MINUTES OF MEETING VERANO #1
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

The special meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Verano #1 Community Development District was held on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at 10291 S. W. Visconti Way, Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Present and constituting a quorum were:

Max Krupo	Chairman
Rod Kennedy	Vice Chairman
Nigel Wirgowski	Assistant Secretary
Thomas Trammell	Assistant Secretary
Alan Fine	Assistant Secretary

Also present were:
Andressa Hinz Philippi	District Manager
Matthew Hans	Governmental Management Services
Darrin Mossing	Governmental Management Services
Brandon Ulmer	Mills, Short & Associates
Jere Earlywine	District Counsel
Kirsten Mood	Kutak Rock, LLP
Frank Ducci	Lang Management - Field Manager
Mr. La Plante	Resident
Mr. Doherty	Resident

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS	Roll Call
Ms. Hinz Philippi called the meeting to order and called the roll. She then stated she would pass the gavel to the Chairman, Mr. Krupo to conduct the meeting.

SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS	Approval	of	Minutes	of	the
October 30, 2025 Meeting
Mr. Krupo presented the minutes from the October 30, 2025 meeting stating he had reviewed the minutes which were an accurate depiction of what took place at the meeting on October 30th. He then asked for a motion to approve the minutes.

On MOTION by Mr. Kennedy seconded by Mr. Trammell with all in favor, the Minutes of the October 30, 2025 Meeting were approved.

THIRD ORDER OF BUSINESS	Consideration	of	Resolution
#2026-02 Approving the Proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and Setting the Public Hearing
Mr. Krupo presented resolution #2026-02 approving the proposed fiscal year 2027 budget and setting the public hearing stating he reviewed the budget and didn’t find any errors or omissions. He then gave a brief overview of the budget and stated they are not projecting any increases at this time and recommends approving the budget.
Ms. Hinz Philippi then gave a brief explanation of the resolution and suggested setting the public hearing date for either July 16th or August 20th which would meet the 60-day requirement.
Mr. Krupo stated July 16th would probably be best and asked the other Board members if they agreed. The Board members agreed to the July 16th date.
Ms. Hinz Philippi then asked for a motion to approve the resolution.

On MOTION by Mr. Kennedy seconded by Mr. Wirgowski with all in favor, Resolution #2026-02 approving the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and setting the Public Hearing on July 16, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at 10291 SW Visconti Way, Port St. Lucie, Florida was approved.

FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Discussion of:
Procedures for the General Election
Ms. Hinz Philippi presented the procedures for the general election which were included in the agenda package and stated there were two seats coming up for election in November, seat #1, Max Krupo, and seat #4, Thomas Trammell. She also stated the qualifying period would be from 12:00 noon on June 8th to 12:00 noon on June 12th and they would need to qualify during that time period with the Supervisor of Elections if they wished to run again for their seats. Ms. Hinz Philippi then stated if they had any questions they could call the Supervisor of Elections.

Rules
Mr. Earlywine made a few additional comments relating to the general election procedures for the attending audience and gave a brief explanation relating to the rules. He stated his office prepares the Rules of Procedures for all their CDD Districts that they represent, and they also monitor the annual legislative sessions. Mr. Earlywine also stated the intention of these rules were to update all the Rules of Procedures, which were more technical in nature than anything else so the Board would just need to approve them at this time.

On MOTION by Mr. Wirgowski seconded by Mr. Trammell with all in favor, accepting the Rules of Procedure as stated on the record was approved.

Second Amended & Restated Interlocal Agreement
Mr. Earlywine stated this item was discussed at previous meetings with the Board and was put on the agenda as a draft form just for review purposes. He then made some additional comments relating to the agreement stating previously there had been one interlocal agreement that governed all 6 Verano CDDs and it was very vague on how things were supposed to work for each individual CDD, so this would make it easier going forward. He also stated the basic concept of the agreement would be that the stormwater system would be a master improvement under Verano #5 since they have the agreement with the city for rebates and maintenance, and the spine road that was shared between Verano #2, #3, and #4 would be separated out. Mr. Earlywine also made a few additional comments relating to this item as well.

FIFTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Ratification of:
Retention and Fee Agreement with Kutak Rock, LLP
Addendum	to	Lake	Maintenance	Agreement	with	Solitude	Lake Management, LLC
Agreement for Engineering Services with Mills, Short & Associates, LLC
Agreement for Pond Landscape Maintenance Services Agreement with
P.H.L. Land Care, Inc.
Agreement for Pond Landscape Maintenance Services Agreement with Toler Enterprises
Ms. Hinz Philippi stated that items A through E were already presented and approved by the Board at a previous meeting and were just being brought back for

ratification of the District’s records, so the Board could just make one motion to ratify all items.
Mr. Krupo then asked for a motion to ratify items A through E listed above.

On MOTION by Mr. Wirgowski seconded by Mr. Trammell with all in favor, ratifying items A through E listed above was approved.

SIXTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Acceptance of Audit for Fiscal
Year Ending September 30, 2025
Mr. Krupo presented the audit for fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 stating it was a clean audit and was submitted to the State of Florida as required. He then asked for a motion to accept the audit into the District’s records.

On MOTION by Mr. Trammell seconded by Mr. Kennedy with all in favor, accepting the audit for Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2025 was approved.

SEVENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Discussion	of	Lake	Bank
Remediation
Mr. Krupo presented the discussion of the lake bank remediation stating they had received the engineers report relating to this item. He then asked Ms. Hinz Philippi for her comments.
Ms. Hinz Phillippi stated they requested the engineer to walk the property with the Mr. Ducci, and that Mr. Hans and herself were also involved in the conversation requesting them to do a comprehensive analysis of all the lakes and also to look at the system as a whole. She also stated the suggestion was to have a long term solution for the maintenance of the lake with different types of options, one would be to build a berm so the water would not rush out, and another would be to plant littorals along the lake bank to help stabilize the bank and also repairing the drainage system. Ms. Hinz Philippi also stated the engineer pointed out certain areas that would need immediate repair and attention so they would be getting proposals from multiple companies for those areas to bring back to the Board at the next meeting.

Ms. Hans also made some additional comments relating to the erosion of the lake banks as well.
(At this point there was a discussion among the Board members, Ms. Hinz Philippi, Mr. Hans and Mr. Ducci relating to this item)(Mr. Krupo suggested once they receive the proposals, they could also schedule a special meeting to review those instead of waiting for the July meeting)

EIGHTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Staff Reports
Attorney
Mr. Earlywine stated he had nothing to report unless the Board had any questions for him. There were no questions for Mr. Earlywine.

Engineer – Lake Bank Preservation Report
Mr. Ulmer stated he had nothing else to report at this time.

Field Manager
Mr. Ducci made a brief comment relating to the washout on the lake banks for Verano #1 and #2 and the lake bank remediation solution.

Manager
Lake Bank Preservation Proposals
Ms. Hinz Philippi stated she had already discussed this item when she was showing the pictures of the plantings, and also stated she originally reached out to the lake vendor Solitude to have them come out and look at all the lakes just to get an idea of the cost. Solitude had suggested littoral plantings at a cost between $4.29 and $4.62 per plant.
(At this point there was a discussion among the Board members and Ms. Hinz Philippi relating to the lake bank preservation, the required reporting of the BMAP, and the nitrogen and phosphorus requirements as well)
Number of Registered Voters in the District – 1,454
Ms. Hinz Philippi also announced the number of registered voters in the District as 1,454 and stated this was just for informational purposes since the Board had already transitioned to a residential Board.

NINTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Financial Reports
Acceptance Check Run Summary
Acceptance of Unaudited Financials
Mr. Krupo presented the check run summary was behind tab A and asked for a motion to approve.

On MOTION by Mr. Trammell seconded by Mr. Wirgowski with all in favor the Check Run Summary was approved.

Mr. Krupo presented the unaudited financials was behind tab B and asked for a motion to approve.

On MOTION by Mr. Trammell seconded by Mr. Kennedy with all in favor the Unaudited Financials were approved.

TENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Supervisors Requests and
Audience Comments
Mr. Krupo opened up the floor for any audience comments at this time.
Mr. La Plante made a few comments relating to the discussion of the lake bank erosion, and gave some additional historical background on this issue.
Mr. Doherty also made a few comments relating to drainage between the homes.

(At this point there was a discussion among the Board members and the residents relating to their comments)

ELEVETH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Adjournment

Ms. Hinz Philippi stated if there was nothing else to discuss, she would ask for a motion to adjourn the meeting.

On MOTION by Mr. Trammell seconded by Mr. Wirgowski with all in favor, the meeting was adjourned.

Secretary / Assistant Secretary	Chairman / Vice Chairman

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