SOUTHERN GROVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NOS. 7-10

PORT ST. LUCIE
INITIAL LANDOWNERS’ MEETING FEBRUARY 23, 2023
10:00 A.M.

Special District Services, Inc.
The Oaks Center 2501A Burns Road
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410

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AGENDA
SOUTHERN GROVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO.’S 7,8,9, & 10
Tradition Management Offices 10807 SW Tradition Square Port St. Lucie, Florida 34987 Zoom Link :
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3341025011
Meeting ID : 334 102 5011
Dial in at : 1 929 436 2866 INITIAL LANDOWNERS’ MEETING
February 23rd, 2023
10:00 a.m.

Call to Order
Proof of Publication	Page 1
Establish Quorum
Consider Adoption of Election Procedures	Page 4
Election of Chair for Landowners’ Meeting
Election of Secretary for Landowners’ Meeting
Election of Supervisors
Determine Number of Voting Units Represented or Assigned by Proxy	Page 7
Nomination of Candidates
Casting of Ballots	Page 8
Ballot Tabulations
Certification of the Results
Landowners’ Comments
Adjourn

RECEIVED
£8 13702

Tieasure Coast Newspapers

f>ARTO THE_USATODAY NETWORK
St Lucie News Tribune
1801 U.S. 1, Vero Beach, FL 32960
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION

SOUTHERN GROVE 1 COM MUNITY DEVELOPM
2501 BURNS RD # A

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL 33410-5207
STATE OF WISCONSIN COUNTY OF BROWN

Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, said legal clerk, who on oath says that he/she is a legal clerk of the St Lucie News Tribune, a daily newspaper published at Fort Pierce in St. Lucie County, Florida: that the attached copy of advertisement was published in the St Lucie News Tribune in the following issues below. Affiant further says that the said St Lucie News Tribune is a newspaper published in Fort Pierce in said St. Lucie County, Florida, and that said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said St. Lucie County, Florida, daily and distributed in St. Lucie County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that she has neither paid or promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in the said newspaper. The St Lucie News Tribune has been entered as Periodical Matter at the Post Offices in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida and has been for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement.
lssue(s) dated before where the dates are noted or by publication on the newspaper's website, if authorized, on :
02/01/2023, 02/08/2023

Subscribed a d sworn to before on February 8, 2023:

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My commission expires

VICKY FELTY
Notary Public State of Wisconsin

Publication Cost: $434.34 Ad No: 0005576782
Customer No: 1313354
PO#: SGCDD 7-10
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NOTICE OF LANDOWNERS' MEETING AND ELECTION AND MEETING OF THE BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS OF THE SOUTHERN GROVE COMMUN• ITY
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NOS.
7,8,9&10
Notice is hereby given to the public and all lat\downers within the Southern Grove Community		Development District. Nos. 7, 8, 9 & fO (the "Districts ) the locations of whi.ch are generally described as comprising a parcel or par­ cels of land containing ap­ proximately l.451.26 acres in St. Lucie County, Florida, ad­ vising that a meeting of land­ owners will be held for the purpose of electing -five (5) persons to each ct the Dis­ tricts• Board of Supervisors. Immediately	following the landowners' meeting there will be ,:;onvened a meeting qf the Boards of Supervisors for the purpose of conside.ring certain matters of the Boards to indude election of certain District. officers, .ind ottier such busimm which may prop­ erty come before the Boards.

DATE: TIME: PLACE:
Square

Febn.iary 23, 2023
10:00.i.m.
10807 SW Tradition

Port St. Lucie, Fl 34987
Ea1;h landowner may vote in person . or by written proxy. Proxy forms may be obtained upon request at the office of the District Manager, Special District Ser11ices, Inc., 10807 SW Tradition Square, Port St, Lu<ie, fl 34987. At said meet­ ing each landowner or his or her proxy shall be entitled to nominate persons for the po­ sition of Supervisor and cast one vote per acre of land, or fractional portion thereof, owned by him or her and lo­
<ated within the District for ea<h person to be elected to the position of Supervisor. A fraction of an acre shall .be treated as one acre, entltl Ing the landowner to one vote with resre-ct thereto. Platted lots shal be counted. individu­ ally and rounded up to the nearest whole acre. Thi:! a.<re­
age of platted lots mall not be a9grC9ated for determfn• ing the number of voting units held by a landowner or a la.ndowner's proxy. At tile landowners· meeting the landOWM(S shall sele<:t a, per• son to serve as the meeting chair and who shall conduct the meetltlg.
ihe landowners' meeting and the Boards of supervisots meeting are open to the pub• lie and will be conducted in accord,mce with the provi• sions of Florida law. One or both of the meetings may be continued to a date, time. and place to be specified 011 the record at such meeting. A cop • of the agenda for these meetings rnav be obtained from Special bistr'ict Servite-5, Inc.. 10807 '5W Tradition Sttuare, Port St.. Lude, Fl 34987. There may be an occa­ sion where one or more su­ pervisors will participate b,• speaker telephone.
Any person requiring special

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.iccommodations to partki­ pate in these meetings is r11c;k1=1rl tn  rnnt.::irt thP ni<.Trirt

Office at (561} 630-4922, at least iorty-eig ht (48) hours be­ fore the hearing_ If you are hearing or speech impaired,
please co·n·tact the Florida. Re­ lay Service at (800) 955-8770 for aid in contacting the District Offi<e.

A person who decides to ap­ peal any decision made by the Board with respect to any m;itter considered at the meeting is advised th ;it $1.1<:h person will ne-ed a record of the proceedings and th;it ac­ cord1ngly, the person ma:,• need to ensure that a verba­ tim record of the proceedings is made, including the testi­ mony and eviden<e upon which the appeal is to be based.
Pub: Februaf}' 1, 8, 2023 T(N5576782

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SPECIAL DISTRICT (CDD) ELECTION PROCEDURES
Landowners’ Meeting
In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, it is required that an initial meeting of the Landowners of the District be held within ninety (90) days following the effec- tive date of the rule or ordinance establishing the District and thereafter every two (2) years during the month of November for the purpose of electing Supervisors. The second election by Landowners shall be held on the first Tuesday in November; thereafter, there shall be an election of supervisors every two (2) years in November on a date established by the Board of Supervisors. The assembled Landowners shall organize by electing a Chairperson, who shall preside over the meeting; and a Secretary shall also be elected for recording purposes.

Establishment of Quorum
Any Landowner(s) present or voting by proxy shall constitute a quorum at the meeting of the Landowners.

Nomination of Candidates
At the meeting, the Chairperson shall call for nominations from the floor for Candidates for the Board of Supervisors. When there are no further nominations, the Chairperson shall close the floor for nominations. The names of each Candidate and the spelling of their names shall be an- nounced. Nominees need not be present to be nominated.

Voting
Each Landowner shall be entitled to cast one (1) vote for each acre (or lot parcel), or any fraction thereof, of land owned by him or her in the District, for each open position on the Board. (For example, if there are three (3) positions open, an owner of one (1) acre or less (or one lot parcel) may cast one (1) vote for each of the three (3) positions. An owner of two
(2) acres (or two lot parcels) may cast two (2) votes for each of the three (3) positions. Each Landowner shall be entitled to vote either in person or by a representative present with a lawful written proxy.

Registration for Casting Ballots
The registration process for the casting of ballots by Landowners or their representatives hold- ing their proxies shall be as follows:
At the Landowners’ Meeting and prior to the commencement of the first casting of ballots for a Board of Supervisor position, each Landowner, or their representative if proxies are being sub-mitted in lieu thereof, shall be directed to register their attendance and the total number of votes by acreage (or lot parcels) to which each claims to be entitled, with the elected Secretary of the meeting or the District’s Manager.

Corporate Office The Oaks Center 2501A Burns Rd
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 Direct: 561.630.4922

Contact Information
Toll Free: 877.737.4922
Fax: 561.630.4923
Web: www.sdsinc.org

Miami Branch
Crexent Business Center 6625 Miami Lakes Drive, Ste. 374
Miami Lakes, FL 330144 Direct: 305.777.0761

At such registration, each Landowner, or their representative with a lawful proxy, shall be provided a numbered ballot for the Board of Supervisor position(s) open for election. A District representative will mark on the ballot the number of votes that such Landowner, or their representative, is registered to cast for each Board of Supervisor position open for election.

All Landowner proxies shall be collected at the time of registration and retained with the Official Records of the District for subsequent certification or verification, if required.

Casting of Ballots

Registration and the issuance of ballots shall cease once the Chairperson calls for the commencement of the casting of ballots for the election of a Board Supervisor(s) and thereafter no additional ballots shall be issued.

The Chairperson will declare that the Landowners, or their representatives, be requested to cast their ballots for the Board Supervisor(s). Once the ballots have been cast, the Chairperson will call for a collection of the ballots.

Counting of Ballots

Following the collection of ballots, the Secretary or District Manager shall be responsible for the tabulation of ballots in order to determine the total number of votes cast for each candidate that is seeking election.

At the second and subsequent landowner elections*, the two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be declared by the Chairperson as elected to the Board of Supervisors for four-year terms. The candidate receiving the next highest number of votes will fill the remaining open position on the Board of Supervisors for a two-year term, as declared by the Chairperson.

*At the final landowner election (after the 6th or 10th year), the candidate receiving the highest number of votes will be elected to the Board of Supervisors for a four-year term (two {2} supervisors are elected by General Election).

Contesting of Election Results

Following the election and announcement of the votes, the Chairperson shall ask the Landowners present, or those representatives holding proxies for Landowners, whether they wish to contest the election results. If no contests are received, said election results shall thereupon be certified.

If there is a contest, the contest must be addressed to the Chairperson and thereupon the individual casting a ballot that is being contested will be required to provide proof of ownership of the acreage (or lot parcels) for which they voted at the election within five (5) business days of the Landowners' Meeting. The proof of ownership shall be submitted to the District Manager who will thereupon consult with the District's General Counsel and together they will review the material provided and will determine the legality of the contested ballot(s). Once the contests are resolved, the Chairperson shall reconvene the Landowners' Meeting and thereupon certify the election results.
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Recessing of the Landowners’ Meeting

In the event there is a contest of a ballot or of the election, the Landowners’ Meeting shall be recessed to a future time, date and location, at which time the election findings on the contest shall be reported in accordance with the procedure above and the newly elected Supervisor(s) shall thereupon take their Oath of Office.

Miscellaneous Provisions

Each Landowner shall only be entitled to vote in person or by means of a representative attending in person and holding a lawful written proxy in order to cast said Landowner’s votes.

Proxies will not require that proof of acreage ownership be attached. Rather, proof of ownership must be provided timely by the holder of the proxy, if the proxy is contested in accordance with the procedure above.

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LANDOWNER PROXY
SOUTHERN GROVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT INITIAL LANDOWNERS’ MEETING

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, the fee simple owner of the lands described herein, hereby constitutes and appoints 	(“Proxy Holder”) for and on behalf of the undersigned, to vote as proxy at the meeting of the landowners of the Southern Grove Community Development District No.    to be held on February 23, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at the Tradition Management Offices, 10807 SW Tradition Square, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987 and at any adjournments thereof, according to the number of acres of unplatted land and/or platted lots owned by the undersigned landowner which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if then personally present, upon any question, proposition, or resolution or any other matter or thing which may be considered at said meeting including, but not limited to the Board of Supervisors. Said Proxy Holder may vote in accordance with their discretion on all matters not known or determined at the time of solicitation of this proxy, which may be legally considered at said meeting.

This proxy is to continue in full force and effect from the hereof until the conclusion of the above noted landowners’ meeting and any adjournment or adjournments thereof, but may be revoked at any time by written notice of such revocation presented at the annual meeting prior to the Proxy Holder exercising the voting rights conferred herein.

Printed Name of Legal Owner

Signature of Legal Owner	Date

Parcel Description*	# of Acres

* Insert in the space above the street address of each parcel, the legal description of each parcel, or the tax identification number of each parcel. [If more space is needed, identification of Parcels owned may be incorporated by reference to an attachment hereto.]

Pursuant to section 190.006(2) (b), Florida Statutes (2020), a fraction of an acre is treated as one (1) acre entitling the landowner to one vote with respect thereto.

TOTAL NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED VOTES:    
Please note that each eligible acre of land or fraction thereof is entitled to only one vote, for example, a husband and wife are together entitled to only one vote per their residence if it is located on one acre or less of real property.
If the Legal Owner is not an individual, and is instead a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership or other entity, evidence that the individual signing on behalf of the entity has the authority to do so should be attached hereto. (e.g. bylaws, corporate resolution, etc.)

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For Internal Use
BALLOT # 	

BALLOT

SOUTHERN GROVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT INITIAL LANDOWNERS’ MEETING

ELECTION OF BOARD SUPERVISORS

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The undersigned certifies that he/she is the owner ( ) or duly authorized representative of lawful proxy of an owner (  ) of land in the Southern Grove Community Development District No.  , constituting     acre(s) and hereby casts up to the corresponding number of his/her vote(s) for the following candidate/candidates to hold the above-named open positions:

Name of Candidate	Number of Votes

Signature: 	

Printed Name: 	

Street Address or Tax Parcel Id Number for your Real Property:

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