APRIL 10, CALL TO ORDER, PROOF OF NOTICE and ROLL CALL PUBLIC INPUT. DISPOSITION OF MINUTES Gerry Laxton. TREASURER S REPORT Bob Reichert

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1 BURNT STORE LAKES PROPERTY OWNER S ASSOCIATION MINUTES OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING HELD IN THE BURNT STORE LAKES POA CONFERENCE ROOM BURNT STORE ROAD, UNIT #102, PUNTA GORDA, FL APRIL 10, 2018 CALL TO ORDER, PROOF OF NOTICE and ROLL CALL Vice President Gerry Laxton called the meeting to order at 3:02 PM and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. It was noted that the meeting agenda was posted 4/6/18 online and at the kiosk in the park. In addition, notification signs were placed at the four entrances into Burnt Store Lakes on 4/6/18. Postings met the guidelines as set forth in the By-Laws. Sandy Funk, Secretary, took the roll call: Present were Gerry Laxton, Vice President; Bob Reichert, Treasurer; Rick Mathis, Dave Evans, and Betty Ingerson, Directors at Large. President, Rob Hancik was absent. A quorum was present. PUBLIC INPUT There were 13 property owners in attendance Charlene Laxton, Ed Morris, Vickey Clawson, Colleen Wilson, Sharon & Ken Gorney, Rich Elders, Mary Jane Kamper, Tom and Dawne DePalo and Judy and Barry McNeil. Gerry Laxton asked if anyone would like to speak on a specific Agenda item and when that item is discussed, they can address their question at that time. No one spoke up. DISPOSITION OF MINUTES Gerry Laxton Gerry Laxton stated that the Minutes of the March 13, 2018 Board Meeting was sent to all Board members electronically. Gerry asked if there were any additions or corrections to the Minutes. There being no corrections or additions, Rick Mathis motioned to approve the March 13, 2018 Minutes with Betty Ingerson seconding the motion. The motion was passed with Laxton, Reichert, Mathis, Evans, and Ingerson voting aye. TREASURER S REPORT Bob Reichert The operating expenses for March 2018 were approximately $1,665 less than February. The $57,491 expenses were slightly lower than normal for the sixth month of the fiscal year. Some of the large expenses for March include midge spraying, drainage swales, Vincent & Cape Horn landscaping revamp preparation, and lake maintenance. The $791 reserve expense was for an engineering survey and lakes fish habitats. There were no returned checks or dinner dance disbursements for January. The amount of cash received in March was approximately $53,825, which was $11,900 more than February. We received $42,994 in assessments, $1,330 in Administration receipts, $350 in interest income and $6,083 in miscellaneous receipts. Accounts receivable ending March 31, 2018 was $95,091, which is $41,193 less than February. This decrease is due to receipt of assessments from the 2017/2018 billing. The current collection rate for the end of March 2018 was 95.5%. The collection rate for March 2017 was 92.4%. (The collection rate is based on actual assessment and not 2 or more years in arrears plus interest and filing feels, or those on payment plans. There are a total of 94 property owners out of 2066 billed that have not paid their assessment for 2017/2018. Second billing giving 45-day notice to lien placement was mailed to all those with outstanding balances the week of February 5 th. Liens were filed on March 26, 2018.

2 2 Rick Mathis made a motion to approve the March 13 th, 2018 Treasurer s Report and send it forward for audit, with Bob Reichert seconding. The motion was passed with Laxton, Reichert, Mathis, Evans, and Ingerson voting aye. OLD BUSINESS MANAGER S REPORT Sandy Funk Sandy noted that there is a Deed Restriction Review Meeting set for April 17, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. and on April 24, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. LONG RANGE PLANNING Gerry Laxton Gerry reported that the storage building site plan has been completed by Banks Engineering and an application has been sent to FPL for options of getting electricity to the site. Morton Buildings has been sent 6 certified copies for their part in the permitting. Gerry is also in the process of procuring bids for the site development project. SAFETY & PREPAREDNESS Rick Mathis No report. PARK STATUS Rick Mathis Rick noted that there are four bids being prepared for the speaker system installation at the Park. He also mentioned that there will be a wedding reception in the Park on September 22 nd, and he is going to need some help in making sure the park is in good shape for this special occasion. He has also added mulch in the flower beds around the bathroom area. MECHANICAL & MAINTENANCE Gerry Laxton Gerry mentioned that the mowers are in the process of doing their 3 rd mowing for this fiscal year. They are starting a few weeks early to get ahead of the grass & weeds before the rains start. Gerry is in the process of repairing one of the front entrance lights that shines on the BSL sign. He met with Dick Sheely and Carl Millerschoen, who currently cut the Pepper trees in the community, and have set up two areas to seek bids from a contractor on removal of the pepper trees in our green belts. DRAINAGE Bob Reichert Bob noted that the swales at Vagabond, Penhollow, and Butternut have been hydroseeded and watered. However, it appears that morning doves that eaten most of the seed at the Penhollow swale. Bob ordered 16 pallets of sod to replace the seed. Bob reviewed several other Drainage Proposal Summaries totaling $23, Bob Reichert made a motion to approve the Proposed Proposal Summaries, with Rick Mathis seconding the motion. The motion was passed with Laxton, Reichert, Mathis, Evans, and Ingerson voting aye.

3 3 LAKES WATER QUALITY Dave Evans Dave reported that the previously approved aeration equipment in Kingfisher, Osprey and Ibis Lakes has been installed and is working. Final adjustments will be made this week. There will be ULV spraying on Monday & Wednesday evenings weather permitting. The monthly larvicide application for all the lakes was performed in March. There is a possible algae bloom and will be treated with Herbicide this week. The littoral restoration program list has been turned over to Eric of Superior Waterway Services. He will be in contact with the homeowners for individual site visits. The Lakes Committee deployed its first fish habitats to Ibis, Pelican and Osprey Lakes. Additional habitats in other lakes will soon follow. A question was asked about the Styrofoam balls that are floating in the Lakes. Dave explained that these balls are attached to the end of the irrigation pipe and keeps them from sinking in the mud. The Lakes Committee met on April 6 th and discussed the littoral program and the upcoming fish restocking. This committee will be sponsoring the September Pot Luck Picnic in the Park. The next meeting is planned for May 8 th at 1:00 p.m. Dave reported that there was a manatee seen in Bear Branch Creek and was found in the lagoon near the Park. Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission was called and they transported the manatee to SeaWorld in Orlando for rehabilitation. COMMUNICATIONS Betty Ingerson There were no CIN messages sent out this month. The March Heron Herald arrived on schedule. The April paper contains several articles from our Board members, and Betty reiterated that it is important that each issue contain at least one article from Board members. The due date for the May issue is April 12 th. Betty noted that the March Community Picnic on March 4 th was sponsored by the Sunset Palms neighbors with 112 people attending. The Kentucky Derby Event to be held on May 5 th at the Linkside Café will be announced in the April Heron Herald. Tickets are $25 per person, with a 90-person capacity. The BSL Identification Committee has submitted a new policy for identifying property owners and their vehicles. Fishing & Kayak policies have been amended as well. After extensive review of these policies, they will be put before the Board for a vote in May for a proposed June or July effective date. Betty went over the results of the recent Community Survey for the record. These results will also be in the May Heron Herald. BEAUTIFICATION & ENHANCEMENT Betty Ingerson Regarding the Vincent Avenue/Cape Horn Entrance landscaping project, the Beautification Committee recommends that the bid for enhancement of this area to be awarded to Beautiful Boundaries for the price of $4,045. Dave Evans made a motion to approve the funds for this project and award the bid to Beautiful Boundaries, with Betty seconding the motion. The motion was passed with Laxton, Reichert, Mathis, Evans, and Ingerson voting aye. A second project submitted by Proposal Summary is for planting landscaping behind Stork Lake due to excessive trimming of peppertrees in this area at a cost of $1,595. This project is being awarded to Mike Tumpson of One, Two, Tree Landscaping. Bob Reichert made a motion to approve the funds for this project, with Rick Mathis seconding the motion. The motion was passed with Laxton, Reichert, Mathis, Evans, and Ingerson voting aye.

4 4 ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW Betty Ingerson The Architectural Review Committee recommends approval of the following projects: Stamped concrete Nogales Court; a fence enclosure Cape Horn Blvd. and a roof Isaac Lane. Bob Reichert made a motion to approve the 3 projects with Dave Evans seconding the motion. The motion was passed with Laxton, Reichert, Mathis, Evans, and Ingerson voting aye. The three projects rejected by the ARC Committee were: driveway Cape Horn Blvd pending $100 application fee and submission of county permit; an 18-foot enclosure Peppercorn Road (enclosure shield cannot exceed 12 feet in length) and a new pool and lanai cage pending approval by moving the concrete pad that extends into the 6 easement. Bob Reichert made a motion to reject these three projects subject to submission of changes with Dave Evans seconding the motion. The motion was passed with Laxton, Reichert, Mathis, Evans, and Ingerson voting aye. Sandy handed the Board a picture of a proposed construction project that a potential homeowner would like to have built in our community. It is constructed out of box car containers. The realtor representing the homeowners stated that they could build it to look like the homes currently in our community. The Board will take this under consideration. COMMUNITY STANDARDS Laxton Sandy handed out the Quantitative Guidelines for Deed Restriction Enforcement to the Board for review prior to next month s meeting. Gerry bought up the subject of hiring someone from outside the community to inspect the community for deed restriction violations. This would result in uniformity of compliance of the deed restrictions. Gerry made a motion to hire someone for three days a month for $300 with Bob Reichert seconding the motion. The motion was passed with Laxton, Reichert, Mathis, Evans, and Ingerson voting aye. Gerry suggested to the Board that Deanna Williams be considered, and made a motion to hire her to do the Deed Restriction Inspections, with Bob Reichert seconding the motion. The motion was passed with Laxton, Reichert, Mathis, Evans, and Ingerson voting aye. The report was reviewed and several properties were discussed. The Board agreed to schedule the property owners at Anthem Lane to appear before the Fining Committee at a date TBD in May. COUNTY RELATED ITEMS Rick Mathis South Charlotte County Coalition (SCCC) - Rick reported that there will be a meeting on the new development by Sun Seekers on April 26 th given by Chief of Police Pam Davis at the Shreve Street Community Center in PGI. Don McCormick is the newly elected President for SCCC. MSBU - Nothing to report. The next meeting will be held on May 1, MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS Rick mentioned that he is interested in buying the mower and trailer that is currently owned by the Association. This will be readdressed with the President of the Board.

5 5 NEW BUSINESS None. ADJOURN MEETING Betty Ingerson made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 5:06p.m. with Dave Evans seconding the motion. The motion was passed with Laxton, Mathis, Evans, and Ingerson voting aye. OPEN FORUM None. Respectfully submitted, Deanna Williams Deanna Williams, Assistant To the Board of Directors The next meeting for the Board of Directors will be held on April 10, 2018 at 3:00 pm in the BSLPOA Conference Room located at Burnt Store Road, Unit #102, Punta Gorda, FL (Turtle Crossing).