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River Ridge CDD appoints new supervisor, adopts officer slate and approves contracts and easements
Summary
At its Oct. 22 meeting the River Ridge Community Development District appointed Keith Merrill to a vacant seat, adopted Resolution 2025-01 naming officers, ratified the audited FY2023 report, and approved consultant and maintenance contracts including RG Architects, Bowman signage work, a drainage easement and a one‑time street‑sweeping payment.
The River Ridge Community Development District Board of Supervisors unanimously appointed Keith Merrill to fill the vacant Seat 1 and later adopted Resolution 2025-01 electing officers at its Oct. 22 regular meeting.
Mrs. Adams, a state notary and district manager, administered the Oath of Office to Merrill after Mr. Schultz nominated him and a motion to appoint him was approved by voice vote. "Thank you for your willingness to serve," Mr. Schultz said after the vote.
The board then approved Resolution 2025-01, which removed James Gilman as an assistant secretary and confirmed Bob Schultz as chair, Terry Mountford as vice chair, Kurt Blumenthal and Robert Twombly as assistant secretaries and added Keith Merrill as an assistant secretary.
The board ratified Resolution 2024-05A accepting the audited financial report for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2023. Mrs. Adams then presented unaudited financial statements as of Sept. 30, 2024 and identified several apparent misallocations (engineering at 209% of budget and a contingencies line at 421% due to a $4,209 landscaping charge); members asked staff to provide paid invoices and ledger details for follow-up.
On project and vendor matters, the board authorized Bowman Consulting Group to retain RG Architects, P.A. as a subconsultant to redesign two gatehouses, approving a plan to book the $62,500 fee as an up-front deferred cost and to begin design and permitting (estimated 12–18 months) with reimbursement when financing is issued. Mr. Long will lead the gatehouse work and Mr. Blumenthal will serve as board liaison.
The board approved Bowman Consulting Group's landscape architecture proposal to replace monuments and master signage across Pelican Sound, with neighborhood monument replacements budgeted under Pelican Sound replacement reserves.
The board also ratified emergency street‑sweeping work by Precision Cleaning, Inc., approving a one‑time payment of $1,475 for storm cleanup and authorizing week‑to‑week additional cleanings for the next month if needed.
Counsel presented a template grant of drainage easement from PSGRC to RRCDD; the board approved the template approach with the understanding that each easement will be accompanied by a specific sketch and legal description when it returns to the agenda.
Administrative matters included approval of the Aug. 27, 2024 public hearing and regular meeting minutes as amended, and rescheduling the November meeting from Nov. 12 to Nov. 19, 2024. The meeting adjourned at 3:07 p.m.
Actions recorded in the meeting minutes were approved by unanimous motions unless otherwise noted.
