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Votes at a glance: River Ridge CDD approves officer slate, traffic signs, landscaping change and maintenance work
Summary
At its Nov. 19 meeting the River Ridge Community Development District elected officers, approved traffic radar sign installations and maintenance change orders, and voted to terminate a landscape contractor and hire GulfScapes. The board split 3–2 on a temporary 'zombie box' for a lake aeration unit.
The River Ridge Community Development District Board of Supervisors passed a series of motions at its Nov. 19 regular meeting covering governance, traffic-calming equipment and maintenance contracts.
The board unanimously adopted Resolution 2025-02 to elect the district officer slate nominated by Supervisor Terry Mountford, naming Bob Schultz chair and confirming other assistant secretaries. Mrs. Adams presented the resolution before the board approved it on a motion by Mountford and seconded by Kurt Blumenthal.
On capital and maintenance items, the board unanimously approved: AV-Tech estimates to wire and install three permanent and one mobile 15" solar-powered digital speed signs with cameras and messaging (combined total $105,000); an Irrigation Concepts change order to repair damaged wiring and raise seven to eight irrigation heads in a not-to-exceed amount of $15,000; and termination of Laz’s Lawn Service, Inc., with immediate engagement of GulfScapes Landscape Maintenance Services (GulfScapes proposal $58,500). The board also approved the Oct. 22 meeting minutes as amended.
One item drew a split vote: the board approved installing a temporary "zombie box" for the Lake E1-C aeration system at a cost of $3,098. The motion passed 3–2, with Supervisors Bob Schultz, Robert Twombly and Keith Merrill voting in favor and Supervisors Terry Mountford and Kurt Blumenthal dissenting. Board discussion contrasted the lower-cost temporary installation with a larger $10,755 relocation proposal that staff recommended revisiting in the FY2026 budget.
The meeting also included updates on the Seaside & Master Drainage Project (construction expected in two to three weeks), a note that the Series 2022A note will be closed to prepay bond debt, and a report from District Counsel reiterating his opinion on Corkscrew Road ownership. The board scheduled its next meeting for Dec. 10, 2024.
Votes at a glance
- Resolution 2025-02 (elect officers): moved by Terry Mountford; seconded by Kurt Blumenthal; outcome: approved (unanimous). - Zombie box for Lake E1-C (install temporary aeration box): moved by Bob Schultz; seconded by Robert Twombly; outcome: approved 3–2 (Schultz, Twombly, Merrill yes; Mountford, Blumenthal no); amount: $3,098. - AV-Tech radar signs and cloud devices: moved by Bob Schultz; seconded by Kurt Blumenthal; outcome: approved (unanimous); combined amount: $105,000. - Irrigation Concepts change order (wiring and raising heads): moved by Kurt Blumenthal; seconded by Bob Schultz; outcome: approved (unanimous); not-to-exceed $15,000. - Terminate Laz’s Lawn Service; engage GulfScapes: moved by Kurt Blumenthal; seconded by Bob Schultz; outcome: approved (unanimous); GulfScapes proposal $58,500. - Approval of Oct. 22, 2024 minutes (as amended): moved by Kurt Blumenthal; seconded by Terry Mountford; outcome: approved (unanimous).
The board adjourned after completing business; the transcript records two different adjournment times (2:51 p.m. and 3:07 p.m.); staff indicated the minutes will reconcile the discrepancy.
