Tuscawilla Lighting & Beautification District Advisory Committee

TUSCAWILLA LIGHTING AND BEAUTIFICATION DISTRICT ADVIOSRY COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 19, 2025 CITY HALL – COMMISSION CHAMBERS CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Terri Bivona called the Wednesday, November 19, 2025, of the Tuscawilla Lighting and Beautification District Advisory Committee Regular Meeting to order at 5:15 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of the Municipal Building (City Hall, 1126 East State Road 434, Winter Springs, Florida 32708). Roll Call: Chairperson Terri Bivona, present Vice-Chairperson Ellen Paul, present Committee Member Dennis Jones, present Committee Member Denise Ritchey, absent Committee Member Cynthia Miekricke, present Assistant City Clerk Tristin Tarrant, present Also present: Mrs. Holly Queen, Director, Finance Department Mr. Kevin Maddox, Landscape Manager, Urban Beautification Mr. Brian Dunigan, Director, Department of Operations and Administrative Services A moment of silence was held and was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS 100) Not Used INFORMATIONAL AGENDA 200) Not Used PUBLIC INPUT Chairperson Bivona opened “Public Input”. Mr. Art Gallo, Winter Springs first thanked the committee for their time and service on the committee. Mr. Gallo then recommended the committee create a 5-year budget and project plan and provided an example outline for the committee to review. Mr. Tim Wansbury, Winter Springs addressed the committee and relayed his reason for opposing the increase for the Tuscawilla Lighting and Beautification District (TLBD) assessment fee. Mr. Wansbury expressed support for Mr. Gallo’s 5-year plan recommendation. Ms. Linda Freeburn, Winter Springs recommended the committee reevaluate the fountains on Tusakwailla Road and see if they are still desired. Ms. Freeburn also requested the

CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA MINUTES TUSCAWILLA LIGHTING AND BEAUTIFICATION DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGUALR MEETING – NOVEMBER 19, 2025 PAGE 2 of 3 committee to address the increase in traffic on Winter Springs Blvd and Northern way coming from Oviedo. Chairperson Bivona closed “Public Input”. CONSENT AGENDA 300) Approval of the Wednesday, August 20, 2025 Tuscawilla Lighting & Beautification District Advisory Committee Regular Meeting Minutes No discussion 301) Approval of the Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Tuscawilla Lighting & Beautification District Advisory Committee Regular Meeting Minutes "I MOTION WE APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST 20TH AND 27TH MEETING.” MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER JONES. SECONDED BY VICE-CHAIRPERSON PAUL. DISCUSSION. VOTE: BIVONA (AYE); PAUL (AYE); JONES (AYE); MIERICKE (AYE) MOTION PASSED. 4-0 PUBLIC HEARINGS AGENDA 400) Not Used REGULAR AGENDA 500) Quarterly Fiscal Year to Date Expenditure Details Mrs. Queen opened the item and Chairperson Bivona highlighted some line codes provided within the year-to-date expenditures such as signage, tree removal, irrigation and lighting. Chairperson Bivona addressed questions received during public input regarding the 5-year budget plan. Mrs. Queen shared an additional “financial summary” that reviewed a month-by-month overview of the year-to-date budget and highlighted the unaudited end fund balance for the Committee. A 10-year history of the fund balance was also shared with the adopted 2026 numbers with a further highlighted the breakdown of the “R&M Infra Ground” fund as it is the largest line within the fund. Discussion regarding starting a reserve fund was asked. Mrs. Queen agreed it would be beneficial and suggested analyzing common repairs to determine the appropriate percentage to put away would need to be conducted. Chairperson suggested scheduling a special meeting for public engagement and transparency on what the Committee is doing for calendar year 2026 and to gauge the communities desired order for projects, landscaping, lighting, etc. 501) Update on Tuscawilla Lighting and Beautification District Projects Mr. Maddox opened and presented the anticipated costs for potential 2026 projects such as district rehab, new planting, mulching and landscaping. Staff were seeking directions from the