April 15th Board Meeting Via Electronic Communication

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Notice is hereby given that the Lake Worth Drainage District will conduct an electronic Regular Board Meeting utilizing communications media technology due to the COVID-19 Health Emergency on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at 8:30 A.M. The purpose of the meeting is to transact any and all business to come before the District’s Board of Supervisors. Communications media technology will be used to constitute a quorum of the District Board of Supervisors and public participation will occur using communications media technology.

Due to these extraordinary times, the District’s Board of Supervisors will not be meeting in person; rather, the meeting will be held via videoconference. Pursuant to Executive Order 20-69 issued on March 20, 2020, by Governor Ron DeSantis, “Local government bodies may utilize communications media technology, such as telephonic and video conferencing, as provided in Section 120.54(5)(b)2, Florida Statutes.” Public input may be made in advance by email or during the meeting via video conference. Instructions are provided at the bottom of this notice. This meeting will be live-streamed and video recorded.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR VIEWING AND PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT:

April 15, 2020, Regular Board Meeting of the Lake Worth Drainage District Board of Supervisors will be a webinar conducted electronically (or “virtually”) with no public in attendance in the district office. Members of the public may view the meeting electronically by visiting https://www.gotomeet.me/LWDD/aprilboardmeeting. Please choose this option for viewing the meeting if you do not plan to provide public comment before or during the meeting. Members of the public also may listen to the meeting by telephone by dialing +1 (571) 317-3129 and entering Access Code: 981-894-645. A copy of the meeting agenda and meeting materials are available on the District’s website at https://lwddnet.wpengine.com/board-of-supervisors/meeting-agendas-minutes.

Members of the public may provide written comments (1) to be read during the meeting or (2) to be entered into the record without being read during the meeting. To do this, email your comments to rwalker@lwdd.net by noon on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Please provide the title, “Written Comments, LWDD April 15, 2020 Board Meeting” and provide your name (required), address and email address.

If you desire for your written comments to be read into the record during the meeting, please indicate so and limit your written comment to 300 words. Only written comments of 300 or fewer words will be read into the record during the meeting. All other written comments received by the deadline will be entered into the meeting record and distributed to the District governing board and the appropriate staff before the start of the meeting.

Members of the public who opt to comment during the electronic meeting – rather than providing written comments before the meeting — may do so provided they register in advance by contacting Reagan Walker, Assistant Executive Director, rwalker@lwdd.net, 561-498-5363 by noon on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, any persons with disabilities needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact: Reagan Walker, Assistant Executive Director, rwalker@lwdd.net, 561-498-5363, no later than three (3) business days prior to the meeting.

For additional information or assistance, please contact the following before the meeting: Reagan Walker, Assistant Executive Director, rwalker@lwdd.net, 561-498-5363.