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River Ridge CDD approves appointments, vendor contracts and easements in Oct. 22 meeting
Summary
At its Oct. 22 meeting, the River Ridge Community Development District unanimously appointed Keith Merrill to a vacant seat, elected officers under Resolution 2025-01 and approved vendor contracts and easements including RG Architects and Bowman Consulting proposals; several motions passed without recorded opposition.
The River Ridge Community Development District Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on several administrative and contract items during its Oct. 22, 2024 regular meeting.
The board appointed Keith Merrill to fill the vacant Seat 1, with a motion by Chair Bob Schultz and a second from Robert Twombly, approved "with all in favor." Mrs. Adams administered the Oath of Office and staff reviewed required ethics training, Sunshine Law obligations and disclosure filing requirements.
The board adopted Resolution 2025-01 to elect district officers as nominated (Bob Schultz, Chair; Terry Mountford, Vice Chair; Kurt Blumenthal and Robert Twombly, Assistant Secretaries; and Keith Merrill, Assistant Secretary) and to remove James Gilman as an officer. The motion was made by Kurt Blumenthal, seconded by Terry Mountford, and carried unanimously.
The board approved several vendor and project authorizations: Bowman was authorized to retain RG Architects, P.A. as a subconsultant for gatehouse redesign work and the Chair was authorized to execute related documents after review by district counsel and the district manager; the Bowman Consulting Group proposal for the Pelican Sound Master Signage Program was approved; and an emergency street‑sweeping engagement with Precision Cleaning, Inc. for storm clean-up was authorized as a one-time $1,475 payment with authority for week‑to‑week additional cleanings if necessary. All motions were approved "with all in favor."
The board also approved a proposed grant of drainage easement from PSGRC to the RRCDD to be used as a template, ratified Resolution 2024‑05A accepting the audited financial report for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2023, approved amended Aug. 27, 2024 minutes and rescheduled the November meeting from Nov. 12 to Nov. 19, 2024. Action items were carried on motions that recorded unanimous support; no opposing votes or abstentions were recorded in the minutes.
What happens next: Approved design work and consultant arrangements will move into planning and permitting. Staff will follow up on contract details and reimbursement procedures as financing and construction schedules are finalized.
