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River Ridge CDD approves appointment, consultant agreements and storm cleanup contracts
Summary
At its Oct. 22 meeting the River Ridge Community Development District appointed Keith Merrill to the vacant Seat 1, adopted Resolution 2025-01 electing officers, authorized consultant and vendor agreements for gatehouse design, signage and storm cleanup, ratified the FY2023 audit and reviewed financial statements.
The River Ridge Community Development District Board of Supervisors met Oct. 22 and approved a series of administrative and contract actions, including the appointment of a new supervisor and several consulting and cleanup contracts.
Chair Bob Schultz nominated Keith Merrill to fill the vacant Seat 1 (term to Nov. 2026); the board voted unanimously to approve the appointment. Mrs. Adams, acting as a notary, administered the Oath of Office to Merrill the same day.
The board adopted Resolution 2025-01 electing officers as nominated: Bob Schultz as chair, Terry Mountford as vice chair, Kurt Blumenthal and Robert Twombly as assistant secretaries, and Keith Merrill as an assistant secretary; the resolution also removed James Gilman from the board. The motion carried with all in favor.
On project and vendor matters, the board authorized Bowman Consulting to retain RG Architects, P.A. as a subconsultant for redesign of two gatehouses, with the initial $62,500 design fee proposed to be booked as a reimbursable up-front deferred cost to be invoiced when financing is issued; the board also approved Bowman Consulting Group's proposal for landscape architecture services to replace monuments and the master signage program, with neighborhood monument costs charged to Pelican Sound replacement reserves.
The board ratified an emergency Precision Cleaning, Inc. street-sweeping contract for storm cleanup (one-time $1,475) after staff reported eight loads of debris removed during eight passes; staff was authorized to add week-to-week cleanings as needed for the next month.
The board ratified Resolution 2024-05A accepting the audited financial report for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2023. Members also reviewed unaudited financial statements as of Sept. 30, 2024 and asked staff to follow up on apparent budget classification issues (for example, an Engineering line at 209% of budget and Contingencies at 421% owing in part to landscaping charges) and a $19,805 NPDES reporting filing item that exceeded budgeted amounts.
Other board business approved during the meeting included a template Grant of Easement for drainage from PSGRC to the River Ridge CDD and approval of the Aug. 27, 2024 meeting minutes as amended. The board rescheduled its November meeting from Nov. 12 to Nov. 19, 2024.
The meeting adjourned at 3:07 p.m.
