Minutes

Present were Officers and Representatives:

               President:  Lesa Hartigan, The Links

               Vice President:  David Brand, Lakeside Woods

               Treasurer: Mike Grubbs, Country Lakes

               Secretary: Michele Wysinski, Eagle Creek

 

Representatives Present:

Cathy Allen,  Avista; Donna Hampton, Broadmoor; Barbara Robinson, Clubside; Bernie Duggan, Clubside; Joe Barch, Condo B/Sarasota @ PA;  Kelly Arnold, Fairway Lakes; Eric Van Baars, Fairway Point; John Volpe, The Gardens at Palm-Aire; Alice Edwards, The Hollows at Palm Aire; Jim Marsey, The Hollows at Palm Aire; Paula Digilio, Misty Oaks; Greg Martzolf, PACC; Marie Diamond, Woodlake Villas; Sue Smith, Woodland Green; Daniel Reeves, Fox Point

 

Absent:

Sue Pavlisko, Avista; Marguerite Puca, Club Villas II; John Dietrick, DeSoto Woods; Ray Toothaker, Eagle Creek Villas; Karen Viera, Fairway Lakes; Lois Cohrt, Golf Pointe; Jan Jordan, Rosewood; Jon McDonald, Pine Trace; John Mele, Timberlake Village

 

The meeting was called to order at 3:30pm by President Lesa Hartigan.  A quorum was established.

 

MINUTES

 

The minutes for the November 19, 2025 meeting had previously been emailed to all PACC directors.

 

Motion to approve the minutes was made by David Brand. Kelly Arnold made motion to second.  All were in favor.

 

 

VENDOR SPOTLIGHT

• Discussion around potential vendors for next meeting

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

FINANCE – Mike Grubbs

              

               November + December 2025:

• Deposits

  • CD Interest                                                                 $0

  • Interest                                                                   $1.90

  • MSTU Lighting                                                 $3617.50

 

• Expenditures                                                             

  • Holiday Lighting/Decor                                  $3,617.50

  • P.O. Box                                                              $192.00

  • Newsletter                                                       $3,832.72

                                                           

• End Balance                                                          $19,479.05

 

CD                                                                                 $30,680.28

Total (CD plus checking)                                              $50,159.33

 

• Mike discussed splitting the CD so we have a CD renewing every 2 months vs every 4 months, proposed taking $15K out in February and putting in checking account temporarily for April to start the new CD with à result will be having 2 CD’s, with one maturing every 2 months (vs one CD every 4 months). à Lesa made a motion, seconded by Kathy Allen. All were in favor.

• Request: If a neighborhood has had a change of who pays their PACCI dues from last year, please update Mike as the 2026 invoices will be going out in late March

 

MSTU- Kelly Arnold, Barbara Robinson, David Brand, Eric Van Baars

• Kelly Met with Frontier on substation, talked about putting landscaping in that area as well as getting the gate fixed so it can be locked when no one is there.

• Kelly discussed the lift station and property that the club owns and putting shrubs around it, Greg M. was aligned with PACCI doing that

• Lesa met with Carmine and Dave when they were surveying the planting beds, Carmine’s team is willing to fund the plants, but we need to get irrigation in that area. The well is dug but there is no power for the pump, we are still waiting on FPL. Dave has been following up.

• Lesa discussed minimal revisions for the planting beds and will share out

 

NEWSLETTER – Dan Reeves

• March 8th – deadline for articles (with the goal to have published by March 13th)

• Thoughts from president (Lesa), Rachel planning another article on Real Estate, looking for letters to the editor, Margaurite planning to do an article on wildlife

 

WEBSITE- Cathy Allen

• Website is up to date with agendas and meeting minutes

 

DIRECTIONAL SIGNS- David Brand, Michele Wysinski

• Proceeding with tri-color design option

• Next step- find out from club who they use for signage and source an additional vendor separately to get a quote for comparison. One benefit if we proceed with club sign vendor, they will have the exact color shades used in the community

• Lesa working with Carmine to find contact from county to cover cost

 

OLD BUSINESS

• CELL TOWER IN PALM-AIRE

  • Lesa was given an update from Ed, Club has received a proposal from one vendor, they are planning to obtain at least three proposals. PACCI will be looped in on the details as they proceed.

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NEW BUSINESS

• FIRE HYDRANTS

• Lesa reminder public works is now painting fire hydrants; they are supposed to be RED if you live in a community/private road and YELLOW if it is a county road

• DRAINAGE RESPONSIBILITY

  • Lesa updated that the club has blasted all drains and reviewed drainage issues. If any communities have a shared drainage with the club please assess and if you need anything addressed, communicate it to the club

• GRANT PROCESS

  • A motion is needed with the grant, as you cannot obtain a grant after the project has been done and the bill has been paid.

    • Kelly made a motion to apply for leadership and safety grant for our newsletter for $1K. Lesa seconded the motion. All were in favor.

• HOLIDAY LIGHTS MOTION

  • Lesa made a motion to keep the white holiday lights up year-round ($980 maintenance cost, vendor will replace/repair anything), less expensive option vs take down fully. David Brand seconded the motion. All were in favor.

 

DIRECTOR/OWNER COMMENTS

• John Volpe discussed situation with Traditions marking/painting/maintaining the wall that is owned by the Gardens. John asked for advice on obtaining a letter from PACCI. Lesa will speak to county and see what they can do/send any communication to Traditions.

 

MEETING ADJOURNMENT

Motion to adjourn was made by David Brand. Cathy Allen seconded.  The meeting was adjourned at 5:06 pm. 

 

The next PACC meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 18th, 2026, at 3:30pm at the Palm Aire Country Club.