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Meeting roundup: board approves appointments, contracts, easement and cleanup work
Summary
At its Oct. 22 meeting the River Ridge CDD unanimously approved appointment of Keith Merrill to Seat 1, adopted Resolution 2025-01 electing officers, authorized Bowman to retain RG Architects as a subconsultant, approved Bowman’s signage proposal, ratified the FY2023 audited report, approved a drainage grant of easement, and authorized emergency street-sweeping cleanup for $1,475.
The River Ridge Community Development District took a series of unanimous procedural and operational votes at its Oct. 22 meeting.
Key outcomes:
- Appointment: The board appointed Keith Merrill to fill the vacant Seat 1 (term through Nov. 2026). Motion by Bob Schultz; second by Robert Twombly. Oath administered the same day.
- Governance: Resolution 2025-01 electing officers (Bob Schultz as Chair; Terry Mountford as Vice Chair; Kurt Blumenthal and Robert Twombly as Assistant Secretaries; and adding Keith Merrill as Assistant Secretary) was adopted. Motion by Kurt Blumenthal; second by Terry Mountford.
- Contracts and procurement: The board authorized Bowman Consulting to retain RG Architects, P.A. as a subconsultant to redesign two gatehouses and authorized the Chair to execute documents after counsel and manager review (motion: Kurt Blumenthal; second: Terry Mountford). The board also approved Bowman Consulting Group’s proposal for the Pelican Sound master signage program (motion: Kurt Blumenthal; second: Bob Schultz).
- Easement: The board approved a Proposed Grant of Easement for drainage from PSGRC to RRCDD; future easements will include a sketch and legal description when added to the agenda (motion: Kurt Blumenthal; second: Bob Schultz).
- Emergency cleanup: Precision Cleaning, Inc. was authorized for one-time storm clean-up street sweeping at $1,475; staff may add additional week-to-week cleanings over the next month if needed (motion: Kurt Blumenthal; second: Bob Schultz).
- Finance: Resolution 2024-05A accepting the audited financial report for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2023 was ratified (motion: Bob Schultz; second: Kurt Blumenthal). The board reviewed unaudited financial statements as of Sept. 30, 2024 and asked staff to reconcile several line items that appeared misclassified.
All listed motions were recorded in the minutes as adopted "with all in favor." Individual roll-call vote records were not provided in the transcript.
