Village Community Development District No. 15 (2026-06-11)

Village Community Development District No. 15 — 2026-06-11. Agenda: District 15 June 11, 2026 Agenda; District 15 June 11, 2026 Agenda Packet. Minutes: District 15 June 11, 2026 Minutes. Video: https://cpmedia.azureedge.net/thevillagesfl/ddd3fc1f-bfee-425f-938c-84a7dfd26eb8.mp4.

2026 VCDD District 15 board meeting. Roll call reflects four members in attendance, with Ms. Dana missing today, but we have a quorum to proceed. Please rise for pledge of allegiance and observation of moment of silence. Pledge of allegiance. To the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Welcome, meeting attendees. We'll make time and space, please, for audience comments. Would you like to come forward, ma'am? Please state your name and address, please. You can... Joey Levy, 1352 Hearns Loop in Shady Brook. Thank you. I'm just curious, and I can show you a picture of it. There is a new tower that went up on Bexley, like at the south end, sort of between Boosters and Long Prairie. And I'm just wondering what it is, if it's a cell tower or what that's for. Okay. Do you want me to hand...? You can't look at that. Nope. Yeah, unfortunately, anything that they see as a public record, we have to keep it. So since they can't keep your phone... I can tell you it doesn't fall under the purview of the district. I don't know if any of you are aware of what it is, but... I don't know 100%, but I'm pretty sure it's a new cell tower that's going up. Okay. Yeah. Sometimes there's also traffic cameras that go up temporarily for various studies, but if you- Should I email- Yeah ... the cell phone company? Oh, you did. Okay. The cell reception in these villages is not great. Yeah. Thank you. Sir, would you like to step forward? Please state your name and address. And just so everybody knows, these meetings are recorded, which is why we're asking you to come up to the podium and state it into the microphone. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you. Good afternoon. My name's Adrian Peters. I live in Shady Brook. And similar follow-on to the previous questions about the cell phone tower, and it's really regarding who owns the land. And this may not be the right venue, and if it isn't, maybe you can direct me in the right direction. But we were overseas for two months. We came back in April, and the cell phone tower was up. So we're getting different answers as to whether the villages own the land or whether it's a district issue. And I guess the big issue that we have is that we paid a substantial amount for a view site, and the view is now impacted. So number one, is this the right venue? Number two, who would own the land? And if it's transferred from one entity like the villages to another entity to wash their hands of ownership, that may have been what's happened. But we're very confused. Mm-hmm. So, any answers? So not knowing specifically which tower? Yeah. Bexley, the same one. That's on Bexley? Yeah. Okay. I don't have any specific information on it, but I think Ms. Kerry confirmed it's not district. As far as the ownership of the land, I'm going to be honest, what I would do is pull up the property appraiser's website, and that's how I would determine personally. If it was, I can certainly do that- Yeah ... and see who owns it. You could also go to the Sumter County Property Appraiser, and you just click on the parcel, and it'll say who owns it. Any type of towers would not be controlled by the district. Typically, that is done in coordination with the developer as things are moving forward, but that's not something that this board would have been able to have any type of purview over. Okay. So in the past, has this come up before with a similar- Not to the district- Right ... because, again, it wouldn't fall under any of the CDDs. But certainly, as growth goes down, new things continue to, whether it be towers or maybe when you purchased the lot, nothing was there, and then all of a sudden- Yeah ... there's a Publix there. So certainly, that's something that we've heard historically as The Villages grows. But none of that would fall under the purview of a district. Yeah. So from the research we've done, all of the land around it is owned by The Villages, but this one square where the tower is, is owned by someone else. So that's what's confusing. Yeah. So do you recommend going back to The Villages to- Yes ... find out? You can certainly engage the developer. Okay. There's a website. You can start with commercial property management- Yeah ... of The Villages, and that team will get you to the right place. Okay, great. Thanks. You're welcome. Any further comments? Hearing none, thank you. We'll move to first order of new business. For the board, having had an opportunity to review the minutes from last meeting, do we have a motion to approve? I motion to approve the minutes. Do we have a second? I second. Thank you. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Thank you. Moving on to agenda item number B. Yes, ma'am. This item will be addressed by Ms. Brandi Cook, our budget director. Thank you. Good afternoon, Brandi Cook, budget. I'm here today to request adoption of Resolution 2026-19 to approve your fiscal year 2026-27 proposed budget, and to set the public hearing to adopt your 2026-27 final budget. The Board of Supervisors reviewed and discussed your 2026-27 recommended budget during your May 7th regular meeting. The attached proposed operating budget of $4,308,454 is an increase of $289,986 from the 2025-26 amended budget. The increase is mainly due to EMAC project-wide fees, which were increased based on the allocation of accessible acreage. Included in the proposed budget information was no change to the maintenance assessment rates as directed by the Board of Supervisors during the budget review, so there will be no change to the maintenance assessments assessed to each of the property owners. Also attached are the debt service funds, which reflect the interest in principal payments along with bond-related expenditures in addition to the revenue received for the bond assessment payments. So, as a reminder, the maintenance assessment rates that are set at today's meeting are the maximum that you're allowed to adopt in your final budget hearing, and in the current proposed budget, there is no change from the current fiscal year. Staff recommends adoption of Resolution 2026-19 to approve your 2026-27 proposed budget and proposed maintenance assessment rates, and to set the public hearing to adopt the fiscal year 2026-27 final budget for your September 10th, 2026, meeting at 1:00 here in this room. And I'm here if there's any questions. Thank you. Questions or comments from the board? Hearing none, do we have a motion to adopt Resolution 2026-19 to approve the fiscal year 2026-27 proposed budget? I motion to adopt Resolution 2026-19 to approve the fiscal year 2026-27 proposed budget. Thank you. Do we have a second? I second. Thank you. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Thank you. Okay. We have no old business noted, but some informational items. Yes, ma'am. These are all just provided for the board's information, and I am happy to answer any questions on items A through C. Thank you. Hearing no questions, we'll move to district manager report. Just one report, and that is you should have received an email from the Florida Commission on Ethics over the last week or two regarding your Form 1. It would have been sent to your districtgov.org email address. So if you didn't see it, just go in and look at your spam. This isn't something that the district sends you, so if you don't have it, you'll want to go onto the Commission on Ethics website and request another email. But we want to remind you that this is due by July 1st. Thank you. District counsel? Just one report. A reminder that there are two remaining supervisor training opportunities, with the first being August 20 at 9:00 a.m. at Everglades Rec Center, and the second one October 29 at 2:00 p.m. at the district office. If you still need ethics hours, you can sign up through the clerk's office. Thank you. Supervisor comments? Hearing none, the meeting's adjourned. Thank you, ma'am. Thank you.