ORDINANCE NO. 2015- &,0
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY OF ST. JOHNS, STATE OF FLORIDA,  ESTABLISHING  THE  BANNON   LAKES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 190, FLORIDA STATUTES (2014); NAMING' THE DISTRICT; DESCRIBING THE EXTERNAL  BOUNDARIES  OF THE  DISTRICT;  DESCRIBING  THE   FUNCTIONS   AND POWERS OF  THE  DISTRICT:  DESIGNATING  FIVE  PERSONS TO SERVE AS THE INITIAL MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT'S BOARD OF SUPERVISORS; PROVIDING  FOR  A  LIMITATION ON COUNTY OBLIGATIONS AND ACCEPTANCE; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA:

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Eastland Partners, LLC ("Petitioner"), having obtained written consent to the
establishment of the District by the owner of 100 percent (100%) of the real property to be included in the Dis11-ict, petitioned the St, Johns County Board of Commissioners (the "County") to adopt an ordinance establishing the Bannon Lakes Community Development District (the "District") attached as Exhibit B, pul'Suant to Chapter 190, Florida Statutes (2014); and

. WHEREAS, Petitioner is a Florida limited liability company; and

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WHEREAS, all interested persons and affected units of general-purpose local government were afforded au opportunity to present oral and written comments on the Petition at a duly noticed public hearing conducted by the County on	16':, 2015; and	·
WHEREAS, upon consideration of the record established at that hearing, the County determined tl1at tl1e statements within the Petition were liue and correct, that the establishment of the District is not inconsistent with any applicable element or portion  of the state comprehensive plan or the local government comprehensive plan, that the land within the District is of sufficient size, is sufficiently compact and sufficiently contiguous to be developable as a functionally interrelated community, tl1at tl1e District is the best alternative available for delivering community development services and facilities to the area setved by the District, that the services and facilities of the District will not be incompatible with the capacity and uses of existing local and regional community .development services and facilities, and that the area to be served by the District is amenable to separate special district governance; and

WHEREAS, establishment of the District will constitute a timely, efficient, effective, responsive and economic way to deliver community development services in the area described in the Petition,

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT:

SECTION 1. The above RECITALS are adopted as Findings of Fact in support of this Ordinance.

SECTION 2. AUTHORITY. This ordinance is enacted in compliance with and pursuant to the Uniform Community Development District Act of 1980, Chapter 190, Florida Statutes (2014).

SECTION 3. DISTRICT NAME. There is hereby established a Community Development District situated entirely within the uninco1porated limits of St. Johns County, Florida, which District shall be known as the "Bannon Lakes Community Development District".

SECTION 4. EXTERNAL BOUNDARIES OF TIIB DISTRICT. The external boundaries of the District are described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated by reference, the proposed District covers approximately 579.53 acres of land. The site is generally located north of International Golf Parkway, east of I-95, west of U.S. Highway 1 and south of the Twelve Mile Swamp Conservation and Wildlife Management Area.

SECTION 5. FUNCTIONS AND POWERS. The general powers and functions of the District are desci-ibed in Chapter 190, Florida Statutes. The District is also authorized to exercise additional powers to finance, fund, plan, establish, acquire, construct, reconsb..uct, enlarge or extend, equip, ope!'llte and maintain systems and facilities for 1) parks and facilities for indoor and outdoor recreational cultural and educational uses; and 2) security, including but not limited to, guardhouses, fences and gates, electronic i.nttusion-detection systems, and patrol cars, as authorized and described in Section 190.012(2), Florida Statutes (2014).

SECTION 6. BO.ARD OF SUPERVISORS. The five persons designated to serve as initial members of the District's Board of Supervisors are as follows: Kelly Thomas, Arthur  Lancaster, John Dodson, Jay Dodson, Sandy Powell. All of the above-styled persons are residents of  the State of Florida and citizens of the United States of America.

SECTION 7. LIMITATION ON COUNTY OBLIGATIONS AND ACCEPTANCE. Nothing in
this Ordinance shall be deemed as affirmative acceptance by the St Johns County of any financial ope!'ational, maintenance, or any other responsibilities of the District, nor be deemed as affirmative· acceptance of any proposed improvement.

SECTION 8. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof is formally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such
provisions shall be deemed to be seve!'able and. the remaining provisions shall continue in full force
and effect provided that the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision is not material to the logical and intended interpretation of this Ordinance.

SECTION 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect pursuant to Florida  general  law.

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PASSED AND ENACTED BY THE BOARD OF  COUNTY  COMMISSIONERS  OF  ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA, THIS -.lli...DAYOF Seplember, 201s.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST.JOHNS COUNTY

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EXHIBIT A

A PORTION OF SECTIONS 1, 2, 11 AND 12, ALL LYING IN TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 28 EAST, ST. JOilNS COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

COMMENCE AT THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SECTION 45, THE ZEPH. KINGSLEY GRANT, SAID TOWNSHIP AND RANGE; THENCE SOUTH 01°39 1 23 11 EAST, ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID SECTION 45, SECTION 46,
.THE LORENZO CAPO GRANT, SAID TOWNSHIP AND RANGE AND SECTION 48, THE ZEPH. KINGSLEY GRANT, SAID TOWNSHIP AND RANGE, A DISTANCE OF 5397.43 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01°37140 11 EAST, CONTINU;J:NG ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID SECTION 48, A DISTANCE OF 3800,99 FEET TO AN INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF
INTERNATIONAL GOLF PARKWAY, (ALSO KNOWN AS NINE MILE ROAD, A 66 FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY PER EXISTING MONUMENTATION AND LOCAL RECOGNITION); THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT­ OF-WAY LINE OF INTERNATIONAL GOLF PARKWAY, RUN THE FOLLOWING FIVE (5) COURSES AND DISTANCES; COURSE No. 1.: SOVTH 54°09 1 58 11 WEST, 398,79. FEET TO THE POINT OF CURVATURE OF A CURVE LEADING SOUTHWESTERLY; COURSE No. 2: SOUTHWESTERI,Y, ALONG AND AROUND THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY., HAVING A RADIUS OF 1009,18 FEET, AN ARC DISTANCE OF 308,40 FEET, SAID ARC BEING SUBTENDED BY A CHORD BEARING AND DISTANCE OF SOUTH 45°24 1 4:1. 11 WEST, 307.20 FEET TO THE POINT OF TANGENCY OF SAID CURVE; COURSE No. 3: SOUTH 36°39 1 24 11 WEST, 1152,36 FEET TO THE POINT OF CURVATURE OF A CURVE LEADING SOUTHWESTERLY; COURSE No, 4: SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG AND AROUND THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, CONCAVE NORTHWESTERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 228,69 FEET, AN ARC DISTANCE OF 209.72 FEET, SAID ARC BEING SUBTENDED BY A CHORD BEARING AND DISTANCE OF SOUTH	62°55 1 41 11 WEST, 202.45 FEET TO THE POINT OF
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2475.. 72 FEET,	TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTl:l 17°38	1 3311
EAST, 1595,59 FEET; THENCE NORTH 26°33 1 54 11 EAST, 372,68 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 40°04 1 30 11 EAST, 496.47 FEET; THENCE NORTH 68°22 1 09 11
EJ).ST, 277.24 FEET; THENCE NORTH 01°45 1 54 11 WEST, 2946;05 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 78°58 1 32 11. WEST, 3960,19 FEET; THENCE SOUTH
01°10 1 41 11 .EAST, 818.85 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF AFORESAID SECTION 11; THENCE SOUTH 00°42 1 21" EAST ALONG THE EA.ST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER; A DISTANCE OF 1320,72 FEET TO THE SOVTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 88°34 1 18 11 WEST, ALONG LAST SAID LINE, 1285.97 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER; THENCE SOU.TH 00°05	1 36 11 EAST, 3415.24 FEET TO THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF THOSE LANDS DESCRIBED AND RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK, 1350, PAGE 119 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SAID ST, JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA, SAID POINT LYING ON THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE

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SOUTHEAST; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY AND SOUTHERLY, ALONG THE NORTHEASTERLY AND EASTERLY LINES OF SAID LANDS DESCRIBED AND RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS,.BOOK 1350, PAGE 119, RUN THE FOLLOWING THREE (3)	COURSES AND DISTANCES; COURSE NO. 1: ALONG AND AROUND THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, CONCAVE SOUTHWESTERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 375,00 FEET; AN ARC DISTANCE OF 324.25 FEET, SAID ARC BEING SUBTENDED BY A CHORD BEARING AND D!STANC/;l OF. SOUTH 34°50 1 4711 EAST, 314.25 FEET; COURSE NO. 2: SOUTH 28°04 1.44 11 • EAST,
FEET; COURSE NO., 3: SOUTH 00°23 1 2511 EAST, 70.00 FEET TO THE NORTHEASTERLY LIMITED ACCESS RIGHT-OF-WAY OF INTERSTATE NO. 95, A VARIABLE WIDTli RIGHT-OF-WAY, AS SHOWN ON FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RIGHT-OF-WAY MAP SECTION 78080- 2431; THENCE SOUTH 79°531 0211 EAST, ALONG LAST SAID LINE, 531.95 FEET TO ITS INTERSECT.ION WITH THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF AFORESAID	INTERNATIONAL GOLF PARKWAY; THENCE NORTH 89°36 1 40" EAST ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 1915.03 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89°11'58" EAST, CONTINUING ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 1345,18 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING,

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PETITION TO ESTABLISH BANNON LAKES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

Submitted By:	Wesley S. Haber
Florida Bar No.  420069 HOPPING GREEN & SAMS, P.A.
119 South Monroe Street, Suite 300
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
(850) 222-7500 Telephone
(850) 224-8551 Facsimile wesh@hgslaw.com Attorneys for Petitioner

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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY CO SSIONERS ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA

PETITION TO ESTABLISH THE
BANNON LAKES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

Petitioner, Eastland Partners, LLC, (hereafter "Petitioner"), hereby petitions the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners pursuant to the "Uniform Community Development District Act of 1980," Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, to establish a Community Development District (hereafter "District") with respect to the land described herein. In support of  this petition, Petitioner states:
Location and Size. The proposed District is located entirely within St. Johns

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County, Florida. Exhibit 1 depicts the general location of the project. The proposed District covers approximately 579.53 acres of land. The site is generally located north of International Golf Parkway, east of I-95, west of U.S. Highway I and south of the Twelve Mile Swamp Conservation· and Wildlife Management Area. The metes and bounds description of the proposed external boundaries of the District is set forth in Exhibit 2.
Excluded Parcels. There are no parcels within the external boundaries of the proposed District which are to be excluded from the District.
Landowner Consent. Petitioner has obtained written consent to establish the District from the owners of one hundred percent (100%) of the real property located within the boundaries of the proposed District, in accordance with Section 190.005, Florida Statutes (2014). Documentation of this consent is contained in Exhibit 3,
Initial Board Members.. The five persons designated to serve as initial members of the Board of Supervisors of the proposed District are as follows:

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Name: Address:

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Kelly Thomas
700 Ponte Vedra Lakes Blvd. Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

Arthur Lancaster
700 Ponte Vedra Lakes Blvd. Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

John Dodson
700 Ponte Vedra Lakes Blvd. Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

Jay Dodson
700 Ponte Vedra Lakes Blvd. Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

Sandy Powell
700 Ponte Vedra Lakes Blvd. Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

All of the above-listed persons are residents of the state of Florida and citizens of the United States of America.
Name. The proposed name of the District is Bannon Lakes· Community Development District.
Future Land Uses. The general distribution, location, and extent of the public and private future land uses proposed for the District, in accordance with the future land use plan element of the County's Future Land Use Plan, is identified in Exhibit 4, which also includes a map of the master development plan. The proposed land uses for lands contained within the proposed District are consistent with the approved St. Johns County Future Land Use Plan.
Major Water and Wastewater Facilities. Exhibit 5 is a map of the propqsed District showing current major trunk water and sewer interceptions and outfalls, if in existence.
District Facilities and Services. Exhibit 6 describes the type of facilities Petitioner presently expects the District to finance, construct, acquire and/or install, th_e estimated

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costs of construction for the facilities, and the anticipated schedule .of completion. These facilities will serve the residential development within the District. Actual construction timetables and expenditures will likely vary, due in part to the effects of future changes in the economic conditions upon costs such as labor, services, materials, interest rates and market conditions.
Operation and Maintenance Entity. Exhibit 7 identifies the anticipated e tity responsible for the operation and maintenance of the facilities identified in Exhibit 6. In the event the District is unable or unwilling to continue as the owner and entity responsible for the maintenance of the facilities described in Exhibit 6, the Bannon Lakes Property Owners Association, Inc. will assume such rights and obligations. Acceptance of any offer of dedication

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shall be at the sole discretion of the Board of County Commissioners. Nothing herein shall be construed as affirmative acceptance by the Board of County Commissioners of improvements or acceptance of any operating and maintenance obligations of the District.
Statement of Estimated Regulatory Costs. Exhibit 8 is the statement of estimated regulatory costs ("SERC") prepared in accordance with the requirements of Section 120.541, Florida Statutes (2014). The SERC is based upon presently available data. The data and methodology used in preparing the SERC accompany it.
Authorized  Agent.	The Petitioner is authorized to do business in Florida.

Exhibit 9 identifies the authorized agent for the Petitioner. Copies of all correspondence and official notices should be sent to:
Wesley S. Haber (wesh@hgslaw.com) HOPPING GREEN & SAMS, P.A.

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119 South Monroe Street, Suite 300 (32301)
P.O. Box 6526 Tallahassee, FL 32314

This petition to establish the Bannon Lakes Community Development District

should be granted for the following reasons:
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a, Establishment of tbe District and all land uses and services planned within tbe proposed District are not inconsistent witb applicable elements or portions of tbe effective State Comprehensive Plan or the St. Johns County Comprehensive Plan.
The area of laud within tbe proposed District is part of a planned community, It is of a sufficient size and is sufficiently compact and contiguous to be developed as one functional and interrelated community,
The establishment of tbe District will prevent tbe general body of taxpayers in St.

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Johns County from bearing tbe burden for installation of tbe infrastructure and the maintenance of certain facilities within the development encompassed by tbe District. The District is tbe best alternative for delivering community development services and facilities to tbe proposed community without imposing an additional burden on the general population of the local general-purpose government. Establishment of tbe District in conjunction witb a comprehensively planned community, as proposed, allows for a more efficient use ofresources.
The community development services and facilities of tbe District will not be incompatible witb the capacity and use of existing local and regional community development services and facilities. In addition, tbe establishment of tbe District will. provide a perpetual entity capable of making reasonable provisions for tbe operation and maintenance of the District's services and facilities.
The area to be served by tbe proposed District is amenable to separate special- district government.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests the County Commission of St. Johns County, Florida to:

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schedule a public hearing in accordance with the requirements of Section 190.005(2)(b), Florida Statutes (2014); ·
grant the petition and adopt an ordinance establishing the District pursuant to Chapter 190, Florida Statutes;
consent to the District exercise of certain additional powers to finance, plan,
establish, acquire, construct, reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip, operate and maintain systems and facilities for: (I) parks and facilities for indoor and outdoor recreational, cultural and educational uses; and (2) security, including but not limited to, guardhouses, fences and gates, electronic intrusion-detection systems, and patrol car , both as authorized and described by Section 190.012(2), Florida Statutes; and
grant such other relief as appropriate.

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RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, this 18th day of June, 2015.
HOPPING GREEN & SAMS, P.A.

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119 Soutli Monroe Street, Suite 300 (3230l) Post Office Box 6526
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(850) 224-855 l (facsimile) wesh@hgslaw.com (email)

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A PORTION OF SECTIONS 1, 2, 11 AND 12, ALL LYING IN TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 28 EAST, ST. JOilNS COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

COMMENCE AT THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SECTION 45, THE ZEPH. KINGSLEY GRANT, SAID TOWNSHIP AND RANGE; THENCE SOUTH 01039 1 2311 EAST, ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID  SECTION  45,  SECTION 46, THE LORENZO CAPO GRANT, SAID TOWNSHIP AND RANGE AND SECTION 48,  THE ZEPH. KINGSLEY GRANT, SAID TOWNSHIP AND RANGE, A DISTANCE OF 5397.43 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01037 1 40 11 EAST, CONTINUING ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF  SAID SECTION 48, A DISTANCE OF 3800,99 FEET TO  AN INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF INTERNATIONAL GOLF PARKWAY, (ALSO KNOWN AS NINE MILE ROAD, A 66 FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY PER EXISTING MONUMENTATION AND LOCAL RECOGNITION); THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT­ OF-WAY LINE OF INTERNATIONAL GOLF  PARKWAY,  RUN THE  FOLLOWING FIVE (5) COURSES AND DISTANCES; COURSE No. 1: SOUTH 54°09 1 58 11 WEST, 398,79 FEET TO THE POINT OF CURVATURE OF A CURVE LEADING SOUTHWESTERLY; COURSE No. 2: SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG AND AROUND THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 1009.18 FEET, AN ARC DISTANCE OF 308.40 FEET, SAID ARC BEING SUBTENDED BY A  CHORD BEARING AND DISTANCE OF SOUTH 45°24 1 41 11 WEST, 307.20 FEET TO THE POINT OF TANGENCY OF SAID CURVE; COURSE No. 3: SOUTH 36°39 1 24 11 WEST, 1152.36 FEET TO THE POINT OF CURVATURE OF A CURVE LEADING SOUTHWESTERLY; COURSE No. 4: SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG AND AROUND THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, CONCAVE NORTHWESTERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 228.69 FEET,  AN  ARC  DISTANCE OF 209,72 FEET, SAID ARC BEING SUBTENDED BY A CHORD BEARING AND DISTANCE OF SOUTH	62°55 1 41 11 WEST, 202,45 FEET TO THE POINT OF
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THENCE NORTH 40°04 1 30" EAST, 496.47 FEET; THENCE NORTH 68°22 1 0911
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THENCE NORTH 78°58'32 11 WEST, 3960.19 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01°10'41" EAST, 818.85 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF AFORESAID SECTION 11; THENCE SOUTH 00°421 21 11 EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER, A DISTANCE OF 1320.72 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 88°34'1811 WEST, ALONG LAST SAID LINE, 1285.97 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 00°05 1 36 11 EAST, 3415.24 FEET TO THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF THOSE LANDS DESCRIBED AND RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK, 1350, PAGE 119 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SAID ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA, SAID POINT LYING ON THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE

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SOUTHEAST; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY AND SOUTHERLY, ALONG THE NORTHEASTERLY AND EASTERLY LINES OF SAID LANDS DESCRIBED AND RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS,BOOK 1350, PAGE 119, RUN THE FOLLOWING THREE (3)	COURSES AND DISTANCES; COURSE NO. 1: ALONG AND AROUND THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, CONCAVE SOUTHWESTERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 375.00 FEET; AN ARC DISTANCE OF 324.25 FEET, SAID ARC BEING SUBTENDED BY A CHORD BEARING AND DISTANCE OF SOUTH 34°50 1 47" EAST, 314.25 FEET; COURSE NO. 2: SOUTH 28°041 44" EAST,
70.00 FEET; COURSE NO. 3: SOUTH 00°23 1 25" EAST, 70.00 FEET TO THE NORTHEASTERLY LIMITED ACCESS RIGHT-OF-WAY OF INTERSTATE NO. 95, A VARIABLE WIDTH. RIGHT-OF-WAY, AS SHOWN ON FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RIGHT-OF-WAY MAP SECTION 78080- 2431; THENCE SOUTH 79°53 1 02" EAST, ALONG LAST SAID LINE, 531.95 FEET TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF AFORESAID	INTERNATIONAL GOLF PARKWAY; THENCE NORTH 89°36 1 4 0" EAST ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 1915.03 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89°111 5811 EAST, CONTINUING ALONG.SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 1345.18 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

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CONSENT AND JOINDER TO ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

The undersigned is the owner of certain lands more fully described in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof ("Property").

The undersigned understands and acknowledges that Eastland Partners, LLC ("Petitioner") intends to submit an application to establish a Community Development District in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 190 of the Florida Statutes.

As the owner of lands which are intended to constitute the Community Development District, the undersigned understands and acknowledges that pursuant to the provisions of Section 190.005, Florida Statutes, the Petitioner is required to include the written consent to the establishment of the Community Development District of one hundred percent (100%) of the owners of the lands to be included within the Community Development District.

The undersigned hereby consents to the establishment of the Community Development District which will include the. Property within the lands to be a part of the Community Development District and agrees to further execute any documentation  necessary  or convenien_t to evidence this consent and joinder during the application process for the establishment of the Community Development District.

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The undersigned acknowledges that the consent will remain in full force and effect until the Community Development District is established or three years from the date hereof, which ever shall first occur. The undersigned further agrees that it will provide to the next purchaser or successor in interest of all or any portion of the Property a copy of this consent form and obtain, if requested by Petition, a consent to establishment of the Community Development District in substantially this form.

The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that it has taken all actions and obtained all consents necessary to duly authorize the execution of this consent and joinder by the person executing this instrument.

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Witnessed:	NINE MILE GANG,
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I hereby certify that on this day, before me, an officer duly authorized to take· acknowledgments, personally appeared Jeffrey G. Meyer, Managing General Partner of Nine Mile Gang, a Florida general partnership, who executed the foregoing instrument, acknowledged before me that he executed the same on behalf of the foregoing entity and was identified in the manner indicated below.
Witness my hand and officia1 seal this .Lf 	day of	 		. 2015 .

Exhibit A: Property Description

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A PORTION OF SECTIONS 1, 2, 11 AND 12, ALL LYING IN TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 28 EAST, ST, JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING MORE PAR ICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

COMMENCE AT THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SECTION 45, THE ZEPH. KINGSLEY GRANT, SAID TOWNSHIP AND RANGE; THENCE SOUTH 01°39'23 01 EAST, ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID SECTION 45, SECTION 46, THE LORENZO CAPO GRANT, SAID TOWNSHIP AND RANGE AND .SECTION 48, THE ZEPH. KINGSLEY GRANT, SAID TOWNSHIP AND RANGE, A DISTANCE OF 5397.43 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01°37'40 01 EAST, CONTINUING ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID SECTION 48, A DISTANCE OF 3800.99 FEET TO AN INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF INTERNATIONAL GOLF PARKWAY, (ALSO KNOWN AS NINE MILE ROAD, A 66 FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY PER EXISTING MONUMENTATION AND LOCAL RECOGNITION); THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT­ OF-WAY LINE OF INTERNATIONAL GOLF PARKWAY, RUN THE FOLLOWING FIVE (5) COURSES AND DISTANCES; COURSE No. 1: SOUTH 54°09 '5801 WEST, 398.79 FEET TO THE POINT OF CURVATURE OF A CURVE LEADING SOUTHWESTERLY; COURSE No. 2: SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG AND AROUND THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 1009.18 FEET, AN ARC DISTANCE OF 308.40 FEET, SAID ARC BEING SUBTENDED BY A CHORD BEARING AND DISTANCE OF SOUTH 45°24'41 01 WEST, 307.20 FEET TO THE POINT OF TANGENCY OF SAID CURVE; COURSE No. 3: SOUTH 36°39'24 01 WEST, 1152,36 FEET TO THE POINT OF CURVATURE OF A CURVE LEADING SOUTHWESTERLY; COURSE No, 4: SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG AND AROUND THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, CONCAVE NORTHWESTERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 228.69 FEET, AN ARC DISTANCE OF 209.72 FEET, SAID ARC BEING SUBTENDED BY A CHORD BEARING AND DISTANCE OF SOUTH	62°55'41 01 WEST, 202.45 FEET TO THE POINT OF TANGENCY OF SAID CURVE; COURSE No. 5: SOUTH 89°11 '58 01 WEST, 2475.72 FEET,	TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 17°38'33 01 EAST, 1595.59 FEET; THENCE NORTH 26°33'54 01 EAST, 372.68 FEET;
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SOUTHEAST; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY AND SOUTHERLY, ALONG THE NORTHEASTERLY AND EASTERLY LINES OF SAI.D LANDS DESCRIBED AND RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 1350, PAGE 119, RUN THE FOLLOWING THREE {3)	COURSES AND DISTANCES; COURSE NO. 1: ALONG AND AROUND THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, CONCAVE SOUTHWESTERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 375.00 FEET; AN ARC DISTANCE OF 324.25 FEET,. SAID ARC BEING SUBTENDED BY A CHORD BEARING AND DISTANCE OF SOUTH 34°50 1 47" EAST, 314.25 FEET; COURSE NO. 2: SOUTH 28°04 1 44 " EAST,
70.00 FEET; COURSE NO. 3: SOUTH 00°231 25" EAST, 70.00 FEET TO THE NORTHEASTERLY LIMITED ACCESS RIGHT-OF-WAY OF INTERSTATE NO. 95, A VARIABLE WIDTH RIGHT-OF-WAY, AS SHOWN ON FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RIGHT-OF-WAY MAP SECTION 78080- 2431; THENCE SOUTH 79°53 1 02" EAST, ALONG LAST SAID LINE, 531.95 FEET TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTHERLY R GHT-OF-WAY LINE o p· AFORESAID	INTERNATIONAL GOLF PARKWAY; THENCE NORTH 89°36 1 40 11 EAST ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 1915.03 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89°11 1 58" EAST, CONTINUING ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 1345.18 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
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Exhibit 6

Bannon Lakes COD St. Johns County, Florida

Estimate of Costs and Timetable of Construction

Infrastructure Improvements .	Phase 1
2015-2017	Phase 2
2018-2021	
Total Cost	
				
Earthwork	$	5,971,182.75	$	189,867.00	$	6,161,049.75	
Water, Sewer, Reuse, and Drainage System	$	1,655,880.00	$	1,517,050.00	$	3,172,930.00	
Roadway Improvements	$	835,421.00	$	449,177.00	$	1,284,598.00	
Recreation Improvements	$	-	$	3,750,000.00	$	3,750,000.00	
Wetland Mitigation	$	-	$	250,000.00	$	250,000.00	
Landscape and Hardscape	$	700,000.00	$	-	$	700,000.00	
Design and Contingency	$	2,931,994.80	$	1,969,950.08	$	4,901,944.88	
Total Cost	$	12,094,478.55	$	8,126,044.08	$ 20,220,522.63	

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Exhibit 7

Bannon Lakes CDD St. Johns County, Florida

Infrastructure Improvements	
Constructed By	Owner and Maintenance Entity	
	
Stormwater Ponds and Control Structures	CDD'	CDD	
Roadway Stormwater Conveyance System	CDD	SJC	
Roadway lmp"rovements	CDD	SJC	
Water, Sewer and Reclaim System	CDD	SJC	
Recreation Improvements	coo·	CDD	
Landscape and Hardscape Improvements	CDD	CDD	
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Exhibit 8

EXHIBIT

STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS

Introduction

Purpose and Scope

This Statement of Estimated Regulatory Costs ("SERC") supports the petition to form the Bannon Lakes Community Development District ("District"). The proposed District will comprise approximately 579.53 proposed acres of land located within St. Johns County, Florida. The limitations on the scope of this SERC are explicitly set out in Section 190.002 (2) (d), Florida Statutes as follows:

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''That the process of establishing such a district pursuant to uniform general law shall be fair and based only on factors material to managing and financing the service delivery function of the district, so that any matter concerning permitting or planning of the development is not material or relevant."

Overview of the Bannon Lakes Community Development District

The proposed District is designed to provide community infrastructure, services, and facilities along with their operations and maintenance to the Bannon Lakes Community Development District. Bannon Lakes Community Development District will encompass approximately 579.53 acres and will include 849 single family detached units, 150 multi­ family/duplex units, 15,000 square feet of office and 105,000 square feet of commercial retail. All development units are authorized for inclusion in the District.

A Community Development District ("CDD") is an independent unit of special purpose local government authorized by Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, to plan, finance, construct, operate and maintain community-wide infrastructure in large, planned community developments. CDDs provide a "solution to the state's planning, management and financing needs for delivery of capital infrastructure to service projected growth without overburdening other governments and their taxpayers." Section 190.002 (1) (a) F.S.

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A CDD is not a substitute for the local, general purpose government unit, i.e., the City or County in which the CDD lies. A CDD does not have the permitting, zoning and police possessed by general purpose governments. A community development district is an alternative means of financing, constructing, operating, and maintaining community infrastructure for developments, such as the Bannon Lakes development

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Requirements for Statement of Estimated Regulatory Costs

Section 120.541 (2), Florida Statutes (2014), defines the ·elements of a statement of estimated regulatory costs must contain:

A good faith estimate of the number of individuals and entities likely to be required to comply with the rule, together with a general description of the types of individuals likely to be affe,cted by the rule.

A good faith estimate of the cost to the agency(!), and to any other state and local government entities, of implementing and enforcing the proposed rule, and any anticipated effect on state and local revenues.

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· A good faith estimate of the transactional costs likely to  be  incurred  by  individuals and entities, including local governmental entities, required to comply with the requirements of the rule. As used in this paragraph, "transactional costs" are direct costs that are readily ascertainable based upon standard business practices, and include
. filing fees, the cost of obtaining a license, the cost of equipment required to be installed or used or procedures required to be employed in complying with the rule,' additional operating costs incurred, and the cost of monitoring and reporting.

An analysis of the impact on small businesses as defined by Section 288:703, Florida Statutes and an analysis of the impact on small counties and small cities as defined by Section 120.52, Florida Statutes. (St. Johns County is not defined as a small county for purposes of this requirement).

(,) Any additional information that the agency determines may be useful.

(f) In  the statement  or revised  statement,  whichever  applies,  a description  of any good faith written proposal submitted under paragraph (I)(a) and either a statement adopting the alternative or a statement of the reasons for rejecting the alternative in favor of the proposed rule.

(!) For the purposes of this SERC the term "agency" means St. Johns County and the term rule means the ordinance(s) which St. Johns County will enact in connection with the District.	· ·

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2.0 A good faith estimate of the number of individuals and entities likely to be required to comply with the rule, together with a general description of the types of individuals likely to be affected by the rule,

As noted above, the development is a residential community designed for up to 849 single family detached units, 150 multi-family/duplex units, 15,000 square feet of office and l 05,000 square feet of commercial retail. Formation of the District would provide roadway improvements, entry features with landscaping, master sewer/water/reuse improvements, stormwater system, amenity areas and wetland mitigation. It is not anticipated that anyone outside the development would be affected by the rule creating the District, although the State of Florida and the County would be required to comply with the rule.

3.0 Good faith estimate of the cost to state and local government entities, of implementing and enforcing the proposed rule, and any anticipated effect on state and local revenues.

3,1 Costs of Governmental Agencies of Implementing and Enforcing Rule

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State Government Entities

There will be only modest costs to various State governmental entities to implement and enforce the proposed formation of the District. The District as proposed, will encompass less than 1,000 acres, The costs to review the record of the local hearing, the transcript of the hearing, and the resolutions adopted by the local general purpose government will be offset by the filing fee required under 190.005 (2) (E), Florida Statutes. The modest costs to various State entities to implement and enforce the proposed rule relate strictly to the receipt and processing of various reports that the proposed District is required to file with the State and its various entities. The costs to those State agencies that will receive and process the District's reports are very small, because the District is only one of many governmental units that are required to submit the various reports. Therefore, the marginal cost of processing one additional set ofreports is inconsequential. Additionally, pursuant to section 189,018, Florida Statutes, the proposed district must pay an·annual fee to the State of Florida Department of Community Affairs, which offsets such costs.

St. Johns County

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The proposed land for the District is located within St Johns County and consists of less than 1,000 acres. The County and their staff members may process, analyze, conduct a public hearing, and vote upon the petition to establish the Dishict. The process the County will follow will not require the County to add resources for the petition process.

These costs to the County are modest for a number of reasons. First, according to chapter
190, F.S., review of the petition to establish the District does not include analysis of the

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project itself. Such analysis of the project is prohibited by Statute.· Second, the petition itself provides much of the information needed for a staff review. Third, local governments already possess the staff needed to conduct the review without the need for new staff. Fourth, there is no capital required to review the petition. Fifth, the County routinely process similar petitions for land uses and zoning charges that are far more complex than is the petition to establish a community development district. In addition the County's filing fee of$15,759 will offset the minimal costs incurred by the County.
The following illustrates the minimal nature of any other costs the County may incur due to the approval of the District. Within 30 days of the effective date of approval of the ordinance approving the District, the District must record a notice of establishment (190.0485 Florida Statutes). The clerk recording fees in the St. Johns County property records for all documents are set at $10.00 for the first page and $8.50 for each additional page. It is estimated that the cost of recording of the establishment notice for the proposed District will be less than $60. The fees established by the Clerk are designed to cover all costs so there will be no additional costs to the County for the filing.

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The annual costs to the local governments, because of the establishment of the District, are also very small. The proposed District is an independent unit of local government, which is responsible for its budget, administration, reporting and established powers within its boundaiies. The only annual costs the County faces are the minimal costs of receiving and reviewing the various reports that the District is required to provide to the County. The following examples demonstrate the minimal additional annual costs to the County.	·

First, pursuant to section I90.008 Florida Statutes the District must provide the County with its annual budget but no action is required by the County. The County has no requirement to review the District's budget but can do so as an option. We know of no County reviewing the budget of a community development district. If the County does decide to review the budget then staff resources would be required. Since the County has professional staff that can review the budget no capital expenditures would be needed for such a review.

Second, pursuant to section 189.018 Floiida Statutes (2014), the District must provide a public facilities report to St. Johns County. The purpose of the report is to help foster and promote coordination between the County and the District regarding public facilities. The report helps to eliminate possible duplicate facilities and the provision of services. The report also assists the County in the evaluation of the capital improvement element of the St. Johns County Comprehensive Plan. Costs to the County related to the public facilities report are minimal because the County is not required to take any action on the report and the District files the report.

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3.2 Impact on State and Local Revenues
Adoption of the proposed rule will have no negative impact on State and local revenues. The District is an independent unit of local government. It is designed to provide community facilities and services to serve the Gateway development. It has its own sources ofrevenue. No state or local subsidies are required or expected.

·1n this regard it is important to note that any debt obligations incurred by the District to construct its infrastructure, or for any other reason, are not debts of the State of Florida or any unit of local government. In accordance with State law, debts of the District are strictly its own responsibility.

4.0 A good faith estimate of the transactional costs are likely to be incurred by individuals and entities required to comply with the requirements of the ordinance.

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Table 1 provides an outline of the various facilities the proposed District is presently expected to provide. The proposed CDD intends to finance the infrastructure improvements.

Table 1. Bannon Lakes Community Development District Proposed Facilities and Services

FACILITY	FUNDED BY	O&M	OWNERSIIlP		

Stormwater Ponds				
Control Structures	CDD	CDD	CDD		
Roadway Stormwater
Conveyance Systems	CDD	
SJC	
SJC		
Roadway Improvements CDD	SJC	SJC		
Sewer/Water/Reclaim
System	CDD	
SJC	
SJC		
Recreation / Amenities	CDD	CDD	CDD		

CDD= Bannon Lakes Community Development District; SJC=St. Johns County

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The petitioner has estimated the design and development costs for providing the capital facilities as outlined in Table 1. The cost estimates are shown in Table 2 below. Total design and development costs for these facilities are estimated to be approximately

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$20,220,523. The District may issue special assessment or other revenue bonds to fund the development of these facilities. These bonds would be repaid through non ad valorem assessments levied on all properties in the District that may benefit from the District's capital improvement program as outlined in Table 1.

Prospective future landowners in the District may be required to pay non-ad valorem assessments levied by the District to secure the debt incurred through bond issuance, In addition to the levy of non-ad valorem assessments for debt service, the District may also impose a non-ad valorem assessment to fund the operations and maintenance of the District and its facilities and services. However, locating in the District by new residents is completely voluntary. So, ultimately, all owners and users of the affected property choose to accept the non ad valorem assessments as a tradeoff for the services and facilities that the Oishi.ct will provide. In addition, state law requires all assessments levied by the District to be disclosed by the seller to all prospective purchasers of property within the District.

A Community Development District ("CDD") provides residents with the option of having higher levels of facilities and services financed through self-imposed charges.
The District is an alternative means to finance necessary community services. District financing is no more expensive, and often less expensive, than the alternatives of a municipal service taxing unit (MSTU), a neighborhood association, County provision, or through developer equity and/or bank loans.

In considering these costs it shall be noted that occupants of the lands to be included within the District will receive three major classes of benefits.

First, those residents in the District will receive a higher level of public services sooner than would otherwise be the case.

Second, a CDD is a mechanism for assuring that the community services and infrastructure will be completed concurrently with development of lands within the District. This satisfies the revised growth management legislation, and it assures that growth pays for itself without undue burden on other consumers. Establishment of the District will ensure that these landowners pay for the provision of facilities, services and improvements to these lands.

Third, a CDD is the sole form ·of governance which allows Distdct landowners, through landowner voting and ultimately electoral voting for resident elected boards, to determine the type, quality and expense of the District services they receive, provided they meet the County's overall requirements.	·

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The cost impact on the ultimate landowners in the District is not the total cost for the District to provide infrastructure services and facilities. Instead, it is the incremental costs above what the landowners would have paid to install infrastructure via an alternative financing mechanism. Given the low cost of capital for a CDD, the cost
impact to landowners is negligible. This .incremental cost of the high quality infrastructure provided by the District is likely to be fairly low.

Table 2. Cost Estimate for District Facilities

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Category		
Eai1hwork	$ 6,161,050	
Master Water/Sewer/Reuse Improvements ·.'	$ 3,172,930	
Roadway Improvements	·· ·	$ 1,284,598	
Recreation Improvements	$ 3,750,000	
Design and Contingency	$ 4,901,945	
Landscape and Hardscape	$	100,000·	
Mitigation Wetland	$	250.000	

Total Pr?jected Costs oflmprovements	
$20,220.523	

Infrastructure cost estimates are based on preliminary estimates of probable construction costs estimated from the most recent Conceptual Plans. The infrastructure consists of the following categories:

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5.0  An analysis of the impact on small businesses  as define by Section 288.703, F.S., and an analysis of the impact on small counties and small cities as defined by Section 120.52, Florida Statutes..

There will be no impact on small businesses because of the formation of the District. If anything, the impact may be positive. This is because the District must competitively bid all of its contracts. Titls affords small businesses the opportunity to bid on District work.

St. Johns County, Florida has an estimated population in 2015 that is greater than 75,000. Therefore the County is not defined as a "small county,, according to Section 120.52 (16), Florida Statutes.

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6,0	Any additional useful information.

The analysis provided above is based on a straightforward application of economic theory, especially as it relates to tracking the incidence of regulatory costs and benefits. Inputs were received from the Developer's Engineer and other professionals associated with the Developer.

Prepared by: Governmental Management Services, LLC June 16, 2015 and supplemented July 22, 2015

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Exhibit 9

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Authorization of Agent
This letter shall serve as a designation of Wesley S, Haber of Hopping Green & Sams, P.A., whose address is 119 S. Monroe Street, Suite 300, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, to act as agent for Eastland Partners, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, with regard to any and all matters pertaining to the Petition to the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners to establish a Community Development District pursuant to Chapter 190, Florida Statutes. The petition is true and correct, This authorization shall n>main in effect until revoked in writing,

EASTLAND  PARTNERS, LLC,
a Florida limited liability company

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the foregoing entity and was identified in the manner indicated below.

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Before the undersigned authority personally appeared NICOLE CORRIVE U

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who on oath says that he/she is an Employee of the St. Augustine Record, a daily newspaper published at St. Augustine in St. Johns County, Florida: that the attached copy of advertisement being a DISPLAY AD
In/the matter of NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SEPT 15 - BANNON LAKES

was published in said newspaper AUGUST 18, 25, SEPT 1, 8, 2015

Affiant fi.11ther says that the St. Augustine Record is a newspaper published
at St. Augustine, in said St. Johns County, Florida, and that the said newspaper heretofore been continuously published in said St. Johns County, Florida, each day and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in the
City of St. Augustine, in said St. Johns County, for a period of one year preceding the first publication of the copy of advertisement; and affiant ftuther says that

he has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing the adve1tisement for publication in the said newspaper.

NICOLE CORRIVEAU

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1st day of SEPTEMBER, 2015.

by	NICOLE CORRIVEAU who is personally known to me
or who has produced PERSONALLY KNOWN as identification

NOTICE OF LQGi\,L PUB1,IC HEARING

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PERSONS: In accordance with the Americans with D'    b'liti    A£'  .•
personsneedll!giispecial accommodationoran interpret:::O a'rt:j

Relay Ser:v_1ce at I•800-955-8770, no later than 5 daysprior to the' fe , ,·

m  the proceedmgs s o?ld c ntact A Coordinator, !It (904)2 09  1s-s  o; . [ or the aunty Administratton Bwlding, 500 San Sebastian View. ;

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DATE:	September 15, 2015

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I , , , !n ae<:ordimce with the provisions of Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, a : P.\l,blic hearing will be held by the St. Johns County Board of County
'Comm"issi6ners beginning at 9:00 a.m. on September 15, 201 , jn i

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l the County Auditorium at the County Administration Building,. 50.0 : San Sebastian View, St. Augustine, Florida, to consider an ordiinmcQ..'. granting a petitio11 to establish the "Bannon Lakes Communit,y'

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Developm ot District'.' (the "District"). The title of the proposed ' ordinance is as follows:	· .  ·	.	i

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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE BANNON LAKES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PURSUANT-TO CHAPTER 190, FLORIDA STATUTES (2014); NAMING THE

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AND POWERS OF THE DISTRICT; DESIGNATING FIVE PERSONS  TO SERVE  AS THE lNITIAL MEMBERS OF
.	THE DISTRICT'S BOARD  OF SUPERVISORS; PROVIDING

SEVER.ABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING. AN EFFEtjIVE DATE.

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The District  js  comprised  of  approximate-ly 579,53  acres,  more  or·• less, generally localed north of International Golf Parkway, .east of: 1-95, west of U.S.' High. vay I and south·cif $e Twelve Mlle Swam,p Conservation and Wildlife Management Area;·en tirely within St. Johns ; · County, Florida. The petitioner has proposed to_establish. the Distri,ct
tc;i plan, finance, acquire, construct, operate and maintain infrastrui;mre::
and  community  fa ilities  which may  be aut borize·d·by sucl), distric_t ·
under Florida law, including Chapter 190, Flori a Statutes. .	· ,..._

Copies of the petition, department reports end proposed ordinanqe are; open to public inspection at the_Growth Management DepartlI!ent in . the Permit Center at 4040 Lewis Speedway, St.Augustine, Florida.    -"
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All interested persons and affected unitsofgeneral•PUIP.O egovernment ·
shall be given an opportunity to appear at the hearing and present .o ral : or written comments on the petition. Any persons or affected unit of ' general-pucpose local government, who wish to appeal any decisiou; made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this public · hearing will need a record of the proceedings. For that pwpos·e the ;
person or local unit of general-purpose govenunent may need to insure ' that a verbatim record of the proceeqings is made that·includes the'.
testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

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Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State of Florida
at Tallahassee, the Capitol, this the 22nd day of September, A.D., 2015.
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Secretary of State

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