots	
Interest Income	0	0	0		
TOTAL REVENUES	$	-	$	89,475	$	729,166		
					
EXPENDITURES					
Administrative Expenditures					
Supervisor Fees	0	0	0		
Management	0	33,000	36,000	$3,000 X 12 Months	
Legal	0	30,000	30,000		
Assessment Roll	0	0	7,500	As Per Contract	
Audit Fees	0	0	4,000		
Arbitrage Rebate Fee	0	0	650	Will Commence In Fiscal Year Following Issuing Of Bond	
Insurance	0	6,000	6,000		
Legal Advertisements	0	15,000	15,000		
Miscellaneous	0	1,500	1,500		
Postage	0	300	300		
Office Supplies	0	1,500	1,500		
Dues & Subscriptions	0	175	175	Annual Fee Due Department Of Economic Opportunity	
Trustee Fees	0	0	4,200	Will Commence In Fiscal Year Following Issuing Of Bond	
Continuing Disclosure Fee	0	0	1,000	Will Commence In Fiscal Year Following Issuing Of Bond	
					
Total Administrative Expenditures	$	-	$	87,475	$	107,825		
					
Maintenance Expenditures					
Engineering/Inspections	0	2,000	2,000	Engineers Report To Be Included In Bond Cost Of Issuance	
Miscellaneous Maintenance	0	0	0		
					
Total Maintenance Expenditures	$	-	$	2,000	$	2,000		
					
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$	-	$	89,475	$	109,825		
					
REVENUES LESS EXPENDITURES	$	-	$	-	$	619,341		
					
Bond Payments	0	0	(580,280)	2025 Principal & Interest Payments	
					
BALANCE	$	-	$	-	$	39,061		
					
County Appraiser & Tax Collector Fee	0	0	(13,020)	Two Percent Of Total Assessment Roll	
Discounts For Early Payments	0	0	(26,041)	Four Percent Of Total Assessment Roll	
					
EXCESS/ (SHORTFALL)	$	-	$	-	$	-		

DETAILED FINAL DEBT SERVICE FUND BUDGET (SERIES 2024)
EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025
OCTOBER 1, 2024 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2025

REVENUES	

FISCAL YEAR

2022/2023

ACTUAL	

FISCAL YEAR

2023/2024

BUDGET	

FISCAL YEAR

2024/2025

BUDGET	

COMMENTS	

Interest Income	
0	
0	
400	
Projected Interest For 2024/2025	

Developer Contribution	
0	
0	
0		

NAV Tax Collection	
0	
0	
580,280	
Maximum Debt Service Collection	

Total Revenues	
$	-	
$	-	
$	580,680		

EXPENDITURES					

Principal Payments	
0	
0	
125,000	
Principal Payment Due In 2025	

Interest Payments	
0	
0	
451,465	
Interest Payments Due In 2025	

Bond Redemption	
0	
0	
4,215	
Estimated Excess Debt Collections	

Total Expenditures	
$	-	
$	-	
$	580,680		

Excess/ (Shortfall)	

$	-	

$	-	

$	-		

Series 2024 Bond Information

Original Par Amount =	$8,640,000	Annual Principal Payments Due =	December 15th	
Interest Rate =	4.60% - 5.45%	Annual Interest Payments Due =	June 15th & December 15th	
Issue Date =	August 2024			
Maturity Date =

Par Amount As Of 9/1/24 =	June 2054

$8,640,000			

EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ASSESSMENT COMPARISON

Fiscal Year	Fiscal Year
2023/2024	2024/2025
	Assessment*	  Projected Assessment* 

O & M For Single Family	$	-	$	100.00	
Debt For Single Family	$	-		$	1,551.06	
Total For Single Family	$	-	$	1,651.06	

* Assessments Include the Following:	Per Methodology
4% Discount for Early Payments	238 Lots Have
1% County Tax Collector Fee	Been Platted 1% County Property Appraiser Fee
As Of 7-30-24
Community Information		County Has Total: 398 Units	Provided Folios
For 124 Lots

RESOLUTION NO. 2024-04

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, ESTABLISHING A REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025 AND SETTING THE TIME AND LOCATION OF SAID DISTRICT MEETINGS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

WHEREAS, it is necessary for the Everlands II Community Development District (the "District") to establish a regular meeting schedule for fiscal year 2024/2025; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the District has set a regular meeting schedule, location and time for District meetings for fiscal year 2024/2025 which is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit “A”.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1.   The above recitals are hereby adopted.

Section 2.  The regular meeting schedule, time and location for meetings for fiscal year 2024/2025 which is attached hereto as Exhibit “A” is hereby adopted and authorized to be published.
PASSED, ADOPTED and EFFECTIVE this 9th day of August, 2024.

ATTEST:	EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

By:			By:		 Secretary/Assistant Secretary			Chairperson/Vice Chairperson

EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025 REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Supervisors (the “Board”) of the Everlands II Community Development District (the “District”) will hold Regular Board Meetings (the “Meeting” or “Meetings”) at the offices of B.S.E. Consultants, Inc. located at 312 South Harbor City Boulevard, Melbourne, Florida 32949 at 10:00 a.m. on the following dates:

October 11, 2024
November 8, 2024
December 13, 2024
January 10, 2025
February 14, 2025
March 14, 2025
April 11, 2025
May 09, 2025
June 13, 2025
July 11, 2025
August 8, 2025
September 12, 2025
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. Copies of the Agendas for any of the meetings may be obtained from the District’s website www.everlandscdd.org or by contacting the District Manager at 772-345-5119 or by email at bsakuma@sdsinc.org and/or toll free at 1-877-737-4922 prior to the date of the particular meeting. The Meetings are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law for special districts. The Meetings may be continued to a date, time and place to be specified on the record at the Meeting.
From time to time one or two Supervisors may participate by telephone; therefore, a speaker telephone may be present at the meeting location so that Supervisors may be fully informed of the discussions taking place. Said meeting(s) 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 772-345-5119 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 advertised notice.

EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

www.everlands2cdd.org

RESOLUTION 2024-05

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ADOPTING GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND STANDARDS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

WHEREAS, the Everlands II Community Development District (the “District”) is a local unit of special-purpose government organized and existing under and pursuant to Chapter 2007- 309, Laws of Florida, and Chapters 189 and 298, Florida Statutes, as amended; and

WHEREAS, effective July 1, 2024, the Florida Legislature adopted House Bill 7013, codified as Chapter 2024-136, Laws of Florida (“HB 7013”) and creating Section 189.0694, Florida Statutes; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to HB 7013 and Section 189.0694, Florida Statutes, beginning October 1, 2024, the District shall establish goals and objectives for the District and create performance measures and standards to evaluate the District’s achievement of those goals and objectives; and

WHEREAS, the District Manager has prepared the attached goals, objectives, and performance measures and standards and presented them to the Board of the District; and

WHEREAS, the District’s Board of Supervisors (“Board”) finds that it is in the best interests of the District to adopt by resolution the attached goals, objectives and performance measures and standards.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT:

SECTION 1. The recitals so stated are true and correct and by this reference are incorporated into and form a material part of this Resolution.
SECTION 2. The District Board of Supervisors hereby adopts the goals, objectives and performance measures and standards as provided in Exhibit A. The District Manager shall take all actions to comply with Section 189.0694, Florida Statutes, and shall prepare an annual report regarding the District’s success or failure in achieving the adopted goals and objectives for consideration by the Board of the District.

SECTION 3. If any provision of this resolution is held to be illegal or invalid, the other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 4. This resolution shall become effective upon its passage and shall remain in effect unless rescinded or repealed.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of August, 2024.

ATTEST:	EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

Secretary/Assistant Secretary	Chairman, Board of Supervisors

Exhibit A: Performance Measures/Standards and Annual Reporting

Exhibit A

Program/Activity:	District Administration
Goal:	Remain compliant with Florida Law for all district meetings
Objectives:
Notice all District regular, special, and public hearing meetings
Conduct all post-meeting activities
District records retained in compliance with Florida Sunshine Laws
Performance Measures:
All Meetings publicly noticed as required (yes/no)
Meeting minutes and post-meeting action completed (yes/no)
District records retained as required by law (yes/no)

Program/Activity:	District Finance
Goal:	Remain Compliant with Florida Law for all district financing activities
Objectives:
District adopted fiscal year budget
District amended budget at end of fiscal year
Process all District finance accounts receivable and payable
Support District annual financial audit activities
Performance Measures:
District adopted fiscal year budget (yes/no)
District amended budget at end of fiscal year (yes/no)
District accounts receivable/payable processed for the year (yes/no)
“No findings” for annual financial audit (yes/no)
If “yes” explain

Program/Activity:	District Operations
Goal:	Insure, Operate and Maintain District owned Infrastructure & assets
Objectives:
Annual renewal of District insurance policy(s)
Contracted Services for District operations in effect
Compliance with all required permits
Performance Measures:
District insurance renewed and in force (yes/no)
Contracted Services in force for all District operations (yes/no)
Permits in compliance (yes/no)

EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AUDITOR SELECTION
EVALUATION CRITERIA

Ability of Personnel (10 Points).

(E.g., geographic locations of the firm’s headquarters or permanent office in relation to the project; capabilities and experience of key personnel; evaluation of existing work load; proposed staffing levels, etc.)

Proposer’s Experience (10 Points).

(E.g. past record and experience of the Proposer in similar projects; volume of work previously performed by the firm; past performance for other Community Development Districts in other contracts; character, integrity, reputation of Proposer, etc.)

Understanding of Scope of Work (10 Points).

Extent to which the proposal demonstrates an understanding of the District’s needs for the services requested.
Ability to Furnish the Required Services (10 Points).
Present ability to manage this project and the extent to which the proposal demonstrates the adequacy of Proposer’s financial resources and stability as a business entity necessary to complete the services required (E.g. the existence of any natural disaster plan for business operations).

Price (10 Points).

Points will be awarded based upon the price bid for the rendering of the services and reasonableness of the price to the services.

EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

District Auditing Services for Fiscal Years 2023/2024, 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 With Two Year Option (2026/2027 and 2027/2028)
Brevard County, Florida

EVERLANDS II COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AUDITOR SELECTION INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS

SECTION 1. DUE DATE. Sealed proposals must be received no later than September 19, 2024 at 4:00 p.m., at the offices of District Manager, located at 2501A Burns Road, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410.

SECTION 2. FAMILIARITY WITH THE LAW. By submitting a proposal, the Proposer is affirming its familiarity and understanding with all federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations that in any manner affect the work. Ignorance on the part of the Proposer will in no way relieve it from responsibility to perform the work covered by the proposal in compliance with all such laws, ordinances and regulations.

SECTION 3. QUALIFICATIONS OF PROPOSER. The contract, if awarded, will only be awarded to a responsible Proposer who is qualified by experience and licensing to do the work specified herein. The Proposer shall submit with its proposal satisfactory evidence of experience in similar work and show that it is fully prepared to complete the work to the satisfaction of the District.
SECTION 4. REJECTION OF PROPOSAL. Proposers shall be disqualified and their proposals rejected if the District has reason to believe that collusion may exist among the Proposers, the Proposer has defaulted on any previous contract or is in arrears on any previous or existing contract, or for failure to demonstrate proper licensure and business organization.

SECTION 5. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL. Submit one (1) copy of the Proposal Documents and one digital copy, and other requested attachments at the time and place indicated herein, which shall be enclosed in an opaque sealed envelope, marked with the title “Auditing Services – Everlands II Community Development District” on the face of it.

SECTION 6.  MODIFICATION AND WITHDRAWAL.  Proposals may be
modified or withdrawn by an appropriate document duly executed and delivered to the place where proposals are to be submitted at any time prior to the time and date the proposals are due. After proposals are opened by the District, no proposal may be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days.

SECTION 7. PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS. The proposal documents shall consist of the notice announcing the request for proposals, these instructions, the Evaluation Criteria Sheet and a proposal with all required documentation pursuant to Section 12 of these instructions (the “Proposal Documents”).

SECTION 8. PROPOSAL. In making its proposal, each Proposer represents that it has read and understands the Proposal Documents and that the proposal is made in accordance therewith.

SECTION 9. BASIS OF AWARD/RIGHT TO REJECT. The District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, make modifications to the work, and waive any informalities or irregularities in proposals as it is deemed in the best interests of the District.

SECTION 10. CONTRACT AWARD. Within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the Notice of Award from the District, the Proposer shall enter into and execute a Contract (engagement letter) with the District.

SECTION 11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. Nothing herein shall be construed as or constitute a waiver of District’s limited waiver of liability contained in section 768.28, Florida Statutes, or any other statute or law.

SECTION 12. MISCELLANEOUS. All proposals shall include the following information in addition to any other requirements of the proposal documents.
List position or title of all personnel to perform work on the District audit. Include resumes or each person listed; list years of experience in present position for each party listed and years of related experience.

Describe proposed staffing levels, including resumes with applicable certifications.

Three references from projects of similar size and scope. The Proposer should include information relating to the work it conducted for each reference as well as a name, address and phone number of a contact person.
SECTION 13. PROTESTS. Any protest regarding the Proposal Documents, must be filed in writing, at the offices of the District Manager, within seventy-two (72) hours after receipt of the Request for Proposals and Evaluation Criteria or other contract documents. The formal protest setting forth with particularity the facts and law upon which the protest is based shall be filed within seven (7) calendar days after the initial notice of protest was filed. Failure to timely file a notice of protest or failure to timely file a formal written protest shall constitute a waiver of any right to object or protest with respect to the aforesaid Request for Proposals, Evaluation Criteria, or other contract documents.

SECTION 14. EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS. The criteria to be used in the evaluation are presented in the Evaluation Criteria Sheet, contained within the Proposal Documents.

SECTION 15. REJECTION OF ALL PROPOSALS. The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids, with or without cause, and to waive technical errors and informalities, as determined to be in the best interests of the District.